Shortage of vets creates a crisis in Savanur taluk

Animals are still recovering from skin disease. By Hamsaveni There are only four veterinarians and 10 veterinary clinics to cover 64 villages in Savanur taluk in Haveri district. Cattle in the area are still recovering from lumpy skin disease. As of 2022, Savanur taluk had 30,748 head of cattle, 63,950 sheep and goats, and 30,000 […]

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Pilot review of Rapid Road missed earlier

BBMP had asked IISc to preview the technology, but did not pay. By  Riya Roy Chowdhury The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) said it did not receive the promised payment from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) to review the ‘rapid road’ technology that was used on Old Madras Road. Associate professor at the Department of Civil […]

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Reeling under losses, farmers demand fixed prices at APMCs

Say contractors stall payment for months. By, Yukta Mudgal Farmers in Karnataka incur heavy losses as their produce is not bought for fixed prices at Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs). Farmers complain there is no fixed price in the APMCs due to which contractors buy their produce at lower rates, leaving them at a loss. […]

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Office spaces surpass pre-pandemic growth rate, absorb 40 million sq. ft.

Bengaluru, among all other Indian cities, has witnessed the fastest expansion of office spaces in 2022. By, Agnidev Bhattacharya India’s office market across seven of the country’s biggest cities: Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, and Pune, has hit a three-year high, recording a net absorption of 38.25 million sq. ft. in 2022, with […]

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Migrant workers unable to access state healthcare schemes.

Poor living and working conditions of migrant workers are often left without any social security net. By Vaishnavi Gopalraj Despite being entitled to free healthcare facilities for the informal sector under the Rastriya Bima Yojana, many migrant workers are unaware of how to avail the service of the health card schemes. Subhash, a migrant worker […]

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Cyber security investments shoot up by 40 percent

The cybersecurity market in India, as per a report by Statista, will grow by 23 percent in 2023. By Surabhi Sarda While cyberattacks are increasing in the country, awareness about how to prevent such attacks is also increasing. A report by Statista shows that from 2019 to 2021, the cyber security market reflected a Compound […]

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