INDIA GO 2-0 IN THE 5TH SABA CHAMPIONSHIP 2017
India go 2-0 in the 5th SABA Championship 2017
- The winners of the South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) Championship will qualify for the FIBA Asia Cup taking place in Lebanon in August this year.
- The winner also ensures qualification for its country’s top club team in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup – a tournament where the premier club teams of Asian countries go head to head.
- India are defending champions and favourites looking to complete a five-peat. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are the biggest threats to India’s five-peat.
Male/Bengaluru, 21st May 2017: In the 5th South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) Championship underway in Maldives, India posted its second straight win, this time over Sri Lanka.
INDIA BEAT SRI LANKA 88-61
Playing its second round robin encounter, defending champs India tamed Sri Lanka 88-61 in a fairly competitive game. The first and third quarters were particularly neck and neck, but India built double digit leads in the other two periods to stay undefeated in the competition.
India centre Amritpal Singh had a second straight game scoring in double digits, with 28 points to go along with 16 rebounds. Veteran shooting guard Vishesh Bhriguvanshi also enjoyed a double-double night with 26 points and 10 assists.
For Sri Lanka, Thammitage Perera came off the bench to top score with 18 points, with Joseph Croos chipping in with 13. The Island nation connected 11 times from beyond the arc but also turned the ball over 26 times.
To counter the size mismatch, Sri Lanka sent India to the foul line a whopping 38 times, but that strategy provided little benefit as India scored 25 points from the charity stripe.
Amritpal Singh was declared player of the match for the second straight time.
India will now face another challenger Bangladesh next on 22nd May, while Sri Lanka takes on Nepal.
India (Amritpal Singh 28 pts & 16 reb, Vishesh Bhriguvanshi 26 pts & 10 ast) bt Sri Lanka (Thammitage Perera 18 pts, Joseph Croos 13 pts) 88-61 [23-17, 27-17, 16-15, 22-12]
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3 YRS REPORT, RECORD FOREIGN VISITS, NO FOREIGN TRADE GROWTH
May21, 2017 (C) Ravinder Singh progressindia2015@gmail.com
There was nothing wrong in PM Boarding Special Flights to Tokyo in East to San Francisco in West within months. There was no place Under The Sun not visited by PM.
Almost Every state hosted GLOBAL INVESTOR FORUMS – signed over $2000b worth MoUs but there was no Progress on Ground.
EU and USA are biggest FREE MARKETS – India has little Scope of Exports to ASIAN Region. But in last three years EU and USA reports indicate NEGATIVE or ZERO Progress.
There is very little ‘Speculative Petroleum Trade’ with USA & EU. So nothing really worked.
U.S. trade in goods with India in $ million
Year
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Exports
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Imports
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Balance
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1999
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3,687.8
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9,070.8
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-5,383.0
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2004
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6,109.4
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15,572.0
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-9,462.7
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2009
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16,441.4
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21,166.0
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-4,724.6
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2014
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21,501.4
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45,354.9
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-23,853.6
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2015
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21,451.9
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44,791.6
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-23,339.8
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2016
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21,689.0
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45,998.4
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-24,309.5
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EU-India trade in goods in Euro billion
Year
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Exports
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Imports
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Total Trade
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2006
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24.0
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22.3
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46.3
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2011
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40.4
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39.9
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80.3
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2014
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35.5
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37.0
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72.5
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2015
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37.9
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39.4
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77.3
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2016
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37.2
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39.2
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77.0
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U.S. trade in Services with India in $ million
Year
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Exports
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Imports
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Balance
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2014
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15,180
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22,359
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-7,179
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2015
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18,107
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24,693
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-6,585
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2016
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20,335
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26,821
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-6,486
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Growth
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34%
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20%
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US Services Exports to India increased 34% in two years, Indian Exports to USA by 20%.
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Y-77, Hauz Khas, ND -110016, India. Ph: 091- 9871056471, 9718280435, 9650421857
Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power, Transportation,
Smart Cities, Water, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Technologies and Projects
INDIAN ECONOMY SO FAR
(May 22, 2017)
GST rates unlikely to hurt inflation:
A day after the GST council decided on the rates, domestic rating agency Icra today said, the structure is unlikely to fan inflation.
It said in a note, with the effective tax rate intended to be brought down on most items, as well as a large portion of the CPI basket being kept in the exempted category, there is likely to be a limited impact of the GST on goods inflation.
