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After planting 1.5 million native trees in a single day, Bangalore is launching a website where anyone can track how every sapling is doing in real time. The city is turning environmental accountability into a public partnership.
Bangalore's Yellow Line just got faster service as metro officials deployed their eighth train after public pressure. Off-peak riders will see the biggest improvement, with wait times dropping from 18 to 14 minutes.
A monthly market that started four years ago in Bangalore has reached its 50th edition, bringing together farmers, small businesses, and conscious consumers every month. The two-day celebration showcases how sustainable living can be accessible to everyone.
A homeowner in Bangalore just won a landmark case forcing the city development authority to pay $66,000 for failing to provide promised water, roads, and electricity. This first-of-its-kind ruling could protect thousands of other property buyers left waiting for basic services.
A Bangalore teen turned her grandmother's old sarees into reusable bags, sparking a movement that's kept over a ton of textiles out of landfills. What started as a way to honor her grandmother's memory is now changing how her community thinks about waste.
A luxury hotel in Bangalore is proving that art appreciation doesn't require a PhD in art history. The Ritz-Carlton's new Art Walk invites guests to experience creativity through curiosity instead of expertise.
When retired Army Captain Santosh Kumar returned home to Bangalore, he noticed roads flooding while nearby lakes sat dry. Using 1923 British maps, he uncovered the city's buried water channels and brought them back to life.
A Bangalore company is using artificial intelligence to predict which drug candidates will fail before years of lab work are wasted. Their first discovery is now ready for clinical trials targeting a rare muscle disease.
Six people, including two young children, spent terrifying minutes stuck in a broken elevator until quick-thinking police officers arrived to save them. Thanks to India's emergency hotline and alert apartment staff, everyone walked away safe.
Indian drones have been flying on imported batteries for years, forcing operators to lug around half a dozen spare packs just to get through a day's work. A Bangalore startup just raised $1.4 million to change that by building the critical components at home.
India's second annual Namma Art Bengaluru brings together artists from across the country for a celebration of contemporary creativity. The festival at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath showcases everything from traditional portraits to spiritual abstractions.
A butterfly enthusiast in Bangalore has turned his passion into a 600-member conservation movement. What started as simple nature walks in 2012 now includes butterfly-focused travel experiences across India.
Sudha Setty transformed a half-century-old house into an eco-friendly three-generation home by keeping the original structure and getting creative with sustainable upgrades. Her approach proves you don't need to tear down and start over to go green.
An Indian business school is combining mental health support, meditation, and life skills training with traditional MBA coursework. Students learn stress management and relationship building alongside business fundamentals.
Graduates from one Indian business school have built companies and investment firms that now employ nearly 2 million people across the country. The 30,000-strong alumni network has also funded over 1,200 startups and transformed entire industries.
A Bangalore team just made clean hydrogen 20% cheaper with breakthrough graphene technology. This could finally make green hydrogen affordable enough to replace fossil fuels globally.
Karnataka just approved a groundbreaking AI center that will turn research breakthroughs into real-world solutions. The four-year, $5 million initiative brings government, universities, and tech companies together to accelerate India's AI revolution.
A Bangalore startup created wearable sun protection that's replacing scarves and reapplied sunscreen for thousands of Indian commuters. The UV-blocking jacket is now becoming as routine as carrying an umbrella during monsoon.
A science center in Bangalore is helping farmers in Kalaburagi turn their pulse crops into ready-to-eat energy bars, keeping more profits in their community. The innovation could transform how rural India adds value to its harvest.
Scientists in Bangalore discovered an enzyme from cow stomachs that dismantles the protective shields of deadly hospital superbugs, potentially making antibiotics work again. The discovery offers fresh hope in the global fight against drug-resistant infections.
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