GENRE: Features

Paanwalas have their roadside stalls all over the city. Here’s their regular tale of struggle and survival.

Innovation in sustainable battery infrastructure is key to EV adaptation in India. Bengaluru based companies show the way.

If we protect our lakes, it could even be a solution to Bengaluru’s traffic management. All it needs is citizen involvement.

From being a city boasting of thousands of lakes to one with just over 200 lakes today, here is a look at what changed over the years in Bengaluru.

Stand-up comedians, graphic designers, podcasters, and educators are creatively instilling a love of the Kannada language among people.

Thippagondanahalli Dam, once Bengaluru’s main drinking water source, is now defunct because Arkavathi river is polluted, and running dry.

In a 2020 study examining the effects of urbanisation on Rock Agama lizards, researchers found significant changes to their habitats.

Much has been forgotten about Bengaluru’s historic connection with the flower trade that sustains farmers from various parts of southern India.

20 years ago, Karnataka got the KRIA act, before the 2005 RTI Act. Transparency activists have faced successes as well as failures and frustration.

Many Bengaluru auto drivers use ride hailing apps only part-time as they say they are able to find customers without the apps most of the time.

Migrant workers have little access to public healthcare. Plus they get little help from employers or contractors for medical expenses.

Migrant workers, especially those who moved to Bengaluru recently, are poorly paid, and live in informal settlements or in the construction site.