March, 2011 Citizen Matters, Blogs

Ganesh, an eco-hero

March 31, 2011 Vani Murthy

Meet Ganesh, a rapicker. I met him when we went around Malleswaram with our Corporator. We were trying to create solutions for the road-side garbage dumping. Ganesh was retrieving recyclables from a dump near the

Ranga Ugadi at Ranga Shankara

March 30, 2011 Deepa Mohan

This year’s Ranga Ugadi at Ranga Shankara celebrates the seven Jnanapeetha Award Winners of Kannada, in a daylong festival on Sun, Apr 3. While Karnad and Anantamurthy read from their works ("Hoovu" and "Suryana Kudure"

Environment

The preying praying insect

March 28, 2011 Vikram Nanjappa

The Poinsettia bush at Hosur Road cemetery had a surprise in store. My prayers however were for the prey rather than the praying mantis, for I am sure they needed them more.

The greatest decentralised scam of all time

March 28, 2011 Subramaniam Vincent

BBMP’s 2011 garbage tender draft is a scam. Complaining about garbage is easy. Collecting it and transporting it is tough. Citizen Matters expose of one contractor who handles a part of Bellandur ward has shown

Inserts in newspapers…

March 21, 2011 Deepa Mohan

Every morning when we open our newspapers, they scatter in a leaf-fall cataract…the little pamphlets that advertise all sorts of products and services. It is much cheaper for the advertisers to pay

Buy, sell or contribute collectibles to support a film

March 17, 2011 Pushpa Achanta

Two years ago, Ekta Mittal, co-founder, Maraa and Yashaswini Raghunandan, a film maker and artist started working on their film Behind the Tin Sheets. The production documents the lives of the workers who are involved

Free Archery Camp for beginners

March 17, 2011 Deepa Mohan

The Government of Karnataka in association with Karnataka StateArchery Association is organizing "Archery Camp" on 19th & 20th March,2011 inthe premises of Sree Kanteerava Stadium, B’lore. This is to encourageArcheryand create awareness

Shooting of a movie…

March 17, 2011 Deepa Mohan

Yesterday, at the mall near my home, I watched the dance sequences of a movie being shot…all through the day. You can see some of the artistes in costume in the centre of the crowd:

Some of the flowering trees in our city now….

March 16, 2011 Deepa Mohan

As you go around the city, don’t forget to see the flowers of spring and summer, in all their glory…..here they are: Tabebuia argentea (or Tacoma argentea), the Golden Bell or Trumpet: Couroupita

So when are you starting to travel regularly by BMTC bus?

March 16, 2011 Satheesh A

After starting to use BMTC buses, one of our federation members, Jayvant Anantpur, wrote a nice article why we should still use BMTC instead of our personal vehicles in Bangalore. Read on… I agree that

Wall for rent!

March 15, 2011 Deepa Mohan

No matter where and how, some people will make business opportunities where one would think none exist….here’s a sign on the compound wall of a house near Adiga’s, off Bannerghatta Road:

Have a green and safe Holi-day

March 15, 2011 Meera K

Last year, my son played Holi and his skin was tinted green and pink for days. Some of his friends broke out in rashes or got wheezing. So this time, my neighbours and I are

Adventures of an eco-nut

BBMP wakes up, plastic carry bag ban from today

March 14, 2011 Meera K

The Ministry of Environment and Forests has notified the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011. In Bengaluru, the ban will be in effect from today. Banning thin plastic bags and charging consumers is only

Snakes poster by ATREE

March 14, 2011 Deepa Mohan

Ashoka Trust for research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) has come up with a pictorial snake poster with text in Kannada as well as in English. Both photographs and nature illustration has been combined

Vacation Training at ATREE

March 13, 2011 Deepa Mohan

Vacation Training Programme on Bio-Resources The 6th Vacation Training Programme on Bio-Resources funded by the National Bio-Resource Development Board, Department of Bio-Technology, Government of India will be conducted by Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology