24 Jul 22 - Lakes of Bengaluru: Once a symbol of pristine environment, Hosakerehalli lake cries for rejuvenation
Out of the total 59.36 acres of the lake, seven acres have been encroached on, including by the government.
Lake, once upon a time
Back in 2017, the lake was taken up for rejuvenation, it was desilted and the entire area was cleaned up. However, it was not maintained after that and soon the lake got into a bad state.
6 Jun 2022 - Ain’t no Sunshine
So far, BESCOM has utilised Rs 39.18 crore of the fund allocated under the 13th finance commission for the installation of SRTPV plants on government buildings.
10 May 2022 - Indian cities need policy reforms and more to achieve rooftop solar targets
In cities, an increasing number of citizens and RWAs want to understand the end to end process of installing rooftop solar panels. Here’s a DIY guide to follow.
15 Apr 2022 - As An Ally, Here’s How You Can Stand Up For Your Fellow Students
As bystanders, we can create an environment where we hold aggressors accountable and marginalised gender groups feel supported. Read more in this article written by Jhatkaa.org in collaboration with YouthKiAwaaz.
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06 Apr 2022 - ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಬೆಳ್ಳಂದೂರು ಪಾದಚಾರಿಗಳ ಸುರಕ್ಷತೆಗೆ, ಹೊರವರ್ತುಲ ರಸ್ತೆಯ ಮೂಲ ಸೌಕರ್ಯಗಳ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗೆ ಅಭಿಯಾನ ಆರಂಭ - Kannada News, Kannada Breaking News, ಕನ್ನಡ, ಕನ್ನಡ ಸುದ್ದಿ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಾರ್ತೆ, ಕನ್ನಡ ವಾರ್ತೆ, Kannada Live News, Karnataka News, Live news Kannada | Kannada News Now
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ಪಾದಚಾರಿಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಸೈಕಲ್ ಸವಾರರ ಹಕ್ಕುಗಳನ್ನು ರಕ್ಷಿಸುವ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ನಗರ ಭೂ ಸಾರಿಗೆ ಇಲಾಖೆಯು ( Department of Urban Land Transport – DULT) ಕ್ರಿಯಾತ್ಮಕ ಸಂಚಾರ ವಿಧೇಯಕದ ಕರಡು ಸಿದ್ಧಪಡಿಸಿದೆ. ಮೋಟಾರು ವಾಹನ ರಹಿತ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಮೂಲಕ ಸುಸ್ಥಿರ ನಗರ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣವೇ ಅದರ ಗುರಿ. ಈ ವೇಳೆ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರು ಹಾಗೂ ಸಂಘ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ…
06 Apr 2022 - BELLADOORU LAKE: ಬೆಳ್ಳಂದೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾದಚಾರಿಗಳ ಸುರಕ್ಷತೆ, ಹೊರವರ್ತುಲ ರಸ್ತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂಲಸೌಕರ್ಯಗಳ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗೆ ಅಭಿಯಾನ - The Newz Peg
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ಪಾದಚಾರಿಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಸೈಕಲ್ ಸವಾರರ ಹಕ್ಕುಗಳನ್ನು ರಕ್ಷಿಸುವ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ನಗರ ಭೂ ಸಾರಿಗೆ ಇಲಾಖೆಯು (ಡಲ್ಟ್) ಕ್ರಿಯಾತ್ಮಕ ಸಂಚಾರ ವಿಧೇಯಕದ ಕರಡು ಸಿದ್ಧಪಡಿಸಿದೆ. ಮೋಟಾರು ವಾಹನ ರಹಿತ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಮೂಲಕ ಸುಸ್ಥಿರ ನಗರ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣವೇ ಅದರ ಗುರಿ. ಈ ವೇಳೆ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರು ಹಾಗೂ ಸಂಘ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ತಜ್ಞರ ಜತೆ ಡಲ್ಟ್ ಹಲವು ಸಭೆಗಳನ್ನ…
06 Apr 2022 - Pedestrian issues on Outer Ring Road | This Week India
Bengaluru’s ORR has wide travel lanes, signal-free stretches, and flyovers and underpasses, which promote high vehicular speeds. Moreover, there are regions on the ORR without suitable pedestrian infr |
22 Mar 2022 - खबरदार! नंदिनी नदीत कचरा टाकालं तर? तुमच्यावर सीसीटीव्हीची नजर - नाशिक तक
प्रदूषण रोखण्यासाठी उंटवाडी तील दोंदे पूलते गोविंद नगरपर्यंत नंदिनी नदीच्या दोन्ही किनारी ६२ सीसीटीव्ही कॅमेरे बसवण्याला....
16 March 2022 - Delhi: 96% of existing DTC buses will have to be retired by 2025, reveals RTI
According to a reply to an RTI filed by an advocacy group, 96% of DTC buses will complete their 15 year service period within the next three years. Activists working for the group have called for
8 March 2022 - ‘Zero Waste Ward’ initiative by URJA and stakeholders takes off
URJA believes that without citizen participation, the goals of waste management can’t be achieved
8 March 2022 - SDMC joins hands with RWA body for waste management | Delhi News - Times of India
To increase citizens’ participation in solid waste management activities in different colonies, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has joined ha
28 Feb 2022 - More Indian Women Are Studying Science But That’s Half The Truth
Many schools are known to reinforce gender norms by giving a lot of importance to subjects like home science for girls and science for boys.
23 Feb 2022 चिमुकल्यांनी साकारले २०४० च्या स्वप्नातील नाशिक
चिमुकल्यांनी साकारले २०४० च्या स्वप्नातील नाशिक| nashik news children make dream 2040 nashik
23 Feb 2022 - २०४० चे नाशिक पहा चिमुकल्यांच्या नजरेतून…! - नाशिक तक
उंटवाडी येथील पर्यावरण प्रेमी चंद्रकिशोर पाटील दरवर्षी गजानन महाराज प्रकटदिन साजरा करताना पर्यावरण पूरक संदेश
10 Feb 2022 - Delhi’s Tryst With Buses: A Long Pending Demand For A Robust System
Inadequacy of buses and an ageing fleet leads to overcrowding, long waiting periods as well as difficulty in last-mile connectivity.
8 Feb 2022 - How A Cycling Policy Can Help India Pedal Towards Sustainability
According to the 2011 census, about 30.6% of Delhi households own a bicycle, and about 11% of the working population cycles to work.
1 Feb 2022 - Colleges Would Never Be Safe For Students Without This Important Mechanism!
We need to make the ICCs truly effective and create more awareness and support around the discourse of sexual harassment in colleges.
1 Feb 2022 - A Sustainable, Pollution-Free Delhi? Yes It’s Possible!
When we talk about Delhi’s future, the first thing that comes to our mind is a city that is noisy, dirty, cramped and engulfed in toxic smog, isn’t it? But it could be different.
22 Jan 2022 - ’बाबा, तुम्ही वडाला आणि त्यांच्या फ्रेंड्सना मरू दिलं..! - नाशिक तक
‘काय सांगताय बाबा‘, ‘आपल्या नाशिकमध्ये बर्ड्स होते‘, ‘मग तुम्ही काय करत होतात तेव्हा‘, ‘तुम्ही का नाही वाचवलंत या झाडांना’…!
