Economy

Periodic Labour Force Survey Data for April – June 2020 is out and it does not have good things to say about the women’s status in Karnataka.

When a lake is rejuvenated, those dependent on the lake for food or livelihoods usually lose access to it. But there are ways to conserve lakes while also protecting livelihoods.

Bengaluru lakes once offered a buffet of greens and fish to those in the neighbourhood. The trees around lakes yielded fruits and seeds that could be either devoured or sold in the markets. But pollution and flawed rejuvenation projects have stopped local communities from accessing lakes.

Post COVID lockdown, sex workers in Bengaluru are struggling for survival. Loss of livelihood has made them even more vulnerable to violence and destitution.

Yeshwanthpur APMC yard caters to farmers and buyers from across the country. How has the APMC system worked here, and how successful has it been?

Farmers from as far away as Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal sell their produce at Bengaluru’s APMC yard, one of the biggest markets for onions and potatoes in the country.

With no income in the lockdown, Abdul Sattar and other embroiderers in Bengaluru were desperate to return to their West Bengal village. Now, with no work in the village, Sattar is desperate to come back to the city.

Before buying an apartment, BDA site or land with agricultural past, you need to verify some specific documents. Here is an explainer.

You need parent deed, Khata, plan sanction and a whole lot of other documents before buying any property in Bengaluru. Here is a detailed guide.

Buying property in Bengaluru can be risky due to obscure rules and the multiple authorities who need to approve land use. Here’s a guide on land types, authorities, and what you need to look out for.

The pandemic-triggered reverse migration, job-losses, pay-cuts combined with work-from-home option, pushes tenants towards cheaper housing on the city’s outskirts.

A discussion co-organised by Citizen Matters and Vidhi Legal looked at the precarity of workers in the gig economy, and how the sector can be regulated to protect them.