Rural India caught in broadband gap amid lockdown

The pre-recorded classes aimed to bridge the gap created due to the close down of schools amid lockdown, is becoming more challenging in rural Karnataka than in the urban.  By Sikha Jaiswal April 16, 2020 As schools in urban areas avail the benefits of online classes, the educational options in rural areas are limited and […]

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Ban on cigarettes, tobacco and alcohol: target in limelight

The revised guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs entails the ban on cigarettes, tobacco and alcohol, impacting the sales. Sikha Jaiswal  April 16, 2020 With the extension of lockdown and an increase in the number of positive cases of novel Coronavirus, the central government has put a ban on the sales of tobacco, […]

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Flight operations take another hit: passengers feel the pain

Passengers ask for refund as plan to restart domestic airline services crash. As India continues its journey of lockdown till May 3, the domestic flights also keeps down its wheels and remain suspended, tweeted the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official, the customers are in a rush to cancel their bookings and claim back […]

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Silent killer of rural kitchen : chulha still in use

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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