16 Dec 2021 - Experience the #FutureDelhi in GTB Nagar!
Welcome to #FutureDelhi at Camp Chowk, GTB Nagar. A pathbreaking initiative by Jhatkaa.org, this movement
16 Dec 2021 - See How A Pollution-Free & Green Delhi Looks Like From This Cool AR Installation At GTB Nagar Now!
See how a pollution-free and sustainable futuristic Delhi looks like through this AR installation at GTB Nagar by Jhatkaa.org!
18 Dec 2021 - Future Delhi: Vision for a green future
At the corner of Kingsway Camp square, a street in Delhi with heavy traffic congestion stands an eight-feet-tall structure with a tall LED screen affixed to it.
15 Dec 2021 - ‘Therapy Is A Very Hopeless Space; It’s Discriminating For Queer People’
Gender-sensitive counsellors can help stakeholders unlearn harmful prejudices and create an inclusive educational environment for marginalised groups.
13 Dec 2021 - Delhi: Future perfect? Installation shows how your city may be transformed | Delhi News - Times of India
What will a greener, cleaner and pollution-free Delhi look like? Now, there is a way that residents can find out by virtually seeing the “future city”
10 Dec 2021 - Diamonds Over Life: Why We Are Fighting To Save Buxwaha Forest
The Save Buxwaha Forest Campaign has been gaining much needed momentum on social media as a development project threatens tribal livelihood.
06 Dec 2021 - 3 Stories On How Progressive Colleges Aren’t Free From Homophobia Too
Training programs that take into account lived experiences and make an effort to do better moving forward are important.
23 Nov 2021 - Explained: 4 Simple Ways How A Classroom Can Be Made Gender Sensitive
This is the second article in the user series by Jhatkaa on YKA called ‘Gender in the Classroom’. Educational institutions are a starting point for children to learn about gender sensitisation.
23 Nov 2021 - 3 Things That Make Classrooms Gender Insensitive
This is the first article in the user series by Jhatkaa.org on YKA called ‘Gender in the Classroom’, where we aim to have conversations that push for an equal and consensual classroom.
18 Nov 2021 - Making your workplace LGBTQ+ inclusive | IDR
Jhatkaa.org and The Chinky Homo Project tell us about some concrete steps workplaces can take to ensure that they are not keeping LGBTQ+ people out through their policies and actions.
21 Nov 2021 - Should tree felling woes derail Namma Metro?
The proposed Namma Metro link from Silk Board to Kempegowda International Airport will be built at a huge environmental cost and at the expense of Bengaluru’s green cover. On the other hand, the Metro will lead to a significant reduction of emission in one of the city’s most traffic-dense areas. San…
19 Oct 2021 - Civic Sanskriti: We are all pedestrians, let us respect our right to walk
Walking is the most basic means of transport and a fundamental element of the human condition. Let us respect our right to walk
19 Oct 2021 - Civic action group plans to conduct survey on safety of pedestrians
Chennai residents and educational institutions to be involved in road audits
13 Oct 2021 - Three Months Since Sexual Harassment Allegations, No Updates On Christ (Deemed-To-Be) Uni’s Plan For Student Safety | Feminism In India
Despite how a significant amount of time has elapsed since the first accusation, Christ (Deemed-to-be) University is yet to give media any updates on whether they investigated this case.
Oct 6 2021 - Fleeing Cyclones and Floods for 23 Years: Can Sundarban Residents Outrun a River?
“We’ve been rebuilding our house away from the bank every time a tidal surge washes it away. It seems like we’re running and it’s on the chase.”
2 Oct 2021 - A call for change
In their latest petition, campaigning organisation Jhatkaa.org are demanding certain online marketplaces to stop selling creams that promise to ‘tighten the vagina’. Sexuality educator Apurupa Vatsalya who is supporting the cause says that such products perpetuate harmful notions about human anatomy and sex.
15 Sep 2021 - Kodaikanal tree felling: 65 academics, ecologists write to CM Stalin against Unilever
Hindustan Unilever Ltd has clear-felled 425 trees as part of the remediation of mercury-contaminated soil in the four acres of its now-defunct factory in Kodaikanal, say activists. Jhatkaa.org, a campaigning organisation along with the Chennai Solidarity Group has initiated a campaign to demand urgent action against HUL.
30 Sep 2021 - Here’s How Students Can Fight Sexual Harassment On Indian Campuses
Students are dependent on their teachers for grades and access to opportunities for professional growth, but teachers are not answerable to students.
24 Sept 2021 - How to fight donation fatigue
Tips to grow your crowdfund campaign and meet your targets
29 Sep 2021 - Stone mining in Brahmagiri mountains chips away at the Godavari River ecosystem
Stone mining in the Brahmagiri mountains range could spell doom for the Godavari River, which provides water to six Indian states.
23 Sep 2021 - The ‘Sulli Deals’ Hate Crime: Why Are Women’s Bodies Weaponized In Conflict?
“I was numb when I saw the screenshots. I could not bear opening the link to see pictures of me being sold,” says a victim of the Sulli Deals app.
15 Sept 2021 - Why India's Food delivery Workers Deserve Better Pay and Labour Protection
In India, workers’ unions and NGOs such as the Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT), All India Gig Workers Union (AIGWU) and Jhatkaa have been campaigning for a long time to ensure better working conditions and negotiation power.
11 Sep 2021 Bengaluru: Citizens urge MLAs to table unified transport authority bill this assembly session | Bengaluru News - Times of India
BENGALURU: Underlining how poor coordination of agencies, lack of integration of different transport modes and absence of a common mobility card have .
10 Sep 2021 Citizen groups bat for Bangalore Metropolitan Land Transport Authority
Citizen groups have started campaigning for the Bangalore Metropolitan Land Transport Authority (BMLTA) stating that the city does not have a clear owner of regional mobility strategy or plan as of no
10 Sep 2021 Bengaluru activists want new transport Bill to be tabled in Assembly
Stating that Bengaluru’s infamous traffic snarls are due to the haphazard planning and management of transport in the city over the last few decades, many citizen-activist groups, NGOs along with c…
11 Sep 2021 #BMLTABeku: Bengaluru activists want new transport Bill to be tabled in Assembly
Stating that Bengaluru’s infamous traffic snarls are due to the haphazard planning and management of transport in the city over the last few decades, many citizen-activist groups, NGOs along with campaigning platform Jhatkaa, want the state government to table the Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transpo…
10 Sep 2021 Can the Bengaluru’s transport system be better planned if there’s a separate set-up for it?
Ahead of the monsoon session, a fresh attempt is being made to revive the Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority (BMLTA) Bill, which has been gathering dust for the last two years.
11 Sep 2021 Punjab residents join campaign to demand health warnings on bad AQI days
The joint call to action comes from non-attainment cities like Ludhiana, Amritsar, Khanna, Patiala, and others, which are reeling under poor air quality, which isn’t just limited to winters.
08 Sep 2021 Citizens’ campaign for information about ‘bad air’ days
Concerned citizens and civil society organisations across India have joined hands to demand that all urban local bodies (ULB) mandatorily issue timely health advisories publicly, to alert citizens on ‘bad air’ days, which will help save vulnerable groups from severe health impacts of air pollution.
08 Sep 2021 - From Online Classes To Social Media Sites, Are Women Safe Anywhere At All?
Cyberspaces have become avenues for harassment especially with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic wherein many young people have had no choice but to continue their education through online classes.
