Month: April 2021

C.G. Rishikesh, a devotee of the craft till the very end, passed away in Chennai on Wednesday after a brief illness

Developed using ‘transfer of technology’ from Lockheed Martin, the vehicles are completely made in India.

Hinduja flagship firm Ashok Leyland on Friday said it has delivered the first lot of light bulletproof vehicles to the Indian Air Force in collaboration with Lockheed Martin.

These modern vehicles were delivered on April 13. The light bulletproof vehicle (LBPV) is an adapted version of Lockheed Martin’s CVNG (common vehicle next-gen), the company said in a regulatory filing.

It has been developed under the transfer of technology (TOT) from Lockheed Martin to Ashok Leyland. It is completely indigenised and developed in India, Ashok Leyland added.

The demand for medical oxygen in the country has gone through the roof

The Railways will run ‘Oxygen Express’ over the next few days to transport liquid medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders across the country, the national transporter said on Sunday.

Shravan Manjunath Nagesh, a native of Kodagu, has been appointed as Justice of the Peace (JP) in the State of New South Wales, Australia. He took Oath of Office in Court during February 2021.

Apart from Aswatha, the other Indians who won medals in the competition are Pranav Nutalapati, Sanjoy Pramanik and Shweta Ratanpura. Pranav Nutalapati won silver medal in web technologies, Sanjoy Pramanik and Shweta Ratanpura won bronze medals in Jewellery and graphic design technology respectively.

Aug 2019

Dubai-based group Ambedkar Global organised an event on Friday evening to commemorate Babasaheb Ambedkar’s 130th birth anniversary

Amitabh Bachchan has revealed that his first live performance was not only a milestone for himself but also marked the first time that an Indian performed at Madison Square Garden

Jazz Sethi, a 26-year-old professional dancer from Ahmedabad who has been living with Type 1 diabetes since she was 13, is the first user of Do-It-Yourself Artificial Pancreas (DIYAP) in the country. “My life has totally changed after switching over to DIY Pancreas,” she told The Indian Express .

DIYAP consists of existing or old insulin pumps and continuous glucose sensors (CGM) connected to open-source algorithms created by the Type 1 diabetes community itself.

The research institution has tied up with Gaskon engineering company and is looking at other partners so that production can be ramped up.

The site, at the eastern side of Jharkhand’s Sitagraha hills, has been cordoned off by security personnel.