The BBMP has bought 10 old buses from the BMTC, paying Rs 4 lakh for each vehicle. The buses have been provided with vinyle flooring, white board and chairs for teachers and staff, a release said.
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** Calendar on Karnataka’s biodiversity released
Senior advocate Ashok Haranahalli unveiled the calendar at an event in Bengaluru on January 23
** Distinct flavours of Karnataka
One district, one product
** New language for coffee is shik-shik-shik, showcases Tata Coffee Grand’s TV campaign
** Karnataka retains top spot on innovation index
** Professor from Karnataka to be part of technical committee of Ram temple construction at Ayodhya
Chitradurga will have a pie of share in building the Ram temple at Ayodhya as Professor TG Sitharam from Talaku will be a part of the technical team which will check the quality of building the temple
** Top virologist from Bengaluru on Sputnik advisory board
Bengaluru’s renowned virologist Dr V Ravi, popular as ‘Virus Ravi’ for his achievements in the field of virology research, is one of the leading scientists on the International Scientific Advisory Board for Sputnik-V — the world’s first registered vaccine against SARS-CoV-2.
** When Italy meets India
Vimal Chandran, the only Indian artist to be a part of Lamborghini’s global project, takes us through his creation, which was inspired by the Italian company’s cars and his Indian roots.
Kerala-bred, Bengaluru-based artist Vimal Chandran’s entire village woke up to this visitor from the future that day – a Lamborghini Huracan in Verde Mantis, an acclaimed 5204 cc sports car from the Italian manufacturer.
Cartoonist compiles first dictionary of Kundapra Kannada
The dictionary, with over 10,000 and 1,500 idioms will hit the stands later this month
Panju Gangolli, noted cartoonist living in Mumbai, has toiled for nearly two decades to come up with the first ever dictionary of his native tongue Kundapra Kannada – a unique dialect of Kannada spoken in and around Kundapura taluk of Udupi district.
** MIT students ace IIT Bombay’s TechFest
A team of four students from Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal, recently won the first place at the TechFest conducted by IIT, Bombay, for developing a model that could prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The team comprised Paresh K.V., fourth year student, ECE, Sai Arvind Chinthanippu, fourth year, Mechatronics, Anukul Jindal, fourth year, ECE, and Sreerag Mahadevan Cheeroth, fourth year student, Mechanical.