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KARNATAKA KSIC to step up production of silk saris to meet demand The State-owned Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC), which enjoys a reputation of manufacturing pure silk saris, will be stepping up its production to meet the growing demand. KSIC is presently producing about 80,000 to 85,000 saris every year, which is not enough … Read more
KARNATAKA Shift from ‘conservation speak’ to ‘conservation action’ needed, say experts The region is witnessing an increase human-animal conflicts in recent days. The sighting of leopards, especially, and their capture in human-dominated landscapes are being reported more often. The reasons for this may be many, varying from reproductive biology, adaptability of the leopard to … Read more
INTERNATIONAL Hamburg to host 2018 Global Wind Summit The first edition of the Global Wind Summit will be held in Hamburg from September 25-28, 2018. The organisers of the four-day event are expecting speakers from about 100 countries, including India, China, the US, Spain and Denmark. The conference on wind is … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka election 2018: ‘Exempt forest staff from election duty’ Wildlife activists have demanded that forest department personnel and vehicles be exempted from election work, fearing that lack of patrol vehicles and field staff would only expose tigers and other endangered species to poachers. Withdrawal of staffers and/ or patrolling vehicles would weaken … Read more
Importance of Science & Technology as an engine for national development- Industrial development & Urbanization Professor Freeman J. Dyson, of Institute of Advanced Studies, Princeton, in his book “Infinite in all Directions,” had this to say about Technology: “Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of Life, it is perhaps the greatest of … Read more
Advance Infrastructure in Rural Areas Good quality infrastructure is critical to sustainable growth, especially for rural areas. As over 60 per cent of the population lives in rural areas, with low levels of per capital income, there is need to impart greater attention in improving rural infrastructure. Currently the rural infrastructure is inadequate to support … Read more
Aptitude An aptitude is a component of a competence to do a certain kind of work at a certain level. Outstanding aptitude can be considered “talent”. An aptitude may be physical or mental. Aptitude is inborn potential to do certain kinds of work whether developed or undeveloped. Ability is developed knowledge, understanding, learned or acquired … Read more
Corporate governance Need of corporate governance Over the last two decades, corporate governance has attracted a great deal of public interest because of its apparent importance for the economic health of corporations and society in general. The headlines of the previous two years in particular portrayed a sad story of corporate ethics (or lack thereof). … 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 West Bengal, Karnataka to have Indo-German pilot project to reduce man-animal conflict In the backdrop of killings of over 1,600 people by animals across the country in the past over three years, the Centre and West Bengal government have finalised a plan for setting up a Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) mitigation project. The Gorumara wildlife … Read more