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19th edition of World Productivity Congress to be held in Bangalore
The 19th edition of World Productivity Congress (WPC) is scheduled to be held on May 6 to May 8, 2020 at Bangalore, after a gap of 45 years. World Confederation of Productivity Science (WCPS) has been organising this conference since 1969. The Congress was held in India in the year 1974, last time. It will ..
Topics: Bengaluru • Productivity • productivity science
Bengaluru accounts for the highest number of digital transactions in India
As per the recent report by online payment processor Worldline India, Bengaluru accounted for the highest number of digital transactions in India in 2019. Bengaluru, which was the leading city in digital transactions in 2018, is followed by Chennai, Mumbai and Pune this year. The report also revealed that United Payments Interface (UPI) was the most preferred ..
Topics: Bengaluru • Digital Banking • UPI
Karnataka launches Janasevaka Scheme
On February 5, 2020, the State Government of Karnataka launched Janasevaka scheme. The Government aims to provide doorstep government services under the scheme. Also, it intends to digitize several services and make these services easily available to the citizens through the scheme. Highlights Under the scheme, the government has launched an exclusive mobile number (080-44554455), ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Topics: Bengaluru • Government Schemes • Government services • Janasevaka scheme • Karnataka Government • Ration card • Schemes
National Horticultural Fair to be held in Bengaluru
The four-day National Horticultural Fair, which is the country’s biggest horticultural fair is set to be organised at the Hessarghatta campus of the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru. Indian Institute of Horticultural Research organises the national-level fair, which is scheduled to be held from February 5 to 8, 2020. The theme of this ..
Topics: Bengaluru • farming • Horticulture in India
First Waste To Energy Plant of Indian Railways inaugurated
The East Coast Railway Zone on Thursday, 23rd January 2020 has commissioned the first waste-to-energy plant of the Indian Railway’s at Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The facility was inaugurated by Rajesh Agarwal (Railway Board Member). This was the fourth such plant to be commissioned in the country, but also the first in the government sector of India. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Bengaluru • Bhubaneswar • East Coast Railway zone • Infosys • Odisha • Railway Board Member • waste-to-energy plant