Karnataka's Byatarayanapura constituency: Gateway to Bengaluru needs infra pushWith seven BBMP wards and eight gram panchayats, it has a mix of urban, semi-urban and rural population. Understandably, the issues here va...
14 Mar, 2018, 09.06 AM IST
Why Carnatic music is in a crisis of context and curationAIR, India’s long standing state run radio service, has a rich history of supporting classical music and has a well-established ‘grading’ s...
04 Jun, 2017, 12.24 AM IST
Mining firm to breathe life into Varthur LakeThe CSR for Varthur lake will be coming when several other companies, including foreign ones, have reportedly offered to rejuvenate the Bel...
04 Apr, 2017, 11.01 AM IST
Here's what Bengaluru is painting on its organic canvasArtist Surekha's ongoing exhibition at Khoj has created two installations tracing Jakkur Lake's struggle for survival and rejuvenation from...
21 Mar, 2017, 12.25 PM IST
Yelahanka residents turn to NGT against Power plantThe petition before the NGT will be a follow-up to the one on change.org which residents floated in 2016. In the petition, they sought reas...
03 Jan, 2017, 01.05 PM IST
Yelahanka Power Plant could kill Jakkur LakeThe treated water flows through a man-made wetland where it is purified further by nutrient-absorbing plants. The lake needs a minimum of 7...
29 Dec, 2016, 11.05 AM IST
Bengaluru's Jakkur lake turns wasteland; redesign beginsRaw sewage from Yelahanka, Allalasandra and Kogilu is entering the lake through the wetlands. On top of this, researchers said the wetland ...
18 Jul, 2016, 09.54 AM IST
Fodder for her pets, manure for her gardenAnnapurna, an educationist, has dogs, rabbits, ducks and a small poultry on her one-acre property. "Some of the vegetable and fruit peels a...
30 Jun, 2016, 05.24 PM IST
Work on new sewage treatment plants halts over lake buffer zone confusionThe landmark order increased the buffer zone around lakes- where no construction is allowed from 30 metres to 75 metres, thereby putting a ...
21 Jun, 2016, 11.50 AM IST
Pollution sensors and open data dashboard to protect city lakesThe sensors would gather data on dissolved oxygen levels, pH levels, temp, concentration of dissolved chemicals in the lake, thereby helpin...
21 Jun, 2016, 11.32 AM IST
Lake in newly declared Bangalore bird sanctuary yet to undergo clean drive one year onThe pipes pumping polluted water out of the lake should be better designed and not prone to break or sink into the soft lake bed.
12 Apr, 2016, 10.09 AM IST
Bengaluru lakes can be revived in 15 Months: IISc scientistsScientists say the city's polluted lakes can be rejuvenated in 15 months by adopting the integrated wetlands ecosystem model.
08 Jun, 2015, 10.12 AM IST