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** New device measures rate of evaporation in minutes – IISC
Can help farmers, weather stations and botanists, says IISc. team
In what is touted to be a more efficient and inexpensive alternative to existing methods, a team of scientists from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) has developed a device that can measure the rate of evaporation within a couple of minutes.
** BIAL gifts portable cabins to city police
As part of its corporate social responsibility initiatives, the operator of the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has donated seven portable cabins to Bengaluru City Police.
** Money matters: Meet Bengaluru’s wealthiest women
Six women from Bengaluru have featured on the ‘Kotak Wealth Hurun – Leading Wealthy Women’ – a compilation of the wealthiest women in India.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw of Biocon / Divya Gokulnath of Byju’s / Aditi Avasthi of Embibe / Saroja Lakshmi Yeramilli of August Jewellers / Ambiga Subramanian / Geetha Shankar and Nirupa Shankar of Brigade Enterprises….
** Passion in full steam – Vijayendra Rao Chouthai
This city-based Railways employee has been juggling the rigorous task of managing stations while pursuing his love for art.
If the nearly 1,000 art pieces that Vijayendra Rao Chouthai, the station manager at Mallasandra Railway Station in Bengaluru Railway Division has churned out, it is the pencil sketch of a vintage steam loco that catapulted him to fame on Sunday.
** The scent of success
Lush vegetation, the chirping of birds, snakes and insects in every shape and colour — that’s what you will find when you visit Kavita Sandal Farm.
** A new page: Reviving a piece of history
Nagarabastikere, a hamlet in Uttara Kannada district, to be promoted as a cultural hotspot
** Malnad honey makers hope for buzz
Honey from Malnad is sold for anywhere between Rs 500 and Rs 1,200 per kg. According to the makers, it is nearly impossible to sell it for less than Rs 500 due to high costs and investment.