On services front, where the standard rate has been kept at 18 per cent, it said availability of input tax credit may soften the impact of GST on services inflation in the future.
Inflation to fall by 2%:
Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has said, Inflation will fall by two per cent on implementation of the goods and services tax, GST, and will create buoyancy in the economy. In an interview to PTI, he said the all-powerful GST Council will meet next week to decide on tax rates of contentious items like gold, bidi and biscuits, just in time for its rollout from July 1.
Mr Adhia also expressed confidence that the requirement of compensation to make up for revenue loss of any state will be fulfilled from cess on demerit and luxury goods like car and tobacco.
With the stage set for the biggest overhaul of India’s tax system since Independence, the government will launch a massive awareness campaign to educate consumers about GST so that they are not fleeced by traders in the name of new tax.
The Council over the two days last week assigned tax rates to more than 500 services and 1,200 goods by setting them in five broad rates of 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent.
GST will be a single nation-wide sales tax replacing astring of central and state levies.
Tejas Express to be flagged off today:
The high speed, air-conditioned Tejas Express will be flagged off today from Mumbai to Goa.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will flag off the premium luxury train through video conferencing.
Having ultra-modern amenities like LED TV, wi-fi and CCTV, Tejas Express is a state of the art train capable of running at 200 kms per hour.
However, due to constraints related to rail tracks, it will run at a speed of 160 kilometres per hour.
The train will operate five days a week during non-monsoon period, and three days a week during monsoon period.
· Many big bang reforms implemented, more to follow, says Hon’ble Minister of Commerce & Industry Smt Nirmala Sitharaman – The government has initiated a lot of big ticket and systemic reforms in the last three years and will continue efforts to consolidate the gains as also take up more economic measures in the remaining two years stated Hon’ble Minister of Commerce & Industry Smt Nirmala Sitharaman. She said the government pursued reforms in a host of sectors, including banking, real estate, taxation, aviation and commercial dispute resolution and in the three years, both big ticket and systemic reforms have been taken in a calibrated fashion.
· India to have science infrastructure sharing policy soon – India is formulating a policy on maintaining and sharing science infrastructure so that R&D facilities do not remain limited to academia but are also accessed by industry, according to a senior bureaucrat of the Union Ministry of Science and Technology. The idea is to create infrastructure which becomes shareable, which becomes sustainable and is also accessible to our industry. A whole lot of scientific infrastructure is not available to our industry.
· Defence Acquisition Council Finalises Broad Contours of Policy to Engage Indian Private Sector in Manufacture of High-Tech Defence Equipment in India – Breaking new ground, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) under the Chairmanship of the Hon’ble Minister of Defence, Shri Arun Jaitley, finalized the broad contours of a policy aimed at engaging the Indian private sector in the manufacture of high-tech defence equipment in India. The policy is aimed at developing the defence industrial eco-system in the country through the involvement of both the major Indian corporates as well as the MSME sector. The policy will give a boost to the ‘Make in India’ policy in the Defence sector and set Indian industry on the path to acquiring cutting-edge capabilities which will contribute to the building of self-reliance in the vital sector of national security requirements.
· Shri Urjit Patel seeks exemption from parliamentary panel appearance; RBI governor to brief on demonetization on June 8 – Reserve Bank of India Governor Shri Urjit Patel will appear before a parliamentary panel for a second briefing on demonetization on June 8th 2017. The meeting was earlier scheduled to take place on May 25 but RBI Governor Shri Urjit Patel had sought exemption citing engagements. It has been learned that work on framing the monetary policy would be underway at that time. The June 8 meeting is likely to witness some tough questions being put to the RBI Governor by the Opposition.
· Less than 10 % corporate debt rated unsafe in FY17 – India Inc’s credit profile was at its strongest last fiscal with less than 10% of the corporate debt securities rated as unsafe for investment — the lowest level so far for such issues. Credit rating agencies (CRAs) including Crisil India Ratings and Research (formerly Fitch Ratings India), Icra, Credit Analysis and Research (CARE), Brickwork Ratings India and SMERA Ratings rated a total of 1,204 long-term corporate debt securities worth Rs 17 lakh crore in 2016-17, according to the latest data compiled by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). Of these, a majority 1,087 issues (90.3%) worth Rs 16.88 lakh crore were rated “investment grade”.
