ISSUE NO. 1 ; Vol. XXX Website: http://www.indembassysuriname.com/ Marc h 2012
News about India Report: Consumer Spending in India. Economy & Investment
Doing Business with India – Sectoral Profile – Retailing Feature: Wind Energy – Nature’s Bonanza for Eternity ICC Events News in Hindi
Trade Enquiries Bharat Darshan
प्रेम का योहार – होली
होली बसंत व प्रेम-प्रणव का
पवर् है तथा धमर् की अधमर्
पर िवजय का प्रतीक है ।
यह रं ग का, हास-पिरहास का भी पवर् है । यह वह
योहार है , िजसम लोग 'क्या
करना है , तथा क्या नहीं
करना' के जाल से अलग
होकर
वयं को
वतंत्र
महसूस करते ह। यह वह पवर् है , िजसम आप पूणर् से
प
व छं द हो, अपनी पसंद
का कायर् करते ह, चाहे यह िकसी को छे ड़ना हो या
अजनबी के साथ भी थोड़ी
शरारत करनी हो। इन सबका सव तम
प यह है
िक सभी कटुता, क्रोध व
िनरादर बुरा न मानो होली
है की ऊँची
विन म डूबकर
घुल-िमल जाता है । बुरा न
मानो होली है की करतल
विन होली की लंबी
पर परा का अिभ न अंग है ।
63rd Republic Day of India was celebrated in Suriname with gusto and enthusiasm. At the flag hoisting function in the Embassy Premises in the morning a number of Indian nationals and friends of India were present. Ambassador of India HE Shri KJS Sodhi hoisted the Indian flag and read out the Message of the President of India. The India‐based staff of the Embassy / ICC and senior students of the ICC sang patriotic songs . In the evening, a reception was held at the Bharat Bhavan which was graced by President of Suriname, H.E. Mr. Desire Delano Bouterse, and the First Lady of Suriname, among other distinguished guests. The President of Suriname H.E. Desire Delano Bouterse at the Reception applauded the achievements of India with the following words – "India remains the world’s largest democracy, and that state has managed to position itself as one of the leading emerging economies. It is recognized as an influential player in the financial, economic, political, technological, and cultural fields on a global scale. Suriname applauds the people of India and its leaders for this remarkable achievement, and we express our keen hope that fortune will remain at India’s side for a long time to come. My government is particularly interested in this success story, since our two nations share the ideals of democracy, peace, the protection of human rights, and the realization of sustainable development. Allow me to pay tribute to the great and respected Mahatma Gandhi, who dedicated his life to the achievement of development through peaceful means. Quoting one of his many teachings:“A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people”. With these wise words in mind, my country is very proud to be hosting the Miss India Worldwide 2012 pageant, next month.” Among the other dignitaries present on the occasion were honorable Vice‐President of the Republic of Suriname, Mr. Robert Ameerali and spouse, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Suriname Mr. Winston Lackin and spouse, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Suriname Mr. Lamure Latour and other Cabinet Ministers, Ambassador of Indonesia, Mr. Nur Syarer Rahardjo, Ambassador of Guyana, Ms. Merlin Udho, Ambassador of China Mr. Yuan Nansheng, and Ambassador of the Netherlands Mr. Aart Jacobi, and Diplomats Corps, Members of the Parliament, Prominent businessmen. Shri K.J.S. Sodhi, Ambassador of India, in his address, congratulated the members of Indian community and friends of India. The function was widely covered by the print/electronic media, the speech of the President of Suriname was telecasted under info‐act programme on each TV channel several times. Indian Cultural Centre’s Music and dance students gave short cultural programme.
PM calls for increased R&D expenditure
Inaugurating the 99th Indian Science Congress (ISC) at Bhubaneshwar in Odisha on January 3, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh called for changing the face of Indian science and increasing the spending on research and development (R&D) to two percent of the GDP from the current 0.9 percent by the end of the Twelfth Five year Plan (2012‐17). He said this could only be achieved if industry, which contributed only 25 percent of the total R&D expenditure today, increased its contribution. “We must strengthen the supply chain of the science sector,” Prime Minister Singh said in his address at the ISC. The Prime minister informed that a proposal was under consideration to build national capacity and capability in supercomputing which would be implemented by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, at an estimated cost of $1 billion. Prime Minister Singh pointed out that over the last few years the number of scientific publications by Indian scientists working in India had increased at more than 12 percent per annum against the global average of 4 percent. India had moved from the 15th rank in 2003 to the 9th rank in 2010 with respect to The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh releasing a the number of publications in peer‐valued journals. book at the 99th Annual Session of the Indian Science More than 15,000 delegates participated in the Congress, at Bhubaneswar, in Odisha on January 03, January 3‐7 event held at the Kalinga Institute of 2012. The Governor of Odisha, Shri M.C. Bhandare, the Industrial Technology in Odisha. The theme of the Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth conference was ‘Science and Technology for Sciences, Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh, the Chief Minister of Inclusive Innovation — Role of Women’. The Prime Odisha, Shri Naveen Patnaik and the Minister of State for Minister declared that the year 2012 would be Planning, Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. celebrated as the Year of Mathematics to pay tribute Ashwani Kumar are also seen. to one of India’s noted scientists— M S Ramanujan. The full text of the Prime Minister’s speech can be viewed at: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=79318
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Consumer spending to rise Crowning glory: Indira Gandhi International Airport second best in the world 4 times by 2020, says a The Economic Times: New Delhi: Delhi's IGI airport has been ranked the second‐best airport in the world for joint study by CII and 2011by theAirportsCouncil International. The airport scored this distinction in the category of airports with 25‐40 Boston Consulting Group million passengers per annum. Last year , it had been ranked fourth in the same category. The airport scored 4.72 of The Economic Times: Mumbai: Consumer spending in the country is likely to grow nearly four times in a decade to $3.6 trillion by 2020, driven by rising incomes and aspirations, widespread media proliferation and better physical reach across the country, says a study. A joint report by Boston Consulting Group and industrial body Confederation of Indian Industry ( CII) says the overall consumer spending in 2010 was $977 billion. The study, 'The Tiger Roars ‐ How a billion plus people consume and shop' , will be released on February 16. "The Indian consumer has shifted from forced denial to affordable indulgence," says Thomas Varghese, chairman of CII's national committee on retail and chief executive officer of Aditya Birla Retail. This "sensible consumption" has the potential to drive the economic growth of the country for years to come, he says. Organised retail has developed an enabling environment to satisfy this consumption growth and allowing foreign retailers to invest in the country will boost it further, Varghese says. PepsiCo India Region Chairman & CEO Manu Anand, who is also the chairman of CII's national committee on FMCG, says that while the dramatic growth of the market is well known, the changing patterns of and attitudes toward consumption are not widely understood. "It is critical for FMCG companies to understand the nature of this consumption demand and what is driving it," he says. "The Indian consumer pyramid is shaping into a diamond, but more importantly income is only one variable that is driving this consumption," he says. For instance, within the same income segment, attitudes and behaviours are dramatically different as consumers are trading up and down at the same time.
a possible 5 in the airport service quality index , coming 6in the overall airport ranking for 2011. This is a massive jump for the airport which, before privatization in 2007, had scored 3.02 on the ASQ and did not manage a rank in the top 100. Delhi International Airport (P) Ltd (DIAL) commended the efforts of agencies such as customs , immigration , CISF , airlines , concessionaires , housekeeping and other support staff for contributing to the image make‐over for the airport. DIAL's CEO I Prabhakara Rao said : "IGIA has come a long way in the last five years since we took over. We have ensured that quality has become a way of life not just with DIAL employees , but with all stakeholders of the IGI airport family. We are confident that all 30 ,000 plus members of the IGI airport family will continue to strive for excellence and we hope to improve our position even further in the coming years." IGI airport handled a record number of 35 million passengers in 2011. The airport has an annual passenger capacity of over 60 million of which terminal 3 can alone handle 34 million passengers. The airport also handled over 6 lakh tonnes of cargo and over 3 lakh aircraft movements in 2011. Airports Council International is the only global trade representative of airports with 580 members operating from 1,650 airports in 179 countries and territories.
