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Mehak Luthra

🚍 Common mobility card coming soon

BMTC is planning to introduce new ticketing machines that support payments through UPI and the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC).

💰 Tech companies raised $7.5 bn

With $7.5 billion in venture capital funding, Bengaluru-based tech businesses raised record amount in the first three quarters of this year, up from $5.2 billion in 2021.

🚘 Spinny launches experiential hub

Spinny, a platform for buying and selling old cars with headquarters in Gurugram, has opened the "Spinny Park" in Bengaluru.

💧 Wettest year in history

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that Bengaluru broke the record for the most annual rainfall in history this year with a total rainfall measure of 1,704 mm.

🏗️ KHB to construct a 2,000-acre township

By the middle of 2023, the 2,000-acre township in the southwest of Bengaluru will be constructed by the Karnataka Housing Board (KHB).