Forex reserves down USD 443.6 million to USD 375.27 billion:
India’s foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 443.6 million to USD 375.27 billion in the week ended 12th May. A RBI press release has informed that foreign currency assets, a major part of the overall reserves dipped by USD 429.4 million to USD 351.10 billion. In the previous week, the reserves had touched a life-time high of USD 375.71 billion.
Gold reserves remained steady at USD 20.438 billion. India’s special drawing rights with the International Monetary Fund decreased by USD 5.5 million to USD 1.454 billion, while the country’s reserve position also dipped by USD 8.7 million to USD 2.280 billion.
India’s export sector performs well:
Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said, India’s export sector has performed well despite the global slowdown. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on key initiatives taken by her Ministry during the last three years, Ms Sitharaman said, notwithstanding global headwinds, exports have shone in last 6 months.
Ms Sitharaman said, number of mandatory documents required for exports and imports have been reduced to three each. The Minister said, forms related to imports and exports have also been simplified.
The Minister said, Government e-Market place is a remarkable step towards fighting corruption and ensuring transparency in Government transaction.
She said, there is an increase in exports from special economic zone in the last three years. Exports were valued at 5.23 lakh
“SKILL INDIA – THE ROAD MAP” 23RD MAY, 2017:
Management & Entrepreneurship Skills Summit
“Skill India – The Road Map”23rd May, 2017 at The Lalit, New Delhi.
“Skill India – The Road Map”23rd May, 2017 at The Lalit, New Delhi.
I am pleased to confirm your registration and welcome you to Skill Summit.
I am sharing below the programme details for your reference:
Date : 23rd May 2017
Time : The programme starts with registration and networking Tea/ Coffee at 8:30 AM on 23rd May.
You are requested to complete the registration and be seated in Crystal Ballroom, latest by 9:00 AM to enable us start the programme on time.
You are requested to complete the registration and be seated in Crystal Ballroom, latest by 9:00 AM to enable us start the programme on time.
Venue : Crystal Ballroom, The Lalit
Barakhamba Avenue, Connaught Place
New Delhi, Delhi 110001
Tel : + 91 11 4444 7777
Tel : + 91 11 4444 7777
The programme will be held from 9:00 am onwards followed by lunch.
I hope the above details are in order.
Please feel free to contact us for any further information you may like to have.
We look forward to having you with us at the Skill Summit on the morning of 23rd May.
With warm regards,
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Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional Skills Council(MEPSC)
Management House
14 Institutional Area, Lodi Road
New Delhi – 110003
Tel: +91-11-24645100 Ext: 452,629
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Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional Skills Council(MEPSC)
Management House
14 Institutional Area, Lodi Road
New Delhi – 110003
Tel: +91-11-24645100 Ext: 452,629
INVITATION TO A CONVERSATION WITH SHRI NITIN GADKARI
Invitation to a Conversation with Shri Nitin Gadkari (Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways & Shipping) on “Transforming India through Connecting India” on Wed, 24th May,2017 at 5.00
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PAKISTAN LAWYERS GIVE 7-DAY DEADLINE TO PM NAWAZ SHARIF TO QUIT
Pakistani lawyers have given a seven-day deadline to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign on the Panama Papers scandal otherwise they will launch a nationwide movement against him. Supreme Court Bar Association and Lahore High Court Bar Association yesterday announced their joint stance.
In a joint statement issued by both bar associations after their convention in Lahore yesterday said that after the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Panama Papers case which questioned the moral authority of the Prime Minister to rule, Nawaz Sharif should no longer hold his office and should therefore resign.
In a joint statement issued by both bar associations after their convention in Lahore yesterday said that after the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Panama Papers case which questioned the moral authority of the Prime Minister to rule, Nawaz Sharif should no longer hold his office and should therefore resign.
It said the judgment in the Panama case has clearly indicted Sharif and his children for financial improprieties and corruption and a joint investigation team has been formed to probe against him. The statement said that for a fair and independent inquiry Nawaz Sharif should step down till the final report of the Joint Investigation Team.
In the event Nawaz Sharif does not resign till May 27 the lawyers throughout Pakistan will launch a nationwide campaign and movement to ensure his resignation. Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq said Sharif will not resign and he will remain Prime Minister till May 31, 2018.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan has warned the government against imposition of curbs on media and social media. He said that his party will not allow the government to suppress the voice of the people in any case.
