03 July 2011

03 July 2011, Sunday

• Pradeep Kumar : Retires as Defence Secretary of India by July 31

Appointed as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner(CVC) by high-power committee headed by PM Manmohan Singh, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj and Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram

• "Antharjanam : Memoirs of a Namboodiri Woman" : translated by Radhika P Menon & Indira Menon, published by Oxford University Press

Comprises translations of Malayalam books written by Devaki Nilayangode 'Nashtabodhangalillathe' (2003), 'Yaathra : Kaattilum, Naattilum' (2006) and her eight other autobiographical works

• Kerala State Government to get credit of Rs.1195cr from World Bank for Kerala Local Government and Services Delivery Project
• Shailesh Gandhi : Central Information Commissioner of India

Central Information Commission slams centre for excluding RBI from RTI Act

• Patent Information Centre-Kerala(PIC-K) : an initiative of Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment(KSCSTE) to promote IP(Intellectual Property) literacy in Kerala
• inter-State Parambikulam Aliyar Project(PAP) between Kerala & Tamil Nadu on Periyar, Chalakudipuzha & Bharathapuzha - Pact to be renewed soon
• Harsh Mariwala : President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry(FICCI)
• FMCG : Fast Moving Customer Goods
• Vinita Bali : MD & CEO of Britannia Industries

Britannia in process of reviewing product prices due to increasing input costs

• Harsh Mariwala : CMD of Marico : Marico to increase reach in Africa, Asia
• Virbhadra Singh : Union Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises(MSMEs)

Assures support to Indian toy industry in view of dumping cheap Chinese products

• Coal India Ltd(CIL) to call for fresh bids for exploratory drilling at two coal blocks in Mozambique
• DHL invests 100mn euros with 3 Boeing freighters operated by Air Hong Kong, a JV of Cathay Pacific & DHL
• AGS Transact Technologies bags order from IOC to set up Automatic Tank Gauging System(ATG)
• M Narendra : CMD of Indian Overseas Bank

IOB ties up with Western Union Money Transfer Services through Weizmann Forex Ltd for receiving cross-border money transfers through web-based remittance

• J Balasubramanian : new part-time non-official Director(CA) of Dena Bank by Central Government
• Indians visiting Britain on tourist visas will be able to visit Ireland without a visa until 1 Oct 2012 in connection with 2012 London Olympics
• Airport Authority of India (AAI) International Grandmasters chess tournament : won by Fabiano Caruana(Italy) - $8000

Sasikaran(India) first runner up - $6000

• Prince Albert II of Monaco weds Charlene, an Olympic star of South Africa