** Enigma Auto looks to seal sales deal with Bengaluru-based firm to supply 2,000 EVs

Bhopal-based bootstrap EV start-up Enigma Automobiles is looking to seal a sales deal with a Bengaluru-based B2B company to supply 2,000 vehicles.

Besides, the firm is also looking at another deal for a supply of 400-1,000 vehicles to two major e-commerce players, Amazon and Flipkart, in the country, said its co-founder Anmol Bohre.

** City Pailwans Win Medals In State Masters Games

The following Pailwans of Mysuru have excelled in the wrestling contest held as part of the 2nd State Masters Games – 2021 organised by Master Games Association of Karnataka at Mysore University Gymnasium Hall on March 27 and 28:

Pailwan M.S. Shrikant has secured first place in the Men’s 58-kg category (31-40 years age group). He is the son of former Corporator Pailwan M.D. Srinivas.

** AITA Men’s 1 Lakh Tennis Tournament: Arnav Pathange Wins Doubles

Mysuru’s Arnav Pathange emerged winner in the Doubles category of AITA Men’s 1 lakh Tennis Tournament held at Lake View Tennis Academy in Hyderabad recently.

In Doubles finals, partnering with Sujith Lanka Reddy, Arnav Pathange defeated top-seeded Irfan and Ishan of Hyderabad 7-5 6-2. Earlier in semis, they defeated Navin and Rishi from Chennai 6-2 6-2.

** IISc develops artificial enzymes to block reactivation of HIV

The virus hides inside the host’s immune cells in a “latent” state and stably maintains its reservoir. When the levels of toxic molecules such as hydrogen peroxide increase in the host’s cells, leading to a state of increased oxidative stress, the virus gets “reactivated” and it emerges from hiding and begins replicating again.

Made from vanadium pentoxide nanosheets, the new artificial “nanozymes” developed by the IISc researchers work by mimicking a natural enzyme called glutathione peroxidase that helps reduce oxidative stress levels in the host’s cells, which is required to keep the virus in check, an IISc release said.

** Winning bells: Bengaluru’s short play festival announces prizes

The ‘best actor’ award was bagged by Viveka for the play Sikdaurga Seerunde, while Vedika won the ‘best actor–female’ for Hannondane Deepavali, staged by ShuddiRanga group. According to Hanu Ramasanjeeva, artistic director of the Bengaluru Short Play Festival, the event aimed to bring new writers to the limelight. “The objective was to bring new writers and new stories. Usually, we find very similar plots and run-of-mill storylines. This event definitely gave scope to the new writers I believe.”

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