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Rao R. Tummala to Receive 2011 IEEE Field Award

His Integrated Approach to Research, Education and Industry Innovations and collaborations Revolutionized Electronics Packaging Field Rao R. Tummala, a researcher and educator who has made seminal contributions to microelectronics packaging and whose educational efforts have defined the field, is being honored by IEEE with the 2011 IEEE Field Award in Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technologies. IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional association. The award, sponsored by the IEEE Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Society, recognizes Tummala for pioneering and innovative contributions to package integration research, cross-disciplinary education and globalization of electronic packaging. The award will be presented on 2 June 2011 at the IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Electronics packaging deals with enclosing large numbers of integrated circuits in a single module using materials such as metals, plasti

KONY NAMED FINALIST FOR THE AMERICAN BUSINESS AWARDS MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Kony , the leading mobile application platform provider, today announced it has been named a finalist for Most Innovative Company of the Year by the American Business Awards. The American Business Awards are the nation's premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S. are eligible to submit nominations -- public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. The Kony Platform leverages Kony's Write Once, Run Everywhere single application definition for designing, developing, deploying and managing mobile applications. A single application code gives companies the ability to change once, change everywhere, ensuring faster adoption of new operating systems and standards as they are introduced and eliminating maintenance, upgrade and future development costs. "We're honored that such a prestigious organization as the American Business Awards considers us one of the nation's most innovative companies this year," said Raj Koneru,

List of Kamma MLAs and Ministers in Tamilnadu

 Kamma MLAs in Tamilnadu Assembly 1. K.GOPALSAMY, Rajapalayam - AIADMK 2. T. K. M. CHINNEYAH, Tambaram - AIADMK 3. MANOHARAN.R, Tiruchirappalli (East) - AIADMK 4. RAMANA B.V, Thiruvallur - AIADMK 5. KADAMBUR RAJU.C, Kovilpatti - AIADMK 6. CHINNASAMY.R, Singanallur - AIADMK 7. SEKAR C.H, Gummidipoondi - DMDK 8. P.SIVAKOLUNTHU, Panruti - DMDK 9. P.R.MANOKAR, Sholingur - DMDK 10. SUNDARRAJAN.R, Madurai (Central) - DMDK 11. VENKATESAN.L, Tirukkoyilur - DMDK 12. PARTHA SARATHY.B, Virugampakkam - DMDK Kamma Ministers in Jayalalitha Cabinet      1) T.K.M Chinnayya: Minister for Backward Classes and Environment  2) B.V Ramana: Minister for Handlooms and Textiles

Two Kammas selected for IAS 2010.

Two Kamma candidates of Guntur district figured in the list of top 30 rank–holders in the Civil Services examinations whose results were declared on Wednesday. Chandra Sekhar Sakhamuri , a native of Veerapuram village in Piduguralla mandal, secured 24th rank. He hails from an agricultural family. He is an MCA degree holder. Kolasani Venkata Subbaiah Chowdary ,a native of Chilumuru village near Tenali, made the district proud by securing 26th rank. He is currently undergoing training in Indian Revenue Service as Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax at Nagpur. He is an alumnus of Sri Rama Rural Educational Institutions, Chilumuru. Mr. Chowdary is the grandson of K.V.S. Chowdary, who was the founder of Sri Rama Educational Institutions (established in 1949).

Pentala Harikrishna and Dronavalli Harika clinch Asian Chess Championship titles

PUNE: Indian Grand Master Pentala Harikrishna , who has never won the National 'A' title, gave himself a present on his 25th birthday by winning the Asian individual open chess championship. Dronavalli Harika, 20, won the women's championship which was played concurrently. Both Harikrishna (Elo 2666) and Harika (2520) tallied 6.5 points in nine Swiss League rounds in the championship being played in Iran. No. 4 seed Harikrishna clinched the issue in a three-way tie-break with China's Ya Yangyi and Vietnam's Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son. International Master (IM) and top seed Harika was a clear winner - she finished half a point ahead of Pham Le Thao Nguyen ( Vietnam).

International Coal Ventures plans to acquire stake in MEC Coal

International Coal Ventures Ltd (ICVL) is planning to acquire stake in Singapore-based MEC Coal, (Madhu Koneru Executive Vice Chairman) according to a report. The report stated that ICVL was looking at 24% stake in the MEC Coal for about US$200 mn. Through its subsidiary PT Tekno Orbit Persada, MEC Coal is developing two coal mines in Indonesia's East Kalimantan, with an estimated reserves of 1.5-2 billion tonnes, says report.

Ethiopia Says It May Grant Additional Land to Karuturi Global

May 5 (Bloomberg) -- Karuturi Global Ltd. (Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi, Chairman & MD) may receive an additional 200,000 hectares (494,211 acres) of land from the Ethiopian government if its current 100,000-hectare concession is developed within two years, the Agriculture Ministry said. “We have an agreement to give additional land if they accomplish the 100,000 hectares within two years,” Esayas Kebede, head of the ministry’s land investment support directorate, said in a phone interview today from Addis Ababa, the capital. On April 29, Esayas said the government in November reduced Karuturi’s concession by two-thirds from 300,000 hectares because the area was too large for a single company to manage and to allow for an annual migration of antelope in southwestern Ethiopia. Karuturi yesterday denied the concession had been reduced. “The information seemed to be baseless because Karuturi has not received any legal letter about the reduction from the Ethiopian government,” Niladri Mond

Dr.Rao Gullapalli receives 2011 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) award

ARVO is honoring Gullapalli N. Rao, MD , of LV Prasad Eye Institute with the 2011 Kupfer Award for his outstanding accomplishments as a researcher, ophthalmologist and humanitarian. He is the former president of the International Agency for Prevention of Blindness, an organization founded by Carl Kupfer, MD, for whom the award is named, and is committed to moving forward with the agenda to eliminate avoidable blindness by the year 2020. Kupfer Award: The Kupfer Award was first presented in 1993 to Carl Kupfer, MD, who served as Director of the National Eye Institute, U.S. National Institutes of Health, for 30 years. This award is honors those who have demonstrated distinguished public service on behalf of eye and vision research. The Association for Research and Vision in Ophthalmology (ARVO) is the largest eye and vision research organization in the world. Members include more than 12,500 eye and vision researchers from over 80 countries. ARVO encourages and assists research, training