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Dr Madineni Venkat Ratnam of the National Atmospheric Research Laboratory, Tirupati won the prize under the Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences category. Madineni Venkata Ratnam,   was born on January 21, 1973 in Armoor, Nizamabad Dt, India. Son of Madineni Ramayya and Madineni Aademma. Education: Bachelor of Science, Giriraj Goverment degree college, Nizamabad, 1994. Master of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 1997. Doctor of Philosophy, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati, India, 2001. Career: Post doctoral fellow Department of Physics, National central University, Chung-Li, Taiwan, 2001—2002. Scientist Institute for Meteorology, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, 2002—2003. Japan society for promotion of science fellow RISH, Kyoto University, Uji, Japan, since 2003.

Monsanto India, a subsidiary of Bayer group, has appointed Cherukuri Ravishankar as the Managing Director for its businesses in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This is the first major change in Monsanto India after German pharma and chemical major Bayer AG had in June this year completed the $63-billion mega deal to acquire the US-based biotech major Monsanto. According to a company statement, Ravishankar will replace Shilpa Divekar Nirula, who now moves on to a senior leadership position at the parent company Bayer. However, she would continue to remain as a non-executive director of the company. “Ravishankar, who has earlier been a non-executive director of the company, has been instrumental in conceptualising and implementing strategic initiatives in commercial and modernising supply chain operations of the company,” the statement said. He brings with him 21 years of experience across multiple functions, including commercial, strategy and supply chain.

The second largest bank in the Mauritius, State Bank of Mauritius appointed Parvateneni Venkateswara Rao , as Acting Chief Executive   Officer who takes the reins left by Raj Dussoye, the Chief Executive Officer who submitted his resignation last month. In the SBM Bank circles, it is explained that the rise of Parvateneni Venkateswara Rao is logical and natural. In the absence of Raj Dussoye, he was in charge of the day-to-day management of SBM Bank. Before the formalization of his new responsibilities, Parvateneni Venkateswara Rao held the position of Head of Financial Markets within the bank. If the appointment of Parvateneni Venkateswara Rao brings stability, nothing is yet decided on the final choice of the CEO. With more than 33 years of banking experience, Mr P. V. Rao joined the SBM 6 years ago. Formerly, he worked for Syndicate Bank and IndusInd Bank in India. Mr P.V. Rao has almost 20 years of experience in Treasury and also served in rural Agriculture an...

Vijay Naidu has been named Chief Executive Officer for the Construction Industry Council, Fiji. He is the first CEO for the Council that was previously run by committee, chaired by its President Gordon Jenkins. Another first for CIC is moving into its new office on the campus of Fiji National University at Samabula scheduled for the October 4. Mr. Naidu has extensive experience in the construction industry that includes General Manager- Properties for Tappoo Group of Companies and Chief Financial Officer for Tabua Investments (developers of Denarau). He was also Secretary to the Master Builders Association before assuming his new position. “At this critical juncture in our development we are fortunate to have the services of Mr. Naidu,” said CIC President Gordon Jenkins. “We are moving on many fronts, opening new offices, planning our next conference, working with our task groups on resolution implementation, and strengthening our relationship with government ...

The Davidson Institute for Talent Development has announced the 2018 Davidson Fellows. 18-year-old Rajiv Movva of San Jose won a $10,000 Davidson Fellows Scholarship for his project, SNPpet: Deep Learning the Human Epigenome Reveals Regulatory Sequence Patterns and Genomic Mechanisms of Disease. He is one of only 20 students across the country to receive this honor. Named as the among “The 10 Biggest Scholarships in the World” and one of the “7 Prestigious Undergrad Scholarships”, the fellowship is offered by the Davidson Institute to students who are 18 years or younger and who demonstrate the development of their talents with a significant piece of work in science, mathematics, technology, engineering, music, literature, philosophy or outside the box. “After spending hundreds of high school hours thinking about my various research questions, it feels great to be named a Davidson Fellow,” said Movva. “What I’ve done certainly seems more important and valuable now, a...

Nalagampalli Papudesi Chengalraya Naidu (6 Aug 1915 – 31 Jan 2012) born at Nalagampalle village near Chittoor, AP on August 6, 1915 to N. P. Venkataswamy Naidu and N.P.Savitri.  N.P. Chengalraya Naidu , known for his straightforward nature and political acumen, was the first Chairman of the District Board, Chittoor and also Member of Madras Legislative Council 1953-54. Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1955 -62, Member of Lok Sabha 1967 -70 and Member of Rajya Sabha, 10-4-1978 to 9-4-1984. He was Secretary, Andhra State Congress Committee, 1951-53, Vice-President, A.P.C.C., 1960-64 and General Secretary of the Janata Parliamentary Party 1978 – 86.  He had a chequered career in politics having had stints in all parties starting from Congress and then making forays into Janata Party and ending up with impromptu association with BJP till he retired from active politics more than a decade ago. His son Venkateswara Chowdary was former Chittoor M...

Thothala Narayanaswamy Manoharan (S/o T.L. Narayanaswamy Chowdhry ) was born in April 1956 in a freedom fighter's family near Vellore, Tamilnadu with agricultural background . He obtained a post graduate degree in Commerce from Sri Venkateshwara University and a law degree from Madras Law College. He became a Chartered Accountant in 1983 and set up his public practice in the same year. He is the founding partner of the accounting firm Manohar Chowdhry & Associates, Chennai. He was elected to the central council of ICAI in 2001 and its Vice President in 2005. He remained as a Central Council Member till 2007. He has also chaired various committees of the Institute. In 2006, he was elected as the President of the ICAI. He is also a notable freemason. He was the ARGM of Chennai Area during 2016-17. In 2009, Manoharan was one of the six members (as representatives of Government of India) appointed to the board of the scandal hit information technology company Satyam Comput...

