By Shreya Asopa| May 26, 2021 Bengaluru: The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has caused an exponential increase in biomedical waste. As per the data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), peak generation of 250 tonnes of covid biomedical waste was reported in May. In 2019, India generated 610 MT of biomedical waste per day. During […]
Continue ReadingNo physical activity during the Pandemic has pulled the Players, Coaches, and other stakeholders of KSCA to Zero again, affecting their mental and financial status. Cricket across the globe has been disrupted during the Covid-19 pandemic. Cricket is an active sport that needs the maximum amount of physical activities, which was paused during the pandemic […]
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With the second wave of Covid-19 looming over the heads of everybody, the hospitality sector in Karnataka looks at the long road ahead of the revival. Bengaluru: When the lockdown was imposed in March 2020, Anil Kumar, the owner of Udupi Taaja Tindi, a small restaurant in Bengaluru did not know that he would have […]
Continue ReadingSince everything went online in 2020, education and learning has come within our comfortable reach which is our homes. But for many this digitalisation has made education inaccessible. In a diversity, where migrants who have no awareness regarding education and technology, also live migrants who are trying to learn more each day. Regarding the migrant […]
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Right when everyone thought India’s battle with covid-19 was a success story, the second wave struck the country turned it into a cautionary tale and left the future of garment works in the dark. Bengaluru: With wages she earned as a garment worker at one of the manufacturing units, in Bangalore, Rajama said she normally […]
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Covid-19 survivors are struggling with their mental health due to anxiety, depression and PTSD. Bangalore: It was late October, 2020 when 50-year-old Dr. Sampa Sen, first got a mild cough. Slowly, as days passed by, she got weaker and weaker. At one point of time, she got so weak that she couldn’t get up […]
Continue ReadingRevenue from virtual performances is not enough to make ends meet Much Ado about everything: Performers suffers during lockdown Anurag, who is a freelancer theatre artist from Mysore, had a child just two days before the nationwide lockdown was announced on March 25. Anurag, who is now a part of S. L. Bhyrappa’s Parva, produced […]
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People eligible for the vaccination are not able to get even the first dose of the vaccine due to glitches in COWIN app. Kanpur– Technical glitches in the COWIN app are on a rise amidst the vaccination drive for 18+ Kanpur. People are panicking since there is a possibility that there won’t be anymore and […]
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People in rural areas are unable to book slots online, giving way to people living in urban areas. Kullu: People in the rural areas of Kullu are struggling to book vaccination slots. At present, the district has 14 Centers, with 100 slots available per day in each center. But according to a PHC in Bajaura, […]
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Those with other sources of income not very badly hit. New Delhi: Cricket umpires across India are struggling to make ends meet as matches and tournaments are suspended due to lockdowns imposed due to Covid-19. “All tournaments have been suspended and I have been sitting at home for the past two months. April, May and […]
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