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‘Citizens for City’ contest

17 September 2009 - 1:18pm — murali772

To enable citizens to participate and come up with innovative strategies for developing the city and improve the quality of life, FFC (Foundation for Futuristic Cities) has announced ‘Citizens for City’ contest. Anyone can draft a well-researched strategy from a list of 30 topics given on the foundation’s website, www.citizensforcity.org.

People in Administration

13 September 2009 - 1:42pm — idontspam

The quality of people in the public sphere is very low. They are from an archiac system which lay emphasis on defensive administration instead of providing leadership in taking the city and country forward. These people are not going away they are only shunted around the govt agencies. The visionaries in administration are very few.

Online RTI

13 September 2009 - 11:59am — n

A newspaper article mentions availability of online RTI filing at http://www.rtination.com/. Just FYI for those who may not be aware. Haven't researched yet to see if it is applicable in all states nor know how effective it is.

Jayanagar TTMC Report September 12, 2009

12 September 2009 - 2:51pm — psaram42

We met at the Jayanagar TTMC at 10 AM. The following were in attendance:-

Green buildings - a crtique on IGBC's approach

11 September 2009 - 4:48pm — murali772

The following is the letter addressed to Shri Prem C Jain, Chairman, IGBC (Indian Green Building Council), CII – Sohrabji Godrej Green Building Centre, Hyderabad, by Jaigopal.G.Rao, Principal Designer and Managing partner of ‘Inspiration’ (www.inspire-india.com), and an architect by training.

Needed - A Kukkarahallikere Lake Authority ( KLA)

11 September 2009 - 12:30pm — E.R. Ramachandran

The name Kukkanahalli Kere at once brings in the names of R.K Narayan and KUVEMPU who spent their evenings watching the sunset while writing some of their best literary works. Thousands of strollers over generations have enjoyed the serene beauty of the lake having their walk around the lake and improved their health.

Understanding the role and the importance of Wetlands in Urban spaces

9 September 2009 - 9:50pm — deepakar

Start: 26 Sep 2009 21:47

Timezone: Asia/Calcutta

Forwarding this info on behalf of Divya Ravindranath, Researcher, Environment Support Group "

Environment Support Group is organising a workshop on "Understanding the role and the importance of Wetlands in Urban spaces"‚ The workshop will be held on 26th September 2009 at the MariGowda Hall in Lal Bagh. The various sessions are as follows:

Sewage from my house or apartment goes to

8 September 2009 - 11:36pm

BWSSB sanitary connection

53% (32 votes)

Nearby lake or open drain

12% (7 votes)

Local water treatment plant

12% (7 votes)

Don't know or don't care

23% (14 votes)

Total votes: 60

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Are the telecom operators taking us for a ride!

7 September 2009 - 11:41pm — vinod_shankar

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a direction to all Access Service providers, including BSNL and MTNL, amending its direction dated 27th April, 2009 on provision of value

Campaign launched to revive the resourceful Arkavathy

4 September 2009 - 10:37am — sanchitnis

This is really an excellent news. Made my day. The 2 crore allocation in meager, but nevertheless, a good start.

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