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Vol. 02, Issue No. 14 April 06, 2018.
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Vol. 02, Issue. 14, April 06, 2018.
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CHAMPARAN SATYAGRAHA – QUIZ To commemorate 100 years of CHAMPARAN SATYAGRAHA, Consulate General of India Vancouver, will be organising a Quiz on Tuesday, 10 April 2018. The link for the Contest CHAMPARAN SATYAGRAHA - QUIZ will also be made available on Consulate Website's Notice Board [www.cgivancouver.org]; Facebook [cgivancouver] and Twitter [ @cgivancouver]. The Contest will open at 10 AM on Tuesday, 10 April 2018 and close at 10 AM on Wednesday, 11 April 2018. The names of Ten winners, based on accuracy and speed in answering, will be announced during the Ambedkar Jayanti Celebrations in the Consulate on Friday, 13 April 2018. The names of the winners (along with their photographs) will also be published in the Consulate Weekly of Friday, 20 April 2018. Prizes will be given to the winners of the Quiz. All members of the Indian Community within this Consulate’s jurisdiction (British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Yukon Territory, North West Territories) are invited to participate in the Quiz.
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After the astounding success of the past three editions of Global Exhibition on Services (GES), the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) are organising the 4th Global Exhibition on Services from 15th - 18th May 2018 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. GES event is targeting participation from 100 countries and will also host 30 knowledge sessions and thousands of B2B & B2G meetings. 2. An annual flagship event of India, the first GES was inaugurated in 2015 by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The subsequent editions were inaugurated by then President of India in 2016 and 2017. GES 2017, was a huge success with participation from over 573 companies from 73 countries (including India) and more than 5000 structured meetings. 3. GES 2018-Mumbai proposes to focus on Services sector excellence in India and expanding our global footprint. It will feature the following services sectors - IT & Telecom, banking & financial services, education, energy services, environmental services, exhibition & event services, facility management, healthcare, logistics, media & entertainment, next gen cities, printing & publishing, professional services, railway services, retail & e-commerce, skills, space, sports services, starts-ups/SME, tourism & hospitality and wellness. 4. The buyer’s nomination is purely on first cum first basis. Selected buyers will get return economic class air fare and hotel. The last date of registration for “Foreign Buyers” is 1st March 2018. You may register your confirmation to Mr Rajesh Wadhwa at rajesh.wadhwa@cii.in Tel: 91-124-4013875 / 4014060 or visit http://www.gesindia.in/buyer.htm Visit www.gesindia.in for more information and click here to read the GES brochure.
Important Trade Fairs in India – To know more, click on Title: CMPDI Global Tender Notice (CMPDI/MM/GT/17-18/007) for Various Items. Subject: Requirement of Automatic Microprocessor based CV Meter (Bomb Calorimeter) etc... Ref.: Global Tender Notice No. CMPDI/MM/GT/17-18/007 Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited is in the process of purchasing, through on-line bidding system only, the following items: SI. No. 1
Item Description Supply, Installation, Commissioning and Training of Automatic Microprocessor based CV Meter (Bomb Calorimeter) and Automatic Microprocessor based Carousal Coal Analyzer (TGA) – Due for opening on 18.04.2018 AT 10:00 AM (Tender ID: 2018_CMPDI_98327_1)
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Supply, Installation, Commissioning and Training of Adsorption Isotherm Equipment for analysis of Coal, shale and other sedimentary Rocks– Due for opening on 17.04.2018 AT 11:00 AM (Tender ID: 2018_CMPDI_98339_1)
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Supply, Installation, Commissioning, Field Testing & Training of Geophysical Logger– Due for opening on 19.04.2018 AT 11:00 AM (Tender ID: 2018_CMPDI_98091_1)
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Supply, Installation, Commissioning, Field Testing and Training of Ground Penetrating Radar System– Due for opening on 18.04.2018 AT 11:00 AM (Tender ID: 2018_CMPDI_96990_1)
The Tender documents, containing complete technical and commercial details, are available for downloading on the following websites – www.cmpdi.co.in , www.coalindiatenders.gov.in and https://eprocure.gov.in respectively. For On-line bidding and details/methodology to be adopted the following website is to be visited: www.coalindiatenders.gov.in 2|P a g e
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Cultural – Heritage Tourism in India Churches and Convents of Goa The Churches and Convents at Velha (Old) Goa owe their existence to the Portuguese rule in this part of the western coast of India. The most comprehensive group of churches and cathedrals built during 16th to 17th century AD at Old Goa comprise of the following: Se' Cathedral, Church and Convent of St. Francis of Assisi, Chapel of St. Catherine, Basilica of Bom Jesus; Church of Lady of Rosary; Church of St. Augustine. The Church of St. Cajetan is modelled on the original design of St. Peter's Church in Rome. The Church of Bom Jesus with its facade decorated with Ionic, Doric and Corinthian pilasters, shows the application of the Classical order. The Se' Cathedral which was begun as a small chapel built of mud and straw under the order of Alfonso Albuquerque after his conquest of Goa is yet another example of Renaissance with its Tuscan exterior, the Corinthian columns at its portals, the raised platform with steps leading to the entrance and the barrel-vault above the nave. The principal chapel is large and ornamented with engraved pillars and pilasters. The images of Senhora d’Esperanca (Our Lady of Hope), Christ crucified and St. Catherine standing in the centre with statues of St. Peter and St. Paul on either side. The Churches and Convents of Goa entered the UNESCO world heritage list in 1986.
