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Meghana Chowdary Bollimpalli named to Forbes '30 Under 30' list in energy

At only 17 years old, Meghana Chowdary Bollimpalli (Parents were migrated to USA from Unikili village – West Godavari dist, AP) has been named to the 30 Under 30 list as well as winning the 2018 Intel Foundation Young Scientist award for her work. A Central High School student has been named to a Forbes list for people under the age of 30 who are excelling in the field of energy. At only 17 years old, Meghana Bollimpalli has been named to the 30 Under 30 list as well as winning the 2018 Intel Foundation Young Scientist award. Bollimpalli won the award for her work developing an inexpensive alternative to making electrodes, which are used in super-capacitors. She found that combining molasses, tea powder and tannin with a small amount of phosphorous and nitrogen could perform similar to an electrode made with platinum. She told us in May that her mixture would cost roughly under $1. "I am so pleased to be joining such an amazing network of individuals who ...

List of Kamma candidates contesting for Telangana Assembly polls 2018

The highest number of Kammas contesting to Telangana Assembly (Never before after 1983) Venigalla AnandaPrasad Khammam 1)  Nama NageswaraRao - TDP 2)  Puvvada Ajaykumar – TRS Paleru     1)  Tummala NageswaraRao - TRS Sirpur        1)  Koneru Konappa - TRS Miryalaguda     1)  Nallamothu BhaskaraRao - TRS Jubilee Hills     1)  Maganti Gopinath - TRS Kukatpally     1)  Chundru (Nandamuri) Suhasini - TDP Serilingampalli       1)  Venigalla AnandaPrasad - TDP       2)  Arekapudi Gandhi - TRS

Rao Mulpuri’s View secures US$1.1bn (Rs.8,025 crores) investment from SoftBank Vision Fund

Industry-leading smart glass firm View announced on 2 November that it has secured a US$1.1bn (Rs.8,025 crores) investment from the SoftBank Vision Fund in response to rapidly increasing demand View’s Dynamic Glass, currently installed in 35mn square feet of buildings, offers adaptable tinting in place of conventional windows, optimizing natural light’s positive effect in the workplace. “View makes the entire skin of buildings intelligent for the first time,” the firm’s statement read. “This improves human health and wellness by preserving unobstructed views, automatically letting in the optimum amount of natural light, and greatly reducing heat and glare. It also cuts the building energy consumption by up to 20 percent.” View noted a study conducted by the Harvard Business Review which found that high-quality natural light is considered to be a top office perk by employees, while Cornell University found significant health and productivity benefits through insta...

Sathya Yalamanchili’s startup E-trio Automobiles launching retrofitted cars in India

Telangana Startup’s groundbreaking innovation.  The ARAI approved electric cars (electric Alto and electric Wagon R) can travel up to 150 kmph on a single charge confirmed E-trio. Telangana based start-up E-trio Automobiles which has been focusing on the emerging electric vehicles space, is all set to launch Retrofitted cars in India. E-trio is the first company in India to successfully get ARAI approval for retrofitted car kits in Alto and Wagon R. Sathya Yalamanchili , Founder of the start-up , said, "Retrofitting is the way to go and need of the hour and these smart cars currently are the most efficient and economical cars compared to our counterparts in the market. Our vision is to create e-Mobility which inspires & nurtures pollution free India. We believe that affordable range is the key to helping electro mobility achieve a breakthrough in the near future." With a capacity of 1000 cars per month, E-trio factory is ready to sell kits and retrofitted...

Akkineni Sreekar Prasad, winner of 8 National Awards

Akkineni Sreekar Prasad, better known as Sreekar Prasad, is an Indian film editing professional, known for his works in Indian cinema. He works predominantly on Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and English films. His last National Film Award for Best Editing was for his work on the feature film Firaaq (2008), directed by Nandita Das. He was included in the Limca Book of Records as People of the Year - 2013 for wide contribution to the Indian cinema in several languages and also for holding a record eight National Awards including a Special Jury Award. Sreekar Prasad was a graduate in Literature from University of Madras. He learned the art of film editing from his father in Telugu films. Though he started out with Telugu films, he rose to national acclaim through Malayalam and Tamil films. He has won the National Film Award for Best Editing seven times and owns one Special Jury Award, throughout a career spanning over two decades. Some of the notable editing works of Sree...

Mannem Nageshwar Rao was appointed as the new interim director of CBI

M Nageshwar Rao was appointed as  the new  interim director of the Central  Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday. Meanwhile, M Nageshwar Rao, presently a Joint Director in the CBI, has been appointed as the interim director of the investigating agency with immediate effect.  Amid the escalating controversy surrounding the CBI, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, issued an order dated October 23, 2018, announcing the appointment of Rao as the interim head of the agency Mannem Nageswara Rao is a 1986 batch IPS officer belonging to the Odisha cadre. On April 7, 2016, Rao was appointed as the Joint Director in the premier probe agency for a period of five years. Prior to that, he was the Additional Director General of Odisha Police.  Rao has served as the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Odisha's four districts - Mayurbhanj, Nabarangapur, Bargarh and Jagatsinghpur- in the past, besides being the SP, Railways, Rai...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Hits $25.8M (Rs.190 crores) In Total Pay

Satya Nadella ’s compensation package rose 29 percent during fiscal 2018, according to an SEC filing. Strong financial growth and leadership in key areas at Microsoft led CEO Satya Nadella to receive an increase to his compensation package of 29 percent in fiscal year 2018. Nadella received total compensation of $25.8 million (Rs.190 crores)  in fiscal 2018 , which ended June 30, according to a proxy filing Tuesday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. That's compared to pay of $20 million during the previous fiscal year, and $17.7 million in compensation during fiscal 2016. The increase in CEO pay came during a year that saw Microsoft revenue surge to $110.36 billion, up 14.2 percent from $96.57 billion during fiscal 2017. Nadella's pay was based upon both quantitative and qualitative performance, according to Microsoft's proxy filing. Under his leadership, Microsoft "has seen strong execution of our vision for the intelligent clou...