RTI: How to make public sector banks answerable to you

By Aratrika Dey The right to information should be a fundamental right of every citizen. Given…

‘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…

After many road accidents and public pressure, Iblur skywalk is finally ready!

By Chandrima Mazumdar After more than two years of accidents and protests at the Iblur junction,…

BBMP should take urgent steps to protect revived lakes around HSR Layout  

By Kavitha Reddy                             …

Citizens oppose Yelahanka ‘signal-free corridor’ plan; find it highly pedestrian-unfriendly 

By Aratrika Dey The BBMP has proposed a plan to build a 1.6 kilometer-long integrated flyover…

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…

Stop Agara, Bellandur and Varthur lakes from becoming polluted ponds: Citizens set 31-point agenda for the government

By Zahid H Javali & Aratrika Dey The Bangalore Environment Trust (BET), a 33-year-old advisory body…

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…

HSR Layout will be electrocution-free zone in six months!

By Chandrima Mazumdar About 15 months have passed since the Bangalore Electric Supply Company (BESCOM) took…