States PCS: Karnataka GK for KPSC and other Karnataka State Exams

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BigBasket plans to open self service outlets through its offline retail networks.  A ‘Fresho’ store was opened at Basaveshwar Nagar, Bengaluru on November 24th by three farmers. The Company also offers an exclusive ‘Farmer Connect Program’. The Fresho stores offer fresh fruits and vegetables along with essential food items like milk, bread and eggs and customers can handpick these items by themselves.

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According to the Karnataka Forest Department, the state government is all set to declassify around 6.64 lakh hectares of ‘Deemed Forest Area’ in the state and then hand over the same to the state Revenue Department. This kind of classification has been largely considered unscientific by authorities. Also, it would lead to farmers losing their land to the government and their endless cries running between the revenue and the forest departments.

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Gaushalas operating across the Karnataka state government are receiving a meagre fund of INR 17.50 per cow everyday for their maintenance. In contrast, the minimum daily expenditure per cow amounts to INR 60, but the government does not seem to raise the fund allocation. Also funds are distributed to only 300 cows per Gaushala or cow shed. In many cow sheds, the number of cows being maintained is more than 300, pressing the state government to increase the maintenance fund allocation.

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Facility to pay tax on a monthly basis for all vehicles in the state that are currently paying quarterly taxes exceeding amount of Rs. 30000 has been proposed in the Karnataka State budget 2022-2023.

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Karnataka government was planning to include Lakkundi in the proposed Hampi Tourism Circuit. Hampi is a city in the Vijayanagara district along the Tungabhadra River in the east and center part of the state. Hampi is famous for hosting the Hampi Group of Monuments, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lakkundi is a village in the Gadag District of Karnataka and was once a major city before the 14th century. It was an important economic and commerce center for South India, with mint operations. It was also known as an agrahara, or a place of higher learning. It has over 50 ancient temples, 101 stepped wells, and many inscriptions built during the rule of the Chalukyas, Kalachuris, Seuna, and Hoysalas. Lakkundi is also considered an important site to understand the Vesara style of architecture, which combines the Nagara and Dravidian styles.

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Hakki Pikki tribe is a semi-nomadic tribe that lives in several states in west and south India, especially near forest areas. The name “Hakki Pikki” comes from the Kannada words “Hakki” (bird) and “Pikki” (catchers).  More than 181 members of the Hakki Pikki tribe from Karnataka are stuck in Sudan. They were caught in the middle of a civil war that erupted in mid-April 2023. The conflict is between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).  The Hakki Pikkis were in Sudan to sell Ayurvedic medicines. The Indian Embassy evacuated some of them.  The Hakki Pikkis speak the Indo Aryan language “Vaagri” at home, and Kannada for their daily business. UNESCO has listed Hakkipikki as one of the endangered languages.

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Karnataka Ratna is the highest civilian honor in the Indian state of Karnataka. It was established in 1992 by the Government of Karnataka. The award recognizes extraordinary contributions in any field.

The award consists of a silver plaque and a 50-gram gold medal. It has been awarded to ten people. The first recipients were:

• Rajkumar: For his outstanding service in cinema
• Notable Poet Kuvempu: For his outstanding service in literature

Other recipients include:

• Nijalingappa, for politics in 1999
• N.R.Rao, for science in 2000
• Deeviprasad Shetty, for medicine in 2001
• Bheemasen Joshi, for music in 2005
• Sri Shivakumar Swamy, for social service in 2007
• Javaregowda, for literature in 2008

The most recent recipient was Puneeth Rajkumar, who was awarded the honor posthumously on the occasion of the 67th Kannada Rajyotsava. Rajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar are the only father-son duo to have won the award.

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R Dhruvanarayana, the former Lok Sabha Member (MP) from Chamarajanagar Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved constituency, was associated with the Indian National Congress (INC) party.

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The ‘Airport Village’ at Mangaluru International Airport is designed to enhance the airport experience by offering a variety of services including food, beverage, retail, and gaming. This initiative aims to cater not only to passengers but also to their friends, family, and city dwellers, making the airport a community-friendly space where the general public can enjoy these facilities alongside travelers.

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The Karnataka government’s draft policy for the Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) sector aims to bolster the state’s position in these industries by creating 30,000 jobs over the next five years. This initiative is part of a broader strategy to enhance skill development, support startups, and increase exports, thereby establishing Karnataka as a global leader in this sunrise sector.