Ø Kailash
Satyarthi, 60-year-old child rights
activist from Madhya Pradesh, and Malala Yousafzai, who has risked her life to wage a campaign
for girls’ education in Pakistan, are the joint winners of this year’s Nobel
Peace Prize. “It is an important point for a Hindu and a Muslim, an Indian
and a Pakistani, to join in a common struggle for education and extremism,” the
Norwegian Nobel Committee said. They were chosen for the prize for “their
struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right
of all children to education.” The Committee said Mr. Satyarthi, based in
New Delhi, showed “great personal courage” and “maintaining Gandhi’s tradition,
has headed various forms of protests and demonstrations, all peaceful, focusing
on the grave exploitation of children for financial gain.” The peace
prize winner has saved thousands of children from bonded labour in factories
through the Bachpan Bachao Andolan which he founded in 1980, and other
organisations. On Malala Yousafzai, the Committee said, “Despite her
youth, [she] has already fought for several years for the rights of girls to
education, and has shown by example that children and young people, too, can
contribute to improving their own situations.” Malala became a global
symbol of the fight against extremism after she was shot by Taliban militants
two years ago in Swat.
| Nobel Peace prize 2014 |
Ø Vishal Sikka, who took over as the new Chief
Executive Officer and Managing Director of Infosys in August, has gifted 1.65
lakh of its employees 100 per cent average bonus. With this announcement, the
company also plans to reduce the record dropout rate of its staff.
Ø On his maiden trip to India, Facebook co-founder
Mark
Zuckerberg called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to
discuss digital expansion in the country.
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