India's first monorail tested in Mumbai
Business Standard: Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Saturday conducted an electrical trial run of the Mumbai monorail, from Wadala to Mysore Colony — a distance of 4.5 km. The first phase of the project, from Wadala to Chembur, is expected to be completed by November 2012. The project is being implemented by MMRDA, with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and a consortium of Malaysian infrastructure Scomi Engineering. Dilip Kawathkar, joint project director (PR), MMRDA, said: "This is one of the electrical trial runs that we conducted on Saturday. Phase‐I of the monorail is expected to be completed by late October or November this year." The project that would connect Wadala to Chembur (8.26 km) in Phase‐I and Jacob Circle to Wadala (11.28 km) in Phase‐II, will reduce travel time between the two localities from 90 minutes to 44 minutes. The tentative fare structure on the stretch, according to MMRDA, will range from Rs 8 to Rs 20. The project scope will involve design, construction, operation and maintenance (for three years) of the monorail system between Jacob Circle and Chembur. It is being done under an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract. The 19.56‐km corridor will cost around Rs 2,460 crore (plus taxes) for the two phases. The second phase is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2013. The civil work on the line in Phase‐I is likely to end by August and the trial runs could begin thereafter.
Infosys, Wipro among top global companies in smart‐grid software
The Hindu Business Line: Chennai: Infosys and Wipro have been named among the top seven vendors in the world of smart‐grid software, a recent research report of GTM Research has said. Smart grids are those that have electrical devices with embedded software that can give out a fund of data in order that the grid may be better managed. Software is a key part of smart grids. GTM Research, a well‐known greentech research company, sought to find out who the Big Fish are in each segment of smart grid software. Under the head ‘Utility systems development and integration, data analytics and cyber security', GTM has named seven companies. Infosys and Wipro are in the elite company of five other global giants – IBM, Oracle, Siemens, Accenture and Schneider Electric. Even in this well‐knit world, having two home‐grown biggies is seen as an advantage because smart grid is an area that specially requires local knowledge. Several experts have commented on the uniqueness of the Indian grid and hence the uniqueness of the opportunities any revamping of it provides. At a conference in Mumbai on smart grid, Dr Rajit Gadh, Professor at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), stressed on the “importance of determining the local nuances of the Indian market.” Speaking toBusiness Linelast week, Mr Anand Padmanabhan, Senior Vice‐President, Energy, Natural Resources & Utilities, Wipro Technologies, noted that India is characterised by the need to manage demand rather than supply of electricity, very different from the developed countries. Wipro and Infosys have experience of having worked abroad on smart grids and with their knowledge of India too, are well placed to serve the needs of the emerging smart grid in India. According to a report (of Zpryme) the Indian government will spend $11 billion to reduce line losses to less than 15 percent in five years in urban and high‐density areas. One‐fifth of those funds will be dedicated to using IT at state‐run distribution companies. IT companies have solutions such as back‐end solutions, remote infrastructure maintenance, CRM, systems integrations. Wipro and Infosys also know smart grid. India is seen as the place where smart grid could be built from the scratch, leapfrogging several technologies that emerged and expired in the last several years. With the experience of having worked abroad, Wipro knows what needs to be done in India now so that the grid is good still ten years down the line, said Mr Padmanabhan.
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Franchise market growing at over 30% per annum The Hindu Business Line: Hyderabad: The country’s franchise market, estimated to be $4 billion in 2011, is growing at a healthy pace of over 30 per cent per annum with tier II and tier III cities gradually getting hooked to the network of retailers and franchisers. If the education sector was in the forefront offering franchise options, it now encompasses food and beverages and other services sectors, according to representatives taking part at the two‐day FRO 2012 being hosted at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC). Mr Gaurav Marya, President of Franchise India, said: “Franchising in India has witnessed impressive growth of around 30‐35 per cent year‐ after‐year over the last 4‐5 years with an estimated turnover of $4 billion. It is helping transform good ideas into businesses. The FRO serves as a platform to identify, foster and commercialise innovative business start‐up ideas and to meet the demands of today’s dynamic entrepreneurial arena.” Brainworks, Buzz, Chhabra 555, Coffee Beans and Tea & Leaf, Cookieman, Gelato, Juice Salon, Mother Earth, Kwality Walls, New Zealand Naturals, are among a host of others taking part in the concurrent exposition. The exposition serves as a regional platform for potential tie‐ups where companies present their franchise concepts. Typically, franchise options come with a starting investment of Rs 5 lakh going up to Rs 5 crore. More than 5,000 participants are expected to take part during the event and get a chance to interface with companies’ representatives and explore opportunities for collaboration.
Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Kolkata IIMs make it to Asia‐Pacific top 10 again
The Times of India: Bangalore: The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) ‐ Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Calcutta ‐ continue to be the quality B‐schools in the country. The trio has figured in the top 10 in the Asia‐Pacific region. The QS Global 200 Business Schools Report 2012 has put these B‐schools among other Indian schools in the global rankings. IIM‐Ahmedabad is ranked second, IIM‐Bangalore's rank is fifth and IIM‐Calcutta is ranked eighth. IIM‐A and IIM‐C have shown the biggest improvement in employer opinion this year in the region by improving four places. Indian School of Business has been ranked seventh, S P Jain Institute of Management and Research is at 16 and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade at 21. INSEAD, Singapore is number one in the region for the third consecutive year. Melbourne Business School (University of Melbourne, Australia), NUS Business School, ( National University of Singapore) and University of New South Wales were some of the other institutes that featured among the top 10 in the region. The QS global report, which originated in the early 1990s, provides a detailed overview of the most popular business schools around the world based on information given by global recruiters. It lists out 200 business schools from which employers prefer to recruit MBAs. The ratings are made regionwise (Africa and the Middle East; Asia‐ Pacific; Europe; Latin America; North America) and MBA specialization ratings. According to the report, even though business schools in the United States and Europe remain the most popular destinations for MBA, schools in other partsm, like in the Asia‐Pacific, are gaining popularity. "Business schools in the Asia‐Pacific region are looking at the standard of top American and European institutions as indicators of how they compare and where they could improve. Furthermore, the economic growth in some Asian countries, particularly in China and India, has heightened the demand for more accredited business schools in the region in order to train the next generation of successful business leaders," says the report. "IIM‐B has shown gradual improvements in the ratings, climbing from sixth (2009) to fifth (2010) and this year missed the top cluster by just 2.7 points," the report says. However, there is a worry about international student enrolment. "Many of Asia's business schools lack in international student enrolment, causing concern among employers who are looking for graduates to work in a multinational environment," the report says. The percentage of international students in IIM‐A, IIM‐B, IIM‐C and ISB is 1, 10, 3 and 5 respectively. Tata Power commissions 25‐MW solar project in Gujarat
The Hindu Business Line: Ahmedabad: Tata Power has commissioned a 25 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) power project in Gujarat. Spread over 100 acres of land, the Rs 365‐crore solar plant is based on crystalline silicon PV technology. The company had signed a power purchase agreement for the project with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. The Mithapur plant is one of the largest of its kind in the country and is now feeding power into the grid, Mr Anil Sardana, Managing Director, Tata Power, said in a statement here. The company’s subsidiary, Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd, had recently tied up the entire debt requirement through a consortium of domestic lenders, namely State Bank of India and Export Import Bank of India with SBI Capital Markets Ltd acting as the sole financial advisor and arranger. The project financing comprises equity of Rs 110 crore and rupee term loan of Rs 255 crore. Tata Power plans to set up 300‐MW of solar power capacity by 2017. It has so far executed a 3‐MW solar PV plant at Mulshi, one of the largest grid‐connected solar projects in Maharashtra, and had set up its first solar power plant of 110 kW, way back in 1996 at Walwhan in Lonavla. With these projects, Tata Power now has a portfolio of more than 28 MW of solar and 375 MW of wind power, making it the largest renewable utility player in India. Tata Power, India’s largest private sector power utility with an installed generation capacity of about 3,682 MW, has a presence in all segments of the power sector viz generation (thermal, hydro, solar and wind), transmission, distribution and trading.
India Signs International Tax Agreement
India has become the 32nd signatory to the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced this in Paris on January 27. India’s signing of the convention, a multilateral agreement promoting international cooperation while respecting the rights of taxpayers, sent “a strong signal that countries are acting together to ensure that individuals and multinational enterprises pay the right amount of tax, at the right time and in the right place,” OECD said. “I expect it will be the first non‐OECD G20 country for which the updated Convention is in force,” said Jeffrey Owens, director of the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration. The convention was developed jointly by the Council of Europe and OECD and opened for signature by member‐ states of both organisations on January 25, 1988. It was amended in April 2009. after G20 called for action “to make it easier for developing countries to secure the benefits of the new cooperative tax environment, including a multilateral approach for the exchange of information”. The convention promotes administrative cooperation in the assessment and collection of taxes, with a view to combating tax avoidance and evasion while respecting the rights of taxpayers.
