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21/05/2021

Hyderabad's Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash, who won various accolades that include recognition as fastest human calculator in the world, will be featured on History TV18. Hyderabad maths prodigy who has emerged as the fastest human calculator in the world and won a gold in the mental calculation world championship in London

14/07/2020

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Save environment to save the world.

14/07/2020

Divyanshi Jain, a student of Navyug Radiance Senior Secondary School, Lucknow, has scored 600/600 in six subjects to become the topper in cbse board exams. She had appeared in all papers except Geography, which was cancelled due to the Coronavirus lockdown. Divyanshi has applied for admissions in BA (H) History at the Delhi University.

Speaking with Hindustan Times, the 18-year-old said, "This is unbelievable. I am elated and surprised at the same time."
Divyanshi is the second child of a businessman father and homemaker mother . She credited her parents because of whom she was able to follow a systematic routine and teachers who guided her throughout the year.

"I also made it a point to focus on revision and mock tests that helped me to score better,” she added.

14/07/2020

This Day Last Year
The best cricket world cup final ever played in the history of the game till date.
New Zealand - 241, England - 241
Super Over - England - 15, New Zealand- 15
Boundaries count, England - 26, New Zealand - 17

Winners - England

14/07/2020

As per reports, Russian scientists claimed on Monday that they hope to launch the world’s first coronavirus vaccine in August . On Sunday, Russia’s Sechenov University said that it had successfully completed clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the state-run Gamalei Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology.
The head and chief researcher of the insuatitue Elena Smolyarchuk told Russian news agency TASS that clinical trials of the vaccine have been completed on volunteers and study data showed the candidate’s effectiveness.
“The research has been completed and it proved that the vaccine is safe,” Smolyarchuk was quoted as saying by TASS of its trial.
As per the reports in Moscow Times , The Gamalei center’s director Alexander Gintsburg told TASS that he hopes the vaccine will ‘enter civil circulation’ on August 12-14, adding that private companies may begin mass production by September.

16/06/2020

The low-dose steroid treatment of cheap and widely available drug dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus.

Researchers say that up to 5,000 lives could have been saved if the drug had been used to treat patients in the UK from the start of the pandemic as the drug cut the risk of death by one third for patients on ventilators and by one fifth for those on oxygen.
This could be a huge benefit in poorer countries where the number of COVID patients are higher.

Nearly 19 out of 20 patients with coronavirus recover without being admitted to hospital. Those who are admitted recover but some may need oxygen or ventilation support.

It appears to stop the damage that can happen when the body's immune system goes into overdrive as it tries to fight off coronavirus.

16/06/2020

A Coimbatore based textile company claims to have developed an antiviral fabric to contain the spread of coronavirus.

The textile company has introduced an anti-virus treating technology, Viro block in collaboration with a Swiss company to develop the fabric. This technology is being used on the fabrics that kill or deactivate the virus within 3 minutes of contact with it.

Sundar Raman, MD of the company told ANI, "The material has been tested internationally on the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The chemical is unique as it takes 3 minutes to deactivate the virus".

Using the technology, the product is being used to manufacture a range of N95 masks at an affordable price. N95 masks are claimed to have 10 wash cycles.

"When the COVID-19 crisis came about, we were among the earliest entrants for the manufacturing of PPE coveralls in the country, as we had pushed ourselves to develop the capability to both manufacture the material and the product using seam-sealing technology," Raman added.

(ANI)

13/06/2020

Rajasthan, the first state in country opening the monuments and museums for public from June 2 , for four days a week (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday) and received nearly 3,000 visitors in four days, according to the department of tourism, art and culture.

The Union culture ministry on Sunday gave its nod to open the ASI monuments and museums across the country , except for the ones falling in containment zones and curfew areas from Monday.

