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RBI decides to set up a new system

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RBI decides to set up a new system for monitoring foreign investment limits in listed Indian companies

Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited by RBI to Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a person Resident outside India) Regulations, 2017 notified vide Notification No. FEMA 20(R)/2017-RB dated November 07, 2017 and as amended from time to time, in terms of which the onus of compliance with the sectoral/ statutory caps on foreign investment lies with the Indian investee company.

Currently, Reserve Bank of India receives data on investment made by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) and Non-resident Indians (NRI) on stock exchanges from the custodian banks and Authorised Dealer Banks for their respective clients, based on which restrictions beyond a threshold limit is imposed on FPI/ NRI investment in listed Indian companies.

In order to enable listed Indian companies to ensure compliance with the various foreign investment limits, Reserve Bank in consultation with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has decided to put in place a new system for monitoring foreign investment limits, for which the necessary infrastructure and systems for operationalizing the monitoring mechanism, shall be made available by the depositories. The same has been notified by SEBI vide Circular-IMD/FPIC/CIR/P/2018/61 dated April 05, 2018 read with Circular- IMD/FPIC/CIR/P/2018/74 dated April 27, 2018.

In terms of para 6 of Annexure A of the circular dated April 05, 2018, all listed Indian companies are required to provide the specified data/ information on foreign investment to the depositories. The requisite information may be provided before May 15, 2018. The listed Indian companies, in non-compliance with the above instructions will not be able to receive foreign investment and will be non-compliant with Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) and regulations made there under.

All Authorised Dealer Banks are advised to instruct their clients and respective Indian companies, about the system requirement at para 4 of this circular. Further, upon implementation of the new monitoring system, all Authorised Dealer banks would be required to provide the details of investment made by their respective NRI clients to the depositories in the format as provided by the depositories/ SEBI. In addition, the reporting to Reserve Bank in the existing system, viz., LEC (NRI) and LEC (FII), would continue.

AD Category-I banks may bring the contents of this circular to the notice of their customers / constituents concerned. The directions contained in this circular have been issued under sections 10(4) and 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 (42 of 1999) and are without prejudice to permissions / approvals, if any, required under any other law.

Interaction with Mr. Serhii Sukhomlyn, Mayor of Zhytomyr Ukraine

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Thank you for confirming your presence for the Interaction with Mr. Serhii Sukhomlyn, Mayor of Zhytomyr Ukraine on 7 May 2018 from 1000 hrs onwards at the Hall No 3 Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra (PBK), Chanakyapuri.

The objective of Mayor’s visit to India is look for business prospects in the fields of IT, solar energy, and infrastructure projects among others. A brief profile of Mayor is enclosed for your reference.

Request you to arrive before 10 AM. In case of anything, please do not hesitate to call/text me at 8860030312.

Looking forward to meeting you on Monday, May 7th at 10 AM.

Important announcements and approvals in Board Meeting of PFRDA

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Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is established by the Government of India for regulation and development of Pension Sector in order to protect the old age income security of subscribers. PFRDA takes various initiatives from time to time in order to simplify and improve the operational issues in National Pension System (NPS) like new functionality development under NPS architecture, simplification of account opening, withdrawal, grievance management etc.

In this regard, during the recently held Board Meeting some important decisions were taken to improve the operational and regulation issues in National Pension System (NPS). Some of the decisions taken in the Board Meeting are as follows:

· Budget announcement- Rating criteria for investments- Proposal on changing the investment grade rating from ‘AA’ to ‘A’ for corporate bonds was approved. The change is subject to a cap on investments in ‘A’ rated bonds to be not more than 10% of the overall Corporate Bond portfolio of the Pension Funds. This initiative will enlarge the scope of investment for the Fund Managers while ensuring credit quality.

· Introduction of a Common Stewardship Code: The proposal on adoption of Common Stewardship Code, as a measure of good Corporate Governance, was approved. Further, it was also approved that the Principles enumerated in such code shall be circulated to all Pension Funds for compliance and implementation. Adoption of these Principles by Pension Funds will improve their engagement with investee companies and benefit subscribers.

· Modification in Partial Withdrawal rules under NPS: Partial withdrawals will now be allowed to NPS subscribers who wish to improve their employability or acquire new skills by pursuing higher education/ acquiring professional and technical qualifications. Further, individual NPS subscribers who wish to set up a new business/ acquire new business will also be allowed to make partial withdrawals from his contributions. Other terms applicable to partial withdrawals will remain unchanged.

· Increasing cap on equity investment in active choice to 75% from current 50% for Private Sector Subscribers: Presently there is a cap of 50% on equity investment under active choice in NPS. The proposal on increasing cap on equity investment in active choice to 75% from currently 50% has been approved by the Board. However, it comes with a clause of tapering of the equity allocation after the age of 50 years.

Currently, NPS and Atal Pension Yojna (APY) have a cumulative subscriber base of over 2.13 crore with total Asset Under Management (AUM) of more than Rs. 2.38 lakh crore.

CM Haryana visiting Israel and Britain

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CM Haryana Mr Mohan Lal Khattar is visiting Israel & Britain to rope in Investment and during questions hours Media asked Is tour on govt expenses on this tour ,CM quickly added we r better than Punjab they are unable to pay salaries to their employees. Foreign tours for exploring collaboration for agriculture ,Water treatment, Security, Aviation, space, security and investment are the the sectors for which the state is seeking collaboration from Britain and Israel.

Badakhshan’s Kohistan District loss to Taliban

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Afghan forces on Saturday retook Kohistan district in Afghanistan’s northeast province of Badakhshan, confirmed the country’s Interior Ministry.
Not divulging the details of the military operations, Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said that the Taliban suffered heavy losses and the operation will continue to clear all the district from militants, reported TOLO News.

According to the report, the Commando troops landed in Kohistan district at midnight on Thursday to aid other forces in the area, confirmed Badakhshan Police Chief Abdul Khaliq Aqsai.

The district

Women have the power to create real change!

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Dear Sagar Media Inc,

Women have the power to create real change!

Over the past few years we have seen some incredible women who have brought about positive social change by sheer determinationand resolve.

But often women don’t have the right support structure to help them in these long fights.

Sagar Media Inc, have you ever wanted to change something but didn’t know where to start?

Change.org India is launching the third edition of of the “She Creates Change” training programme.

We’re looking for 30 women Changemakers who are eager to run amazing and impactful campaigns on any issue that affects women in India – be it health, education, safety.

This year-long programme will impart campaign skills and most importantly build a community of support and collaboration.

You will meet women who face the same challenges and have the same aspirations as you and together you will work on some ground breaking campaigns over the course of the year.

If you have an idea or campaign and are excited about collaborating and supporting other women run their campaigns, click here to apply.

The ‘She Creates Change’ programme kicks off with a 5 day residential Learning Lab which will be held in Bengaluru from the 1-5 August 2018 and is followed by a year long online programme.

During the programme you will learn how to tell powerful stories and use the power of community building to run social change campaigns.

If this seems like just the thing you wanted, fill out this application form and submit it by Tuesday, 8th of May.

Selected participants will have their course, travel and stay expenses sponsored by Change.org.

If you know someone who may be interested in this programme then help spread the word.

I hope to see you there!

Nida Hasan
Campaigns Director – Change.org India

PS: Click here to check out this video from the last edition of the Learning Lab and see what the Changemakers did and had to say about their experience!

Press Conference Invitation

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Press Conference Invitation

Dear Sir/Madam,

You are cordially invited for a Press Conference by

Karnataka Election Watch (KEW)

and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) to

release

the

”Analysis of Candidates Contesting the 2018 Karnataka Assembly Elections”

Details of the Press Conference:

Venue:

Press Club,

Bangalore

Date:

th May

, 201

, Sunday

Time:

4 PM to 5 PM

Yours Sincerely,

Quake 6.1 M Luzon

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M6.1 – LUZON, PHILIPPINES

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.1
Date-Time
5 May 2018 06:19:05 UTC
5 May 2018 14:19:05 near epicenter
5 May 2018 10:19:05 standard time in your timezone
Location 14.497N 123.931E
Depth 17 km
Distances
58 km (36 miles) NNW (332 degrees) of Pandan, Catanduanes, Philippines
127 km (79 miles) NE (39 degrees) of Naga, Luzon, Philippines
149 km (93 miles) N (8 degrees) of Legaspi, Luzon, Philippines
319 km (198 miles) E (92 degrees) of MANILA, Philippines
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 7.7 km; Vertical 4.1 km

Two Group of Ministers constituted

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Two Group of Ministers Constituted to consider the issues relating to Incentivizing digital payments in the GST regime & Imposition of Cess on Sugar under GST

Subsequent to the decisions taken in the 27th GST Council meeting held yesterday i..e 4th May 2018, two Group of Ministers (GoMs) have been constituted.

The first GoM shall consider the issues relating to “Incentivizing digital payments in the GST regime”. Shri Sushil Kumar Modi, Deputy Chief Minister, Bihar is convenor and other members of this GoM are Shri Nitinbhai Patel, Dy. Chief Minister, Gujarat; Capt. Abhimanyu, Excise & Taxation Minister, Haryana; Dr. Amit Mitra, Hon’ble Finance Minister, West Bengal and Shri Manpreet Singh Badal, Hon’ble Finance Minister, Punjab.

The Second GoM shall consider issues relating to “Imposition of Cess on Sugar under GST”. Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma, Hon’ble Finance Minister of Assam is convenor and other members of this GoM are Shri Rajesh Agrawal, Hon’ble Finance Minister, Uttar Pradesh; Shri Sudhir Mungatiwar, Hon’ble Finance Minister, Maharashtra; Shri D. Jayakumar, Minister for Fisheries and Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Tamil Nadu and Dr. T.M. Thomas Isaac, Hon’ble Finance Minister, Kerala. Both the GoMs shall submit their reports within a period of 15 days.

Punjab history is an Indian History

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Briefing media Punjabi Intellecuals said the punjab board of education has deliberately made punjab history with tag of Sikh history and has marginalised its ethos of bravery and marshal qualities.Punjab being buffer state with various kingdom has always been rock solid border for invaders to intrude in main land India.

Punjab history is not state history but a proud national history and therefore 12 th class text book Sikh history labeling is not community history but it is chapter of Indian history.Those present VC Dr Jaspal Singh, Ex RS Member Trilochan Singh brought to the notice of media that chapter 22 of text book of 12 class has been removed which is deliberately done to keep youngster ignorance of punjab history which is full of nationalism and love of patriotism. Further added to the media by abridging or briefing the Punjab history is diluting the national history.Punjab lies on North West boder was chiefly instrumental in halting invaders from time to time during ancient and medivial history and is full of praises of patriotism and marshal attitude any step to diluting the Punjab history by its education board is step towards diluting nationalism and patriotism.

Addressing media the spokesperson of Punjabi Intelleucals said it is an interest of all Indians if governments draft monitoring council under Ministry of HRD to get stock of the text book actual blurring from the subject.

Sikh History taught in 11 class in open schools is not right criteria as those students appearing for board examination go for 12 class text books and therefore nefarious design to dilute ot sideline Punjab history in true spirit.

DoT bans multiple SIMs

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The new norms came into effect on Friday with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) amending the customer verification norms for mobile phone users.
Scores of subscribers have multiple SIMs with several owning more than 100, a government official said. Telecom companies, desperate to add subscribers, have been lenient in checking multiple connections and do not verify credentials of such users.

Earlier, operators were offering free and pre-activated prepaid connections with SIMs at their company-managed outlets or franchise across the country. According to new customer verification norms, activated prepaid SIMs have been banned as reported by Mail Today on November 3.

The newspaper on October 30 had reported on how security agencies are concerned over growing misuse of SIMs and have asked DoT to expedite the process of forming a mechanism through which database of Unique Identification Authority of India could be shared to verify credential of subscribers.
According to industry insiders, there are almost 25-30 per inactive connections out of the total 94 crore mobile phone subscriber base as revealed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). The inactive connections were mostly owned by subscribers who had multiple SIM cards.

While telecom companies have been adding subscribers on an average of over 20 lakh per month, they have reported a fall in customer addition since August this year. During September, there was a drop of 0.2 per cent while it was 2.5 per cent in October

Round Table with Chair IBBI & stakeholders

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Round Table Industry Expert Meeting

Issues In Implementation Of IB Code 2016

08th May 2018, Hotel The Claridges, New Delhi.

Round Table Session Chairman

Dr. M.S. Sahoo, Chairperson, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)

Greetings From ASSOCHAM,

The IB Code 2016 (“The Code”) is a landmark piece of legislation amongst a horde of path breaking reforms brought in by the current Government. This single piece of legislation has allowed us to jump several places in the world ranking on ease of resolving insolvencies. The intent of the Code has been clearly based out of the Bankruptcy Law Reforms Committee Report of November 2015 which laid the foundation for the IB Code. Based on BLRC recommendations, The IB Code empowers the financial creditors / lenders (Committee of Creditors (CoC)) with exclusive rights and privileges in the CIRP and authorizes them solely to decide the fate of the corporate debtor and its other stakeholders such as the unsecured creditors, equity shareholders, employees and workers, etc…. whether revival or liquidation. However, While the BLRC Report specifically highlights the duties and responsibilities of the CoC members and its reasoning’s behind putting all the powers in the hands of financial creditors, the same is missing from the final piece of IB Code or its regulations. Based on last 15 months of the functioning of IB Code, it would help if the Board could issue Regulations providing for the duties and responsibilities of COC members making them accountable for their decisions which they take during the course of the resolution process since they owe a fiduciary duty to all the other stakeholders as well.

To address these issues in the interest of the economic development of the nation and to prevent liquidation of the viable companies, an immediate intervention is required by way of issue of urgent guidelines or regulations to regulate the CAC members.

In this backdrop, ASSOCHAM with Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) is conducting a round table meeting on IBC for discussing some of the major challenges and issues being faced under the IB Code 2016 and a possible alternative plan. The round table meeting will be addressing the concerns over the Ordinance on IB Code 2016, No incentive to Banks, Accountability, IRPs and many other key issues.

Target Audience:-

· Insolvency Professionals

· Banks

· Financial Institutions

· Government Officials and Regulators

· Corporates

· Entrepreneurs

· Real Estate Investors

· Consultants

· Tax Consultants and CAs

· Asset Reconstruction Companies

· Law Firms

Key Areas of Discussions:-

· Proposal for Invoking Personal Guarantee in Insolvency Resolution

· Staggering of MTM Hit

· Ordinance on IB Code 2016

· No incentive to Banks

· Accountability

· IRPs

· Quorum & Voting at CoCs

· Dissenting Financial Creditors

· Payment to Operational Creditors

The deliberations at this highly interactive round table session will serve as a game-changer and help authorities in addressing the apprehensions and issues raised by different stakeholders.

We are pleased to inform you that Dr. M.S. Sahoo, Chairperson, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has very kindly agreed to be the session chairman for this round table meeting.

In this regard, We would like to invite you as per the attached registration form to attend the round table meeting schedule to be held on 08th May 2018 at Hotel The Claridges, New Delhi

Your participation would add immense value to the content of the conference.

We look forward for your kind confirmation.

Sincerely,

Kushagra Joshi

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India

Banking & Financial Services,

5, Sardar Patel Marg, Chanakyapuri,

New Delhi – 110021

Mob:+91-8447365357

Phone: +91- 11- 46550624

Fax: +91- 11- 46536481/82had fallen the Taliban on Thursday evening.

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ENERTIA Foundation forum

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7th May 2018

Dear Friends & Colleagues,

Sub. : Calling you as a “Special Invitee” to attend theENERTIA Foundation forum Hydropower Forum of India – HyFi & Falcon Media Organized — “9th HYDRO VISION CONCLAVE INDIA 2018” and concurrent “3rdTRANSgrid INDIA 2018”.

THEME :

A) “9th HYDRO VISION Conclave INDIA 2018”

– “Ujwal Jalprawaha + UJWAL Urja for Ujwal Bharat”

– Resurgent Hydro : WaterPower – 100 GW+ by 2027

– Doubling Water Per Capita Availability to 200 Litres per day (includes Overall usages – Agro, Industrial, Government & Domestic Consumption)

– Increasing Arable Agricultural Land from 25% to 50%

B) “3rd TRANSGrid INDIA 2018”

– Power Sector “Issues of Transmission Expansion”

– Grid Integration of Renewable Energy (RE)

– Reliable, Stable, Sustainable & Smart Grid

– Distribution Efficiency & Power System Automation

Day & Date:	Friday, 25th May 2018
Timing:	10.30 am onwards (followed by Luncheon).
Venue:	SCOPE Convention Centre – “Tagore Chambers”, Core No. 8, SCOPE Complex, 7 Lodi Road, New Delhi

GREETINGS to “YOUR GOODSELF” from the Undersignedin my capacity as the President & Chairperson of “ENERTIA Foundation” forums “Hydropower Forum of India – HyFi” & “Grid Smart Forum of India – GSFI”, and Editor-in-Chief of our Official Publication, “ENERTIA – Asia’s Premier Journal on Sustainable Energy, Power & Renewables”, its holding publishing entity, ‘Falcon Media’.

INDIA’s Futuristic Roadmap for bringing back Share of Hydropower Renewable to 25-30% of National Power Generation Mix (NPGM) from the present record low of 12% level. (North Eastern, Northern & Eastern Upheaval for Storage Based Projects including Pumped Storage + Exploiting Fullest Potentials of Medium & SHPs in Western & Southern India) + Indo-Bhutan Hydropower Bilateral Co-Operation in Focus.

INDIA achieved a “Unified Grid” in 2013 when Southern Grid was connected to the “Rest-of-India” and was into a “One Nation – One Grid – One Frequency” and its Sustainability,finally shaping into a “One Price of Power (Electricity)” by 2022 on a National Scale for each separate customer segment namely Domestic Households, Agricultural / Farm, Industrial, Commercial & Government establishments, etc.

It is our pleasure, vide this letter, to announce and extend our cordial invitation to “YOUR GOODSELF” to be the “SPECIAL INVITEE” and preside over the “Summit & Conclave” at the“ENERTIA Foundation” forums “Hydropower Forum of India – HyFi” and “Grid Smart Forum of INDIA – GSFI”along with Falcon Media organized “9th HYDRO VISION CONCLAVE INDIA 2018” and concurrent “3rd TRANSGrid INDIA 2018” being held on Friday, 25th May 2018at SCOPE Convention Centre – “Tagore Chambers”, Core No. 8, SCOPE Complex, 7 Lodi Road, New Delhi (10.30 a.m. onwards followed by Luncheon).

Please find attached the Brochure for the “ENERTIA Foundation” forums “Hydropower Forum of India – HyFi” and “Grid Smart Forum of INDIA – GSFI” along with Falcon Media organized “9th HYDRO VISION CONCLAVE INDIA 2018” and concurrent “3rd TRANSGrid INDIA 2018”.

NB : RSVP : Steffi Iyer, Coordinator – HyFI & GSFI (M : + 91 – 92244 07245) / Poonam Mate (M : + 91 – 90297 88997)

REPA (Renewable Energy Promotion Association) India’s Apex National Umbrella Organization and Sole Non-Profit body for Promotion of Renewable Energy in India, SAARC and Asia at large is the support body (Non-Profit cause) and NDIM (New Delhi Institute of Management) are partnering this“9th HYDRO VISION CONCLAVE INDIA 2018” and Concurrent “3rd TRANSGrid INDIA 2018”.

It is our pleasure, vide this letter, to request of “Your Goodself”to join the discussions as our “SPECIAL INVITEE” at this“9th HYDRO VISION CONCLAVE INDIA 2018” and Concurrent “3rd TRANSGrid INDIA 2018”.

With Warm Regards & Best Wishes

Sd/-

R. Thiagarajan Iyer

Editorial Director – ENERTIA

Convenor – GSFI – Grid Smart Forum of India

M : +91-75887 13573

E : enertiafoundation@gmail.com

ENERTIA Foundation Website : www.enertiafoundation.org

Falcon Media Website : www.falconmedia.co.in

Impact of GST on Business, Industry and Exporters.

ON MAY 7, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

The report was widely publicized and appreciated by the media and stakeholders across India.

The report comprises of a comprehensive survey analysis to identify and access the ground level impediments faced by Businesses, Industry and Exporters due to implementation of GST, which revealed some startling results. The reports reveals the true scenario of the implication of GST on business activity of industries and exporters across India.

According to the survey more than half of the respondents revealed that their business sales post-GST implementation has declined.

· Around 43% of the respondents revealed that the technicalities followed by moving on to GSTN are slightly difficult, whereas 29% and 24% responded that they are very difficult and highly complex, respectively.

· On the questions pertinent to refund mechanism, around 55% of the respondents revealed that the refund mechanism under GST is slightly complex but time saving, whereas 35% of them responded that the mechanism is very complex and time consuming.

· Around 38% revealed that the legal cost incurred due to compliance by their business for entering into GST network was greater than INR 1 lakh whereas half of the respondents revealed that the technical cost was greater than INR 1 lakh.

· On the overall transparency scenario in the GST network, majority of the respondents said that there is less transparency in the mechanism. Around 48% of the respondents said that the refund procedure and accessibility of laws and rules are less transparent. Similarly, 43% of the respondents revealed that changes in rules and laws are less transparent.

To mitigate the hindrances created due to the implementation of GST, the report suggested various reforms in the GST regime. These suggestions include filing of returns quarterly instead of monthly; to keep supply to Merchant Exporter under zero category supply; time limit to pay vendors should be removed; GSTR 2 and 2A matching should be made GSTN wise than Invoice-Wise; to bring back all the benefits of 100% EOU companies under GST regime among others.

UN Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2018

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MEDIA LAUNCH

UN Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2018

Tuesday, 8 May 2018, 10.00 a.m.,

at ICRIER Conference Room

(Core 6A, 4th Floor), India Habitat Centre (IHC)

Lodhi Road, New Delhi -110003

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Building on steady economic growth, how can Governments in Asia and the Pacific ensure that such performance is sustained over time, is inclusive and has minimal environmental implications? What is the near-term macroeconomic outlook in the region — more specifically the South and South-West Asian subregion — and what are the major current and emerging challenges?

These are some of the questions analysed in the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2018; the latest flagship publication of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The Survey will also examine the challenges that rapid technological advancements are posing in terms of job polarization, income and wealth inequalities, along with the impact China’s pursuit of innovative, inclusive and sustainable economic growth could have on the region’s economies.

Every year, the Survey discusses regional economic progress, provides cutting-edge analysis and guides policy discussion on current and emerging economic and development issues to support sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth. It is the longest running and only publication by an international organization that covers the entire Asian and Pacific region (53 Member States and 9 associate Members).

The Survey will be launched in New Delhi on Tuesday 8 May 2018 at ICRIER Conference Room, IHC, by Dr. Rupa Chanda, Head, ESCAP South and South-West Asia Office and Dr. Jaimini Bhagwati, Reserve Bank of India Chair Professor, ICRIER.

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PROGRAMME

10.00 a.m.	Arrival of guests and registration (Tea and Coffee)
10.30 a.m.	Welcome remarks: Representative of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) for India and Bhutan
10:35 a.m.	Unveiling of the Survey by the Chief Guest, Dr. Jaimini Bhagwati, Reserve Bank of India Chair Professor, ICRIER

10:40 a.m.	Presentation of key findings from the Survey 2018, by Dr. Rupa Chanda, Head, ESCAP South and South-West Asia Office
11:00 a.m.	Remarks by Dr. Jaimini Bhagwati, Reserve Bank of India Chair Professor, ICRIER
11.20 a.m.	Q&A with representatives from the media/open discussion
12,noon	Closing of the event

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Short profiles of speakers

Dr. Jaimini Bhagwati is Reserve Bank of India Chair Professor, ICRIER. Dr. Bhagwati was educated at St. Stephen’s College, Tufts University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is also currently chairman of the Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) Alternatives and board member of IDFC’s holding company. He was India’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and India’s Ambassador to the European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg. He has held senior positions in the Ministry of External Affairs.

Dr Bhagwati was Joint Secretary (Capital Markets, Pension Reforms and External Commercial Borrowings) in the Ministry of Finance (MoF). He has worked for eleven years in Washington DC in the World Bank’s Treasury. His responsibilities at the World Bank included bond funding, derivatives transactions and asset-liability management. Dr Bhagwati has authored research publications in ICRIER, at the World Bank and in several books. He is an occasional columnist in Business Standard (an Indian daily newspaper).

Dr. Rupa Chanda is the Head, ESCAP South and South-West Asia Office, based in New Delhi. Formerly, she was the RBI Chair Professor in Economics and a faculty member at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore where she taught courses in Macroeconomics and International Trade across various programmes. She has served IIM Bangalore in various administrative capacities including Faculty Nominee on the institute Board of Governors and Department Chair.

She received her PhD in Economics from Columbia University and her Bachelors from Harvard University, USA. She is a recipient of several teaching awards and distinctions. Before joining IIMB, she worked as an economist at the IMF in Washington, DC. She is a member of several committees and councils in India and was appointed as a member of the WHO’s Expert Committee on International Health Regulations in 2015-16.

She has published extensively in the form of book chapters, books, edited volumes, journal articles, reports and discussion papers in her research areas. She has presented her work at conferences, workshops, andseminars, both nationally and internationally.

RAJIV CHANDRAN

National Information Officer

Putin sworn in for another six years

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Putin has been was sworn in for another six years as Russian president.

Mr Navalny, the opposition leader was detained soon after showing up on Moscow’s Pushkin Square.

Standing in the Grand Kremlin Palace’s ornately-decorated Andreyevsky Hall with his hand on a gold-embossed copy of the constitution, Mr Putin swore to serve the Russian people, safeguard their rights and freedoms, and defend Russian sovereignty.

“I consider it my duty and my life’s aim to do everything possible for Russia, for its present and for its future,” he said.

His win was his biggest ever and the largest by a post-Soviet Russian leader, something he and his allies say gave him an unequivocal mandate to govern.

Russia’s main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, was barred from standing in the election.

On Saturday, Mr Navalny and around 1,600 anti-Kremlin activists were detained by police during street protests against Mr Putin ahead of his inauguration.Mr Navalny was detained soon after showing up on Moscow’s Pushkin Square.

Singh attack Modi “disastrous policies”

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Former PM Manmohan Singh on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Modi government for its “disastrous policies” and “economic mismanagement”, and said the country was facing crises that were avoidable.

Mr MM Singh attacked the government over a series of banking sector frauds, the money swindled almost quadrupled from Rs 28,416 crore in September 2013 to Rs 1.11 lakh crore in September 2017.

“Perpetrators of these frauds meanwhile escape with impunity. The economic mismanagement of the Modi government, and I say this with great care and responsibility, is slowly eroding the trust of the general public in the banking sector,” he said. Two “major avoidable blunders” of the Modi government had been demonetisation and hasty implementation of GST.

He said the losses the economy suffered due to these blunders had severely hurt the micro, small and medium enterprises and resulted in the loss of tens of thousands of jobs.

Besides, exports as a share of the GDP plunged to a 14 year low at a time when the global economy was reviving and exports of other Asian nations like Vietnam were growing substantially, he said.

Singh said petrol and diesel prices were at a “historic high” despite a fall in international crude oil prices because the Modi government had chosen to levy “excessive” excise duty.

“Instead of passing on the benefits of low prices to the people, the Modi government has punished the people,” he said.

“Our nation today is experiencing difficult times. Our farmers are facing an acute crisis, our aspirational youth are not finding opportunities, and the economy is growing below its potential,” Singh told reporters.

Houses of 1400 poor Dalit and Muslim families under threat

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Houses of 1400 poor Dalit and Muslim families under threat of demolition in Mumbai

No eviction without rehabilitation

Due process of law to be followed before carrying out the demolition drive

Mumbai | 6th May, 2018: Amidst hollow populist claims of ‘Housing For All’ and ‘Affordable housing’, the government-administration of Mumbai is once again threatening to demolish homes of around 1400 poor Dalit and Muslim families.

Two slum areas-Bheemchhaya in Kannamwar Nagar, Vikhroli and Cheeta Camp in Trombay are set to be razed to ground by bulldozers.

Bheemchhaya is a Dalit majority community with 800 households while Cheeta Camp is a Muslim majority slum community with 600 households. The demolition will be carried out by the Maharashtra Forest Department.

Government claims that these areas are notified as forest and needs be free of encroachment. However, without following the due process of law and making enough provisions for grievance redressal, the Forest Department has announced the demolition of Cheeta Camp will be carried out tomorrow and Bheemchhaya on later dates. No notices of demolition have been served to the affected families.

These slums are protected as per Maharashtra Slum Act but the Forest Department has notified these areas as ‘reserved forest’ and is disrespecting the housing rights of the slum dwellers by refusing to rehabilitate the protected slum dwellers.

Heavy police forces are deployed for the demolition drive. Local police station of Cheeta Camp is terrorising Muslim youths and threatening them of dire consequences if they try to resist the demolition drive.

While in Bheemchhaya, Forest Department has issued orders of demolition on false grounds without providing the aggrieved slum dwellers any mechanism to appeal against the order. This action will amount to violation of section 3 of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 which prohibits eviction of member of a Dalit Community without following due process of law.

This government is disregarding the vulnerabilities of the Dalits and minority communities in this country by demolishing their only shelter. This will lead to further marginlisation of these communities.

Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan appeals to the state government of Maharashtra to stop this demolition of homes of vulnerable families with children.

We also appeal to members of civil society, political organisations and concerned citizens of the city to stand up against this injustice. We appeal everyone to visit Bheemachaya and Cheetah Camp to initiate dialogue with members of the community and persuade the state government to resolve matters by dialogue and mutual consent rather than brute police force. The city belongs to everyone and it is the government’s responsibility to ensure housing to all. Instead, for years what Mumbai is witnessing is ‘snatching away’ of homes, life and livelihood by that very state that should protect the poor, vulnerable and marginalised.

We must come together to prevent another gross injustice in the name of demolition that will be remembered as a dark chapter in Mumbai’s history.

Please phone and write to request to stop the demolition:

Sr. No.	Name	Designation	Phone	Email
1.	Shri. Devendra Fadnavis	Chief Minister of Maharashtra	cm@maharashtra.gov.in	Off. 022-22025222, 22025151
2.	Shri. Sudhir Sachchidanand Mungantiwar	Minister for Finance and Planning, Forests	min.finance@maharashtra.gov.in	Off. 022-22843657 022-22843647
3.	Shri. Vasudevan N.	Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest	ccfmmumbai@gmail.com	Off. 022-26591586 Mob. 8879085704

Contact: 9958660556

Seminar on Industrial Growth:

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Industrial sector is the backbone of any economy as it fuels growth, productivity and employment and strengthens other sectors of the economy. The plethora of dynamic reforms have been undertaken by the Government for the growth and development of our industrial sector such as Make in India, reclassification of MSMEs from investments to turnover criteria, easing FDI norms, labour reforms, announcement on fixed-term employment to boost ease of business , reduction in corporate tax rates, incentives for Startup India, among others. Significant improvement in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking from 130th position in 2017 to 100th position in 2018 is encouraging and further improvement is expected in coming times.

Presently, industrial growth of our country is reviving, though slowly. The growth in industry output measured in terms of IIP for the month of February 2018 stands at 7.1%. Going ahead, several recent developments such as Draft New Industrial Policy 2017, improvements in Ease of Doing Business & Labor Reforms, recent developments related to trade war between some large economies and regulatory developments such as ban on issue of LOCs/LOUs among others would be crucial for India’s futuristic industrial growth and development and its participation in global economic landscape.

Ukraine nation has cheap labour cost and land is not very expensive and is highly tech nation give Indian companies life time investment opportunities to be part of Europe trade with no tariff or trade charges to be part of european market.

With this backdrop PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry is organizing a Seminar on Industrial Growth: Burning issues and Way Forward on May 10th 2018 at 10:00 am to 01:30 pm (followed by lunch) at PHD Chamber, New Delhi to deliberate on burning issues and way forward for the growth and development of industrial sector of India.

The Seminar would focus on following areas:

· Draft New Industrial Policy 2017

· Ease of Doing Business

· Labour Reforms /Land banks

· Level playing field

· Trade wars and protectionism

· Impact on industry due to regulatory announcements by Reserve Bank of India such as ban on LOCs/LOUs, Prompt Corrective Action framework for banks, among others.

The eminent dignitaries from the Government, policy makers, international organizations, academicians, industry stakeholders will be deliberating on the focus areas of theseminar. It will offer an excellent platform to deliberate on issues faced by Indian industry and suggestions to push growth and development of industrial sector in the coming times.

Mayor of Zhytomyr Ukraine in conversation with Indian Industrialists

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The Mayor of Zhytomyr, Ukraine Mr. Serhii Sukhomlyn, deliberated with various industrialist on the feasibility of Indian companies to invest in Ukraine, the country with a population of 4 millions people at the gateway of Eastern Europe with a FTA with the union and is with 3.5% growth is hub of industrial growth with its market in Europe and pan Asian countries.

Ukraine is rich with natural resources for agricultural context with rich and fertile soil with abundance of palatable water and its proximity with ease of business is golden opportunity for the upcoming companies and big companies from India to invest in Ukraine with frugal input cost of Capital and recurring cost thus corporate wish to upscale their business with Europeans countries and wish to export back to Asian countries wish to exports to other countries for their products to be competitive the Mayor of Zhytomyr, Mr. Serhii Sukhomlyn, explained the government initiative to give Indian companies the cluster or industrial zone with lots of Industrial facilities which they have given to the Chinese companies in the past but the Chinese are more interested in creating the infra structure on transport, Ukraine finds Indian companies present in Ukraine such as Tatas, Ashok Leyand, Mahindras and Sun pharma are doling exceedingly well thus invite more Indian corporate to invest in Zhytomyr, Ukraine . Two countries having trade of 2.1 billion dollar last years look forward for better growth in two nation trade.

The objective of Mayor’s visit to India is look for business prospects in the fields of IT, solar energy, and infrastructure projects among others. Interaction with Mr. Serhii Sukhomlyn, Seminar on Industrial Growth: Mayor of Zhytomyr Ukraine on 7 May 2018 from 1000 hrs onwards at the Hall No 3 Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra (PBK), Chanakyapuri.

The best part of the deliberation was the Mr Deepak chairing the session conducted the deliberation in most professional order with an introduction of each Industrialist or support companies and thereby address by the chief Guest the Mayor of Zhytomyr Ukraine and taking up questions till last for the clarifications sought from Visa to business need were excellently answered by the Mayor and accompanied staff of Ukraine Embassy in India. Indian Industrialist gathered the best glimpse of the country and its ease of business with each delegate cheering grace was visible.

The Mayor of Zhytomyr Ukraine Mr. Serhii Sukhomlyn, showed the film on Ukraine modern industrial and commercial growth happening at glance with an outlook of the nations approach towards its industrialization.

Ukraine is supplier of high tech block-chain to the global market in Nuclear and other technology and is therefore lucrative investment opportunity destination.

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Karnataka Assembly Elections, Analysis of Criminal and Financial Background of Contesting Candidates

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Criminal Background

Criteria for serious criminal cases

1. Offence for which maximum punishment is of 5 years or more.

2. If an offence is non-bailable

3. If it is an electoral offence (for eg. IPC 171E or bribery)

4. Offence related to loss to exchequer

5. Offences that are assault, murder, kidnap, rape related

6. Offences that are mentioned in Representation of the People Act (Section 8)

7. Offences under Prevention of Corruption Act

8. Crimes against women.

· Candidates with Criminal Cases: Out of the 2560 candidates analysed, 391(15%) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves.

· Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases: 254 (10%) candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves.

· Candidates with cases related to murder: 4 candidates have declared case related to murder (Indian Penal Code Section-302) against themselves.

· Candidates with cases related to attempt to murder: 25 candidates have declared cases related to attempt to murder (Indian Penal Code Section-307) against themselves.

· Candidates with cases related to crime against women: 23 candidates have declared cases related to crime against women such as Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty (IPC Section-354); word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman (IPC Section -509) and cohabitation caused by man deceitfully including a belief of lawful marriage (IPC Section 493); Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty (IPC Section-498A) etc.

· Party wise Candidates with Criminal Cases: Among major parties, 83(37%)out of 224 candidates from BJP,59 (27%) out of 220 candidates analysed from INC,41(21%) out of 199 candidates analysed from JD(S), 5(20%) out of 25 candidates analysed from JD(U), 5(19%) out of 27 candidates analysed from AAP and 108 (10%)out of 1090 independent candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.

· Party wise Candidates with Serious Criminal Cases: Among major parties,58(26%) out of 224 candidates from BJP,32 (15%) out of 220 candidates analysed from INC, 29(15%) out of 199 candidates analysed from JD(S), 3(12%) out of 25 candidates analysed from JD(U), 1(4%) out of 27 candidates analysed from AAP and 70 (6%) out of 1090 independent candidates have declared serious criminal cases including murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping etc. against themselves in their affidavits.

Figure 1: Party Wise Candidates with Criminal Cases

· Red Alert Constituency: There are 56(25%) red alert constituencies in the Karnataka Assembly Elections, 2018.

Red Alert constiuencies are the constituencies which have 3 or more candidates with declared criminal cases.

Financial Background

Figure 2: Share of Wealth among Candidates

· Share of wealth among candidates : The share of wealth amongst the candidates contesting in assembly elections of Karnataka is as follows:

Value of assets	No. of candidates	Percentage of candidates
Rs 5 crore and above	447	18%
Rs 2 crores to 5 crores	252	10%
Rs 50 lakhs to 2 crores	442	17%
Rs 10 lakhs to 50 lakhs	600	23%
less than Rs 10 lakhs	819	32%

Table 1: Share of wealth amongst contesting candidates

· Crorepati Candidates: Out of the 2560 candidates analysed, 883 (35%) are crorepatis.

· Party wise Crorepati Candidates: Among major parties, 208(93%) out of 224 candidates from BJP, 207 (94%) out of 220 candidates analysed from INC, 154(77%) out of 199 candidates analysed from JD(S), 13(52%) out of 25 candidates analysed fromJD(U), 9(33%) out of 27 candidates analysed from AAP and 199 (18%) out of 1090 independent candidates have declared assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore.

Figure 3: Party Wise Crorepati Candidates

· Average assets: The average of assets per candidate contesting in the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018 is Rs 7.54 crores.

· Party wise average assets: Among the major parties, the average assets per candidate for 224 BJP candidates is Rs 17.86 crores, 220 INC candidates analysed have average assets of Rs 38.75 crores, 199 JD(S) candidates analysed have average assets worth Rs 20.91 crores, and 1090 Independent candidates analysed have average assets of Rs. 1.58 crores.

· High asset candidates*: The top 3 candidates with highest assets contesting in the Karnataka 2018 Assembly Elections are given below:

S.No.	Name	District	Constituency	Party Name	Movable Assets (Rs)	Immovable Assets (Rs)	Total Assets (Rs)	PAN Given
1	Priyakrishna	B.B.M.P(SOUTH)	GOVINDARAJANAGAR	INC	8,60,43,87,250	1,60,10,00,000	10,20,53,87,250 1020 Crore+	Y
2	N Nagaraju (M.T.B)	BANGALORE RURAL	HOSAKOTE	INC	4,37,15,64,043	5,78,64,65,309	10,15,80,29,352 1015 Crore+	Y
3	D K Shivakumar	RAMANAGARAM	KANAKAPURA	INC	1,01,31,90,097	7,38,69,76,948	8,40,01,67,045 840 Crore+	Y

Table: Top three candidates with highest declared assets

· Zero assets Candidates: There are 17 candidates who have declared zero assets.

· Low asset candidates: The three candidates with lowest assets( excluding candidates with zero assets) are as follows:

S.No.	Name	District	Constituency	Party Name	Movable Assets (Rs)	Immovable Assets (Rs)	Total Assets (Rs)	PAN Given
1	Dilip Kumar	B.B.M.P(SOUTH)	BOMMANAHALLI	IND	1,000	0	1,000 1 Thou+	Y
2	M. Lakshmi	B.B.M.P(CENTRAL)	RAJAJINAGAR	Jai Vijaya Bharathi Party	2,000	0	2,000 2 Thou+	Y
3	Sreenivas S	MYSORE	KRISHNARAJA	IND	2,053	0	2,053 2 Thou+	Y

Table: Candidates with declared lowest assets

· Candidates with high liabilities: The top three candidates with highest liabilities are as given below:

S.No.	Name	District	Constituency	Party Name	Total Assets(Rs)	Liabilities (Rs)	Disputed liabilities (Rs)	PAN Given
1	Priyakrishna	B.B.M.P(SOUTH)	GOVINDARAJANAGAR	INC	10,20,53,87,250 1020 Crore+	# 8,02,74,82,214 802 Crore+	8,92,73,737 8 Crore+	Y
2	R Prabhakar Reddy	BANGALORE URBAN	BANGALORE SOUTH	JD(S)	2,27,25,77,671 227 Crore+	2,83,08,40,855 283 Crore+	0	Y
3	D K Shivakumar	RAMANAGARAM	KANAKAPURA	INC	8,40,01,67,045 840 Crore+	# 2,28,27,02,677 228 Crore+	5,80,12,561 5 Crore+	Y

Table: Top three candidates with high liabilities

· Undeclared PAN: A total of 309(12%) out of the 2650 candidates analysed have not declared their PAN details.

