India has received 3.4 percent more rainfall than average which leads to colder weather. Orthopaedic patients are consuming extra doses of painkillers during this cold weather due to the unusual rainfall in India. The national health portal of India said that 22 to 39 percent in India are orthopaedic patients. Dr.J Rajendra Kumar, Scientist of […]
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Plastic manufacturers have to pay an environmental penalty if they sell to brands that are not registered with pollution control boards. But, few brands are registered with the boards. Plastic producers are forced to break plastic waste management rules (amendment), 2022 due to a paucity of brands registered with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). […]
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The National Centre for Biological Science (NCBS) will soon enter its non-human testing phase for the dengue vaccine being developed by their team. The National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC) says that Karnataka has highest number of dengue cases in 2022 in India, with 5392 cases along with seven deaths till August 31, […]
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The grapes are the main crop of Cheemachanahalli, experienced heavy rainfall. The farmers of Cheemachanahalli, a village in Devanahalli taluka of Karnataka, lost more than 1500 kilograms of their Bangalore Blue grapes due to the heavy rainfall in Bengaluru. “I lost around Rs. five lakhs due to the rains,” said Krishnappa, a grape farmer […]
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The government mandated to mix five to eight percent of plastic waste with bitumen for road construction in 2015. Plastic suppliers for road construction say that they have not been contacted even after the Karnataka State Pollution Board Control (KSPCB) has issued the order for mandatory use of plastic. The Bruhath Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) […]
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Apart from workers, manufacturers, too are moving on to other industries due to the ban on single-use plastic (SUP). Manufacturers and recyclers in the Karnataka plastic industry are moving to other industries or making changes in their production process to earn their livelihood. The ban on single use plastic (SUP) that came into effect on […]
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