1. BJP’s Karnataka in-charge Arun Singh met BS Yediyurappa a day later Promoted to former chief minister For the Parliamentary Board of the BJP. Mr Yediyurappa’s rise is being seen as an attempt by the BJP to retain its Lingayat vote bank. 2023 assembly elections,
2. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), a non-profit research organization focused on conservation and sustainability, is celebrating its silver jubilee with a two-day celebration on 18 and 19 August at JN Tata Auditorium . IISc Campus, Malleswaram, from 10 AM onwards. The event is open to the public and includes a range of events such as discussions on the state of conservation science and sustainable development, debates on some current and controversial environmental issues, book launches as well as film screenings and performances. The line-up of speakers includes Kamaljit S. Bawa, Founder-President and President of ATREE.
3. Karnataka Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri will release a book on the completion of three years of the BJP government in Karnataka.
4. Karnataka Janpad Akademi will announce the list of artists and experts selected for the 2021 Annual Awards.
5. An interaction program with textile traders regarding additions and amendments in the New Textiles and Readymade Garments Policy 2019-24 will be presided over by the Minister of Handlooms and Textiles Shankar Patil Munenkoppa at Taj Vivanta, Yesvantpur from 4 pm onwards.
How Spices Sowed the Seeds of Globalization
Seeds of Culture – a traveling exhibition showing how spices sowed the seeds of globalization and placed India at the center of world trade. Video Credits: K Murali Kumar
from South Karnataka
1. A two-day workshop on Tribal Health titled ‘Bridging the Health Gap’ will be organized by Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences and Institute of Public Health Chamarajanagar.
2. Rehearsals and Training for Dussehra Elephant Quicken.
3. Many programs will be organized in Suttur Math to commemorate the 107th birth anniversary of Late Dr. Rajendra Swami ji
from North Karnataka
1. Supreme Court upholds High Court’s stay on felling of trees at Vaccine Depot in Belagavi by Smart City Ltd. Environmentalist and petitioner welcome the move,
2. Karnataka State Backward Classes Okkuta will give information about celebrating the 107th birth anniversary of former Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs.
from Coastal Karnataka
1. Preparations are on to celebrate Shri Krishna Janmashtami on 19th and 20th August in the temple town of Udupi Started in Mangaluru On 18th August and will run till 20th August.
2. Kalkura Foundation will organize its 40th Annual Sri Krishna Vesha Competition and cultural events on 18th August in Mangaluru from 9.30 am to midnight.
3. Center for Marine Life Resources and Ecology, Union Ministry of Earth Sciences will organize awareness program on preventing marine pollution and keeping beaches clean at Malpe beach in Udupi.