Category: Amazing Feats

** Chennai-born man named president of Illinois Institute of Technology

Raj Echambadi is an alumnus of College of Engineering, Guindy

Rajagopal Ragavan Echambadi, Dunton Family Dean at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University, has been appointed 10th president of the Illinois Institute of Technology, U.S.

** How India’s humble sweet lime became key to a competition-winning cocktail

Rohan Matmary, India winner of Diageo Reserve World Class 2021 discusses the ingredient and his preparation for global finals

Did you know India consumes over 54 million tonnes of sweet lime each year? But that the sweet lime can take a sophisticated beverage route was proven by mixologist Rohan Matmary’s cocktail, ‘Zest of Happiness’ that made him the India winner of Diageo Reserve World Class 2021 competition.

** Microsoft names CEO Satya Nadella as chairman

Microsoft Corp on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, named Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella as its new chairman, in place of John Thompson.

Mr. Nadella, who took over as CEO in 2014 from Steve Ballmer, has been instrumental in scaling up its business including billion-dollar acquisitions like LinkedIn , Nuance Communications and ZeniMax.

** Centre opens 14 disability early intervention centres

The facility will povide support to infants and young children at risk of or with disabilities.

The Union Social Justice and Empowerment (SJE) Ministry on Thursday launched 14 cross disability early intervention centres across the country to provide support to infants and young children at risk of or with disabilities.

** Ending period poverty wins her laurels

Amika George is the youngest of 1,129 persons named in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honour List for her campaign to ensure free menstrual products for students

On Saturday, 21-year-old Amika George was honoured as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to education.

** Indian soldiers under U.N. mission in South Sudan get medals

The troops, stationed in Bor, Pibor and at a temporary operating base in Akobo, have engaged in a variety of activities, including civil-military cooperation

Soldiers from India and Sri Lanka serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) were presented medals for their contribution towards the fulfilment of the mission mandate in a challenging environment.

UNMISS Force Commander Lt Gen Shailesh Tinaikar pinned the medals on 135 Indian soldiers and 103 Sri Lankan Blue Berets from the country’s aviation unit at a ceremony held at Bor, South Sudan, on June 9.

** ₹498 cr. for Innovations for Defence Excellence challenge approved

It will support nearly 300 start-ups, MSMEs and individual innovators

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the budgetary support of ₹498.8 crore to Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) challenge under the Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO) for the next five years. The iDEX framework and establishment of the DIO by the Department of Defence Production (DDP) is aimed at promoting innovation and indigenisation in the aerospace and defence sector at the start-up level.

** Mizo man with ‘world’s largest family’ passes away

Zion-a Chana, chief of a Christian cult, had 39 wives and 94 children

Zion-a Chana, patriarch of a Christian cult who held the world record for being the head of the world’s largest family, passed away at a private hospital in Aizawl on Sunday. He was 76.