January 2019

KARNATAKA     ·        Intestinal worms affect 49% Karnataka kids below 14 years ð  Intestinal worms or soil transmitted helminth (STH) infections affect over 64 per cent of Indian kids below the age of 14. Since 2016, when the Union health ministry launched National Deworming Day as per World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines, 22.7 crore children … Read more

KARNATAKA     Mysuru aims for 7 star rating under the Swachh Bharat Mission     The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC)aims for a 7-star under the Swachh Bharat Mission 2019. Under this mission, the garbage-free cities will be awarded star ratings as per the revised protocols of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). The new survey … Read more

KARNATAKA   BBMP plans to decentralize waste processing     Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s(BBMP) plans to decentralize waste processing has been stalled with nearly all 13 bio-methanisation plants, five organic waste converters, and eight leaf cutter and shredder plants gathering dust over the past several months. Recently, the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Southern Regional Monitoring Committee suggested … Read more

KARNATAKA   AAAR okays GST on inter-state office services     Karnataka Appellate Authority for Advance Rulings (AAAR) upheld the levy of goods and services tax on services rendered by one office branch to other branches of the same company located in different states. In its ruling which will affect the companies with a presence in … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka State Cabinet approved four metro rail projects   The Karnataka State Cabinetapproved three metro rail projects and a feasibility report by Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) on the suburban railway project. The Cabinet approved four suburban railway corridors at an estimated cost of Rs. 23,093 crore. The first route, Kengeri – Cantonment – Baiyappanahalli … Read more

KARNATAKA   Deccan Sultanate bid for global heritage tag headed for UNESCO   The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has given green signal to the joint proposal by Karnataka and Telangana for ‘global heritage’ tag for monuments of the erstwhile Deccan Sultanate. The Centre will now make a recommendation to Unesco.   Monuments from Karnataka that will … Read more

KARNATAKA   Telangana tops in cadaver organ donations, Karnataka at 4th spot   Telangana tops the country in the number of cadaver donations — organs were retrieved from 160 brain-dead patients in 2018 — followed by Tamil Nadu (140), Maharashtra (135) and Karnataka (90). According to data gathered by TOI from states actively involved in cadaver organ transplants, … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka will have to spend Rs 599 crore more to clean 17 polluted rivers   To clean 17 polluted river stretches in the state, including Arkavathi in Bengaluru region, various departments and local administrations across the state will have to spend an estimated Rs 599 crore, according to the Consolidated Revised Action Plans … Read more

KARNATAKA   ·         Towing vehicles likely to be operational in 20 days in Mangaluru ð  In Mangaluru, complaints against unauthorized parking of vehicles continue to pour in during the weekly phone-in programmes. The police have now said that towing vehiclesshould be operational in another 20 days. ð  Following the recent revision of rates, the tenders were floated … Read more

KARNATAKA   India Pharma 2019 & India Medical Device 2019 to be held in Bengaluru on 18th– 19thFebruary     The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, along with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), is organising the 4th International Conference on Pharmaceutical & Medical Device sector on 18th … Read more