December, 2020 Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

“All the world wide web is no stage”- Arundhati Nag on the future of theatre

December 31, 2020 Arundhati Nag

Theatre, an art form that comes closest to defining living-art, has received a deathblow. How can it repurpose itself in the post-pandemic world?

Healing from digital burnout, web distress in 2021

December 29, 2020 Dr Nitin Anand and Dr Manoj Kumar Sharma

Digital stress has affected the coping mechanism for communication overload, be it via online platforms, digital media, news, social media and internet multitasking.

A resident of a containment area being tested for COVID-19 in a fever clinic. Pic: BBMP Commissioner/Facebook

What the doctor ordered for 2021: Public-oriented health systems

December 28, 2020 Himanshu M

Covid-19 exposed the shortcomings of our health system. Reorienting it to serve public needs and social goals should be the motto in 2021

Bengaluru Buzz: Baby’s petition for Cubbon Park| Smart roads, finally | Pat for Covid war room … and more

December 26, 2020 News Desk

An concerned parent makes his five-month-old child a petitioner for clean air in Cubbon Park, and more. Catch up with what happened in Bengaluru over the week.

The power of apartment associations

December 25, 2020 Mimansa Sidhnath

Apartment associations could leverage power of community for better urban governance.

Curfewed nights return with new strain of Covid-19

December 23, 2020 News Desk

The technical advisory committee had initially recommended night curfew after Christmas, but fear of the new strain of virus prompted immediate action.

Battle-weary Covid warriors dreading second wave

December 22, 2020 Mohit M Rao

The morale of ASHA workers, front line warriors in the battle against Covid-19, requires a boost.

Guess why women avoid cycling in our city

December 21, 2020 Pragathi Ravi

When women cyclists speak of safety, they are not only talking about accident-risk, but about harassment. Urban design should factor this in.

Bengaluru Buzz: 90% city infants malnourished | Mega infra mission | Polls to 243 wards, rules SC… and more

December 19, 2020 News Desk

Only 7.4% of Bengaluru’s infants under two years of age get adequate nourishment, says the National Family Health Survey, and more. Catch up with Bengaluru over the week.

Bengaluru Solution Series panelists sketch anatomy of DJ Halli riot

December 18, 2020 Sneha Visakha

Sustainable peace initiatives to prevent violence due to religion, language, caste, ethnicity, should emerge from the ground up.

Love, marriage, law: A special act

December 17, 2020 Clifton D'rozario and Maitreyi Krishnan

The Special Marriage Act, 1954, expressly upholds inter-religious, inter-caste marriages

Animal Lives Matter: Prevent, preempt, penalise hit-and-run

December 15, 2020 Priya Chetty Rajagopal

Over 50 dogs and other animals suffer accidents on Bengaluru’s roads every day. Many die painfully. Nobody is held accountable for these tragedies.

City of blinding lights: Artificial light disturbs nature’s processes in Bengaluru

December 14, 2020 Vimal Simha

Bengaluru is among the top Indian cities with extreme levels of artificial lighting. These lights affect vital activities such as migration, foraging, reproduction and survival of the living beings around us.

Preventing Covid’s second coming: Committee’s advisory to government

December 14, 2020 News Desk

Though COVID is under control in Karnataka for now, a second wave is expected in January-February. Here are the measures the state’s Technical Advisory Committee has suggested to the government, to contain it.

“Win striking workers’ trust”: Bus commuters’ association tells govt

December 14, 2020 News Desk

City’s bus users tell government to resolve issues amicably and maintain affordable transport for the poor