1. Rajan given Best Central Bank Governor award by Euromoney
Reserve Bank of Insia governor Raghuram Rajan has been conferred with the Best Central Bank Governor award for 2014 by Euromoney magazine.
Euromoney said Raghuram Rajan’s tough monetary medicine combatted the storm ravaging the deficit-ridden economy in the recent emerging market crisis.
“Now, he is battling vested interests to arouse a sleepy financial system for over one billion people... Remarkably, the internationally-renowned economist, who earned acclaim for his warnings in 2005 of an upcoming global crisis of sorts, has, for the past year been true to his word,” Euromoney said.
Mr. Rajan received Euromoney’s Central Bank Governor of the Year Award 2014 in Washington on October 10, the RBI said in a release on Wednesday.
2. Australian author Richard Flanagan won 2014 Man Booker Prize
Australian author Richard Flanagan on 14 October 2014 won the 50000 pounds Man Booker Prize for his wartime novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North. His name was announced as the winner at London’s Guildhall and was presented the prize by The Duchess of Cornwall.
Flanagan is the third Australian to win the prize after Thomas Keneally and Peter Carey. Thomas Keneally's Schindler's Ark won in 1982 while Peter Carey won for Oscar and Lucinda (1988) and The True History of the Kelly Gang (2001).
3. The plant is being inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, on Thursday.
With an investment of Rs. 450 crore, the plant would employ more than 400 people, the company said, adding that it would source about 80 per cent of its ingredients, locally. The plant is Abbott’s third manufacturing site in India, the other two being in Baddi and Goa.
The Jhagadia plant will manufacture high-quality nutritional products for India, including Similac for infants; PediaSure - a toddler nutrition brands; Ensure for adult nutrition; Mama’s Best for expectant and breastfeeding moms and Glucerna, nutrition for people with diabetes.
4. Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar authored by Dilip D’Souza released
A book titled Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar authored by writer-journalist Dilip D’Souza was released on 15 October 2014. The book has been published by Random House India and books forward has been written by Harsha Bhogle.
Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar is a close scrutiny of Tendulkar’s last Test played at the Wankhede in November 2013 in which he scored 74 in the only innings that he played in the match. India won the match against West Indies by an innings and 126 runs against West Indies.
5. Vice President of India released the book titled Untold Story Of Indian Public Sector
The Vice President of India M Hamid Ansari released a book entitled Untold Story of the Indian Public Sector authored by Dr UD Choubey, the Director General of SCOPE (Standing Conference of Public Enterprises).
6. Global Handwashing Day observed across the world on 15 October
Global Handwashing Day (GHD) was observed across the world on
15 October 2014. Theme for 2014 GHD is Clean Hands Save Lives.
GHD is a campaign to motivate and mobilize millions around the world to wash their hands with soap as handwashing with soap is a key approach to disease prevention. Handwashing with soap is the most effective & inexpensive way to prevent diarrheal & acute respiratory infections, which take the lives of millions of children in developing countries. Together, they are responsible for the majority of all child deaths.
7. Union Ministry of H&FW banned the import of animal tested cosmetics in India
he Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) banned the import of animals tested cosmetics in India. Earlier, it banned cosmetic animal testing within the country.
The ban came in the form of Rule 135-B that states no cosmetic that has been tested on animals after the commencement of Drugs and Cosmetics (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2014 shall be imported into the country. The ban will come into effect on 13 November 2014.
8. Gautham Roy appointed as the new Managing Director of CPCL
Gautham Roy was appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL).
His appointment was made by Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. He served as an Executive Director in Indian Oil Corporation Ltd before assuming the new post.
9. Srinivasan to be next ONGC Director (Finance)
A.K. Srinivasan will be the next Director (Finance) of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), the nation’s most profitable company.
Government headhunters Public Enterprise Selection Board (PSEB) selected Mr. Srinivasan after interviewing 11 candidates at its office on Tuesday.
Mr. Srinivasan, who is currently Executive Director in ONGC, will replace A.K. Banerjee on his retirement on April 30, 2015.
