Decline in exports: India competes with neighbors

India’s cotton exports saw a 61 percent decline in September 2022, report shows. Cotton exports in India have been declining since the last few months of 2022 and have gone down by 61 percent. Study by The Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) shows that decreasing global demand and less production have contributed to this decline., […]

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Three new APMCs to merge with e-NAM

Karnataka has only two APMCs linked to the e-NAM platform despite it having the largest producer of agricultural products. It is now planning to integrate three new APMCs with e-NAM. Karnataka has the least number of Electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platforms in the entire country, though it was the first to introduce an e-trading […]

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Kidnapping cases rise through the power of ‘love’

The number of kidnapping cases in Karnataka has risen by 1,054 in 2022, as compared to 2021. The number of kidnapping cases being registered in Karnataka has witnessed a hike in the past year. Police attribute this increase to cases of elopement or underage marriages, which are being registered as kidnapping. “There has been a […]

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AAP ki voter ID: Bringing elections to the youth

Under their campaign, Nammoora Charche , AAP has launched a drive that encourages youth to apply for voter Identity cards. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has recently launched a drive under the Nammoora Charche campaign to assist the youth of Karnataka to apply for their voter ID cards. Veena, an aspirant ward member from Koramangala […]

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Power transmission and distribution losses shrink in Karnataka

Karnataka’s AT and C losses have reduced to 14.4 percent from 16.4 percent last year. This year the aggregate loss of power has seen a dip in the right direction, downwards. The Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT and C) loss in 2019 was 16.40 percent, 15.5 percent in 2020, and 16.30 percent in 2021. Karnataka’s […]

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Public libraries in Bengaluru need attention

Leaky roofs threaten the preservation of books and newspapers The staff of the City Central Library in Sulthangunta is having trouble maintaining the facilities. The library chairs are old and the seats are stained. Also, the ceiling is leaky, resulting in archived newspapers getting damaged. The librarian in charge, Rita (name changed), said, “We have […]

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E-portal yet to bear fruits for remote farmers

Lack of awareness about the online software Farmer Registration and Unified beneficiary Information System (FRUITS) makes it difficult for farmers to benefit from government schemes. Farmers in Devagere are unable to benefit from Karnataka government’s FRUITS online portal and mobile app as they are unaware of its existence. Basavaraj, a sericulture farmer from Devagere did […]

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Art neglected as business deals pile up

The National Gallery of Modern Art’s (NGMA) collaborative Karnataka exhibition with Chitrakala Parishath and the Department of Archeology, Museums and Heritage for the Global Investors Meet goes neglected as no delegate shows up. No foreign delegate or investor at the Global Investors Meet (GIM) showed up to the Invest Karnataka Team collaborative exhibition with the […]

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Jumbo electrocution continues in Karnataka

The official website of the Karnataka Forest Department shows that 15 elephants have been electrocuted over the past two years in the State. Karnataka witnessed over 100 deaths of elephants between 2021 and 2022, out of which 22 of them died of unnatural causes like electrocution, accidents, gunshots, and snaring. Electrocution alone claimed the lives […]

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