The data for this weather forecast has been sourced from AQI.in, providing residents with comprehensive information to plan their daily activities and weekly schedules accordingly.On December 2, 2025, Bengaluru is experiencing a day of patchy rain and moderate temperatures, with a high of 26°C and a low of 17.9°C, creating a generally pleasant atmosphere despite…
Bengaluru: Pre-primary sections in govt schools have started getting midday meals from Dec 1. Currently, 4,056 govt schools, including 1,699 govt-funded magnet schools, have pre-primary sections.TOI reported in March that the department would extend midday meals to pre-primary sections of govt schools. Though these sections were launched in govt schools in 2019, they were not…
Bengaluru: Freedom Park, the city’s hub for protests and public events, has fallen silent temporarily. A private group’s request to hold a protest Monday was denied, confirming a blanket suspension of all activities, according to Gandasi Sadananda Swami, president of the Freedom Park Protest Committee.The shutdown is due to redevelopment work under the Greater Bangalore…
Bengaluru: For years, oral cancer in India has been viewed through the lens of male tobacco use, even though women in parts of the south and northeast carry an equally heavy burden of the disease. Now, a women-centric study has shed light on the genetic triggers that may be driving aggressive tumours among female tobacco…
Bengaluru: The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) corridor is bursting at the seams. What was once a relatively smooth drive to the airport has now become one of Bengaluru’s busiest and most high-pressure stretches — and the numbers from Sadahalli toll plaza on the Bengaluru-Hyderabad highway tell the story.In just 10 years, daily traffic at this…
Bengaluru: Stray dogs removed from schools, hospitals, transport hubs or other institutional areas across India should be compulsorily provided lifetime shelter, compulsory sterilisation, detailed feeds and hygiene standards as part of standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) in line with Supreme Court directions.The care protocol bans releasing stray dogs…
Bengaluru: Just past the halfway mark in his second stint as chief minister Siddaramaiah is at the crossroads, facing perhaps his sternest test in an enduring political journey — a rarity in Karnataka’s often turbulent coalition govts. Spanning more than four decades, Siddaramaiah has essayed a range of roles — from twice serving as chief…
Bengaluru: A govt-backed plan to mount Artificial Intelligence-enabled cameras on corporation vehicles — intended to automatically detect potholes, garbage piles, and other civic issues — has hit a roadblock, with senior officials of Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) opposing it on the grounds of privacy and surveillance.The initiative, cleared by the chief secretary earlier this year,…
Bengaluru’s green cover, which stood at 68% in 1973, has shrunk to just 2.96% by 2020. “From being the Garden City, Bengaluru has rapidly transformed into a concrete jungle,” says environmental activist Harsha Tej, founder of Green Dot an NGO focused on ecological restoration. Over the past five years, his team has planted more than…
Bengaluru: The upcoming Tata IISc Medical School at the Indian Institute of Science will integrate traditional medicine with modern research to advance holistic healthcare.At the International Conference on Integrative Approaches to Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome, organised by the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences Monday, Navakanta Bhat, Dean of IISc’s division of Interdisciplinary Sciences,…
