March | 2017 | | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Takeaways for Bengaluru from New York City’s waste management plans

March 31, 2017 Pierre Chahine

Bengaluru qualifies to be in the low-income category as per World Bank classification, with investments made more on collection and poor quality landfills.

Social enterprise uses IT to help Bengaluru in SWM

March 27, 2017 Pierre Chahine

I Got Garbage (IGG) is the most poignant instance of IT use in waste management in Bangalore. Almost four years have passed since its inception. How is the social enterprise going on?

Bengaluru Matters Radio Show – Episode 6

March 25, 2017 Radio Active 90.4MHz

The fitness advice everyone needs

March 23, 2017 Radio Active 90.4MHz

Pooja Bhatia Arora is a fitness evangelist and nutrition coach, who has overcome her own health issues to become an epitome of fitness.

Sex workers demand decriminalisation of sex work, constituting welfare board

March 21, 2017 Manohar Elavarthi

Sex workers have their own demands, but the government and the society are not sensitive towards them. They had to protest to draw the attention of the system.

Flexible traffic signals can solve congestion

March 21, 2017 Sambhav Chopra

It’s not an uncommon fact anymore that Bengaluru suffers from one of the worst traffic conditions in the whole country, where it can surprisingly take an hour to travel a distance as short as a

Giving military dogs a happy, healthy retirement

March 21, 2017 Beena Arjunan

Dogs working in the Army are neglected, unlike people working there. This NGO cares for them, and is trying to raise funds for the cause.

Saga of waterlogging on Outer Ring Road

March 21, 2017 Vaidya R

There is no respite from traffic pile ups on Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road. Sometimes it’s rain, sometimes it’s bus breakdown. Does the government have the will to to fix it?

Auto driver Girija

March 21, 2017 Radio Active 90.4MHz

Girija Ramesh had been driving an auto for hire in Bengaluru for the past few years.

Learning for Bengaluru from Manchester and Bradford master plans

March 20, 2017 Pierre Chahine

Problems faced in Manchester and Bradford are similar to that of Bengaluru, the difference is in the scale? What can the city learn from the planning process in these two England cities?

Bengaluru Matters Radio Show – Episode 5

March 18, 2017 Radio Active 90.4MHz

Bouquets and brickbats for Karnataka State Budget 2017-18

March 17, 2017 News Desk

A compilation of reactions on Karnataka State Budget 2017-18 received via press notes.

5 ways to reduce PM10 air pollution in Bengaluru

March 17, 2017 Adithya Pradyumna

It has been established that air pollution and traffic congestion, which are interrelated, are the major contributors to air pollution. Here’s an overview of air pollution scene.

Bengaluru’s airpocalypse: a workshop on problems and probable solutions

March 16, 2017 News Desk

Bengaluru is following Delhi in terms of air pollution. What can air pollution do to us? Who is measuring the air pollution? How to control it? Get to know all about it, this Saturday.

Age is just a number for her

March 15, 2017 Radio Active 90.4MHz

Padmapriya in conversation with 77 year old Andalamma Vardaraj on the occassion of International Women’s Day.

Full text of Karnataka State Budget speech 2017-18

March 15, 2017 News Desk

Full text of Karnataka state budget 2017-18.

Help Opencity map Bengaluru’s ward offices

March 15, 2017 News Desk

Locating ward offices is the first step to solving any problem. Help fellow citizens locate ward offices easily!

Right to Education: schools explain their side of the story

March 14, 2017 Akshatha M

While some schools circumvent RTE rules, other schools have many objections to the RTE implementation. What are they? And how are they dealing with them?

International Women’s days bring no relief for these workers

March 13, 2017 Radio Active 90.4MHz

The women powrakarmikas employed by the BBMP on a contract basis are yet to receive any benefits, inspite of a long and hard struggle

Six unsung heroes from Bengaluru honored at Namma Bengaluru Awards-2016

March 13, 2017 Rahul

Researcher from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) gets Namma Bengalurean of the Year award. Many other individuals get recognised for their service in the society.