Urban India’s parking woes: an overview
Vehicular congestion and insufficient parking facilities are significant emerging challenges for India’s mega and metropolitan cities, severely impairing mobility. Although curtailed by constitutional
Bangalore
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New lease of life for Herohalli lake
After facing resistance from vested interests, an endangered lake in west Bangalore is finally on its way to restoration with police protection and support from a section of public-spirited locals. One
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KSPCB seeks info on trees in City
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has sought information from various government agencies on the condition of the trees and saplings planted in and around the City. The action comes in
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Philips India enters air-purifier segment
Philips India has become the latest entrant in the air purifier segment, keeping in line with its strategy to grow its business by offering innovations in the personal health and well-being space. The
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K’taka to present strong case for Kalsa project
BELGAUM: While advocates and farmers organizations in north Karnataka have reorganized to put pressure to implement the controversial Kalsa-Bhandura water diversion project, the Karnataka government is
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High Court quashes land acquisition for Kempegowda Layout
The High Court has quashed the acquisition of over 4,000 acres of land by Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) for the formation of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout (NPL) on grounds that the process is flawed.
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State has more urban poor than national average: Study
Karnataka’s urban poor percentage is way higher than the national average and has been the same for nearly 30-odd years now. While the current national urban poor percentage stands at 26, the percentage
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Water safety plan for Bangalore: a quality based approach to water supply service delivery
Rapid pace urbanisation in Bangalore is causing serious problems with respect to provision of basic amenities such as safe drinking water supply. EMPRI has done an exhaustive study to find out the main
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Karnataka needs Rs 52,000 crore to ease drinking water crisis
Karnataka requires a staggering Rs 52,000 crore to tide over its drinking water crisis. Of the 59,753 habitations in the state, 32,000 face a shortage. "We are completely dependent on borewells, which
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New garbage commissioner in Bangalore
To counter the mess in the garbage disposal system in Bangalore, the Karnataka government has decided to appoint a top IAS officer as the Special Commissioner in the city corporation, exclusively responsible
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City Roads Second Deadliest'
CHENNAI: Chennai’s roads are the second deadliest in the country, says a report published by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a Delhi-based research organisation. According to the statistics of