December 2020 Persons in News

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Who was elected as Vice President of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union?
Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Sekhar Vempati elected as Vice President of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union.

ABU, formed in 1964, is a non-profit, professional association of broadcasting organisations.

ABU is one of the largest broadcasting associations in the world.

The ABU's role is to help the development of broadcasting in the Asia-Pacific region and to promote the collective interests of its members.

One of the ABU's activities is Asiavision, a daily exchange of news feeds by satellite among television stations in 20 countries in Asia.

The ABU provides a forum for promoting the collective interests of television and radio broadcasters, and encourages regional and international co-operation between broadcasters.

The ABU Secretariat is located in Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Dr. Samir Damare at CSIR- NIO, Goa selected for Senior Scientist Award
Dr. Samir Damare, Principal Scientist and Head Analytical Services Division, at Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-National Institute Of Oceanography (NIO), Goa has been selected for the Senior Scientist Award for the year 2020. He was selected by the Microbiologists Society, India.

Dr. Damare has received this award in recognition of his research in the field of Extremophiles, Microbiology, Biotechnology & Molecular Biology. The award is presented to Microbiologists working in different fields annually.

The award will be presented during the Annual Meeting of Society. Dr. Damare has 33 publications in reputed national and international journals. He has successfully guided 3 PhD students and 23 students for Internship, Project Work, and Dissertation.

Microbiologists Society, India was established in March 1996. The society has over 30 sub-units all over India and 6 units outside India. Over 70+ Student Units in different Colleges and Universities across India. The Society has over 528 Life Members.
Horlicks Protein Plus ropes in Akshay Kumar as its new brand ambassador
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has on boarded Akshay Kumar as the brand ambassador of its adult nutrition brand, Horlicks Protein Plus. Akshay Kumar, will represent the core values of the brand and encourage urban Indian adults to fight protein deficiency everyday by making ‘Protein ka routine’ (make protein a routine).

The brand has also launched a new TVC featuring Akshay Kumar, highlights the issues of an urban Indian adult, whose typical diet also proves to be insufficient in providing high quality protein or is heavily dependent on non-vegetarian options.

Akshay Kumar said, “Fitness is not something that you achieve by just getting to the gym and putting in hours of workout. A wholesome life is a combination of rest, a healthy mental state and eating right with it. Sadly, most people don’t have the right information about the diet they consume! For example, protein is thought of as just a body building supplement and the multiple other benefits of it are widely unknown. Do you know that our body needs 1g protein per kg bodyweight? And because we don’t know this, we have a protein gap. Horlicks Protein Plus, made with Milk and Soy has a blend of 3 High Quality Proteins which along with milk gives you nearly 30% of your daily protein needs. Together, both Horlicks Protein Plus and I are committed towards making India healthier by encouraging Indians to build their ‘Protein ka Routine’! My wish is always to see India take the right steps.”

Surjo Dutt, National Creative Director, FCB, said: “When it comes to knowing what the body needs, especially after a certain age, we couldn’t find a better fit than Akshay Kumar for Horlicks Protein Plus. He not only sets a high benchmark of exemplary lifestyle choices; he also knows the nutrition needs that are important for a fit and active life. The interview format and his real playful self keeps the message engaging and authentic.”
Dr S Ramakrishnan, Indian Space Scientist and farmer VSSC & LPSC passed away at 71
S. Ramakrishnan, former Director of Indian Space Research Organisation’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) passed away at 71 on 01st December, 2020.

Mr. Ramakrishnan joined the VSSC, a lead centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), in August 1972 after graduating from the College of Engineering, Guindy, and acquiring his MTech in Aeronautics from IIT, Madras.

He joined as a member of the SLV-3 project team responsible for the development of India’s first satellite launch vehicle under the leadership of A.P. J. Abdul Kalam. He then moved to the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) project in 1983 and worked on liquid propulsion systems. He was also project director for the PSLV continuation programme, and later, mission director for the PSLV C1, C2, C3 and C4 flights.

In 2003, he took over as Project Director, GSLV-Mk III. He became Director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) in June 2010, and three years later, in 2013, he took over as VSSC Director.

Mr. Ramakrishnan is a recipient of the Dr Biren Roy Award conferred by the Aero Society of India and the Astronautical Society Award for outstanding contributions towards launch vehicle development and operationalisation of the PSLV. He received the Padma Shri in 2003.

Mr. Ramakrishnan was an expert in launch vehicle technology and played important roles in the development of the SLV-3, PSLV and GSLV Mk-III, he said.