BMB signed an agreement with Trends to promote Women Entreprenuership

1.    BMB signed an agreement with Trends to promote Women Entreprenuership

i. Trends in Vogue entered into an agreement with Bhartiya Mahila Bank (BMB) to promote women entrepreneurship. Trends in Vogue is a CavinKare initiative that manages hair saloons under Green Trends.

ii. Under the agreement, Green Trends plans to have 500 salons nationally set up by women entrepreneurs by the end of 2014-15. Green Trends has also introduced mobile and online check- in service for customers

iii. Further, Bhartiya Mahila Bank will provide the collateral free loans to prospective franchises across the country, especially to women. The rate of interest will be between 11.5 per cent and 12.5 per cent. 

iv. The bank will provide loans of up to 75 per cent of the total project cost to women entrepreneurs across the country.

2.    Mathangi Sathyamurthy to receive M S Subbulakshmi Award 2014

i. Mathangi Sathyamurthy, Karnataka musician was selected for M S Subbulakshmi Award 2014.

ii.  It was announced by the M S Subbulakshmi Foundation on 19 April 2014. She will receive a cash award of 10001 rupees and a plaque. The awards will be presented to her on 2 May 2014.

3.    Donna Vekic won the BMW Malaysian Tennis Open 2014

i. Donna Vekic of Croatia won the BMW Malaysian Open 2014 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 20 April 2014. The win made Donna Vekic richer by 43000 dollars. BMW Malaysian Open 2014 was held from 14 to 20 April 2014.  

ii. Donna Vekic (ranked 95) beats Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia (ranked 10) 5-7, 7-5 and 7-6 in the final. This was her’s first maiden Women's Tennis Association (WTA) singles title.

iii. Recently, Vekic had lost to Cibulkova at the Indian Well Open, United States of America. She was a finalist in Tashkent open 2012 and Birmingham Open 2013.

4.    Meb Keflezighi won Boston Marathon 2014

i. Meb Keflezighi on 21 April 2014 became the first US male athlete to win the Boston Marathon in three decades (since 1983). The women winner of the marathon was Rita Jeptoo of Kenya and this was her second consecutive win at the Boston Marathon. 

ii. Second and third winner among the male runners - Wilson Chebet and Frankline Chepkwony of Kenya

iii. Second and third winner among the women - Buzunesh Deba and Mare Dibaba both of Ethiopia

About Boston Marathon 
Boston Marathon is an annual event and is held on Patriots Day i.e. the third Monday of April. It started in 1897. It is world’s oldest annual marathon and is ranked as one of the world’s best-known road racing events. It is one of six World Marathon Majors and is hosted by several cities in Greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts.