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Time to nominate your place of pride for this award

November 13, 2017 Sharath SR

Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC) in association with Rotary Bangalore, Palmville and Gleneagles Global Hospitals today launched the second edition of the My, Place of Pride. My Place of Pride (MYPOP) is a contest to

Citizens for Bengaluru

#BekuBedaSathe: What next?

October 31, 2017 Tara Krishnaswamy

We saw a jostling, zealous crowd #ForTheSakeofBengaluru on Oct 15th, Sunday at Freedom Park. A numerous and highly diverse people cast their demands on the Beku Beda wall, and ballot boxes and brought demands as

Society

Bengaluru monsoons: Not so gentle anymore!

September 28, 2017 Revathi Siva Kumar

Bengaluru never continues with heavy downpours beyond a point, so they do not grab attention – breaking news or otherwise. Two days after bad news, the monsoons get blanked out.

A treasure of waste

Catch them young: Teaching kids about handling garbage

August 9, 2017 Preethi Ravi

Teaching school kids to handle waste is a great move that will help make the future generation more responsible and cities more sustainable.

Puttenahalli Post

Wetland rejuvenation project at Puttenahalli Lake

August 7, 2017 Usha Rajagopalan

Invariably these days visitors to our Puttenahalli Lake in J.P. Nagar 7th Phase ask one question – what are those floating platforms in the water? Those of you who follow our updates on the lake

Peacocks, Palaces and Pavements

Where are you from? Thank you for asking, Bengaluru!

July 28, 2017 Kennedy Wirth

A day doesn’t go by that I am not asked at least a few times which country I’m from, for obvious reasons of course. My unnaturally bright blonde hair, translucent skin tone, nasal accent and

Citizens for Bengaluru

Dear active citizens of Bengaluru, here’s a golden chance!

June 12, 2017 Srinivas Alavilli

Nominate yourself to ward committee, because the city needs active people to take part.

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Deepa's Jottings

Old age homes in and around Bengaluru, and some related questions

June 6, 2017 Deepa Mohan

The problems of caring for oneself in one’s old age are not just limited to finding a good old age home and settling in there. Senior living is probably the most pleasant part of one’s

Forward Bellandur

How a Bellandur family organised a low-waste celebration

May 16, 2017 Anandhi Balaji

Sobha Quartz in Bellandur, Bengaluru is a residential apartment complex with 146 families. Some families living here compost their kitchen waste in their own balcony-based mini composting plants. They also embrace zero-waste events, sustainable menstruation

Forward Bellandur

Two years over. Whither Swachh Bellanduru?

May 13, 2017 Anantha Parkala

On 2nd October 2014, Prime Minister Modi launched Swachh Bharat Mission in India as a national movement. Bengaluru that was buzzing with waste management activities joined the bandwagon. But three years down the line, the

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Civic

My Place of Pride Awards recognise eco-friendly communities of Bengaluru

March 27, 2017 Sharath SR

Rotary Bangalore Palmville in association with Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC) today organized an award ceremony to give away My Place of Pride Awards 2017. My Place of Pride is an initiative to recognize eco-friendly communities

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Governance

Electricity plan for Bengaluru – a look at BESCOM’s data

March 24, 2017 Pierre Chahine

Bengaluru is almost entirely dependent on the state of Karnataka for its electricity supply; nothing wrong in with that in appearance. However, inability of the state to respond consistently to the city’s power demands coupled

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Citizens for Bengaluru

Citizens demand bus bhagya with Chief Minister

March 14, 2017 Srinivas Alavilli

The Bengaluru Bus Prayanikara Vedike and Citizens for Bengaluru met the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday, demanding Bus Bhagya in the upcoming State Budget. He listened to our demands on ‘Halve the Fares and Double the

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Citizens for Bengaluru

Take a bus to Shantinagar TTMC, 11 am

March 3, 2017 Srinivas Alavilli

The Bengaluru Bus Prayanikara Vedike has launched a joint campaign with Citizens for Bengaluru called the ‘Bus Bhagya Beku’ campaign, that demands the State Government to provide financial support to BMTC to ‘Halve the Fares,

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Citizens for Bengaluru

Bengaluru bus users plan to demand Bus Bhagya on March 4

February 28, 2017 Srinivas Alavilli

Citizens for Bengaluru (CfB) and Bengaluru Bus Prayanikara (BBPV) have initiated a public campaign – #BusBhagyaBeku – seeking ‘Half the Fares and Double the Fleet’. CfB and BBPV met with various organisations and conducted commuter

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