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SPECIAL ‐ Technology
‘Tulsi’ as anti‐radiation medicine
India developed Intel Future Scientist programme that aims to sustain the innovative streak in students, has been launched by the global chip maker, Intel. It is aimed at enabling the next generation of innovators to have a strong grounding in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Significantly, Technopark‐based Ospyn Technologies has opened an office in Singapore with the aim of strengthening its position in the Southeast Asian market. Ospyn specialises in building enterprise‐scale applications employing open source tools and technologies. Further, technology‐ based education solutions provider Core Technologies is setting up 150 skill development centres across the country at an investment of Rs 450 crore (US$ 90.88 million). These centres, which will come up in the next three years, will impart vocational training across disciplines such as automobile, construction, hospitality, retail, IT and IT‐enabled services.
From grandma’s home remedies for cough, cold and other ailments, ‘tulsi’ (Holy Basil) is now being tested by Indian scientists for treating people exposed to harmful radiations and initial tests have shown some positive results. Scientists at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have developed a tulsi based herbal medicine for treating people exposed to radiations. The medicine is already in the second phase of trials. According to scientists, tulsi has anti‐oxidant properties and can repair cells damaged by exposure to radiation. “Tulsi‐based medicine is already in second phase of clinical trials. It has to undergo some more trials before it is finalized and goes for commercial production. Animal trials have also been conducted and their results were quite encouraging,” DRDO’s Chief Controller (Research and Development) W. Selvamurthy said. Besides tulsi, sea‐buckthorn and Himalayan mayapple (Podophyllum hexandrum) were other herbs chosen to develop medicines not just to treat those effected by nuclear radiations but also as a precaution for those going for rescue work in radiation‐affected areas. Selvamurthy said it was for the first time in the world that tulsi was being used for countering the harmful effects of exposure to radiation. “The medicines used for treating radiation‐related ailments are very toxic in nature. These herbal medicines would change the way radiation treatment takes place, as they would be quite safe,” he added. Listing out other innovations by the research organization, Selvamurthy said a special Aloe Vera based anti‐ frostbite cream, Alocal, had been developed for soldiers deployed at higher altitudes. The medicine, which is already in the market, prevents frostbite UN Honour for Odisha’s Traditional Farming
Ten years ago, Ralila Muduli, a tribal woman from Odisha's Koraput district, was struggling to feed her family of six. But then she was introduced to a nature friendly farming system which not only changed her condition but also got her tribe UN recognition. Muduli, along with Chandra Pradhani, another member of her Porja tribe, were felicitated by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at the 99th Indian Science Congress here for practicing the ‘Koraput Traditional Agricultural System’. The system, practised by the community, has been chosen by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) under its Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Sites programme. According to Muduli, 40, it all started after the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation — run by eminent agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan — introduced them to organic farming. “Earlier, we were using a large amount of chemical fertiliser for farming. But then we shifted to organic methods. We used cow dung for manure," Muduli says. Muduli and Pradhani inspired other people in the village to take up the system and now almost 89 villages are involved in the climate‐friendly agriculture system. “For preventing crops from getting infected, we prepare insecticides in a traditional manner using neem leaves and other plants found in the forest that have medicinal qualities,” says Pradhani, who was ecstatic after receiving the award from the Prime Minister. “I congratulate the tribal community of Koraput for the global recognition they have received for their contribution to conserving bio‐diversity and developing climate resilient farming systems,” the Prime Minister said at the felicitation. The tribe produces several varieties of rice, wheat and cumin seeds. Pradhani says that the method of farming had almost quadrupled the annual yield in the last few years, while profits had risen several times. “Now I earn `1,50,000 annually, which is enough to meet the basic needs of my family. I send my children to school and it has brought prosperity to the village,” says Pradhani, who is also the village head.
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RETAILING
Overview The retail industry in India is of late often being hailed as one of the sunrise sectors in the economy. AT Kearney, the well‐known international management consultancy firm, annually ranks emerging market economies based on more than 25 macroeconomic and retail‐specific variables through their Global Retail Development Index (GRDI).In its 2011 edition ,it has ranked India fourth indicating that the country is one of the most attractive market for global retailers to enter. It has made India the cause of a good deal of excitement and the cynosure of many foreign eyes. Indian Retail‐ An Overview According to the GRDI published by AT Kearney, "India's strong growth fundamentals—9 percent real GDP growth in 2010; forecasted yearly growth of 8.7 percent through 2016; high saving and investment rates; fast labor force growth; and increased consumer spending—make for a very favorable retail environment and the 4th spot in the GRDI. As has been the case for several years, Indian consumers continue to urbanize, have more money to spend on non‐food purchases, and have more exposure to brands. The result is a powerful, more discerning consumer class. India's population of nearly 1.2 billion—forecast eventually to overtake China's—also is an attractive target." The total retail sales in India will grow from US$ 395.9 billion in 2011 to US$ 785.1 billion by 2015, according to the BMI India Retail report for the third quarter of 2011. The greater availability of personal credit and a growing vehicle population providing improved mobility also contribute to a trend towards annual retail sales growth of 12.2 per cent. Indian retail sector accounts for 22 per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) and contributes to 8 per cent of the total employment. Organised Retail Sector Organised retailing refers to trading activities undertaken by licensed retailers, that is, those who are registered for sales tax, income tax, etc. These include the corporate‐backed hypermarkets and retail chains, and also the privately owned large retail businesses. The growth in the overall retail market will be driven largely by the explosion in the organised retail sector. Domestic retailers such as Reliance Retail and Pantaloon Retail continue to invest heavily in increasing their store networks and improving in‐store offerings, and the impact they have on growth will be boosted by the arrival of expansion‐orientated multinationals. According to AT Kearney's 2011 edition of GRDI, Organized retail accounts for 7 percent of India 's roughly US$ 435 billion retail market and is expected to reach 20 percent by 2020. Big‐box retail, in the form of hypermarkets, has gained prominence a refocus from the burgeoning supermarkets and small formats of several years ago. Food accounts for 70 percent of Indian retail, but it remains under‐penetrated by organized retail. Organized retail has a 31 percent share in clothing and apparel and continues to see growth in this sector. The home segment shows promise, growing 20 to 30 percent per year. India 's more urban consumer mindset means this sector is poised for growth. Furthermore, according to a report titled 'India Organised Retail Market 2010', published by Knight Frank India, during 2010‐12 around 55 million square feet (sq ft) of retail space will be ready in Mumbai, national capital region (NCR), Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune. Besides, between 2010 and 2012, the organised retail real estate stock will grow from the existing 41 million sq ft to 95 million sq ft. Unorganised Retail Sector Indian retail is dominated by a large number of small retailers consisting of the local kirana shops, owner‐manned general stores, chemists, footwear shops, apparel shops, paan and beedi shops, hand‐cart hawkers, pavement vendors, etc. which together make up the so‐called "unorganized retail" or traditional retail. The last 3‐4 years have witnessed the entry of a number of organized retailers opening stores in various modern formats in metros and other important cities. Unorganized retailers normally do not pay taxes and most of them are not even registered for sales tax, VAT, or income tax. Employment In The Retail Sector
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Retail is a labour‐intensive economic activity. According to the Economic Census carried out by the CSO in 2005, the country had a total of 14.9 million enterprises engaged in retail trade, of which 7.78 million were in the rural areas and 7.2 million in the urban areas. The total employment in these enterprises in 2005 was 25.1 million of which 11.5 million was in the rural sector and 13.7 million in the urban sector. The Growth Drivers The Indian Retail growth can be attributed to the several factors including Demography Dynamics: Approximately 60 per cent of Indian population below 30 years of age. Double Incomes: Increasing instances of Double Incomes in most families coupled with the rise in spending power. Plastic Revolution: Increasing use of credit cards for categories relating to Apparel, Consumer Durable Goods, Food and Grocery etc. Urbanisation: increased urbanisation has led to higher customer density areas thus enabling retailers to use lesser number of stores to target the same number of customers. Aggregation of demand that occurs due to urbanization helps a retailer in reaping the economies of scale. Covering distances has become easier: with increased automobile penetration and an overall improvement in the transportation infrastructure, covering distances has become easier than before. Now a customer can travel miles to reach a particular shop, if he or she sees value in shopping from a particular location. Technology in Retail Over the years as the consumer demand increased and the retailers geared up to meet this increase, technology evolved rapidly to support this growth. The hardware and software tools that have now become almost essential for retailing can be into 3 broad categories. Customer Interfacing