Page-95 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Mukesh Ambani remains wealthiest Indian

October 27, 2013

As per the the China-based Hurun India Rich List, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani is India’s richest man with personal assets of $18.9 billion. Mr. Ambani retained the top rank for the second consecutive year even after a wealth decline ..

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Finally Suu Kyi receives 1990 Sakharov prize

October 24, 2013

Myanmar’s pro-democracy activist and parliamentarian Aung San Suu Kyi finally collected the EU democracy prize that had been awarded 23 years ago while she was under house arrest. The Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought, named after Soviet dissident Andrei ..

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First Genesis Prize "Jewish Nobel Prize" to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg

October 24, 2013

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has been selected for the inaugural Genesis Prize – an award popularly dubbed the Jewish Nobel Prize given by the Government of Israel. Bloomberg has been chosen for the award in recognition to ..

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“Exploring good practices in overcoming deprivation in India and UK” – includes case study on Super 30

October 24, 2013

“Exploring good practices in overcoming deprivation in India and UK” – A research project on by University of East London (UK) and TISS (Tata Institute of Social Sciences), Mumbai. Three case studies selected from India for the research. Objective: Mapping social ..

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Manna Dey, the Legendary singer passed away

October 24, 2013

Prabodh Chandra Dey ( a.k.a. “Manna Dey“) (94) passed away. Manna Dey was a versatile Indian playback singer. Manna Dey sang mainly in Hindi and Bengali. He also recorded songs in several other Indian languages like Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Assameese, Oriya, Gujarathi, Marathi, ..

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First National Yash Chopra Memorial Award presented to Lata Mangeshkar

October 22, 2013

Legendary vocalist Lata Mangeshkar was presented the first national Yash Chopra Memorial Award by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as a mark of tribute to the legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra on the eve of his first death anniversary. The ..

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G. B. Pradhan is the new Chairperson of the CERC

October 21, 2013

Union Government of India appointed Gireesh B. Pradhan, former Secretary of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, as the Chairperson of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC). What is CERC? Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) is a statutory body functioning ..

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First National Yash Chopra Memorial Award presented to Lata Mangeshkar

October 21, 2013

Legendary vocalist Lata Mangeshkar was presented the first national Yash Chopra Memorial Award by the Ministry for Information and Broadcasting as a mark of tribute to the legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra on the eve of his first death anniversary. The ..

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New Zealand author Eleanor Catton wins 2013 Booker Prize

October 18, 2013

New Zealand author Ms Eleanor Catton became the youngest winner of the Man Booker Prize for fiction. She claimed the award for her novel “The Luminaries”. “The Luminaries” is the longest book ever to win the Booker Prize . Ms Eleanor Catton ..

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Eugene Fama wins Nobel in Economics for his Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH)

October 17, 2013

American Economist Eugene Fama won the Nobel prize for economics for developing new methods to study trends in asset markets. He is one of the three American Economists who won Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences. He shared Nobel for Economic Sciences ..

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