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4 Indian-Americans honoured with Great Immigrants award 2015 in United States

July 4, 2015

Four Indian-Americans have been honoured withprestigious Great Immigrants, The Pride of America award 2015. They are among 38 distinguished personalities from more than 30 countries around the world who have been honoured with this year’s award. 4 Indian-Americans are Preet ..

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Indian-American professor R Paul Singh named for 2015 World Agriculture Prize laureate

July 3, 2015

R Paul Singh, Indian-American professor has been selected for 2015 World Agriculture Prize laureate. The award was announced at the annual Global Confederation for Higher Education Associations for Agriculture and Life Sciences (GCHERA) conference held at the Holy Spirit University ..

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Indian-American teacher Darshan Jain receives US Presidential Award

July 3, 2015

Darshan Jain, an Indian-American teacher has been selected for prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. He was named for the award by President Barack Obama along with 107 Mathematics and Science teachers across US. All of ..

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India Fourth Largest Carbon Emitter: WRI Analysis

June 27, 2015

India is fourth largest carbon emitter in the world in terms of per capita emission accounting for 6.6 % of global emissions for the year 2012. It was revealed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) in its latest analyses of ..

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Satnam Singh Bhamara becomes first Indian to be drafted by a NBA team

June 27, 2015

Satnam Singh Bhamara became the first Indian born basketball player to be drafted in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was chosen by the Dallas Mavericks team as the 52nd pick in the NBA Draft. He was selected amongst the ..

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India emerges as third largest FDI source for United Kingdom

June 24, 2015

India has emerged as the third largest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) source for United Kingdom (UK) in 2014-15. It was revealed in recently released report Inward Investment Report 2014-15 of UK Trade and Industry (UKTI). This FDI source was based ..

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James Horner, Oscar-winning Titanic composer passes away

June 23, 2015

James Horner, the two-time Oscar-winning composer died in plane crash in California, United States. He was 61. In 1997, Horner had won two Oscars (Academy Awards)  for best original score and along with original song win for Celin Dion sung ..

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Overall stockpile of nuclear weapon diminishes: Stockholm Peace Institute

June 15, 2015

As per recently published Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook 2015, the number of nuclear weapons in the world decreased in 2015. The overall stockpile of nuclear weapons has declined to 15,850 in early 2015 from 16,350 in early ..

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