Getting a city into shape

Energised by vegetables

Are biofuels a feasible option to replacing conventional fuels?

Ailing systems

Hospital waste management suffers from poor understanding and even poorer implementation

Flawed, but accepted

Pollution board report blames LPG for particulate matter, spares vehicles

Climate studies, the Indian way

At climate meet researchers present studies on subjects unique to Indian context

Water every other day: Bengaluru is drying up & destruction of lakes is the reason

City is now dependent on Krishna Raja Sagara reservoir, which received only 75% of its usual inflow last due to poor rainfall in River Cauvery …

The anatomy of congestion

Travel today is relatively faster, and people across the world are travelling more than ever before. But at a giant cost: urban roads are choked …

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 …

Common science

A website helps people observe and understand nature while gathering scientific data