Time to turn the lights off

Studies show that Bangalore is the third light-polluted city in India after Delhi and Hyderabad. Krithika, a middle-aged graphic designer in Bangalore, vividly remembers her childhood days, when she used to enjoy her way back home from tuition class marvelling at the star-filled night sky. It has been years since she witnessed something similar. She […]

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Few workers use ration cards across states

Data from Integrated Management of Public Distribution System shows that only 1.37 percent of interstate transactions were from Karnataka Sujana H|23-03-2021 Bengaluru: Mukul Kumar, 19, wipes the sweat from his forehead standing at a construction site in K R Market. The sole breadwinner in the family, he sends nearly all his money home to Bihar […]

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Refugees die During Migration

Drowning while migrating through waterways is the reason behind most of the deaths By Aiswarya Sriram Bangalore, March 26, 2019. Migration led to the death of 533 people so far in 2019, as per the missing migrants report. They mostly die travelling from their origin country to one that grants asylum. These are refugees who […]

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The Great Indian Escape

India is witnessing an increase in the number of people flying to countries like Canada, Australia, and the U.K. for opportunities. The number of Indians flying to other countries for education, job opportunities, or for permanent citizenship has been rising in recent years. According to the data by Australian Home Affairs, between July 2017 to […]

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Migration Affects Students

There has been an increase in children drop out from government schools in Albanoor, and the reason is family migration By Lanka Samanth Bangalore, Nov. 23, 2018. According to statistics provided by the headmaster of Albanoor’s primary government school, in 2017, the total student population of the school was 224, but this year it is […]

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