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Do we need fuel-gurgling Air Shows & Motor Races?

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Scientific predictions on Future availability of natural resources - Oil/Fuel :

- By 2022, get ready to pay Rs.720+ per litre of petrol and Rs.200+ per litre of diesel and consequential increase in transport and cascading effect on prices of all commodities.

2013 Karnataka State Budget - What's in for Bangalore?

Governance

Today, Shri. Jagadish Shettar, CM, Government of Karnataka presented his maiden and last budget before the state elections slated in Mid-April. Tried to collect some details on what is being doled out to improvements in Bangalore. Here is a summary list that was published in Deccan Herald.

Freedom park power brake-fast Event - RWAs and Apartments

Urban Development

Kalpana Kar a member of Bangalore Agenda Task Force [BATF] of the Karnataka Government was in charge of the power break fast meet to day.

My letter to the ministry of railways

Infrastructure

Hi friends,

I have sent out an e-mail to the ministry of railways asking them for trains which I felt are the need of the hour for Bangalore and Karnataka. A copy of the same is here:

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“Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives” - film screening, and debate thereof

9 Feb 2013 16:00
Asia/Calcutta
Public Health

INDIA FOR SAFE FOOD, a citizens’ movement to uphold the right of every Indian to safe food, is organizing a film screening of “Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives”, a film made in the USA by Institute for Responsible Technology (only important parts of the film will be shown due to paucity of time),

Salaam Jabalpur

This film, `Salaam Jabalpur'  - is about the demolision of several temples, mosques, churches etc. which were obstructive. What is remarkable is that it was done with the cooperation and help of the people involved - without any force or violence. What hope of this happening in our ciry ?

Its quite remarkable.

Wake up, Clean up Bengaluru

Public Health

I had the privilege of attending what was termed as a 'Power Nashta' session of 'opinion makers' yesterday morning at the "Wake up, Clean up Bengaluru" week-long workshop, currently in progress at the Freedom Park (the facebook wall of the workshop may be accessed

Workshop on Police Reforms

9 Feb 2013 16:15
Asia/Calcutta

Citizens’ Action Forum (# 372/1, M K Puttalingaiah Road, Padmanabhanagar, Bangalore-560070) cordially invites you to the 1ST LECTURE of the PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES

on Saturday the 9th February 2013 at 4.15 PM at Dr. Arakeri Hall, Institute of Agricultural Technologists, Queens Road, Bangalore, by

Chiranjiv Singh report - on new capital for Karnataka

Urban Development

Mr Chiranjiv Singh, an IAS officer from 69 batch, now retired headed this Alternative Capital Project (ACP). ACP and Mr Singh apparently produced a report that suggested building a new capital city of Bangalore. I have heard about this report from a few people, but haven't seen this report at all, nor have I met Mr Chiranjiv Singh.

Plans for a week long programme on Waste Management [WM] at Freedom Park

Environment

All Stake holders meet was held at freedom Park on Saturday, February 02, 2013, to discuss WM for the city. It started at 15:00 hrs at the ground level convention hall. The slogan was

“Wake up clean up”

I hope this applies to both the citizens as well as the city Fathers. The panelists on the Dias included 

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