BHEL has also been fabricating space-grade solar panels for ISRO’s satellites since 20 years and they recently completed testing 75,000 multi-junction solar cells at their premises.
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** Adani Ports to start work on Colombo terminal
As the first-ever Indian port operator in Sri Lanka, they will hold a 51 per cent stake in the terminal partnership
** 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.
** 4.12 lakh millionaire households in India, 3,000 with over Rs 1,000 crore
Mumbai lead the list of places with the most number of millionaire-households at 16,933, closely followed by New Delhi – 16,000.
** Thirty lakh telemedicine consultations offered under Centre’s eSanjeevani service
The service known as eSanjeevani is operational in 31 States and Union Territories and daily over 35,000 patients across the country are using this innovative digital medium to seek health services, it said.
** Ruchika Sachdeva finale designer at FDCI-Lakme Fashion Week
Sachdeva is the founder and creative director of her label, Bodice, and is known for her minimal aesthetics and androgynous designs.
** IISc Bengaluru develops solar-powered EV charging station
“The zero-emission EV charging station powered by solar cells has been designed and developed at our sustainable transportation lab by the UK-based Greenencho Ltd under the Innovating for Clean Air (IfCA) programme of the Energy System Catapult, UK,” the official said in a statement.
** 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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