“Biocon Pharma Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Biocon Limited, has received a certificate of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) compliance from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the United Kingdom (UK), for its manufacturing facility at Biocon Park in Bengaluru,” Biocon said in a regulatory filing.
Month: April 2021
** Rohini Nilekani pledges ₹50 cr. to ATREE
The fund to address biodiversity, water scarcity, climate change issues
City philanthropist and author Rohini Nilekani pledged ₹50 crore to ATREE (Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment), a think tank.
Of this, ₹25 crore will be a direct grant, while the remaining ₹25 crore will be matching funds for new grants ATREE raises from other sources, as per a statement.
** An initiative to showcase Mysuru’s lesser-known heritage
Mysuru Biennale is in the conceptual stage
A new concept to expose the wider culture of Mysuru that goes beyond Dasara and showcasing the city’s built and natural heritage, promoting it as a centre for contemporary cultural activities, is in the offing.
G.N. Heritage Matters, an architectural consultant firm which has made a presentation, opines that it will boost tourism without causing large expenditure on new attractions.
** Initiative to produce chemical-free jaggery in Chamarajanagar
The Bengaluru-based local commerce platform eSamudaay and JSS Rural Incubation Skill and Development Centre (JSS RISDC) will collaborate to work with local entrepreneurs and farmers in Chamarajanagar to produce chemical-free jaggery.
** Sandur village among seven to be turned into models under Prabuddha scheme
Yeswanthanagar village is located about 13km from Sandur, and has a rich mining area. The village has a population of 9,000, and a 75% literacy rate.
** BWSSB breaks its records in supplying water to city
Beginning Tuesday (April 6), 1,468 to 1,475 Million Litres Per day of water was being pumped.
** KMF to pay more to farmers for milk
Dharwad Milk Federation has increased milk procurement price by ₹1.20 per litre. This means the cooperative body will pay more to milk supplying farmers in Dharwad, Haveri, Gadag and Uttara Kannada districts.
However, there will be no change in the price at which milk is sold.
** Spices of life: Women lead the way in this Chitradurga masala factory
While business can create a stressful and cut-throat atmosphere for employees, Maruthi Masala, set up four decades ago in Chitradurga district, is cut from different cloth
** From… Paper Boy To Professor
Meet Dr. Shiv Kumar, who has climbed the ladder of success despite all odds.
That boy Shiv Kumar is now serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of MBA at Maharaja Institute of Technology (MIT), Mysuru. He may have grown academically, but he hasn’t forgotten the past when he strove hard even to eat a meal a day.