Oct 2019

KARNATAKA   Karnataka produces second largest number of PhDs   Karnataka produces the second largest number of PhDs in the country — 5,020 PhDs were awarded in 2018, of which 1,821 were for women   Tamil Nadu tops the list with 5,844 PhDs, and Uttar Pradesh is third with 3,996. The total number of students awarded PhD-level … Read more

KARNATAKA Karnataka state to establish bioincubator at MAHE Government of Karnataka will establish a centre for bioincubator (Technology Business Incubator, TBI) at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal on October 25. The Bioincubator Centre will be a joint effort of MAHE and Karnataka Biotechnology and Information Technology Services, Karnataka. Recently, Karnataka was declared as … Read more

Karnataka’s first Aadhaar Seva Kendra opens in Basavanagudi Availing Aadhaar services just got easier in the city. Karnataka’s first Aadhaar Seva Kendra (ASK) operated by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has begun operations at Basavanagudi in south Bengaluru.   The centre can process up to 1,000 Aadhaar enrolment and updation applications per day. Residents can also book online … Read more

KARNATAKA   Classical language tag: ‘Karnataka has failed to use funds’   The Union government accorded classical language status to Kannada in 2008, but nothing substantial has been achieved so far and utilisation of funds has been poor.   A Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada, set up to do research, document, propagate, and teach … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka sees 1,000% jump in graft cases; India’s highest   The number of corruption cases in Karnataka saw a massive jump of more than 1,000% in 2017 compared to the previous year, say data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) last week. This is the highest increase registered in such cases across India. The state … Read more

KARNATAKA     New draft strategy on cybersecurity in the making   Recently the  Synergia Conclave 2019 held in Karnataka, according to experts, Since the last national strategy document on cybersecurity in 2013, the nature of attack landscape has morphed to a great extent with the advent of Internet of Things (IoT) and ransomware attacks … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka to speed up seeking SC approval for mining rehab plan   The State government has decided to speed up the process of seeking Supreme Court approval for its Comprehensive Environment Plan for Mining Impact Zone (CEPMIZ) worth ₹24,996 crore.   The government has been seeking the Supreme Court’s approval for the plan … Read more

KARNATAKA   Bengaluru to host the 5th Edition of World Coffee Conference   Bengaluru has been selected to host the 5th Edition of World Coffee Conference from 7-9 September 2020. International Coffee Organization (ICO) that functions under the United Nations. The Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, will host the 3-day event.   The theme of the conference … Read more

KARNATAKA   CAG report points to under-assessment of revenue by Karnataka State departments   A Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report has revealed under-assessment/short-levy/loss of revenue aggregating to ₹750.43 crore by State Excise and Land Revenue departments apart from other departmental offices.   The CAG report, placed before the State legislature, said this … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka first state in South to moot NRC   The government in Karnataka has proposed introducing the National Register of Citizens (NRC), thus becoming the first state in southern India to consider the controversial move to weed out illegal immigrants. After Assam released its NRC list in August, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Haryana and Uttarakhand have also pitched for NRC.   The … Read more