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Ankit Singh

📱 Tata-run iPhone plant in Bengaluru?

According to a senior official at the conglomerate's software services division, if Tata Group is successful in its attempt to acquire an iPhone assembly factory in southern India, it will help the nation's aspirations to become a centre for the production of electronic devices.

🔋 Solar panels mandatory for OC

Solar water heaters and rooftop solar panels are compulsory, according to Bengaluru's municipal body, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), in order for occupation certificates (OCs) to be issued.

🏙 City expands without a Master Plan

The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), which sets rules for the city's future development, has not yet prepared the Revised Master Plan (RMP), despite the fact that the city has been expanding in all directions.

🏳️‍🌈 Pride Cafe opens in Bengaluru

In order to provide the LGBTQIA+ community with employment prospects and aid in their rise to prominence in society, "Pride Cafe'' was unveiled on Monday in Bengaluru.

Pride Cafe food truck in the city

Also in this edition: City expands without a Master Plan; Solar panels mandatory for OC; Tata-run iPhone plant in Bengaluru?