21 November 2013 Current Affairs
Two Indians Among Fortune's Top 50 People In Business
Two Indian-Americans are among the top 50 people in business in 2013 in an annual list compiled by Fortune magazine, which has named Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk as its 'Business Person of the Year'.MasterCard's India-born CEO Ajay Banga and the co-CEO of Workday Aneel Bhusri are among the 50 top business leaders in the list.A returnee to the list, Banga is ranked 15th. Bhusri and his cloud-based financials and human resources software company Workday's co-founders and co-CEO Dave Duffield come in on the 37th spot.
China Builds World's Highest Photovoltaic Power Station In Tibet
China has completed the construction of the world's highest photovoltaic power station in Tibet, close to the Indian border.Construction of Ngari Photovoltaic (PV) Power Station, the world's highest 10-MW PV power station in Ngari Prefecture is complete and test runs are underway.Ngari Prefecture is located close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC).The PV power station is a joint venture between the central government and Guodian Longyuan Tibet New Energy Co. Ltd. with a total installed capacity of 10 MW and an expected working life of 25 years.Construction began on the site on July 1, 2012 just 3 kilometres away from the centre of Shiquanhe Township, seat of Ngari Prefecture, at 4,270 metres above sea level with an area of 23.8 hectares.