Addressing a rally at Quetta’s Ayub Stadium on Friday, he accused the Prime minister Nawaz Sharif of trying to impose restrictions on social media through Federal Investigation Agency.
PRESIDENT, ROUHANI RE-ELCTED
Iran’s re-elected President Hassan Rouhani has expressed desire to establish peaceful relations with the world based on mutual respect and national interest. In his first televised speech after his victory in Presidential election, he said his country condemns terrorism and its missile programme is purely for defence purposes. He said Iranians have chosen the path of engagement with the world and rejected extremism and violence.
ASIA-PACIFIC TRADE MINISTERS AGREE TO REVIVE TPP
Asia-Pacific trade ministers have agreed to revive the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, despite US President Donald Trump abandoning it. Trade Ministers from the 11 remaining countries have met in Vietnam to get the deal back on track.
The bid to restore the TPP, which would have covered 40 percent of the global economy, was led by trade Ministers from Japan, Australia and New Zealand.The representatives also agreed to help the US rejoin the deal at any time.
Mr Trump signalled in January that he would block the passage of the 12-nation pact in order to protect American jobs.
BALOCH PROTESTERS DEMONSTRATE AGAINST PAKISTAN IN LONDON
Baloch Republican Party, BRP, held a protest outside the Pakistan High Commission in London against Pakistani brutalities in the restive Balochistan.
The protesters accused the army of the illegal abduction of Baloch women and unleashing bloodshed in the region. BRP president of UK zone Mansoor Baloch said the protest rally was aimed at highlighting and exposing continuous Pakistani army brutalities and bloodshed in Balochistan before the world.
He said, apart from this, the illegal abduction of Baloch women from different parts of Balochistan including Dera Bugti and Bolan was highlighted.
From the Pakistan mission, the group marched up to 10 Downing Street to stage a protest outside British Prime Minister Theresa May’s official residence.
From the Pakistan mission, the group marched up to 10 Downing Street to stage a protest outside British Prime Minister Theresa May’s official residence.
BRP spokesperson Sher Mohammad Bugti said in Geneva that in the past few days, Pakistani forces targeted civilian population and abducted dozens of Baloch during military operation in Dera Bugti, Kohistan Marri, and Kech.
INDIAN-ORIGIN MINISTER FRONTRUNNER IN IRISH PM RACE
Ireland, an Indian-origin doctor has emerged as the front-runner in the Prime Ministerial race. Leo Varadkar, who is Ireland’s Welfare Minister, has won early support for his leadership bid from several senior Cabinet members and a majority of his parliamentary colleagues have publicly backed him.
He announced his candidacy after Prime Minister, Enda Kenny announced his resignation. Varadkar faces Housing Minister, Simon Coveney in the race as nominations closed for the leadership of the governing Fine Gael party this week.
US PRESIDENT AND SAUDI ARABIA KING SIGN DEFENSE DEALS
US President Donald Trump and King Salman of Saudi Arabia have signed today 110 billion dollar defense deals to support the long term security of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region in the face of the Iranian influence and Iran related threats.
A White House statement said that this package demonstrates the commitment of the United States to Saudi Arabia while bolstering the Kingdom’s ability to provide for its own security and continue contributing to counter terrorism operations across the region, reducing the burden on U.S. military forces.
The Press Statement also said that the President’s meetings underscored the deep and longstanding commitment of the United States to the security, stability, and prosperity of Saudi Arabia and demonstrated the President’s confidence in the future of US-Saudi relations.
He also emphasized the importance of working jointly to address challenges to regional peace and security, including defeating ISIS and al-Qa’eda, countering Iran’s destabilizing activities, and resolving conflicts in Yemen and Syria.
Saudi Arabia gave a very warm welcome to the US President Donald Trump and the first lady Melania Trump and also bestowed the highest civilian honour to the visiting dignitary.
President Trump and King Salman also signed a Joint Strategic Vision Statement promising close collaboration to counter violent extremism, disrupt the financing of terrorism, and advance defense cooperation.
Moreover, the President expressed his strong support for Saudi Arabia’s economic reform plans and promoted U.S. companies as ideal partners for Saudi Arabia’s economic transformation, as illustrated by the many deals signed by U.S. companies during the President’s visit.
