PSU BUZZ MARCH, 2017
BHEL WINS GOLDEN PEACOCK AWARD BHEL has won the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for excellence in HR for 2016. The award was received by Atul Sobti, CMD, BHEL and D. Bandyopadhyay, Director (HR), BHEL from Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder, The Art of Living, in the presence of Lt Gen J S Ahluwalia, PVSM (retd), […]
Business Buzz – March 2017
‘JIO EFFECT’ ‘Jio effect’ – Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani, who has called it the world’s largest start-up, announced that the company’s telecom venture has crossed 100 million subscribers in less than six months since launch. Significantly, the company has also said that it would start charging users for data from April 1st of 2017. The […]
सिर्फ नसीब के सहारे चलने पर बर्बादी तय है…
आचार्य चाणक्य एक ऐसी महान विभूति थे, जिन्होंने अपनी विद्वत्ता और क्षमताओं के बल पर भारतीय इतिहास की धारा को बदल दिया। मौर्य साम्राज्य के संस्थापक चाणक्य कुशल राजनीतिज्ञ, चतुर कूटनीतिज्ञ, प्रकांड अर्थशास्त्री के रूप में भी विश्वविख्यात हुए। इतनी सदियाँ गुजरने के बाद आज भी यदि चाणक्य द्वारा बताए गए सिद्धांत और नीतियाँ प्रासंगिक […]
MAKE IN INDIA – KARNATAKA INITIATIVES: HUNTING FOR INVESTMENTS
The Government of Karnataka, in association with the DIPP (Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion) of the Central Government and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), had organised a ‘Make in India’ Conference on the 13th & 14th of February 2017 at Bengaluru. Earlier on, the state had successfully hosted and conducted an “Invest Karnataka […]
GLOBAL INVESTORS SUMMIT 2017 – INVESTMENT PROPOSALS WORTH INR 3 LAKH CR. SIGNED
Jharkhand is India’s 28th state that was born out of the Bihar Reorganization Act on the 15th of November 15, 2000 – also the birth anniversary of the legendary tribal revolutionary of the region, Birsa Munda. Jharkhand is known for its rich mineral resources like uranium, mica, bauxite, granite, gold, silver, graphite, magnetite, dolomite, fireclay, […]
STATE FOCUS : KARNATAKA
KARNATAKA STATE HANDICRAFTS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED With the aim of reaching out to more customers in India and abroad, KSHDCL had sought and held a meeting with Smt. Arathi Krishna, the Deputy Chairman of the NRI Forum Karnataka, to discuss and to promote the spread of handicrafts from the state of karnataka across the globe […]
FINDING SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT- JYOTI MATHUR FILIPP
Jyoti Mathur-Filipp is a Senior Communications and Outreach Officer for the Division of the Global Environment Facility in the United Nations in Geneva. Jyoti’s career has been devoted to finding solutions for better management of our environment, raising awareness and practicing advocacy on issues directly related to the importance of sustainable development. Ashirvad pandey, one […]
INSTITUTIONAL ACHIEVERS PRAVASI BHARATIYA SAMMAN AWARDEES
Towards the closing of the biennial mega diaspora event organised by the Indian government as part of it’s diaspora outreach – the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2017 – a galaxy of achievers who have contributed in no small measure to the prestige and dignity of the Indian Diaspora community worldwide were honoured with the highest award […]
DIASPORA ACHIEVERS – PRAVASI BHARATIYA SAMMAN AWARDEES
On the final day of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2017 at Bengaluru, the closing session was graced by the honorable President of India Shri Pranab Mukerjee, during which he felicitated several people of Indian origin for their contributions to society, science and human advancement. The NRI Achievers team will bring you vignettes of these unique […]
India’s tallest Tricolour hoisted at Attari border
A 360-foot high (110 metres) flag post, said to be the India’s tallest, was recently inaugurated at the Indo-Pak Attari Border, just a stone’s throw from Pakistan. The flag was unfurled at a height of 355 feet from the base — which is five feet high. Add to it another 10 feet, where an aviation […]
Highest-resolution 3D maps of dark matter created, Indian-origin researcher involved
A team of researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have created one of the highest-resolution 3D maps of the dark matter. The discovery offers detailed evidences for the existence of the elusive particles believed to make up about 80% of the universe. It is also believed to be the most accurate map of the dark matter […]
Know IWT is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan
India has recently accepted an invitation to attend the next meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), to be held in Lahore in March 2017. This decision was taken by meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attended by National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary S […]
UK NRI teenager claims finding treatment to breast cancer
The 16-year-old Indian-origin researcher, Krtin Nithiyanandam, has claimed that he has instituted a way to turn so-called triple negative breast cancer into a kind which responds to drugs. The triple negative breast cancer is considered to be the most deadly form of breast cancer which is unresponsive to drugs. The UK NRI teenager claims that […]
Know the NRI philanthropist Ramesh Shah – awarded for working for tribal causes
An Indian-American philanthropist, Mr. Ramesh Shah was recently felicitated by the Indian Consulate in Houston, USA for his contribution towards the community and starting a mission that provides education to millions in tribal India. He was acknowledged for his over 40 years of contribution in spreading awareness about the welfare of the most neglected Indian […]
Know the ‘Swachh NRI Warriors’ of the Lonwadi village in Maharashtra
In 2012, Mr. Ashish and his wife Ruta adopted a backward village named Lonwadi in Maharashtra, on a part-time basis. The village was severely lacking in infrastructure – had no electricity, water system, toilet facilities or even proper roads. Later in 2014, the couple relinquished their job in the UK to devote their time to […]
India to provide free SIM cards to tourists at airports
Indian government has decided to provide free, pre-activated SIM cards to tourists on arrival in the country. The cards will be loaded with 50MB of data, also additional credit for phone calls; also they’re available to tourists from around 160 countries that come to India on an e-visa. Initially, they will be available at the […]
Know India’s first floating elementary school – Loktak Elementary Floating School
India’s first floating elementary school known as the Loktak Elementary Floating School was inaugurated at Langolsabi Leikai of Champu Khangpok floating village on Loktak Lake in Manipur. The first-of-its-kind school aims to provide education to drop outs students as well as illiterate adults. The floating elementary school was opened under the initiative undertaken by All […]
An Indian-American girl student among 2017 Presidential scholars
An Indian-American girl, Shreya Bhadriraju, of Elkins High School in Missouri City, Texas is among 60 students in the US who have been nominated for the 2017 Presidential Scholars programme for exemplifying academic and artistic excellence. The National YoungArts Foundation announced the Arts nominees on January 31 for the 2017 US Presidential Scholars. Speaking on […]