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Mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun interacting with volunteers of Citizens for Bengaluru who organised a special meet to thank her for her cooperation. Pic: Ekta Sawant

What Bengaluru’s new Mayor can build on: A summary of Gangambike Mallikarjun’s work

October 1, 2019 Ekta Sawant

As Bengaluru elects its new Mayor today, here is a look at what the outgoing Mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun accomplished in her tenure, and what she advocated for

‘Not plastic’, but Bengaluru will now grapple with discarded polyester flags post Independence Day

August 17, 2018 Seema Prasad

The state ban on plastic and the central government advisory against use of plastic flags this Independence Day meant that many vendors switched to polyester fabric flags. But what does this really mean? What will be the impact of our celebrations on the environment?

Bengaluru Buzz: Trader licences revoked, SPV project pushed and 1000 transformers uprooted

July 28, 2018 News Desk

Your chance to catch up on news that matters: Here’s a quick wrap of some important headlines from your city over the week gone by.

Bellandur apartment citizens set example in reduce-reuse culture

December 16, 2016 Anandhi Balaji

Sobha Quartz resident Anandhi Balaji recounts her experience in leading the community on the way to a more responsible and environment-friendly holistic lifestyle.

There’s a lot more we need to shun other than plastic bags!

November 29, 2016 Raghu Varma

While the ubiquitous ‘carry-bag’ is at the receiving end of most citizen-centric moves against plastic usage, Raghu Varma draws attention to the many other buying choices we need to reconsider.

Supreme Court asks states to take steps to save animals from plastic

July 21, 2016 News Desk

Citizens to celebrate the ban on plastic this Saturday

April 1, 2016 Malini Parmar

Citizens have joined their hands to celebrate the government’s move to ban single use disposable plastic items. Join them at Freedom Park on April 2nd.

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1000s of water tankers, zero permits; BBMP’s new pet rules; Who’s next for the plastic ban?

February 19, 2016 News Desk

The important story of the week – no rules or regulations for water tankers that most apartments are dependent on! What water are we drinking? The Plastic ban trending across the city: Koramangala, HSR Layout, Sanjay Nagar – who is next? All this and more…

Bengaluru is being swept by citizen-led plastic bans

February 16, 2016 Shree D N

HSR, Bellandur, Koramangala… Who’s next? The trend is sweeping Bengaluru – citizens are leading plastic bans in Bengaluru. Carry your own bag. Say no to plastic carry bag. Reject any single use plastic. If you are a shop owner, go for alternatives.

What Karnataka can learn from plastic ban across Indian cities

December 15, 2015 Akshatha M

There are many cities in India that banned plastic in theory. How far did the the practical implementation go? What does Bengaluru have to learn from them?

If there is no ban, how to deal with the plastic?

November 26, 2015 Akshatha M

There are no takers for low grade plastic, which is why the government has decided to ban it. There are ways to reuse the plastic waste, but they have not been found viable so far.

Environment

Plastic producers vow to help enforce ban on plastic below 40 microns

December 16, 2014 Shree D N

It was a tug of war between BBMP and plastic manufacturers. While the latter didn’t want to take responsibility for the plastics’ problem, BBMP says they have to share the burden of managing the plastic waste.

Environment

Sanjay Nagar shopkeepers stop giving plastic carry bags, launch ‘Rent a Bag’

December 13, 2014 Ganga Madappa

If you are among those who think eliminating plastic is not possible, here’s a real story that proves you wrong. It just needs smart thinking.

Environment

Bengaluru citizens take up no-plastic bag challenge

July 3, 2014 Shree D N

Say no to plastic bags. Carry your own bag to market, refuse plastic bags, re-use and minimise the usage of plastic bags. This seems to be the mantra for this month.