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Karnataka tops Panchayat devolution ranking in report released by MoS S.P. Singh Baghel

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.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Karnataka Important

Rajnath Singh addresses Aero India 2025 valedictory; 'Samarthya' showcases 33 indigenised items

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.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Delhi Important

Tableaux of 16 States/UTs and 10 ministries showcase 'Swarnim Bharat' on Republic Day 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'.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Karnataka

UNESCO and MeitY hold second AI Readiness Assessment Methodology consultation in Bengaluru

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.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

56 new watershed projects worth ₹700 crore sanctioned under WDC-PMKSY 2.0

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

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Karnataka Must know

ICMR detects two HMPV cases in Karnataka; Health Ministry says no unusual surge in respiratory illness

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

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India Important

Jitendra Singh announces CSIR's indigenous paracetamol technology at DSIR's 40th Foundation Day

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

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Karnataka Important

President Murmu addresses NIMHANS Golden Jubilee in Bengaluru; inaugurates new facilities

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

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 France

Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat, French Sanskrit scholar and Padma Shri awardee, dies

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

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 India Important

IIM Bangalore study under Smart Cities Mission: 9,433 smart classrooms in 71 cities; Nagpur crime down 14%

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.

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💹 Economy 📍 Karnataka Important

Karnataka clears 9 projects worth ₹9,823 crore; state's first semiconductor project to come up near Mysuru

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

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Karnataka Important

Karnataka opens 371-bed Kalaburagi building of Jayadeva heart institute, marking a decade of Article 371(J)

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.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Karnataka

PM condoles the passing of former Karnataka CM S M Krishna

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

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Karnataka

VCAS inaugurates 63rd ISAM annual conference at IAM Bengaluru

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.

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🎓 Education 📍 Bihar

Yuva Sangam Phase V begins with Bihar–Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh–Uttar Pradesh tours

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.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 India Must know

HLC under Amit Shah approves ₹1,115.67 crore, including ₹1,000-crore landslide mitigation project in 15 States

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.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Digital Life Certificates cross 1 crore in DLC Campaign 3.0

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.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India Important

Eight startups selected for support under National Quantum Mission and NM-ICPS

On 26 November 2024 in New Delhi, Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced the selection of eight startups for support under the National Quantum Mission and the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 India Important

National Gopal Ratna Awards 2024 announced; special award for North Eastern States added

On 23 November 2024, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying announced the National Gopal Ratna Awards 2024 winners, to be given on National Milk Day, 26 November, in New Delhi, and added a special award for North Eastern Region States.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Delhi Important

World Fisheries Day 2024: 5th Marine Fisheries Census launched; Kerala best marine state, Telangana best inland

On 21 November 2024 in New Delhi, Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh marked World Fisheries Day by launching the 5th Marine Fisheries Census, a National Plan of Action on Sharks and other initiatives, and presenting awards to Kerala, Telangana and others.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Brazil Must know

2nd India-Australia Annual Summit held in Rio; Renewable Energy Partnership launched

On 19 November 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, PM Modi and Australian PM Anthony Albanese held the 2nd India-Australia Annual Summit on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

DPIIT marks eight years of four industrial corridors approved in 2016

On 19 November 2024 in New Delhi, DPIIT celebrated the 8th anniversary of four industrial corridors — AKIC, CBIC, ECEC and BMIC — approved on 20 November 2016.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Karnataka

7th Naturopathy Day celebrated at CRIYN, Nagamangala

On 18 November 2024, the 7th Naturopathy Day was celebrated at the Central Research Institute of Yoga and Naturopathy (CRIYN), Nagamangala, under the Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Karnataka Important

Biofuel blending saved ₹91,000 crore on import bill, says Hardeep Puri at Bengaluru

On 12 November 2024 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated a three-day Energy Technology Meet and said biofuel blending has saved the country ₹91,000 crore on the import bill.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 Karnataka Important

Sitharaman launches National MSME Cluster Outreach Programme in Bengaluru; sets ₹1.54 lakh crore extra MSME credit target

On 9 November 2024 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the National MSME Cluster Outreach Programme and virtually inaugurated six new SIDBI branches in Karnataka.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Karnataka

Mysuru Sangeetha Sugandha festival opens in Mysuru

On 8 November 2024 in Mysuru, Karnataka, the Mysuru Sangeetha Sugandha Festival, organised by the Ministry of Tourism to celebrate Carnatic music and the Dasa tradition, was inaugurated.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Mines Ministry concludes auction of 8 critical mineral blocks in Tranche IV

On 7 November 2024, the Ministry of Mines said it had concluded the auction of 8 critical mineral blocks under Tranche IV, four of them in Arunachal Pradesh.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Delhi

Coast Guard lays foundation stone for Tier-III Data Centre of Project Digital Coast Guard

On 5 November 2024 at Mahipalpur, New Delhi, the Indian Coast Guard laid the foundation stone for the Tier-III Data Centre of Project Digital Coast Guard.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Karnataka

Prequel events held for Mysuru Sangeetha Sugandha Festival 2024

On 2 November 2024, the Ministry of Tourism held prequel concerts in Karnataka ahead of the Mysuru Sangeetha Sugandha Festival, due on 8–10 November in Mysuru.

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🏛️ Polity & Governance 📍 India Must know

1 November: Kerala Piravi, Kannada Rajyotsava and MP Foundation Day mark the 1956 reorganisation

On 1 November 2024, PM Narendra Modi greeted Kerala on Kerala Piravi, Karnataka on Kannada Rajyotsava and Madhya Pradesh on its Foundation Day; these states were formed under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, whose appointed day was 1 November 1956.

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