
Karnataka signed MoUs worth ₹1.3 lakh crore for renewable energy projects, says Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai
The Hindu
Also, Karnataka was the first State in India to offer Production Linked Incentives (PLIs) to the semiconductor and FMCG sectors, says CM
Karnataka was the first State in India to offer Production Linked Incentives (PLIs) to the semiconductor and FMCG sectors, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai told participants at India Manufacturing Show 2022, organised by Laghu Udyog Bharati-Karnataka IMS Foundation, at Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre on September 15.
The CM said the State Government understood the contributions of industries towards development, and therefore the government has made the required budgetary allocations, given special preference to industry-friendly policies and ensured ‘Ease of Doing Business’.
Investors are setting up industrial towns on the Chennai-Mumbai corridor, setting up various industrial units in Tumakuru, Chitradurga, Haveri, Dharwad and Belagavi, and industrial parks in Kalaburagi, Yadgir and Mysuru, he said.
Karnataka signed MoUs for renewable energy projects worth ₹ 1.3 lakh crore
The Chief Minister said his government wants to set up industries all across Karnataka, and renewable energy projects all along its sea shore.
“We are doing extensive work in the field of renewable energy. We will soon start producing hydrogen fuel. We have signed MoUs amounting to ₹1.3 lakh crore in renewable energy,” Mr. Bommai said.
The government envisages production of bio-fuel, solar and hydrogen fuel, and production of ammonia from the sea (water).

The municipal bus stand auditorium in Malappuram was packed. But nobody quite knew what to expect. After all, a new event was making its debut at the State School Arts Festival. The moment V.G. Harikrishnan started his rendition of Pyar bhare do sharmile nain..., everyone was convinced that Ghazal was here to stay. The student from GVHSS, Atholi (Kozhikode), was applauded loudly for his rendering of the timeless ghazal sung originally by Mehdi Hassan.

For the last few weeks, several wards in Madurai city have been getting piped drinking water through a new drinking water scheme. The sweetness of the generously supplied water has led to loss of business to several suppliers of canned drinking water in the city. But, not many know that the water supplied to the houses in Madurai is directly drawn from Lower Dam of Mullaperiyar Dam in Idukki district of Kerala.











