January 2021

KARNATAKA   Tesla finally enters India, first stop is Bengaluru   Ending years of wait and speculation, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has finally entered India by registering Tesla as a company in Bengaluru.   According to the details available on the Registrar of Companies website, Tesla India Motors and Energy Private Limited has been incorporated … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka: Registration & construction of houses on revenue sites barred   The state government has banned sale and purchase of revenue sites registered outside the municipal corporation after 2013. Sites developed on agricultural lands without land conversion won’t be registered by the stamps and registration department. The government recently issued a memo to … Read more

KARNATAKA   Foundation Stone Laid For New Anubhava Mantapa   The Chief Minister of Karnataka laid the foundation stone for the “New Anubhava Mantapa” of Basavakalyan, where the 12th century poet and philosopher Basavanna lived for most of his life.   The project will show the 12th-century Anubhava Mantapa (“first parliament within the world”) established … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka CM launches Krishi Sanjeevani vans to test soil, water & suggest remedies for pest control   Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa launched Krishi Sanjeevani vans in Bengaluru. The 40 vans flagged off will reach out to the agriculture fields to test soil, water and suggest remedies for pest control to improve yield. … Read more

KARNATAKA     ADB Signs Loan To Boost Power Supply In Bengaluru   The Asian Development Bank recently signed a US$100 million agreement to modernize and upgrade Bangalore’s electricity. Highlights: According to the Bangalore Smart Energy Efficient Power Distribution Project, this US$100 million loan is used to improvise the quality and reliability of power supply … Read more

KARNATAKA   Hubballi: 19,000 houses to be connected to PNG network by May-end   As many as 19,500 households in the twin cities will be connected to the piped natural gas (PNG) network by the end of May. Transitioning from the traditional liquified petroleum gas (LPG) to the more eco-friendly PNG is in keeping with … Read more

KARNATAKA   Mysuru assigned banana under Centre’s ‘one district-one crop’ scheme   The tropical banana is the crop that has been assigned to Mysuru under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Processing Enterprises’ ‘one district-one crop’ initiative launched by the Union ministry of food processing industries. The agriculture department in Mysuru is collaborating with CSIR-Central … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka promulgates anti-cow slaughter ordinance   Karnataka  promulgated the anti-cow slaughter ordinance that provides for punishment for killing of cattle and offers protection to those ‘acting in good faith’ to save them, as the bill to this effect is yet to be cleared by the legislative council. The state cabinet had last week decided to promulgate the … Read more

KARNATAKA   Less than 10% attend Vidyagama classes in Bengaluru   Less than 10% of students attended classes under the Vidyagama programme in Bengaluru on Monday, one of the lowest since the concept was launched, data released by the education department shows. The lowest attendance in the state was recorded in Bengaluru south at 6%, followed by … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka to have new health policy in next six months: Health minister   Karnataka health minister, K Sudhakar  said that the newly created Health Vision Group will formulate a roadmap for realising a resilient health system that offers comprehensive, accountable, accessible, inclusive, and affordable quality health care to all citizens in the state. After … Read more