The National Gallery of Modern Art’s (NGMA) collaborative Karnataka exhibition with Chitrakala Parishath and the Department of Archeology, Museums and Heritage for the Global Investors Meet goes neglected as no delegate shows up. No foreign delegate or investor at the Global Investors Meet (GIM) showed up to the Invest Karnataka Team collaborative exhibition with the […]
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People can now download the Fix My Street app which is set to launch by the end of November 2022. The BBMP’s Fix My Street app is likely to launch in a couple of weeks, an official from the civic body said. The apps launch has been delayed for the last two and a half […]
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Lack of local labour and short working hours is affecting coffee harvesting say coffee growers. Coffee plantation owners in Karnataka are facing losses due to a reduction in production caused by inadequate manpower. Many coffee growers say that the workers do not work adequate hours, leading to crop loss. Dinesh Naik, who owns a coffee […]
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Vulture breeding centre to open at the Bannerghatta National Park by December 2022. In a new initiative to revive the vulture population, Bengaluru is getting a new vulture breeding centre at the Bannerghatta National Park (BNP). Experts say breeding centres are the best way to conserve a species. Breeding of the endangered species will bring […]
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With the majority of the elderly population in the state taking unnecessary medications, polypharmacy constitutes a severe health risk. Polypharmacy poses an increased health risk among Karnataka’s elderly population as 84 percent of them practice it in the state. Experts say that this practice might potentially lead to harmful drug interaction and cognitive impairment among […]
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Patients share deeply personal information in confidence, but in turn, do not receive the treatment needed. The lack of regulation on online therapy has led to the mushrooming of pseudo-therapists. These therapists are taking advantage of the stigma attached to mental health issues that discourage people from attending in-person consultations. Pritha Roy, a third-year dental […]
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Despite being a sustainable option, menstrual cups are not the mainstream period products used in India. Majority of menstruators in India do not use menstrual cups as their go-to period product. A report by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India suggests that using period protection products continue to be a taboo […]
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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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Without the online portal, thousands of transplant patients have to go through a lengthy process to find out what their status on the list is. The online portal to access the organ transplant waiting list was supposed to be made available in 2018, but there is still no sign of it. The portal will make […]
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The Karnataka government has said that it will not introduce adolescence education as part of the curriculum in schools. However, they suggest that schools have counsellors. In the event of child sexual abuse cases rising in Karnataka, experts suggest that the state government revise its decision to do away with sex education. A report of […]
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