Celebrating 550th birth anniversary of Consulate General of India, Guru Nanak‌ There is but One God. His name is Truth; He is the Creator. He fears none; he is without hate. He never dies; He is beyond the cycle of births and death. He is self-illuminated. He is realized by the kindness of the True Guru. He was True in the beginning; He was True when the ages commenced and has ever been True. He is also True now. -
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Vol. 02, Issue No. 48 November 30, 2018.
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Consulate News निमंत्रण - ह द ं ी हदवस समारो कवव दरबार प्रिय रचनाकार: ह द िं ी हदवस का प्रवराट आयोजन कािंसुलेट जनरल ऑफ़ इिंडिया, वैंकुवर द्वारा आयोजजत ककया जा र ा ै जजसमे सिंस्थायें ह द िं ी िचार- िसार के ललए
प्रवलिन्न काययक्रम िस्तुत करें गी I ह न्द ू ग्लोबल एसोलसएशन कप्रव दरबार ७ हदसंबर २०१८ को ५ बजे संध्या २०१ -३२५ ॉवे स्ट्रीट , वैंकुवर, बी. सी., V6C 1Z7, कांसल ु ेट जिरल ऑफ़ इंडिया, वैंकुवर काययलय में आयोजजत करें गा I
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Important Trade Fairs in India – To know more, click on 6th Edition of SVUM 2019 International Trade Show at Rajkot Gujarat India. (11th to 15th February 2019) After successfully organizing SVUM 2015, SVUM 2016, SVUM 2017 & SVUM 2018 at Rajkot & SVUM 2018 at Ahmedabad, now we are organizing 6th Edition of SVUM 2019 International Trade Show at Rajkot Gujarat India, Date 11 th to 15th February 2019. This show will serve as first biggest initiative for the Development of all stakeholders, who will come under one roof to explore possibilities of international business opportunities which includes government, industry, investor, consumer and International buyers. SVUM offers Facilities International delegates like Complimentary accommodation on double sharing. Airport pick up & drop, transport facility from the hotel to Venue. B2B meetings with 200+ reputed Manufacturers & 100+ factory visits. Focused Sectors of our show are Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Engineering, Mining, Textile & Readymade Garments, Healthcare Sector, Building Materials, Jewellery and Life Style, Food Processing, Education, Information Technology, Service Sector, Travels & Tourism, House Hold Items & Builders & Developers. Show is supported by Industries Commissionerate, Govt. of Gujarat, NSIC Govt. of India, iNDEXTb, GIDB & other organizations & Chambers/Associations. Partner Country is Great Britain (UK). Local Govt., Chambers, and Associations & Business community are invited to participate in the forthcoming SVUM 2019 International Trade show. Registration is required for the participation; however, there is no charge for registration. Form is available on request to president.svum@gmail.com (Parag Tejura – President) Svum 2019 Brochure
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Cultural Heritage - Festivals of India Utpanna Ekadashi (December 03, 2018) Utpanna Ekadashi or ‘Uttpatti Ekadashi’ as it also known, is observed on the ‘ekadashi’ (11th day) of the Krishna Paksha (the waning phase of moon) during the ‘Margashirsh’ month of the Hindu calendar. However, in the Gregorian calendar, it falls between the months of November to December. Hindu devotees who begin the ekadashi fast should start with Utapanna Ekadashi. It is a popular belief that this ekadashi helps devote get rid from all their sins, both of the present and past lives. Utppana Ekadashi celebrates the victory of lord Vishnu over a demon named ‘Murasura’. Furthermore, according to the Hindu legends, the birth of Ekadashi Mata took place on Utpanna Ekadashi. In the northern states of India this ekadashi is celebrated during the month of ‘Margashirsh’, whereas in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra, Utpanna Ekadashi falls during the month of ‘Kartik’. Also, in the Malayalam calendar, the month is ‘Vrischika Masam’ or ‘Thulam’ and in the Tamilian calendar it is observed during the ‘Karthigai Masam’ or ‘Aippasi’. The main deities of Utpanna Ekadashi are Lord Vishnu and Mata Ekadashi.
