Posts : environment

Cyclist officials of Mysore city

murali772 - 18-JUL-2012

The CM's brief tour of the city on Monday affected the top officials' plans to cycle to work. But DC P S Vastrad, who has initiated it, managed to pedal to work even as he managed to adhere to protocol requiring him to tail the CM traveling in his official car.

Now, experiment with electric bike

Bheema.Upadhyaya - 10-JUL-2012

(On lighter note) It seems most of my time is spent in experimenting than being consistent in anything !

Flip-side of nuclear-free power

murali772 - 12-MAY-2012

The Fukushima crisis is eroding years of Japanese efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as power plants running on oil and natural gas fill the electricity gap left by now-shuttered nuclear reactors. Before last year's crisis, Japan had planned to meet its carbon emissions reduction targets on the assumption that it would rely on nuclear power, a low-emissions source of energy.

Solar Systems Connected to the Grid - Rules?

sanjayv - 18-MAR-2012

There have been several reports in the news papers recently about solar PV systems in Karnataka getting connected to the grid and injecting power into the electric grid when they produce more than they need.

Defacing of public spaces

murali772 - 5-JAN-2012


Visit to Soil Biotechnology Plant at ACCEPT society

murali772 - 9-SEP-2011

SBT is a natural wastewater system with significant advantages over conventional approaches to wastewater treatment. More information about SBT at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKWVtZ81mY0

Do we have the rule of law at all?

murali772 - 5-AUG-2011

The report captioned "Whose lake is it any way?" in the Bangalore Mirror made for some amazing reading. Some excerpts are reproduced below (the full text may be accessed here):

Public Statement by academics on futility of road widening in Bengaluru.

murali772 - 14-JUL-2011

Following is the text of the letter addressed to

Report on CIVIC's public consultation on Municipal SWM

murali772 - 22-MAR-2011

The following are the links to the articles on the fresh garbage tender of BBMP and CIVIC's public consultation held on it (check this) which have appeared in "Citizen Matters":

Public Consultation on BBMP's new SWM tender

murali772 - 15-MAR-2011

CIVIC Bangalore has great pleasure in inviting you to a public consultation on "The new Municipal Solid Waste Management tender of BBMP: Does it have the solution for Bengaluru’s garbage challenge?"
Chief Guests: Mr. Manjunatha Reddy, Chairman, Standing Committee, Health, BBMP
Mr. Satish, Chief Engineer (SWM), BBMP