Increasing infrastructural and construction projects around Bengaluru cause a rise in temperature. The city of Bengaluru is experiencing disturbances in the weather pattern due to the rise of construction, resulting in an unpredictable heat wave. In recent years, the city has witnessed a massive growth in its infrastructure. Development always has a negative as well […]
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The Real Estate Regulation Act (RERA) was enacted to regulate the real estate sector in India in 2017 – however, it is far from being a success. By Ajay Ramanathan Bengaluru, Jan. 29, 2019. The RERA is nearing its two year anniversary. Coming into effect in May 2017, the Act aimed to ‘establish the Real […]
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The Dalit Organisations are demanding equal rights from the government. By Rudrankar Raha Bengaluru, Jan. 29, 2019 In the wake of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the political debate is heating up. An event was held recently by the Dalit Labour Welfare Organisation to celebrate 100 years of the Backward Communities getting equal rights, which […]
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In western countries the patches are widely used, but not so much in India. By Lanka Samanth Bangalore, Jan. 29, 2019. “I prescribe nicotine patches to quit smoking, but patients re-visit me complaining of bad side-effects. This is due to a lack of awareness about patches. But it shows more effective outcome than other route […]
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The new app Sameer combines a feed for air quality index with a system of complaint and redressal. By Ayanti Bera Bengaluru, Jan 24, 2019. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has launched a mobile application called Sameer, which means, a gust of wind in Hindi, as a step towards checking the degrading air quality […]
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Swasthya Swaraj Society aims at making health and education a reality for the poorest and the unreached. By Surbhi Jain Bengaluru, Jan. 24, 2019. Started by Dr. Aquinas Edasserya at St. John’s Hospital, Bengaluru, Swasthya Swaraj Society (SSS), is a secular non-profit organization, that is involved in setting up model community health programmes in tribal areas […]
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There is a 47 per cent rise in the cases of social media harassment, according to the Bengaluru Cyber Crime Police Station. By Manasi Pawar Bengaluru, Jan. 24, 2019. Last year, the IT capital of India recorded 5,036 cybercrime cases, taking the second spot of the most reported cybercrime cases among metro cities, according to […]
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Auto drivers should change their existing autos for either diesel four-stroke vehicles, or a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) model, of finally, electric autos, or e-autos. By Aiswarya Sriram Bangalore, Jan. 24, 2019 E-autos are not hitting the road even after their launch in 2017. The reason is that auto drivers are not ready to shift. […]
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Fall in the number of stray dog sterilization continues to impeach the quality of the programme By Saloni Arora Bengaluru, Jan. 24, 2019. Citizens for Animal Birth Control (CABC) activists have filed a petition demanding the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to strengthen their Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme, following a drop in numbers of […]
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Concession Aims to Introduce Electric Buses By SA Gayatri Bangalore, Jan. 24, 2019. The National Institute of Transforming India (NITI) Aayog scheme has issued a model concession agreement for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) aimed at the operation and maintenance of electric buses in cities across India, hopefully at some point in 2019. This model concession agreement […]
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