· Candidates with high income as declared in the ITR*: The details of top 3 candidates with high declared income are as given below:

S.No.	Name	Party	Constituency	District	Total Asset (Rs)	Self Source of Income	Spouse’s Source of Income	The financial year for which the last income tax return has been filed by candidate	Total income shown by candidate in ITR (Self+Spouse+ Dependent) (Rs)	Self income shown by candidate in ITR (Rs)
1	N Nagaraju (M.T.B)	INC	HOSAKOTE	BANGALORE RURAL	10,15,80,29,352 1015 Crore+	Agriculture, House Property, Business & Other Sources	House Property & Other Sources	2016-2017	1,57,04,29,210 157 Crore+	1,04,41,26,570 104 Crore+
2	B.A.Basavaraja	INC	K.R. PURA	B.B.M.P(NORTH)	1,03,19,48,613 103 Crore+	Business	Husband’s income	2016-2017	27,77,31,712 27 Crore+	27,77,31,712 27 Crore+
3	Mohamad Iqbal Hothur	JD(S)	BELLARY CITY	BELLARY	3,80,98,56,625 380 Crore+	Income from Salary, House Property, Business and Other Sources	Income from House Property, Business and Other Sources	2016-2017	24,96,99,810 24 Crore+	1,04,06,910 1 Crore+

Table: Candidates with high income as declared in ITR

*Total income includes income of self, spouse and dependents

· Sources of Income: 340 (13%) out of 2560 candidates have not declared their sources of income.

Other Background Details

· Education details of candidates: 1351 (53%) candidates have declared their educational qualification to be between 5th pass and 12th pass, while 981(38%)candidates have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above. There are 52(2%) candidates who have declared themselves literate whereas 50(2%) are illiterate. 11 candidates have not given their educational qualification.

· Age details of candidates: One candidate has declared her age as 20 years.849 (33%) candidates have declared their age to be between 25 and 40 years while 1351(53%) candidates have declared their age to be between 41 and 60 years. 347(14%)candidates have declared their age to be between 61 and 80 years while 5 candidates have declared their age to be between above 80 years. 7 candidates have not given their age in their affidavits.

Gender details of candidates: 209 (8%) women candidates are contesting in the Karnataka assembly election, 2018.

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Seeking inputs for PHD Chamber’s Exporters’ Perception Survey

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NirmalOm news line

In the recent years, India’s trade deficit has widened by 45% to USD 157 billion in 2017-18 compared with USD 108 billion in 2016-17. The year 2017-18 has been a missed opportunity for India to touch an unprecedented growth in its exports, as world economy has shown remarkable signs of growth and major economies like US, EU, Japan are showing rise in their import growth. India’s exports as a percentage of GDP has fallen to its lowest since 2003-04, viz. 12% during 2017-18.

Despite being the fastest moving emerging economy in the world, we are struggling to contribute to the global value chains across the world. The lackluster export performance will have a crippling impact on the growth of Indian economy in the coming years. Various structural and domestic factors such as after-effects of demonetization and teething problems of GST have significantly impacted the potential of exports growth. Many of the exporters are still struggling for their IGST refunds and are out of exports business as their working capital has been squeezed as crores of rupees have been stuck in the IGST refunds process.

At this backdrop, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry is conducting a survey to identify and access the ground level impediments faced by exporters. PHD Chamber’s Exporters’ Perception Survey (EPS) is based on a survey of exporters across different sectors and is used as an indicator to assess outlook of exports performance in India. We therefore request you to kindly share your views by way of answering the survey.

“Get into the mind of the millennial”

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Dear Members,

We are pleased to Invite you for a Masterclass on The Psychology to Business- Chapter 1: “Get into the mind of the millennial”

Date: Tuesday, 15th May

Time: 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Address: NASSCOM Startup Warehouse, Plot No 1, Udyog Vihar Phase 1, Gurgaon

Location: https://goo.gl/2eqkdn

Registration Link: https://in.explara.com/e/the-psychology-to-business-masterclass

This is the first in the series of The Psychology to Business Masterclass. The masterclass are designed to:

Bring concepts of from psychology to life for businesses.
Help clients build more science into their talent management programs.
To uncover popular myths and misplaced assumptions that organization use when assessing or modifying behavior at the workplace.

This class answers questions about Millennials- the generation that has us guessing. Get behind the scenes to know WHY millennials behave the way they do – The psychology to it all is quite surprising !

The 4 hour class will weave in perspectives from

Maslow’s Need Hierarchy
Erickson’s Psycho-socialDevelopment Theory
Donald Super’s Career Rainbow

By the end of the class participants are able to

Segment their millennial population into career readiness categories and develop customisedstrategy for their engagement and retention.
Understand their employees/ children better – understand the WHY behind their unique behaviour.

Speaker Profile:

Radhika Bhalla

Organization Psychologist- Quadrangle Consulting

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/radhika-bhalla-261a843

The Session is free for Members to attend, but prior Registration is Mandatory.

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P.S- Noida Members Please register for the same session in Noida on 18th May*

Movie – La Strada by Federico Fellini

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Dear Friends,
As part of the Hungarian Presidency 2017/18 of the Visegrad Group, Embassy of Hungary and Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre in collaboration with the India International Centre is organizing a piano cello recital by the EBONY DUO from Hungary comprising of Virag Kiss and Sandor Dezso on Tueday, 8th May 2018 at 6:30 pm. PFA the invite for the same. We look forward to your presence.

Piano-Cello by VIRÁG KISS & SÁNDOR DEZSŐ under the flagship of the Hungarian Presidency 2017/18 of the Visegrad Group.

The Ebony Duo
When talking about a classical music concert, the piano-cello pair is always a favorite of the audience.The different sounds and tones of the instruments come together wonderfully. The dense sound and wide range of the piano creates a brilliant unity with the lyric and smooth tone of the cello. The virtuosic characteristic of both instruments always promises an exciting performance.

The artists’ acquaintance dates back to 2005, when they were both studying in Miskolc. Their work together has gathered great interest early on and they have given numerous concerts in the years since then with the help of Philharmonia East-Hungary Non-profit Llc. They have played at the Community Hall of Erzsébetváros, the Klebelsberg Hall of Culture, Cultural Center of Marczibányi Square, the Glass Hall of the Palace of Arts, Budapest, the Törley Salon and many other locations. Since spring 2009 they have fulfilled many invitations abroad, including the Hungarian Institute of Paris, the Hungarian Institute of Sofia, Nagybánya, at the Teleki Home in Kassa, Slovakia, in the Löffler Béla Museum in Kassa, Slovakia. They have also performed in France in the cities of Tours, Angers, Trellieres, St.Florent Le Viel, Mont Louis sur Loire, Fécamp and Amboise. Their professors: Miklós Perényi, Zoltán Kocsis, János Rolla, László Mező.

About the musicians

Virág Kiss, pianist
She studied in Tours, France at the Francis Poulenc Music Academy. She received her degree with honors as a piano artist under the tutelage of Marc Maier and Jean-Marc Cochereau. She stepped into the limelight as a solo artist by performing Piano Concerto No. 2 by Rachmaninoff. She received her piano teacher and chamber music artist degree from the Bartók Béla Music Institute of the University of Miskolc.

She utilized her artistic talents as a piano accompanist working for – among others – the Miskolc National Theatre assisting the singers, instrument players and the choir as well. She was the piano teacher of Egressy Béni Music School, Miskolc from 2006, and has held the same position in Járdányi Pál Music School, Budapest since 2009. Her professors: Marc Maier, Margit Kincses, Lívia Rév, Jenő Jandó.

Sándor Dezső cellist
He laid the foundations of his studies first as a student of the University of Debrecen, then later as a graduate of the Bartók Béla Music Institute of the University of Miskolc. In 2005, he won Special Prize on the National College Competition of Bow-instrument Players. Returning participant of the courses held by Jozef Podhoransky. Worked as a cellist for the Hungarian Symphony Orchestra, Miskolc and he has also worked with the Symphonic Orchestra in Kassa. He has been on numerous concert-tours in Europe: Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, and also in Asia: China, Japan, South-Korea. In 2011, he received his master’s degree as a cello artist in Budapest at the Liszt Academy of Music under Miklós Perényi. Currently he holds a teaching position at the Járdányi Pál Music School in Budapest and is a regular performer at various concerts.

Programme
Sandor Dezso: Sonatina (Hungarian)
Miloslav Korinek: Sonatina (Slovak)
Ferenc Liszt: Love Dreams (Hungarian)
Bohuslav Martinu: Variations on a Slovak Theme (Czech)
Bela Bartok: Rhapsody 1 (Hungarian)
F. Chopin: Grand Duo Concertant (Polish)
Zoltan Kodaly: Hungarian Rondo (Hungarian)

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Revisiting Satyajit Ray, Conference, Exhibition and Retrospective

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Nehru Memorial Museum and Library organizes Revisiting Ray Conference, Exhibition, Retrospective 15th-16th May, 2018 Venue: NMML Auditorium and Seminar Room, Library Building Programme:

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Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
organizes
Revisiting Ray
Conference, Exhibition, Retrospective
15
th
-16
th
May, 2018
Venue: NMML Auditorium and Seminar Room, Library Building
Programme Schedule
Day 1
Tuesday, 15
th
May, 2018
Inaugural Session
10.45 a.m. – 10.48 a.m.
10.48 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.
Lighting the Lamp
Inauguration of the Exhibition
Ms. Sharmila Tagore
11.00 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.
Welcome
Shri Shakti Sinha
Director, NMML
Inaugural Speech
Ms. Sharmila Tagore
Brochure Launch
Tea/ Coffee Break: 11.45.- 12.00
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12.00 – 1.30p.m.
Session I: Ray and Children
Chair: Ms. Sharmila Tagore
Speakers:
Prof. Nabaneeta Dev Sen
Litterateur and formerly at
Jadavpur University, Kolkta
‘A Writer’s Tribute to Children’s Satyajit’
Dr. Biswajit Ray
Visva-Bharati, Shantiniketan
‘Professor Shonku and Scientism’
Mr. Debraj Goswami
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Baroda
‘In Search of Ray via Feluda’
Lunch Break 01.30 p.m. – 02.30 p.m.
02.30 p.m. – 04.30 p.m. Session II: Ray’s Films Emerging out of Cultural and Social
Churn in Bengal
Chair:
Prof. Debal K. Singharoy
Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
Speakers:
Prof. Samik Bandyopadhyay
Former Tagore National Fellow, Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi
‘Reading the “Renaissance” Cinematically’
Prof. N Manu Chakravarthy
Cultural Historian and Film Critic
‘Ray in Modern India’
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Mr. Vidyarthy Chatterjee
Author
‘Mahanagar – When Arati and Edith Made Common Cause
of their Struggle for an Honourable Identity’
Tea Break: 05.00p.m.- 5.30 p.m.
5.30 p.m. onwards- Retrospective
Discussion and Screening of Shatranj Ke Khiladi
Dr. Ravi K. Mishra, Deputy Director, NMML in Conversation with Shri Suresh
Jindal.
Day 2 Wednesday, 16
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May, 2018
10.00 a.m. –
12.30 p.m.
Chair:
Speakers:
Session III: Ray and His Contemporaries
Prof. Samik Bandyopadhyay
Former Tagore National Fellow, Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi
Shri Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Director
Shri Amol Palekar
Actor and Director
Shri Girish Kasaravalli
Director
Shri Suresh Jindal
Producer and Author
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01.30 p.m. – 03.30 p.m.
Lunch Break 12.30 p.m. – 1.30 p.m.
Session IV: Film Society Movement: ‘Our Films Their
Films’
Chair:
Speakers:
Shri Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Director
Shri V.K. Cherian
Author and Scholar
‘India’s Film Society Movement: The Journey and its
Impact on Cinema’
Dr. CS Venkiteswaran
Film Critic
‘Film Society Movement in Kerala and the Changing
Terrains of “Our” Films and “Their” Films’
Dr. Ravikant
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi
‘Sarthak Cinema and Satyajit Ray in Hindi Print Media’
Shri Theodore Baskaran
Film Historian
‘From Pantomime to Speech: The Transition from Silent
Era to Talkies in Tamil Cinema’
Tea/Coffee Break 3.30 p.m. – 3.45p.m.
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03.45 p.m.- 05.00 p.m. Session V: Gender Portrayal and Ray
Chair:
Speakers:
Prof. Nabaneeta Dev Sen
Litterateur and formerly at
Jadavpur University, Kolkta
Dr. Shoma A. Chatterji
Film Journalist and Scholar
‘Exploring the Material Universe of Ray’s Interpretation of
Tagore’s Stories’
Prof. Meena T. Pillai
University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
‘Women in the Home and the World of Bengal Modernity:
A Ray Requiem’
Dr. Rita Banerjee
Jawaharlal Nehru University
‘Ray’s Representation of Tagore’s Women Protagonists
and the Socio-Political Milieu’
Tea/Coffee Break: 05.00 p.m. – 05.30 p.m.
5.30 p.m. onwards- Retrospective
(Details will be updated soon)

Seminar on Industrial Growth:

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The Seminar would focus on following areas:

· Draft New Industrial Policy 2017

· Ease of Doing Business

· Labour Reforms /Land banks

· Level playing field

· Trade wars and protectionism

· Impact on industry due to regulatory announcements by Reserve Bank of India such as ban on LOCs/LOUs, Prompt Corrective Action framework for banks, among others.

The eminent dignitaries from the Government, policy makers, international organizations, academicians, industry stakeholders will be deliberating on the focus areas of the seminar. It will offer an excellent platform to deliberate on issues faced by Indian industry and suggestions to push growth and development of industrial sector in the coming times.

Mr. Sanjay Aggarwal, Chairman, Industry Affairs Committee and Mr. Ram A Poddar, Mr. S K Roongta and Mr. Vikram Agarwal, Co-Chairmen, Industry Affairs Committee solicit your kind presence and active participation at the seminar.

You are requested to be a part of this important seminar and join us as we take a step towards deliberating the growth drivers of the industrial sector and suggestions for a way forward.

A line in confirmation through email to Ms. Surbhi Sharma, Sr. Research Officer, PHD Chamber at surbhi@phdcci.in orsunitag@phdcci.in shall be highly appreciated. In case you have already registered your participation, please ignore this mail.

Eminent Speakers

Dr. Ajay Dua, IAS (Rtd.)
Former Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India

Dr. Ram Upendra Das

Head and Professor

Centre for Regional Trade, an autonomous Think-Tank of Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India

Dr. Niti Bhasin

Associate Professor

Department of Commerce

Delhi School of Economics

University of Delhi

Dr. Bornali Bhandari

Fellow , National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2018

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East & North-East Asia

In 2017, economic growth in this subregion accelerated to 4.6 per cent, from 4.2 per cent in 2016, on the back of strong domestic consumption and recovery in external demand. China achieved faster economic growth for the first time since 2010. Consumption grew faster than investment and services faster than industry in line with ongoing rebalancing efforts. In Japan, the unemployment rate declined to a record low. In the Republic of Korea, such export sectors as semiconductors experienced strong growth. Similarly, the economy of Hong Kong, China benefited from stronger global demand, and the gambling sector in Macau, China profited from stronger tourist arrivals. Mongolia’s economy rebounded despite budget cuts, benefiting from non-mining construction, the price hike for coal and stronger external demand for this commodity (partly due to reductions in China’s coal production). While the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea does not release official economic statistics, international sanctions are likely to be having a significantly negative impact on its economy.

In 2018 and 2019, the subregion’s economies are likely to continue benefiting from an improved external environment as well as strong domestic demand, but at a slower pace of 4.3 and 4 per cent respectively. Notably, growth in China is expected to ease steadily as financial stability gains higher policy priority. Japan is expecting continued moderate recovery on the back of supportive monetary and fiscal policy measures; however, a widening primary deficit and very high government debt raise concerns. In the Republic of Korea, the planned increase in employment and social spending are expected to boost household income and consumption. Higher minimum wages will support equity objectives but could weaken competitiveness if there are no commensurate productivity gains. Mongolia remains vulnerable to commodity price swings. A three-year programme of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in that country is aimed at strengthening the banking sector and improving fiscal policymaking.

North & Central Asia

In 2017, economic growth rebounded to 2.3 per cent, from 0.3 per cent in 2016, led by the Russian Federation, which emerged from a two-year contraction, and stronger growth in Kazakhstan. The upturn was clearly driven by higher oil prices and more stable inflation, credit and employment conditions as countries recovered from the 2014 terms-of-trade shock. In the Russian Federation, prudent fiscal management and bank recapitalization supported macroeconomic stability, while structural reforms, including the reorganization of agricultural business entities, have helped to increase productivity. However, Azerbaijan underwent another year of recession as banking sector problems constrained credit growth, and external stability concerns prompted monetary tightening.

The economic outlook is stable, with growth expected to be sustained at 2.3 and 2.2 per cent in 2018 and 2019 respectively. This positive situation is underpinned by stable growth in the Russian Federation. Growth will ease in Kazakhstan as one-off effects of increased oil

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Production and fiscal stimulus start to wane. The market integration process driven by the

Eurasian Economic Union is expected to support greater intrasubregional trade and

facilitate stable remittance flows. The 2017 accession of India and Pakistan to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation offers an opportunity for the subregion to connect with South Asia along with several regional energy projects, such as the Central Asia-South Asia electricity transmission system, commonly known as CASA-1000. Gas trade with South Asia could be expanded though the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline.

South & South West Asia

In 2017, economic growth decelerated to 6.4 per cent, from 6.6 per cent in 2016. Despite the slowdown, it remains the fastest-growing subregion in Asia and the Pacific. In fact, growth accelerated in all but two countries: India and Sri Lanka. The recently introduced goods and services tax (GST) as well as protracted issues of corporate and bank balance sheet problems pushed the growth rate of India downward. For Sri Lanka, growth moderated further due to severe weather disruptions. In Bangladesh, robust growth has been supported by domestic demand, especially large infrastructure projects and new initiatives in the energy sector. Remittance flows have also started to increase with the increase in global oil prices.

Economic growth is forecast to further moderate to 6 per cent in 2018 before picking up to 6.2 per cent in 2019. Further moderation this year is largely due to Turkey and to a lesser degree Nepal, where the effects of fiscal stimulus and reconstruction are fading; however, growth elsewhere will accelerate. In India, a gradual recovery is expected; private investment is expected to revive as the corporate sector adjusts to GST, infrastructure spending and corporate and bank balance sheets improve with government support. Further growth acceleration is projected for Pakistan on the back of increased infrastructure investment; however, wide fiscal and current account deficits raise concerns. Similarly, while Bangladesh is expecting faster growth, the banking sector has been plagued by financial scams, non-performing loans and weak monitoring problems, which might cause a macroeconomic risk in the near term. Sri Lanka’s exports are likely to benefit from the reinstatement of the GSP+ component of the European Union’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences for developing countries. Growth in the Islamic Republic of Iran is expected to pick up slightly, with higher

investment growth offset by lower oil production and limited access to finance.

Pacific

In 2017, Pacific island developing economies collectively grew by 2.6 per cent, up from 2 per cent in 2016, broadly supported by tourism activities, resource and agricultural production and infrastructure upgrades. Economic growth remained highly uneven across economies. Improved agricultural and mineral production boosted growth as did spending in preparation for hosting the 2018 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Papua New Guinea, a country which accounts for close to 60 per cent of the total GDP of the Pacific island developing economies. In Fiji, tourism, retail trade, manufacturing, construction activity and infrastructure upgrades supported growth.

Similarly, Vanuatu’s economy benefited from ongoing infrastructure upgrades, as well as from tourism activity. The economies of Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia rebounded, based on higher spending on infrastructure, while growth remained solid in Solomon Islands and Tonga based on retail trade and construction output. The smaller atoll economies of Kiribati and Tuvalu received windfall fishing licence revenue, which resulted in increased public spending and infrastructure projects in support of growth.

Indias 7% projected growth rate amazingly fast: ADB

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Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said, India’s projected GDP growth of over 7 percent for the current fiscal is amazingly fast and if this momentum is maintained, the size of the economy can double within a decade.

In an interview with news agency PTI, ADB Chief Economist Yasuyuki Sawada said, India should not worry about not achieving 8 per cent growth but focus on increasing domestic demand by reducing the income inequality.

He said growth is driven more by domestic consumption than exports. Mr Sawada said inequality and poverty reduction would play a very important role in achieving higher growth because consumption can stimulate more production and that can create more employment.

He said tapping the broadening market will be important to achieve higher growth, adding that the services sector too would play a role in pushing up economic growth. ADB has projected India to remain the fastest growing Asian nation with 7.3 percent growth in 2018-19, and 7.6 percent in 2019-20.

Germany, France vow to stick to Iran deal i

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Germany and France have vowed to stand by the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers even if the United States pulls out. In a joint press conference with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian in Berlin, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said, they do not think there is any justifiable reason to pull out of this agreement. He said they will deal with the US decision.

The French Foreign Minister said, France, Germany and Britain are determined to save the deal as the accord safeguards against nuclear proliferation and is the right way to stop Iran getting a nuclear weapon.

US President Donald Trump is to announce tonight his decision on whether to withdraw from the deal. He said in a tweet yesterday. Ever since his election campaign, Mr Trump has described the Iranian nuclear agreement, as bad. The deal, he said, does not prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Dmitry Medvedev remains PM

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has chosen to retain Dmitry Medvedev as prime minister for his new term.

Putin submitted the proposal for premiership to the lower house of parliament, or State Duma, immediately after he was sworn in for his 4th term yesterday.

The Duma is expected to approve Medvedev as prime minister today. Medvedev has held the premiership since 2012 when Putin started his 3rd term as president.

The Russian government stepped down yesterday in accordance with the Constitution after the inauguration of newly-elected President Vladimir Putin.

India signs 200 million US Dollar Loan Deal with World Bank

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India signed an agreement of 200-million dollar loan with the World Bank for the National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan) for 315 districts across all states and union territories. It would help the government in achieving its goal of reducing stunting in children 0-6 years of age from 38.4 percent to 25 percent by the year 2022. Our correspondent reports that POSHAN Abhiyaan was launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March this year.

A large component of POSHAN Abhiyaan involves gradual scaling-up of the interventions supported by the ongoing World Bank assisted Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project (ISSNIP) to all districts in the country over a 3-year period.

With a focus on improving the coverage and quality of ICDS nutrition services to pregnant and lactating women and children under 3 years of age. The project will include investments in improving the skills and capacities of ICDS staff and community nutrition workers, instituting mechanisms of community mobilization and management of services for better outreach to beneficiaries for nutrition impact.

The project will additionally ensure convergence of all nutrition-related schemes and provide performance-based incentives to states and community nutrition and health workers, facilitating a focus on results.

Average assets increase 184 MLAs in Karnataka Elections

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Summary and Highlights

· Average Assets in 2013 Elections: The average assets of these 184 re-contesting MLAs from various parties including independent MLAs in 2013 was Rs 26.92 crores (Rs 26, 92, 34,672).

· Average Assets in 2018 Elections: The average assets of these 184 re-contesting MLAs in 2018 is Rs 44.24 crores (Rs. 44, 24, 28,949).

· Average Asset change from 2013 to 2018: The average assets of these 184 re-contesting MLAs, between the Karnataka Elections of 2013 and 2018 has increasedby Rs. 17.31 crores (Rs. 17,31,94,277).

· Percentage change in assets from 2013 to 2018: The average percentage increase in assets for these 184 re-contesting MLAs is 64%.

Figure: Average Assets of Re-contesting MLAs

· Recontesting MLAs with Assets Increase worth more than Rs. 100 crores

S.No.	Name	Party in 2018	Party in 2013	District in 2018	Constituency in 2018	Constituency in 2013	Assets in 2018(Rs.)	Assets in 2013(Rs.)	Assets Increase/ Decrease (Rs.)	% Increase/ decrease in Assets	Total Annual Income as per last return (Rs.)	Source of Income (Self)	Source of Income (Spouse)	ITR Given	Pan Given
1.	D K Shivakumar	INC	INC	RAMANAGARAM	KANAKAPURA	KANAKAPURA	8,40,01,67,045 840 Crore+	2,51,50,96,329 251 Crore+	5,88,50,70,716 588 Crore+	234%	1,08,93,392 1 Crore+	Salary, Capital gains, Agriculture Income & Other Sources (Such as Bank Interest, Commission)	Rent, Capital gains & Other Sources (Such as Bank Interest)	Y	Y
2.	N Nagaraju (M.T.B)	INC	INC	BANGALORE RURAL	HOSAKOTE	HOSAKOTE	10,15,80,29,352 1015 Crore+	4,70,13,57,248 470 Crore+	5,45,66,72,104 545 Crore+	116%	1,57,04,29,210 157 Crore+	Agriculture, House Property, Business & Other Sources	House Property & Other Sources	Y	Y
3.	Shamanur Shivashankarappa	INC	INC	DAVANGERE	DAVANAGERE SOUTH	DAVANAGERE SOUTH	1,83,22,67,262 183 Crore+	67,89,78,344 67 Crore+	1,15,32,88,918 115 Crore+	170%	7,95,45,608 7 Crore+	Rental Income & Share of Profit from Partnership Firm	Not Given	Y	Y
4.	Priyakrishna	INC	INC	B.B.M.P(SOUTH)	GOVINDARAJANAGAR	GOVINDARAJANAGAR	10,20,53,87,250 1020 Crore+	9,10,98,61,857 910 Crore+	1,09,55,25,393 109 Crore+	12%	88,23,305 88 Lacs+	Business	Not Given	Y	Y
5.	Deshpande Raghunath Vishwanath	INC	INC	UTTARA KANNADA	HALIYAL	HALIYAL	2,15,15,93,731 215 Crore+	1,13,93,46,065 113 Crore+	1,01,22,47,666 101 Crore+	89%	3,15,77,980 3 Crore+	Salary , Dividends, Investment	Rent ,Dividends, Investment	Y	Y

Table: Highest growth in Assets (Top 5)

Figure: Party Wise Average Increase in Assets of Re-contesting MLAs (Rs.in crores)

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US Education Spend $1T – India $50b Substandard Education

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May08, 2018 (C) Ravinder Singh ravinderinvent@gmail.com

Last night when IPL match was in final stages I received an ALERT – a You-tube interview ‘Mohandas Pai’s Game Changing Ideas On Education, employment and Public Policy’.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f5CDI3Pl8U&feature=youtu.be

I watched the interview 100% – IT WAS TOTAL NONSENSE.

In 1990 India contributed 2% to World GDP – 28 years later just 3% that too by over 50% higher population – real productivity gain per capita is zero.

What shocked me was that Mohandas Pai blamed on Nehru who died in 1964 – 54 years ago this month and was effectively in control after 1951 general elections.

Infosys ADR Share Price $380 – Present $17.44

Its shares were listed on NASDAQ in 1999 through ADR route. The share price surged to Rs.8100 (equivalent to Rs.25,000 or US$380 in 2017) by 1999 making it the costliest share on the market at the time.

At a TiE Event at Taj Hotel in 2000, months before IT Bubble Burst I told NRIs IT Companies – ‘You Don’t Have PATENTS Not Inventing or Investing in R&D are Basically Service Companies – Invest Your Dollars in Acquiring Manufacturing Units etc.’

http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/india/Final_PPT_2011_chapter6.pdf

Nehru as per Census (P-6) made 100m Indian Literate almost 50% increase in a decade. In the latest Census when population was three times – 92m were made Literate that too assisted by 29% contributed by Private Schools.

He laid the Foundations of IITs, Management Institutions etc all from meagre Budget. Nehru build BIG INFRA PROJECTS – Dams, Water, Steel, Fertilizer, Insecticide, Pharma Projects, IIS, AIIMS, Agricultural Research, CSIR.

[In last 2 decades there is no increase in Canal Irrigated area as India has to feed 300m more Population – US Population.]

More than 10 years later I topped Tests for Birla, Sriram, Atlas, ISGEC, topped interviews, Offered to Improve Tata’s TRF Plant – none could offer an R&D Job – Birla offered Rs.400 PM and improved it to Rs.600 PM. It is Malicious to blame Nehru who died in 1964 for Indian Industry not doing World Class Research –

– I secured SIX Patents was AWARDED at WIPO EXPO’85 – World Exhibition

of Young Inventors, Plovdiv 1985.

– There is no Protection of Inventions & Bank Funding. India is happy with

BOGUS R&D, Pitroda, CSIR Directors, Secretary file Bogus Patents.

Spending $1000b on 81m Students annually US rank 40th in Maths, 24th in Science.

Two years ago I told him ’60 years old Manipal University Which He Chairs Can’t Even File a Sound Patent’ – he admitted MU is SUBSTANDARD TEACHING FACTORY NOT DOING ANY R&D.

US Constitution Guarantees Intellectual Property Protection, All Top Jobs Go To QUALIFIED EXPERTS who Confirmed by US Congress. Industry HIRE the Best. Industry Serve Global Market.

He admitted cost of education per child is Rs.1 Cr – mainly charged by Private Schools & Colleges, mostly below average to mediocre.

US has 82m in schools – India 23m but USA has 10% children in private schools, India 30% or more presently around 70m-80m but contribute practically nothing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_India

Education USA – $1000b

In 2013, about 87% of school-age children (those below higher education) attended state funded public schools, about 10% attended tuition- and foundation-funded private schools and roughly 3% were home-schooled.

The United States spends more per student on education than any other country. In 2014, the Pearson/Economist Intelligence Unit rated US education as 14th best in the world, just behind Russia. In 2015, the Programme for International Student Assessment rated U.S. high school students No. 40 globally in Math and No. 24 in Science and Reading.

Education India – $50b

Much of the progress, especially in higher education and scientific research, has been credited to various public institutions. While enrollment in higher education has increased steadily over the past decade, reaching a Gross Enrollment Ratio of 24% in 2013. At the primary and secondary level, India has a large private school system complementing the government run schools, with 29% of students receiving private education in the 6 to 14 age group.

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The Inside Story of the Rohingya Crisis:

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May

CPR is pleased to invite you to a discussion on
The Inside Story of the Rohingya Crisis: The Road Ahead for Myanmar’s Democracy
A conversation between Khin Zaw Win and Nimmi Kurian

Thursday, 10 May 2018, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Conference Hall, Centre for Policy Research

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About the talk:

The Rohingya issue has been reduced to a single-issue debate fixated on the security dimension largely concerned with issues of illegal migration, religious radicalisation and terrorism. Despite being intensely debated, the underlying causes and the potential consequences of the crisis are dimly understood.

Join us as we unpack and interrogate the multiple and contradictory narratives of the Rohingya issue in the wake of the UN Security Council delegation’s visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh earlier this week. These will be debated in a conversation between Khin Zaw Win and Nimmi Kurian that will delve deeper into the historical narrative, the complexities of the issue, the challenges it poses, and the possible solutions going forward.

About the speakers:

Khin Zaw Win has decades-long experience as one of the most respected and independent political commentators from Myanmar. He has had a ringside view of Myanmar’s transitions from authoritarianism to democracy including the contested debate on devolution of power and recognition of ethnic aspirations. He is currently the Director of the Yangon-based Tampadipa Institute and works on policy advocacy and capacity building issues. He has previously served in the government health services of Myanmar, and Sabah, Malaysia. He is a former Fellow of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, New York, a UK FCO Chevening Fellow, University of Birmingham and holds a degree in Public Policy programme from the National University of Singapore. He is currently closely involved in addressing the ongoing Rohingya crisis.

Nimmi Kurian is an Associate Professor at Centre for Policy Research and Academic Advisor at the India China Institute, The New School, New York. Her research interests include Asian borderlands, comparative regionalism, transborder mobilities and Indian foreign policy. She is one of the contributors to the India Country Report as part of the Bangladesh China India Myanmar Economic Corridor (BCIM EC) Joint Study Group, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Her recent publications include: India and China: Rethinking Borders and Security (co-author) University of Michigan Press, 2016; ‘Why the ‘Good’ Refugee is a Bad Idea’, Open Democracy, 30 April 2018; ‘An Uneven Flow? Navigating Downstream Concerns Over China’s Water Policy’ in K. J. Joy et al, Water Conflicts in Northeast India, Routledge, 2017. ‘How Suu Kyi can Change the Rohingya Narrative’, Diplomatist, November 2017; ‘Footnotes of a Forgotten Text: Turning the Page on Myanmar’s Federal Debate’, CPR Policy Brief, June 2018, forthcoming; ‘Addressing the Drought of Ideas on the Brahmaputra’, China-India Brief, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, October 2017.

Please RSVP at president.cpr@cprindia.org

To celebrate Europe Day

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The Ambassador of Iceland,

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To celebrate Europe Day

The Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of India

H.E. Mr. Tomasz Kozlowski and Mrs. Malgorzata Kozlowska

request the pleasure of the company of

Mr. Naresh Kumar Sagar & Spouse

at a reception

on Wednesday, 9th May 2018 from 19:00 to 21:00

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For security reasons please bring print out of this e-invite and photo ID with you.

Delhi Government braces for storm

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The Chief Secretary, Delhi Shri Anshu Prakash today chaired a high-level evening meeting at Delhi Secretariat following the Indian Meteorological Department’s warning about isolated thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds.

The meeting was attended by the senior officers of Ministry of Home Affairs, Indian Meteorological Department,
National Disaster Management Authority, Revenue Department, Environment Department, Health Department, Education Department, Delhi Police, Delhi Traffic Police, Delhi Fire Service, Delhi Transport Corporation, Delhi Jal Board of Delhi Government and all Commissioners of Local Bodies (MCD).

After the high-level meeting, it was decided that Government, Government Aided & Recognized Unaided Schools under Directorate of Education running in Evening/II nd shift shall remain closed on 8.05.2018 (Tuesday) as a precautionary measure. Other schools are also advised to not hold outdoor activities/extracurricular activities during the abovesaid time period.

Whereas in any case of emergency, the citizens of capital can call on a toll-free number 1077 (24×7) of Delhi Disaster Management Authority. The National Disaster Management Authority has issued a Do’s and Don’ts for the citizens for preparedness/Before, during and After.

69th Junior National Basketball Championship for Men and Women tips off in Ludhiana

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Ludhiana, 7th May 2018: The 69th Junior National Basketball Championship for Men and Women is underway at the Ludhiana Basketball Academy, Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana from 7th May. The championship is being organised by Punjab Basketball Association under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India.

Tamil Nadu girls and Punjab boys teams are the defending champions from the previous version of the event held in Noida, Uttar Pradesh

DAY-1(Morning Session):

MEN:

Group A:

T.N(Santhosh 17 pts, Arvind 15 pts, Surya 15 pts) bt Chandigarh(Rahul 27 pts, Kawaljit 12 pts) 91-69[29-09, 20-26, 27-18, 15-16]

Group B:

Kerala(Shanazil 25 pts, Chacko 22 pts, Sejin 18 pts) bt M.P(Udayveer 34 pts, Aman 17 pts) 103-86[27-08, 21-22, 26-23, 29-33]

Rajasthan(Rajeev 34 pts, Sumeet 12 pts) bt Delhi(Aditya 23 pts, Nitish 24 pts) 89-88[22-29, 23-16,20-17, 24-26]

Group C:

Telangana(Vigneshwar 29 pts, Dinesh 20 pts) bt Puducherry(Sathyavanan 32 pts, Sai surga 10 pts) 94-58[34-13, 24-19, 15-08, 21-18]

Group D:

Uttarakhand(Riyanshu 22 pts) bt Odisha(Sarat 21 pts) 86-50[17-15, 30-12, 20-07, 19-16]

Chhattisgarh(Salim 36 pts, Rishabh 15 pts) bt Bihar(Raunak 14 pts, Dharmendra 12 pts) 74-52[16-13, 21-06, 15-17, 22-16]

WOMEN:

Group B:

U.P(Vaishnavi 57 pts, Harshita 19 pts) bt Maharashtra( Suzanne 17 pts, Neha 13 pts) 91-83[22-26, 25-13, 23-18, 21-26]

Group F:

Odisha(Pragati 18 pts, Lipramayee 18 pts) bt A.P(Prameela 8 pts) 57-41[19-08, 10-10, 14-07, 14-16]

GROUPINGS (MEN)

LEVEL – 1 LEVEL – 2

GROUP “A”	GROUP “B”	GROUP “C”	GROUP “D”	GROUP “E”	GROUP “F”
PUNJAB	KERALA	TELANGANA	CHHATTISGARH	GUJARAT	WEST BENGAL
TAMIL NADU	RAJASTHAN	GOA	BIHAR	ASSAM	ANDHRA PRADESH
HARYANA	MAHARASHTRA	HIMACHAL PRADESH	JAMMU & KASHMIR	JHARKHAND	KARNATAKA
CHANDIGARH	DELHI	PUDUCHERRY	ODISHA	NAGALAND	MIZORAM
UTTAR PRADESH	MADHYA PRADESH	TRIPURA	UTTARAKHAND

GROUPINGS (WOMEN)

LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2

GROUP “A”	GROUP “B”	GROUP “C”	GROUP “D”	GROUP “E”	GROUP “F”
TAMIL NADU	UTTAR PRADESH	DELHI	HARYANA	CHANDIGARH	ODISHA
KARNATAKA	KERALA	GOA	BIHAR	ASSAM	ANDHRA PRADESH
CHHATTISGARH	PUNJAB	HIMACHAL PRADESH	JHARKHAND	PUDUCHERRY	TELANGANA
MADHYA PRADESH	MAHARASHTRA			WEST BENGAL	UTTARAKHAND
GUJARAT	RAJASTHAN

Schedule

07.05.2018

Court – 1

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-1	KERALA	Vs	MADHYA PRADESH	MB	07.00 AM
L-2	ANDHRA PRADESH	Vs	ODISHA	WF	08.30 AM
L-3	TAMIL NADU	Vs	CHANDIGARH	MA	10.00 AM
L-4	RAJASTHAN	Vs	DELHI	MB	11.30 AM
L-5	UTTAR PRADESH	Vs	MAHARASHTRA	WB	01.00 PM
MATCHES COMMENCE AFTER INAUGURATION
L-7	PUNJAB	Vs	UTTAR PRADESH	MA
L-8	PUNJAB	Vs	RAJASTHAN	WB
L-9	TAMIL NADU	Vs	GUJARAT	WA

Court – 2

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-11	HIMACHAL PRADESH	Vs	TRIPURA	MC	07.00 AM
L-12	TELANGANA	Vs	PUDUCHERRY	MC	08.15 AM
MATCHES COMMENCE AFTER INAUGURATION
L-13	HARYANA	Vs	BIHAR	WD
L-14	CHANDIGARH	Vs	ASSAM	WE
L-15	DELHI	Vs	GOA	WC

Court – 3

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-18	ODISHA	Vs	UTTARAKHAND	MD	07.00 AM
L-19	BIHAR	Vs	CHHATTISGARH	MD	08.15 AM
MATCHES COMMENCE AFTER INAUGURATION
L-16	GUJARAT	Vs	NAGALAND	ME
L-17	TELANGANA	Vs	UTTARAKHAND	WF
L-21	WEST BENGAL	Vs	MIZORAM	MF
L-10	ASSAM	Vs	JHARKHAND	ME

Court – 4

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-6	KARNATAKA	Vs	MADHYA PRADESH	WA
L-22	ANDHRA PRADESH	Vs	KARNATAKA	MF
L-20	PUDUCHERRY	Vs	WEST BENGAL	WE

REVISED FIXTURE

08.05.2018

Court – 1

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-23	DELHI	Vs	MADHYA PRADESH	MB	07.00 AM
L-24	MAHARASHTRA	Vs	RAJASTHAN	MB	08.30 AM
L-25	KERALA	Vs	RAJASTHAN	WB	10.00 AM
L-26	GUJARAT	Vs	KARNATAKA	WA	11.30 AM
L-27	UTTAR PRADESH	Vs	TAMIL NADU	MA	01.00 PM
L-28	MIZORAM	Vs	KARNATAKA	MF	02.30 PM
L-29	UTTAR PRADESH	Vs	PUNJAB	WB	04.00 PM
L-30	HARYANA	Vs	PUNJAB	MA	05.30 PM
L-32	CHHATTISGARH	Vs	TAMIL NADU	WA	07.00 PM

Court – 2

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-33	GOA	Vs	HIMACHAL PRADESH	MC	07.00 AM
L-34	ASSAM	Vs	PUDUCHERRY	WE	08.15 AM
L-35	JHARKHAND	Vs	BIHAR	WD	03.30 PM
L-36	TELANGANA	Vs	GOA	MC	04.45 PM
L-37	ANDHRA PRADESH	Vs	UTTARAKHAND	WF	06.00 PM
L-38	JAMMU& KASHMIR	Vs	ODISHA	MD	07.15 PM

Court -4

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-40	UTTARAKHAND	Vs	BIHAR	MD	07.00 AM
L-41	GOA	Vs	HIMACHAL PRADESH	WC	08.15 AM
L-42	TELANGANA	Vs	ODISHA	WF	09.30 AM
L-45	JHARKHAND	Vs	GUJARAT	ME	10.45 AM
L-46	NAGALAND	Vs	ASSAM	ME	12.00 PM
L-39	WEST BENGAL	Vs	ANDHRA PRADESH	MF	02.00 PM
L-31	CHANDIGARH	Vs	WEST BENGAL	WE	03.15 PM
L-43	CHHATTISGARH	Vs	UTTARAKHAND	MD	04.30 PM
L-44	HIMACHAL PRADESH	Vs	PUDUCHERRY	MC	05.45 PM

REVISED FIXTURE

09.05.2018

Court – 1

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-47	CHHATTISGARH	Vs	ODISHA	MD	07.00 AM
L-49	UTTAR PRADESH	Vs	HARYANA	MA	08.30 AM
L-50	RAJASTHAN	Vs	UTTAR PRADESH	WB	10.00 AM
L-51	TAMIL NADU	Vs	MADHYA PRADESH	WA	11.30 AM
L-52	MAHARASHTRA	Vs	MADHYA PRADESH	MB	01.00 PM
L-53	KERALA	Vs	DELHI	MB	02.30 PM
L-54	CHHATTISGARH	Vs	GUJARAT	WA	04.00 PM
L-55	KERALA	Vs	MAHARASHTRA	WB	05.30 PM
L-56	PUNJAB	Vs	CHANDIGARH	MA	07.00 PM

Court – 3

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-57	PUDUCHERRY	Vs	TRIPURA	MC	07.00 AM
L-58	ASSAM	Vs	GUJARAT	ME	08.15 AM
L-59	ANDHRA PRADESH	Vs	MIZORAM	MF	03.30 PM
L-60	HIMACHAL PRADESH	Vs	TELANGANA	MC	04.45 PM
L-61	TRIPURA	Vs	GOA	MC	06.00 PM

Court -4

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-64	JAMMU & KASHMIR	Vs	UTTARAKHAND	MD	07.00 AM
L-65	NAGALAND	Vs	JHARKHAND	ME	08.15 AM
L-66	ODISHA	Vs	UTTARAKHAND	WF	09.30 AM
L-67	HIMACHAL PRADESH	Vs	DELHI	WC	10.45 AM
L-68	TELANGANA	Vs	ANDHRA PRADESH	WF	12.00 PM
L-70	WEST BENGAL	Vs	ASSAM	WE	02.00 PM
L-63	PUDUCHERRY	Vs	CHANDIGARH	WE	03.15 PM
L-62	HARYANA	Vs	JHARKHAND	WD	04.30 PM
L-48	KARNATAKA	Vs	WEST BENGAL	MF	05.45 PM
L-69	BIHAR	Vs	JAMMU & KASHMIR	MD	07.00 PM

About Basketball Federation of India

The Basketball Federation of India or BFI is the governing and controlling body of basketball in India, and is responsible for the development and promotion of the sport at all levels. BFI has been involved in conducting camps, clinics, events, and training sessions at its academies for the development of basketball. BFI came into being in 1935 and took complete control over Indian basketball in 1950. Prior to that time, the Indian Olympic Association handled the conduct of Indian basketball championships. Since 1950, the BFI has been conducting various such championships, from the grassroots to senior team participation in international tournaments. In addition, the BFI has been responsible for the establishment of strong sub-junior and junior level programs. The BFI has to its credit produced several international players of repute, among them 17 have been bestowed with the honour of Arjuna Awards. Earlier in June 2015, 19-year-old Satnam Singh Bhamara made history by becoming the first Indian national to be drafted by an NBA team, when he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks. More information at www.basketballfederationindia.org

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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2018

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East & North-East Asia

North & Central Asia

Overleaf……..

