Fish Farming: Resettling nomadic fishermen of the Tungabhadra

Despite the industry’s potential, fishing communities in Honnali Taluk have struggled to sustain their livelihoods At Honnali Taluk, 51 kilometres from Davangere town in central Karnataka, 45-year-old Sheila gazes ruefully at the day’s catch: the 4 kilos of catla (carp) will not fetch enough to buy one meal for her family of six. As you stroll along the […]

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Unregulated sale of Schedule H drugs

All over Bengaluru, these medicines are sold over the counter —without doctor’s prescription Four years after the Indian Pharmaceutical Association recommended that the sale of Schedule H drugs without prescription be restricted, they are still sold like over-the-counter medicines. Most pharmacies that Insight, IIJNM’s investigative magazine, visited, handed Schedule H medicines without asking for a […]

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Price discrepancy urges public to choose chemical colors this Holi

There is no demand for organic colors as it is more expensive in comparison to chemical Holi colors. The shops in KR Market and Avenue road see a decline in the sales of organic colors this Holi festival.  Organic colors, which are also eco-friendly, have reported low sales as it is more costly than the […]

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Join the queue if you have a complaint for BBMP

Out of 20,365 complaints registered since 2016, only 31 have been resolved so far by the BBMP Naandika Tripathi Bangalore, January 18, 2018: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) complaints resolution process is moving at a snail’s pace. Only 15 per cent of all civic complaints have been resolved since 2016. Anupam Saxena, one of the […]

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GST compounds farmers’ woes as cost of machinery rises

Bangalore, Oct 12, 2017: The 12 per cent GST on farm machinery has hit manufacturers and farmers in Bangalore. Before the GST, almost all farm equipments including threshers, drip irrigation systems, laser levelers, harrow, and cultivator power sprayer were taxed under Value Added Tax system at the rate of 5per cent. Drip and sprinkler irrigation equipment, […]

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