Category: Environment

08 Aug 2019
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A series of pictures from the Road… 2. Bangalore — Koramangala, Jakkasandra, Waste Management…
13 Jul 2019
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A series of pictures from the road. 1. Bangalore – Koramangala. Cycles left by the cycle sharing company.
15 Feb 2018
Afterlife - Pic 1
Some leave behind their beauty,  some their good deeds, and some others their love, while moving to their afterlife.
09 Feb 2018
Citizens' Rally for Right2Breathe
Residents of Kudlu, Haralur, Haralukunte, Somasundarapalya, & Parangipalya are getting ready for yet another peaceful protest against the Karnataka Compost Development Corporation’s Kudlu Compost Plant. Last year we saw the #Blood2Breathe protest during which almost a hundred residents donated blood for the cause. Under the leadership of KHHSP Residents’ Welfare Association, this time it is Citizens’...
03 Jul 2017
Donating blood for a cause! This is the second blood donation camp in Somasundarapalya, HSR Layout, Bengaluru, dedicated for a cause. While the first one was for the Right for Road, this one is for the Right To Breathe.  A silent fight against the Karnataka Compost Development Corporation (KCDC) and BBMP for the right to breathe fresh air. The...
17 Mar 2017
KCDC Gathering
We live in HSR Layout, ward 174, Bengaluru, near a compost plant owned by the Karnataka Compost Development Corporation. Near does not mean that close…approximately 1.5 kilometres away from the plant. When we moved to this area in 2009, this compost plant was not operational, to be precise – plant was in an abandoned state....
09 Oct 2016
We moved to our home in Mythri Maiden Apartment in 2009. Out of 28 housing units in the building, only 10 or 12 were occupied at that time. Very few owned cars. Most of the water requirements were met by the water that was pumped from an 800-feet deep bore-well. Water used to be pumped...
04 Oct 2016
It is high time authorities take steps to rejuvenate the Thuppanchira pond in Manjapra panchayat, Ernakulam district, Kerala. The last time some work was done for this pond was in 2013-14 under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme. If we go through the list of sanctioned jobs, it is evident that most...
09 Aug 2016
Small apartments usually face several issues during the first few years at several stages. Initial discussions in almost all new apartments revolve around the method of maintenance calculation. Even though the builder is supposed to develop a method and process, and hand it over to the owners’  association, usually small builders conveniently forget this part....
08 Nov 2015
———— Mr. S was waiting for someone near a Lake… looking at the already polluted lake. An old dull teal scooter came towards him… slowly… and took a right turn towards the lake.   This is not the person he was waiting for.  But, many things on the scooter caught his attention… more attention than the...