With funds touching crores, temple authorities have allegedly failed to meet auditors’ demand for compliance for the past three years. Right to Information (RTI) sourced audit reports of some of Bengaluru’s Class-A temples reveal that the amount of funds declared objectionable by auditors have been on a rise for the past three to four years. […]
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Para-aminobenzoic acid or PABA is a precursor of folic acid and exists in dairy products such as eggs, milk, and meat. It is usually used in dietary supplements to improve skin health. In an order dated June 29, 2018, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) banned the use of PABA in the products […]
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We might have started living our lives normally but it’s still a long way for the artisans Channapatna: “I started making toys with my father during the school time only but I will not teach the art of making these toys to my kids,” said Jaffar Khan, 34, a toy-making artisan while giving a final touch […]
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Lack of education and awareness, superstitions and unequal access to resources has put uneducated mothers in Karnataka at a higher chance of losing their baby. “I have seen a woman who is 30 and she has a granddaughter. ‘What is your age? she said 30. What was your age when you were married? she said […]
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Pottery town, a settlement in the middle of Bengaluru city since 1900s, is on it’s last legs to survive as more than 40 families out of 100 that resided there have moved away. Pottery town an establishment of potters and a paradise for lovers of pottery was established in 1926. With forty families of potters […]
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Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, together hold 50 percent of the market share in India’s Agarbatti Industry. Shabina Banu, 43, lives on the second floor in a house in the narrow lanes of Goripalya. Her home is filled with four of her children and the fragrance of three thousand agarbattis she rolls, every day. She started […]
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Amputees in India find their own way amidst the government’s no-show Saradchandra Hegde proudly calls himself an electronic doctor. Sitting in the lobby on a bed set against a bottle green wall that is synonymous with his zest, he looks at his wristwatch and asks, “Do you know what horology is?” He used to travel […]
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With increasing demand and only five hostels in the city, girls from minority communities await the living quarters they were promised. Bengaluru: The books on the shelf of the hostel library were limited in number, but a large number of mosquitoes in the library were compensating for the absence of people. The mess and the […]
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Approximately 76 percent of prison inmates in India are undertrial prisoners. It’s a vicious circle. Once you get in it, you can’t leave. It takes a toll on your mind, strains your finances, and your life hangs in the balance. Just like the one being held by Lady Justice we see in the courtrooms. Just […]
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Liquidity crunch and lack of access to formal credit hamper the growth of MSMEs in Karnataka The smell of the fumes and whirring sound of machines can be constantly felt as one walks on the streets of Bengaluru’s industrial areas. Lines of buildings across the streets stand tall, housing, big machines, multiple metal bars, aluminium […]
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