November 2020 – Karnataka First

** CAMPCO’s arecanut, pepper to be available on Amazon

Having seen good response for its chocolate products on Amazon, the Cocoa Marketing and Processing Co-operative Ltd. (CAMPCO) will shortly make available packets of arecanut and pepper on the e-commerce website.

** Appointed as KSIIDC chairman

Shailendra Kashinath Beldal of Bidar has been appointed as chairman of the Karnataka State Industrial and Development Corporation Ltd. (KSIIDC), said a notification.

** MIT team bags gold at iGEM 2020

Manipal BioMachines (MBM), a synthetic biology research team from Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, bagged the gold medal on its first attempt at the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition (iGEM 2020). The result was announced at the iGEM Giant Jamboree, hosted virtually from November 13 to 23.

** Kannada prosody introduced in English

First book in English to introduce Kannada metrics to non-Kannada readers: Vivek Rai

** Bengaluru chosen for pioneer cities programme

To help pioneer a new global policy roadmap for smart cities

Bengaluru is among four cities in the country selected by the World Economic Forum, a Geneva-based not-for-profit organisation, to pioneer a new global policy roadmap for smart cities developed by the G20 GlobalSmart Cities Alliance. The other Indian cities selected for the programme are Faridabad, Hyderabad and Indore.

** Jayadeva to facilitate management of heart attack cases at taluk level

** Five varieties of virus-resistant local chillies to hit market

Conventional breeding techniques have been used on watermelons too.

Chillies literally add spice to life, and each region has its own special variety. To preserve local varieties and provide seeds to farmers at cheap rates, the Indian Institute of Horticulture Research (IIHR) has developed virus-resistant local chilli varieties, which are likely to hit the market next year.

Month: November 2020