Slum Janandolan workers have other demands, too. Workers from Slum Janandolan had twelve demands forimprovingthe living standards of slums in 18 districts of Karnataka. Venkamma, a Slum Janandolan worker from Davanagere, said that she wants the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act(MNGREGA)scheme to be urbanised. “Most of the slums are in urban areas. So to […]
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Experts say that digitization will help in bringing young people to experience the art displayed in the government museums. A.Rabik looked over and watched his sons looking at the weapons section at the Government Museum on Kasturba Road. It had taken him quite an effort to get them to accompany him to the museum, despite […]
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Camera upgradation and new equipment give better quality images to underwater photographers. Underwater photography is now an extension to scuba diving. The new full frame mirrorless and GoPro cameras have features that allow underwater photography to be practiced more. These mirrorless cameras have higher frame rates and ISO and allow 4K and 8K video recording. […]
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Artists are now moving away from traditional art forms and adopting digital art, as it is more profitable. Digital artists say that they have more scope for employment in digital art than in traditional art. Currently, digital artists are in demand as companies are looking for web designers and developers, graphic designers etc. Dr. Gomathi […]
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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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QR ticketing in BMTC buses delayed as the transport corporation fails to provide Paytm soundboxes. Issuing of daily bus tickets through Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is getting delayed as the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has failed to provide Paytm soundboxes to Volvo AC buses. A BMTC official said, “We planned to provide Paytm soundboxes […]
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Differently Abled students feel more comfortable in special schools. Seats reserved for differently abled people in educational institutions remain vacant most of the time. Veena C, Superintendent, Seshadripuram Pre University college, said, “We have reservations for differently abled people but till date we have not received any applications. We do not have enough space in […]
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BMTC has laid the groundwork for the relaunch of its mobile application. Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) officials are working on the procedures of installation of live trackers in its buses. The BMTC mobile application is not working since 2021. A Priyanka, System manager, BMTC, said that the official application to track the live location […]
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State government will merge the NCERT and the State syllabus into one text book. The Karnataka government has chosen Urdu, Kannada and English as the three mediums for the new textbooks under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2022. Sri Prasanna Kumar M., Director of Public Instruction, Primary Education, said, , “The new book will be […]
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Filmmaker and writer to document the bi-metal sculpting process which metal sculptors lost during the 20th century. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) has appointed a photographer, videographer, and writer to document the process involved in bi-metal sculpting. The process involved in bi-metal sculpting was lost in the 20th century, say experts. Kavitha. […]
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