CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Jay Keasling. Jay Keasling is a professor in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and the Department of Bioengineering, and the Philomathia Foundation Chair in Alternative Energy at the University of California, Berkeley.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kiran holds a bachelor’s degree in Zoology from Bangalore University, India, and is qualified as a Master Brewer from Ballarat University, Australia. She has also received many honorary doctorates in recognition of her pre-eminent contributions to the field of biotechnology.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the Chairperson and Managing Director of Biocon, Asia’s leading bio-pharmaceuticals enterprise. Named among TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world, she is recognized as a global thought leader for Biotechnology.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani (born 19 April 1957) is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), a Fortune Global 500 company and India’s most valuable company by market value.