Posts : sustainable development

Metro Ph 3 - along a circular route - did you know?

murali772 - 28-MAR-2014

Meanwhile, Phase 3 is also on the cards. “We have already started planning Phase 3 of the Metro. Unlike Phase 1 and 2 which go across the city, north to south, east to west, Phase 3 will be a circular route around the city,” he (MD, Mr Kharola) said.

Public Protest planned at Mantri site at Agara SUNDAY 23rd MARCH 2014

murali772 - 19-MAR-2014

Over the months, we have tried to get Government to enforce the rule of law and bring to a halt the illegal constructions opposite Agara lake by Mantri and Salarpuria (check this).

Efforts to get them to act have hit a dead end.

CiSTUP 5th Foundation Day event

murali772 - 3-JAN-2014

CiSTUP, IISc, Bangalore, is celebrating its 5th Foundation Day with many events highlighting the work done since inception.

Date: Firday, 10th Jan, 2014;

Venue: CiSTUP Conference Hall, IISc, Bangaluru;

Time: 9AM to 5.30PM

For programme details, see attached invitation.

Koramangala's latest challenge - Hosur road underpasses

murali772 - 5-DEC-2013

After the "Sarjapur road signal-free corridor" fiasco (check here), where, perhaps for the first time in the history of the city, the road was ordered to be restored to its original condition, after considerable civil work had already progressed, one would have thought that the powers be

"Namma Kere, Namma Bengaluru" workshop

murali772 - 14-NOV-2013

Land Acquisition, R & R Bill - last nail on industrialisation coffin?

murali772 - 28-AUG-2013

The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement Bill introduced in Parliament is a terrible piece of work. It is a Luddite proposal that threatens all economic development.

Whither green activism?

murali772 - 31-MAY-2013

Green activists and local villagers have taken serious exception to proposals from defence and research institutions to build sensitive projects on the 10,000 acres of Amrit Mahal Kaval land allotted to them in Challakere taluk of Chitradurga district. Among the sensitive projects are a Defence Research Development Organization proposal to start an aeronaut

Vivarea Koramangala, and the MSL juggle

murali772 - 21-FEB-2013

An alleged wrong estimation of the Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL) by a private builder to construct a 17-storey building, 4.5 km from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) defence aerodrome, has been approved by HAL that handles the airport.

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

murali772 - 7-FEB-2013

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),

Connect the Dots - Conversation on Sustainability, Social Good and Us!

kbsyed61 - 25-JAN-2013