No one wishes to immerse themselves in filth, but someone ends up doing it. Despite the almost inhuman conditions and the lack of dignity, garbage collectors continue to do that job, due to financial compulsions. »
For an offbeat indie movie, multiplexes would charge a lower price, while for a blockbuster, they would charge a higher price. Price cap changes the equation: to maximize profits, they would have to sell maximum tickets, and that will change the type of movies that will be chosen by the multiplexes. »
Lives in this Bengaluru slum are an example of everything that’s wrong with the system: unchecked urbanisation, poor waste management and lack of formal contracts for waste pickers in our cities. »
The report says that the protest by garment workers was spontaneous and not organised by any union, hence police were unable to get into negotiations to control the protest. »
Why did the garment workers protest in April 2016, against new provident fund rules? How was the protest handled by the state, and what did the protesters who were arrested undergo? PUCL published a fact-finding report. »
Girija Ramesh had been driving an auto for hire in Bengaluru for the past few years. »
A compilation of reactions on Karnataka State Budget 2017-18 received via press notes. »
Full text of Karnataka state budget 2017-18. »
Over 1700 women across India participated in Stage 1 of programme which was a 5-week online course to identify an idea and initiate a venture; two mentor panels assessed around 300 submissions selecting the top 50 for Stage 2. »
Tailoring can be a hobby, profession or vocation. Srirampura’s Asha has been teaching the basics of tailoring for many years now. »