26 SEPTEMBER 2014: Kapil Dev gets Honour from House of Lords.

Ø  Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Make in India’ campaign at a high-profile event on Thursday, which captains of industry from India and abroad immediately joined by committing multi-crore investments and projects in the presence of Mr. Modi. Speaking on the occasion, Aditya Birla Group chief Kumar Mangalam Birla said his steel-to-software conglomerate already had its manufacturing base in India and now planned to leverage its global production facilities for bringing technology here.

Ø  Bamiyan, the Afghan town which shot into prominence when the Taliban blew up two ancient statues of the Buddha in 2001, has been selected to be the SAARC cultural capital for a year beginning April 2015. Dhaka will be the SAARC cultural capital in 2016-17.

Kapil Dev

Ø  Cricket legend Kapil Dev has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award at a ceremony in the House of Lords. The award, constituted by the Indo-European Business Forum, was presented to Dev for his contribution to the sport and for his work to uplift poor.

Ø  The Central government and public sector unit employees, for the first time ever, will have to compulsorily mark their attendance on Gandhi Jayanthi by undertaking a “Swachhata Shapath [cleanliness pledge]” on October 2, a national holiday. As part of the week-long cleanliness and awareness drive beginning Thursday, Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth has issued orders to all the Central Secretaries, seeking their participation in the campaign. “The text of the pledge is being prepared. On October 2, all the officials in the government and public sector units would be required to take the pledge of cleanliness,” said an official, adding that surprise checks may also be conducted to ensure effective implementation.

Ø  For the first time, the 100 richest tycoons in India are all billionaires with Mukesh Ambani topping the league for the eighth consecutive year, according to Forbes . With a net worth of $23.6 billion, up $2.6 billion from last year, RIL Chief Mukesh Ambani topped the list for the eighth consecutive year. Mr. Ambani was followed by Dilip Shanghvi, who got richer this year by $4.1 billion. Mr. Shanghvi is the new No. 2, after he displaced steel baron Lakshmi Mittal ($15.8 billion), who slipped to the fifth place. Wipro’s Azim Premji moved up one notch to the number three position as his net wealth increased to $16.4 billion from $13.8 billion previously. Pallonji Mistry of construction giant Shapoorji Pallonji Group, which is the biggest shareholder in Tata Sons, with a new worth of $15.9 billion, was placed in the fourth place.