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** True icon of Indian badminton: Tributes pour in after legendary Nandu Natekar dies
Nandu Natekar, who played a bit of cricket and tennis at the national level before becoming an international shuttler, died in Pune on Wednesday.
** DRDO to get 2 per cent royalty from Dr Reddy’s on sale of anti-Covid drug 2-DG in India: Government
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved the 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) drug for emergency use as an adjunct therapy in moderate to severe coronavirus patients in early May.
** Cochin Shipyard launches 3 floating outpost vessels for BSF, 2 cargo ships
The three floating outposts, with a length of 46 metres, are part of a series of nine vessels being built for the Water Wing of the Border Security Force.
** Tulu Koota Kuwait to organize Tulu Lipi learning class
Tulu Koota Kuwait is organizing the inauguration of ‘Bale Tulu Kalpuga’ –a series of online Tulu Lipi Classes inauguration in association with Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy, Mangaluru on July 30, at 10.30 AM Kuwait time (1.00PM IST), virtually on zoom platform.
Dayananda G Kattalsar, president, Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy will inaugurate the program. Dr Thukarama Poojary, founder, Rani Abbakka Tulu Study Center will preside over the function as chief guest.
** Bala Devi, Manisha Kalyan named winners of annual AIFF awards
Indian women’s national team forward Bala Devi has been named as the AIFF Womens Footballer of the Year 2020/21, with youngster Manisha Kalyan winning the AIFF Womens Emerging Footballer of the Year award.
** My first encounter with a tigress led me to become a wildlife cartoonist: Rohan Chakravarty
** DRDO to fund incubation centres working on defence-related problems: Chairman G Satheesh Reddy
The DRDO would also collaborate with universities on long-term projects, under the Directed Research Programme, for two or three decades.
** Biocon Biologics partners with Adagio Therapeutics for Covid antibody treatment in India
** Bihar youth seeks AI’s help to spread climate awareness
A keen observer of global climate-related occurrences since his school days, he is set to launch a podcast in Bhojpuri dialect called ‘Dharti Maiya’.
Bihar-born Siddhant Sarang, 21, is an undergraduate student of history at Delhi University’s Satyawati College. A keen observer of global climate-related occurrences since his school days, he is set to launch a podcast in Bhojpuri dialect called ‘Dharti Maiya’