MDI annual convocation: 530 students receive degrees

As many as 530 students including 11 fellow scholars were awarded diplomas and medals at the Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon convocation ceremony today.
Post Graduate, Executive Post Graduate and Fellow programme students from PGPM, PGP-HRM, PGP-IM, NMP/ENERY MANAGEMENT, PGP-PPM, PGP (Part Time), and FPM courses received degrees at a convocation, a statement said.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said India's growth in coming years is going to be more qualitative in manufacturing and technology sector.
"My dear students this is the next world and you can be the leaders of this next world, so go forth and transform India as well as the world," he said.

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Sixth LCU ship launched by GRSE

* The sixth in the series of eight 'Landing Craft Utility' (LCU) ships being built for the Indian Navy by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) was launched here.
Following maritime traditions, the ship was launched by Seema Verma, wife of Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman & Nicobar Command, who was the chief guest on the occasion yesterday.
The launching marks completion of main hull of the ship along with installation of major equipment. The ship will now be fitted with other equipment and systems, before harbour trials, sea-trials and commissioning of the ship, officials said.

GRSE has signed the contract for design and construction of eight LCU ships for Indian Navy.
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Sony may launch HD channel of SAB TV in May * Sony Pictures Networks (SPN) India is planning to launch a high-definition (HD) channel of its general entertainment channel SAB TV in May.
"We will launch SAB TV HD tentatively in May this year," SPN India Chief Executive Officer N P Singh told PTI here adding the new channel will carry similar content to its standard definition channel.
The company had received the licence to launch the channel a few months back.

Last year, the network had launched movie channel Sony Max HD, and English entertainment channel AXN HD.
It owns and operates six HD channels at present -- SET HD, AXN HD, Sony Max HD, Sony Pix HD, Sony Six HD and Sony ESPN HD.