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Ra} made her debut against Ireland on une 26,1999, and isthe only female cricketer to play One-Day International ‘icket for over two decades JUNE 11-24, 2020 Vol 13, NoS LOCUSTS ATTACK FARMS ‘Agricultura land inthe states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, tat Pradesh and Maharashtra was attacked by lange swarms oflocusts Farmers from these states reported crop damage and teed to get rid of the insects by spraying chemeals, Using smoke to chase them away andscaring them with lous sounds For the frst time ever, drones were used to clear the locusts in Samed vilage in Chomu tehsl in Jaipur ‘These diones were provided by the Union Ministry of agreculure. 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These vaccines are used in over 170 countries in their immunisation programmes. Serum Institute of Inala is currently in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. LAKSHMI MITTER tells you more about the company. RA Paving the Way for. THE COVID-19 VACCINE = GROWTH & EXPANSION Having enabled ample supply of lifesaving vaccines, especially for chidren within. India, Serum Institute of incia went on to supply high-quality yet affordable vaccines to several countries around the world, Adar Poonawalla, the son (of Or Cyrus Poonawalia, joined the Company if 2001 At that point, the ‘company wasexporting tsp 1038 counties ‘Adar begantocconcentrat company’s international mark procuring licenses for new pr ‘that were pre-qualified by the World Health Organization (WHO). so that the compary’ could eventually supply these vaccines to the United Nations’ agencies including the United Nations Chiken's Fund [UNICEF] and the Pan. American Health Organization PAHO} Intemational agencies such as the WHO and the US Food and rug Administration (USFDA) took notice and began to work with Serum Institute of India to develop vaccines against a variety of fatal diseases such as meningococcal A, HINT influenga and rotavirus. In 200, ‘Adar Poonawalla became CEO of the company andtook control ofthe day-to-day operations. ferum institute of india also worked in close collaboration with the Dutch bio-engineering and pharmaceutical company Bithoven Biologicals for several years, They participated in extensive knowledge exchange programmes, taining and technology transfer and =i Sesh ~~! developed many significant vaccines. Subsequently, n 201, Serum Insitute ofindia acquired Bithoven Biologicals, This was the companys fist strategic acquisition. Asa result, the company has @ manufacturing facility in the Netherlands, with capacity to make 20 milion doses of vaccines 2 year for sale in Europe and. developing The acquistion was followed by evelopment of the injectable polio vaccine called Salk. Late, in 2016, the compary launched the Pees eon) eae ae Tae University and 7 Pearce errs ec aoe! Worlds fist antirabies agent, also ‘order to scale up production of the polio vaccine, the company acquired 2 defunct injectable pollo vaccine maker in the Czech Republic, caled Nanotherapeutics. 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CECILIA D'SOUZA tells you a litle bit more about this beautiful southern Eurepean country HISTORY Portugal is located on the southwestern coast of the iberian Peninsula of Europe. It forms the westernmost part of Europe and is one ofthe oldest countries on the continent in terms ofits history and culture Cover time, Portugal has been ruled not before the Lusitanians put up a by the Celts, Romans and Moors strong fight. The Romans divided jim (Muslims of North africa). The Celts Portugal into many provinces and occupied northem Portugal and built reads and bridges. Towards cametobeknownastheLusitanians. the end of the Roman Ernpire, the The Romans invaded Portugal in Visigoths had invaded the entire | Portugal is a small country, but it has a rich history and various styles of jer Lisbon in the th century land. stayed there for over 400 | The best example of aRoman village Yeats, til they were overthrown | in Portugal-incluging city wall, by alfonso VI of Castile and Leon. | baths, houses, @ forum, aqueduct Inthe 12th century, Portugal won its | and amphitheatre-are seen in the independence from the Moors with | preserved remains of Conimbriga thehelpof European crusaders. | near Coimbra, The Castle of the ‘Some ofthe most importanteites | Moors in intra was builtin the 6th in Portugal are the capital Lisbon, | and 9th century andi an important EEA Porto, Coimbra, Fare