The Netherlands:: Leading Scientist, Dr. Tony Nader, Awarded His Weight in Gold
As thousands of people watched live via a global Internet broadcast, Professor Tony Nader, M.D., Ph.D., received his weight in gold during a February 6th award ceremony in Vlodrop, Netherlands. Professor Nader was honored with the Weight-in-Gold Award by the Maharishi Global Development Fund for his discovery that the Veda and Vedic Literature provide an underlying blueprint for the human physiology. Professor Nader’s research finding are described in detail in his book: Human Physiology: Expression of Veda and Vedic Literature.

India: Indian Boardrooms Become Meditation Halls
In the past three years, boardrooms of more than 50 major Indian corporations have been transformed into group meditation halls," says Dr. Steve Briggs, International Director of the Maharishi Corporate Development Program. "Corporate Giants in India, such as Hewlett-Packard, Reckitt-Coleman, Eveready, BHEL, and Tata, now odder the Transcendental Meditation program to develop the creativity and effectiveness of their managers."

India: Over 64,000 Students Attend Maharishi’s Schools in India
There are now 192 public Maharishi Shiksha Sansthan schools in 11 states of India, with more that 65,000 students. Three Maharishi Institutes of Vocational Education and Training have also been established to implement job-oriented vocational education to Indian students and workers.
In the state of Madhya Pradesh, a new university, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Vedic Vishwavidyalaya, has been founded under the State Assembly Act. In the first academic year, 1996-97, twenty-two campuses were established with a total enrollment of 600 students. In the 1997-98 academic year, student enrollment increased to 2,200. The university's projection for the third year is the establishment of 100 campuses, licked in all 45 districts of Madhya Pradesh, with a total of 25,000 students.

European Union: EU Funds the TM Program to Boost Competitiveness
A team of TM program teachers working with business consultants has received a grant of $300,000 from the European Union to test a new concept for strengthening a company’s human resources and increasing employees’ capacity for handling change. The project will introduce the TM program along with other approaches in order to boost the competitiveness of businesses threatened by the rapid economic changes brought about by the establishment of the European Union.

Netherlands Antilles: True Rehabilitation Provided to Caribbean Prisoners
In Curacao, Netherlands, Antilles, 160 inmates who learned the TM technique showed significant improvements in psychological, cognitive, psycophysiological and biochemical measurement as compared to a matched control group. Conducted in collaboration with the Netherlands Antilles Ministry of Justice, the study added to previous evidence that the TM technique is a highly effective program for inmate rehabilitation.

Peru: Peruvian Students Improve Performance, Prevent Floods
In Puno, Peru 150 students and teachers from three schools have learned the TM technique and now practice it in groups. Teachers immediately noticed that students with low academic performance practicing the TM technique began to overtake those who previously were the best students that didn’t learn the TM program. In addition, meteorologists predicted that Puno would suffer from a drought caused by El Niño. However, it stated to rain during the first TM introductory lecture, and it rained again during the TM instructions and group meditations. Experts are amazed that Puno is the only place to be spared the adverse weather, and people are saying, "It is like a miracle."