Internship | Community Media Lab

Of civic engagement and voter participation

July 5, 2017 Co Media Lab

Elected officials from Bengaluru and their Australian counterparts discussed how to foster civic engagement and improve voter turnout among the youth at a B.PAC organised panel.

A conversation with a Corporator

June 30, 2017 Aishwarya Sontakke

When I was asked to visit a corporator and understand his work and expenses, I was excited. Corporators are elected members of the Municipal Corporation. They are expected to take care of their ward’s development

Price cap can be balanced through food, parking: Multiplex manager

June 27, 2017 Shilpi Sinha Ray

In the State Budget 2017, Karnataka government decided to place a price cap of Rs.200 on all the cinema tickets, except for premium tickets. The budget also said that for Kannada movies the service tax

SBSB App faces authorisation issues

May 30, 2017 Arindam Deepak Sinha

Swachh Bharat Swachh Bengaluru is collaboration between The Forward Foundation and BJP for Better Bengaluru. Their primary aim is to make Bengaluru litter-free. So, only a few days after the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched,

Price cap of film tickets now official

May 12, 2017 Arindam Deepak Sinha

Recently, movie ticket prices in Karnataka were capped at Rs 200 . A well speculated order, ever since it was hinted in the budget in early April; and the movie goers are all for

A peek into the world of weed market

May 12, 2017 Joan Elizabeth Cherian

Marijuana is grown in and around the city and sold to the smokers in the city. A quick peek into the world of weeds.

Irregular and filled with sludge, the water in this slum carries the brunt of the summer water crisis in Bengaluru

May 9, 2017 Akshata Jayant Chonkar

Here is a report on the water problems faced by residents of LR nagar slum Summer in Bengaluru has been characterised by the shortage of water from all the water sources across the city. In

Know Your Stars and learn from them too

May 8, 2017 Akshata Jayant Chonkar

Experience a world that is beyond our reach, yet which is brought ever so close to us, to learn, enjoy and marvel at the beauty of creation. The large dome of the Sky theatre in

A day in the life of a Barber

May 5, 2017 Arindam Deepak Sinha

Ajay Rai. You might have heard this name before. But no, we are not talking about the UP based politician. But, today, we dive into the daily life of a humble 27 year old

Of hawkers, roses and stickers

May 5, 2017 Akshata Jayant Chonkar

What does it mean to run after cars and bikes on traffic-ridden roads, to make ends meet during adolescence? Stare out of the bus or car at any traffic signal in Bengaluru, and you will