Karnataka Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Sun, 09 Mar 2025

• Rajnath Singh became the first Defence Minister to visit the Indian Air Force's Institute of Aerospace Medicine in Bengaluru on 9 March 2025, where he launched an ICMR-funded centre for research on space psychology.
• The first rear fuselage for the Light Combat Aircraft Mk1A made by private firm Alpha Tocol Engineering Services was handed over to HAL in Bengaluru on 9 March 2025 in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

Wed, 05 Mar 2025

• President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the second edition of 'Vividhta ka Amrit Mahotsav', showcasing the culture of South India, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 5 March 2025.

Tue, 04 Mar 2025

• DRDO's Bengaluru-based Defence Bio-Engineering & Electro Medical Laboratory (DEBEL) successfully conducted high-altitude trials of the indigenous On-Board Oxygen Generating System-based Integrated Life Support System for the LCA Tejas on 4 March 2025.

Sun, 23 Feb 2025

• Ahead of World Wildlife Day, PM Narendra Modi said in Mann Ki Baat on 23 February 2025 that the tiger-worshipping Soliga tribe deserves much of the credit for the rising tiger population in Karnataka's BRT Tiger Reserve.

Thu, 20 Feb 2025

• The Ministry of Defence signed a ₹1,220.12 crore contract with Bharat Electronics Limited, Bengaluru, on 20 February 2025 for 149 Software Defined Radios for the Indian Coast Guard under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category.

Fri, 14 Feb 2025

• Invest Karnataka 2025, the state's Global Investors' Meet, concluded in Bengaluru on 14 February 2025 with investment commitments of ₹10.27 lakh crore.

Thu, 13 Feb 2025

• The report 'Status of Devolution to Panchayats in States', released by MoS S.P. Singh Baghel in New Delhi on 13 February 2025, ranked Karnataka first.

Wed, 12 Feb 2025

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the valedictory event of the 15th Aero India in Bengaluru on 12 February 2025, where the first 'Samarthya' indigenisation event showcased 33 items.

Mon, 10 Feb 2025

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated Aero India 2025, Asia's biggest aerospace and defence exhibition, at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on 10 February 2025, and addressed a CEOs Roundtable the same day.

Sat, 08 Feb 2025

• The 15th biennial Aero-India International Seminar, organised by DRDO's CEMILAC with the Aeronautical Society of India, began in Bengaluru on 8 February 2025 as a prelude to Aero India 2025.

Mon, 03 Feb 2025

• On 3 February 2025, in Bengaluru, Karnataka, the Department of Science and Technology announced that the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences had developed a high-entropy alloy catalyst, PtPdCoNiMn, for efficient hydrogen production by water electrolysis.

Sun, 26 Jan 2025

• Tableaux from 16 States/UTs and 10 central ministries/departments rolled down Kartavya Path on 26 January 2025 on the theme 'Swarnim Bharat: Virasat aur Vikas'.

Fri, 17 Jan 2025

• UNESCO and MeitY concluded a two-day stakeholder consultation on the AI Readiness Assessment Methodology (RAM) in Bengaluru on 17 January 2025, the second of five planned consultations.

Mon, 13 Jan 2025

• Projects in 10 best-performing states to cover about 2.8 lakh hectares.

Mon, 06 Jan 2025

• Both infants at Baptist Hospital, Bengaluru, had no history of international travel.

Sun, 05 Jan 2025

• Karnataka-based Satya Deeptha Pharmaceuticals will use the technology to produce affordable paracetamol in India.

Fri, 03 Jan 2025

• New facilities include a Psychiatry Speciality Block, Central Laboratory Complex, 3T MRI scanner and advanced DSA system.

Sat, 28 Dec 2024

• French Indologist Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat died on Saturday, 28 December 2024, the French Association for Indian Studies announced.

Fri, 27 Dec 2024

• An IIM Bangalore impact study, released by the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry on 27 December 2024, found that 71 smart cities built 9,433 smart classrooms in 2,398 government schools.

Mon, 23 Dec 2024

• The 64th State High-Level Clearance Committee, chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, approved projects expected to create about 5,605 jobs.

Sun, 22 Dec 2024

• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated the ₹327.17 crore building of the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research in Kalaburagi on 22 December 2024.

Wed, 18 Dec 2024

• Scientists at the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, Bengaluru developed a way to regulate infrared radiation using hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets, DST said on 18 December 2024.

Tue, 17 Dec 2024

• Union Minister Jitendra Singh unveiled Kisan Kavach, a first-of-its-kind anti-pesticide bodysuit for farmers, on 17 December 2024.

Mon, 16 Dec 2024

• Padma Shri awardee and tree planter Tulsi Gowda died at her residence in Honnali village, Ankola taluk, Uttara Kannada, on 16 December 2024, aged 86.

Tue, 10 Dec 2024

• On 10 December 2024, in India, PM Narendra Modi condoled the passing of S M Krishna, former Chief Minister of Karnataka.

Thu, 05 Dec 2024

• On 5 December 2024, in Bengaluru, Karnataka, Vice Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal SP Dharkar inaugurated the 63rd annual conference of the Indian Society of Aerospace Medicine.

Wed, 27 Nov 2024

• On 27 November 2024, the Ministry of Education said Yuva Sangam Phase V had begun, with 44 delegates from Bihar touring Karnataka and 50 from Andhra Pradesh touring Uttar Pradesh.

Tue, 26 Nov 2024

• On 26 November 2024, the Home Ministry said a High-Level Committee chaired by Amit Shah approved ₹1,115.67 crore for disaster mitigation and capacity-building projects, including a ₹1,000-crore National Landslide Risk Mitigation project in 15 States.
• On 26 November 2024 in New Delhi, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said Digital Life Certificates generated under the nationwide DLC Campaign 3.0 had crossed the one crore mark.