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Vol. 03, Issue No. 03 January 18, 2019.
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Canadian Club of Vancouver PRESS RELEASE December 13, 2018 VANCOUVER – The Canadian Club of Vancouver is pleased to announce that Vikas Swarup, High Commissioner of India to Canada, will be the guest speaker for a special luncheon on February 8, 2019. The luncheon will be held at the Terminal City Club in Vancouver from 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm. Mr. Swarup’s presentation topic will be: The New India – Where Democracy Meets Technology. Mr. Swarup was born in Allahabad and graduated from the University of Allahabad. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1986. In his career spanning more than 30 years, he has served in diplomatic assignments in Ankara, Washington DC, Addis Ababa, London, Pretoria and Osaka-Kobe. Mr. Swarup has served as the Desk Officer for Southern Africa, US & Canada, Director (Pakistan), Director (Nepal and Bhutan) and Director in charge of the Office of the Minister of External Affairs. After serving as Joint Secretary United Nations (Political), he was appointed the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs in April 2015. He served in this capacity until he was appointed as the High Commissioner of India to Canada. In helming the External Publicity and Public Diplomacy Division of the Ministry, he significantly upscaled the Ministry of External Affairs’ social media outreach. Mr. Swarup is also the author of three novels, Q&A, which was adapted as the multiple Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, Six Suspects, and The Accidental Apprentice. His books have been translated into more than forty international languages. What: Luncheon with High Commissioner Vikas Swarup Where: Terminal City Club, 837 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC When: Friday, February 8, 2019 Time: 12:00PM – 2:00PM For more than a century, the Canadian Club of Vancouver has worked to promote Canadian identity and foster patriotic sentiment in a highly diverse population. While encouraging knowledge of Canada's own history, it honours talent in the arts, sciences, business and public affairs through various initiatives held during the year. For more information or to become a member visit www.canadianclubvancouver.com
For more information, please contact Carolina Miranda, Administrator, Canadian Club of Vancouver 604-688-8260 or admin@canadianclubvancouver.com
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Group photo of winners of Grand Finale of the second edition of Bharat Ko Janiye Quiz for NRIs, PIOs and Foreigners with External Affairs Minister in New Delhi. (January 15, 2019 / Photo Courtesy: Chandan Kumar Shah)
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Cultural Heritage - Yoga with Hon’ble PM Modi
Cultural Heritage - Festivals of India Republic Day of India Celebration (January 26, 2019) Though India became a free nation on August 15, 1947, it declared itself a Sovereign, Democratic and Republic state with the adoption of the Constitution on January 26, 1950. A salute of 21 guns and the unfurling of the Indian National Flag by Dr. Rajendra Prasad heralded the historic birth of the Indian Republic on that day. Thereafter 26th of January was decreed a national holiday and was recognised as the Republic Day of India. On Republic Day, flag hoisting ceremonies and parades by armed forces and school children are held in different parts of the country. The grandest and most important of these parades is held at Rajpath in New Delhi, which showcases a multi-hued image of the country's rich cultural heritage and military prowess. This parade is presided over by the President of India. One of the main functions of the Republic Day Parade is to pay tribute to the martyrs who have sacrificed their lives for the country and to confer bravery awards on military persons, citizenry and children for showing courage in the face of adversity. (Source: hhttps://pbdindia.gov.in/en/republic-dayanniversary )
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News from/of India 1. KGP – Alberta Collaboration IIT KGP and University of Alberta (UoA), one of Canada’s top-ranking university have rekindled their partnership with an MoU signed on January 14, 2019. The two institutions have agreed to explore opportunities for a joint doctoral degree program where doctoral students will be working on collaborative projects and co-supervised by faculty members at both institutions. The special scheme from Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Govt. of India and UoA will be explored where doctoral students at IIT KGP may receive funding for upto 12 months, to pursue joint research at UoA. Read more… (BY SHREYOSHI GHOSH· PUBLISHED JANUARY 15, 2019 · UPDATED JANUARY 16, 2019)
