18.03.20 Karnataka (KPSC) Daily Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Veteran journalist Patil Puttappa passes away Veteran journalist and former Rajya Sabha member Patil Puttappa passed away due to age-related ailments. Puttappa represented Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha for two terms. He was also the first president of the Kannada Watchdog Committee and was also the founder-president of the Border Advisory Committee. Fondly … Read more

28.08.18 Karanataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Mysuru tourism falls after Kodagu, Kerala disasters   The Kodagu and Kerala twin disasters have hit  Mysuru’s tourism , which has fallen by 40 per cent,  according to those involved in the industry.  With Kerala accounting for 30 per cent of  tourists to Mysuru, the district has seen a sharp fall in arrivals … Read more

23.08.18 Karanataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Plantations go for casual labour to save costs   The country’s plantation industry has been increasingly using casual labour owing to the high social cost of employing permanent and resident labourers.   The sector has been bearing “enormous social cost” in view of the statutory provisions under the Plantations Labour Act (PLA), 1951. The … Read more

01.07.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KARNATAKA Tenancy Act: Karnataka govt may face teething troubles, say experts   The new Model Tenancy Act (MTA), soon to be adopted by the state government, is expected to boost the real estate sector particularly in the rental space but its implementation may not be a cakewalk, say experts. Karnataka will be the first state … Read more

23.11.17 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Unmanned level crossing gates to go ‘smart’ soon   The Innovation Cell of the Mysuru Division of the South Western Railway has embarked upon the ‘Smart LC Gates’ project in which an alarm or buzzer will automatically be triggered at the unmanned LC gates and alert motorists.   The prototype entails adopting long-range … Read more

15.12.17 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Scheme to use unspent funds of legislators The State government has come out with a new programme — Siddu Sarakarada Nade Sevegala Kade (Siddaramaiah government towards providing services) — for utilising unspent fund of ₹406 crore sanctioned under the MLA and MLC Area Development Fund.   With the Legislative Assembly elections expected to … Read more

14.03.20 Karnataka (KPSC) Daily Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Govt medical colleges-hospitals to act as ‘war-rooms’ to fight Covid-19 in Karnataka The Karnataka government decided to create “war-rooms” in state-run medical colleges-district hospitals in its fight against Covid-19. There are a total of 17 districts where there are government medical colleges attached with hospitals. Such medical colleges-government hospitals would themselves act as “war-rooms” to … Read more

03.10.20 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Controversial land reforms bill sans increase in land ceiling limits passed in Karnataka assembly The state government retracted the increase in land ceiling and passed a ‘re-amended’ amendment to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act of 1964 which allows non-agriculturists to purchase agricultural land and removes all income limits for owning the same. The decision to withdraw the … Read more

20.08.19 Karnataka (KPSC) Daily Current Affairs

KARNATAKA     Centre approves Rs 4,432 crore to Odisha, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh for calamities in 2018-19   The Centre has approved release of over Rs 4,432 crore to Odisha, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh for the damage caused by natural calamities in these states during the last financial year.   In a statement, the home ministry said a high-level committee, headed by Union … Read more

01.01.21 Daily KPSC Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Karnataka: Nine stations identified for high-speed rail corridor   Nine stations have been identified for the high-speed rail corridor planned between Chennai and Mysuru via Bengaluru. The stations are likely to come up at Chennai, Poonamallee and Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu, Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh, Bangarpet, Bengaluru, Channapatna, Mandya and Mysuru in Karnataka. However, this is still a tentative list, … Read more