First book in English to introduce Kannada metrics to non-Kannada readers: Vivek Rai
** Bengaluru chosen for pioneer cities programme
To help pioneer a new global policy roadmap for smart cities
Bengaluru is among four cities in the country selected by the World Economic Forum, a Geneva-based not-for-profit organisation, to pioneer a new global policy roadmap for smart cities developed by the G20 GlobalSmart Cities Alliance. The other Indian cities selected for the programme are Faridabad, Hyderabad and Indore.
** New species of burrowing frog named after Bengaluru
** New species of gecko found in the Eastern Ghats
This is the twelfth species to be discovered outside the Western Ghats
A new species of lizard, the smallest known Indian gekkonid, has been discovered in the Eastern Ghats. Studies show that the species belonged to the genus Cnemaspis. In India, 45 diverse species of Cnemaspis have been found, of which 34 are from the Western Ghats.
** On her toes, teaching ballet
For Yana Lewis, who made Bengaluru her home, this is a way of life.
As you enter The Lewis Foundation of Classical Ballet in Bengaluru, you will find little girls learning the basic postures, slightly older girls trying to balance on their toes, glide across the platform and bend their bodies.
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** Meet Niharika, the comedian behind viral Instagram videos
Bengaluru’s funny girl Niharika NM talks to CE about her Netflix debut, life in California, and the muse behind her characters
** The sultan’s kitchen: Craving Turkish food in Delhi? Here’s where you can satiate your taste buds
Chef Ahmat Algan was planning to get engaged in the spring of 2021 back home in Turkey, but the COVID-19 pandemic, as with so much else in the world, threw a spanner in the works.
** Olympic-bound race walker KT Irfan, sprinter Dutee Chand included in TOPS core group
Seven track and field Athletes were also included in the TOPS developmental group after a meeting of the Mission Olympics Cell on November 26.