Solicitor-General Mehta’s propositions against the petition on day six of the hearing states it is not possible to avoid personal laws, changing all of which with gender-neutral terms would prove to be complicated. Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta, arguing against the inclusion of same-sex marriage under the Special Marriage Act (SMA) said that it would create linguistic […]
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Even NIMHANS is not looking at the problem seriously, claims a doctor. The Indian Institute of Human Settlement’s (IIHS) research team for their exhibition on the mental well-being of Bengaluru’s sex workers found that there is a lack of data for psychological assessment for sex workers, especially male and transgender sex workers. Experts say that […]
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Sex workers in Karnataka continue to be neglected by the government. With only one recent welfare scheme for them, there are no awareness campaigns to educate them about it. Sex workers in Karnataka are unaware of government schemes that could help them. Karnataka Women Development Corporation (KWDC) has only one scheme, Chetana, for aiding sex […]
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CCRB ACP says Bengaluru’s lack of officers in general and not just women officials is the city’s main problem. Bengaluru has only 14.62 percent of women police officers despite Karnataka topping (LINK of the report) the states on delivery of justice in India. This means there are only around 2,000 women officers of the 17,000 […]
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The recent death of a grey Slender Loris in Bangalore has opened the conservation again about the slender loris population in Karnataka, and hundreds of wildlife dying due to electrocution in India. A grey Slender Loris was found electrocuted in the Bangalore University campus on March 27. This has added to the continued worries about […]
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Despite India’s digital revolution, digitising art and culture continue to take a backseat for several reasons. A Museum of Art and Photography (MAP) report states that digitising art and culture in India continues to face basic challenges like funding and infrastructure. Experts, however, say that a lack of interest might also be a big problem. […]
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The CAG report notes that the Archeological Survey of India lacks major policies for conservation, exploration, and excavation. The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has recently come under fire due to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) 2022 report. Apart from the missing and untraceable monuments, it also notes that there is no […]
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Due to Koppal’s dry land, its forest reserves have next to no non-timber forest produce. Chandragiri’s additional cashew plantations are an exception which no longer receives JFPM funds. The Joint Forest Planning and Management (JFPM) funds in Chandragiri village used for fertilizers and irrigation are frozen as the Village Forest Committees (VFC) has been shut […]
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Migrant workers find it difficult to avail the welfare board schemes in Bengaluru as waiting periods are long. Moreover, many labourers are unaware of the healthcare system in Karnataka and often resort to self-treatment. Bengaluru might be a medical tourist spot for the middle and upper class, but for the poor labourers migrating from in […]
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Women’s self-help groups in Karnataka turn away from government schemes and instead rely on each other. Stereotyped. Ignored. Blocked. Some women entrepreneurs of Karnataka have decided to depend only on themselves. Women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) are stronger than ever before as they mobilize, manage, and support their own group’s as well as other groups’ funding […]
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