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Mehak Luthra

🔧 Thindi Beedhi to get a facelift

The BBMP has proposed spending ₹6 crores to enhance the Market Road in VV Puram, which is lined with well-known eateries.

📳 Rehab centre for tech addiction

The rehab centre, also known as SHUT or the Service for Healthy Use of Technology clinic, helps teenagers who are struggling with digital addictions.

📶 4G & 5G in rural areas

The GigaMesh system, which enables 4G and 5G connectivity, has been successfully deployed for the first time by Bengaluru-based startup Astrome Technologies in rural Karnataka.

🚁 Funds for autonomous air taxis

Bumble Bee Flights, a supplier of autonomous air mobility solutions based in Bengaluru, has raised ₹300 crores ($37 million) to develop autonomous air taxis.

📱 Limiting social media usage among students

Many schools in Bengaluru have required parents to sign an undertaking that their children won't be permitted to open or operate social media accounts.