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 waste-to-energy plant opened at KR Market
In a bid to find a solution to the garbage problem that is dotting urban spaces, the Centre would soon set up waste-to-compost projects in 500 cities and towns across the country, said the Union Minister
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Kammasandra Lake turns a cesspool
Kammasandra Lake in Electronics City, that was once a fresh water lake with natural aqua and bird habitat, has turned into a garbage dump yard. The lake is under the custody of Hebbagodi Gram Panchayat.
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Pedestrians last on road designers' mind, says study
City ranks fourth in country in number of accidents, according to findings by Centre for Environment and Science. A report by the Centre for Environment and Science (CSE) made public on Monday has pointed
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Residents unrelenting, BWSSB struggles to regularise connections
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is struggling to meet the May 31 deadline of regularising all unauthorised connections in the newly added areas. Reason – residents in these areas have
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Tata Solar Power announces expansion of manufacturing facility
Tata Solar Power (TSP) announced expansion of its manufacturing facility from 125 MW TO 200 MW at Bangalore. Anticipating policy support from the Modi government at the Centre, Tata Solar Power (TSP) announced
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Addressing water stress through wastewater reuse: Complexities and challenges in Bangalore, India
Wastewater reuse is an important adaptation option for mitigating water stress in rapidly growing urban centres. But, wastewater reuse is easier said than done, particularly in developing countries. The
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Green groups bring out report on lake encroachment
Environment protection groups, Save Bangalore Lakes Trust (SBLT) and Namma Bengaluru Foundation (NBF), have brought out a report on the encroachment of lakes in the City. The 209-page report, titled ‘Phase
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Children handle e-waste in City: Report
Bangalore generates 57,000 MT of electronic waste a year, reveals Assocham study. The report, Electronic Waste Management in India, released as part of World Earth Day on April 22, said India generates
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KR Market's biogas plant ready for generating power
The installation work of the five-tonne-capacity biomethanisation power plant is under progress at KR Market in the City. Looks like the garbage woes in the KR Market will finally come to an end as the
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Amicus curiae gives solutions to save trees
Taking up a PIL on felling of trees in Bangalore, the Karnataka high court asked the parties concerned to come up with suggestions on a system to keep a close watch on replanting of trees. A division bench