India became second
biggest investor in London
London &
Partners, the official promotional company for London, on 15 March 2016
announced that India has emerged as the second biggest investor in London after
the US.
The company revealed that there has been a 117 per cent
increase in Indian companies across all business sectors investing in London
since 2005. Also, there has been a 133 per cent increase in tech companies
investing in the city, which accounts for 46 per cent of all projects.
Software testing service Cigniti Technologies and customer
support company Kayako and many others invested majorly in technology sector.
The figures were released at the inaugural India Emerging
20 (IE20) event that brought together leading entrepreneurs from India and
Britain.
British mathematician SirAndrew Wiles won 2016 Abel Prize
British
mathematician Sir Andrew Wiles on 15 March 2016 was named as the winner of the
2016 Abel Prize by the Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters in Oslo.
Wiles won the award for solving a centuries-old hypothesis, Fermat's
Last Theorem.
Crown Prince Haakon will present the award to Wiles in May
2016 for an achievement that the academy described as an
epochal moment for mathematics.
Rajya Sabha passed SikhGurdwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Rajya Sabha on 16 March
2016 passed the Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2016 to exclude Sehajdharis
from voting in Sikh body polls. The Bill envisages amending certain provisions
of the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 retrospectively with effect from October 2003.
India ranks 118th on UN’s World Happiness Index 2016
India ranked 118th out of 157 countries on the United Nations’ World Happiness Index (WHI) 2016. It was revealed by the fourth World Happiness Report 2016 published by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), a global initiative for the UN. Key Highlights of Report Top 10 countries: Denmark (1st), Switzerland (2nd), Iceland (3rd), Norway (4th) and Finland (5th), Canada (6th), Netherlands (7th), New Zealand (8th), Australia (9th) and Sweden (10th).
Shehnai exponent Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan passes away
Eminent Shehnai exponent Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan passed away following prolonged illness in Kolkatta, West Bengal. He was 77. He was one of the best-known players of the instrument after the legendary Bismillah Khan. He hailed from a family of renowned Shehnai exponents from Benaras.
US President Barack Obama nominates Merrick Garland for US Supreme Court
President Barack Obama has nominated veteran appeals court judge Merrick Garland (63) to be the next US Supreme Court Justice. His nomination comes to vacancy in the US Supreme Court which was created after the death of SC Justice Antonin Scalia. The Supreme Court vacancy follows the death of Antonin Scalia last month. This appointment now has to be ratified by the Senate. Judge Garland is viewed as a centrist and moderate. He is highly regarded by the legal fraternity and lawmakers. India-born Srikanth Srinivasan was also one of the contenders for the nomination. Currently he is serving as US Circuit Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
AAHAR 2016 kicked off at New Delhi
The largest fair on Food and Hospitality Sector in India, AAHAR 2016 has kicked off at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. It is the 31st edition in this series of the fair and was inaugurated by Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal. Key facts AAHAR is largest show of its kind in South Asia. It is organized by India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) under aegis of Ministry of Commerce and
India ranked 118th out of 157 countries on the United Nations’ World Happiness Index (WHI) 2016. It was revealed by the fourth World Happiness Report 2016 published by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), a global initiative for the UN. Key Highlights of Report Top 10 countries: Denmark (1st), Switzerland (2nd), Iceland (3rd), Norway (4th) and Finland (5th), Canada (6th), Netherlands (7th), New Zealand (8th), Australia (9th) and Sweden (10th).
Shehnai exponent Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan passes away
Eminent Shehnai exponent Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan passed away following prolonged illness in Kolkatta, West Bengal. He was 77. He was one of the best-known players of the instrument after the legendary Bismillah Khan. He hailed from a family of renowned Shehnai exponents from Benaras.
US President Barack Obama nominates Merrick Garland for US Supreme Court
President Barack Obama has nominated veteran appeals court judge Merrick Garland (63) to be the next US Supreme Court Justice. His nomination comes to vacancy in the US Supreme Court which was created after the death of SC Justice Antonin Scalia. The Supreme Court vacancy follows the death of Antonin Scalia last month. This appointment now has to be ratified by the Senate. Judge Garland is viewed as a centrist and moderate. He is highly regarded by the legal fraternity and lawmakers. India-born Srikanth Srinivasan was also one of the contenders for the nomination. Currently he is serving as US Circuit Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
AAHAR 2016 kicked off at New Delhi
The largest fair on Food and Hospitality Sector in India, AAHAR 2016 has kicked off at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. It is the 31st edition in this series of the fair and was inaugurated by Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal. Key facts AAHAR is largest show of its kind in South Asia. It is organized by India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) under aegis of Ministry of Commerce and
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