GENRE: In Focus

An explainer of the KC Valley project, revealing its perceived success and the reality of untreated water reaching rural Karnataka.

The survey estimates that there are 2.79 Lakh (2,79,335 to be precise) dogs on the streets in BBMP’s area, but they are not evenly distributed.

Sewage treatment plant effectiveness should be improved, not only for environmental benefits but also to eliminate manual scavenging.

Water researchers Rashmi Kulranjan and Shashank Palur discuss the need to comprehend water usage in order to establish a water balance for the city.

Rainfall patterns in Bengaluru are increasingly unpredictable, but the city can be self-sufficient in water with a few simple fixes.

Jayanagar has transformed from a quiet, well-planned layout to a bustling neighbourhood plagued by the woes of commercialisation.

Sewage treatment plants preserve the environment while also perpetuating and institutionalising a new form of manual scavenging,

Jayanagar’s transformation into a thriving commercial hub has resulted in higher commercial demand compared to its neighbouring areas.

Over the last two decades, Jayanagar has transformed in largely two aspects — sub-arterial streets and the redevelopment of the commercial block.

If 2022 was a deluge, 2023 may be a damp squib. Could El Nino and La Nina explain the city’s changing rainfall patterns?

To better understand Bengaluru’s rainfall patterns, we looked at IMD rainfall data, from 1900-August 2023. This is what we found.

Cash transfers are done to Aadhar Enabled Bank Accounts of the head of the household as listed on ration cards. But the process is not so smooth.