Oct 2019

KARNATAKA   ·       56% decline in Karnataka’s maternal mortality rate, thanks to Singapore initiative ð 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. ð … Read more

KARNATAKA   Textile policy 2013-18 failed to achieve Utopian target   The Karnataka Textile Policy 2013-18 has failed to achieve its target with respect to investment and employment, according to a report of CAG of India.   The report on Economic Sector for the year ending on March 2018, which was tabled in the State legislature, said … Read more

KARNATAKA     Karnataka must adopt zero death strategy to combat Kyasanur Forest Disease, says expert   Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) or monkey fever continues to haunt parts of Shivamogga. Though KFD season begins from November to May (winter to summer) the virus exists in the nature and good surveillance will help early detection of … Read more

KARNATAKA   After Jamkhandi, demand for Indi to be made separate district   As state reforms report said that smaller districts help in better administration.   The demand for separate districts in the State is now growing with many leaders calling for bifurcation of districts to carve new ones.     Indi was one of … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka sees third highest prison suicides: NCRB   Karnataka stood third in the country and tied with Tamil Nadu in South India for the highest number of unnatural prison deaths in 2017, according to the latest report published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The total number of unnatural deaths in prisons across the country increased by … Read more

KARNATAKA   ●      New industrial policy will focus on encouraging backward sections     The new industrial policy to be announced shortly would focus on providing more facilities and incentives to encourage members of the backward sections to take up industrial activities and push the industrial hubs to the two-tier cities.   The existing industrial … Read more

KARNATAKA   An all-new midday meal menu for students in Karnataka Children across the State can look forward to a new menu for their midday meal. The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has revised the fare to include more vegetables and greens, with the aim of ensuring that the food served is more nutritious. It … Read more