Sreya Guha, principal secretary of tourism, art and culture, said, “Most of the visitors are local people. It is a good sign that they are now coming out and willing to follow all the protocols and social distancing norms that have been put in place. We wanted it this way, to start things locally first. This will create confidence among travellers when domestic travel opens up in coming months. This also sends out a message that Rajasthan is safe to travel.”

13/06/2020

The 54-year-old actor, model and fitness enthusiast Milind Soman always encourages us to keep getting fitter with his inspiring workout posts and videos on different social media platforms .

Recently he shared a post about the use of musk melon for different things and the most interesting one was to use it as a gym for Russian twists and other core exercises.

Milind sitting on the floor of the balcony of a wooden house is seen not only using musk melon as weights but also how he use this fruit are a big part of his skincare routine. The video was by his wife Ankita, and was captioned, “How many things can you do with a melon ? Before you eat it. I eat fruits every morning, whatever is seasonal, a whole watermelon, a whole papaya, 5-6 mangoes, some bananas, yes all together. sometimes it takes me an hour!!! And then I rub the skins on my face.”

13/06/2020

As the medication industry across the world is working hard to find a cure for coronavirus, Patanjali CEO Acharya Balkrishna, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Patanjali Ayurveda Limited, on Saturday claimed that they are successful in developing a medicine that can cure Covid-19 patients within a span of five to 14 days.

Balakrishna said, "We appointed a team of scientists after COVID-19 outbreak. Firstly, simulation was done and compounds were identified which can fight the virus. Then, we conducted clinical case study on many positive patients and we've got 100% favourable results."

After taking our medicine, COVID patients recovered in 5-14 days and then tested negative. So, we can say cure for COVID is possible through Ayurveda. We're performing controlled clinical trials only. In next 4-5 days,evidence and data will be released by us."

12/06/2020

One of the oldest sweet shops in Kolkata , Balaram Mullick and Radharaman Mullick, has come up with the idea of “Immunity Sandesh” containing 15 herbs and spices to fight the coronavirus (Covid-19).

Immunity Sandesh contains turmeric, black cumin, mulethi ,cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, saffron, bay leaves, honey and a few others ingredients.

“Immunity is the only way we can fight coronavirus. There is no vaccine yet, so we have come up with this sweet that is made of 15 different spices. Each sandesh costs Rs 25. We have consulted with experts as per ingredients are concerned and the best part is that we are not adding any sugar. Immunity Sandesh is purely made out of Himalaya honey.” said Sudipta Mullick.

He said that the sweet is in big demand and that people are liking it a lot because of its taste.

11/06/2020

A high school dropout Mansukhbhai Prajapati, the owner of ‘Mitticool’, a company that manufactures a number of devices made of clay including refrigerator, cooker, water filter, pot and dinner set, and a number of articles of daily use.

The refrigerator costs between Rs 3000 and 3500, and more importantly saves the hefty power bill as it does not need electricity to operate. He was called a 'true scientist' by late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

Born in the village Nichimandal of Morbi , Mansukhbhai migrated to Wankaner with his family to deal with crunching financial crises.

After working as a tea-seller, he joined Jagdamba Potteries in 1985 where he earned Rs 300 per month. But with a zeal to do something different, Mansukhbhai left his job in 1988 and took a loan of Rs 30,000 to start his own earthen plate manufacturing unit.

After years of hard work and research, Mansukhbhai finally launched Mitticool in 2005. Mitticool is now an ISO certified company that not only makes refrigerators but also other items of daily use that include cookers, water filters, foot plates, and many more.

11/06/2020

Meet Ajay Naik who sold his million dollar startup to become a hydrophonic farmer. He had two successful startups , first startup was in collaboration with Lucio Misquita called L&T Tech, was sold to a German company for 1 million Euro’s.

Ajay Naik decided to take up hydrophonics - a cultivation technique of growing vegetables in water. It produces plants without use of harmful pesticides.

