Green Spaces

Should a memorial commemorating someone have to be built from cement and bricks? Gadadhar Prem Kumar believes otherwise, and shares his ideas for an eco-friendly, sustainable alternative.

National Green Tribunal delivered a verdict on the SEZ coming up on the catchment area of Bellandur lake, banning anymore sanctions to any projects in Bengaluru that are coming up on lake catchment areas. What else did the judgment say?

How did a private developer get hold of a prime land abutting a lake, which was once a public property? Here is what the documents show.

Deepa Mohan has a poem to celebrate nature and ponder over the contradictions that we live with!

A study done in selected slums of Bengaluru shows that in spite of the economic and spatial disadvantages in a slum, its residents are plant lovers too.

The 199th edition of the Lalbagh Flower Show is truly a feast for the eyes.

Priya Mascarenhus, living in an 130-year-old house in Bengaluru, has proved that gardening needs only will power, everything else being secondary.

Traffic Police provided markers and helped manage traffic, while Forest Department provided some saplings. Residents managed to plant saplings in 3.5 km stretch in Whitefield.

Reformist IFS officer Brijesh Kumar counters the BBMP’s allegations of not doing enough to green the city, indicating that the Mayor and Commissioner are passing the buck to him, while they are actually responsible for cutting and planting saplings in Bengaluru.

Who wouldn’t love the world of insects? Insects are often regarded as pests – annoying, oblivious to humans and seem to live in a world of their own. However, these selfish creatures are philanthropists at the same time.

Whitefield Rising is striving to achieve local garbage management with the help of various teams and novel programmes, like ‘Eat Your Street.’ Here’s a summary of the initiatives.

The central Environmental Ministry watchdog office in Bengaluru is so understaffed that they are signing off compliance reports without even inspecting sites. This is one of many reasons this 72-acre realty project is proceeding despite major violations.