Systems Bar Coding and Scanners Point of sale systems use scanners and bar coding to identify an item, use pre‐stored data to calculate the cost and generate the total bill for a client. Tunnel Scanning is a new concept where the consumer pushes the full shopping cart through an electronic gate to the point of sale. In a matter of seconds, the items in the cart are hit with laser beams and scanned. All that the consumer has to do is to pay for the goods. Payment Payment through credit cards has become quite widespread and this enables a fast and easy payment process. Electronic cheque conversion, a recent development in this area, processes a cheque electronically by transmitting transaction information to the retailer and consumer's bank. Rather than manually process a cheque, the retailer voids it and hands it back to the consumer along with a receipt, having digitally captured and stored the image of the cheque, which makes the process very fast. Internet Internet is also rapidly evolving as a customer interface, removing the need of a consumer physically visiting the store. Operation Support Systems ERP System Various ERP vendors have developed retail‐specific systems which help in integrating all the functions from warehousing to distribution, front and back office store systems and merchandising. An integrated supply chain helps the retailer in maintaining his stocks, getting his supplies on time, preventing stock‐outs and thus reducing his costs, while servicing the customer better. CRM Systems The rise of loyalty programs, mail order and the Internet has provided retailers with real access to consumer data. Data warehousing & mining technologies offers retailers the tools they need to make sense of their consumer data and apply it to business. This, along with the various available CRM (Customer Relationship Management) Systems, allows the retailers to study the purchase behavior of consumers in detail and grow the value of individual consumers to their businesses. Advanced Planning and Scheduling Systems APS systems can provide improved control across the supply chain, all the way from raw material suppliers right through to the retail shelf. These APS packages complement existing (but often limited) ERP packages. They enable consolidation of activities such as long term budgeting, monthly forecasting, weekly factory scheduling and daily distribution scheduling into one overall planning process using a single set of data.Leading manufactures, distributors and retailers and considering APS packages such as those from i2, Manugistics, Bann, MerciaLincs and Stirling‐Douglas. Strategic Decision Support Systems Store Site Location Demographics and buying patterns of residents of an area can be used to compare various possible sites for opening new stores. Today, software packages are helping retailers not only in their locational decisions but in decisions regarding store sizing and floor‐spaces as well. Visual Merchandising The decision on how to place & stack items in a store is no more taken on the gut feel of the store manager. A larger number of visual merchandising tools are available to him to evaluate the impact of his stacking options. The SPACEMAN Store Suit from AC Neilsen and ModaCAD are example of products helping in modeling a retail store design. Server Visualization Server Visualization is the masking of server resources, including the number and identity of individual physical servers, processors, and operating systems, from server users. It is a software application that divides one physical server into multiple isolated virtual environments. Sometimes, the virtual environments are also called virtual private servers. According to Gartner, the leading edge that this server virtualization technology enjoys is its promise to unlock much of the underutilized capacity of any server architecture. E‐Newsletter of the Embassy of India, Paramaribo
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Though server virtualization is gradually becoming a reality for many Indian organisations, the Indian retail industry has not reaped its benefits yet. On the contrary, close to 71 percent of U.S. retailers are turning to a broad set of virtualization solutions as a way to save money, maximize space and gain better control of their IT infrastructures according to one of Microsoft's Virtualization in Retail Survey. Major Formats of In‐Store Retailing Format
Description
The Value Proposition
Branded Stores
Exclusive showrooms either owned Complete range available for a given brand, certified product or franchised out by a manufacturer. quality
Specialty Stores
Focus on a specific consumer need, Greater choice to the consumer, comparison between brands is carry most of the brands available possible
Department Stores
Large stores having a wide variety of products, organized into different One stop shop catering to varied/ consumer needs. departments such as clothing, house wares, furniture, appliances, toys, etc.
Supermarkets
Extremely large self‐service retail One stop shop catering to varied consumer needs outlets
Discount Stores
Stores offering discounts on the retail price through selling high volumes Low Prices and reaping economies of scale
Hyper‐ mart
Larger than a supermarket, sometimes with a warehouse Low prices, vast choice available including services such as appearance, generally located in cafeterias. quieter parts of the city
Convenience stores
Small self‐service formats located in Convenient location and extended operating hours. crowded urban areas.
Shopping Malls
An enclosure having different formats of in‐store retailers, all Variety of shops available to each other. under one roof.
Retailers in India Retailer
Stores
Pantaloon Retail
Big bazaar, Food bazaar , Hometown, furniture bazaar, collection‐I,e‐zone, shoefactory, Depot, Futurbazaar.com, Bowling co.
K Raheja Group
Shopper's Stop, Crossword, Homes stop, Mothercare.
Tata Group
Westside, Star India Bazaar, Croma, Titan, Tanishq.
RPG Group
Foodworld, Spencer's, Music World
Landmark
Lifestyle, Home Centre, Landmark International, Max Retail, Funcity.
Piramal Group
TruMart, Priamyd Megastore
Reliance
Reliance Hyper‐mart
Aditya Birla Group
Louis Phillipe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly, Peter England, Trouser town.
Future Outlook There is a huge untapped opportunity in the retail sector, thus having immense scope for new entrants, driving large investments into the country. A good talent pool, huge markets and availability of raw materials at comparatively cheaper costs are expected to make India lead one of the world's best retail economies by 2042. The industry is also slated to be a major employment generator in future.
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Wind Energy: a Nature’s Bonanza for Eternity
Shri Dilip Nigam* Smt. Gargi Malik**
Nature has provided ample resources for lives on earth to survive and grow. The quest of survival and growth enabled human beings to find and use new and renewable sources of energy. One such source is wind, which is a clean, renewable and sustainable form of energy. Wind is free and with modern technology can be captured efficiently for generating power. It has no green house gases emissions. Throughout history, wind energy has been harnessed in many ways. Centuries ago, wind power was used to sail ships and windmills were used to grind the grains, pump water and cut wood. Initially, in India wind power was used for irrigation and grinding purposes but later on development of wind power got a boost. Now, it is being used to provide electricity to grid along with its use for distribution generation mode. Today, India is the fifth largest producer of wind energy globally after China, the U.S.A., Germany and Spain with a cumulative installed capacity of over 16000 MW till the end of January 2012. The total potential for wind power in India was first estimated by the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C‐WET), Chennai at 45 GW and has been recently increased to 49.13GW. In fact, in the twelfth five year plan the Government proposes to add 15000 MW of capacity through new wind energy projects. Currently, wind technology is being primarily used in three ways: (i) Wind pumps, which use mechanical energy from wind mainly for water‐pumping purposes (used for drinking and irrigation). (ii) Wind energy generators (WEGS’s), connected to turbines, which are used to produce electricity, to be distributed on electricity grids and are meant for rural and/or urban use. (iii) Wind‐electric battery chargers which produce electricity and store it in batteries To promote the use of wind energy in the country the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is promoting two programmes: (i) Wind Energy Programme and (ii) Small Wind Energy & Hybrid Systems Programme. E‐Newsletter of the Embassy of India, Paramaribo
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Wind Energy Programme The programme aims at large scale commercialization of cost effective generation of grid quality wind power. Wind energy programme covers surveys and assessment of wind resource, facilitation and implementation of demonstration and private sector projects through various fiscal and promotional policies. Wind Resource Assessment is done for deciding the potential sites. Wind energy is site specific; therefore, data needs to be collected before starting a project. A total of 627 wind monitoring stations covering 13 States and Union Territories have been established. Handbooks on ‘Wind Energy Resource Survey in India’ have been published giving details of wind data. In fact, a numerical Wind Atlas for India has been prepared and launched. It is to help the stake holders in getting better micrositing leading to higher generation from wind power projects. Micrositing is necessary for the optimization of wind farm layout and locating new turbines as per the norms specified by respective state regulatory authorities. Demonstration Wind Power Projects are taken up to create necessary infrastructure to open up the sites for commercial deployment by demonstrating the success so that private sector gets confidence to invest. The first demonstration project in the country was set up near Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu in 1986. Subsequently, more demonstration projects have been established at different locations in the country. The Government is supporting the Wind Power Programme through fiscal and promotional incentives. These include 80% accelerated depreciation, concession on custom duties on critical components, tax holiday on income and excise duties exemption. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy implements the scheme on Generation Based Incentive (GBI) for Wind Power Projects. Under the Scheme, an incentive of Rs 0.50 per unit of electricity fed into the grid by wind power projects is being provided over and above the tariff given by the state utilities, with an overall cap of Rs 62 lakh per MW to be availed in a period not less than four years and maximum period of 10 years. GBI scheme is available for the projects which do not claim the accelerated depreciation benefit. Loans for installing windmills are available from Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) and other Financial Institutions. An investment of around Rs. 5.5 crore is made per MW installation of wind power projects. A total capacity of around 16000 MW has been established up to January, 2012, mainly in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan. Wind electric generators of unit sizes between 225 kW and 2.5 MW have been deployed across the country. Small Wind Energy & Hybrid Systems Programme The aim of the programme is to develop technology and promote applications of water pumping windmills and aero‐generators/wind‐solar hybrid systems useful for meeting water pumping and small power requirements in rural/semi urban/urban windy areas of the country. It also undertakes research & development for improvement of designs and efficiency of these systems. The users mainly involve individuals, farmers, NGOs, Central/State Government agencies, local bodies and Panchayats, Autonomous Institutions, Research Organizations, Cooperative Societies, Corporate Bodies, Small Business Establishments, Banks, etc . Under the scheme, financial support is provided to the beneficiaries installing the aero‐generators, wind‐solar hybrid systems and water pumping wind mills. India can exploit the potential of micro‐generation technologies and meet the energy needs under the distributed generation mode. An aero‐generator is a small wind electric generator having a capacity of upto 50 kW and is suitable for unelectrified areas having adequate wind speeds. It produces optimum power at the rated wind speed of 30 km per hour. The wind‐solar hybrid system mainly consists of one or two aero generators along with SPV panels connected with battery bank to supply AC power. The power generated from both wind and solar components is stored in a battery bank for use whenever required. Water pumping wind mills pump water from wells, ponds etc. and can lift water when wind speed approaches 8‐10 Km per hour. They are capable of pumping water in the range of 1000 to 8000 litres per hour. In view of the overall objective of creating a minimum power availability to feed the engine of qualitative growth of nation, wind energy will play a pivotal role in the future energy mix. (PIB Feature.) **** *Director, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy. **Assistant Director (Media & Communication), PIB, New Delhi. E‐Newsletter of the Embassy of India, Paramaribo 10
Indian Cultural Centre, Paramaribo INDIAN CULTURAL CENTRE, PARAMARIBO CALENDAR FOR MARCH 2012 ‘HOLI – EXPO’ ( Rabindranath Tagore Painting Exhibition) ON THE OCCASION OF HOLI CHAUTAL MILAN on Sunday 4th March, 2012 at 11.00 a.m. Exhibition will remains open (between 1100 – 1800 Hrs) Venue: Mata Gauri, Kwatta,Paramaribo PHAGWA / HOLI MILAN (A Dance & Music Programme by ICC Students) Thursday 8th March 2012 (1000 to 1230 hrs.) Venue: Bharat Bhawan, 254, Anton Dragtenweg, Paramaribo ‘TALK ON ARANYA KAND RAMAYANA’ Friday 9th & 23rd March 2012 (1700 to 1830 hrs.) Venue: Hindi Class, ICC, Paramaribo ‘BRIEFING ABOUT THE YOGA TOPICS’ & PRACTICES (Assignment Programme for Senior Yoga students) Monday 12th March 2012 (1700 to 1830 hrs.) Venue: Yoga Hall, ICC, Paramaribo ‘HINDI KATHA KAHANI’ (Story Telling by ICC Hindi Students) Friday 16th March 2012 (1700 to 1830 hrs.) Venue: Hindi Class, ICC, Paramaribo ‘HINDI WORKSHOP’ (Vyakaran Shiksha) Saturday 17th March 2012 (1000 to 1200 hrs.) Venue: Sitaram Mandir,District Saramacca ‘INDIAN COOKERY CLASS’ (A variety of Indian Pranthas by Mrs. Wasim Zaidi) Wednesday 21st March 2012 (1700 to 1830 hrs.) Venue: ICC, Paramaribo SPECIAL LECTURE CUM SESSION ON YOGA (For Fitness Group (Physio Care) of Suriname) Saturday 24th March 2012 (1700 to 1830 hrs.) Venue: Yoga Hall, ICC, Paramaribo
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TALK ON ARANYA KAND RAMAYANA A talk on Aranya Kand Ramayana was delivered by Dr. S.K. Jha, Hindi Teacher ICC on Fridays 13 and 27 January. The programme which included recitation of Hanuman Chalisa, Chaupaiyan’s, Ram Bhajans and Dohas, short stories on moral values, etc. During the programme the topic of Ram‐Bharat Milan at Chitrakoot which is the best example of brotherhood in Indian culture was explained. Poetic pronunciations of Shlokas (mantra) were also taught to the students.
HINDI WORKSHOP (Hindi Viyakaran Shikshan Samasyaen) A Hindi workshop on the topic of ‘Hindi Viyakaran Shikshan Ki Samasyaen’ was organized by Dr. S.K. Jha, Hindi teacher, Indian Cultural Centre, Paramaribo at Tulsi Manas Mandir on Sunday 8h January 2012 for local Hindi teacher and students. In this workshop from forthcoming examination point of view the different topics of Hindi Viyakaran like Sangya (noun), Sarvnaam (pronoun), Kriya (verb), Visheshan (adjective), Shabd Vichar (word power) etc. were focused.
WORLD HINDI DAY 2012 Embassy of India, Paramaribo celebrated the World Hindi Day on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 at Congress Hall, Paramaribo, in the presence of Hindi lovers and representative of various nations. The activities related to World Hindi Day had started in different districts of Suriname in October 2011 itself. Embassy of India, Paramaribo conducted Sulekh (writing competition), Kavita Wachan (poetry recitation), Ramayan Recitation & Kahani Wachan (story telling)competitions. About three hundred students & teachers from four districts of Suriname i.e. Wanica, Commewijne, Paramaribo & Saramacca took part in the Hindi Competitions along with nationwide essay writing competition in Hindi. The programme started with the short speech & message of the Prime Minister of India, read by H.E. Ambassador of India, Shri KJS Sodhi. In his speech, Ambassador highlighted the major activities of ICC/Embassy and activities of other local Hindi organizations like Suriname Hindi Parishad & Sahitya Mitra Sanstha Suriname. He appreciated the workshops, various Hindi publication work in Suriname. He further asserted that from last year we have started to celebrate the famous Hindi poets/writers by which the interests of Hindi students and teachers has increased. The winners of the competitions recited Hindi poetry, Ramayana and singing of Bhajan A colourful cultural programme was presented by the Indian Cultural Centre students. On this occasion, H.E. Ambassador of India, Shri KJS Sodhi and Mrs. Sodhi and the Chief Guest Col.Justus Hew‐a kee, representative of Minister of Defence distributed the prizes to the winners of the different competitions. Ambassador also presented books to the Local Hindi organizations Suriname Hindi Parishad and Suriname Sahitya Mitra Sanstha. The year long celebrations of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore were also amalgamated with Hindi Divas and a special competition for Creative writing (poetry or prose in Hindi) was organised, which was specially introduced for Hindi local teachers, in which they had to write either prose of poetry inspired by the life or creativity of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. H.E. Ambassador of India, Shri KJS Sodhi along, Ambassador of Cuba, Mr. Huliyo Aa Soalis Ferero and the Ambassador of Guyana Ms. Merlin Udho distributed the trophies/prizes to the winner of the competitions. Results of Competitions organised for World Hindi day 2012 Following are the Results of Competitions organized for World Hindi day 2012. First prizewinners received their prizes on 10th January at Congresshal and 2nd &3rd Prizewinners received their prizes on 17th February 2012 at Indian Cultural Centre, Yoga Hall, Paramaribo. Name of the competitions, Winners & Position Wanica Hand writing 1. Baldan Shaniel – Saraswatie Hindi Schol 2. Jhabboe Prashand – Shri mahabir hindi pathshala 3. Viraisha sewkaransingh – Neta Dal Poem Recitation 1. Biharie Ravina – Shri Hanuman School 2. Umesh– Shri Hanuman School 3. Shiv Prashank ‐ Prantik Shraddhanand school Ramayana Recitation
Saramacca Hand writing 1. Shiromani Chitan 2. Raashmi Chitan 3. Hira Maneesh Story telling 1. Akash Chhotu 2. Shivani Chhotu 3. Urmila Mangal Bhajan 1. Adesh Panchoe
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LECTURE ON YOGA AS THERAPY (For Thursday ‐ Friday Batch) Friday 30th March 2012 (1700 to 1830 hrs.) Venue: Yoga Hall, ICC, Paramaribo
For details contact; Indian Cultural Centre 21 Mevr. Schneiders Howardstraat, PARAMARIBO Tel: 499538, 491800 Email: indianculture@sr.net
1. Anand Bhagwan 2. Shivraj‐ Prantik Shraddhanand school 3. Bhajan Dhanwantie ‐ Ramban Hindi Pathshala Oration 1. Teju Wikesh 2. Wishaya Anandbahadur‐ Prantik Shraddhanand school 3. Sharan Bajan ‐ Ramban Hindi Pathshala Paramaribo Handwriting 1. Ramlochan Tewari Chandra 2. Thakurdayal Maladebie 3. Indra Poem Recitation 1. Avtar Priya 2. Bissesar Sheetal 3. Krishana Chitan Ramayana Recitation 1. Sheragini Basgiet 2. Akash Shivbaran Singh 3. Vighneshwari Jarbandhan Story telling 1. Pooja Bisessar 2. Umesh Bisessar 3. Roshni Jhingur
2. Jaya Panchoe 3. Shalini Barsatie Poem Recitation 1. Jaya Panchoe 2. Rashmi Chitan 3. Kishan Jogi Commewijne Hand writing 1. Rosita Manorath 2. Kavish Balgobind 3. Ragini Poem recitation 1. Rishika Balgobind 2. Vinod Ramdien 3. Shirani Nirgin Ramayana Recitation 1. Sharmila Shivmangal 2. Bhavani Sharma 3. Kavish Balgobind Story Telling 1. Akash Ramdien 2. Sunaina Ramjatan 3. Shaniel Samadhan Essay Competitions 1. Sharlie Ghisiawan – Commewijne 2. Damyanti Vijay – Saramacca 3. Akash Oemraw ‐ Commewijne
INDIAN COOKERY CLASS (South Indian – Daal Vada) A demonstration of South Indian – Daal Vada was presented at the monthly cookery class organized at the Indian Cultural Centre on 11 January, 2012. Around 35 local women attended the class and appreciated the preparation. Mrs. Sarla Srinivasulu conducted the special class. The recipe and method of preparation were explained and after that, the dish was served to all the invitees. Following are some photographs:
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YOGA WORK ON AGING & AWARENESS Yoga Teacher Ms. Suchint Kaur Sodhi conducted a Yoga workshop on Aging & Awareness at Indian Cultural Centre, Paramaribo on Tuesday 17 January 2012. There were 70 participants of different age groups in the workshop. During the workshop, a detailed explanation was given about the different stages of age ‐ enjoyment age, alarming age and maintenance age. Each person experience all the stages and from time to time people go through the different modes of life where one needs to be alert and to know which the reasons responsible for aging are and how one can reduce that. Yoga is one of the best system which brings overall internal coordination and keep the metabolic activity up‐to the level, so that the factors which are responsible for aging can be reduced. Along with that food, environment, cleansing and management of stress should also be taken care of.
