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Environment

Monitoring how local factors and city-level development and practices affect Bengaluru’s environment (air and water quality, pollution, water bodies, tree cover etc) and citizen engagement in the issue.

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Hasiru-Usiru and BBMP clash over roadwidening

November 4, 2008 Deepa Mohan

Two recent meeting between Hasiru-Usiru, a citizens group and the BBMP turned acrimonious. At heart is the rapid loss of the city’s trees and the involvement of citizens in decisions.

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RWH in a layout: engaging the people

November 3, 2008 Rainwater Club

Implementing rainwater harvesting in layouts requires proactive participation from the residents. Part 2 of the series in how to engage them in the process.

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RWH in a layout: getting started

November 2, 2008 Rainwater Club

First in a four-part Citizen Matters series authored by Bangalore-based Rainwater Club on implementing rainwater harvesting for gated layouts.

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Online petition to stop tree-cutting

October 18, 2008 News Desk

Petitioners in a litigation to stop tree-cutting accompanying Bangalore’s road-widening project have taken to the Internet to mobilise citizen support.

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Roads vs trees turns political

October 8, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

A High Court directive empowered a committee to oversee the city’s road widening and metro works and decide on tree felling. NGOs are accusing the committee of disregard for the law.

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Paradise getting lost

October 6, 2008 Saurabh Mittal

A weekend trip to the Hesarghatta Lake famous for its birds and river rafting confirmed the sad and horrifying truth- our lakes are drying up

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Desperately seeking revival

October 2, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

The Bellandur lake, which has provided drinking water and nurtured the city’s farming and fishing activities for over a century, is now a polluted and dying water body.

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Shhh… Quiet please!

September 27, 2008 Bala Venkata Sudhakara Reddy Vuyyuru

A community project initiative looks at involving the public in making Bangalore a noise-free zone

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Speak up, don’t shout!

September 27, 2008 Huda Masood

Political, religious or cultural functions, loudspeakers blare away while authorities keep silent.

Environment

Around Bangalore: Parks

September 14, 2008 Poornima Dasharathi

Bangalore is indeed a ‘Garden city’ even now; not many can boast of such vast gardens in the heart of the city. Blessed with a pleasant climate and fertile land, Bangalore was also fortunate to

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Around Bangalore: Lakes

September 14, 2008 Poornima Dasharathi

Bangalore once had 117 lakes! Though in the recent years the number has dwindled, a few that are left add to the beauty and ecology of the city. Read more about Bangalore’s lakes. 1. Hebbal

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Nandi Hills breathe easy

August 27, 2008 Deepa Mohan

Corporates, government bodies and the public came together for the Clean and Green Nandi Hills Campaign on 24th August 2008.

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The citizen’s dilemma

August 12, 2008 Deepa Mohan

Should I wear eco-friendly cotton and keep washing and starching them or should I use blends? What about leather footwear or handbags….

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Organic food taking hold, though prices are higher

August 4, 2008 Divya Sharma

A small but growing number of Bangaloreans are choosing organic food and produce over chemical-ridden conventional foods, and new businesses springing up.

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Flowering trees of Lalbagh

July 27, 2008 Mahesh Srinivas

Lalbagh today probably has the most diversified collection of trees and plants of any botanical garden in the world.

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