The United States consulate in Hyderabad, the fourth in India, will become functional towards the close of 2008, U.S. Ambassador David C. Mulford announced here on Tuesday, 03 July, 2007

An amount of $ 7.6 million has been earmarked in the U.S. Government's budget for renovation and modernisation of the Paigah Palace in Begumpet, the existing location of the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority , where the consulate will be housed for five years. An agreement for leasing out the structure to the U.S. consulate was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy by Ambassador Mulford and Principal Secretary GAD. C. R. Biswal.

The knowledge-driven portal would continuously track the students' performance with each passing test, said Sanjiv Gupta, CEO BodhTree. Thus, in the most formative years, the website and testing tool would help students know and improve their performance levels, he said.

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