** KSIT student Sirish Govardhan gets highest NSS Award

Karnataka student Sirish Govardhan, NSS Volunteer of K S Institute of Technology, was honoured with the prestigious NSS National Award for 2019-2020.

Along with Sirish Govardhan, another student Bindiya L Shetty has received the honour in the Volunteer Category from Karnataka.

** Taking note: Bengaluru student pens book on stories of Indian women from 12 states

What are the influential factors that restrict women’s financial independence?”

This key question led Nikita, a Class 12 student from Canadian International School, to pen a book, ‘Blooming: Unfiltered Stories of Indian Women’s Struggles with Financial Independence’, a non-fiction work highlighting women’s struggles to attain financial independence.

** Talking local

Living in a cosmopolitan city like Bengaluru, many outsiders get by with two common words — Kannada gothilla. While that’s changing with a growing emphasis on learning the language, two youngsters are taking a proactive step to help others pick up Kannada. 

Arvind Krishna (26) and Aakash Athawasya (25) started a podcast called Kannada Gothilla in May 2021, because Athawasya wanted to learn the language. “We’ve lived in Bengaluru all our lives never having known the language. But recently, I’ve started feeling it’s important to know the basics at least, which is when Krishna started helping me out,” says Athawasya, a financial analyst, who met Krishna at an event three years ago. “We checked with our close friends and acquaintances who also felt a podcast would be a great way for them to learn as well,” he adds. 

** Mysuru NCC Gets India’s First Microlight Simulator

A state-of-the-art Microlight Simulator Room (Virus SW 80 Simulator) set up by Aer X Simulator Labs, a Bengaluru-based company, has been installed at 3 Karnataka Girls Battalion NCC in city.

The facility was inspected by Lt.Gen. Tarun Kumar Aich, AVSM, Director General (DG) of National Cadet Corps (NCC), who visited the NCC Group Headquarters yesterday.

** Exclusive: ‘Keep yourself motivated’, says CA exam topper Ruth Clare D’Silva

It is indeed a proud moment for the city, entire district and state. Ruth Clare D’Silva has cracked the CA final exam and secured All India first rank (old scheme).

Ruth hails from Mallikatte. She is the daughter of Rosy Maria D’Silva and Ruffert D’Silva. She did her schooling at St Theresa’s School and PU at St Agnes College. She has also done an undergraduate course through distance education from Mangalore University.

** IIM-Bangalore shines in global rankings

Two MBA courses offered by the premier institute find place in Top 50 QS rankings.

Two Masters in Business Administration (MBA) programmes offered by Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) have ranked in the Global Top 50 by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Global MBA Rankings and QS MiM (Masters in Managment) Rankings, respectively.