Did you know? The first World Cup football match kicked off in Uruguay on July 13, 1930 with France beating Mexico 4 to 1. 13 teams played in the first World Cup — Uruguay, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, France, Mexico,

Following the record for the ‘Largest human image of a foot’ on World Polio Day, Rotary Club of ­Berhampur, D 3262, entered the India Book of Records for the ­second time by creating the ‘Largest sand art of an eye’ as part of Rotary Day celebrations on

Eminent agricultural scientist Prof M S ­Swaminathan, Founder, M S ­Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, has been conferred the Doctor of Letters (D Lit) degree by the ITM ­University, ­Gwalior, for his ­‘unparalleled contribution to mankind’ at a Special Convocation held at the Foundation in ­Chennai. Presenting the

Rotary Club of Mithila, D 3250, hosted a beauty pageant in Mithila, a town in North Bihar. To raise funds for treatment of breast cancer for needy women, the ‘Miss and Mrs Brand ­Mithilanchal’ event was organised, said Club President Dr Ranjana R Mishra. The aim was

Rotarians and ­Rotaractors can take advantage of discounts on travel, online shopping, dining, entertainment and a variety of other products and services under the Rotary Global Rewards Programme. Amazon.com, Flipkart, Marriott, MakeMyTrip, Hertz and Samsung are just a few of the businesses that participate. Many offers donate

Rotary Citation 2017–18 Earning the Rotary Citation is an honour that RI ­President Ian Riseley hopes all clubs strive to achieve. To earn the ­citation, please complete all ­activities and report your accomplishments to Rotary by June 30. The 2017–18 Rotary

It was just an hour-long meet, but for the DRRs, “it was 60 minutes of opportunity to get charged. He is just superb, so full of life,” said one DRR, while another commented, “he is like one among us.” In Mumbai, District Rotaract Representatives

District 3232 recently saw an exciting celebration of 20 of its women presidents being felicitated for their leadership role during the year. Of the 103 clubs in the district, 20 were led by women this year. “They are the gems of our district. For any organisation to

Karur Vysya Bank has donated Rs.1.2 crore to The Rotary Foundation under its CSR funds for setting up four low-cost dialysis centres at four locations — Trichy, Karur, Dindigul and Theni — in Tamil Nadu. Each centre will have six dialysis machines and the total project value