LOCAL

Ten years back, a residents’ collective got BBMP to restore the Lower Ambalipura lake. Today, the collective is setting an example of how well citizens themselves can maintain a lake

A large coalition of citizen groups demanded more effective and economical alternatives to address Bengaluru’s traffic problems.

Apartment representatives got a slew of promises on water supply from MLA Aravind Limbavali this Saturday. But can BBMP deliver on these?

After six years of dogged citizen efforts, Iblur lake is no longer a shrinking, toxic cesspool. Almost restored now, the lake would come alive with the rains

Hundreds of college students risk their lives everyday walking on the busy ORR in Nagarbhavi, thanks to broken footpaths.

BMTC has launched three new bus routes along the IT corridor, to service Sarjapur Road neighbourhoods. In a mini function today, MLA NA Haris, MLC Rizwan Arshad and Bellandur corporator Asha Suresh flagged off the

What’s the best way to avoid untoward incidents in one’s locality? Teaming up with other residents and going on patrols seems to be the way to ensure a safe new year celebration for everybody, in Indiranagar.

The Supreme Court has imposed a penalty of Rs 50 lakh on Graphite India limited (GIL), calling its Whitefield plant a serious offender contributing to air pollution in the area. In the first of an in-depth two-part series, we look at the long struggle that led to the ruling.

As the transport department struggles to phase out two-stroke autos, here is what an official has to say about the challenges of introducing e-autos on Bangalore roads.

Bellandur lake’s disappearing act, new anti-pollution measures being considered, and a revived Peripheral Ring Road project — catch all the important news from your city that you may have missed last week.

A recent study report says that by switching to electric autos, carbon emissions can be reduced by 0.11 million tonne per year, PM10 by 114.5 million tonne per year, and NOx by 37.6 million tonne per year. So when will Namma Bengaluru make that switch and what’s been stopping it?

Hoardings in Bengaluru are slowly making a comeback. Some claim they have special permission from the BBMP.