Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)

From serving fresh and unsweetened natural juices in fruit shells to using steel, paper, banana leaf and now, wheat paste straws, the café has adopted several practices that set it apart from any regular eatery in Bengaluru.

The online petition with a #WeNeedRandeep hashtag has already been signed by over 700 supporters, who have objected to the officer’s sudden transfer.

Plog.Run is an initiative spearheaded by a group of environmentally mindful individuals from the Garden City, who have teamed up with organisations like Go Native, Namma Nimma Cycle Foundation and Let’s Be The Change to make this initiative a success!

BBMP has had enough with the rampant use of plastic at every level, and has decided to act swiftly.

The Waste Samaritan initiative is a door-to-door waste monitoring solution undertaken as a pilot project in Domlur Layout’s ward number 112, with the support of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike.

The availability of platelets at hospitals can be checked on the drug controller’s website, but it's not enough - BBMP Commissioner Manjunatha Prasad assures that platelets will also be made accessible to the underprivileged free of cost.

Roads will have 50 smart card-enabled public bicycle sharing points, 30 e-rickshaw stands, 35 e-toilets, water ATMs, 420 sensor-based smart dustbins and 50 designated vending kiosks.

The Sarjapur Resident Welfare Association (SRWA) has raised close to ₹3 lakh through an online campaign, and translocated four trees to safer locations.