Category: RECORDS IN ASIA

Navjeet Dhillon – Winner Commonwealth Medal – ‘Discuss Throw’ : 2018

Navjeet Kaur Dhillon – India’s track and field athlete.

Records:

  • Bronze medal – Discuss. Commonwealth Games 2018. / First Senior International medal – 2018 (International)
  • National Topper – Discuss – 2014, 2015
  • Bronze medal – Discuss. Junior Championships, Athletics – 2014
  • 3rd in Shortput / 2nd in Discuss – Asian Athletics Championship – 2013
  • Silver medal – Asian Junior Athletics Championships, / Subenrat Inshenj – 2012 (International)
  • Winner – Shortput – Discuss Double. Indian Junior Championship – 2012
  • Bronze medal – Winner – First International medal – Commonwealth Youth Championship – 2011 (International)
  • National Discuss Title – 2011
  • Winner – Indian Junior Title – Discuss – 2010

Rahul Krishnan – World Record for ‘Fastest-100 Digits Substraction’ : June 2020

Rahul Murali Krishnan holds the record for ‘Fastest 100 Digits Substraction Ever’.

Rahul Krishnan can substract 100-digit numbers in 54.89 seconds (less than 1 minutes).

His certificate was awarded by ‘Official World Record Organisation’, Spain.

India’s Chitharesh Natesan, Crowned ‘ Mr.Universe 2019’, South Korea : November 2019. First time for an Indian to be Crowned.

Chitharesh Natesan, known as the ‘Indian Monster’ was crowned as ‘Mr.Universe ‘ at the ’11th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship (WBPS) 2019’ event in South Korea, held during 05-11th, November 2019.

First time an Indian to be crowned Mr. Universe 2019

Awards :

  • Mr. World 2019 – 90 Kg Category
  • Mr. India
  • Mr. Delhi – 4 times (2015- 2018)

Reetinder Sodhi – 1st Indian to score Century in U19 World Cup Cricket : 1998

Reetinder Singh Sodhi scored 126 runs against Kenya in the U19 World Cup 1998 and became the first Indian cricketer to score a century in U19 World Cup Cricket.

Right hand batsman and all-rounder.

Highlights:

  • Captain – India’s U-15 World Cup team
  • Vice-Captain – India’s U-19 World Cup team
  • Played for India – One Day International Squad
  • India’s Youngest Match Referee

Indian-American Sethuraman Panchanathan Appointed to Head America’s top Science Funding Body : June 2020

American Scientist – Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan has been appointed by U.S President Donald J Trump as the 15th Director , of the National Science Foundation (NSF). The term is for 6 years.

The NSF is the top American body supporting fundamental research on non-medical fields of science. It has a budget of USD 7.4 billion .

Earlier Assignments:

  • Executive Vice President – ASU Knowledge Enterprise Development , Arizona State University
  • Chief Research Officer – Arizona State University
  • Director – Center for Cognitive Ubiqiutous Computing (CUbiC), Arizona State University
  • Foundation Chair – Computing and Informatics, Arizona State University
  • Member – National Science Foundation . Appointed by US President Barack Obama ( June 2014 )

Other/s:

  • Fellow – National Academy of Inventors, USA
  • Fellow – Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • Fellow – Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, USA
  • Fellow – Institute of Optical Engineers, USA

Education:

  • Ph.D – Electrical and Computers Engineering, University of Ottowa (1989)
  • M.E – Masters in Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, IIT (1988)
  • B.E. – Bachelors in Electronics & Communications Engineering, Indian Institute of Science , IISc (1984)
  • B.Sc – Bachelors in Physics, University of Madras

Notes:

Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan is the second Indian-American to be nominated to this prestigious science position. His predecessor was Dr. Subra Suresh who served during October 2010 and March 2013.

India. World’s 9th Largest Recipient of FDI in 2019 : UN

India is the 9th largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) ) in 2019 with USD 51 billion dollars of inflow.

‘The World Invest Report 2020’ by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said India will continue to attract market seeking investments.

  • India – World’s 9th Largest Recipient
  • South Asia’s Largest Recipient

KIA Airport (Bengaluru) Awarded ‘Best Regional Airport’ by World Airport Awards – May 2020

Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) Bengaluru , has been voted as the ‘ Best Regional Airport in India & Central Asia’ 2020 by the World Airports Award.

KIA has won this Award for the 3rd time in 4 years.

88 Indian nurses reach Dubai to help UAE battle COVID-19 : May 2020

First batch of 88 ICU (intensive care unit) trained nurses, from Kolhapur, Karnataka and Kerala departed from Kochi via Bangalore

Dubai: The first batch of 88 ICU (intensive care unit) nurses from India arrived at Dubai Airport Terminal Two on Saturday night to help the UAE in its battle against coronavirus.

Their arrival, at Dubai Airport Terminal Two was facilitated in a tie-up with Aster DM Healthcare group, with the support from the Indian Consulate and the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

Thalappil Pradeep Awarded ‘ Nikkei Asia’ Prize – April 2020

Professor T Pradeep, IIT-Madras wins the 25th Nikkei Asia Prize in the ‘Science & Technology’ category. Established by Nikkei Inc, Japan

Pradeep has done pioneering work in nano-technology based water purification.’

Developed world’s first filter for drinking water that incorporates deionising technology, established by him.

Awards:

  • Padma Shri – Government of India – 2020
  • Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize – by CSIR – 2008
  • World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in Chemistry – 2018

Papers :

  • Several papers presented worldwide

World’s First fully Solar Powered Airport – Cochin International Aiport (CIAL)

Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), Kochi, Kerala

Runs on 100% solar energy . Has about 46,000 solar panels.

Installed by Bosch. Commissioned in 2015