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KARNATAKA Hubballi-Mumbai air services may begin next month Aircraft services between Hubballi and Mumbai will resume by next month. Private aviation companies too have been consulted and one of them has expressed interest to fly services from Hubballi.Private players have been asked to consider providing aircraft services to other major cities, including … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka smart city to have 250 poles to charge electric vehicles Hubballi-DharwadSmart City in Karnataka will have 250 smart poles to charge electric vehicles. The poles, which are expected to cost Rs. 10 lakh each, will act as WiFi hotspots and will feature remote-controlled LED lights. INTERNATIONAL · Saudi … Read more
KARNATAKA Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated Bidar-Kalaburagi New Railway Line in Karnataka Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Bidar – Kalaburagi New Railway Lineto the Nation by unveiling a plaque at Bidar Railway Station, in Karnataka. He also flagged off the DEMU Service between Bidar and Kalaburagi. INTERNATIONAL · Air New … Read more
KARNATAKA Trin Trin: New stations to be dockless, cycles GPS-enabled Trin Trin will be expanded with additional stations that will be dockless, and cycles that would be GPS (global positioning system)-enabled. Geo-fence is a virutal boundary created using a software program. GPS-enabling will help in tracking cycles in real-time. Gradually, the existing … Read more
KARNATAKA Study shows big ecological impact of small hydro-power projects The first-ever scientific study in India of small hydro-power projects (SHPs) has revealed that despite their being promoted as generating clean energy, the plants have a significant ecological impact and there is a correlation between the rise in SHPs and the increase in … Read more
KARNATAKA Only 350 of Bengaluru’s 73 lakh vehicles run on CNG It’s been 18 months since the city got its first Compressed Natural Gas(CNG) station, yet only around 350 vehicles are currently plying on the alternative fuel. Bengaluru is home to 73 lakh vehicles. According to officials from GAIL Gas, which runs the station near Laggere, a … Read more
KARNATAKA Indias Biggest Global Pharma Conference Begins In Bengaluru India’s biggest Global Conference on Pharma Industry and Medical Devices began in Bengaluru. With the theme, ‘Driving NextGen Pharmaceuticals. Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilisers Ananth Kumar inaugurated the three-day event. The event is being organized by the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Ministry of Chemicals … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka government to introduce digital platform for hassle-free governance In order to strengthen the ecosystem for government services, Karnataka State government will be launching a digital platform to address the issues of the common citizen. The state cabinet ratified the proposal of “Seva Sindhu,” a common citizen platform to fine tune the delivery system … Read more
KARNATAKA Mysuru drags its feet on ‘Stand Up India’ The Union government’s flagship programme to boost entrepreneurship and employment — ‘Stand Up India’ — has failed to gain traction in Mysuru district even after 20 months of its launch. The programme was launched on April 5, 2016, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Every bank … Read more
KARNATAKA Govt reiterates move to waive tuition fees for girls Karnataka is looking at an investment of Rs 5,000 crore in the higher education sector to raise gross enrollment ratio (GER) to 40% in five years. The GER has gone up by 2% in the past 18 months from the earlier 26%. Minister for … Read more