Shravan Manjunath Nagesh, a native of Kodagu, has been appointed as Justice of the Peace (JP) in the State of New South Wales, Australia. He took Oath of Office in Court during February 2021.
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** Aswatha Narayana Sanagavarapu became India’s first gold medalist in World Skill Contest
Apart from Aswatha, the other Indians who won medals in the competition are Pranav Nutalapati, Sanjoy Pramanik and Shweta Ratanpura. Pranav Nutalapati won silver medal in web technologies, Sanjoy Pramanik and Shweta Ratanpura won bronze medals in Jewellery and graphic design technology respectively.
Aug 2019
** Ambedkar Jayanti 2021: Dubai-based organisation commemorates social reformer’s 130th birth anniversary
Dubai-based group Ambedkar Global organised an event on Friday evening to commemorate Babasaheb Ambedkar’s 130th birth anniversary
** Amitabh remembers his first live performance, at Madison Square Garden
Amitabh Bachchan has revealed that his first live performance was not only a milestone for himself but also marked the first time that an Indian performed at Madison Square Garden
** Living with Type 1 diabetes, 26-yr-old dancer first in country to use DIY artificial pancreas
Jazz Sethi, a 26-year-old professional dancer from Ahmedabad who has been living with Type 1 diabetes since she was 13, is the first user of Do-It-Yourself Artificial Pancreas (DIYAP) in the country. “My life has totally changed after switching over to DIY Pancreas,” she told The Indian Express .
DIYAP consists of existing or old insulin pumps and continuous glucose sensors (CGM) connected to open-source algorithms created by the Type 1 diabetes community itself.
** CSIR-IIP, Dehradun designs oxygen enrichment units that can generate 500 litres per minute
The research institution has tied up with Gaskon engineering company and is looking at other partners so that production can be ramped up.
** By a hill in Jharkhand, Buddhist remains from a millennium ago
The site, at the eastern side of Jharkhand’s Sitagraha hills, has been cordoned off by security personnel.
** Mumbai-based Haffkine institute gets permission to produce COVID-19 vaccines
The central government has given the permission for one year for the purpose of production of vaccines.
** ISRO, French space agency to share expertise on human spaceflight
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday exchanged an ‘Implementing Arrangement’ with French National Space Agency (CNES) for cooperation concerning Human Spaceflight Programme. The agreement that was exchanged between ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan and French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affair Jean- Yves Le Drian was specifically on sharing of expertise in space medicines for the Human Spaceflight Programme.
** Chennai doctor Soosan Jacob among top women ophthalmologists in world
Dr Soosan Jacob enters ‘Power List 2021’, which includes top 100 influential women ophthalmologists in the world