Floriculture farmers face losses, as cheaper alternatives are gradually replacing natural flowers. By Jagriti Parakh Plastic products have dramatically altered commercial floriculture. Large scale use of plastic flowers, especially for decorative purposes in occasions like weddings, has lowered the demand for natural ones, forcing farmers to give up flower farming. Imports of artificial flowers from […]
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Since the construction started in February, merchants are suffering more than 50 per cent of loss in their business per month. The project is scheduled to be completed by September, but construction has been irregular. By Vivek Madhu Merchants near Cottonpet main road are facing huge loss in their business due to the ongoing renovation […]
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KSPCB sends notices to around 228 industries in T. Dasarahalli for non-compliance. Vivek Kumar M In three months from April to June, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has served Notice of Proposed Direction (NPD) to 228 industries based in T. Dasarahalli due to non-compliance of KSPCB norms. NPD is the third successive notice […]
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Amidst press releases and awareness campaigns by the RBI on Rs. 10 coins being legal tenders, people of Bangalore are still refusing to accept Rs. 10 coins; thereby jeopardizing their circulation. By Sanchari Ghatak Traders, vendors, city’s premier shopping and eating outlets, as well as customers continue to refuse to accept Rs. 10 coins, thereby […]
Continue ReadingSilver never lost its shine and the business running on Instagram for silver jewellery selling is booming By Surbhi Jain Bengaluru, April 10, 2019 According to Vishal Jain, who owns an Instagram online shop named Nakoda Silver, “People now prefer silver jewellery a lot, especially youngsters. The overall sale is good.” He also added, “We do […]
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The Forest Department of Karnataka has caught some 50 sellers illegally trading wildlife parts in the last four months. By Manasi Pawar Bengaluru, April 10, 2019 The sellers have opted to use digital selling platforms like OLX, Alibaba, Quickr, and eBay to illegally sell wildlife parts. According to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered […]
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A rising number of shared working spaces all across the country is a boon to entrepreneurs and small start-ups. By Ayanti Bera Bengaluru, April 10, 2019. Shared working spaces in the city have become popular in the city due to the increase in the price of real estate. Bangalore has more than 50 co-working companies […]
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“New India is not a partisan concept”, says Rao By Ayanti Bera Bengaluru, April 10, 2019. P Murlidhara Rao, National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) addressed an event for first-time voters, comprising mostly of students from various colleges in Bangalore. In line with the BJP manifesto for the 2019 Polls, Rao said, “New […]
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The state of Karnataka has brought in an e-initiative system to make agricultural trade more transparent. By Rohit Chatterjee Bengaluru, April 10, 2019 The state of Karnataka has introduced an E-initiate system known as the unified market platform (UMP) which is aimed at bringing a fair system of agricultural trading for the farmers. To use […]
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Business for the shopkeepers in the Tibetan market has gone down by 60 percent By Surbhi Jain Bengaluru, April 9, 2019 Located in the heart of the city, the Tibetan market is suffering a massive loss of revenues due to the coming up of the online marketing business. Shopkeepers are complaining how the market has […]
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