WORKSHOP ON SAREE DRAPING
An Indian Saree Draping Demonstration workshop was organised by ICC on 18th May 2012 at Indian Cultural Centre, Paramaribo, to promote Indian costumes. Over 27% of the Surinamese population is of Indian origin, and they like to wear traditional Indian dresses such as Sarees during marriages, Indian festivals and other social gatherings. On the request of some women, various styles of Sarees draping from Indian States of U.P., West Bengal, and Gujarat etc. were demonstrated to the audience. Nearly 25 women attended the workshop. Mrs. Manjeet Sodhi, wife of H.E. Ambassador of India also graced the occasion. The workshop was well appreciated by the participants.
HINDI CLASS FOR PRAVESHIKA For the purpose of upcoming Hindi examination, which would be conducted by Suriname Hindi Parishad, Dr. S.K. Jha, Hindi teacher, Indian Cultural Centre, Paramaribo took the special class for local Hindi teacher and students at Tulsi Manas Mandir on Sunday 22nd January 2012 from 1700 to 2000 hrs. In this class, the different topic of Hindi Viyakaran like Sangya (noun), Sarvnaam (pronoun), Kriya (verb), Visheshan (adjective), Shabd Vichar (word power) etc. was focused. Around 20 local Hindi teachers attended above class.
FLAG HOISTING ON THE 62ND ANNIVERSARY OF INDIA’S REPUBLIC DAY On the occasion of the 62nd Anniversary of India’s Republic day, a flag hoisting function was held at the Embassy premises in the morning of 26th January 2012. Ambassador of India HE Shri KJS Sodhi hoisted the Indian flag and read out the Message of the President of India. Light refreshments were served to the guests. The India‐based staff of the Embassy / ICC and senior students of the ICC sang patriotic songs. In the evening, a reception was held at the Bharat Bhavan which was graced by President of Suriname, H.E. Mr. Desire Delano Bouterse, and the First Lady of Suriname, among other distinguished guests. Flag Hoisting Ambassador reading President’s message Ambassador Sodhi with Embassy staff
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Vice President HE Mr. Robert Ameerali & spouse Foreign Minister HE Mr. Lackin and spouse
ANNUAL HINDI EXAM BY HINDI PARISHAD SURINAME The annual examination of Hindi was organized by the Suriname Hindi Parishad, four primary level; Prathama, Madhyama, Uttama and Praveshika was conducted on Sunday 29th January 2012 at SPI (Teacher’s Training Institute), Paramaribo. It was heartening to note that about 603 local Hindi students have participated in this examination. The youngest student to appear for exam is 7 years. Total 33 Hindi student of Indian Cultural Centre, Paramaribo participated in this examination. On this occasion H.E. Ambassador of India, Shri KJS Sodhi and Shri Sunil Bhalla, Director, Indian Cultural Centre visited the examinations centres along with the office bearers of the Suriname Hindi Parishad.
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GANDHI PUNYA TITHI (Martyr’s Day)
Punya‐Tithi of Mahatma Gandhi, i.e. the Martyr’s Day was observed on 30th January 2012 in the heart of the Paramaribo city near the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at 1100 hrs. The ICC vocal music students and the staff of Indian Cultural Centre and Embassy of India rendered Ram Bhajans. On this occasion all visitors observed two minutes of silence. H.E. Ambassador of India, Shri KJS Sodhi also gave a short speech. Following are photograph:
YOGA
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सूरीनाम म भारत का गणत त्र िदवस
"भारत सूरीनाम स ब ध को अिधक सशक्त िकया जाएगा और िनजी
सूरीनाम के रा ट्रपित
26 जनवरी भारत का गणतंत्र िदवस है . 11 िव वान
यावसाियक क्षेत्र म भागीदारी बढ़ाई जाएगी" –
वारा 2 महीने और 11 िदन म तैयार भारत के सँिवधान को सन 1950 म लागू िकया गया था. तब
से आज तक इस िदन को दे श गणतंत्र िदवस के तौर पर मनाता है . यह िदन भारत म व िवदे श म भारतीय राजदत ू वास
वारा मनाया जाता है ।
सूरीनाम ि थत भारत का राजदत ू ावास भी बड़े पैमाने पर गणत त्र िदवस का आयोजन करता है िजसकी शु आत सुबह दत ू ावास के प्रांगण म ितरं गे को
फहरा कर की जाती है । सूरीनाम का मौसम काफी पिरवतर्नशील है , कभी तेज़ धूप तो
कभी भारी वषार्। िपछले चार वषर् म यह अनुभव िकया िक मौसम सूरीनाम के भारत प्रेमी िह द ु तानी वंशज को दे शभिक्त से िडगा नहीं पाता है । कड़ी धूप हो या वषार् ितरं गे को
नमन करने के िलए सब ु ह साढ़े आठ बजे तक राजदत ू ावास के प्रांगण म भारत प्रेिमय का एक बड़ा समूह एकत्र हो जाता है । इस वषर् भी इन सभी दे शभक्त के बीच ितरं गा फहराया
जाने के प चात राजदत ू महोदय ने भारत की रा ट्रपित माननीया प्रितभा दे वी िसंह पािटल का रा ट्र के नाम संदेश पढ़ा और इसके बाद सभी ने िमलकर दे शभिक्त के गीत गाये। साँयकाल के समय माननीय राजदत ू
महोदय के आवास पर एक बड़े सामूिहक भोज का गौरव बढ़ाया सूरीनाम दे श के माननीय
प नी
ी दे सीरे दे लानो बाउतस व उनकी
ीमती इंिग्रड वा दिरंग बाउतस की उपि थित ने। माननीय रा ट्रपित
भारत सरू ीनाम स ब ध को अिधक सशक्त करने और िनजी
इ छा यक्त की।रा ट्रपित जी का यह कथन इस अवसर पर उप रा ट्रपित
रा ट्रपित
ी बाउतस ने अपने भाषण म
यावसाियक क्षेत्र म भागीदारी बढ़ाने की
वागत योग्य है ।
ी रोबटर् अमीरअली , िवदे श मंत्री
ी िवं टन लैिकन, रक्षा मंत्री
ी