Production and fiscal stimulus start to wane. The market integration process driven by the

Eurasian Economic Union is expected to support greater intrasubregional trade and

South & South West Asia

investment growth offset by lower oil production and limited access to finance.

Pacific

Indias 7% projected growth rate amazingly fast: ADB

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Dmitry Medvedev remains PM

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has chosen to retain Dmitry Medvedev as prime minister for his new term.

Putin submitted the proposal for premiership to the lower house of parliament, or State Duma, immediately after he was sworn in for his 4th term yesterday.

The Duma is expected to approve Medvedev as prime minister today. Medvedev has held the premiership since 2012 when Putin started his 3rd term as president.

The Russian government stepped down yesterday in accordance with the Constitution after the inauguration of newly-elected President Vladimir Putin.

India signs 200 million US Dollar Loan Deal with World Bank

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East & North-East Asia

North & Central Asia

Overleaf……..

Production and fiscal stimulus start to wane. The market integration process driven by the

Eurasian Economic Union is expected to support greater intrasubregional trade and

South & South West Asia

investment growth offset by lower oil production and limited access to finance.

Pacific

Indias 7% projected growth rate amazingly fast: ADB

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Germany, France vow to stick to Iran deal i

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Dmitry Medvedev remains PM

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has chosen to retain Dmitry Medvedev as prime minister for his new term.

Putin submitted the proposal for premiership to the lower house of parliament, or State Duma, immediately after he was sworn in for his 4th term yesterday.

The Duma is expected to approve Medvedev as prime minister today. Medvedev has held the premiership since 2012 when Putin started his 3rd term as president.

The Russian government stepped down yesterday in accordance with the Constitution after the inauguration of newly-elected President Vladimir Putin.

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Press invites of may 09, 2018:
No1 To celebrate Europe Day

The Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of India

H.E. Mr. Tomasz Kozlowski and Mrs. Malgorzata Kozlowska

request the pleasure of the company of

Mr. Naresh Kumar Sagar & Spouse

at a reception

on Wednesday, 9th May 2018 from 19:00 to 21:00

The Durbar Hall
Hotel Taj Diplomatic Enclave

S.P. Marg, New Delhi

R.S.V.P.

Tel.: +91-11-66781910

No.2 To expose deep rooted fraud in Amateur Kabaddi Federation Of India

To expose deep rooted fraud in Amateur Kabaddi Federation Of India (AKFI) prestigious Arjun Awardee and International Kabaddi Players cordially invite you to the Press Conference which will addressed by:
Arjun Awardee & International Players( Mahipal Singh, S Rajarathinam, Virender Kumar)
Legal Expert(Supreme Court Lawyer Bharat Nagar)
Date & Time: Wednesday, 09th May, 2018, 11.30 AM followed by Lunch
Venue: Press Club Of India, 5A, Raisina Road, New Delhi

No.3 PRESS INVITATION: The policy of uses of devices stents and implants

To,
The Chief Health Reporter,
New Delhi

Sir,

I am sending you the letter for the policy of uses of devices stents and implants in the human body made by Delhi Medical Association and send to the prime minister and health minister and various authorities involving into health policies. Letter to PM is enclosed for your ready reference.

To discuss the same, a press conference is being held on Wednesday, the 9th May 2018 at 1 pm at lunch. You are requested to kindly make it convenient to attend the same.

Regards,

DR.G.S.GREWAL
HONY. STATE SECRETARY

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Lebanon to form new government

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US embassy in Beirut on Tuesday urged all parties in Lebanon to uphold the country’s policy of disassociation from foreign conflicts, media reports.

Lebanon is forming a new government after Hezbollah and its allies won more than half the seats in Sunday’s election. “We urge all parties to uphold Lebanon’s international obligations, including those contained in UN Security Council Resolutions 1559 and 1701,” the diplomats said in a statement.

Sunday’s parliamentary election was the first in nine years. Hezbollah was the winner. The Shia Muslim party with a military wing which is backed by Iran won a small minority in parliament, and dealt a blow to Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who is supported by predominately Sunni Saudi Arabia.

Hariri is expected to form the next government, despite his party losing a third of its seats. It remains the largest Sunni bloc in parliament.

The resolutions relate to the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Lebanon and the disarmament of all militias including Hezbollah. Lebanon with rampant, Corruption, regular power cuts, town rubbish piling up on the streets, daily migrants adding from Syria are the challenges faced by the Prime Minister Saad Hariri,

Military parade on Red Square

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9May: Military parade on Red Square marking the 73rd anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945

Press Conference on Bank QR Code & Cyber Security

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The Chief Reporter/Photographer.

New Delhi

Dear Sir/Madam,

Subject : Press Conference on Bank QR Code & Cyber Security

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) is launching a nationwide campaign to popularise and encourage usage of Bharat QR (Quick Response)Code for making payments in business and for personal usage. Such a campaign will accelerate the digital payment landscape in the Country.

To brief about the latest technology of QR Code and the campaign, a Press Conference will be held on Thursday, the 10th May,2018 at 11.30 a.m. at Conference Hall, NDMC Convention Centre, Parliament Street, New Delhi.

We shall be grateful if you kindly depute a Staff Correspondent of your esteemed newspaper to cover the same. Please also join us at Lunch after the Conference

Thanking you. With kind regards

Yours truly

Praveen Khandelwal

Deep Rooted Fraud plaguing Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India,AKFI

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Single Family controlling AKFI for last 28 years

New Delhi, May 9: Deep routed fraud has been plaguing the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India as the Federation is under control of single family for last 28 years. AKFI is being run as a private property of Mr Janardan Singh Gahlot and his family as they have misused and looted national fund for their personal gains.

‘The Federation stands taken over by one family for a period of over 28 years, firstly by Mr J S Gahlot as President for 21 years, after him by his wife Dr Mridul Bhadauria Gahlot (Full time Gynaecologist in Jaipur) and thereafter by their son Mr Tej Pratap (an engineer by profession),” observed Delhi Court in its order dated January 30, 2018.

“There has never been any election for any posts in the Managing Committee of Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India and the office bearers have always been appointed unopposed for consecutive terms. Even when National Sports Code of India bars anybody above 70 years to hold any position, Mr J S Gahlot called a Special General Body Meeting and got himself appointed as Life President by changing the minutes of the Association and AKFI Constitution,” Legal expert and Supreme Court lawyer Bharat Nagar said.

“There is a racket flourishing where non-players pay Rs 40 – 50 lakh and are allowed to participate in International Kabaddi events. And people receive handsome prize of Rs 2 crore / Rs 1 crore from the government when the team wins Gold or Silver medal,” Mahipal Singh National Kabaddi player, who filed the petition against AKFI in Delhi High Court.

It is such a sorry state at AKFI where players over the age of 40 are still playing where young players are not given a chance. The records clearly state the date of birth of most of the players at the national level is in 1980s. Even close relatives of the President were allowed to play for India directly in international tournaments without any prior participation in national events.

In its verdict in the matter of BCCI v/s Cricket Association of Bihar, the Supreme Court said that any politician, bureaucrat, who are not concerned with particular game should not be allowed to sit on such posts to control the affairs relating to the game. In this context the affairs in AKFI is really alarming.

M6.0 – NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.

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Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude	6.0
Date-Time	9 May 2018 07:57:55 UTC 9 May 2018 17:57:55 near epicenter 9 May 2018 11:57:55 standard time in your timezone
Location	5.892S 151.796E
Depth	10 km
Distances	191 km (119 miles) SSW (193 degrees) of Rabaul, New Britain, PNG 253 km (157 miles) E (81 degrees) of Kandrian, New Britain, PNG 369 km (229 miles) NNW (344 degrees) of Kulumadau, Woodlark Island, PNG 539 km (335 miles) E (80 degrees) of Lae, New Guinea, PNG 644 km (400 miles) NE (52 degrees) of PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea

IOM DG Marks 3rd Anniversary of EU-China Migration Dialogue Project

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Beijing – IOM Director-General William Lacy Swing yesterday addressed European and Chinese stakeholders marking three years of the EU-China Dialogue on Migration and Mobility Support Programme (MMSP), a project funded by the European Partnership Instrument and implemented jointly by IOM and ILO.

The event brought together about 100 stakeholders from European diplomatic missions, Chinese official bodies, think-tanks and other IOM and ILO partner agencies.

Ambassador Swing commended the European Union and China’s commitment to the MMSP project, which brings together European and Chinese migration policy makers and practitioners to share best practices and experiences.

He also congratulated China on the establishment of three new government entities – the National Immigration Administration, International Development Cooperation Agency and Ministry for Emergency Management. All of them are essential for the formulation good migration policies and effective migration management, he noted.

Christopher Wood, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to China, also spoke at the event. He emphasised that migration is an important element of the EU-China relations and outlined the successes achieved through the dialogue on migration and mobility.

During his visit to China, Ambassador Swing, who will step down as Director General of IOM later this year, also officially launched the IOM “WeChat APP”, which provides Pre-Departure Orientation (PDO) to Chinese workers migrating to Europe. IOM is committed to ensuring that migrants are equipped with essential information to prepare for their journey before they leave China, and their integration once they arrive in their country of destination in Europe.

For further information please contact Etienne Micallef at IOM China. Email: emicallef@iom.int, Tel:+861059799695

Invitation | Book Launch | ”Great Textpectations”

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Invitation | Book Launch | ”Great Textpectations” by Ruchi Vadehra l Friday, 11 May, 2018 | 6:30 P.M | Bikaner House, New Delhi |

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Press invites of May 09, 2018:

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Press invites of May 09, 2018:
No1 To celebrate Europe Day

The Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of India

request the pleasure of the company of

Mr. Naresh Kumar Sagar & Spouse

at a reception

on Wednesday, 9th May 2018 from 19:00 to 21:00
Hotel Taj

No.2 To expose deep rooted fraud in Amateur Kabaddi Federation Of India

No.3 PRESS INVITATION: The policy of uses of devices stents and implants

To,
The Chief Health Reporter,
New Delhi

Sir,

To discuss the same, a press conference is being held on Wednesday, the 9th May 2018 at 1 pm at lunch. You are requested to kindly make it convenient to attend the same.
Regards,

DR.G.S.GREWAL
HONY. STATE SECRETARY

5.8-earthquake hit Islamabad

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Earthquake tremors were felt in Islamabad along with Peshawar, Nowshera, and Kohat. The tremors were felt at 8:25 AM and were felt for 15 to 20 seconds.

Tremors were also felt in Swat along Malakand division along with Manshera, Dera Ismail Khan, Swat, Abbottabad, and Mardan.

The earthquake magnitude was recorded to be 5.8 on the Richter scale.

MTaI for wider Delhi Government consultation

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Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI), which represents leading research-based medical technology companies with significant manufacturing investments in India, welcomed Delhi Government’s initiative to cap profit margins in healthcare but asked for a wider consultation to ensure that a balanced approach is adopted for patients’ wellbeing.

Media reports suggest that a nine-member committee was set up five months ago to suggest the scope of profit margins on medicines and consumables.

The committee comprised of members of Delhi Medical Council, Indian Medical Associations and some bureaucrats in the health department. It is also reported that Delhi government will issue a policy based on the recommendation of the committee in next few days.

The panel is said to have suggested capping of the profit margin for drugs and devices at a maximum of 50% above the manufacturing price or procurement cost, whichever was lower.

The Report of The Committee of High Trade Margins in the Sale of Drugs recommends that profit margin should be the difference between the Price to Trade (the price at which the manufacturer or marketing company sells the drug to the distributor or stockist) and the MRP.

The report adds that “the government should consider capping the overall trade margins, thus, giving a level playing field to every trade channel. Industry should have the flexibility to decide intra-trade channel percentage considering multiple factors of market access and supplies”. The report is currently under the consideration of the Department of Pharmaceuticals.

“This suggestion, once implemented, will significantly reduce MRPs and yet keep innovative, high quality products available for all sections of Indian patients. Moreover, it will allow the companies to continue to do the training they provide to the Healthcare workers on the use of these devices. It will usher in greater transparency in the pricing of medical devices, leading to more accessibility and affordability”, MTaI said.

“Considering the urgency of the matter at hand of the policymakers, we have requested the Health Minister of the Delhi Government to give us an opportunity to explain our views in detail to enable formation of a widely acceptable policy. To ensure lasting success of the policy, the state government should proceed only after all stake holders, including the medical technology industry, have been heard and their contentions have been understood thoroughly,” the association said.

US nulls & void ‘defective’ Iran deal

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US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the United States was withdrawing from what he called a “defective” multinational nuclear deal with Iran, adding that Washington would, however, reinstate sanctions against the Islamic republic.

“The Iran deal is defective at its core,” Trump said in a televised address from the White House. “I am announcing today that the United States will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.”

He called Tehran the world’s leading state sponsor of terror and decried its influence in the Middle East.

The US president claimed to have proof that Iran had lied about the deal adding that his country had failed to hold Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

“Iran nuclear deal doesn’t constrain Iran´s destabilizing activities, including support for terrorism,” he said. “The deal has inadequate mechanisms to prevent cheating.”

He further said the deal was supposed to protect the US and its allies, but it allowed Iran to continue to enrich uranium.

“No action taken by Iran has been more dangerous than its pursuit of nuclear weapons.”

Accusing Iran of supporting state terrorism, Trump said the country had caused havoc across the Middle East and beyond.

“If I allow this deal, everyone will want nuclear arms,” said Trump. “It will be a nuclear arms race.”

A senior US official had earlier said it was unclear if efforts by European allies to address Trump’s concerns would be enough to save the pact.

Trump had repeatedly threatened to withdraw from the deal, which eased economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for Tehran limiting its nuclear program unless France, Germany, and Britain — which also signed the agreement — fix what he has called its flaws.

Iran has ruled out renegotiating the accord and threatened to retaliate, although it has not said exactly how, if Washington pulls out.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that France, Germany and Britain regretted US President Donald Trump´s decision to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

“France, Germany, and the UK regret the US decision to leave the JCPOA (Iran deal). The nuclear non-proliferation regime is at stake,” he wrote on Twitter.

“We will work collectively on a broader framework, covering nuclear activity, the post-2025 period, ballistic activity, and stability in the Middle-East, notably Syria, Yemen, and Iraq,” he added.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his strong support for US President Donald Trump’s “bold” decision Tuesday to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, which the Israeli leader has repeatedly criticised.

“Israel fully supports President Trump’s bold decision today to reject the disastrous nuclear deal,” Netanyahu said in a televised address, referring to the multinational accord with his country’s main enemy.

Punjab Men and Women dominate the first day

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Punjab Men and Women dominate the first day at the 69th Junior National Basketball Championship for Men and Women in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, 8th May 2018: The 69th Junior National Basketball Championship for Men and Women is underway at the Ludhiana Basketball Academy, Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana from 7th May. The championship is being organised by Punjab Basketball Association under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India.

Tamil Nadu girls and Punjab boys teams are the defending champions from the previous version of the event held in Noida, Uttar Pradesh

DAY-1(Morning Session):

MEN:

Group A:

T.N(Santhosh 17 pts, Arvind 15 pts, Surya 15 pts) bt Chandigarh(Rahul 27 pts, Kawaljit 12 pts) 91-69[29-09, 20-26, 27-18, 15-16]

Punjab(Princepal 32pts, ) bt U.P(Priyanshu 14pts) 107-49[30-11, 30-16, 31-09, 13-16]

Group B:

Kerala(Shanazil 25 pts, Chacko 22 pts, Sejin 18 pts) bt M.P(Udayveer 34 pts, Aman 17 pts) 103-86[27-08, 21-22, 26-23, 29-33]

Rajasthan(Rajeev 34 pts, Sumeet 12 pts) bt Delhi(Aditya 23 pts, Nitish 24 pts) 89-88[22-29, 23-16,20-17, 24-26]

Group C:

Telangana(Vigneshwar 29 pts, Dinesh 20 pts) bt Puducherry(Sathyavanan 32 pts, Sai surga 10 pts) 94-58[34-13, 24-19, 15-08, 21-18]

Group D:

Uttarakhand(Riyanshu 22 pts) bt Odisha(Sarat 21 pts) 86-50[17-15, 30-12, 20-07, 19-16]

Group E:

Assam(Sanjyapal 18 pts) bt Jharkhand(Sumit 19 pts) 53-51[15-06, 09-12, 15-17, 14-16]

Chhattisgarh(Salim 36 pts, Rishabh 15 pts) bt Bihar(Raunak 14 pts, Dharmendra 12 pts) 74-52[16-13, 21-06, 15-17, 22-16]

Gujarat(Dvij 14 pts) bt Nagaland(kevin 10 pts) 64-24[08-10, 16-06, 22-00, 18-08]

Group F:

Mizoram(Zonun Sanga 19 pts, Ronald 25 pts) bt W.B(Pranay 25 pts) 67-60[21-18, 19-11, 13-16, 14-15]

Karnataka(Pratyanshu 28 pts) bt A.P(Manikanta 12 pts) 68-55[12-20, 20-15, 14-08, 22-12]

WOMEN:

Group A:

Karnataka(Sanjana 20 pts) bt M.P(Asmat 12 pts) 42-35[16-05, 12-06, 6-8, 8-16]

T.N(Dharshini 16 pts, Avani 16 pts) bt Gujarat( Tavleen 16 pts) 71-46[22-08, 22-10, 11-08, 16-20]

Group B:

U.P(Vaishnavi 57 pts, Harshita 19 pts) bt Maharashtra( Suzanne 17 pts, Neha 13 pts) 91-83[22-26, 25-13, 23-18, 21-26]

Punjab(Sakshi 17 pts, Priyanka 13 pts) bt Rajasthan(Ishika 27 pts) 74-56[25-20, 21-17, 14-17, 14-08]

Group C:

Delhi(Manisha 10 pts) bt Goa(S. Nathan 08 pts) 36-16[16-01, 08-04, 05-09, 07-02]

Group D:

Haryana(Heenu 16 pts, Rishy 11 pts) bt Bihar() 49-10[16-02, 19-03, 12-03, 02-02]

Group E:

Chandigarh(Gunisha 06 pts, Simran 04 pts ) bt Assam() 27-05[13-02, 5-2, 9-1, 0-0]

Group F:

Odisha(Pragati 18 pts, Lipramayee 18 pts) bt A.P(Prameela 8 pts) 57-41[19-08, 10-10, 14-07, 14-16]

Telangana(Arya 16 pts, Sudheshna 12 pts) bt Uttarakhand(Saloni 06 pts) 62-24[9-10, 10-02, 20-00, 22-12]

Day-2(Morning Session)

Men:

Group A:

U.P(Prasun 29 pts, Priyanshu 25 pts) bt T.N(Sangeeth 32 pts, Akash 22 pts) 130-116[35-32, 31-20, 31-34, 33-30]

Group B:

Delhi(Abhishek 18 pts, Aditya 11 pts) bt M.P(Animesh 16 pts, Harshavardhan 17 pts) 80-73[26-08, 17-22, 16-08, 21-35]

Rajasthan(Rajeev 29 pts, Sumeet 17 pts) bt Maharashtra(Tanay 29 pts, Faizan 17 pts) 92-74[18-05, 31-24, 22-26, 21-19]

Group C:

H.P(Sukvender 17 pts, Rahul 10 pts) bt Goa(Calvin 25 pts, Antonio 15 pts) 67-66[18-13, 13-12, 12-13, 24-28]

Group F:

Karnataka(Pratyanshu 22 pts, Srujan 21 pts) bt Mizoram(Zonun Sanga 25 pts, Lalrinawma 21 pts) 84-82[24-23, 25-15, 24-14, 21-20]

Women:

Group A:

Karnataka(Harshitha 23 pts, Aiswarya 15 pts, Sanjana 10 pts) bt Gujarat(Tavleen 10 pts, Tanisha 9 pts) 72-41[23-15, 25-11, 23-12, 01-03]

Group B:

Kerala(Sreekala 21 pts, Aparna 12 pts) bt Rajasthan(Neha 30 pts, Yashika 12 pts) 79-58[24-16, 13-15, 23-14, 19-13]

GROUPINGS (MEN)

LEVEL – 1 LEVEL – 2

GROUP “A”	GROUP “B”	GROUP “C”	GROUP “D”	GROUP “E”	GROUP “F”
PUNJAB	KERALA	TELANGANA	CHHATTISGARH	GUJARAT	WEST BENGAL
TAMIL NADU	RAJASTHAN	GOA	BIHAR	ASSAM	ANDHRA PRADESH
HARYANA	MAHARASHTRA	HIMACHAL PRADESH	JAMMU & KASHMIR	JHARKHAND	KARNATAKA
CHANDIGARH	DELHI	PUDUCHERRY	ODISHA	NAGALAND	MIZORAM
UTTAR PRADESH	MADHYA PRADESH	TRIPURA	UTTARAKHAND

GROUPINGS (WOMEN)

LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2

GROUP “A”	GROUP “B”	GROUP “C”	GROUP “D”	GROUP “E”	GROUP “F”
TAMIL NADU	UTTAR PRADESH	DELHI	HARYANA	CHANDIGARH	ODISHA
KARNATAKA	KERALA	GOA	BIHAR	ASSAM	ANDHRA PRADESH
CHHATTISGARH	PUNJAB	HIMACHAL PRADESH	JHARKHAND	PUDUCHERRY	TELANGANA
MADHYA PRADESH	MAHARASHTRA			WEST BENGAL	UTTARAKHAND
GUJARAT	RAJASTHAN

Schedule

07.05.2018

Court – 1

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-1	KERALA	Vs	MADHYA PRADESH	MB	07.00 AM
L-2	ANDHRA PRADESH	Vs	ODISHA	WF	08.30 AM
L-3	TAMIL NADU	Vs	CHANDIGARH	MA	10.00 AM
L-4	RAJASTHAN	Vs	DELHI	MB	11.30 AM
L-5	UTTAR PRADESH	Vs	MAHARASHTRA	WB	01.00 PM
MATCHES COMMENCE AFTER INAUGURATION
L-7	PUNJAB	Vs	UTTAR PRADESH	MA
L-8	PUNJAB	Vs	RAJASTHAN	WB
L-9	TAMIL NADU	Vs	GUJARAT	WA

court – 2

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-11	HIMACHAL PRADESH	Vs	TRIPURA	MC	07.00 AM
L-12	TELANGANA	Vs	PUDUCHERRY	MC	08.15 AM
MATCHES COMMENCE AFTER INAUGURATION
L-13	HARYANA	Vs	BIHAR	WD
L-14	CHANDIGARH	Vs	ASSAM	WE
L-15	DELHI	Vs	GOA	WC

Court – 3

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-18	ODISHA	Vs	UTTARAKHAND	MD	07.00 AM
L-19	BIHAR	Vs	CHHATTISGARH	MD	08.15 AM
MATCHES COMMENCE AFTER INAUGURATION
L-16	GUJARAT	Vs	NAGALAND	ME
L-17	TELANGANA	Vs	UTTARAKHAND	WF
L-21	WEST BENGAL	Vs	MIZORAM	MF
L-10	ASSAM	Vs	JHARKHAND	ME

Court – 4

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-6	KARNATAKA	Vs	MADHYA PRADESH	WA
L-22	ANDHRA PRADESH	Vs	KARNATAKA	MF
L-20	PUDUCHERRY	Vs	WEST BENGAL	WE

REVISED FIXTURE

08.05.2018

Court – 1

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-23	DELHI	Vs	MADHYA PRADESH	MB	07.00 AM
L-24	MAHARASHTRA	Vs	RAJASTHAN	MB	08.30 AM
L-25	KERALA	Vs	RAJASTHAN	WB	10.00 AM
L-26	GUJARAT	Vs	KARNATAKA	WA	11.30 AM
L-27	UTTAR PRADESH	Vs	TAMIL NADU	MA	01.00 PM
L-28	MIZORAM	Vs	KARNATAKA	MF	02.30 PM
L-29	UTTAR PRADESH	Vs	PUNJAB	WB	04.00 PM
L-30	HARYANA	Vs	PUNJAB	MA	05.30 PM
L-32	CHHATTISGARH	Vs	TAMIL NADU	WA	07.00 PM

Court – 2

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-33	GOA	Vs	HIMACHAL PRADESH	MC	07.00 AM
L-34	ASSAM	Vs	PUDUCHERRY	WE	08.15 AM
L-35	JHARKHAND	Vs	BIHAR	WD	03.30 PM
L-36	TELANGANA	Vs	GOA	MC	04.45 PM
L-37	ANDHRA PRADESH	Vs	UTTARAKHAND	WF	06.00 PM
L-38	JAMMU& KASHMIR	Vs	ODISHA	MD	07.15 PM

Court -4

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-40	UTTARAKHAND	Vs	BIHAR	MD	07.00 AM
L-41	GOA	Vs	HIMACHAL PRADESH	WC	08.15 AM
L-42	TELANGANA	Vs	ODISHA	WF	09.30 AM
L-45	JHARKHAND	Vs	GUJARAT	ME	10.45 AM
L-46	NAGALAND	Vs	ASSAM	ME	12.00 PM
L-39	WEST BENGAL	Vs	ANDHRA PRADESH	MF	02.00 PM
L-31	CHANDIGARH	Vs	WEST BENGAL	WE	03.15 PM
L-43	CHHATTISGARH	Vs	UTTARAKHAND	MD	04.30 PM
L-44	HIMACHAL PRADESH	Vs	PUDUCHERRY	MC	05.45 PM

REVISED FIXTURE

09.05.2018

Court – 1

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-47	CHHATTISGARH	Vs	ODISHA	MD	07.00 AM
L-49	UTTAR PRADESH	Vs	HARYANA	MA	08.30 AM
L-50	RAJASTHAN	Vs	UTTAR PRADESH	WB	10.00 AM
L-51	TAMIL NADU	Vs	MADHYA PRADESH	WA	11.30 AM
L-52	MAHARASHTRA	Vs	MADHYA PRADESH	MB	01.00 PM
L-53	KERALA	Vs	DELHI	MB	02.30 PM
L-54	CHHATTISGARH	Vs	GUJARAT	WA	04.00 PM
L-55	KERALA	Vs	MAHARASHTRA	WB	05.30 PM
L-56	PUNJAB	Vs	CHANDIGARH	MA	07.00 PM

Court – 3

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-57	PUDUCHERRY	Vs	TRIPURA	MC	07.00 AM
L-58	ASSAM	Vs	GUJARAT	ME	08.15 AM
L-59	ANDHRA PRADESH	Vs	MIZORAM	MF	03.30 PM
L-60	HIMACHAL PRADESH	Vs	TELANGANA	MC	04.45 PM
L-61	TRIPURA	Vs	GOA	MC	06.00 PM

Court -4

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-64	JAMMU & KASHMIR	Vs	UTTARAKHAND	MD	07.00 AM
L-65	NAGALAND	Vs	JHARKHAND	ME	08.15 AM
L-66	ODISHA	Vs	UTTARAKHAND	WF	09.30 AM
L-67	HIMACHAL PRADESH	Vs	DELHI	WC	10.45 AM
L-68	TELANGANA	Vs	ANDHRA PRADESH	WF	12.00 PM
L-70	WEST BENGAL	Vs	ASSAM	WE	02.00 PM
L-63	PUDUCHERRY	Vs	CHANDIGARH	WE	03.15 PM
L-62	HARYANA	Vs	JHARKHAND	WD	04.30 PM
L-48	KARNATAKA	Vs	WEST BENGAL	MF	05.45 PM
L-69	BIHAR	Vs	JAMMU & KASHMIR	MD	07.00 PM

‘Raazi’ promoted by Alia Bhatt & Vicky Khaushal in Nations’s Capital!

ON MAY 9, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

B’town’s bubbly actress Alia Bhatt along with actor Vicky Kaushal were out here in Delhi for the promotion of their upcoming film “Raazi”. Along with them the director of the film Meghna Gulzar was also there to grace the event. The event took place in Hotel Le Meridien.

“Raazi” is an upcoming Indian period thriller film directed by Meghna Gulzar and produced by Vineet Jain, Karan Johar, Hiroo Yash Johar and Apoorva Mehta under the banner of Dharma Productions. It features Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal in lead roles. The film is an adaptation of Harinder Sikka’s novel Calling Sehmat, about an Indian spy married to a Pakistani military officer during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. And the film is slated to release on 11th May.

Argentine turn to IMF

ON MAY 9, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

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@Nksagar

Sagar Media Inc:US Trump nulled Iran Nuke deal enforce stricter sanctions IRan turns to other signatories powers France German.Argentina turn to IMF for aid on eco crisis.Malay Goes for polls. India deficit & debt ratio red but skill at lower and high tech or Innovation low ebb.

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9th NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards 2018

ON MAY 10, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Dear Mr. Harsh Jaitly,

National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) is a non-profit voluntary organisation founded in 1996 working as an interface between various stakeholders – Government, Industry and Civil Society Organisations (both national and international) for the empowerment of persons with disabilities.

NCPEDP has long believed that accessibility is the bedrock of inclusion. However, it is not limited to just the physical space. It includes, among many others, transport infrastructure, information & technology, aids, and appliances. Access, therefore, is an issue that cuts across disabilities, sectors, abilities and age groups and forms the very basis of Empowerment! And, a concept that is intrinsic to any kind of access is ‘Universal Design’, which means a design that is usable to the greatest extent possible by everyone, regardless of age, ability, or situation.

Thus, to recognize exemplary and innovative work towards improved accessibility for persons with disabilities, incorporating principles of Universal Design, that NCPEDP with the support of Mphasis launched the ‘NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards’ in 2010.

2018 will see the ninth edition of the Awards which are given in 3 categories: Persons with Disabilities, Working Professionals, and Companies/Organisations.

The Awards cover accessibility in the following fields:

Built Environment
2. Transport
3. Information and Communication Technology
4. Services
5. Aids and Appliances
We have been tremendously motivated by the huge response that the Awards have received since their inception and this year, we look forward to seeing an even greater excitement!

The Concept Note along with the Nomination Forms is attached. We have also enclosed last year’s commemorative brochure for your reference.

We would appreciate if you could please nominate deserving candidates and also help us disseminate the documents further to relevant individuals/organisations in your mailing lists. The last date for sending nominations is Thursday, 31st May, 2018. Please send us your nominations at secretariat.ncpedp@gmail.com.
Your support will help us reach out to the maximum number of people, spreading awareness and identifying and sharing best practices on Universal Design and accessibility from across the country.

Warm regards,

Anwesha

—

SHIVAKUMAR
Chartered Accountant
VK Illam, Gandhigram 624 302
Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu.

UN short of funding to help Rohingya

ON MAY 10, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

By Mutasim Billah

DHAKA, Bangladesh

Three UN agencies have warned that $794 million is needed to cover a shortfall in funding that will allow critical lifesaving work to proceed for Rohingya refugees before the monsoon season arrives.

In a joint press release on Tuesday, the heads of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and World Food Program (WFP) in Cox’s Bazar underscored the urgent need for more funding.

The Joint Response Appeal from all key agencies working on the Rohingya response in Cox’s Bazar has secured just 16 percent of a total $950 million needed for the response until the end of the year — leaving a $794 million shortfall.

The statement came as the humanitarian agencies announced the completion of the first new area of land being prepared to relocate families most at risk of landslides when the monsoon hits.

The work is part of a major joint initiative between IOM, UNHCR and WFP.

“With the monsoon season almost upon us, we will continue working urgently to prepare more land, coordinate services, secure vital access ways and ensure we are ready to respond to emergency situations when they arise,” said Manuel Marques Pereira, IOM’s Emergency Coordinator in Cox’s Bazar.

Kevin J. Allen, head of the UNHCR’s operations in Cox’s Bazar, said: “We’re very happy to be able to move to the next stage in this ambitious project, which has been a great example of inter-agency collaboration in support of the government of Bangladesh.”

“It will be a race against time to get everything ready so that the most vulnerable families at high risk of landslides and flooding can be moved to safety before the worst of the monsoon season gets underway,” he added.

Since Aug. 25, 2017, some 750,000 Rohingya, mostly children and women, have fled Myanmar when Myanmar forces launched a crackdown on the minority Muslim community, according to the Amnesty International, bringing the total number of Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar district to around 900,000.

The vast majority of the refugees are living under tarpaulins and in bamboo shelters on steep sandy slopes in the desperately overcrowded mega camp.

Across all the settlements, around 200,000 people have been identified as being at high risk of floods and landslides when Bangladesh’s notorious cyclone season and heavy monsoons hit in the coming weeks. The immediate priority is to try to relocate around 24,000 people at the highest risk of landslide disasters.

“Our priority is to ensure the safety of refugees during this critical time of year”, said Mohammad Abul Kalam, refugee relief and repatriation commissioner.

Japan provides funding to support Rohingya children

On Tuesday, UNICEF received $15.7 million in funding from Japan to support Rohingya children in Cox’s Bazar.

The grant will allow UNICEF and its partners to continue providing child protection, healthcare, safe drinking water and sanitation support to refugee children and women and their families.

Praising the much-needed support in the first six months of the crisis, UNICEF Bangladesh Representative Edouard Beigbeder said: “UNICEF Bangladesh is grateful to the government and people of Japan for their generous support during a time of immense crisis. With this new funding, we will be able to scale up our interventions to save more lives and continue with our ongoing support in providing safe drinking water and sanitation, healthcare to children, newborns, and pregnant mothers, and strengthen the resilience of the affected host population.”

UNICEF has appealed for $144.6 million in 2018 to respond to the refugee crisis in Cox’s Bazar. So far, it has 30 percent of the funding available against its 2018 appeal requirement. An additional $100.8 million is required to fully deliver on the response.

At least 9,000 Rohingya were killed in the Rakhine state from August 25 to September 24, according to Doctors Without Borders.

In a report published on Dec. 12, the global humanitarian organization said the deaths of 71.7 percent or 6,700 Rohingya were caused by violence. They include 730 children below the age of 5.

The Rohingya, described by the UN as the world’s most persecuted people, have faced heightened fears of attack since dozens were killed in communal violence in 2012.

The UN has documented mass gang rapes, killings — including of infants and young children — brutal beatings, and disappearances committed by security personnel. In a report, UN investigators said such violations may have constituted crimes against humanity.

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Tech Arbitration Critical For National International Disputes

ON MAY 10, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

May08, 2018 (C) Ravinder Singh ravinderinvent@gmail.com

There is rarely a match between Water Availability and Water Requirements in river basins. California drought period may last 5 years, next year get Record Floods.

In my lifetime Electricity Consumption has gone up 30 times. I was 5 years old in 1960 when my grandfather was first in a Punjab village to Switch from SUSTAINABLE extraction of ground water by Persian Wheel, introduced Diesel Powered Tube-well. Almost 25m are installed in India alone mostly Electric. Population too has increased from around 400m to 1300m already.

Groundwater reserves have depleted in Quantity, Quality & Accessibility.

World’s DEPENDENCE ON SURFACE WATER WHICH IS FLUCTUATING, PRODUCED IN ONE REGION CONSUMED IN ANOTHER is growing shall lead to CONFLICTS on Water Sharing.

World has to be prepared to Use Surface Waters Efficiently, Productively, Cooperatively & Equitably, Build Storages to Maximize Availability and avoid CONFLICTS. TECH-ARBITRATION OFFERS QUICK READY MADE OPTION FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION – AT LOW COST OR FREE BY NON PROFIT EXPERTS.

Recently at an event I observed that GOI doesn’t release data about water flows in Rivers, Canals, Water Supply Networks, Ground Water Monitoring Wells when there are ‘Automatic Gauges Installed and Working.’ In fact data for the entire country can be Uploaded from Daily average to every five minutes. [Data cost presently is almost free these days]

http://dms.iwmi.org/app/ – http://www.wri.org/blog/2015/06/global-tour-7-recent-droughts –https://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov/maps/ncei/drought/global

India is not subjected to Long Term Drought but is subjected toExtreme Drought & Floods situation frequently. In South India June2002 it was normal then for 4 months there was Monsoon Failure.Kaveri Basin states fought bitterly in Supreme Court – but soon October onwards there was Above Normal Rains. Delayed paddy transplanting or Switch to non-Paddy Crops in a Drought Period are obvious options.

The interactive Drought Map began with most horrible image – in January2001 over 50% area – 70% population of India experience worst IMAGINABLE DROUGHT. May2003 drought situation prevailed all over India, soon getting good monsoon rains in patches.

