A generic ignorance of the hazards involved in pesticide inhalation and lack of awareness about safety still prevails among the third-generation of post-independence farmers. Skin burns, nausea, headache and dizziness were found to be the most common impacts. By Taru Jain Over the last few decades, post the Green Revolution in 1970s, farmers across the […]
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Public libraries continue to grow in the city as more funds are released by the government. Bangalore, April 10, 2018: India’s Ministry of Culture has increased spending on public libraries over the last four years from Rs. 78.02 crore in 2015-16 to Rs. 95.75 crore in 2017-18. And the estimate for 2018-19 is Rs. 109.18 […]
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With more and more Bangaloreans buying t-shirts printed with catch phrases in Kannada, their sales are steadily rising. Bangalore, March 22, 2018: Startups manufacturing t-shirts with quirky Kannada phrases, movie dialogues or idioms have seen a surge in sales as more people are buying into the trend. “Our unique concept has picked up really well […]
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Latest Q4 data shows Chinese companies like Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo have captured 38.9 per cent of the Indian mobile phone handset market. Bangalore, March 1, 2018: Significant reduction in the Q4 2017 business share is a reason to worry for the Indian mobile phone makers. If one goes by the latest data then Chinese […]
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Contemporary cow politics results in a dip in Bangalore leather exports. Bangalore, January 23, 2018: Leather exporters in the city are struggling with a ban on cow slaughter, a stagnant market and unpaid duty drawback rates. Nayeem, exporter and owner of Royal Leathers, Bangalore, said, “The export business has reduced by 50 to 60 per cent. […]
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Bangalore, November 22, 2017: Kannada booksellers in the city have seen a fall in revenue by 50 per cent in the last few years. Lakshmikant, owner of Total Kannada (a bookstore which sells only Kannada items), said, “The book sales have reduced by 50 per cent. Rest of the sales happen in online retail websites like Flipkart and Amazon. […]
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