waste Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Metal straws, fruit-cups and more: How six Bengaluru restaurants are cutting down waste

July 22, 2019 Grace Madigan

Restaurants generate huge amounts of plastic and other dry waste everyday. Here are innovative methods six Bengaluru restaurants devised, to minimise their waste footprint

Big challenge for Bengaluru’s Mayor

January 31, 2017 Nikhil R Reddy

Every Mayor comes with an agenda to clean-up KR Market, yet it remains dirty.

Sorrows of Bengaluru’s largest lakes: A photo essay

January 4, 2017 Nikhil R Reddy

We know that Bellandur and Varthur lakes are in bad shape. But just how bad? Check these shocking pictures.

Big challenge for Bengaluru’s Mayor at KR Market

December 27, 2016 Nikhil R Reddy

Every mayor wants to clean-up KR Market. G Padmavathi’s challenge is no mean task as this photo essay shows.

City administration looks away as Anjanapura residents gasp amid garbage fires

December 19, 2016 V K Srivatsa

Continuous garbage dumping and fires on BDA land create grave health hazard for residents of Ward 198 in Anjanapura, but who’s listening?

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.

Apartments struggle with ‘manage your own sewage’ rule

December 9, 2016 Pradeep Kuttuva

Following BWSSB’s 2016 regulation mandating all apartment complexes with more than 20 units to install their own STPs, a study finds many challenges before the ones already in place.

This neighbourhood in Electronic City is choking!

October 26, 2016 Gaurav Behere

Residents of Basapura suffer from persistent cough and breathing issues as garbage dumped in the immediate vicinity of apartments and offices is burnt day in day out.

Residents struggle to breathe as garbage fire continues third day at Bellandur

October 24, 2016 Seema Sharma

Rubber, plastic and mixed waste continues to burn over three days off Outer Ring Road. As Bellandur burns, why is the government fiddling?

Bengaluru gears up for ‘swachh-ta’ on Gandhi Jayanti

October 1, 2016 News Desk

If you want to pitch in to make your city cleaner this October 2nd, here’s a list of drives around the city that you can join!

There is only one person who can ensure a “Swachh Bharat”: You!

September 8, 2016 Sudha Narasimhachar

The Prime Minister’s vision of a clean India will remain a pipe dream unless the common man takes it upon himself.

Dear city leaders: something is rotting in the city of Bengaluru

November 16, 2015 Meera K

Potholed roads, miserable traffic, stinking garbage all around, scares of epidemics, lakes spewing toxic foam. What more do we need? Request to all politicians: work with us or go hibernate.

Environment

Stop living wastefully and start living resourcefully

June 10, 2015 Bhargavi S Rao

What are the children of today being taught about waste? Here is a workshop from ESG for teachers and school administrators on simple, feasible solutions for waste management in schools.

Celebrate every day as Earth Day

April 23, 2015 Pavithra Ashok Kumar

Though Earth Day is celebrated once a year, is one day enough to be conscious of our impact on our planet? To truly make a difference, there needs to be a sustained effort!

Environment

You got to go, when you got to go!

February 6, 2015 Meenakshi Giridhar

The elusive Indian public toilet… It is like the Indian rope trick, people have heard about it, but no one has seen it! So what can a woman do, when she’s just got to go?