Scientists at the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) at Hesaraghatta in Bengaluru have developed a new variety of Jamun berries–Arka Jamun Pride which gives better yield with high pulp recovery compared to existing varieties in the market. Scientists from the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) at Hesaraghatta have developed new variety of…
Around 1.45 lakh students from the state had registered for the exam, of whom nearly 1.40 lakh appeared, recording an attendance rate of 96.39% Bengaluru: Following the controversy over alleged paper leaks in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), higher education minister MC Sudhakar urged the Centre and the Supreme Court to decentralise the…
Bengaluru: By way of a conditional interim order, the Karnataka high court Tuesday permitted two functionaries of event management firm, M/s DNA Entertainment Networks, arraigned as accused in the the last year’s Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede case, to travel to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from June 1 to June 10.Justice SR Krishna Kumar passed this order…
Chethan Kumar is a Senior Assistant Editor with the Times of India. Aside from specialising in Space & Science, he has reported extensively on varied topics, with special focus on defence, policy and data stories. He has covered multiple elections, too. As a young democracy grows out of adolescence, Chethan feels, there are reels of…
Karnataka Govt suspended trekking expeditions to Nagamale in MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary of Chamarajanagar after a leopard mauled a 10-year-old Bengaluru boy to death a few days ago. Karnataka Govt suspended trekking expeditions to Nagamale in MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary of Chamarajanagar after a leopard mauled a 10-year-old Bengaluru boy to death a few days…
Authorities are investigating the discovery of gelatin sticks and electronic components near Prime Minister Modi’s convoy route in Bengaluru. BENGALURU: Police have intensified their investigation into the recovery of gelatin sticks and electronic components near the convoy route of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the Art of Living Foundation on Sunday, with…
BENGALURU: Bengaluru-based couple Danish Abdi and Vrushali Prasade created history by becoming the first pair to complete a side-by-side open-water swim from Sri Lanka to India along the historic Ram Setu route.The duo covered nearly 32 kilometres across the Palk Strait on May 7, beginning their swim from Talaimannar in Sri Lanka at around 4:30…
Bengaluru: A 19-year-old undergraduate student alleged that an auto driver sexually harassed her while she was walking on Promenade Road at Cleveland Town in east Bengaluru.A resident of JC Nagar, the first-year BSc student at a private college in Vasanthnagar filed a complaint with police about the incident which happened at 12.45pm on May 7….
Bengaluru: The redevelopment and desilting of Ulsoor Lake, taken up nearly two decades after major restoration efforts, has hit a temporary pause after recent rain refilled some areas. It has slowed critical desilting work before the monsoon sets in.The nearly Rs 4-crore rejuvenation project, currently under way at the historic waterbody, includes desilting and civic…
Bengaluru: In split-screen data on groundwater table, Karnataka has registered a slight improvement in groundwater recharge in 2025. At the same time, it has seen a worrying rise in industrial borewells and groundwater extraction.Industrial borewells are high-intensity, heavy-duty wells to pump out large volumes of groundwater to meet requirements of factories, commercial enterprises or industrial…