Ajay with his two cousins rented out 150 Sqm shed at Thivim Industrial Estate, where they started growing Lettuce & Basil in 80 Sq-m fully air conditioned room. They are able to produce 100 kg’s of vegetables everyday or 3 tons of organic vegetables every month.

“It was inspiring and motivated me to start a farm of my own as well. The fact that hydroponics involves technology, like developing a system for automatic circulation of water, controlling the parameters of temperature, humidity, etc. made me like it even more. I have been working in the IT industry for the past 10 years and I understand these things. In fact, it would have been difficult for me to understand traditional forms of agriculture,” says Naik.

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11/06/2020

As per reports by the Gujarat forest department the number of Asiatic lions in the Gir forest has increased by 29 per cent to 674. It was the highest growth rate recorded so far.

A ‘population estimation exercise' is carried out on June 5 and 6 when there was full moon . In May 2015 census, there were 523 Asiatic lions with an increase of 27 per cent from 2010. The "Poonam Avlokan (full-moon night estimation exercise)" showed that the lions' population had reached 674, a 28.87 per cent increase, the official release said.

11/06/2020

Meet Rahul Singh, an environmentalist , who runs a page with the name of "Gadha Greendonkey" , is putting his blood, sweat and tears to make intelligent humane being understand about these problems with the help of his mascot ‘Donkey’, who is declared foolish by human race.

Social problems have been chosen as a burning issue to this campaign. It is understood that various social problems are not only problems of technology and industry, of ecology and biology, of pollution control and pollution prevention but these problems are unbeaten issues. These issues are those society problems that threaten our existing patterns of social organization and social thought. Increasingly, we appreciate that it is people who create these points in question and it is people who must resolve them.

Rahul says . “Our Donkey is not busy with burgers and Pizzas, facebook and twitter, scams and theft, Our Donkey is neither rich nor poor ,neither the member of parliament nor Hindu or Muslim , he neither belongs to India nor Pakistan , He is neither ‘bhai’ nor any government servant so he is totally “khaali” in putting his efforts towards various untouched issues. Only he demands for little brain from intelligent human race.”

In order to spread this idea in society We're doing various activities like- Street Plays, Theater plays, Plantations, Bicycle Ride, Films, 3D Street Art, and Seminars etc across the country. Brand Donkey is having a unique presence in all campaign activities and the fool is getting space & popularity in the masses.

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An 18-year-old youngster Yuvraj Singh from Jodhpur , son of a tile-fitting laborer has bagged the title of 'India's Entertainer No.1' and won a prize of Rs 1 crore. Popularly known by his nickname 'Baba Jackson' won a unique 'stay at home' competition organized by e-commerce company Flipkart. Yuvraj is thrilled on his win which has come as a blessing during this Lockdown.

In Flipkart competition, a reward of 10 lakh was announced every week and its mega winner had a reward of 1 crore rupees. Yuvraj Singh , known for his dancing moves that are modeled on the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, declared as the Mega Winner winning a prize money of Rs 1 crore. Bollywood star Varun Dhawan announced the winner, the video went viral on social media.

"Thank you so much guys for the love and support that made me 'entertainer number one' and I still can't believe it that during this Lockdown I got such an opportunity in my life thanks once again," said Yuvraj.

Yuvraj Singh was not supported by anyone other than his sister in the family. Few months ago they open a Tik tok account and used to watch funny videos and upload their videos. After watching films of Tiger Shroff, Baba Jackson started learning dance steps and later learned to dance in the style of Michael Jackson. Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan shared Baba Jackson's video on his Twitter account he became famous all over the country.

11/06/2020

The founder of Patanjali, Baba Ramdev claims that he has the treatment for the novel coronavirus , in a recent interview to a media house .

He even said that gioly and ashwagandha have already been given to COVID-19 positive patients and the recovery rate i these people is of 100 percent with 0 mortality rate.
Few days back, a group of scientists from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, in collaboration with AIST, Japan, have also found that Ashwagandha may hold strong potential in fighting COVID-19.