08 Sep 2021 International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies: Pune joins citizens’ campaign to demand health advisories on ‘bad AQI’ days
With Pune taking a lead, the joint call to action also comes from non-attainment cities such as Mumbai Nagpur, Chandrapur and others reeling under poor air quality.
07 Sep 2021 Citizens, civil bodies across Maharashtra seek ‘bad air day’ alert | Mumbai News - Times of India
In a first of its kind campaign, concerned citizens and civil society organisations across Maharashtra have demanded that Urban Local Bodies mandatori
07 Sep 2021 Maharashtra: Citizen organisations demand timely health advisories to alert people of ‘bad air days’ | Mumbai News - Times of India
In a first of its kind campaign, concerned citizens and civil society organisations across Maharashtra have demanded that Urban Local Bodies (ULB) man
08 Sep 2021 Citizens' campaign for information about 'bad air' days
Concerned citizens and civil society organisations across India have joined hands to demand that all urban local bodies (ULB) mandatorily issue timely health advisories publicly, to alert citizens on 'bad air' days, which will help save vulnerable groups from severe health impacts of air pollution.
Bad air days are when the air quality index (AQI) -- the pollutant measuring indicator -- rises beyond the safe limit for any location falling either under the poor, very poor or hazardous AQI levels.
Bad air days are when the air quality index (AQI) -- the pollutant measuring indicator -- rises beyond the safe limit for any location falling either under the poor, very poor or hazardous AQI levels.
07 Sep 2021 Punjab civil society bodies demand advisories on bad AQI days
Chandigarh, Sep 7 (IANS): In a first of its kind campaign, citizens and civil society organisations across Punjab on Tuesday demanded that urban local bodies mandatorily issue timely health advisories publicly, to alert citizens on
07 sep 2021 समजू दे हवेची गुणवत्ता!
मुंबईमध्ये गेल्या काही दिवसांपासून हवेच्या गुणवत्तेचा निर्देशांक चांगला किंवा बरा या श्रेणीमध्ये असला, तरी हिवाळ्यामध्ये मुंबईच्या हवेचा गुणवत्ता निर्देशांक प्रचंड प्रदूषण असणाऱ्या दिल्लीच्या हवेच्या गुणवत्ता निर्देशांकाशी स्पर्धा करतो.
07 Sep 2021 नीले आसमान के लिए अंतर्राष्ट्रीय स्वच्छ वायु दिवस, 7 सितंबर को समूचे भारत के
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28 Aug 2021 - Editorial: Letter to the Readers of The Kodai Chronicle, August 2021 | The Kodai Chronicle
In this issue, we find out more about ‘The Strangers in Our Midst’ (the title of our lead story), celebrating wildlife and biodiversity, and continuing to showcase Kodai’s people and institutions
26 Aug 2021 - As MP Communities Fight To Save Forests, Planting More Trees Is Not the Solution
As multiple projects threaten Madhya Pradesh’s forests, environment campaigns, now led by GenZ, have sprung up.
21 Aug 2021 - Interview | ‘There Is Nothing Meritorious about IITs,’ Says Prof Who Resigned Over Casteism
Vipin P. Veetil speaks about his journey at IIT Madras and what really goes on inside India’s ‘Institute of National Importance’.
15 August 2021 - Kolkata: Cyclists campaign for lifting of ban | Kolkata News - Times of India
Hundreds who depend on cycles for their livelihood including milkmen, newspaper vendors, delivery persons and others like doctors, engineers and IT pr
04 Aug 2021 - Casteism In The IITs: A Thriving Culture Of Subordination And Hegemony | Feminism In India
Reports of alleged deaths by suicide and resignation of faculties has put the meritocracy and casteism in the IITs under the scanner
28 Jul 2021 - Sanitation Workers During The Pandemic: India’s Neglected Frontline Workers | Feminism In India
During COVID-19, we took for granted the lives of sanitation workers in India, who risked their and their family’s health to make our lives comfortable.
29 Jul 2021 - आता चेंडू मंत्रालयात; ब्रह्मगिरी संवर्धनाबाबत राज्यमंत्र्यांची ग्वाही
ब्रह्मगिरी उत्खनन आणि गंगाद्वार येथील दरड कोसळण्याच्या घटनेकडे नाशिक जिल्हा प्रशासन, महसूल, वन खात्यासह संबंधित इतर विभागांचे दुर्लक्ष होत असल्याची तक्रार ब्रह्मगिरी कृती समितीने पर्यावरण राज्यमंत्री संजय बनसोडे यांच्याकडे मांडली.
22 Jul 2021 - Bengaluru man and Jhatkaa.org organise tree plantation drive to commemorate those who died of COVID
When the second wave of COVID-19 infections hit the country, many places experienced a severe shortage of medical oxygen which led to the unfortunate deaths of several people. During this time, Aravind, the founder of Bengaluru-based NGO BiotaSoil, which focuses on creating self-sustaining forests a…
12 Jul 2021 - Care4Care: Bengaluru NGO Designs Course To Support Doctors’ Mental Health
The course, designed by Jhatkaa.org in collaboration with the Centre for Social Research and Development, aims at initiating a conversation about mental health and offering coping mechanisms to the...
06 Jul 2021 - नाशिक शहरात कमीतकमी २१ हवा तपासणी केंद्रांची गरज
हवेच्या गुणवत्तेवर स्वतंत्रपणे संशोधन करणाऱ्या अर्बन एमिशन्सचे संस्थापक सरथ गुट्टीकुंडा यांनी यावेळी मार्गदर्शन केले. वातावरण फाउंडेशनचे संस्थापक भगवान केसभट यांनी नाशिकचे नागरिक वायू प्रदूषणाबाबत जागृती करण्यासाठी एकत्र येत असल्याबद्दल समाधान व्यक्त के ले. सूत्रसंचालन नितीन मते यांनी केले. पर्यावरण क्षेत्रात काम करणारे ‘झटका‘चे रोशन केदार, चंद्रकिशोर पाटील, भारती जाधव, छात्र भारतीचे उपाध्यक्ष समाधान बागूल, गुरुवर्य दादासाहेब बुवा शिक्षण संस्थेचे सचिव अमित खरे आदी बैठकीत सहभागी झाले होते.
06 Jul 2021 - Bengaluru NGO to provide mental health support for medicos across India
Jhatkaa.org, a Bengaluru-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) in association with the Centre for Social Research and Development (CSRD), is introducing a course on emotional wellbeing for resident doctors working on the frontline across India. The course aims at initiating conversation about me…
05 Jul 2021 - Allegations Of Misconduct Against Christ University Faculty Members & Perpetuation Of Rape Culture | Feminism In India
Christ University is in the news for its faculty members abusing their anonymity on a third-party exam app to make inappropriate comments to students.
20 Jul 2021 - Driving away the blues
The course is designed for small groups with each group consisting of up to five people as well as for people who choose one-on-one sessions, that act as psychosocial support, and are customised to suit the needs of the recipients/groups.
