Consulate Weekly Newsletter Volume 02, Issue 44

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Vol. 02, Issue No. 44 November 02, 2018.

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Vol. 02, Issue 44, November 02, 2018.

Consulate News

Consulate General of India Vancouver Schedule of Consular Camps in November 2018 for attestation of Life Certificate Sl.

Place

Date

Local co-organizer

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Vancouver

Saturday 03.11.18

President, Ross St. Gurdwara Phone: 604-719-6800 Email: kdross@live.com

2

Surrey

Sunday 04.11.18

Lakshmi Narayan Temple, 8321-140 St. Surrey Emails: samaccountings@yahoo.ca, info@hindumandirsurrey.com

3

Surrey

Saturday 03.11.18

Indian Ex-Servicemen Society, Surrey 201-8212-128 Street Phone: 604-501-3939 Email: indianexservicemen@yahoo.com

4

Abbotsford

Sunday 04.11.18

President, Heritage Gurudwara, Abbotsford, Phone: 604-832-7777 Emails: kdsabbotsford@hotmail.com, kds@canadiansikhheritage.ca

5

Regina

Sunday 11.11.18

India Canada Association of Saskatchewan, Regina Email: nishchal@sasktel.net

6

Saskatoon

Sunday 11.11.18

India Canada Cultural Association, Saskatoon Phone: 306-717-3880 Emails: krishnak.gali@gmail.com, krishna@iccasaskatoon.ca

7

Calgary

Sunday 18.11.18

President, Indian Ex-servicemen Immigrant Association (IEIA) Mob: 1-587-703-5500 Email: indianveterans92@gmail.com

8

Edmonton

Sunday 18.11.18

President, CISE, Emails: chandermgbuilders@gmail.com, cise@ciseedmonton.com

9

Prince George

Sunday 25.11.18

President, Guru Gobind Singh Temple Association, 443 Kelly St. South, Prince George Phone: 250-961-0576 Email: ggstempleg@gmail.com

10

Kamloops

Sunday 25.11.18

President, Sikh Cultural Society, Phone: 250- 376-8285 Email: kal@topdriver.ca *** 1|P a g e

Vol. 02, Issue 44, November 02, 2018.

Aero India Show 2019

Statue of Unity dedicated to entire nation

Gandhi Quiz: Winner Announcement (Third Week)

As the world will be celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in 2019, it is important for citizens to get acclimatize with his life, message and philosophy.

To reawaken the spirit of Gandhism in all of us, Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti has organized the Gandhi Quiz from October 02, 2018 running till November 14,2018.

For the third week i.e. from 16-10-2018 to 23-10-2018, the list of the winners are: Jitendra Singh in Hindi Version Kaushal Sharma in English Version Congratulations to the winners!!!

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Vol. 02, Issue 44, November 02, 2018.

Know India Programme (KIP) 2018-19 www.kip.gov.in Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, is accepting applications for 51st and 52nd editions of Know India Programme. For details pls. visit www.kip.gov.in S. No. 1 2

KIP 51st KIP 52nd KIP

Duration of Stay in India 5th January 2019 to 29th January 2019 16th January 2019 to 09th February 2019

Partner States Gujarat Jharkhand & Bihar

Duration of Stay in Partner States 10th January to 20th January 2019 27th to 31st January 2019 & 31st January to 05th February 2019

The last date for the registration on KIP Portal for 51st & 52nd KIPS is 15th November 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.

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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.

