South Africa's first democratically elected President, the symbol of equality remembered today. 18th July was declared as “Nelson Mandela International Day” by the UN General Assembly in 2009. His contribution towards the culture of peace and freedom cannot be sufficed into words. AsiaOne News stated that this day celebrates the undying legacy of the former South African President Nelson Mandela for his work towards the South African community, as well as his head-on fight against white oppression which was unparalleled. Nelson was globally renowned and loved as an anti-apartheid re
Bangladeshi actress Azmeri Haque was seen dazzling in a beige Dhakai Jamdani saree at the 74th Cannes Film Festival this year. Azmeri opted to stick to her roots and wore a traditional assemblance. The saree was from a Bangladeshi brand Aarong which featured handwoven motifs which she teamed up with a halter-neck blouse whose belt was embellished with silver pieces. She completed her look with an accessorizing bracelet and matching emerald silver ear studs. The look was done with subtle make-up by kohl-rimmed eyes and a dab of matte mauve lipstick. Her tresses were tied to a centre-parted
17th July is chosen to be the World Emoji Day in 2014. The word “emoji” is a portmanteau that is made up of two different words in Japanese: ‘e’ stands for picture and ‘moji’ stands for the character. In today's generation, emojis are often used to convey feelings and there's a particular emoji for most of those emotions. Emoji is the outcome of the most recent evolution of human language as most people today communicate over electronic devices and via social media platforms. This flips the gap in the communication which happens virtually. To celebrate these humble characters,
Egyptian poet, writer, academician, and translator- Iman Mersal - became the first African woman to win the prestigious Sheikh Zayed Book award. She is an associate professor of Arabic literature and Middle Eastern and African studies at the University of Alberta, Canada. Currently, she holds an Albert Camus chair at the IMéRA and resides in Marseille, France. ‘Her whispering voice, fleeing depression’ led this lost Egyptian poet to bag the biggest literary prizes in the world. ‘I Look Around Me’ from the collection ‘Words Without Borders’ is perhaps her shortest piece of
Pioneer in water treatment Va Tech Wabag has won the prestigious Global Water Award for its 45 MLD (million litres a day) Tertiary Treatment Reverse Osmosis (TTRO) Plant at Koyambedu, Chennai. The TTRO plant bagged the distinction award under ‘waste water project of the year’ category. The plant was built by a consortium comprising Wabag and IDE Technologies for Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board and is one of the largest and technologically most advanced water reuse plants in India. The Tertiary Treatment Reverse Osmosis (TTRO) plant uses a multistage treatment scheme,
The UEFA Champions League 2019-20 trophy was lifted by Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich defeated Saint-Germain by 1-0 to lift the trophy in Lisbon. The European football club was crowned as champions for a record sixth time in history when it defeated first-time finalists Saint-Germain of Paris at the Estadio da Luz, Lisbon. In this season, the football club made it 11 out of 11 in the competition and become the first team ever to do so. The 59th-minute header from Kingsley Coman created the difference that resulted in a historic victory. The victory came in the second half when Bayern dominated
Google recently launched a new education tool for teachers and students to facilitate learning in the virtual education space. It is going to roll out the new tool through its existing Google’s various products such as Meet, G-Suite, Classroom, & Assignment. A few of the features will be launched in the coming months while the rest will be available later this year. The Assignment is an app for educators to distribute, analyze, and grade student work, and will be part of the learning management system (LMS). It brings the shared power of G Suite into your LMS. With this, one can automat
The first World Solar Technology Summit (WSTS) was held virtually and was organized by International Solar Alliance (ISA) along with the Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI). It served as a convenor of ISA Global Leadership Taskforce on Innovation and to focus on new technologies and innovation in the field of solar power. The summit was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the session was addressed by luminaries such as Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Commerce and Industry Minister & Railways Minister Piyush Goyal, Presiden
The Nobel Foundation has announced the names of winners of 2019 Nobel Prizes. The Nobel Prizes for 2019 in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economic sciences, peace, and literature have been announced. The awards are recognition of work that advances each of the respective fields. A medal, certificate and a cash award of about $ 900,000 are given to the winners. Some of the winners include the following: 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology is bestowed upon William G. Kaelin Jr., SirPeter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza. The trio won the prize for ident
In September 2019, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for the first time, started offering tourist visas. It is for the first time that the ultra-conservative country has opened its gates for holidaymakers. This diplomatic move is a part of a push to diversify its economy away from oil. The initiative of starting tourism is one of the focal points of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030 reform program to prepare the biggest Arab economy post-oil-era. The announcement came at a critical time when the country witnessed a devastating attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure. Ahm