Bangalore The fate of South Korean steelmaker Posco's proposed plant in Karnataka remains uncertain with two groups of farmers holding different views on the project.
The government has already assured protesting farmers that the project would not come up in Gadag district.

As Kashif Noori explained in Hindi how electricity could be generated with the help of a magnet, the room buzzed with excitement.

Census 2011:
Rapid urbanisation sees dip in numbers since the last headcount
Of the 6.11 crore population in Karnataka, 61.43 per cent live in rural areas, but their number has drastically declined since the last Census, giving an indication of the increased preference of the people to shift to cities.

According to the Census of India

4 deaths in the State this year; low figure seen as increase in immunity
Deaths reported in the State due to H1N1 have declined steadily over the last three years.
From registering 94 deaths in 2009 and 42 in 2010 in Bangalore urban district (including BBMP area) alone, the numbers have drastically come down to one death till May this year.

Ticking bomb: Studies indicate situation heading from bad to worse With the scientific community predicting a steady rise in temperature in the years to come, the State is all set to come out with a comprehensive action plan that would provide a roadmap for policy interventions to mitigate the adverse impact of climate change.

Six H1N1 deaths have occurred in the State this year in Bangalore, Yadgir, Bellary, Shimoga, Davangere and Udupi districts, while the Health department had confirmed 31 cases of the disease, out of the 896 blood samples taken, said Health Minister B Sriramulu.

Of the 31 cases, 22 were reported in Bangalore, three in Udupi, two in Bellary and one each in Tumkur, Shimoga, Bagalkot and Gulbarga.

Lottery to identify beneficiaries of the land improvement grant scheme
Not the vagaries of nature, but chance will play a major role to identify beneficiaries, who have applied for benefits of the State Government

PWD, the nodal implementation agency, says it has no details
Fifteen years after conceiving the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project, the State government now claims it has no clue where exactly the controversial project is being implemented.

A file photo of the BMIC project.The Public Works Department (PWD), the nodal agency for the project implementation, has declared that

This paper compares the theory and expectations of privatisation with the performance record of
privatised public services in several countries in order to inform and stimulate scrutiny of India’s determination to privatise MSWM.

Recognising that Climate Change most adversely affects marginalized communities, INECC felt that it was necessary to have a better understanding of the

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