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A lake near Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's constituency on the outskirts of Bengaluru is releasing what villagers claim to be toxic froth as a result of dumping by industries. Farmers say...

Been busy or away from your city? Catch up on some of the most critical developments in Bengaluru over the last one week.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has decided to engage NITI Aayog to review the progress of standardisation and indigenisation of Metro rail systems being implemented across the country.

A BRTS bus stop was being constructed near Surat's Anuvrat Dwar and one of its slabs fell, bringing down the entire structure.

Which cities have the highest vehicle stock? Do they also pollute and guzzle fuel the most? Or do emissions depend more on the average length of motorised trips? Check out these and more pertinent findings from CSE's latest analysis of transport-emissions in 14 cities.

Bengaluru is India's third most-populous city, but its bus system is not only India's largest with 6,448 buses (in 2015-16), it also lost the least money (Rs 101 crore) over six years to 2016 among eight metropolitan bus systems, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of transit data.

Elevated roads do not solve the traffic problem - they shift it to another place. The government must decide to move people, not move vehicles, says Sandeep Anirudhan in his letter.

For busy readers, start your week with a quick recap of some of the important headlines from your city last week.

Tension gripped Gujarat city with mobs setting ablaze a BRTS bus and vandalising a bus stand tonight, apparently in protest against the arrest of Patidar quota agitation leader Alpesh Kathiriya, a...

Tension gripped Surat in Gujarat with mobs setting ablaze a BRTS bus and vandalising a bus stand on Sunday night.

Violence erupted in Surat late on Sunday evening following arrest of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samitj (PAAS) leader Alpesh Kathiria by Ahmedabad Police in an old sedition case. Kathiria was among the nine leaders arrested by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch for unlawful assembly and preventing a public servant from discharging his duty this morning. Patidar quota stir leader Hardik Patel was also among those arrested. While Hardik and seven others were released on bail by the police in the evening, Kathiria was arrested in the sedition case dating back to 2015. A large number of protestors belonging to the Patidar community assembled in different Patidar dominated areas of Diamond City Surat late on Sunday to protest against Kathiria's arrest. Angry mobs set on fire a BRTS bus. They also burnt tyres and damaged windows of at least one bus. Police said that security had been stepped up in Patidar dominated areas as a precaution. Hardik however, claimed that none of the PAAS workers were involved in the violence ...

The state ban on plastic and the central government advisory against use of plastic flags this Independence Day meant that many vendors switched to polyester fabric flags. But what does this really mean? What will be the impact of our celebrations on the environment?

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