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KARNATAKA Farm loan waiver: Karnataka government still scrounging for funds Farmers hoping to reap benefits of the crop loan waiver scheme are likely to lose out this rabi season as the government is still scouting for funds required for the scheme announced in June. The government was exploring the option of diverting … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka cabinet approves transgender policy Karnataka state cabinet approved a policy which seeks to provide legal protection to the transgender community and thereby safeguard them from social and sexual exploitation. The objective of this policy is to remove the stigma attached to the transgender community and integrate them into the mainstream of the … Read more
KARNATAKA Eco-tourism in Karnataka set to get costlier The Karnataka State forest department increased the entry fees for National parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Bird Sanctuaries. Safari, homestay, parking, photo and video shooting charges are also being hiked by the Forest Department. The new charges will be applicable from November 1 onwards. In 2015, charges were increased by … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka govt looking at biotech to resolve farming woes Eyeing a long-term solution for Karnataka’s agriculture concerns, the new biotechnology policy is giving special importance to boosting agriculture productivity. After back-to-back droughts in the past three years, the focus has shifted on drought-resistant crops and cropping pattern using biotechnology. Considering that about 74% of … Read more
UTTARAKHAND Mountain day event in Bageshwar get UN push United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has put up information regarding celebrations in villages of Kapkote block in Bageshwar on International Mountain Day on December 11 on its website, along with details of similar events in other countries. The Central Himalayan Institute for Nature & Applied Research … Read more
KARNATAKA Public education continues to fail Karnataka’s children Despite a vast network of block education officers and deputy directors of public education, monitoring of government schools remains a concern for Karnataka’s education department. While lack of monitoring results in a lack of accountability, it is one of the many issues plaguing government schools across Karnataka. … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka is now biggest pepper producer in the country Karnataka has overtaken Kerala and become the country’s leading pepper producer, accounting for 45% of the total production.The Centre’s Spices Board data puts Karnataka ahead of Kerala for the second year running. While Karnataka produced 33,000 metric tonnes of pepper in 2014-15, against … Read more
UTTARAKHAND Deen Dayal Upadhayay Vigyan Gram Sankul Pariyojana The Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Dr. Harshvardhan launched “Pt Deen Dayal Upadhayay Vigyan Gram Sankul Pariyojana” which will experiment and endeavour to formulate and implement appropriate S&T Interventions for Sustainable development through cluster approach in Uttarakhand. … Read more
UTTARAKHAND Pancheshwar dam displaced to be resettled on irrigation department land ð Tourism and irrigation minister Satpal Maharaj said that he will soon hold talks with UP chief minister Adityanath Yogito get land in Uttarakhand which is currently under UP government’s control to rehabilitate around 33,000 people who would be displaced due to submergence of their villages … Read more
KARNATAKA Green panel approves Rs 151 cr industrial area proj in K’taka A central green panel has given environment clearance for developing the Rs 151.60-crore Jakkasandra industrial area in Kolar district, Karnataka. As per the proposal, the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) will develop an industrial area in 627.47 acres in Jakkasandra village of Kolar with an aim … Read more