In 2024-25 @BBMPofficial generated work orders worth Rs. 7528 Crore for works ranging from maintaining streetlights to white-topping. Where was this money spent? What works were taken up most? Read more here: opencity.in/restoring-dug-…

My Fuzzu. Only surviving kitten born to her abandoned Persian mother. So called "pet owners" just left the mother, unspayed when they moved. My Fuzzu would be seen a stray today and sent to a shelter where she would die? Strays or pets, cats or dogs--people fail them everytime.

Don't make the mistake of equating vegetarianism with kindness. Some of the most cruel, vicious people I've encountered are "pure" vegetarians.

The Bengaluru Climate Hackathon brought together participants from diverse backgrounds to develop a dashboard to track Bengaluru's climate goals. From EV uptake to tracking data centers, what did the participants propose? Read more here: opencity.in/coding-for-cli…

Walking into the Madras Literary Society (MLS) is like stepping into another era. The towering, multi-storey bookshelves hold more than 80,000 volumes, some of which are rare and priceless. Much of MLS’s charm lies in its organic and deep-rooted community engagement, and at the

Domestic workers face abuse, wage theft, and lack legal safeguards. A Supreme Court order now prompts the Centre to form a panel for a new law. In their judgement, Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan said: “…we seek to affirm this important livelihood that is available to so

The Public Distribution System (PDS) in India is one of the world’s largest food security initiatives, covering approximately 800 million people. It provides free or subsidised food grains to over 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population. Yet, Rajendra Nagar,

P/North Ward is a climate paradox—green on the map, scorching on the ground. OpenCity - Urban Data Platform Mumbai heat jam participants share fascinating details. citizenmatters.in/p-north-ward-m…

India’s Draft Plastic Waste rules push EPR, holding firms accountable for their waste. But will it drive real change or stay a promise on paper? Gangadharan B breaks down the rules, targets, gaps, & what needs to change to make them work Maheshwar Rao.M, IAS citizenmatters.in/tackling-plast…

In a cricket -crazy nation, here’s a league with a difference—Bengaluru’s Blind Premier League, where visually impaired and sighted players share the pitch. citizenmatters.in/cricket-inclus… BCCI KSCAOfficial Royal Challengers Bengaluru #Cricket

The Shakti Yojane has recently crossed 500 crore tickets in the two years since it was launched by the Karnataka government in June 2023. The scheme offers free rides to women (including transwomen) in ordinary public buses, as long as they have a valid ID. Despite the milestone,

Behind every clean street in #Chennai are workers fighting caste bias, stigma & now, privatisation. Pay cuts & lost livelihoods threaten their survival. Hear their struggle in this video by Shobana Radhakrishnan citizenmatters.in/sanitation-wor…

Many graduates from marginalised communities come to the DWCC centre as a last resort, seeking employment because they have either been shut out of the job market or their previous roles offered little respect or dignity citizenmatters.in/invisible-work…

Srinivas Alavilli highlights key changes in #GBA - Attempt to bring all parastatals under 1 ☂️ - Smaller, decentralised wards - 5 Mayors - 14 member Ward Committees - 7 chosen via lottery - More wards = more committee members. citizenmatters.in/bengaluru-loca…

At its heart, climate action isn’t just about the fine print of treaties; it’s about how people — across borders, cultures, and interests — find common ground. citizenmatters.in/climate-challe… Socratus Foundation for Collective Wisdom #ProjectLivingCities

Shrinking buffer zones could unleash unchecked construction, threatening Blr lake ecosystems says friends of lakes.​ Citizens can send objections​ to draft SWD rules to Additional Chief Secretary to Government, UDD_Karnataka via post, by 30/09/25 citizenmatters.in/lake-buffer-zo…

A walk around Madipakkam Lake today offers a lush, green escape: a scenic pathway encircling brimming waters, shaded by native trees and plants that purify the air. Small islands in the lake attract a variety of birds, making it a haven for urban biodiversity. Along the paved

Barrier-free access, technology-based tools, textbooks in accessible formats such as large print and Braille: Chapter 6.11 of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, has many such infrastructural and technological provisions that schools should adopt to meet the needs of

Flyovers are India’s go-to fix for traffic woes. But do they really solve our mobility problems, or just shift them elsewhere? citizenmatters.in/beyond-flyover… #UrbanMobility

Reducing drain & lake buffers = more floods, water loss & encroachments. Submit objections by 30/09 to UDD_Karnataka friends of lakes #MappingMalnad citizenmatters.in/civic-activist… #Bengaluru