and Funchal. "| symbol of Portugal's Musi history he Belem Tower and Jerénimos Monastery, which houses the tomb ‘and eventually took over, But Iberian Peninsula, The Moors took | architecture can be seen across the country of Vasco de Gama, are important monuments in Lisbon. The Chureh (of Sao Roque, also In Lisbon, has fone of the most Impressive church interiors ever created. The Maria Pia Bridge, which spans the Douro River, and the Viana and Beira Ala bridges have been constructed by Gustave Eiffel the creator of the famous Eiffel Tower in Pats, France.To get your copy of Robinag JUNE 11-24, 2020 Vol 13, NoS FESTIVALS, Festa de Sa0 Joao i camaval de Portugal Many Portuguese festivals are centred around religious activities anc food. This festival is held every year inthe The Camaval de Portugal Amongst the Christians of Portugal, each community has a patron saint month of June. itis celebrated as a celebrations are held on Fat and saint's day, which sees a traditional pilgrimage where people carrythe tribute to'St John the Baptist and Tuesday—40 days before Easter statue ofthe saint around the locality. is one of the most popular festivals. The entire country comes alive with in Porto, The celebration starts on street parties thet include parades, June 23 and lasts till the next day. theaticalperformances,singingand It is filled with fun activities and dancing. The biggest and grandest food. People enjoy loesl music, eat Carnaval takes place in Lisbon. The traditional homemade food ‘and Algarve, the southernmost region of take part in musicals. As part of Portugal, celebrates the Carnaval by the rituals, people hit each other sailing decorative boats along the ‘with garlic flowers or soft plastic coastine hammers and take 2 dip in the MUST-DOS, \We list eight things you must de when in Portugal! meat m0 Pastels de Nata Ride the Funicular Also known a Pasteis de Belem or The Gloria. Funicular, or cal pastries of Bethlehem, these tarts tain, first ran on October 26, "were first crested in the 1830s. The 1885. It continues to transport Pasteis de Nata isa Portuguese egg passengers up and down Lisbon's tart dusted with cinnamon. steepest hil, connecting Lisbon's main thoroughfare, the Avenida Pao de Deus Liberdace, with the ancient Bair (On November 1, 1755, Lisbon lost Ato dist almost everything to an earthquake avsit EXPERIENCE The city residents had to ask for Ride the Tram Sao Bento Railway Station Fado Museum bread from the neighbouring towns Both Porto and Lisbon have a tram The Sao Bento Railway Station in Traditional Portuguese music is for survival, To date, they bake system. The trams have a clanging Porto has large panels of azulejo known as Fado, The Fado Museum the Pao de Deus in memory of the bel, polished wooden interiors and tiles that have been designed and in. Lisbon takes people through earthquake. It has intense flavours brass controls and dials. Lisbor's hand-painted by Jorge Colaco. thas the evolution of the musical form of coconut, vanilla and lemon. The tram route has been active since been declared as a UNESCO World since its origins in the 1800s, the Portuguese pairthissweet bun with 1873 when it was pulled by horses. Heritage site, evelopment of the Portuguese a hot beverage ot with cheese fot The frst electiic tam ran in 190 ‘guitar and the Fado houses. breakfast. The literal transition of Igreja de Santo Ildefonso the words Pao de Deus is bread for This twin-towered church was built Graffiti Art God's sake! inplace of a chapel by the name of Walls across Lisbon are filled Santo Alfon. It was demolished in with incredible graffi art. One of 1709andin1759,theChurchof Santa the better-known graffiti artists lidetonsowasinaugurated.However, is Bordaloll, Born in 1987, hisart uses the church was destroyed yet again pieces of garbage and polluting due to a severe storm in 1819 and objects, He uses these to create artillery fre in 1853. Over the years, images from nature. Some of his the church has undergone several most famous works are a bear, fox ‘modifications and improvements, pelican and ow including the replacement of stained glass windows in 1967. thas approximately 1,000 azulejo tiles covering its facade. The ties, ‘which depict scenes from the life of Saint iidefonse, were painted by Jorge Colaco and placed in Novernber 1952.