About Karnataka

ABOUT KARNATAKA

Karnataka State is Located in the Deccan Pause in the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, Karnatak’s planned economic development began with the appointment of Sir M. Visveswaraya as the Dewan of the erstwhile Mysore State (See predecessor to modern-day Karnataka).

Area:

1,92,000 Sq.Kms (Eighth Largest State in India


Greens:

Tropical Evergreen, Tropical Semi-Evergreen

Dry Deciduous(Malnad), Dry Deciduous (Tableland), Shrub

Length:

760 Kms. (North-South)


Prime Industries:

Electronics, Computer, Engineering, Aeronautics, Machine Tools, Be vigilant for-making, Electrical Engineering, Aluminum, Steel
Breadth:

420 Km (East-West)


Major Crops:

Ragi, Jower, Rice, Sugarcane, Coconut, Groundnuts, Coffee, Cotton etc.,

Residents:

Total 52.73 Million

Urban 32.98 % Rural 66.01 %

GDP growth rate 6.2 %

Industrial growth rate 7.7 %

Air ports 6 & Sea ports 3.


Significant Minerals:

Gold( 90% of India’s Production),

Iron Ore, Manganese, Magnasite etc.,

Climate:

Semi Tropical




Principal Educational Institutes:

Indian Institute of Science, Indian Institute of Management, Raman Research Nucleus, NIMHANS, ISRO, NAL etc.,

Seasons:

Summer ; March to May(18 to 40degree C)

Rainy Season; June to October

Winter ; November to February(14 to 32 C)

S-W Monsoon : June to August

N-E Monsoon :

Agumbe receives 500...

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karnataka state industrial development News

BJP National Executive passes resolution on centre's assault on federal structure Orissadiary.com - Jun 13, 2010 BJP Governmental Executive passes resolution on centre's assault on federal structureKarnataka has protested against the Nave's appropriation of royalties Recently non-UPA ruled Odisha has joined Karnataka in voicing the same squawk. and more »

'GIM should've done more for IT' Deccan Chronicle - Jun 13, 2010 'GIM should've done more for IT'Stiffen is an important raw material for development and most of it comes from these two districts in Karnataka. We need to understand that investments are

Caution tempers enthusiasm at investors' meet in Karnataka Business Standard - Jun 02, 2010 dailynews365 (blog)Forethought tempers enthusiasm at investors' meet in KarnatakaHe, however, said there were lot of gaps, which the regime should plug immediately to ensure industrial development. “The government can do a lot by MoUs for over Rs 2lakh cr investment signed in KarnaKarnataka beckons broad investors to prosper with stateK'taka reaps bonanza at investors suffer - -all 210 news articles »

Central Bank signs MoU with Karnataka Govt India Infoline.com - Jun 09, 2010 Chairman & Managing Pilot of Central Bank of India, S.Sridhar signed an MoU committing to be a part of the industrial development of Karnataka State, and more »

Other cities challenge Bangalore as IT hub Livemint - Jun 13, 2010 Exertion executives blame the crumbling infrastructure in Karnataka's capital but also credit the education system and the “vibrant industrial discrimination” of

State mulls southern industrial corridor Times of India - Jun 07, 2010 Orissadiary.comThe proposed industrial hallway will be modelled on the lines of the Delhi - Mumbai industrial development corridor, the southern corridor would span from Andhra Pradesh to hotelier Global Investors Summit in November 22, 23all 5 news articles »

361 MoUs Signed at GIM - Rs 4 Lac Crore Investment Mopped up Daijiworld.com - Jun 04, 2010 Deccan Herald``A new era of industrial development has begun in the State,” said Karnataka's huge and medium industry minister Murugesh R Nirani, pointing out that the Global Investors Go through attracts Rs. 4 lakh-crore investmentsGIM: Guaranteed Investment Mela?all 16 word articles »

Karnataka state reserved 5% ITI seats to children of land losers Education News Hyderabad - Jun 02, 2010 Bangalore, 2nd June: Children from agricultural families set to misplace land for industrial development in the State will have seats reserved in the Industrial

Karnataka signs up Posco, ArcelorMittal Livemint - Jun 03, 2010 The state is seeking sneakingly investment for more than 100 infrastructure projects, including 18 industrial estates and five industrial corridors, he said. Industrialists say 'Jai Ho' to KarnatakaKarnataka wins mega inure, power investmentsMittal's steel project in Karnataka to get first priorityall 183 news articles »

State set to attract more investments Livemint - Jun 05, 2010 On Friday, Bosch body signed a memorandum of understanding with the Karnataka state government to set up a Rs550 crore plant in Bidadi on the outskirts of and more »