"Dream, Dream, Dream! Conduct these dreams into thoughts, and then transform them into action."

- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

June 2017

Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth in top ten rankings

Indian badminton champ Kidambi Srikanth has managed to break into the top ten rankings after successively winning the Indonesia and Australian Open Super Series titles He has scored points altogether Srikanth recently notched up the Indonesian Open title in a straight game victory over Japanese Kazumasa Sakai After this victory his rankings had climbed places Other successful players Ajay Jayaram and nbsp B Sai Praneeth occupy th and th position respectively It is the Australian Open Super Series triumph that heralded Srikanth into the top ten rankings He had defeated Rio Olympics champion Chen Long - - in straight games to clinch the Super Series title With this win Srikanth became the only Indian player to break into the top ten men rsquo s singles rankings In the women rsquo s singles rankings Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu and bronze medallist Saina Nehwal occupy th and th places respectively Srikanth

30 Jun 2017
Good News

Good Samaritan donates land to school playground

The students of a government school in Sikar district of Rajasthan will soon have a playground to play thanks to a humble jeep driver who donated five bighas of land to the school -year-old Major Ali a father of two who barely earns a few thousand rupees a month was generous enough to donate five out of bighas of his ancestral land for the playground of a government secondary school in nbsp Lawanda village in Sikar Ali could donate his land to the school after he was able to convince his five brothers for this noble cause From this academic session students can avail of the playground facility Last year the school was upgraded from upper primary to secondary level nbsp A retired school principal Heeralal Meghwal donated bighas of land which is near the playground for the construction of a new building At a state-level function Ali was felicitated

30 Jun 2017
Good News

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and Elphinstone Road station to be renamed officially

A unanimous recommendation passed by the Maharashtra Assembly over the name change of Mumbai rsquo s famous Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and the Elphinstone Road station has been finally approved by the Union government Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus CST will be renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus CSMT and Elphinstone Road will be renamed as Prabhadevi The state government has received a letter from the Union Home Ministry acknowledging its approval for the same The state government will now soon issue the notification about the renaming The renaming ceremonies of the two stations are going to be grand As per the state government the word lsquo Maharaj rsquo must be added to CST to mark respect to great Maratha warrior Also the Elphinstone Road station is being renamed in honour of the deity nbsp The state government has also previously managed to rename two stations- Charni Road station as Girgaum and Grant

30 Jun 2017
Good News

Five famous musicians with hearing loss

It is very hard to believe that famous musicians who have made outstanding music have difficulty in hearing Most of the hearing loss is caused due to exposure to loud music during recording or in live concerts Following are some renowned musicians who have made excellent music inspite of their hearing loss Beethovan In Ludwig van Beethovan suffered from a severe form of tinnitus at the young age of Tinnitus is a constant ringing buzzing or whistling in the ear which causes irritation and discomfort It gradually leads to loss of hearing in many cases Beethovan rsquo s condition too aggravated over the years and made it extremely difficult to communicate with people Yet he had composed nine legendary symphonies during the period from - nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Neil Young While Neil Young was recording his album lsquo

30 Jun 2017
Positive Reads

Indian students rank first in aerospace competition

It was a glorious moment for India when Astral the Indian team that participated in CanSat ndash a global aerospace competition ndash secured the first rank after defeating teams from across the world The students belong to Uttarakhand s University of Petroleum and Energy Studies UPES They included students of Aerospace Engineering Electronics Engineering Computer Science Engineering Material Science Engineering Instrumentation and Control Engineering and design studies Professors Ugur Guven and Zozimus Labana guided the winning team Guven said that the team rsquo s success will prepare them for their role when they will join the booming aerospace sector CanSat which is held in Texas every year is organized by American Astronautical Society AAS and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIAA It is a design-build-fly competition with space related themes The competition brings out the students rsquo analytical creative decision-making problem-solving and collaborative skills in addition to their domain

30 Jun 2017
Good News

India main supplier of health goods to UN

With total sales of over USD million India has become one of the top supplier of health products to the UN system in Since India is the second largest country to supply goods and servics to the UN and it has maintained this position till the current year This was revealed by the total procurement of goods and services for operational activities of the UN system India being the leading global provider of generic drugs pharmaceuticals continues to be the main procurement category for India Since India is a top ten supplier country and in India rsquo s supplies amounted to of procurements by the UN Apart from its contribution to the health sector India also supplies food medical equipment and renders management services Procurement of goods and services from India were primarily by the United Nations International Children s Emergency Fund UNICEF the Pan-American Health Organisation PAHO the United

30 Jun 2017
Good News

Mary Kom’s inspirational talk inspires Indian women’s hockey team

The Indian women rsquo s hockey team is all geared up for the FIH Hockey World League Semi Final to be held in Johannesburg from July to and ahead of their departure they were treated to a surprise session with five-time world champion and London Olympic bronze medallist Mary Kom The key message in Mary Kom rsquo s talk was to build mental strength and battle against all odds She told her nbsp own story of how she overcame all hardships and opposition to make an illustrious career She stressed the importance of mental preparation nbsp Indian women s hockey team chief coach nbsp Marije Sjoerd was very satisfied and said that it was an inspiring session He said that the girls have done everything in their capacity to prepare themselves for the event He liked the way Mary interacted with the girls and motivated them with her life story

30 Jun 2017
Good News

India’s Vice President election scheduled on August 5, 2017

As the tenure of the current Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari will come to an end on August fresh elections are announced to be held on August As per Election Commission the notification for the same will be officially issued on July The deadline for filing nominations for the post is July The deadline for the withdrawal of candidatures is July The counting will be conducted on August As per the law the notification for the election of Vice President rsquo s post must be issued on or around the th day before the termination of the current Vice President rsquo s tenure Also the Vice Presidential election must be held well before the completion of current incumbent rsquo s tenure The Vice President is elected by the Electoral College which comprises of members from both the House of Parliaments There are currently Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha members and

29 Jun 2017
Good News

The spirit of sportsmanship

There is a saying ndash Sports do not build character they reveal it The manner in which players celebrate their victory or accept their defeat speaks much about their nature and spirit When a player competes in an event victory takes precedence over all other matters Players play to win and all they have in mind is to trounce the opponent Therefore it is heartening to know about players who show magnanimity to their opponents There was a memorable moment in the Olympics last year when in the heat of m Nikki Hamblin tripped and fell accidentally tripping up the USA rsquo s D rsquo Agostino nbsp The American gathered herself and got up and instead of continuing her race she helped Hamblin before faltering on a clearly injured foot Later nbsp D rsquo Agostino fell again and this time Hamblin helped her up and the two began to run

29 Jun 2017
Positive Reads

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