30 Jun 21 - Over 3000 trees to be cut for construction of three Bengaluru Metro lines
In yet another project aimed for the development of the city, Bengaluru’s green cover finds itself at stake. As many as 3,366 trees have been marked in separate packages and will be cut down to make way for a part of the Bengaluru Metro link from Central Silk Board to the Kempegowda International Ai…
21 Jun 2021 - ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಲ್ಲಿ 6 ಸಾವಿರ ಮರಗಳ ಹನನಕ್ಕೆ ವಿರೋಧ: ಸಹಿ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಕ್ಕೆ ರಮ್ಯಾ ಮನವಿ
ನಟನೆ, ರಾಜಕಾರಣದಿಂದ ದೂರ ಉಳಿದಿರುವ ನಟಿ ರಮ್ಯಾ. Actress Ramya Divya Spandana ask fans to support movement against cutting 6000 trees in bengalore
24 Jun 2021 - Karnataka to axe 6316 fully grown trees on the banks of the Singanayakanahalli, Citizens demand stay - Indus Scrolls
The Government of Karnataka recently announced that 6316 fully grown trees on the banks of the Singanayakanahalli would be felled to develop the lake into a feeder lake for several lakes in the vicinity and also to feed treated water for irrigation. This decision by the Government was without provid…
26 Jun 2021 - ಪರಿಸರ vs ಮಾನವ ಸಂಘರ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಯಾದ ಸಿಂಗನಾಯಕನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕೆರೆ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ! | Pratidhvani
ಪರಿಸರ vs ಮಾನವ ಸಂಘರ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ಈಗ ಸಿಂಗನಾಯಕನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕೆರೆ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಯೋಜನೆ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಯಾರ ಹಿತಾಸಕ್ತಿ ಮೇಲು? ಕಾಡಿಗೆ ಆಶ್ರಯಿಸಿದ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳದ್ದೇ? ಅಥವಾ ಕೆರೆಗೆ ಆಶ್ರಯಿಸಿರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮಸ್ಥರದ್ದೇ? ಎನ್ನುವ ತಾತ್ವಿಕ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ ಈಗ ಎದುರಾಗಿದೆ. ಒಂದು ಕಡೆ ಕೆರೆ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಯಾದರೆ ವ್ಯವಸಾಯ ಮಾಡುವ ತಮಗೆ ಸಹಕಾರಿಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ, ಕೆರೆ ಇದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆರೆಯೇ ಆಗಲಿ ಎನ್ನ…
24 Jun 2021 - Time to file objections for felling 6,000 trees for Bengaluru lake project extended
In a relief for environmentalists, Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), Bengaluru, SS Ravishankar, on Thursday issued a temporary stay on felling of 6,316 trees on the banks of Singanayakanahalli Lake in Yelahanka. TNM had reported that a public notification, issued by the Forest Department on June …
23 Jun 2021 - Citizens demand stay on felling of trees in Singanayakanahalli
The government’s recent announcement of its decision to fell 6,316 fully grown trees on the banks of Singanayakanhalli to develop it into a feeder for several lakes in the vicinity without public...
22 Jun 2021 - ಸಿಂಗನಾಯಕನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕೆರೆ: 6,316 ಮರ ಕಡಿಯುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ವಿರೋಧ
ಸಿಂಗನಾಯಕನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕೆರೆ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗೆ 6,316 ಮರಗಳನ್ನು ಕಡಿಯುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಪರಿಸರ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತರಿಂದ ಹಾಗೂ ವಿವಿಧ ಸಂಘಟನೆಗಳಿಂದ ಒಕ್ಕೊರಲಿನ ವಿರೋಧ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ಕೆರೆಯಂಗಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಳೆದಿರುವ ಕಿರು ಅರಣ್ಯ ಸಂರಕ್ಷಣೆಗಾಗಿ ಆನ್‌ಲೈನ್‌ನಲ್ಲೂ ಅಭಿಯಾನ ಆರಂಭವಾಗಿದೆ.
19 June 2021 - How Social Media And Judicial Pressure Helped Reform The Vaccination Policy
With pressure increasing from all sectors, the government of India finally made some big but important changes to the existing vaccination policy.
12 June 2021 - Silenced Into Acceptance, Schools Need To Do More To Protect Its Students
True justice can only be delivered when we can assure the students vulnerable to harassment that similar incidents will not repeat.
08 June 2021 - Right The Wrong: Know Ways To Combat Sexual Harassment
Jhatkaa.org’s recent toolkit ‘Right the Wrong’ breaks down the laws on sexual harassment in India.
06 Jun 2021 - The Kodai Garbage Dump that Can Be Seen from Space | The Kodai Chronicle
A festering mountain of unsegregated garbage blights Prakashapuram’s forests and the lands of their residents—who continue to wait for action
05 Jun 2021 - World Environment Day: These 5 organisations are changing the world with sustainable practices
On World Environment Day, YS Weekender highlights the works of several individuals and organisations who are moving towards creating a sustainable world.
29 May 2021 - Opinion: We Need To Put People Over Profits To End Vaccine Inequality
“The nine new people who became billionaires in the pandemic have a combined net wealth of $19.3 billion, enough to fully vaccinate all people in low-income countries 1.3 times.”
29 May 2021 - Victree
The High Court had listed the petition for hearing on June 11. Swathi Damodar, an activist residing in Vinayak Nagar, had filed a petition in the High Court against felling of trees by the BBMP to facilitate the signal-free corridor.
24 May 2021 - Here’s Why Hospitals Aren’t Accepting Your Insurance For Covid-19 Treatment
The unavailability of cashless hospitalisation was a blow to us. The much-hoped insurance that I felt would come in handy in these circumstances was of no help.
14 May 2021: Tree felling: BBMP defers deadline while activists point to inconsistencies
The BBMP on Thursday extended the time to submit objections/suggestio...
06 May 2021: Bengaluru activists ask govt to maintain status quo on environmental laws amid lockdown
Activists from Bengaluru-based Jhatkaa.org have written a letter to the Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, asking him to maintain the status quo on all existing environmental laws and the protectionist policies in place, considering the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter, dated May 6, was also…
21 Apr 2021 - Why suburban rail shouldn’t hurry public consultation
In the short span of 10 days, around 600 citizens of Bengaluru sent an email to the Deputy Conservator of Forests (Bengaluru Urban), seeking an extension to send objections/suggestions to the double
‘ಆಕ್ಷೇಪಣೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಕೆ ಅವಧಿ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸಿ’
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02 Apr 2021 - Right The Wrong: A Toolkit To Understand Laws Around Sexual Harassment In India
The trauma that follows a sexual harassment incident cannot be described in words. Many times, when one experiences sexual harassment, the shock of it overtakes
28 March 2021: How a Cycle School in Bengaluru is Aiming to Make City Women Pedal Inhibition-free
At the Cycle School for Women, the initiative aims to teach women how to cycle. Additionally, the group also teaches these women participants the basic skills on how to repair a cycle.
27 March 2021: Bengaluru has a school for women who wish to cycle!
The Cycle School for Women initiative helps women learn cycling and upgrade their skills, and also aims to provide better infrastructure in the city.
13 March 2021 - जंगल नाही, जीव जळतो
गेल्या काही वर्षांमध्ये मार्च महिन्याच्या सुरुवातीलाच जंगलांना वणवे लागण्याचे प्रमाण वाढले आहे. यावर उपाय म्हणजे घटनास्थळी अथवा त्या परिसरात हंगामी अग्निशमन केंद्र स्थापन करण्यात याो, या प्रमुख मुद्द्यांवर जोर देण्यात येत आहे.
