The Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation (KMDC) said that they aim to raise awareness about their schemes for the scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST). The Karnataka Minister of Social Welfare, Kota Srinivas Poojary launched an awareness programme targeting the 1.8 crore SCs and STs in the state who do not know how to apply […]
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Every gram panchayat would have a stadium in the near future, says the state government. The Karnataka government will use Rs. 504 crore from the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act fund with the sports department to create 6,000 odd sports facilities in each gram panchayat. The Karnataka Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports introduced an initiative to boost […]
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Ministry of Textiles and Sugarcane said that payments of Rs. 2,500 crores are due. The Karnataka Ministry of Textiles and Sugarcane ordered state sugar factories to pay the sugarcane farmers within 15 days on Wednesday. The sugar factories have promised to make 100 percent of pending payments to farmers within 15 days. Shankar Patil Munenakoppa, […]
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More than 100 underprivileged children in Bangalore now have access to new micro-libraries across the city of Bangalore. A new micro library was set up in Hebbal. Over 50 children assembled for their turn to visit the newly set up micro library.The in-charge asked the next child approaching with excitement for her next book, “What […]
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Health experts say that in general, people only go to doctors when the medication turns ineffective. “A few years ago, when I was in my first year of college I remember a time when one of my friends had a mild allergy and decided to take cetirizine, an antihistamine that relieved the allergy symptoms,” Jasween […]
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In span of a month, three lives have been lost in accidents involving Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) garbage trucks. The Bengaluru City Police are concerned about the ‘reckless’ driving of BBMP garbage trucksthat have claimed the lives of three people in the past month. On Monday night, a BBMP garbage truck ran over a […]
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Despite high mental health and suicide risks among gender minorities, prevention efforts remain stagnant. Uma, a transgender activist and founder of Jeeva organisation said, “My friend Sujata *name changed* committed suicide a year ago after being betrayed by her former partner when she came out as transgender. Her inability to carry the shame of being […]
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Plastics and microplastics are prevalent in our natural environment and now in your cup of tea. Dinshay Luthiya has been a tea enthusiast for years, which gradually turned him into a tea sommelier by profession in 2021. He launched his own company, Kefi organics in Pune. “My understanding of tea developed once I realized what […]
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With more convenient and efficient delivery methods, online flower deliveries have seen a rise Since the last two years, Nikhil has seen a robust boom in his online flower business in India. He is very pleased with how well his business is doing, as his sales have risen from 145 to 160 percent over the […]
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Urbanites adopting suistainable farming thanks to hydroponics The trend of hydroponics is taking off as agri-preneurs transform urban spaces into vertical farms that require no soil and use less water in Bengaluru. The science of soil-less gardening is called hydroponics. It involves growing healthy plants without the use of traditional soil but by using mineral […]
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