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Doordarshan sends team to Tokyo for robot contest
MUMBAI: The stage is set for the first Robocon Contest scheduled to be held at the Japanese capital Tokyo tomorrow. National broadcaster Doordarshan, the regional sponsor of the event, has sent a four member team for the Tokyo contest.
The Nirma Institute of Technology, Ahmedabad, which won the Indian leg of the Championship, held at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur last month, will represent India. They defeated IIT Kanpur and Vivekananda Institute of Technology, Mumbai to secure a berth on the Tokyo flight, according to an official press release.
ABU Robocon is an international educational event targeted at university, college and poly technic students in the Asia Pacific Region to popularize robotic games. Representative teams will compete with their peers in other countries with their hand made robots, reflecting exuberant creativity, outstanding technology and strong team work. The Robocon contest aims to create friendships, promote exchange of information among young people beyond national boundaries.
The contest orangised by the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) will be broadcast by participating broadcasters in the Asia Pacific region. 20 institutions from 19 countries are participating in the first ABU Robocon. The contest called Reach For Mount Fuji is a sort of basketball match played by the robots. There are 17 tubes on the play field and the robots go about putting the beach balls into them. A team is considered winner when the reach is completed, that is when five consecutive teams are occupied in a diagonal line, which must include the highest central summit the Mount Fuji. The duration of a game is three minutes.
Besides the Tokyo Award that will be given for the winning team, there are two runners up awards and special prizes for Best idea, Best artistic design, and Best technique. Doordarshan a member of the ABU in collaboration with IIT Kanpur has taken the first step in popularising robot games in India, the release says.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
