Some months ago, when Radha Pennathur was looking up how to draw something, she came across an interesting fact: State symbols.
“It led me down a rabbit hole of sorts and I got to know that each state and union territory in India has some state symbols: Fruits, flowers, trees, birds, animals,” says the 23-year-old, who is now capturing the same through a series of artworks she is doing for Wildlife Conservation Society.
Along with senior left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad, the number of Karnataka players in the team is now three.
Karnataka girls Prathyusha Challaru and Monica Patel have broken into the Indian senior women’s ODI and T20I teams that will take on South Africa in Lucknow from March 7-23.
SindhuNetra was developed by students of Bengaluru-based PES University, which was awarded the Rs 2.2 crore contract by the Research Centre Imarat, part of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
Literary programmes and a workshop will mark the birth centenary celebrations of Kannada scholar R.C. Hiremath on March 1.
KLE Technological University, Hubballi, has bagged the prestigious “ASSOCHAM University of the Year Award-South” under Science and Technology for the year 2021.
Selected fellows under the Indian Administrative Fellowship, an initiative of the Bengaluru-based The/Nudge Foundation, will have to work under senior IAS officers (rank of Secretary and above) for 18 months to design and implement programmes in fields related to civic affairs, rural development, education, and water/sanitation.
Ten to 12 fellows will be selected in this first year by The/Nudge Foundation after intensive scrutiny of the applications. The last date for submitting applications is March 15. Fellows will be given ₹20 lakh per year during the fellowship period by the government.
Under this scheme, the State has identified and approved 20 districts for horticultural products, six for agricultural products, two for marine products, one for poultry, and one for bakery products.
The products in each district were chosen on the basis of their availability, status of current processing, and scope of marketing.
For its work on conserving the critically endangered Kolar leaf-nosed bat, Bat Conservation India Trust was recently picked for the ‘Lesser-known Species Grant’ by The Habitats Trust, which aims to secure key habitats and indigenous species.
It is a matter of pride and contentment for Hanumantappa Sunkad, that he is able to indulge his childhood curiosity and turn it into a profitable source of income.
And the cherry on top is that he has become an inspiration for the young and old alike in his village Gummanahalli
From the famed Channapatna toys of Ramanagara district to the popular Bidri ware from Bidar, over 100 handicraft items will now be available under the Cauvery brand name on e-commerce platforms.