nov 2019

KARNATAKA   Air Chief to inaugurate ISAM Conference in Bengaluru   Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria will inaugurate the 58th Indian Society of Aerospace Medicine (ISAM) Annual Conference which aims to address contemporary issues and applications in the subject of aerospace medicine.   The event will take place at the Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Indian … Read more

KARNATAKA   ·       5th edition of GES to be held from Nov 26-28 in Bengaluru   ð The fifth edition of Global Exhibition on Services, GES 2019 is being held from November 26 to 28 at Bengaluru in Karnataka.   ð The Global Exhibition on Services is an annual event which aims to engage industry … Read more

KARNATAKA Karnataka Gramin Bank initiates ‘mobile ATMs’ to push digitisation in rural areas In a move to boost digitisation in rural areas, the Karnataka Gramin Bank (KGB) has launched ‘mobile ATMs’ in Kalaburagi among several other districts in the state. The special vehicle includes an ATM and a screen to show videos of different banking … Read more

KARNATAKA   56% decline in Karnataka’s maternal mortality rate, thanks to Singapore initiative   The maternal mortality rate (MMR) in Karnataka has come down by 56% in five years. While 143 women died for every 1 lakh deliveries in Karnataka in 2014, the number stands at 62 in 2019, according to data with the government. This achievement … Read more

KARNATAKA   ·       Food production in Karnataka may drop by 25-30% in 2019 ð  Karnataka is staring at a sizeable fall in food production this year, with unprecedented rain and floods during both the kharif and rabi seasons. If the state fails to make up for kharif losses in the rabi season — sowing of which … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka home to 81% of schoolkids with dental fluorosis   Nearly 4 lakh children in Karnataka’s schools suffer from dental fluorosis, reveals the recently released National Health Profile 2019. That’s 81% of the total number of schoolkids affected in the country (4,92,658).   The water we use normally contains 1 ppm (parts per million) of fluoride. When … Read more