Top U.K. honour for Indian scientist

Why is it in news?
  • Recently, number of Indian-origin scientists elected as fellows of 2019 list of U.K.’s Royal Society, world’s oldest scientific academy.
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  • Yusuf Hamied, chairman of pharmaceutical major Cipla:
    (1) Scientist and businessman Yusuf Hamied is among a host of Indian-origin experts honoured in the 2019 list of new fellows of the U.K.’s Royal Society.
    (2) The 82-year-old chairman of pharmaceutical major Cipla has been made an honorary fellow of the prestigious body, comprising of many of the world’s most eminent scientists.
  • The Royal Society:
    (1) It is an independent scientific academy of the U.K. and the Commonwealth, dedicated to promoting excellence in science.
    (2) 2019 fellowship list:
    (3) It comprises 51 new fellows and 10 new foreign members.
    (4) The fellows this year come from across the U.K. and Commonwealth, as well as international institutions in Argentina, Israel, and the Netherlands.
  • Indian-origin scientists: Indian-origin scientists elected as fellows this year are microbiologist Gurdyal Besra, mathematicians Manjul Bhargava and Akshay Venkatesh and health experts Gagandeep Kang and Anant Parekh.
Source
The Hindu




Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 19th Apr 2019
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