Uttara Kannada Current Affairs, GK & News
Sirsi Supari gets GI tag
Arecanut (also known as supari or betel nut) is the latest entrant in the list of agricultural produce with a Geographic Indication (GI) tag. The Registrar of Geographical Indications, under the Union government, accorded a GI tag to ‘Sirsi Supari’ grown in Sirsi, Siddpaur and Yellapur taluks of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka. The Totagars’ ..
Topics: Areca nut • Belgaum division • Districts of India • Geography of Karnataka • Indian culture • Sirsi • Sirsi, Karnataka • States and union territories of India • Tourism in Karnataka • Uttara Kannada • Uttara Kannada district • Yellapur, Karnataka
Kaiga Atomic Power Station (APS) creates a world record for longest uninterrupted operation for 941 days
On 10th December 2018, the Kaiga Atomic Power Station (KAPS) has created a world record for the longest uninterrupted operation for 941 days. The Unit-1 of Kaiga Generating Station (KGS) at Kaiga, located the river Kali in Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka, has been generating electricity continuously since May 13, 2016. It is an indigenously-built ..
Topics: Districts of India • Energy • Heysham • Kaiga • Kaiga Atomic Power Station • Kali River • Nuclear energy in India • Nuclear Power • Nuclear Power Corporation of India • Pressurized heavy-water reactor • States and union territories of India • Uttara Kannada