Environment Energy efficiency: Retrofit guidelines for multi-storeyed and individual buildings January 11, 2023 Vinita Rodrigues and Hasan ul Banna Khan Mindful energy consumption is not just a cost-saving step but imperative to ensure minimal negative impact on our planet. Here are some ways to do that.
Society Five innovative solutions that seek to empower persons with disabilities January 5, 2023 N S Senthil Kumar Read about organisations that are working with persons with disabilities to create transformative solutions for an inclusive society.
Infrastructure The ups and downs of Outer Ring Road: Contradictions in infrastructural planning December 23, 2022 Namrata Narendra The KEB junction flyover and the Dr Muthuraj junction underpass will not align with the elevated metro line at Kerekodi junction.
Infrastructure The ups and downs of Outer Ring Road: A view through the years December 20, 2022 Namrata Narendra ORR, built to ease traffic congestion in Bengaluru, is ironically responsible for creating the biggest traffic jams in the city.
Economy For paanwalas of Bengaluru, bribes and eviction threats a constant reality December 16, 2022 Majid Sohaib Paanwalas have their roadside stalls all over the city. Here’s their regular tale of struggle and survival.
Civic Privacy Matters: Why open defecation is still a reality for Bengaluru’s migrant population December 6, 2022 Rakhi Anil In 2018, BBMP declared all wards of Bengaluru free of open defecation, but migrant labourers still do not have access to public toilets.
Society Why there is a need to revamp the Karnataka Public Libraries Act, 1965 November 16, 2022 Sneha Yanappa Despite Karnataka leading the digital public library movement in the country, legislative backing is required for public libraries in the state.
Governance No one can deny your right to attend your ward committee meeting November 10, 2022 Srinivas Alavilli The Ward Committee is the only place where citizens can meet all the officials and the Corporator of the ward in person to address local issues.
Environment Study on cascading lakes in Hebbal explains why so many of them have dried up November 7, 2022 Rashmi Kulranjan Research finds that less than half the lakes in the valley are still connected to a larger system, which allows it to act as a buffer against floods.
Environment Should caregiving of street dogs be encouraged? November 3, 2022 Sindhoor Pangal and Sowjanya S Vijayanagar How do we address the dog-people conflict? Remove them or care for a million animals? Or can we have an effective Animal Birth Control programme?
Economy Bengaluru, here is where all the taxes you pay end up October 24, 2022 Srinivas Alavilli Know more about tax distribution, who gets the money, how it is utilised, and why constituting a State Finance Commission is absolutely necessary.
Governance An unequal monsoon: The impact of the floods on Whitefield’s poor settlements October 7, 2022 Anshul Rai Sharma The authorities addressed the grievances of IT companies, but largely ignored the plight of the poor settlements, who were the worst affected.
Commute All app cabs must have rear seatbelts to minimise accident injuries October 6, 2022 Rekha Shankar A Bengaluru accident survivor shares her personal experience to emphasise the importance of wearing seatbelts in the back seat of a car.
Civic Is pet licensing the solution to illegal backyard breeding? September 30, 2022 Harini Raghavan Proper implementation of laws against unethical breeding and promoting the ‘adopt, don’t shop’ narrative are key to saving our dogs.
Environment How open data, wastewater reuse and other measures can prevent flooding in Bengaluru September 26, 2022 Shreya Nath With increasing rainfall, it is time to implement measures to fix Bengaluru flooding issues with practical solutions. Expert shares a roadmap.