Dec 2019

KARNATAKA     Karnataka govt. is to work with Suez to provide drinking water distribution system   French-based company Suez won a contract to extend, rehabilitate and operate the drinking water distribution system in Mangaluru. The total cost of the project is Rs.792.42 crore. The state aims to give pure drinking water to the citizens of Mangaluru in all the … Read more

KARNATAKA   Prime Minister Narendra Modi to honour states with Krishi Karman Awards for good agriculture production Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit to Karnataka. Bengaluru Prime Minister will take part in the Krishi award function in Tumkuru Junior College grounds. He will hand over Krishi Karman Award to 21 people to record good agriculture production in various categories … Read more

KARNATAKA   Vishwesha Theertha Swami of Pejawar Mutt passes away in Karnataka Vishwesha Theertha Swami of Pejawar mutt passed away in the coastal town of Udupi in Karnataka. Swamiji is the 32nd in the lineage of Pejawar Mutt following Vishvamanya Tirtha. Known for philanthropic work, the Swamiji had opened several hostels, hospitals and schools benefitting … Read more

KARNATAKA Manmad and Bhusawal stations gets AI-backed Facial recognition technology Bengaluru’s Manmad and Bhusawal stations were installed with the Facial recognition technology backed by artificial intelligence (AI) as test cases to identify and nab criminals. The main objective of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) is to link the facial recognition system with existing databases such as the Crime and … Read more

KARNATAKA     ISRO sets up academic centre in Karnataka to provide 2 crore   The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) set up a regional academic center for space at the National Institute of Technology (NITK) at Surathkal in Karnataka’s southwest Dakshina Kannada district. The center at NIT-K will conduct joint research and development in space technology applications to … Read more

KARNATAKA Abhinav Lohan wins Bengaluru Open Golf Championship Abhinav Lohan lifted PGTI title securing a narrow one-shot triumph at the Bengaluru Open golf championship. Lohan shot four-under 68 his four-day total to 13-under-275  with seven birdies. It was Lohan’s first title on the TATA Steel PGTI and his second win of the year emerged victorious at the PGTI … Read more

KARNATAKA   Human Library held in Mysuru   In Karnataka, Human Library, a concept which seeks to replace books with humans, will be held in the City of Palaces, Mysuru.   It intends to generate greater human cohesion across various social, religious and ethnic diversities.   Copenhagen, Denmark-headquartered Human Library is a registered international non-profit … Read more

KARNATAKA Bill passed to include Siddi, Parivara, Talawara in ST list Parliament approved the long-pending demand to include the Parivara and Talawara communities in the scheduled tribe (ST) list. The bill was introduced by law and parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi in the upper house and it sailed through. The Lok Sabha had already passed the bill. … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka govt to rename Indira canteens after Valmiki Karnataka revenue minister R Ashoka said that the government will rename Indira canteens, barring those in Bengaluru city, to ‘Maharshi Valmiki Anna Kutira’.   There are more than 260 Indira canteens outside Bengaluru city.     INTERNATIONAL   Ethiopia’s PM receives Nobel Peace Prize Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy … Read more

KARNATAKA Karnataka govt. and NDMA conducts workshop on 2020 Heatwave National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), in collaboration with the Government of Karnataka, organized a two-day national workshop titled on Preparedness, Mitigation, and Management of Heat Wave in Bengaluru, Karnataka.   The workshop is conducted to emphasize the importance of Climate Change that has led to the rise of … Read more