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The applicants also need to submit the following: o Medical Fitness Certificate; o Information on allergies, if any;

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If selected they will also need to submit: o International Travel and Medical Insurance Cover

Important Trade Fairs in India – To know more, click on BHEL Tender for Supply and I&C of Module Cleaning System for 75MW Solar PV power plant at GIPCL Charanka, Gujarat (RFQ No. RAJBOS0008) Ref.- RFQ No. RAJBOS0008 Dt. 31.10.2018 Due Dt. 12.11.2018 (E-tender) Item- Supply and I&C of Module Cleaning System for 75MW Solar PV power plant at GIPCL Charanka, Gujarat Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Electronics Division, Bengaluru has the requirement of above-mentioned item. In this regard, BHEL has floated an open tender on 31.10.2018. 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. 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 10525 2. http://www.bhel.com/tender/view_tender.php?tenderid=42009 Kindly note that the tender is due on 12.11.2018, 13:00:00 Hrs. (IST) Please submit your offer on e-tender portal https://bhel.abcprocure.com/

BHEL Tender for Supply of Bearing Accessories for 5MW Solar PV power plant at BHEL Haridwar (RFQ No. RAJBOS0009) Ref.- RFQ No. RAJBOS0009 Dt. 02.11.2018 Due Dt. 12.11.2018 (E-tender) Item- Supply of Bearing Accessories for 5MW Solar PV power plant at BHEL Haridwar Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Electronics Division, Bengaluru has the requirement of above-mentioned item. In this regard, BHEL has floated an open tender on 02.11.2018. 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. 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 10656 2. http://www.bhel.com/tender/view_tender.php?tenderid=42045 Kindly note that the tender is due on 12.11.2018, 13:00:00 Hrs. (IST) Please submit your offer on e-tender portal https://bhel.abcprocure.com/ 3|P a g e

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Cultural Heritage - Festivals of India Deepawali (November 07, 2018) Deepawali or Diwali, is a festival of lights symbolising the victory of righteousness and the lifting of spiritual darkness. The word 'Deepawali' literally means rows of diyas (clay lamps). This is one of the most popular festivals in the Hindu calendar. It is celebrated on the 15th day of Kartika (October/November). This festival commemorates Lord Rama's return to his kingdom Ayodhya after completing his 14-year exile.

The most beautiful of all Indian festivals, Diwali is a celebration of lights. Streets are illuminated with rows of clay lamps and homes are decorated with colours and candles. This festival is celebrated with new clothes, spectacular firecrackers and a variety of sweets in the company of family and friends. All this illumination and fireworks, joy and festivity, signify the victory of divine forces over those of wicked.

The Goddess Lakshmi (consort of Vishnu), who is the symbol of wealth and prosperity, is also worshipped on this day. In West Bengal, this festival is celebrated as Kali Puja, and Kali, Shiva's consort, is worshipped on the occasion of Diwali.

In the South, Deepawali festival often commemorates the conquering of the Asura Naraka, a powerful king of Assam, who imprisoned thousands of inhabitants. It was Krishna who was finally able to subdue Naraka and free the prisoners. To commemorate this event, people in Peninsular India wake before sunrise and make imitation blood by mixing kumkum or vermillion with oil. After crushing underfoot, a bitter fruit as a symbol of the demon, they apply the 'blood' triumphantly on their foreheads. They then have ritual oil baths, anointing themselves with sandalwood paste. Visits to temples for prayers are followed by large family breakfasts of fruits and a variety of sweets.

Another story of king Bali is attached to the Diwali festival in South India. According to the Hindu mythology, King Bali was a benevolent demon king. He was so powerful that he became a threat to the power of celestial deities and their kingdoms. And Lord Vishnu came as the dwarf mendicant Vamana, to dilute Bali's power. Vamana shrewdly asked the king for land that would cover three steps as he walked. The king happily granted this gift. Having tricked Bali, Vishnu revealed himself in the full glory of his godhood. He covered the heaven in his first step and the earth in his second. Realising that he was pitted against the mighty Vishnu, Bali surrendered and offered his own head, inviting Vishnu to step on it. Vishnu pushed him into the nether world with his foot. In return Vishnu gave him the lamp of knowledge to light up the dark underworld. He also gave him a blessing that he would return to his people once a year to light millions of lamps from this one lamp so that on the dark new moon light of Diwali, the blinding darkness of ignorance, greed, jealousy, lust, anger, ego, and laziness would be dispelled and the radiance of knowledge, wisdom and friendship would prevail. Each year on Diwali day, even today, one lamp lights another and like a flame burning steadily on a windless night, brings a message of peace and harmony to the world.

