04.08.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Karnataka: 29 ministers sworn in CM Basavaraj Bommai’s cabinet     Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai inducted 29 ministers into his cabinet, retaining most of the faces from his predecessor BS Yediyurappa’s ministry. The keenly-awaited cabinet expansion comes a week after Bommai took charge as the chief minister of the state, following the resignation … Read more

03.08.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Our education needs to be value-based Educational institutions should impart value-based education to help the student’s overall development, said former PWD secretary G C Tallur.   Since the British era, several commissions have been formed to suggest measures to improve the educational standards but none of them have ever laid emphasis on moral education, he … Read more

01-02.08.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KARNATAKA 3.5 crore saplings to be planted in Cauvery basin by 2022: Sadhguru As part of the Cauvery Calling movement, spearheaded by Sadhguru, 3.5 crore saplings will be planted in the Cauvery basin districts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu by 2022, with participation of over one lakh farmers. A village outreach programme was launched to cover 1,785 gram panchayats in … Read more

31.07.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Top priority to finish Mhadei proj: K’taka CM Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai  said that his priority is getting the Mhadei river project completed at the earliest. Popularly known as the Kalasa-Bhandura Nala projectin Karnataka, the project was undertaken by the Karnataka government to improve drinking water supply to the districts of Belagavi, Bagalkot, Hubballi-Dharwad, and Gadag.   In February, … Read more

30.06.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KARNATAKA One in three school students lacks internet access in Karnataka     More than 31.3 lakh students in Karnataka don’t have digital devices, 37.8 lakh lack internet access and 8.7 lakh have no television or radio in their homes, said a government report on Thursday. The department of public instruction released the report, which details gadget … Read more

29.06.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KARNATAKA Karnataka village panchayat turns role model for 100% vaccination   Tinthani village panchayat in Karnataka’s Yadgir district has been declared as the first village panchayat in the state to achieve 100% Covid vaccination. All 4,200 eligible persons have been vaccinated within its limits in an all-out effort. Yadgir district is considered one of the most backward districts … Read more

27-28.06.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KARNATAKA Sharp rise in child abuse cases in Karnataka amid Covid   Children continue to be vulnerable on all fronts. While they may be less susceptible to the virus, the pandemic has unleashed an uptick in cases of child abuse. Data shared by the Karnataka Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KCPCR) has revealed that children below 18 years … Read more

26.06.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KARNATAKA Karnataka: MSMEs grapple with surge in raw material cost, manpower crunch   The Covid-induced lockdown imposed for prolonged periods has dealt a massive blow to the fortunes of thousands of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), with many of them staring into endless pits of despair. Despite the restrictions being eased gradually and the … Read more

25.06.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KARNATAKA Karnataka: Private unaided schools demand RTE funds   Private unaided schools, which are facing a financial crisis because of the pandemic, have asked the state government to release the Right to Education (RTE) funds.   Last month, chief minister BS Yediyurappa had announced a onetime Covid relief of Rs 5,000 each for staffers, and these … Read more

24.06.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Karnataka: Farmland registration up 67% after reforms   For the longest time, the agricultural land market in Karnataka saw little movement, archaic land ceiling laws being a major reason. But over the past six months, transactions have surged, resulting in a revenue mop-up for the government.   Farmland sales prices are up 5-15% in six … Read more