Researchers from the IISER,Calcutta, and the IIT, Kharagpur, have synthesised an organic crystalline material with a unique internal molecular structure.
Nirmalya Ghosh, C Malla Reddy, Surojit Bhunia, Susobhan Das, Ishita Ghosh and Saikat Mondal.
Month: July 2021
** Army Commander leads bike rally to Kargil War Memorial
Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Y K Joshi on Friday led a 350-kilometre bike rally to the historic Kargil War Memorial in Drass area of Union Territory of Ladakh to commemorate the 22nd Vijay Diwas
** Kerala teen pursues Olympic glory in US colours
It was celebration time for a small village in Kerala’s Kannur district when Indian-American paddler Nikhil Kumar won his preliminary round against Mongolia’s Enkhbat Lkhagvasuren at the Tokyo Olympics
** Health Matters: Jehangir Hospital awarded platinum status in stroke care; Freedom from Diabetes helped 10,000 diabetics
The World Stroke Organisation (WSO) has given this award to hospitals and stroke champions who are committed to offering standardised and timely treatment to stroke patients.
** Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 1 Live Updates: Mirabai Chanu wins silver; Nagal wins, Satwik-Chirag pull off upset
Tokyo Olympics 2020 Live Updates Day 1: Mirabai Chanu opens India’s account with a silver medal in women’s 49kg weightlifting, while the badminton, hockey, TT and boxing campaigns also begin.
** Australia to showcase Indian alumni among global leaders to woo students
A Study Australia Masterclass Series of live events has also been launched under the flagship Australia India Business Exchange (AIBX) programme.
“After China, India is the second-most important region from where we get most of our international students. In October 2020, 1,15,000 Indian students were studying in Australia, which was 17% of the total foreign students studying here. We are happy that our current endeavour — the masterclass series — has so far had 10.3 million views,” said Ashish Sharma, director, South Asia, at Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade).
“We know the Indian students are key stakeholders and we have numerous success stories. We will now highlight some of the top Indian students who studied in Australia and have now become global leaders,” Sharma said.
** Bala Devi, Manisha Kalyan named winners of annual AIFF awards
Indian team forward Bala Devi has been named as the AIFF Women’s ‘Footballer of the Year’, with young gun Manisha winning the ‘Emerging Player’ award for the 2020-21 season.
This marks the third time that the mercurial striker has bagged the award, having previously won it two years in a row in 2014 and 2015.