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May 2021

Jul 22, 2024

Padma Shri Awardee Organic Farmer Kamala Pujari Dies

Padma Shri awardee and noted organic farmer Kamala Pujari died after suffering from kidney-related ailments. She was 74.
Born in Patraput village of Baipariguda block in Koraput district, Pujari was a promoter of organic farming and had harvested 100 varieties of rice.
She was associated with the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation.
Kamala Pujari was conferred with the Padma Shri in 2019 by then President Ramnath Kovind.
She was a member of the state planning board in 2018 and was conferred with the best farmer award by the Odisha government in 2004.
She also won the 'Equator Initiative Award' in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2002.

Jul 20, 2024

Vietnamese Most Powerful Communist Party Leader Nguyen Phu Trong Dies at 80

The general secretary of Vietnam's Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong, considered the country's top leader, died aged 80.
Trong is the first party general secretary to die in office since the death in 1986 of Le Duan, a brother-in-arms of Ho Chi Minh.
He is also the first leader to have held three consecutive mandates at the head of the party, after the liberalisation of the economy in 1986.

Jul 19, 2024

Shreya Gupta Secures Sabre Bronze at Commonwealth Championship

Prominent ace fencer of Jammu and Kashmir, Shreya Gupta, has set the ball rolling in fencing by winning her first-ever individual medal at the international level by clinching the Sabre category bronze medal in the ongoing Commonwealth Junior and Cadet Championship 2024 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Shreya, in a superb display of the game, completely outclassed Saunders Nicole of England in the table of 16 by a margin of 15-3, whereas in a medal bout, she secured a win over Hardge Gala of Australia by 15-13. In the semifinals, Shreya lost to Juliet Mind of Singapore in a tight finish by a score of 15-11.

Jul 18, 2024

Dr. MS Valiathan Passes Away

Dr. M. S. Valiathan, renowned cardiac surgeon and the founder-director of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), passed away in Manipal. He was 90.
His remarkable career as a cardiac surgeon and his significant contributions to laying the foundation for the nation's Indigenous medical technology development are written in golden letters throughout history.
He was instrumental in establishing SCTIMST as an institute of national importance in 1976. He headed the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery for twenty years from the inception of SCTIMST till May 1994.
One of the highlights of his long career at SCTIMST and a flagship enterprise of the Institute, was the Indigenous development of the first-ever mechanical heart valve prosthesis of the nation, the TTK-Chitra valve. Dr. Valiathan himself and his team implanted the first valve at SCTIMST in 1990.

Jul 16, 2024

Camlin Founder Subhash Dandekar Passes Away

Subhash Dandekar, the founder of stationery brand Camlin, died at the age of 86.
After selling the popular artwork brand to Japan's Kokuyo, Dandekar was serving as the chairman emeritus of Kokuyo Camlin.
Dandekar also served as the President of the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce and Industries from 1990 to 1992 and contributed towards the development of the industrial sector of the state.

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