28.12.17 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   State plans temporary townships at Shravanabelagola   Karnataka government is offering shelter for devotees visiting Shravanabelagola, a major pilgrimage centre, during the anointment of Gomateshwara statue atop Vindhyagiri – Mahamastakabhisheka by spending a whopping ₹75 crore.   As the temporary townships are planned to accommodate 26,000 people, the per capita expenditure is close to … Read more

24-25 .12.17 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   State-level cattle fair in Arkalgud For the first time, the government is organising a State-level cattle fair where local and foreign breeds will be exhibited. The fair will be organised by the Department of Animal Husbandry at Arkalgud in Hassan district from January 4 to 7. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the fair.   On … Read more

23.12.17 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Karnataka gives highest sugarcane price: Minister   Karnataka is giving the highest price for sugarcane, said small scale industries and sugar minister Geetha Mahadev Prasad.   According to the present FRP, the price for per tonne sugarcane of 9.5% recovery is Rs 2,550. The sugarcane grown in Belagavi gets Rs 2,939 per tonne as the recovery is high. … Read more

22.12.17 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Electric trains set to run on Mysuru-Bengaluru stretch   Rail infrastructure on the 139-km-long Mysuru-Bengaluru section is set to receive a major impetus with the electrified double track between the two cities completed at a cost of nearly ₹210 crore.   Three express and three passenger trains are expected to be hauled by … Read more

20.12.17 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Green push: Transport dept plans electric autos on Bengaluru roads   In an attempt to tackle increasing pollution levels across the state in general and in Bengaluru in particular, the transport department may soon launch electric autorickshaws in the city.   As part of the Karnataka Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy, 2017, the department … Read more

19.12.17 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Karnataka reported 200 ragging cases in 9 years; 41 in 2017   Close to 200 ragging cases were reported in Karnataka in the past nine years; 41 of them were registered in 2017. Despite the government’s efforts to put in place anti-ragging cells, 191 cases were reported since 2009. The government has ordered district-level antiragging committees to … Read more