Local Round-up: From Ola Electric's Top Executives Resignation to Koneru Humpy'S Historic Win in Rapid Chess!

Local Round-up brings to you what's happening across the country in travel, food, infrastructure, sports, and herein, we have curated the updates from the weekend and the beginning of this week for you. So, read these below. 

17-year-old Kaamya Karthikeyan from Mumbai, India becomes the youngest female in the world to conquer the Seven Summits

Kaamya Karthikeyan, a 17-year-old student of Class XII from the Navy Children School, Mumbai, becomes the youngest female in the world to conquer the Seven Summits - the highest peaks on all seven continents. The Young girl has conquered Mt Kilimanjaro in Africa, Mt Elbrus in Europe, Mt Kosciuszko in Australia, Mt Aconcagua in South America, Mt Denali in North America, Mt Everest in Asia and is culminating the current climb at Mount Vinson in Antarctica. 

Grand statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was unveiled on the bank of Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh

SHRI CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ STATUE AT PANGONG TSO, LADAKH

On 26 Dec 2024, a majestic statue of Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was inaugurated on the banks of Pangong Tso at an altitude of 14,300 feet.

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The Indian Army has erected a statue of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on the shores of Pangong Tso Lake in the eastern Ladakh region. The statue is situated 14,300 feet above the ground near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) which borders China.

ISRO set to launch its final mission for 2024

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch its final mission for 2024 on December 30 with the PSLV C60/SPADEX. The launch is scheduled at 9.58 p.m. from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. ISRO, for the first time, will be attempting the Space Docking Experiment (SPADEX) mission, which will demonstrate in-space docking using two small spacecraft.

Nitish Kumar Reddy becomes the first Indian batter to score a century in Australia while batting at No.8

India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy scripts history as he becomes the first Indian batter to score 100 runs on an Australian pitch while batting at number 8. The young man also got to his maiden century in international cricket in the final session of Day 3 in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. With this, the 21-year-old became the third youngest Indian to score a maiden Test century in Australia, following Sachin Tendulkar and Rishabh Pant. 

Ola Electric's CMO and CTO resign

In a regulatory filing released by Ola Electric, the EV-vehicle maker stated that the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and the Chief Technology and Product Officer (CTO) of Ola Electric Mobility Limited resigned on Friday, December 27. Both Anshul Khandelwal and Suvonil Chatterjee have cited personal reasons for their resignation. However, according to sources, the executives leaving the firm are part of the restructuring efforts at Ola Electric. 

Indian entrepreneur Rudra Sisodia honoured at UK House of Commons

Rudra Raj Singh Sisodia, co-founder of Lake Valley Farms, a farm solutions company based in Madhya Pradesh has been honoured with a Leadership Award at the UK House of Commons for his groundbreaking efforts to reduce post-harvest waste and improve global food security. This esteemed award highlights his substantial contributions to tackling food waste, one of the biggest problems facing the world's agriculture industry.

Yashasvi Jaiswal became the fourth Indian to score more than 1400 Test runs in a calendar year

On Monday, December 30, the young Indian opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal became the latest member of the exclusive group of Indian batsmen, surpassing 1400 test runs in a single year. The 23-year-old left-handed batsman became the fourth Indian after Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, and Virender Sehwag to achieve this feat. Jaiswal accomplished the feat on Day 5 of the fourth India-Australia Test match, which is currently taking place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Koneru Humpy becomes the second woman to win the World Rapid Chess title twice

On Sunday, Koneru Humpy of India defeated Irene Sukandar of Indonesia to win her second World Rapid Chess Championship title. The tournament was won by the 37-year-old in Georgia in 2019, and the Indian No. 1 is just the second player after Ju Wenjun of China to win the title more than time. Humpy, 37, received 8.5 out of 11 points at the end of the competition.

Coimbatore's Food Street inaugurated by Minister Senthil Balaji

The food street on VOC Park Road in the City of Tamil NADU developed as a joint initiative of the Union Government and the Coimbatore Corporation under the National Health Mission, was inaugurated by the Minister for Electricity, Prohibition, and Excise, V. Senthil Balaji, on Sunday. The project was completed at a cost of ₹1 crore and has 24 shops that are equipped with dedicated washing areas, water connections, and drainage facilities to maintain hygiene which are expected to be open for visitors within a month. The Corporation planned to provide seats for visitors too. The shops