Around 15,000 apartments in Bengaluru are mandated to set up sewage water treatment. Residents worry about high tax on installation and operation. Eighteen percent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on water treatment plants is discouraging sewage treatment users in Karnataka.The government has mandated water treatment installation in apartments. The high GST concerns residents. Chandrani Sarkar, […]
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Lack of funding has led to delay in implementation of the marriage incentives scheme for devadasis’ children. Last year, there has been a drop of 53 percent in the number of approved applicants receiving money under the Incentive for the Devadasi Children’s Marriage, according to the Social Welfare Department (SWD), Karnataka. This scheme applies to […]
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Some special schools have not opened yet. Online education is mostly ineffective for special schools, as they need in-person therapies and activities. Education of children with special needs has been significantly affected as essential activities like speech therapy and physiotherapy stopped when schools were shut. This has affected their growth, said schools and experts. While […]
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Physically-challenged children have been left without play spaces due to lack of disabled-friendly infrastructure in city parks. Disabled children are shut out of play grounds in the city due to lack of inclusive infrastructure such as ramps and handrails. The government is yet to build these spaces as recommended in the Bengaluru Smart City proposal. […]
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Pandemic shook the creative sector of the country as nearly 41 percent artists stopped working. A recent report revealed that 53 percent of the events and entertainment management sector experienced a 90 percent decline in business. This affected the artists. Shraddha (name changed), 26, an ex-theatre artist has moved back to her hometown, Tonk after […]
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As the city crawls out of the pandemic, patients prefer in-person consultations due to added comfort level and trust. Public and private hospitals see a fall in daily telemedicine and online consultations since the lockdown eased in the city. Rashi Taneja, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), at a wellness centre, under Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), […]
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People are not visiting temples as frequently as they were pre-Covid which is impacting the income of priests and vendors. Several temples have seen a drop in revenue to below Rs. 25 lakh a year due to the pandemic. Hence, several group- ‘A’ temples have become group- ‘B’ temples. “Pandemic has caused most of the […]
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India has witnessed a 50 percent growth in the subscription of of audiobooks and ebooks. The pandemic has impacted traditional reading patterns of people, leading them to switch from physical books to reading online and listening to audiobooks. “After long working hours, I prefer listening to a book and unwinding rather than reading as my eyes are […]
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Despite the increase in number of law graduates, the enrollment in bar council has decreased. Law students are exploring career opportunities in corporate firms rather than litigation. Enrollment of new advocates in the Karnataka State Bar Council (KSBC) has decreased by almost 51 percent since 2019. Akash Agarwal, a recent law graduate, said that a […]
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Children of government schools in the villages of Ramanagara district are still waiting for their textbooks and notebooks. Students rejoice going back to school as classes for first to fifth grades resumed from Oct. 25, 2021. One thing that hinders their excitement for learning is —a shortage of notebooks and textbooks. “I am happy, I […]
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