Similarly it was normal condition in June and in July-August 2010 world’s most destructive flood hit Pakistan – Flood moved from North to South over 30 days.

While developed countries USA, EU & Australia have adequate Dam Storage capacity – inadequate storages in Developing Countries LEADS to DROUGHT & FLOODS.

India is diverting just 20% water in its rivers – Pakistan 80% for all uses.

Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS

Y-77, Hauz Khas, ND -110016, India. Ph: 091- 8826415770, 9871056471, 9650421857

Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power, Transportation,

Quake M6.2 – hit HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN

ON MAY 10, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude	6.2
Date-Time	9 May 2018 10:41:46 UTC 9 May 2018 15:11:46 near epicenter 9 May 2018 14:41:46 standard time in your timezone
Location	36.990N 71.369E
Depth	111 km
Distances	62 km (39 miles) SSW (194 degrees) of Khorugh, Tajikistan 72 km (45 miles) E (99 degrees) of Feyzabad, Afghanistan 136 km (84 miles) NNW (337 degrees) of Chitral, Pakistan 261 km (162 miles) NNW (340 degrees) of Mingaora, Pakistan 287 km (178 miles) SE (129 degrees) of DUSHANBE, Tajikistan
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 6.0 km; Vertical 4.3 km

Hungarian folk-tale SIMPLETON MISO

ON MAY 10, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Dear All,

We are pleased to invite you for a dance theatre performance based on a Hungarian folk-tale SIMPLETON MISO conceptulised by Mr. Gabor Sziraky on Monday, 14th May 2018 at 7 pm at the India Habitat Centre.

With kind regards,

—————————— —–

HARLEEN AHLUWALIA

Senior PR & Marketing Officer

Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre,
Embassy of Hungary, New Delhi

2/50 M, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110 021

Tel: +91 11 2688 1135

Mob: +91 98100 40261

Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu Women undefeated

ON MAY 10, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu Women undefeated at the 69th Junior National Basketball Championship for Men and Women in Ludhiana

Tamil Nadu girls and Punjab boys teams are the defending champions from the previous version of the event held in Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Day-2 Results:

Men:Group A:

U.P(Prasun 29 pts, Priyanshu 25 pts) bt T.N(Sangeeth 32 pts, Akash 22 pts) 130-116[35-32, 31-20, 31-34, 33-30]

Punjab(Princepal 19pts, Rajan 16 pts) bt Haryana(Vikrant 22pts) 86-41[27-07, 24-16, 19-06, 16-12]

Group B:

Delhi(Abhishek 18 pts, Aditya 11 pts) bt M.P(Animesh 16 pts, Harshavardhan 17 pts) 80-73[26-08, 17-22, 16-08, 21-35]

Rajasthan(Rajeev 29 pts, Sumeet 17 pts) bt Maharashtra(Tanay 29 pts, Faizan 17 pts) 92-74[18-05, 31-24, 22-26, 21-19]

Group C:

H.P(Sukvender 17 pts, Rahul 10 pts) bt Goa(Calvin 25 pts, Antonio 15 pts) 67-66[18-13, 13-12, 12-13, 24-28]

Telangana(Vigneshwar 16 pts, Dinesh 15 pts) bt Goa(Jeshua 09 pts) 56-19[13-05, 16-08, 20-01, 07-05]

Group D:

J&K(Sumit 31 ts, Gaurav 23 pts) bt Odisha(Suresh 19 pts) 80-73[15-22, 27-16, 24-14, 14-21]

Uttarakhand(Riyanshu 25 pts) bt Bihar(Dharmendra 13 pts) 54-31[26-07, 17-08, 6-5, 11-05]

Group F:

Karnataka(Pratyanshu 22 pts, Srujan 21 pts) bt Mizoram(Zonun Sanga 25 pts, Lalrinawma 21 pts) 84-82[24-23, 25-15, 24-14, 21-20]

W.B(Amrendra 19 pts) bt A.P(anikanta 11 pts, Sai Pavan 11 pts) 56-44[19-13, 13-07, 15-08, 09-16]

Women:

Group A:

Karnataka(Harshitha 23 pts, Aiswarya 15 pts, Sanjana 10 pts) bt Gujarat(Tavleen 10 pts, Tanisha 9 pts) 72-41[23-15, 25-11, 23-12, 01-03]

Group B:

Kerala(Sreekala 21 pts, Aparna 12 pts) bt Rajasthan(Neha 30 pts, Yashika 12 pts) 79-58[24-16, 13-15, 23-14, 19-13]

U.P(Vaishnavi 50 pts) bt Punjab(Rajandeep 18 pts, Sakshi 16 pts) 67-54[20-11, 12-13, 22-16, 13-14]

Group D:

Jharkhand(Anu 11 pts, Swarnalee 11 pts) bt Bihar(Harshee 05 pts, Kavya 4 pts) 37-13[13-02, 11-00, 10-06, 3-5]

Group E:

Weste Bengal(B. Das 18 pts, R. Mukherjee 8 pts) bt Chandigarh(Manjeet 08 pts, Shifali 06 pts) 44-25[06-02, 14-04, 10-15, 14-04]

Group F:

A.P.(Swatha 09 pts) bt Uttarakhand(Shruti 07 pts) 40-23[5-7, 5-2, 12-04, 18-10]

Telangana(Aryasree 20 pts) bt Odisha( Pragati 25 pts ) 61-48[16-15, 17-15, 8-8, 20-10]

Day-3 Morning Results:

Men:

Group A:

U.P(Tushal 28 pts, Priyanshu 24 pts) bt Haryana(Rampal 22 pts, Kapil 16 pts) 97-78[18-14, 28-13, 25-22, 26-29]

Group B:

Maharashtra(Suraj 24 pts, Faisal 17 pts) bt M.P(Uday Veer 15 pts, Harshwardhan 13 pts) 92-70[21-15, 25-15, 26-10, 20-30]

Kerala(Sejin 37 pts, ) bt Delhi(Nitish 22pts) 83-78[22-20, 22-24, 21-17, 18-17]

Women:

Group A:

T.N(Pushpa 13 pts) bt M.P(Asmat 09 pts) 60-29[16-05, 18-07, 10-13, 16-04]

Group B:

U.P(Vaishnavi 41 pts, Harshita 10 pts) bt Rajasthan(Ishika 26 pts, Yashika 15 pts) 89-61[21-10, 18-24, 26-17, 24-10]

GROUPINGS (MEN)

LEVEL – 1 LEVEL – 2

GROUP “A”	GROUP “B”	GROUP “C”	GROUP “D”	GROUP “E”	GROUP “F”
PUNJAB	KERALA	TELANGANA	CHHATTISGARH	GUJARAT	WEST BENGAL
TAMIL NADU	RAJASTHAN	GOA	BIHAR	ASSAM	ANDHRA PRADESH
HARYANA	MAHARASHTRA	HIMACHAL PRADESH	JAMMU & KASHMIR	JHARKHAND	KARNATAKA
CHANDIGARH	DELHI	PUDUCHERRY	ODISHA	NAGALAND	MIZORAM
UTTAR PRADESH	MADHYA PRADESH	TRIPURA	UTTARAKHAND

GROUPINGS (WOMEN)

LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2

GROUP “A”	GROUP “B”	GROUP “C”	GROUP “D”	GROUP “E”	GROUP “F”
TAMIL NADU	UTTAR PRADESH	DELHI	HARYANA	CHANDIGARH	ODISHA
KARNATAKA	KERALA	GOA	BIHAR	ASSAM	ANDHRA PRADESH
CHHATTISGARH	PUNJAB	HIMACHAL PRADESH	JHARKHAND	PUDUCHERRY	TELANGANA
MADHYA PRADESH	MAHARASHTRA			WEST BENGAL	UTTARAKHAND
GUJARAT	RAJASTHAN

Schedule

07.05.2018

Court – 1

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-1	KERALA	Vs	MADHYA PRADESH	MB	07.00 AM
L-2	ANDHRA PRADESH	Vs	ODISHA	WF	08.30 AM
L-3	TAMIL NADU	Vs	CHANDIGARH	MA	10.00 AM
L-4	RAJASTHAN	Vs	DELHI	MB	11.30 AM
L-5	UTTAR PRADESH	Vs	MAHARASHTRA	WB	01.00 PM
MATCHES COMMENCE AFTER INAUGURATION
L-7	PUNJAB	Vs	UTTAR PRADESH	MA
L-8	PUNJAB	Vs	RAJASTHAN	WB
L-9	TAMIL NADU	Vs	GUJARAT	WA

Court – 2

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-11	HIMACHAL PRADESH	Vs	TRIPURA	MC	07.00 AM
L-12	TELANGANA	Vs	PUDUCHERRY	MC	08.15 AM
MATCHES COMMENCE AFTER INAUGURATION
L-13	HARYANA	Vs	BIHAR	WD
L-14	CHANDIGARH	Vs	ASSAM	WE
L-15	DELHI	Vs	GOA	WC

Court – 3

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-18	ODISHA	Vs	UTTARAKHAND	MD	07.00 AM
L-19	BIHAR	Vs	CHHATTISGARH	MD	08.15 AM
MATCHES COMMENCE AFTER INAUGURATION
L-16	GUJARAT	Vs	NAGALAND	ME
L-17	TELANGANA	Vs	UTTARAKHAND	WF
L-21	WEST BENGAL	Vs	MIZORAM	MF
L-10	ASSAM	Vs	JHARKHAND	ME

Court – 4

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-6	KARNATAKA	Vs	MADHYA PRADESH	WA
L-22	ANDHRA PRADESH	Vs	KARNATAKA	MF
L-20	PUDUCHERRY	Vs	WEST BENGAL	WE

REVISED FIXTURE

08.05.2018

Court – 1

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-23	DELHI	Vs	MADHYA PRADESH	MB	07.00 AM
L-24	MAHARASHTRA	Vs	RAJASTHAN	MB	08.30 AM
L-25	KERALA	Vs	RAJASTHAN	WB	10.00 AM
L-26	GUJARAT	Vs	KARNATAKA	WA	11.30 AM
L-27	UTTAR PRADESH	Vs	TAMIL NADU	MA	01.00 PM
L-28	MIZORAM	Vs	KARNATAKA	MF	02.30 PM
L-29	UTTAR PRADESH	Vs	PUNJAB	WB	04.00 PM
L-30	HARYANA	Vs	PUNJAB	MA	05.30 PM
L-32	CHHATTISGARH	Vs	TAMIL NADU	WA	07.00 PM

Court – 2

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-33	GOA	Vs	HIMACHAL PRADESH	MC	07.00 AM
L-34	ASSAM	Vs	PUDUCHERRY	WE	08.15 AM
L-35	JHARKHAND	Vs	BIHAR	WD	03.30 PM
L-36	TELANGANA	Vs	GOA	MC	04.45 PM
L-37	ANDHRA PRADESH	Vs	UTTARAKHAND	WF	06.00 PM
L-38	JAMMU& KASHMIR	Vs	ODISHA	MD	07.15 PM

Court -4

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-40	UTTARAKHAND	Vs	BIHAR	MD	07.00 AM
L-41	GOA	Vs	HIMACHAL PRADESH	WC	08.15 AM
L-42	TELANGANA	Vs	ODISHA	WF	09.30 AM
L-45	JHARKHAND	Vs	GUJARAT	ME	10.45 AM
L-46	NAGALAND	Vs	ASSAM	ME	12.00 PM
L-39	WEST BENGAL	Vs	ANDHRA PRADESH	MF	02.00 PM
L-31	CHANDIGARH	Vs	WEST BENGAL	WE	03.15 PM
L-43	CHHATTISGARH	Vs	UTTARAKHAND	MD	04.30 PM
L-44	HIMACHAL PRADESH	Vs	PUDUCHERRY	MC	05.45 PM

REVISED FIXTURE

09.05.2018

Court – 1

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-47	CHHATTISGARH	Vs	ODISHA	MD	07.00 AM
L-49	UTTAR PRADESH	Vs	HARYANA	MA	08.30 AM
L-50	RAJASTHAN	Vs	UTTAR PRADESH	WB	10.00 AM
L-51	TAMIL NADU	Vs	MADHYA PRADESH	WA	11.30 AM
L-52	MAHARASHTRA	Vs	MADHYA PRADESH	MB	01.00 PM
L-53	KERALA	Vs	DELHI	MB	02.30 PM
L-54	CHHATTISGARH	Vs	GUJARAT	WA	04.00 PM
L-55	KERALA	Vs	MAHARASHTRA	WB	05.30 PM
L-56	PUNJAB	Vs	CHANDIGARH	MA	07.00 PM

Court – 3

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-57	PUDUCHERRY	Vs	TRIPURA	MC	07.00 AM
L-58	ASSAM	Vs	GUJARAT	ME	08.15 AM
L-59	ANDHRA PRADESH	Vs	MIZORAM	MF	03.30 PM
L-60	HIMACHAL PRADESH	Vs	TELANGANA	MC	04.45 PM
L-61	TRIPURA	Vs	GOA	MC	06.00 PM

Court -4

No	Team “A”	Vs	Team “B”	Group	Timing
L-64	JAMMU & KASHMIR	Vs	UTTARAKHAND	MD	07.00 AM
L-65	NAGALAND	Vs	JHARKHAND	ME	08.15 AM
L-66	ODISHA	Vs	UTTARAKHAND	WF	09.30 AM
L-67	HIMACHAL PRADESH	Vs	DELHI	WC	10.45 AM
L-68	TELANGANA	Vs	ANDHRA PRADESH	WF	12.00 PM
L-70	WEST BENGAL	Vs	ASSAM	WE	02.00 PM
L-63	PUDUCHERRY	Vs	CHANDIGARH	WE	03.15 PM
L-62	HARYANA	Vs	JHARKHAND	WD	04.30 PM
L-48	KARNATAKA	Vs	WEST BENGAL	MF	05.45 PM
L-69	BIHAR	Vs	JAMMU & KASHMIR	MD	07.00 PM

On Mother’s Day, UNICEF calls for

ON MAY 10, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

On Mother’s Day, UNICEF calls for the narrowing of “breastfeeding gaps” between rich and poor worldwide

Despite the benefits of breastfeeding, 1 in 5 babies in high-income countries are not breastfed at all, compared to just 1 in 25 in low- and-middle-income countries

Download the report and multimedia materials here

NEW YORK, 10 May 2018 – The number of babies missing out on breastfeeding remains high, particularly among the world’s richest countries, UNICEF said in a new analysis released today. Worldwide, approximately 7.6 million babies each year are not breastfed.

The analysis indicates that even though breastmilk saves lives, protects babies and mothers against deadly diseases, and leads to better IQ and educational outcomes, an estimated 21 per cent of babies in high-income countries are never breastfed. In low-and-middle-income countries, the rate is 4 per cent.

“Breastfeeding is the best gift a mother, rich or poor, can give her child, as well as herself,” said Shahida Azfar, UNICEF’s Deputy Executive Director a.i. “As we celebrate Mother’s Day, we must give the world’s mothers the support they need to breastfeed.”

The analysis notes that babies are much more likely to be breastfed at least once in low- and-middle-income countries like Bhutan (99%), Madagascar (99%) and Peru (99%) than those born in Ireland (55%) the United States (74%) or Spain (77%) (see table). The United States alone accounts for more than one-third of the 2.6 million babies in high-income countries who were never breastfed.

However, within low-and-middle-income countries, wealth disparities affect how long a mother will continue to breastfeed her child, the data show. Babies from the poorest families have rates for breastfeeding at 2 years that are 1.5 times higher than those from the richest families. The gaps are widest in West and Central Africa and in Latin America and the Caribbean, where babies from the poorest families have breastfeeding rates at 2 years that are nearly double those from wealthier families.

Percentage of children age two years in low- and -middle-income countries who are breastfed, by wealth quintile and region*

“We know that wealthy mothers in poor countries are less likely to breastfeed, but somewhat paradoxically, we’re seeing indications that in wealthy countries, it’s the poor who are the least likely,” said Shahida Azfar, UNICEF’s Deputy Executive Director a.i.” These breastfeeding gaps across income levels are a strong indication that countries, regardless of the level of wealth, are not informing and empowering every mother to breastfeed her baby.”

Factors leading to higher breastfeeding rates vary. Countries like India and Vietnam have put in place strong policies to protect and promote breastfeeding. Others like Turkmenistan have very high rates of mothers giving birth in baby-friendly hospitals**. Almost all mothers in New Zealand and Sri Lanka give birth at a baby-friendly facility. Additionally, cultural and political contexts, including support from fathers, families, employers and communities, play a decisive role.

Through its global campaign, Every Child ALIVE, which demands solutions on behalf of the world’s newborns, UNICEF urges governments, the private sector and civil society to:

Increase funding and awareness to raise breastfeeding rates from birth through the age of two.
Put in place strong legal measures to regulate the marketing of infant formula and other breastmilk substitutes as well as bottles and teats.
Enact paid family leave and put in place workplace breastfeeding policies, including paid breastfeeding breaks.
Implement the ten steps to successful breastfeeding in maternity facilities, and provide breastmilk for sick newborns.
Ensure that mothers receive skilled breastfeeding counselling at health facilities and in the first week after delivery.
Strengthen links between health facilities and communities, so that mothers are ensured of continued support for breastfeeding.
Improve monitoring systems to track improvements in breastfeeding policies, programmes and practices.

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Sushma Swaraj visiting Myanmar

ON MAY 11, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today called on Myanmar President U Win Myint at Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar. External Affairs Minister is on a two-day visit to Myanmar for discussions on a number of bilateral and regional issues.

Mrs Swaraj was warmly received by India’s Ambassador Vikram Misri and Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar U Myint Thu. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson, Raveesh Kumar said, seven agreements are expected to be signed during the visit.

Myanmar is one of India’s strategic neighbours and it shares a 1,640 km border with a number of northeastern states.

Hasina received the call from Sushma around 9:45pm on Thursday, the Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Nazrul Islam told media.

“India’s position is same as Bangladesh’s over the Rohingya issue,” Nazrul quoted Sushma as telling Hasina during the phone call.

“She also spoke about India pushing Myanmar both bilaterally and multilaterally so that they take back their refugees,” Nazrul said.

“What India is saying is that Myanmar must stop atrocities against Rohingyas,” he added. Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla, after handing over 53 tonnes of relief material for the Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh authorities, said his country would stand by Bangladesh’s side over the issue.

Many in Bangladesh suggest that Dhaka step up diplomacy to have India and China mount pressure on Myanmar to take back the refugees.

But earlier in the day, Myanmar News Agency in a report quoted Hong Liang, the Chinese ambassador in Myanmar, as saying, “The stance of China regarding the terrorist attacks in Rakhine is clear, it is just an internal affair; the counterattacks of Myanmar security forces against extremist terrorists and the government’s undertakings to provide assistance to the people are strongly welcomed.”

Around 400,000 Rohingyas fleeing the ongoing army crackdown against the group have joined as many refugees in Bangladesh.

Prime Minister Hasina said she would raise the Rohingya issue at the UN General Assembly currently under way in New York.

AungSanSuuKyi reaches Delhi, will call on President and meet PM Modi, MEA Sushma Swaraj.

UN Security Council has called on Myanmar to speed up efforts to ensure the safe return of the Rohingya and to hold accountable perpetrators of attacks against the Muslim minority.

The statement followed a fact-finding mission by the council’s ambassadors to Myanmar and Bangladesh from 28th April to 1st May to get a firsthand look at the crisis from the forced exodus of 700,000 Rohingya from Myanmar.

Council members said that in light of the importance of undertaking transparent investigations into allegations of human rights abuses and violations, urge the government of Myanmar to fulfil, based on respect for the rule of law, its stated commitment to holding accountable perpetrators of violence.

The council also urged Myanmar to step up its efforts to create conditions conducive to the safe, voluntary, and dignified return of Rohingya refugees to their homes in Rakhine state.

National Technology Day being celebrated

ON MAY 11, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

National Technology Day is being celebrated in the country today. On this day in 1998, India successfully tested its nuclear bombs in Pokhran, Rajasthan. Remembering the Pokhran Nuclear test in his recent Mann ki Baat programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said, Lord Buddha had shown the world that the power of inner strength is necessary for peace.

In reference to the 20th anniversary of Pokhran Test this year, Mr Modi asked the younger generations to imbibe the mantra of Jai-Vigyan given by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for enhancing the might and the power of India, to build a modern India, a powerful India and a self-reliant India.

In a series of tweets, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has talked about the 1998 tests in detail. She dedicated the National Technology Day to country’s scientists, technicians and leadership who made India a nuclear weapon state. India conducted five underground nuclear tests at Pokhran test range in Rajasthan, on 11th and 13th of May in 1998.

The tests were conducted under the leadership of Former President Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, who was then DRDO Chief, and Dr R Chidambaran, then Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission. A team of more than 100 scientists, technicians and soldiers were involved in the successfully conducted tests.

EU: Iranian strikes against Israel ‘extremely worrying’

ON MAY 11, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

European Union called reports about Iranian strikes against Israeli army posts from inside Syria “extremely worrying” and said Israel had the right to defend itself.

It also called on all regional actors to show restraint and avoid any escalation.

“Reports about last night’s Iranian attacks against Israeli army posts from inside Syria, to which Israel responded by striking against Iranian targets in Syria, are extremely worrying,” said a spokeswoman for the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini.

India and Nepal build “Ramayan Circuit”

ON MAY 11, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart K P Sharma Oli jointly inaugurated direct bus service between Janakpur in Nepal and Ayodhya in India.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Modi said India and Nepal will work towards building ‘Ramayan’ circuit between both the countries. He said this will act as the foundation for strong people to people contact between the two nations. He thanked his Nepalese counterpart K P Sharma Oli for accompanying him during this visit to Janakpur.

He also paid a visit to Janaki temple earlier and offered special prayers. Mr Modi is also going to address a civic reception in a short while from now. The Prime Minister reached Janakpur this morning on a two-day visit to the Himalayan nation.

He was received by Defence Minister of Nepal Ishwor Pokhral, Chief Minister of Province two, and Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Manjeev Singh Puri.

During the visit to the Himalayan nation, Mr Modi will hold bilateral talks with his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli besides meeting the President and Vice President of the country.

Mr Modi and Mr Oli will jointly lay the foundation stone for Arun 3 hydropower project. The two leaders will have the opportunity to take forward the recent wide-ranging discussions in New Delhi on issues of mutual interest, and to advance partnership across diverse sectors.

This is Mr Modi’s third visit to Nepal as Prime Minister. In his departure statement prior to the visit, Mr Modi said, the visit reflects the high priority that India attaches to the age-old, close and friendly ties with the Himalayan Nation.

He said these high-level and regular interactions reflect his government’s commitment to the ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy, in consonance with the motto of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. Mr Modi stated that India will continue to remain a steadfast partner of the neighbouring country to implement its vision of ‘Samriddha Nepal, Sukhi Nepali’.

Abe and Li to promote infrastructure

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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the country aims to work closely with China in responding to growing demand for infrastructure in Asian countries.

Abe was speaking on Thursday at a welcome party for Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at a Tokyo hotel, hosted by Japanese business organizations. Li was visiting Japan for the first time since taking office in 2013.

Abe said he agreed with Li during their talks the previous day to set up a forum for bringing together the 2 nations’ public and private sectors with the aim of responding to the huge demand for infrastructure in Asia.

Abe said he believes both countries stand to gain more from cooperating with each other than competing for overseas infrastructure projects.
Li called for active participation by Japanese firms in China’s Belt and Road economic initiative, which covers Asia, Africa and Europe. He said China wants to deepen pragmatic cooperation with Japan so the 2 countries’ development strategies can be linked effectively.

Li also said he believes China and Japan can complement each other in technological innovation.

He added that he wants to promote bilateral financial cooperation and ways to increase private-sector investment opportunities between them.

Li expressed hope to visit Japan again fairly soon and spend more time in the country, and said he has invited Abe to China.

Li added that frequent reciprocal visits by the 2 nations’ leaders will help deepen bilateral economic ties.

47 dead after dam bursts in Kenya

ON MAY 11, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Heavy rain is forecast to continue over the next few weeks, leading to fear that the flooding could get worse. Kenyan authorities say at least 47 people died after weeks of torrential rain caused a dam to collapse on Wednesday night.

The “sea of water” from the dam in the western town of Solai tore into 2 villages.

The reservoir was used for agriculture and fish cultivation.

Many people were reportedly asleep at the time. Almost half of the dead are said to be children.

Residents are working to rescue people buried under mud. They are also clearing away debris and farm produce.

Israel airstrikes Syria,Iranian attacks Golan Heights

ON MAY 11, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran had crossed a “red line” by firing rockets at Israeli forces from Syria, leading to major Israeli air strikes on Thursday in the neighbouring country.

“Iran has crossed a red line. Our reaction was a consequence,” the Israeli leader said in a video posted on social media.

“The Israeli army carried out an extensive attack against Iranian targets in Syria.”

Iran has not claimed responsibility for the rocket fire.

Israel carried out widespread deadly raids against what it said were Iranian targets in Syria after rocket fire towards its forces which it blamed on Iran, marking a sharp escalation between the two enemies.

Israel said 20 rockets, either Fajr or Grad type, were fired from Syria at its forces in the occupied Golan Heights at around midnight.

It blamed the rocket fire on Iran’s Quds force, adding that Israel’s anti-missile system intercepted four while the rest did not land in its territory.

No Israelis were wounded.

“We are in a prolonged campaign and our policy is clear: We will not allow Iran to establish itself militarily in Syria,” Netanyahu said.

Israel launched air strikes on military installations in neighboring Syria on Thursday, killing at least 23 people.Israel says the attacks were retaliation for about 20 rockets it claims were fired into the Golan Heights by Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard Corps deployed in Syria.

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the Israeli strikes reached a wide area, including the vicinity of Damascus, the southern province of Quneitra and the central province of Homs. Iran’s military installations were among the targets, along with those of the Shia Muslim group Hezbollah and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces. Israel is reportedly alarmed by Iran’s increasing military presence in Syria and has repeatedly targeted Iranian installations there.

The reported Iranian attacks in the Golan Heights were the first since the United States announced its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.

Concerns are growing that the US pullout may deepen the conflict between Israel and Iran in Syria.

UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters on Thursday that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was following the situation with utmost concern.

He noted that the UN Disengagement Observer Force, or UNDOF, has maintained contact with forces from both sides.

Dujarric said Guterres urged an immediate halt to all hostile acts and provocative actions to avoid a new conflagration in the region, which is already embroiled in “terrible conflicts with immense suffering of civilians.”

UNICEF INVITE ON MOTHER S DAY

ON MAY 11, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

UNICEF Invite for #EveryChildAlive campaign – panel discussion with Kareena Kapoor, doctor, front line worker and a father on Mother’s Day

Sonia Sarkar <ssarkar@unicef.org> to you & 1 other(s)

Thu, 10 May 2018 18:18:17

Greetings,

UNICEF has launched #EveryChildALIVE, a signature campaign that supports and accelerates India’s efforts to eliminate preventable neonatal deaths by 2030, with a focus on the girl child.

On 13 May2018, which is celebrated worldwide as Mother’s Day, UNICEF India will organize a panel discussion to highlight the importance of mothers and survival of their new-borns in New Delhi.

The panel discussion focusing on “Mothers and their Newborns” will see participation from diverse stakeholders, all of whom play a significant role in supporting mothers take care of their newborns and ensuring that they survive.

Kareena Kapoor, UNICEF India’s Goodwill Advocate who has been associated with UNICEF for over five years has kindly agreed to be a part of the panel. Ms. Kapoor, who is a mother of a one year old is a supporter of child rights, especially in the context of education and more recently around newborn health, nutrition and development. Her voice and message for millions of young mothers will be impactful in sustaining the important discourse around newborn survival.

Other panelists will include a frontline worker and a father who will speak about their experiences. Please find their profiles attached.

Who: Kareena Kapoor Khan, UNICEF Goodwill Advocate

Dr. Henk Bekedam, WHO Representative

Doctor from Orissa, Dr. Hota,

Father from West Bengal , Mr Shiekh Mohammed Ali

ASHA health worker from Ms Uttar Pradesh, Uma Devi

Where: Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

When: May 13, 2018

Lunch: 1:30 pm- 2:45 pm

Panel Discussion: 3:15 pm- 4:15 pm

You are cordially invited to join us for the panel discussion.

Kind Regards,

Demolition Drive in Delhi is UGLIEST City Improvement Option

ON MAY 11, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

May11, 2018 (C) Ravinder Singh ravinderinvent@gmail.com

Delhi is world’s Most Unplanned and Worst Managed City in the world – though top Civil Servants opt for Delhi based Centre Government so come from regions of the country. Politicians too come from many regions around Delhi – find Delhi to be million times better than their native places – ARE RESISTING TO CHANGE.

FIND NOTHING WRONG IN SLUMS, JAMS, HIGH COST OF COMMODITIES, MISMANAGED TRANSPORT, LAW & ORDER, PARENTS TESTED FOR SCHOOL ADMISSIONS, VENDORS, STINKING FRUITS & VEGETABLE SUPPLY, GARBAGE MOUNTAINS, SEWAGE IN RIVERS & DRAINS, WATER SHORTAGES, ROADS TOO NARROW FOR TRAFFIC & THAT TOO LARGELY USED FOR PARKING, FOUR WHEELER REGISTRATION UNRESTRICTED, AMBULANCES PREFER TO TAKE DISCHARGED PATIENTS OR VICTIMS TO HOME THAN IN CRITICAL NEED.

Abuse of RENT LAWS – worst in world WAS ADDED INCENTIVE TO NO CHANGE Attitude – A person may be paying Rs.100 PM rent than Rs.10,00,000 Current Market Rent. I found Multi-Level Hotels on Mud Brick made Ground Floor in old Delhi when Arjun Guest House Collapsed.

Worst of RENT LAWS was SUB-DIVISION OF TENANCY – A Shop in 1950 may have 20 SUB-DIVISIONS or PORTIONS or CLAIMANTS today. THIS RESTRICTED BUYING & SELLING OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WHEN OWNERS RIGHTS WERE ‘LIMITED’ ADDED TO STINK – Even business not making profit would continue to pay paltry rent than vacate it.

Demolition Drive in Delhi UGLIEST City Improvement Option

When DLF developed Hauz Khas six decades ago – it had no idea thatDelhi would expand 20 times in population, 1000 Times in GDP.Against few thousand cars – has over 3 million cars – over 10m automobiles.

Hauz Khas market as per DLF Approved Plan has 80% Residential and 20% Commercial & Shopping layout. THERE WAS NO NEED FOR EVEN THIS – SHOPS REMAINED VACANT FOR DECADES – BUT PRESENTLY 50 TIMES MORE SPACE IS OCCUPIED FOR COMMERCIAL USE YET IT & BPO NEEDS ARE MET BY GUGAON or NOIDA.

Even after each Market Plot has Doubled Floor Area – but now Residential space is not even 20%, against present Commercial Space within market – 5 Times more Commercial Space is Occupied in Roadside Homes.

Hauz Khas Market need be DEMOLISHED & REBUILD – 3-4 TIMES MORE COMMERICAL AREA – 8-10 LEVEL BUILDING WITH 20 Feet Stilts & Basement Parking Ready by 2020 – Re-Locate all Businesses to New Hauz Khas Market.

Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS

Y-77, Hauz Khas, ND -110016, India. Ph: 091- 8826415770, 9871056471, 9650421857

Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power, Transportation,

Smart Cities, Water, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Technologies and Projects

Delhi Confused Miss TECH EXPERT – 200 Ambulances AIIMS

ON MAY 11, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

May10, 2018 (C) Ravinder Singh ravinderinvent@gmail.com

Delhi is totally CONFUSED in the absence of TECH-EXPERT – there are over 200 may be 400 Ambulances Parked around AIIMS in 1km radius – Not to Serve Critical Accident Victims or Patients but >>

Ø Take Home SURVIVED & TREATED ACCIDENT VICTIMS & PATIENTS back home.

Delhi can’t decide whether Deep Water Table is Good For Building & Structures or Shallow Water Table is desired –.

When water table goes deep in Punjab or Gujarat it is matter of grave concern – Primary water source in the states is depleting and Surface water source is UNRELIABLE.

Yesterday there was Story on Water Table Going Down – is Good For RCC Building Structures, Basements, yet Trees are Green & Growing – Signs of HEALTHY growth.

Today we see stories of SEALING of Tube-wells and Ground Water Re-Charge – Storage of Water in Yamuna Dams is 1000 TIMES CHEAP, BETTER, RELIABLE & CLEAN.

Sealing Drive is on to raze down illegal SHOPS but there is no regulation. Hauz Khas has 10 times more SALONS & SPAs than required yet more are coming up – this month I paid Rs.150 for 10m Haircut 50% more than April.

Simple Haircut to an average household cost much more than ELECTRICITY BILL.

Politically there is no one to defend SUPREME COURT orders – No body is telling ‘YOU CAN DO 10 TIMES MORE BUSINESS FROM SAME SPACE & HOME DELIVER GOODS – WHEN THERE IS SHOPPING REGULATIONS.’

There is no Check on Illegal Parking on Main Roads and In Front of Shops. Rs.5000 minimum fine for wrong Parking on Main Roads and Rs.2000 in inner roads be enforced. At Green Park Metro Station Trucks & Cars are WRONGLY PARKED ALL DAY & NIGHT.

Malls are coming up when Delhi need De-Centralize WHOLESALE MARKETS.

Problem with malls is that CUSTOMERS COME IN CARS – SPEND HOURS TO BUY A THING OR NOTHING – A WHOLESALE MARKET INSTEAD MAY HOME-DELIVER IN 2 KM RADIUS.

UBERIZATION of AMBULANCES & BUSES, MINIBUSES, SHARED TAXIS – AUTOS, & INTEGRATE PUBLIC TRANSPORT – E-RICKS for METRO LAST MILE CONNECTIVITY ARE ESSENTIAL TO MAKE DELHI SMART. Admissions to Schools within Colony – Staggered Office Timings, IT & BPO Centers in Delhi itself, 24hr Potable Water & 10 New Railway Stations are Urgent Needs.

Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS

Y-77, Hauz Khas, ND -110016, India. Ph: 091- 8826415770, 9871056471, 9650421857

Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power, Transportation,

Smart Cities, Water, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Technologies and Projects

CAIT RAISES EYE BROWS TO WALMART FLIPKART DEAL

ON MAY 11, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) will closely study the metrics of Walmart-Flipkart deal and will move to the Government or appropriate Authority to seek a ban on the deal till the time all related issues are resolved satisfactorily. Its not an ordinary deal between two companies but certain important issues concerning FDI policy, data security, competition, unfair practices etc. have been involved. Since the deal has a greater ramification on India’s retail trade, a closer scrutiny is certainly warranted-said the CAIT.

CAIT Secretary General Mr. Praveen Khandelwal said that key issues of the matter is whoever controls the platform control data and digital intelligence. Therefore, being the controller of the Company, the Walmart may use the data and other information as per its will & wish and the possibility of compromising the data can not be ruled out. Second important aspect is that the Owner can squeeze and dictate anything and as such being the virtual owner, the Walmart will always be in a position to dictate its terms and conditions.Thirdly, it is much more difficult for the Govt to control & regulate foreign owned platforms particularly in e commerce sector which has no boundaries.

Another factor which needs to be taken into account is the situation where a major player controls production to inventory management, marketplace to logistics, payments and delivery and control all this through global controls on data and digital intelligence.It is more vulnerable when there is no policy for e commerce and neither a Regulatory Authority to control & regulate the market.

The Walmart-Flipkart deal is nothing but in long run a clear attempt to control & dominate the much potential retail trade of India by Walmart through e commerce which is only a bridge to reach out to offline retail market of India.

Mr. Khandelwal has demanded that Government should immediately frame a national policy for e commerce and constitute a Regulatory Authority to regulate and e commerce business in India and till such time, the deal should be put in abeyance by the Government and a close scrutiny should be held in the entire deal.

The Role of Indian Navy

ON MAY 11, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Invitation for Vimarsha on “The Role of Indian Navy in the Changing Security Environment” by Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC on Wednesday, 23rd May 2018 at 5:00pm

| Opening Reception May 19, 2018

ON MAY 11, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

ORIGIN

Sydney Croskery
Maryrose Mendoza
Yang Jung Uk

MAY 19 – JULY 28
OPENING RECEPTION:

MAY 19, 6 PM – 8 PM

Baik Art is pleased to present Origin, a group exhibition including works by Yang Jung Uk, Sydney Croskery, and Maryrose Cobarrubias Mendoza. This show aims to highlight their respective practices as they look to sourcing found objects as a way to convey contemporary critical discourse and autobiographical narratives. This exhibition will be on display from May 19, 2018, through July 28, 2018. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2018, from 6 pm – 8 pm.

Does the protective packing of art, for the purpose its preservation, add to its intrinsically sculptural quality? Are the painterly representations of archived ephemera akin to the readymade materials they hang beside? Or does illusion and context construed ones understanding to mirror that of the authors? It is these lines of thought that structure the following artist’s contemplations on found materials as both displaced commodity and anecdotal signifier. Considering the “found object” as a societal residue of sorts, the artists in this exhibition aim to manipulate the viewing of banal objects through industrialized re-packaging, juxtaposition, and idiosyncratic interpretation.

Displayed works revolve around the continuous sourcing and altering of mass-produced products, as they relate to social experience. Pieces such as Mendoza’s, Brown, illustrate the various ways in which color can be classified through divisive branding, causing the interpretation between existing materials to transform greatly, despite offering congruent practical functions. It is this uncanny play on our understanding of the familiar that blurs the lines between interpretation and fact.

Jung Uk’s use of kitsch items within larger constructions deepens sentiments of ideological displacement and cultural specificity. His meticulously composed shipping materials, which engulf locally sourced readymades, insinuates a necessity for industrialized aesthetics and commercial viability within an artwork. Authenticity then, becomes perversely transformed when faced with consumer demand and economic pressure, further robbing objects of their original intentions.

Furthermore, interdisciplinary wall installations like Croskery’s, Think/ Believe, perpetuate discourses involving found materials and the nature of their representations. In this work, one may notice allusions to Rene Magritte’s allegorical pipe. Much like his 1928 painting, “Treachery of Images,” Croskery’s work grapples with the documentation of objects as they exist in the material and digital sphere. Thus, highlighting current conflictions involving our collective aptitude to identify context and discern between truth and fiction.

Sagar Media Inc— Change Thy Secrecy

ON MAY 11, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Sagar Media Inc—

Change.org की गोपनीयता नीति में बदलाव

सबसे पहले तो आपका धन्यवाद कि आप Change.org का एक अहम हिस्सा हैं, और आप अपने मुद्दों के लिए आवाज़ उठाते हैं।

हम यह ईमेल आपको इसलिए भेज रहे हैं क्योंकि हम Change.org की गोपनीयता नीति को अपडेट कर रहे हैं।

इन नए अपडेट्स से आपकी निजी जानकारी पर आपका अधिकार बेहतर होगा, ये अपडेट्स यूरोपीय संघ के नए डाटा संरक्षण कानूनों का पूरी तरह समर्थन करते हैं। इन अपडेट्स से आपके पास ऐसे टूल्स होंगे, जिनसे आप Change.org को इस्तेमाल करते हुए अपनी प्राइवेसी को बेहतर तरीके से मैनेज कर सकेंगे। ये नई नीति 24 मई, 2018 से लागू होगी।

कुछ महत्वपूर्ण अपडेट्स इस प्रकार हैं:

हमने अपनी गोपनीयता नीति के ढांचे को बदल दिया है ताकि आपको आपके डाटा की पूरी जानकारी हो। आपको पता हो कि हमारे पास कौनसा डाटा है, उसका इस्तेमाल क्या है और आपने उसे कैसे साझा किया है।
हमने अपनी सेवाओं को इस्तेमाल करने की आयु सीमा को 13 से बढ़ाकर 16 वर्ष कर दिया है, जैसा कि नए यूरोपीय कानून की मांग है। हमने इस बदलाव को Change.org के उपयोग की शर्तों में भी सम्मिलित किया है।
हमने गोपनीयता नीति के उस हिस्से को हटा दिया है, जिससे पहले से ही बंद ‘प्रायोजित कैम्पेन्स’ को चलाया जाता था, अब हम ऐसी कोई सेवा प्रदान नहीं करते हैं।
हमने कोशिश की है कि हमारे इमेल्स का सारा कंट्रोल अब आपके पास हो, आप तय करें कि आपको ये कैसे मिलेंगे। अगर आप उन पेटीशन्स का अपडेट नहीं चाहते, जिन्हें आपने साइन किया है या आप आगे से कोई मदद नहीं करना चाहते तो आप इन इमेल्स को ‘ऑप्ट आउट’ कर सकते हैं। इसके लिए आप अपनी प्रोफाइल के “Privacy & preferences” वाले हिस्से में जा सकते हैं या इस लिंक का इस्तेमाल कर सकते हैं- https://www.change.org/account_settings/privacy.

