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Birdwatching at Yelahanka Puttenahalli Lake 20th Sep 2015

September 19, 2015 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Yelahanka Puttenahalli Lake and Bird Conservation Trust (YPLBCT) is organising a birdwatching session on Sunday 20th September 2015, at Puttenahalli Lake, Yelahanka, India’s newest Conservation Reserve. Dr Subramanya will be the guide. Read more about the Conservation

Conservation Reserve in the City

September 16, 2015 Arathi Manay Yajaman

It is now official. Puttenahalli Lake Birds Conservation Reserve is now a reality! Puttenahalli Lake in Yelahanka has been declared a “Conservation Reserve” by the Karnataka Government. Bangalore Mirror’s article dated 14th Sep 2015 says: The move makes

Eco-volunteers’ Meet, ThoughtWorks, Koramangala, Bangalore, 120414

April 12, 2014 Deepa Mohan

The first meeting of Eco-volunteers (those who took the Volunteer Training Program, or VTP), was held at ThoughtWorks, Koramangala, Bangalore, on 120414. It was as if Ganesha, the Elephant God, had waited in the foyer

A meaningful Independence Day morning at YPL

August 15, 2013 Arathi Manay Yajaman

To mark the 66 years of India’s Independence, Yelahanka Puttenahalli Lake and Bird Conservation Trust (YPLBCT) organised a clean up drive at the 10-hectare Puttenahalli Lake this morning. The event received an overwhelming response from the neighbourhood, with

BBMP’s de’forest’ation department?

October 24, 2010 Pushpa Achanta

Trees being felled or the remains of cut trees have sadly become an increasingly common sight in the garden city of Bangalore nowadays. Some of us have questioned, protested or expressed our indignation in various