PESB in a notice said it interviewed 11 candidates including six from ONGC and one each from Indian Oil Corp (IOC), GAIL, Neyveli Lignite Corp Ltd, Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and Ministry of Finance.
10. Poet-diplomat Abhay K honoured with Asia-Pacific Excellence Award
All India National Unity Council honoured poet-diplomat Abhay K with Asia-Pacific Excellence Award.
He was awarded for his outstanding individual achievements in the field of literature by penning Earth Anthem and SAARC song and for celebrating local, regional and global themes in his poems and writings.
Others who were honoured on this occasion were eminent lawyer Mithilesh Kumar Singh, Professor Basant Kumar Gautam of Tribhuwan University, former law-maker and Bhojpuri poet Gopal Thakur and the owner of the Dwarika Hotel Mrs. Ambika Shrestha, former Ambassador of Nepal to Japan Dr. Bishnu Hari Nepal and entrepreneur Mrs. Bhawani Rana.
The award ceremony was held at Kathmandu in Nepal in association with the Nepal-India Forum for peace and development.
Reserve Bank of Insia governor Raghuram Rajan has been conferred with the Best Central Bank Governor award for 2014 by Euromoney magazine.
Euromoney said Raghuram Rajan’s tough monetary medicine combatted the storm ravaging the deficit-ridden economy in the recent emerging market crisis.
“Now, he is battling vested interests to arouse a sleepy financial system for over one billion people... Remarkably, the internationally-renowned economist, who earned acclaim for his warnings in 2005 of an upcoming global crisis of sorts, has, for the past year been true to his word,” Euromoney said.
Mr. Rajan received Euromoney’s Central Bank Governor of the Year Award 2014 in Washington on October 10, the RBI said in a release on Wednesday.
2. Australian author Richard Flanagan won 2014 Man Booker Prize
Australian author Richard Flanagan on 14 October 2014 won the 50000 pounds Man Booker Prize for his wartime novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North. His name was announced as the winner at London’s Guildhall and was presented the prize by The Duchess of Cornwall.
Flanagan is the third Australian to win the prize after Thomas Keneally and Peter Carey. Thomas Keneally's Schindler's Ark won in 1982 while Peter Carey won for Oscar and Lucinda (1988) and The True History of the Kelly Gang (2001).
3. The plant is being inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, on Thursday.
With an investment of Rs. 450 crore, the plant would employ more than 400 people, the company said, adding that it would source about 80 per cent of its ingredients, locally. The plant is Abbott’s third manufacturing site in India, the other two being in Baddi and Goa.
The Jhagadia plant will manufacture high-quality nutritional products for India, including Similac for infants; PediaSure - a toddler nutrition brands; Ensure for adult nutrition; Mama’s Best for expectant and breastfeeding moms and Glucerna, nutrition for people with diabetes.
4. Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar authored by Dilip D’Souza released
A book titled Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar authored by writer-journalist Dilip D’Souza was released on 15 October 2014. The book has been published by Random House India and books forward has been written by Harsha Bhogle.
Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar is a close scrutiny of Tendulkar’s last Test played at the Wankhede in November 2013 in which he scored 74 in the only innings that he played in the match. India won the match against West Indies by an innings and 126 runs against West Indies.
5. Vice President of India released the book titled Untold Story Of Indian Public Sector
The Vice President of India M Hamid Ansari released a book entitled Untold Story of the Indian Public Sector authored by Dr UD Choubey, the Director General of SCOPE (Standing Conference of Public Enterprises).
6. Global Handwashing Day observed across the world on 15 October
Global Handwashing Day (GHD) was observed across the world on
15 October 2014. Theme for 2014 GHD is Clean Hands Save Lives.GHD is a campaign to motivate and mobilize millions around the world to wash their hands with soap as handwashing with soap is a key approach to disease prevention. Handwashing with soap is the most effective & inexpensive way to prevent diarrheal & acute respiratory infections, which take the lives of millions of children in developing countries. Together, they are responsible for the majority of all child deaths.