2. Govt. Launches two National level Initiatives in the field of science communication New Delhi: The Department of Science and Technology (DST) along with Doordarshan (DD), Prasar Bharati today launched two science communication initiatives, DD Science and India Science .While DD Science is an one-hour slot on Doordarshan National channel, which will be telecast Monday to Saturday from 5 pm to 6pm, India Science is a internet-based channel, which is available on any internet-enabled device, and will offer live, scheduled play and video-on-demand services.…….The two channels will have science-based documentaries, studio-based discussions, and virtual walkthroughs of scientific institutions, interviews and short films and will be completely free to access. Read more… (Press Information Bureau: January 15, 2019)
3. India becomes fourth-largest auto market India has displaced Germany as the world’s fourth-largest market for vehicle sales by volume and is on track to take the number three position from Japan within three years. Commercial and passenger vehicle sales in India grew 8.3 per cent last year to 3.99m, overtaking the 3.74m of sales in Germany, a market that grew less than 1 per cent, according to data from LMC Automotive, a market intelligence provider. Read more… (Patrick McGee and Simon Mundy, Financial Times, Mon, 14 Jan, 04:39pm)
4. India among world’s leading exporters of creative goods: UN report India’s creative goods exports nearly tripled from USD 7.4 billion in 2005 to USD 20.2 billion in 2014, making it one of the world’s leading exporters of such products in the top 10 developing economies, according to a UN report. Read more… (Free Press Journal, Tue, 15 Jan, 04:51pm)
5. India is now a world leader in renewable energy Developing nations are now driving the world’s gradual shift towards renewable energy, and India has become one of the leaders of the pack. With increased investments and clean energy installations, as well as the world’s largest renewables auction market, India ranks 2nd after Chile in the 2018 Climatescope (pdf) report by energy researcher BloombergNEF. The organisation studied over 80 indicators, such as clean energy policies, power sector structures, emissions and installed capacities, for 103 countries around the world. Read more… (Maria Thomas, Quartz, Fri, 11 Jan, 04:56pm)
6. PE/VC deals up 35% in 2018 to $35 bn on buyout, start-up investment pickup There were 76 deals of a value greater than $100 mn in 2018, aggregating to $25.9 bn and accounting for 74% of total PE/VC investment. The total of investments during 2018 by private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) companies was $35.1 billion (nearly Rs 2.5 trillion), surpassing the previous high of $26.1 billion (Rs 1.8 trillion) in 2017 by 35 per cent. Read more… (Business Standard, TE Narasimhan, Chennai Last Updated at January 14, 2019 22:52 IST)
7. World Economic Forum recognises Tata Steel's Netherlands plant as 'factory of the future' London: The World Economic Forum on Thursday announced that Tata Steel's plant at IJmuiden in the Netherlands has been inducted into its prestigious community, a distinction awarded to manufacturing facilities which are seen as leaders in technologies of the 'Fourth Industrial Revolution'. Read more… (www.ibef.org. PTI: January 11, 2019)
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Vol. 03, Issue 03, January 18, 2019. 8. Space incubation centre started at Jalandhar NIT A space technology incubation centre was today launched at Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, for students, alumni, faculty and community from the northern region to work on projects identified by ISRO. Read more… (www.tribuneindia.com, Punjab, Posted at: Jan 18, 2019, 7:11 AM)
9. Heights of hydroponics: Meet the Chennai man who grows 6,000 plants in 80 Sq Ft space! Want to grow chemical-free food but don’t have enough space? Egmore-based Rahul Dhoka’s beautiful terrace is all the inspiration you need to don an urban farmer’s hat! The 31-year-old founder of Green Rush Organics and hydroponic farming consultancy Acqua Farms, grows over 6,000 plants in a limited 80 sq ft space! Read more… (Jovita Aranha, The Better India, Mon, 14 Jan, 04:05pm)
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