Mysore artist is attempting to restore the long-lost art form of Ganjifa painting on card sets. Mysore Ganjifa paintings were losing their recognition when, in 1981-1982, artist Raghupathi Bhat got through 200 years old original Ganjifa paintings and was extremely attracted to it. Bhat was fascinated with the idea of how the Ganjifa hand-painted card […]
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The Arogya Bhagya Yojane Health Scheme not a very helpful tool for the people of Karnataka State. By Surbhi Jain Bengaluru, Jan. 31, 2019. Arogya Bhagya Yojane, the state level health scheme for Karnataka is not totally free for the people. The health insurance program follows the ideology of ‘Treatment first and payment next’. But […]
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Swasthya Swaraj Society aims at making health and education a reality for the poorest and the unreached. By Surbhi Jain Bengaluru, Jan. 24, 2019. Started by Dr. Aquinas Edasserya at St. John’s Hospital, Bengaluru, Swasthya Swaraj Society (SSS), is a secular non-profit organization, that is involved in setting up model community health programmes in tribal areas […]
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National Green Corps suffering from lack of money is leading to problems for the eco-clubs in Government schools. By Surbhi Jain Bengaluru, Jan. 17, 2019: National Green Corps (NGC) is a national school programme of the Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), which was launched in 2001 to establish a National Green Army in […]
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UNESCO reveals the dangers of journalism. By Surbhi Jain Bengaluru, Nov. 23, 2018. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s Director General’s report, on the safety of journalists and the danger of impunity, regarding the killings of journalists between January 2016 and to December 2017, 182 journalists were killed. 1010 journalists killed […]
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Bengaluru Metro Railway Corporation introduced third six-car train to reduce crowding of passengers. Inauguration was done by CM H.D Kumaraswamy at Vidhan Soudha Metro Station. Bengaluru, Nov, 22. 2018 By Surbhi Jain The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited launched its third six-car train section with one female coach in Vidhan Soudha Metro Station today, in […]
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Women ruling as train operators for Namma Metro in Bengaluru Bengaluru, Nov. 22, 2018 By Surbhi Jain Namma Metro runs with women ruling the wheels as train operators with more than 40 percent of them working as women “loco pilots” or train operators as they are normally called. Hiring is done with a maximum number […]
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Being more involved in the virtual world and less in the real is affecting the new generation a lot Bengaluru, Nov 21, 2018: ASARE in the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences is a weekly group session that is conducted under the National Well-Being (NWB) Centre every Thursday between 11 a.m. and 1p.m. for […]
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Despite the fervor of the National Library Week, libraries in Karnataka remain understaffed. National Library Week’s closing ceremony was held at the Vijaynagar Central Library today with the main emphasis on felicitating those who have made great contributions in the development of public libraries around Karnataka. The function was inaugurated by the MLA ( Member […]
Continue ReadingIndia fairly has around five percent of bamboo market in the world The National Bamboo Mission (NBM), approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), launched on April 25, 2018, focused on promoting the conservation of bamboo and increasing its growth by adopting area-based, regionally differentiated strategy to increase its cultivation in India. It […]
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