2+ hour, 11+ min ago   (416+ words) Mangaluru City Corporation is preparing a data-driven overhaul of waste management by mapping nearly 900 sanitation workers, drivers and loaders, along with collection vehicles, to identify service gaps and assign clearer responsibility across the city. MCC commissioner Rahul Ratnam Pandey said…...

5+ day, 22+ 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…...

6+ day, 1+ 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…...

6+ day, 13+ 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, 1+ day 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…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (416+ words) urbanacres.in Bengaluru Animal Crematoria Plan Targets Citywide Gap Bengaluru is set to expand its animal-welfare infrastructure with plans for crematoria across the four city corporations that currently lack such facilities. The move comes as the city scales up sterilisation…...