Mental health care practitioners from the three metro cities of Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai have reported not having had adequate training when it comes to providing gender-affirming care. About 60 percent of mental health professionals in a study reported not seeing gender affirming care being covered properly or at all as a part of their […]
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Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) for promoting drip irrigation has had a 50 percent success rate in Bengaluru urban and rural in the last eight years. Benefits of the Drip irrigation system (DIS) , under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) scheme have reached only half the farmers in Bengaluru urban and rural […]
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Road and infrastructure works around the KR market building not soon in future, says official. Smart city plans for the KR Market area are still ongoing after five years of proposal. The market is in chaos with poor infrastructure, broken roads, uncontrolled traffic and unhygienic shopping environments. “We’ve been hearing ‘smart market’ since three years. […]
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Patients are suffering as they are not able to bear the cost of knee operations provided by government hospitals. Patients below the poverty line have to pay high charges for knee replacements despite promises to the contrary by the previous government. Former Health and Family Welfare minister, Mr KR Ramesh Kumar had made a statement […]
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The automobile sector’s growth is on a positive track for a second consecutive year with more than 1.9 crore new vehicles registered in the country by October. A record 2.5 million new vehicles were registered in the country in October this year, marking an impressive start to the festive season. In Karnataka alone, 14.51 lakh […]
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Rapido’s new features violate Karnataka High Court orders and the Karnataka Motor Vehicle Act. Ride-hailing platform Rapido’s premium auto rickshaw service Rapido Auto Plus’s fares are 25-30 percent above the High Court mandated fare for regular auto rickshaws. The service promises guarantee rides with no cancellations, and is priced higher than Rapido’s regular auto rickshaw […]
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Cases booked for vehicle alteration are currently just for defective silencer and shrill horn in Bengaluru, say experts and authorities. Despite several modified vehicles on the roads, Bengaluru City Police, Regional Transport Office (RTO) or the traffic police have not registered a single case for engine modifications or alterations. Till August this year, 213 cases […]
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Yakshagana artists rely on private shows for funding, as they are not receiving incentives or pension schemes from the government anymore. The pension scheme provided by the Karnataka government for writers and artists has been discontinued for Yakshagana artists. The Masaana scheme of Karnataka government provided pension to writers and artists who are over 58 […]
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Preetiyukta Mohakud India has 3,373 clinical psychologists K. Nitika Shivani Country lacks mental health helplines Ishika Sharma Higher male suicide mortality Vishnupriya. R Battle against drug addiction Amisha Mohite Prevalence of mental illness across the countries Vandana Batra Most prevalent mental disorders across the globe Steffy Maria Paul Mental health in workplace Ashna Mariam George […]
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Increasing number of fire accidents in the city highlights the need of fire safety preparedness. Bengaluru city has only a third of the fire stations it requires. According to the Annual Report 2022-23 of the Fire and Emergency Services Department, there are only 20 fire stations in Bengaluru city, where there should be 70 to 75 of […]
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