Stunt director Vikram Mor wins award; Akshi is best film
Wild Karnataka, a natural history documentary on the State’s wildlife, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, has won big at the 67th National Film Awards announced on Monday.
Month: March 2021
** Prashant Manakar elected new HKCCI president
Prashant Manakar led his panel to a stupendous victory in the elections to the Hyderabad Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries (HKCCI) on Sunday, dealing a body blow to the outgoing president Amarnath Patil’s panel by completely decimating it.
** A portal for film archives
It is a passion project of film journalist Shashidhar Chitradurga.
To this day, there is a gap in documenting and archiving the history of Kannada cinema in an accessible way, which a new online portal — chitrapatha.com — aims to fill.
The portal, designed with fonts from yesteryear film posters, is drenched in nostalgia for old films, songs, their history, trivia, and rare-to-find photographs.
** PM talks to water warrior from Bidar
Srinivas Jonnakeri, president of Dhupadamahagaon Gram Panchayat in Aurad taluk of Bidar district, was one among five persons who interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video-conferencing on World Water Day
** World Water Day: Cubbon Park rejuvenation project helped recharge up to 100 million litres annually
** Harshika Poonacha gets busy in Bhojpuri films; bags two new projects
** Geethanjali Kirloskar becomes head of health CSR panel
Karnataka has tasked Kirloskar Systems Limited director Geethanjali Kirloskar to mobilise companies to invest in public healthcare in the state.
** Karnataka to sell gold coins embossed with state emblem
The precious metal will be promoted with the ‘Brand Karnataka’ image, Nirani said after meeting the Jewellers’ Association and jewellery designers.
Karnataka is home to India’s only active gold mines operated by the state-run Hutti Gold Mines Ltd.
** Karnataka completes 6 lakh free eSanjeevani health consultations in 15 months
Developed by C-DAC in Mohali, the app available on the Android play store, was launched to provide free health OPD health consultations to people, even in remote areas, on a hub and spoke model
** Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited hands over 100th battery to ISRO for Chandrayaan-3
BHEL has also been fabricating space-grade solar panels for ISRO’s satellites since 20 years and they recently completed testing 75,000 multi-junction solar cells at their premises.