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KARNATAKA In 2030, deaths in Karnataka will be 12 lakh and births only 10.2 lakh The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) — average number of children a woman would have in the course of her life — in Karnataka has fallen faster than the trend observed nationally. When the country’s TFR was 3.4 in 1992-93, … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka: Experts laud focus on school infrastructure, flay lack of NEP funds A day after chief minister BasavarajBommai presented his maiden budget, educationists and experts appreciated the decision to boost infrastructure development in government schools. However, they feel more could have been done. The CM had announced aRs 31,980 crore outlay for education, an … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka CM BasavarajBommai: Inter-State Water Disputes Act needs to be totally amended Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said the ‘Inter-State Water Disputes Act‘ needs to be totally amended, as it creates more disputes than resolving them. He was addressing the southern states’ conclave on the ‘Jal Jeevan Mission‘ and ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ (Rural) Projects. Assuring … Read more
KARNATAKA Economic Survey: Karnataka’s GSDP to grow by 9.5% this fiscal Karnataka’s gross state domestic product (GSDP), which had shrunk for the first time in at least a decade during 2020-21, is estimated to grow by 9. 5% (by over Rs 1-lakh-crore) to Rs 12. 5-lakhcrore for 2021-22, the Economic Survey released on … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka lags behind Tamil Nadu and Kerala in tackling hunger India has set herself the target of eradicating hunger and malnutrition by 2030, in addition to increasing use of clean and affordable energy. All the states have been tasked with working towards the realisation of these objectives, referred to collectively as … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka: DPR for Shiradi tunnel road ready, to cost Rs 14,000 crore, says Nitin Gadkari Union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari announced that the much-awaited ShiradiGhat tunnel road project, on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway, will be taken up at an estimated cost of Rs 14,000 crore. ShiradiGhat is … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka budget: Another excise duty hike could hurt liquor industry Stakeholders of the liquor industry are hoping chief minister BasavarajBommai will spare them an increase in additional excise duty (AED) on Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) and beer when he presents the state budget this week. Members of the Federation of Karnataka Wine Merchants … Read more
KARNATAKA K’taka will help India become an economic powerhouse: BCIC Karnataka’s economic potential when realised will help India as a whole leapfrog other countries in a wide range of sectors. That was the message from panelists at a webinar on Friday organised by TOI in partnership with the Bangalore Chamber of Industry and … Read more
KARNATAKA K’taka’s first public data office Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Tuesday inaugurated Karnataka’s first public data office in Mysuru aiming to provide seamless high-speed internet connection through Wi-Fi. It has set up eight public data offices in Rammanahlli village, some 15 kms away from Mysuru city, to provide high internet connections. BSNL has provided 32 different … Read more
KARNATAKA Cybersecurity Hub In Bengaluru By IBM International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has launched a cybersecurity hub in Bengaluru to deal with the concerns of its clients across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Highlights International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has launched a cybersecurity hub in Bengaluru to deal with the concerns of its … Read more
