It has been six years post Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)’s promises to the Karnataka High Court about its initiative towards ‘bio-mining’ of landfills, and even presently BBMP is just making attempts to adopt the eco-friendly concept. Post the statement given in October 2014, BBMP worked on formulating an expert committee committee for reviewing the…
A group of scientists from Bengaluru headed by Professor T Govindaraju, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have done a discover for the potential cure of Alzheimer’s disease, which is the major cause for dementia globally. Their findings are about a small molecule, named as TGR 63, which is depicted to have the…
The Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) revealed on Thursday about the primary satellite Amazonia-1 of Brazil and 18 co-passenger satellites onboard (PSLV-C51) proposed to be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) Sriharikota Range (SHAR) to be scheduled for February 28. ISRO said, “PSLV-C51, which is the 53rd mission of PSLV, will launch Amazonia-1 of Brazil…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a visit to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Thursday for inauguration and laying foundation stone of various development projects. Pm Modi will lay a foundation stone for the project of laning of NH45-A-56 kms Sattanathapuram – Nagapattinam package of Villupuram to Nagapattinam project extending Karaiakal district in Puducherry scheduled…
The second phase for Covid-19 vaccination in India will commence from March 1, where people with 60 years of age and above along with those above 45 years of age with existential co-morbidities will be vaccinated, revealed Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday. While addressing the press conference post the Union Cabinet meeting, the minister…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday has approved the bail for 22-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi, who was arrested in Bengaluru on February 13 over a Google document toolkit case, iterating that there was not enough material for keeping the 22-year old in police custody. Dharmendra Rana, the additional judge who reserved the order on…
The auto-rickshaw drives in the capital city of Karnataka are firmly demanding for a hike in the base fare from the current Rs 25 to Rs 36, indicating the price hike is required due to the higher total operation cost and the rising inflation over the three years. The rickshaw base fare was previously hiked…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday conducted a small review about the current Covid-19 situation in the country with a spike in the Covid-19 cases in a number of cases. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla and top officials of two ministers attended the review meeting. The Home Minister is taking…
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Bagel has appealed to the Union tribal affairs minister Arjun Munda via a letter urging for immediate approval to be granted for the proposals estimated to of ₹ 234.18 crore intended for minor-forest-produce-based development of the tribal population belonging to the state with the employment and tribal sustenance amid Covid-19 pandemic…
Over 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been given to the healthcare and frontline workers of the country from the initiation of the largest vaccination drive in the world on January 16, as per the data released on the dashboard of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. As per the data, 10,188,007…
