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Capturing 20% of the global #insulins market is an ambitious target Biocon has firmly set its sights on, backed by our capability and scale as a globally recognized, and now an even bigger, bolder, and unified organization. We will continue to serve the critical needs of diabetic patients worldwide, wherever possible. news18.com/india/biocon-w…

In June 2025, @Biocon_FDN, in partnership with @BeSTCluster and @NCBS_Bangalore, launched BioWISE (Bio Women in STEM Empowered)—an initiative to expand access, participation and retention of women from Tier 2 and 3 institutions across Karnataka in the life sciences. Today, that vision is translating into on-ground impact. On April 2, 2026, the first cohort of 15 postgraduate scholars was formally onboarded at the Biocon Campus, beginning a six-month internship and mentorship journey across NCBS, IBAB, IISc and Biocon. The program creates a structured pathway for academic talent to transition into scientific careers. In addition to the postgraduate cohort, 10 undergraduate students are set to join the program in the coming months. Through scholarships, industry exposure, lab immersion, mentorship and structured career guidance, BioWISE aims to equip young women with the skills, confidence and professional networks they need to thrive as future scientists. We look forward to sharing more stories and milestones from the BioWISE Cohort 1 experience as their journey unfolds. Read the full press release here : biocon.com/biocon-foundat… #BioWISE #WomenInSTEM #CSR #STEMCareers #WomenInScience

Sadio Mane, a Senegalese soccer star, earns approximately $10.2 million annually. He gave the world a rude awakenng after some fans were flabbergasted when they saw him carrying a cracked iPhone 11. His response was awesome: "Why would I want ten Ferraris, 20 diamond watches, and two jet planes? I starved, I worked in the fields, played brefoot, and I didn't go to school. Now I can help people. I prefer to build schools and give poor people food or clothing. I have built schools and a stadium, provide clothes, shoes, and food for people in extreme poverty. In addition, I give 70 euros per month to all people from a very poor Senegalese region in order to contribute to their family economy. I do not need to display luxury cars, luxury homes, trips, and even planes. I prefer that my people receive some of what life has given me.

Biocon Foundation, in partnership with BeST Cluster and NCBS, onboards first BioWISE cohort of Postgraduate Women Students biovoicenews.com/biocon-foundat… via @BioVoiceNews

Biocon Foundation launches BioWISE to train 25 women in STEM deccanherald.com/india/karnatak… via @deccanherald

Supporting women in STEM will ensure our tech future

For many years, India depended heavily on imported MRI machines — expensive systems that required liquid helium and consumed high amounts of power, placing them beyond the reach of numerous hospitals. Now, Bengaluru-based startup VoxelGrids has introduced India’s first fully indigenous 1.5-tesla MRI scanner. The system is already functioning at a cancer care centre in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, marking a meaningful development in the country’s medical technology journey. What makes this innovation stand out is not just that it is manufactured in India, but that it is engineered specifically for Indian conditions: • No dependence on liquid helium • Reduced power consumption • Approximately 40% lower cost compared to imported alternatives For hospitals operating under tight capital budgets, VoxelGrids also provides a pay-per-use model, helping extend advanced diagnostic imaging to underserved and remote areas. Leading this breakthrough is founder Arjun Arunachalam, who returned from a research career in the United States with the goal of addressing a long-standing gap in India’s healthcare infrastructure. With support from institutions such as Tata Trusts, the team dedicated years to research, refinement, and development to build a solution suited to domestic needs. This achievement represents more than just a new medical device. It reflects a broader transition — from reliance to self-reliance, from importing technology to innovating at home, and from limited access to wider inclusion in healthcare services. #MakeInIndia #HealthcareInnovation #MedicalTechnology #IndianStartup #AffordableHealthcare #Innovation

#Google shares a cute miniature AI-generated video featuring popular spots of Bengaluru 😍 Drop your reactions in comments 🔥 #bengaluru #city #churchstreet #geminiai #miniaturetrend #latest

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🚨 Belgium’s 15-year-old prodigy earns PhD in quantum physics Belgium’s remarkable prodigy has completed a journey that most scientists need decades to achieve. Laurent began primary school at four, finished by six, and earned a master’s degree in quantum physics at twelve while studying the mathematics behind bosons, black holes, and the deepest mysteries of the universe. This week, he became one of the youngest physics PhDs ever recorded after completing his doctorate at the University of Antwerp. His path has always been driven by something deeply personal. When Laurent was eleven, he lost his grandparents, an event that transformed his ambition. He says his goal since then has been to understand how to extend human life, not for prestige or recognition, but to help others live longer and healthier lives. Researchers describe him as having an exceptional memory and an IQ of 145, a level reached by only a tiny fraction of the population. Despite offers from major tech companies in the United States and China, his parents have turned them down, insisting that he should grow at a healthy pace. Laurent is not the youngest PhD ever, but in modern physics his achievement is almost unmatched, especially at an age when most teenagers are just starting high school. Now, at fifteen, he plans to shift toward medical science and pursue breakthroughs in aging research, one of the most challenging and rapidly advancing fields in modern biology. The questions he wants to explore are enormous, and his future may shape more than one scientific discipline. Whether he revolutionizes quantum theory or helps unlock the secrets of human longevity, one thing is certain. Laurent Simons is only at the beginning of an extraordinary journey.

