Civic Bengaluru has most manual scavengers in Karnataka, rehab a distant dream July 7, 2023 Harshitha Padmavinod Bengaluru Urban has the highest number of manual scavenger deaths in the state, yet the safety of these workers remains neglected.
Commute Free bus OK. Smart card yaake? June 27, 2023 Bhanu Sridharan The Congress government’s free bus scheme, Shakti, has been lauded across the media. But its benefits will not reach all women.
Commute BMTC needs more support for a sustainable free bus scheme June 21, 2023 Bhanu Sridharan BMTC currently does not have enough staff to manage its existing fleet. The corporation has not kept pace with the city’s growth
Infrastructure Better design, bigger budgets for footpaths: Can this prevent pedestrian accidents? June 20, 2023 Sneha Priya Yanappa Ward committees can conduct regular inspection to ascertain whether streets require repair, paying specific attention to footpaths
Governance Here’s how you can access the five guarantees promised by the new Karnataka government June 9, 2023 Bhanu Sridharan Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has issued orders for implementation of the five guarantees within this fiscal year. Here is a detailed explanation.
Environment Lack of public consultation is a hindrance to holistic lake development in Bengaluru May 30, 2023 Sravasti Datta Environmentalists and citizen groups have worked to protect lakes, but questions remain on why there are still issues of encroachment and pollution.
Health What Bengaluru’s TB control programme tells us about efficiency of health systems for migrants May 29, 2023 Dr Aruna Bhattacharya Karnataka’s TB cases have increased and are comparable to pre-COVID numbers. Of this, 17% of the notified cases are from Bengaluru.
Infrastructure Interpreting Bengaluru’s urban development May 23, 2023 Dr. Anjali Karol Mohan Data analysis shows a spike in plan sanctions between 2013 and 2019, because the rules then allowed regularisation of building plan deviations.
Environment Chasing Soppu: A guide to wild edible plants in Bengaluru May 18, 2023 Seema Mundoli Chasing Soppu is a book to enable readers to know more about the plants around them and encourage these plants to grow in the wild.
Governance A relationship of convenience: Why Bengaluru re-elected BJP May 17, 2023 T R Gopalakrishnan The average Bengaluru voter probably preferred Modi’s promises of aspirational projects on roads, luxury transport systems, IT hubs, AI research centres.
Governance Bengaluru, meet your new MLAs, who are mostly old MLAs May 15, 2023 Jahnavi Rao In Bengaluru, BJP retained its position, winning in 16 out of the 28 constituencies, while Congress won in 12 constituencies.
Governance How can we “recruit” our MLAs when we know so little about them? May 10, 2023 Meera K How do you evaluate candidates and decide who to vote for? What is the information we need to make such an important decision?
Governance What Rs 23,000 crore of BBMP work orders show: 74% of funds for roads, drains May 9, 2023 Vaidya R An analysis of BBMP’s work order data over the last five years shows 74% of funds were earmarked for roads and stormwater drain works.
Health Govt took some action during COVID, but failed to address larger structural issues in healthcare May 7, 2023 Prasanna Saligram There has been improvement in population health of Karnataka. But the state’s health indicators have always stayed in the middle range.
Waste Management Waste management in Bengaluru: Where do we stand in 2023? May 7, 2023 Pinky Chandran 5 year status report on SWM in Bengaluru, 12 years since the SWM PIL forced BBMP to begin decentralised waste management.