Kavvya Sankritik

Also in this edition: Cold weather leading to filled hospitals; 21 remains the minimum age to buy booze; Traffic lights to make way for ambulances

On January 9, the government released a draft notification that proposed to reduce the age of buying alcohol from 21 to 18. But the plan has been scrapped now.

The Karnataka government has given GAIL (a petroleum business company) permission to build a compressed biogas plant outside of Bengaluru on BBMP land.

Indian Coffee House is a coffee shop that is on the premises of the Coffee Board of India in Bengaluru. The Coffee shop is now entering the golden jubilee year of its establishment, leading to the decision to make some changes and bring in a modern touch.

Bengaluru-based start-up Hoovu Fresh which deals with arranging bouquets and puja-based flowers recently appeared on an episode on Shark Tank India. The show was a big success for the founders, who are sisters, as two judges agreed to split one crore equally in the startup for a 2% stake in the company.