July 2019

The key highlights of union Budget 2019 are  given below : A 10-point Vision for the decade Building Team India with Jan Bhagidari Minimum Government Maximum Governance. To Achieve green Mother Earth and Blue Skies through a pollution-free India. Making Digital India reach every sector of the economy. Launching Gaganyan, Chandrayan, other Space and Satellite … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka Bank launches web tool for NPA recovery process named ‘Vasool So-Ft’   Karnataka Bank launched a web tool named VASOOL SO-Ft (VASOOL SOFAST) for digitizing NPA recovery process. The tool will enable easy & faster processing, real-time information and immediate decision making in the recovery area. The digital tool for the recovery of stressed … Read more

KARNATAKA   State to set up regulatory body to monitor imaging facilities   There are at least 20,000 X-ray centres, over a 1,000 CT scan centres and over 100 mamography centres in Karnataka in both government and private health facilities. However, less than 20% of them have a licence in accordance with the Atomic Energy (Radiation Protection) … Read more

KARNATAKA   Bengaluru: KSRTC launches e-keys for diesel tankers   In a bid to prevent fuel pilferage at bus depots, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation(KSRTC) on Thursday introduced digital locking system for diesel tankers.   The digital lock will open only when a tanker arrives at a pre-designated geo-fenced spot at the depot. An alarm … Read more

KARNATAKA Mekedatu project to claim 52.5 sq. km of core forest area Nearly 52.5 sq. km of land, or an area larger than Bagalkot town, will be submerged or built over for the contentious Mekedatu balancing reservoir and drinking water project. While the pre-feasibility report for the project, which was prepared in June as part … Read more

KARNATAKA Karnataka: Soon, order sand using app in Udupi Soon, purchase of sand in the district will be through a mobile application. With inspiration from the Dakshina Kannnada district administration that launched dksandbazaar.com Sand will reach one’s doorsteps, and there is no need for the user to deploy a vehicle for sand transportation. Once sand … Read more

KARNATAKA Soon, Karnataka’s Shivamogga set to get Sanskrit village For long, the Vedic hamlet of Mattur has enjoyed the singular distinction of being a ‘Sanskrit village’ where the ‘deva bhasha’ (language of the gods) is used in daily conversation. Now, Chittebail, about 74km away, will also be developed as a Sanskrit village by the Centre, in a … Read more

KARNATAKA   Dishaank app to check Karnataka land records   Thousands of people use the app daily for buying, selling or managing agricultural property. The Karnataka government launched the app that uses the 1960 survey maps. It helps locate all survey numbers, even those in remote areas. It can distinguish between agriculture and non-agricultural properties.   The … Read more