Friday, November 27, 2015

Queen Elizabeth II invites Indian-origin engineer to palace

Queen Elizabeth
An Indian-origin structural engineer Roma Agrawal who helped build Europe’s tallest building, the Shard in London, has been invited to Buckingham Palace by Queen Elizabeth II.
  • Roma Agrawal 29, will join a group of other female engineers at a reception being hosted by the 89-year-old monarch to encourage more women to take up the profession.
  • Only 6 per cent of registered UK engineers and technicians are women, the lowest number in Europe; just 15 per cent of UK engineering students are female.
Keypoints:
  • United Kingdom Capital : London
  • United Kingdom  Currency :Pound Sterling

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