लमुरे लातूर और क्यूबा, संयुक्त रा ट्र अमेिरका, चीन, इंडोनेिशया, गयाना, ब्राज़ील, वेनेजल ु ा के राजदत ू व कईं संसद सद य और अ य ग यमा य
यिक्त भी सप नीक उपि थत थे। कुल िमलकर लगभग 400
अितिथ उपि थत थे। इस अवसर पर भारतीय सां कृितक कद्र के छत्र ने रं गारं ग कायर्क्रम भी प्र तुत िकया
िजसे सभी ने बहुत सराहा।
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5 माचर् 2012 को प्रफुि लत व उ साह से पूणर् िहंदी िशक्षक से भरे सभाकक्ष म जनवरी माह म आयोिजत सूरीनाम
िहंदी पिरषद की प्रथमा, म यमा, उ तमा व प्रवेिशका परीक्षाओं के पिरणाम घोिषत िकए गए। सरू ीनाम िहंदी पिरषद छह
वारा
तर पर परीक्षाएँ आयोिजत की जाती ह, प्रथमा, म यमा, उ तमा व प्रवेिशका परीक्षाएं जनवरी म और पिरचय व
कोिवद की परीक्षाएँ अग त माह म आयोिजत की जाती ह। सभी अ यापक बाद म अपनी अपनी पाठशालाओं म कायर्क्रम
आयोिजत कर छात्र को प्रमाण पत्र दे ते ह और कईं अ यापक छात्र का मनोबल बढ़ाने के िलए अपनी ओर से छात्र को पुर कार भी प्रदान करते ह।
5 माचर् को िहंदी िशक्षक को प्रथमा, म यमा, उ तमा व प्रवेिशका के परीक्षािथर्य के प्रमाण पत्र िदये गए। पिरषद
के सभापित माननीय भोलानाथ नारायण जी ने अपने वषर् भी 88 प्रितशत से कुछ अिधक छात्र उ तीणर्
वागत स बोधन म हषर् यक्त िकया िक िपछले वषर् िक भांित इस
हुए है । सभी िहंदी िशक्षक को बधाई दे ते हुए उ होने कहा – "पिरषद व
सूरीनाम िक सम त िह द ु तानी जनता सभी िहंदी िशक्षक की आभारी है जो िहंदी िशक्षण के इस महान यज्ञ म अपने िनः वाथर् पिर म व समय की आहूित डाल रहे ह।" आंकड़ का योरा दे ते हुए उ होने बताया िक इस वषर् 600 से अिधक
छात्र ने परीक्षा म बैठने के िलए आवेदन िकया था और 595 िव याथीर् परीक्षा म उपि थत हुए िजनम से 88.2% उ तीणर् हुए। इस अवसर पर सूरीनाम िहंदी पिरषद की परीक्षा सिमित के सिचव
के सिचव
ी जे. बरन,
ीमती सुषमा खेद ू और और पिरषद
ी स यानंद परमसख ु भी उपि थत थे। परीक्षा सिमित के सिचव ने सभापित
ी नारायण जी को परीक्षा की
वािषर्क िरपोटर् प्र तुत की। िरपोटर् की एक-एक प्रित भारतीय राजदत ू ावास और भारतीय सां कृितक कद्र को भट की गयी।
इस सु यवि थत िरपोटर् म न िसफर् सम त परीक्षािथर्य का
योरा है अिपतु िजलावार, िलंगवार, आयुवार रे खािचत्र भी िदए
गए ह जो िक सूरीनाम म िहंदी िशक्षण को समझने के िलए बहुत म वपण ू र् है । िरपोटर् के अनुसार िजला वािनका से अिधकतम छात्र (48%) ने परीक्षा म भाग िलया। परीक्षािथर्य म मिहलाओं का प्रितशत 65 व पु ष प्रितभािगय का
त्रीशिक्त िक सराहना करते हुए आने वाले अंतरार् ट्रीय मिहला िदवस की बधाई दी। सबसे छोटा परे क्षाथीर् 7 वषर् व सबसे बड़ा परीक्षाथीर् 69 वषर् का रहा, इस से सूरीनाम वािसय का िहंदी
प्रितशत 35 रहा। सभापित
ी भोलानाथ नारायण जी ने
प्रेम सहज ही पिरलिक्षत होता है । अिधकांश प्रितभागी 11 से बीस वषर् के आयु वगर् म थे। िरपोटर् पिरषद के सिचव
स यानंद परमसख ु
ी
वारा तैयार की गयी है ।
यात य है िक पिरषद से जुड़े सभी
यिक्त, िजसम परामशर् म डल के सद य, परीक्षा सिमित के सद य, परीक्षाओं
के दौरान िनरीक्षण करने व परीक्षाओं की उ तर पुि तकाओं की जांच करने वाले सभी अ यापक अवैतिनक ह और िनः वाथर् भाव से और बड़ी लगन के साथ इस कायर् म जुटे हुए ह। 30 वष से अिधक से िहंदी परीक्षाएँ आयोिजत कर रहे सूरीनाम िहंदी पिरषद के प्रयास िनि चत
प से सराहनीय ह।
िह दी के िवकास म यह योगदान अमू य है और इस कायर् से जड़ ु े सभी जन बधाई व नमन के पात्र ह।
(िरपोटर् – भावना सक्सैना)
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महादे वी वमार्
िह दी किवता के छायावादी युग के चार प्रमुख
तंभ सुिमत्रान दन प त, जयशंकर प्रसाद और सूयक र् ा त ित्रपाठी
िनराला के साथ की जाती है । आधुिनक िह दी किवता म महादे वी वमार् एक मह वपूणर् शिक्त के
प म उभरीं।
महादे वी वमार् ने खड़ी बोली िह दी को कोमलता और मधरु ता से संिसक्त कर सहज मानवीय संवेदनाओं की अिभ यिक्त का
वार खोला, िवरह को दीपिशखा का गौरव िदया, यि ट मूलक मानवतावादी का य के िचंतन को
प्रित ठािपत िकया। महादे वी वमार् के गीत का नाद-स दयर्, पैनी उिक्तय की यंजना शैली अ यत्र दल र् है ।का ु भ
ज म होली के िदन 26 माचर्, 1907 को फ़ र् ख़ाबाद, उ तर प्रदे श म हुआ था। महादे वी वमार् के िपता ी गोिव द प्रसाद वमार् एक वकील थे और माता ीमती हे मरानी दे वी थीं। महादे वी वमार् के माता-िपता दोन ही िशक्षा के अन य प्रेमी थे। महादे वी वमार् को आधुिनक काल की मीराबाई कहा जाता है । महादे वी जी छायावाद रह यवाद
के प्रमुख किवय म से एक ह। िह द ु तानी
त्री की उदारता, क णा, साि वकता, आधुिनक बौिद्धकता, गंभीरता और
सरलता महादे वी वमार् के यिक्त व म समािव ट थी। उनके यिक्त व और कृित व की िवलक्षणता से अिभभूत
रचनाकार ने उ ह 'सािह य साम्राज्ञी, िह दी के िवशाल मंिदर की वीणापािण', 'शारदा की प्रितमा' आिद िवशेषण से अिभिहत करके उनकी असाधारणता
को लिक्षत िकया। महादे वी जी ने एक िनि चत दािय व के साथ भाषा, सािह य, समाज, िशक्षा और सं कृित को सं कािरत िकया। किवता म रह यवाद, छायावाद की भूिम ग्रहण करने के बावज़द ू सामियक सम याओं के िनवारण म महादे वी वमार् ने सिक्रय भागीदारी िनभाई।
िशक्षा और सािह य प्रेम महादे वी जी को एक तरह से िवरासत म िमला था। महादे वी जी म का य रचना के बीज बचपन से ही िव यमान थे। छ: सात
वषर् की अव था म भगवान की पूजा करती हुयी माँ पर उनकी तुक्ब दी: ठं डे पानी से नहलाती ठं डा च दन उ ह लगाती
उनका भोग हम दे जाती
तब भी कभी न बोले ह मां के ठाकुर जी भोले ह।
वे िह दी के भक्त किवय की रचनाओं और भगवान बद्ध ु के चिरत्र से अ य त प्रभािवत थी। उनके गीत म प्रवािहत क णा के अन त
ोत को इसी
कोण से समझा जा सकता है । वेदना और क णा महादे वी वमार् के गीत की मुख्य प्रविृ त है । असीम द:ु ख के भाव म से ही महादे वी वमार् के गीत का उदय और अ त दोन होता है ।
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TRADE ENQUIRIES
List of Commercial Inquiries Received from India, in January 2012
Name of the Company 1.
