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Consulate News Consuls General Visit to VIU and Nanaimo (May 15, 2018) Vancouver Island University hosted 14 Consul Generals from around the world on the Nanaimo campus on May 15th, 2018. Consul General Mrs. Abhilasha Joshi visited VIU and interacted with VIU Dean International Education, President and MIBI Executives.
Important Trade Fairs in India – To know more, click on Know India Programme (KIP) 2018-19 www.kip.gov.in Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, is accepting applications for 47TH AND 48TH editions of Know India Programme. For details pls. visit www.kip.gov.in Edition 47 KIP 48 KIP
Date 25 Sep - 19 Oct 2018 25 Oct - 18 Nov 2018
Partner States Tamil Nadu Manipur & Mizoram
Last date for receiving applications in the Ministry - 15 July 2018. Points to note: • This programme is open to 3rd generation youth/children [between the ages of 18-30 years] of Indian origin PIO/OCI Card holders who have never visited India before. • Minimum qualification required for participating in KIP is graduation from a recognized University /Institute or enrolled for graduation; knowledge of English essential – will have to show required documents in this regard. • The applicants also need to submit the following: o Medical Fitness Certificate; o Information on allergies, if any; • If selected they will also need to submit: o International Travel and Medical Insurance Cover
Netaji Subhas - ICAR International Fellowships for The Year 2018-19 Indian Council of Agricultural Research Education Division Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan II, New Delhi 110 012 The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) invites applications from the Indian as well as overseas nationals having Master’s degree in Agriculture and allied sciences for the Netaji Subhas-ICAR International Fellowships (NS-ICARIFs) for the year 2018-19. The NS- ICARIFs are available for pursuing doctoral degree in agriculture and allied sciences, in the identified priority areas, to the (i) Indian candidates for study abroad in the identified overseas Universities/Institutions having strong research and teaching capabilities and (ii) to overseas candidates for study in the Indian Agricultural Universities (AUs) in the ICAR-AUs system. Thirty fellowships for duration of three years will be available. 2. Detailed guidelines, priority areas of study and application proforma are available on ICAR website www.icar.org.in. Application should be submitted (one hard copy by post and one soft copy by email) to the Assistant Director General (EQR), Education Division, ICAR, Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan II, Pusa, New Delhi-110012 (email: adgeqricar@gmail.com). 3. Last date for receipt of application in the ICAR is June 15, 2018. 1|P a g e
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Nomination for Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, 2019 – Nomination Date Extended (31 August, 2018) Government of India has introduced self-nomination for Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award - 2019. Therefore, Indian Communities / Associations / Individuals are encouraged to nominate any individual or association for PBSA 2019. 2. Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA) is conferred on a person of Indian origin and non-resident Indians or an organization/institution established and run by a PIO/NRI who has made significant contribution in any of the following fields: • • • • • • • •
Better understanding of India Support to India’s causes and concerns in a tangible way Building closer links between India, the overseas Indian Community and Germany Social and humanitarian causes in India or abroad Welfare of the local Indian community Philanthropic and charitable work Eminence in one’s field or outstanding work, which has enhanced India’s prestige in Germany Eminence in skills which has enhanced India’s prestige in Germany (for non-professional work)
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3. Click on Gazette Notification and Nomination Form to download for Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2019.
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4. Complete nomination forms may be sent to the email address: pbsaward@mea.gov.in and the hard copy at the following address: Dr. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra, Joint Secretary (OIA.II), Ministry of External Affairs, Room No.916, Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi – 110021, India. Please send nominations by 31 August, 2018. Incomplete nomination form will not be entertained.
BHEL Tender for Supply and I&C of Lightning Arrestors for 75MW Solar Power Plant for GIPCL, Charanka. Ref.- RFQ No. TGPBOS0009 Dt. 16.05.2018 Due Dt. 30.05.2018 (E-tender) Item- Supply and I&C of Lightning Arrestors for 75MW Solar power plant for GIPCL, Charanka. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Electronics Division, Bengaluru has the requirement above mentioned item. In this regard, BHEL has floated an open tender on 16.05.2018. The complete tender document (comprising of technical specification, forms to be filled up, terms / conditions, instructions for tender submission etc.) has been uploaded to following websites 1. 2.
