TWAS fellowships in India

TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, Trieste (Italy) – www.twas.org – offers fellowships to scientists from developing countries who wish to pursue postgraduate studies or postdoctoral research in India.

TWAS is an autonomous international organization founded in Trieste, Italy, in 1983. TWAS represents the best of science in the developing world. Its principal aim is to promote scientific capacity and excellence for sustainable development in the South. Since 1986, TWAS has been supporting scientists and institutions in developing countries through a wide range of programmes that focus on scientific capacity building largely through South-South cooperation.

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ICAR's - AIEEA-UG–2009

ICAR has released notification for 14th All India Entrance Examination (AIEEA-UG–2009) for admission to Bachelor degree programmes in agriculture and allied sciences other than veterinary sciences and award of National Talent Scholarships for the Academic Session 2009- 2010.

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REHMAN BECOMES THE 1st INDIAN TO WIN THE GOLDEN GLOBE

A.R. Rehman becomes the First Indian to win a Golden Globe Award. He won the award for 'Best Original Score' for the movie 'Slumdog Millionaire'.

Slumdog Millionaire has won three more Golden Globe Awards. On the whole it has won 4 Golden Globe Awards. They include:

Best Director for Danny Boyle
Best Drama for the film
Best Screen Play for Simon Beaufoy
Best Original Score for A.R.Rehman

!!!!!Cheers India!!!!!

SATYAM GAINS 50% IN THE OPENING

Satyam gains 50% in the opening of the markets. This is after the government of India had appointed a new board comprising some eminent personalities from different sectors like, Banking and I.T. A former SEBI member is also included in the new three membered board. Deepak Parekh form banking industry, Kiran Karnik from IT industry and former SEBI member C.Achutan were appointed in the new board. 7 more members can be added to the board. This is all done in order to bring back the company to normal operation in this crisis situation, restore the lost reputation of the company, to keep the prospects of over 50,000 employees safe and most importantly to restor the confidence of the people and investors. This move by the government will also help restore the confidence of international community on India Inc.

Somdev Gets a Huge Cheer !!!

Somdev had lost to Cilic in straight sets. Despite his loss in the finals of the Chennai Open, Somdev got a huge cheer from the whole crowd. Though it was a bit disappointing to see him loosing, the fact that he had for the first time made it to the finals of the Chennai Open has made the match a special for every Indian Tennis Lover.

With his effort, as a whole in Chennai Open Somdev would gain 150 ATP Points. This will considerably improve his ATP ranking. He is currently ranked 202. Next he will go on to play in the Australian Open. Wish he shows some stunning performance over there!

Wish him all the good luck!!!!!!!!!