Currently blooming in the campus is a showy handsome tree – the Bronze Shower tree, whose botanical name is Cassica moschata.
Month: March 2021
** Kempegowda International Airport installs disabled aircraft recovery kit; first in India and Asia
The Bengaluru airport is the first aerodrome in the country as well as in South Asia to own the state-of-the-art kit
** Portuguese-era structure, tucked away in Western Ghats, discovered
The two-storeyed structure was constructed by the West of India Portuguese Guaranteed Railway (WIPGR) company in 1885.
** Moily gets Sahitya Akademi award
Former Karnataka chief minister Veerappa Moily has been bestowed with the Sahitya Akademi award for his epic poem, Sri Bahubali Ahimsadigvijayam, in Kannada.
** Visit Sanganakallu museum to find your ancestors
Sanganakallu museum in Ballari district throws light on prehistoric life
** Grant and gratitude
Started by an engineer in memory of his late mother, this grant offers ‘no strings attached’ fund to applicants for a passion project
There are many ways to remember a departed loved one. For Thejesh GN, the best way to honour his mother’s legacy was by doing what she loved to do – help those in need.
This made the city-based engineer start the Nagarathna Memorial Grant, which is in its fourth edition this year.
Named after his late mother, this micro-grant offers monetary help of up to Rs 1 lakh to anyone who wishes to pursue a passion project.
** Cargo terminal to boost e-trade
India’s first dedicated Express Cargo Terminal was launched at Kempegowda International Airport on Friday.
** Best performing police staff honoured in Chitradurga
Chitradurga Superintendent of Police G. Radhika and Additional Superintendent of Police Mananing B. Nandaganvi presented prizes and certificates at a programme held as part of the annual police sports meet in Chitradurga on Wednesday.
** Students show the way to increase farm income
A group of 66 final-year students pursuing Bachelor of Science in Agriculture at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Kalaburagi, are showing the way to increasing farm income and cut input costs to make agriculture more remunerative.
** India International Travel Mart inaugurated
The event has over 80 participants from over 15 Indian States
As the tourism sector slowly gets on recovery mode, the Bengaluru edition of India International Travel Mart-2021 began here on Friday.