International 4th SACOSAN begins in Colombo The 4th South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN) of SAARC countries starte

d in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The 4 days conference which will be held from 7th April was declared open by Sri Lanka s Minister of Water Supply and Drainage Services M r. Dinesh Gunawardene.

Awards International award for Gopinath Muthukad Gopinath Muthukad has been selected by the International Magicians Society (IMS) of the US for the International Merlin Award. He is the second Indian magician, after P.C. Sorcar Jr. of West Bengal, to receive the award.

Business BHEL records 40 % rise in net profit at Rs.6,021 crore Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL) announced a record 40 per cent rise in ne t profit at Rs.6,021 crore in 2010-11 against Rs. 4,311 crore. Venus Remedies bags TQM award Venus Remedies, a leading research-based pharmaceutical company, bagged an inter national award QC-100 TQM (total quality management) in gold category in recogni tion of its commitment to quality, system efficiency, leadership, technology and innovation. The awards were given by Business Initiative Directions (BID) Inter national Quality Convention 2011 held in Geneva.

Sports Paes, Bhupathi clinch Miami Open Men's Doubles title Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have clinched the Miami Open Men's Doubles titl e in the United States. With the win, the duo also became number one in the ATP World Tour Doubles Team Rankings. Third seeded Bhupathi and Paes rallied to beat second seeded Belarusian-Canadian pair of Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor in three sets 6-7, 6-2, 10-5. Novak Djokovic own the ATP Miami Masters crown Novak Djokovic defeated World No. 1 Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(4) to win the ATP

Miami Masters crown and remain unbeaten in 2011.