21. Dubai-based Indian business body signs MoU for FDI summit
A Dubai-based business council has signed a MoU with the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) for its participation as an official supporting partner for a three-day event here to attract FDI. The AIM is a Foreign Direct Investment-focused event which is to be held here from April 11-13 next year and is the first collaboration between the Indian Business and Professional Council (IBPC) and AIM.
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by Kulwant Singh, President of IBPC and Dawood Al Shezawi, CEO of AIM. This MoU reinforces the goal of providing an effective platform to Indian businessmen and professionals to network and exchange information related to business opportunities in India and UAE.
22. Lions, pride of Africa, vanishing in West Africa
Lions, that symbol of Africa’s wild beauty, power and freedom, no longer roam in Mali. Or in Ivory Coast or Ghana or war-shattered eastern Congo. Or most of the rest of West Africa. Three years of searching and no sight of a lion for Philipp Henschel, lion survey coordinator for the New York-based Panthera conservation group.
Lion populations are increasing in only four southern African nations: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, where most lions are in fenced reserves.
23. Joe Root back as No.1 ranked Test batsman
England batsman Joe Root has regained the No.1 ranking while Pakistani wrist spinner Yasir Shah has become the second highest-ranked bowler in the world in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Test player rankings. Root, who entered the Test trailing Smith by 13 points, now leads the Australian by three points.
24. India is World’s largest remittance recipient: World Bank
World Bank has announced that India is the World’s largest remittance recipient. It was revealed in the Migration and Development Brief that conveyed recent trends in remittance flows and migration across the world. As per the report, remittances to India are projected to increase by 2.5 percent in 2015, well above the 0.6 percent increase in 2014. Stronger remittance growth in India reflects improving economic prospects in the United States and continued fiscally-supported economic resilience in the GCC countries that contribute 35 percent of remittances each.
25. ICC released Test, ODI, T20I and Women’s Ranking
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the official ICC men’s Team Rankings from Test, One Day International (ODI) and T20I cricket.
ICC Test Rankings
- South Africa
- Australia
- England
ICC ODI Rankings
- Australia
- India
- South Africa
ICC T20I Rankings
- Sri Lanka
- Pakistan
- Australia
26. Angry Indian Goddesses bagged People’s Choice Award at Rome Film Festival
Indian filmmaker Pan Nalin’s female buddy movie “Angry Indian Goddesses” has bagged the BNL People’s Choice Award at the 10th Rome Film Festival. The film is described as a fresh and unbridled portrayal of women in India today. It stars Sandhya Mridul, Sarah-Jane Dias, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Anushka Manchanda, Amrit Maghera, Rajashri Deshpande and Pavleen Gujral.
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