Bangalore

The Ugly India, Bangalore-based anonymous collective that is working to clean up the face of Indian streets, has painted over 250 flyover pillars in the city. The best part? They stay clean.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will soon open a 100 acre Space Park in Bengaluru. The park will be located in Whitefield area, and private industries will be allowed to use it for manufacturing subsystems and components for satellites.

A software engineer from Chhattisgarh came to Bengaluru 11 years ago. Concerned about the decreasing green cover in the city, he started planting trees on weekends in the year 2007. In the past eight years he has planted over 35,000 saplings and organized numerous plantation drives.

Villagers in Bangalore locked the BBMP commissioner, G. Kumar Naik, in a waste treatment facility. They had numerous complaints resulting from their proximity to the plant.

Dr. Vishal Rao, a Bangalore based oncologist, has developed a voice prosthesis that can help throat cancer patients speak after surgery. And unlike the extremely expensive ones available in the market today, this device will cost just Rs. 50.

Five teenagers in Bangalore have started The Deepam Initiative, through which they are installing solar street lights in Kaiwara, a village in Karnataka. Read on to know more.

Science is her favourite subject. She loves to read. And she wants to become an astronomer. Meet Chinmayi Ramasubramanian, a 10-year-old girl who has developed an app to help people in flood-affected areas of Tamil Nadu, and to assist those who want to donate flood relief items.

Unfortunately, festivities and filth go hand in hand these days. But N.S. Ramakanth is on a mission to ensure that people celebrate festivals more responsibly and do not contaminate their environment in the process. He has been fighting for a cleaner Bengaluru for several years and recently executed a successful cleanliness drive after the Ganesha festival.

Sarathi Jhalak is a community radio station owned and run primarily by women in rural Karnataka. Over the past three years, the station has become a very important part of the lives of local people. But they are now facing some serious financial issues because of which it is becoming difficult for the radio to sustain itself. They need your help. And this is how you can contribute.

Have a hobby that you love? Pursue it with passion and hard work. That is exactly what Raviprakash, an engineer from a small village in Karnataka, did. And his efforts were recognized in London, where he won a very prestigious award for wildlife photography. Here is what he has to say to other aspiring photographers.