Month: January 2021
** 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.
** All for kids: Udupi costume artist wins Rs 12.5 lakh in KBC
Ravi Katapadi, who is a costume artist, makes unique ‘veshas’ (costumes) for Krishna Janmashtami and Vitlapindi celebrations in this temple town, through which he raises funds through crowdfunding and helps ailing children whose families cannot afford hefty hospital bills.
** Bengaluru hospital ward attendant first person to get vaccine shot in Karnataka
Nagaratna K (28) from Bidadi, who works at the Neurosurgery department at the PMSSY Hospital in Bangalore Medical College Research Institute (BMCRI), was the first one to get vaccinated in the State, on Saturday. And
** ‘Nandini on Wheels’ mini-trucks will bring milk to your doorsteps
Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) has partnered with Mother Dairy to start ‘Nandini on Wheels’ service, with mini-trucks with milk products moving around, saving the citizen a walk to the milk booth. The pilot service will start in Yelahanka zone from Mon