The continuous blasting in the area has caused significant damage to the homes of the villagers. The cracked walls of the house are deepening the fear of Savita, a mother of three who struggles to protect her family from the sudden shocks. She and the rest of the villagers are living in constant fear because of blasting […]
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Kushtagi’s forests and adjoining villages find little protection from the government and its programmes. Chaitra, 34, is anxious about her job – protecting Kushtagi’s forests. The woman boss among a staff of 20 in the Forest Department, she is just a couple of months into her range forest officer post. The sole forest protection scheme, […]
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Farmers aren’t aware of the cons of the practice and eventually end up making losses On a Monday morning around 6, which was unlike the same day as other, Parmeshwar with a box that his wife gave him to have lunch in one hand, and a spade (a farming tool used to dig) started to […]
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The story of Daroji is a story of animal and a story of hope for its people. Bengaluru: April 15th 2023: Paridhi Jain It is also called Kardi Dhama or the land of bears. Sloth bear has been part of the culture of this land. This mythological Kishkinda valley ruled by monkey kings Vaali and […]
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Poor waste management in the town of Savanur is increasing the problems of the people living there. Savanur, a town located in the Haveri district of Karnataka, India, used to be known as “The Town of the Nawabs.” But in the present scenario, things have taken a turn as the town is struggling with the […]
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No toilets at home, No toilets in college. Several members from the Gajendragad taluk aren’t able to apply for the Swacch Bharat scheme to build toilets, because of a lack of a permanent address or the lack of space at their homes. In the morning, when Madhushree, an 18-year-old paramedical student from Rajur village studying […]
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From mangoes to tur dal, cropping patterns have changed. Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) 2021 data shows due to extreme events Rs 6,207 crore crop loss was estimated. Avinash TGS, a farmer from Mysuru who has been growing various crops like mangoes and pulses said, “There has been a change in cropping season. Due […]
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Siruguppa has an air quality index of 122 —8.8 times higher than the WHO’s annual air quality guidelines. By Vindhya Pabolu Air pollution caused by rice mills has lead toan increase in asthma and tuberculosis (TB) cases in Siruguppa taluk, Ballari.Siruguppa has 74 rice mills located in the heart of the taluk. These rice mills […]
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The untreated bio-medical waste is posing as a health hazard in the hospitals of Bengaluru. Bengaluru is observing an increase in the viral infections caused by improper treatment of bio-medical waste in the hospitals since last three months. A nurse at the Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru said, “We can see the medical waste lying outside […]
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Plastics on roads, Plastic at homes, but Plastics in human blood! Is it really bearable? No. Recent findings of microplastics in human bloodstream has made health experts fearful of how far this can go, and connect this with plastics being largely used in food packaging today. But why is it so difficult to reduce plastic? […]
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