I'll do whatever it takes to protect my child

murali772 - 19-MAY-2015

"I'll do whatever it takes to protect my child" is what Chinese mothers are beginning to say after realising the kind of harm pollution (focus here has been largely on air) is causing to their children.

Kere Habba at Madivala Lake; 11th April; 6.30 am and 7 pm

murali772 - 8-APR-2015

Namma Railu - Impact on De-Congestion of City Roads and Enviornment

kbsyed61 - 7-DEC-2014

Imagine one day you woke up and sat down to have your favorite hot filter coffee while trying read thru the morning newpaper. Later you realized coffee has spilled on your clothes after reading these headlines. A miracle that you can believe to be true.

Garbage segregation is very much needed; but the problem goes beyond

murali772 - 20-MAY-2014

Sinu and Bhaskar were at the dumping yard in Lakshmipura last week, and happened to capture some pretty horrible images of waste picking. Feeling that it was important to share this with others, they made the short video, accessible through the link below:

Alarming air quality scene in India

murali772 - 27-JAN-2014

But for the first three weeks of this year, New Delhi’s average daily peak reading of fine particulate matter from Punjabi Bagh, a monitor whose readings are often below those of other city and independent monitors, was 473, more than twice as high as the average of 227 in Beijing.

Malleswaram Parisara

murali772 - 1-JAN-2014

"Namma Kere, Namma Bengaluru" workshop

murali772 - 14-NOV-2013

Isn't this New York model the one we should be adopting?

murali772 - 20-OCT-2013

Click on the link below to watch a TED presentation by Ms Janette Sadik-Khan, Transportation commissioner, New York City, on how the city is being transformed taking pedestrianisation and cycling to a new high:

Blatant violations of rule of law

murali772 - 1-OCT-2013

Now, even as I had just finished publishing the post titled "re-assertion of the rule of law?", pertaining to the government clearing encroachments onto the Kaggadaspura lake (check this), I was hit by this bombshell of a post (full text below) on "SaveKoramangala Ya

Re-assertion of rule of law?

murali772 - 1-OCT-2013

Illegal apartment complexes, temples, coconut plantations, temporary sheds, buildings and compounds around Kaggadasapura lake in Varthur hobli will be brought down on Saturday, as the Bangalore Urban district officials will undertake a major eviction drive to clear the encroachments around the lake.