GS Paper II
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The Karnataka State Employment of Local Candidates in the Industries, Factories and Other Establishments Bill, 2024, which aims to provide reservation for Kannadigas in the private sector in the State, has been put on hold after severe backlash from business leaders and industry representatives.
GS Paper II
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The Karnataka Cabinet has cleared a Bill mandating that industries, factories and other establishments appoint local candidates in 50% of management positions and 70% in non-management positions.
News in brief
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Recently the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has registered a criminal case against Puja Khedkar, a 2022 batch IAS officer on probation, and issued a show cause notice canceling her candidature from the Civil Services Examination-2022.
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On July 19, 2024, an update from CrowdStrike caused widespread disruption in IT systems globally due to the global outage of Microsoft impacting various sectors and causing chaos.
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On 20th of July, Cyprus, marks the 50 years of Turkish Invasion which led to the division of Cyprus into Northern and Southern Cyprus.
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Recent studies have raised concerns about the declining levels of dissolved oxygen (DO) in Earth's water bodies, posing a significant threat to aquatic life and ecosystems.