On Sunday, President Trump is scheduled to participate in the Arab Islamic American Summit where the US President will make a speech on his peaceful vision of Islam.
NASA NAMES NEW SPECIES AFTER DR A P J ABDUL KALAM
Scientists at NASA have named a new organism discovered by them after the late president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam. Researchers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, the foremost lab of NASA for work on inter-planetary travel, discovered the new bacteria on the filters of the International Space Station, ISS, and named it Solibacillus kalamii to honour the late president.
The species name, kalamii, is after the renowned aerospace scientist and genus name is Solibacillus, which is a spore forming bacteria. The filter on which the new bug was found remained on board the International Space Station for 40 months.
Till date, the new organism, a form of a bacteria, has been found only on the ISS, and has not been found on earth. Kalam had his early training at NASA in 1963 before he set up India’s first rocket-launching facility in the fishing village of Thumba in Kerala.
ANSHU JAMSENPA BECOMES FIRST INDIAN WOMAN TO CONQUER MT EVEREST TWICE WITHIN 5 DAYS
May 21, 2:15 PM
India’s Anshu Jamsenpa has become first woman to conquer Mount Everest twice within five days. Dawa S Lama, Managing Director, Dream Himalaya Adventures told AIR that Anshu Jamsenpa along with Nepali climber Furi Sherpa scaled the peak at 8:00 am today.
Earlier, the Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer stood atop of world’s highest mountain on May 16. Jamsenpa set the world record becoming the first woman climber to make double ascent in five days time, Lama said, adding that she is also the first Indian woman to scale Mt Everest for the fifth time.
The 32-year-old mother of two had achieved the feat of summiting Mt Everest twice within 10 days in 2011. Indian climbers Dhankude Kishor Dattatraya and Brij Mohan Sharma also scaled Mt. Everest on Saturday.
Brij Mohan Sharma, popularly known as Breeze Sharma has become the first civilian from the Indian Navy to summit Mount Everest.
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DONALD TRUMP IS ABOUT TO GIVE A HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED SPEECH ON ISLAM IN SAUDI ARABIA.
AL JAZEERA ENGLISH IS LIVE NOW.
Donald Trump is about to give a highly-anticipated speech on Islam in Saudi Arabia.
CHOKING ON PLASTIC
100 MILLION plastic bottles are thrown away every day, choking our oceans in plastic waste. Governments meet in days to outline clean ocean commitments. If a million of us call on top polluters to stop the flood of plastics, the Head of the UN’s Environment Programme will announce our petition to the plenary and use our voices to help oceans breathe again.
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By 2050, our oceans will have more plastic trash than fish.
It’s shameful. Half of the plastic made we use just once and throw out, choking our seas and all the animals in it.
But in days, our governments can stem this tide when they meet at a historic summit to outline their clean ocean commitments. Public pressure just got #2 polluter Indonesia to commit to a 70% reduction in plastic waste! Now we need to go after the other top polluters.
If one million of us get behind a global call, the Head of the UN Environment Programme will announce our petition from the summit podium and work with us to push countries to ban single-use plastics and let oceans breathe again. Add your name:
No matter where we live, each breath we take connects us to our oceans. Most of our oxygen is generated by them. They regulate our climate and weather, turn water into clouds that give us rain. And oceans provide a home for near 80% of all living things on earth. We can’t live without our oceans.
But now, our oceans can’t live without us.
Humans have destroyed ocean health and we need to fix it. The good news is, more than half the plastic trash in our oceans come from just five nations. If we focus global attention on the biggest polluters now, we can create global system-change for plastic-free seas. What’s missing is the motivation — and that’s where we come in.
Let’s build a massive call on our governments to stop suffocating our oceans. Once we reach a million signers, Avaaz will launch targeted campaigns on the top polluters to ramp up the pressure for them to act.
Our community has fought fiercely to protect magnificent rainforests and vast areas of our oceans. Now time is running out to kill plastic pollution before it kills us.
