** Indian yoga teacher in UAE sets 3 world records during COVID pandemic

She has set two records in the India Book of Records and one in the Canada Book of Records.

Bhagya Puttalingappa, a native of Karnataka, has been practising yoga since the age of eight and her childhood passion earned her not only a double place in the India Book of Records, but she also earned a spot in the Canada Book of Records.

In the India Book of Records, Bhagya holds one record for performing Shirshasana (head standing pose) on a chair for one minute and seven seconds and another record for performing the maximum yoga poses standing on her head for one minute.

** Junior World Championships: Indian grapplers return with a rich haul of medals

Indian girls won five medals including three silver medals.

In the 61kg category, Ravinder was the lone Indian to make it to the final only to lose Iranian rival Rahman Amouzadkhalili 9-3. Ravinder beat Levik Mikayelyan of Armenia 12-2 in the semifinals.

Yash (74kg), Gourav Baliyan (79kg), Pruthviraj Patil (92kg), Deepak (97kg), Anirudh (125kg) utilized the full use of the repechage round and went on to win bronze medals.

** From Kannada medium school to NASA’s doorsteps: Karnataka village thrilled by local lad’s feat

Dinesh Vasanth Hegde, a research assistant in space science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), is on the moon after being selected for the scholarship of 1.35 lakh dollars by NASA

** ‘No noise, no pollution, no petrol’: Tamil Nadu man makes his own e-bike

Having lost his job to the lockdown, Saravanan has been supporting his family of seven by farming. This left him with some spare time to experiment with machines — a passion since his childhood.

Meet 42-year old A Saravanan, an electrician from Idiyathur in Ponnamaravathi.

** Flying high: Kempegowda International Airport staff best in Central Asia

Employees of the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru have been adjudged “The Best Airport Staff in India and Central Asia” at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2021.

** UAE: Meet the Indian scientist who discovered 11 species of insects

An Indian scientist based in Abu Dhabi has been awarded the prestigious Sheikh Mubarak bin Mohammed Prize for discovering 11 species of insects.

Dr Anitha Saji, scientist at the Environment Agency — Abu Dhabi (EAD), said insects are an important component of biodiversity and crucial for ecological balance.