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Welcome to the Swedish Steel Prize, November 14-15

The Swedish Steel Prize – sometimes referred to as the Nobel Prize of the steel industry – will be awarded on November 15, 2012. The purpose of the prize is to inspire, stimulate and disseminate knowledge about high strength steels and the possibilities for developing lighter, safer and more environmentally friendly products. This year’s nominees …

Corning Incorporated and Lightwave Recognize Michel Parent for Leadership in FTTH Deployments

Known as the “fiber guru,” Parent’s contributions were instrumental in Bell Canada’s successful FTTH deployment program CORNING, N.Y., October 29, 2012 — Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) and Lightwave Magazine have named Michel Parent the recipient of the Ninth Annual FTTXcellence Award. The award was recently presented at the 2012 FTTH Conference & Expo in Dallas. Parent, …

Norton Makes Windows 8 Safer and Faster – New, free Windows 8 apps help consumers manage security and scan their files stored in the cloud, on their PC or external storage devices

Delhi, India – Oct. 29, 2012 – Norton by Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) announced today that its award-winning consumer security products Norton 360, Norton Internet Security, and Norton AntiVirus are fully compatible with the newly released Windows 8 operating system[1]. The latest releases are optimized to make Windows 8 safer and faster compared with running Windows …

Plessey develops sensor solution to monitor driver fatigue Booth 136 Hall A4, November 13-16 2012, Electronica, Munich, Germany

Plymouth, ENGLAND – 29 October 2012 – Plessey has developed a novel solution to monitor driver fatigue that is based on its multi-award winning EPIC sensor technology. According to the British Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, research shows that driver fatigue may be a contributory factor in up to 20% of road accidents …

Endocoal Limited [ASX:EOC] – ENDOCOAL LIMITED ANNOUNCES A RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER FROM U&D MINING OF A$0.38 PER SHARE FOR 100% OF ENDOCOAL’S SHARE CAPITAL THROUGH A SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT, 29 October 2012

Highlights – Endocoal has entered into a Scheme Implementation Agreement with U&D Mining Industry (Australia) Pty Ltd for the acquisition of 100% of the issued shares in Endocoal. – Shareholders to receive A$0.38 all cash consideration per share on successful completion. – Cash consideration represents a 70.6% premium to 1 month VWAP. – Crystallises value …

Jyotiraditya Scindia Takes Charge of Power Ministry

Following the cabinet reshuffle on Sunday 28th October , the new Minister for Power , Sh Jyotiraditya Scindia took charge of his new assignment at 9 am today. He brings with him a rich experience from his previous role as Minister of State for Commerce and Industry. Speaking to mediapersons, he said that illustrious individuals …

Vice President Inaugurates International Conference on ‘Strengthening Green Federalism : Sharing International Practices’

The Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari has said that culturally, legally, morally and existentially we need to move to a deeper understanding and recognition of the fact that human wellbeing and even economic growth are underpinned by a clean and healthy environment. Delivering inaugural address at the International Conference on ‘Strengthening Green Federalism: Sharing …

Oath of office Administered by the President of India

The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, appointed and administered the Oaths of Office and Secrecy to the following members of the Union Council of Ministers:-   CABINET MINISTERS   1. Shri K. Rahman Khan 2. Shri Dinsha J. Patel 3. Shri Ajay Maken 4. Shri M.M. Pallam Raju 5. Shri Ashwani Kumar 6. Shri Harish Rawat 7. Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch   MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) 1. …