11/06/2020

Satish Shidagoudar, a 38-year-old farmer from Shirur village of Hukkeri taluk , is a double degree holder. But he was denied a job everywhere. He is a successful farmer now, popular as 'Bitter Gourd Specialist' for his amazing skills in growing Bitter Gourd in his 1.5-acre lands owned by him and is earning in lakhs every month, which he says, no employer could have paid him that much salary for any job.

He completed his BA degree. But was asked to pay Rs 16 lakh as a bribe for a job with Rs 16,000 salary per month. But he decided to help his father in the field.

After studying the demand of Bitter Ground in the market, he decided to start cultivating it . He invested Rs 1.5 Lakh and earnings are several times more than the investment. This is possible only due to hard work and dedication.

Bitter Ground is bitter by taste, but it is a remedy for many diseases like diabetes and cancer. It is also used in making medicicnes.

"I take care of the plants like a baby due to which I get quality yield. Many people from various districts visit my field to understand the method of cultivation", he said.

11/06/2020

Some inspiration reads in these tiring times.

A renowned inspirational fiction, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is a revealing story that offers the readers a simple yet profound way to live life. The plot of this story revolves around Julian Mantle, a lawyer who has made his fortune and name in the profession. A sudden heart-attack creates havoc in the successful lawyer’s life. Jolted by the sudden onset of the illness, his practice comes to a standstill. He ponders over material success being worth it all, renounces all of it and leaves for India.

A visit to India about a spiritual awakening that opens up new vistas and Julian begins to view life in a different perspective. He decides to live his life once again but in a way that is much more fulfilling and meaningful than before.

06/06/2020

Niharika Dwivedi, a Class VIII student from Noida helped three migrant labourers struggling to reach home amid the lockdown and decided to buy air tickets for them, including a cancer patient, with the money she had saved over the years.

"The society has given us so much and it is our responsibility to pay back in this crisis. Watching the struggles of these people inspired me to help migrants reach home. They have contributed so much top the society. I had collected 48,530 from my pocket money and I used it to help three people." She said.

Niharika's family was informed about three migrants , one of whom was a cancer patient in their locality. Her mother, Surbhi, said, "She gave me her piggy bank and said she want to help the migrants. We were proud of our daughter."

06/06/2020

MS Dhoni’s latest addition in his multi-crore garage is a Swaraj Tractor which he bought for 8 Lakhs rupees.

Dhoni is currently learning the tips for organic farming these day . He has a 7 acres farmhouse in Ranchi . Watermelon farming is going on there and plans to grow papaya trees are also in progress.

06/06/2020

Sonu Sood Helped in Keeping 28,000 People Safe From Cyclone Nisarga cross the coastal lines of Mumbai and moved them to several schools and colleges, before cyclone Nisarga hit Maharashtra coast on Wednesday.

In a statement as reported by news agency PTI, Sonu Sood said, "Today, all of us are facing tough times and the best way to fight this is by being each other's strongest support system. My team and I have distributed food to over 28,000 people from the coastal areas across Mumbai and rehabilitated them in various schools and colleges. We are making sure all of them are safe."

06/06/2020

Madurai girl appointed as 'Goodwill Ambassador for the Poor' for the United Nations Association for Development And Peace (UNADAP).

Nethra father has saved money for Nethra’s education and for her to pursue her goal of entering the civil service. But she managed to convince her father C. Mohan to spend their savings to donate essential items to the poor during the lockdown. Nethra will be given the opportunity to speak at the UN Civil Society Organisation conferences in New York and in Geneva, the UNADAP said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had mentioned the family in his Mann Ki Baat.

06/06/2020

Polluted Byramangala lake, which is actually a reservoir built across the Vrishabhavathi valley west of Bengaluru, is slowly becoming swachh because of lockdown .

Untreated sewage, industrial pollutants are let into the lake by Bengaluru , rendering the water filthy and sooty, claims the residents of Byramangala village.