Northern parts of Karnataka face poor sanitation in school. More people living in less space can put greater strain on already limited sanitation resources, and this can create a fertile breeding ground for waterborne infection diseases and the insects spreading them —-Seth Berley. A small taluk in northern parts of Karnataka Savanur, in Haveri District […]
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Organic farming is an old practice. Many farmers in Byadgi are shifting to inorganic farming to get more and more yields. Annappa, a farmer in Byadgi taluk Karnataka, has been in agriculture for 15 years. His forefathers purchased 2.5 acres of farmland 54 years ago. In the past, his father used to grow chilli only. […]
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The above picture shows : A farmer owning one acre of chilli farms, which was attacked by virus. The story of how Bydagi chillies don’t grow in Bydagi anymore. India is a country where various kinds of agricultural farming are done. Still, we find a lot of farmers who are poor and are facing losses due […]
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The occupational hazard among the Byadgi Market workers goes unreported Jamal Bi sat under a tree and tried to open her lunch box, but her fingers hurt, doing so. She has been separating a lot of chilli stalks daily. She has dark patches in the tip of her fingers and said that she covers them […]
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Farming in Shiggaon Taluk is expensive causing an increase of farmer loans and farmer suicide. In the year 2016, in the entire taluka, there were seven farmer suicides whereas in the year 2017, there have been a total of nine suicides. Although, there is not a significant increase, the fact that the issue is still […]
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Water-Borne disease increases as Lakes at Shiggaon have become pool of Algae. “I am suffering from diarrhea for the second consecutive time after two months, says 24-year-old wall painter Goushmuddin Megalur. I suffered from severe diarrhea two months back as well due to which I lost my appetite completely and I had to go to […]
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Private sponsors step in as the state government leaves rural sports players in the lurch Bangalore, May 2, 2018: It was a cold night by the time G.Praveen got down from his bike and stood before the Nalanda School ground to show where his friend’s story started. “This is where Bharat sir first observed us […]
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15 year old Shamima makes beedi as it’s her niche. She does her work religiously to support her family financially. She had to leave school in order to help her widowed mother. She is one of the contributors like her mother, to her family. Shamima says, “I had to leave school after the completion of […]
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Scanty rainfall, depleting groundwater levels, insufficient power supply make it difficult for Shiggaon farmers to maximize their productivity. The moment one enters Shiggaon taluk in Haveri district, North Karnataka, the variety of crops they see along the highway is Bt-cotton, Maize and Paddy. . Shiggaon taluk has a total of 92 villages, 25 gram panchayats […]
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