** Embassy of Vietnam signs MoUs with 3 Indian institutes for scholarship programme

The Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in New Delhi has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with three Indian institutions for the establishment of Ambassadors scholarship programme for students of Vietnam to study undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

** Book on how ventilator was designed and built-in IIT Kanpur released

According to IIT officials, the book is a gripping testament to the sheer will and collaborative efforts of two brilliant Indians, who came together to build a world-class ventilator in just 90 days when the COVID-19 pandemic struck the country.

The duo — Nikhil Kurele and Harshit Rathore — had founded Nocca Robotics, an IIT Kanpur-incubated company to manufacture autonomous waterless solar panel-cleaning robots. When the pandemic struck and patients were dying due to a shortage of ventilators, they designed, developed and manufactured a scalable world-class ventilator in just three months.

** India’s top tech CEOs, Javagal Srinath buy Chinese investor’s stake in Koo

Koo, which came into the limelight last month amidst a stand-off between the Indian government and Twitter, faced backlash over Chinese funding.

India’s tech CEOs and former cricketer Javagal Srinath have bought the stake of Chinese investor Shunwei Capital in Bombinate Technologies, the parent firm of the homegrown social media network, Koo. 

** Kerala man stands tall atop Mount Kilimanjaro

Safwan, 28, hailing from Nilambur in Malappuram district, was on cloud nine as he set foot on the on the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, which is hard to climb and known for numerous volcanic cones.

Safwan is working as an operations manager in ABC Group-owned tile-making company in Tanzania, scaled the 19,341ft (5,895m) summit as part of a seven-member group. 

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