Page-103 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Suresh Chandra Mohanty – The new president of Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI)

July 30, 2013

Suresh Chandra Mohanty will succeed Rakesh Singh to become the new President of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) for the year 2013-14. Mr. A. S. Durga Prasad has been elected as the vice president of ICAI. What is Institute ..

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“George Alexander Louis”- Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to baby boy

July 28, 2013

Britain has a new future king after the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a baby boy. Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate have named their son as “George Alexander Louis”. He will be known as Royal Highness Prince ..

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Prince Philippe is Belgium’s 7th King

July 28, 2013

Belgium’s King Albert after a 20-year reign stepped down the throne which has been overtaken by his son Philippe who took the oath before parliament to become Belgium’s seventh king at the royal palace in the presence of Prime Minister ..

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Indian woman scientist Sunetra Gupta’s portrait to be displayed in UK

July 28, 2013

Kolkata (India) born chemist and physicist Sunetra Gupta has joined leading female scientists like Marie Curie at the art exhibition at the prestigious Royal Society. The exhibition titled “Does it Make a Difference?” displays drawings made by few great artists to celebrate the ..

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Poverty in India decreases to 21.9% in 2011-12: Planning Commission

July 28, 2013

As per Planning Commission, poverty ratio in the country has dropped to 21.9% in 2011-12 from 37.2% in 2004-05 on account of increase in per capita consumption. Planning Commission on Poverty: Using the Tendulkar methodology for determining the poverty line, ..

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German ‘Whistleblower Prize’ to Edward Snowden

July 27, 2013

Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who uncovered the most extensive US global electronic surveillance programmes, has been awarded German “Whistleblower Prize” for year 2013 worth $3,900 in absentia. The prize jury recognized Snowden’s great public service exposing the massive and ..

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P Sathasivam is the Chief Justice of India

July 25, 2013

Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam took over the post from Justice Altamas Kabir who served as the Chief Justice of India for over 9 months. Justice Sathasivam was elevated to the Supreme Court in August, 2007 and would renounce office on April ..

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Rajat Gupta fined $13.9 million for Insider Trading

July 24, 2013

Rajat Gupta fined $13.9 million for Insider Trading. The former Goldman Sachs Director Rajat Gupta has been fined a penalty of $13.9 million for one of the biggest insider trading case and has been eternally expelled from acting as an officer ..

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Bhim Sain Bassi, the next Police Commissioner of Delhi

July 22, 2013

Neeraj Kumar who will be retiring on this month end will be replaced by Bhim Sain Bassi, a 1977 batch Indian Police Service officer as the next Police Commissioner of Delhi. Mr. Bassi & his Achievements : He cleared the ..

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“An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradiction” – A book by Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen released

July 21, 2013

In their book  “An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradiction”, Amratya Sen along with Jean Drèze, have presented a view of the conditions of contemporary India with a collection of the wealth of revealing data. The book presents the booming ..

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