Farmers and Pesticides- A fatal relationship

Cashews and Arecanuts from Dakshin Kanna can send you into a coma  Dakshin Kannada, a district south of Karnataka is famous for its areca-nut and cashew plantations apart from other crops which include pepper, cocoa and rubber. However, 70 per cent of the farming done in Dakshin Kannada is chemical based, which means the farmers […]

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Pourakarmikas find it tough to make ends meet

Paurakarmikas have not been paid for more than 4 months. Our reporter Stuti T talks to them and tells us why they have not been paid yet. Despite various protests demanding their salaries, paurakarmikas say they are struggling to make ends meet. Rajamma, BBMP sweeper, Gauripallya “ek time ko roti khane ko bahut takleef horaha […]

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