In a recent evaluation of global grants (GGs) done by The Rotary Foundation to find if Rotarians were satisfied with the grants process “we found that over the last 10 years since global grants were introduced, 50 per cent of clubs have participated in one way or another in GGs.

In ISRO, I believe, all the missions that we have taken up have become possible and met with success, because our mantra is taking pride in whatever we do and thanks to a sense of belonging. Self-motivation is the ISRO culture, for the Aditya mission too,” said Nigar Shaji, project director of ISRO’s Aditya-L1, India’s first solar observatory, which has reached its destination. She was addressing a session at the Bengaluru zone institute where she was honoured for the role she was playing in leading the Aditya-L1 mission to the Sun.

Thank you for the commitment you make as partners of Rotarians serving as district governors

An MoU was signed between Rotary India and insurance broking company RFL at the zone institute in Bengaluru to facilitate the flow of funds every time Rotarians, or their references, purchase an insurance policy, whether it is for general, health or motor cover.

A lot of people describe Rotaract as the future of Rotary. But I very much believe that Rotaract is the present of Rotary. The skills that Rotaract can bring to the Rotary table are fantastic and complementary to the skills that Rotarians have,” said RI President ­Gordon McInally, addressing the DRRs and DRREs at the Rotaract seminar at the Rotary zone institute in Bengaluru. He is a former member of Rotaract Club of South Queensferry, Scotland.

Archers Aditi Gopichand Swami (17) and Ojas ­Deotale (21), who made India proud at the ­Hangzhou Asian  Games, were felicitated with the Arjuna Awards by the Union government. They had been nominated for the Arjuna Award when they were honoured at the Rotary zone institute in Bengaluru. (For more details, read Now India matters in global games — Rotary News, January 2024.

India had never won 100 ­medals in world games, until the Hangzhou Asian Games in ­Sept-Oct 2023, when our sportsmen set a new ­benchmark with a record tally of 107 ­medals.

Dream, connect, persist – these are the guiding principles that RIPN Mario de Camargo emphasised to the DGNs at the Bengaluru zone institute.