(Source: http://knowindia.gov.in/culture-and-heritage/festivals/deepawali.php)

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Vol. 02, Issue 44, November 02, 2018.

News from/of India `

1. India rises five spots to become 58th most competitive economy India has been ranked as the 58th most competitive economy on the World Economic Forum’s global competitiveness index for 2018. The U.S. is the most competitive economy in the world. India rose five spots from its 2017 position, the largest gain among G20 economies, the WEF said. On the list of 140 economies, the U.S. was followed by Singapore and Germany at the second and the third positions respectively.

India ranked 58th with a score of 62 in the latest Global Competitiveness Report. Meanwhile, neighbouring China was ranked 28th in the overall list. According to the report, the top performers in the "upper and lower middle-income brackets", such as China and India, are catching up with or even outperforming the average among high-income economies. Read more…

(Bloomberg Quint, Wed, 24 Oct, 03:53pm)

2. Smartphones booming India's electronics manufacturing sector Smartphone-maker Lava is a small player in India's booming mobile communications industry, but it has become a poster child for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious effort to make India a global hub for electronics manufacturing. Just a few years ago, Lava imported cheap phones from China. Now it builds its own devices at two factories on the outskirts of New Delhi that employ about 3,500 people, and expansion plans are in the works.

Modi's vow to create tens of millions of new jobs has stuttered on many fronts, but domestic smartphone production has emerged as a bright spot for Asia's third-largest economy. Along with local firms such as Lava, global smartphone giants including Samsung, Oppo and Xiaomi are expanding rapidly in India and starting to bring along components suppliers while driving contract manufacturers like Foxconn to ramp up.

More than 120 new manufacturing units have created about 450,000 jobs in the mobile phone industry over the past four years, according to the Indian Cellular and Electronics Association, thanks largely to the 'Make In India' campaign and a phased plan featuring stiff duties on imported devices and parts. Read more…

(Devdiscourse, Thu, 25 Oct, 03:43pm)

3. India's digital economy may cross tn by 2022: Report India's digital economy is likely to cross trillion by the financial year 2022, a KPMG report said here on Thursday. The report launched at the India Mobile Congress 2018 also forecasts that mobile data usage in the country is likely to surge five times by 2023.

"In a sign of the country's ascendancy and as a testimony to the telecom sector's blistering pace of growth, India became the world's second-largest telecom market in 2018 with over a billion subscribers," said the report. Read more…

(IANS, Times of India, Fri, 26 Oct, 09:18am)

4. New 3D 'organ on a chip’ can monitor cells in real-time A team of researchers have developed a three-dimensional (3D) "organ on a chip" which enables real-time continuous monitoring of cells and could be used to develop new treatments for disease while reducing the number of animals used in research. The device, which incorporates cells inside a 3D transistor made from a soft sponge-like material inspired by native tissue structure, gives scientists the ability to study cells and tissues in new ways. Read more…

(IANS, CNBC TV 18, Mon, 29 Oct, 09:09am)

5. India successfully conducts crucial test of moon mission-II lander The test demonstrated the capability of the navigation, guidance and control system of the lander to meet the mission requirement of a safe, soft and precise landing on the lunar surface by steering the module horizontally, as well as vertically down to a pre-defined target.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the crucial Lander Actuator Performance Test (LAPT) at the propulsion complex in Mahendragiri to demonstrate a successful soft and safe landing of the lander that has been named "Vikram." To carry out this test, an LAPT module was realized for testing in Earth's environment. Read more…

(Agencies, Sputnik News, Sat, 27 Oct, 11:35am)

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