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25/02/2026

Indiranagar Metro isn’t chaotic because people are irresponsible.

It’s chaotic because the space is badly designed and poorly managed.

Autos are squeezing in, pedestrians spilling onto the road, and traffic police firing daily. There is clearly a planning and enforcement gap.

What if traffic police, metro officials, auto drivers, shopkeepers and residents met every month at the ward level to fix just this one junction?
Adjust. Review. Improve. Repeat.

All the city needs is a small space and consistent follow-up.

In the final part of our 3-part docuseries, ‘How to Fix Bengaluru’, we go into details into the city’s governance reset, from the old BBMP model to the new Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) framework.

This 3-part docuseries is a part of Namma Bengaluru Challenge ‘26, Bengaluru’s city-led innovation challenge by UnboxingBLR in partnership with Social Alpha & WTFund.

This year, the challenge addresses climate action by bringing together startups, government, and innovators to solve for air, water, waste, and construction.

Watch the full video: How to Fix Bengaluru on YouTube channel.
Link in our bio!

11/02/2026

Elections topic swalpa touchy ide antha kanutte.👀
But to fix Bengaluru, we need to take a hard look at the city’s governance.

The third part of our documentary series does exactly that!
OUT NOW on our YouTube Channel: How To Fix Bengaluru

This is Part 3 of our 3-part documentary series. If you’ve not already watched them, go do that!

This 3-part docuseries is a part of Namma Bengaluru Challenge ‘26, Bengaluru’s city-led innovation challenge by UnboxingBLR in partnership with Social Alpha & WTFund.

This year, the challenge addresses climate action by bringing together startups, government, and innovators to solve for air, water, waste, and construction.

07/02/2026

If you’ve taken the Namma Metro, you know this feeling.
A mix of voices, announcements, sudden questions, and quiet help from strangers.
It’s a little chaotic, unexpectedly warm, and very, very Bengaluru.
What’s the most memorable thing you’ve overheard on the metro?

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29/01/2026

Why Bengaluru?
Why climate?
Why startups?

Here’s what the Bengaluru’s biggest leaders had to say! .malini

With NBC ‘26, we are just getting started!

A big shoutout to all our partners for supporting the Namma Bengaluru Challenge ‘26.
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[NBC2026, BetterBengaluru, ClimateAction, Innovation]

26/01/2026

600+ Applicants.
Top 10 Startups
One grand evening packed with changemakers, policy makers, creators, entrepreneurs, investors and citizens of Bengaluru!

That was NBC ‘26, an evening at where climate innovation met Bengaluru culture.

With startup founder showcases, a hilarious comedy set, engaging installations like Mapping Bengaluru, Wishing Well, along with sustainable pop-ups and more.

It was Bengaluru coming together to talk, listen, laugh, play and leave with more love and hope for the city.

We found our top five, and the city found its newest changemakers!

If you were there with us, you know. And if you weren’t, see you next year!

What was your best moment from the evening? Tell us!

Watch till the end for the best moments of NBC ‘26! 🙌

A big shoutout to all our partners for supporting the Namma Bengaluru Challenge ‘26.
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And none of this would’ve been possible without the support of


BetterBengaluru ClimateAction Innovation

18/01/2026

All you need to know about Bengaluru’s largest cultural festival - BLR Hubba!

🗓️ 16th - 25th January
📍 350+ iconic venues across Bengaluru
hubba has something for everyone! Confused about what to attend, here’s a download of all the subfestivals 👇
blr.hubba (Kala Hubba): Focuses on public art, featuring 20+ installations at Freedom Park themed around interpretations of freedom.
blr.hubba (Kantha Hubba): A multi-genre music festival at Freedom Park featuring daily performances by local and international artists, celebrating the “Sounds of Asia”.
blr.hubba (Makkala Hubba): A child-friendly space at Freedom Park featuring interactive games like ‘Atada Angala’ and ‘Cook & Keep’.
blr.hubba (Nartisu Hubba): A dance festival covering classical, folk, and contemporary styles, including performances like ‘Uncharted Seas’.
blr.hubba (Nataka Hubba): A theatre sub-festival featuring performances from across India at venues like Rangoli Metro Art Centre, PCPA, Alliance Française, and BIC.
blr.hubba (Speaklore Hubba): Focuses on spoken word, poetry, and literature.
blr.hubba (Futures Hubba): Explores the future of AI, technology, and art with experts from MIT and Ars Electronica.
blr.hubba (Thindi Hubba): A food festival at Freedom Park showcasing 18+ varieties of street food from across India.
blr.hubba (Rasthe Hubba): Weekend street festivals aimed at fostering community connections in areas like Malleswaram, Koramangala, and Mahadevapura.
blr.hubba (Churumuri Hubba): A mix of various performances including music, film, and art.
blr.hubba (Vishesha Hubba): Celebrates Karnataka’s culture, including ‘Culture-Otsava’ at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA).
blr.hubba (Anubhava Hubba): Focuses on participatory, immersive experiences, including heritage walks and sensory sessions.

14/01/2026

Bengaluru’s festive markets come alive as the season approaches 🌷

Flower bundles are stacked high, sweets are packed into boxes, and shoppers move quickly from stall to stall, checking off their lists.

The lanes are fuller, the sounds louder, and the air carries the unmistakable scent of the season.

Each market has its own energy, each stall its own little story, and the city joyously prepares for the celebrations ahead.

What’s the one item on your festive shopping list that you can’t do without?

Drop it in the comments, and we’ll make the ultimate festive shopping list👇

08/01/2026

Hungry. Always ordering. Love the food, hate the habit.
Hate what you ate but somehow still open the app again. This you? We get it.

But what if you could order home food no junk, no shady oil and no guilt straight from your own kitchen to yours?

Presenting to you, HOMATO.

Watch hunger saviours and self proclaimed city fixers .harman & .m.kamath pitch this totally real, slightly chaotic startup idea to our panel at the Namma Bengaluru Challenge, Jan 24th.

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