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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The Bellahalli quarry landfill is being dumped with mixed waste, even after the Karnataka High Court’s order to dumped waste separately. The quarry had caught fire on April 11, 2018, according to a report given in the Deccan Chronicle newspaper. When visited the area, the residents who live near the landfill state that there had […]
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Indian companies have become a soft target for hackers across the world. The surge in number of data breaches reported by Indian companies is making their customers wonder, if their data is in safe hands. According to the Internet Security Threat Report, published by Symantec in March 2018, India ranks second in the list of […]
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Bengaluru generates around 1,440 million liters of sewage water on a daily basis, while the treatment capacity of 25 STPs is 1,059 million litres Bengaluru, Sept. 27, 2018: Bangalore has a population of 8.5 million and generates around 1,440 MLD (million litres daily) of sewage water. Proper treatment of sewage water could be utilized for domestic […]
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Eateries in the city are running their business without proper fire safety measures. Bengaluru, Sept. 18, 2018: In January 2018, a fire broke out in Kailash Bar and Restaurant in old Bengaluru, leaving five employees dead who were sleeping there. The bar had only one entrance point which was locked from the outside. Also, none […]
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