Educationist honoured for service to the environment

Complied by HO JIA WEN, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN

EDUCATIONIST Prof Dr Santharasekaran Subramaniam received a Best Academician Award at an international conference held at the UiTM Puncak Alam campus in Shah Alam, Malaysia Nanban reported.

The International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research & Development (ICMRD) 2024, jointly organised by UiTM, ESN Publication of India and the Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College of Tamil Nadu, was attended by 60 international delegates.

Prof Santharasekaran received the award in recognition of his contributions to environmental education both in Malaysia and around the world.

> A young girl’s heroic efforts to lift a toppled rickshaw to free her trapped mother in Bangalore went viral on social media, with videos and photos being shared, Makkal Osai reported.

Sethana, 35, was on her way to pick up her daughter from a tuition centre when a rickshaw overturned onto her.

The teenage daughter, who was waiting nearby, ran to the rickshaw and turned the vehicle to get her mother out.

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