31.10.17 KPSC (Karnataka) Daily Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Govt to restore 2kg wheat under Anna Bhagya for North Karnataka   With just six months to go for the assembly polls, the government has decided to reintroduce wheat supply under the Anna Bhagya scheme in order to woo North Karnataka voters. The move will be implemented in 13 districts of the region. Beneficiaries will … Read more

29-30.10.17 KPSC (Karnataka) Daily Current Affairs

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

29-30.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Anms, Ashas & Anganwadi Workers Boycott Looms Over Mr Campaign   Threat of boycott by Auxiliary Nurse and Midwifery (ANM) staff, Anganwadi workers and continued agitation of the Asha workers have put the health department under deep pressure just before the start of the ambitious Measles Rubella (MR) campaign.   The massive campaign … Read more

28.10.17 KPSC (Karnataka) Daily Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Reservation mandated in all Karnataka based education institutes for transgenders The Karnataka government, based on the inputs from all its department, has decided to provide a mandatory reservation for transgenders and the sexual minorities in all levels of formal education across Karnataka. It has also said that a separate toilet for the transgenders should be … Read more

27.10.17 KPSC (Karnataka) Daily Current Affairs

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

26.10.17 KPSC (Karnataka) Daily Current Affairs

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

25.10.17 KPSC (Karnataka) Daily Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Karnataka plans ‘safe selfie’ campaign   Concerned over the growing number of ‘selfie deaths’, the Karnataka government has decided to launch an online campaign warning that “self-photography could cost you your life” and urge people to take a pledge to take selfies responsibly.   The state tourism department will simultaneously launch a statewide drive … Read more

24.10.17 KPSC (Karnataka) Daily Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Karnataka to ban Pillion Riding on Two-Wheelers With Engine Capacity up to 100 cc   Karnataka government has decided to ban pillion riding on two-wheelers with less than 100 cc engine. It will not affect the existing two-wheelers but will be applicable for new vehicles. The ban comes in the backdrop of safety … Read more

22-23.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Uttarakhand forms special cattle squads to check bovine smuggling, cow vigilantes   Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat  directed the state director general of police (DGP) Anil Raturi to form a special squad — the first of its kind in the state — to check cattle smuggling especially in Haridwar district where the CM said … Read more