Environment

From the Independence Day flower show at Lalbagh.

From the esoteric Strida, B-Twin, Merida, Trek to commonplace fitness and environment, SIBM-B students get enlightened.

When Trupti Godbole and Sarita Kotagiri started their campaign for eco-friendly cloth bags, some felt it would not make a difference. Others made fun of them. Not anymore.

This theory is put into practice in every development project in Bangalore – from road widening to the Metro project, the trees bear the brunt.

A day-long workshop held last Saturday looked at the slew of challenges in Bengaluru ranging from loss of livelihoods, public spaces and commons.

A interactive session on water harvesting, water quality testing, water diseases and more at JP Nagar on Saturday, 11th July. All are invited.

There are too many new parks in Bengaluru; children need playgrounds too.

Residents celebrated World Environment Day with tree planting.

PROACTIVATE, an environment initiative is to be launched on 5th June 2009, as a part of World Environment Week 2009.

A landfill of hazardous electronic and biomedical waste starts functioning in Bangalore’s outskirts. Is the government’s solution for the city’s garbage disposal issues safe?

A group of green enthusiasts from all walks of life gathered to discuss their ideas and experiences on environmental conservation, eco sustainability and green development.

Some citizens believe Metro will help, while others continue to protest against the tree felling and the lack of transparency and democracy in Metro decisions. Meanwhile the project document raises many questions.