I'm starting a campaign to bring South Bangalore's parks to their glory and I need your support. For the uninitiated, until a month ago all BBMP parks were officially* supposed to be open from 5 am to 10 pm. Then, the newly formed Bengaluru South City Corporation changed the timings for parks under its jurisdiction to 5 am to 11 am and 4 pm to 8 pm. This is a disaster. Literally one step forward and two steps backwards. I am sick and tired of living in this city without having any say in how it functions. We cannot constantly be taken for granted. Why should you care even if you don't live in South Bangalore? If people don't speak out against this, it is only a matter of time that all corporations make moves to limit the timings again. This is what I'm going to do - Begin a letter campaign. Write a letter to two people: the GBA commissioner (@GBAChiefComm) and, the Bengaluru South commissioner. Let them know that there is demand. Until now, it is only the uncles who are a noisy minority and get the rules changed to their whims. But not anymore. We need people to speak up. 100s of letters to them is bound to get attention. I am sharing the letter that I'm sending below, along with guidance at the bottom of how you can join this letter campaign. -- To, SRI MAHESHWAR RAO, CHIEF COMMISSIONER - GBA Shri Ramesh K.N, IAS, Bengaluru South City Corporation Commissioner Subject - Park timings in South Bengaluru and the rest of the city Dear commissioners, Last month in December, the newly formed Bengaluru South Corporation reverted something that most residents loved. Public parks being open during the day until late evening. The timings, which were 5 am to 10 pm, were revised to 5 am to 11 am in the morning and 4 pm to 8 pm in the evenings. I have some questions for you, and some requests. In each of these situations, please tell me what must a citizen do. - Software engineer, works from 9 am to 6 pm. Gets back home at 7 pm. Gets done with housework at 8 pm. Needs a quiet stroll in the park. - Couple with young kids. Want to enjoy the amazing Bengaluru weather on a weekend with kids. It’s 11 am on a Sunday morning. Parks are closed. - Househelp. Works a morning shift till 11 am and afternoon shift from 2 pm. Stays 10 km away from work. Needs to wait 2 hours somewhere. Empty park opposite the apartments she works at is closed. - Office employee. Likes a post-lunch walk to help with thinking. 2 pm on a Wednesday, empty park opp. office. Can’t visit because it's closed. - Uber driver. Works an 8 am to 8 pm shift. Takes 30 minutes off during the afternoon. Wants some quiet time after lunch. Parks his car opposite a beautiful park and sits in the car. Can’t sit in the park. It’s closed. - College students. Going on a first date. Don’t have money. Beautiful park 100m from where they stay. But it’s 8 pm and they will have to meet at a cafe and spend ₹500 at a cafe instead. The examples above are real examples of real tax-paying citizens who face the brunt of not having open access to their open spaces, everyday. With the new park timings, the parks in South Bengaluru are open for a mere 6 hours during the morning and 4 hours in the evening. These are timings suited to just one section of society — uncles who like their morning walk at 6 am, and evening walks before 8 pm (which is their bed time). However, I want to bring to your notice that Bengaluru does not just comprise this bland set of people. Bengaluru comprises colourful people who have different aspirations, different work timings, different preferences, different things they want to do at the park. Some want to walk, others want to sit and talk. Some want to use the open gyms, others want their children to play on the slides. ALL of these are valid reasons to go to the park, and it is the city corporations’ duty to support each of these in public parks. With this in mind, here are my (our) requests to both GBA and the Bengaluru South Corporation. They’re quite simple. Go back to the previous park timings of 5 am to 10 pm. Change the timings on the boards of the parks, otherwise guards are enforcing incorrect timings. Make sure these timings apply to all GBA parks, including lake parks. (IMAGINE shutting access to a pathway at a lake at 10 am. Who is making these rules?) Please remember, that public spaces have to be public. Otherwise they are mere showpieces. In closing, I want to share perspectives that people have shared online. These reflect the pain of the public not being allowed into their own spaces. Thank you, -- What can you do to help? 1. This is the doc link to the letter above, you can use print and use the same docs.google.com/document/d/1sm… 2. Send two letters by Speed Post (will cost max ₹100-150 Addresses: SRI MAHESHWAR RAO, CHIEF COMMISSIONER - GBA Hudson Circle, N.R.Square, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560002, Shri Ramesh K.N, IAS, Bengaluru South City Corporation Commissioner SOUTH CITY CORPORATION 9th Main Road, 9th Cross Road, 2nd Stage, Jayanagar, Bengaluru – 560011 3. Ask your friends to do this, RT, spread the word. I'm also creating a WA group where we can post pics of the letters and ensure we have enough strength. Link in the reply. * implementation was lax, and until people complained the guards did not comply. But that's a different problem.

