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IISc scientists develop nano fiber based masks & portable electrosprays as more effective and environment-friendly alternatives

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IISc scientists

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

Want to set up a rooftop farm or buy veggies within minutes of harvest? This IISc startup shows the way…

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woolly farms

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

COVID-19 affected veteran activist wants RTI cells to reopen at BDA & BBMP!

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RTI Ravindra Nath Guru

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

E-learning: How Some Bengaluru Teachers Are Grinning and Bearing it!

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e-learning

By Ritika Srivatsan E-learning has impacted not only students as we have reported earlier but also teachers who are adapting to the learning curve. In March, many thought of online learning as temporary. However, after nearly seven months of remote lessons, e-learning is here to stay, and so are its implications. Teachers feel this year … Read more

No sports stadium, will improve existing playground: BBMP

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By Qamar ZJ Call it a PR disaster or blame the over-enthusiastic architects who drafted a grand plan for a multi-purpose sports stadium in HSR Layout, but BBMP is now retracing its steps. It is no longer calling it a stadium with focus on cricket, but an open playground that will be improved at a … Read more

COVID-19: Experts recommend alternative medicine to boost your immunity

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alternative medicine

By Ritika Srivatsan Since there is no vaccine available yet to prevent COVID-19, experts have stressed on the importance of acquiring better immunity. Therefore, alternative and natural immunity-boosting therapies, such as Ayurveda, Homeopathy and Reiki, are becoming increasingly popular. Alternative practitioners advocate that drinking herbal concoctions elevate a person’s immunity. They add that fumigating homes … Read more

Police auctions abandoned vehicles; onlookers violate social distancing norms

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abandoned vehicles

By Ritika Srivatsan On September 6, huge crowds gathered for hours on 27th Main, near HSR Layout Police Station to participate in the much-anticipated two-wheeler auction. While the police took the bids for the abandoned vehicles, the teeming onlookers violated social distancing norms, and risked everybody. The police were unable to manage despite being present … Read more

‘Moral policing’ in Agara Lake, actress Samyuktha Hegde protests

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samyuktha hegde

By Qamar ZJ On Friday evening, actress Samyuktha Hegde was stopped from doing her usual fitness exercises and flowing the hoops at Agara Lake. She was accused of obscenity for wearing a sports bra and practising hoola hoops. In the fracas that followed, one person threatened her, and park caretaker Kavitha Reddy called her three-member … Read more

COVID-19: Diary of a social worker and adventurer

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Kavitha Reddy

By Kavitha Reddy Thanks to COVID-19, life has come to a standstill since March 15. Fortunately, the last event of Kaagaz Foundation was the Women’s Day Run and it was indeed the last ‘running’ event since March 8 in Bengaluru. For over 47 days, beginning with March 28,, the non-profit organization run by me and … Read more

COVID-19: Pet owners rise in number, and so do abandoned pets!

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pet lovers

By Ritika Srivatsan COVID-19 is proving to be a gamechanger for pet adoption. Ever since the pandemic reared its ugly head, there’s a spike in new pet parents. Vets are not available on video calls as they are completely occupied with physical visits by patients. There are long queues at pet clinics, which is unlike … Read more

COVID-19: House helps facing troubled times

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bangalore maids

By Ritika Srivatsan Everyone is affected by the coronavirus, but the most impacted are the underprivileged, such as house helps. They blame the government and the BBMP for the mess. Some are living hand-to-mouth, while others are thankful to their employers for paying them even when they are unemployable. The other house helps are unhappy … Read more