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Bangalore
Meltdown
Issue Date: Feb 15, 2006
Stunted stunt
Driven by IT, plagued by it
On privatising water
Issue Date: Jan 15, 2004
Wherever they exist
India's urban elite splash on subsidies
B Ashok
a regime of pro-rich subsidies have ensured India's urban elites happilly benefit from organised water supply and sewage treatment services, wherever they exist.
The anatomy of congestion
Issue Date: May 15, 2003
FIGHTING FOR AIR
Issue Date: Jul 31, 2000
MUMBAI Death for Hire
Diesel taxis are raising hell. Their drivers are lodged in a pitched battle with the civil society
Planning in the air
@sunitanar Issue Date: Apr 15, 2008
India has added two more swanky symbols to bolster its first-world ambitions: the Rajiv Gandhi international airport in Hyderabad and the gleaming Bengaluru international airport in our software capital. But look beneath this glitzy faade and you will find another instance of development on the cheap. We refuse to admit that our dream of world-class infrastructure is not grounded on the hard reality that we are a rich and poor country at the same time. As a result, we do not think differently and plan for solutions that suit our needs.
Land titles to urban slum dwellers in Bangalore
Issue Date: Mar 31, 2008
the Bangalore Corporation has decided to give land titles to 36 slums. On February 14, the corporation chairman announced the decision at a meeting with a joint action committee of ngos. The city commissioner asked revenue officers to identify the slums in the corporation area and issue land titles. Several economically backward people will get legal rights over 100 hectare of prime land in Bangalore.
Yoga helps reduce epileptic fits
Issue Date: Mar 15, 2008
stress, among other things, triggers the frequency of epileptic fits--a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions. There is evidence that shows stress results in sudden and unexplained deaths in epileptic patients.
End of the road for Bangalore?
Issue Date: Jan 31, 2008
bangalore Municipal Corporation's road projects have hit a dead end due to non-availability of funds. The corporation had applied for Rs 7,536 crore for flyovers and grade-separator projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (jnnurm).
Opinion divided on Bangalore metro rail project
Issue Date: Oct 15, 2007
Construction work on the Bangalore metro rail project is on amid protests from environmentalists. While activists say the project will lead to further traffic congestion, officials justify the project saying it will meet the increasing number of commuters.
Problems continue for Bangalore-Mysore expressway
Issue Date: Oct 15, 2007
on august 30, the Karnataka government passed a cabinet decision to invite global tenders for the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project. Following this, the war between the project's present developer, Bangalore-based Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (nice), and the state government has become worse.
