Data shows that noise levels in Bengaluru, particularly in silent zones, are higher than the prescribed limits. “Five ones are five, five twos are ten, and five threes are…” Nitya came to a halt as she heard an ambulance trying to make its way past a never-ending trail of honking and continuous moving vehicles on […]
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Urbanites adopting suistainable farming thanks to hydroponics The trend of hydroponics is taking off as agri-preneurs transform urban spaces into vertical farms that require no soil and use less water in Bengaluru. The science of soil-less gardening is called hydroponics. It involves growing healthy plants without the use of traditional soil but by using mineral […]
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Bengaluru: Parking spaces at metro stations can only be built if separate land is allotted, say Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) officials. The main challenge while planning is that the land cost is high and it is not possible to take the land which has already been given to the metro stations, said Gubbi […]
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Cyclone Jawad is likely to disrupt train schedules over the next few days. South Western Railways has cancelled several trains. Passengers are stranded at Bangalore’s train stations as over 30 trains have been cancelled due to Cyclone Jawad. The cyclone predicted to reach Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on Saturday. Maria, station master of Bangalore cantonment […]
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The state health minister announced a slew of measures aimed at containing the possible damage from new and old variants of Covid. The state government is planning to train over 18,000 nursing students and paramedical staff in order to prepare for any oncoming waves and variants of Covid-19. K Sudhakar, Minister of Health and Family […]
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Government’s response to Omicron is not at expected level, say officials. Despite a rise in Omicron cases across the world the Indian government has not issued new guidelines except for international arrivals. D. Randeep, state commissioner of health and welfare services said that the department is not planning to introduce any new measure for citizens. […]
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The unorganised tyre retreading sector in Kalasipalya mostly finds the use of ‘hot method’ in retreading. The unseasonal rains have added to the misery of tyre re-treading industry in Kalasipalya which was already struggling due to the pandemic. The number of re-treaded tyres sold daily have reduced by 60 percent. Yaseen 18, employee at AK […]
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Fire safety services said that smoke came out from the first floor of the store and it took about two hours to put the fire out. Smoke was seen coming out of a cloth store on Commercial Street at around 10:00 a.m. on December 2. While the habitats of the area, suspected it to be […]
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An expert said that there is no need to ask for personal details for BMTC’s survey. Namma Metro riders were left confused as BMTC officials were collecting their personal details outside metro station. The officials said that the details were being collected for the purpose of deploying electronic buses. “My Name, phone number, entry and […]
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Kempegowda International Airport(KIA)will add more testing machines, manpower and will request for more operational space. After Wednesday’s chaos at the KIA, testing centres are planning to ramp up their services at the airport. Tejasvini, a project manager at Auriga testing centre, KIA, said they will add about 100 more employees for hassle-free testing of international […]
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