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ISRO presents awards to 96 achievers in Bengaluru
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday presented awards to 96 individuals at a ceremony held at Antariksh Bhavan.
Bengaluru :
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday presented awards to 96 individuals at a ceremony held at Antariksh Bhavan. ISRO awards are in recognition of the unique contributions made by individuals and teams towards the success of projects and programmes of ISRO. The ‘ISRO Awards’ were distributed by former ISRO chairman Dr K Kasturirangan and current chairman Dr K Sivan.
The scheme was first introduced in 2007, making this the 12th edition of the ceremony. Speaking at the occasion, Dr Kasturirangan said, “ISRO Awards have, over the years, become prestigious among the space fraternity.”
This year, the awards were distributed in four categories – Young Scientist Award (50), Merit Award (20), Performance Excellence Award(10) and Team Excellence Award(16). “The recipients were selected taking into account their outstanding contributions in 2017. The selection panel comprised officials from various ISRO centres,” the agency said in a statement.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Bengaluru / by Express News Service / March 14th, 2019
How pure is your silk? Get it tested for Rs 20 at nine testing centres in Bengaluru
Silk lovers in the city can walk into any of the nine silk testing centres opened in the main retail hubs of the city, to check the purity of their product.
Bengaluru :
Silk lovers in the city can walk into any of the nine silk testing centres opened in the main retail hubs of the city, to check the purity of their product. Last week, the Silk Mark Organisation of India established nine consumer testing centres to help customers conduct purity tests with the help of personnel trained by Central Silk Board.
“The staff will take a strand from the material without damaging it and put it through two checks – under the microscope and flame tests. Much like how customers are cheated when it comes to buying gold, we found during our national expos that several people were cheated with impure silk,” said T Sivakumar, assistant director of Central Silk Board. Within five to 10 minutes, the test which costs `20, will ascertain the product’s purity.
“Several retailers mix polyster, cotton, nylon, viscose with silk and sell it at a cheaper price. For example, a pure silk saree would cost `2,000 but retailers who mix it with other materials, sell it for anywhere between `500 and `1,000. When we conducted free testing at expos, customers were shocked to know they had been cheated. This will affect the overall business of silk itself,” Sivakumar said, adding that based on the response to these centres, they plan to set up 100 more across the country.
The centres were inaugurated on March 8 by K M Hanumantharayappa, Chairman of Central Silk Board and Silk Mark Organisation of India and other officers. The centres are in BTM layout, Chickpet, Cubbonpet, Tank road, Jayanagar, Gandhi Nagar, M G Road, Okalipuram and R V Road.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Bengaluru / by Express News Service / March 12th, 2019
Over 40 Kannada films enter race for National Awards
Popular entertainment films in the reckoning include KGF
For the first time, the 66th National Film Awards competition will have over 40 Kannada films in various categories. This is at least 10 films more than in the last year.
According to sources, Mookajjiya Kanasugalu of P. Sheshadri, Nathicharami of Manjunatha Somakeshava Reddy (Mansore), Kanoorayana of T.S. Nagabharana are among the films in the competition.
Besides these three, Ammachi Yemba Nenapu by Champa Shetty, Aa Karala Rathri of Dayal Padmanabhan, Neeru of Eshwar, Ondalla Eradalla of Satyaprakash, Savithri Bai Phule of Vishal Raj, Vishwamanava of M.S. Muttu Raj, Ramana Savari of K. Shivarudraiah, Attayya V/S Handikayolu of Lokendra, Samanateya Kadege of Anantharayappa are also in the race under various categories.
Popular entertainment films in the race include KGF of Prashanth Neel, Sarkari Hiriya Prathamika Shale Kasaragodu, Koduge Ramanna Rai by Rishab Shetty and Kurukshetra by Naganna.
Film-makers, whose films are in competition, are happy with the increase in the number of films competing for the National Awards.
“An increase in the number of films competing for National Awards is proportional to the number of films released. In 2018, the number of films released crossed the 240 mark. Over 40 entering the competition is not a surprise for me,” said P. Sheshadri.
Sources in the film industry said that though 240 films were released, as many as 370 films got censored as on December 31, 2018.
“This is a welcome development. If it translates to awards, there is definitely good times ahead for Kannada cinema,” said Mansore.
Last year saw Hebbet Ramakka winning the honours for Best Feature Film. Paddayi, a Tulu film, got the Best Feature Film Award for films made in languages other than those specified in Schedule VIII of the Constitution.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru / by Muralidhara Khajane / March 11th, 2019