यदि आप इस विषय में अधिक जानकारी चाहते हैं तो आप हमारी नई गोपनीयता नीति को इस लिंक पर जाकर पढ़ सकते हैं। यदि इन अपडेट्स को लेकर आपके मन में कोई दुविधा या सवाल हैं तो आप बिना संकोच हमसे संपर्क करें—आपके सवालों का जवाब देकर हमें खुशी होगी।

आपका बहुत-बहुत धन्यवाद, हम आशा करते हैं कि Change.org के माध्यम से आप अपने मुद्दों को ना केवल उठाते रहेंगे बल्कि उन्हें एक बड़ी जीत में बदलते हुए भी देखते रहेंगे।

Change.org की पूरी टीम

संदेश पाना बंद कर · ईमेल प्राथमिकताएं प्रबंधित कर · गोपनीयता नीति

क्योंकि आपने 16-11-2009 को Change.org के उपयोगकर्ता के रूप में पंजीकृत किया है यह ईमेल Change.org द्वारा Nksagar_1@yahoo.com को भेजा गया था। हम अपने आपकी बात सुनने के लिए हमेशा तत्पर रहते हैं! हमारे सहायना केंद्र से संपर्क करें।

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Chandigarh relegate Haryana

ON MAY 12, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Chandigarh relegate Haryana in a tough matchup at the 69th Junior National Basketball Championship for Men and Women in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, 11th May 2018: The 69th Junior National Basketball Championship for Men and Women is underway at the Ludhiana Basketball Academy, Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana from 7th May. The championship is being organised by Punjab Basketball Association under the aegis of the Basketball Federation of India.

Tamil Nadu girls and Punjab boys teams are the defending champions from the previous version of the event held in Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Day-4 Results:

Men:

Group A:

U.P(Akshay 31 pts, Prasun 25 pts, Priyanshu 22 pts) bt Chandigarh(Rahul 32 pts, Ajmer 26 pts) 115-92[33-23, 30-16, 20-21, 32-32]

T.N(Arvind 25pts, Akash 24 pts) bt Haryana(Rampal 20 pts, Vikrant 22 pts) 86-75[22-22, 22-23, 21-21, 21-09]

Group B:

Delhi( Nitish 27 pts ) bt Maharashtra( Suraj 26 pts ) 82-79[18-14, 11-18, 26-14, 27-33]

Rajasthan( Sumeet 25 pts, Rajeev 19 pts ) bt Kerala(Chacko 23pts, Sejin 17 pts) 101-95[26-16, 19-21, 26-20, 30-38]

Group C:

Goa( Jeshua 22 pts ) bt Pudducherry( Sathyavanan 22 pts ) 76-50[12-09, 26-14, 20-18, 18-09]

Group D:

Odisha(Sarat 25 pts, Suresh 14 pts) bt Bihar(Yashraj 27 pts, Dharmendr 22 pts) 72-66[16-19, 19-11, 17-15, 20-21]

Women:

Group A:

Gujarat(Tavleen 22 pts, Ria 15 pts) bt M.P(Asmat 30 pts) 73-71[22-17, 15-23, 16-16, 20-15]

Group B:

Maharashtra(Neha 24 pts, Sakshi 14 pts) bt Rajasthan(Yashika 16 pts, Ishika 09 pts) 101-45[19-16, 29-13, 32-03, 21-13]

Kerala(Sreekala 48 pts) bt Punjab(Prabhjot 22pts) 91-76[23-17, 24-14, 23-27, 21-18]

Day-5 First Session Results:

Men:

Group A:

Chandigarh(Ajmer 30 pts, Kawaljeet 13 pts) bt Haryana(Rampal 23 pts, Mukesh 21 pts) 89-85[14-09, 21-23, 29-30, 25-23]

Group B:

Kerala(Chacko 26 pts, Sejin 25 pts) bt Maharashtra(Faisal 23 pts, Tanay 17 pts) 106-82[20-22, 24-27, 26-12, 36-21]

Rajasthan(Rajeev 36 pts, Sumeet 13 pts) bt M.P(Harshwardhan 19 pts, Uday 14 pts) 97-62[34-26, 30-15, 16-10, 17-11]

Women:

Group A:

T.N(Dharshini 26 pts, Monica 18 pts) bt Karnataka(Sanjana 19 pts, Grishma 15 pts) 79-67[19-12, 13-14, 21-25, 26-16]

Loser Knockout Quarter Final

Men:

Karnataka(Prashant 21 pts, Srujan 17 pts) bt Gujarat(Kuldeep 20 pts, Ashutosh 14 pts) 81-77[20-08, 16-23, 23-27, 21-19]

J&K(Sumit 15 pts, Gourav 14 ts) bt WB(Pronoy 09 pts) 52-35[15-13, 15-06, 16-15, 06-01]

Mizoram(Zonunsanga 22 pts, lalrinawma 13 pts) bt Odisha(Saratnayan 28 pts, Suresh 16 pts) 76-65[20-23, 19-18, 24-15, 13-09]

Women:

Jharkhand(Swarnalee 09 pts, Simran 05 pts) bt A.P(Kusuma 04 pts) 27-14[12-01, 6-4, 4-5, 5-4]

Odisha(Pragati 15pts, Sanjana 11 pts) bt Bihar(Shreyasi 18 pts) 43-11[13-00, 10-06, 10-05, 10-00]

GROUPINGS (MEN)

LEVEL – 1 LEVEL – 2

GROUP “A”	GROUP “B”	GROUP “C”	GROUP “D”	GROUP “E”	GROUP “F”
PUNJAB	KERALA	TELANGANA	CHHATTISGARH	GUJARAT	WEST BENGAL
TAMIL NADU	RAJASTHAN	GOA	BIHAR	ASSAM	ANDHRA PRADESH
HARYANA	MAHARASHTRA	HIMACHAL PRADESH	JAMMU & KASHMIR	JHARKHAND	KARNATAKA
CHANDIGARH	DELHI	PUDUCHERRY	ODISHA	NAGALAND	MIZORAM
UTTAR PRADESH	MADHYA PRADESH	TRIPURA	UTTARAKHAND

GROUPINGS (WOMEN)

LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2

GROUP “A”	GROUP “B”	GROUP “C”	GROUP “D”	GROUP “E”	GROUP “F”
TAMIL NADU	UTTAR PRADESH	DELHI	HARYANA	CHANDIGARH	ODISHA
KARNATAKA	KERALA	GOA	BIHAR	ASSAM	ANDHRA PRADESH
CHHATTISGARH	PUNJAB	HIMACHAL PRADESH	JHARKHAND	PUDUCHERRY	TELANGANA
MADHYA PRADESH	MAHARASHTRA			WEST BENGAL	UTTARAKHAND
GUJARAT	RAJASTHAN

‘Glimpses of India’ by Michel Testard ‘

ON MAY 12, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Invitation | Exhibition Preview | ‘Glimpses of India’ by Michel Testard l Friday, May 18, 2018 | 6:30 P.M | Bikaner House, New Delhi |

“Get into the mind of the millennial”

ON MAY 12, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Dear Members,

We are pleased to Invite you for a Masterclass on The Psychology to Business- Chapter 1: “Get into the mind of the millennial”

Date: Tuesday, 15th May

Time: 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Address: NASSCOM Startup Warehouse, Plot No 1, Udyog Vihar Phase 1, Gurgaon

Location: https://goo.gl/2eqkdn

Registration Link: https://in.explara.com/e/the-psychology-to-business-masterclass

This is the first in the series of The Psychology to Business Masterclass. The masterclass are designed to:

Bring concepts of from psychology to life for businesses.
Help clients build more science into their talent management programs.
To uncover popular myths and misplaced assumptions that organization use when assessing or modifying behavior at the workplace.

The 4 hour class will weave in perspectives from

Maslow’s Need Hierarchy
Erickson’s Psycho-socialDevelopment Theory
Donald Super’s Career Rainbow

By the end of the class participants are able to

Segment their millennial population into career readiness categories and develop customisedstrategy for their engagement and retention.
Understand their employees/ children better – understand the WHY behind their unique behaviour.

Speaker Profile:

Radhika Bhalla

Organization Psychologist- Quadrangle Consulting

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/radhika-bhalla-261a843

The Session is free for Members to attend, but prior Registration is Mandatory.

Best

Chetan Sharma

P.S- Noida Members Please register for the same session in Noida on 18th May*

Digital Data Growth 20 Times – NO Progress in Services 2 Yrs

ON MAY 12, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

May11, 2018 (C) Ravinder Singh ravinderinvent@gmail.com

India is biggest consumer of Data – India has too much spare time to watch videos – there is highest traffic on social media which has progressed from to text to Video in just two years.

‘Today, India consumes 2,360 petabytes every month, making it the largest data market globally surpassing China, USA and Japan.’

My intervention yesterday on the occasion of release of EY-CII report was –

‘My data consumption has gone up 20 times in two years but there is no progress in Public Services – We still have to ‘Queue Up and Wait for an hour to meet CGHS Doctor’ – visit 2-3 times to get medicines – today India has over 300m SMART PHONES – even in Rape or Murder cases there is no Live ONLINE Registration of FIR – Police Stations don’t accept Live Crime Scene Video Registration even as data rates are practically zero—’

Even in 1986 when there was no Internet/Broadband ‘US Police & Media Helicopters would arrive at the Crime Scene, Video Record the Incidents.’

Police in Delhi don’t even take Pictures of Vehicles Towed Away because there may be 50 more Wrongly Parked Vehicles nearby.

Scanned Copies of Government Orders are E-Mailed than SMSes to Official Smart Phones. MOST OFTEN E-MAILED COMPLAINTS ARE PRINTED BY OFFICE STAFF & HAND DELIVERED TO CONCERNED OFFICERS.

We don’t get INFO about ‘Water Supply & Quality, Power Breakdown, Property Matters, Rents, Fruits, Vegetables & Grocery rates, Train Speeds & Punctuality Has Not Improved, Private Companies send 100 messages & e-mails a day like DTH Subscription & Services, Government Departments None like LPG Price, to see Traffic Condition we rely on UBER or GMAIL application, We don’t get INFO when there is BREAK DOWN of METRO LINE Service, Except Foreign Funded MONEY TRANSACTION COMPANIES and SOCIAL MEDIA there is little Progress in Public Services.’

We get no INFO about ‘Chikunguniya, Dengu or Malaria out Breaks, When my Neighbor’s house was given Special Fogging Treatment it was confirmed after weeks that had Chikunguniya but there was no FOGGING in say 300m radius.’

CCTVs of Police rarely worked earlier because High Cost of Data earlier but no progress even as Data Rate is practically free. As I said earlier there are 300m Smart Phones which are ACTIVE & ALIVE – Even in No 4G zones Can Record CRIME SCENE.

We don’t get INFO about Quality & Test Certificates about Products like ELECTRIC GADGETS we buy in the market.

Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS

Y-77, Hauz Khas, ND -110016, India. Ph: 091- 8826415770, 9871056471, 9650421857

Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power, Transportation,

Smart Cities, Water, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Technologies and Projects

Broadband may unlock trillion dollar digital economy by 2022, reach 9 out of 10 people: EY-CII Report

Indians spend 200 minutes on mobile every day, second highest app downloads globally with almost 79% of the web traffic in India on mobile.

May 10, 2018

NEW DELHI: Broadband has the potential to unlock a trillion dollar digital economy by 2022 and reach 9 out of 10 people, according to a recently launched EY-CII report. The report highlighted that the fiber networks will be playing an important role in supporting high bandwidth requirements in the future.

At the launch of the report, DoT Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said, “The intelligent platform is nothing but a combination of Big Data, AI, Virtual Reality etc which are emerging and coming together. It will become far more powerful and influential as we move forward.”

The report brought out that on an average Indians spend 200 minutes on mobile every day, with the second highest app downloads globally and almost 79% of the web traffic in India is on mobile.

“We have already seen the growth happening for approximate 370 million internet connections on mobile and few million more which are not mobile based and expected to be double in the next two to three years and we will very soon cross the 700 million,” said Kiran Karnik, Chairman, CII National Committee on Telecom and Broadband.

“As we move ahead with broadband connectivity, as new technologies emerge, and with the introduction of the new policy which will be introduced in the next few months, we will see a tremendous growth for broadband in the country,” added Karnik.

“The real opportunity is to look beyond technology, and find ways to give the greatest number of people the ability to positively impact their families, organisations and communities. At the back of this, India has the potential to unlock a trillion dollar digital economy by 2022 and add up to 10 million jobs,” said Prashant Singhal, Emerging Markets Technology, Media & Entertainment and Telecommunications (TMT) Leader, EY.

Furthermore, the report said that by 2020, nearly 70% of the India’s towers will need to be fiberized from the current levels of sub-25% as a part of building future ready infrastructure.

“9th HYDRO VISION CONCLAVE INDIA 2018” and “3rd TRANSgrid INDIA 2018”

ON MAY 12, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Calling ‘Your Goodself’ as a “Special Invitee” to join us at the ENERTIA Foundation forum(s) –GSFI (Grid Smart Forum of India) “3rd TRANSgrid INDIA 2018” HyFi (Hydropower Forum of India) & Falcon Media Organized and concurrent – “9th HYDRO VISION CONCLAVE INDIA 2018”

10th May 2018

Shri Naresh Kumar Sagar

FounderChair

Sagar Media In Enkaysagar Holdings P Ltd.

C-1-106, Janakpuri,

New Delhi- 110 058

M: +91 9810974027

E: nksagar@rediffmail.com, nksagar_1@yahoo.com

Dear Shri Naresh Kumar Sagar ji,

Sub. : Calling ‘Your Goodself’ as a “Special Invitee” to join us at theENERTIA Foundation forum(s) –GSFI (Grid Smart Forum of India) “3rdTRANSgrid INDIA 2018” HyFi (Hydropower Forum of India) & Falcon Media Organized and concurrent – “9th HYDRO VISION CONCLAVE INDIA 2018”

THEME :

A) “3rd TRANSGrid INDIA 2018”

– Power Sector “Issues of Transmission Expansion”

– Grid Integration of Renewable Energy (RE)

– Reliable, Stable, Sustainable & Smart Grid

– Distribution Efficiency & Power System Automation

B) “9th HYDRO VISION Conclave INDIA 2018”

– “Ujwal Jalprawaha + UJWAL Urja for Ujwal Bharat”

– Resurgent Hydro : WaterPower – 100 GW+ by 202

– Doubling Water Per Capita Availability to 200 Litres per day (includes Overall usages– Agro, Industrial,

Government & Domestic Consumption)

– Increasing Arable Agricultural Land from 25% to 50%

Day & Date:	Friday, 25th May 2018
Timing:	10.30 am onwards (followed by Luncheon).
Venue:	SCOPE Convention Centre – “Tagore Chambers”, Core No. 8, SCOPE Complex, 7 Lodi Road, New Delhi

GREETINGS to “YOUR GOODSELF” from the Prof. A. G. Iyer, President & Chairperson of “ENERTIA Foundation” forums “Grid Smart Forum of India – GSFI” & “Hydropower Forum of India – HyFi” and Editor-in-Chief of our Official Publication, “ENERTIA – Asia’s Premier Journal on Sustainable Energy, Power & Renewables”, its holding publishing entity, ‘Falcon Media’ and Team.

INDIA achieved a “Unified Grid” in 2013 when Southern Grid was connected to the “Rest-of-India” and was into a “One Nation – One Grid – One Frequency” and its Sustainability, finally shaping into a “One Price of Power (Electricity)” by 2022 on a National Scale for each separate customer segment namely Domestic Households, Agricultural / Farm, Industrial, Commercial & Government establishments, etc.

It is our pleasure, vide this letter, to announce and extend our cordial invitation to“YOUR GOODSELF” to join as a “SPECIAL INVITEE” to this Exclusive“Summit & Conclave” (Please find the “Brochure” attachment for the same)

NB : RSVP : Steffi Iyer, Coordinator – HyFI & GSFI (M : + 91 – 92244 07245) / Poonam Mate (M : + 91 – 90297 88997)

REPA (Renewable Energy Promotion Association) India’s Apex National Umbrella Organization and Sole Non-Profit body for Promotion of Renewable Energy in India, SAARC and Asia at large is the support body (Non-Profit cause) and NDIM (New Delhi Institute of Management) are partnering this “3rd TRANSGrid INDIA 2018” and Concurrent with “9th HYDRO VISION CONCLAVE INDIA 2018”.

Looking forward t your valued lines of consent/ confirmation of joining the deliberations on 25th May 2018 (10.30am – 2.00pm followed by luncheon).

With Warm Regards & Best Wishes

Sd/-

R. Thiagarajan Iyer

Editorial Director – ENERTIA

Convenor –GSFI (Grid Smart Forum of India) &

HyFI (Hydropower Forum of INDIA)

M : +91-75887 13573

E : enertiafoundation@gmail.com

ENERTIA Foundation Website : www.enertiafoundation.org

Falcon Media Website : www.falconmedia.co.in

Tell the British government to stop protecting the Burmese military

ON MAY 12, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Dear friend

Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the Burmese military, is responsible for the deaths of thousands of Rohingya villagers, and the rape of thousands of Rohingya women. The United Nations has said what his military has done could be genocide, the most serious crime in the world.

In Kachin State and Shan State his soldiers are also attacking civilians, driving thousands of people from their homes, arresting, torturing and executing villagers.

Despite these horrific violations of international law, the British government is refusing to support the UN Security Council referring Burma to the International Criminal Court. A referral to this court means that they can investigate the crimes that have taken place and seek to prosecute those responsible.

Email your MP and take action here.

If you live outside the UK, you can email Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson here.

Min Aung Hlaing and his military are terrified of this happening. British MPs who have called on the British government to support a referral have been banned from visiting Burma.

So far Min Aung Hlaing has paid no price for what he has done to the Rohingya. Thinking he can get away with anything, he has been stepping up attacks against other ethnic minorities in Burma.

Getting the UN Security Council to refer Burma to the International Criminal Court won’t be easy. China and Russia will be opposed. The only way to overcome that opposition is to build global support for a referral. The British government should be working to build that global support. Instead, on this issue, the British government has the same position as China and Russia, they don’t support a referral.

Britain is the formal lead country on Burma at the UN Security Council. Others follow their lead. By refusing to support a referral, they are protecting Min Aung Hlaing, encouraging him to believe he can continue to get away with the mass rape and killing of ethnic minorities.

If you live in the UK, please email your MP asking them to support Early Day Motion 1219, calling on the British government to support referring Burma to the International Criminal Court. (An Early Day Motion is a kind of petition that only MPs can sign, and we know from experience they can influence the government).

Email your MP and take action here.

If you live outside the UK, you can email Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson here.

Thank you for your support

Anna Roberts
Burma Campaign UK

Help build the campaign – donate today!

OPENING CEREMONY | TAIWAN EXPO 2018

ON MAY 12, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

INVITATION

for:

OPENING CEREMONY | TAIWAN EXPO 2018

(1st time in India)

(Multi sector display of Consumer & Industrial Products & Services by

around 130 companies from Taiwan)

Thursday | 17th May 2018 | 10.00AM

Pragati Maidan (Hall No.11)

New Delhi

We are pleased to inform you that TAIWAN EXPO 2018 (multisector display of goods & services by approximately 130 Taiwanese company – consumer as well as industrial) would be held from 17thto 19th of May 2018 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

Keeping in view the fact that in the last couple of years there has been a quantum jump in the trade between India & Taiwan, the Government of Taiwan has taken a major initiative to organize an exclusive show of Taiwan Products & Services in which close to 130 companies from Taiwan are displaying their products & services. The display include both consumer as well as industrial products. This is for the 1st time that the Taiwan Expo is being organized in India. This is an excellent opportunity for Indian companies doing business with Taiwan to strengthen their trade ties and for others to explore business opportunities with Taiwan.

The Opening Ceremony will take place on Thursday 17th May 2018 at Hall No. 11, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi at 10.00am

The agenda is as follows:

10.00: (Registration & guest to be seated)

1030: Opening entertainment

Address by VIP

Inauguration (of exhibition)

Exhibition tour

Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME ) being an Associate to the exhibition is pleased to extend you a cordial invitation for the Opening Ceremony. Kindly note, no charges are applicable but prior confirmation is a must. In order to confirm your participation, kindly let us have your name, designation, company, address, mobile and e-mail. On receipt of your confirmation, we would courier you hard copy of the invitation card.

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Mini-Crisis in Bosnia

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When over a million people moved en masse through Central Europe in 2015/16, the small, landlocked country of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) was never part of what became known as “the Western Balkans route”.

Now, two years later, it is the newest destination for thousands of stranded migrants. They come from Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Algeria, Afghanistan and they are still struggling to continue their journeys to Western European. They are becoming ever more desperate, trapped within the borders of Balkan countries, falling prey to criminal groups of human traffickers and smugglers.

Migration management in BiH was not such a complicated task for state authorities during 2017, as just 755 migrants passed through the country. Today, however, the situation is changing fast, with close to 3,000 migrants and refugees on the territory of a country from which, they hope, they will more easily access to the European Union.

In the last three weeks alone, 1,200 persons were reported to have transited Bosnia and Herzegovina. This may not sound much when compared to the huge numbers seen in recent years, but when compared to the numbers that passed through BiH during the entire year, it’s time for the world to wake up and smell the coffee.

Beyond migration management concerns, highlighted by the fact that the official migrant accommodation capacity of BiH is around 200 beds, the situation in the field now has now developed into a humanitarian crisis, albeit with low numbers, but a crisis nonetheless.

Migrants and refugees are sleeping out in the open or in abandoned buildings the capital Sarajevo, as well as in the northwest of the country in the area of Bihac and the town of Velika Kladusa, (the latter being the preferred crossing point into Croatia).

While waiting to make the risky and dangerous attempt to cross, the majority of migrants sleep in the parks of these cities and towns. With spring turning into summer, the rising temperatures, lack of toilets, and deteriorating hygienic conditions, the situation has raised major public health concerns.

However, the local population of affected locations have responded with an outpouring of solidarity, while local volunteer groups are working tirelessly to meet the most urgent humanitarian needs. Many credit their own refugee experiences and the hardships faced by them during the Yugoslav conflicts of 1991-1995 as motivating them to reach out to support those in need. The local population can provide empathy and comfort to the these exhausted people in need, but these citizens cannot continue to carry the burden of the humanitarian response alone.

While waiting for state authorities to draft an urgent action plan that would enable Bosnia and Herzegovina to boost its accommodation capacities and border security, local municipal authorities, Red Cross branches, as well as local and international NGOs, are now stepping in to provide basic assistance with food, hygiene and healthcare in an attempt to prevent the further deterioration of the situation into a larger humanitarian crisis.

In coordination with UNHCR, IOM has also enhanced its response to the ongoing situation, focusing on providing support to local authorities and volunteer groups in the locations where migrants and refugees are currently concentrated and where the needs are most apparent. This support includes urgent basic assistance to the migrants in vulnerable situations that have arrived on the territory.

Assistance comes through mobile IOM migrant protection teams that now operate across the country. As a part of their overall response, the teams provide identified cases with first aid, medical, and psychosocial assistance. Teams are accompanied by an Arabic language interpreter, with interpreters for Farsi, Turkish, Pashto, and Urdu on call. Interpreters are critical in the current situation, particularly in the light of an overall shortage in the entire region, providing critical avenues for communication between the migrants, local service providers and authorities.

In the current situation, IOM also provides temporary accommodation in local hotels or hostels to families and other migrants in vulnerable situations and to refugees. In line with its strategy to support local institutions, IOM additionally purchased urgently medication for medical health centers in Bihac and Velika Kladusa. In Bihac, the IOM response came at the request of the local Mayor to work with the local Red Cross to provide accommodation and sanitary facilities. With numbers continuing to increase on a daily basis, the establishment of an official government accommodation facility remains a top priority, but it could take another month and a half before additional accommodation is secured.

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Raghav Bahl – ‘Its Still Not Too Late’ or Already Too-Too Late

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May14, 2018 (C) Ravinder Singh ravinderinvent@gmail.com

Raghav Bahl has highlighted how Indian TRADING & FINANCING of Enterprises is Foreign Owned & Controlled – India Restricts Direct Selling By Farmers & Industry to Consumers.

Raghav Bahl, CEO of TV18 was running Business Stories for 25 years– I was invited to one such TV18 Show moderated by him 4 Years ago – only Professional Inventor Certified by WIPO – I was not allowed even a minute to speak on Industry & R&D – way back in –

1970 – India CRIPPLED PATENT OFFICE when I was in school.

1980 – had reported to GoI that CSIR is doing BOGUS research and filing-Awarding Bogus Patents – Thousand times thereafter TERI and Pitroda do Bogus Research.

1990 – 98% of World Market is outside India – should target 98% of the world market.

2004 – Pitroda is Filing BOGUS Patent – India practically ZERO in IPR.

2011 – Told RBI banks not Providing Loans to SMEs against PROPERTY, but providing Huge Loans to Low Value Addition Enterprises.

Wrecked – Mainly Non Science Education

When TOI reported just 136 Students in Gujarat Board Results were A1 Grade for Science – I quickly computed and posted ‘Out of 15,00,000 Children Born in 2000 in Gujarat, in 2018 Just 136 Passed out in A1 Grade in Science’.

Even in this ‘136 batch’ most will not opt for Engineering or Medicine or Switch to FINANCE & TRADING after Graduation.

I went in to DEPRESSION and am writing after more than 50 hours. I thought I made a decimal error but still was horrible – a state bigger than France or UK or Italy in population could produce just 136 A1 Graders in Science/Year.

FIRST TIME POSTED THE STORY WITHOUT ADDING MY OBSERVATIONS.

We Have Already WRECKED Out Education System that needs ‘25 YEARS from SEEDS to FRUIT Stage’. Mid Stage Intervention possible but not happening.

Pack of Dullards have Mushroomed All Over – More Than 100 Times I had Advocated ‘ROOFTOP SOLAR’ – TO AVOID INVESTING IN EHT, HT & LT TRANSMISSION, STORAGE, TRANSFOMERS IN EHT, HT & LT SUBSTATIONS. But in attached story now we Find Developers insisting on T&D Network to come up first.

Its already too Late or Until India appoints 1. Tech Advisors, 2. S&T Qualified Ministers & Secretaries, 3. R&D in all Large & Medium Industry & 4. Fast Utility Model Patents, 5. Bank Loans to High Value Add Industry & Businesses.

Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS

Y-77, Hauz Khas, ND -110016, India. Ph: 091- 8826415770, 9871056471, 9650421857

Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power, Transportation,

Smart Cities, Water, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Technologies and Projects

Professione: reporter (The Passenger) – 1975

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Screening of Italian Movie – Professione: reporter (The Passenger) – 1975

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Professione: reporter (English – The Passenger) is a 1975 drama art film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Written by Mark Peploe, Peter Wollen and Antonioni, the film is about an Anglo-American journalist, David Locke (Jack Nicholson) who assumes the identity of a dead businessman while working on a documentary in Chad, unaware that he is impersonating an arms dealer with connections to the rebels in the current civil war. Co-starring Maria Schneider, The Passenger was the final film in Antonioni’s three-picture deal with producer Carlo Ponti and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, after Blowup and Zabriskie Point, and competed for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Synopsis: A frustrated war correspondent, unable to find the war he’s been asked to cover, takes the risky path of co-opting the I.D. of a dead arms dealer acquaintance.

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni

Cast: Jack Nicholson as David Locke
Maria Schneider as the Girl
Steven Berkoff as Stephen
Ian Hendry as Martin Knight
Jenny Runacre as Rachel Locke
Ambroise Bia as Achebe
Charles Mulvehill as David Robertson
José María Caffarel as Hotel Keeper
James Campbell as Witch Doctor
Manfred Spies as German Stranger
Jean-Baptiste Tiemele as Murderer
Ángel del Pozo as Police inspector

Genres: Drama | Thriller

Second Panel Discussion on ‘Future of Governance’ – part of ‘Metamorphoses: Talking Technology’

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NITI Aayog, India International Centre and Centre for Policy Research are pleased to invite you to the second panel discussion on
Future of Governance
Speakers:
Dr J Satyanarayana – Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
Ananth Padmanabhan – Fellow, Carnegie India
Chinmayi Arun – Assistant Professor, Law, National Law University
Vrinda Bhandari – AdvocateChair: Justice BN Srikrishna – Chairman, Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC)

Thursday, 24 May 2018, 6:30 p.m.Multipurpose Hall, Kamaladevi Complex, India International Centre

Metamorphoses Website

The aim of this panel is to bring clarity to concepts like receptive technology, glacial government, response of regulators to the pace of technological advancements, era of blockchain and bitcoins, artificial intelligence, big data and forecasting.

Speakers:
Dr J Satyanarayana – Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
Ananth Padmanabhan – Fellow, Carnegie India
Chinmayi Arun – Assistant Professor, Law, National Law University
Vrinda Bhandari – Advocate

Chair: Justice BN Srikrishna – Chairman, Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC)

The talk will be livestreamed on the IIC website; available on Facebook-live on the Metamorphoses Facebook page; and video recordings will be available on YouTube, as well as disseminated through social media channels linked on the Metamorphoses website. The promotional video for Metamorphoses can be accessed here. The full facebook live broadcast of the keynote by Prof Yochai Benkler can be accessed here.

Metamorphoses is a modest effort to try and bridge the gap between digital technologies, which are transforming our lives, and our understanding of their multiple dimensions. It will unfold in a series of nine interactions covering different aspects of the digital revolution.

This series will examine the impacts of digital technologies on the human psyche and on societies – exploring ways in which some of the negative elements may be mitigated. There will be a peep into the future – of what machine learning and artificial intelligence may bring to human experience – and the moral and ethical dilemma associated with these. It will also delve into issues relating to data privacy and cyber security as well as the emerging legal regime to regulate this critical domain.

National Geoscience Awards for the year 2017

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SHAMBHU NATH CHOUDHARY

DIRECTOR [Media & Communications]

(Ministries of Rural Development, Drinking Water & Sanitation, Panchayati Raj and Communications)

Tel: 23384798, 9868257081

Email: puv.sam@gmail.com

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU

SHASTRI BHAWAN

NEW DELHI

Dated: 14.05.2018

INVITATION

Dear Sir/Madam

You are cordially invited to cover the following event:

Function	:	Hon’ble President Shri Ram Nath Kovind to present the National Geoscience Awards for the year 2017 and will address the gathering. Union Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj & Mines Shri Narendra Singh Tomar to deliver his speech.
Date	:	16.05.2018 (Wednesday)
Time	:	11..00 AM
Venue	:	Hall No-5, Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.

Note: Please take your seats one hour before the start of the event.

Yours sincerely,

(S.N.Choudhary)

All Accredited Correspondents /Camera Persons

All Accredited TV Channels

DG (News), Doordarshan / DG (News), All India Radio

Director, Photo Division/PIB Photo – Kindly release the photo

“National Numismatic Exhibition 2018 New Delhi”

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World’s 1st Online museum for Ancient & Current Coins, Stamps & Currency Notes participates in the “National Numismatic Exhibition 2018 New Delhi” at the All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society (AIFACS) New Delhi from 14th May to 20th May 2018 with more than 500 new & interesting offerings

Visitors, Collectors & Hobbyists will get detailed information and a virtual access to more than 81,500 Coins, 2300 Currency Notes & 5000 stamps from Worldwide at the : www.mintageworld.com site
Tailor made individual albums of Currency Notes from 16 different countries, An exclusive album of a collection of Currency notes from 25 different countries of Asia & a detailed collection of 100 notes from 31 different countries in the world will also be available at nominal rates at the fair
Various historical rare Coins ranging from Ancient, Medieval, Colonial India and of ancient Roman Empire in Individual Coin Cards with the original coin, its make, ruler, denomination weight & a brief history will also be available for sale at an affordable cost
A wide range of accessories for Coins (Albums, Capsules, Holders, Sheets, Binders), Currency Notes ( Album, Box, Sleeves, Pockets) & Stamps (Stockbooks ,Ring Binders, Protective stock sheets) and many more of various sizes & combinations can be bought at the fair by the collectors to preserve & restore their valuable collections
www.mintageworld.com is the first Online Coins, Currency notes & Stamps museum with free access by registration and has currently more than 1,32,000 members & 4,13,504 facebook followers globally & all the above mentioned products can be ordered Online from the site as per your convenience

Mumbai, May 2018: Launched with an objective to impart and share knowledge and create interest for general public, students, scholars, collectors, hobbyists, buyers, sellers & investors. It’s being initiated with a purpose of reintroducing the joy and fun of coins, currency notes & stamps collection to thecurrent millennial & youth in India & globally.

www.mintageworld.com is a wonderful way to educate contemporary India and the world about their rich historical heritage, tradition & culture. This online museum imparts rare information such as detailed catalogue of global stamps, coins and currency notes all under one roof. Fascinating & interesting history section on coin issuing authorities, dynasties and rulers is one of the major highlight of this site.

The sole vision behind this initiative is to provide a single point of access to seek and share information and knowledge of these three fields along with its global updates. It brings together experts and researchers to share their experience with the lovers of these rare collectibles. This initiative will help reemphasize the glorious history, arts and cultural legacy of India and put our country on the global map of collectors.

What makes Mintage World credible is that it has a strong team of in-house researchers, experts & curators with decades of experience in this sector. Every bit of information on it is thoroughly cross verified with the best reference materials & technology available. Mintage World has a strong team and the implementation of the latest technology solutions for verifying and collating authentic information for this one-of-its-kind digital platform.

Every coin in this online museum is uploaded with well curated important aspect like mintmarks, inscription details, emperor, weight, metal, denomination, date of issue etc. Similarly you would also find crucial insights of stamps like the issue date, type of stamp, perforation, value etc. Information about notes is updated with signatory details, motif description, denomination, date of issue, type of note etc. Apart from that, the news section that keeps you updated with the most recent happenings, latest releases and topical news from worldwide along with the respective images in all the 3 sectors. A Unique event calendar gives you prior notifications about the various events, auctions, seminars and forums held worldwide in this sector.

Collectors & Hobbyists can also get their prestigious collections photographed by us in a high definition studio setup, which they in turn can upload in their profile in a “ My Collection” section for their peers to watch and compare. One can also order Birthday Notes & Lucky Notes for themselves as well as for gifting. Insightful books on Bank Notes & Coins from eminent experts can also be ordered from www.mintageworld.com online

Director Faraz Haider, excited the students of Gulshan Kumar Film & Television Institute

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Master Class by Director Faraz Haider, excited the students of Gulshan Kumar Film & Television Institute of India!

It was one an unusual day at Gulshan Kumar Film & Television Institute of India, which saw the reunion of the teachers with their pupil. The famous Bollywood Film Director Faraz Haider, of ‘War Chorna Yaar’( 2014) and ‘Nanu ki Janu’ (2018) fame, a box office hit, came to express his gratitude to his teachers Prof. Kalyan Sarkar, Dean, and Prof. Mansoor Naqvi, Associate Dean of Gulshan Kumar Film & Television Institute of India. Faraz Haider also conducted a Master-Class on Direction and interacted with the students at length. It was a session loaded with brilliant words of wisdom which enriched the students and boost their confidence level. Students who had seen the recently released film of Mr. Faraz had several thought-provoking questions in regards to Direction, Cinematography, and Scriptwriting. He answered all potential questions with logical reasoning combined with his experience. He inspired the students to be confident and set out in the right direction.

In a reply to a question when asked about his success mantra and what he felt was of utmost importance, he emphasized the need to be well equipped with the knowledge about Film Making and be patient in order to succeed in the film industry. He also listed a few essential character traits which should be a part of media students i.e., confidence and seriousness.

Mr. Faraz Haider explained the functioning style of the film industry and what is expected of the newcomers. Mr. Faraz met the teachers and was all praise for the young talented faculty besides his own teachers from whom he had learned. He toured the Gulshan Kumar Film & Television Institute of India campus and was very impressed by the infrastructure and the facilities. Mr. Faraz Haider told the students that they are lucky and are in good hands. Mr. Vijay Sachdeva, Director – T-Series, felicitated Mr. Faraz Haider by presenting him with a shawl.

Indonesia’s Maritime Policy and Thinking of ways forward

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Nehru Memorial Museum and Library – NMML added an event.

The Nehru Memorial Museum & Library
&
Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia

cordially invite you to a Public Lecture
by
H.E. Luhut Pandjaitan
Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Indonesia
on
Indonesia’s Maritime Policy and Thinking of ways forward for India-Indonesia as Maritime Neighbours’

on Thursday 17th May, 2018 at 11.00am
at
Auditorium, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library
Teen Murti House, New Delhi
R.S.V.P.
Phone: 23010666;
Email: ccs2nmml@gmail.com

Saransh Films Mangalya Group cordially invites

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PRESS INVITATION

Saransh Films Mangalya Group cordially invites you to attend the Premiere & to share with you the uniqueness of their latest film along with panel discussion of ‘KITAAB’

(The last film of Veteran actor Tom Alter. Direcetd by Kamlesh K Mishra, based on the increasing influence of electronic gadgets, and we are moving away from books. So there will also be panel discussion on the effect of increasing use of electronic gadgets on books with well known personalities.)

Guests:

Hon’ble Dr. Mahesh Sharma (Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Culture)
Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak (Founder, Sulabh Sanitation & Social Reform Movement)
Mrs. Maitreyi Pushpa(Vice Chairperson, Hindi Academy, Delhi)

Time: 3:15 PM

Date: 15th May 2018 (Tuesday)

Venue: Film Division, Mahadev Road, Delhi

IDAHOT 2018 – Panel discussion & Film Screening (Azul y no tan rosa)

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IDAHOT 2018 – Panel discussion & Film Screening (Azul y no tan rosa)

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On the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, the Embassy of Spain in New Delhi would like to invite you to the screening of the film ‘Azul y no tan rosa’ (‘My straight son’), preceded by a panel discussion with LGTBIQ+ organizations, this Thrusday, May 17th at the Auditorium of Instituto Cervantes Nueva Delhi.

Thanks for the contribution of the Delegation of the EU in India who will be offering drinks and snacks after the screening. Thanks also to the Embassy of Belgium in New Delhi, Gaylaxy Magazine and Solidarity and Action Against The HIV Infection in India (SAATHI) for their kind support.

ABOUT THE PANELISTS:

Amrita Sarkar: Transwoman who has been involved in transgender activism for over 20 years. Currently working with Solidarity and Action Against The HIV Infection in India (SAATHII).

Jamal Siddiqui: Muslim transman currently working in Etasha society as a facilitator. Writer, YouTuber and blogger. Co-founder of transmen collective. (TBC)

Kritagya: Author of the book ‘Coming Out….Scribblings from the Heart’.

Navdeep: Founder-member of the Bi Collective Delhi.

Rituparna Bhora: Queer woman. Co-director and responsible for networking, fundraising, programme and organizational development and implementation at Nazariya.

Shilpi Banerjee: Mental health professional. M.Phil. in medical and social psychology from Central Institute of Psychiatry.

The panel discussion will be moderated by Sukhdeep Singh (Founding Editor of Gaylaxy Magazine) and will be followed by a Q&A session.

ABOUT THE FILM

Synopsis: The story of Diego, a young and successful photographer that lives in the glamorous world of fashion, shallowness and excess. A tragic accident turns his world around; his partner is now in a coma. Unexpectedly, and right at this terrible time, Diego must take care of his son, Armando. Now, both of them have to adapt to each other; Armando to the unknown, homosexual world of his father, and Diego to the closed attitude of his teenage son.

Director: Miguel Ferrari
Cast: Guillermo García, Ignacio Montes, Hilda Abrahamz, Carolina Torres, Elba Escobar, Juan Jesús Valverde, Beatriz Valdés, Aroldo Betancourt, Daniela Alvarado, Alexander Da Silva, Sócrates Serrano, Arlette Torres, Juan Carlos Lares
Script: Miguel Ferrari
Photography: Alexandra Henao
Music: Sergio De la Puente
Sound: Nus Cuevas
Art direction: Marcelo Pont Year: 2012

Duration: 114 min.
In Spanish with English subtitles
For all ages
Goya Awards 2014: Best Spanish Language Foreign Film

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qEUcsPDHMU

Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP) Mobile app launched

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Union Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan today launched a Mobile App on Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP) at Ganga auditorium, Ground floor, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi.

