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At 12.40 a.m. on December 26, near K.R. Market in the heart of the city, a small crowd began gathering around a goods vehicle. Four men were distributing blankets. The temperature was 16 degrees Celsius. Beneath the Mysuru Road flyover, several people had taken shelter, wrapping themselves in blankets or gunny bags to protect themselves…
Wasps have a great potential to be beneficial insects and can play a larger ecological role in controlling pests, said Raghavendra Gadagkar, professor and National Science Chair, Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc. | Photo Credit: file photo Wasps have a great potential to be beneficial insects and can play a larger ecological role in controlling…
The opening of the Hosakerehalli flyover on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) seems like an achievement of the city in 2025. Like previous years, a Bengalurean’s wishlist for 2026 would definitely feature completion of the much-delayed Ejipura flyover and the one on Doddaballapur Road, Yelahanka. Ejipura flyover The 2.38-km Ejipura flyover, planned to decongest the…
Just about everything comes to your door today — from food and groceries to clothes and appliances. For thousands of workers who bring them over, it is always a race against time. Quick commerce companies promise customers deliveries in about 10 minutes, placing an unrealistic expectation on the delivery personnel who have to navigate Bengaluru’s…
Karnataka’s Smaran in action during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy cricket match against Uttarakhand at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Format, opposition, conditions — nothing seems to matter to R. Smaran in his current vein of form. The Karnataka batter continued his prolific run…
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The New York Academy of Sciences and Tata Sons on Tuesday announced three scientists based out of Bengaluru as the winners of the 2025 Tata Transformation Prize. The winners are Padubidri V. Shivaprasad of National Centre for Biological Sciences, and Balasubramanian Gopal and Ambarish Ghosh of Indian Institute of Science for research in food security, sustainability and healthcare, respectively. Ambarish Ghosh The winners were…
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Researchers at the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-B) are using machine learning and mathematics to tackle one of renewable energy’s toughest problems – how to generate enough clean power without driving up costs or risking grid instability. By developing optimisation models that balance carbon reduction with affordability, their work aims to make India’s transition to solar…
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The Karman Project is a global non-profit foundation that promotes peace and security in space through international cooperation. How sustainable is space science? This was the subject of a debate at the Karman Week 2025, hosted by SatSure, an earth observation data refinery platform, on Thursday here. “It is time that we mitigate space debris,” said Susmita Mohanty, head of…
Arjun has played a patient knock to help Goa stay afloat. | Photo Credit: N. Sudarshan Weather and Karnataka haven’t been on good terms in recent times. On Monday at the KSCA Navule Stadium here, they fell out again, with overnight rain and bad light eating up almost two hours of playing time and halting the hosts’ charge towards securing…
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: The State government has deepened its international scientific engagement with ETH Zurich — one of the world’s leading institutions in quantum science and technology — through a visit to the ETH Quantum Center and an invitation for its leadership to participate in the Quantum India Summit 2026 in Bengaluru. During his visit, N.S. Boseraju,…