Doctors’ association will mark “Black Day” on June 1 to protest against Ramdev’s comments

A doctors’ association has initiated the call to have a nationwide protest against the comments passed by yoga guru Baba Ramdev. According to the release issued by the Federation of resident doctors’ Association (FORDA), June 1 will be observed as “Black Day”. FORDA stated the decision of the protest has been taken to convict the…

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Karnataka Budget 2021 for Women: Everything you need to know from discounted bus passes to loans

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday has presented the budget for the state wherein he emphasized on the slew of measures and allocation in the state Budget inclining towards the safety and empowerment of women. Yediyurappa had mentioned that the Budget 2021 will be beneficial for the women earlier in the day. The brick…

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Satellite set launch on March 28 will present real time images of borders, review natural disasters

India has proposed to launch a satellite set scheduled for March 28, which is an earth observation satellite, and will present the real-time images of the borders and aid in rapid reviewing of any to-be natural disasters. GISAT-1 will be inducted into space by the GSLV-F10 rocket right from Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota spaceport, which is…

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Six Karnataka Ministers appeal to court seeking injunction against media houses

Six ministers from the BJP-led government of Karnataka have appealed to a city court on Friday, asking for an injunction against newspapers and TV channels due to publishing defamatory content against them. The six ministers who took the move are Agriculture Minister BC Patil, Cooperation Minister HT Somashekar, Labour Minister Shivaram Hebbar, Health and Family…

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Mining landfills potentially eco-friendly, though BBMP attempts to kickstart it

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…

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Bengaluru scientists identify potential cure for Alzheimer’s, Need funds to proceed with clinical trials

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…

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