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Indian firm Yalamanchili (Ramakrishna Yalamanchili, founder and CEO) , a provider of software and white-label acquiring solutions, has been selected as processing provider for Saral Money, India's recently launched national electronic payment service. The Saral Money project is a universal financial inclusion effort involving five major Indian Banks, Visa, and the Unique Identification Authority of India. FIs in the project include Axis Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, ITZ Cash (HDFC Bank) and State Bank of India. Saral Money is based on the Visa Instant Account — essentially a reloadable prepaid card — and is aimed at India's unbanked. The initiative combines Visa's advanced network technology, the government's reach and the banks' extensive facilities to provide millions of Indians with a financial identity, said an announcement from Yalamanchili. The system will initially roll out in limited regions, where it will support cash transfers for subsidies, scholars...

Suchitra K. Ella, Joint Managing Director, Bharat Biotech International, has been nominated as the Founding Chairwoman of the Indian Women Network of CII. The network aims to provide a platform for working women to come together and discuss issues and opportunities and share best practices.   Ella has been closely associated with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for long. She is currently the Chairperson of CII Andhra Pradesh State Council for 2012-13. She had earlier been elected to the CII Andhra Pradesh State Council.   As Co-Founder and Joint Managing Director at Bharat Biotech, Ella has is responsible for new projects, HR and administration, corporate communication and corporate affairs.   A graduate in Economics from the University of Madras, Ella has also pursued her academic interests in the US at Wisconsin and South Carolina in the areas of business and marketing.   She has been awarded the International Women Entrepreneurial...

Satyanadham Atluri: (Padmabhushan) The Government of India has announced that UC Irvine Distinguished Professor Satyanadham Atluri will receive the 2013 Padma Bhushan Award. The country’s third-highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan is given by the President of India to honor distinguished service of the highest order. It is announced every year on the eve of Republic Day. Satya Atluri born in Gudivada, India, is designated as a UCI Distinguished Professor, in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering , Henry Samueli School of Engineering, at UCI. Atluri is an award-winning engineer in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the director of the Center for Aerospace Research and Education at The Henry Samueli School of Engineering. His widely-cited research spans several disciplines and has led to greater aircraft safety and durability. Daggubati Ramanaidu: (Padmabhushan) Movie Mogul Daggubati Ramanaidu is one of the biggest contribut...

L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) founder and chairman, Dr Gullapalli Nageswara Rao has won the 'G.O.H. Naumann Award'. The International Council of Ophthalmology, which is the global umbrella organisation for all national and regional Ophthalmological Societies of the world, selected Dr Rao for the award. The award is named after the former president of the Council and internationally renowned German ophthalmologist, and is given away in recognition for ‘outstanding global leadership in eye care’. Dr Rao received this award at the annual meeting of the Council. Dr Gullapalli N Rao founded the L V Prasad Eye Institute 25 years ago. The Institute provides high quality comprehensive eye care to all people; provides sight enhancement and rehabilitation services at the Institute and through its rural eye health network; offers professional ophthalmic training at all levels. It conducts advanced eye care research. It is also a World Health Organisation (WHO) Centre for the prev...