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HomeGENRE: Solutions

GENRE: Solutions

Special features that describe how a particular problem or challenge was overcome, providing available evidence

Pet bottles on tarpaulin
Environment

Co-creating cooling solutions for the homes of Bengaluru’s poor

September 16, 2022 Vinita Rodrigues

A new collaborative project works with urban poor to find ways to make their poorly-ventilated furnace-like homes cooler.

Dry Waste Collection Centre in Bettahalasur Gram Panchayat
Waste Management

Bettahalasur village, north of Bengaluru, no longer has a garbage crisis. Here’s how

January 31, 2022 Pinky Chandran

Until recently, Bettahalasur village dumped and burned its waste. But now 94% of the waste is segregated and processed.

Installation of decontamination system in a stormwater drain
Waste Management

A new approach to decontaminating Bengaluru’s wastewater

January 28, 2022 Vrushal Pendharkar, Priyanka Jamwal, Daniel Phillips and Ramya

Inexpensive, easy-to-maintain local materials can be used to decontaminate Bengaluru’s wastewater, which would prevent polluted water from entering lakes.

CAC staff working with local community leaders
Health

How a collective helped Bengaluru’s sex workers get vaccinated

January 5, 2022 Shiv Kumar

Bengaluru’s sex workers were hesitant or unable to access COVID vaccination. Here’s how a collective reached out and helped them get vaccinated.

Commuters waiting at a bus stop on the bus priority lane (BPL) along Outer Ring Road, Bengaluru
Society

How Bengaluru got its first ‘bus priority lane’

August 4, 2021 Navya P K

The bus lane on Outer Ring Road is a result of the citizen activism that started in 2017 with the ‘steel flyover beda’ protests. And citizens’ work continues.

Health

These Bengaluru volunteers filled gaps in COVID management

June 7, 2021 Navya P K

In the second wave of COVID, many issues could be managed only with the support of volunteers. Here are some that can be easily replicated.

mental health spelt out on scrabble tiles
Health

How to cope with mental health fallout from COVID

June 4, 2021 Navya P K

A mental health fallout looms over Bengaluru with the coming of COVID’s second wave. It has to be dealt with at the individual and systemic levels.

Waste Management

How to manage COVID waste in apartments and gated communities

May 21, 2021 Pinky Chandran

How to dispose of garbage during the pandemic so that it does not affect waste workers, nor impact environment.

Commute

How to make Bengalureans choose the bus?

May 12, 2021 Tanushri Dalmiya and Anushree Chokappa

BMTC, with 6775 buses, has one of the largest transport networks in India. Bengaluru, however, has the highest traffic congestion. And, buses can be the solution.

algal-growth-in-rachenahalli-lake
Environment

Why are Bengaluru lakes green in colour?

May 4, 2021 Priyanka Jamwal, Sanjana Alex, Shashank Palur, Suma Rao, Shubha Ramachandran and Laurence Carvalho

One of the characteristic features of a lake is its colour.  You may have noticed that the water in many lakes in Bengaluru is green, and not blue, as you might have imagined it to

traffic jam
Commute

A mathematical decoding of urban traffic

April 30, 2021 Vishal Keerthi

Footpaths should be fixed and made widely available, continuous, and uninterrupted. Maybe then those who create traffic jams might try to walk and reduce the jams?

Health

A guide for pet parents in quarantine

April 23, 2021 Pinky Chandran

The pet’s physical and emotional welfare is important in these difficult times. A cooped up dog can exhibit signs of depression and lethargy.

traffic jam
Commute

Konanakunte Cross conundrum – untangling the spaghetti

April 2, 2021 A Bhanu

The creation of an underpass and dedicated bus bays at the Konanakunte Cross junction could herald smooth traffic movement and relieve road users and traffic police of much stress.

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

Infrastructure

Two ideas for easy access to Baiyappanahalli Terminal

January 20, 2021 Shine George

A Bengaluru resident proposes two design solutions for easy access to the new Baiyappanahalli railway terminal, which is all set to be a transportation hub.

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