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🎋 Roads vs. Reserve Forests

Bengaluru May 31, 2022

More than 600 eucalyptus trees in the Jarakabande Kaval Reserve Forest are set to get cut for the development of the Peripheral Ring Road (PRR).

🛍️ Single-use plastics are back

Bengaluru May 27, 2022

After the BBMP’s lull in cracking down on plastic manufacturing, the market seems to be seeing a sudden uptick in its single-use trash.

🪓 IISc-Bangalore’s tree troubles

Bengaluru May 27, 2022

The reputed research organisation is currently getting a lot of unwanted attention from the forest department. The problem: a sudden loss of green cover.

🚿 Bengaluru’s water harvesting woes

Bengaluru May 26, 2022

Is Bengaluru harvesting enough rainwater? Well, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) and independent water harvesting experts can't see eye to eye over this.

🚇 Bengaluru Metro’s kill count

Bengaluru May 25, 2022

The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) might not have actual blood on its hands, but they have been killing trees left and right!

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