FROM STREETS TO TWEETS: THE ERA OF DIGITAL ACTIVISM
Avijit Michael has worked at the intersection of campaigning and digital technology for the past decade. He worked with the team that pioneered online petitions and digital mobilisation in India with Greenpeace.
04 Mar 2021 - Over 70,000 netizens register support for campaign to save 10k trees which are slated to be cut for expansion of Dehradun airport
Dehradun: Jhatkaa.org's online petition — #SaveThanoForest — to safeguard over 10,000 trees that are slated to be cut for Doon airport expansion has garnered over 70,000 supporters across India.
02 Mar 2021 - Empowering Bengaluru’s women to navigate the city streets safely
Bengaluru : To lay the groundwork for making Bengaluru cycle friendly, especially for women, Jhatkaa, a campaigning organisation committed to building grassroots citizen power across India, and Pedal In Tandem, a bicycle touring company, have supported the #BengaluruMoving campaign by launching the…
02 Mar 2021 - Pedal power: NGO launches Cycle School for Women
For the women who participated in a Cycle School workshop - part of a campaign to promote cycling in Bengaluru - the feeling of accomplishment was a rewarding one.
16 February 2021 Why has the ‘tree park’ plan in Turahalli forest irked Bengaluru?
On February 2, 2021, residents in and around Kanakapura Road sounded an alarm when they spotted excavators in the vicinity of the Turahalli forest. When Gautham Kamath, one of the members of
07 February 2021 ಸೇವ್‌ ತುರಹಳ್ಳಿ ಫಾರೆಸ್ಟ್‌: ಟ್ರೀ ಪಾರ್ಕ್ ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿ ಆನ್‌ಲೈನ್‌ ಅಭಿಯಾನಕ್ಕೆ 11 ಸಾವಿರಕ್ಕೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮಂದಿ ಸಹಿ
bengaluru city ‘ತುರಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕಿರು ಅರಣ್ಯ’ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ‘ಟ್ರೀ ಪಾರ್ಕ್’ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲು ಮುಂದಾಗಿರುವ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರಕಾರದ ಕ್ರಮ ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿ ಆರಂಭಿಸಿರುವ ‘ಆನ್‌ಲೈನ್‌ ಪೆಟಿಷನ್‌’ ಅಭಿಯಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಭಾರಿ ಸ್ಪಂದನೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ.
05 February 2021 Online campaign against Tree Park; Environmentalists struggle to save Turahalli forest!
bengaluru city’ತುರಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕಿರು ಅರಣ್ಯ′ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ‘ಟ್ರೀ ಪಾರ್ಕ್’ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲು ಮುಂದಾಗಿರುವ ಸರಕಾರದ ಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿ ಪರಿಸರವಾದಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ಥಳೀಯರು ‘ಸೇವ್‌ ತುರಹಳ್ಳಿ ಫಾರೆಸ್ಟ್‌’ ಎಂಬ ಹೆಸರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಭಿಯಾನ ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಆನ್‌ಲೈನ್‌ ಅಭಿಯಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಒಂದೇ ದಿವಸ 7 ಸಾವಿರ ಸಹಿ ದಾಖಲಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಮಿಸ್ಡ್‌ ಕಾಲ್‌ ಅಭಿಯಾನಕ್ಕೂ ಚಾಲನೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ.
17 Jan 2021 - HC notice to government on road project
Petitioners have alleged violation of environmental norms
17 Jan 2021 - India Ahead News on Twitter
Karnataka HC issues notice to state & Centre over cutting of trees
Watch @MyNameIsPC in conversation with @Jhatkaadotorg member Nimisha & @Suraj_Suresh16 for more details
@BJP4India @CMofKarnataka @BJP4Karnataka @INCKarnataka https://t.co/wWAHBWcNuk
Watch @MyNameIsPC in conversation with @Jhatkaadotorg member Nimisha & @Suraj_Suresh16 for more details
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17 Jan 2021 - Karnataka High Court issues notice to State, Centre over cutting of 8,000 trees
the Karnataka High Court has issued notices to Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL), Karnataka Forest Department and Union Ministry of Forests, Environment and Climate Change
17 Jan 2021 - Karnataka, Centre get notices over road in Bengaluru
The project threatens to cause widespread destruction and environmental degradation within Bengaluru.
16 Jan 2021 - Karnataka HC issues notice to state, Centre over cutting 8,000 trees
This comes after a year of protests from activists who failed to get information from KRDCL regarding road widening projects in and around Bengaluru.
16 Jan 2021 - Karnataka HC issues notice to state, Centre over cutting 8,000 trees
Activists in Bengaluru have approached the Karnataka High Court urging that a group of “illegal” road projects in and around Bengaluru proposed by the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL), which require felling of 8,651 trees, be junked. Based on their petition, the High Court on W…
05 November 2020 Pollution Chokes National Capital: Why Is It The Same Story Every Year?
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03 November 2020 Ploggers clean up Ambedkar Veedhi
Around 12 ploggers collected five sacks of trash, including plastics, used face masks, empty gutka sachets, tetra packs, liquor bottles and biscuit packs, within one-and-a-half hours.
28 October 2020 ‘Mask Up Please’ campaign launched in Bengaluru
Its universal knowledge that the novel coronavirus spreads easily from person to person
31 October 2020 Citizens team up with BBMP to get Bengalureans to mask up | Citizen Matters, Blogs
Last Saturday, on October 24 at 4 pm, about 30 citizen volunteers gathered at Garuda Mall on McGrath road to participate in the “Mask Up Please” campaign. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Special Commissioner Randeep D, BBMP Chief Marshal Colonel Rajdeep Singh and a team of marshals also jo…
14 September 2020 Angry citizens file online petition against green murder
The citizens outrage over the axing of more than 33,000 trees to pave way for the peripheral ring...
9 September 2020: The return of bicycle in modern urban jungle
Speeding motorists are leading cause road mishaps. This has made some people use eco-friendly...
5 September 2020 #ResetwithCycling: Solutions to reduce air pollution - Let Me Breathe
To acknowledge the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies and how important clean air is for health, productivity, the economy and the environment. In collaboration with BYCS India, more than 25 cities joined the CycleNow.in movement to demand a cycling infrastructure.
4 September 2020 Activism goes digital during the pandemic but access to internet still a constraint
With the option of physically coming together for large gatherings or protests unavailable, a lot of campaigning and activism has moved online.
28 August 2020 - IIT Kharagpur’s LGBTQ+ Resource Group organises workshop to fight sexual harassment in college campus
Ambar, a Gender and Sexual Diversity support group for the LGBTQ+ community of IIT Kharagpur organised the workshop with Jhatkaa.org
28 August 2020 - म्हणून आयटीयन्समध्ये सायकलचा ट्रेंड | eSakal
१. शहरातील तरुणांचा पर्यावरणाला हातभार
२. कंपन्यांमधूनही मिळतंय प्रोत्साहन
३. आयटीयन्सकड करऐवजी आता सायकल
२. कंपन्यांमधूनही मिळतंय प्रोत्साहन
३. आयटीयन्सकड करऐवजी आता सायकल
16 August 2020 City cycling enthusiasts join nation-wide campaign to promote infrastructure
In many countries, cycling has become a mode of commute to stave off fears during the pandemic.
