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An annual arts festival in Bengaluru brought together students, Grammy winners, and UNESCO to explore how art helps communities imagine better futures. The ninth Whitefield Art Collective transformed public spaces into galleries addressing climate change, technology, and social transformation.
A new mobile app in India is making it safer and easier for abuse survivors to get mental health and legal support. Founded in Bengaluru, iDare connects vulnerable individuals to therapists and legal advisors through private chat, calls, and email.
Shared electric vehicles in India's tech capital just crossed 1 billion kilometers traveled, eliminating emissions equal to taking 18,500 cars off the road for a year. The milestone marks a quiet revolution in how millions of delivery workers and commuters move around one of Asia's most congested cities.
Electric vehicle platform Yulu just crossed 1 billion kilometers of rides in Bengaluru, marking a massive win for clean urban transport. The milestone shows how shared EVs are transforming last-mile delivery and daily commutes while cutting millions of kilograms of carbon emissions.
Chef Taiyaba Ali is hosting Khajoornama, a cultural popup in Bengaluru that celebrates how different Indian communities have used dates in their cuisine for centuries. The summer experience brings people together through storytelling, traditional recipes, and the humble date fruit.
After watching the same garbage piles ignored for months, a frustrated Bengaluru designer built an app that makes every complaint visible and traceable. Within 48 hours, 92 reports flooded in—and city accountability just got an upgrade.
Two families in Bengaluru couldn't agree on who should keep four adorable kittens, so they called the police. What could have been a messy neighborhood feud turned into a heartwarming story of compromise.
A Bengaluru urban gardener is teaching city dwellers how to grow fresh pomegranates on their terraces using simple buckets and household compost. In just four months, you could be harvesting your own antioxidant-rich fruit without a backyard.
Traffic police in Bengaluru caught nearly 1,000 dangerous drivers in just one week. A coordinated effort across the entire city is making roads safer for everyone.
India's newest Vande Bharat sleeper train will connect Bengaluru and Mumbai, making overnight travel faster and more comfortable. Following the success of the first sleeper route that saves passengers six hours, a dozen more trains are coming by year's end.
A Bengaluru shopper started her day at 4 am and waited six hours just to spend 10 minutes inside a famous silk store. Her viral video reveals the dedication people have for authentic Mysore silk sarees woven with pure gold.
A retired Wipro executive in Bengaluru has transformed 200 kg of discarded electronics into over 500 artworks, selling pieces worldwide. Vishwanath Mallabadi Davangere proves that one person's trash can become another's treasure while tackling India's growing e-waste crisis.
When ride apps failed a woman stranded at 3 AM in an unfamiliar city, two strangers turned a scary situation into a story of human kindness. A bus conductor and a Rapido driver stayed by her side until she got home safely.
A 17-year-old student in Bengaluru started teaching financial literacy to domestic workers after her cook broke down over her husband controlling all her money. Now 750 women have their own bank accounts and the knowledge to manage their finances.
Two Bengaluru brothers are reimagining how developers collaborate on code in the AI era from Helsinki. Their startup Tangled has attracted 8,000 users organically and just secured $4.5 million in seed funding.
What started as a small favor in 2021 sold out in hours, proving Bengaluru was hungry for conscious living. Three years later, Namu Kini's vegan market has become a thriving hub for 130+ sustainable brands and thousands of curious shoppers.
Two childhood friends turned 500 tonnes of waste paper into usable office supplies, proving everyday solutions can make extraordinary impact. Their company Rescript is reshaping how India thinks about the paper we use every single day.
A passionate collector and fellow bibliophiles just opened India's first dedicated antiquarian bookshop and formed a society to help others discover the joy of rare book collecting. Their mission is making century-old literary treasures accessible to a whole new generation of Indian readers.
A Bengaluru architect is proving mud houses can be stylish, sturdy, and sustainable. Sharanya Iyer's Studio Verge has completed over 50 eco-friendly earth buildings across South India in the past decade.
After 11 fans died in a stampede last year, Bengaluru's cricket stadium transformed its crowd safety approach for this year's IPL opener. The result was thousands of enthusiastic fans entering safely and orderly, proving that lessons learned can save lives.
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