Price Monitoring and Resource Unit (PMRU) set up in Karnataka

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, in collaboration with the Karnataka State Drug Control Department, has launched the Price Monitoring and Resource Unit in the state. The PMRU will be mainly responsible for making access to medicine convenient for all the ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

New Railway Museum inaugurated at Hubballi, Karnataka

The Ministry of Railways has inaugurated a dedicated museum for railways in Hubballi, Karnataka, through video conferencing. This is the first of its kind museum in Northern Karnataka and second in South Western Railways after the historic railway museum at ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

IISc develops ICMR-approved mobile RT-PCR lab

Karnataka has launched the first-ever ICMR-approved RT-PCR Lab in the country and it has been developed by the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru. It is known as Mobile Infection Testing and Reporting Lab (MITR), which is capable of testing ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Directorate of Cashew Research launches ‘Cashew India’ application

The Directorate of Cashew Research at Puttur in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka has developed the ‘Cashew India’ app for farmers and other stakeholders of cashew in India. Available in 11 languages, this app can be downloaded from Google Play ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

All India Tiger Estimation Survey 2018 Report Released

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has come out with the report of the All India Tiger Estimation Survey 2018, on the eve of the Global Tiger Day celebrated on July 29 every year. What does the ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Weavers Samman Yojana launched by Karnataka

On July 6, 2020, the state Government of Karnataka launched the “Weavers Samman Yojana”. Under the scheme, 19,744 handloom weavers will be assisted financially. Highlights The State Government under the new scheme will transfer Rs 2,000 to the weavers’ accounts ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Karnataka amends its Industries (Facilitation) Act for Attracting Investments

On 25th June 2020, Under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yediyurappa the State Cabinet of the Karnataka state government has made amendments to sections of ‘The Karnataka Industries (Facilitation) Act, 2002’.  An ordinance will be issued by ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Karnataka becomes first state to map population vulnerable to COVID-19

Karnataka has become the first state to map its population that is the most vulnerable to the COVID-19, including the elderly and those with comorbidity. These groups are currently being monitored by the state on a daily basis in order ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Basava Jayanthi Observed in Karnataka

Basava Jayanthi- a religious event in Karnataka that is usually celebrated on a grand scale was held as a low-key event in light of the COVID-19 crisis. Basava Jayanthi Basava Jayanthi is a religious event observed in Karnataka- especially by ..

Siddhalingeshwara Temple

The Siddhalingeshwara Temple recently held the chariot pulling festival among masses of pilgrimage despite the risk of COVID-19 transmission. About the Temple The Yediyuru Siddhalingeshwara Temple is a famous pilgrimage centre in in Kunigal Town in Karnataka. The temple is ..