Monthly archives: March, 2017

New Microsoft Philanthropies organization helped put 71,000 nonprofits in the cloud and supercharge the company’s giving.

REDMOND, Washington, March 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — A year after the formation of Microsoft Philanthropies, Microsoft Corp. and its employees have donated more than $650 million in cash, cloud services and software to nonprofits around the world. In a letter published today, Mary Snapp , corporate vice president at Microsoft Philanthropies, detailed the organization’s 2016 …

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Bangladesh ready for next phase to make ship recycling green and sustainable 

​IMO, the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS) have jointly implemented the 30-month “Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling in Bangladesh – Phase I” (SENSREC project).   The Government of Bangladesh is actively seeking international partnerships and financial support to help make the …

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STARTUP COMPANY PAPTIC IS PLANNING A PAPER MACHINE INVESTMENT TO CHALLENGE PLASTIC WITH A NOVEL WOOD BASED PACKAGING MATERIAL

Finnish startup company Paptic Ltd is planning a paper machine investment to upscale the production of its patented PAPTIC material to industrial scale. The demand for PAPTIC material on the market allows for the company’s quick transition to industrial-scale production. Currently Paptic is negotiating the financing of the investment with a number of actors. The …

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Avenue Supermarts Limited’s IPO opens on March 8, 2017 with Price Band of Rs.295 –Rs. 299 per Equity Share of Face Value of Rs. 10 each

  Public issue of Equity Shares aggregating upto Rs. 18,700 MILLION The minimum Bid lot is 50 Equity Shares and in multiples of 50 Equity Shares thereafter Issue opening date – March 8, 2017 and Issue closing date – March 10, 2017   India, March 1, 2017: Avenue Supermarts Limited (“Company”), is an emerging national …

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UVA, Monticello Announce Recipients of 2017 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals

  March 01, 2017: On April 13, the University of Virginia and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello will present their highest honors, the 2017 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals in Law, Citizen Leadership, Global Innovation and Architecture, respectively, to: Law: Loretta Lynch, the first African-American female attorney general in U.S. history, known for her impressive …

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