GSDP -Green skill development programme is a Moef -Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change initiative to develop skills from primary skills,semi skills, middle level management and assistant levels skills for high tech skill which is an utmost need in various sectors from botany, zoology, biotechnology, bio diversity, air & dust pollution, waste management, forest maintenance. Such technician, assistant, eco- guides are required at mass levels to educate, bring awareness about the Green energy to mitigate emission level thus to explain the importance of each subject to to inculcate awareness about the special subjects within the precincts of environment and climate change. Hence Ministry is taking up the projects to train new breed of skill required for marine,coastal belts, forest, which can keep balance of technology and its knowledge to be sustainable, non-degradable, recycle state for the welfare of the masses.

GSDP focus on skill development on school drop out who are eighteen years and above to train then on Green Skills development programme. Dr Anandi, Moef said our country has 31% of drop out and therefore it is very essential to train them with foundation and certificate programme to skill them an initiative by two reputed institute, Botanical survey of India and Zoological survey of India, both institutions are more than hundred years old.

Thirty GSDP course to be conducted & some of the projects are -:

1.Value addition and marketing of NTFPs Plant origin

a. Lantana Furniture and crafts

b Coconut shells & Fibre Handicrafts

c. Bamboo Crafts

d. NTFP Products/ Medicinal Plants

2. Community based conservation of mangroves Ecosystem Class 10 drop out.

3. Value addition & marketing of NTFPs Animal origin.

a. wild bee keeping and processing

b. Lac & Tassar Cultivation.

3. Quality Planting Material Producer.

4. Nature Conservation & Livelihood. River based,Nature Interpretation,eco tourism,scuba Diving for marine life conversations.

The ministry spokesperson briefed, the results of the pilots projects are very encouraging and these scale of courses shall extend to 84 other areas of environment and climate such as Pollution control,waste management, CBDA. The students are gaining confidence in Green Skills for middle level skill workers for the support of Green technology of high tech in nature. Skill gradations and valuation of Eco- system services training imparted under certificate and skill gradation by the performance reports.

Ministry is soon to give thirty course in eighty four classification which can yield upto 2021 5.5 Lakh employment to the drop out youths and this shall grow to two three time more with skill transfer in natural course.

Dr Harsh vardhan Minister for environment said that with the vision of PM Mr Modi to train and skill the youth of India in various field and sectors so the ministry last year completed its pilot projects and we are therefore launching GSDP mobile app with all necessary and relevant information for the Green skill development training programme extensively illustrated on this app.

Media Invites Monday 14 May 18

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Monday : 14 May 2018

Union Minister of Electronics & IT and Law & Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad will inaugurate National Level workshop on “Tele-Entrepreneurship Course (TEC)” being organised by CSC. At Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, 10:00 AM

Union Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan will launch a Mobile App on Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP) atGanga auditorium, Ground floor, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, 12:00noon

NITI Aayog CEO, Amitabh Kant to address ‘Circular Economy Symposium 2018’ TERI DG, Ajay Mathur to also address at FICCI, Tansen Marg, 2:30 PM

Syed Waseem Rizvi (Chairman, Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Board of Wakfs) will address a press conference at India Islamic Center 87-88, Lodhi Road 3:00 pm

Dr Justice A.K. Sikri, Judge, Supreme Court of India, Professor Upendra Baxi, Former Vice- Chancellor, University of Delhi and Professor Emeritus, University of Warwick, U.K. to the book release of Dignity in the legal and political philosophy of Ronald Dworkin, Edited by Salman Khurshid, Lokendra Malik & Veronica Rodrigues-Blanco. At The Leela Palace, Chanakyapuri 5:00PM

UNICEF Celebrating Mothers Day

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Naresh Kumar Sagar: Every child is not # but no discrimination between girl child boy child said Kareena Kapoor Khan brand Ambassador to UNICEF.
Further panel member, Dr Omar Hota said, Each child born be safe healthy and mother Hale hearty each child be immunization, best health education for all boy girl child.
Another panelists, Sheikh Mohd Ali Each child mother happy healthy during delivery.
[5/13, 3:37 PM] Naresh Kumar Sagar: Dr Gagan Gupta thanks Media health care remember polio
[5/13, 3:37 PM] Naresh Kumar Sagar: 2.4 mn less infants death
[5/13, 3:38 PM] Naresh Kumar Sagar: Child marriage less
[5/13, 3:38 PM] Naresh Kumar Sagar: Girl mortality is more than boy child need change.

Celebrating Mothers and Newborns

This Mother’s Day, champion Doctors, health workers, and mothers reiterate the need for quality healthcare to ensure every mother and child survive and thrive

NEW DELHI, 13 May 2018: UNICEF India today organized a panel discussion to highlight the importance of celebrating mothers and their newborns. A doctor from Orissa, a front line ASHA worker from Uttar Pradesh, a father from West Bengal, UNICEF Deputy Representative, Ms Henriette Ahrens, UNICEF officiating Chief of Health, Dr. Gagan Gupta and UNICEF Celebrity Advocate Kareena Kapoor Khan, engaged in an hour-long discussion on the need for support all mothers and their newborns so that they survive and thrive.

The event was organized to mark Mother’s Day in the backdrop of UNICEF’s global #EveryChildALIVE campaign.

Globally UNICEF is focused on Every Child Alive, a signature neonatal campaign thatsupports and accelerates UNICEF’s efforts to eliminate preventable neonatal deaths by 2030, with a focus on the girl child. Given that India contributes to nearly one fifth of the global burden of under-five deaths and around a quarter of the global burden of neonatal deaths, this campaign focuses on creating an in-depth discourse around the issues.

Speaking on the occasion, Ms Henriette Ahrens said, “I congratulate the Government of India for their efforts and investments towards Universal Health Coverage, which is well reflected under “Aayushmaan Bharat”. I also salute the team of skilled health workers, who are committed to support every mother and baby with a safe pair of hands,” she added.

Interacting with panelists, Dr. Gagan Gupta said, “India has shown good and consistent progress in reduction of child mortality, with nearly 120,000 fewer under five deaths in 2016 as compared to 2015. However more efforts are needed for reducing neonatal deaths and addressing the gender gap in child survival. Simple interventions like ensuring every newborn is breast fed within the first hour of life can reduce neonatal deaths by 22 per cent. Government is doing its part but it is also our collective responsibility to ensure every child gets the best start in life, truly leaving no one behind.”

Dr. Hota from Malkangiri, Orissa shared his experiences of an arduous 10 km journey-on- foot to reach the nearest Primary Healthcare Centre and save the life of a tribal mother and her newborn. Uma Devi, an ASHA worker from Uttar Pradesh shared how she convinced a mother and her family to take their newborn to a specialized centre for newborns- the nearest Special Newborn Care Unit. A father from West Bengal shared his experiences of providing kangaroo care to his newborn twins and supporting his wife so that she could breastfeed the children.

Kareena Kapoor Khan, shared “When I was pregnant, access to quality healthcare and good doctors and nurses was a given. But this should not just be a privilege for some. Quality healthcare is something that needs to be assured for every mother and every baby, girl or boy, wherever they live. Every mother and every baby has the right to be supported by a safe pair of hands during pregnancy and the newborn period,”

Kapoor also highlighted the need for gender equity and quality, which she said are the next frontiers for newborn survival. “We need to look after our girls just as well as we look after our boys. As females ourselves, it is incredibly sad that baby girls do not always get the same care that baby boys do. If your baby girl becomes unwell, get help for them just as quickly as you would do for a boy,” she said.

Kapoor has been associated with the UNICEF for over five years and has been supporting the discourse around child rights especially in the context of education and more recently around newborn health, nutrition and development.

The discussion concluded on the need for joint efforts of all stakeholders to amplify messages and facilities around neonatal survival. This includes affordable and quality healthcare for every mother and newborn, 24X7 supply of clean water and electricity at health facilities, presence of a skilled health attendant during birth, early initiation of breast feeding and skin-to-skin contact between the mother and child.

About EveryChildALIVE

EveryChildALIVE is UNICEF’s global signature campaign to demand and deliver affordable, quality healthcare solutions for every mother and newborn. More than 80 per cent of newborn deaths are due to prematurity, complications during birth or infections such as pneumonia and sepsis. Through this campaign, UNICEF is issuing an urgent appeal to governments, healthcare providers, donors, the private sector, families and businesses to keep every child alive.

Indonesia churches bombed

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German court dismisses Erdogan’s appeal to ban mocking poem

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A court in Hamburg on Tuesday rejected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s appeal to ban outright a satirical poem recited two years ago by a comedian on German television. The case has soured already-strained ties between Berlin and Ankara. However, judges also upheld a ban by a lower court in 2017 on certain passages of the poem, read out by German comedian Jan Boehmermann, and which suggested Erdogan watched child pornography, Reuters said. The higher regional court confirmed the ruling of the district court of Hamburg that parts of the poem could be banned because they contained degradations of an intimate and sexual nature for which there was no evidence. Boehmermann had appealed for the partial ban to be lifted. The court ruled the poem could not be completely banned because of Germany’s free speech laws.

Macron condemns Gaza violence

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French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the violence in Gaza during a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to the Elysee Palace. “He expressed his very deep concern about the situation in Gaza, condemned the violence and underlined the importance of protecting civilian populations and of the right to protest peacefully,” it said in a statement. The call came just one day after 60 Palestinians were killed in protests against the relocation of the US Embassy to Jerusalem, most of whom died from Israeli sniper fire. Children were among the fatalities, including an eight-month-old baby who died after inhaling Israeli tear gas.

Request for Kirkuk amid accusations of election fraud

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Iraq’s election commission should hold a manual recount in the northern province of Kirkuk, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday after reports of fraud and defects emerged in relation to a new electronic voting system, according to state media. He added that a nationwide recount would be necessary if the reports coming from Kirkuk were substantiated. Al-Abadi’s Nasr (Victory) Coalition was considered the front-runner, but ended up in third place. Nationalist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s Sairoon Coalition achieved an upset victory, in what has been described as a repudiation of both US and Iranian influence in Iraq.

Russian opposition leader Navalny sentenced to 30 days in jail

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A Moscow court handed Alexei Navalny a 30-day jail sentence for staging an unauthorized protest on May 5. Organized under the slogan “He is not our Tsar!” the anti-Vladimir Putin protests resulted in hundreds of arrests around the country. Navalny has faced multiple legal cases over embezzlement and fraud, and was barred from running in Russia’s presidential election in March.

Trump-Kim summit in fix

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Pyongyang is not interested in any negotiations that envisage only unilateral denuclearization without guarantees North Korea won’t be left totally defenseless like Libya in case of aggression, deputy foreign minister has said.

Criticizing Washington’s demand for unilateral concessions & unconditional “nuclear abandonment,” North Korea’s first vice minister of foreign affairs Kim Kye-gwan recalled the eventual fate of Libya and said such negotiations style is unacceptable for Pyongyang.

“This is not an attempt to solve the problem through dialogue but rather the manifestation …to force the destiny of the collapsed Libya and Iraq to our dignified state,” Kim said, according to KCNA.

North Korea plans to join global efforts to implement a total ban on nuclear weapons tests, Pyongyang’s ambassador told the United Nations disarmament body on Tuesday. North Korea “will join international desires and efforts for a total ban on nuclear tests,”Han Tae-song, ambassador to the UN in Geneva, said in an address to the Conference on Disarmament, AFP reports. North Korea announced earlier that it will dismantle its northeastern Punggye-ri test site between May 23 and 25 in the presence of local and international media.

Varanasi flyover collapse: 4 officials suspended:

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Another under construction flyover mishap tale of negligence and short of planning or supervision has taken life of 18 peoples and several others are feared trapped after a portion of an under-construction flyover collapsed near a railway station in Varanasi on Tuesday, four officials — Chief Project Manager HC Tiwari, Project Manager KR Sudan, Assistant Engineer Rajesh Singh & engineer Lal Chand — have been suspended with immediate effect.

An official of the UP State Bridge Corporation said that the body was set to pace up the work in order to complete the flyover by October. The piece of the flyover which fell was laid two months ago and interlocking work was being done, said K R Sudan, an official of UP State Bridge Corporation.

Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced compensation of Rs 500,000 for kin of those killed in the incident, Rs 200,000 for those who have been injured. CM Adityanath has also set up a three-member committee to probe flyover collapse.

JDS legislative party meeting begins:

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Karnataka’s Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala face litmus test, is to take an important decision to make the parliamentary democracy in critical number a historical decision for seamless governance in the state short of horse trading, and No, non confidence motion thereafter. As per the constitutional provision, the single-largest party is invited to form the government in the case of a fractured mandate.

Congress state party leaders have alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to “poach” their MLAs in an attempt to establish majority to form the government in Karnataka. “They (BJP) are poaching our MLAs, and we know that. Every day, there is a lot of pressure. But it not so easy, as two parties have the necessary numbers. However, we are taking all necessary steps,” said Congress leader D K Shivakumar.

Karnataka hung verdict set the Political turmoil in Congress, JD S and BJP with their effort to be at top slot. Political numbers with parties in recent assembly elections are are: BJP: 104, Cong: 78, JDS: 38, Others: 2. The Congress announced that it would support the JD-S, taking their total seat share to 117, thus resulting in a fractured mandate.

S Yeddyurappa has left for the Raj Bhavan to meet the governor, his second meeting in less than 12 hours. The BJP legislators meeting is over. BJP’s Sadananda Gowda, said they were the single largest party and should form government. “You have seen how Congress & JD(S) were fighting, six months back. Now, they want to come together & make government!” he said. Union Minister for Oil and Petroleum Dharmendra Pradhan and Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda will attend a party meeting in Karnataka on Wednesday as Bharatiya Janata Party’s observers.

JD(S) legislative party meeting begins in Bengaluru. The party’s CM candidate HD Kumaraswamy said his party has already decided to go with the Congress. “That’s the reason we called the Janata Dal (Secular) Legislature Party meeting. There is no question of taking any other decision.”

However reports say that three Congress MLAs are missing and the JDS has confirmed that the BJP has reached out to its MPs.

The numbers are: BJP: 104, Cong: 78, JDS: 38, Others: 2

The Congress says the two independent MLAs are with them, which makes their numbers stand at 118. But with the three Congress MLAs missing, presumably poached by the BJP, that’s down to 115. The BJP just needs three more MLAs over to their side to form government.

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Weak Anti-Horse Trading Law SC Orders

ON MAY 16, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

May16, 2018 (C) Ravinder Singh ravinderinvent@gmail.com

Horse Trading going on in a state is being WATCHED by the worldwho have missions in India. Election Commission of India has published the results of the latest elections in Karnataka. Long before final results were declared based on trends it was obvious who shall form stable government.

But minutes after winning elections and getting a Certificate from Election Commission, MLAs have to give Signed Letters of Support to the Governor and to be Paraded in Raj Bhawan and then Vote for Government in Vidhan Sabha – before the Chief Minister is Confirmed in office.

Horse Trading happens when a ‘Winning Candidate Party A Supported by entire Cadre of Party A including Financial Support’ just stepping in to Raj Bhawan Switches Loyalty to Party B. This is Totally Unethical & Fraud.

http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm

Party	Won	Leading	Total
Bahujan Samaj Party	1	0	1
Bharatiya Janata Party	104	0	104
Indian National Congress	78	0	78
Janata Dal (Secular)	37	0	37
Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party	1	0	1
Independent	1	0	1
Total	222	0	222

Way back in early 2009 I studied constitution of all registered political parties and found them to be similar to each other in terms of Joining and Expulsion a political party through application procedure, selection of the Executive and Its Powers – District, State & Central levels.

Through RTI I wanted these to be ‘Tabulated By The Election Commission as Ready Reckoner’ than uploading 50-60 page Constitutions of Parties with minor differences.

In world’s biggest democracy – people have no idea about the Constitution of The Political Parties, their CORE IDEOLOGY – each have IDENTICAL OBJECTIVES.

Similarly wanted ‘LIMIT ON TENURE OF POLITICAL OFFICE’ – Some enjoying Office for 10 Terms or 50 Years and Ex Cabinet Ministers returning as MPs or MLAs.

In early 2014 wanted to Train 6000 Candidates for Lok Sabha elections through Sabka Bharat Party academy.

I wanted Ministers to be Grilled By Parliament Like ‘Confirmation Procedure in US’.

Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS

Y-77, Hauz Khas, ND -110016, India. Ph: 091- 8826415770, 9871056471, 9650421857

Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power, Transportation,

Smart Cities, Water, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Technologies and Projects

Veteran actor Tom Alter’s last film ‘Kitaab’ premiere held in Nation’s Capital

ON MAY 16, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

The premiere of the award-winning Short film titled “Kitaab” starring legendary actor late Mr. Tom Atler held in New Delhi. The actor who will be remembered for his brilliant acting, Tom Alter will be seen in his last feature film. The movie is based on the increasing influence of electronic gadgets, we are moving away from books. Therefore, apart from the film screening, there was also a panel discussion on the topic of “Impact of Electronics gadgets on Books.”

The event took place in Film Division Auditorium at Mahadev Road. The entire program was graced by the presence of well-known personalities and the panelists, Padmbhushan Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, Founder Sulabh Swachchata Andolan and Smt. Maitreyee Pushpa noted Novelist and Hindi Writer, Vice Chairperson, Hindi Academy, as well as director of the film Kamlesh K Mishra.

In the panel discussion, Dr. Pathak stated, “Nowadays, people are tangled up in gadgets and mobiles. All these gadgets need support, they can’t work without any support like electricity, internet and all, but our books are free. Yes, gadgets are also important but it can’t replace the feel of a book.”

Whereas, Smt. Maitreyee said, “the history of Kitaab is old, it changes every phase of life and things have changed a lot, we don’t need any technology for a book, no internet nothing. We can read a book anywhere, in a forest as well. Yes, technology has reached so far, mobile phones are useful for everyone even ladies in small villages as well. But the culture of books will never end and it should not end.”

Directed by the award-winning director Kamlesh K Mishra, the impactful film reveals, because of the increasing influence of electronic gadgets, the books are getting away from us. And the legendary actor Late Tom Alter has played the role of an old librarian in this film and left no stone unturned to get the last reader coming to the library.

Well, ‘Kitaab’ won best film Short Film, Calcutta International Cult Film Festival. A finalist for Feel The Reel International Film Festival (U.K), Chosen for Second Best Male Actor (Tom Alter).

Even Semi-Finalist for Las Angeles Cine Fest (Still in the race of Finalist) and Official Selection for R

World University of Design Partners

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World University of Design Partners with Six Reputed International Universities across UK, Canada and France

Signs MOUs with Universities of Huddersfield, Oxford Brookes and, West of Scotland in UK, Emily Carr University of Art & Design and Vancouver Film School in Canada and École NationaleSupérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles (ENSAIT) in France

New Delhi, 15 MAY, 2018: World University of Design (WUD), a UGC recognized university and India’s first and only university dedicated to education in the creative domain, has announced academic collaborations with six international universities across UK, Canada and France. The MOUs will provide international exposure and abundant opportunities to all students as a quintessential part of education at WUD. The six international universities include University of Huddersfield, Oxford Brookes University and University of the West of Scotland in the UK, Emily Carr University of Art & Design and Vancouver Film School in Canada and École NationaleSupérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles (ENSAIT)in France. The MOUs cover the departments of fashion design, industrial design, product design, interior design, communication design, visual arts, and architecture and design management.

All partner universities have an excellent reputation and are global leaders in their respective domain..

The University of Huddersfield has been recognised as a gold-rated University by the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF),UK.

· Oxford Brookes’ has been ranked amongst the world’s top universities in 15 individual subject areas including art and design.

· University of the West of Scotland(UWS)is ranked amongst the top 3% of universities worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018.

· Emily Carr University is Canada’s top design university ranked 9th in the World by Red Dot Design Award in 2015 placing them within the top ten Design Universities in the Americas and Europe.

· Vancouver Film School is Canada’s Premier Entertainment Arts School and a recognized world leader in entertainment arts education with internationally renowned alumni.

· École NationaleSupérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles (ENSAIT), France a 130 year old institution that is considered the leading textile trainer responsible for educating 75% of all Masters in textile in France.

Announcing the tie-ups, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Vice Chancellor, World University of Designsaid, “WUD considers international exposure as a quintessential part of design education and intends to provide abundant opportunities to all its students, across various streams, to explore and experience the various nuances of this facet of education. There is a lot that WUD and its partner universities can offer each other.The USP of WUDs exchange programs is that they are signed with institutions that have outstanding reputation in the field of design, art and architecture. Moreover they are situated in countries that are known for their heritage and a culture that embraces creativity. The skills and attributes that one gains by studying overseas, the new perspective and willingness to put oneself outside the comfort zone will not only attract potential employers and will serve students well in all aspects of life. For those who are looking at exploring post-graduate options, WUD’s strong international links opens up new opportunities around the world,” he added.

The agreements will provide opportunities for collaboration between partner universities for new or existing academic programs, joint research activities, exchange of information in the form of publications and journals, academic and research reference materials. WUDs agreements will also lay the ground for international faculty visits on campus, student exchange programs, joint workshops and joint proposals for international funding for research, collaborative projects and consultancies.

About World University of Design

World University of Design (WUD), located in the education hub of Rajiv Gandhi Education City in Sonipat, Haryana, boasts of highly qualified faculty members who have been educated and trained at prestigious institutes such as NIFT, NID, LCF -London, FIT – New York, SPA and Delhi College of Art among others.

WUD has consistently focussed on student-learning experience. The university is being shaped and mentored by an illustrious Advisory Board comprising of stalwarts from the field of design such as Mr. AG Krishna Menon, Ms. Payal Jain, Mr. Peter D’ascoli, Mr. Amardeep Behl and Ms. Neha Kirpal.WUD is also a full member of Cumulus, the international association of universities & colleges of art, design & media that has over 160 member universities in 60 countries. This provides the widest possible access to WUD students to interact and engage with international students on a global scale.

Opening Ceremony of Taiwan Expo 2018

ON MAY 16, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Mr N. K. Sagar

Chairman

Enkay Sagar Holdings Private Limited

Dear Mr Sagar,

We thank you for your confirmation to join for the Opening Ceremony of Taiwan Expo 2018 scheduled for Thursday 17th May 2018, Pragati Maidan (Hall No. 11), New Delhi. (Please enter from Gate No. 8, Mathura Road).

Kindly note, we have registered your name and send you the hard copy of the invitation card by courier. Kindly carry with you the hard copy of the invitation card (if for any reason, the hard copy of the invitation card is not received by you, do not worry as we have already your name in the confirmation list).

In order to facilitate smooth entry we have allocated registration number to all delegates confirmed for Opening Ceremony. Kindly mention your registration number at the (opening ceremony registration counter) for quick entry. YOUR REGISTRATION NO. is 37.

The agenda is as follows:

1030: Opening Ceremony (please be seated by 1015hrs).

Opening Entertainment

Remarks by VIP

Inauguration

Exhibition Tour

We look forward to meeting you on 17th May 2018.

Thanks and with best regards

Mukesh Kalra

Joint Secretary (International Trade)

Federation of Indian Micro and Small &

Medium Enterprises (FISME)

B – 4/161 Safdarjung Enclave,

New Delhi – 110029

Cell.: +91 – 9811465438

Telephone: +91 – 11 – 26187948, 26712064, 46023157 & 46018592

Fax: +91 – 11 – 26109470

E-mail: mukesh.kalra@fisme.org.in

Website: www.fisme.org.in

Peoples’ Convention on Infrastructure Financing

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Peoples’ Convention on Infrastructure Financing

A Peoples’ response to AIIB Annual Meeting

June 21-23, 2018 | Mumbai, India

INVITATION

The 3rd Annual Governors Meeting of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank [AIIB] will be held in Mumbai, India from 25-26 June 2018. This two-year-old multilateral bank is investing in all major sectors, including energy, without robust policies on environmental-social safeguards, transparent public disclosure and an accountability/complaint handling mechanism. Out of the total 24 projects, it has financed, USD 4.4 billion has already been approved. India is the biggest recipient from AIIB with more than 1.2 billion USD supporting about six projects including Transmission lines, Capital City Development at Amravati, rural roads etc with another 1 billion USD in proposed projects.

These data are but a few from among the many that come out periodically which, we are aware, will straightaway affect our democratic systems, land, water, forests, food, livelihoods, structures and the very air we breathe on a daily basis. All these raise our concerns to an alarming level that we are forced to reflect and act on the rapid ‘reforms’ which happen in the guise of development. Unlike World Bank and ADB who claim their development agenda in the name of reduction in poverty and inequality, AIIB never conceals their huge interests in infrastructure financing.

India is AIIB’s second-largest shareholder and is an adored destination for its investments. As many of us are aware, the Indian government, for past few decades, has stressed the need for large infrastructural projects for the country’s development and these projects are being seen as a stimulus to the growth of India’s GDP. These include power projects, dams, roads, urban projects, industrial zones/corridors, ports, smart cities and other mega projects, including the new super-expensive high-speed rail projects. Mega energy projects are perceived as one of the major components and enablers of these infrastructure projects. This aggressive growth for the economic elite and the upper classes will come at the cost of displacing the lives of people who are dependent on land and natural resources for their livelihood and devastating the environment. This also often comes at the cost of displacing farming and pastoralist communities who are pushed to a life of poverty and whose life and livelihood cannot be commensurably compensated by money – in most cases, not even that. The huge projected increases in the energy infrastructure will also demand similarly massive financial investments.

It is critical that we situate the 3rd AIIB AGM within this global, regional and national context. The idea behind the People’s Convention on Infrastructure Financing is to provide a space for social movements, progressive trade unions, academia and civil society from various parts of the country working on urban development, transportation, environmental protection, coastal communities, sustainable energy and equity, against privatisation along with groups monitoring financial institutions and their policies and projects in the country. The Convention will facilitate solidarity in the resistance against the infrastructural approach towards development causing displacement and destruction to the natural resources. It will also be a space to put forward and discuss alternatives for a just and equitable world that are emerging out of people’s struggles.

Peoples Convention on Infrastructure Financing – A peoples response to AIIBwill be held in Mumbai, India from 21-23 June 2018. It will also organize a series of regional meetings in different parts of the country in the month of April and May to bring together civil society organizations for familiarising and updating on AIIB functions, investment policies, and initiating monitoring on AIIB projects in India, with a focused aim to strategize, campaign and demand transparency and accountability in their lending in India. It is an opportune moment to try and tackle the bank, and demand accountability in their financing in Indian projects, when this year India is hosting AIIB’s 3rd Annual Governors Meet [AGM]. Groups from Mumbai, along with other Indian organisations will jointly host the event which will include plenary, self-organised workshops, passing of resolutions, cultural events and press conference.

Please do block your dates and plan to join in this important event. Your contribution will be keenly looked forward to. We are not in a position to pay for your travel expenses though we have some solidarity accommodation arranged. We will try and raise some resources for travel by appealing to organisations to subsidise travel of activists from social movement and hinterland. Please plan to reach in morning of June 21st or 20th night and leave by 23rd June evening.

VENUE: Plenary at Y.B Chavan Hall and workshops at YWCA and YMCA.

We look forward to being with you in Mumbai on June 21-23, 2018!

With warm regards,

Peoples Convention on Infrastructure Financing – A peoples response to AIIB

Hillary: Naresh — Last week, I traveled

ON MAY 16, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Naresh –Last week, I traveled a little far from home, visiting with friends and supporters in Australia and New Zealand. I was thrilled to be there, not only because both countries are incredibly beautiful, but because both have elected women to their highest offices, including current Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern.It was wonderful to hear women across both countries talk about how having a female prime minister not only influenced policy, but made them more likely to be engaged in politics. As the old saying goes, you can’t be what you can’t see.Our friends at Latino Victory know this, too; they’ve been working for years now to elect Latino candidates across the country and make sure that young Latino people can see themselves reflected in our government. I’m proud to be their partner through Onward Together, and I hope you’ll learn a little bit more about them today.Onward!HillaryOnward Together works to build a brighter future for generations to come by supporting groups that encourage people to organize in their communities or run for office. Because you’re an important part of Onward Together, we wanted you to get a chance to know these groups a little bit better. To learn more about Onward Together, click here.
The organization: Latino VictoryThe organizers: Actress Eva Longoria and businessman-slash-philanthropist Henry R. Muñoz, III, co-founders and Cristóbal Alex, President.The mission: To elect progressive Latino candidates in every state, at every level of officeThe story: In the months leading up to President Obama’s re-election, Eva and Henry co-founded the Futuro Fund to engage Latino donors. After raising an unprecedented $32 million, they founded Latino Victory to advance the movement past the presidential election. Latino Victory builds political power by recruiting and supporting progressive Latino leaders for office, engaging the Latino electorate, and developing a Latino donor pipeline to make sure the voices of Latinos are reflected at every level of government.The latest: 69% of Latino Victory candidates won their races in 2016, increasing Latino representation in Congress by a dramatic 18%. In 2017, Latino Victory candidates won even more of their races — 80%. They contributed to the first special election win under Trump by supporting Representative Jimmy Gomez, and helped Hala Ayala and Elizabeth Guzman make history by becoming the first Latinas elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. Now, Latino Victory is focusing on winning races across the nation and making history by tripling the number of endorsed candidates, and uplifting the achievements of Latinas in every industry by launching the Year of the Latina campaign. 62% of the candidates Latino Victory has endorsed thus far in 2018 are Latinas — a statistic reflecting the momentum of the modern women’s movement spurred on by the 2016 election.The next step: Head to latinovictory.us to learn more right now and help Latino Victory flip the House and take back the Senate!

Media briefing invites

ON MAY 16, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

[5/16, 9:52 AM] Naresh Kumar Sagar: INVITATION

Dear Sir/Madam,

You are cordially invited to cover the following event:

Event

Smt Meenakshi Lekhi, M.P. (Lok Sabha), New Delhi and Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law & Justice will attend the launch of “Swachhta Pakhwada” being undertaken by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances.

Date: May 16, 2018 (Wednesday)

Time: 10.45 AM

Venue: Office of Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), 5th Floor, Sardar Patel Bhawan, Patel Chowk, Parliament Street, New Delhi
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No 2: Naresh Kumar Sagar: INVITATION

Function: Shri Hardeep S. Puri, Minister of State (I/C) for Housing & Urban Affairs to address the Media on Swachh Survekshan 2018

Date: 16.05.2018(Wednesday)

Time: 5.30 p.m.(Please set up cameras by 5.15 p.m.)

Venue: Conference Hall, New Media Centre, 7E Raisina Road, New Delhi
No 3 ;Naresh Kumar Sagar: INVITATION

Dear Sir/Madam,

You are cordially invited to cover the following event:

EVENT:Union Minister of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu will launch IP Mascot and Anti-Piracy Video of Mr. Amitabh Bachchan at Conferences on National IPR Policy.

DATE:16.05.2018 (Wednesday)

TIME:03:00 PM

VENUE: TajMahal Hotel, Mansingh Road, New Delhi
No 4 : Naresh Kumar Sagar: INVITATION

Dear Sir/Madam,

Event: Sh. S.S. Ahluwalia, to take charge as Minister of State of Electronics & Information Technology.

Date: Wednesday, 16 May 2018

Time: 10:15 AM

Venue: First Floor, Electronics Niketan, 6 CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

You are cordially invited to cover the event.

Congress approached JDS to a coalition government in Karnataka

ON MAY 15, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Media Reports say the Congress has approached JDS to a coalition government together an alliance if the BJP fails to reach the halfway mark. The JDS has accepted the Congress party’s offer that HD Kumaraswamy be the CM candidate, say reports.

Media Reports further say that Sonia Gandhi and Ghulam Nabi Azad have spoken to JDS chief Deve Gowda. Even before the leads suggested a Congress rout, senior leader Mallikarjuna Kharge suggested this morning, that the party was open to an alliance with the JDS.

The JDS has been non-committal about the BJP as well as Congress. Siddaramaiah’s willingness to step down from the CM’s post could be a decider for Deve Gowda to extend his support to the Congress. The JDS has said it is the Congress’s “responsibility” to reach out if it did not get majority.

The leads so far: BJP: 106, Cong: 73, JDS: 41, Others: 2

President Donald Trump`s Conservative Stance on Immigration Will Fire Back?

ON MAY 15, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Not sagar media inc view; Writers view.

America is a land of opportunities and a powerful nation which is well recognized globally. Since 19th-century people from different parts of the world migrated to the United States of America in search of better economic opportunities.

The Act to encourage Immigration signed July 4th, 1864 by President Lincoln to encourage immigration was the first and only major law in American history. Under this Act, people from all of the world were welcome to facilitate infrastructure development in the USA. President Lincoln, in his Annual Message to Congress on December 8, 1863, called for government assistance. “I again submit to your consideration the expediency of establishing a system for the encouragement of immigration. All though this source of national wealth and strength is again flowing with greater freedom than for several years before the insurrection occurred, there is still a great deficiency of laborers in every field of industry, especially in agriculture, and in our mines, as well as of iron and coal as of the precious metals. Even after so many decades, America has been facing the shortage of manpower to work in various industries”. Keeping shortage of manpower, Barack Obama also pursued his predecessor’s policies with minor changes in the existing immigration laws to facilitate the growth of the USA economy hence always welcomed the immigrants.

President Trump signed the executive order in March 2017 which placed temporary travel restrictions on the resident of six Muslim countries. He also signed an executive order on stricter enforcement and review of the H1B visa- popular in the technology industry to bring “highly skilled” foreign workers into the US. President Donald Trump after becoming president of America has created constant pressure to stop unwanted guests to the territory of the USA. Every nation has legal and moral right to decide who should or who should not be welcomed. But Donald Trump and his administration have completely ignored the contributions of the migrants to the economy of the country.

Currently, immigrant USA workforce in a range of industries, accounting for over 41 percent of all farming, fishing, and forestry workers as well as nearly 25 percent of those working in computer and math sciences. The contribution of the migrants to the USA economy is huge. Hence, we can conclude safely that migrants are assets not a liability for the USA. In a globalized and a competitive world every nation has to call for the best brains to facilitate the ongoing development process. For example, China town in the USA is mostly run and maintained by Chinese businessmen and small and medium scale entrepreneurs. President Donald Trump and his administration`s recent antidumping duties slapped on China failed to curtail China`s trade. Wong and Li argued that in the USA skilled and locally born Indians are regarded as model minorities similarly Chinese in the diaspora have typically transplanted to their receiving lands five basic relationships: patrilineal kinship and ties of territory, religion, business and various types of production. Both the communities are well integrated into the system of the USA. Unskilled and skilled workers are required to run the country. Both categories of workers are essential to run and sustain the economy.

The current threat to the workforce of the USA is rapidly ageing population of the USA. According to the USA ageing population statistic, the number of older people is projected to increase by 135 percent. The ageing population will place substantial economic burden on the public programme. The slow growth in the working age population will mean that there will be relatively fewer people to pay the taxes necessary to support public programmes for the older population and fewer people to provide the services that older people need. In this situation, closing USA doors for the migrants for a long period would multiply the political problems for President Donald Trump and his administration. President Trump needs to annihilate racial discrimination which the members of the migrant communities happen to bear in everyday life. Trump needs to formulate inclusive policies so that including migrants contribute to the growth of the USA in all spheres.

Rahul Kumar is a PhD fellow and a Senior Journalist & Columnist based in New Delhi (India). His academic interests lie in the field of international migration and Indian Diaspora. He is also a Human Right activist and has been contributing articles on social, cultural, political and economic issues. Currently, he works as a freelance Journalist with the Asian Independent UK. He is a founder member of Global Research Forum for Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT). He can be reached at rkbsooru@gmail.com

NALCO inks MoU with Government of India for FY 2018-19

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Sets 100% capacity utilization in Alumina, Rs.1100 cr CAPEX & Higher Targets in production & productivity

New Delhi-15.05.2018

Aluminium major & Navratna CPSE National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has signed MoU with the Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India, setting highest ever target of Rs 9350 crore revenue from operations for FY 2018-19 which is 15% higher than last year. The MoU was signed between Shri Anil Gopishankar Mukim, Secretary, Ministry of Mines, GoI and Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand, CMD, NALCO in New Delhi last evening. Shri Mukim, Secretary, Mines complimented NALCO management for the excellent performance of the company, high standard of Corporate Governance in 2017-18 and robust business plans for 2018-19. The MoU has been formulated as per Department of Public Enterprise guidelines and finalized after discussions with both Inter-Ministerial Committee as well as Ministry of Mines.

The MoU has also set a target of 2.1 million tons for production of Alumina with 100% capacity utilisation & an optimum Aluminium production target of 4.15 lakh tonnes. It sets a target of reduction in net carbon consumption as part of improvement in production efficiency, apart from giving thrust to commercialisation of new R&D products.

The Company has set a challenging CAPEX target of Rs.1100 crore for the year 2018-19. The expenses will be incurred in several projects like the 1 million tonne 5th stream of Refinery, Utkal-D&E coal blocks, wind power projects, JV projects and modernization & up- gradation of plant equipments. In yet another strategic move on the human resource front, target is also set for assessment of employees through People Capability Maturity Model (PCMM) and implementation of online human resource management system. The targets will enable the company to synchronize its workforce and skill set in line with the new corporate plan. Dr. K. Rajeswara Rao, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Mines & Shri Anil Kumar Nayak, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Mines, and other senior officials of Ministry and NALCO were notably present on the occasion.

“Telecom Manthan 2018”

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Dear Mr. Sagar, We are much honored to have you as a privileged guest at “Telecom Manthan 2018”. We are pleased to confirm your participation. Please find below the event details: Date : Wednesday 16th May, 2018 Venue : AICTE Auditorium, Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi Google Map Timing : 08:30 AM to 04:00 PM Onwards followed by networking lunch

Program Agenda:-

Time	Sessions
08:30 – 09:30 AM	Registrations & Welcome Tea
09:30 – 10:00 AM	Welcome Address
09:30 – 10:00 AM	· Pradeep Gupta, CMD, CyberMedia
10:00 – 10:30 AM	Inaugural Address
10:00 – 10:30 AM	· N Sivasailam, Special Secretary, Dept of Telecom
Session 1 10:30 – 12:00 PM	Telecom as a Driver of Change -Challenges & Opportunities
	How telecom will play a game changing role in the transformation of India -government, businesses,and citizens –and the challenges and opportunities that will come with it
	Panel Discussion 1
	Technologies for Rapid Digital Transformation what are some of the critical technologies that will need to be adopted by the telecom sector to become digital and impact on skills
Session 2 12:00 – 13:00 PM	Emerging Business Dynamics: How telecom businesses are changing in terms of new business models and opportunities
	Panel Discussion 2: The New Customer
	How customer behaviour is changing and influencing business strategies and what new skills will be required to monetize opportunities
13:00 – 14:00 PM	Networking Lunch
Session 3 14:00 – 15:30 PM	Powering the Skill Ecosystem
	How to create a powerful skill ecosystem for ‘Digital India’, ‘Skill India’ & ‘Make in India’
	Panel Discussion 3:A Win-Win for All
	How each telecom stake-holder can contribute to building the right skill ecosystem for digital transformation
Session 4 15:30 – 16:00 PM	Launch of TSSC Initiatives
16:00 – 16:05 PM	Vote of Thanks

Do connect for further queries at the coordinates mentioned below. Ms. Sneha at +91 9650716790 or mail us at sneha@c2cm.com. We look forward to seeing you! Best Regards,

Team Cyber Media

NATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AWARDS

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NATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AWARDS – 2017 PRESENTATION CEREMONY

Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

Wednesday, 16 May 2018 at 11:00 hrs

PRESS BRIEF

Shri Ram Nath Kovind, Hon’ble President of India will confer National Geoscience Awards – 2017 (NGA-2017) on 16th May 2018 at 1100 hrs, at the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. In the said event, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Hon’ble Minister of Rural development, Panchayati Raj and Mines, Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary, Hon’ble Minister of State (Mines), Shri Anil Mukim, Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Shri N. Kutumba Rao, Director General, Geological Survey of India, senior officials of Ministry of Mines and other Central Ministries and Geoscientific organizations will be present.

The National Geoscience Awards, previously known as the National Mineral Awards, were instituted by the Ministry of Mines in 1966, to honour individuals and teams of scientists for their extraordinary achievements and outstanding contributions in fundamental and applied geosciences, mining and allied fields.

The awards carry cash prize and a certificate. Till date (i.e. up to NGA-2016), 11 awards of excellence, five young scientist awards and 760 awards have been conferred on geoscientists from various fields.

The National Geoscience Awards include one Young Scientist Award and 19 individual and / or team awards in 16 fields of geosciences.

This year, 11 awards will be conferred by Hon’ble President which includes 4 team awards and 7 individual awards on 16th May 2018, for their meritorious contributions in nine fields of geosciences.

There will be a group discussion amongst the earlier and current awardees on the challenges faced by geoscience in India.

