The government of India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, launched the Swachh Bharat Mission, to eliminate open defecation. Under the Swachh Bharat Mission 10 crore toilets were to be constructed in rural India. However, over 34.4 crore people do not have access to proper toilets in the country. Rubina Sheikh, a resident of Ejipura slyum, […]
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We are more concerned about plastic waste, but the textile waste is equally daunting! The fashion industry is the second largest contributor to the world’s pollution, after the oil industry. Garment manufacturing contributes 20 percent of water pollution, and 85 percent of all clothing ends up in landfills. Four percent of Bengaluru’s Municipal Solid Waste […]
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A Waste-to-Energy plant that has been in the process of being established from a long time can help Bengaluru to shift to cleaner energy Chandana, the chief engineer for the upcoming Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant in Kannahalli looks around the dim meeting room of the Kannahalli Waste Management Plant, as she explains in technical terms her […]
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Manu Vaddar, a traditional community of well-diggers can recharge Bengaluru’s groundwater level. However, the lack of awareness about their techniques is slowing down the process. Every drop counts for Farzana Sheikh, a resident of Bengaluru’s Kempapura Slum and her neighbours. The slum with around 100 families of migrant workers get water through water tankers after […]
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A tale of those who live in the shadows in the society Laxmi* who is going to turn 60 soon has suffered massively in the entirety of her life. She was not more than 19 when her husband abandoned her in Bengaluru city with four children to look after. She had nowhere to go, and […]
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A story that needs to be delivered to everyone. Adoption of specially-abled orphans is not happening as planned. ‘Adoption’- thinking about the term adoption makes a person think about so many things. Parents who adopt a child try their best to deal with various problems be it society or expenses. One adopts a child with […]
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Youngsters are abandoning their own farm land due to high-cost modern farming technology and a water shortage. They are relocating to new positions and opting for other jobs. Harsha Yadav, a 19-year-old student, living in Golahalli, Bengaluru, returned home from his college. He began reading his computer class textbook right away. He expressed his desire […]
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Scrap collectors are no longer collecting glass bottles in the city; recyclable glass is being dumped in landfills every day Bengaluru: As she works on separating different coloured glass pieces bare-handed in the sweltering summer heat, Shafeena keeps an eye on her two-year-old son, who is playing near the pile of glass pieces, barefoot. Shafeena […]
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Dunzo unable to deliver; small shops sell on sly. Bengaluru: Smokers in Bengaluru are facing difficulties in getting cigarettes and other tobacco products delivered at their doorsteps amid the lockdown in Karnataka. “Shops aren’t open because of lockdown guidelines, making it difficult for us to buy cigarettes. Delivery apps like Dunzo and Swiggy which always […]
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Out of the 41,403 vendors who have applied to the PM SVANidhi scheme, only 8522 have received the amount. They say that they get pushed around from one office to another. Bengaluru: For the past two months, Munilaxmi has been going to the State Bank of India (SBI) office in Kumara Park every other day. […]
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