KPSC KAS Prelims and Mains Exam
KARNATAKA 3rd Edition of Women’s national boxing championships begins Third edition of women’s national boxing championships begins in Vijayanagara, Karnataka. Country’s top boxers will be vying for top honours as the tournament will be held at the JSW Sports-owned Inspire Institute of Sport till 6th of the next month. World Championship … Read more
KARNATAKA Women’s National Boxing Championship to begin from 31 Dec in Karnataka The tournament will be held at the JSW Sports’ Inspire Institute of Sports, which was recently inaugurated by Olympic gold-medallist shooter AbhinavBindra. The championship will feature more the 300 of the nation’s best female boxers, aged between 19 and 40, across … Read more
KARNATAKA Centre’s GST cut likely to cost Karnataka Rs 14,000 crore At a time when revenue collection in Karnataka is stabilising after the launch of GSTin July last year, the Centre’s decision to slash tax rates and proposal to fix single standard rate below 18% has jolted the state administration as it is likely to dent its earnings. … Read more
KARNATAKA GSI ore finds in southern states Geological Survey of India recently augmented 89.22 metric tonnes of iron ore resources from Yerraballi, Arnakonda and Chandoli Ambaripeta blocks in Karimnagar, Rebbannapalli, Adilabad and Gurimalla, Dabripet, Abbapur and Mallampalli in Khammam and Warangal districts. Taking stock of GSI’s work for the past 10 years, … Read more
It is a study to evaluate and identify the predictable environmental consequences and the best combination of economic and environmental costs and benefits of the proposed project. On the basis of EIA, an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) is prepared, which is a description of the means by which the environmental consequences as pointed out in … Read more
It has not been conceived on the principle of equality of the houses. It is the secondary chamber of state legislature unlike the Rajya sabha which is the second house of the parliament. It cannot amend or reject a bill passed by the assembly by the virtue of its own legislative powers at … Read more
The Governor-General of Bengal was re-designated as the Governor-General of India. This made Lord William Bentinck the first Governor-General of India. Thus, the country’s administration was unified under one control. The Governors of Bombay and Madras lost their legislative powers. The Governor-General had legislative powers over entire British India. The Governor-General in council had … Read more
KARNATAKA Karavali Utsav to be inaugurated on 21st December in Mangaluru The Karavali Utsavto be inaugurated on 21st December in Mangaluru. A host of cultural activities are set to enthral people during the festival. The district in-charge Minister U.T. Khader will inaugurate the exhibition at a formal function at 6 p.m., music director Gurukiran will inaugurate the festival … Read more
Make in India : This programme was launched on 25th September which aims at making India a global hub for manufacturing, research and innovation and integral part of the global chain. The GoI has identified 10 ‘Champion sectors’ that have potential to become global champion, drive double digit growth in manufacturing and generate significant … Read more
Tsunami is a Japanese word for “Harbour wave”. They are also known as seismic sea waves. They are very long-wavelength water waves in oceans or seas. They are commonly referred to as tidal waves because of long wavelengths, although the attractions of the Moon and Sun play no role in their formation. They sometimes come … Read more