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International Day of Yoga Curtain Raiser with Yoga Gurus (June 11, 2018) Consulate General of India, Vancouver organized IDY Curtain Raiser - Health and Wellness with Yoga Gurus on June 11, 2018 at Consulate premises. Dr. Suman Kollipara, Yogacharini Maitreyi, "Yogashri Satyam" Dr Preeti, Naseem Gulamhusein and Dr. Aravind Ravindran shared their knowledge and yoga techniques with the audience. Brahma Kumaris Shivani Verma was the Main Speaker. Consul General Smt. Abhilasha Joshi welcomed the gathering. Mrs. Rutan Thakur was the MC.
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BC India Business Network and ICBC Lunch Networking Event (15 June, 2018) Consul General Mrs. Abhilasha Joshi attended Lunch Networking Event with ICBC Trade Delegation from India hosted by BCIBN and Indo-Canadian Business Chamber on 15th June, 2018 at Vancouver Economic Commission. Consul General spoke on strengthening trade ties between India-BC. Multi-sectoral Indian Business Delegation seeking two-way partnerships and opportunities in BC in Cleantech, Digital Media, Agri, Pharma and Medical Equipment’s, Textiles and more.
Important Trade Fairs in India – To know more, click on BHEL Tender for Supply & Commissioning of Fiber plate Ni-Cd type Batteries for UPS & 24V DC charger to Uppur (2x800 MW)(Tender Ref: SBA0000340) BHEL has floated open tender for " Supply & Commissioning of Fiber plate Ni-Cd type Batteries for UPS & 24V DC charger to Uppur (2x800 MW)(Tender Ref: SBA0000340)". 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 & Commissioning of UPS to North Chennai (1x800MW), Uppur (2x800 MW), NSPCL Rourkela (1x250 MW) & NTPC Dadri FGD (2x490 MW) projects (Tender Ref: SBA0000341) BHEL has floated open tender for " Supply & Commissioning of UPS to North Chennai (1x800MW), Uppur (2x800 MW), NSPCL Rourkela (1x250 MW) & NTPC Dadri FGD (2x490 MW) projects (Tender Ref: SBA0000341)". 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. 3|P a g e
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Cultural – Heritage Tourism in India Mahabodhi Temple Complex, Bihar Bodh Gaya is associated with the enlightenment of Lord Buddha (566-486 B.C.). The sacred Bodhi tree under which he is believed to have attained enlightenment. The place is highly venerated by the Buddhists. Emperor Asoka visited Bodh Gaya around 260 B.C. and constructed a small temple near the Bodhi tree. An inscription datable to 1st – 2nd century A.D. mentions that the temple of Asoka was replaced by a new one. Fahien first makes reference to the main temple and the Bodhi tree in 404-05 A.D. Hieun Tsang, who visited the site in 637 A.D. mentions the presence of walls surrounding the Bodhi tree, within which stood the Mahabodhi temple nearly 160 feet tall and a large fine sanctuary. Several additions and alterations took place and the present temple may be datable to the 6th century A.D. The temple fell into disuse in the 13th century A.D. after the conquest of this region by the Delhi Sultanate. During the 19th century, the Burmese kings made certain repairs which were continued by the British in 1880-84. The temple covers an area of nearly 4.8 hectares and 55 m in height. The sanctum carries a lofty pancharatha sikhara of a straight-edged pyramidal design, demarcated into seven storeys by bhumi-amalakas (amalakas occurring at the corners of the sikhara to denote storeys). The Mahabodhi Temple Complex, Bihar entered the UNESCO world heritage list in 2002.
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News from India 1. India's farms prove fertile ground for tech startups Startups are reshaping the landscape of Indian agriculture, a sector that employs half of the nation's 1.3 billion people, by improving traditional farming methods with information technology and new business models. In the southern state of Karnataka, farmers deliver produce to a pickup point near their fields where it is inspected for size, shape, color and damage. The tomatoes, cumbers and other crops then is then collected at a fulfillment center to be shipped to small kirana shops by truck. Within 12 hours, these vegetables will line grocers' shelves in the state capital of Bangalore. This farm-to-store platform, dubbed NinjaCart, was created by agriculture startup 63Ideas Infolabs in 2015 to simplify distribution channels. Indian farmers typically deal with at least six middlemen driving hard bargains until their products reach stores, said co-founder and CEO Thirukumaran Nagarajan. Read more… (Nikkei Asian Review, Mon, 11 Jun, 04:07pm)
2. Feature: Indian tech students'1-mln-USD story of developing women's safety device A team of six Indian youngsters have won a prestigious 1 million-U.S. dollar prize for designing and developing a device for ensuring women's safety.The device costs around 30 U.S. dollars, and is a miniature which could be worn as a wrist watch, or simply put in a pocket or a bag. The team's endeavor is to bring down the cost and make it available to women across India, and the globe as well. Read more… (Xinhua, Tue, 12 Jun, 04:04pm)
3. India has discovered an amazing planet where a year lasts just 19.5 days In an exciting first, Indian scientists have discovered a sub-Saturn exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star around 600 light-years away. The planet has been named EPIC 211945201b or K2-236b and it's big - around 27 times more massive than Earth. The find sees India join a small group of countries to have confirmed a planet outside our Solar System. Exoplanets themselves aren't that rare these days - we have confirmed the existence of 3,786 of them. But the vast majority (~2,600) have been spotted and then confirmed as planets by NASA's Kepler space telescope. Read more… (Science Alert, Wed, 13 Jun, 03:16pm)
4. India’s sustainable energy superheroes shine at the Ashden Awards Three organisations from India have been been selected as sustainable energy heroes at the International Ashden Awards. The awards will be presented in London, the UK, on June 14. The Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA), which uses solar to change the way health centres in the state operate, has been selected for the International Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy and Health. Ecozen Solutions, which specialises in portable solar cold rooms for farmers, has been selected for the International Ashden Award for Powering Business. Read more… (Mong, Wed, 13 Jun, 03:24pm)
5. School in Alappuzha turns to solar power Thampakachuvadu Government UP School in Alappuzha has become the first school in the state to run on solar power. Power minister M M Mani will make a declaration in this regard in the last week of June. The 56-year-old school in Mannancherry grama panchayat, with 975 students and 31 teachers, has installed solar panels with the help of the Energy Management Centre (EMC), Kerala. It can now save up to Rs 4,000 spent on power bills every two months. Now, all the 23 classrooms, including 14 smart classrooms of LP and UP sections equipped with laptops, projectors and screens, five classrooms of the nursery division and the school office are functioning using solar power. Read more… ( Times of India, Mon, 11 Jun, 03:48pm)
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