Indian young leader Alina Alam is among 20 extraordinary young individuals from 18 countries who have been announced as finalists for this year’s Commonwealth Youth Awards
Month: January 2021
** Indian teen, 8, in Johns Hopkins ‘brightest students in the world’ list
Advay Misra, 8, an Indian student in New York, has been named among 1,400 of the “brightest students in the world” by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) in Baltimore which counts among its alumni the founders of Facebook and Google, Rhodes Scholars and MacArthur Fellows.
** Aditya Birla Fashion to acquire 51% stake in Sabyasachi
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (ABFRL) has signed a definitive agreement for acquiring 51% stake in luxury designer brand Sabyasachi.
** Anjaleka Kriplani takes affordable luxury online
** A new public art project in Little India brings Gond art to the street culture of Singapore
Titled ‘Dancing in Unison’, the mural was a combined effort by celebrated Gond artist and Padmashri-awardee Bhajju Shyam and Singaporean contemporary artist, Sam Lo
** Textiles Committee signs MoU with Japanese organisation
The Textiles Committee, Ministry of Textiles, and Nissenken Quality Evaluation Centre, Japan, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to ensure quality of textile and clothing exports to Japan as specified by Japanese buyers.
** College students develop satellite
ISRO to launch it on February 28
Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology has developed a satellite which the Indian Space Research Organisation will launch on February 28.
** Laboratory comes up with technique to identify wildlife species from DNA
The Molecular Biology Lab at the Government Arts College (GAC) in Udhagamandalam has designed and standardised a DNA amplification technique that will allow researchers to identify the species and sex of tigers and leopards from scat and tissue samples.
** List of Padma awardees — 2021
7 were awarded the Padma Vibhushan, 10 named for the Padma Bhushan and 102 named for Padma Shri