Month: August 2021
** Geological museum and lab for Dhanbad’s premiere college
Newly established facility at P.K. Roy Memorial will strengthen the infrastructure and fetch a better NAAC ratings.
A state-of-art Geological Museum and Microscopic Lab established in the Geology department of Dhanbad’s P.K. Roy Memorial College was inaugurated on Friday by Anjani Kumar Srivastava, vice chancellor of Binod Bihari Mahto Koyalanchal.
** Israel swimmers dance to Madhuri Dixit’s Aaja Nachle, take Internet by storm; Watch video
Clip of performance at Tokyo Aquatics Centre goes viral on social media
** 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.
** Veena Reddy takes over as first Indian American head of USAID in India
The acting head of the US embassy, ambassador Atul Keshap, expressed “pride and admiration” at another Indian American being chosen to lead a critical mission component in India, and said this reflects the “accomplishments of Indian Americans in all walks of life in America.
Veena Reddy, a career member of the US senior foreign service, has taken over as the first Indian American mission director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in India.
** Padma Shri awardee and Dogri writer Padma Sachdev passes away
** Tokyo Olympics 2021 Live Updates: Wrestler Ravi Dahiya settles for silver, loses to Zavur Uguev of Russia in final
** 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
** Justin Narayan on winning Masterchef Australia
Justin Narayan, an Australian youth pastor of Fijian-Indian heritage, was recently crowned the winner of MasterChef Australia 2021 (streaming on Disney+ Hotstar Premium and Disney+ Hotstar VIP). The 27-year-old — who admires the likes of Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver — chatted with The Telegraph on what the win means to him, his earliest memories of food and his Indian cuisine favourites.
** Hockey: India clinch Olympic bronze medal, edge past Germany in thrilling encounter
Simranjeet Singh scored a brace, while Hardik Singh, Harmanpreet Singh and Rupinder Pal Singh were the other goal getters for the Men in Blue