Bhavesh V Patel, an Indian-American top executive of a multinational chemical company, has been appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas to its Houston branch’s board of directors.
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** Air India’s Zoya Aggarwal to command world’s longest route
** Indian-American Sabrina Singh named Deputy Press Secretary in White House
Singh was Press Secretary to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on the Biden-Harris campaign.
** Thanjavur veena maker replicates ‘Mayuri Yaazh’
A veena maker of Thanjavur, N. Rajendran, has made a replica of the ‘Mayuri Yaazh’, an ancient open-stringed harp of Tamil music whose resonator base is shaped like a peacock.
Though the instrument was made for a private collector in Karur as an ornamental showpiece, Mr. Rajendran is confident that interest will be revived in the now rarely used Yaazh.
** New species of fruit fly from India named after Siruvani in Western Ghats
The fruit fly ‘Euphranta siruvani’ belonging to family Tephritidae, was identified by researchers from a non-forest area near Siruvani, and the discovery has been published in the Zootaxa journal recently
** Satya Paul, who ‘reinvented’ saree passes away
According to a press release, Mr. Satya Paul’s inquisitive nature led him to be a pioneer in the field of retailing, starting in the late 1960s and expanding to exports of the finest Indian handloom products to high-end retail stores in Europe and the U.S.
In 1980, he launched the first saree boutique in India, L’Affaire, and in 1986, India’s first designer label, with his son Puneet.
** Poorna, the youngest girl in the world to scale Mount Everest, shares her story
Poorna Malavath was in the Visakhapatnam to launch her biography
** Telangana HC gets first woman Chief Justice
Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan administered the oath of office to Justice Hima Kohli.
She is the first woman Chief Justice of Telangana HC which was carved out of the Hyderabad HC for the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on January 1, 2019.
** Hyderabad-startup launches eco-friendly, compostable bags
Hyderabad-based startup SpruceGel is launching its range of eco-friendly and compostable bags today. Their products range from carry bags, garbage bags, shopping bags, grocery bags and apparel bags to disposable pouches. The event is taking place at Shubham Celebration Restaurant in Shapurnagar.