The list of awardees of NGA- 2017 is annexed.

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World Economic Situation and Prospects

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UN: Growth in global economy exceeds expectations, but increased risks could threaten economic outlook

Global growth expected to exceed 3% for 2018 and 2019

17 May – Growth in the world economy is surpassing expectations and global GDP is now expected to expand by more than three per cent this year and in 2019, reflecting strong growth in developed countries and broadly favourable investment conditions, a new UN report finds.

But rising trade tensions, heightened uncertainty over monetary policy, increasing debt levels and greater geopolitical tensions can potentially thwart progress, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) as of mid-2018, launched today in New York.

According to the report, world economic growth is now forecast to reach 3.2 per cent both in 2018 and 2019, an upward revision by 0.2 and 0.1 percentage point, respectively. This revised outlook reflects further improvement in the growth forecast for developed economies due to accelerating wage growth, broadly favourable investment conditions, and the short-term impact of a fiscal stimulus package in the United States. World trade growth has also accelerated, reflecting a widespread increase in global demand. Many commodity-exporting countries will also benefit from the higher level of energy and metal prices. While the modest rise in global commodity prices will exert some upward pressure on inflation in many countries, the report notes that inflationary pressures remain contained across most developed and developing regions.

Speaking at the launch, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development and Chief Economist Elliott Harris said the upward revision in the global economic forecast reflected in the report is positive news for the prospects of making tangible progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, but cautioned that “there is a strong need not to become complacent in response to upward trending headline figures.”

“The report underscores that the risks have increased as well and highlights the need to urgently address a number of policy challenges, including threats to the multilateral trading system, high inequality and the renewed rise in carbon emissions,” he added.

GDP growth forecasts in 2018 have been upwardly revised in nearly 40 per cent of countries since the previous forecast presented in the World Economic Situation and Prospects Report 2018 was released last December. However, some countries and regions are still not sharing in the global cyclical upturn, in many cases due to structural impediments to development. Output is expected to decline in Central and in Southern Africa this year and forecasts have been revised marginally downward for 2018 for the economies in transition–reflecting rising geopolitical tensions–and for the least developed countries (LDCs), where weaker growth prospects are largely driven by a deteriorating situation in Yemen.

As reflected in the WESP 2018 report, the pickup in economic growth offers policymakers greater scope to address some of the deep-rooted barriers that hamper more rapid progress towards the SDGs. This includes measures and specific policies that can accelerate the process of economic diversification, tackle high and/or rising levels of inequality, support investment in basic infrastructure, and strengthen institutions and governance to build a more transparent and dynamic business environment. Action in these areas could also help build resilience against future economic shocks.

The multilateral trading system

The report warns that a shift away from unambiguous support for the multilateral trading system, marked by further trade barriers and retaliatory measures threatens the strength and sustainability of global growth, with potentially large repercussions, especially for developing economies.

Addressing high inequality

The report also found that income inequality remains very high in numerous countries, but there is evidence of noticeable improvements in some developing countries over the last decade. These gains reflect temporary cyclical factors, but also illustrate some structural changes. Latin America and the Caribbean region, for example, has made significant progress in reducing inequality in the past 15-20 years, driven by specificpolicy measures related to minimum wages, education and government transfer payments.

Decoupling economic growth and CO2 emissions

Accelerated economic growth propelled by fossil fuels, the report found, also bears an environmental cost. Global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions increased by 1.4 per cent in 2017 due to a number of factors including faster global economic growth, the relatively low cost of fossil fuels and weaker energy efficiency measures. Reforming fossil fuel subsides and taxation could speed the pace towards an environmentally sustainable growth that can meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement on climate change.

About the report: The World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2018 updates the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2018 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.18.II.C.2), released in December 2017.

For more information: https://www.un.org/ development/desa/dpad/wesp- report

China & U.S. open CUBIC the Biotechnology Innovation Center

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Chinese nonprofit plans to open an innovation centre in the Texas Medical centre.

China U.S. Biotechnology Innovation Center, also known as CUBIC, will serve as a bridge for Chinese companies looking to invest in Houston, and vice versa.

Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute or JITRI, a non-profit group based in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu plans to invest $3 million to $4 million a year to fund research and help companies expand their footprint abroad. The proposed China U.S. Biotechnology Innovation centre, also known as CUBIC, will serve as a bridge for Chinese companies looking to invest in Houston, and vice versa.

To commemorate the partnership, JITRI president Qing Liu and city officials from Houston and Suzhou, China plan to sign a memorandum of understanding in support of JITRI’s endeavor. The agreement also aims to foster deeper relations between Houston and China, including future trade missions, joint projects and exchange programs.

“No matter if a Chinese or American company, we should really work together to face the challenges of the future,” JITRI president Qing Liu said. “We need to work together to have a green earth and better life for all human beings.”

JITRI has been working for about a year to establish an innovation centre that would connect Houston and Suzhou, located about 60 miles northwest of Shanghai. Suzhou and Jiangsu province, home to many high-tech companies, have been looking to partner with Houston, which has one of the world’s largest medical districts, Liu said.

JITRI, one of the top industrial technology research centres in China, has 39 research facilities that specialize in IT, biomedicine and nanotechnology, as well as more than 6,000 personnel and a $300 million research and development budget.

The independent nonprofit, which is funded in part by the Jiangsu government, has an innovation centre in Denmark called the Innovation House.

CUBIC in Houston will have a staff of about 10, including two employees from JITRI in China. Participating U.S. startups and companies will be able to work in the centre and collaborate with Chinese investors and manufacturers looking to do business in the U.S.

BJP’s LG stands exposed of misusing Delhi Police to harass elected representatives

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THE SHAMEFUL LETTER FROM BJP’s DELHI LG TO THE POLICE COMMISSIONER

BJP’s LG WORKING AGAINST THE PEOPLE AND ASKING THE POLICE COMMISSIONER HOW ARE THE AAP MEMBERS OUT OF JAIL ?

Delhi Police has been continuously arresting the elected MLAs of the AAP on false allegations and made-up cases as ordered by the BJP. The police has tried its level best to prepare wrong chargesheets against the MLAs , in order to defame their image and humiliate them.

AAP chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said in a press conference that the MLAs of AAP are ill treated and their arrest is made public in order to spoil their image. The BJP’s central government was very much interested in the formation of fast track court which according to them could help them in proceeding in the cases against MLAs much faster so that the CM, ministers and the MLAs of AAP could be sent behind the bars as soon as possible. But in courts of law, truth and justice have prevailed and false cases against elected representatives of Delhi are falling flat one by one.

The court has also warned and scolded the Delhi Police for putting wrong allegations and filing false cases inspired by politics against the innocent.

We were expecting that the LG would write to the Police Commissioner and enquire about how the innocents are being framed and put behind bars for no reason and a detailed investigation should be done on the Delhi Police, which has unfortunately become the personal cell of BJP where they can frame political opponents, make up their own stories and file cases and put anyone in prison.

But to our utter surprise, a shocking evidence has been revealed, which states that instead of enquiring about the careless deeds of Delhi Police, the BJP’s LG has written a letter to the Delhi Police Commissioner, asking about how and why the MLAs are getting acquitted and how cases against them are being quashed one by one, the LG has asked for report from the police that within one week how are the MLAs have been proved to be innocent.

The BJP’s LG is specially bothered about how did Amanatullah Khan got a dignified release from the jail and the case against him was quashed by the court. The Delhi Police was also scolded for reopening a five year old case again in 2015, after Amanatullah Khan was elected as an MLA.

This is very unfortunate, that the LG, who holds a constitutional post, is worried about how the Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy CM Manish Shishodia, Kailash Gehlot, Naresh Balyan and Manoj Kumar MLA from Kondli were acquitted in courts, whereas the LG wanted them to be behind bars.

This act of BJP’s LG is really shameful not because he is the LG but because it is not his age to perform so many sins and rather focus on good deeds and earn respect.

It is beyond any reasonable understanding as to why the LG, who is incharge of Delhi Police is misusing this force, instead of concentrating on the safety and security of the residents of Delhi, given the fact that women safety is one of the major concerns of the residents of Delhi.

BSE Institute exchanges MoU with IIT Madras

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BSE Institute exchanges MoU with IIT Madras to offer joint program in Business Analytics

New Delhi, May 16, 2018 – BSE Institute Ltd, the leader in financial education, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIT Madras to offer joint program in Business Analytics.

The MoU was exchanged at IIT Madras campus between Mr. Ambarish Datta, MD and CEO, BSE Institute Ltd and Dr. Ashok Kumar Mishra, Professor. Dept. of Chemistry and Dean- Academic Research in the presence of Dr. V. Kamakoti, Professor Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras and Mr. Pradeep Chowdhary, Senior Manager, BSE Institute Ltd.

Both BSE Institute and IIT Madras endeavor to provide world-class education to the students through collaborative programs. In addition, the collaboration will also lead to opportunities of joint research and facilitate industry exposure for students of both the institutions. It will provide excellent opportunities to students from both the cities who aspire for an optimal learning environment, with a diverse peer group, and a global, lifelong network of trusted connections.

Business Analytics Program enables working professionals with in depth understanding of the key technologies used in analytics, viz. data mining, machine learning, visualization techniques and statistics. Through this program one can turn the sheer complex data into a competitive advantage with the efficient use of Business Analytics & thereby fostering / supporting the decision making. The program is designed on a schedule that minimizes disruption of work and personal pursuits, spread over one year (part-time) focusing on overview of the field of analytics so that you can make informed business decisions.

“The Program is designed to enable learners in the use of statistical analysis, computing tools, and mathematical models to predict the outcomes of various business decisions, and identify the best implementation.

The use of business analytics has grown exponentially in all areas, including financial services, healthcare, government, retail, e-commerce, media, manufacturing, and the service industry. This has led to an increase in the demand for employees with an analytical approach to management who can utilize data, understand statistical and quantitative models, and are able to make better data-driven business decisions. We also expect successful learners to gravitate toward start-up organizations.” said Mr. Ambarish Datta, MD and CEO, BSE Institute Ltd

“As we enter the digital era, data holds the key. It is the next generation oil to fuel the economic growth of any Organization. This certificate program will introduce and train one on the fundamental building blocks required for high-end data analytics across all disciplines of applications including but not limited to legal, commerce, economics, engineering, science and humanities” said Dr. V. Kamakoti, Professor Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras

Voltas’ Consolidated Financial Results

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Voltas’ net profit fell 3.13% to Rs 194.19 crore on 1.15% increase in net sales to Rs 2021.30 crore in Q4 March 2018 over Q4 March 2017. Voltas focus on process improvements and better commercial terms is reaping benefits, as EMP margins have improved to ~7%.
Voltas’ Consolidated Financial Results: Voltas results dwindle as per the Q4FY18 consolidated net profit (excluding exceptional items) declines 2.36% yoy to Rs195.58cr :

	FY 2017-18	FY 2016-17	%

	Rs. Crores	Rs. Crores	change
Profit after tax	578	520	11%
Profit before tax	805	720	12%
Total Income	6602	6307	5%

May 17, 2018 New Delhi: The Board of Directors of Voltas Limited, the global air conditioning and engineering services provider of the Tata Group, today announced the Consolidated Financial Results (including the Consolidated Segment Report) for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2018. The Company has adopted Indian Accounting Standards (“Ind-AS”) from 1st April, 2016 and the accounts have been accordingly prepared.

Consolidated Results for the year ended March 31, 2018:

The Consolidated Total Income for the year ended March 31, 2018 was higher by 5%, at Rs. 6602 crores as compared to Rs. 6307 crores last year, owing to improved efficiencies across businesses. Profit before tax was higher by 12%, at Rs. 805 crores as compared to Rs. 720 crores not withstanding lower other income of Rs. 174 crores in the current year as compared to Rs. 212 crores last year. Profit after tax was also higher by 11%, at Rs. 578 crores as compared to Rs. 520 crores last year. Earnings per Share (Face Value per share of Re. 1) as at March 31, 2018 improved to Rs. 17.30 as compared to Rs. 15.64 last year. Total Comprehensive Income, including notional mark to market revaluation gains / losses on equity investments, foreign currency translations, etc. for the year was higher at Rs. 741 crores as compared to Rs. 601 crores last year.

Consolidated Results for the quarter ended March 31, 2018:

The Consolidated Total Income for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 was at Rs. 2092 crores as compared to Rs. 2098 crores in the corresponding quarter last year. However, Profit before tax was higher by 14%, at Rs. 284 crores as compared to Rs. 250 crores in the corresponding quarter last year. Profit after tax was at Rs. 194 crores as compared to Rs. 200 crores in the corresponding quarter last year. Total Comprehensive Income for the quarter was Rs. 257 crores as compared to Rs. 246 crores in the corresponding quarter last year.

Consolidated Segment Results for the year ended March 31, 2018:

Electro-Mechanical Projects and Services: Segment Revenue for the year was higher at Rs. 2845 crores as compared to Rs. 2655 crores in the corresponding period last. Segment Results was significantly higher at Rs. 185 crores as compared to Rs. 85 crores last year, reflecting better quality of orders and efficient execution both in domestic and international business. Carry forward order book of the Segment stood at Rs. 5062 crores as compared to Rs. 4321 crores last year.

Engineering Products and Services: Segment Revenue and Results were Rs. 310 crores and Rs. 99 crores as compared to Rs. 332 crores and Rs. 96 crores, respectively last year. The slowdown impact due to demonetization and GST implementation in the Textile Machinery Industry is well known. In Mining and Construction Equipment, Mozambique operations continue to drive the performance.

Unitary Cooling Products for Comfort and Commercial use: Battling intense competition, Voltas continues to be the market leader in Room Air-Conditioners with a market share over 22% across the year. The Company has also ramped up its product mix to gain market share in the inverter AC segment. Segment Revenue was higher at Rs. 3226 crores as compared to Rs. 3047 crores last year. Revenue for current and previous year are not comparable as Revenue for current year has been adjusted for applicable taxes. Segment Results was also higher at Rs. 475 crores as compared to Rs. 440 crores last year.

Japan invest spree in Myanmar

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Japanese companies second largest investor after China in Myanma

Japan is aggressively investing in Myanmar, even as their European and American counterparts shy away while hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims crisis..

Japan’s businesses to devote a record $1.47 billion to the Southeast Asian nation for the fiscal year ended in March, according to the Japan desk at Myanmar’s Directorate of Investment and Company Administration. The figure, which includes money coming through foreign subsidiaries, made Japan one of the biggest investors in Myanmar for the year. Its previous record was $1.02 billion from fiscal 2014.

By immediate country of origin, China topped the list at over $1.39 billion. But that nation invests less through indirect foreign channels, a DICA source said.

Japanese investment went into property development. Fujita and Tokyo Tatemono are working with a local company on a 16,000-sq.-meter commercial facility near the Shwedagon Pagoda, a tourist attraction in Yangon. The government-backed Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corp. for Transport & Urban Development holds a stake in the project as well.

Kajima was selected by the Japan Conference on Overseas Development of Eco-Cities, a body founded by Japan’s transport ministry, to participate in another project with Myanmar’s government. The two projects are each worth over $300 million.

Companies are eager to make further inroads in Myanmar, which has a population of about 50 million. Many are building new import hubs and working to boost local production, especially in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone near Yangon jointly developed by Japan and Myanmar.

GS Yuasa looks to spend about $100 million through a Thai subsidiary on a new import hub in Thilawa for home and car batteries. JFE Steel is building a plant for hot-dip galvanizing steel, where the JFE Holdings unit plans to produce high-quality steel sheets. And Fumakilla is constructing a factory that will allow local production of its pesticide sprays.

Total investment in Thilawa reached $400 million last fiscal year, with $239 million coming from Japanese companies. A substation built with Japanese official development assistance went online in the zone in February, greatly reducing the risk of a power outage. Roads and other infrastructure are under development as well.

Myanmar received $6.11 billion in foreign investment during fiscal 2017, down by 11% to drop for the second year in a row. But Kazufumi Tanaka, who heads the Yangon office of the Japan External Trade Organization, said investment is not necessarily declining.

“If we look closely, billion-dollar deals like bids on natural gas blocks or [Vietnamese company] Viettel’s investment in the Myanmar mobile market temporarily pushed up the total for fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2016,” he said.

Chinese and South Korean companies are investing in cut-make-pack operations in Myanmar’s garment industry, while Unilever was cleared in April 2017 to invest in local production of detergent and shampoo.

CAIT to Challenge Walmart

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CAIT WILL CHALLANGE WALMART FLIPKART DEAL

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has decided to challange Walmart Flipkart deal since the deal is circumventing laws and will offend FDI policy once it is implemented and will create an uneven level playing field beside accomplishing hidden agenda of Walmart to reach out to offline trade through e Commerce way.

CAIT National President Mr B C Bhartia & Secretary General Mr Praveen Khandelwal said that it’s an open fact that Walmart is not an online Company and e Commerce is not its core competence area. Therefore on the basis of money power a bigger game is designed to enter its goods to offline market through the way of online trade. The Government should closely monitor each passage of the deal since its not a merger of two companies but will have greater ramifications on retail trade and economy.

The Trade leaders have informed that their team of lawyers is studying the deal and very shortly CAIT while challenging the deal will move to appropriate Authority and legal recourse. There has to be a policy for such deals otherwise in lust of bigger profit several such deals will happen in future and will be a bad precedent. Virtually slowly and gradually the Indian retail Trade will be control and dominate by the MNCs and an era of predatory pricing, deep discounting and loss funding will prevail to wipe out the competition which will create an unhealthy market. Not only this certain important issues concerning FDI policy, data security, competition, unfair practices etc. have been involved.

Mr.Khandelwal said that key issues of the matter is whoever controls the platform control data and digital intelligence. Therefore, being the controller of the Company, the Walmart may use the data and other information as per its will & wish and the possibility of compromising the data can not be ruled out. Second important aspect is that the Owner can squeeze and dictate anything and as such being the virtual owner, the Walmart will always be in a position to dictate its terms and conditions.Thirdly, it is much more difficult for the Govt to control & regulate foreign owned platforms particularly in e commerce sector which has no boundaries.

The first Pandit Deen Dayal Memorial Int Oration

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Invitation to The First Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Memorial International Oration

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ON MAY 17, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

UNICEF invite to Shiksha Mela

You are cordially invited to the Shiksha Mela on May 24 2018 at The Habitat Centre.

Kindly refer to invite for the agenda.

Kind regards,

Sonia Sarkar

AN INVITATION

SOCIALIST CONVENTION

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | MAY 17th, 2018

MAVLANKAR HALL, RAFI ROAD, NEW DELHI

Media Invitees :

NBCC (India) Ltd
&
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Cordially Invites you to

Foundation Stone laying ceremony of

World Trade Centre at Nauroji Nagar
And
Redevelopment of GPRA colony at Netaji Nagar

Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’ble Vice President of India

Nauroji Nagar, Ring Road, New Delhi,
Time: 12 pm,
Date: Thursday 17th,May,2018

Taiwan Expo 2018 in New Delhi begins

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Chairman TAITRA in his inaugural address said, India is prime to become the economic super power of the 21st Century. The world’s 6th largest economy, India is home to vast numbers of institutions, R&D centers and tech-oriented manpower. It is advancing toward a US$5 trillion economy by 2025 and will be the world’s 3rd largest consumer market by 2025. Taiwan and India have also developed close relations in recent years, particularly with respect to trade. As of December 2017, the accumulative investment amount from Taiwan into India reached US$355 million. Similarly, our bilateral trade volume reached US$6.3. billion in 2017, making Taiwan India’s 18th largest trade partner.

At the new office opening ceremony last month, I told my Indian guests: “the banquet in India has already started”. Our response to the banquet is the Taiwan Expo. We serve our best dishes for Prime Minister Modi to deliver his Make in India, Digital India and Green India policies. Today, I have brought delicacies from Taiwan: Smart Cities, Electric Vehicles, Green Tech, Health Care, Culture & Tourism, and Lifestyle. A total of 130 Taiwanese exhibitors will showcase their latest technologies, products and solutions. I have no doubt we will prove Taiwan to be one of India’s best partners, best allies, and best friends.

This year’s ‘Taiwan Expo in India’ highlights focal points that both respond to current social and economic development and are mutually beneficial. Taiwan Smart City Pavilion is based on three themes: Smart Education, Smart Home and Smart Transportation, and will demonstrate the strength of Taiwanese smart city solutions.

Taiwan Green Products Pavilion is showcasing Taiwanese companies that may provide India with solutions to help manage environmental issues derived from population growth and economic development. Among other issues, these companies promote waste regeneration and lead to a green lifestyle.

Taiwan EV Alliance Pavilion will include renowned EV companies to display Taiwan’s EV technological advantages and supply chain components.

Taiwan Healthcare Pavilion will present the specialties and strengths of Taiwan’s smart medical industry, including medical services, aesthetic medicine, clinical tests, technologies and water purifiers and equipment that have integrated the Internet of Things (IoT) into their products. Taiwan’s latest testing equipment will also be provided on-site and will be available to experience, free of charge.

we will demonstrate Taiwan’s superior lifestyle products. With increasing demands for consumer goods, we will showcase Taiwan’s high-quality agriculture and food products, high-end sports and leisure equipment, high-quality textile fabrics, highly-customized food machinery, and superior Taiwanese design in consumer household products.

Founded in 1970, TAITRA is Taiwan’s foremost nonprofit trade promoting organization. Sponsored by the government and industry organizations, TAITRA assists enterprises to expand their global reach. Headquartered in Taipei, TAITRA has a team of 1,300 specialists and operates 5 local offices in Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung as well as 60 branches worldwide. Together with Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) and Taiwan Trade Center (TTC), TAITRA has formed a global network dedicated to promoting world trade.

Taiwan Expo in India is the most important platform for bringing together Taiwanese and Indian corporates. The Expo begins in New Delhi on May 17 at Pragati Maidan Hall 11. Expo feature dedicated pavilions such as Taiwan Excellence, Green Products, Smart Cities, EV Alliance, Healthcare, Meet Taiwan, Tourism, Food Processing Machinery and Textiles. The products will showcase a range of ICT, green products, auto parts, fasteners, EV, medical devices, sports, agriculture, food and more. Besides, the expo also offers Taiwan culture performance, industrial seminars and business match making.
The Expo has free admission and we invite individuals, corporations and government units to visit and explore business opportunities and the beauty of Taiwan.

BJP defacto CM sworn in Bengaluru

ON MAY 17, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Election results with fractured mandate,hung assembly, Governor invite BJP leader form the minority government, Quickly Congress called midnight petition in apex court propel the midnight hearing in sitting proceeds of SC. Early hours SC ruling against BJP invite for the formation of government in Bengaluru, SC in the morning wee hours at 5 am gave for the historical ruling of Governor to be executed in total. In lieu of this caveat BSY gets the chance, his third time to be defacto CM, so he has to prove majority, till 21 May to be dejure CM. BJP is the single largest group but short of majority hence ipso facto is the defacto CM.

BJP leader Lingayat strongman BS Yeddyurappa was on Thursday sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka by Governor Vajubhai Vala.

BS Yeddyurappa takes oath as Karnataka CM amid protest by Congress, Janata Dal-Secular.

Senior lawyer and Ram Jethmalani today moved the SC in his personal capacity against the Karnataka governor’s decision to invite the BJP to form government in the state.

IE Tweets :After swearing in, @AmitShah slams @RahulGandhi for ‘opportunist’ offer to JD(S).

‏Verified account @YashwantSinha

What is happening in Karnataka today is a rehearsal for what will happen after the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi.

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The first season of ‘Muthoot Blue League of Dreams’

ON MAY 19, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Young Mumbai Central Cricket team is the reigning champion of the

first season of ‘Muthoot Blue League of Dreams’

Star performers of the final leg of the tournament were:

Best Batsmen – Manish Kohli from Young Mumbai Central Cricket
Best Bowler – Indrajit More from Ukkadgaon CC
Safest Hand – Jaspreet Singh-Delhi Cricket Council
Player of the tournament – Nibin Nivas from Spartanz

Winners of the tournament awarded a grand sum of 1 lakh
Runner-up received a cheque of amount INR 50,000
3rd and 4th teams received cheques for INR 25,000 respectively
The initiative celebrated the spirit of these teams that have overcome adveristies & challenges to keep their passion for cricket alive

May 18th, 2018: An exciting 2 day tournament,‘The Muthoot Blue League of Dreams’, closed with Young Mumbai Central Cricket team emerging as the winner in a adrenalin driven play off, that saw, 4 shortlisted teams Delhi Cricket Council, Spartanz, Young Mumbai Central Cricket Team, Ukkadgaon C C from Delhi NCR, Kottayam, Mumbai and Parbhani respectively battled it out at the Air India sports club, Kalina stadium in Mumbai. The Muthoot Blue League of Dreams, a nation-wide sporting initiative by Muthoot Pappachan Group (MPG), saw unprecendented response to its maiden season with over 1200 registrations coming in from across the nation. The final shortlisted 4 teams played with the celebrated sports stars; Zaheer Khan with Spartanz, Brett Lee with Young Mumbai Central Cricket Team, Herschelle Gibbs with Delhi Cricket Council and Jonty Rhodes with Ukkadgaon CC , also were skippered by the team captains.

The two days tournament saw 8 match sets in total, played across 2 days with the celebrity cricketers encouraging them throughout. Each player across all the 4 teams gave their ‘best innings’ and the team captains skippered the celebrity cricketers like professionals.

The Young Mumbai Central Cricket team, winners of the maiden edition of The Muthoot Blue League of Dreams said, “We feel over the top of the world for not only having won the tournament, but having this spectacular chance to play with such big names in the cricket fraternity. It was a ‘dream come true’ opportunity and we are thankful to Muthoot Pappachan Group for providing us with a great platform like this. We hope to keep pursuing our passion for the game and reach bigger heights.”

Mr. Thomas John Muthoot, Chairman & Managing Director of the Muthoot Pappachan Group (MPG), on the occasion said, “We are proud to have concluded our very first edition of The Muthoot Blue League of Dreams. The resounding response, the enthusiatic playoffs, the fervour on the pitch speak volumes about the grit and passion of these young men. We are glad to have played a part in helping them realise their dreams. On behalf of the MPG family, heartfelt congratualtions to the winning team and to the other teams. We hope they all continue to shine in the game of cricket.”

Mr. Sanjeev Shukla, Chief Marketing Officer, Muthoot Pappachan Group further added, “The League captured the passion and mood of not only the game of circket but also those of the youngsters who played brilliant strokes through the 2 days. The First Muthoot Blue League has been a success and we look forward to many rewarding editions in the future”.

On the occasion, Brett Lee said, “ Congratulations to the Muthoot Blue League of Dreams and Muthoot Pappachan Group. We all have played ‘backyard cricket’ at some point with visions of making it big one day, its great to see these kids finally getting that one opportunity to fulfil those dreams. It’s a wonderful initiative and its great for us as past cricketers to come and play with the people who have a vision and aim to one day play for their country. Its exciting and lot of fun.”

On the occasion, Zaheer Khan said, “ India is a passionate country when it comes to cricket, the street is where the real connection with the game begins and we all at some point have played on the streets. I have grown up playing gully cricket myself and got nostalgic about my earlier days. It’s a different experience, innovative initiative by Muthoot Pappachan Group and am happy to be part of this league. It’s wonderful interacting with the real fans of the game.”

On the occasion, Jonty Rhodes said, “ The League is a great initiative to be part of, the talent, the passion of these young kids is amazing. Am glad I got to play a role in this spectacular event. The players reminded me the reason we play cricket, team spirit and passion. The platform by Muthoot Pappachan Group is fulfilling the dreams of cricketers in India. The difficulty is not getting the game to the common man, but rather providing the young talent with an opportunity and this is where Muthoot Pappachan Group has stepped in. The talent and passion shown by India towards the league makes me confident of its exponential growth with coming editions.”

On the occasion, Herschelle Gibbs said, “It’s a wonderful concept and idea by Muthoot Pappachan Group. This is where it all started, in the backyards, gardens and parks. The play offs gave us a chance to see the passionate people in action. The Muthoot Blue League of Dreams is doing a great job in helping these people realise some of their dreams. It’s a platform for players to show their potential, I am convinced that with the growth of this league you can see some of the players becoming part of some professional leagues one day representing India.”

About Young Mumbai Central Cricket Team (Mumbai)

A team so passionate about the game and with players aged between 21-40 years who come with a unparalled dedication towards the game. There is a member who is a plumber, while another works in the admin department of an office and yet another who is a dance teacher. Whenver they all find time, they play cricket in the gully close to their homes. Their passion and dream for the game is so big that one of the member even mortgaged his mobile phone in order to get money for entering this tournament. They wished to play with Brett Lee and got their wish as they not only had Brett Lee play with them, but he also shared some learnings of the game with each one of them. Goes without saying, they won!

This team received over 65000 votes They aimed to enter the League of Dreams and through their passion for the game, they won the league.

Riya Arora

Pracheen kala Kendra

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Prof. Neera Grover’s soulful Vocal and Sanjeet Gangani’s scintillating Kathak mark the 9th Quarterly baithak of Pracheen Kala Kendra

New Delhi, May 18, 2018

Today Pracheen Kala Kendra organized its 9th quarterly Baithak in New Delhi under the series “Legends of Tomorrow” at Triveni Kala Sangam, at 6:30 pm onwards where Prof. Neera Grover , an eminent Vocalist from Chandigarh presented vocal recital and city based Spectacular Sanjeet Gangani cast magical spell with his elegant Kathak dance.

Prof. Neera was initiated into the Khayal Gayan tradition of Hindustani Classical

Music by her father, (late) Dr. Panna Lal Madan, who belonged to the Vishnu

Digambar parampara and, also, had the distinction of starting M.A. classes in Vocal Music of Panjab University at Chandigarh. She was awarded Gold Medal for Khayal Gayan by the prestigious Shri Baba Harballabh Sangeet Mahasabha, Jalandhar. She won top prizes in vocal and instrumental music in numerous music conferences, and competitions and Youth Festivals at Inter-College, Inter-University and Inter-State level. She also learnt from Padma Bhushan (late) Ustad Khadim Hussain Khan at Mumbai. As an artist, she has given performances in several Mehfils all over India.

On other hand Sanjeet Gangani is a young and talented Kathak dancer . He born in Gharanedaar family of and since his childhood and started learning dance from his legendary father Pt. Rajendra Gangani . He is grateful to his guru for developing his dance to the high level of perfection and enabling him to establish equal command on Nritya & Abhinaya paksh.

Prof. Neera commenced her recital with Raag Puriya Dhanashree , and after aalap she presented bandish “Braj jan mangal gayo” was developed with soothingly inserted alap badhat. It was followed by a chhota khayal bandish “Bhanak padi kaan”. She chose Raga Nand as her next rendering with bandish “Dhan Dhan bhag Nand ke” which was laced with rhythm deployed variations. She then moved on to present a bhajan in raga Bhairavi “roop aroopi rang rangeele” followed by invocatory Krishna Kiratan. Neera provided a befitting finale to her recital with a Tarana amid applause displaying her musical capabilities in a highly impressive manner.

She was ably accompanied by Rajnish Dhiman (Tabla, Vinay Mishra (Harmonium) and Ankit on (Pakhawaj).

After this melodious recital Sanjeet Gangani took the centre stage and opened up the programme with a spiritual performance Guru Stuti , followed by Traditional Kathak Dance. Gat, Nikas Thaat, aamad, uthaan, paran, chakradar paran, upaj , pramilu so on were presented with captivating and graceful movements and fine footwork. Sanjeet also displayed his command over abhinaya aspect of Kathak. His inimitable style of presenting bhavas in nritya enthrall the city audience.

The accomplished artists Yogesh Gangani and Nishidh Gangani on Tabla, and Vinod Gangani (Harmonium) embellished the recital.

Kendra Registrar Dr. Shobha Koser along with Secretary Sh. Sajal Koser honored the artists.

SC order Karnataka assembly floor test on Saturday 4pm

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Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa reacts to the Supreme Court’s order for a floor test: “Will discuss with Chief secretary and call for assembly session tomorrow. We are 100% confident that we will prove full majority.”

The SC on Friday ordered that a floor test be held in the Karnataka assembly at 4 pm on Saturday to ascertain whether newly appointed Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa enjoys majority in the state.

Congress-JD-S counsel Abshishek Manu Singhvi said after the SC interim order for the Karnataka floor test at 4 pm tomorrow.

Dr Singhvi said that the today the Supreme Court the has given a historic interim order, a landmark ruling. Enumerating what the SC order said, Singhvi spoke to reporters outside the court. Quick takes:

1. The floor test will be conducted at 4 pm by the pro-tem speaker.

2. Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa cannot take any major decisions or pass any orders before the floor test.

3. Protem Speaker will chose mode of floor test. AG’s request for secret ballot has been turned down.

4. DGP has to ensure safety of Congress and JD-S MLAs.

5. It is clear that BS Yeddyurappa’s letters given today in the court did not disclose how he had any basis for laying stake to form government.

6. Supreme Court also said that oath should be administered to all MLAs before the floor test tomorrow

7. SC also said that a member of the Anglo-Indian community cannot be nominated.

Rahul Gandhi reacts: “Today’s Supreme Court order, vindicates our stand that Governor Vala acted unconstitutionally. The BJP’s bluff that it will form the Govt., even without the numbers, has been called out by the court. Stopped legally, they will now try money & muscle, to steal the mandate.”

Press Meet and Public Interaction

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In the light of Fact Finding on the Status of Rehabilitation and

‘Corruption’ in the R&R of Polavaram Project-Affected

Venue: Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC), 5, Windsor Place, New Delhi

18th May | 2 pm – 4 pm

This is to request you all to kindly make it convenient to attend a Press Meet and Public Interaction In the light of Fact Finding on the Status of Rehabilitation and ‘Corruption’ in the R&R of Polavaram Project-Affectedto be held at Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC), 5, Windsor Place, New Delhi on 18th May from 2 pm – 4 pm.

The event shall also include release of a brief report, noting the key observations and recommendations of a Fact Finding team that recently visited certain villages in the constitutionally protected Schedule-V project-affected areas, where displacement of a very large number of adivasis, dalits and other small, marginal farmers is impending and complaints or corruption and irregularities in the rehabilitation process are rife.

The Press Conference would be addressed, among others, by certain members of the Fact-Finding Team including Prafulla Samantara (Advisor, NAPM and Recipient of Goldman Environment Prize, 2017), Sridhar Rammurthy (Environics Trust), Soma KP (Independent Researcher and Mahila Kisan Adhikar Manch), Bapji Juvvala (Andhra Pradesh Vyavasaya Vruttidarula Union), Tellam Krishnaveni (Adivasi Rights Activist), Vimal bhai (Matu Jan Sangathan), Balu Gadi (Rythu Swarajya Vedika), Meera Sanghamitra (NAPM) and a few project-affected persons themselves.

Please do attend the event and send in a line of prior intimation, it possible.

Yours sincerely,

Sanjeev Kumar (9958797409) | Amit Kumar (8486944483)

On behalf of : Delhi Solidarity Group (DSG)

National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM)

Adivasi Sankshema Parishad (ASP)

Andhra Pradesh Vyavasaya Vruttridarula Union (APVVU)

Rythu Swarajya Vedika (RSV)| Human Rights Forum (HRF)

World Economic Situation and Prospects

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UN: Growth in global economy exceeds expectations, but increased risks could threaten economic outlook

Global growth expected to exceed 3% for 2018 and 2019

The multilateral trading system

Addressing high inequality

Decoupling economic growth and CO2 emissions

For more information: https://www.un.org/ development/desa/dpad/wesp- report

China & U.S. open CUBIC the Biotechnology Innovation Center

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Chinese nonprofit plans to open an innovation centre in the Texas Medical centre.

China U.S. Biotechnology Innovation Center, also known as CUBIC, will serve as a bridge for Chinese companies looking to invest in Houston, and vice versa.

The independent nonprofit, which is funded in part by the Jiangsu government, has an innovation centre in Denmark called the Innovation House.

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Avg assets of Karnataka MLAs rose

ON MAY 17, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Criminal Background

MLAs with criminal cases: Out of the 221 MLAs analysed, 77(35%) MLAs have declared criminal cases against themselves. Out of 218 MLAs analysed during Karnataka Assembly elections in 2013, 74 (34%) MLAs had declared criminal cases against themselves.

MLAs with serious criminal cases:54(24%) MLAs have declared serious criminal cases including cases related to attempt to murder, kidnapping etc. Out of 218 MLAs analysed during Karnataka Assembly elections in 2013, 39 (17%) MLAs had declared serious criminal cases against themselves

Figure: Comparison of MLAs with declared criminal cases in 2008, 2013 and 2018

· MLAs with declared cases related to attempt to murder: 4 MLAs have declared cases related to attempt to murder (IPC Section 307).

· MLAs with declared cases related to Hate Speech: 6 MLAs have declared cases related to Hate Speech such as promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony (IPC Section-153A); deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs (IPC Section-295A) etc.

· Party wise MLAs with criminal cases:42(41%) out of 103 MLAs from BJP, 23 (30%) out of 78 MLAs from INC and 11 (30%) out of 37 MLAs from JD(S) MLAs have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.

· Party wise MLAs with serious criminal cases: 29(28%) out of 103 MLAs from BJP, 17 (22%) out of 78 MLAs from INC and 8 (22%) out of 37 MLAs from JD(S) MLAs have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.

Figure: Party-wise percentage of MLAs with declared criminal cases

FINANCIAL BACKGROUND

Crorepati MLAs: Out of the 221 newly elected MLAs, 215 (97%) are crorepatis. Out of 218 MLAs analysed during Karnataka 2013 assembly elections, 203 (93%) MLAs were crorepatis.

Figure: Comparison of crorepati MLAs: 2008, 2013 and 2018

Party wise crorepati MLAs: 1 out of 103 MLAs analysed from BJP,11(14%) out of 78 MLAs from INC, 3(8%) out of 37 MLAs from JD(S) and 1(100%) MLA from Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party have declared assets valued more than Rs 100 crore.

Figure: Party-wise Comparison of Crorepati MLAs in 2013 and 2018

Figure: Share of Wealth among MLAs

· Average assets: The average assets per MLA in the Karnataka 2018 assembly elections is Rs. 34.59 crores. In 2013, the average assets of 218 MLAs analysed was Rs 23.54 crores.

· High asset MLAs:The top three MLAs with high assets are given below:

S.No.	Name	District	Constituency	Party Name	Movable Assets (Rs)	Immovable Assets (Rs)	Total Assets (Rs)	PAN Given
1	N Nagaraju (M.T.B)	BANGALORE RURAL	HOSAKOTE	INC	4,37,15,64,043	5,78,64,65,309	10,15,80,29,352 1015 Crore+		Y
2	D K Shivakumar	RAMANAGARAM	KANAKAPURA	INC	1,01,31,90,097	7,38,69,76,948	8,40,01,67,045 840 Crore+		Y
3	Suresh B S	B.B.M.P(NORTH)	HEBBAL	INC	15,85,60,600	4,00,94,10,276	4,16,79,70,876 416 Crore+		Y

Table: Top three MLAs with highest declared assets

· Low asset MLAs: The details of three MLAs with the lowest assets are given below:

S.No.	Name	District	Constituency	Party Name	Movable Assets (Rs)	Immovable Assets (Rs)	Total Assets (Rs)	PAN Given
1	S A Ramadas	MYSORE	KRISHNARAJA	BJP	35,69,351	4,00,000	39,69,351 39 Lacs+	Y
2	A S Ravindra	MANDYA	SHRIRANGAPATTANA	JD(S)	51,60,000	17,35,000	68,95,000 68 Lacs+	Y
3	N Mahesh	CHAMARAJNAGAR	KOLLEGAL	BSP	5,66,426	70,00,000	75,66,426 75 Lacs+	Y

Table: Three MLAs with lowest declared assets

· MLAs with high liabilities: 122(55%) MLAs have declared liabilities of Rs 1 crore and above, and the details of the top 3 MLAs are as follows:

S.No.	Name	District	Constituency	Party Name	Total Assets(Rs)	Liabilities (Rs)	Disputed liabilities (Rs)
1	D K Shivakumar	RAMANAGARAM	KANAKAPURA	INC	8,40,01,67,045 840 Crore+	# 2,28,27,02,677 228 Crore+	5,80,12,561 5 Crore+
2	H.D.Kumara Swamy*	RAMANAGARAM	RAMANAGARAM	JD(S)	1,67,14,08,437 167 Crore+	1,04,93,92,330 104 Crore+	0
3	M. Krishnappa	B.B.M.P(SOUTH)	VIJAYANAGAR	INC	2,36,17,92,635 236 Crore+	66,45,59,508 66 Crore+	0

Table: Top three MLAs with high liabilities

# disputed liabilities

*H.D Kumara Swamy has also won from Channapatna constituency

OTHER BACKGROUND DETAILS

· Education Details of MLAs: 80 (36%) MLAs have declared their educational qualification to be between 5th pass and 12th pass while 135 (61%) MLAs have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above. There is 1 MLA who has declared himself as just literate while there is 1 MLA who has not given his educational qualification in his affidavit.

