SoundCloud has come up with a payout model that will help independent artists earn directly from their fans. Bengaluru: SoundCloud, online audio distribution and music sharing website based in Berlin, has found a way to bring artists closer to their fans. They have introduced a new payout model that lets fans directly pay their favorite […]
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Craftspeople and handicraft shop owners struggle to make ends meet as the Covid pandemic keeps tourists and other customers away. Bengaluru: For the past 28 years, N. Kumar and his family have been making wooden handicraft products from their home in Mysore and exporting them to nearby states. The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed him to […]
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After the government announced a 50 percent capacity in gyms, the gym owners have experienced losses, while people are uncertain of their membership fees. Bengaluru: Soumya Rao, the owner of Socio Fitness, had been successfully running her business for the past 12 years, till the two waves of the Covid-19 pandemic handicapped her earning […]
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Silk sarees degrade due to lower sales in the pandemic. Bangalore: Expensive silk sarees have piled up in stores for a year in the lock down. This has led to the deteriorated quality and color of these sarees. Saree shop owners said that sarees worth rupees Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 12,000 are being sold at […]
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Street food vendors say business has not picked back up, as their regular customers have not returned from their hometowns for fear of the second wave of the virus. Bangalore: Before the street food vendors could recover losses induced by the lockdown, another wave of Covid-19 became an obstacle to their business. Street food vendors say that they […]
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Overseas education consultancies in the city see decrease in the number of students enrolling for consulting, suffer financially. Bengaluru: A report states that there was a 55 percent decrease in the number of people going overseas for education in 2020 as compared to 2019. This has impacted overseas consultancies in the city. Data shows that […]
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The rise in demand for cryptocurrencies, particularly Bitcoin (BTC), has led to an unprecedented increase in consumption of energy. Bengaluru: A single Bitcoin (BTC) transaction now needs roughly five times the energy required to complete 100,000 VISA (debit/credit card) transactions. According to a new report by digiconomist, it takes 821 kWH of energy to complete […]
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Left-handed people still wait for products that cater to their needs. Bengaluru: Poonam Rath, a southpaw, explained how difficult it was being a left-hander when everything around you is made only for right-handed people. “When you are a lefty, you have the basic instinct of doing everything the ‘ulta’ (reverse) way.” “I have never come […]
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Truck drivers have to cover double the distance in one day to avoid penalties under the new e-way bill system. There is a continuous hustle in Kalasipalya loading warehouses People are loading goods on the trucks; truck drivers are unloading consignments; the staff at the offices is hastily generating e-way bills for the upcoming packages, […]
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A lot of comedy clubs suffer losses during the pandemic. This has hit the comedy scene in the city. Bengaluru: Due to the abrupt shutdown of prominent comedy clubs, stand-up comedians have been affected in several ways. On the one hand, a lot of small comedy clubs have been established lately in the city to […]
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