Abhinav Bindra selected as torchbearer for 2024 Paris Olympics.
- Abhinav Bindra, India's first individual Olympic gold medalist, selected as a torchbearer for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
- Bindra will be part of the Olympic torch relay from April 16 to July 26.
- The inaugural lighting of the torch will take place on April 16 at the Olympia sanctuary in Greece.
- The torch relay will last 68 days, covering 65 territories and involving 11,000 torchbearers.
New cancer cases to soar 77% by 2050: WHO.
- The number of new cancer cases will rise to more than 35 million in 2050 - 77% higher than 2022.
- Tobacco, alcohol, obesity and air pollution being the key factors in the estimated rise.
- India had more than 14.1 lakh new cancer cases and over 9.1 lakh deaths.
- Cancers of lip, oral cavity and lung were the most common ones in men.
- Breast and cervix cancer were the most frequent ones in women.
Pundalik K. Badiger won the best photographer award by KUWJ.
- Pundalik K. Badiger, senior photographer who contributes to The Hindu, has won the best photographer award instituted by the Karnataka Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ).
- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented the award during the KUWJ annual conference in Davangere.
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Vedanta Aluminum recognised world's most sustainable aluminum producer.
- Vedanta Aluminium Ltd. ranked as the world's most sustainable aluminum producer in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) 2023.
- The company scored high on biodiversity, occupational health & safety, social impact, human rights, talent planning, and water management.
- VAL is committed to achieving Net Zero by 2050 through reducing its carbon footprint & creating carbon sinks.
India's first beachside Startup Fest: EMERGE-2024.
- Mangalore hosts its inaugural Beachside Startup Fest, EMERGE-2024, from February 16th to 18th.
- The fest offers a stage for students to present innovative ideas, with around 20 startups expected to showcase groundbreaking innovations across diverse domains.
- Vishwas YUS - The regional director of the International Federation of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA) in India.
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