Dr. Ambedkar Chamber of Commerce (DACC) has proposed incentives for SC/ST entrepreneurs in Karnataka by lending special equity funds. By Kshipra Petkar Bengaluru: DACC has proposed the implementation of a special equity fund across Karnataka for entreprueners belonging to scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST). Iqbal Singh Atwal, the General Director of DACC explained […]
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Did you know it would cost you 15k for your favourite actor to give you a shoutout on video? And almost Rs 4,999 if the person were to DM you on social media? But experts and some celebrities are questioning the rationale behind the idea and the sustainability of the business model. By Savyata Mishra […]
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Technically-oriented adrenaline junkies can now afford aero-modeling as a hobby, with countless workshops cropping up in Bengaluru round the year. By Jagriti Parakh Bright colored paper planes and hand gliders flew from one corner to another, some even collided and crashed. The young pilots stood there, with their heads up high and eyes gleaming—they had […]
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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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The practice of government, government-aided, and private school teachers engaging in the ‘business’ of imparting private tuitions in the city remains ungoverned. By Manasvi Gupta Good morning teacher! Wished the students. Good evening teacher! Wishes the students again—only this time at the teacher’s home. The teacher—surrounded by a group of students providing private tuitions thus […]
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Seven years after the Supreme Court ordered an end to the over-the-counter sale of acid, it is still freely available in the shops of Bangalore. By Riya Sharma Industrial acid burns on contact with the human skin, eating through flesh, fat, even bone. Despite the Supreme Court order to federal and state governments to regulate […]
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The long-awaited Budget arrives but garners lukewarm appreciation By Riddhiman Roy The effort to boost a flagging economy got a bit of an impetus with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman’s second budget, but the markets were not very impressed. The budget this year centred around three themes: Aspirational India to boost the standard of living; Economic […]
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The wide-ranging announcements made by the Finance Minister in this year’s budget emphasized enormously on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is evident in the sectors touched by the budget. The Softcopy examined the implication of the budget on eight SDGs. SDG 03: Good Health and Well-being By Swalpi Bajpai and Anushka Sharma Nirmala Sitharaman […]
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