{was 2 warm sunry day in the month of Dune. The streets were hot and smelly; the waste in the bine wae rotting quicker than Usual, leaving a foul stench in the alt Zuri sniffed around curiously to see if he could pick Upanything interesting, Bu the dlagusting sme ‘made him wrinkle his nose, “Da you think Devil willbe able to get us anything good to eat?" Zuri asked Brown, the Indian pariah “I don't, know, Zuri, it's been a rather dull last few days. All the humans have gone hiding and it's been tough to find good food,” said Brown ina matter-of-fact tone. Brown had been on the streets sincebirth anc he seemed to have the best instinct among the ‘three of them. "Hmm. wonder what's wrong ‘with the humans, mused Zuri by Radhika Patil, Zuri was an abenconed Doberman and had been on the streets for the last few weeks, Zun's amily had left him ina garden during an evening ‘walk. His first instinet had been to run and follow their scent back home, but he was proud and decided it wasn't worth going back to a home that had abandoned him, So he had walked with his held high in the opposite direction and 1 fate would have it, come face to face with 2 Snappy and snatly Brown, What followed after that was a growling match and a show of skis which Zur lost in spite of his strength and height. ‘As a home-bred dog, he wasn't street smart ‘enough to defeat the Indian pariah, who had a ton of survival techniques up his sleeve “I hope a kind human will give us some good food today”said Zur “Can't you thinkof anything but food, Zur?” Brown asked exasperated, "I ‘mean, let's face it. The humans have disappeared, stores have their shutters down, the butcheris no longer at his shop to throw us meaty chunks, the water is running dry and if something doesn’t ‘change soon, we are not going to survive” Brown, had blown his top completely and the only thing that saved Zuri from another round of verbal . a diarrhoea was the appearance of Devi, the third member of their gang. Devil was a pedigree Chow-Chow whe looked almost like @ baby lion fom a distance, “Guys, | managed some crumbs, but that's all we have today,” Devil said excitedly. He ran towards them, dragging a big bag of food alongside him. “Now is this good or what!” he asked. This was Devil's ‘TaDa’ moment and he was expecting some excitement from his two friends, but they just stood there expressionless, looking away from each other, paying no attention whatsoever to what Devil was saying. “Brown, Zuri! Come on, you guys! | struggled all day to get us some food in this hat and horrid weather. had to convince a ite gir to muggle food out of her house for us, She even got fired by hermother foritand here you are, acting like total princely brats, refusing to acknowledge another person's effort! | mean, what is wrong with you ‘Quys?” Zuri was the First to react, “Sorry, Devil Brown and |Just had a misterunderstandtering: WHAT?" asked Zuri and Devil together, echoing each others confusion. “Umm, I stutter when Im upset and! | somettuhtimes add extra sounds to the words | tsay” Brown and Devil rolled their eyes skyward, "What he means, Devil is that we had a bit ofa tiff while you were away ‘and | lost ft. For some reason, he doesn't see the bloger picture All he's worried about is food!"Deel pulled Brown aside while Zuri looked on, ‘with his head hele down in ragret. "Brown, you can't be rough on him. You don't know what fs like to be abandoned, | know! | was abandoned by my family just because | am a Chinese dog! ‘They did nothing without me and then one day in January, they just threw me out of a running cat. Do you know how long it takes to heal fromm that kind of trauma?” asked Devil He hada tight knot in his throat and was fighting back tears, It had been almost six months already, but it stil felt ike yesterday, aling aut of the car and rong onto the side ofthe road. The physical bruises hac healed, but the mental searsthey wouldn't heal ina fetime. "Ym sorry, Devil be more careful in the future” Hey, what have you got Us to eat?" Brown continued, tying t© change the subject. But both Devil and Zuri had lost their appetite. They ribbed on the food but did it no justice “Ler's just keep this for when we are all hungry and want a proper meal, shall we?” suggested Brown, "where are we going to keep allthis food?” Zuri asked. Both Devil and Brown were releved to see that he had stopped stammering. “The litte den near the dumpster? No one will be able to reach it there,” said Devil "NOY" shouted Zuri and Brown together. They had just seen how smelly the dumpster could get. They certainly sln't want their precious food to smell ike that! “| have an idea, guys. Do you remember that garage near the