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Dr. Ashoke Sen

In 2012, India’s Dr. Ashoke Sen (Born 1956) became a millionaire overnight when he won the $3m (£1.9m) Fundamental Physics Prize, the world’s most lucrative academic award. He is...

December 23, 2014

Shambhu Nath De

Dr. Shambhu Nath De (1915-1985) was a medical scientist of India best known for is unparalleled role in the fight with Cholera.  Cholera is a dreaded bacterial disease. The...

December 23, 2014

Dr. Subhas Mukherjee

Dr. Subhas Mukherjee / Subhash Mokhopadhyaya (1931-1981) was a scientist  on whose life, the award winning movie “Ek doctor ki maut” was based. On 25 July 1978, the...

December 23, 2014

Former Union Minister Gaddam Venkat Swamy passes away

Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Gaddam Venkat Swamy  passed away at Hyderabad, Telangana. He was 85. About G. Venkataswamy He was born in Hyderabad on October...

December 23, 2014

G.N. Ramachandran

G.N. Ramachandran (1922-2001) is best known for the “Ramachandran plot” in health sciences. Apart from playing several important roles in our body, the proteins are also used in therapeutics. However,...

December 23, 2014

Yellapragada Subbarao

Dr. Yellapragada Subbarao (1895-1948) was from the West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. With a LMS Certificate from the Madras Medical College, he went to the US and...

December 23, 2014

Jagadish Chandra Bose (1858-1937)

India’s Sir J.C. Bose was one of the greatest interdisciplinary scientists. Sir Nevill Mott, Nobel Laureate in 1977, had remarked about him that he was at least 60...

December 23, 2014

Operating Lease

An operating lease is a type of lease, normally involving equipment, whereby the contract is written for considerably less than the life of the equipment and the lessor...

December 23, 2014

Leveraged Leasing

In leveraged leasing arrangements, the owner of a capital facility obtains the tax benefits of ownership of an asset by arranging debt financing and leasing the facility to...

December 23, 2014

Franchising

Under the franchising of external services, the government grants a concession or privilege to a private-sector entity to conduct business in a particular market or geographical area. The...

December 23, 2014

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