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Lake activists outraged over a minister's grand housing plan on 'dead lakes'
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Karnataka Housing Minister V Somanna's recent statement on building houses on dead lakes had triggered an uproar among lake activists.
The activists and the Karnataka Tank Conservation and Development Authority later clarified that there is nothing called a dead lake.
In this episode, DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan takes the debate further by interacting with Friends of Lakes (FoL) CoFounder V Ramprasad.
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Decongestion requires much more than junction upgrades and TomTom surveys.
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The TomTom Index's latest global survey showed Bengalurus' traffic speeds to be the second slowest in the world after London.
The recent Karnataka budget chose to address this by allocating funds for junction upgrades and new elevated corridors. But there are big issues both about the State's plans and the TomTom survey itself.
In this episode, DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan speaks to independent mobility expert Satya Arikutharam, who elaborates on the survey and the traffic decongestion measures proposed for Bengaluru.
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Five ways to make public transport work for everyone in our cities
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Bus4us, a multi-city, multi-State campaign launched by the Urban Works Institute, has a clear objective: To transform the way public transport is planned, operated and used by everyone through multi-stakeholder participation.
In this episode, DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan speaks to Shreya Gadepalli, Founder, Urban Works Institute on a five-point agenda to transform public transport in Bengaluru and other cities, besides discussing ways to address multiple commute challenges.
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Watching the aerial displays from outside the airshow venue, simulators and more
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In this episode, Deccan Herald business reporter Lavpreet Kaur gives a roundup of the just concluded Aero India airshow analysing the ups and downs, positives and negatives; voices from people who watched the aerial displays from outside the venue, without spending a rupee, and a word with an expert on a low cost flight simulator designed and developed by DRDO's ADA that attracted a lot of crowds.
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From military to civilian use, recon to cargo, Indian drones made a statement
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At the just concluded Aero-India 2023, the Drone Zone attracted a lot of attention for one big reason: The remarkable range of drone innovations by startups, the capabilities on display both in civilian and military applications, and the perceptible benefits of industry-academia partnerships, especially those involving the Indian Institute of Science (IISc).
In this episode, DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan speaks to the founders and spokespersons of multiple drone startups, elaborating on their products and the quickly maturing drone ecosystem in India.
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The ePlane-200, a Flying Electric Taxi
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Helicopter taxis are extremely expensive as a mode of urban air mobility. So why not marry helicopter and drone technologies to build a Flying Electric Taxi?
This is the ePlane, a 2-seater, 200kg payload aircraft that can take you from, say, the airport to the city in a seamless, affordable way.
In this episode, DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan speaks to ePlane's Vishnu Ramakrishnan to understand what exactly is the concept and how it can potentially change urban air mobility to alleviate traffic congestion.
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Responses and insights from industry experts from across the spectrum
In this special DH Radio Union Budget episode anchored by Deccan Herald's Business Reporter Lavpreet Kaur, industry players from multiple sectors respond and analyse the budget proposals.
It is raining funds in India's green energy sector as the government made sustainable growth a priority in the 'Amrit Kaal' Budget. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2023, her fifth, and wooed taxpayers by increasing rebate slab to Rs 7 lakh, along with other shake-ups to the new tax regime. The MSME sector also got a boost with a revamped credit guarantee scheme and an additional Rs 9,000 cr outlay.
Now, over to the industry experts on what they think about the budget.
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Voices from players in the real estate, retail, aviation, EV, gaming and other sectors
In this special DH Radio pre-budget episode anchored by Deccan Herald's Business Reporter Lavpreet Kaur, a range of industry players from multiple sectors articulate their expectations from the Union Budget, all set for presentation on February 1.
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An interaction with urban planning expert V Ravichandar on a flawed approach to the PRR
The Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) project was designed to complete another circle around Bengaluru city, linking up with the existing half circle called the NICE Road. Recently, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai pulled up the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) for the delay in going ahead with the project.
In this episode, DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan speaks to urban planning expert V Ravichandar on the much-delayed project, the lack of an area development plan associated with it, the merits of thinking far ahead into the future by taking a holistic approach, and not repeating the strip-development method adopted for the Outer Ring Road (ORR).
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An interaction with Kannada filmmaker K M Chaitanya and actor-filmmaker Nandita Yadav
A lot of hashtags have been trending on social media calling for the boycott of movies. Now, do these trends actually influence movie-watching? And how does it impact the film industry, where the livelihoods of thousands are dependent on a movie's success?
To discuss this and a lot more, DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan speaks to noted Kannada filmmaker K M Chaitanya and actor-filmmaker Nanditha Yadav, who has been associated with a few Bollywood movies as well.
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The podcast currently has 922 episodes available.