Bustling Shivajinagar struggling with voter id issues

Voter registration woes, limited Parking, and poor infrastructure, is plaguing Bengaluru’s Shivajinagar. People in Shivajinagar are struggling with their voter ids in addition to other problems like limited parking and poor infrastructure. Shivajinagar is a busy locality in Bengaluru and is home to several markets, shops, and residential areas. Local activist, Nasir Hussain said that […]

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Shanti Nagar lacks basic amenities

Welfare associations say they keep filing complaints, only to get temporary solutions from government. Residents of Shanti Nagar are facing problems such as sewage clogged roads, power cuts, road encroachment and many other issues but there is no aid from the government. Saraswati, 24, a Below Poverty Line (BPL) card holder from Shanti Nagar said, […]

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PhonePe launches new app ‘Pincode’

Pincode will focus on the hyper-local commerce market, the beta version of the app is now available to customers in Bengaluru. PhonePe on Tuesday announced the launch of its e-commerce app ‘Pincode’, a consumer app built on the government’s Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) platform The app will pilot in Bengaluru with categories such […]

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Health workers continue to protest for their demands

Even after working for more than 10 years, the NHM employees do not get paid enough to make a decent life. The National Health Mission (NHM) In-source Employee Association, which is part of the state Health and Family Welfare department, is hopeful that the state government will accept their demand of being permanent employees in […]

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Demand for Venkatappa Art Gallery remains high among artists

Artists say Venkatappa Art Gallery will not  be affordable if it is given to private companies for restoration. The Venkatappa Art Gallery remains vacant due to lack of facilities and poor infrastructure. No funds have been allocated for its restoration by the government. Artists say that when the gallery officials rent the hall and gallery […]

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MSMEs in the city not aware of central government schemes

Many MSME entrepreneurs in the city do not apply for IPR protection due to high attorney fees etc. The new revision of the scheme will reimburse the amount taken to process the IP. Under the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) scheme of the Ministry of Medium and Small Enterprises (MSME), companies can receive a reimbursement of […]

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Decline in exports: India competes with neighbors

India’s cotton exports saw a 61 percent decline in September 2022, report shows. Cotton exports in India have been declining since the last few months of 2022 and have gone down by 61 percent. Study by The Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) shows that decreasing global demand and less production have contributed to this decline., […]

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IISc researchers save energy on computing

Researchers have used ‘memristors’ components that can simultaneously store data and perform computing while using only 9 percent of the physical footprint. Researchers from the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed an energy-efficient computing platform that promises to build faster and more energy efficient next-generation […]

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