Articles by Meera Iyer

On the occasion of World Heritage Day, April 18th, INTACH Bangalore is organising a project-based dialogue at Gavipura. MLAs, newly elected councillors and local citizens will take part.

The temple’s Trust members decided that the temple should be rebuilt in the same location to accommodate its ever-growing devotees. Artefacts are being auctioned today at ITC Windsor.

Some citizens believe Metro will help, while others continue to protest against the tree felling and the lack of transparency and democracy in Metro decisions. Meanwhile the project document raises many questions.

People protest against BMRCL’s recent move to cut down trees at Lalbagh for its Metro project. Read all about the saga, proposed alternatives and the legal angle.

Meet Harini Nagendra, a young city-based ecologist who can answer your questions on Bangalore’s disappearing tree cover and its implications.

Local retails chains are adopting ‘biodegradable’ plastic bags. Are these really eco-friendly? Meanwhile, one local trader shows there are simpler alternatives.

The waste has been traced to Apollo Hospitals. Both Apollo and its waste contractor denied the dumping.

If you wonder about Bangalore, how the city used to be and where it is headed, this is the piece you must read. Despite divisions, the city appears to be miraculously free of the fatalism seen elsewhere.

Many of Bangalore’s schools now offer national and international boards of education in addition to the state board, with innovation around the curricula. How do parents and students choose?

This is the fort which houses a 16th century Ganesha temple, and where Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan held English prisoners in the 1780s.