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Anti-Honk Kria Yoga

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Ever thought of driving without honking in B'lore? 'Are you insane?'...

Minister asks KSPCB to withdraw closure notices on served on govt hospitals

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Medical Education Minister Ramachandre Gowda has said that the government would direct the beleaguered Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to withdraw the closure notice slapped by it on nine government hospitals for lack of permanent effluent treatment plants (ETPs).

Storm Water Drains - planning aspects

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Friends, To the best of my knowledge, the storm water drains presently in vogue in Bangalore (and I guess in most other Indian cities) is built on the lines of that existed in Roman cities 2000 years back. 

Sanitary Drainage System the bane of Bangalore Lakes

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 The Sanitary Drainage System in a Mega city like Bombay, and our own Bangalore for an instance, is a source of persistent annoyance leading to exasperation.

Silence Please!

19 Jun 2009 17:00
19 Jun 2009 20:00
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Come Friday evening, Hudson Circle, one of the more congested traffic spots in the city, will witness a peace march of a different kind, where “silence” will be both its method and message.

Bangalore, and water - urgency?

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Building up on their last report, Jayshree Nandi (with S Kushala) had yet another report in TOI yesterday to highlight Bangalore's water woes.

competition city ? No thanks!

How long can we live with such a Competition city ? Will cities prostrate at the altar of global capital? We need to invite investment but on what terms? Can all industries benefit us if the peace and quiet of residential life is cut into? What is the cost and who pays it?

Waiting for the new Reva?

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The advertisements of electric bikes and scooters were everywhere when petrol prices were up in the sky. I wonder how are the sales now. Reva too was running ads back then, but no big news about them recently either. Talking of Reva, after reading around a bit (because I was considering buying it), speaking to a few folks who have also been interested, and two owners, here is what I learned:

Clearing mud and sand accumulated on the road

Hi, In addition to the numerous problems we already have on road and road works in Bangalore. I wanted to bring attention to the huge amount of mud and sand scattered on all roads in Bangalore. It may seem the lowest in the priority of BBMP to clean it up. But clearly there are many issues related to this. Some of them i have observed

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