BHEL EPS website - https://bhel.abcprocure.com/ , click on search, type the RFQ no. in keyword, click search, list will appear and click on the RFQ no. for tender details. Event ID is 1428 http://www.bhel.com/tender/view_tender.php?tenderid=38644
Kindly note that the tender is due on 30.05.2018, 13:00:00 Hrs. (IST) Please submit your offer on e-tender portal https://bhel.abcprocure.com/
BHEL Tender for Supply of Earthing System for 75MW Solar power plant for GIPCL, Charanka Ref.- RFQ No. TGPBOS0010 Dt. 16.05.2018 Due Dt. 31.05.2018 (E-tender) Item- Supply of Earthing System for 75MW Solar power plant for GIPCL, Charanka. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Electronics Division, Bengaluru has the requirement above mentioned item. In this regard, BHEL has floated an open tender on 16.05.2018. The complete tender document (comprising of technical specification, forms to be filled up, terms / conditions, instructions for tender submission etc.) has been uploaded to following websites 1. 2.
BHEL EPS website - https://bhel.abcprocure.com/ , click on search, type the RFQ no. in keyword, click search, list will appear and click on the RFQ no. for tender details. Event ID is 1426 http://www.bhel.com/tender/view_tender.php?tenderid=38645
Kindly note that the tender is due on 31.05.2018, 13:00:00 Hrs. (IST) Please submit your offer on e-tender portal https://bhel.abcprocure.com/ 2|P a g e
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BHEL Tender for “Supply & Commissioning of Lead Acid Plante Type batteries for UPS to TANGEDCO NORTH CHENNAI THERMAL POWER STATION (1x800MW) BHEL has floated open tender for " Supply & Commissioning of Lead Acid Plante Type batteries for UPS to TANGEDCO NORTH CHENNAI THERMAL POWER STATION (1x800MW)-Tender Ref: SBA0000334". Please visit either www.bheledn.com or www.bhel.com to download the tender Documents and other details. Tender document can be also downloaded from here.
BHEL Tender for Supply of Electronic (Smart Pressure/Differential pressure) Transmitters to North Chennai TPS (1x800MW) & Uppur TPS (2x800 MW) BHEL has floated open tender for " Supply of Electronic (Smart Pressure/Differential pressure) Transmitters to North Chennai TPS (1x800MW) & Uppur TPS (2x800 MW)-Tender Ref: SBA0000335". Please visit either www.bheledn.com or www.bhel.com to download the tender Documents and other details. Tender document can be also downloaded from here.
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Cultural – Heritage Tourism in India Great Living Chola Temples, Tamil Nadu The celebrated Saiva temple at Thanjavur, appropriately called Brihadisvara and Daksinameru, is the grandest creation of the Chola emperor Rajaraja (AD 985-1012). It was inaugurated by the king himself in his 19th regnal year (AD 1009-10) and named it after himself as Rajesvara Peruvudaiyar. Architecturally, it is the most ambitious structural temple built of granite. It has been regarded as a ‘landmark in the evolution of building art in south India’ and its vimana as a ‘touchstone of Indian architecture as a whole’. The temple is within a spacious inner prakara of 240.9 m long (east-west) and 122 m broad (north-south), with a gopura at the east and three others ordinary torana entrances one at each lateral side and the third at rear. The prakara is surrounded by a double-storeyed malika with parivaralayas. The temple with its massive proportions and simplicity of design provided inspiration for future designs in constructions not only in south India but also in south-east Asia. The sikhara, a cupolic dome, is octagonal and rests on a single block of granite, a square of 7.8 m weighing 80 tons. The majestic upapitha and adhishthana are common to all the axially placed entities like the ardha-maha and mukha-mandapas and linked to the main sanctum but approached through a north-south transept across the ardha-mandapa which is marked by lofty sopanas. The moulded plinth is extensively engraved with inscriptions by its royal builder who refers to his many endowments, pious acts and organisational events connected to the temple. The brihad-linga within the sanctum is 8.7 m high. Life-size iconographic representations on the wall niches and inner passages include Durga, Lakshmi, Sarasvati and Bhikshatana, Virabhadra, Kalantaka, Natesa, Ardhanarisvara and Alingana forms of Siva. The mural paintings on the walls of the lower ambulatory inside are finest examples of Chola and later periods which depict the contemporaneous scenes with legendary ones. Sarfoji, a local Maratha ruler, rebuilt the Ganapati shrine. The celebrated Thanjavur School of paintings of the Nayakas is largely superimposed over the Chola murals. The temple is rich in iconography as well as inscriptions which provide an account of events showing achievements, financial arrangements, donations and bearing an impression of contemporary society. The Great Living Chola Temples entered the UNESCO world heritage list in 1987.
