Forest Act Useless to the Bamboo Sector

Bamboo suppliers in the city admit no change in business after the act By Ayanti Bera Bengaluru, Jan. 31, 2019. Bamboo farmers and suppliers in the state of Karnataka have hardly been benefited by the Indian Forest (Amendment) Act of 2017 that was enacted to exempt bamboo grown in non-forest areas, from the requirement of […]

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Asexuality Still Invisible in the LGBT Community

Ace-discrimination amongst the community still evident in the country By Priyanka Dhaundiyal Bangalore, Jan. 31, 2019: While the ‘A’ in LGBTQIAPH (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersexual, Asexual, Pansexual, Hijra) acronym stands for ‘Asexual’ and not ‘Ally’, the prevalence of asexual discrimination within the community is still quite prominent. Problems faced by asexual people range […]

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Beggars use Infants for Sympathy

They drug them and put them to sleep so that they do not disturb them while begging. Around 90 per cent of the infants carried by beggars are not their own, but are kidnapped from various places, said A.B. Nandesh, Chief Warder of Beggars Colony. By Esther Esha. Bangalore, Jan. 29, 2019. According to a survey conducted […]

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