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Special breed of worm used for vermicompsting A special breed of worm – Eudrilus eugeniae – also called ‘African Nightcrawler’, is used for the vermin composting process.

This earthworm species is native to tropical West Africa …

Sixty-four-year-old Jogati Manjamma, the first transwoman who was appointed as chairperson of Karnataka Janapada Academy has been awarded the Padmashri.

10-year-old Veer Kashyap from Bengaluru, studying in Army Public School, New Delhi, will receive the Pradhan  Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2021 for excellence in the field of innovation.

Rakesh Krishna, one among 32 children in the country to win Pradhan Mantri Rastriya Bal Puraskar 2021, spoke to media on Monday January 25 after interacting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi through virtual conference at zilla panchayat office here.

A first year PU student, Rakesh Krishna K., is among the 32 children awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar this year.

One among these is the “Novel seeder for systematic cultivation”, which he presented at the Jignyasa 2018 competition organised by Agastya International Foundation in Bengaluru. Rakesh Krishna did not want to speak more about his work till Monday.

Rakesh Krishna from Bannur in Puttur taluk and 10-year-old Veer Kashyap from Bengaluru are among the nine children to receive the award under the Innovation category.

Toys made from paper mache or paper pulp are the new attractions among the eco-friendly products being made by a social entrepreneurship called Paper Seed near Mangaluru.

Paper Seed, located at Pakshikere on the outskirts of the city, launched the paper toys on Sund