September 2009

Water and Carbon cycle in Nature and how to mange them safely

25 September 2009 - 11:02am — psaram42

Major portion of our body (90%) is water. Water is the elixir of life. Life on earth which is carbon based has lead to the study of biochemistry. There is a speculation about a possible parallel life system elsewhere in the Universe based on silicon [1].

BWSSB Rain Water Harvesting rules

24 September 2009 - 9:19pm — sanjayv

Folks, The draft rules for the BWSSB Rain Water Harvesting Amendment Act 2009 have been published on the BWSSB website. They have generously provided one whole week for feedback from the general public. See the rules here.

Praja: what next and do more - your thoughts?

24 September 2009 - 9:16am — admin

Recent comments and messages from a few members indicate that it may be time for us to take some next steps to "do more". We are trying to see if there are good and practical ideas on "what next" and "do more", this is the place-holder posts to capture your input.

Netas snub board, meddle in police transfers

24 September 2009 - 5:05pm — murali772

Even after Home Minister V S Acharya had recently explained the formation of the Police Establishment Board (PEB) to ensure that transfers are done without “external’’ pressure’’, there seems to be no end to political interference.

ORR choking near KR Puram station - one reason

23 September 2009 - 8:29am — idontspam

Speaking of KRPuram shouldnt this entire length be only 2 lanes wide? Why are they allowing the use of the entire pancreatic bulge before the chicken neck? There should only be as many lanes as allowable for the entire stretch. So what do the "engineers" in the BBMP think when they lay asphalt? Do they know their profession has a meaning?