** Railway pointsman Mayur Shelke to get ₹50,000 cash award for saving child

The incident took place at Vangani station near Mumbai, where Mr. Shelke is posted as a pointsman, on April 17.

The Ministry of Railways has announced an award of ₹50,000 for Mayur Shelke, a Central Railway employee who saved a six-year-old boy by risking his own life.

** Pallium India runs COVID-19 helpline

Sukh-Dukh Helpline aids people cope with losses due to the pandemic

Pallium India is running a national-level helpline — Sukh-Dukh Helpline (SDH) — to aid people cope with losses they suffer due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SDH offers psychological first aid and grief and bereavement counselling to affected persons. It is operational in eight languages − Hindi, English, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Assamese, Bengali and Malayalam.

** L&T Construction bags contract from Oilfields Supply Company Saudi

The Buildings and Factories business of Larsen & Toubro Construction has secured a contract from Oilfields Supply Company, Saudi, owned by the Dubai-based Oilfields Supply Centre Ltd, to design and build one of the world’s largest oil & gas supply bases at King Salman Energy Park, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

** 23-year-old award-winning wildlife photographer speaks on her journey, shares tips, and lists environmental challenges

Aishwarya Sridhar, a 23-year-old award-winning wildlife photographer, shared her tips and got talking to us about working on impactful environmental projects, pursuing her dreams, and filming tigers who often display uncanny levels of intelligence much like humans.

** Madhya Pradesh Joins Assam, Chhattisgarh, UP in Announcing Free Vaccines for All Adults

Madhya Pradesh became the fourth state in India to announce that it would vaccinate all adults for free.

The Centre had announced on April 19 that everyone above 18 years of age will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination from May 1, and that private hospitals and state governments will have to procure doses from manufacturers at a price set by them.