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Cell fabrication and assembly lab at Log9 Materials in Bengaluru
Environment

In the EV era, Bengaluru startups innovate for a more sustainable battery ecosystem

December 5, 2022 Manish Kumar

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

Aerial view of Jakkur lake
Environment

The Secret Life of Bengaluru’s Lakes: Envisioning a future

November 28, 2022 Pravar Chaudhary

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

A photo of Jakkur Lake in Bengaluru
Environment

The Secret Life of Bengaluru’s Lakes: A look at their history and the current situation

November 25, 2022 Pravar Chaudhary

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.

A group of people wading through knee deep water inside Rainbow Drive layout
Environment

Part 3: Why some parts of Bengaluru flood — The gradient factor

October 21, 2022 News Desk

Bengaluru has an undulating topography and gradients vary considerably across the city. This fact is important to understand why the city floods.

A car plying through a flooded street near RMZ Ecospace, Bengaluru
Environment

Part 2: Why Bengaluru floods — Understanding history and location

October 19, 2022 News Desk

As Bengaluru forgot its history and expanded into the valleys, over the last two decades, some parts of the city became more vulnerable to floods.

Residents wade through waist-deep water after settlement floods in Bellandur
Environment

Why certain areas in Bengaluru flood: A simple video explainer

October 14, 2022 News Desk

The first in a series looking at how rainwater in Bengaluru flows out into Varthur tank, situated at a height of 865 metres above sea level.

A rat snake
Environment

Snakes in Bengaluru city

February 2, 2022 Almaas Masood

A recent study recorded 33 species of snakes in Bengaluru. As natural habitats shrink, human-snake interactions have been increasing in the city.

Bengaluru lake
Environment

Surveying maps, roping in authorities and building a community for Bengaluru’s lakes

December 15, 2021 Shoma Abhayankar

Captain Santhosh Kumar, an army veteran, has been on a mission to identify and restore the storm water drains of Bengaluru.

Trees felled along Nelamangala-Doddaballapura road for the Bengaluru Surrounding Roads Project
Environment

How High Court is curbing mindless tree felling in Bengaluru

June 18, 2021 News Desk

Responding to a PIL, Karnataka High Court has given many orders to reduce tree felling in Bengaluru. Now citizens have greater say in decisions on tree felling as well.

Arkavathy river source
Environment

Vrishabhavathi, Arkavathi, Cauvery, my mother

June 15, 2021 Nirmala Gowda

Waiting in line to perform my mother’s last rites at Sumanahalli Crematorium, the familiar smell in the air took me towards the valley. The Vrishabhavathi river flowed dark and foul next to the crematorium.

Governance

Driving license expiring? Here’s how to renew it quickly

March 25, 2021 Arathi Manay Yajaman

The last date for renewal of DLs that expired during the pandemic, is around the corner. Much of the renewal process can be completed online.

Environment

Turahalli: Missing the woods for the trees

February 17, 2021 Leo Saldanha and Malvika Kaushik

Efforts to grab forest land in Turahalli Gudda, as it’s long been known, has persisted over the years. And, people have been in the forefront to protect it.

Economy

COVID effect: Migrant tailors who left Bengaluru hope to return soon

October 13, 2020 Smitha Tumuluru

With no income in the lockdown, Abdul Sattar and other embroiderers in Bengaluru were desperate to return to their West Bengal village. Now, with no work in the village, Sattar is desperate to come back to the city.

Cyclists near Vidhan Soudha
Commute

Bicycle sale and use rise in Bengaluru with COVID, data shows

October 9, 2020 Sathya Sankaran

Bicycle sale in Bengaluru has soared during COVID. Data also shows that the number of cycling trips have rocketed, especially for recreation.

Water Supply

How Bengaluru’s notorious ‘water tankers’ can be regulated

June 8, 2020 Akhileshwari Reddy

Private tanker operators in Bengaluru often draw water from dubious sources and charge predatory prices during summer. Here are some suggestions on how they can be reined in.

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