The KIMS President U K Monu awarded the trophy and merit certificates to winners and runners-up, and also congratulated them on their exemplary achievements.
Akshitha Anand and Ankitha Anand from K V G Medical College in Sullia won Mediquiz – 202
Category: Amazing Feats
** Mysore varsity faculty bags national award
Mohan C.D., a faculty at the University of Mysore, has been chosen for Prof. H.S. Srivastava (PHSS) Foundation-Young Scientist (Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Agriculture Sciences) award for the year 2020-21.
He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Studies in Molecular Biology on the Manasagangotri campus. He works under the supervision of K.S. Rangappa, former Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore, on the discovery of small molecule modulators of cancer cell death.
He had recently received the NASI-Platinum Jubilee Young Scientist Award from the National Academy of Sciences, India, a release said here.
** Dream museum of art and coins
Numismatist, poet, writer and playwright, Dr Upadhya has set up Kalakashi, which houses coins and other art sculptures which bring history alive .
It is an art collection that can leave one mesmerised — a museum of big pictures of coins from the 5th century till date. Each room has photographs of coins, ranging from paisas and annas to Rs 10,000 currency note.
Called ‘Kalakashi’, it is built over four acres of land, just 8km from Ron town in Gadag district, with 11 big halls showcasing over 5,000 coins in 3D format. Each coin is exhibited in a 3”x 5” frame and clearly shows all details.
There is also a replica of Mysore Palace (under construction) and lifesize sculptures of a farmer, cart, gorilla and many more.
** City boy bags UN award
Akarsh honoured for commitment to welfare of orphans
Akarsh Shroff, 21, of Bengaluru and a student of BITS Pilani was conferred the United Nations V-award for his commitment to the welfare of orphans and underserved children.
V-Awards is an initiative by the UN Volunteers India which aims to celebrate 10 extraordinary young people under the age of 30 who work to change the lives of communities around them through their acts of volunteerism.
YuvaSpark, Bengaluru-based NGO co-founded by Akarsh, has impacted more than 82,000 people across eight districts in three States of India through its education and COVID-19 relief programmes.
** Mangaluru: World Bunts Foundation Trust felicitates Padma Vibhushan Dr B M Hegde
** Karnataka HC bids adieu to Justice Sudhindra Rao, known for his fearless stand against corruption
Rao had sent former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa to jail by denying bail over an illegal land deal when he was Special Judge of the Lokayukta Court in 2011
** AIISH fetes achievers on International day of Persons with Disabilities
Ramadevi B., mother of Vamsi Krishna V. (autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability), was conferred with the Best Mother of the Year-2021 award in recognition of her hard work for the development of her child.
Among the achievers who were felicitated on the occasion include Karthik B.K., a person with cleft lip and palate, completed diploma in electronics and communication from a polytechnic college here; and currently working as technical lead in Happy Minds Company, Mysuru; Asna T.P, a person with hearing impairment, completed her Bachelor’s in Architecture from Government Engineering College, Kerala with a first class, and currently working as an architect and designer in Thrissur; and Annushaka Bhattacharjee, a person with autism spectrum disorder, completed her 10th standard through National Open Schooling, and working as an assistant teacher at Nireekshe Special School here.
** Three from Bengaluru bag Infosys Prize 2021
Three of six winners of the Infosys Prize 2021 announced by the Infosys Science Foundation here on Thursday are based in Bengaluru.
Chandrasekhar Nair, CTO of Molbio Diagnostics in Bengaluru; Mahesh Sankaran from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bengaluru; and Neeraj Kayal of Microsoft Research lab, Bengaluru were among the winners.
* 7500 patents and counting… How Samsung’s Bangalore centre fires up innovation
Dr Aloknath De, CTO of the Samsung Research Institute Bangalore, tells indianexpress.com how the company’s dedicated research centres have seen a 100% growth over the past four years on patents.
Over 7500 patents globally and 3500 patents just in India. This is not the count of a global university with top of the line research facilities, but the Samsung Research Institute (SRI) in Bangalore, the Korean tech giant’s largest R&D centre outside Korea, which has been able to inculcate a culture of innovation among its engineers.
** Mangalore University, Red Cross branch get awards
Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot presented the Best Performing University Award to the Youth Red Cross wing of Mangalore University in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
The Vice-Chancellor P.S. Yadapadithaya received the award conferred in recognition of youth development activities and support in strengthening Youth Red Cross activities at the university at all levels for 2019-20.
The award was presented at the Annual General Meeting of Karnataka unit of the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) at the Raj Bhavan.