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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
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 KVGB tops in code compliance rating The Dharwad-headquartered regional rural bank (RRB) Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) has been awarded an overall rating of ‘above average’ on code compliance by the Banking Codes and Standards Board of India (BCSBI). The bank has been ranked first among 28 RRBs at an all-India … 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
KARNATAKA NEET must for AYUSH aspirants Candidates aspiring for seats in AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) courses will have to appear for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-2018. Sources in the Department of Health and Family Welfare said the State government has issued an order. The decision was taken … Read more
KARNATAKA Belagavi to house first skin bank in north Karnataka The treatment of burn injuries will get a fillip with the first skin bank in north Karnataka slated to become operational in Belagavi this year. The Rotary Club of Belgaum and KLE’s Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Research Centre will set up the state’s second such facility. It will be located on the ground … Read more
KARNATAKA Increase in number of visitors to mini and small zoos in Karnataka Even as the Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) is in the process of finalising master plans for the remaining zoos in the State according to the Central Zoo Authority’s directive — making way for their planned development — mini and small zoos … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka reported 200 ragging cases in 9 years; 41 in 2017 Close to 200 ragging cases were reported in Karnataka in the past nine years; 41 of them were registered in 2017. Despite the government’s efforts to put in place anti-ragging cells, 191 cases were reported since 2009. The government has ordered district-level antiragging committees to … Read more