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The fast on the Utpanna Ekadashi starts from the dawn of the ekadashi until the sunrise of ‘dwadashi’. Some people even start from vrat from the 10th day by eating only one ‘saatvik’ meal before sunset. On Utapanna Ekadashi eating rice, all forms of pulses and grains is prohibited for all. The devotees get up before sunrise on the day of Utpanna Ekadashi. Lord Krishna is worshipped on this day during the ‘Brahma Muhurat’. After finishing their morning rituals, devotees offer prayers to Mata Ekadashi and God Vishnu. Special Bhog and offerings are made to please the lord. Chanting Vedic mantra and devotional songs is considered auspicious on Utpanna Ekadashi. On the day of Utpanna Ekadashi, one must also offer donations to the Brahmins, poor and needy. The donations can be in the form of food, money, clothes or other essentials in life, according to one’s capacity.
Significance of Utpanna Ekadashi: The greatness of Utpanna Ekadashi is described in various Hindu scriptures like the ‘Bhavishyottara Purana’ in the form of conversation between Sri Krishna and King Yudhisthira. The significance of Utpanna Ekadashi is same as making donations on the auspicious days like ‘Sankranti’ or taking a holy bath in Hindu pilgrimages. It is considered that the observer of Utapanna Ekadashi is liberated from his/her sins and finally attains moksha or salvation. They are taken straight to the abode of Lord Vishnu, ‘Vaikunth’ after death. It is believed that the glory of the Utpanna Ekadashi is even more than donating 1000 cows in charity. The fast kept on Utpanna Ekadashi equals to fasting for the three main deities of Hinduism, namely, Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. Hence Hindu devotees observe the Utapanna Ekadashi vrat with full dedication and fervour.
(Source: https://www.prokerala.com/festivals/utpanna-ekadashi.html )
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Vol. 02, Issue 48, November 30, 2018. 2. India second-fastest growing innovator among major Asian countries: Report With patent publication nearly doubling in a decade, India is now the second-fastest growing innovator after China among major Asian countries, a new report said on Thursday. India is fourth among the major Asian countries in terms of overall patent publication volume, and second in terms of growth rate, said the "India Innovation Report" by Philadelphia-headquartered Clarivate Analytics. Patent activity in India is growing at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.8 per cent in patenting activity over the past five years……Read more… (Daily Pioneer, Thu, 22 Nov, 03:43pm)
3. Khadi sales jump 3-folds in FY18; KVIC to run 'Khadi Express' train to boost sales State-run Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has said the sale of Khadi products rose over three-fold in the last three fiscals and 'Khadi Express' train will be run to create awareness about the segment. "We have written a letter to Indian Railways for running a Khadi Express train which would exhibit Khadi products linked with Mahatma Gandhi in view of his 150th birth anniversary," KVIC Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena told PTI BHASHA. Read more… (www.businesstoday.in , PTI, Last Updated: November 26, 2018, 09:51 IST)
4. India is about to become the world's biggest sugar producer Brazil, traditionally the world's top sugar producer, is poised to cede the crown to India for the first time in 16 years. Production in the Asian country this season may rise 5.2 per cent to a record 35.9 million metric tons on increasing acreage and improving yields, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service said Tuesday in a report. Brazil's output may tumble 21 per cent to 30.6 million tons because of adverse weather and a shift to produce more cane-based ethanol. Read more… (Business Times, Thu, 22 Nov, 03:11pm)
5. Investment opportunities for NRI entrepreneurs in India By end of 2018, the economy is expected to recover, as the impact of demonetisation and GST transition fade away. As per IMF estimates, India will become the fastest growing economy in the world outpacing China in 2019. IMF retained its India’ s GDP growth forecast of 6.7per cent and 7.4per cent in 2017 and 2018 respectively and pegged 2019 GDP growth at 7.8 per cent. India has typically recovered much faster than other prominent nations after global economic slowdown events such as dot-com crash, 9/11 crash or 2008 financial crisis thus showing signs of a maturing, stable economy. Indian Equity market cap is likely to rise to * trillion by 2027 and hence India is expected to grow @10.1 per cent* CAGR for the next 10 years. India is still behind most developed and emerging nations in some of the key industries and offers a huge potential runway for foreign investors. Read more… (Dharmesh Desai, Entrepreneur, Sun, 25 Nov, 02:57pm)
