Food Park plans in apathy

State government withdrew its promised investment from the Chitradurga food park Only one out of the six proposed food parks is operational in Karnataka. The government is planning a food park in Bijapur as per this year’s budget. Karnataka government announced the set-up of six new food parks at Hiriyur, Maddur, Jewargi, Belgaum, Malur and […]

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Pandemic drives small-scale industries into financial losses

Small scale industries in Peenya have incurred financial losses due to the lockdown and are now reeling from its effects.  Bengaluru: Small-scale industries in the Peenya Industrial area have suffered financial losses due to the pandemic and subsequent lockdown. TC Joseph, proprietor of Pneudraulics said, “In June and July the profit was only 50 percent […]

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Unscheduled power outages short-circuit industrial yield

Even though Karnataka is a power-surplus state, industries in Bengaluru incur losses in production due to power failures. By Jagriti Parakh Frequent unscheduled power outages have adversely affected productivity in Bengaluru’s major industrial areas. Industries struggle with lengthy outages with no information on how long they will last. Data available with Bangalore Electricity Supply Company […]

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