Published on: February 1, 2024

Snippets : 1 FEBRUARY 2024

Snippets : 1 FEBRUARY 2024

  • BBMP’s mobile app Sahaaya 2.0 gets feature allowing people to escalate unresolved complaints twice + Sahaaya 2.0 d unified application “Namma Bengaluru (Sahaaya2.0)” for citizens to register their grievances where the grievance modules of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, BESCOM, BWSSB, BMTC, BMRCL, BMRDA and BDA are integrated
  • ‘Sphaerotheca Varshaabhu’ – New species of burrowing frog discovered in B’luru
  • Karnataka state government has appointed Dr K S Ravindranath, former chancellor of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Health Sciences, as the incharge director of the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research (SJICR)
  • Justice Pratinidhi Srinivasacharya Dinesh Kumar as Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court + In accordance with Article 217 by the President
  • Karnataka launches final AVGC-XR policy + animation, visual effects, gaming, comics, and extended reality + from 2024 to 29 + Aims to foster the growth of the AVGC-XR sector
  • Green Index initiative tool kit launched in Karnataka + Tool kit and manual which helps to analyse, evaluate, and rank environmental protection initiatives in government infrastructure projects and programmes
  • India adds 5 new wetlands to Ramsar list, taking tally to 80 + New sites : Magadi Kere Conservation Reserve , Aghanashini Estuary, Ankasamudra Bird Conservation Reserve in Karnataka and Karaivetti bird sanctuary , Longwood Shola Reserve Forest in Tamilnadu
  • Bharat 5G Portal launched. Comprehensive platform serving the interests of startups, industry and academia in quantum, 6G, IPR and 5G domains