K. Damodharasamy Naidu (1926 - 21 November 2006) was freedom fighter and founder and chairman of the Sree Annapoorna Sree Gowrishankar Group born in Peedampalli village near Coimbatore. The Annapoorna chain was started in the early 1960s by K. Dhamodarasamy Naidu as a catering unit in Kennedy movie theater in R. S. Puram, Coimbatore. Later a coffee house was set up and run by Naidu and his three brothers K. Rangaswamy Naidu, K. Ramaswamy Naidu and K. Lakshmanan. It offered coffee, tea and tiffin items. In 1968, they opened a vegetarian restaurant under the name "Sree Annapoorna". The business grew as more restaurants were opened in many locations in Coimbatore. In 1980, a lodging hotel was opened. Currently the Annapoorna group has more than 16 restaurants in Coimbatore and in other cities of Tamil Nadu. It also operates other businesses like kitchen equipment manufacturing, construction, instant food mix production and bottling beverages. He entered the food b...

Ramakrishnan Prabhu (born 31 May 1947) was an Indian National Congress member of Parliament in India, representing the Nilgiris (Ooty) constituency of Tamil Nadu, India. He was elected from Nilgiris 5 times (1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 2004) and served as Union Minister of State, Department of Chemicals and Fertilisers, Ministry of Agriculture, 1987 – 89 in the Rajiv Gandhi cabinet. R. Prabhu was born on 31 May 1947 to eminent Coimbatore based educationalist and industrialist P. R. Ramakrishnan and R. Rajeshwari. His father P. R. Ramakrishnan was the first Indian Alumni of MIT Sloan School of Management and a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States who founded Madras Aluminum Company, South India Viscose, Coimbatore Institute of Technology and many other textile industries and two time Member of Parliament representing Indian National Congress from Coimbatore for the 3rd Lok Sabha during the 1962 General Elections and Pollachi for the 2nd Lok Sabha...

This year's Economic Times 40 under 40: Celebrating Young Leaders list is out. Among this list is Srinath Dasari of AZB & Partners. Srinath are graduated from ILS Law College, Pune. Srinath Dasari (38) is a partner at AZB & Partners, and part of the firm’s corporate practice group. With over 14 years of experience, his practice focuses on public market and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital transactions, and restructuring exercises in diverse sectors such as pharmaceuticals, healthcare, financial services, telecom, retail and technology; and corporate finance, including advising issuers and banks on initial and follow-on public offerings, institutional placements, rights issues, securities buy-back and go-private transactions involving Indian listed companies. The Economic Times 40 under Forty is the definitive listing of India Inc.’s top business leaders. The list honors 40 of the brightest corporate leaders...

Many of the leaders who fought for the lives of farmers. Among them are C Narayanasamy Naidu is very important. Chinnamanna Narayanaswamy Naidu , who was born on 06.02.1925 at Seengalipalayam village near Coimbatore, lost his mother in 40 days of birth. Narayanasamy, who was engaged in agriculture after marriage, realized how big a fight was. In the early 1950s, the amount of electricity delivered to agriculture was reduced from 16 hours to 4 hours due to the risks of electricity generation and support for the industrial industry. The crops fell unchanged. In 1957, Narayanasamy Naidu held a meeting of the farmers in Coimbatore and met with the District Collector and Minister of Minorities, explaining the sorrow of the farmers and recovering 16 days of electricity once again. This was the first victory struggle by Narayanasamy Naidu. Narayanasamy Naidu has completely deviated himself from the success of the father and wife's death, his family's economic problems an...

Indian luxury wear brand Mishru by Swapna Anumolu is banking on its unique designs to drive growth as it looks to tap into the growing bridal and ethnic wear market in India. Swapna launched 'Mishru' a traditional clothing label that represents spirited sophistication, elegance and individualism. Her Indo-western, bridal and ready to wear collections are a beautiful mix of traditional clothing with a modern twist. Mishru is for the contemporary woman who is fun, polished and effortlessly stylish. Swapna seeks inspiration from her travels and Indian heritage, architecture and fabrics and strives to reinvent the classics. Her collections include bright colours, unique prints and exquisite embroidery. The Hyderabad based label is targeting the country’s free-spirited women, which forms the core of the brand’s loyal customer base.   Mishru, which started with a small design studio in Hyderabad, has managed to quickly spread its wings and build a strong customer base ...

Govindaswamy Rangaswamy Govindarajulu (1919 - 1986) was born as the fourth child of Krishnammal and the Diwan Bahadur P.S.G.Rangaswamy Naidu in Peelamedu.  His siblings were Lakshmi Ammal, Dr.G.R.Damodaran, Rukmani Ammal, G.R.Venkatesalu and G.R.Varatharajan. He spent his childhood in Peelamedu in the company of the members of his family at a time when they were establishing a number of businesses and institutions. G.R.Govindarajulu (GRG) went to Loyola for his undergraduate programme but destiny brought him back to Coimbatore. His father P.S.G.Rangaswamy Naidu (1882 - 1947) was a visionary all his life. He had founded the P.S.G Institutions along with his brothers P.S.G.Venkataswamy Naidu, P.S.G.Ganga Naidu and P.S.G. Narayanasamy Naidu. The mills and the institutions belonging to the family helped the young apprentice GRG to shape his future under the directions of his elders. Young GRG did amazingly well, and eventually became an important person in the management ...