It plans to build three large modern secondary transfer stations to process the city’s waste. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is planning to upgrade the secondary transfer of waste by introducing new technology in the process. Waste from auto-tippers will now be compacted using machinery and then sent to landfills. Currently, a large part of […]
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Data from layoff.fyi show Indian start-ups have laid off 7,743 people till September this year compared to 1,090 last year. In the last financial year, 71,073 employees have been laid off across the world by startups of which, over 10.89 percent of employees were laid off by Indian start-ups. Between April 1 and Sept 20, […]
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Smoke shops sell up to 20 boxes of vapes per month despite the government ban. E-cigarettes are being sold in Church Street, Bengaluru, despite a 2019 Act that bans their distribution, import, export and transportation. Vapes are linked to lung injuries and deaths. Yasin (name changed), the owner of a glossy red-themed smoke shop on […]
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The Hebbal Lake in Bengaluru awaits reopening because of lack of funds in the Forest Department of Karnataka for its maintenance. The Karnataka Forest Department needs funds to reopen the lake to the public, as the lake has been closed for a year. The Assistant Conserver of Forest (ACF), Urban Division, Ms. Kavya Shree said, […]
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The city has seen a surge in illegal loan apps since the pandemic. More than 200 FIRs against instant loan scams have been registered in 2022 from the month of January to September. Till August, 70 online loan scams have been registered in the Yeshwantpur cyber crime department (North Division) and almost 150 to […]
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Lack of awareness amongst customers enables restaurants to charge for service Restaurants in Bengaluru continue to charge for services they provide to their customers. They do not inform customers about service charges and directly add those to the bills. The guidelines issued by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) states, “restaurants and hotels are levying […]
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The waste disposal system is missing in K.Golahalli, which causes locals to litter the village. The village of Kumbalgodu Golahalli (K.Golahalli) is filled with garbage and lacks proper garbage disposal facilities. Across all directions in the village, there are piles of uncleared food, plastic, and paper waste. The road is lined with piles of waste […]
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Several of the skywalks in Bangalore are inaccessible to people who need lifts. Elderly people risk their lives by crossing the road instead of taking skywalks because they can’t climb the steep stairs. Devanath, a 60-year-old man said, “Despite being unsafe, I prefer crossing the road, amidst the heavy traffic because climbing up the stairs […]
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The Vrishabhavathi river has been the sewage stream of the city for years The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage Board (BWSSB) has invested Rs 500 crores fornew Sewage Treatment Plants(STPs) that will ensure that no sewage discharge flows into the Vrishabhavathi river by 2024. Rajiv K.N, Project Manager, BWSSB said that four new STPs are […]
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More than 1,200 cases are pending before the KSCPCR. The government is yet to elect the six members for the commission. Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) has been functioning without a chairman and its members for a few months. KSCPCR is an independent statutory body, which protects children and their rights […]
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