Too expensive an affair
That Bangalore is a cultural hub is a known fact. Nearly every week, the City witnesses an array of dance and music recitals, theatre performances and film screenings. People from different walks of...
View ArticleWhale woes in the Atlantic
Human activity is still killing right whales, one of the most endangered animals in the ocean. An analysis of four decades of whale deaths shows that attempts to prevent them have not had a...
View ArticleDawn of the good drones
What has long been used as a weapon of destruction can now be employed to conserve wildlife and forests. In India, drones have still not been used for ecological purposes, but the possibilities are...
View ArticleNotes from an island
Researchers have observed that Washington's Tatoosh Island, known for its rich biodiversity, has seen a decline of historically hardy populations of birds. They suspect that the shifts are related to...
View ArticleDiamonds are forever? So is lonsdaleite
Diamond, an allotropic form of carbon, has for long captured the imagination of human beings. This hexagonal glittering stone known for its hardness has been crowned as the 'world's hardest material'....
View ArticleAnd the Nobel goes to...
Discoveries that matter Manipulation of living cells, the connection between light and matter, decoding the communication system that the human body uses to send messages to cells...these are the three...
View ArticleHome's where the ants are
Antbirds in the Panamanian rain forest are clever enough to ensure that their stomachs are full without bothering to hunt for anything on their own. They depend on predatory ants which do all the hard...
View ArticleMiscellany
Zero-investment, maximum resultsNeither does he use compost on his farm nor does unduly worry about care for his farm. Yet, he reaps rich profits. All thanks to the curry leaf trees (karibevu in...
View ArticleKalave shows the way
Farmers of Uttara Kannada district's Kalave have set a great example when it comes to conservation of water. They have dug many percolation pits and tanks across the region. Consequently, groundwater...
View ArticleCruising along the Sharavathi
B V Prakash takes a boat ride along River Sharavathi and is fascinated by the picturesque landscape. Azure sea, palm-fringed islands and boats...no, we are not talking about Kerala, but a slice of...
View ArticleDASARA HIGHLIGHTS
*The festivities begin: Siddeshwara Swamiji of Sri Jnanayogashrama, Bijapur, will inaugurate Dasara festivities atop Chamundi Hill today. As is the tradition, prayers will be offered to Goddess...
View ArticleA mansion of memories
Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion, situated in the lush green campus of Manasagangothri, was built during the regime of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV for Chamaraja Wodeyar's eldest daughter, princess Jayalakshmi...
View ArticleMysore's date with Dasara
Over the decades, the nature of Dasara celebrations has changed. Withdrawal of the privy purse to the then Maharaja meant that Dasara became 'Nada Habba', a people's festival. Drought years made a dent...
View ArticleTv talk
Danger from another galaxyWatch 'War of the Worlds' on Star Movies at 11.36 pm on October 17. Ray (played by Tom Cruise) is a dockyard worker, who has night shifts. He is separated from his wife Mary...
View ArticleFimli Fundas
Grateful for the lessons Ranbir Kapoor may have hit the bull's eye with Barfi! — which has turned out to be a critical success as well as a commercial blockbuster — but that doesn't...
View ArticleA sense of nostalgia in the air
ISME held its fifth annual alumni meet at its campus recently. The event provided an opportunity to rekindle the bond between the alumni and its alma mater and reminisce their college days. The evening...
View ArticleA fresh chapter opens...
The first-year students of Seshadripuram Institute of Management Studies were formally inducted into the college recently. The inauguration was followed by the orientation ceremony. The students were...
View ArticleDoing their bit for the environment
The PESIT South Campus turned green recently — the students of the MCA department spread the message of environment consciousness among the faculty and students. They did this by organising...
View ArticleA profusion of talent
For every student, freshers' day is a time to relax, unwind and make new friends. But at BNM Institute of Technology, the students also used their freshers' day as a platform to showcase their talent....
View ArticleSeveral acts come together
The 'Header and Footer Club' of the Indian Institute of Science ( IISc) will be performing some interesting plays in the City. Safar will be staged on October 18, 6.30 pm at Seva Sadan, Malleswaram,...
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