Karnataka govt prepares to cut down summer vacation for schools

Karnataka government’s Primary and Secondary Education Department is deliberating on cutting down the summer vacation with the intent of compensating for the academic days lost due to Covid-19 pandemic induced lockdown. The government’s decision is completely supported by the teachers’ associations. The Karnataka’s technical committee created for Covid-19 management has given the recommendation to the…

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Apple probing violation of supplier protocols by Wistron’s Bengaluru facility

Apple Inc is discerning whether its Taiwanese contractor Wiston Corp disregarded the supplier protocols at a violence affected iPhone manufacturing unit, in the vicinity of southern Indian city of Bengaluru, according to the Economic Times, naming the people familiar with the updates. On Sunday, various media reports indicated the workers story, about them being disheartened…

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Bengaluru metro worries poaching of engineers for railway project

Post the grant of Union Cabinet for K-RIDE for Bengaluru suburban train project, Namma Metro has the rising concern about its engineers being poached b the railway agency. Ajay Seth, Managing Director, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), had put forth the issue in a letter addressed to Amit Garg, MD of Rail Infrastructure Development…

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