july 2018

KARNATAKA   In a first for State, support price for mango announced   In a first, the State government on Monday announced support price of ₹2,500 per tonne to help mango growers for the steep fall in prices.   The announcement by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy came in the Legislative Assembly. Since neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, … Read more

KARNATAKA   State gets a climate change lab   The State now has a climate change laboratory to monitor the vagaries of nature.   The lab, which was inaugurated by Forest Minister R. Shankar on Tuesday, has been developed by the Environmental Management and Policy Research Institute (EMPRI). The institute was designated as the State … Read more

KARNATAKA   Incubation centre opened at KLE Technological University   Minister for IT, BT, Science and Technology K.J. George inaugurated the ESDN/VLSI Incubation Centre at KLE Technological University   The centre is another initiative by KLE Technological University (KLETU), which has been playing a major role in building an entrepreneurial ecosystem in north Karnataka. Together … Read more

KARNATAKA   Mission Indradhanush launched in Yadgir, Raichur districts   The first round of Mission Indradhanush, an initiative launched by the Union Health Ministry, as a special drive to vaccinate all unimmunised and partially-immunised children and pregnant women by 2020, under the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP), was launched in Yadgir and Raichur .   The Indradhanush … Read more

KARNATAKA   Election Commissioner Inaugurates a new Manufacturing Facility For EVM Production   The Election Commissioner Shri Sunil Arora visited Bharat Electronics Limited, Bangalore.   BEL has established state-of-the-art secure manufacturing facilities for manufacture of digital certified EVM/VVPATs as per the advise of Technical Experts Committee of ECI. Shri Sunil Arora also reviewed the status … Read more

KARNATAKA   Connectivity projects shoring up Mysuru’s investment potential   There is renewed optimism on the growth and investment potential of Mysuru in view of the rapid strides being made on the connectivity front to link the city with Bengaluru and other centres.   Projects pertaining to all modes of transportation here – railways, airways … Read more