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Govt arms bear four-fifths of Bengaluru’s public spending, says Janaagraha findingA new report reveals that government agencies, not the city administration, handle nearly 80% of Bengaluru's public spending, totaling Rs 3...- India's fintech sector gets a governance boost with launch of India Fintech FoundationIndia Fintech Foundation (IFF) was officially launched at Startup Mahakumbh as a proposed self-regulatory organization for the fintech indu...
- Breaking point: Why the mental health of athletes should be valuedA looks at how the serve and volley between journalists and Indian sportspersons have played out.
- Hike in support to civic bodies to boost appeal of municipal bondsThe 15th Finance Commission may recommend up to 2 lakh crore in fund allocation over the next five years to municipalities across the count...
- Budget 2021: Municipalities may obtain up to Rs 2 lakh cr Centre fundingThis should significantly improve the financial health of those local bodies, many of them aiming to raise bonds. Asia’s richest civic body...
- Strategy cricket game SuperCric raises undisclosed angel funding from Nordanvind GamingAnalytIQ was founded in 2019 by ex-cricketer and Indian Premier League (IPL) presenter Suhail Chandhok and husband-wife entrepreneurial duo...
- Bengaluru: Outgoing councillors seek 30-month tenure for mayorIn a separate development, a former councillor has moved the high court questioning the appointment of an administrator to the BBMP and see...
- Outgoing councillors demand greater powers for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara PalikeTwo corporators who have served as mayors of the city including M Goutham Kumar who completed his tenure last week, said that one year was ...
- Bengaluru budget: Major fiscal overhaul for BBMP on the cardsThe proposed overhaul, which is likely to be rolled out in the first quarter of the new financial year, borrows best practices from various...
- 86% of BBMP budget was used to pay old billsBetween 2012 and 2014, the state government gave the city corporation Rs 6,498 crore for various projects, documents show.
- Thiruvananthapuram, Pune and Kolkata emerge as best governed citiesThe Annual Survey of India’s City Systems, which examines city systems on the basis of 83 governance parameters, reveals that Indian cities...
- NRN, Janaagraha Plan a Bengaluru blueprint, identifies key sectors to improve the city's governanceInterestingly , this private initiative was well underway even as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in May 2016, constituted a Bengaluru Bluepri...
- Bangalore Development Authority begins land audit as income dipsThe agency could not muster even half of its projected revenue in 2015-16, resulting in capital and revenue expenditure being slashed by Rs...
- BBMP seeks audit of property tax recordsIn the past fiscal, the tax collection target was Rs 2,456 cr from an estimated 15 lakh properties against which the BBMP could collect onl...
- Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram top cities on governance, quality of lifeMumbai and Thiruvananthapuram have jointly been ranked on top among cities in terms of governance and quality of life that is sustainable i...
- Bruhat Bengaluru civic corporation asks govt to bring it under municipal accounting rulesUnder the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, the BBMP mayor or the council do not have ex ecutive powers -their decisions need to be rat...
- Real-time scrutiny to keep tabs on BBMP's finances; civic body to roll out web-based accountingThis is part of a set of drastic financial reforms in the civic corporation, an institution notorious for financial indiscipline.
- ET by invite: BBMP elections an opportunity to change Bengaluru city's governanceIf elections happen, it is a great occasion for citizens to demand candidates to demonstrate political leadership and support for governanc...
- Poll Panel Braces for Bengaluru ElectionsState Election Commission is preparing to hold elections before August 28 and the Namma Bengaluru Foundation appealed to not to extend poll...
- Bengaluru Budget: CM must ensure state delivers on its promisesInterestingly they were all provisions that not only impact the quality of life in Bengaluru but also provide leeway for Bengalureans to ac...
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