The KIMS President U K Monu awarded the trophy and merit certificates to winners and runners-up, and also congratulated them on their exemplary achievements.
Akshitha Anand and Ankitha Anand from K V G Medical College in Sullia won Mediquiz – 202
Category: Science & Technology
* Udupi man designs unique multi-featured 2WD E-scooter
Jayaprakash, an IT support engineer worked at NIC department of Manipal.
Driven by his ambition and to realize his dream, he resigned from his job.
At present, he is staying in a small cottage with his family. He drives an auto rickshaw during his free time. Now he has built a multi motor-powered unique E-scooter, which is suitable for all roads.
* Vaidyashri Award for two doctors
District Surgeon of Haveri Parameshwarappa Havanur and senior paediatrician from Dharwad Rajan Deshpande have been selected for the Vaidyashri Award instituted by Haveri Kala Spandana.
* Udupi: SMVITM students create Android app to provide knee movement assistance for elderly
* Bengaluru Tech Summit 2021: Infosys bags ‘IT Ratna of Karnataka’ award
* MAHE brings out laser shoe technology to detect if your foot pain is linked to diabetes
Guinness World Record – 222 Uterine Fibroids Removed from 34-year-old Patient : November 2021
Doctors at Sakra World Hospital removed 222 fibroids from the uterus of a 34-year-old woman.
This was done while preserving the patient’s uterus completely, stated the hospital in a press release. Uterine fibroids are non-cancerous growths made up of muscle and fibrous tissue and can vary in size and shape.
This rare procedure was conducted by Dr. Shanthala Thuppanna, senior consultant and head-Obstetrics & Gynaecology,
Three Bengaluru Scientists get Swarnajayanti Fellowships : November 2021
Sridharan Devarajan and Mayank Shrivastava from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and Subhro Bhattacharjee from TIFR – International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, are among the 17 scientists chosen for the award.
Manipal’s Bharatiya Vikas Trust Bags Ashden Award under Energy Access Skills Category : November 04th, 2021
Bharatiya Vikas Trust (BVT), Manipal, established by late T.A. Pai, has bagged the Ashden Award 2021 in the ‘Energy Access Skills’ category.
Trust’s Master Trainer Sudhir Kulkarni and Consultant Sudeeptha Ghosh received the award from Costa Rica President Charlos Alvarado Quesada during the Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on November 4.