Cutting out waste
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has recently initiated ecofriendly pilot projects at its Bangalore aircraft division, which will not only …
FIGHTING FOR AIR
Weighed down by extremely high levels of particles in the air, some Indian cities seem to be coming of age with regard to vehicular air pollution.…
On privatising water
What about privatising water? Should India move to do it? What tips the scales in its favour, and what doesn't? In 2003, two editorials in Down …
On foot and pedal
The teeming millions on foot and pedal are powering mobility in Indian cities. Their numbers exceed those who use cars. Yet they are victims of …
Organic Universe
Organic is all the rage. Organic food, cosmetics, clothes and even organic medicines. But mostly it is food. There are speciality stores that …
Paper wasps early casteists
Wasps are among insects that live in highly organised colonies with a clear line of authority. But a wasp species studied recently disclosed some …
Read this properly
Recognised specifically as a brain disease uptil now, reading disorders are now linked to the language concerned
Malaria breakthrough promises better drugs
Now that they have discovered how chloroquine controls the malaria parasite, scientists hope to use this knowledge to develop more efficient anti-…
The malaise down south
There's enough water in the tanks of Bangalore, Madras and Hyderabad, but more-than-enough corruption leaves the south high and dry
No more shrinking from shrimps
Scientists in Bangalore have identified the protein that makes people allergic to the meat of shrimps, crabs and prawns. Now they will be able to …
Working children find a home in Bangalore
A voluntary group helps street children by organising them into associations and building a home for them.
A mother's love
A childless woman's search for emotional fulfilment through planting and nurturing saplingsby Malini Shankar
Green Oscar Awards
Raman Sukumar, founder-director of the Bangalore-based Asian Elephant Research and Conservation Centre, has been selected for the prestigious …
Lessons from Bellandur: Governments should allocate more resources to monitor, protect lakes
They should focus on judicial utilisation of the water census reports and identify plans to restore the encroached and lost water bodies
Karnataka hangs on to its sandalwood
The Karnataka government ostensibly allows private production of sandalwood, but actually maintains a tight rein on the trade. In fact, eight …
Mud is a cost-effective biulding material
Mud is on its way to becoming a popular and economically viable medium of constructon with the urban builder
Bangalore parched
The garden city will have to walk on a bed of thorns with water supply becoming a scarce commodity by the turn of the century
Karnataka wants citizens to take responsibility of maintaining and protecting lakes
The Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority has proposed to make locals registered lake wardens or adopt a portion of the lake to …
Bengaluru orders compulsory waste segregation by households, but challenges remain
From reluctant citizens to unsold compost, Bengaluru municipal corporation faces hurdles on the way towards better waste management
Citizens submit action plan to save Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake
If local authorities give considerable attention to the proposed action plan, the situation of Bellandur Lake could change for the better
Bengaluru’s lakes go bad as authorities deny responsibility
Agara, Bellandur and Varthur lakes are facing the dual threat of pollution and encroachment
Bangalore lakes get a refill
While most of Bangalore is anxious to see the heavens open, the city's Lake Development Authority must be thanking its lucky stars that the …
Charaka and Sushruta reborn
Bangalore University's new BioPark has medicinal gardens that incorporate the near-forgotten science of India's ancient medical treatises
Ragi is back - but only as exotica
No body knows for sure how the ragi bandwagon started, but all of a sudden the urban elite became curious about the grain. Today, it is being …
Virtual realities
Bangalore is in the throes of a water privatisation debate. But the most critical flaws in a new plan for its suburbs have got missed out. s …
