Dec 2018

KARNATAKA     All dists may get vehicle inspection centres Currently, there is only one such centre in Nelamangalaon the outskirts of Bengaluru.   The department will soon send a proposal to the government to allocate funds in the budget.   The Nelamangala centre mainly checks vehicles that are aged over 15 years, ambulances and vehicles … Read more

KARNATAKA   ·        Karnataka govt likely to exempt IT sector from Employment Act ð  The Karnataka government is likely to exempt IT/ITeS companies from the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act for another five years, providing the sector immunity from the government’s statutory employment terms. ð  The government is looking at ways to proactively engage with IT/ITeS … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka refutes Centre’s claim that 2 lakh homes in state powerless   While the Union power ministry says around 2 lakh rural households in Karnataka don’t have electricity connections, the Karnataka government dismisses the data as “old, outdated and erroneous” and says only 4,500 households need to power connections.   The latest data … Read more

KARNATAKA     MCC submits proposal to govt to set up waste-to-energy plant in Mysuru   The graph of the amount of garbage being generated in the city is showing no signs of a downward slide. Moreover, the solid waste management plants, including the Vidyaranyapuram Sewage Farm, are working at full capacity. Against this backdrop, the Mysuru City … Read more

KARNATAKA   Kaiga power station-1 creates a world record yet again     Karnataka’s Kaiga has once again made the country proud by creating a world record for the longest uninterrupted operation for 941 days, thereby breaking the earlier record of 940 days by the United Kingdom.   Kaiga Generating Station (KGS-1) equalled the world … Read more

KARNATAKA     Electric vehicles launched at Nandi Hills   Three electric vehicleshave been launched at the hilltop of Nandi Hills, Karnataka. These electric vehicles are being maintained by a private company in association with the State government. It will take visitors on a 2 km tour of the historic sites as well as sight-seeing of flora … Read more