1. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is organising the 42nd Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee annual meeting. It got underway at Hotel Sheraton Grand at Rajajinagar in Bengaluru this morning. IASD is an inter-governmental forum whose aim is to co-ordinate efforts to deal with debris in orbit around Earth. Founded in 1993, its primary purposes is information exchange on space debris research activities, facilitating opportunities for joint research, and reviewing progress of activities.
2. Autorickshaw aggregator Namma Yatri will today launch Driver-First cabs in Bengaluru. The app in Bengaluru will offer two types of taxis: eco, which are non-air-conditioned, and comfy, which are air-conditioned. Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy is set to inaugurate.
3. With just 10 days left for polling in 14 constituencies in Karnataka, the verbal war between Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Janata Dal (Secular) State president and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, in particular, is getting heated.
