Digital divide & its prevention

Digital divide & its prevention Digital technologies have spread rapidly in much of the world. Digital dividends—the broader development benefits from using these technologies have lagged behind. In many instances digital technologies have boosted growth, expanded opportunities, and improved service delivery. Yet their aggregate impact has fallen short and is unevenly distributed. For digital technologies … Read more

23.11.17 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Unmanned level crossing gates to go ‘smart’ soon   The Innovation Cell of the Mysuru Division of the South Western Railway has embarked upon the ‘Smart LC Gates’ project in which an alarm or buzzer will automatically be triggered at the unmanned LC gates and alert motorists.   The prototype entails adopting long-range … Read more

07.04.18 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA ·        Arogya Karnataka may be a reality only by June   ð  The much-hyped Arogya Karnataka scheme that assures cashless treatment for poor people in private hospitals will see the light of day only by June. Sources said the draft of the memorandum of empanelment with private hospitals has been redrafted many times and not yet … Read more

25.11.17 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Karnataka government goes digital with its publicity drive   State government publicity machinery handled by department of information and public relations is on a technologically upward curve. After dabbling with various forms of social media platforms – Twitter and Facebook included to drive home message of various government programmes to the netizens, the department has now switched … Read more

22.12.17 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA   Electric trains set to run on Mysuru-Bengaluru stretch   Rail infrastructure on the 139-km-long Mysuru-Bengaluru section is set to receive a major impetus with the electrified double track between the two cities completed at a cost of nearly ₹210 crore.   Three express and three passenger trains are expected to be hauled by … Read more

04-05.02.18 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA First defence industrial corridor between Chennai, Bengaluru   The first of the two defence industrial production corridors, as announced in the Union Budget, will link Chennai and Bengaluru.   In his budget address, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the government will develop two defence industrial production corridors.   Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that … Read more

16.03.18 Karnataka (KPSC) Current Affairs

KARNATAKA Targeted beneficiary schemes combating hunger, nutritional issues: Official   The targeted beneficiary schemes introduced by the State government and the enactment of the National Food Security Act, 2013, by the Centre have helped stave off starvation deaths despite persistent drought in the recent past.   There were three droughts in the region between 2009 and 2013 … Read more

Planning in Karnataka

Planning in Karnataka   The British, according to their colonial policies, were encouraging the raising of crops which served as raw material, required for their industrial productions. They introduced American long fibre cotton into Karnataka. The Cotton Boom of the 1860’s (American Civil War days) had its own impact. In the long run it helped … Read more