CM inaugurates Kalaloka store at KIA | State ranks fourth in country in terms of adoption numbers

CM inaugurates Kalaloka store at KIA

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• The Kalaloka store, which will showcase and sell Karnataka’s traditional and GI-certified products to both domestic and international travellers at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA).
• The Kalaloka store, which has been aesthetically designed to reflect the State’s culture and heritage, has been set up by the Department of Industries at Terminal 2.
• It features Karnataka’s traditional products such as Mysore Sandal Soap, sandalwood oil, incense sticks, Mysuru Silk, Channapatna toys, LIDKAR leather goods, aromatic coffee powders and beverages, handloom products, Ilkal sarees, Lambani garments, sandalwood artefacts, Bidriware, and Mysore-style paintings.
• “In total, 45 GI-certified products from Karnataka will be showcased and sold here,”

State ranks fourth in country in terms of adoption numbers

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• Maharashtra tops the list; despite growing interest, Karnataka faces a shortage of adoptable children
• Karnataka ranks fourth in the country in terms of adoption numbers, following Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, according to data shared by officials from the Directorate of Child Protection.

Additional Information – Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA)

• Legal status – It has been set up as a statutory body of the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
• It functions as a nodal body for the adoption of Indian children and is mandated to monitor and regulate in-country and inter-country adoption.
• Following convention – It is designated as the Central Authority to deal with Hague Conventions on Inter-Country Adoptions, 1993, ratified by the Government of India in 2003.

CARINGS (Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System) Portal

• Launched in – 2011.
• It serves as the sole platform for adoption, complying with the Hague Convention, international protocols, and national laws.