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

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Bank of Baroda (BoB) launched ‘Atmanirbhar Women Scheme’ virtually at BOB’s Ramamurthy Nagar branch, Bengaluru, Karnataka.

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Dr Krithi K Karanth, Chief Conservation Scientist at Bengaluru-based Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS), has been chosen as the first Indian and Asian woman for the 2021 ‘WILD Innovator Award’. This award given by the ‘WILD ELEMENTS Foundation’ brings together a coalition of innovators, advocates and partners to “disrupt the status quo and identify solutions to global sustainability and conservation.

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The Karnataka State Government in its budget 2022-2023 announced that a new KIDWAI Regional center of Oncology shall be set up at Belagavi. This is mainly to ensure that nobody is deprived of cancer care and a budget estimate of Rs. 50 Crores has been announced for the same.

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The Arya Ediga Kendra Samiti is an organization that advocates for the Ediga community in Karnataka. The Ediga community are Hindu toddy tappers who are concentrated in the Malenadu and Shivamogga districts. The traditional occupation of the Idiga people was toddy tapping.
Pranavananda Swamy is the national president of the Arya Ediga Kendra Samiti. He has said that the Ediga community is being neglected. He has also demanded that the state government lift the ban on toddy tapping. The Kalyana Karnataka Arya Ediga Kendra Samiti has also demanded that the Karnataka government lift the ban on toddy-tapping and its sales.
The current National President of the Arya Ediga Kendra Samiti is Pranavananda Swami, who is also known as Pranavānanda Saraswati. He is the seer of the Karadala Brahmashree Narayanaguru and has been actively involved in the organization’s activities. Pranavananda Swami led a significant padayatra from January 6 to February 14, demonstrating his commitment to the cause.

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(i) Free bus travel for women under Shakti scheme, (ii) free electricity up to 200 units for domestic consumers under Gruha Jyoti, (iii) Rs 2,000 monthly financial assistance to woman head of family under Gruha Lakshmi, (iv) 5kg additional foodgrains to eligible persons under Annabhagya, and (v) monthly unemployment allowance of Rs 3,000 for degree holders and Rs 1,500 for diploma holders under Yuvanidhi.

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The literary meet, Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, was organized for the first time in Haveri, the district carved out of Dharwad 25 years ago. This event marked a significant milestone as it was the first time all district presidents were taken out in a procession during the event.

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The Quantum Information and Computing (QuIC) laboratory at RRI is leading the research on secure quantum communication, with potential applications in strategic domains like the country’s defence sector. This breakthrough could have significant implications for maintaining secure communication channels between stationary sources and moving receivers, such as in shore-to-ship communication for the Indian Navy.

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Bomman and Bellie, from the Kattunayakan community in Karnataka, won an Oscar for ‘Elephant Whisperers’, taking care of elephants for 45 years and developing a special bond with them.

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Belagavi district in Karnataka is notably significant due to its involvement in the Karnataka-Maharashtra boundary dispute. This dispute has been a contentious issue and has garnered attention during the Assembly elections, highlighting the district’s strategic political importance. The district’s demographic, including Marathi-speaking voters, plays a crucial role in the electoral dynamics between major political parties, making it a focal point in discussions and campaigns related to the boundary dispute and elections.

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The establishment of an AIIMS campus in Raichur has been agreed upon by the Union Health Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, following a proposal and subsequent discussions with Karnataka’s Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah. This initiative is aimed at enhancing healthcare facilities in the Kalyana Karnataka region, which is a backward area benefiting from special provisions under Article 371(J) of the Constitution.