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Vol. 03, Issue No. 33 August 19, 2019.
India Perspectives
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73rd Independence Day of India Celebrations (August 15, 2019) 73rd Independence Day of India was celebrated with gaiety and fervour by the Consulate General of India in Vancouver together with a large gathering of members of the Indian community and friends of India. Consul General Mrs. Abhilasha Joshi unfurled the national flag which was followed by singing of the National Anthem and reading out of the speech of Hon’ble President Shri. Ram Nath Kovind. Veterans of the Ex-Servicemen Association proudly displaying their medals and decorations, smartly saluted the national flag. Hon’ble Jinny Sims, BC Minister for Citizen Services and Hon’ble Raj Chouhan, Dy Speaker, graced the occassion. Hon’ble Premier John Horgan had earlier conveyed his greetings on the occassion to the Consulate. Community leaders from the prominent gurdwaras, temples, cultural and business associations and friends from all walks of life participated with great enthusiasm in the ceremony.
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India Day Celebrations Organised by Laxminarayan Mandir, Surrey (August 18, 2019) Consul General Mrs. Abhilasha Joshi participated in the India Day celebrations at Laxminarayan Mandir, Surrey. Hon’ble MP Sukh Dhaliwal, City of Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum, Temple officials and large gathering of Indian diaspora graced the occasion.
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Cultural Heritage - Festivals of India Krishna Janmashtami and Dahi Handi (August 25, 2019) The festival of Janmashtami commemorates the birthday of Lord Krishna, the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The festival is also referred to as Gokulashtami, or Govinda in Maharashtra. Lord Krisha is revered for his wisdom about how to live life on Earth. The festival runs for two days. In 2019, it will take place on August 24-25. One of the best places to experience the festival is in the city of Mumbai. Celebrations take place at hundreds of locations across the city and Maharashtra Tourism runs special buses for foreign tourists. The huge ISKCON temple complex, in the beach side suburb of Juhu, also has a special festival program. Visit https://www.tripsavvy.com/krishna-janmashtami-govinda-festival-1539288 for more information...
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News from/of India 1. India’s Chandrayaan-2 successfully accomplishes 1st orbit maneuver Chandrayaan-2, India’s 2nd Moon Mission, successfully accomplished its 1st orbit maneuver. On Thursday, the spacecraft’s earthbound maneuvers will be performed and by August 20, 2019, it’s slated to arrive on the Moon. July 26, 2019 is scheduled for its 2nd orbit maneuver. The ambitious space mission was propelled by ISRO (India’s Space Research Organization) on July 22, 2019 from Sriharikota, India’s spaceport on the Andhra Pradesh’s eastern shore. K. Sivan, Chief of ISRO indicated it to be one of the very challenging missions and said that the launch was at first dated for July 15, 2019, but owing to a technical hitch, it had to be postponed. Read more… (News Agree, Saturday, 10th August 2019, 11:17 am)
2. India’s Ministry of External Affairs is one of the best in South Asia In his exclusive interview for PICREADI Alexey Kupriyanov, Russian expert on India, reveals some secrets of Indian soft power and states that India’s External Affairs is one of the best in South Asia. But why? Read more… (Modern Diplomacy, Monday, 12th August 2019, 11:11 am)
3. India’s first Independence Day gift to its women: The right to vote Many historic things happened on the 15th of August, 1947: British colonialism in the subcontinent ended, two nations were born almost overnight, and Jawaharlal Nehru gave a historic speech that spawned a Booker Prize-winning novel. But, there is another historic event that people seem to forget. At the stroke of midnight on the 15th of August, 1947, India awoke to a freedom that was not found in many much more developed countries at the time--women’s right to vote. Read more… (iDiva, Wednesday, 14th August 2019, 10:58 am)
4. Ranchi to turn herbal health city The capital will be developed as a herbal healthy city with focus on planting over 1,000 medicinal plants at parks and community centres, an ambitious initiative of Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) that is relying on experts for guidance. Read more… (Telegraph India, Tuesday, 13th August 2019, 10:42 am)
