With multiple construction sites cropping up in Bengaluru, the city has a number of construction workers who work, sometimes to death, to earn their living. By Yashasvini Razdan Saddam Hussien toiled every day at the construction site for two meals a day. Little did he know that one granite rock would take away his livelihood […]
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While textile minister Smriti Irani said that the total raw silk production had increased in 2018 as compared to 2017, the trade deficit for silk goods has increased in 2019. Yashasvini Razdan India is the second largest producer of silk and silk goods, yet the silk industry in India is experiencing a trade deficit with […]
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While every child deserves care, not all parents are able to pay for day-care as their workplaces don’t have daycare centres. By Yashasvini Razdan Bangalore: Many organisations don’t provide creche facility in the workplace, as mandated by the Maternity Amendment Act of 2017 which came into effect in Karnataka on August 8, 2019, creating inconvenience […]
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With only three categories of waste, the city’s residents continue to dispose of electronic waste along with regular dry waste, which ultimately finds its way to the streets. Yashasvini Razdan Even as the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has laid out strict guidelines for the disposal of e-waste, heaps of cables and other electronic […]
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The founder of the ‘Indian Runner’ confirmed 98 out of 500 participants are from Bengaluru in November’s fitness event. Ritam Chatterjee Indian Runner, which is a part of Fit India Movement, will see 500 athletes from the city in the November’s event. “We divide running events into five categories. 2 KM, 5 KM, 10 […]
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The Motor Vehicles Act specifies the fine for illegal parking, but there are no proper laws which define the requirements of a parking area. Yashasvini Razdan Two-wheelers parked right under a high voltage transformer on Main Guard Cross Road in a no-parking zone in Shivajinagar creates a potential threat of an accident due to the […]
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Lack of paid formal jobs for rural women educated up to secondary school level has lead to an increase in unemployment rates. Yashasvini Razdan Women in Sagar village, who have studied till the secondary school level and have skills suitable for non-agricultural, non-labour work are unemployed as there are very few paid, formal jobs available […]
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The amendments to the Labour Laws continue to be debated as workers all over the country protest against them. Yashasvini Razdan | Bengaluru The amendment of the 44 labour laws into four codes in the name of simplification and dilution, will only favour the corporates, says Vijay Bhaskar, Assistant Secretary of Karnataka State Council, Communist […]
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With a population of 1.3 billion and very less employment ratio, contraceptives are necessary and the Sagar Primary Health Center is failing at this job. By Yashasvini Razdan The Primary Health Center (PHC) in Sagar village of Shahapur taluk, which conducts 20 childbirths every month on an average, does not have any contraceptives available. Shabana […]
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A group of artists are reviving the idea of organic paints using soil colours. By Yashasvini Razdan With majority of art forms devoted to oil and acrylic bases, , the city is witnessing the advent of a unique organic art form called ‘soil painting’. A group of artists are promoting this unique art form by […]
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