An opportunity to speak with staff and students of St Joseph’s Boys School on “Harmony with Nature” on 6th February 2023. It was great to know that they were also planning for subsequent ineractions on “”Harmony with Self” and “Harmony with Community”. I tried to articulate how we can be harmonious in the choices that …
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The risk of water contamination due to solid waste is a huge threat in modern society. To maintain water quality in a surface water body, solid waste traps are essential. Contamination can come in from all sorts of inlet drains as well as from littering A solid waste trap can be as simple as a …
About Electronic City Image 1: The area covered by Electronic City Electronic City is the IT hub of Bengaluru. It is divided into 4 phases or zones that stretch across an area of 800 acres between Konappan Agrahara and Doddathogur village — making it one of the largest IT parks in the country. It was …
1.0 Overview and Background Madiwala lake is situated in BTM layout in East Bangalore, and is part of the Koramangala-Challaghatta valley. It is a part of the Varthur lake series. It is one of the biggest lakes in Bangalore spread over an area of 282 acres and was built by the Cholas in a day. …
The winners of the 2022 Transformative Cities People’s Choice Award were announced at an international online event last Friday, 9 December. The 2021-2022 Transformative Cities People’s Award went to four initiatives for their work in the areas of water, energy, housing and food systems. Up to 16000 people from across the globe voted online to …
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About Vidyaranyapura Vidyaranyapura is located in Northern Bengaluru. In the 90s, many residents built wells to tap into the shallow aquifer to source groundwater for the construction of their homes and to meet household needs. This three-series blog documents three wells found in different parts of Vidyaranyapura. An Old Well in Vidyaranyapura In an old …
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A well with crystal clear water stands in the compound of the Vidyaranyapura BWSSB office. The 50-feet deep and 35-feet wide well can potentially hold over 1 million liters of water !! Mr. Shankar, the water-tanker driver employed at the BWSSB office, recalls that he has never seen the well go dry in the last …
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In order to correct the Vastu of his house (located in BEL Layout) Mr. Kamesh Mahadevan sealed a 30-year-old well that stood in the southeast corner of his house and replaced it with another recharge well in his courtyard. This 3-feet wide and 20-foot deep well is used to recharge rooftop rainwater. The rooftop rainwater …
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APU workshop 17-18 Oct – Brochure As part of the ‘Global Climate Change Week’, on October 17th and 18th 2022 four collaborative workshops/events were conducted at the Azim Premji Unversity. This workshop was conducted together by Hasiru Dala, Bangalore Sustainability Forum and Citizen Matters. Speakers from various background participated and shared their perspectives on …
The second meeting of the City Resource Forum (CRF), Bengaluru was held on 02th Nov 2022 at the BCC, Bengaluru and was attended by many members from 17 city organizations. Biome Trust will be part of the steering committee, to engage with on-ground work on water & livelihood related goals. The CRF has been conceived …
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