11+ hour, 22+ min ago   (281+ words) A cleanup drive at Bengaluru’s Turahalli forest has removed more than two tonnes of waste, including poultry waste, domestic sanitary waste, plastic, medical waste and dog carcasses found in bags along the reserve forest’s boundary. The cleanup began at 8am and…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (326+ words) Subheadline: The Bengaluru South City Corporation says its pilot system will identify road defects, encroachments, waste and other civic problems and route them to officials for action. The Bengaluru South City Corporation (BSCC) has launched a pilot Bengaluru AI road…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (231+ words) The Bengaluru South City Corporation has launched a pilot project using artificial intelligence to identify road and public-space problems, with an initial survey covering 75 km of roads under its jurisdiction. Each issue detected during the survey is automatically recorded as…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (866+ words) Bengaluru Air Pollution Rankings Expose a Governance Gap urbanacres.in Bengaluru Air Pollution Rankings Expose a Governance Gap Subheadline: Bengaluru’s 32nd-place finish in the 2026 Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan shows how traffic, industrial emissions, waste practices and household fuel costs complicate clean-air…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (388+ words) Bengaluru | September 8, 2026 Bengaluru has ranked 32nd among India’s million-plus cities in the 2026 Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan, placing it among the bottom 10 performers despite measures under the National Clean Air Programme and clean-fuel schemes. The city scored 152.6 points in the assessment announced by…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (960+ words) urbanacres.in Bengaluru Air Pollution Exposes the Limits of Clean-Air Schemes Subheadline: Bengaluru’s low position in the 2026 clean-air rankings points to a problem spread across traffic, industry, waste systems and household energy use. Standfirst: Bengaluru has ranked 32nd among India’s million-plus…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (979+ words) urbanacres.in Bengaluru Lakes Pollution Shows the Cost of Urban Growth Without Sewage A study of three lakes in north Bengaluru has brought into focus a problem that extends beyond the condition of individual water bodies: the city’s expanding urban…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (479+ words) urbanacres.in Bengaluru Garbage Burning Ban Targets Toxic Pollution Bengaluru is stepping up action against the burning of garbage in public spaces, with authorities moving to enforce a stricter prohibition on the practice across the city. The measure targets a…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (692+ words) urbanacres.in Bengaluru Lake Pollution Exposes a Failure Beyond the Shoreline Three lakes in north Bengaluru are showing different symptoms of the same urban problem: pollution is entering water bodies faster than the systems meant to prevent it can contain…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (875+ words) urbanacres.in Bengaluru Lake Pollution Shows the Cost of Growth Without Sewage Three north Bengaluru lakes are showing different forms of ecological stress, but the pattern identified by Bangalore University researchers points to a common urban problem: the city’s expansion…...