September 2021

KARNATAKA   Karnataka govt wary of easing curbs; film industry in the dumps   The Kannada film industry and the hospitality sector are in distress as the prospect of the government lifting pandemic-induced curbs such as 50% occupancy in movie halls and night curfew appear bleak. Besides these restrictions, the ban on serving liquor in … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka tops country in child marriages Karnataka has reported the highest number of child marriages — 185 — in the country in 2020 and it’s 66% more than 111 cases recorded in 2019, according to data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Assam came a distant second with 138 child marriages in … Read more

  KARNATAKA   Gold exploration to resume in Karnataka   The Union ministry of mines has handed 7 blocks of gold mining to the Karnataka government in a bid to consolidate the nation’s mineral security. The G-4 stage blocks, which are primarily ready for mineral exploration after preliminary assessment, will be up for grabs and … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka govt to protect all kurinji varieties in Kerala   The Karnataka government has decided to protect all varieties of neelakurinji in the state, thanks to the national kurinji exhibition led by a Malayali neelakurinji expert and botanist. The neelakurinji exhibition was organized in Karnataka on behalf of the 87th birth anniversary of Kuppali Puttappa Poornachandra Tejaswi, … Read more

  KARNATAKA   Karnataka’s first full-fledged private agri market to come up in Chitradurga   Even as nationwide protests by ryots against the three controversial farm laws continue, the state’s first full-fledged private market on the lines of state-run Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees (APMCs) is set to come up at Hiriyur town in Chitradurga. Akshaya Food Park Limited, a private firm which has developed a food … Read more

KARNATAKA Karnataka: New solar power policy in the works The state government plans to unveil a new solar power policy next month and phase out power purchase agreements (PPAs), which have become problematic for Karnataka because of excess production and must-use clauses. There are no storage facilities for solar power, and the government finds it difficult to … Read more

  KARNATAKA   Karnataka: UG students may get Kannada policy relief   The Karnataka government is likely to relax its stand that all degree students have to study four semesters of Kannada from the upcoming academic year. Students who have not learnt the language in school will have to learn Kannada only for two semesters, instead. According … Read more

KERALA NEP aims at making India super knowledge power: Kerala Guv Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan said that the objective of the National Education Policy is to make India a super knowledge power in the field of education in the world. This education policy will make the youth more skilled. He said that the mantra … Read more

    KARNATAKA   IISc top university, three Karnataka colleges in NIRF top 100   Continuing its good run for the third year in a row, IIT-Madras has topped the ‘India Rankings 2021’ released by the ministry of education on Thursday, while Karnataka has improved its performance with one Mangaluru and two Bengaluru colleges breaking … Read more