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** Winning strokes

All eyes are on  11-year-old Bengaluru swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu, as she creates two records in the ongoing sub-junior  and junior nationals.

She’s just 11, but Bengaluru girl Dhinidhi Desinghu has a clear vision of her goals. Working towards becoming a ‘top swimmer and feature in the Olympics’, Dhinidhi is pushing herself hard to realise her dreams. If her achievements are anything to go by, she, for a start, is on the right track.

In the ongoing 37th sub junior and 47th junior National Aquatic Championship here, she created two new national records in the 200m individual medley and 200m freestyle, both in group III girls. She was the best swimmer in her age group at the state-level competition last month too.

** A saga of more than 100 years

The railway line between Chitradurga and Chikjajur has a history of over 100 years and the works was sanctioned by the Government of India on January 28,1914 though the actual construction work commenced in October 1917.

It connected Chikjajur, which was then a station on the Bangalore-Harihar main line and was managed by the Madras & Southern Mahratta Railways Company. It was opened for public transportation on May 6,1921.

** Karnataka ranks third among larger States in administering first dose

Karnataka has administered the third highest number of first doses among larger States in the country. In terms of coverage per million population, Karnataka is in the fifth position.

Contributing 6.2% of the total 100 crore doses administered in the country till Thursday, Karnataka has covered 84.7% (4,15,10,701) of the 4.9 crore eligible population with the first dose. Gujarat has covered 90.2% of its population with one dose, and Madhya Pradesh 89.5%, according to data from CoWIN.

** International conference on innovation in agriculture organised

Indian Institute of Plantation Management (IIPM) Bengaluru, in association with Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester, UK, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia and Faculty of Management Sciences, Suratthani Rajabhat University, Thailand, had organised a one-day International Conference on Challenges, Opportunities and Innovations in Agriculture, Plantations and Allied domanis posed by the Pandemic on Thursday

According to a IIPM release, delivering the inaugural address, Prof. V.G. Dhanakumar, director, IIPMB, emphasised on the ned to develop a research culture to address issues posed by the pandemic. He also encouraged delegates to strive for publishing in peer-reviewed and internationally indexed journals of ABDC, ABS and FT 50 series.

David Bozward, Professor and Dean, School of Entrepreneurship, Royal Agricultural University, presented a paper on ‘A Strategic Model for Opportunity Recognition and Entrepreneurship within Rural and Agricultural Regions’. He discussed different entrepreneurship models, applications and their impact on rural development.

** Three mobile learning centres flagged off

For the benefit of children of migrant families and students who had to drop out of school because of the pandemic, the State Government along with the non-government organisation, Save the Children, launched three mobile learning centres on Friday.

Minister for Primary and Secondary Education B.C. Nagesh flagged off three buses that will function as learning centres at Vidhana Soudha. They have been stocked with books and educational tools. They will visit 30 areas in Bengaluru, including slum pockets.

** Mangalurean Apeksha Fernandes shines in national level swimming competition

Apeksha Fernandes bagged 3 gold and one silver in a national level swimming competition at Bengaluru.

Apeksha is the 16-year-old daughter of Bavlon and Shalet Fernandes and hails from Mangaluru. She is presently living in Mumbai and a student of Bunts Sangha’s S M Shetty International School and Junior College, Powai. Apeksha trains under Dr Mohan Reddy at the IIT Bombay pool and the Hiranandani Forest club.

Apeksha took part in the junior nationals under the category group 1 under age group of 15-17 where she bagged four medals including three gold. She will next take part in senior nationals from October 26 to 29 at Basavanagudi in Bengaluru.

** Bengaluru banker makes a buzz with beekeeping mission

Alongside his job as a home loan counsellor at SBI, Swamy has been training urbanites and farmers

At a time when health-conscious citizens are looking far and wide for pure honey, Mahadeva Swamy, a banker in Bengaluru, is on a mission to revive the concept of neighbourhood apiary and help people harvest the syrup on their own by setting up beehive boxes on vacant plots and terraces

** IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath to leave job and return to Harvard University

She had joined the IMF as the Chief Economist in January 2019

IMF’s Chief Economist Gita Gopinath will leave her job in January next year and return to the prestigious Harvard University, according to the global financial institution.

The 49-year-old prominent Indian-American economist had joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the Chief Economist in January 2019.

She was the John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and Economics at Harvard University when she joined the Washington-based global lender.

Mysuru-born Gopinath is the first-ever woman Chief Economist of the IMF.

** Mangaluru: Ahana Adiga of St Agnes School bags silver medal in Internataional Yoga

The Adwaitha Yogalaya and Dev Yoga Centre Hyderabad organised the first International World Yoga Sports Day competition held on September 19, 2021. It was an online platform to showcase the talents with various Yoga asanas.

The student of St Agnes School, Ahana Adiga of grade V D has bagged Silver Medal in the competition and has made the school proud. The various asanas displayed showcase the talent and practice by the student in gaining victory.