Ganga became the first hand-reared one-horned rhino in India, to give birth to a calf.
Ganga delivered in the wild in Manas National Park, Assam. In July 2004, an injured 4-month old Ganga was rescued from the flood waters of Brahmaputra Kaziranga National Park. She was then gently hand reared, bottlefed and weaned for 3 years before being acclimatisedinthe wild at Manas.
She is Vice President, Technology and Manufacturing Group . General Manager, Intel Architecture Group, and President Intel India.
Kumud Srinivasan did her her bachelor’s degree in economic from Calcutta University. Then went on to do her master’s degree in information and library studies, Syracuse University. She has completed doctoral coursework in information science at University of California, Berkeley. She is also a member of the Board of Advisors of the School of Information Studies in Syracuse University.
Intel with over 3,500 people, India is Intel’s largest non-manufacturing site outside of the US.
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched the country’s first navigation satellite IRNSS-1A, on Tuesday – July 02nd, 2013.
Flagship Indian clothing retailer Raymond – the Suits and Fabrics Conglomerate opened its first store in Karachi on Friday, June 21st, 2013.
Raymond’s first outlet is located in Emerald Towers, Clifton, one of the most upscale neighbourhoods in the business capital Karachi.
Najmus Saquib, one of the Directors of NexSource Pakistan which acquired the rights to sell Raymond in Pakistan said ” The interest from our clientele has been very encouraging and it does not surprise us, because Raymond is also known internationally and has some 40 international outlets. I also see this opening as a small step toward more free trade between the two countries “.
NexSource has plans to open more Raymond outlets in Islamabad, Lahore and Faisalabad.
Amin Hashwani, President of the Pakistan India Business Forum said ” the opening of the Raymond outlet was a positive sign for business and trade between the two countries “.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) introduced its first dedicated 30-member all-woman commando team on Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 breaching yet another male bastion.
The highly trained and motivated women commando team are adept at sharp shooting and unarmed combat.The para-military women commando team includes two officers.
The team been trained in all aspects and possible situations like hostage crisis, rescuing citizens and endangered in terrorist attacks, providing proximate security to visiting female dignitaries, counter terrorist operations involving high-risk sitations, resoving situations involving vital installations, involving high-risk suicidal attacks and providing additional security at special events etc.
“They are the most manifest form of women’s empowerment and have been able to present an example before the country with their courage, dedication and loyalty” CRPF Director General Pranay Sahay said.
The CRPF is the largest of India’s Central Armed Police Forces. It functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHI), Government of India.
Women in CRPF: The CRPF has 3 battalions staffed entirely by women. The 1st batallion no.88 in 1986 with its headquarters in New Delhi. The 2nd battalion no.135 in 1996 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat and the 3rd battalion no.213 located at Ajmer, Rajasthan.
India’s first SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) registered social impact fund the “DICCI-SME Fund”(Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry – DICCI) was launched by the Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, in the ballroom at the Taj Mahal Hotel, in the country’s financial capital, Mumbai on June 06th(Thursday, 2013.
The VC fund is initiated by the DICCI and aims to raise Rupees 500 crores over ten years. SIDBI’s (Small Industries Development Bank) Chairman and Managing Director Sushil Munhot handed over a commitment letter to Milind Kamble – Chairman of DICCI, contributing 10 crore to the 100 crore corpus of the DICCI-SME Fund.
The Union Finance Minister, P Chidambaram said “the first Dalit Fund will go a long way in creating social equity”.
Pankaj Bhadouria, a 38-year old teacher from Lucknow was the first winner of the realty TV show ‘MasterChef India’ Season 1 – on December 25th, 2010 – a contest that was for amateur cooks from across India .
Pankaj Bhadouria has been teaching since the past 16 years. Besides being an aspiring amateur cook her hobbies include painting. She is a mom, housewife, teacher and now a nationally acclaimed winning chef. She is married to a Thakur from Lucknow, Charu Samarth and is blessed with 2 children. Pankaj was born and brought up in Delhi which is a typical foodies paradise, by her parents a Punjabi father and a Bengali mother who gave her a depth of the multi-cultural tastes of India.
Her current accompolishments: (1) Pankaj has shared some of her experiences in the form of her 1st book on cookery titled ‘ MasterChef Cook Book ‘ (2) She has hosted her own cookery show ‘ Chef Pankaj ka Zayka ‘ on Star Plus during September-October 2011 (3)She has her own mobile app which is applicable on Black Berry, I Phones, Google play etc. (4) Pankaj was invited to grace and participate in ‘ The Vali Food Festival’ annuals held in New York, USA for both the years April 2011 and April 2012 (5) She was invited to address the South Asian Community in Britain, by the prestigious Cambridge University in July 2011 (6)Pankaj has been regularly featured in newspapers and magazines both nationally and internationally (7) She conducts regular workshops and cookery demonstrations (8) Pankaj is invited regulary to judge at competitions and events.
In August 2012, she launched her dream project – ‘The Pankaj Bhadouria Culinary Academy ‘ in Hazratgang, Lucknow.
Pankaj Bhadouria’s growth from a small time school teacher to become India’s first MasterChef and a celebrity is a real time story of self-belief.
(www.pankajbhadouria.com)
Nokia introduced its first Indian ring tone the song ‘ Saare Jahan Se Accha’ on a Nokia 5110 handset in 1998.