I ve been building Elara around a simple question:
Why does local news still feel like a list of headlines instead of a picture of what s actually happening around you?
A traffic jam, a new caf , a protest, a civic issue, a local event, they all have one thing in common:
They happen somewhere.
Hey Product Hunt 👋
I'm Sourav, founder of Elara.
I built this because I wanted one place to see the actual news happening in my own city, not a stale feed, a live map. Elara pulls real local news coverage and pins every story to exactly where it happened.
Open it and you might see:
- News that a founder near you just raised funding
- A crime report covered near your neighborhood
- Traffic diversions or road closures reported today
- Civic news like a project approved, a pothole fix, a council decision
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/elara-local-news-events/id6810100356
Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uncoverroadsapp.elara&pcampaignid=web_share
No login, no sign-up wall, just open the app and you're on a live map of your city. Use "near me" to recenter instantly, filter by topic (crime, traffic, business, civic), and switch between Bangalore and 6 other Indian cities.
I built this to actually know what's happening around me in real time, not scroll past outdated posts. Would love to hear what you think, what's missing, what you'd want covered next.
Thanks for checking it out 🙏