Month: April 2021

According to SP Arun, associate professor at Centre for Neuroscience (CNS) at IISc, many studies showing similarities between deep networks and brains were already available. “However, none has really looked at their systematic differences, which would help us get closer to making these networks more brain-like,” he said.

‘ICU on Wheels’, a dedicated new facility at the government-run Victoria Hospital in central Bengaluru for critical Covid patients, arrived Friday evening, albeit a little too late for the kin of a seriously-ill 40-year-old patient, in urgent need of an ICU ventilator bed , who were turned away and asked to look for another hospital after 30 minutes of anxious wait.

The agriculture and horticulture research centre at Kapikad, on the outskirts of the city, is a favourite among the farmers. The reason for that is the centre gives suggestions and training on how to cultivate scientifically and get more yield and income.

Lawrence Pinto, the co-founder of the hugely popular ‘Gulf Voice of Mangalore’ Konkani singing reality show, passed away on Tuesday April 27. He was 73.

A well-known Konkani community leader in Kuwait, Lawrence Pinto along with Louis Rodrigues co-founded Gulf Voice of Mangalore (GVOM) in 2008.

The Belapu plant will be able to provide oxygen with less shipping charges and within a short time.

Bengaluru-based pharmaceutical company Biocon Biologics has received approval from the European Commission to market breast, ovarian, cervical and renal cancer drug ‘Abevmy’.

The company got the approval for the Abevmy in two strengths — 100mg and 400 mg

Bhat was dedicated to his duty, and would make the rounds of the temple even when in bad health.

A city based illustrator gives you a glimpse of stories and patterns through artistic creativity

Bengaluru-based Anushka Kalro is an illustrator whose work takes inspiration from the women in her life. The artist has worked on several commercial projects, as well as illustrated a coffee table book chronicling life in Basavanagudi, one of the city’s oldest locales.

Now Anushka has launched her own online print shop. She speaks about the website, upcoming book, and her work:

City-based accessory brand Ruban’s new collection shines the spotlight on silver, with a range of minimalistic jewellery that complements the work-from-home lifestyle.

Entrepreneur Chinu Kala.

P. Selvie Das, the first and only woman Vice-Chancellor of University of Mysore (UoM), passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Monday morning.

Ms. Das, 88, served as VC from 1988 to 1991. Her death was attributed to age-related ailments.