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William Nordhaus, Paul Romer bag Nobel Prize in Economics
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 9 (ANI): William D Nordhaus and Paul M Romer bagged the Nobel Prize in Economic Science for addressing the need to create long-term sustainable economic growth, broadening the scope of economic analysis. They have constructed models that explain how the market economy
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Two recipients named for the 2018 Nobel Peace prize
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm, [Sweden] Oct 5 (ANI): The Nobel Peace Prize for 2018 has been awarded to rape survivor and Human rights activist Nadia Murad and Congolese gynaecologist Denis Mukwege jointly for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.
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3 scientists named for Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm, [Sweden] Oct 3 (ANI): The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Frances H. Arnold, and jointly to George P. Smith and Gregory P. Winter on Wednesday for their prowess in harnessing the power of evolution in order to develop proteins that focus on solving chemical problems.
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Three recipients named for Nobel Prize in Physics
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Oct 02 (ANI): The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Tuesday announced that the Nobel Prize in Physics, 2018, will be shared among three scientists, one each from United States of America (USA), Canada and France, for "groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser phy
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Nobel scandal: French photographer imprisoned for rape
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Oct 02 (ANI): The French photographer, Jean-Claude Arnault, who has close links to the Swedish Academy and was embroiled into controversies for sexual assault, was convicted. The 72-year-old has been sentenced to two years in prison for rape, reported CNN.
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Kailash Satyarthi to be chief guest at RSS' Vijayadashmi event
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi will attend the Vijayadashmi event of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as Chief Guest at the Reshmibagh Maidan in Nagpur on October 18.
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James P. Allison, Tasuku Honjo win Nobel Prize for cancer therapy
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm, [Sweden] Oct 01 (ANI): The 2018 Nobel Prize in the field of 'Physiology or Medicine' has been jointly awarded to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo for their discovery of a new form of cancer therapy.
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Sweden India Nobel Memorial Quiz 2018 kicks off
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 28 (NewsVoir): It is time for students to put their thinking caps on as the annual Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Quiz 2018 commences in Mumbai on 29th September 2018 and will be held in across seven cities.
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Tamil Nadu BJP chief nominates PM Modi for Nobel Peace Prize
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sep 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2019 by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tamil Nadu president Dr. Tamilisai Soundarajan.
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President Kovind pays tribute to Rabindranath Tagore in Prague
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Prague [Czech Republic], Sept 9 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind paid floral tributes to India's first Nobel laureate, Rabindranath Tagore, at the Thakurova Park here on Sunday.
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Akzo Nobel India appoints Rajiv Rajgopal as Managing Director
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], Sep 08 (BusinessWire-India): The Board of Directors of Akzo Nobel India Limited (ANIL) has approved the appointment of Rajiv Rajgopal as the Managing Director of the company, effective from November 1, 2018.
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Kofi Annan always dreamt of a better world: Obama
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 19 (ANI): Former United States President Barack Obama paid his rich tribute to former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who passed away yesterday, saying the latter never stopped his pursuit of a better world.
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