Shikaripur’s Organic Farming Problem

Shikaripur’s Problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGvY61i03So&feature=youtu.be Credits:Google Earth In Gama, a small village in Shikaripur Taluk,Shimoga district, in the Indian state of Karnataka, one farm stands out from the rest. “I practice double cropping; I grow ginger and arekaon my farm and both of them are grown using bio-organics,” said Devendrappa H., the owner of the farm. He […]

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Caste vs Government: Are the schemes really working?

Caste permeates every aspect of Indian social life and the hierarchies it imposes, and the divisions it causes, undermine the fundamental principles of equality enshrined in the Indian Constitution Caste and its abolition are, therefore, a central preoccupation of the Constitution with multiple provisions to bar and punish caste discrimination. In the Directive Principles, the […]

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Government hospitals lacking physicians and helpers

  The Sagara Taluk has lack of specialised physicians and helpers staff members in the Government Public Hospitals. The common people go for the medical treatment but the people do not get the deserved treatment for the problems of their disease. There is a shortage of specialised doctors and physicians in the hospitals and the […]

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Farmers from Siddapura Taluk face severe water crisis

Farmers in Siddapura taluk rely entirely on natural rainfall for drinking water and farming purposes, our reporter Piyush Shukla finds out the diffuclties faced by farmers on every day basis and lists out suggestions to address this issue of water crisis. Siddapura Taluk in Uttara Kannada district is facing acute water shortage problem. The farmers […]

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A Recipe for Disaster: How forest laws destroy the asset they were designed to protect

Forest-dwelling communities were given a voice in the protection and management of forests by the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006. But by insisting on proof of residency in the forest for three generations, the government is destroying the very communities that have safeguarded our forests. Karnataka has a forest cover of  4,335,694.80 acres(1,011,839.82 acres of deemed forest […]

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Increasing cases of Tuberculosis in Mundargi taluk

Mundargi Taluk Hospital has been seen many cases of Tuberculosis. With every passing year, the number seems to increase. Tabasum, the registrar of Mundargi Taluk Hospital, continues to jot down the number of cases every month, some positive and some negative. One register has just the numbers, with the patient’s identities hidden away, whereas another […]

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The Coconut Crisis Mounts In Puttur

Manual coconut picking is the traditional way of harvesting coconuts in Puttur taluk of Karnataka but the occupational hazards related to the profession have led to an acute shortage of skilled climbers.  The Coconut Crisis Mounts In Puttur Manual coconut picking is the traditional way of harvesting coconuts in Puttur taluk of Karnataka but the […]

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