April 2021

KARNATAKA   Karnataka revenue hits high note in new financial year   Karnataka has ringed in the 2021-22 financial year on a promising note: Most revenue-earning departments have exceeded their annual target for the previous year despite the lockdown-induced slowdown in the first two quarters due to the pandemic. The commercial taxes department has mopped up Rs 82,491 … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka: Cashew cultivation to be encouraged in Dharwad district   Having found the climactic conditions in Dharwad district to be conducive to the cultivation of cashew, the Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa Development (DCCD), a central agency, is collaborating with the Regional Horticultural Research and Extension Centre (RHREC) in Kumbhapur to encourage more farmers to … Read more

KARNATAKA   HakkiPikki Tribe of Karnataka – Covid In Karnataka, several members of the HakkiPikki Tribe survived Covid-19. Highlights: The Gujrathioa, Kaliwala, Mewara, and Panwara clans of the HakkiPikki tribes are semi-nomadic tribal people. They speak a variety of south Indian languages, including Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam, as well as Vagribooli, a Guajarati-like language. … Read more

KARNATAKA KSRTC launches ‘ICU on wheels’ in Bengaluru   To help Covid-19 patients, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) launched ‘ICU on wheels’ in the city. The ‘Sarige Suraksha’ (ICU on wheels) is equipped with five oxygen beds, patient monitoring devices, IV line, provision for ventilator, emergency medicines and backup generator. KSRTC’s inhouse team built this facility … Read more

KARNATAKA   HakkiPikki Tribe of Karnataka – Covid In Karnataka, several members of the HakkiPikki Tribe survived Covid-19. Highlights: The Gujrathioa, Kaliwala, Mewara, and Panwara clans of the HakkiPikki tribes are semi-nomadic tribal people. They speak a variety of south Indian languages, including Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam, as well as Vagribooli, a Guajarati-like language. … Read more