noisy bike house? The other day, 1 figured out a way to get in from under the grill and 1 also found @ cold spot near the gate that is hidden from everyone's view. So if we manage to get our stuff there, we can store it safely. The family isn’t around, so the question of losing the food doesn't arise. What say, do you guys want to have a look?” asked Zuri. ‘Why not?" said Devi “Alright.” sald Brown hesitantly. He still wasn’t sure of Zuri and Devils sense of direction or safety on the streets. He ‘wanted to say that out loud, but after what had just happened, he decided to keep quiet. He followed the two dogs, wondering if twas better tobe a street dog and never know what human affection was, or to have known it and fst it ‘Come on, Brown, catch up,” Deus loud voice caught Brown unaware and stirred him from his thoughts. Brown picked up his pace and walked toward where Zuri was leading. In his mind, he prayed that they weren't walking into a trap oF ore trouble, "Were almost there,” whispered Zuri. The three friends stood in stunned silence ‘They were standing in front of @ huge three storey house with glass windows, a garage door With a collapsible grill and just enough space for ther to slide under it Participate in contests and win prizes on robinagecom “Well..say something guys. What do you think? This is all ours till the humans come back," Zuri said to Devil and Brown. “Are you sure about the humans?” Brown asked sceptically. He didn’t like humans too much and he didn't trust them cat all, What's worse, his two friends trusted them too much for their ‘own good. ove it, Zuri but don't you think it's too small forme to get in? I mean, look at my size and look a yours” said Devi "No, no, Devil, | checked it all out. You just keep sliding i, on all your fours. its a cakewalk igo frst and you can folow. The last one outsie can push the bag in and the two ‘of uson the inside will pul tin said Zur. Brown ‘was feeling very wary about the whole idea but he dared not say a word, He drt want to Be the \oice of doom, though he knew he was right! uri sat down on all fours near the afl and bbegan to slide inwards inch by inch. ft took him allofthree seconds to get in."Well who's coming hhext? Brown? Davi?" Zu asked. Dviland Brown lookedat each other hoping the ther one would {90 ist “Wellgo” said Devi “Well need some Strength to pull in the bag of food and Brown, youcan pushin Devil tok a deep breath and wished he was thinner. He sat exactly lke Zuri had and started to push himselfinside bit by bit. Hislong hair was fluffy, knotless and soft and thankfully, it didnt ‘get stuck anywhere. What he thought would be a herculean task turned out to be prety simple. iin seconds, he was inside too! “Zur, | must say | JUNE 11-24, 2020 Vol 13, NoS never thought I would be able to make it to this side, As ie tums out, m not as fat as | thought | ‘was! Brown, come on, i's your turn now. Pass the bag inside and then you should be able to come in too. It ooks Ikea nice Cool place o relaxin this heat,” said Devi, Brown was still not convinced. He preferred the streets where he could spot danger heading towards him, instead of being caught indoors with nowhere to run, “Brown, come on buddy, come inside, We don't have to stay here if you don't ike it? Devil said oUt loud. Brown was ‘relieved to hear those words. He pushed the food nalfway in and Just as he was about to push itn completely, he heard 2 strange human sound. “Ma, there's a lion in the garage! ‘Ma, there's a lion in the garage!” “What! Where?2* Zuri looked around. He turned to look at Devil to ask him if he had seen 2 lion anywhere and then cracked up laughing Devils hair was standing straight around his face ike a lion's mane, from all the static that had developed from passing under the garage door. "You! are the lion, Devil" Zuri sald, tying to control his laughter. "What are you talking about, Zur? Lets get out of here,” Devil replied with Wworty in his voice, The two dogs scrambled out from under the garage door. Brown had already polled out the bag of feod and was running away from the human voiee, as far as his paws could take him, SWhat in the world was wrong with that human?” Brown asked his friends when they Caught up with him. He tumed towards Devil ‘and Zuri and froze for a second, wondering if there realy was alion and ift had followed ther! {809!" said Devil, smiling from ear to ear. Brown rubbad his eyes, “Ill be darned, you are the lion! 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