India, and possibly the world, got its first digital water bank, an initiative to aggregate water resources under a single platform, on Monday.
Science and Technology Minister Dr CN Ashwath Narayan, who inaugurated the water bank in Bengaluru, extended the state government’s full support for the initiative, undertaken by AquaKraft Ventures, a company that specialises in sustainable initiatives to provide drinking water and sanitation to all.
source: newindianexpress.com
The first Metro train in Bengaluru with its exterior wrapped completely in vinyl was inaugurated on Friday from Platform 2 of the Kempegowda Metro station towards Kengeri on its Purple Line.
This initiative by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to commemorate 75 years of Independence was flagged off by its Managing Director Anjum Parwez at 10.15 am.
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Anagha Rajesh, a well known skating talent from Mangaluru city was awarded with the Hoysala and Keladi Chennamma award for her outstanding achievement in skating on the occasion of International Women’s Day – 2022.
The programme was jointly organized by the District Stree Shakthi Federation, Zilla Panchayat, Karnataka State Women’s Commission, Dakshina Kannada district administration and Bengaluru Women and Child Welfare department at the Zilla Panchayat auditorium in the city.
source: daijiworld.com
The City of Palaces and Museums has got one more museum — a Tribal Museum — adding a new feather on its cap.
The Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute (KSTRI) has set up Karnataka’s first Tribal Museum at Kergalli and the facility will be inaugurated the Minister of Tribal Welfare and Transport B. Sriramulu. District Minister S.T. Somashekar and other dignitaries will be present.
source: starofmysore.com
The 13th edition of the Bengaluru International Film Festival (BiFFes) drew to a close on Thursday with 27 films winning awards in three categories – Asian, Kannada and Indian. The awards were presented for films released for two years, 2020 and 2021, as the festival was not held last year due to the pandemic. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot presided over the event and presented the awards.
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Researchers from the Department of Organic Chemistry at the IISc have developed a paper-based sensor for detecting tiny volumes of hydrogen peroxide, a chemical used widely in household and healthcare products like hand sanitiser as a disinfectant, in rocket fuel as a propellant, in biological cells, and also as a starting material in peroxide-based explosives.
A. Shankara Chetty and Sons, Mysuru, has been recognised and awarded as the ‘Best Heritage Jeweller’ by Karnataka State Jewellers Federation, representing 31 districts and 174 taluks. Adarsh K. Murthy, Managing Director, A. Shankara Chetty and Sons, is seen receiving the award from Major Irrigation & Water Resources Minister Govind Karjol at South Jewellery Show, White Petals, Palace Grounds, in Bengaluru on Mar. 5 as Sharavana of Sai Gold Palace and Federation Members look on.
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Wide array of events marks return of full-scale Women’s Day celebrations
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This International Women’s Day, Bengaluru focuses on health
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University of Mysore has presented this year’s Award of Excellence to Dr. Mahadesh Prasad, Professor in Department of Biochemistry, Mahajana Post Graduate Centre, Mysuru, in recognition of his research work in “vaccine development for Corona viruses and Flavi viruses”.
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“The contribution of the Catholic Church in the development of Konkani language in this region is commendable,” opined Dr Edward Nazareth, renowned Konkani literate and Professor of Orthopaedics at Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences, while felicitating Fr Dr Ronald Serrao, Rector of St Joseph Seminary who was bestowed upon Victor Rodrigues Konkani literary award 2021.
The award ceremony was organized at ‘Matha-Kripa’ hall of Samanvaya at Grurpur-Kaikmaba on Sunday February 27. Fr Antony Lobo, parish priest of Gurpur-Kaikamba parish was the chief guest.
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