Articles by Pragathi Ravi

An explainer on BMRCL’s resettlement plans which include cost of land acquisition, compensation and rehabilitation packages.

200 families in an informal settlement in Brookefield have been permanently forced out of their homes due to flooding and await compensation.

In a 2020 study examining the effects of urbanisation on Rock Agama lizards, researchers found significant changes to their habitats.

Civic groups say middle and lower-income classes will bear the burden of Akrama Sakrama, which has no mechanism to prevent future violations.

Much has been forgotten about Bengaluru’s historic connection with the flower trade that sustains farmers from various parts of southern India.

As e-shram is a central scheme, there is very little effort from the BBMP or the state to popularise it among workers and encourage their enrollment.

While street vendors are marginalised in general, migrant vendors have it tougher. They are often excluded from economic hubs and face discrimination.

While the ripples created by the global health crisis have been felt across the country’s labour force, female workers have disproportionally hurt by it.

Yet to recover from the effects of the first lockdown, the financial condition of informal workers becomes more precarious in the second wave.

How caste-based spatial segregation in Bengaluru contributes to economic marginalisation.

ಕಾನೂನಿನ ಅಜ್ಞಾನ, ನಗರ ಸೌಂದರ್ಯದ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮೂಲಸೌಕರ್ಯಗಳ ಕೊರತೆ – ಇವೆಲ್ಲದರಿಂದ ರಸ್ತೆ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರವನ್ನು ಕಾನೂನು ಜಾರಿ ಮಾಡುವ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳು ಬೇಟೆಯಾಡುವ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಬಂದಿದೆ.

The government’s plan to quietly convert Turahalli Forest into a tree park has united Bengalureans against the idea.