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KARNATAKA · Karnataka Cabinet approved a grant of Rs.8,037.87 crore for development works ð The Karnataka State Cabinet approved a grant of Rs.8,037.87 crore for the development works in the city under the Chief Minister’s Nava Bengaluru Scheme. ð The funds will be released over the next three years and the works will be executed by the Bruhat Bengaluru … Read more
KARNATAKA · Karnataka to get management varsity by 2020 ð To keep tabs on decreasing admissions to management institutes and to provide an affiliating body for the institutes, Karnataka is all set to get an International Management University by 2020. The proposal for the university has been submitted to the higher education department. ð The university will work … Read more
KARNATAKA Global telecom to set up research centre in Bengaluru Global telecom, British Telecommunications giant, said it plans to set up a research centre in Bengaluruin partnership with the Indian Institute of Science. The British Telecom Indian Research Centre will focus on the development of artificial intelligence, mobility and cyber-security technologies for use in the company’s programmes, products, … Read more
KARNATAKA North Karnataka forum seeks proper decentralisation of power The North Karnataka Development Forum has warned of an agitation if its demand for “meaningful decentralisation” of power is not met immediately. The other demands of the forum include announcing Belagavi as the “second capital” of the State. It was in 2006 that the … 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. Heysham-2 Unit-8 of the U.K. had held the earlier … Read more
These were laid down by the Supreme Court in a judgment in 1997. This was on a case filed by women’s rights groups, one of which was Vishaka. They had filed a public interest litigation over the alleged gang-rape of Bhanwari Devi, a social worker from Rajasthan. In 1992, she had prevented the marriage of … Read more
It was the act of the British Parliament which renewed the charter issued to the British East India Company(EIC) and continued the Company’s rule in India. Company’s trade monopoly was continued for further 20 years. The governor general was given extensive powers over the subordinate presidencies. Salaries for the staff and paid members of … Read more
Law commission is neither a constitutional nor a statutory body. It is truly an ad hoc and advisory body whose work is to do research and make recommendations for law reforms such as amendments and updations of prevalent and inherited laws. None of these recommendations are binding on the government. Composition of the law commission … Read more
According to the recent economic survey, the problems associated with logistics are the main concern for India trade and they are reducing the competitiveness by increasing the cost. Some key challenges are as follows: High cost of logistics-impacting competitiveness in domestic and global market. The structure of modal mix is an inefficient one ( … Read more
According to Census 2011, 377.1 million Indian comprising 31.16 per cent of the country population live in urban areas. India’s urban populations is projected to grow to about 600 millions by 2031. Hence this urban surge has to be addressed through careful planning and policies. Indian govt. has launched various policies and scheme to deal … Read more