Balakrishnan is a principal architect and fellow at Texas Instruments, a company he joined soon after completing his PhD in 2002.
He today holds 75 patents. That’s an average of a patent every 3 months
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** Odisha: Manda buffalo gets recognition as unique breed
The Manda buffalo found in the Eastern Ghats and the Koraput plateau region of Odisha has got national recognition as a unique breed.
The National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) has declared it as the 19th unique breed of buffaloes found in the country.
** First three-day international symposium on Sikh architecture to be held in Chandigarh from September 7
About 1000 architects and other professionals from the world are likely to attend this symposium, said Surinder Bahga, chairman of Saakaar Foundation.
** IIIT Dharwad’s Mitra robots will go vernacular
Dr KT Deepak, a professor at IIIT and project investigators, said Invento Robotics has developed Mitra robots, which have a speech-recognition program developed by US-based firms.
** Bengaluru’s BEL to protect Indian Army, Navy, Air Force from drones
The anti-drone system was first deployed to provide security cover for the Republic Day parade this year.
The Indian Navy on Tuesday signed the contract with the BEL for the supply of the first indigenous comprehensive Naval Anti Drone System (NADS) with both hard kill and soft kill capabilities.
** India’s highest herbal garden at 11,000 feet altitude inaugurated in Uttarakhand
The garden, located in Mana village of Chamoli district, has been developed by the research wing of state forest department on a three-acre land given by Mana Van Panchayat.
The garden, inaugurated by Mana sarpanch Pitambar Maulfa, has been developed in three years under the central government’s Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) scheme. It displays around 40 species, including important medicinal herbs, found in the high-altitude alpine areas of the Himalayan region.
** Turban-makers of Bengal town feel heat of Afghanistan turmoil
Sonamukhi had become a turban hub over 40 years back when some Pakhtoons, locally known as Kabuliwallahs, used to visit Krishnabazar area to peddle spices, dry fruits, and for moneylending purposes.
** Goa, the land of feni, gets its first alcohol museum
The land of feni just got a museum wholly dedicated to the locally brewed alcohol.
Started by local businessman Nandan Kudchadkar, who is a collector of antiques, the museum ‘All About Alcohol’ located in the tiny beach village of Candolim, houses hundreds of artefacts linked to feni, including large, traditional glass vats in which the local cashew-based alcohol was stored centuries ago.
** ‘No noise, no pollution, no petrol’: Tamil Nadu man makes his own e-bike
Having lost his job to the lockdown, Saravanan has been supporting his family of seven by farming. This left him with some spare time to experiment with machines — a passion since his childhood.
Meet 42-year old A Saravanan, an electrician from Idiyathur in Ponnamaravathi.
** Flying high: Kempegowda International Airport staff best in Central Asia
Employees of the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru have been adjudged “The Best Airport Staff in India and Central Asia” at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2021.