7. Union Ministry of H&FW banned the import of animal tested cosmetics in India
he Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) banned the import of animals tested cosmetics in India. Earlier, it banned cosmetic animal testing within the country.
The ban came in the form of Rule 135-B that states no cosmetic that has been tested on animals after the commencement of Drugs and Cosmetics (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2014 shall be imported into the country. The ban will come into effect on 13 November 2014.
8. Gautham Roy appointed as the new Managing Director of CPCL
Gautham Roy was appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL).
His appointment was made by Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. He served as an Executive Director in Indian Oil Corporation Ltd before assuming the new post.
9. Srinivasan to be next ONGC Director (Finance)
A.K. Srinivasan will be the next Director (Finance) of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), the nation’s most profitable company.
Government headhunters Public Enterprise Selection Board (PSEB) selected Mr. Srinivasan after interviewing 11 candidates at its office on Tuesday.
Mr. Srinivasan, who is currently Executive Director in ONGC, will replace A.K. Banerjee on his retirement on April 30, 2015.
PESB in a notice said it interviewed 11 candidates including six from ONGC and one each from Indian Oil Corp (IOC), GAIL, Neyveli Lignite Corp Ltd, Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and Ministry of Finance.
10. Poet-diplomat Abhay K honoured with Asia-Pacific Excellence Award
All India National Unity Council honoured poet-diplomat Abhay K with Asia-Pacific Excellence Award.
He was awarded for his outstanding individual achievements in the field of literature by penning Earth Anthem and SAARC song and for celebrating local, regional and global themes in his poems and writings.
Others who were honoured on this occasion were eminent lawyer Mithilesh Kumar Singh, Professor Basant Kumar Gautam of Tribhuwan University, former law-maker and Bhojpuri poet Gopal Thakur and the owner of the Dwarika Hotel Mrs. Ambika Shrestha, former Ambassador of Nepal to Japan Dr. Bishnu Hari Nepal and entrepreneur Mrs. Bhawani Rana.
The award ceremony was held at Kathmandu in Nepal in association with the Nepal-India Forum for peace and development.
1. Rajan given Best Central Bank Governor award by Euromoney
Reserve Bank of Insia governor Raghuram Rajan has been conferred with the Best Central Bank Governor award for 2014 by Euromoney magazine.
Euromoney said Raghuram Rajan’s tough monetary medicine combatted the storm ravaging the deficit-ridden economy in the recent emerging market crisis.
“Now, he is battling vested interests to arouse a sleepy financial system for over one billion people... Remarkably, the internationally-renowned economist, who earned acclaim for his warnings in 2005 of an upcoming global crisis of sorts, has, for the past year been true to his word,” Euromoney said.
Mr. Rajan received Euromoney’s Central Bank Governor of the Year Award 2014 in Washington on October 10, the RBI said in a release on Wednesday.
2. Australian author Richard Flanagan won 2014 Man Booker Prize
Australian author Richard Flanagan on 14 October 2014 won the 50000 pounds Man Booker Prize for his wartime novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North. His name was announced as the winner at London’s Guildhall and was presented the prize by The Duchess of Cornwall.
Flanagan is the third Australian to win the prize after Thomas Keneally and Peter Carey. Thomas Keneally's Schindler's Ark won in 1982 while Peter Carey won for Oscar and Lucinda (1988) and The True History of the Kelly Gang (2001).
3. The plant is being inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, on Thursday.
With an investment of Rs. 450 crore, the plant would employ more than 400 people, the company said, adding that it would source about 80 per cent of its ingredients, locally. The plant is Abbott’s third manufacturing site in India, the other two being in Baddi and Goa.
The Jhagadia plant will manufacture high-quality nutritional products for India, including Similac for infants; PediaSure - a toddler nutrition brands; Ensure for adult nutrition; Mama’s Best for expectant and breastfeeding moms and Glucerna, nutrition for people with diabetes.
4. Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar authored by Dilip D’Souza released
A book titled Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar authored by writer-journalist Dilip D’Souza was released on 15 October 2014. The book has been published by Random House India and books forward has been written by Harsha Bhogle.
Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar is a close scrutiny of Tendulkar’s last Test played at the Wankhede in November 2013 in which he scored 74 in the only innings that he played in the match. India won the match against West Indies by an innings and 126 runs against West Indies.
5. Vice President of India released the book titled Untold Story Of Indian Public Sector
The Vice President of India M Hamid Ansari released a book entitled Untold Story of the Indian Public Sector authored by Dr UD Choubey, the Director General of SCOPE (Standing Conference of Public Enterprises).
6. Global Handwashing Day observed across the world on 15 October
Global Handwashing Day (GHD) was observed across the world on
15 October 2014. Theme for 2014 GHD is Clean Hands Save Lives.
GHD is a campaign to motivate and mobilize millions around the world to wash their hands with soap as handwashing with soap is a key approach to disease prevention. Handwashing with soap is the most effective & inexpensive way to prevent diarrheal & acute respiratory infections, which take the lives of millions of children in developing countries. Together, they are responsible for the majority of all child deaths.
7. Union Ministry of H&FW banned the import of animal tested cosmetics in India
he Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) banned the import of animals tested cosmetics in India. Earlier, it banned cosmetic animal testing within the country.
The ban came in the form of Rule 135-B that states no cosmetic that has been tested on animals after the commencement of Drugs and Cosmetics (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2014 shall be imported into the country. The ban will come into effect on 13 November 2014.
8. Gautham Roy appointed as the new Managing Director of CPCL
Gautham Roy was appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL).
His appointment was made by Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. He served as an Executive Director in Indian Oil Corporation Ltd before assuming the new post.
9. Srinivasan to be next ONGC Director (Finance)
A.K. Srinivasan will be the next Director (Finance) of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), the nation’s most profitable company.
Government headhunters Public Enterprise Selection Board (PSEB) selected Mr. Srinivasan after interviewing 11 candidates at its office on Tuesday.
Mr. Srinivasan, who is currently Executive Director in ONGC, will replace A.K. Banerjee on his retirement on April 30, 2015.
PESB in a notice said it interviewed 11 candidates including six from ONGC and one each from Indian Oil Corp (IOC), GAIL, Neyveli Lignite Corp Ltd, Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and Ministry of Finance.
10. Poet-diplomat Abhay K honoured with Asia-Pacific Excellence Award
All India National Unity Council honoured poet-diplomat Abhay K with Asia-Pacific Excellence Award.
He was awarded for his outstanding individual achievements in the field of literature by penning Earth Anthem and SAARC song and for celebrating local, regional and global themes in his poems and writings.
Others who were honoured on this occasion were eminent lawyer Mithilesh Kumar Singh, Professor Basant Kumar Gautam of Tribhuwan University, former law-maker and Bhojpuri poet Gopal Thakur and the owner of the Dwarika Hotel Mrs. Ambika Shrestha, former Ambassador of Nepal to Japan Dr. Bishnu Hari Nepal and entrepreneur Mrs. Bhawani Rana.
The award ceremony was held at Kathmandu in Nepal in association with the Nepal-India Forum for peace and development.
Reserve Bank of Insia governor Raghuram Rajan has been conferred with the Best Central Bank Governor award for 2014 by Euromoney magazine.
Euromoney said Raghuram Rajan’s tough monetary medicine combatted the storm ravaging the deficit-ridden economy in the recent emerging market crisis.
“Now, he is battling vested interests to arouse a sleepy financial system for over one billion people... Remarkably, the internationally-renowned economist, who earned acclaim for his warnings in 2005 of an upcoming global crisis of sorts, has, for the past year been true to his word,” Euromoney said.
Mr. Rajan received Euromoney’s Central Bank Governor of the Year Award 2014 in Washington on October 10, the RBI said in a release on Wednesday.
2. Australian author Richard Flanagan won 2014 Man Booker Prize
Australian author Richard Flanagan on 14 October 2014 won the 50000 pounds Man Booker Prize for his wartime novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North. His name was announced as the winner at London’s Guildhall and was presented the prize by The Duchess of Cornwall.
