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INTERNATIONAL 5th India CLMV Business Conclave held at Phnom Penh, Cambodia The Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India along with Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia organized the 5thIndia-CLMV Business Conclave in Phnom Penh on 21-22 May 2018. After four rounds of the Business Conclave in India, this initiative was … Read more
KARNATAKA State-level cattle fair in Arkalgud For the first time, the government is organising a State-level cattle fair where local and foreign breeds will be exhibited. The fair will be organised by the Department of Animal Husbandry at Arkalgud in Hassan district from January 4 to 7. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the fair. On … 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
India’s cultural contributions to the outside world: Central Asia, China, Japan, South-East Asia and Sri Lanka India had commercial and cultural relations with her neighbours since an early time. Resulting from this, was on the one hand the introduction of foreign elements into the art and culture of India and on the other the extension … Read more
KARNATAKA Bengaluru’s first 3-D map to harness solar energy For the first time in the country, researchers deployed an advanced Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) system on a helicopter to draw up a 3D map of Bengaluru city, to assess the potential for harnessing solar energy over each building, and provide civic agencies the … Read more
KARNATAKA Proposal to increase retirement age of lecturers in government colleges The Department of Higher Education certainly thinks so, and has proposed to increase the retirement age of degree college lecturers from 60 to 62 years, and for university professors from 62 to 65 years. While the move may help the government gain goodwill … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka govt comes up with sops for e-vehicle buyers The government has proposed total tax exemption on electric vehicles(EVs) purchased in the non-transport sector to promote alternative energy automobiles in the state. Trying to make the sale of EVs viable, which in turn may make the sector more attractive to companies, the government … Read more
Regional Organizations Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was formed in 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand to promote political and economic cooperation and regional stability. The member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka Senapade members stage protest Condemning the attack on the driver and conductor of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation(KSRTC) in Tamil Nadu, members of the Karnataka Senapade staged a protest near the Mysuru Law Court.The agitators sought a ban on the screening of films of the two stars. The protesters mooted the idea of a national … Read more
KARNATAKA Mysuru district achieves 94.98% coverage in pulse polio drive Mysuru district achieved 94.98% coverage in the pulse polio drive. Of the targeted 2,44,590 children in the age-group of zero to five years, 2,26,340 were administered polio drops. There also were over 27 mobile units stationed at City Railway Station, bus stand … Read more