Rabies, a preventable yet fatal disease is still a problem, with dogs being the leading cause of human rabies deaths, accounting for up to 99 percent of all human rabies transmissions. For the first time in six months, Bengaluru Urban area resident Hanumanth Raya went for a morning walk, but what he found instead of […]
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Urban flooding has become common in the low lying areas of Bengaluru. As a result, people are dealing with murk, stink, and diseases in flood–prone areas. It was a warm March afternoon. The cars were parked in front of the houses on the sloped street that led to the lake. A few brown leaves were […]
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At least 85 new Miyawaki Forests came up in Bangalore in last few years. A study conducted by the Indian Institute of Science in 2017 shows that 89 percent of green cover in Bengaluru is destroyed. The Miyawaki technique of afforestation is now seen as a way to increase Bangalore’s green cover. Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) […]
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Bangalore: In recent years, Bangalore which looked like a beautiful painting has deteriorated slowly due to a lack of proper preservation. Streets in Bangalore are filled with waste, garbage spilling out of dumpsters, and dumping of garbage in lakes and ponds has become the new way of garbage disposal. To deal with this garbage crisis, […]
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Pourakarmikas are not provided with safety precautionary equipment by BBMP to work during Covid-19. Shilpa, a pourakarmika worker in Bengaluru lost her life to Covid-19 in July 2020. Prasad, Shilpa’s husband said, “It was difficult for us to find a bed when she tested positive for Covid-19. Due to her delayed treatment, she lost her […]
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An initiative taken to fight hunger and poverty is running dry of funds and scope for improvement. Yogesh has been working as a bus driver in Bangalore for the past four years. With a monthly salary of Rs 15,000, it might seem that getting a good meal a day is a big task for people […]
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Makeshift crematoriums increase demand for firewood causing air pollution. Bengaluru: Environmentalists believe that open cremation of a body releases a lot of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, greenhouse gases that cause air pollution. “The mass burning could have been avoided on such a large scale. Whenever wood is being burnt, it doesn’t go under complete combustion. […]
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A CAG report says that BBMP could have saved Rs. 8.2 million by adding waste plastic mix to road construction. Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had to shell out more than Rs. 8.2 million since the municipal body failed to follow through on compulsory guidelines laid down for road construction. A Comptroller and Auditor […]
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April 22, 2021 Parakh Sinha A loophole in PHC (Public Health Centre) COVID testing machinery breaches the privacy of Bangalore citizens. The auto-generated message you receive on your registered mobile number after gettingtested for COVID 19 in a PHC (Public Health Centre) in Bangalore provides you with two 13 digit SRF (Specimen Referral Form) Ids, […]
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The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in its 2021-22 budget announced that they are planning to build 67 new public toilets in the city Bengaluru: Shabeer Ahmed, an auto driver, travelled to two areas in the city looking for a public toilet. “We don’t have many, that is why you can’t find any easily,” he […]
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