Karnataka Cabinet approved the Innovation Policy 2025-2030 with a ₹518.27 crore outlay to foster 25,000 startups and position the state as a global innovation hub. It also cleared rules for police records, approved ₹94.5 crore for a Mysuru cancer centre, ₹20 crore for Mangaluru Haj Bhavan, municipal mergers, and BWSSB sewage maintenance.