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Society

Podcast: What makes citizen activism in Bengaluru unique

May 21, 2020 Grace Madigan

Bengaluru has a extraordinarily large number of citizen activists working to make the city more liveable. Listen to our podcast on how these groups evolved and what they’ve been doing.

Society

From food supply to information sharing: How a citizen collective is helping Bengaluru deal with COVID-19

April 9, 2020 Pravir Bagrodia

As soon as the first COVID-19 case was reported from Whitefield, the citizen collective Whitefield Rising started responding. They have sourced accurate information for residents, supplied essentials to migrant labourers, and so on.

Governance

“Delimitation will not solve Mahadevapura’s traffic, infrastructure woes”

March 7, 2020 Ajit Sequeira

The draft proposal for BBMP delimitation is unscientific. It will only prolong the misery of residents in outer wards who have to deal with poor infrastructure and low budget allocations.

Civic

The long road to clean air: Behind the court ruling on GIL’s Whitefield plant

November 19, 2018 Soumik Dutta

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.

Civic

These social ventures are re-inventing recycling, re-using and reduction of waste in Whitefield

September 20, 2018 Sahitya Poonacha

What happens when a community becomes aware of the problems of generating excess waste and hoarding unwanted things? Renting, selling, upcycling – there are many ways to deal with it, and they will all be explored. An enterprising story from Whitefield.

Civic

Million Mahadevapura voters want to rise, will BBMP help?

August 23, 2017 Akshatha M and Anjali Saini

Six months after application, some apartment residents haven’t got EPIC numbers or voter id cards in Whitefield. The Million Voter Rising campaign is trying to overcome such hurdles, as it works to get more people onto the rolls.

Education

In pictures: School children step up to #SaveWhitefield

December 2, 2015 Yagna Shan

Children who attend schools in the Whitefield area bear the brunt of the problems with the infrastructure. Here’s how they showed their solidarity at the #SaveWhitefield protest.

Education

Thanks to citizen action, this unused school will now be filled with children

August 4, 2015 Akshatha M

Whitefield residents spotted children playing near a slum, right next to an unused school. Their efforts could soon help the children get education.

Civic

Kathyayini Chamaraj, PG Bhat among Namma Bengaluru Award winners

March 16, 2015 News Desk

Last year Citizen Matters had won the award in media organisation category.

Environment

Get your green quotient on at the Whitefield Eco Habba

February 18, 2015 News Desk

Join the Whitefield community as they celebrate green living on February 22nd. With workshops, walks, children’s activities, sale of eco-friendly products and more, there’s something in store for everybody.

Health

UK Nurse conducts free CPR training for people in Whitefield

December 2, 2014 Ganga Madappa

If someone’s heart stopped beating, would you know what to do? A British nurse in Whitefield, with the help of Whitefield Rising, is teaching people what they need to do to provide timely help to victims.

Infrastructure

Khata confusion for Whitefield properties: What’s wrong and why?

August 20, 2014 T R Raghunandan

If you are a resident of Whitefield or the one who is aspiring to buy a property in Whitefield, this might matter to you: What causes confusion in Khata documents related to Whitefield’s properties?

Governance

Vodafone catches citizens’ wrath for noncompliance of rules

June 20, 2014 Shree D N

What do you do when you see people digging the roads? A resident of Whitefield went to them and asked them to show the permission letter. And here’s what transpired!

Environment

Whitefield residents spread the joy of giving by planting saplings

October 9, 2013 Swetha Padmanabhan

Traffic Police provided markers and helped manage traffic, while Forest Department provided some saplings. Residents managed to plant saplings in 3.5 km stretch in Whitefield.

Education

Soon, fresh veggies from the streets of Whitefield

July 24, 2013 Ritu George

Whitefield Rising is striving to achieve local garbage management with the help of various teams and novel programmes, like ‘Eat Your Street.’ Here’s a summary of the initiatives.

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