5. Sailing to farming: Himachal man leaves Rs 2.5L/month to grow chemical-free food Sailing on unpredictable seas and working 24×7, Pankaj Pathak earned a lucrative monthly pay package of Rs 2.5 lakh. Yes, the money was flowing in. From 2002 until 2013, the merchant navy officer’s life followed a monotonous routine for months on end. But those who see the glamour of a merchant navy’s life, fail to see the intense work pressure it comes with. “Life on the sea is extremely fast-paced. We worked like machines. Away from home, without seeing the face of your loved ones for long duration, your comrades are your only support. It can be difficult, working and living with the same set of people; in many ways cut off from the rest of the world,” shares Pankaj. Read more… (The Better India, Saturday, 10th August 2019, 11:07 am)
6. 650 towns, 2.7 Lakh sex workers: Inside Avahan, India’s largest public health win He silently stood in front of an open field in Vishakhapatnam, spread across five square yards, while a storm brewed inside of him. He was bewildered. Shocked. This was not what he had expected. “I was shocked beyond words,” says Ashok recalling the first day of a job that went on to make history as arguably one of India’s most significant public health achievements. Read more… (The Better India, Sunday, 11th August 2019, 10:47 am)
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International Cooperative Trade Fair (IICTF) at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on 11 – 13 October 2019 The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) is organising the first ever India International Cooperative Trade Fair (IICTF) at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on 11 – 13 October 2019. The Trade Fair is the first of its kind being organized and is aimed at promoting cooperative to cooperative trade with India and abroad leading to enhanced rural and farm prosperity. The fair will be packed with conferences, exhibitions, B2B meetings, sales promotion, marketing and products display business, networking, policy advocacy etc., providing an immense opportunity to the participants to collaborate and explore business opportunities with the Cooperative Organisations from India and abroad. A large number of Indian Cooperatives and International Cooperative Organizations are expected to participate in this threeday event. Apart from having seminars on thematic and sectoral cooperative business issues, the focus sectors of the trade will be, credit and finance services, coop-banking, insurance, cyber-security, technology and capacity building, agri-business and food processing, textiles, packaging, storage, farm machinery, livestock, dairy, fisheries, handlooms, handicrafts, textiles, FMCG, health and hospitality, trade, marketing and brand promotion etc. The Trade Fair offers a huge opportunity for building alliances, business networking, product sourcing and above all, interacting with the primary producers of a wide range of products and service providers. More details on IICTF is available at website www.iictf.in or www.ictf.co.in. Click here to see the brochure.
BHEL Tender for Supply and I&C of 1250KW PCUs for GNFC 10MW Solar Photovoltaic Power Project at Charanka, Gujarat (RFQ No. RAJBOS0036) Ref.- RFQ No. RAJBOS0036 Dt. 13.08.2019 Due Dt. 26.08.2019 (E-tender) Item- Supply and I&C of 1250KW PCUs for GNFC 10MW Solar Photovoltaic Power Project at 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 13.08.2019. 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. 3.
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 32911 http://www.bhel.com/tender/view_tender.php?tenderid=48176 https://eprocure.gov.in, search for tender Id 2019_BHEL_466181_1
Kindly note that the tender is due on 26.08.2019, 13:00:00 Hrs. (IST) Please submit your offer on e-tender portal https://bhel.abcprocure.com/
BHEL Tender for Supply of 66 kV, 1Cx300 SQMM AL Ar cable for 10 MWp Solar PV, Plant, GNFC at Charanka, Gujarat (RFQ SPKSCPV042) Ref.- RFQ SPKSCPV042 Dt. 13.08.2019 Due Dt. 26.08.2019 (E-tender) Item- Supply of 66 kV, 1Cx300 SQMM AL Ar cable for 10 MWp Solar PV, Plant, GNFC at Charanka, Gujarat. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Electronics Division, Bangalore has the requirement above mentioned item. In this regard, BHEL has floated an open tender on 13.08.2019. 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/EPROC/ . 2. http://www.bhel.com/tender/view_tender.php?tenderid=48207 3. https://eprocure.gov.in/epublish/app , tender id : 2019_BHEL_466588_1 Kindly note that the tender is due on 26.08.2019, 13:00:00 Hrs. Please submit your offer on e-tender portal https://bhel.abcprocure.com/EPROC/
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