Saikhom Mirabai Chanu on Saturday(30th July 2022) won India's first gold medal at Commonwealth Games 2022. The 27-year-old lifted a combined weight of 201kg (88kg in snatch and 113kg in clean & jerk) to set new Games records in all three categories. The Tokyo Olympic silver medallist thus defended her title, albeit in a different weight (49 kg). 

 

 

* Gold medallist Mirabai Chanu with podium finishers after winning women's 49kg weightlifting category match of the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG), in Birmingham, UK..

Source : Outlook india

Indian weightlifter, Gururaja Poojary has won a bronze medal in the men’s 61kg final at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 on Saturday(30th July 2022). Poojary successfully pulled off a combined lift of 269kg, (118kg in snatch and 151kg in clean and jerk) to ensure India’s second medal of the Games.

The Indian lifter registered a score of 118 (kg) in Snatch and 151 (kg) in Clean & Jerk to put forward a total of 269 (kg) at the event and claim the third podium place. He was involved in a close battle with Canada’s Youri Simard but managed to beat him in the end for the medal.

 

Malaysian, Aznil Bin Bidin Muhammed wins gold with a commonwealth games record of 285 Kgs. 127 Kg in snatch and 158 Kg in clean and jerk.

Papua New Guine, Morea Baru bagged the silver medal with a total effort of 273 kg.

 

About Gururaja Poojary : Karnataka’s, Gururaja Poojary (born 15 August 1992), also known as P. Gururaja, is an Indian weightlifter who won the silver medal in the men’s 56 kg weight class at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia..

Source : Times of India

* Sanket Mahadev Sargar (from Sangli in Maharashtra) has bagged silver in men's 55kg weightlifting, the India's first medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

 

* He has lifted a total weight of 248kg (113+135).

 

 

A Canadian scholar, "Jeffrey Armstrong" has been awarded with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) 2021 Distinguished Indologist for his outstanding contribution in study, teaching and research in any of the fields of Indian Studies.

He is the founder of the Vedic Academy of Science & Arts and author of The Bhagavad Gita comes Alive.

The ICCR Distinguished Indologist award was instituted in 2015 during the First World Indology Conference.

“A jury for the Distinguished Indologist Award -2021 met in February 2022 and after careful considerations decided to select Mr Jeffrey Armstrong for the award.

Mr Armstrong becomes the seventh recipient of this award, and joins the earlier recipients from Germany, China, Japan, UK, South Korea and USA,” a release from the consulate said..

Source : Hindustan Times

Reliance Industries (RIL) and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) will together establish the first-ever India House at Paris Olympics 2024. On Wednesday(27th July 2022), RIL announced a long-term partnership with IOA to elevate the performances of Indian athletes, support the national sports federations and build the credentials of India as a global sporting nation, with an aspiration to host the Olympic Games in the future.

 

In partnership with IOA, RIL will support Indian athletes in major multi-sport events including the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and the Olympics Games. Additionally, the Olympic hospitality houses are a games tradition, and India’s first Olympic House at Paris 2024 Olympics will be a historic milestone.

 

Nita M. Ambani, IOC Member, and Director, Reliance Industries Limited, said, “It is our dream to see India take centre stage in the global sporting arena. Our partnership with the IOA reinforces Reliance Foundation’s deep commitment to supporting and empowering young athletes across the country with world-class infrastructure and opportunities."..

Source : Mint

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Wednesday(27th july 2022) signed a contract worth over USD 100 million with Honeywell for the supply and manufacture of 88 TPE331-12B engines/kits along with the maintenance and support services to power the Hindustan Trainer Aircraft (HTT-40).

 

The contract was exchanged by Senior Director of OE Sales (Honeywell Defense and Space), Eric Walters, and Executive Director (E & IMGT) B Krishna Kumar, here in the presence of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of HAL, R Madhavan.

 

“HAL has successfully developed Basic Trainer Aircraft (HTT-40) to address the basic training requirements of the Indian Air Force (IAF). There is a potential requirement of 70 aircraft. The contract for the same with IAF is under advanced stage of approval,” said CMD Madhavan..

Source : The Print

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), through its commercial arms, has earned 279 million dollars in foreign exchange by launching satellites for global clients, Union Minister Jitendra Singh told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday(27th July 2022).

 

In a written reply to a question, Singh said ISRO in association with its commercial arms has successfully launched 345 foreign satellites from 34 countries on-board Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

 

"Total foreign exchange revenue earned through launching of foreign satellites amounts to USD 56 million (one million=10 lakhs) and 220 million Euros approximately," Singh said, without mentioning any time-frame for such launches.

 

As per current exchange rates, 220 million euros are equivalent to 223 million dollars.

 

The latest PSLV mission was on June 30 when ISRO's warhorse launch vehicle placed three Singaporean satellites into orbit.

 

PSLV-C53 mission by ISRO, successfully launched three Singapore customer satellites namely DS-EO, NeuSAR and SCOOB-1.

 

The PSLV-C53 was the second dedicated commercial mission for NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a Central Public Sector Enterprise under administrative control of the Department of Space (DOS), Singh said..

Source : Business Standard

Four-time world champion "Sebastian Vettel" announced his decision to retire from Formula One at the end of the season 2022, saying, on July 28, 2022, that his goals had changed and he wanted to focus more on family and interests outside the sport.

 

The 35-year-old German, who drives for the Aston Martin team, won his titles with Red Bull from 2010-13 and also spent six seasons with Ferrari.

 

He made the announcement ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, the 13th round of the season and last race before the August break.

 

“I hereby announce my retirement from Formula One by the end of the 2022 season,” he said in a video statement, explaining his reasons on a newly-created Instagram page..

Source : The Hindu

The Indian Navy got a mega boost Thursday(28th July 2022) — not only was India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, Vikrant, delivered to the force, two MH-60 Romeo anti-submarine warfare helicopters arrived from the US as well.

 

The helicopters are among 24 MH-60 Romeos to be delivered to India by 2025. They will be operating from aircraft carriers Vikrant as well as Vikramaditya, besides other surface vessels.

 

The two helicopters landed at the Cochin International Airport on board a C-17 of the US Air Force.

 

A third would be delivered next month. These three are different from the three delivered to the Indian Navy last year, which are being used for training.

 

Meanwhile, the delivery of Vikrant marks an important milestone for India — the country now joins a select few countries, including the US and China, that have the capacity of building aircraft carriers. .

Source : The Print

Indian Navy took the delivery of the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 'Vikrant' from Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi on Thursday(28th July 2022).

 

"Indian Navy has created maritime history today by taking delivery of the prestigious Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (AC) 'Vikrant from her builder Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi. Designed by the Indian Navy's in-house Directorate of Naval Design (DND) and built by CSL, a Public Sector Shipyard under the Ministry of Shipping (MoS), the carrier is christened after her illustrious predecessor, India's first Aircraft Carrier which played a vital role in the 1971 war. Coinciding with the celebrations to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India's independence 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav', the reincarnation of Vikrant is a true testimony to the country's zeal and fervour in pursuing capability build up towards enhanced maritime security," said the Indian Navy.

 

The 262-meter-long carrier has a full displacement of close to 45,000 tonnes which is much larger and more advanced than her predecessor.

 

The ship is powered by four Gas Turbines totalling 88 MW power and has a maximum speed of 28 Knots. Built at an overall cost of close to ₹ 20,000 crores, the project has been progressed in three Phases of contract between MoD and CSL, concluded in May 2007, Dec 2014 and Oct 2019 respectively. The ship's keel was laid in Feb 2009, followed by launching in Aug 2013..

Source : NDTV