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IIT Madras develops HomoSEP, a robot for septic tank cleaning It will be first deployed across Tamil NaduLater, it will be adopted in Gujarat and Maharashtra The aim is to end manual scavengingThe septic tank is a poisonous environment that causes deaths Says Prof. Prabhu Rajagopal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT MadrasHomoSERP robot can eliminate manual scavenging It can homogenise the hard sludge in septic tanks HomoSERP was first developed by Divanshu Kumar in 2019 as a final year project under the guidance of Prof. Rajagopal The researchers collaborated with Solinas Integrity Pvt Ltd to develop HomoSEP further Solinas Integrity…

Nayanthara wore a handcrafted saree featuring tone-on-tone embroidery, inspired by the carvings at the Hoysala temples The actress paired the saree with a matching blouse featuring the motifs of Goddess Lakshmi on the sleeves The saree also has the names of Vignesh and Nayanthara woven on it, symbolising togetherness, commitment and mutual respect Instead of gold, Nayanthara accessorised the look with green emerald statement jewellery The couples’ outfits were designed by JADE by Monica Shah and Karishma

Cricketer Virat Kohli has the most number of followers on Instagram now He now has 200 million followers on the app Kohli announced it on Instagram This is the highest number by any Indian sportsperson on the social media platform He also has the highest number of followers among all cricket players Among sportspersons, only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have more followers than Kohli

Reliance Brands and Plastic Legno SPA have signed a joint venture Reliance Brands will acquire a 40% stake in Plastic Legno SPA’s business in India The acquisition will bring in vertical integration for Reliance’s toy business It will also diversify Reliance Brands’ supply chain Plastic Legno SPA is owned by the Sunino group It has more than 25 years of toy manufacturing expertise in Europe It started business in India in 2009In the toy industry, Reliance Brands is a reliable name It acquired British toy retailer Hamleys in 2019

Apple launches Pay-later service to the Wallet app It is part of the company’s expansion into the finance world This was unveiled at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference Apple Inc. also revealed an updated iPhone lock screen for its latest software iOS 16 Apple CarPlay gets an overhaulApple Watch also gets improvements One of them is atrial fibrillation detection to help with heart health

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the establishment of the ‘Jan Samarth Platform,’ A nationwide portal for credit-linked government initiatives Jan Samarth Portal is a digital one-stop shop that will connect 13 government credit initiatives on a single platform This website will connect beneficiaries with lenders directly Beneficiaries can digitally check the eligibility in a few steps, apply online under eligible schemes and receive digital approval

Kyra, a photorealistic virtual influencer is on her way to getting 100k followers on Instagram She has become quite a trend in Social media and has been termed as India’s First Virtual influencer Kyra is a Virtual and Meta Influencer created by TopSocial India An influencer for the Metaverse, commonly known as a “Meta Influencer”, Kyra is a 22-year old from Delhi, who loves travel and modeling Becoming a part of the global community of virtual influencers, in March, Kyra even participated in a Metaverse fashion week where big global fashion brands like Estée Lauder, Tommy Hilfiger and Dolce &…

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) creates a world recordThe Guinness World Records certified the recordSaid Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & HighwaysHe tweeted the certificate issued by the Guinness World RecordsThe record is for constructing 75 km continuous Bituminous Concrete in Single LaneDone on the section of NH-53 between Amravati to AkolaThe construction began on June 3 at 7:27 am and was completed on June 7 at 5 pmAbout 800 personnel and 700 workers participated in the construction

Dogs are more effective at detecting Covid-19 infections through human sweat samples than the existing rapid antigen tests The study, published in the PLOS ONE, showed that dogs were 97 percent effective at detecting Covid infection compared to PCR tests The nasal antigen tests detected 84 percent of positive Covid infections The findings suggest a potentially less invasive and quicker Covid testing alternative The researchers examined five dogs trained to sniff out Covid-19 by examining both positive and negative tests to see if they could tell They found canines were 100 percent accurate in detecting positive Covid cases in asymptomatic…

India-Qatar Startup Bridge gives hope to Indian startup ecosystem Vice President Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates India-Qatar Startup Bridge at Qatar Business Forum The joint venture aims to connect the startup ecosystems of the two countries and help each other economically The forum will lead to new networking opportunities for trade and investment between the two countries It will be a platform for the exchange of new ideas and the creation of new partnerships Invest India and the Investment Promotion Agency in Qatar have reached an agreement on cooperation to promote two-way investment Qatar has invested $ 2 billion in Indian companies…