Private players, policies, eat up market share. The farmer produce procured by Horticultural Producers’ Co-operative Marketing and Processing Society Ltd.(HOPCOMS) has declined from 60 tonnes a day to 40 tonnes a day in the last three to four years. Jayaprakash, Marketing Head of HOPCOMS said that out of 270 outlets in the city, only 100 […]
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Tobacco vendors in the city are unaware that sale of loose cigarettes is banned. Bengaluru: Many vendors and tea stall owners across the city sell loose cigarettes even though the Karnataka Government had banned the sale from September 2017. Chandrashekar, a tea stall owner outside KSR Railway Station, said, “I did not know that selling […]
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Introduction of Indian NFT marketplaces has benefitted many digital creators. The Indian Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) marketplace has given more visibility and is a profitable venture for many Indian digital artists. Ketan Chandrekar, a freelance digital artist who used to make banners and posters used to earn Rs. 6000 a month, but after introduction of Indian […]
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The increase in LPG prices and a decrease in customers make Ironers’ business go cold. The shift from charcoal iron boxes to LPG iron boxes for ironers’ isn’t profitable anymore due to increase in LPG prices. In fact, charcoal iron boxes are comparatively profitable. Muslayya, an ironer at Oleff Road who uses LPG iron boxes, […]
Continue ReadingStreet vendors cannot access bank loans despite their inclusion in MSMEs. Urban street vendors now fall under the ambit of Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) but they are unable to get loans because they fail to meet the eligibility criteria. Vijaylaxmi, a street vendor at Krishna Rajendra (K.R.) Market said that she […]
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Kannada comedians get fewer open mic opportunities than English comedians in Bengaluru’s established comedy clubs. In Bengaluru, amateur Kannada comedians seek opportunities in the open mics hosted by four Kannada collectives, namely Tharle Box, NamduK, Lolbagh and Ondh Joke Hella. English comedians however, have an array of opportunities to perform in open mics hosted at […]
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Accessibility for the disabled in prominent public buildings in the city ends at just the ramps. Several well-known public buildings in Bangalore are still not fully accessible to disabled people. This is despite the Accessible India Campaign being run since the last five years, with the primary goal of increasing the number of accessible government […]
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