16 August 2020 - प्रदुषणापासून स्वातंत्र्यासाठी युवकांची ‘फ्रिडम सायकल राईड’ | eSakal
नाशिकमध्ये सुद्धा चांगली आणि अभ्यासपूर्ण सायकल योजना आणावी यासाठी येलो स्काउट आणि झटका डॉट ऑर्ग या संस्थांनी एकत्र येऊन याचिका दाखल केली आहे.
16 August 2020 Ride For Freedom, cycloholics in the city
The Covid-19 pandemic has reminded us of the pressing need to live in harmony with nature, and do our best to safeguard our environment. It’s also led us to reimagine what our cities should look like after the pandemic i.e. More Cycles, Less Cars. Two new videos released by digital advocacy organisation Jhatkaa.org drive this message home.
15 August 2020 - नाशिकचा श्वास मोकळा होण्यासाठी ‘फ्रीडम रॅली’
येलो स्कॉट आणि झटका डॉट ऑर्ग या संस्थांचा समावेश
14 August 2020 Agartala Cycloholics is all set for the Freedom Ride
Agartala Cycloholics is all set for the Freedom Ride. Bicycle is a pollution-free, environment-friendly vehicle and cycling is a good exercise for human body. A bicycle ride of five-Kilometres per …
12 August 2020 - This Independence Day, pedal for freedom from fuel
Bicycle Mayors have launched a nationwide campaign, along with city-based digital advocacy group Jhatkaa.org, to make India a cyclist-friendly country.
5 August 2020 - Indian Clean Air Advocates Slam Supreme Court Order Pushing Questionable “Smog Tower” Technology - Health Policy Watch
Existing smog tower stands in the Lajpat Nagar neighborhood of south-east Delhi.
3 August 2020 - Why smog towers may not fix Delhi’s problem | Delhi News - Times of India
Installing a smog tower in the capital may take another ten months, with a fresh MoU signed by IIT-Bombay with the central government. The work will b
1 August 2020 - Peripheral Ring Road project will mean eco-doom for Bengaluru: Study
‘Will lose 34K trees, 5 lakes, TG Halli catchment’
29 July 2020 - Budget for clean air should focus on reducing emissions at source, not wasteful ‘solutions’ | Carbon Copy
The Supreme Court’s order directing the central and Delhi state government to move quickly on...
29 July 2020 - Centre’s report on tigers boosts campaign against infra projects
A report released by the Centre on precise details of tiger presence across India has encouraged habitat connectivity and conservation along the Mollem-Netravali corridor in Goa.
22 July 2020 - Chennai school students campaign for Vedanthangal bird sanctuary through art
Ecologists are protesting a move to demarcate 2 km of the bird sanctuary to allegedly allow the expansion of a pharmaceutical company.
13 July 2020 - सरकारी चुकीमुळे धान्य मिळेना !
mumbai news: लॉकडाउनकाळात हातावर पोट असलेल्यांची रोजंदारी पूर्ण ठप्प झाली. या वर्गाला आधार देण्यासाठी केंद्र-राज्य सरकारने मोफत धान्य-डाळी देण्याची घोषणा केली.
10 July 2020 Make Commercial St, Malleswaram 8th Cross, Gandhi Bazaar pedestrian-only, demand civic groups | | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru
As per Centre’s advisory, three market streets in Bengaluru had to be selected for pedestrianisation, to ensure social distancing during COVID. While this has not yet happened, several organisations have come together to campaign for the cause.
29 June 2020 - Why environmentalists are urging comments against draft EIA before Tuesday deadline
The public will be able to send comments and objections on the controversial Environment Impact Assessment draft of 2020 until Tuesday, June 30.
28 June 2020 - Javadekar Overruled Subordinates, Cut Time for Public Views on EIA
Javadekar cut short time for public comments on the controversial draft Environment Impact Assessment 2020 (EIA).
6 June 2020 - Lockdown cleaned up air, #SaalBhar60 aims to maintain it | Nagpur News - Times of India
Nagpur: Thanks to the lockdown, air pollution in major cities of the state has gone down, coming close to the targeted reduction of the National Clean.
5 June 2020 - Campaign seeks healthy air even after lockdown ends
A 12-year-old climate activist’s campaign seeking healthy air after the lockdown will use the World Environment Day platform on Friday to amplify its demand that the government ensure that particulate matter (PM) 2.5 levels in cities remain at 60 micrograms per cubic metre.
5 June 2020 - #SaalBhar60: लॉकडाऊननंतर मोकळा श्वास घेता यावा यासाठी मुंबई करांची एकजूट!
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5 June 2020 - This Environment Day, Mumbai joins hand to seek healthy air to breathe post-lockdown
While studies from Harvard and Italy have been showing a significantly higher number of COVID-19 cases and mortality in areas with high air pollution, Mumbaikars have joined hands this World Environment Day seeking clean and healthy air, in one of the largest digital campaign for clean air- #SaalBh…
5 June 2020 - Beyond the lockdown: Gurugrammers hope for better air days | Gurgaon News - Times of India
GURUGRAM: A 2019 study on air quality named Gurugram the “most polluted city on the planet”.
5 June 2020 - Clean air is our right: On Environment Day, climate activist Ridhima Pandey bats for healthy air through SaalBhar60 campaign
When asked if India is doing enough to tackle climate change, Ridhima Pandey said that there is not much concern about the environment.
5 June 2020 - पर्यावरण दिवस: सोशल स्टेटस के चक्कर में भावी पीढ़ी की सांसें न छीने... - VoxofBharat
माता-पिता से उसके बाद ऑनलाइन पर्यावरण के दूषित होने की जानकारी जुटाकर पर्यावरण के संरक्षण हेतु अपने बचपन को समर्पित करने वाली एवं तुर्की, अर्जेंटीना, फ्रांस, जर्मनी और ब्राजील के खिलाफ क्लाइमेट चेंज से पर्यावरण को नुकसान पहुँचाने को लेकर संयुक्त राष्ट्र में शिकायत दर्ज कराने वाली भारत की बेटी (Envir…
5 June 2020 - ভারতের তিন তরুণ পরিবেশ যোদ্ধা, যারা পরিবেশ রক্ষা করতে এই বয়সেই লড়াইয়ে নেমেছে
জাতিসংঘের অর্থনীতি ও সামাজিক পরিষদের কাছে একটি চিঠি পাঠায় সুইডেন সরকার বিষয়বস্তু ছিল প্রকৃতি ও পরিবেশ দূষণ সম্পর্কে তাদের গভীর উদ্বেগ সেই থেকে পরিবেশ রক্ষার বিষয়টি অধিবেশনের আলোচ্যসূচিতে অন্তর্ভুক্ত করা হয় সম্মেলনের প্রথম দিন ৫ জুন ‘বিশ্ব পরিবেশ দিবস’ হিসেবে ঘোষণা করা হয়
5 June 2020 - #SaalBhar60: Delhi join hands to seek healthy air to breathe post lockdown
New Delhi: While studies from Harvard and Italy have been showing a significantly higher number of COVID-19 cases and mortality in areas with high Air Pollution, Delhiites on Friday, June 5 joined …
5 June 2020 - ಪರಿಸರ ಸಂರಕ್ಷಣೆಗೆ ಹೋರಾಡುವ ಪುಟ್ಟ ಯೋಧರ ವಿಶೇಷ ವರದಿ
World Environment Day 2020 Special: Little Warriors Who Fight For Environment Change. ವಿಶ್ವ ಪರಿಸರ ದಿನ 2020 ವಿಶೇಷ: ಪರಿಸರ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗಾಗಿ ಹೋರಾಡುವ ಪುಟ್ಟ ಯೋಧರು
5 June 2020 - 12-year-old climate activist launches nationwide campaign for clean air
A 12-year-old climate activist has launched a nationwide campaign to ensure the air quality index (AQI) remains at safe standards even after the lockdown is lifted. As India completed two months of national lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic on Saturday, several studies have indicated a marked im…
5 June 2020 - World Environment Day 2020: Meet These Young Indian Climate Warriors Who Are Fighting to Save the Planet
Here is a look at 3 young Indian warriors who are trying to save the world, one step at a time
3 June 2020 Bengaluru’s ‘bicycle mayor’ hopes to make city cycle-friendly post lockdown
On World Bicycling Day (June 3), a fresh campaign called upon Bengaluru� s citizens to ditch their cars and bikes and buy bicycles.
