Dec 2019

KARNATAKA     Over 26,000 anganwadis in Karnataka have no drinking water facility Karnataka has 65,911 anganwadis, of which 26,701 do not have drinking water facility and 12,015 are without toilets. When it comes to drinking water, the state scores the worst, followed by West Bengal (25,891), Assam (23,068), Rajasthan (13,168) and Bihar (13,524). Data from the … Read more

KARNATAKA   BLR airport started its function on the new South Runway   The Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru started its operations on the new South Runway. The operation began with the landing of the first flight on the 4,000-metres long and 45-meters wide airstrip. With this, the BLR Airport has become the first in the country to operate independent parallel … 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 Mysore University to set up separate Department of Disabilities and Rehabilitation Studies The University of Mysore (UoM) is to set up a separate Department of Disabilities and Rehabilitation Studies (DDRS) on its campus at Manasagangotri. It was approved by the University of Mysore Academic Council. The announcement was made by the Vice-Chancellor G Hemantha Kumar. With this, UoM … 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

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