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A photo of M.A. Saleem, IPS, Special Commissioner of Police, Traffic.
Commute

Exclusive interview: ‘Our focus is on regulating traffic,’ says Bengaluru traffic commissioner

January 12, 2023 Sherin Sunny

M. A. Saleem, Special Commissioner of Police, Traffic, explains how ITMS and synchronised traffic signals work, and about IPC section 283.

World leaders meet for COP27 at Sharm El Sheikh
Economy

Interview: How can a climate action plan unlock climate finance for Bengaluru?

November 17, 2022 Pragathi Ravi

In this conversation, urban expert Shrimoyee Bhattacharya explains how climate finance must be a common lens in all sectoral climate action plans.

Cyclist Karthik Ranganathan
Commute

Green commuters: “I see no reason why I should not cycle to work ” – Karthik

March 24, 2022 Pradeep Karuturi

With cities choking with air pollution, it is time to support environmentally sustainable commute to workplaces. ‘Cycle2work” is one such initiative.

residents removing water from a flooded house
Environment

Bengaluru’s changing rainfall patterns: expert points to climate change

August 13, 2021 Navya P K

Study blames Bengaluru’s changing rainfall patterns on climate change – more extreme events with higher intensity rainfall and more dry spells.

A recent study by IIMB shows behavioural interventions can lead to water conservation
Water Supply

People can and do change, with the right kind of behavioural intervention

July 19, 2021 Navya P K

Interview: “It’s not a good idea to blindly take what was done in this study and try to do it all over the place. Human behaviour is highly context specific”.

A recharge well being dug
Water Supply

12 years after Bengaluru’s water board made RWH a rule, how are we doing in harvesting rainwater?

June 21, 2021 Juhi Jotwani

On the 12 year anniversary of Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) being made mandatory in Bengaluru, S Vishwanath and Shubha Ramachandran talk about challenges and opportunities of sustainable water supply.

Representational image of a CCC (COVID Care Centre)
Health

Aggregator platform aims at triage system for private COVID beds

May 25, 2021 Harini Raghavan

The Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association in Bengaluru, after its aggregator platform, plans a triage system for private COVID beds.

Health

Foolproof bed allocation software by May 22: Special Commissioner

May 14, 2021 Navya P K

In this interview, Special Commissioner Randeep D, says external resources are helping only with queuing logic and user interface of the refreshed bed allocation software.

Environment

How Century Saras put sunshine to best use

January 21, 2021 Sandhya Bhat

Century Saras apartment’s story of moving to solar power can be a guide to others who want to beat power hikes and save the environment

Health

Covid-19 pandemic isn’t over yet, stay safe: Epidemiologist Giridhar Babu

January 4, 2021 Harini Raghavan

If the vaccination process is on schedule, we could return to a semblance of normalcy in the next 7 to 8 months

Health

Lockdown distress: People with HIV unable to buy medicines and food

April 30, 2020 Radio Active 90.4MHz

During lockdown, people living with HIV (PLHIV) have not been able to step out and buy critical medicines and food. Many have had no work or wages either.

Governance

Time has perhaps come for a separate law for crimes against women: S T Ramesh, ex-DGP

January 16, 2020 Bhanutej N

There has been much talk about gender-sensitisation of the police as well as procedural reforms vis-à-vis justice for rape survivors and other women victims of crime. S T Ramesh, former DGP and IGP of Karnataka Police, was a reformer within the force. Here are his thoughts on the subject.

Environment

How Bengaluru youth are taking part in the global movement against climate change

December 24, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

The Bengaluru chapter of Fridays For Future (FFF), a global youth movement, holds weekly climate strikes in different parts of the city. In this edition of Citizens Live, one of its coordinators Disha A Ravi, speaks about their work

Commute

London’s transport chief on solving Bengaluru’s traffic woes: Plan for public transit and dense city core

November 28, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Shashi Verma, Chief Technology Officer at TFL (Transport for London) was recently in Bengaluru to discuss public transit with the government. In this chat with Citizens Live, he discusses bus lanes, smart cards, and solutions to Bengaluru’s traffic woes

Commute

No additional budget or police personnel to manage traffic on bus priority lane: JCP Ravikanthe Gowda

November 21, 2019 Harsha Raj Gatty

There is no separate budget allocation or police personnel to manage traffic at the bus priority lane, says JCP (Traffic) B R Ravikanthe Gowda. But the department will rely on BBMP for additional manpower to monitor the lane

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