Narendra Pasuparthy, founder and CEO of Nandus Foods, said time is ripe to tackle the twin issues of the animal feed industry that eats into the agricultural sector and the urban food waste affecting cities like Bengaluru. His search for a solution resulted in the start-up Insectifii with Mitali Poovayya, a neurobiology researcher from Amsterdam University. The start-up converts food waste into high-grade protein for poultry using the Black Soldier Fly (BSF).
Month: July 2021
** New book maps south Indian clans’ 6,000-year-old Gandhara trek
6,000 years ago, some clans of forest settlers from South India set out on a great journey, which took them along the coast, traversing through several areas up North, and reaching as far as Gandhara (Kandahar in present-day Afghanistan)
‘India Before History’, will be a 1,500-page documentation-orientated work, which will also involve close to 70 articles from the country’s eminent scholars
** Writer M.M. Kanakeri dead
Senior writer, editor and publisher of Susheel magazine M.M. Kanakeri passed away in Hubballi on Sunday. He was 90.
Mr. Kanakeri single-handedly published the magazine for five decades and used to circulate it among literary enthusiasts and friends.
He presided over the sixth Hubballi Taluk Kannada Sahitya Sammelan held in Hubballi in 2018.
He is survived by his wife and four daughters.
** Beltangady: ‘Guruvayanakere’s ten rupee doctor’ – Uninterrupted service through corona time
Dr Sharma accepts just ten rupees from the patients. He speaks to patients with a smile, cuts jokes, instils confidence in his patients, and charges only ten rupees. The people lovingly call him with the name, ‘ten rupee doctor’.
Dr Sharma has never fixed any rate for the treatment and never sought a fee based on individual health checks he does. He has been serving as doctor at Guruvayanakere for the last three decades. Even during the corona period, he charges ten rupees to poor people.
** Mangaluru: ‘Patrode’ earns place in Ayush list of traditional, beneficial dishes
‘Patrode’, a popular dish of coastal Karnataka and Malnad region that is made from Colocasia (taro) leaves, has been recognized by the union Ayush ministry as a traditional food under Ayush system of medicines.
The ministry has prepared a booklet in which names of 26 food items have been listed. Patrode has occupied a place of pride in this list.
This booklet is also available in the website of the department now. Along with each of the items listed, photos, recipe, and health benefits have been listed.
** Sprint to success
This 18-year-old Bengaluru girl, who competed in her first senior nationals, defeated big names to clinch the gold medal.
When 18-year-old athlete Priya H Mohan left Bengaluru last week to participate in the interstate Senior Athletics Championship in Patiala, there was an air of confidence. After all, running a 400 m race is second nature to the youngster. She flew alongside coach Arjun Ajay and her father, with the former trying to keep her in a positive frame of mind. It was much required as it was her first senior athletic meet where she would be competing against the best in the country.
Earlier in the week, the Bengaluru girl came up with an effort to win a gold (clocking her best at 53.29s) on field, which comprised names like seasoned campaigner from Karnataka, Poovamma. So, this gold medal for Priya is the fruit of the hard work.
** India’s first tunnel aquarium opens at KSR railway station
From now on, anyone waiting to board a train, or to receive someone, at the KSR railway station can look forward to an exciting and relaxing activity.
For, a first of its kind aquatic kingdom set up in any railway station in India will be launched in the concourse portion at the entry of the station on Thursday. The joint venture by the Indian Railway Station Development Corporation (IRSDC) and HNI Enterprises was planned for an April launch, but the Covid second wave delayed it.
** Winning verses
Having recently won the ‘Poet of India’ title on a poetry reality show, this Bengalurean shares his deep connection with writing.
From the time he can remember, Amandeep Singh, a city-based IT professional, has been expressing his thoughts and emotions through poetry.
It’s no surprise then that Singh recently walked away with the title Sau Karod ka Kavi (Poet of India) for 2021 on India’s first poetry reality show Sau Karod Ka Kavi.
A performance poet and storyteller, Singh, who hails from Patna, grew up writing poems since the age of nine. “I used to change the lyrics of Bollywood songs keeping the music intact.
Bengaluru / Patna
** VTU signs MoU with Bengaluru’s AFTC
PG degrees in Aeronautical Engineering to be awarded to Indian Air Force officers
The Air Force Technical College (AFTC), Bengaluru, has entered into an agreement with Belagavi-based VTU to award postgraduate degrees in Aeronautical Engineering to Indian Air force officers.
Air Commodore Biji Philip, Commandant of AFTC, and A.S. Deshpande, Registrar, VTU, signed a MoU in Belagavi on Friday.
The two institutions will jointly offer MTech programme in Aeronautical Engineering. The degree will be awarded with six different specialisations and will follow all AICTE and VTU norms.
** Remembering the work of Fa.Gu. Halakatti
Several organisations in NK celebrate his 142nd birth anniversary
Amid the COVID-19 restrictions, several organisations across North Karnataka region held symbolic programmes on Friday remembering the contributions of Fa.Gu. Halakatti, the man credited with ‘reviving Lingayatism’ through his efforts of collecting and publishing ‘vachanas’ in the first half of the 20th century.