Groundwater exploitation in rural Bengaluru threat to drinking water systems: Study

According to a study, groundwater exploitation is largely driven by the free supply of electricity to farmers for irrigation borewells. | Photo Credit: file photo A recent study by researchers at Water, Environment, Land and Livelihoods (WELL) Labs and Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) shows groundwater exploitation in the Upper Arkavathy…

UGNEET to be held on May 4

The Undergraduate National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (UGNEET-2025), which is the gateway for entrance to medical courses, will be held on Sunday across the country from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The exam is scheduled to be conducted in pen-and-paper mode (OMR-based). In Karnataka, there will be 381 exam centres, with approximately 1.4 lakh students expected to…

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah unveils Ambedkar statue

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday (May 3, 2025) said it is the responsibility of all people to safeguard the Constitution and fundamental rights mentioned in the statute to ensure social justice for all. He was speaking after unveiling a 14-feet-high bronze statue of B.R Ambedkar at Yelahanka in Bengaluru. The Chief Minister said Ambedkar understood…

Sahitya Akademi invites entries for translation prize 

The Sahitya Akademihas invited books for its annual translation prize for 2025. The annual award honours outstanding translations of literary worksinto the 24 Indian languages recognised by the akademi. Books published between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2023, are eligible. The akademi encourages translators, publishers, and literary enthusiasts to submit one copy of the…

ACJ Convocation: Norman Pearlstine says journalism will evolve in ways unclear but need for factual info will endure

Awardees at the ACJ Journalism Awards, 2024 along with Sashi Kumar Chairman, MDF & ACJ, Priya Menon, member award jury, Manoj Kumar Sonthalia Chairman and Managing Director, The New Indian Express Group, Norman Pearlstine Veteran American Journalist, N. Murali Trustee, MDF, Kalpana Sharma Chair, Award Jury, and Harikrishna Katragadda Member, Award Jury, in Chennai on…

Injured Olive Ridley turtle on the mend

Rescued Olive ridley sea turtle being treated at The Besant Memorial Animal Dispensary in Chennai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran A badly injured Olive Ridley sea turtle that washed up on Chennai’s shores is on the mend, thanks to a remarkable rescue and rehabilitation effort by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department. Missing a…