City: Bengaluru

If you have car, you are probably taking it to a garage to get it washed, or your building security guard would splash buckets of water on it every morning to clean it. But what if you could clean your car, just as well, but with much less water? Almost waterless, you can say. Well, it’s no make-believe story but a reality in our very own Bengaluru. Thanks to a group of young entrepreneurs, the ‘waterless’ car-wash service has been introduced in the city, and that too at your doorstep. Presently, Prowash offers their services at the recently-opened Forum Value…

The birth centenery of Prof.V T Srinivasan, who was one of the founders of Bangalore High School and Vijaya College falls in the year 2012. Prof. V T Srinivasan was born in the year 1912. His ancestors hailed from Vengalathur, North Arcot District and the place is located near Kanchipuram. His father was V T Ekambarem, who served as a Tahsildar in Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh and his mother was Kamakshi. He studied in Madras Christian College and in Annamalai University.Along with K Srinivasa Rao and K Lakshminarayana Rao, Srinivasan started The Bangalore High School, which soon became well known for…

Your father needs a set of diagnostic tests to be done. Your child is prone to allergic coughs. You need a second opinion before you go in for a treatment. You have a sore throat and you want to be sure it is not a serious virus attack. Who can you check with? Paramedicals explaining the Anyuta scheme. Pic courtesy: Anyuta Trust.What you need is a ‘Family Physician' or a ‘General Practitioner'. Someone who can provide primary and preventive healthcare, as well as advice and educate you to make an informed choice. Unfortunately, the concept of a family physician is…

The state government has notified the reservation of seats for Schedule Caste (SC), Schedule Tribe (ST), Backward Classes (BC) communities and women for the upcoming BBMP elections. Article 243T (Part IX A) of the Indian Constitution says: (1) Seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in every municipality and the number of seats so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in that municipality as the population of the Scheduled Castes in the municipal area or of the Scheduled…

There are 99 couples on the waiting list of Adoption Coordinating Agency (ACA), Karnataka, some of them patiently awaiting their turn since 2006. ACA is an NGO recognised by the Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA) that facilitates adoptions across the country. The wait is due to a shortage of healthy babies below one year at these agencies, And most parents want to adopt babies very young. A happy 6 month old with her new mother. Pic Gokul Janga. Behind the Wait It's a common story across agencies in Bangalore. "There are not enough healthy infants and toddlers in adoption centres…

If you wish to adopt, you can register with the Adoption Coordinating Agency (ACA), which is the nodal coordination agency for Karnataka, recognised by the Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA) that facilitates adoptions across the country. CARA falls under the  ministry of Women and Child Development.One can also approach recognised Indian Placement Agencies (RIPA) or the government funded Shishu Griha. The agency you adopt through should be well known and licensed. Adoption Coordinating Agency, IYC Community Centre, 1st Cross, 2nd Block, RT Nagar, Bangalore 560032Ph: 65346724, 23435548 Click here to view a list of accredited adoption agencies. Also refer to…

When D T Thyagaraj (50) of Padmanabhanagar, suffered a heart attack 10 years ago, he was wheeled into one of the prestigious hospitals in Bengaluru. Once he survived the attack and was out of the ICU, Thyagaraj sensed that the world around him had changed so completely in so short a time. First he was isolated from the general ward and then supplied food in plastic plates. The doctors and nurses armed themselves with double gloves each time they came to check on him. Their hush-hush talk, suspicious glances, and curt answers left him and his family shocked. Launch of…

At a time when terms like 'green' or 'eco-friendly' are carelessly bandied about, it is indeed heartening to find a focussed, action oriented initiative. The 'Be the Change Conference – Food, Health and Climate Change', on December 4th-5th  is being organised with specific objectives:• Saying No to processed foods in schools• Make an appeal to NCERT (the central agency that also publishes textbooks) and state education boards to include healthy eating in relevant syllabii• Regulation of processed and genetically modified foodsThe conference is organised by the Bhoomi Network, a network of concerned individuals who strongly believes that food and health,…

Redwood apartment on Harlur Road, off Sarjapura Road, has 150 homes. Their daily water supply comes in 15 tankers a day and they spend.about Rs 1.2 lakhs every month on tankers. They have recently piloted a Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) system on their clubhouse roof that helped them save Rs. 20,000 during the recent rainy spell. Inviting residents of Sarjapura Road–Outer Ring Road-Whitefield areas THE WATER WORKSHOP A workshop to learn about sustainable water management - making the most of surface water, groundwater, rainwater & waste water. Brought to you by ApartmentAdda.com in collaboration with RainWater Club and Citizen Matters.Discuss…

Dry waste, wet waste, metal waste, e-waste, bio-waste, plastic waste. How many dustbins should I keep at home to segregate these many waste matters? Read this article by Sandhya who was part of the team that set up the waste management system at Brigade Regency Apartments. This is what struck me when I read a circular from the Brigade Regency Owners’ Association, making waste segregation compulsory and for a moment I thought I would crumple it up and dump it in the dustbin. Brigade Regency Apartments is where I live. Being a resident here, I felt “these guys are stretching…