Increase in exports and production created a perfect brew for tea exporters in FY2018. Bangalore, April 9, 2018: India’s tea exports have been the highest in 36 years at 240.7 million kilograms during the fiscal year 2017-18, as data from Tea Board India shows. The data shows that the exports increased by 18.23 million kgs […]
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Traditional basket weavers of Honnali have been suffering losses due to the increasing use of cheaper, plastic baskets Bangalore, April 09, 2018: A traditional basket weaving community in Honnali, Karnataka is facing losses and seeing their art form dying out because of the increasing popularity of cheaper, more durable plastic made baskets. Ajay Medar, 44, […]
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Karnataka remains India’s second highest water melon producer in the last five years Bangalore, April 09, 2018: Karnataka loves its watermelons and how. A report shows that the state has been the second largest producer of water melon since 2011-12 till 2015-16, the first being Uttar Pradesh. Mr. Vishwanath, the Managing Director at Horticulture Producers […]
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The decision is a victory for the combined efforts of organizations like Humane Society International (HSI) and People for Animals (PFA). Bangalore, April 9, 2018: India became the latest county to put a ban on the import of seal skin and fur from Canada. This decision would help protect thousands of seals from being slaughtered […]
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Distributors to stage protest if Company does not pay up Bangalore, April 9, 2018: The distributors of Gurgaon based telecom brand Aircel are facing losses of up to Rs 10 crore after the company filed for bankruptcy without informing its distributors. Nagrakshan VH, an Aircel Distributor, said, “We have the pending amounts that we had […]
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The Department is on a hiring spree after 44 per cent vacancy scare Bangalore, April 9, 2018: After the Comptroller Auditor General report on National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuary of Karnataka stated that there was a 44 per cent vacancy in the front line section of the forest department, the department has seen a rise […]
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One of the shops to be re-located is the famous 60-year-old Fatima Bakery Bangalore, April 9, 2018: Old order changes, making way for new. This holds true for the many shops, some as old as six decades, who have to relocate to other places for Namma Metro’s Vellara Junction station on the Red Line. Fatima […]
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Lack of basic safety equipment result in frequent illnesses for the pourakarmikas Bangalore, April 9, 2018: “Everyday even after washing my hands with soap, my hands stink. It has been 12 years that I am cleaning waste, still we don’t have proper materials to use while we work,” said Devi pourakarmika working in Jaynagar ward, […]
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Does the drop in admissions for the Kannada Sahitya Parishat courses speak about the growing disinterest among people towards courses in Kannada? Bangalore, April 9, 2018: The number of students applying for the epigraphy course curated by the Kannada Sahitya Parishat (KSP) witnessed a drop in admissions from 50 applicants last year to 13 this […]
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Experts question the feasibility of the bike-sharing scheme to be introduced in Bangalore. Bangalore, April 9, 2018: ‘Trin trin’, a public bicycle sharing system which is to be introduced in Bangalore has failed to elicit confidence about its feasibility. Trin trin is a public bike sharing system introduced in Mysuru, Karnataka. In this system the […]
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