Economy

Did you know that BESCOM’s power cuts are subject to scrutiny by the state’s electricity regulator and the rules allow for penalties to be paid to consumers? Read on.

Kalasipalaya is the hub of every major trucking company and supporting services in Bangalore; here are a few images that capture the spirit of Kalasipalaya.

The Bangalore Realtors Association aims to streamline and promote real estate brokerage with a focus on transparency and fair dealing.

Enter these narrow lanes of old Bangalore to find the best bargains and come out with laden bags and not-so-empty wallets.

No CSR initiatives in your company? Here’s how you can get something started!

The first lesson of entrepreneurship is integrity – the power to deliver one’s commitments. A team of IT professionals came to this conclusion at the end of making a documentary on entrepreneurs.

A patient’s life was placed at great peril at a major private hospital in the city, and she is lucky to be alive today. Read on for M G Radha’s fight.

If there is a silver lining to Bangalore’s infrastructural woes, it may be this. Plastic-blended roads have become the standard, and are here to stay.

A pair of management graduates turn their love for food and games into building a business in Bangalore, as they dare to tread a different path.

Why cannot the HAL airport coexist with the new BIAL airport? What about the steep user fees BIAL is charging? BIAL CEO Albert Brunner in an interview to Citizen Matters.

There are about 900-odd Kalyana Mantapas in Bangalore today, with
10 new wedding halls coming up every year. Yet, plenty of consumer-unfriendly practices prevail, adding avoidable stress to wedding planning, finds Deepa Mohan.

Autorickshaws in the city recently went on strike to press their case for a hike in the minimum fare from Rs.12 to Rs.20. Srinivas Murthy, head of Autorickshaw Drivers’ Union cites rising costs of living as one reason. He spoke to Samuel Jacob.