4 June 2020 - प्रदूषण नहीं, पहाड़ देखने के लिए चल रहा #सालभर60 अभियान,लॉकडाउन के दौरान प्रदूषण संबंधित आंकड़ों का किया गया है अध्ययन
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4 June 2020 - लखनऊ , कानपुर और वाराणसी के माथे से प्रदूषित शहर का दाग हटाने को चला #सालभर60 अभियानलॉकडाउन के दौरान प्रदूषण संबंधित आंकड़ों का किया गया है अध्ययन - Just Aaj News
लखनऊ , कानपुर और वाराणसी के माथे से प्रदूषित शहर का दाग हटाने को चला #सालभर60 अभियानलॉकडाउन के दौरान प्रदूषण संबंधित आंकड़ों का किया गया है अध्ययन लखनऊ। लॉकडाउन के दौरान लोगों ने साफ आसमान देखा और स्व
4 June 2020 - लखनऊ, कानपुर और वाराणसी के माथे से प्रदूषित शहर का दाग हटाने के लिए चला #सालभर60 कैंपेन
कोरोना वायरस से उन इलाकों में ज्यादा मौतें हुई हैं, जहां प्रदूषण अधिक था, इस बात की चिंता है कि...
4 June 2020 - लखनऊ, कानपुर और वाराणसी के माथे से प्रदूषित शहर का दाग हटाने को चला #सालभर60 अभियान » BeforePrintNews
स्टेट डेस्क/लखनऊ : लॉकडाउन के दौरान लोगों ने साफ आसमान देखा और स्वच्छ हवा को महसूस किया. दूर-दराज के इलाकों ने हिमालय पहाड़ के दिखने की तस्वीरें सामने आई. जाहिर है यह सब कोरोना वायरस की वजह से लगे लॉकडाउन के दौरान पर्यावरण के साफ होने पर ही संभव हो पाया है. हाल ही में […]
4 June 2020 - लखनऊ , कानपुर और वाराणसी के माथे से प्रदूषित शहर का दाग हटाने को चला #सालभर60 अभियान
भारत अपडेट न्यूज, लखनऊ। लॉकडाउन के दौरान लोगों ने साफ आसमान देखा और स्वच्छ हवा को महसूस किया। दूर-दराज के इलाकों ने हिमालय पहाड़ के दिखने की तस्वीरें सामने आई। जाहिर है यह सब कोरोना वायरस की वजह से लगे
1 June 2020 - FOCUS magazine | ‘Tribal People Need Economic Relief Urgently’ - India, Have You Signed The Petition?
We came across an online petition titled “Tribal Communities Need Economic Relief Urgently” in India, posted on Jhatkaa organisation platform, a couple of days ago. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman…
25 May 2020 - Coronavirus impact: Time to maintain air quality post lockdown
With the country breathing the cleanest air in over two decades climate activists urge everyone to unite and ask for strict measures to maintain the air quality after lockdown lifts
24 May 2020 - 12-year-old climate activist launches clean air campaign | Nagpur News - Times of India
NAGPUR: To ensure that the air remains clean forever like how it is during lockdown now, 12-year-old climate activist from Dehradun Ridhima Pandey is .
24 May 2020 - आता वर्षभर हवेच्या गुणवत्तेची पातळी उत्तम ठेवण्यासाठी #सालभर६० मोहीम
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23 May 2020 - 12-year-old climate activist launches nationwide campaign for clean air
A 12-year-old climate activist has launched a nationwide campaign to ensure the air quality index (AQI) remains at safe standards even after the lockdown is lifted.
23 May 2020 - Sandhya Mridul on domestic violence: Can’t fathom the pain and fear | Bollywood Bubble
Sandhya Mridul had recently launched a video campaign where she was urging the survivors and witnesses of domestic violence to come forward and speak.
16 May 2020 What public transportation in Bengaluru could look like in a post-COVID world
Experts and activists want the government to promote cycling as a sustainable mode of transport within the city.
9 May 2020 - लॉकडाउन में महिलाओं के खिलाफ बढ़ रही घरेलू हिंसा पर अभिनेत्री संध्या मृदुल ने उठाई आवाज
लॉकडाउन में महिलाओं को अलग तरह की परेशानियों का सामना करना पड़ रहा है। देशभर में उनके खिलाफ घरेलू हिंसा के मामले बढ़ गए हैं।
9 May 2020 - Actor Sandhya Mridul urges citizens to report cases of domestic violence
If you are a silent witness to a case of domestic violence, you are as guilty as the one indulging in it, says actor Sandhya Mridul in a newly released video campaign that urges bystanders to be as vigilant as survivors in seeking help by calling the National Helpline for Domestic Violence.
9 May 2020 - Actor Sandhya Mridul appeals citizens to report cases of domestic violence
If you are a silent witness to a case of domestic violence, you are as guilty as the one indulging in it, says actor Sandhya Mridul in a video campaign again...
9 May 2020 - संध्या मृदुल कौटुंबिक हिसांचाराविरोधात उभी | Sandhya Mridul appeal for stop domestic violence
लॉकडाऊनमध्ये कौटुंबिक हिंसाचाराच्या घटना वाढू लागल्या आहेत. अशावेळी अभिनेत्री संध्या मृदुल नागरिकांना त्याविरोधा आवाज उठवण्याचे आवाहन करत आहे. जर आपण कौटुंबि...
9 May 2020 - Sandhya Mridul urges citizens to report cases of domestic violence in a must-watch video
In a must-see Instagram video actor Sandhya Mridul has urged all the citizens to report cases of domestic violence that have happened amid the lockdown Dont miss it
9 May 2020 - Locked in unsafe spaces: Actor Sandhya Mridul appeals to people to report cases of domestic violence
The main intention behind the lockdown was to protect people from getting exposed to the deadly virus but, statistics have shown that women have ended up becoming more vulnerable to abuse
9 May 2020 - Watch: Actress Sandhya Mridul appeals citizens to report cases of domestic violence
Mridul also made an appeal to all those watching the video saying, they should call the National Helpline for Domestic Violence, or even use the Whatsapp alert, which is set up for a scenario where v
9 May 2020 - Locked in Unsafe Spaces: Actor Sandhya Mridul appeals citizens to report cases of domestic violence
If you are a silent witness to a case of domestic violence, you are as guilty as the one indulging in it, says actor Sandhya Mridul in a newly-released video campaign that urges bystanders to be as vigilant as survivors in seeking help by calling the National Helpline for Domestic Violence. While th…
8 May 2020 - Around 4K objections against draft EIA rules filed from Maharashtra
MumbaiAlleging that the Centre was diluting environment protection laws to allow construction in ecologically important areas, citizens and environment groups have filed 3,971 objections against the draft environment impact assessment (EIA) notification, 2020 proposed by the Union environment minist…
7 May 2020 - How did our women and queer folks deal with self-isolation? | Youth Ki Awaaz
When the lockdown began, I, as a cis-woman, had my own fears. Uncertainty, physical safety, mental health and the list goes on. From the sudden knock on the…
7 May 2020 - How the media can help the fight against Domestic Violence | Youth Ki Awaaz
I urge all governments to put women’s safety first as they respond to the pandemic,” — UN Secretary-General António Guterres wrote on Twitter.
