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KARNATAKA I-T net collection in Karnataka, Goa to cross Rs 1 lakh crore this year The net collection of income tax (I-T) from Karnataka and Goa region will cross Rs 1 lakh crore for the first time. As on date, the department has collected Rs 98,000 crore, up from Rs 89,500 crore last year. For evasion … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka Unveils Healthcare Scheme ‘Arogya Karnataka’ KarnatakaChief Minister Siddaramaiah unveiled a healthcare scheme named ‘Arogya Karnataka’ (Healthy Karnataka) aimed at benefitting about 1.43 crore households in the state. It will provide quality primary, secondary and tertiary treatment to both below-poverty-line (BPL) and above-poverty-line (APL) families in the state. Through the scheme, all … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka govt mulls opening agri market to private firms Recently Karnataka State Mango Development and Marketing Corporation signed an MoU with Flipkart for sale of mangoes, it was evidence enough of the government encouraging more private retailers and ecommerce platforms to purchase directly from farmers. While the government has decided to gauge … Read more
KARNATAKA MCC submits proposal to govt to set up waste-to-energy plant in Mysuru The graph of the amount of garbage being generated in the city is showing no signs of a downward slide. Moreover, the solid waste management plants, including the Vidyaranyapuram Sewage Farm, are working at full capacity. Against this backdrop, the Mysuru City … Read more
KARNATAKA mulling over having its own crop insurance scheme In the light of problems farmers are facing with the current insurance scheme, the State government is mulling over having its own crop insurance scheme for farmers in the State on the lines of Bihar. As many as 25 crops in … Read more
KARNATAKA State to set up regulatory body to monitor imaging facilities There are at least 20,000 X-ray centres, over a 1,000 CT scan centres and over 100 mamography centres in Karnataka in both government and private health facilities. However, less than 20% of them have a licence in accordance with the Atomic Energy (Radiation Protection) … Read more
KARNATAKA Centre directs K’taka to remove curbs on tower locations In a move that could boost telecom infrastructure in Karnataka, the Centre has directed the state government to remove restrictions imposed on locations of mobile towers and reduce application fee for installing them. The move has elicited a good response from the industry and the Tower … 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
KARNATAKA Leopard population in state up 30% in decade Between 2006 and 2017, the leopard population in the state increased by nearly 30% — up from 1,070 in 2006 to 1,395 in 2017. And the 2017 census showed a 20% rise in the leopard count from the previous census conducted in … Read more
KARNATAKA · Ancient water pipeline found in Hampi ð The Archaeological Survey of India has stumbled upon an ancient terracotta pipeline near the ‘Octagon’ pavilion near the Queen’s bath in Hampi. ð The ASI officials believe that these multiple-rowed pipelines, buried under the existing road between the Bhojana Shala on the opposite direction … Read more