September 2020 – Bengaluru Bytes

Oil slips as demand stresses offset seeks after improvement

29Sep

By Yash MehtaNo Comments

Oil slips as demand stresses offset seeks after improvement

Oil costs fell on Tuesday as demand concerns driven by COVID-19 exceeded trusts that U.S. legislators and the White House were approaching an agreement on another stimulus package to restore the world's greatest economy. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rough fates slipped 17 pennies, or 0.4%, to $40.43 at 0120 GMT, while Brent unrefined fates additionally fell 17 pennies, or 0.4%, to $42.26 a barrel. The two benchmarks rose about 1% on Monday. Commodities markets had sneaked up in before trade as Democratic officials uncovered another $2.2 trillion Covid relief bill, which U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said was a trade off measure. "If it happens, the U.S. stimulus checks will go a long way to shoring up U.S. oil demand at a most critical juncture and coul...

Fossilized leaves from the Jurassic period found by geologists in Jharkhand

28Sep

By Manas KhuranaNo Comments

Business

Fossilized leaves from the Jurassic period found by geologists in Jharkhand

Geologists have discovered fossilized leaves, assessed to be around 150-200 million years of age, in Jharkhand's Sahibganj district. Several 20 cm by 5 cm fossilized leaves of class Ptilophyllum have been found in Dudhkol mountain in Taljhari region on Saturday and further removal is in progress, lead geologist aide teacher Ranjit Kumar Singh of Sahibganj PG College said. The uncovering is being led in relationship with National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow under a venture of the Department of Science and Technology of the Union government. "Such leaves were consumed by herbivorous dinosaurs. Smaller fossils from Upper Jurassic to Cretaceous period were earlier found in the region. We might even find fossilised dinosaur eggs during further excavation," Singh told PTI on ...

Samsung Galaxy F41 to Highlight 64-Megapixel Triple Back Camera Setup

28Sep

By Gunjan SaxsenaNo Comments

Technology

Samsung Galaxy F41 to Highlight 64-Megapixel Triple Back Camera Setup

Samsung Galaxy F41 will highlight a 64-megapixel primary shooter as a feature of a triple back camera setup, Flipkart has affirmed. The Galaxy F41 will be the first phone in Samsung's recently reported F arrangement of cell phones. It is set to dispatch in India on October 8 and now, a secret page of Fipkart has uncovered that the phone will highlight a 64-megapixel picture sensor with Single Take include. The Galaxy F41 has an Infinity-U plan for the selfie shooter and thin bezels for what it's worth. Eminently, the phone might be a rebadged variant of the Samsung Galaxy M31. The Flipkart page for the Samsung Galaxy F41 that went live a week ago has now uncovered that the phone will include a 64-megapixel essential sensor. Furthermore, the phone has been prodded to accompany Samsung's...

BSM to host online concert out of appreciation for guitarist Julian Bream

26Sep

By Vedika KulkarniNo Comments

Entertainment

BSM to host online concert out of appreciation for guitarist Julian Bream

The Bangalore School of Music in association with Calcutta Classical Guitar Society will honor legendary guitarist Julian Bream, who passed away a month ago, with a YouTube concert on September 27. Bream, who was presented the title Commander of the British Empire in 1985, was instrumental in nurturing generations of classical guitarists around the world. He was honoured with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. Says Matt Bacon, head of the guitar department at KM Music Conservatory, Chennai, “The average person may not know or relate to Bream, but he was considered the Jimi Hendrix of the classical guitar world. He came from a traditional knowledge of the guitar, but at the same time took it to a place in modern times where his work is unparalleled in terms of quality and...

Aravani Art Project produces alive the ‘Story of Bangalore’ or ‘Bengaluru Kathegalu’ through art

26Sep

By Parth SinhaNo Comments

Entertainment

Aravani Art Project produces alive the ‘Story of Bangalore’ or ‘Bengaluru Kathegalu’ through art

There is a new addition to the Bengaluru cityscape. The façade of the Museum of Art and Photography (MAP) on Kasturba Road, which is under construction, has been changed into an enormous, brilliant mural. The project was rejuvenated more than 10 days by Aravani Art Project, a city-based cis and transwomen art collective. The artwork named Story of Bangalore or Bengaluru Kathegalu, features the myriad individuals that make the bustling metropolis: from the morning walker and the pourakarmika to the traffic policeman, total with orange reflector jacket. Says Kamini Sawhney, director of MAP, “We are a museum that is located in Bengaluru, and it is so important to connect with the community. We have been doing this over the last two years with education programmes, talks and so on. Once...

Ankita Raina withdraws from French Open qualifiers after defeat by Japan’s Kurumi Nara

25Sep

By Manas KhuranaNo Comments

Sports

Ankita Raina withdraws from French Open qualifiers after defeat by Japan’s Kurumi Nara

Ankita Raina couldn't go past the second round at the French Open qualifiers, enduring a straight set defeat against Japan's Kurumi Nara, here on Thursday. Ankita, India's top singles player, lost the second round contest 3-6 2-6 in one hour and 21 minutes. "It (match) was not bad. I had chances in my service game but she returned very well today. If I had converted those games, then it would have been different. Also there were windy conditions today," Ankita said after her match. Ankita's defeat implies that no Indian will contend in the singles fundamental draw of the clay court Grand Slam. Sumit Nagal, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Prajnesh Gunneswaran have just quit the men's singles qualifiers. Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan will contend in the men's doubles with their respective...

Gyms stay void in Bengaluru while support costs surge

25Sep

By Gunjan SaxsenaNo Comments

Business

Gyms stay void in Bengaluru while support costs surge

Sunil S. Shetty, 24, has been a gym regular for as far back as 10 years. Working out is a basic aspect of his life, “like brushing my teeth”, he says. He missed setting off to the gym for five months during the COVID-19 lockdown. Home exercises – ailing in equipment and coach advice – was certifiably not an adequate substitute. Three weeks after August 5, when gyms in the city were permitted to re-open, Sunil continued training at a fitness studio in Nagavara. Be that as it may, it's not a similar encounter. “With the pandemic still on, working out at gyms isn’t the same as it used to be. We need to adjust,” he says. Sunil, be that as it may, is by all accounts a special case. Fitness trainers and gym proprietors state most clients haven't returned. Their relief after the post-lo...