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KARNATAKA Karnataka govt plans to increase GER to 40% in next 5-years: Rayareddy Karnataka is looking at an investment of Rs 5000 crore in higher education sector in an endeavor to raise gross enrollment ratio (GER) to 40% in the next five years. The GER has gone up by 2% in the last 18-months … Read more
Centre yet to release funds for regional cancer hospital The establishment of a regional cancer hospital on the premises of the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences(KIMS) on the lines of the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, is likely to be delayed as the Centre is yet to release funds. The sources said that the proposal to upgrade … Read more
KARNATAKA State to get Centre for Excellence in Agriculture To consolidate the position of Bengaluru as the startup capital of the country, Minister for IT, BT and Tourism Priyank Kharge announced setting up of the Centre for Excellence in Agriculture even as 44 startups, including 16 in the agri business space, received funding … Read more
KARNATAKA · Private schools oppose policy on fee structure in Karnataka ð Private school managements in Karnataka have taken objection to the State government’s new policy on fee structure. The Associated Managements of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka on Tuesday called an emergency meeting of its members to discuss the matter. ð Last month, … Read more
KARNATAKA No premature transfers of government servants: Karnataka The state government on Monday placed a January 27, 2018 circular before the Karnataka High Court, stating that no government servant is being transferred prematurely in contravention of the June 7, 2013 transfer guidelines. The circular alsostatesthat no order willbeissued in violation of these guidelines which mandate that any transfer … 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
Sanitation and Water Disposal The seriousness of the challenges associated with urban water supply and sanitation in India have been recognised in recent times. After decades of neglect, the first national effort to invest in the urban water and sanitation sector commenced in the 1970s, but was accorded considerable priority in the subsequent two decades … Read more
UTTARAKHAND Uttarakhand forms special cattle squads to check bovine smuggling, cow vigilantes Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat directed the state director general of police (DGP) Anil Raturi to form a special squad — the first of its kind in the state — to check cattle smuggling especially in Haridwar district where the CM said … Read more
KARNATAKA Telangana to address water crisis in Tungabhadra region of Karnataka Telangana government agreed to fulfill the requirement of Karnataka with the help of Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme. Karnataka state delegation which includes Water Resources Minister M B Patil called on, Telangana T Harish Rao who looks after the Water Resources department and briefed about the ground … Read more
INTERNATIONAL World Water Day: 22 March World Water Day is an annual observance day on 22 March to highlight the importance of freshwater. It is also used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. The first World Water Day, designated by the United Nations, was commemorated in 1993. … Read more