Environment | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Zero-waste music festival in Bengaluru pays tribute to endangered species

December 18, 2019 Srijan Sen

Large-scale music festivals usually come at a cost to the environment. Echoes of the Earth, an annual music festival in Bengaluru, aims to change this by adopting sustainable practices

Why Bellandur lake restoration will fail unless Doddanekkundi lake is cleaned up

December 8, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Crores are spent on rejuvenating lakes in Bengaluru, but they continue to receive sewage. Why does this happen, and what can you do about it?

Nature maps of Bengaluru released

December 4, 2019 News Desk

Landscape Foundation India has released Kannada and English maps of ecologically and culturally significant sites in the city. Their research delves into Bengaluru’s changing relationship with nature over the past 500 years

New construction in Cubbon Park: High Court permits 7-storey building, citizens to protest

October 31, 2019 Harsha Raj Gatty

New construction is restricted in Cubbon Park by law and court orders. But a recent High Court order has allowed construction of a seven-storey annexe building of the HC itself here, and that too, replacing a heritage structure

CycleToWork Fridays: Bengaluru cyclists to show strength in numbers once a week

October 26, 2019 Sathya Sankaran

As part of a new initiative ‘CycleToWork Fridays’, cyclists in the city will ride to work together every Friday. A broader coalition to promote cycling will be launched in the city on November 6

Averting Day Zero: How Bengaluru should manage its water

October 23, 2019 Sneha Visakha

A slew of regulations are needed to arrest Bengaluru’s worsening water scarcity. These include change in water pricing, integrated management of various water resources, and so on

Panel to explore solutions to Bengaluru’s water crisis: Who gets how much and at what cost?

October 22, 2019 News Desk

How can every Bengalurean be provided with enough water for their needs, at a price they can afford? Attend a panel discussion on October 24th, where BWSSB Chairman and domain experts explore solutions

What Bengaluru can learn from bus lane projects in other cities

October 20, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

As Bengaluru is set to get bus priority lanes, here is a look at what worked and what didn’t in cities like Delhi and Pune

Should Bengaluru have advertisement hoardings?

October 18, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

While BBMP Council wants to ban advertisement hoardings in the city, the state government has come up with its own Rules to allow hoardings. Whose decision should prevail, and why?

Mahadevapura citizens to protest Friday against “filth, traffic jams and pollution”, demand MP, MLA, corporators resign

October 17, 2019 Kedar Koushik

Fed up with crumbling infrastructure in their constituency, residents of Mahadevapura are holding a protest tomorrow at Marathahalli. They are demanding the resignation of all their elected representatives, including MLA Aravind Limbavali and MP P C Mohan

Illegal garbage disposal: Bengaluru’s SWM Marshals to go digital in levying fines

October 16, 2019 Harsha Raj Gatty

Since last month, BBMP’s SWM Marshals have been issuing steep fines to those who don’t segregate garbage, litter streets etc. The Marshals will soon get handheld devices for better enforcement

Namma Metro’s ‘baggage fee’ on cycles hassles commuters

October 10, 2019 Harsha Raj Gatty

Bengaluru Metro allows foldable cycles on board now, but its baggage rules imply that Rs 30 has to be paid every time a cycle is carried. Despite commuters’ demands, BMRCL is not exempting cycles from the fee

“Dear food businesses, areca cutlery and clay pots aren’t eco-friendly”

October 9, 2019 Seema Sharma

Many businesses are opting for areca cutlery, clay pots etc to avoid plastic and be eco-friendly. But these materials are hard to compost, and only add to Bengaluru’s piling waste.

Not just Lalbagh, your small neighbourhood park too can protect Bengaluru’s biodiversity

October 3, 2019 Manupriya

A recent study finds that Bengaluru’s neighbourhood parks establish a long continuum of greenery, facilitating the movement of birds, butterflies and insects. Hence the focus should be on setting up many small parks rather than a few large ones, says the study

All you need to know about Bengaluru’s Adopt-a-Street initiative

September 30, 2019 Kedar Koushik

Under BBMP’s new ‘Adopt-a-Street’ initiative, citizen groups and corporates can formally adopt and maintain streets. But will the programme sustain, or will it fizzle out like BBMP’s previous adoption programmes?