Monthly Archives: April 2014

Activist Ramesh Agrawal wins Green Nobel

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Ramesh Agrawal, 60, will be recognized in a ceremony in San Francisco as one of six recipients of this year’s $175,000 Goldman Environmental Prize, often called the “Green Nobel.” Agrawal – who has no formal legal training – has been waging a one-man campaign to educate illiterate villagers about their rights in fighting pollution and […]

The National Film Awards 2014

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The National Film Awards for the year 2013 have been announced and The Best Actor Award is shared between Rajkummar Rao for his powerful performance in Shahid and Malayalam actor Suraj Venjaramudu for the movie Perariyathavar. Geetanjali Thapa has been adjudged the Best Actress for Liar’s Dice, Saurabh Shukla Best Supporting Actor for Jolly LLB and the Best Supporting Actress Award is shared between Ship Of Theseus actress Aida Elkashaf and Marathi starAmruta Subhash. Somnath Awghade has been awarded the Best Child Actor for […]

The Guardian and The Washington Post won a prestigious Pulitzer Prize

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The Guardian and The Washington Post won a prestigious Pulitzer Prize on Monday for reporting on secret US surveillance programs revealed by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden. The British and American newspapers shared the award for public service journalism handed out by the Pulitzer committee at Columbia University in New York. The US unit of the British newspaper […]

Admiral R. K. Dhowan takes over as new Navy chief

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Robin K. Dhowan took over as chief of the Indian Navy nearly two months after Admiral D.K. Joshi quit the post in the wake of a series of mishaps. Admiral Dhowan (59) who has been the acting Navy chief since Joshi’s exit, has been appointed the Chief of Navy Staff superseding Western Naval Commander Shekhar Sinha. He will […]

Angela Merkel Awarded Israel’s Highest Honor

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel  received Israel’s highest civillian honour on February 25 for her  “unwavering commitment” to the country . President shimon petres awarded merkel with the presidential Medal of Distinction in a ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. Markel was given the award comparable to France’s Legion comparable to France’s Legiond ‘Honneur or […]

8th Defence Expo 2014 concludes

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The  8th Defence Expo was held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi from February 6,2014 to February 9, 2014. It was organised by the Department of Defence production, Ministry of Defence . The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) was the event manger of the DefExpo 2014. The four-day DefExpo showcased emergence […]

Cabinet approves creation of coal regulator

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The cabinet committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved formation of coal regulator through an executive order. Analysts feel the move would further undermine the proposed entity, which was anyway seen to be toothless and incapable of pushing the much-needed reforms in a sector afflicted by state monopoly. Practically, the views of the coal ministry will […]

China, Pakistan deal to build Gwadar airport

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Pakistan and China on February 19 signed agreements to build a new airport and upgrade the fabled Karakorum Highway as part of efforts to build an “economic corridor ” through rugged mountains and regions torn by insurgent violence. The signing followed a summit in Bejing between President Mamnoon Hussain and Chinese leader Xi Jinping that […]