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News from India 1. Canadian Solar Commissions a 35MWp Open Access Solar Project in India Canadian Solar Inc., (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that its 35 MWp commercial and industrial (C&I) solar portfolio in the state of Karnataka, India reached commercial operation in March 2018. Read more… (PRNewswire, May 15, 2018)
2. NIIF partners UK govt for Green Growth Equity Fund The Government’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund of India (NIIF) announced a partnership with the UK government to launch Green Growth Equity Fund (GGEF), an alternative investment fund registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). NIIF and the UK government have committed £120 million each for the fund which will be managed by EverSource Capital, a joint venture of home-grown private equity firm Everstone Group and Lightsource BP. Read more…Press Release: http://niifindia.in/niif-announces-gbp-120-million-commitment-to-the-green-growth-equity-fund/. (Livemint, Thursday, Apr 19, 2018, 04 50 AM IST)
3. China launches first India-dedicated investment fund The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, a top state-run Chinese bank has launched China's first India-dedicated publicly offered investment fund, urging the Chinese to invest heavily stating that the Indian economy is entering the "golden age of economic take-off". Read more… (PTI, May 14, 2018, 18:42 IST)
4. Check out the Swanky New Look of Indian Railways’ Upgraded AC Coaches! The Railways has been regularly making efforts to increase passenger comfort and safety. ...Well, they have now introduced new models of air-conditioned coaches. These will have a never-seen-before feature. A continuous window, stretching from end to end. This is part of the Integral Coach Factory’s (ICF) plan to introduce innovative coach designs. Since 1952, the ICF has been at the forefront of coach-manufacturing. Over time, the ICF has pushed the innovation envelope, producing coaches that are of superior quality. One stellar initiative of the ICF in recent times, are the high-speed ‘Train-18’ and ‘Train-20’, both capable of hitting speeds of 176 kmph. Read more… (The Better India, May 14, 2018, 10:59 am)
5. IIT Madras develops wound dressing material for diabetics: Here are 5 things you can do to speed up healing In a significant development, researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) have developed an inexpensive dressing material using graphene-based components that heals wounds faster in healthy persons as well as people with diabetes. The findings are important because wounds tend to heal more slowly and progress more quickly in diabetics. This can cause chronic non-healing wounds that can result in serious health complications, leading to amputation. Treatment of chronic non-healing wounds in diabetes remains a major clinical challenge. Read more… (Times Now News, May 08, 2018, 19:09 IST)
6. IIT-Kharagpur builds bio-toilet, wins PM’s Swachh Bharat award Fill it, shut it, forget it. No, we are not talking of motorcycle fuel tanks; instead, this is about a bio-toilet made by IIT Kharagpur. The civil engineering department of IIT-Kgp has made a bio-toilet, whose giant flush needs to be filled with 500 litres of water, which then recycles itself for a lifetime of use, which can stretch up to 15 years. Read more… (TNN, Apr 2, 2018, 06:00 IST)
7. Jail inmates in Maharashtra making quality footwear for online sale For the first time, premium leather footwear manufactured within the confines of a prison by a bunch of convicts is being rolled out for sale across India. Eponymously called 'Inmate', the footwear is available online. 'Inmate' is the result of a collaborative effort between the state prison department and a Mumbai-based private company. The objective is to equip convicts with skills that can land them jobs in industries once they are released. The workshop operates inside Yerwada prison in Pune. It started with just 10 convicts, who were shortlisted by jail authorities, a year and a half ago. Read more… (TNN | Updated: Apr 15, 2018, 01:39 IST)
8. Indian women breaking down barriers to religious leadership Neela Khadkikar, a 65-year-old priestess dressed in a dark green sari who leads the incantations........women in ancient India took part in religious activities, .....nothing in Hindu practice or scripture forbids their participation....There are about 2,000 women priests in the state of Maharashtra....Women in Islam, India’s other major religion, are taking tentative steps forward too. Earlier this year, Jamida Teacher, general secretary of the Quran Sunnath Society, a progressive Islamic rights organization, made history by leading Friday prayer at a mosque in the Malappuram district of Kerala. “The Quran does not discriminate between man and woman,” ... “These orthodox beliefs need to be weeded out.” ..... Two years ago, the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, a human-rights organization, started training women to become qazis......“It is about inspiring people to love without discrimination.” Read more… (Religious News Service, Wed, 16 May, 04:09pm)
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