Though uranium mining was supposed to stop in 2007, it still continues in Gogi making people suffer. Gogi, Shahpur: Coming out of his old single bedroom house in the corner of the Gogi village, Husensa S, 42, drags his right leg to walk forward, but as he fails to do so, he takes help from his […]
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Sindigi taluk is long way from completely adopting LPG due to untimely refilling of gas cylinders and safety measures undertaken. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna was launched on 1st May , 2016 with a target of providing 5 crore gas connections to the household sectors that later raised upto 8 crore this year. It has although […]
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The unpredictable weather over the past years confuses villagers in Bagalkot district as they face either excessive rainfall or enormous drought during different seasons. By Vivek Madhu Climate change, which influences the change in patterns of monsoon and weather events such as droughts and floods, has an impact on water in the rural areas of […]
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Commercial activities thriving at the Bannerghatta National Park at the expense of forest cover The Bannerghatta National Park (BNP) popular for the wide variety of flora and fauna is gradually shrinking due to commercial activities in the park despite clear orders by the High Court to preserv the national park. Banuprakash, an activist says that […]
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However, the ambitious project to introduce electric buses in Bengaluru has one more hurdle to face. By Nihan Parveen Bengaluru: The introduction of electric buses in the city, which has been delayed for a few years now, has got a new deadline of February 15, 2020. Ajit B. Torgal, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Bangalore Metropolitan […]
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Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike is planning to install 200 biomethanation plants, one in every ward. Experts say that awareness about segregation needs to reach more people, to make this step a success. By Shalu Chowrasia Shanti, who lives with her husband, Krishna, near a biomethanation plant in Jayanagar, has been out of work for more […]
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As a society, we need to be aware of the consequences of relying heavily on chemical fertilizers and their subsequent abusive usage. What’s at stake? It was oven-hot noon at Shahpur as Pasha carefully tossed ‘masala’ to his grassy crops. He was listening to songs playing from his phone which he kept in his shirt […]
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Rural India still shows increasing counts of Acute flaccid paralysis One fine evening in the month of July when Mallikarjun was back from school, he had his evening snack and then went off to bed for a nap. When he woke up, he was unable to stand up, his right limb was trembling and he […]
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Feature Image by Dr. Samad Kottur. The two types of otters dwelling in India around the region of River Tungabhadra: the smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata), and the small-clawed otter are endangered species, and various measures have been brought in to protect them. By Praveena P. Bangalore, April 2019. If a person manages to spot an […]
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In India 62 million people including 6 million children are estimated to have serious health problems due to consumption of fluoride contaminated water Groundwater contributes about 80% of the drinking water requirements in the rural areas. There are five taluks under the Raichur district with a geographical area of 8383 sq.km, out of which Manvi […]
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