@AnilAgarwal_Ved Deepest condolences Sir

Today is the darkest day of my life. My beloved son, Agnivesh, left us far too soon. He was just 49 years old, healthy, full of life, and dreams. Following a skiing accident in the US, he was recovering well in Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. We believed the worst was behind us. But fate had other plans, and a sudden cardiac arrest snatched our son away from us. No words can describe the pain of a parent who must bid goodbye to his child. A son is not meant to leave before his father. This loss has shattered us in ways we are still trying to comprehend. I still remember the day Agni was born in Patna on 3 June, 1976. From a middle-class Bihari family, he grew into a man of strength, compassion, and purpose. The light of his mother’s life, a protective brother, a loyal friend, and a gentle soul who touched everyone he met. Agnivesh was many things - a sportsman, a musician, a leader. He studied at Mayo College, Ajmer, went on to set up one of the finest companies Fujeirah Gold, became Chairman of Hindustan Zinc, and earned the respect of colleagues and friends alike. Yet, beyond all titles and achievements, he remained simple, warm, and deeply human. To me, he was not just my son. He was my friend. My pride. My world. Kiran and I are broken. And yet, in our grief, we remind ourselves that the thousands of young people who work across Vedanta are also our children. Agnivesh believed deeply in building a self-reliant India. He would often say, “Papa, we lack nothing as a nation. Why should we ever be behind?” We shared a dream to ensure that no child sleeps hungry, no child is denied education, every woman stands on her own feet, and every young Indian has meaningful work. I had promised Agni that more than 75% of what we earn would be given back to society. Today, I renew that promise and resolve to live an even simpler life. There was so much life ahead of him. So many dreams yet to be lived. His absence leaves a void for his family and friends. We thank all his friends, colleagues and well-wishers for always being there for him. Beta, you will live on in our hearts, in our work, and in every life you touched. I do not know how to walk this path without you, but I will try carrying your light forward.

To The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah Vidhana Soudha Bengaluru @CMofKarnataka @osd_cmkarnataka @siddaramaiah Subject: An urgent appeal to halt the tunnel road project and protect Bengaluru from irreversible urban harm Respected Chief Minister Sir, We write to you on behalf of Civic Opposition of India, a citizen-led public platform working on issues of urban governance, mobility, and environmental accountability. This letter is a sincere and urgent appeal to pause and reconsider the proposed tunnel road project in Bengaluru before the city is pushed further into irreversible ecological and financial damage. Bengaluru is not facing a shortage of roads. It is facing a collapse of planning, public transport neglect, and institutional accountability. The tunnel road proposal, projected to cost tens of thousands of crores of public money, attempts to treat congestion as an engineering problem rather than a governance failure. History shows that such solutions do not reduce traffic. They merely relocate it, deeper and more expensively. Around the world, cities that once embraced urban highways and tunnels are now dismantling them at enormous cost, having learnt that induced demand overwhelms every new lane, flyover, or tunnel. Bengaluru risks repeating these mistakes at a scale the city can neither afford nor survive. Recent experience in Bengaluru validates this concern. The newly constructed loop at the Hebbal flyover, instead of easing congestion, has merely shifted traffic to the next junction, exactly the pattern predicted by transport experts. This real-time evidence underscores that building more road capacity for cars does not solve congestion; it merely relocates it and deepens the city’s infrastructure distress. Why this project alarms citizens 1. It diverts scarce public money from real solutions At a time when Bengaluru struggles with broken footpaths, unsafe streets, poor bus frequency, unfinished suburban rail, and chronic last-mile gaps, committing massive funds to tunnels prioritizes private vehicles over the daily commuter. This is neither equitable nor sustainable. 2. It poses serious environmental and hydrological risks Large-scale underground construction in a city already suffering from groundwater depletion and flooding raises grave concerns. Tunnelling threatens aquifers, destabilizes soil layers, and increases long-term flood risk, especially in a city whose natural drainage systems and lakes are already compromised. 3. It weakens democratic and planning processes Projects of this magnitude demand transparent studies, independent peer review, and genuine public consultation. Citizens increasingly feel that decisions are being fast-tracked while dissenting voices, urban experts, and resident groups are treated as obstacles rather than stakeholders. 4. It locks Bengaluru into a car-centric future Every rupee spent on tunnels is a rupee not spent on buses, metro integration, suburban rail, cycling infrastructure, and walkable streets. Tunnel roads institutionalize inequality by privileging car owners while the majority continue to endure unreliable, unsafe, and overcrowded public transport. The larger truth Bengaluru’s traffic problem cannot be solved underground. It must be solved at the surface, where people live, walk, cycle, and commute daily. Cities are not saved by hiding cars beneath them. They are saved by reducing car dependence altogether. This city once led India in innovation and forward thinking. Today, it risks becoming a case study in how not to plan a metropolis. Citizens are not opposing development. We are opposing misdirected development that mortgages the city’s future for short-term optics. What we respectfully ask We urge your government to: 1. Immediately pause the tunnel road project and place all related studies, contracts, and feasibility reports in the public domain. 2. Constitute an independent urban mobility and environment review panel, including transport planners, hydrologists, climate experts, and citizen representatives. 3. Redirect priority and funding to public transport, especially BMTC expansion, suburban rail acceleration, last-mile connectivity, and safe pedestrian infrastructure. 4. Adopt a long-term mobility vision that reduces private vehicle dependence rather than accommodating its unchecked growth. A citizen’s appeal Chief Minister Sir, Bengaluru does not need grand underground experiments. It needs honest governance, people-first mobility, and the courage to say no to projects that look impressive but harm the city quietly and permanently. We request your personal intervention to ensure that Bengaluru’s future is shaped by wisdom, not by inertia or pressure from vested interests. This decision will define how history remembers this phase of the city’s leadership. Yours sincerely, Civic Opposition of India Citizen-led platform for urban governance and public accountability

