Poultry farmers in Karnataka worry of fall in production due to increasing temperature in the state. Poultry farming in Karnataka is expected to come under severe pressure with a predicted increase in heat waves in the state. Studies indicate, and poultry farmers agree that any temperature above 30 degrees Celsius increases the mortality rate among […]
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Sales of companies converting petrol vehicles into CNG cut down due to global surge in natural gas prices. Companies that convert petrol vehicles into Compressed Natural Gas vehicles (CNG) have seen a dip in their customer base. The increase in prices of CNG and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) globally has led to this, say people […]
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BMTC buses to launch online booking of tickets soon with Kannada and English language settings. After the e-pass, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is coming up with electronic tickets (e-tickets) for passengers. This e-ticket will be launched very soon in collaboration with Tummoc, a Bangalore based start-up. According to Arnab, coordinator of BMTC, “Many commuters […]
Continue ReadingFrom June to September, nearly nine lakh properties were registered, with revenue of Rs 5,699 crore, the highest in recent years. Karnataka is witnessing an increase in property registration over the last few months. From April to September 2022, approximately 13.5 lakh property documents were registered, generating revenue of Rs 8,630 crore, a 17 (or […]
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The crash of Bitcoin prices has been a bane for cryptocurrency miners across India. Cryptocurrency miners in India are facing losses due to the rapid downfall of Bitcoin (BTC) value and Ethereum shifting from Proof of Work (POW) to Proof of Stake (POS). Some of the miners are losing up to 50 percent of their investments. […]
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Vendors of the Cox Town market have been waiting for more than 20 years for a permanent marketplace. Meanwhile, they continue business in roadside sheds. The Cox Town market complex that was constructed in 2020 on Madhavraya Mudaliar Road (MM road) still awaits opening and allotment of shops to vendors. After being temporarily shifted to […]
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Lack of personal interaction and tailor-made learning has made school students to fall back on private tutors. School students who were forced to switch to Edtech education, due to the COVID-19, are now going back to the traditional private-tutor model, mainly due to a lack of personal bonding. Mahesh Rao Director of Rao’s Tutorial Institute, […]
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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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Delivery workers at Dunzo are back to work despite protesting the change in work timings and payment structure. Two weeks after protesting Dunzo’s new policy, the company’s delivery partners have returned to work. Delivery partners at Dunzo’s Frazer Town office went on a strike, protesting against the company’s new delivery policy that meant fixed shifts […]
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Data from layoff.fyi show Indian start-ups have laid off 7,743 people till September this year compared to 1,090 last year. In the last financial year, 71,073 employees have been laid off across the world by startups of which, over 10.89 percent of employees were laid off by Indian start-ups. Between April 1 and Sept 20, […]
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