6. Breaking stereotypes: India's first woman firefighter proves there's no such thing as 'a man's job' It was 2005. A Diwali night. The New Delhi fire station had received six fire calls till then, but this was the biggest one - A shoe factory at Shastri Nagar was up in flames. Within minutes, a team of firemen, clad in neon orange overalls, jumped out of the fire brigade. One of them was Harshini Kanhekar, the first woman firefighter India has ever seen, almost a decade before Air Force recruited its first woman Flight Lieutenant. But that was it! The fire was put off and so was Harshini's story. Her contribution was forgotten. No news channel even mentioned that rescue operation involved India's first woman firefighter. She was posted in the lesser-known Mehsana fire station and then posted at an offshore rig, where there were no toilets for women. Fast forward to few more years when she was posted in Mumbai for ONGC and suddenly there was a media uproar about her achievements. Harshini, now 38 and a mother of a three-week-old baby boy, is an inspiration and a celebrity in her little ways. Read more… (Sneha Dey, India Times, Thu, 22 Nov, 03:20pm)
7. On 26/11, this brave nurse saved 20 pregnant women from the terrorists’ bullets! Staff Nurse Anjali Kulthe was on night duty in the antenatal ward, in charge of about 20 women who were due to deliver their babies. It was around this time that the staff nurse, through the window of her ward on the first floor, saw terrorists Ajmal Kasab and his tall partner, Abu Ismail. The duo, who had jumped from the gate of the hospital at the rear-end, entered the premises and gunned down two guards, namely Bhanu Narkar and Baban Walu. Rattled by the sight of the two lifeless bodies that lay in a pool of blood at the entrance, the staff nurse quickly ran and slammed the heavy double doors of the antenatal care ward…. Read more… (Jovita Aranha, The Better India, Mon, 26 Nov, 02:59pm)
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Vol. 02, Issue 48, November 30, 2018. 8. Indian scientists develop world’s first low temperature thermal desalination plant Scientists at the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai have developed world’s first low temperature thermal desalination plant, which could address drinking water problems in India’s ocean island territories and even offshore urban centres along the coastline. Low temperature thermal desalination (LTTD) is one process that uses the availability of a temperature gradient between two water bodies or flows to evaporate the warmer seawater at low pressures and condense the resultant vapour with the colder seawater to obtain fresh water. Read more… (N.B. Nair, India Times, Sat, 24 Nov, 07:06pm)
9. Beauty from scrap: Bhubaneswar hosts India’s first open-air ‘waste to art’ museum The Bhubaneswar museum hosts works of artists from all across the world and draws attention to several environmental issues like climate change. The International Public Art Symposium (IPAS), organised by the Artist Network Promoting Indian Culture (ANPIC), Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), was inaugurated by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday. Considered India’s first open-air ‘waste to art’ museum, it is also the state’s first dedicated space for artists…. Read more… (Your Story, Fri, 23 Nov, 04:25pm)
In Vancouver… SFU'S MORRIS J. WOSK CENTRE FOR DIALOGUE IS NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2019/20 JACK P. BLANEY AWARD FOR DIALOGUE
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The Jack P. Blaney Award for Dialogue is presented every second year to an individual who has demonstrated international excellence in the use of dialogue to increase mutual understanding and advance complex public issues. Nominations are encouraged from around the world in the fields of international diplomacy & conflict resolution, climate solutions, diversity and inclusion, democracy and civic engagement, and urban sustainability. CRITERIA USED TO SEL ECT THE RECIPIENT INCLUDE: • The candidate’s demonstrated international excellence in the use of dialogue to increase mutual understanding; • The global significance of the work in addressing complex and profound public issues; and • Related programming opportunities. ABOUT THE AWARD: Far more than a simple ceremony, the Blaney Award includes a short programming residency in Canada that builds upon the recipient’s work to achieve tangible outcomes, reflecting the mandate of Simon Fraser University to be Canada’s most community-engaged research university. The award endowment includes funds to cover recipient transportation and associated programming costs, as well as a CAD10,000 cash award. Recent Blaney Award programs have engaged thousands of participants through the hosting of international announcements, book launches, capacity building workshops, and participatory research. NOMINATION SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Nomination Form (Word) Nomination Package (pdf) *Nomination deadline extended*: January 14, 2019 at 17:00 (Pacific Standard Time) Inquiries: Grace Lee, Program Lead for Signature Events and Endowment, eunhyel@sfu.ca , +01 778-782-4893 Visit http://www.sfu.ca/dialogue/awards/jack-p-blaney.html for more info. ************************************
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