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Bengaluru to host 2018 Karnataka International Travel Expo (KITE)
Bengaluru will host the first edition of Karnataka International Travel Expo’ (KITE) at the Bangalore International Exhibition Center (BIEC) from February 28, 2018. The expo is being touted as the largest B2B travel event in India, which is providing a ..
Karnataka receives approval for purchase of electric vehicles under FAME India scheme
The Department of Heavy Industries (DHI) of Union Government has given its approval to Karnataka government for purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) under FAME India subsidised scheme. The state will purchase 40 electric buses, 100 four wheelers and 500 three ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Nirmala Sitharaman launches a new start-up incubation centre CEOL
Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union Defence Minister, has launched a new state-of-the-art incubation centre “Centre for Entrepreneurship Opportunities and Learning (CEOL)” at Mallikatta in Mangaluru, Karnataka on December 29, 2017. The aim of CEOL is to nurture talent, foster the spirit ..
Book “The Way I See It: A Gauri Lankesh Reader”
The book “The Way I See It: A Gauri Lankesh Reader” has been edited by writer and sociologist Chandan Gowda. The book containing selected writings by late journalist Gauri Lankesh was launched at the Mumbai Press Club on 22nd December ..
Karnataka’s Tirthahalli taluk under grip of monkey fever again
Karnataka’s Tirthahalli taluk has come under the grip of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), also known as monkey fever. So far, five positive cases, including one death, have been reported in humans. Moreover, deaths of 5 monkeys were reported in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
Karnataka to host 7th edition of India International Coffee Festival
The 7th edition of the India International Coffee Festival (IICF) will be held in Bengaluru, Karnataka from January 16-19, 2018. It is being organised by the India Coffee Trust and State-run Coffee Board. The purpose of IICF 2018 is to ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Exercise Ekuverin 2017: India-Maldives bilateral military exercise held in Belagavi
The eight edition of India, Maldives bilateral military exercise EKUVERIN 2017 was held in India in Belagavi, Karnataka. The aim of the exercise was to conduct military training between armies of both countries with emphasis on counter insurgency, counter terrorism ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017
ADB approves $346 million loan to upgrade Karnataka highways
Multilateral funding agency Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $346 million loan for highways upgradation project in Karnataka. The loan funds will be used for Karnataka State Highways Improvement III Project to upgrade 419 km of state highways from two ..