FEB 2022

KARNATAKA   K’taka will help India become an economic powerhouse: BCIC   Karnataka’s economic potential when realised will help India as a whole leapfrog other countries in a wide range of sectors. That was the message from panelists at a webinar on Friday organised by TOI in partnership with the Bangalore Chamber of Industry and … Read more

KARNATAKA   K’taka’s first public data office   Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Tuesday inaugurated Karnataka’s first public data office in Mysuru aiming to provide seamless high-speed internet connection through Wi-Fi. It has set up eight public data offices in Rammanahlli village, some 15 kms away from Mysuru city, to provide high internet connections. BSNL has provided 32 different … Read more

KARNATAKA   Cybersecurity Hub In Bengaluru By IBM   International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has launched a cybersecurity hub in Bengaluru to deal with the concerns of its clients across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Highlights International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has launched a cybersecurity hub in Bengaluru to deal with the concerns of its … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka: Article 25 of Constitution does not cover right to wear hijab, says advocate general   The government on Tuesday told the high court that there is no restriction on wearing hijab but it is subject to institutional curbs and discipline. Countering the petitioner from Udupi district, who challenged the ban on hijab … Read more

  KARNATAKA   State to reduce road acci deaths by half: Min   By 2030, Karnataka will reduce by half deaths due to road accidents, said transport minister B Sriramulu. Speaking at an event of a participatory agreement signed between the government and Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS), he said: “We are committed to transform … Read more

  KARNATAKA KDEM and SJCE-STEP will build a startup ecosystem   The Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) entered into a memorandum of understanding with Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering-Science and Technology Entrepreneurs Park (SJCE-STEP) to build a startup ecosystem that will focus on skill development, employment generation and overall development across Karnataka. The agreement will help KDEM … Read more

KARNATAKA   SC on Krishna Water Dispute   Government of Karnataka moved to Supreme Court and sought to set up of a bench to hear a plea related to dispute over allocation of water of Krishna River.     The Krishna River flows in states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. SC bench comprising … Read more

KARNATAKA   Upper Bhadra Project- New National Project   Chief Minister of Karnataka BasavarajBommai announced that the high-powered committee of central government gave national project status to “Upper Bhadra Project”.   This is the first project from state to get this status. This status of national project will change irrigation scenario of central Karnataka. It will help … Read more

KARNATAKA   Yeshasvini scheme may be revived   The government government is thinking of reintroducing Yeshasvini, which was once regarded as Karnataka’s flagship health scheme, especially focused on the rural population, including farmers. The programme rolled out by the department of cooperation was discontinued on May 31, 2018 after the government initiated Arogya Karnataka scheme that later became … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka government rules out rollback of APMC law   The state government has decided not to repeal the amendment to Karnataka APMC law even though Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced last year that the Centre would repeal the three contentious farm laws. Several farmers’ bodies had launched protests and laid siege to VidhanaSoudha demanding a rollback of … Read more