environment Citizen Matters, Blogs

Saving a tree: a rare sight in Bengaluru

October 6, 2017 Deepa Mohan

As I was on the Outer Ring Road, I saw the welcome sight of a tree being translocated. http:// It was good to see the tree being moved so carefully, with even its chopped branches

UFO…Under the FlyOver

August 23, 2017 Deepa Mohan

Some time ago, I documented a project by this name, where Jaaga and a team of volunteers made a determined attempt to beautify the space under Hebbal flyover. I was told that they’d also painted

Our token love for our country

August 21, 2017 Deepa Mohan

On the 17th of August, 2017, I was walking along, musing on the fact that we are now in the eighth decade of our existence of an independent nation. Everywhere there had been an outburst

Why do we need so much concrete?

July 26, 2017 Deepa Mohan

I do not know which agency thinks that adding concrete structures to every small patch of greenery we have, is “developing” the park. This is in the Mini Forest, in J P Nagar 3rd Phase.

The Nano Graveyard, Kalena Agrahara, 15 Jul 2017

July 18, 2017 Deepa Mohan

We went on a nature/birding walk to Kalena Agrahara on 15th July, 2017, and skirted the lake at IDBI Bank Layout. I was amazed to see several Nano cars parked, and rusting in the monsoon

The harm we cause….

March 25, 2017 Deepa Mohan

I got this photo of a stray dog, with a plastic juice or shake container in its mouth. We have now conditioned even the animals around us to like processed food, lots of

Livelihoods: Clearance of Bee Hives

January 19, 2017 Deepa Mohan

I was walking along in Jayanagar 4th T Block, when I noticed these young men selling “fresh honey from the hive, madam, do you want?” I looked down; the broken pieces of the honeycomb were

How do we treat our trees?

December 29, 2016 Deepa Mohan

We often nail signs to our trees, loop cables over them, and of course, think nothing of choping them off for the flimisiest of reasons, for example if one obstructs a hoarding. But even when

How a playschool integrates recycling and upcycling

December 12, 2016 Deepa Mohan

All schools have festive occasions when the parents and children celebrate with the school. But at Magic Puddles, a playschool in J P Nagar in Bangalore, the annual mela this year, on the 5th of

How green is “green design”, really?

August 8, 2016 Deepa Mohan

Recently, at my monthly quiz meet, I was intrigued by this “green” container for chai, from Chai Point. The container seemed made of cardboard, an ecologically friendly material. But when I visited the website of

Butterflies in Bannerghatta: under threat

April 21, 2016 Deepa Mohan

When we talk of conservation, we often think of trees, water, mammals and birds. However, Rohit Girotra, who, in the past few years, has popularized butterfly walks, and indeed, has discovered several species of butterflies

What is “Illegal dumping”?

March 13, 2016 Deepa Mohan

I saw this notice in the Arekere Reserve Forest today. What is “illegal dumping”? Is there any “legal dumping”? And the amount of trash that lies behind the notice gives the lie to the message

Personnel in BBMP to contact if you see trees being chopped down

March 2, 2016 Deepa Mohan

Sudarshan Nityananda gives the following contact numbers: South Bangalore comes under Mr Ranganathswamy,DCF-BBMP.His number is 9480683842. His senior is Mr N D Sudarshan who sits in the BBMp premises.His number is 9480684566. The third

Quick response to eco-feedback by IIM-Bangalore

February 17, 2016 Deepa Mohan

I conducted the Campus Bird Count at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, on two days, Saturday, 13th Feb, and Sunday, 14th Feb 2016. I had already mentioned that as birders and naturalists, our team

Heartwarming gestures by our children

January 7, 2016 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Over the past few years, we’ve done many things to raise funds for PNLIT, and we’ve realised that fund-raising is quite a challenge. To a social-cause fund-raiser who may knock on your door, the most disheartening