By Aratrika Dey The right to information should be a fundamental right of every citizen. Given…
Category: Electronic City
‘Smart Cities Mission’ is anti-poor, non-inclusive, and against the constitutional mandate: Experts
By Qamar ZJ & Chandrima Mazumdar While the 2015 idea of ‘100 Smart Cities Mission’ promised…
Blood donation camps: Should you donate during the pandemic?
By Aratrika Dey Hospitals are overburdened with patients and cannot admit more due to the lack…
Know your neighbour: Former top order batsman is now chairman of KSCA’s state selection committees
By Aratrika Dey Bengaluru boy, top-class batsman for Karnataka, your next-door neighbour (if you’re from HSR…
Citizens remove 383 nails and 2000 pins from one peepal tree
By Aratrika Dey The other day, Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC) member Raghavendra Poojari tweeted that…
Draft electoral roll 2021 released, citizens can check their names now
By Chandrima Mazumdar The Election Commission of India has published the draft electoral roll 2021 for…
‘Self rule’ outside Bengaluru since 1960; Janapada Seva Trust’s Gandhian success story
By Aratrika Dey The real India resides in the villages. Just three hours drive from Bengaluru…
Don’t feed pigeons; their poop can cause more than 60 diseases
By Chandrima Mazumdar Residents, unaware of the health hazards, are unwittingly feeding pigeons that frequent the…
Subdued Deepawali and rains keep air pollution at bay in Bangalore
By Qamar ZJ While North India had ‘very poor’ and ‘severe’ air pollution ratings, Bangalore recorded…
Non-Green firecrackers flood the city despite ban
By Aratrika Dey Quite a few shops are found to be selling non-green firecrackers in the…
City’s footpaths invaded by vehicles
By Aratrika Dey Bengalureans have increasingly taken to social media to voice their frustrations regarding the…
Cough, talk, breathe: Help IISc’s diagnostic tool to identify COVID-19
By Aratrika Dey A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is working…