Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar leaves after attending the Winter Session of the State Assembly, in Patna on November 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Bihar seeks to raise quota to 65% after tabling caste survey The Bihar Cabinet has approved a proposal to increase reservations in the State for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes … Read more
Some areas were flooded following overnight heavy rains in Bengaluru. Traffic movement was hit on the morning of November 7, 2023. 1. After a night of heavy rains in Bengaluru, houses and establishments are flooded in several areas, including Chickpet, B.V.K. Iyengar Road, Ramamurthy Nagar and Mahalakshmi Puram. 2. Veteran politician D.B. Chandre Gowda passed … Read more
Political circles in Karnataka are abuzz after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that he will be in the post for the full term. This comes amidst Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar’s camp pushing for him getting the top post for half of the tenure of the government. | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH K 1. Karnataka has stepped … Read more
Heritage tonga ride was organised as part of Mysuru Dasara, on October 20, 2023. Heritage Walk is being held on October 21, 2023. | Photo Credit: SRIRAM M A 1. Bengaluru-based ISRO conducted Gaganyaan’s first Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) successfully at Sriharikota. 2. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, speaking at Police Commemoration Day today, announced … Read more
New Delhi: The Centre is working on a new legislative framework for ports, which seeks to usher in transparency in port tariffs, revamp penalties for offences, and bring over 15 sets of rules, replacing the over 110 years old act. The proposed Indian Ports Bill, 2023, to replace the Indian Ports Act, 1908, seeks to … Read more
Nipah outbreak | Number of cases rises to six in Kozhikode One more person tested positive for the Nipah infection in Kozhikode district of Kerala on Friday, taking the total number of infected persons to six now. Meanwhile, lab tests have proved that E. Mohammedali, the first patient who died on August 30, too was … Read more
A patient receives medicines at a clinic in New Delhi. File image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI Some clauses in the draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023 have triggered fears that important public health safeguards against patent evergreening and unmerited monopolies will be diluted. Civil society organisations, academics, and intellectual property and … Read more
Mahisha Dasara organisers Prof. Mahesh Chandra Guru, Pushotham and Prof. K. S. Bhagavan to share details of their programme, in Mysuru, on September 7, 2023. | Photo Credit: M A Sriram 1. Cabinet, which is meeting today, will discuss, among other things, drought situation in Karnataka. 2. First anniversary of Bharat Jodo Yatra is being … Read more
Tamil Nadu’s plea for release of 24,000 cusecs of Cauvery water will be heard by a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on September 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: SUBRAMANIUM S 1. Tamil Nadu’s plea for release of 24,000 cusecs of Cauvery water is coming up for hearing before a three-judge bench in the Supreme … Read more
A view of Sankey Tank in Bengaluru. Citizens for Sankey and Bengaluru Raja Vedike are jointly organising a programme titled Namma Kere on August 18, 2023. Experts will share the gaps in lake management and preservation in Bengaluru, and discuss actionable solutions. | Photo Credit: File photo 1. State Cabinet is meeting this evening. 2. … Read more