The local people at Saptagiri Layout are facing health problems after consuming dirty drinking water. Bengaluru, Oct. 11, 2018. The Saptagiri Layout at Peenya industrial area has a large population. The area has two lakes, both of which have been contaminated due to effluents by the industries around. The people can’t access the lake for […]
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Almost 3,000 households in Bengaluru do not have toilets Bengaluru, Oct. 11, 2018: A recent survey by the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Department of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) reveals that 2,798 households in the city of Bengaluru do not have sanitation facilities. The survey was conducted to enlist the number of households that have […]
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Bio-Medical Waste is a Hazard The state of Karnataka is seeing growth in the healthcare facilities. So is the bio-medical waste. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) report states that there are 27,746 numbers of Health Care Centers in Karnataka and 52 tonnes of bio-medical waste is produced in Karnataka every day. According to […]
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Over 2,000 complaints per day are unanswered, staff and servers helpless. A Management Information System (MIS) report published online by the officials of the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) states that out of 16,876 calls received on September 24 and 25, only 11,388 complaints were registered, and out of these, only 9115 complaints were […]
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Despite being a hazardous chemical, the ripening of fruits is still practiced with calcium carbide by fruit sellers. It is banned in India, as well as in several other countries. “Consumption of fruits which are ripened using calcium carbide is highly dangerous to human body; carbide is a carcinogenic (cancer-causing) agent and contains trace elements […]
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Units that are capable of producing electricity above 1 MW through rooftop solar panels operating through photovoltaic cells were subjected to inspection According to the notice issued by the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM), an electricity inspector carried out an overall inspection of all generation units on rooftops that produce solar energy in Bangalore. […]
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Over 1,000 trees to be cut down for Madiwala-KR Puram metro project For the construction of the new metro at Madiwala-KR Puram, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited has asked the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) for the permission to cut down 1,037 trees that will fall in the area of construction. The BBMP, in […]
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There has been a gradual change in the reading habits of people, and the book shop owners are facing implications of it. Nagendra, who has been selling books on Avenue Road for around 40 years, says a lot of students take Xerox copies of books instead of buying books, to save costs, which affects his […]
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According to the data of 2017-2018, there has been a decrease in the number of acid attacks. In 2017 there were four cases, where as of August 2018, no cases were reported in Bangalore Pragya Singh, the founder of the Atijeevan Foundation, a victim turned into a mentor and activist said, “there have been many […]
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There are no existing measures to preserve the bodily safety of police personnel while they are on duty, despite recurring cases of assault. According to the City Crime Record Bureau (CCRB) report, the registered number of crimes committed against police officers on duty in the year 2017 was 166. The figure as of August 31 […]
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