High consumer spending and rising e-commerce penetration are anticipated to drive the Direct-to-customer (D2C) market in India, a report shows. The D2C e-commerce market in India is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 34.5 percent during the period 2022-2027 following the pandemic-induced lockdown and mobility restrictions, a D2C market analysis […]
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India freelancers earning in USD are seeing an increase in their income with the weakening of the Rupee by 11 percent in 2022. The rupee’s depreciation against the dollar throughout 2022 has been an unexpected bonus for freelancers. “I received about USD 1100 monthly, which at the beginning of 2022 was around Rs. 82,000 and […]
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The number of slums in Bengaluru are rising despite the implementation of multiple housing schemes. The Kannada music reaches you first, playing on the speaker next to a line of small kirana shops. You see the children playing and dancing to the beats.Then you notice the shabbily dressed young men sitting in a circle, smoking […]
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India ranks tenth in the list of 46 countries that attract medical tourists from across the world. Quality healthcare, treatment, doctors and service under the Joint Commission International (JCI) and National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) accreditation in Indian hospitals has been encouraging medical tourism in India. A report released by the […]
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Auto drivers say that the cost of driving autos using LPG is a cheaper option for them. BENGALURU: The Karnataka state government is planning to introduce subsidies for auto-rickshaw drivers to change to electric autos. Mallikarjuna C, Additional Commissioner for Transport, said, “A subsidy of Rs. 60,000 will be given to the auto drivers who […]
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Empty promises, incomplete infrastructure, and already damaged facilities haunt Bengaluru’s Smart City Mission project. Bengaluru’s newest redevelopment project, the Smart City Mission (SCM) is still on-going in some pockets of the city, while it has already started falling apart in other parts. Shivajinagar bus stop and Cubbon Park await its promised infrastructure, and the completed […]
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Change in payment system can remove the middleman from the system, says expert. Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers are not being paid on time because the National Health Mission (NHM) has switched from Public Financial Management System (PFMS) to Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) which is causing delays in payment. Dr. Prabhu, Nodal officer for […]
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The New Mangalore port is Karnataka’s only major and busiest port. The state has ten minor ports too. There are plenty of fish in the sea, but no one to catch them. The pandemic drove most of the migrant labourers back to their home towns. Karnataka’s marine export industry is one of the industries affected […]
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Migrant workers find it difficult to avail the welfare board schemes in Bengaluru as waiting periods are long. Moreover, many labourers are unaware of the healthcare system in Karnataka and often resort to self-treatment. Bengaluru might be a medical tourist spot for the middle and upper class, but for the poor labourers migrating from in […]
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Political parties in the state are promising welfare schemes if elected to power. However, parties say their opponents are offering short term incentives and not long-term solutions. Cash transfer of Rs.2000 for housewives, 200 units of free electricity, free education. These are some of the promises made by political parties in the state to woo […]
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