Disability must be viewed through lens of rights, not charity: Justice Chandrachud | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru:Justice DY Chandrachud, former Chief Justice of India, who parents two differently abled daughters with his wife, urged society to view disability through the lens of rights and not charity.He also stressed the need for societal change in how individuals with disabilities are perceived and treated, sharing his experience of raising two daughters with nemaline…

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Karnataka State Pollution Control Board turns 50 as state struggles with worsening air, water quality | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: The golden jubilee of Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has come at a time when the environmental challenges are more pressing than ever. Despite its five decades of functioning, large parts of Karnataka continue to grapple with worsening air quality, contaminated rivers and lakes, and widespread industrial non-compliance.Established under the Water and Air…

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Bengalureans push for halt to solid waste management cess amid poor waste collection services | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: Several apartment associations and individual home owners have intensified their demand to discontinue the solid waste management (SWM) cess, saying they continue to pay for a service that remains unreliable.The anger has grown after BSWML staff started dumping waste outside houses identified as “litterbugs,” a move citizens say is legally questionable and unfair when…

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Officials directed to clear construction material dumped on footpaths in Jayanagar, Bengaluru | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: Bengaluru South city corporation commissioner Ramesh KN Sunday directed officials to clear construction materials dumped on footpaths at 10 locations in Jayanagar.He issued instructions during the third footpath walk held under Project Walkaluru. Officials said building owners were told to keep construction material within their premises and warned against blocking pedestrian pathways.More than 40…

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Bengaluru’s K-100 Project: Transforming Stormwater Drains into Vibrant Public Spaces | Bengaluru News

NEGLECTED DRAIN TURNED INTO VIBRANT PUBLIC SPACE: The K-100 project has transformed stormwater drains choked with garbage and plastic carry bags into meaningful public spaces Bengaluru’s infrastructure is crumbling, with the city’s swelling population making matters worse. A walk along K-100 Citizens Waterway, stretching from Majestic Bus Stand to Bellandur Lake, however, could make you…

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Bengaluru’s Peripheral Ring Road to cut through 700 metres of reserve forest | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: The long-pending Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) project, connecting Tumakuru Road with Hosur Road, will pass through the Jarakabande Kaval reserve forest, one of the last remaining green stretches in north Bengaluru.According to LK Atheeq, chairman of Bengaluru Business Corridor Ltd (another name for the PRR project), a 700-metre stretch of the road will pass…

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