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TopicShiv Nadar

Topic: Shiv Nadar

A twist of fate & rest is history: How UP village girl made her dream of a US degree come true

Anshika Patel from Pakri Godam village in Jaunpur made an impression at the prestigious Washington and Lee University without even sitting for the SAT.

Despite Covid, India adds 38 billionaires in 2021, Ambani & Adani retain top 2 spots

According to Forbes World’s Billionaires list 2021, number of Indian billionaires, at 140, is the third highest in the world behind US and China. Bezos and Musk are the richest.

India’s rich got richer despite pandemic with Mukesh Ambani leading the list, Forbes says

The net worth of RIL chairman rose up to 73% last year to $88.7 billion. Gautam Adani took the second spot on the list with a net worth of $25.2 billion.

Wipro boss Azim Premji’s charity pledge is nearly 10 times Bhutan’s economy

Azim Premji has pledged all the earning from his stocks in Wipro to charity, taking his total contribution to $21 billion.

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India’s tech ambitions need private sector investment in R&D. Budget 2026 holds the key

India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.

India’s public debt stabilising post pandemic hike as Centre cuts burden, but states lag—Economic Survey

While Centre makes progress lowering debt from pandemic peak and cutting borrowing costs, states face slower adjustment with limited market discipline, survey finds.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.