Farmers say that their produce yields no profit at HOPCOMS. The Horticultural Producers’ Co-operative Marketing and Processing Society Ltd. (HOPCOMS) are running out of profitability as customers prefer alternative options like online grocery stores and supermarkets farmers produce. Ramakrishna, Board Secretary at HOPCOMS said that, there are 280 HOPCOMS outlets in Bangalore, out of which […]
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Almost 40 percent of couples buy pleasure products to enhance their sex life, reports show. From consultancy for sexual problems to buying a sex toy, Bengalureans prefer to do everything online. Research by Practo, an online platform for all healthcare needs, shows Bengaluru has been recording a 50 percent increase in online queries for sexual […]
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Reduction of minimum investment amount by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in REIT has increased retail participation in recent years. Investing in real estate properties with little or no income is surging among retail investors, unlike a few years ago. Real estate investments are no longer an exclusive investment opportunity for High Networth […]
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Only two states in India allow municipal corporations to borrow through municipal bonds. Experts say that greater awareness is needed for the public to invest in municipal bonds. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) revenue officials say that they are not even thinking of issuing municipal bonds for financing infrastructure projects. The BBMP presented its budget […]
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Experts say the second-hand luxury goods market has the potential to become a large industry going into the future. Data presented by the Statista shows that net sales of second-hand luxury goods from online websites have gone up by 82 percent while net sales from retail stores have slightly gone down by 15 percent in […]
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The increasing package costs for Umrah have made it inaccessible for many Muslims across the country. Yakub Ali, a resident of a small town called Sankrail, about 22 kilometres away from West Bengal’s capital city Kolkata, decided to take his family of four, on a 15-day Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca in late December. It was […]
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Researchers have used ‘memristors’ components that can simultaneously store data and perform computing while using only 9 percent of the physical footprint. Researchers from the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed an energy-efficient computing platform that promises to build faster and more energy efficient next-generation […]
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A report shows that more Indians prefer buying Indian-brand cars because of safety standards and service accessibility. A seemingly increasing number of Indian consumers have started purchasing cars from Indian brands like Mahindra & Mahindra, and TATA Motors. According to data compiled by the Mint, the total sales of TATA vehicles in Jan 2023, increased […]
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The CAG report notes that the Archeological Survey of India lacks major policies for conservation, exploration, and excavation. The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has recently come under fire due to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) 2022 report. Apart from the missing and untraceable monuments, it also notes that there is no […]
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Due to Koppal’s dry land, its forest reserves have next to no non-timber forest produce. Chandragiri’s additional cashew plantations are an exception which no longer receives JFPM funds. The Joint Forest Planning and Management (JFPM) funds in Chandragiri village used for fertilizers and irrigation are frozen as the Village Forest Committees (VFC) has been shut […]
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