Jansevaka app—which provides doorstep delivery of government documents, proves inefficient for senior citizens and differently-abled people, as they remain oblivious of any such service. By Rhythima Agrawal Narsimaiyya, a 70-year old gathered his documents and placed them carefully in a bag. He reached the Kengeri government office only to wait in a long queue for […]
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Organizing a birthday party? You will now have to pay 30-40 per cent extra on party poppers due to the COVID-19. By Rhythima Agrawal Major Chinese suppliers of cylindrical iron caps have stopped supplying in the Indian market. They are used as a raw material in party poppers. The lockdown in China has left the manufacturers […]
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The toilet locator app introduced by the Ministry of Urban Development in partnership with Google renders useless. By Rhythima Agarwal Users lack awareness of the inefficient toilet locator app which makes it difficult for public toilet users to find toilets to relieve themselves in, while travelling long distances. Arkesh S, an auto driver said, “I use […]
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Public places have turned a blind eye to the needs of the visually -impaired customers. By Rhythima Agrawal 2020Public places do not have braille or voice instructions inside the lifts. This makes it difficult for the visually-impaired person because they have to depend on someone to assist them. Nagavini N. , a student of Enable […]
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Most rental bike users prefer to go bare-headed in the absence of clean helmets by bike renting apps. Rhythima Agrawal Online bike renting apps provide used helmets to the commuters. This irks commuters as they suffer from skin and hair problems like dandruff, acne and hair fall. The stench of sweat forces the users to […]
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Feedback devices in pay and use toilet are not functioning. Most users are unaware of such devices. Rhythima Agrawal The feedback devices installed by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in pay and use toilets are not in a working condition because of which the users are not able to give feedback. Also, some users are […]
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There are no ramps at the Kalaangana Fest organized for the disabled people, thus making it difficult for many guests to access the place. Rhythima Agrawal Kalaangana, an annual fest for disabled children does not have ramps at the entrance. This makes it difficult for the children to enter the place. Kalaangana is a three […]
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Due to the absence of barrier-free movement and suitable signboards in government buildings, disabled people find it difficult to enter the place. Rhythima Agarwal Government buildings like banks, police stations and post-offices do not have ramps, Braille symbols and auditory signals for the disabled people at their entrance. This makes it difficult for them to […]
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Sales through exhibitions overtake the sales done through e- commerce. Rhythima Agarwal Customers in Bangalore prefer shopping from exhibitions than buying products online. Anu , who is a regular visitor at fashion and other exhibitions, said, ” I love travelling, so I prefer to shop physically; exploring various exhibitions and events. Buying online while sitting […]
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In the absence of toilets at construction sites, workers have to defecate in open areas which violate the sanitation guidelines. Rhythima Agrawal Construction sites do not have toilets for its employees, because of which they have to defecate in the open grounds. One of the contractors for Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) Soma Enterprise’s […]
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