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Ranking Buildings by Energy Use - New York has just published its data. Can we do it Bangalore.

10 January 2013 - 1:26pm — ashwin
Environment

Excerpt of an article in the New York Times. Doing this in Bangalore would be very powerful. Ofcourse we would have to measure not just the power pulled from Bescom but also that coming from onsite generators. But it should be doable. 

Train Fares hiked after 10 years !

9 January 2013 - 8:22pm — kbsyed61
Public Transport

<Posting on behalf of Sanjeev>

Finally the Ministry of Railways, has bit the bullet - Hiked the passenger fares across the board. Though the hike is very modest and reasonable, already voices of opposition are heard from BJP, and other known socialists. Nothing new in Indian politics.

More roads for decongestion !!!

9 January 2013 - 1:11pm — idontspam
Urban Development

"Over the next five years approximately Rs 55,000 crore will have to be spent in building flyovers and other arterial link roads in order to decongest the traffic in the city by 50%," said R Nagaraj, president of CREDAI's Bangalore chapter.

Praja Monthly Meet-up

9 January 2013 - 10:16am — Ravi_D
13 Jan 2013 07:30
13 Jan 2013 08:30
Asia/Calcutta

Reviving monthly Praja meet-ups. Every 2nd Sunday, 7:30am. Venue - Cubbon Park (east - next to UB City - entrance). 

Some of us will get there on our bicycles, and we encourage you, if possible, to take this oppurtunity to bike, walk or run to location.

SWR Tenders for Bangalore division - Will it help Namma Railu cause?

5 January 2013 - 5:30pm — Sanjeev
Commuter Rail

Here I am trying get all Tenders called by SWR in Bangalore Division. These infrastructure will  help CRS implementation.

 

1. Yeshvanthpur: Extension of FOB from Platform 2/3 to 4, 5 & 6

Tender called on 28.05.2012  value : Rs 78.42 Lakhs,  Duration of Completion 6 months from Tender award.

Scientific Land fills

5 January 2013 - 3:02pm — psaram42
Environment

To days TOI article pertaining to the Bangalore garbage crisis by Asha Rai was interesting as always.   

Delhi Rape - Emergency helpline that didn't help!

5 January 2013 - 7:24am — kbsyed61

The script of non-functional systems, morals is once again at the fore. Once again it is same story. Helplines, laws encouraging citizens to lend help to victims exists only on paper. The late "Amanat" could have better chances had the '100' number worked they way it should, someone from onlooking public had taken her to nearest hospital little earlier.

Hubli - Ankola railway line

4 January 2013 - 6:33pm — Tejaswi KR
Infrastructure

I happened to read an article in the Indian express today which spoke about the likelihood of Hubli - Ankola railway line receiving environmental clearance sometime soon. Here is the link to the article :

http://newindianexpress.c...



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