The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent work-from-homes have pushed the electronic waste industry into limbo. Bengaluru: Salim Pasha, one of the directors at the Eco E-waste Recyclers, ran his business successfully for the past 11 years from Nayandahalli, Bengaluru, with relative calm until the pandemic hit. From trading in 10-15 tonnes of e-waste every month, […]
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The new anti-cow slaughter law has left Bengaluru Bannerghatta National Park with no other option but to put animals on a chicken diet due to the non-availability of beef. Bengaluru: The veterinarians of the Banarghetta zoo are worried about the side effects of this diet on wild animals if they are fed chicken for a […]
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Hoardings—both legal and illegal—still dot the city skyline, while the new advertising bylaws are yet to come into effect. Bengaluru: The pandemic may be subsiding, but the real disease plaguing the city—hoardings and distracting advertisements—may not go away anytime soon. “They are not even different ads, just the same ones over and over again,” said […]
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The number of ILI patients in Rajeev Gandhi Institute Of Chest Diseases has decreased by 23.21% in January 2021 as compared to same time last year. Bengaluru-: The number of people with Influenza-like illnesses (ILI) going to hospitals for treatment has decreased since last year. In January 2020, 325 patients were admitted for ILI at Rajeev […]
Continue ReadingThe lake has been moved between multiple city departments, with no progress on development of parks or cleaning. The last time work was done to clean or develop the lake was by the forest department in 2005. Bangalore: Opposite the Kengeri bus stop on Mysore road sits what remains of Kengeri Lake or Doddakere, covered […]
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Shopkeepers have found a way to deliver products to their customers at their doorstep using online means. Book stores and stationeries in Bangalore have been struggling to cope with losses of more than 50 per cent since the onset of the pandemic. To this battle, rise in online shopping has added its bit. Padamaram, a […]
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Studies have shown that caregivers and local guardians prefer hysterectomy for their disabled children to help them maintain hygiene. Bangalore: Some mothers and caregivers of disabled girls prefer hysterectomies for their children as it is difficult for them to maintain menstrual hygiene. They also believe that this will help them avoid the consequences of sexual […]
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“The thermal guns mostly do not give the right results; therefore, we seldom use it,” said the security guard at the Bangalore Fort. Bangalore—Visitors and authorities at several tourist spots and monuments in the city ignored Covid-19 protocols. The multi-tasking staff (MTS) at the Bangalore Fort said that they sometimes forget to use the […]
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Several stores at Brigade road, one of the busiest areas of the cities, are seeing a drop in sales due to BBMP construction work. Bangalore: The ongoing work of laying pipelines at Brigade Road, Bangalore in order to turn the city into a Smart City has negatively impacted the sales of the stores in the […]
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Entry of many players in the mask industry resulted in a decrease in demand for masks. The demand for masks in Bangalore recently went down by 70 to 80 percent compared to what it was in the first three months of the lockdown. “During the first three months of the pandemic the monthly demand for […]
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