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Vegetables on a shelf in a vegetable shop
Economy

Price rise forcing Bengaluru’s poor to change their cooking and eating habits

May 25, 2022 Vikas Kumar

The extent of the price rise of just about every essential commodity is hurting most the urban poor whose source of income is limited and insecure.

people at a ward committee meeting held outdoors
Governance

Why I like Ward Committees so much – and how you can too

May 23, 2022 Srinivas Alavilli

Just electing a ward corporator is not enough. How can we ensure purpose and direction in a ward’s governance? The answer: ward committees.

Bommai visits flood-affected area of KR Puram
Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: Heavy rains, flooding | Ward delimitation in 8 weeks … and more

May 21, 2022 News Desk

City battered by heavy rains, BBMP ward delimitation to be completed in eight weeks – read more of the week’s news in our roundup.

Collection of auto tippers
Waste Management

Who is a ‘Bulk Generator’ of solid waste?

May 20, 2022 Sandhya Bhat

BBMP has classified gated communities as bulk generators of waste, putting them on par with the commercial category. Here are the rules which govern them.

Workers at a labour stand in Bengaluru
Economy

Bengaluru’s Labour Stands present a highly exploitative and informal hiring market

May 19, 2022 Vikas Kumar

Labour stands are largely unknown to most Bengalureans, but these are the spaces where unskilled labourers seek daily wage jobs to survive in the city.

Water Supply

Costly and scarce: Water access a daily struggle for Bengaluru slum dwellers

May 18, 2022 Navya P K

A majority of slum residents depend on public borewells for water, which they use for cooking and drinking without filtering, at great risk to health.

Bengaluru metro construction
Infrastructure

Living with Namma Metro construction: Dust, traffic, safety and livelihood issues

May 17, 2022 Nihira

The kickstart of Metro construction across many Bengaluru localities has made daily life painful for residents and shop owners of these areas.

Attibele junction traffic chaos
Commute

Traffic congestion, chaos reigns at the Sarjapur-Attibele junction

May 16, 2022 Mahima Shankar

The traffic congestion at Sarjapur-Attibele junction is typical of Bengaluru’s peripheries, with no traffic regulation and pedestrian infrastructure.

Heavy rains in Bengaluru
Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: Extreme weather changes | Deadline to apply for loudspeaker use … and more

May 14, 2022 News Desk

On Thursday, Bengaluru recorded the second-coldest day in the month of May over the last 50 years. Read more of this week’s news in our roundup.

ITI workers on protest
Economy

150 days and counting—protesting ITI workers still hoping for dignity and justice

May 13, 2022 Bhakti G

Despite the protest, the work at the factory goes on. The ousted 80 contractual workers were quickly replaced by a new batch of contract workers

Road with vehicles moving fast. Divider on the right side.
Infrastructure

Sarjapur Road underpass: Citizens say the ill-conceived project will worsen traffic

May 12, 2022 Mukund Kumar

An underpass at Sarjapura Road-Harlur Road junction solves no problem and is likely to worsen traffic. It is also in the way of the Sarjapur Metro line.

different types of tablets
Waste Management

How to prevent biomedical waste from contaminating our air and water

May 11, 2022 Manvel Alur

Be the Prescription for Change is a unique initiative to ensure responsible collection and management of household biomedical waste.

Cauvery river full of froth
Environment

Webinar: Bengaluru’s wastewater is polluting the Cauvery; users too must pay true cost of water

May 10, 2022 Navya P K

Bengaluru’s untreated wastewater eventually enters the Cauvery river, which then reaches the city right back through its water supply network. A webinar looked at the problem and possible solutions.

Protests at All Saints Church, 2019
Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: New BBMP chief | Metro spares All Saints Church land … and more

May 7, 2022 News Desk

New BBMP Chief Commissioner appointed On Thursday, Tushar Giri Nath replaced Gaurav Gupta as the BBMP Chief Commissioner. Giri Nath, a 1993-batch Karnataka-cadre IAS officer, was serving as Principal Secretary in the Revenue department. Gupta

Metal grating for culvert
Governance

What fixing our own roads taught us about local democracy

May 6, 2022 Arvind Keerthi

We planted trees, installed drain covers, fixed water leaks, and filled potholes. Yes, it is time for localities to self-organise and self-fund themselves.

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