INDIA
Bengaluru’s BMTC stage-fare structure under lens over anomalies; corporation says distance-based pricing not feasible
As complaints mount over anomalies in the stage-based fare structure, many BMTC users say GPS-enabled ticketing makes kilometre-based pricing feasible and argue that it should be implemented.
BUSINESS
Digital gold savings startup Jar searched by Karnataka CID over potential violations
Jar is being searched at a time when digital gold, as a category, is gaining popularity among both customers and investors, as reported by Moneycontrol.
TECHNOLOGY
Bengaluru electricity board to set up cyber security centre
Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd will hire a firm to set up a Cyber Security Operations Centre and has set aside Rs 30 crore for it
BUSINESS
Why Mangaluru is emerging as the new tech ‘Plus One’ to Bengaluru
From ‘Back to Ooru’ founders to GCC expansions and a data centre push, India’s coastal city is positioning itself as a sustainable, high-productivity alternative to metro tech hubs.
BUSINESS
Aequs to scale up aerospace engine component ecosystem, targets shipments from Hosur facility by 2028
Aravind Melligeri, executive chairman & CEO of Aequs, says new Hosur facility will deepen domestic engine manufacturing capabilities with focus on exports and long-term value addition
INDIA
Karnataka notifies 1% welfare fee on gig worker payouts, caps levy per transaction across sectors
Ride-hailing, food delivery, logistics and e-marketplace platforms to remit quarterly levy under Gig Workers Act, 2025
INDIA
Bengaluru Metro train derailment at Yellow Line depot; panel to submit report soon
Sources told Moneycontrol that a driverless Yellow Line train derailed at Hebbagodi depot in Electronics City on January 15, 2026
INDIA
Karnataka plans Rs 100-crore multiplex film complex in Bengaluru under PPP
The project will come up on 2.5 acres in Nandini Layout, and DIPR has recently floated a tender to select a consultant to prepare a feasibility report and structure the PPP model.
BUSINESS
Bengaluru airport wants to become global transfer hub, not just an origin-destination, says BIAL COO
Bangalore International Airport Limited Chief Operating Officer Girish Nair told Moneycontrol that around 15 percent of Bengaluru airport’s traffic now comprises transfers, with plans to increase it to 20 percent.
INDIA
Karnataka’s double-decker metro policy delays Centre’s approval for Hebbal-Sarjapur corridor
Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) flags concerns over state’s plan for all elevated Metro lines to be double-decker, warning it could undermine mass transit benefits.
INDIA
Why Bengaluru Metro is India’s costliest
Moneycontrol explains the financial, operational and policy factors that pushed Namma Metro to the top of India’s fare chart.
TECHNOLOGY
Beyond Bengaluru: Karnataka plans integrated technology park in Hassan
State-run miner Karnataka State Minerals Corporation Ltd has called a tender to appoint a consultant for developing the 14-acre project in phases
INDIA
After public outrage, Bengaluru Metro puts fare revision on hold: BMRCL sources
Bengaluru Metro, India’s costliest, which saw fares rise by up to 71% last year, was set to implement an additional 5% hike from February 9.
INDIA
Why Bengaluru Metro is enforcing annual fare hikes while Delhi resists, despite similar panel recommendations
A year after imposing a controversial fare hike of up to 71 percent, Bengaluru Metro will raise fares again by 5 percent from February 9, citing binding Fare Fixation Committee (FFC) recommendations. Delhi Metro, despite having similar panel approval for annual revisions since 2019, revised fares only once - in 2025.
BUSINESS
Govt-backed Bharat Taxi unlikely to pose immediate threat to Rapido, Uber, but may keep aggregators in check
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on February 5 launched Bharat Taxi, India’s first cooperative-led ride-hailing platform, after a two-month pilot in Delhi and Gujarat
INDIA
Bengaluru-Chennai high-speed rail: Byappanahalli, Whitefield may get underground stations
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says travel time on 306-km Chennai–Bengaluru high-speed rail corridor will be about 1 hour 13 minutes.
INDIA
Beyond Bengaluru: Karnataka to draw up urbanisation plan 2047 to rein in unplanned growth
Karnataka’s Directorate of Urban Land Transport and the State Town Planning Board will prepare a long-term strategy as the urban population is projected to touch 70% by 2047
BUDGET
Union Budget 2026: Karnataka says Bengaluru-Mumbai or Pune high speed rail would benefit the state more
In the 2026–27 Union budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed seven high-speed rail corridors, including Bengaluru-Hyderabad and Bengaluru-Chennai.
INDIA
Dead during an I-T raid: The CJ Roy case is throwing up more questions than answers
Roy (57) died at the group’s head office in Langford Town on January 30 while Income Tax officials were present on the premises.
BUSINESS
Karnataka plans to expand Global Innovation Alliance beyond 30 countries to boost startups’ global access
Karnataka IT-BT department’s flagship Global Innovation Alliance has supported over 2,000 startups and enabled more than 60 international partnerships; focus to shift towards deeper market access in Europe, East Asia and North America
INDIA
Bengaluru, world’s second most congested city, to get new mobility plan
Karnataka’s Directorate of Urban Land Transport has invited bids to appoint a consultant to prepare a revised Comprehensive Mobility Plan for the Bengaluru region, replacing the 2020 plan
INDIA
Bengaluru Metro considers 16-km double-decker corridor from KR Pura to Hoskote; feasibility study underway
Sources told Moneycontrol that Delhi-based Introsoft Solutions Pvt Ltd, which is preparing feasibility report for Purple Line extension towards Hoskote, is examining the viability of a Metro-cum-double-decker flyover along the corridor.
BUSINESS
DXC Technology to shift Bengaluru campus from Electronics City to ORR
IT firm DXC Technology to move campus to Prestige Lakeshore Drive in Bellandur on the Outer Ring Road
INDIA
Karnataka to set up AI Centre of Excellence for public sector innovation in Bengaluru
Karnataka’s Centre for e-Governance has identified a fully furnished 20,000 sq ft facility in Bengaluru, with CoE operating under IndiaAI Mission’s 40:40:20 funding model.
