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Shilpa Elizabeth

A principal correspondent with The Hindu Digital, Shilpa reports on startups, civic issues, and everything Bengaluru. A trained Tabla artist, she claims her hobbies to be reading, painting and music, but spends most of her time binge-watching murder mysteries or annoying her dog. 

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Murugesh R. Nirani.

LPG shortages revive discussion on ethanol for cooking

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The community fears that the Bill, if passed, will strip the identity, access to rights, safety and legal protection of a large section of all already marginalised transgender community.

Amendment Bill sparks outrage among transgender community in Karnataka

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Vrishabhavati river, a tributary of the Arkavati river, has been reduced to a canal transporting sewage through the south-western parts of Bengaluru.

Karnataka’s ₹391 crore plan to dump pollution from Bengaluru on farmers in Kanakapura, get contaminated vegetables in return

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Industry bodies pointed out that commencing mandatory welfare fee contribution without corresponding operational State schemes would risk an unavoidable duplication of financial obligations.

Industry bodies write to Karnataka government about lack of clarity around welfare fee of gig workers

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Due the shortage of commercial LPG cylinders, a small eatery at Shivaji Nagar cut down its menu drastically, serving just coffee and tea, in Bengaluru on March 10, 2026.

LPG shortage: Affordable food options in Bengaluru will be the first to shut down

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Many of them rely on LPG and industrial gases for foundry and casting operations, heat treatment processes, powder coating, engineering fabrication and welding, food processing, and chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

MSMEs in Bengaluru on edge amid LPG crunch

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A study published in the Zootaxa journal on March 10 documents 92 species across 27 genera, with more than 60% of them endemic.

Researchers publish first-of-its-kind checklist on fireflies in India

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Mahila Seva Samaja Primary and High School in Bengaluru.

International Women’s Day: Women lead the way at this century-old school in Bengaluru

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Nivedha R.M., a startup founder who was part of the first batch of ELEVATE.

Share of women-led start-ups in ELEVATE sees steady rise

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The Mathru Poorna scheme was introduced in 2017 during the previous Siddaramaiah-led government. 

Hot-cooked meals to resume under Mathru Poorna; gender minorities flag concerns

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Information tabled in the legislature in Feburary 2026 shows the highest percentage of severely stunted children in Vijayapura, Yadgiri, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Bidar, Ballari and Vijayanagara districts, ranging between 20% and 25%.

Why north Karnataka’s under-nutrition burden stays high

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The 10 different traditional art styles taught at the National Art Camp were Mysore Painting, Kalamkari, Kerala Mural, Thanjavur Temple Mural, Chitrakathi, Madhubani, Mata ni Pachedi, Gond Art, Sattriya Painting, and Patta Chitra. 

National Art Camp revives living legacies; traditional artists mentor students

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Four young researchers from rural Karnataka felicitated by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka co-authoring a research paper published in a Scopus-indexed international science journal.

Karnataka school teens from rural and tribal backgrounds make scientific mark with international journal publication

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Minister for Information Technology, Biotechnology and Rural Development, Priyank Kharge and others releasing the Karnataka BioEconomy Report 2025 in Bengaluru on Monday.

Karnataka contributes one-fifth to the national bioeconomy: Report

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