India’s paper and pulp industry is going through a raw material crisis. Also, the Indian mills are not upgraded to process waste paper efficiently, thereby putting pressure on the environment. By Manasvi Gupta Bengaluru: Writing ‘save paper’ on a piece of paper and sticking it on the trunks of trees to show off your ‘climate […]
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Medicinal plants are being chopped by the axe of commercialization and unsustainable harvesting, and are thus facing the threat of extinction. By Manasvi Gupta Herbal shampoo, creams, medicines, tea, even cigarettes—going ‘organic’ is the new cool. But the irony is that the organic may be on the verge of extinction itself because of deforestation and […]
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The practice of government, government-aided, and private school teachers engaging in the ‘business’ of imparting private tuitions in the city remains ungoverned. By Manasvi Gupta Good morning teacher! Wished the students. Good evening teacher! Wishes the students again—only this time at the teacher’s home. The teacher—surrounded by a group of students providing private tuitions thus […]
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The exploitation of children remains acute in India, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data revealed. By Manasvi Gupta A counsellor for child rights narrated the story of a nine-year old boy who ran away from his home fearing separation of his parents. She told another about one who was bullied at school every day till […]
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The only skin bank in the city is witnessing discrepancy in demand and supply of the allograft skin. By Manasvi Gupta Bengaluru: Her face and body were burning, skin was melting like plastic, yet the acid attack survivor underwent seven surgeries and stood up against the social stigma, in a bollywood movie. Although she survived […]
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Plastic tea bags release around 11 billion micro-plastics and three billion nano-sized plastics at once into the hot water, which adds to the generation of single-use plastic and also causes health hazards. By Manasvi Gupta Most of the brands use paper tea bags, silken tea bags or nylon tea bags, which are non- biodegradable. The […]
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Superstitions make people do things that they haven’t even dreamt of—thanks to black magic and witchcraft. Manasvi Gupta Witchcraft/ sorcery and human sacrifice crimes, registered under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 302, 303 and 307, have increased four-folds (till September) since last year, according to the Crime Statistics. Lakshya, a resident of Marathalli, whose […]
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Waste water management and recycling technology has entered the Bangalore market. Private companies are all set to provide their technologies to the Bengalureans. By Manasvi Gupta A new technology for waste water management has been floated by private companies in Bengaluru’s Water Expo today. The technology, previously introduced in Mumbai and Chennai was also well […]
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The government hospital, PHCs and sub-centres of Sindagi taluk deprive of specialised doctors and medical staff. By Manasvi Gupta Samshed Begum Mullah of Ganihar village in Sindagi had to undergo her surgery in another district after suffering from a heart attack because of unavailability of doctors in her taluk. Sindagi has 76.82 per cent vacancy […]
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Senior citizens in Bangalore still suffer from abuse despite the celebration of World Elder Awareness Day every year. The number of calls received on the helpline is increasing, say reports. Elder abuse continues to be the least investigated and overlooked crime. Bengaluru witnessed an upsurge of 41.17 per cent in the elder abuse and harassment […]
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