Karnataka lags in Unnati

Unnati project, an initiative for MGNREGA beneficiaries, falls short in achieving the target due to lack of interest and technical issues. Central Government’s skill-upgrading initiative – Unnati Project for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) beneficiaries has not been able to achieve its set target for the country as the beneficiaries are not […]

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Real-time attendance app delays salaries

The attendance taking App National Mobile Monitoring Software (NMMS) has been plagued with technical issues. Workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) have not been able to mark their attendance and therefore have not received salaries due to a technical hitch in the app that is used for the purpose. The […]

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Sun dims the shadow to zero

Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) conducted ‘Zero Shadow Day’ outreach programme. Over 100 people participated in the ‘Zero Shadow Day’ outreach programme held by IIA on April 25. Several people who are interested in astrophysics visited IIA to learn about this natural phenomenon. Despite a school holiday, teachers along with the students interested in astrophysics […]

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New tobacco license rules worry small vendors

BBMP’s new license rules on the sale of tobacco to be implemented starting May end. Small scale vendors in the city are upset with the new license rules of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on the sale of tobacco. Ameena, a tobacco products vendor having a small stall outside Matteo Coffee Café said, “I got […]

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Funding winter for Indian start-ups

Although Indian start-ups have grown 300 times in the last nine years, funding has significantly declined. Despite 300 times growth in the number of Start-ups there has been a 75 percent year-on-year (YoY) decline in start-up funding in India. Indian Tech Start-up Funding Report Q1 2023 states, Indian start-ups have raised $3 billion in Q1 […]

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MLA Virupakshappa gets five days custody

Inquiry on MLA Virupakshappa was conducted on Tuesday at the Lokayukta office. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Madal Virupakshappa has been given a five day judicial custody. The verdict came on Tuesday at the Civil Court; BJP MLA was presented before the magistrate at Lokayukta. He was taken to the […]

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Short-term courses on textiles all the rage

Sustainability encourages younger generation in Bengaluru to move towards Indian handloom. The museum going crowd in the city are increasingly taking up short-term certificate courses on textiles which are seeing a rise in enrollments. However, fashion design and handloom academies in the city are yet to catch up on this trend, as so far only […]

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Accredited hospitals: A source of increasing medical tourism

India ranks tenth in the list of 46 countries that attract medical tourists from across the world. Quality healthcare, treatment, doctors and service under the Joint Commission International (JCI) and National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) accreditation in Indian hospitals has been encouraging medical tourism in India. A report released by the […]

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