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The world’s largest solar park launched Karnataka

The Karnataka government has launched the world’s largest solar park ‘Shakti Sthalaon’ at Pavagada in Tumakuru district, about 180km from Bengaluru. The solar park has a capacity of...

March 3, 2018

Shakti Sthala: World’s largest solar park launched in Karnataka

The first phase Shakti Sthala solar park having total capacity of 2,000 megawatts (MW) was inaugurated in drought-prone Pavagada region of Tumkur district, Karanataka. It is claimed to...

March 2, 2018

B.G. Banakar, former speaker of Karnataka passes away

B.G. Banakar (91), the former speaker of Karnataka legislative assembly, has passed away in Haveri district, Karnataka on February 7, 2018. He was elected thrice to the Legislative...

February 9, 2018

According to Prime Minister’s Research Fellows scheme, B. Tech and M. Tech to get fellowship every year

As per Prime Minister’s Research Fellows scheme, the Union Government will give fellowships to 1,000 meritorious students of B. Tech and M. Tech every year. The fellowship amount...

February 8, 2018

SARAS PT1N: Upgraded indigenous transport aircraft makes successful maiden flight 

SARAS PT1N, the new upgraded version of indigenous transport aircraft SARAS developed by National Aeronautics Laboratory (NAL) successfully made its maiden flight in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The aircraft took...

January 25, 2018

7th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2018 held in Karnataka

7th edition of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM) 2018 under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme was held in Bengaluru, Karnataka from January 14-20, 2018.  The event was organised...

January 15, 2018

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...

January 4, 2018

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...

January 2, 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,...

January 1, 2018

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...

December 26, 2017

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