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18 Oct 2004
19 October 2004
NGRI chief, Dr. Dimri honoured with fellowship
Hyderabad: Dr V.P. Dimri, Director, National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), has been honoured with the Fellowship of the National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad.
Earlier in July, he was honoured by the Department of Ocean Development for his significant contributions to oceanic studies, an NGRI press release said.
19 October 2004
Award for Sriram Bharatam
Hyderabad: Sriram Bharatam, founder CEO, Iridium Interactive, has been awarded the `YEO Kauffman Community Award' for 2004. He is the first entrepreneur from India and the first non-American member to be conferred this award.
Bharatam was given the award in recognition of his contribution towards creating an innovative Internet based fund raising model through which funds were generated for the victims of different calamities such as cyclone, earthquake etc from the year 1999.
Bharatam conducts his community activities through the `CauseanEffect Foundation', a charitable organisation founded by him. He is a member of the YEO, Hyderabad Chapter, started in March 2002. It has 33 members with representations from various businesses including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, textiles, information technology, banking and the BPO sector.
