As many as 2,54,500 doses of Covishield are set to be delivered at Delhi’s central storage, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, in Tahirpur.
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** First flight carrying Covishield vaccines leaves for Delhi from Pune
Three temperature-controlled trucks rolled out of the Serum Institute gates shortly before 5 am and left for Pune airport, from where the vaccines will be flown across India.
** When a conservator and stamp collector finds Buddha
Lokeswara Rao discusses his life and teachings through philatelic materials, including stamps & postcards
** Kerala firm launches nano soaps to fight Covid
Kochi.
Orial Imara, a Kerala-based soap manufacturer and exporter, has launched Elaria, nano soaps packed in tablet strips to help fight Covid conveniently on the go.
** Meet Rizwan, first Malayali to score ODI hundred
Kerala / UAE
** IIT Guwahati researcher launches ‘privacy-first’ email provider startup
Sunit Kumar Nandi (26), who is pursuing PhD in Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Guwahati, has launched an email provider startup named Letter.
** ‘Of the 1.4 million Indians who participated in World War I, over half a million were non-combatants’
The critical role of Indian Army in World War I is well-known. What’s little known is over 5.5 lakh non-combatants- porters, cooks, sweepers, blacksmiths and others- were an important part of the ecosystem. Historian Radhika Singha of JNU has fleshed out their role in a book, The Coolie’s Great War. She explains her findings to Avijit Ghosh in an email interview.
** Producer Shardul Sharma talks about working at Paramount Pictures
I am an independent film producer settled in Los Angeles.
I was born and raised in Mumbai.
With no ties to films, it was a tough decision, but I am thankful to my family for supporting me. It was my mother who encouraged me the most
** Israel appoints honorary consul in North East
Israel has appointed Joyshree Das Vermas as its honorary consul in Northeast India to further boost its presence and collaboration in the region.
** Two Indians in White House Security Council team
Sumona Guha to take charge as senior director for South Asia and Tarun Chhabra as senior director for Technology and National Security