The annual faunal survey of the Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary has resulted in sightings of five new birds and three new butterflies for the first time in the biodiversity hotspot.
Kerala
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** Parliament proceedings | Lok Sabha passes bill to place seven castes under Devendrakula Vellalars in Tamil Nadu
The castes include Devendrakulathan, Kadaiyan, Kalladi, Kudumban, Pallan, Pannadi and Vathiriyan.
** Science Ministry funds trial on effect of Gayatri Mantra in treating COVID-19
AIIMS Rishikesh study will also evaluate effect of Pranayama in patients with moderate symptoms.
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has funded a clinical trial at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, to determine if the chanting of the Gayatri Mantra, a religious hymn, and performing the Yoga practice of Pranayama, can aid the quality of recovery as well as cure COVID-19 quicker in a subset of patients.
** Meet the Keralite behind Microsoft’s ‘Mesh’, a 3D virtual meet technology
What if you could sit across a table and talk appearing virtually in the living room of a relative in California while staying at home in Thiruvananthapuram?
Simon Scaria, a Keralite, is Director of of Product for Microsoft Mesh, which ushers in ‘Holoportation’ technology.
Two weeks ago, Microsoft officially released ‘Mesh’, which radically changes the structure of video calls.
** Booker Prize finalist’s multigenerational saga to be published by Penguin
“China Room” by 2015 Booker Prize nominee Sunjeev Sahota, a riveting novel about two characters separated by more than half a century but united by blood inspired in part by the authors own family history, is to be simultaneously published by Penguin Random House India and Penguin Random House in the UK
** Kamalpreet Kaur qualifies for Olympics with national record
The 25-year-old Kaur, who had also won gold in the 2019 edition of the championships, heaved the discus to 65.06m in her first throw.
Punjab
** NLSIU students bag laurels for Covid simulation
Two students of the Institute of Public Policy, National Law School of India University (NLSIU), have been declared regional winners of the 2021 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition.
Anirudh Jaiswal and Shubham Prakash have been ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, in the Asia Zone.
More than 400 students from 120 universities in 30 countries took part.
** Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited hands over 100th battery to ISRO for Chandrayaan-3
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.
** 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.