Category: Business & Economy
** India delivers 100 tonnes of nano fertilizer to Sri Lanka
Taking to Twitter, Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka said that the delivery was in response to a call by the Sri Lankan government for urgent support in airlifting nano fertilizers.
** Know Your City: Sindhi refugees who turned Pimpri into their home and then a trading hub
The Partition brought with it untold stories of human misery as families had to leave their ancestral lands. The young nation had to grapple with people who lost everything and had to start over.
Pimpri and Ulhasnagar in Mumbai were selected as the places to set up camps for these refugees.
** In step with the times, IITs accept stocks as alumni donations
Over the last few years, IITs have been making a major push to tap into their alumni networks to raise funds for research, development and expansion.
** Bharat Biotech’s US partner Ocugen files EUA request with FDA for paediatric use of Covaxin
The submission is based on results of a Phase 2/3 paediatric clinical trial conducted by Bharat Biotech in India with 526 children 2-18 years of age, which bridged immunogenicity data to a large, Phase 3 safety and efficacy clinical trial in nearly 25,800 adults in India, Ocugen said in a regulatory filing.
** Innovative products made using cow-dung elevate rural economy in Chhattisgarh
Gaudhan Nyay Yojana’ scheme in Chhattisgarh has helped revitalise rural economy, especially the women SHGs that secured an income of Rs 46 crore.
The unutilised disposable cow-dung procured by the state from livestock owners and villagers has opened up the scope of employment, generation of trade activities and the potential to boost the rural economy.
** Bal Vikas Khazana: This Ranchi kids’ bank imparts democratic values
Chandan Singh, founder member of Pratigya Trust, which launched the bank, informed that Bal Vikas Khazana aims to impart democratic values, social education and life-skills (social-emotional-ethical learning).
** Ideal Ice Cream founder Prabhakar Kamath no more
He had suffered severe head injuries when he was hit by a scooter in Bejai recently
Prabhakar Kamath, founder of the Ideal Ice Creams and the famous Pabbas’ Ice Cream Parlour in Mangaluru, passed away here on November 6 morning.
** Two recycling projects from Assam win global awards
The waste-based projects won €10,000 and six months of mentoring
Two waste-based projects in Assam have won an international award for taking their businesses to a higher, greener level.
Shree Guru Plastics and Inside Out, two enterprises based in Guwahati, won €10,000 and six months of business mentoring to help make their ideas a reality.
They were among the 100 entries from across the world for a zero waste city challenge organised by WasteAid, a U.K.-based international NGO between April and July.
** Aymanam grabs top international tourism award
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