By Qamar ZJ As the Centre is citing reasons of feasibility about the Rs 14,844 crore ORR-Airport Metro project, some residents are asking the government to give more priority to improving public bus transport and introduce suburban rail. Bangalore Environment Trust, Praja-RAAG and Citizens for Citizens wrote a joint letter to the Centre justifying their … Read more
By Zahid H Javali With COVID-19 crippling businesses and compelling people to stay indoors, some individuals and businesses are using oximeters as an additional safeguard against COVID-19. They are using the handy device that costs under Rs 1000 to screen their guests, employees, and patrons. While this gadget does not promise guaranteed prevention, as not … Read more
By Qamar ZJ The Bengaluru NavaNirmana Party (BNP) has taken pains to dig out all the data relevant to all the wards in Bengaluru. Did you know that 47% of the money has gone to one vendor without the necessary tendering in the city? Did you know the percentage of such funds in your ward? … Read more
By Qamar ZJ The work on the pop-up bicycle lane project that began last month with road-milling work is now seeing some visible improvements, such as a actual lane coming up on the service road adjacent to the Outer Ring Road in KR Puram. While the cyclists are thrilled by this development, they have some … Read more
HSR is the only locality to have three major commercial cycle rental service providers operating at the same time, and they have recorded over 2000 trips on weekends.
By Qamar ZJ The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has launched eight night patrol vehicles, each equipped with five marshals to patrol the nights across Bengaluru. Their job is to impose spot fines on people found dumping garbage in public spaces, and storm water drains. Besides, they will also make sure people are wearing masks … Read more
By Qamar ZJ The Bus Priority Lane (BPL) that was put on trial in November last year is being formally launched later this month from Lowry Memorial College to Central Silk Board. However, users on social media have pointed out several flaws in the scheme’s planning and implementation. Some residents call it an ill-thought, stop-gap … Read more
By Zahid H Javali Prof. Sai Siva Gorthi, Dr Vikram S and Kumari Sonu have developed PPE masks coated with low-cost, biodegradable, nano compounds to repel microbes that can act as potential preventive material during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the readily-available nano technology, the three-member team at the Indian Institute of Science has achieved a … Read more
By Zahid H Javali By 2023, Bangalore could well become a city of 1000 farms. The brainchild of Woolly Farms, a social enterprise incubated at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, it is headquartered in HSR Layout. The initiative that began as a Business to Business venture, moved to serving consumers from June 2020 due … Read more
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By Zahid H Javali Ever since the Right to Information (RTI) cell shut down at the BBMP and BDA headquarters in 2017, RTI activists are rooting for its return. One such prominent person is COVID-19 affected Ravindra Nath Guru, a 76-year-old who is filing RTIs for the last 15 years. “COVID-19 has put a halt … Read more
By Qamar ZJ Despite a public notice three years ago by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), the mobile tower scams are still quite common across India. Therefore, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has again begun an SMS campaign to educate people that either the DoT or the TRAI does not give a ‘no objection … Read more