Limca Book of Records honours COVID-19 frontline workers, innovators in latest edition

New Delhi, Sept 20: A special edition of the "Limca Book of Records'' (LBR) has honoured the undefeated spirit of COVID-19 frontline workers and innovators who helped the our country with their selfless acts. On its release on Monday, the book payed tribute to accomplishments in "human endeavour, structures, education, defence, government, science and technology, adventure, business, cinema, the natural world, literature, and the arts''. The book also which completed its 30 years of publication in 2021, puts spotlight on the Vande Bharat mission -- the world's largest repatriation exercise; Noccarc Robotics, a start-up by Nikhil Kurele and Harshit Rathore developed low-cost portable ventilators; Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) developed Covaxin while the Serum Institute of India manufactured Covishield. According to publishing house Hachette India, the 2020-22 combined edition is also celebrating the achievements of India's green warriors for their sustainability campaigns, waste management and recycling among other environment-friendly missions. "Along with fascinating new records, the 2020-22 edition also includes Record Rewind capsules of earlier records and Super 30 features highlighting milestones and achievements over the past three decades," they said in a statement.