“Bengaluru is the most dynamic city when it comes to Pinkathon” says Milind Soman, Founder. Bangalore, Nov. 20, 2018. With the seventh edition of Pinkathon set to be held on Jan. 27, 2019 at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, the founder of Pinkathon, Milind Soman, called upon the marathoners all over the city to gear up and […]
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A committee has been recently formed to look over the new wage demand Bengaluru, Nov. 20, 2018: Jayamma, a worker from a Bengaluru-based garment factory, says in anguish that she receives a salary of just 8,000 rupees a month. She adds, “Many times they set a very high production target and humiliate us to make us […]
Continue ReadingIndia fairly has around five percent of bamboo market in the world The National Bamboo Mission (NBM), approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), launched on April 25, 2018, focused on promoting the conservation of bamboo and increasing its growth by adopting area-based, regionally differentiated strategy to increase its cultivation in India. It […]
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Open defecation, undrinkable water and river pollution among the problems Banahatti, Nov. 2, 2018: People of Rabakavi Banahatti face water related issues on a daily basis. One of the most prominent problems is the lack of drinking water in the taluk. Not only is there an insufficiency in potable water, but also people are prone […]
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Laparoscopic sterilization is on the rise in Manvi Taluk, Raichur District. Manvi Taluk in Raichur District has seen a rise in laparoscopic sterilization in 2018. The number has reached 2323 as per the official reports. The rise in the number is seen as a result of awareness about family planning spread by Asha Workers. Anuradha, […]
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Tata Institute of Social Sciences helps to set up district resource centers in all districts of Karnataka for academic support. Bengaluru, Nov.18, 2018. The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has offered hands to the Department of Primary and Secondary Education to establish District Resource Centers (DRC s) in all the districts of Karnataka. The […]
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Antibiotic consumption among Indians has shot up by 103 percent leading to the evolution of superbug bacteria which cannot be treated by antibiotics Bengaluru, Nov. 20 2018 Antibiotic consumption among Indians has increased by 103 percent from 2000 to 2015, according to a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the […]
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Urban women are more prone to breast cancer when compared to rural, it’s high time to spread awareness, says experts. According to a recent study conducted by National Cancer Institute, it was found that ‘Working women’ are more likely to become victims of Breast cancer. Their latest research states that, “Some people who have been […]
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Report suggests a rise in the number of diabetes and obesity cases among the youth by 20 to 30 percent. Bengaluru, Nov. 20, 2018: Dinesh, an expert who is a researcher on diabetes and obesity, said that they get around 96-100 adolescent patients a year. Medha, a 17 year old, Pre-University College student, said that […]
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Three teachers at a high school in Indi taluk contend that they haven’t received their salaries for a year. Bengaluru, Nov.20, 2018. Three of seven teachers at Shree Shankarling High school at Agarkhed village in the Indi taluk of Bijapur district in Karnataka have not been paid their salary for some time. MP Betathur, who […]
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