7 May 2020 - We Have All Seen #BoisLockerRooms. It’s Time To Call Them out
The government must introduce Comprehensive Sex Education (CSE) in schools across the country as a first step.
7 May 2020 - COVID-19: Sonali Kulkarni Makes An Important Appeal, Says Our Fight Is Against The Virus And Not Its Victims
COVID-19: Sonali Kulkarni Makes An Important Appeal, Says Our Fight Is Against The Virus And Not Its Victims
6 May 2020 - COVID-19: Sonali Kulkarni makes an important appeal, says our fight is against the virus and not its victims
In her recent Instagram post actor Sonali Kulkarni made a much-needed appeal to all the citizens to take the necessary precautions at this stage and also stated how our fight is against Coronavirus and not its victims
4 May 2020 - The fight is against Corona, not its victims: Actress Sonali Kulkarni raises voice over discrimination against positive patientsThe fight is against Corona, not its victims: Actress Sonali Kulkarni raises voice over discrimination against positive patients
It is unfortunate that Covid-19 positive seems nothing less than a crime. This is wrong and this mentality needs to change, says Sonali Kulkarni.
4 May 2020 - The fight is against Corona, not its victims: Actress Sonali Kulkarni raises voice over discrimination against positive patients | opera news
The fight is against Corona, not its victims: Actress Sonali Kulkarni raises voice over discrimination against positive patients
4 May 2020 - Fight against coronavirus, not victims, says Sonali Kulkarni
“The fight is against Corona, not its victims,” appealled actor Sonali Kulkarni. The noted actor, known for lending support to social causes, has raised her voice against the apparent discrimination against COVID-19 positive patients across Maharashtra, through a video titled Vicharbadla.
28 April 2020 - इस एक्टर ने कहा- ‘कोविड पॉजिटिव होना किसी जुर्म से कम नहीं’
इस समय कोरोना वायरस क खतरा लगातार बना हुआ है हर कोई इससे बचने के लिए अपने-अपने घरों में बैठा है. ऐसे में आज यानी मंगलवार
28 April 2020 - कोविड पॉजिटिव को मुजरिम समझने की सोच बिल्कुल गलतः रघुबीर यादव
Bollywood News: प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी सहित कई राज्यों के मुख्यमंत्री और एम्स-दिल्ली के निदेशक डॉ रणदीप गुलेरिया ने हाल ही में लोगों से कहा कि वे कोविड-19 मरीजों के साथ उनके परिवारों को भी गलत नजर से देखने की बजाय उनके प्रति समर्थन दिखाएं।
28 April 2020 - अभिनेता रघुबीर यादव ने कहा, कोविड पॉजिटिव रोगी हैं, कोई अपराधी नहीं
दिग्गज अभिनेता रघुबीर यादव हाल ही में रिलीज हुई वेब सीरीज पंचायत में अपने अभिनय को लेकर एक बार फिर चर्चा में आए हैं. कुल 70 सेकेंड के एक वीडियो के जरिए वे कोरोना शेमिंग के प्रति लोगों को सचेत कर रहे हैं.
28 April 2020 - बॉलीवुड एक्टर ने कोरोना पर दी लोगों को सोच बदलने की सलाह, बोले- COVID-19 पॉजिटिव होना किसी जुर्म से कम नहीं...
रघुवीर यादव (Raghuvir Yadav) ने कोरोना वायरस (Coronavirus) पर दी लोगों को सोच बदलने की सलाह
22 March 2020 - In 4 weeks, faux lungs turn grey in less polluted area | Nagpur News - Times of India
Nagpur: Corroborating air pollution in the city, the faux lungs installed outside KRIMS Hospital on Central Bazaar Road, Ramdaspeth, have changed colo.
13 March 2020 - Garbage Burning In Bengaluru: How Our Campaign Altered This Toxic Practice
The story of how thousands of people joined us to get the necessary authorities involved to take a firm stand against open burning of garbage.
10 Feb 2020 - 8,500 trees to be sacrificed to decongest traffic in Bengaluru
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Bengaluru, Feb 10: Over 8,500 trees will likely be axed by the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL) to decongest traffic in the tech corridor in the city. The move has irked the environmentalists who are criticizing the KRDCL.
Campaigning …
Bengaluru, Feb 10: Over 8,500 trees will likely be axed by the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL) to decongest traffic in the tech corridor in the city. The move has irked the environmentalists who are criticizing the KRDCL.
Campaigning …
9 Feb 2020 - Over 8000 trees to face axe in Karnataka
Over 8,500 trees in Bengaluru will be axed by the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL) with an aim to ease traffic in the tech corridor in the city. The decision has been lambasted by the environmentalists and a campaigning organisation Jhatkaa.org has collected over 2,500 signatur…
9 Feb 2020 - Over 8,000 trees to be axed in Bengaluru
The petition further points out to the fact that there has been zero public consultation and no detailed project report being prepared.
9 Feb 2020 - Bengaluru residents hit streets to protest tree-felling for ‘development’
According to the data from the Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL), over 8,200 trees will be cut for various projects including road widening, construction of new bridges and elevated roads.
2 February 2020 - Growing air pollution in Nashik - Let Me Breathe
Nashik, famous for its serene weather and clean air may no longer remain in the same because of its growing air pollution. In the last couple of years, Nashik’s air quality is worsening consistently, but the perception of ‘city of clean air’ and serene weather is not changing. So, when this winter s…
26 Jan 2020 - Bengaluru’s civic activists question legality of mobility plan
“We are looking into the issue,” BMRCL chief public relations officer B L Yashvant Chavan said, adding that no response will be ignored.
25 Jan 2020 - Draft Comprehensive Mobility Plan touches 3.5k suggestions: BMRCL | Bengaluru News - Times of India
“We have received a total of 3541 suggestions out of which, 304 are from individual mail ids. And rest 3237 are from a single mail id, mostly with com
23 Jan 2020 - Bengaluru: Draft CMP gets 475 citizen responses; most oppose elevated road proposal | Bengaluru News - Times of India
The draft Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) released by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) and Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT
21 Jan 2020 - With high fares and limited riders, are AC buses in Bengaluru unsustainable?
While activists cite BMTC� s budget constraints and environmental concerns to not acquire AC buses, officials point out that the airconditioned buses make up less than 20% of the fleet.
21 Jan 2020 - Activists question BMRCL role in readying Bengaluru’s CMP
With the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL)’s extended deadline for public feedback to its Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) expiring on Monday,
