Over 100 underprivileged women are trained in making newspaper trash bags By Saloni Arora Bengaluru, April 12, 2019 Bengaluru-based GreenBUG organization has come up with an alternative to curb the use of plastic trash bags from the city, by developing newspaper bin bags. Customers from different areas in the country have started buying the product […]
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Residents of the colony feel left out. By Saloni Arora Bengaluru, April 11, 2019: Residents of the Hakki Pikki colony, an area situated in the outskirts of Bengaluru, are unhappy with the present government due to their unfulfilled promises. The 2019 Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to be held in seven phases starting April 11 […]
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The presence of homeopathy is important to achieve ‘Health For All 2020’ By Saloni Arora and SA Gayatri Bengaluru, April 10, 2019 The World Homoeopathy day was celebrated today at Town Hall. The event was marked with the presence of Chief Guest, Sanjeev Kumar, the election commissioner. The 264th birthday of the founder of homoeopathy, Samuel […]
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Art sculpture, a medium to de-stress By Saloni Arora Bengaluru, April 10, 2019 An artwork “Lend me your ear”, displayed on the exit wall at the Cubbon park metro station, helps people release their stress and anger after their daily tasks. Part of a larger project called “Transit Conversations” it is made by a city-based […]
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The increase of the deposit on metro cards upsets commuters. By: Saloni Arora Bengaluru, April 9, 2019 Many regular commuters have expressed anger on the recent move by The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) A protest was held before the Malleswaram Metro Station to withdraw the new rule of changing the minimum balance on […]
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Less than half the population in the world have access to basic health care facilities By Saloni Arora Bengaluru, April 8, 2019 April 7 was celebrated as World Health Day, with a focus on universal health coverage, as millions of people still don’t have access to health care. The World Health Organisation link here this […]
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City’s scorching heat might be the reason for the exhibition lacking customers By Saloni Arora and SA Gayatri Bengaluru, March 26, 2019 An art exhibition welcomed artisans and craftspeople from different corners of India. The nine days exhibition from March 22 to31 is witnessing crowd from various places outside Karnataka, as well as from Bengaluru. […]
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Bengaluru-based NGO helped bright students across the country to pursue higher studies. Some 4,946 students from economically weaker sections of Bengaluru have been given scholarships for higher education in the past year by a non-profit governmental organization, the Foundation for Excellence (FFE). In a report by World Bank Group, 176 million people in India are […]
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Only 59 percent of the world’s refugees have access to safe drinking water. By Saloni Arora Bengaluru, March 19, 2019 The United Nations-Water (UN-Water) will carry out the World Water Day on March 22, 2019, in order to spread awareness to tackle the global water crisis. According to a report by World Water Day, 2.1 billion […]
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The audience is encouraged by the social message of every displayed artwork. By Saloni Arora & S.A. Gayatri Bengaluru, March 12, 2019 The Whitefield Art Collective in Bengaluru is celebrating the 4th edition of its exhibition with artists coming from different parts of India. The theme of the exhibition is “Connecting communities through Art.” ”This […]
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