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KARNATAKA Mysuru district achieves 94.98% coverage in pulse polio drive Mysuru district achieved 94.98% coverage in the pulse polio drive. Of the targeted 2,44,590 children in the age-group of zero to five years, 2,26,340 were administered polio drops. There also were over 27 mobile units stationed at City Railway Station, bus stand … Read more
KARNATAKA KRSTC faces Rs.27 lakh revenue loss due Kerala flood The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation(KSRTC) suffers an average of 27 lakh revenue loss on account of suspension of services in the Mangaluru-Bengaluru/Mysuru and Puttur-Bengaluru sectors. The road routes to Shiradi and Sampaje ghats have been closed due of the flood in Kerala. KSRTC operates 167 … Read more
KARNATAKA · Bengaluru South has highest number of school dropouts ð Bengaluru South has the highest number of students out of school, according to a survey conducted by the Department of Primary Education. Kalaburagi and Yadgir are the other districts with a high number of out-of-school students. ð Migration and disinterest in studies were found … Read more
KARNATAKA Foundation Stone Laid For New Anubhava Mantapa The Chief Minister of Karnataka laid the foundation stone for the “New Anubhava Mantapa” of Basavakalyan, where the 12th century poet and philosopher Basavanna lived for most of his life. The project will show the 12th-century Anubhava Mantapa (“first parliament within the world”) established … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka looks to embrace new agricultural production, marketing tech Karnataka is trying to use technology to improve farm productivity and ensure better prices for farmers. Among other steps, it is encouraging startups that work on technologies that cut out middlemen in agricultural marketing and provide real-time weather and other data that can help … Read more
KARNATAKA Area under agriculture declining in Mysuru Against the availability of 1.54 lakh hectares for agricultural activities, the area under crop cover was only 1.14 lakh hectares and there was a shortfall of 40,000 hectares in terms of coverage. While 11,500 hectares was under sugarcane last year, it was down to 4,500 … Read more
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 Karnataka forms committee to make Karnataka the electrical vehicle capital of India The state government formed a high level committee under additional chief secretary for commerce and industries, DV Prasad to prepare a roadmap and incorporate the world’s best practices to create a suitable environment for making Karnataka the Electrical Vehicle capital of the country. … Read more
KARNATAKA Indian Coast Guard commissions high speed interceptor boat in Mangaluru Indian Coast Guard commissioning a high-speed interceptor boat in Mangaluru on January 29. The water-jet-propelled vessel deployed for patrolling and rescue operations. The 500 nautical miles at 20 knots and is capable of doing speeds of up to 45 knots. The boat fitted … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka State Government unveiled an ambitious project to install Wi-Fi facility in all gram panchayats across the state. During this year itself, Wi-Fi facility will be installed in 2500 gram panchayats. The main objective of this project is to bridge the digital divide. Through this project, each and every entrepreneur from the cities and … Read more