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I was born in this city and have spent seven decades of loving my city, my Kannada culture and can read write n speak this wonderful language. I don’t think I am answerable to anyone who questions my loyalty to Karnataka. I am a proud Kannadiga. x.com/cajeevan_/stat…

✨ Celebrating 5 Years of Gratitude & Service ✨ This Deepavali, B.PAC in support with Mazumdar Shaw Philanthropy, marks the fifth consecutive year of our Deepavali Sweet Distribution Drive — spreading joy and appreciation to 30,000 BBMP Pourakarmikas and Sanitation Workers who work tirelessly to keep Namma Bengaluru clean and beautiful. 💫 Inspired by Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw’s @kiranshaw vision, this initiative began in 2020 and continues to remind us that true celebration lies in gratitude and community care. 🧹 This year, along with sweet distribution, we are also leading a Clean Drive — embracing the festive spirit where cleaning our homes and surroundings is a cherished Deepavali ritual. 🙏 To every @GBA_office Pourakarmika and sanitation worker — thank you for lighting up our city with your hard work and dedication. 💚 Let’s all take inspiration from this initiative — celebrate Deepavali by keeping our homes, streets, and hearts clean. A cleaner city begins with each one of us! #BPAC #Deepavali2025 #MazumdarShawPhilanthropy #NammaBengaluru #Pourakarmikas #CleanDrive #CommunityCare #Gratitude @TVMohandasPai @RevathyAshok @DKShivakumar @GBAChiefComm @siddaramaiah

Ministers vs. Mazumdar-Shaw: Bengaluru’s civic woes ignite social media row. Why is government raging when they are at fault? @kiranshaw @DKShivakumar @MBPatil @PriyankKharge @INCKarnataka @INCIndia @BJP4India Read the full article on: epaper.indiatimes.com/article-share?…

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is a first-generation entrepreneur and global business leader with over 4 decades of experience in biotechnology, her pioneering work in biotechnology has earned her many prestigious awards, including the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. She has brought huge amount of name and fame to Namma Bengaluru and also to our nation in the field of pharmaceuticals and has helped in creating over more than 16 thousand employments. @kiranshaw is known to me from very long time, Madam Shaw has not only been a entrepreneur but has also largely contributed to the upliftment of society through various CSR initiatives. Under @Biocon_FDN CSR initiative she has contributed about 65 Crore towards funding the construction of Hebbagodi Metro Station. She has also contributed crores of rupees for preserving environment and promoting education and healthcare. Recent criticism on her views about Bengaluru’s infrastructure is not justifiable, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has just echoed the views of a Business Visitor to Biocon from China, I feel the GOK must take this as constructive suggestion and act accordingly in improving infrastructure facilities in Bengaluru and involving all the stakeholders in making it globally competitive.

In 1978 Jadav Payeng began transforming Majuli Island, India to prevent erosion He planted a tree daily for 40 YEARS and created a lush forest that's now home to tigers and elephants

What a responsible woman. She is more educated than our rich literati!