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News from India 1. A grand sunrise The Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, fondly named countries belonging to the Torrid Zone or the area between Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn, Suryaputra or ‘Sons of the Sun’ leading to the advent of the International Solar Alliance. It is an alliance of more than 121 countries, most of them Sunshine countries, that lie partly or completely in the Torrid zone. This alliance was proposed by Mr. Modi in a speech on 15 November, 2015 at Wembley Stadium. He took this initiative at the India-Africa Summit and the meeting of registered members was conducted ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris in November 2015. The framework agreement of the ISA opened for signatures in Marrakech, Morroco in November 2016. This alliance is a treaty based inter-governmental organization. Countries that do not fall in the tropics can join and experience all benefits as the other tropical region members with the exception of voting rights. This alliance is also called the ‘International Agency for Solar Power and Application’. Read more… (Adeela Hameed, Greater Kashmir, Fri, 30 Mar, 01:13pm)
2. IISc best institution, IIT-Madras best engineering college: HRD ministry ranking The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru was adjudged the overall best institution in the country by the HRD ministry's national ranking framework. Announcing the rankings at an event at the Vigyan Bhavan here on Tuesday, HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) has been adjudged the best engineering college and the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) the best management institution. According to the national institutional ranking framework (NIRF), Delhi University's Miranda House was the best college, premier healthcare institute AIIMS the best medical college and NLSIU-Bengaluru the best law school in the country. Read more… (PTI, Apr 3, 2018, 17:16 IST)
3. Indian scientists develop remote sensing technique to monitor coastal landforms Indian Scientists have developed a remote sensing technique that uses satellite data to delineate between various coastal landforms like beaches, mangroves and marshes. This method can help monitor and understand the impact of natural disasters as well as human activities on coastal ecosystem. Coastal ecosystems that comprise of mangroves and other landforms protect the shores from natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes etc., prevent soil erosion and are hotspots of biodiversity. Read more… (Aditi Jain, First Post, Thu, 05 Apr, 03:33pm)
4. India shuts down Bitcoins, other virtual currencies, prohibits any dealing with banks The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday barred banks and financial institutions from dealing with virtual currencies including Bitcoins and said that it was time and again warning users of virtual currencies regarding the risks associated with it. “In view of the associated risks, it has been decided that, with immediate effect, entities regulated by RBI shall not deal with or provide services to any individual or business entities dealing with or settling VCs (virtual currencies),” the RBI said in a statement. “Regulated entities which already provide such services shall exit the relationship within a specified time.” Read more… (By Saloni Shukla, ET Bureau, Apr 06, 2018, 10.26 AM IST)
5. Shooter Roopa Unnnikrishnan; Star who shone in darkness It had been quite a few years since KV Unnikrishnan and his wife Jayasree opened the glass shelf that occupies a prominent place in their Chennai home. “It’s all a bit dusty,” Unnikrishnan says, as he takes out a couple of photographs. The shelf, packed with medals won by their daughter, is a time machine taking you back to an age when India’s shooters weren’t yet shooting down medals by the dozens in international meets. And a time when those who did returned home in anonymity, with no reporters at airports, no hefty rewards. Locked in that dusty shelf is Roopa Unnnikrishnan’s journey as a shooter. Read more… (New Indian Express, Fri, 30 Mar, 01:54pm)
6. Warangal techie designs Desi Facebook ‘Duniyastar’ Much before the billionaire industrialist Anand Mahindra mooted the idea of a ‘desi’ version of Facebook, a techie in Warangal stumbled upon the idea two years ago and launched an indigenous social networking site. Sathish Pendyala, an M Tech (power electronics) graduate hailing from a remote village, Chelpur in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district in Telangana, has designed and founded ‘Duniyastar, presumably the first Indian social networking site. Read more… (The Hans India, Wed, 04 Apr, 03:21pm)
7. Lean on Me: The radio show which has been a friend to many Indian women After lunch, between 3 pm and 4 pm every weekday, a humble radio programme goes on air on the radio channel, Vividh Bharti. The announcers sound like friends engaged in a fun conversation — the language is kept simple and the songs range from old melodies to new Hindi tunes. All interspersed with candid, informative discussions. Sakhi Saheli, a synonym for girlfriend, is a popular show on All India Radio’s Vividh Bharti, running for nearly 15 years now. Read more… (Indian Express, Sun, 01 Apr, 02:44pm)
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