· Age details of MLAs:16 (7%) MLAs have declared their age to be between 25 and 40 years while 138 (62%) MLAs have declared their age to be between 41 and 60 years. There are 64(29%) MLAs who have declared their age to be between 61 to 80 years while 3 MLAs have declared their age to be above 80 years.

Gender details of MLAs: Out of 221 MLAs, 7 (3%) MLAs are women. In 2013, out of 218 MLAs, 5 (2%) MLAs were women.

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ASSETS OF RE-ELECTED MLA

Number of re-elected MLAs: Number of re-elected MLAs analysed in the assembly elections of 2018 is 94.
Average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2013: The average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2013 was Rs 28.07 crores
Average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2018: The average assets of re-elected MLAs in 2018 is Rs 53.40 crores.
Average growth in assets of re-elected MLAs from 2013 to 2018: Th

CAIT to Challenge Walmart

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The first Pandit Deen Dayal Memorial Int Oration

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Invitation to The First Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Memorial International Oration

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Request you to kindly find an invitation from Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) for The First Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Memorial International Oration.

Speaker: Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs, Government of India

Date: Monday, 21st May 2018

Time: 06:00 PM

Venue: Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra Auditorium, Rizal Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi

RSVP: 011-23379386, 23378616

National Geoscience Awards

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Shri Ram Nath Kovind, Hon’ble President of India conferred the National Geoscience Awards for the year 2017 (11 nos.) in New Delhi today. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Hon’ble Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Mines, Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary, Hon’ble Minister of State (Mines), Shri Anil Mukim, Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Shri N. Kutumba Rao, Director General, Geological Survey of India, senior officers of Ministry of Mines, GSI, and other Central Ministries also graced the occasion.

In his address, Shri Tomar applauded the awardees for their innovation and research in the fields of Geosciences and also showed his indebtedness to the President for distributing these awards. He aptly reminded the awardees the challenges of geosciences and its age-old contributions towards the economic development of the States and the local community. He also mentioned about the recent endeavours put forward by Ministry of Mines in amending the Mining Regulations that fostered the mineral-rich States in achieving additional economic resources through auctioning of mining blocks and also the relentless scientific endeavour that GSI is putting forward in mineral explorations and other fields of Geosciences.

In the welcome address, Shri Anil Mukim, Secretary, Mines outlined briefly the history of this Award which started way back in 1966 by the Ministry of Mines. He emphasised that the scientific excellence has its relevance only when it benefits the society and towards this objective, the disciplines for the National Geoscience Awards have been selected carefully. He congratulated all the awardees for their outstanding scientific performance and showed his gratitude to the President for gracing the occasion and distributing these prestigious awards.

Eleven National Geoscience Awards for the year 2017 were conferred by the President on 22 geoscientists for their outstanding contributions in nine different fields

Media Invites

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UNICEF invite to Shiksha Mela

You are cordially invited to the Shiksha Mela on May 24 2018 at The Habitat Centre.

Kindly refer to invite for the agenda.

Kind regards,

Sonia Sarkar

AN INVITATION

SOCIALIST CONVENTION

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | MAY 17th, 2018

MAVLANKAR HALL, RAFI ROAD, NEW DELHI

Media Invitees :

NBCC (India) Ltd
&
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Cordially Invites you to

Foundation Stone laying ceremony of

World Trade Centre at Nauroji Nagar
And
Redevelopment of GPRA colony at Netaji Nagar

Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’ble Vice President of India

Nauroji Nagar, Ring Road, New Delhi,
Time: 12 pm,
Date: Thursday 17th,May,2018

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Dear Sagar Media Inc, “There was a fatal accident

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Dear Sagar Media Inc,
“There was a fatal accident in the underpass near Sikandarpur Gurugram. An SUV driver coming in the wrong direction crashed into a car coming in the right direction.”

Mike is asking for stringent punishment for people who drive on the wrong side of the road. Sign his petition.

Petitioning Chief Justice SC of India, Prime Minister of India, Law minister in India

Chief Justice SC of India: Law for preventing driving in the wrong direction

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Guys and girls, yesterday on 06-May-2018, there was a fatal accident in the underpass near Sikandarpur Gurugram. An SUV driver coming in the wrong direction crashed into a car coming in the right direction. The same happened near the temporary U-turn near Vipul Belmonte on Golf Course Road on the previous night. The cause “driving on the wrong side”.

And all of you an underpass is something like a tunnel, just like where Princess Diana died many years back. Yesterday and today, a lot of comments appeared on the Facebook and WhatsApp. Sad, that people blamed the others without caring for what we ourselves do in traffic.

With the coming monsoons the three underpasses on Golf Course Road may be flooded. Haven’t we have seen them in the Tilak and Minto bridges in Delhi, over fifty years.

The government or MCD, or maintenance department that is responsible for the golf course road is not concerned that the glorious lights which were put up for a remarkably glamorous show, like in any modern country (eg china), don’t work anymore at many places. The underpasses remain in complete darkness and it is scary to drive in those, to say the least. And this might have been the cause of the accident in question.

The wrong direction is the most serious traffic offence, much more than the ‘drunken driving’. The police spend good 6 hours every weekend ie Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in Gurugram to catch the offending drunken drivers. Why, because it fetches them quick money (legal and illegal).

Before you sign this petition, please place your hand on your heart and say, “I have never violated the traffic laws”. Be honest please. But at least pledge, “You will never ever break the traffic laws”. Also please check the drivers who select the wrong side for driving on any road, at any time, and at any place in the country.

Our prayer to the Chief Justice of India and the Indian Prime Minister is

To make legislation “for at least 3 years jail” if a person is found driving on the wrong side, particularly where it is “intentional and speedy”. And we also pray that “his license is confiscated for at least 4 years, that is one year after the jail term is over”.

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PSU Banks Losing Rs.18,000 Cr A Month – Unviable Projects

ON MAY 23, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

May24, 2018 (C) Ravinder Singh progressindia2015@gmail.com

All it required to make India $2T Economy in 2014, a $5T Economy today or $15T Economy by 2030 was ‘a Chief Technical Officer’ to provide R&D Led Economy and Innovative Projects.

All it requires was ‘Dismantle Middlemen in Economy’ to release‘Productive Energy of 1300m Indians.’

PSU Banks 14% NPAs & Rs.18,000 Cr Losses/Month

Governments had taken over 40% of money with banks at very low rate of Interest mostly for Unviable Projects, Railways, Power and Road Highways, Private Sector BUNGLED Housing, Services, Retails, Low Interest Personal Loans all contributed to NPAs and Bank Losses. When we require 10 Banks and 5 Saloons in a Colony in South Delhi – there are 50 Banks and about 30 Saloons mostly coming up in 3-4 years.

Farmer’s income shall double when Foods They Produce is Semi-Processed or Fully Processed at their Farms itself. All it requires is a 10T/Day Rice Processing Unit, or a Flour Mill of Similar Capacity, or a 2T Per day Dal Mill.

All Food-Grains is Processed and Packaged within village and directly dispatched to retailers, PDS. Similarly all the Milk Fruits & Vegetables shall be Semi Processed at Village itself and Delivered within hours of Harvesting.

Bread & Biscuits, Confectionery, Jams & Pickles, Juices & Ice Creams, Cheese & Chocolates, Rasgula or Dokla, Biryani & Butter Chicken can all be made in Villages – ready to eat all over India. Beer & Wines could be locally produced and consumed within 50 kilometers than Hard Drinks which requires distillation.

Instead of Transporting 10 Tones of Concentrated Pineapple Juice – we Transport 50 Tones of Pineapple Fruit over 3000 km – good percent is wasted.

Industry and Innovation was totally neglected. There is no growth of Credit to Industry means dependence on IMPORTS and Rising UNEMPLOYMENT.

India neglected Multi-Purpose Hydro Power Development,Clean Energy, Water-Energy Storages, Flood Protection, Irrigation, Recreation, Fishing – 200,000 MW Potential in Himalayas alone.

India can save 300 BU of Electricity at Consumer End mainly Electric Gadgets and LT Transmission. 250m Households could have 1 KW of Off Grid SolarPV at half the cost invested on Power Plants, Transmission Lines & Transformer Capacity at 440V LT to 800 KV HVDC Levels.

Instead of Rs.500 Cr Per Km METRO LINES could Running AC EMUs at Say Rs.5 Cr Per Km in and around Urban areas.

India continues to serve Passengers and Goods Traffic on Highways and Railways. Around 80 People Die in Railway Accidents and 400 die in Road Accidents every day.

Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS

Y-77, Hauz Khas, ND -110016, India. Ph: 091- 8826415770, 9871056471, 9650421857

Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power, Transportation,

Smart Cities, Water, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Technologies and Projects

Former FM of Malta Sir john Dalli said QuickX is the next big thing.

ON MAY 23, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Former FM Malta, Sir John Dalli, said, Indian born directors of QuickX startup in Malta will be one step ahead in making this world better place :QuickX is the next big thing.

After a ground-breaking performance in Dubai Blockchain Summit 2018, India born blockchain startup, QuickX, joined hands with the Former Finance Minister of Malta (The Blockchain island) to promote the technology internationally.

The Blockchain startup welcomed Sir John Dalli, Former Finance Minister of Malta on the advisory board of the company in a press conference organized at Constitution Club of India, New Delhi, today.

Talking about the technology,Kshitij Adhlakha, Founder and COO of QuickX Protocol, said, “We started working on blockchain in 2016 and saw that the promising world of blockchain has a few fatal flaws. We figured out that limitations such as Transaction speed, Cost, Scalability and Cross blockchain transfers are hindering its mass adoption. So we came up with the idea of QuickX”.

Further, he said,“It is a novel protocol designed specifically to cure the many fatal flaws that plague blockchain, today. It performs transactions off the chain for same Blockchain assets and utilizes pooling facilitators who supply liquidity for cross chain transfers. Through this, it accelerates the transaction speed greatly, dissolves the interoperability problem between different blockchains, relieves the transaction fees and also solves the issue of scalability.All this happens instantly and with next to zero fees”.

“With QuickX, it is now possible to use digital tokens in real life, swiftly, at anytime, from anywhere”, he added.

QuickX is said to solve the major speed breaker hindering the mass adoption of blockchain assets. It claims to allow thousands of transactions a second by building a decentralized platform which improves the cost, scalability and speed of the blockchain as well as performing interblockchain transactions with an almost negligible fee.

While Addressing the Press Conference, Vaibhav Adhlakha, Founder and CEO, QuickX Protocol, said, “We are extremely delighted to have the Former Finance Minister of Malta, Sir. John Dalli with us, today. At QuickX we strive to add utility to the existing blockchain technology and believe that the beautiful country of Malta shares this vision with us”.

According to the Information, Malta is known as an island of the blockchain. The country is trying toaddress the ability to re-conceive how businesses can be operated through smart contracts, the use, and development of advanced platforms and protocols, the new dimension of economic enterprises which support cryptographic technologies. It is determined to achieve its goal by trying its hand to put public transport service, financial services etc. on blockchain.

The country is joining hands with the best technologies available all across the globe- to bring back the countries best cream to realize the goal. Malta is developing a regulatory environment that has been created so as to attract these tech firms, building the proven environment which was set up by Sir John Dalli in 1994 (He introduced VAT in Malta).

Speaking on the occasion, Former Finance Minister of Malta, Sir John Dalli, said, “I wanted to come to India for a long time and savour the vast culture that makes up this great country. I am glad to be here today and to experience some very prominent culture achievements of the past and the innovative technologies of the future that will change the world”.

“Blockchain is a technology that transcends the technical issues. Its core rational is the delivery of information directly between the people involved bypassing any centralized data capturing and storing servers that are controlled by governments and big businesses. The outcome is restoration of users”.

“Every single person in today’s world is spied upon, monitored and controlled. All our movements, all our transactions, all our utterances are registered and logged. A well-structured, functional and protected blockchain environment should put a stop to this. I said “protected”, because it has happened with government regulations, banking systems, etc., there will be those who will seek ways to abuse it. There must be some mechanisms to minimise this possibility of abuse, he added.

“If we come together with more such technologies like the India- born QuickX protocol we will be one step ahead in making this world a better place. QuickX is the next big thing. I am glad to join their Advisory Board and to be a part of this breakthrough technology in the blockchain space. I will take this opportunity to promote and support this technology in Malta and at international level”, he added.

The Company is looking forward to see the shape-shift and value addition the technology is yet to provide. It is said that QuickX Protocol will empower each and everyone to buy a brick to a castle, with its innovative technology, and revolutionize the world of transactions by using blockchain assets.

HD Kumaraswamy, JDS to be sworn-in CM

ON MAY 23, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy will sworn-in as Chief Minister of Karnataka today. Governor Vajubhai Vala will administer him oath of office and secrecy at 4:30 PM at the grand steps of Vidhana Soudha, the state secretariat. Congress leader G Parameshwar will be sworn-in as Deputy Chief Minister. Congress MLA Ramesh Kumar will be the Speaker. This was decided at a meeting of senior leaders of Congress and JD(S) yesterday. The cabinet will comprise of 22 ministers from Congress including Deputy CM and 12 from JD(S) including the CM.

A host of leaders including Congress President Rahul Gandhi, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Chief Ministers of non-BJP states and heads of regional parties are likely to attend the swearing-in ceremony. They include Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal, N Chandrababu Naidu, Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati.

The BJP will observe the day as Janamata Virodhi Diwas and stage protests across the state today. Party’s state General Secretary CT Ravi said BJP workers will tie black band and hold protests.

Workshop on Waste collection and recycling in Hanoi:

ON MAY 23, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

May

CPR and CSH are pleased to invite you to a workshop on
Waste collection and recycling in Hanoi: From “dồng nát” to “craft villages”
Marie-Lan Nguyen Leroy, Researcher, Paris Region Expertise
Thai Hoa Nguyen, Senior Researcher, Institute of Social Systems, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
Nguyen Thai Huyen, Lecturer, Hanoi Architectural University, Vietnam

Tuesday, 29 May 2018, 3:45 p.m.

Conference Hall, Centre for Policy Research

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Since 1986, with the shift from communism to market socialism, Vietnam has undergone massive economic, social, and spatial changes. These changes can be witnessed in its major cities as new economic opportunities drive urban migration. With the process of metropolisation and the growth in population in Hanoi, the volume of waste is increasing rapidly. Waste collecting (buying/picking) and selling scrap recyclable material, have become important informal businesses among peri-urban villagers.

Recycled waste collection is an ancient activity done by « đồng nát » (junk buyers). Most of them are circular migrants who go door to door to buy recycled waste from households. Even posh wards are surrounded by “bãi”, precarious and temporary waste depots, where more than 10,000 đồng nát go and sell their recyclable material. They collect around 20% of the total recycled waste of the capital through a large network of waste collectors, organisedthrough an old migratory chain, originating from the coastal Province of Nam Dinh. They resell the waste to junk-buyers settled in 800 waste depots spread all over the city, whose rental status is uncertain.

This presentation aims to shed light on the different actors in charge ofwaste-management, the way they operate, and highlight the main challenges of the sector. The public service currently provided in the city of Hanoi, by semi-public and private stakeholders, will be analysed in all their components, formal and informal. The objective of this presentation is to also analyse on several scales (urban district, ward, and the catchment area of bãi) the strategies developed by the depot receivers and junk buyers to capture the growing demand for collection and storage of waste throughout the city. We will try to show how they adapt to the urban restructuring of the city, the skyrocketing land prices in the city and how they interfere in the shortcomings of the municipal policy.

The presentation combines several perspectives (longitudinal, spatial, social and political) to offer new perspectives to understand the various aspects of the urban processes in Vietnam: the top-down policy of the state and the municipal authority and the bottom-up one through everyday urban practices of migrants and inhabitants of the burgeoning urban villages. We will demonstrate how the booming informal economy of waste recovery is territorially integratedin the city and relies on several conditions: the flexibility and fluidity of relationships between cities and the country-side (migration, recycling of waste in craft villages and livestock villages, investment of urban remittances to the rural economy), the land vulnerability of waste receivers and junk-buyers and the negotiations between the informal and formal actors and the local authorities. We will try to analyse how the contradictions of the city’s modernization policy contribute to the dynamism of this informal system that interferes in the shortcomings of territorial control.

Marie Lan Nguyen Leroy holds a Ph.D. in Public law on Land law in Vietnam from the University Panthéon-Assas Paris II. She is currently the Project Manager at Paris Region Expertise – Center for urban studies, Hanoi.

Thai Hoa Nguyen is a member of the JEAI RECYCURBS VIET, a joint research team between the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development and Hanoi Architectural University.

Nguyen Thai Huyen is an architect and holds a Ph.D. in Urban Planning from the University of Bordeaux. She is heading the JEAI RECYCURBS VIET, a joint research team between the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development and Hanoi Architectural University. She currently holds the position of Lecturer, Education, Deputy Head, Division of Landscape-Architecture responsibility in Hanoi Architectural University, 2011.

This workshop is free and there is no registration required. Find all the available videos of our previous workshops, here.

This is the hundredth in a series of Urban Workshops planned by the Centre de Sciences Humaines (CSH), New Delhi and Centre for Policy Research (CPR). These workshops seek to provoke public discussion on issues relating to the development of the city and try to address all its facets including its administration, culture, economy, society and politics. For further information, please contact: Olivier Telle of CSH at telle.olivier@gmail.com, Partha Mukhopadhyay at partha@cprindia.org or Marie-Hélène Zerah at marie-helene.zerah@ird.fr

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Media Invite

ON MAY 23, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

: Media Invite -Indian Medical Association Invite You For
Press Conference
On
The Violence Against Doctors & the declining Doctor-Patient Relationship
Key Points – Social Perspective of Rising Violence against doctors & Dynamics of Doctor-Patient Trust Deficit
In The Presence Of Dr. R N Tandon, Hony. Secretary-General, IMA Dr. Vinay Aggarwal, Past National President, IMA Dr. V K Monga, IMA Venue – Indian Medical Association, IMA House, New Delhi Date – 23rd May 2018 Wednesday Time – 12:30 PM Followed By Lunch CN Network Media Services Abhishek Pandey 9999858558

Smart city Expo at Pargati Maidan to Opened 23-5-18 at 9.30am Hall no.11 today

Niti Ayog & CPR talk on Governance at Kamladevi hall IIC on 24 May 6.30pm

2. UNICEF 10 AM Shiksha Mela on 24 May 10 AM onwards IHC Jacaranda

CPR talk on Karnataka election 11.30am 25 may at conference hall CPR.

Hydro award scope complex Tagore hall core no 8 on May 25 10.30 am onwards

VIF 4.30 pm talk on Air force today 23 May

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The Role of Indian Navy in the Changing Security Environment

ON MAY 24, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Sagar Media Inc: Maritime policy Maritime deterrence is important strategy features in Maritime its application and coordinate other force activities on sea encompasses all of Navy and other forces. Admiral Sunil Lanba gave vivid description of Navy history from Chola dynasty playing an important role and thereafter Maratha too with significant presence but later with the art of Maritime rested with Europeans and thus colonial era began.

His address dwell on the global dynamic with global security strategy was the center of his elaborate address with Indian advancement in strides after rapid growth of Chinese influence in the area of maritime from 2008 onward, Indian government from 2012 onward moved with baby steps has taken bold initiative since 2015.

With the address and his tone about the national security with latest maritime weaponry, surveillance and coordination with many maritime neighbor nations and our exercises, training foreign navy personals along with a bird view on trades, piracy, illegal drugs trades, oil drilling and fishing are some of the challenges each day coastguards with along with navy face, make an excellent efforts to keep watch and execute national maritime plan for coastal belt of our nation is a commendable efforts.

Further more he said, thousand vessels with navy training on various wings department is in fast pace of rapid technology transfer. Navy is also moving with Fighter carriers and submarines indigenous designed and manufactured with radars and missile launchers ability along with surveillance of Indian oceans. The coordination of Indian navy on various counts with neighbor nations to best of its ability is the pride of navy well explained by Admiral Sunil Lanba in best diction.

Further more, the question- answer session of about more than an hours, a spell bound experience in the august gathering of three service persons present, the researchers, the students and media in full glare enjoyed each bit of knowledge so condensed in two hours about Indian Navy from the chief Perspective.

Asia-Pacific,NATO allies combat Cyberattacks

ON MAY 24, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

NATO drills in late April, the nation of “Crimsonia” launched thousands of cyberattacks on the vital infrastructure of “Berylia.” And for the first time, Australia took a front-row seat as an official observer — part of a new push by Asia-Pacific countries to fortify their defenses against state-backed hackers.

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Japan and Australia became members of NATO’s cyberdefense hub earlier this year. Singapore, meanwhile, is leading the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ drive to deepen cybersecurity ties with the U.K. and Commonwealth countries. It is no secret the potential adversaries are states like Russia, China and North Korea.

The trio leads the world in state-sponsored cybercrime, according to a recent study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington and U.S. computer security company McAfee.

The latest drills, code-named Locked Shields 2018, were conducted on April 23-27 at NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence in Tallinn, Estonia. Crimsonia carried out over 2,500 attacks on 4,000 pieces of Berylian infrastructure, including telecommunications systems, power plants and military bases.

Berylia’s buildings and IT networks were shown on computer displays, with miniature infrastructure flashing red as the attackers struck. More than 1,000 experts from 30 countries competed to display their defensive capabilities, testing their political, military and civil decision-making skills.

The drills, billed as the world’s largest and most advanced international live-fire cyberdefense exercises, have been held each year since 2010. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, in an April 23 news release, explained her country’s decision to get involved. “Now, more than ever, we must engage with the international community to set clear expectations for responsible state behavior in cyberspace.”

Brendan Thomas-Noone, a research fellow with the United States Studies Center at the University of Sydney, said that “the coordinated announcement from the U.S., the U.K. and Australia in April that Russia had conducted a cyberattack last year that infected global infrastructure” also played into Canberra’s decision.

Australian government said up to 400 of the country’s companies were affected by the attack. A more coordinated international response, and joint exercises between NATO and partners like Australia, may blunt the impact of future attacks or deter Russia from launching them, Thomas-Noone said.

Japan, which is enhancing its own cybersecurity standards, joined the NATO cyberdefense center in January when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited there, becoming the first Asia-Pacific country to do so. The government wants help from NATO and Western allies as Tokyo prepares to host the 2020 Olympics.

Japan, South Korea and Australia have all worked with NATO, but cyberspace is a relatively new area of cooperation. Experts from South Korea’s National Security Research Institute helped organize the event in Tallinn.

As for the U.K. and Singapore, they are spearheading cyberdefense buildups across the ASEAN bloc and the Commonwealth. They intend to focus on capacity-building, including the training of experts.

At the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in London in April, the pair and 51 other countries agreed to forge what they called the world’s largest cybersecurity pact. The goal is to bolster defenses by 2020, and the U.K. will set aside 15 million pounds ($20 million) for this purpose.

Singapore in late April chaired an ASEAN summit where members released a joint statement on cybersecurity cooperation “in recognition of the growing urgency and sophistication of transboundary cyberthreats.” The inaugural ASEAN-Australia special summit in March produced a similar pledge, and in yet another example of increased cooperation, ASEAN and Japan will open a joint cybersecurity center in Thailand in June.

Singapore also hosted a conference called Cybertech Asia in March to encourage cooperation between the public and private sectors.

As allies team up in cyberspace, questions linger over North Korea. Jun Osawa, a senior research fellow at the Nakasone Yasuhiro Peace Institute in Tokyo, said the North “could still be a threat” online even if relations with the U.S. improve after the expected summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump.

Osawa suggested the sanctions-hit country needs $1 billion a year to maintain the regime, and that the government uses ransomware and other attacks to obtain foreign currency from targeted companies. If negotiations with Washington falter, Osawa said, Pyongyang may step up attacks on the U.S., Japan and South Korea again.

asia.nikkei.com

Malaysia’s latent debt,Indonesia, Philippines bear the brunt

ON MAY 24, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Malaysia’s larger-than-expected national debt and the “insolvency” of its state fund have sparked a broad equities sell-off, highlighting the economic battles awaiting Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s new government.

The benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index was down 4.2% for the week, as of Thursday. While much of Malaysia is still basking in the afterglow of Mahathir’s surprise election triumph, foreign investors are increasingly uneasy about the country’s fiscal health. U.S. Federal Reserve expected to continue raising interest rates.

Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng on Tuesday jolted investors by revealing that the national debt is far higher than figures published by the previous government, topping 1 trillion ringgit ($250 billion). Former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s government had put the official debt figure at 686.8 billion ringgit at the end of 2017.

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The gap has prompted speculation that officials under Najib altered records to hide the extent of corruption, possibly involving scandal-hit state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad. “Certain ‘red’ files were accessible only to certain parties, which impeded officials and auditors from carrying out their responsibilities,” the finance chief told reporters.

The finance minister poured further fuel on the fire on Wednesday, when he said “the directors of 1MDB confirmed that 1MDB was insolvent and unable to repay its debts.”

The new administration also said Najib’s government funneled about 7 billion ringgit into the fund, which was at the heart of a corruption scandal that contributed to Najib’s downfall in this month’s election. The former prime minister had claimed 1MDB was paying its own interest with money saved from streamlining operations, but evidence suggests otherwise.

Mahathir’s government is digging to uncover any and all illicit activity that occurred on the previous leader’s watch. Najib, who denies allegations that he misappropriated money from 1MDB, was questioned on Tuesday and Thursday by the country’s anti-corruption commission. He has not been charged.

Najib, for his part, on Wednesday evening blamed the new government’s approach to disclosing information: “Saying that our debt is now 1 trillion ringgit without giving any details of what you mean will just unsettle the financial markets, alarm the credit rating agencies and [undermine] investors’ confidence in our institutions such as our Bank Negara Malaysia,” he wrote on Facebook.

“There must be a clear distinction between political narrative and facts,” he added.

Yet the debt load and 1MDB’s woes are not the only factors unnerving international investors. During the election campaign, Mahathir’s then-opposition coalition promised to scrap the goods and services tax and revive fuel subsidies. The Finance Ministry has already announced the 6% GST will be abolished on June 1, stirring further concern about a deteriorating fiscal balance.

The government has not yet shown how it will fully offset the expected revenue decline. The GST move “increases the government’s reliance on oil-related revenue and narrows the tax base, straining fiscal strength,” Moody’s Investors Service said in a report on Tuesday. Moody’s estimates the end of the GST will result in revenue losses equivalent to 1.9% of gross domestic product this year.

U.S. continues to normalize its monetary policy, money is slowly but surely leaving emerging markets. Indonesia and the Philippines are bearing the brunt: The rupiah and peso have both fallen around 4.6% against the dollar since the start of the year. Both countries have current-account deficits and are more susceptible to fund outflows.

Indonesian and Philippine central banks both raised their benchmark interest rates earlier this month by 25 basis points — to 4.50% for the former and 3.25% for the latter. Yet the moves have not relieved the pressure.

Perry Warjiyo, a veteran central banker who was sworn in as Bank Indonesia’s new governor on Thursday, immediately faces the daunting task of achieving and maintaining the stability of the rupiah as stipulated in the law that governs the bank. ]

“My short-term priority is to strengthen the rupiah stability measures,” Warjiyo told reporters after his swearing-in ceremony in Jakarta. He added that the central bank needs to strengthen the effectiveness of monetary policy for controlling inflation and keeping exchange rates stable, and that it “plans to be more pre-emptive.”

Turkey is another emerging economy playing currency defense, after the lira lost around 17% of its value against the greenback over the past month. The Turkish central bank on Wednesday raised its late liquidity window lending rate — a key rate at which banks can borrow just before the local market closes — to 16.5% from 13.5% after an emergency monetary policy meeting.

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Top 10 Countries with a Great Work-Life Balance

ON MAY 24, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Dear Naresh Kumar Sagar,

On a global scale, expats working full time spend an average of 44.3 hours a week at work: about three in five of them are satisfied with their work-life balance (60%) as well as their working hours (61%). Interestingly, it seems like it is not only the number of hours spent at work that lead to a high satisfaction with work-life balance, as the latest Expat Insider survey reveals. Based on the insights of close to 13,000 expats from 188 countries and territories in the annual survey, InterNations, the world’s largest network for people who live and work abroad, compiled a ranking of the destinations with the best work-life balance. The ranking shows that those who are the most satisfied with their work-life balance do not necessarily work significantly fewer hours. But in most of the countries, they express above-average satisfaction with their life abroad in general – for example in New Zealand (89%), Costa Rica (88%), and the Czech Republic (87%).

The entire press release and a corresponding infographic can be downloaded at the end of this email. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions, require statements from survey participants, or if you are interested in an interview with a spokesperson of the company.

Find more InterNations Expat Insider 2017 rankings, reports, infographics, and videos on www.internations.org/expat-insider.

Kind regards,
The InterNations Press Team

Top 10 Countries with a Great Work-Life Balance

Expats living in these countries do not necessarily work short hours, but they are more than satisfied with their work-life balance.

Denmark, Bahrain, Norway, the Czech Republic, New Zealand, Sweden, Costa Rica, the Netherlands, Oman, and Malta offer the best work-life balance for expats.
A high satisfaction with work-life balance does not necessarily mean shorter working hours — expats in the Czech Republic even spend more time at work than the global average.
Expats living in the countries with a great work-life balance are often highly educated: in Denmark and Sweden the share of those holding a PhD is twice the global average (6% vs. 12%).

Munich, 23 May 2018 — On a global scale, expats working full time spend an average of 44.3 hours a week at work: about three in five of them are satisfied with their work-life balance (60%) as well as their working hours (61%). Interestingly, it seems like it is not only the number of hours spent at work that lead to a high satisfaction with work-life balance, as the latest Expat Insider survey reveals. Based on the insights of close to 13,000 expats from 188 countries and territories in the annual survey, InterNations, the world’s largest network for people who live and work abroad, compiled a ranking of the destinations with the best work-life balance. The ranking shows that those who are the most satisfied with their work-life balance do not necessarily work significantly fewer hours. But in most of the countries, they express above-average satisfaction with their life abroad in general — for example in New Zealand (89%), Costa Rica (88%), and the Czech Republic (87%).

1. Denmark

Satisfaction with work-life balance: 76%
Satisfaction with working hours: 82%
Average full-time working hours: 39.7h

Expats working full time in Denmark have the shortest working week out of the featured countries. Maybe it is that benefit which attracts highly educated expats: close to half the respondents (47%) have a master’s degree or similar, and twelve percent hold a PhD, which is twice the global average (6%). “I like the work-life balance, which I do not get anywhere else”, an expat from Indonesia states.

2. Bahrain

Satisfaction with work-life balance: 69%
Satisfaction with working hours: 72%
Average full-time working hours: 42.9h

Close to half the expats in Bahrain (46%) cite work-related reasons for moving there, and it seems like it was a good choice. “You can still find time to relax after a day of work,” says an expat from the Philippines. Moreover, seven in ten (70%) say they make more money than they would in a similar job back home. Maybe that is why close to three-quarters (73%) are generally satisfied with their job in Bahrain.

3. Norway

Satisfaction with work-life balance: 72%
Satisfaction with working hours: 77%
Average full-time working hours: 42.9h

With expats spending 1.4 hours less at work than the global average (44.3h), Norway makes it into the top 10 destinations. “Work-life balance is very important here,” says a British expat. Despite the shorter hours, 72 percent believe that they make more than they would in a similar job back home (vs. 51% globally), which is the highest share out of the top 10 countries with a great work-life balance.

4. The Czech Republic

Satisfaction with work-life balance: 73%
Satisfaction with working hours: 76%
Average full-time working hours: 44.9h

Despite working the longest hours out of the top 10 featured countries, 75 percent of expats in the Czech Republic are generally satisfied with their job. “My working conditions are excellent here and my employer offers me a lot of benefits,” says an expat from Australia. Maybe this is due to the above-average satisfaction with their career prospects (65% vs. 53% globally) and their job security (74% vs. 57% globally).

5. New Zealand

Satisfaction with work-life balance: 75%
Satisfaction with working hours: 75%
Average full-time working hours: 42.3h

With only six percent of expats citing work-related reasons for moving to New Zealand, it might not be a surprise that just 73 percent of them work full time (vs. 83% globally). Despite shorter working hours, the share of respondents with a gross yearly household income of more than 150,000 USD per year is with 14 percent still the highest out of the top 10 featured countries.

6. Sweden

Satisfaction with work-life balance: 69%
Satisfaction with working hours: 77%
Average full-time working hours: 42.3h

Expats in Sweden seem to enjoy a good working life: not only do they show a high satisfaction with their work-life balance and working hours but also with their career prospects (56%) and job security (65%). “There are lots of job opportunities and a good work-life balance,”summarizes a German expat. Nonetheless, only three in five (60%) are satisfied with their job overall (vs. 64% globally).

7. Costa Rica

Satisfaction with work-life balance: 68%
Satisfaction with working hours: 63%
Average full-time working hours: 44.3h

Although expats working full-time in Costa Rica spend the same time at work as the global average, they are more satisfied with their work-life balance (68%) than those worldwide (60%). But it seems like it does not pay off: only 44 percent find that their disposable household income is more than enough to cover everything they need. “It is very expensive to live here, and you are not paid well,” says an US American expat.

8. The Netherlands

Satisfaction with work-life balance: 75%
Satisfaction with working hours: 76%
Average full-time working hours: 42.0h

Already before moving abroad, three in five expats (60%) saw the Netherlands’ economy and labor market as a potential benefit, compared to 45 percent globally. Maybe it is the great state of the economy (89% positive ratings) that allows them to work 2.3 hours less per week than the global average for full-time position. “Life is hassle-free and very relaxed,” shares an expat from Canada.

9. Oman

Satisfaction with work-life balance: 67%
Satisfaction with working hours: 70%
Average full-time working hours: 43.5h

Many expats (43%) moved to Oman for work-related reasons, and nearly all of those living there (96%) work full time — the highest share among the top 10 featured countries. While they are still happy with their work-life balance, only three in five (60%) are generally satisfied with their job, which might be due to a low satisfaction with career prospects (39%) and job security (47%).

10. Malta

Satisfaction with work-life balance: 72%
Satisfaction with working hours: 67%
Average full-time working hours: 43.9h

Around three-quarters of expats in Malta (77%) work full time, which is the second-smallest share out of the top 10 countries, after New Zealand. A Croatian expat likes the “opportunity to work and earn well”, which seems to be the case for the majority of those living in Malta. More than half (52%) state that their disposable household income is more than enough to cover everything they need.

Media Invite- ANTI MIMESIS a solo exhibition

ON MAY 24, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Media Invite-

ANTI MIMESIS a solo exhibition

By Artist, Nilanjan Chakravarty

Date 26 May 2018 Time 12 PM

Venue; Hafele Design Centre,

D-89 Ist Floor,Okhala Phase-I, Delhi.

Greetings,

Please find attached the media invite of the Art Exhibition by Artist Nilanjan Chakravarty.

Nilanjan is a self-taught independent artist who follows his passion for visual arts. In a short period of time he has made a name for himself in the medium of charcoal with realistic themes.

Look forward to your presence on the exhibition.

Regards,

Bornali Ghosh

Synergy Public Relations

9310607212

Deborah Exell appointed to transform Getronics

ON MAY 24, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Deborah Exell appointed to transform Getronics into ‘a role model for the future of work’

Amsterdam/London UK, 24th May 2018 – Deborah Exell, one of Europe’s top organizational transformation practitioners, has joined the executive team of global ICT integrator Getronics as Global Head of Human Capital & Change. Exell’s appointment follows that of new COO Rogier Bronsgeest earlier this month, as Chairman and Group CEO Nana Baffour hires proven executives to ensure Getronics becomes the world’s preferred partner in business transformation.

Throughout her career, Deborah Exell has worked for and with some of the world´s best-known businesses, from American Express, McKinsey and The Coca-Cola Company to Fidelity and Deutsche Bank, developing cross-sector insights and partnering with highly experienced executive teams on a range of complex business challenges.

Exell said: “This is a once-in-a-career type of opportunity to join an executive team which is absolutely committed to ending legacy thinking and dogma; it’s an opportunity to design and build the perfect 21st century business. While every company says it wants to be agile, adaptive and flexible, Getronics is developing a culture and structure that means it really is agile, adaptive and flexible. I will focus on ensuring that Getronics creates structures, hires globally, promotes, trains and develops – through up-skilling, re-skilling and pre-skilling – so that it is able to win business and grow based on having a far, far better people proposition than anyone else.

“We offer business transformation to our customers, so it’s critical that we showcase the benefits of transformation by role-modelling the future of work ourselves,” she explained.

“On behalf of the entire team, I am delighted to welcome Deborah to Getronics,” said Nana Baffour, Chairman and Group CEO of Getronics. “Deborah has accrued 25 years’ experience of restructuring and transforming well-known businesses across multiple sectors, from manufacturing to FMCG to banking to technology. While someone of her calibre and reputation could doubtless choose to work anywhere, it’s an endorsement of our vision for Getronics, and of our willingness to do things differently, that she has joined us to bring her experience to bear on the creation of the perfect, people-centric business.”

Getronics was ranked in the Whitelane March 2018 IT Outsourcing Study as one of the top performers in IT worldwide in terms of general customer satisfaction, excelling particularly in the quality of its service delivery, proactivity and flexibility. For the global ICT integrator, this result is not just an encouraging sign but validation of its people-centric approach, based on adaptability, resilience and proactivity and aimed at delivering an exceptional user experience.

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Deborah Exell appointed to transform Getronics

ON MAY 24, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Deborah Exell appointed to transform Getronics into ‘a role model for the future of work’

“We offer business transformation to our customers, so it’s critical that we showcase the benefits of transformation by role-modelling the future of work ourselves,” she explained.

Media Invite for Citizens Conclave

ON MAY 24, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Media Invite

India Inclusive, a recently formed platform, is organizing a Citizens’ Conclave from May 25-27, 2018 at the Speakers Hall, Constitution Club, Rafi Marg, New Delhi.

India Inclusive is an informal open platform and strives to preserve the constitutional values and build resistance against the forces of hatred.

Citizens Conclave is guided by the vision of reclaiming and realizing the idea of an inclusive India: an India that necessarily includes and respects all of our country’s immense diversity of cultures, faiths, languages, peoples and communities – all held together, and mediated, by the core constitutional idea and values of citizenship, the touchstone of democracy.

The Citizens’ Conclave is being organized to coincide with the 4 year of the present regime and would look at the developments taking place in the country.

The schedule is pasted below.

We request you to kindly get the conclave covered.

Highway renumbered & Equinox week

ON MAY 24, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

All National Highways have been re-numbered.
So now North South Highways are even numbered, and East West highways are odd numbers.

549px-Renumbered_National_Highways_map_of_India_(Schematic)

Print this map and keep it in your car.

Equinox week

Naresh Kumar Sagar: Drink more water for the next seven days (May 22-28) due to *EQUINOX*(Astronomical event where the Sun is directly above the Earth’s equator). Resultantly, the body gets dehydrated very fast during this period. Please share this news to maximum groups. Thanks

Dear Sagar Media Inc, “There was a fatal accident

ON MAY 23, 2018 BY NARESH SAGARLEAVE A COMMENTEDIT

Dear Sagar Media Inc,
“There was a fatal accident in the underpass near Sikandarpur Gurugram. An SUV driver coming in the wrong direction crashed into a car coming in the right direction.”

Mike is asking for stringent punishment for people who drive on the wrong side of the road. Sign his petition.

Petitioning Chief Justice SC of India, Prime Minister of India, Law minister in India

Chief Justice SC of India: Law for preventing driving in the wrong direction

Petition by Mike Rana
Gurugram, India

4,922
Supporters

Sign the petition

With the coming monsoons the three underpasses on Golf Course Road may be flooded. Haven’t we have seen them in the Tilak and Minto bridges in Delhi, over fifty years.

Our prayer to the Chief Justice of India and the Indian Prime Minister is

The solution to the problem of riving on the wrong side can be minimized by the following device.

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An emergency meeting of National Security Committee (NSC) should be summoned over the book written by ex-chief of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lieutenant General (retd) Asad Durrani, said former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday.

Nawaz was of the view that content of Durrani’s book should be discussed at an NSC meeting, implying that it should be done the way his recent statement was taken up by the committee.

On May 14, NSC called a meeting over Nawaz’s statement on the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

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