Updates
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Report: Bengaluru’s Rising Air Quality Crisis
In 2015, a lung health test conducted on 503 school children in Bengaluru revealed an alarming trend: only 11% had lungs in ‘excellent’ condition, while 36% failed the test. Over the past 35 years, asthma cases among children in the…
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Can you think of us every month?
You remember our earlier series on the illegal ad hoardings in Bengaluru? These stories took our staff journalist Akshatha weeks to write. She asked for data from BBMP, who did not oblige. Her RTI applications were ignored. She made half…
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Meera K takes up assignment as ICFJ Knight Fellow
Founder Trustee Meera K has been selected as ICFJ Knight Fellow India. She will be helping top newsrooms in Bengaluru improve their coverage of health, gender and development issues. The goal of the fellowship is “To reinvent coverage of these critical issues and…
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Why we are working towards open knowledge platforms
Though India is urbanising at a furious pace, the daily grind of citizens is tiring and miserable, because cities are broken, and its problems are complex. Our cities are as large as many countries; while the most important stories that…
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End of financial year and time to chip in
Wish you a Happy Ugadi and a great year ahead! First the good news: we are now on radio! We have started the Bengaluru Matters radio show – broadcast on Radio Active Community Radio 90.4 MHz – this is also…
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Global partnership for new project on urban resilience
Co Media Lab, Oorvani Foundation’s joint initiative with Radio Active, is excited to announce a new partnership with the Emmy Award-winning International Reporting Program (IRP) at the University of British Columbia’s School of Journalism.
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Ed goes to Kathmandu
Associate Editor Shree D N was selected for the Global Investigative Journalism Network fellowship and shares her experience attending the Uncovering Asia conference.
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Introducing Co Media Lab
Citizen Matters has partnered with Radio Active Community Radio 90.4MHz to setup a community media lab, serving as a resource centre, newsroom and a space for dialogues and discussions for community collaborations.
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Spotlight: Our champions at the TCS World 10K
In the past month, Citizen Matters raised a little over 2.13 lakh. This was made possible by five people, who we are so pleased to have collaborated with. Here’s our thank you note to them.
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3 reasons + 1 more: Last call for helping Citizen Matters
Still contemplating why you should contribute to Citizen Matters? These reasons should help you decide.
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Last but one call: Donate today and help our 5 runners reach their target!
The TCS World 10K is coming up on May 15th, and we have five runners who are raising funds to support the journalism published on Citizen Matters.
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Raghu is running to help solve the waste management crisis? Will you chip in?
Since 2011, Citizen Matters has had a dedicated section on waste and waste management. Raghu Kashyap is raising funds to keep this going by running at the TCS World 10K.
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Shilpi is running to save Bengaluru’s lakes. Will you support her?
Shilpi Sahu, a resident of Sarjapur Road and a seasoned runner is running the TCS 10K on May 15th; not only running to get across the finish line, but also to raise funds to support Citizen Matters’ coverage on lakes.
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Thej is running for Open Data. Won’t you support him?
Our friend Thejesh GN from DataMeet is running the TCS World 10K Bengaluru on May 15th. Support his campaign to raise funds for #OpenData, so we can publish data stories to bring more transparency in Bangalore’s urban governance.
