Ruskin Bond’s new book launches in an e-book format
May 20, 2020
- Ruskin Bond’s new book named ‘Hop On: My Adventures on Boats, Trains and Planes’ was launched on his 86th Birthday in an e-book format.
Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar gets Alexander Dalrymple Award 2019
May 20, 2020
- Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar, the National Hydrographer to the government of India, has been respected with the 2019 Alexander Dalrymple Award for his exceptional contribution to Indian hydrography and across the broader Indian Ocean region
China declares USD 2 billion aid at WHO assembly
May 20, 2020
- China has declared to give USD 2 billion over two years to combat the COVID-19 at WHO assembly with an intention of supporting COVID-19 response efforts, especially in developing countries.
Prime Minister of Lesotho, Thomas Thabane abdicates
May 20, 2020
- Thomas Thabane has formally left as the Prime Minister of Lesotho. Thabane and his current wife are surmised of conspiring to murder his former wife nearly three years ago.
Famous Marathi writer, playwright Ratnakar Matkari passes away
May 19, 2020
- Famous Marathi writer and playwright, Ratnakar Matkari passed away after being diagnosed with coronavirus. He was considered a scout of the children’s drama movement in Marathi.
Bundesliga becomes 1st major sports event to continue post-COVID-19 lockdown
May 19, 2020
- The Bundesliga primary football league of Germany becomes the world’s first major sports event to resume after COVID-19 lockdown.
- The Bundesliga games began with an empty stadium though the stadium had the capacity to hold more than 80,000 players.
ICC cricket committee ban the usage of saliva to shine ball
May 19, 2020
- The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Cricket Committee has urged banning the usage of saliva to shine the ball.
- The practice meant for swing bowling is now originally held as health risk due to the threats of COVID-19 and shield the safety of players and match officials.
ARCI & SCTIMST together produces biodegradable metal implants
May 19, 2020
- International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) and Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram have together produced new generation Iron-Manganese based alloys for biodegradable metal implants for use in humans.
CySecK begins programme “H.A.C.K” for Cyber Security Start-ups
May 19, 2020
- An accelerator programme branded as “H.A.C.K” has been released by the Karnataka’s Centre of Excellence in cyber security (CySecK).
- H.A.C.K is Karnataka’s first cyber security-specific accelerator programme including of 21 start-ups on board across three cohorts: 10x cohort, 0-1 cohort and virtual cohort.
7th LCU Ship ‘INLCU L57’ charged into Indian Navy
May 19, 2020
- Landing Craft Utility Ship ‘INLCU L57’ charged into the Indian Navy in Port Blair. This warship was made by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE). The “INLCU L57” is the seventh LCU Mark IV class warship.