Dr. S.N. Mothi, Founder-Trustee, and Chairman, Asha Kirana Charitable Trust, Mysuru, was conferred the ‘Life-Time Achievement Award’ by AIDS Society of India at the 13th National Conference of ASICON held at Hyderabad from Apr.3 to 5 for his outstanding contribution to the field of HIV/AIDS.
Dr. Mothi received the award from Dr. Marjolein Jacobs from UNAIDS, in the presence of Dr. I.S. Gilada, President, AIDS Society of India .
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Meanwhile, three-time APRC champion Gaurav Gill (Musa Sherif), who had retired on Saturday with a mechanical failure but restarted on Sunday, eventually finished second behind Kadur.
Bengaluru pair of Karna Kadur and co-driver Nikhil Pai (Arka Motorsports) kept their nerves to win the 44th South India Rally, which is a round of the FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (Asia Cup) and the concluding round of the FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship 2021 here on Sunday.
Even as Kadur and Pai celebrated their Asia Cup (India leg) victory on their APRC debut, Himachal’s Aditya Thakur and co-driver Virender Kashyap (Chettinad Sporting) clinched their maiden national championship title (overall), though provisionally, and subject to the outcome of an appeal pending before the Indian Motor Sports Appeal Court.
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In a move aimed at bolstering the ‘Make in India’ campaign, HAL has entered into a MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to convert Civil (Passenger) aircraft to Multi Mission Tanker Transport (MMTT) aircraft in India.
The move will provide India’s defence ecosystem with new capabilities and cost effective solutions in the market.
The MoU will facilitate HAL and IAI’s decades’ long expertise in developing, manufacturing and producing leading defence platforms.
The scope of MoU also covers “passenger to freighter aircraft” conversion along with MMTT conversions.
A formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Delhi by D Maiti, CEO (MiG Complex), HAL and Yaacov Berkovitz, Vice President and General Manager, Aviation Group, IAI in the presence of Chandraker Bharati, JS (Aero), Ministry of Defence, Goveernment of India.
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The US-born musician shared the award with Stewart Copeland, the drummer of the iconic British rock band The Police, who collaborated with Kej on the album.
Music composer Ricky Kej, based out of Bengaluru, has won his second Grammy in the best new album category for ‘Divine Tides’.
“So grateful to have won the Grammy Award for our album ‘Divine Tides’. Absolutely love this living-legend standing next to me – Stewart Copeland. Love all of you too!
This is my 2nd Grammy Award and Stewart’s 6th,” he wrote alongside a picture with Copeland.
In 2015, Kej took home a Grammy in the best new age album category for ‘Winds of Samsara’.
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Karnataka ranks first in renewable rich States with 15 GW of installed capacity base and another 9 GW of green capacity being under implementation
Karnataka distribution companies (discoms) have become the top seller of renewable energy under the Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) at the Indian Energy Exchange Limited (IEX).
Power Company of Karnataka Limited (PCKL) has a market share of 74% on the sell side in IEX GTAM market since its inception, selling 2.67 billion units (BU) out of 3.6 BU on the exchange till January, 2022, IEX officials said, adding that Karnataka is now also leveraging the recently commenced Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM) for sale of its surplus renewable power.
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Dr Sachin Nagendrappa, assistant professor of psychiatry, St Johns Medical College, was awarded the Global Schizophrenia award 2022.
His research began during his MD with the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS).
“My research focuses on the clinical and biological aspects of treatment-resistant schizophrenia and postpartum psychosis,” he says. Sachin has collaborated with international and national research projects funded by UNICEF and ETH Switzerland.
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The bike was designed by the electric superbike team is driven by a 2kW brushless DC motor
Aryan Singh, team leader and a third-year mechanical engineering student said that regular and effective communication between the team members ensured that everyone was on the same page.
The team was declared the overall winners in the competition. It has also emerged victorious in the best business plan category
MAHE – Manipal Academy of Higher Education
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ATREE – Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment.
A new genus of Braconid wasp has been named ‘Atree’, after the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), a leading research institution and environmental think tank based in Bengaluru.
This is said to be the first time in India that an institute has an eponymous insect genus.
The development comes with the discovery of a new species of wasp, Atree rajathae and two other already known species.
The newly described species is a parasitoid wasp.
An ATREE statement explained that parasitoids are the most important natural enemies of other insects, and humans exploit this behaviour for the biological control of crop pests.
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Indian Railways is on a mission mode to electrify its entire broad gauge network to provide environment friendly, green & clean mode of transport to its people under the ‘Mission 100% Electrification – Moving towards net Zero Carbon Emission’ plan.
In view of the above, making an important step towards green transportation one of India’s biggest stretches of railway electrification, Konkan Railway has been accomplished under the able leadership of PM and the guidance of the Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways Raosaheb Patil Danve & Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways Darshana Jardosh.
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Shashwat Rao of Karnataka won the Snow Marathon with a timing of 4:41:07, here on Saturday.
In the women’s category, local girl Dolma Tenzin was the fastest and she completed her race in five hours and five minutes, thirty seconds.
Snow Marathon Lahaul, conceptualised by Event Founder Guarav Schimar and organised by Reach India and supported by the District Administration of Lahaul and Spiti district (Himachal Pradesh) saw the participation of over 100 sportsmen and women.
“This was the first time that a snow marathon was organised in the country.
Till now, snow marathons were conducted in countries of the cold icy regions such as the polar circles, Antarctica, Russia and northern Europe.
With Snow Marathon Lahaul, India organised at an elevation of above 10,000 feet, it now holds the distinction of organising a snow marathon at the highest altitude,” said Gaurav.
In the 21 kilometres – Half Marathon category, Rohan stood first in the men’s section with two hours 53 minutes while amongst the women, the title went to Diksha, who clocked two hours 59 minutes.
The ten-kilometre run was won by Daulat Ram who took one hour and four minutes while Hemlata placed first in her category who covered the distance in one hour and twenty minutes.
Navneet emerged as winner in the five-kilometer category while Shrishti grabbed the title in women’s category.
The brand ambassador of the marathon – Kieren D’Souza also graced the occasion and ran 10 kms along with the participants.
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