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Environment

Sustainability, climate change and environmental action; Policies, budgeting and developments that affect urban water and air quality, green cover and the commons.

www.varthurlake.com is a citizen led initiative to safe guard and rejuvenate the Varthur lake. Seen here is a screenshot of the website.
Environment

‘varthurlake.com’, a citizen-led initiative to safeguard and rejuvenate Varthur lake

March 4, 2020 Ritu George

Varthur lake is the second-largest water body in Bengaluru. The 440-acre lake is located on the eastern periphery of the city, surrounded by villages and all the big IT companies. Over the last 20 years,

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Environment

Lalgudi Pancharatna Kritis – A Workshop

November 5, 2016 Chitra Srikrishna

Tyagaraja was a prolific carnatic composer. As he travelled to different places around Thanjavur he composed songs praising the deities of the local temples. When he visited Lalgudi, he composed five songs collectively known as

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Animal Matters

Controlling dog population without cruelty can benefit animals and people

November 2, 2016 Sumanth Bindumadhav

Recently, Bengaluru was in news for the wrong reasons. While a woman brutally flung eight puppies to death earlier this year, more recently a mass grave with over 30 street dogs was found in a

Environment

Is Deepavali without crackers an oxymoron?

October 27, 2016 Pravir Bagrodia

Pic: Shree D N Diwali or Deepavali, literally a row of lamps, is just round the corner. Spread over five days, it is the biggest festival for our family and our community. The biggest festivities are reserved for amavasya or

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Animal Matters

Where the wild things are

October 20, 2016 Sumanth Bindumadhav

Every city, even giant metropolises like Bengaluru, still have a few patches of green, blue or brown that have managed to survive or at least allay the formidable onslaught of concrete and glass. Look carefully

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Deepa's Jottings

Yakshagana…on the streets?

October 16, 2016 Deepa Mohan

On the 15th of October, 2016, as my friends and I were returning from a nature and birding trip to Nandi Hills, we saw these Yakshagana artistes on the road back (which is also the

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Deepa's Jottings

When an Indian Pitta goes to IIM-Bangalore!

October 15, 2016 Deepa Mohan

Earlier this year, in February, a group of friends and I had conducted a bird survey in the campus of IIM-Bangalore. At that time, the Dean of Administration, Prof. G Shainesh, and his famkily, keenly

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Animal Matters

The plastic ban in Karnataka – a boon for animals

October 7, 2016 Sumanth Bindumadhav

Cattles die from eating plastic. While plastic may seem almost indispensable in our daily lives, we tend to remain oblivious to the harm that we cause to animals and the environment by using this material

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Environment

Trashonomics 101 – Ward level waste management

October 5, 2016 Seema Sharma

October 2nd was Gandhi’s birth anniversary and a reminder of his vision of Clean India. Our Prime Minister Modi revived the dream two years back on this day by launching Swacch Bharat Mission. We at Bellandur

A treasure of waste

Recognize contributions of wastepickers in new urban agenda

October 4, 2016 Kabir Khan

Indira, wastepicker from Bengaluru, made a passionate plea to world governments for recognizing contributions of wastepickers in ‘New Urban Agenda‘ during an event organized on the sidelines of United Nations (UN) Habitat III Prepcom at

Environment

Whitefield citizens connect with greenery and healthy living

September 29, 2016 Whitefield Rising

Whitefield Rising hosted an enlightening session on Sunday, September 26, with eminent environmentalist A.N. Yellappa Reddy, who connected the dots among environmental consciousness, waste management, sewage treatment, lake purification, biodiversity promotion, and reconnection with nature. Held

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Environment

Whitefield learns to repair old stuff

September 29, 2016 Whitefield Rising

With consumerism at its peak and humans wasting more than utilising, it’s time to relook, to reflect, to repair. Repair Café is based on the very idea of sustainable living, to promote the judicious use

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Environment

Goodbye Bengaluru, thanks for reading!

September 20, 2016 Kate Clark

Ten weeks have flown by and my internship with Citizen Matters has come to a quick end. Tomorrow, I will board a flight, but I will not be leaving India just yet. I am looking

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Deepa's Jottings

Photographers: Know what is due to you

September 15, 2016 Deepa Mohan

Don’t rush for credit, ask for cash too. Our birding group just got this pleading email: Hello,I am ___ , from ___ newspaper, I am looking for a photograph of Grey Hornbill, sighted in the

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Environment

Response of a foreign woman traveling in India to minister’s ‘no-skirt’ comment

September 2, 2016 Kate Clark

“Mahesh Sharma’s advisory for tourists: No short skirts, no travelling alone at night.” This headline has probably already made its way to your Facebook and Twitter feed and back again in the last 48 hours.

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