Banks are coming up with separate gold loan branches to woo customers away from NBFCs The Non Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) are facing tough competition from banks in the gold loan segment by offering low interest rates. Commercial Banks have been expanding their gold loan portfolio. Data by BFSI shows that the portfolio saw a […]
Continue Reading
Bengaluru police have recently started receiving complaints about fraud calls, closer to the state elections. Several voters in Bengaluru turn to social media platforms to state their grievances about fraudulent phone calls that collect voter data. Rohini Mohan, an independent journalist on Twitter mentioned that she received a call, claiming to be from a media […]
Continue Reading
Despite women accounting for 44 percent of postgraduates and Ph.D. holders in STEM fields, their representation in the Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) workforce remains low, at just 13.9 percent. While the number of female students in STEM has risen, their participation in the workforce remains low shows a UNESCO report. Experts say that STEM […]
Continue Reading
Yelahanka’s Ayushmati Clinics keep patients waiting as doctors are unavailable. Ayushmati Clinics in Yelahanka, even after almost a month of inauguration, do not have positions filled. They are still struggling to fill vacancies which were allotted by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanaga Palike (BBMP). This BBMP collaboration with the Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) is not functioning in […]
Continue Reading
Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) conducted ‘Zero Shadow Day’ outreach programme. Over 100 people participated in the ‘Zero Shadow Day’ outreach programme held by IIA on April 25. Several people who are interested in astrophysics visited IIA to learn about this natural phenomenon. Despite a school holiday, teachers along with the students interested in astrophysics […]
Continue Reading
Residents of Ragigudda area also complain about receiving water supply at odd hours. Residents of Jayanagar feel nothing has been done to improve the constituency or relieve it of its age-old problems. From garbage being piled up to encroached footpaths along with people parking on roads, residents continue to face same old problems that have […]
Continue Reading
Government bonds with long maturity periods are gaining traction. Investing in Government security (G-Sec) and long-term bonds may yield profit to the investors due to fewer risks despite the recent hikes in repo rate by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to curb inflation. Gaurav Khemka, deputy vice president at SBI Funds Management Pvt Ltd […]
Continue Reading
By Anas Ali and Anuja Parashar An old man fell from his scooter on Seshadri Road Monday morning, when his vehicle tires tangled with a cable wire that was lying on the road. The victim, likely in his 70s, picked up a bruise on his toes. “My scooter skidded against the loose wire. I couldn’t […]
Continue Reading
Residents of Banashankari are waiting for the BBMP to shut the waste-processing unit. The Residents of Banashankari (BSK) 6th stage are still waiting for the closure of the waste processing unit. Mahesha TS, President, BSK 6th stage , Resident Welfare Association (RWA) said, “Even though the elected officials assured it to be shut, the unit […]
Continue Reading
Experts say that the findings of the water census must be printed and distributed to all wards in the state. The scarcity of available water sources for human consumption has been affecting the people of Karnataka. Only 21.8 percent of 26,994 water bodies present in Karnataka are available to be used while the rest, 78.2 […]
Continue Reading