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Govt. sold 9% stake in Axis Bank via SUUTI & raised Rs. 5500 crore

The Central Government sold 42.26 million shares or 9 % of Axis Bank’s share capital through a trust fund, Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI),...

March 24, 2014

RBI Deputy Governor KC Chakrabarty gave early resignation

Dr. Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty (62), the Deputy Governor of RBI, resigned from the post against his scheduled term end, due to his personal reasons. His term was scheduled...

March 24, 2014

Gyan Correa bagged the Gollapudi Srinivas National Award 2013

The debutant director of Gujarati movie “The Good Road”, Mr. Gyan Correa has been selected for the 17th Gollapudi Srinivas National Award 2013. The award would be presented...

March 24, 2014

Indian Journalist Mr. Shubranshu Choudhary won Google Digital Activism Award 2014 for regional news service

Indian Journalist Mr. Shubhranshu Choudhary won the Google Digital Activism Award 2014 in Barbican Centre in London for his work in using mobile phones to bring local news...

March 24, 2014

G D Birla award for scientific research 2013: Physicist Prof. Rajesh Gopakumar

Physicist Prof. Rajesh Gopakumar (46) to be honoured with 23rd G D Birla award for scientific research for 2013. At present, Mr. Gopakumar working as a theoritical physicist...

March 24, 2014

Tata Power And Wipro Emerged As Most Ethical Companies in India

As per the study of Ethisphere Institute (USA), Wipro Limited and Tata Power Company emerged as the only Indian entities in the 2014 list of World’s Most Ethical...

March 24, 2014

Scientists develop an artificial heart

The scientists from the Harvard Medical School, Boston developed an artificial heart that can beat in animals. This discovery could be helpful in repairing damaged hearts enabling millions of...

March 23, 2014

“HSP90”- New molecule discovered to kill malaria parasite without harming human red blood cells

The researchers from the University of Geneva discovered a new molecule HSP90 (Heat Shock Protein 90) that could be effective for the treatment of malaria. HSP90 has the...

March 23, 2014

5 Indian languages reinstated in S. African schools curriculum

The South African government reestablished the five Indian languages as official subjects in state-run schools, which were removed from the official curriculum in South African state schools in...

March 23, 2014

U.S. – India Energy Dialogue 2014 to advance clean energy access: Promoting Energy Access through Clean Energy (PEACE)

India and the USA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a joint implementation committee to regularly monitor and boost the PEACE (Promoting Energy Access through Clean...

March 23, 2014

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