06.06.18 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   BSNL to launch 4G services in Karnataka soon   With competition in the telecom sector getting more intense and private players doling out attractive schemes to lure customers, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) is hoping to introduce 4G services in Karnataka this year. The tender for the same has been processed and the BSNL is … Read more

E Governance

The “e” in e-Governance stands for ‘electronic’. Thus, e-Governance is basically associated with carrying out the functions and achieving the results of governance through the utilization of ICT (Information and Communications Technology), So it is the application of information and communication technology (ICT) for delivering government services, exchange of information, communication transactions, integration of various stand-alone systems and services … Read more

27-28.05.18 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   Netherlands joins Solar Alliance The Netherlands has become the 64th signatory member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).   The joint statement issued hailed the Netherlands as India’s “Gateway to Europe”.   India also welcomed the Netherlands as the Partner Country for the TechSummit in 2019.     Barbados elects Mia Mottley as … Read more

18-19.02.18 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take part in Mahamastak-abhisheka Mahotsav of Bhagawan Bahubali at Shravana-belagola in Karnataka   Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Karnataka. He is scheduled to take part in the88th Mahamastakabhisheka Mahotsav of Bhagawan Bahubali in Shravanabelagola. Narendra Modi will also inaugurate the newly carved 630 steps on the Vindhyagiri hill that … Read more

14-15 .01.18 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Karnataka rejects Tamil Nadu’s plea for release of Cauvery water   Citing shortage of water in the state’s four reservoirs, the Karnataka government on Saturday rejected Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami’s appeal to immediately release seven tmc ft of Cauvery water.   The farmers of Tamil Nadu were facing a distress situation as Karnataka had … Read more

18.11.2017 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Falling sex ratio in Karnataka   The sex ratio at birth in Karnataka has dropped to 898 in 2016 from 917 in 2014, but not a single person has been convicted under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, till date.   Enacted in 1994 to stop female foeticide, the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and … Read more

Planning commission and national development council

Planning commission and national development council Planning commission The Planning Commission was an institution in the Government of India, which formulated India’s Five-Year Plans, among other functions. Background Rudimentary economic planning, deriving from the sovereign authority of the state, was first initiated in India in 1938 by Congress President and Indian National Army supreme leader … Read more