When Kumar faced the fund crunch for the free distribution of helmets, he sold his 3 bighas of ancestral land and a house in Greater Noida.
Kumar has now been given the sobriquet the ‘helmet man of India’ for his deeds
Category: Travel
** India’s highest herbal garden at 11,000 feet altitude inaugurated in Uttarakhand
The garden, located in Mana village of Chamoli district, has been developed by the research wing of state forest department on a three-acre land given by Mana Van Panchayat.
The garden, inaugurated by Mana sarpanch Pitambar Maulfa, has been developed in three years under the central government’s Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) scheme. It displays around 40 species, including important medicinal herbs, found in the high-altitude alpine areas of the Himalayan region.
** Goa, the land of feni, gets its first alcohol museum
The land of feni just got a museum wholly dedicated to the locally brewed alcohol.
Started by local businessman Nandan Kudchadkar, who is a collector of antiques, the museum ‘All About Alcohol’ located in the tiny beach village of Candolim, houses hundreds of artefacts linked to feni, including large, traditional glass vats in which the local cashew-based alcohol was stored centuries ago.
** From Kannada medium school to NASA’s doorsteps: Karnataka village thrilled by local lad’s feat
Dinesh Vasanth Hegde, a research assistant in space science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), is on the moon after being selected for the scholarship of 1.35 lakh dollars by NASA
** Flying high: Kempegowda International Airport staff best in Central Asia
Employees of the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru have been adjudged “The Best Airport Staff in India and Central Asia” at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2021.
** Bene Appétit: The Cuisine of Indian Jews | Preserving heritage through Food
The subject of this book is intimately tied up with the author’s own identity. She belongs to the Bene Israel Jewish community of Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
Esther David’s new book, Bene Appétit: The Cuisine of Indian Jews, exemplifies this spirit of continuity. Published by HarperCollins India, it explores “how Indian Jews have preserved their food habits in a multicultural country like India, which has diverse cuisines.”
** Delhi Metro’s Pink Line is now the single, longest corridor: Details here
A segment of Delhi Metro’s Pink Line was launched on Friday, making it the longest operational corridor of the network. The 59-km-long Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor or the Pink Line, which covers 38 stations, has now been fully linked. Passenger services on the line is slated to begin from 3pm onwards on Friday.
** India builds highest motorable road of the world in eastern Ladakh
BRO constructed a 52-km long black-topped road through Umlingla Pass, bettering the previous record of a road in Bolivia connecting to its volcano Uturuncu at 18,953 ft
** Independence Day Special: 5 memorials for Indian soldiers around the world
Not many of us know this, but there are numerous war memorials around the world dedicated to Indian soldiers who lost their lives in battle—even before India won Independence in 1947.
These war memorials are scattered across the globe, from Europe to Africa and even across the northern regions of Canada.
** ISRO launches merchandise to popularise space activities among youth
Three out of 9 registered merchandisers are from Karnataka