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KARNATAKA Bengaluru lab steps up production of vaccines for monkey fever With Kyasanur Forest Disease, widely known as monkey fever, spreading in Goa and Kerala, Bengaluru-based Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals (IAHVB) — the only lab in the country that produces vaccines to prevent the infection — is scaling up production. The … Read more
Enabling legislations, financial and procedural incentives, and business opportunities for investors Today, economy of India is the seventh largest in the world by nominal Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”) and third largest by purchasing power parity and the annual growth rate of GDP has been 7.3% from 2011 to 2015. The country is classified as a … Read more
KARNATAKA Facebook to fact-check posts in poll-bound Karnataka With Karnataka heading for the polls in May, Facebook has announced a third-party fact checking programme in the State to fight spread of fake news on its platform. The social media giant on Tuesday announced a partnership with BOOM, an independent digital journalism initiative, for a pilot … Read more
INTERNATIONAL India sixth wealthiest country with total wealth of $8,230 billion India is the sixth wealthiest country in the world with a total wealth of $8,230 billion, while the U.S. is the richest nation globally, says a report. According to the AfrAsia Bank Global Wealth Migration Review, the US is the wealthiest … Read more
KARNATAKA EC launches initiative to help differently-abled voters The Election Commission has recently come up with a plan to help the differently-abled exercise their frachise this election season. For the first time, the Commission has decided to pay for all expenses incurred by differently-abled voters and bring them to booths to cast their ballot. The election body … Read more
Section I – Physical Features and Natural Resources GEOGRAPHY OF THE WORLD 1. Lithosphere-Place of Earth in the Solar System, Rocks, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Plate tectonics, Agents of Erosion. Atmosphere – Structure and Composition – Elements of Climate and weather – Broad Climatic types. Hydrosphere – World Oceans Salinity – Ocean currents and Tides 2. … Read more
KARNATAKA State plans temporary townships at Shravanabelagola Karnataka government is offering shelter for devotees visiting Shravanabelagola, a major pilgrimage centre, during the anointment of Gomateshwara statue atop Vindhyagiri – Mahamastakabhisheka by spending a whopping ₹75 crore. As the temporary townships are planned to accommodate 26,000 people, the per capita expenditure is close to … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka gives highest sugarcane price: Minister Karnataka is giving the highest price for sugarcane, said small scale industries and sugar minister Geetha Mahadev Prasad. According to the present FRP, the price for per tonne sugarcane of 9.5% recovery is Rs 2,550. The sugarcane grown in Belagavi gets Rs 2,939 per tonne as the recovery is high. … Read more
Karnataka Planned Development Karnataka is situated in the south western region of India. It is one of the most prosperous states in India. Karnataka has made tremendous progress in the fields of education, industry, agriculture, literature and tourism. Bengaluru is the capital of Karnataka. Bengaluru is known as the Silicon Valley of Asia due to … Read more
Technology with a Human Face Technology and the Human Race The human race has indeed gone far with technology. From the age when he still used wooden and stone tools to a powerful era of silicon and steel, he ceased to be a helpless prey to a number of predators to become a god among … Read more