Recent Current Affairs related to Karnataka

During the Team Canada Trade Mission at the Canada-India Business Ceremony in Karnataka, Indian and Canadian entities signed 34 commercial agreements and MoUs worth nearly CAD 300 million (₹1,800 crore).

Both countries aim to conclude negotiations for the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) by December 2026 to reduce trade barriers and improve market access.

President Droupadi Murmu has appointed new Governors for 6 Indian states. It includes: Rajendra Arlekar as the full-time Governor of Tamil Nadu, OP Mathur for Kerala, Dr Sudha Yadav for Karnataka, Braj Mohan Ram for Odisha, Dhal Singh Bisen for Uttarakhand, and Dushyant Gautam for Sikkim.

International Coffee Day

Day - October 01

Theme 2026 - “Celebrating Coffee, Honouring the People Behind Every Cup”

Observed by - International Coffee Organization (ICO), based in London, UK

Observed since - 2015

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi has inaugurated the Seva First Innovation Challenge (SFIC) for the South Zone in IISc Bengaluru.

The initiative aims to encourage youth to identify community-level problems and develop innovative, testable, and scalable solutions.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled the logo for the birth centenary celebrations of Yatikula Chakravarti Vishwesha Tirtha Swamiji in New Delhi.

It is to be noted that the latter was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2020 for his contributions to the field of social work.

The International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-Bangalore) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Taipei Computer Association (TCA) to explore collaborative opportunities in emerging technology domains.

The agreement was signed during the ‘Electronica India 2026’ event, an international trade fair for electronic components, systems, and applications, held in Bengaluru.

National Engineer’s Day

Day - September 15

Observed since - 1968

Commemorating - the birth anniversary of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya

According to a dataset released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Karnataka has emerged as the leading state in semiconductor support under the ChipIN Centre initiative.

The state recorded the highest engagement under the initiative, featuring 81 organisations, 73 chip tape-outs, and 88 lakh hours of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tool usage. The ChipIN Centre initiative was launched by MeitY in 2023 and is established at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).

Birkbeck, University of London has received a Letter of Approval (LoA) from the University Grants Commission (UGC) to establish and operate a campus in Bengaluru. The approval was granted under the Foreign Higher Educational Institutions (FHEIs) regulations, 2023.

The Karnataka government has launched the ‘Vidyarthi Sahayahasta’ scheme to provide professional education opportunities for rural students in the state.

Eligibility is restricted to students who studied from Class 1 to 10 in rural government schools. The scheme provides a 7.5% reservation within the existing 15% rural quota for admission to professional courses like medical and engineering.

The Karnataka Cabinet has approved the ‘Sandhya Kiran’ scheme, a contributory cashless healthcare initiative under the Ayushman Bharat–Arogya Karnataka (AB-ArK) program.

The scheme is designed for state pensioners below 70 years of age and their families in Bengaluru. It will cover 4.93 lakh beneficiaries, providing an annual family health cover of ₹5 lakh along with standardized treatment packages and rates.

PM Narendra Modi has visited Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for various development projects.

In Andhra Pradesh, he inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for projects worth over ₹17,900 crore. This includes the inauguration of the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram in the Vizianagaram district, developed at a cost of over ₹5,640 crore by GMR Visakhapatnam International Airport Ltd (GVIAL).

In Karnataka, he inaugurated the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre, also known as Viveka Smaraka, in Mysuru to commemorate Swami Vivekananda’s historic visit to the city in 1892.

H Hanumanthapa, a veteran leader of the Indian National Congress (INC), passed away at the age of 94. He served 3 terms as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Rajya Sabha, representing Karnataka.

Karnataka government is set to establish India's first government-driven AI University in Bengaluru.

The initiative was announced by CM DK Shivakumar at the 'Google I/O Connect India 2026' event.

The university will feature a 100-acre main campus in Bengaluru, with provisions to establish satellite campuses in other cities.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of $182.89 million (in Japanese Yen equivalent) to Karnataka for the "Strengthening Karnataka Public Schools Program". The program aims to strengthen the public school system by establishing 500 integrated school clusters.

Additionally, the program will receive a $10 million grant and a $25 million guarantee from the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd).

Girish Bharadwaj, a social worker known as the 'Bridge Man of India', passed away at the age of 76. He was a recipient of the Padma Shri in 2017.

The RBI has cancelled the licence of Karnataka-based Shree Mahalaxmi Urban Co-operative Credit Bank. The cancellation was due to inadequate capital and lack of earning prospects of the bank.

According to the "Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2026" (GSER 2026) released by Startup Genome, Bengaluru is ranked 15th globally among the top startup ecosystems. It has also emerged as the second-best AI-native cluster in Asia, positioned behind Beijing (China).

Silicon Valley (USA) topped the global rankings, followed by New York City (USA) and London (UK).

The Ministry of Education has issued a Letter of Approval (LoA) to the University of Liverpool, UK, to establish a branch campus in Bengaluru.

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has facilitated the first-ever sea shipment of botanical-infused ready-to-cook millet functional foods from Karnataka to New Zealand.

This initiative is expected to boost the agri-food exports of India, increase the income of farmers, and strengthen the agri-export ecosystem.