The cases of Tuberculosis in Siruguppa is 7.2 percent which is more than the national average that is 5 percent. Tuberculosis, a major public health problem in India has seen an estimated increase in 2.7 million new cases occurring annually resulting in an estimated 4 lakh deaths per year. Shanna Thayanna, a TB patient says, […]
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According to the United Nations Human Rights Office, land is not a mere commodity, but an essential element for the realisation of many human rights. However, as the dalit community of Shidenur village will tell you, land rights stop being equal for everyone if you are marginalised enough. Lambani farmers in Byadagi’s Shidenur village are […]
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In the era of online transactions, there are many villages in India which still face problems with the basic facilities provided by the banks. Villages in northern Karnataka are no such exception to this. Savanur a taluk in Haveri district consists of 63 villages. They are nowhere near to achieving and providing these basic amenities […]
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People in Kushtagi taluk lack public sanitation facilities in the taluk. Also, not every person in the taluk received the benefits under SBM. BENGALURU: Despite having toilets in every house, people in Kushtagi prefer open defecation out of their habit and need for maintaining toilets. Sangappa and his wife prefer open defecation despite a toilet […]
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Lack of computer educators and digital literacy is impacting the academics and career aspirations of students studying in a Government First Grade Degree College and a pre-university (PU) college. The lack of importance given to digital literacy has been impacting the way students perceive careers in government degree and PU colleges in Kampli Taluk of […]
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Out of 25 community toilets in Kukanoor taluk, only eight are functional, says the data shared by the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) department, Koppal. A small house with two square-shaped rooms, with one room partly occupied by bags of grain and basic home furniture and other stuff, and the other divided into areas to cook […]
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The chillies that add spice to our food turns out to be hazardous for the workers who handle them. Renuka works underneath the blazing sun separating the stems from the chillies at the Byadagi Chilli market. It is 11 a.m. when the sun is at its peak and the temperature is 30 degrees Celsius in […]
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Lack of knowledge to avail the benefits and get wages on time decreasing the popularity of MGNREGA, say workers. The unemployed people in rural India got some relief due to the jobs generated under MGNREGA scheme at the time of pandemic. Although the scheme generated work for the unemployed unskilled laborers, it was not however […]
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Kampli, which once had multiple garment factories, now just has one. One that functions in a cramped space on the first floor of a tiny building. Two hundred women work there, hardly having any space to move around the piles of freshly stitched clothes. The women move around with so much care so that they […]
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The chief minister, Basavaraj Bommai, announced the development of APMC in order to get worldwide recognition for Byadgi chilli. The Pushpa chilli from Gujarat, which was sold over 20,000 quintals in a short period of time, recently heated up the market for chillies in Byadgi’s Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC). Some individuals believe that this might be […]
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