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Akash Deep Agarwal Partner Chennai Jute Company # 06, Ramanan Road, Elephant Gate, Chennai ‐ 600079, Tamil Nadu Tel: +91‐44‐25294339 Fax: +91‐44‐42753329 E‐mail: chennaijuteco@hotmail.com/ chennaijuteco@gmail.com K.V.Raman Business Associate Manager E‐mail: nstchn@gmail.com
HDPE / PP Woven Sacks, Jute and Allied Products
Mr. Kishore Zed Bhuptani Kalindi Industrial Corporation P. O. Box 18008, 64 / 65, Ratna Jyot Industrial Estate, Irla Lane, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai – 400 56 Tel: +91‐22‐26718044 Mob: +91‐22‐9322220643 Fax: +91‐22‐26711688 E‐mail: kalindiexport@gmail.com Website: www.kalindigroup.com Mr. H. Kapadia Partner, HNP Dye Chem, 1332 A, Opp Shukla Khadki, Dhanasuthar, Kalupur, Relief Road, Ahmedabad‐380001, Tel: +91‐079‐ 22124152/ 9409053360‐61‐62 Mob: +91‐9409201533/ 9099837283 E‐Mail: info@hnpdyechem.com/ hnpdyechem@gmail.com MSN: hnpdyechem@hotmail.com Website: www.hnpdyechem.com Skype: hem.kapadia007 Annu Chopra DSA Exports 304 Sapphire Heights; 12 AB Road Indore – 452010; Madhya Pradesh Mob: +91‐9907711000 E‐mail: dsaexportsindia@gmail.com Maverick Multitech System 1072, Bhandup Industrial Estate, Pannalal Compound, L.B.S. Road, Bhandup (West), Mumbai ‐ 400 078. Tel: +91‐22‐25968881/ 25964534. Fax: +91‐22‐25968883. E‐mail: mahesh@maverickmultitech.com Website: www.maverickmultitech.com Dinesh Kumar Eclat International, 1/591, Boyampalayam, Pooluvapatti (PO), Ratchi Gounder Thottam, Tirupur ‐ 641602. Tel: +91‐9791811344 E‐mail: dinesh.india14@gmail.com
Hospital Products
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Cotton Yarns & Greige Fabrics
All Type of Dyes, Pigments & Food Colours
Optical Frames & Ophthalmic Products
Biscuit Manufacturing Plant and Accessories, PET Bottle Manufacturing Plant for Bottled Water/Juice Companies and Various Other Food Processing Machinery and Parts
Coconuts and Handicrafts
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Charu Suri Amco Industrial Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. Tel: +91‐161‐4321000 E‐mail: amcopaper@amcogroups.com Website: www.amcopaper.com/ www.amcogroups.com Nitin Sharma Galaxy traders & exporters A‐68; vidhyut nagar; Ajmer Road; Jipur; Rajasthan 302021 Mobile: +91‐9784590003 E‐mail: galaxy.exporters@gmail.com S.K. Prasad General Manager (International Marketing) Sahul India Ltd. E‐mail: sahulexports@gmail.com Website: www.sahul.com Vishnu G. Dev, Sector No: 9/C‐54/203, Shantinagar, Mira Road (East), Thane 401107 Tel: +91‐99302‐05255 E‐mail: expimpsyndicate@gmail.com Tarun Jajoo Jajoo Overseas Jaipur; Rajasthan Mob: +91‐9660608005 E‐mail: jajooagroherbaloverseas@hotmail.com/ jajooagroherbaloverseas@gmail.com Skype: jajoo.overseas Ms. Hiral. Chempro Group E‐mail: hiral@chemprogroup.net
Office Products and Stationary Goods
14.
Dr Arvind Aggarwal Proprietor Shilpi India E‐mail: esb080652@gmail.com
Leather Garments
15.
Bheru Vyas Multi International Tel: +91‐9998177155 E‐mail: bheru1978@yahoo.in Zafar Hussain Tank Menal Exports Undali, Nayanagar, Bijoliya, Bhilwara, Rajasthan E‐mail: hssnmuzaffar@gmail.com Shiv Kumar Garg Senior Executive Export Gem Batteries Pvt. Ltd. B‐2/11, M.C.I.E., Badarpur, New Delhi 110044 Tel: +91‐11‐4064‐5555 Mob: +91‐9953862411 Fax: +91‐11‐4064‐5556 E‐mail: shivkumar@gembatteries.com Skype: shiv.kumar111 Web: www.gembatteries.com M. Munjal ‐ (CEO) MTS Incorporation 15‐C, Ravinder Nagar, Jalandhar‐144003, Punjab Tel: +91‐98140‐64880/ +91‐181‐4626708 Tel: +91‐181‐2440710 Telefax: +91‐181‐2440709 E‐mail: info@mtsincorporation.com/ admin@mtsincorporation.com Website: www.mtsincorporation.com
Kitchenware, Stainless Steel Utensil and Herbal Medicines, Allopathic Medicines and Handicraft
9.
10.
11.
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Pharmaceutical, Herbal Healthcare, Personal Care and Food & Beverages.
Yellow Corn Grains
Fashion Jewellery in Sterling Silver with Semi Precious Gemstones, Metal Jewellery, Wooden Jewellery, Jewellery Accessories, Pendants, Bracelets, Rings, Earrings, Cocktail Rings, Toe Rings Pharmaceuticals ‐ Raw materials and Formulations.
Natural Sand Stone
Batteries and Inverters
Transmission Belting' and 'Oil Field' Products
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Ram Avtar Sharma Planet Arts Vill‐Banskho, Thil‐Bassi, Jaipur 303305 E‐mail: info@indianrugmanufacturer.com Website: www.indianrugmanufacturer.com Vivek Goyal Business Development Co‐ordinater, Tel: +91‐9971781116/ +91‐11‐47148888 E‐Mail: vivekgoyal@maidenpharma.com Muhammed A. Ali Life Style # 1381, Str. Master Altaf Hussain, Kalan Mahal, Darya Ganj, New Delhi‐110 002 Tel.: +91‐11‐8882178784 Fax: +91‐11‐23263383 Mob: +91‐11‐9971759131 E‐mail: accessoriesimportexport@gmail.com/ accessoriesbeads@gmail.com Website: www.arshadcraftman.com B.K. Singh Projects Export Head‐International Business Darolya International (P) Ltd. 402, Centre Point, Sector 11, Mathura Road, Faridabad, Haryana Tel: +91‐8130320088, 55, 66, 77 Fax: +91‐129‐4162683 Website: ‐www.darolyainternational.com Email: darolya123@gmail.com/ darolya@darolyainternational.com/ sales@darolyainternational.com V.B.Jeevandass Director Victus Impex Pvt Ltd., No.18/42,West Opanakara Street Stuatpet, Arakkonam‐631 001,Tamil Nadu Mob: +91‐9488854774 E‐Mail: victusimpex@gmail.com/ victusimpex@gmail.com
Various Floor Coverings like Rugs, Durries and Carpets
Pharmaceutical Formulations
High Class Jewelry, Beads, Brassware, Furniture & Metal Handicrafts, Bags, Scarf, Garments, Fashion Accessories, Gift Items and Other Handicrafts
Wide Ranges of Products
Flowers Vegetables, Rice, Corn, and various Food Items, Cotton Fabrics‐Shirts and any items on request
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BHARAT DARSHAN – Red Fort, Agra
India is home to 21 World Heritage sites and Agra Fort is one among them. This culturally and architecturally important monument was completed in 1573. Originally, it was a brick fort known as Badalgarh. When the Moghul ruler Akbar made Agra his capital, he had the ruined fort rebuilt in red sandstone brought from Rajasthan. It was here that the famous diamond Koh‐i‐noor was found amidst hidden treasure. It is believed that some 1,444,000 builders worked on it for eight years. Within its 2.5 km‐long enclosure walls, it houses many palaces, two mosques, gardens and audience halls. Some 500 buildings inspired by Bengali and Gujarati architecture were built in the fort. These were later demolished by Shah Jahan who built his white marble palaces. Today, it stands imperially overlooking the majestic Taj Mahal.
Embassy of India Address: Dr. Sophie Redmondstraat No. 221, Post Box No.1329, Paramaribo, Suriname Tel: (0597) 498344/531448/531449 (General) Telefax: (0597) 491106/499382 Email: ambindia@sr.net; amb.paramaribo@mea.gov.in; hoc.paramaribo@mea.gov.in Business Hours: The Embassy is open from 0800 hours till 1630 hours from Monday to Friday (except on holidays) and is closed on Saturday and Sunday. The Consular & Visa Section of the Embassy is open from 0900‐1200 hours from Monday‐Friday and is closed on Saturday and Sunday
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