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HomeSeries: Bengaluru Solutions

Series: Bengaluru Solutions

For the last few years, Citizen Matters in collaboration with Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy and Bangalore International Centre has been organising panel discussions under the aegis of the ‘Bengaluru Solution Series’.

Through this series, we bring together different panelists from different perspectives to create an effective dialogue on pertinent urban issues impacting Bengaluru with audience participation.

Society

Bengaluru Solution Series panelists sketch anatomy of DJ Halli riot

December 18, 2020 Sneha Visakha

Sustainable peace initiatives to prevent violence due to religion, language, caste, ethnicity, should emerge from the ground up.

Society

Citizen Matters, Vidhi Legal invite you to a discussion on preventing riots, ensuring harmony in Bengaluru

December 4, 2020 News Desk

Citizen Matters and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, in association with Bangalore International Centre, is organising a webinar on preventing riots and ensuring harmony in Bengaluru at 6.30 pm on Dec 7, 2020.

Economy

Panel discusses legal protections for gig economy workers

June 17, 2020 Sneha Visakha

A discussion co-organised by Citizen Matters and Vidhi Legal looked at the precarity of workers in the gig economy, and how the sector can be regulated to protect them.

Economy

Citizen Matters, Vidhi Legal invite you to a discussion on formalising the Gig Economy

June 8, 2020 News Desk

COVID-19 crisis brought into sharp focus the precarious conditions of gig workers. How can the gig economy be regulated to ensure fair work conditions? Tune into a discussion by Citizen Matters and Vidhi Legal.

Governance

How to reform BBMP’s perpetually flawed budgets

April 28, 2020 N S Mukunda

This two-part analysis of BBMP’s budget proposals for the Financial Year 2020 –20 21 points out the reasons why this annual document is flawed, and what the civic body must do to restore its efficacy.

Society

Citizen Matters, Vidhi Legal invite you to a discussion on Women’s Safety 

January 27, 2020 News Desk

Gender violence continues unabated in our public and private spaces despite many initiatives to combat it. Attend a panel discussion on January 28 that will look at the root causes and solutions to this problem

Governance

BWSSB’s workforce woefully inadequate, says Chairman Tushar Girinath

November 13, 2019 Sneha Visakha

Inadequate workforce and finances are affecting BWSSB’s services, according to the Board’s Chairman Tushar Girinath. Girinath and other experts discussed solutions to Bengaluru’s water crisis at a recent panel discussion

Environment

Tackling air quality crisis: a chance for Bengaluru to lead the way

January 7, 2019 Shashank Atreya

Vehicular pollution is the top contributor to air pollution in the congested city of Bengaluru. Attempts to curb air pollution need to be stepped up now, to avoid a future crisis.

Education

BBMP can handle Bengaluru’s schools better, State just needs to help

November 19, 2018 Shashank Atreya

As part of the Bengaluru Solutions Series, the second installment looks at private and government schools in Bengaluru. This piece looks at the shortcomings of state-sponsored education, and ways to improve the quality of affordable private education

Environment

Panel explores solutions for Bengaluru’s loss of greenery

July 27, 2018 Shashank Atreya

Many issues came into light in the event, such as the need to coordinate activities between the Forest Department and the BBMP, need for prudence in planning and the role of citizen activism, in greening Bengaluru.

Environment

How can policy and regulation help fix Bengaluru’s environment?

June 27, 2018 Shashank Atreya

There are many laws that relate to greenery in Bengaluru, but they all need to talk the same language in order to actually protect greenery. Ambiguity in laws needs to be eliminated.

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