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Mehak Luthra

🤖 Bengaluru’s first Orthobot

The city’s AASRA group of hospitals has just received a new AI technology to help with joint replacement surgeries.

🛺 Auto drivers vs Uber’s bike-taxis

Uber seems to have relaunched its bike-taxis in Bengaluru, and the cheap prices have auto drivers crying maleficence.

🗿 Plans for a 30ft statue

The state government is planning to erect a 30-feet bronze statue of Goddess Bhuvaneshwari in Bengaluru soon.

🖼️ Murals that empower

Bengaluru’s Aravani Art Project has been lifting up the transgender community through art and culture by making them leave a mark on it.

🏭 Ignoring all this bad air

Bengaluru’s struggling with its bad air quality, and yet, nothing ever gets done.