Flanagan is the third Australian to win the prize after Thomas Keneally and Peter Carey. Thomas Keneally's Schindler's Ark won in 1982 while Peter Carey won for Oscar and Lucinda (1988) and The True History of the Kelly Gang (2001).
3. The plant is being inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, on Thursday.
With an investment of Rs. 450 crore, the plant would employ more than 400 people, the company said, adding that it would source about 80 per cent of its ingredients, locally. The plant is Abbott’s third manufacturing site in India, the other two being in Baddi and Goa.
The Jhagadia plant will manufacture high-quality nutritional products for India, including Similac for infants; PediaSure - a toddler nutrition brands; Ensure for adult nutrition; Mama’s Best for expectant and breastfeeding moms and Glucerna, nutrition for people with diabetes.
4. Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar authored by Dilip D’Souza released
A book titled Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar authored by writer-journalist Dilip D’Souza was released on 15 October 2014. The book has been published by Random House India and books forward has been written by Harsha Bhogle.
Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar is a close scrutiny of Tendulkar’s last Test played at the Wankhede in November 2013 in which he scored 74 in the only innings that he played in the match. India won the match against West Indies by an innings and 126 runs against West Indies.
5. Vice President of India released the book titled Untold Story Of Indian Public Sector
The Vice President of India M Hamid Ansari released a book entitled Untold Story of the Indian Public Sector authored by Dr UD Choubey, the Director General of SCOPE (Standing Conference of Public Enterprises).
6. Global Handwashing Day observed across the world on 15 October
Global Handwashing Day (GHD) was observed across the world on
15 October 2014. Theme for 2014 GHD is Clean Hands Save Lives.GHD is a campaign to motivate and mobilize millions around the world to wash their hands with soap as handwashing with soap is a key approach to disease prevention. Handwashing with soap is the most effective & inexpensive way to prevent diarrheal & acute respiratory infections, which take the lives of millions of children in developing countries. Together, they are responsible for the majority of all child deaths.
7. Union Ministry of H&FW banned the import of animal tested cosmetics in India
he Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) banned the import of animals tested cosmetics in India. Earlier, it banned cosmetic animal testing within the country.
The ban came in the form of Rule 135-B that states no cosmetic that has been tested on animals after the commencement of Drugs and Cosmetics (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2014 shall be imported into the country. The ban will come into effect on 13 November 2014.
8. Gautham Roy appointed as the new Managing Director of CPCL
Gautham Roy was appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL).
His appointment was made by Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India. He served as an Executive Director in Indian Oil Corporation Ltd before assuming the new post.
9. Srinivasan to be next ONGC Director (Finance)
A.K. Srinivasan will be the next Director (Finance) of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), the nation’s most profitable company.
Government headhunters Public Enterprise Selection Board (PSEB) selected Mr. Srinivasan after interviewing 11 candidates at its office on Tuesday.
Mr. Srinivasan, who is currently Executive Director in ONGC, will replace A.K. Banerjee on his retirement on April 30, 2015.
PESB in a notice said it interviewed 11 candidates including six from ONGC and one each from Indian Oil Corp (IOC), GAIL, Neyveli Lignite Corp Ltd, Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and Ministry of Finance.
10. Poet-diplomat Abhay K honoured with Asia-Pacific Excellence Award
All India National Unity Council honoured poet-diplomat Abhay K with Asia-Pacific Excellence Award.
He was awarded for his outstanding individual achievements in the field of literature by penning Earth Anthem and SAARC song and for celebrating local, regional and global themes in his poems and writings.
Others who were honoured on this occasion were eminent lawyer Mithilesh Kumar Singh, Professor Basant Kumar Gautam of Tribhuwan University, former law-maker and Bhojpuri poet Gopal Thakur and the owner of the Dwarika Hotel Mrs. Ambika Shrestha, former Ambassador of Nepal to Japan Dr. Bishnu Hari Nepal and entrepreneur Mrs. Bhawani Rana.
The award ceremony was held at Kathmandu in Nepal in association with the Nepal-India Forum for peace and development.
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