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MORE INFORMATION:
The Oceans Are Drowning In Plastic — And No One’s Paying Attention (Huffington Post)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/plastic-waste-oceans_us_58fed37be4b0c46f0781d426
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/plastic-waste-oceans_us_58fed37be4b0c46f0781d426
The Arctic Ocean Is Clogging With Billions of Plastic (The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/04/the-arctic-ocean-is-filling-with-billions-of-plastic-bits/523713/
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/04/the-arctic-ocean-is-filling-with-billions-of-plastic-bits/523713/
Even your sea salt is almost certainly contaminated with plastic (Quartz)
https://qz.com/979101/sea-salt-is-likely-to-contain-microparticles-of-plastic-according-to-a-new-study/
https://qz.com/979101/sea-salt-is-likely-to-contain-microparticles-of-plastic-according-to-a-new-study/
Full scale of plastic in the world’s oceans revealed for first time (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/10/full-scale-plastic-worlds-oceans-revealed-first-time-pollution
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/10/full-scale-plastic-worlds-oceans-revealed-first-time-pollution
PRABHU – 200 KMPH TEJAS EXP TO OPERATE AT 52 KMPH
May21, 2017 (C) Ravinder Singh progressindia2015@gmail.com
Early morning yesterday when I opened indiarailinfo site Tejas Express was to reach Goa in over 11:45 hrs departing at midnight averaging 52 kmph.
Seconds before posting after a delay of over 24 hour it is amusing there are now two TEJAS 22119 and 02119 Departing at 5:10AM and 15:38PM both starting from Dadar. Railway Board & Konkan Railways are FIGHTING over schedule and VIABILITY. Between 5:10AAm and 5:33AM – Janshatabdi & Double Decker AC Trains already operate and Prabhu wants to DISCONTINUE Double Decker AC which has 120 Seats each in 8 Coaches with 20 Coaches TEJAS, 60 or 40 Seats Coaches, Double-Quadruple Fare.
http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/karmali-krmi/1853 – http://indiarailinfo.com/search/cstm-mumbai-chhatrapati-shivaji-terminus-to-mao-madgaon-junction/1620/0/511 – http://indiarailinfo.com/search/search-trains-mao-madgaon-junction-to-ltt-lokmanya-tilak-terminus/511/0/466
Railways is fiddling with TAJAS Return train and return service before final Goa to Mumbai Schedule is announced. Tejas shall reach Goa in 8:30 hrs averaging 65 kmph. This is more or less same as Rajdhani, Jan Shatabdi and SF Trains in 59-66 kmph range.
Konkan Railway is SINGLE DIESEL TRACK though originally PROJECT was to have Double ELECTRIFIED Track. Cost went up 6-8 Times but Second Track & Electrification was Compromised. Scores of Tunnels and Bridges makes Running TEJAS at 130 kmph impossible, Never Run It On Busy Single Track.
In one Direction 45 Trains 103 Services are operated in a Week or equal to 15 Daily Trains that too are mostly half trains.
TEJAS between Delhi-Amritsar Viable
TEJAS Amritsar TWIN Trains Departing 6 AM & 6:10 AM – TEJAS 1 to Proceed to Amritsar reaching 12:30AM – TEJAS 2 departing at 6:10 AM for Amritsar arriving at 3 PM via Chandigarh-Ludhiana Shall Connect Chandigarh, Ch Airport, to Amritsar. At Jalandhar Cant TEJAS 1 to Connect with DELUX Express to Serve Jammu/VDKatra.
TEJAS 1R to depart Amritsar at 3PM for Delhi via Chandigarh for Delhi and Tejas 2R to Depart at 6PM for Delhi both reaching Ambala at 9PM/9:10and Delhi 11:15PM/11:25PM. This route has 10 times more Passenger Traffic than Goa-Mumbai.
Punjab-Chandigarh Served by 7 Shatabdis, Rajdhani, Delux, AC Expresses + All about 12-14 Trainsets, Operate 15 minute VOLVO/MERCEDES Services, Thousands of Cars, Taxis & Buses – Can Absorb Two TEAJAS Trainsets. NR may Introduce DOUBLE DECKER Services to Compete with VOLVOS.
Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS
Y-77, Hauz Khas, ND -110016, India. Ph: 091- 9871056471, 9718280435, 9650421857
Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power, Transportation,
Smart Cities, Water, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Technologies and Projects
VISIT OF AUSTRALIAN BORDER FORCE
COMMISSIONER TO COAST GUARD CHENNAI
- MR. ROMAN QUAEDVLIEG, COMMISSIONER AUSTRALIAN BORDER FORCE VISITED CHENNAI 18 MAY 2017 IN CONNECTION WITH ABF CUTTER ‘OCEAN SHIELD’ ON THEIR MAIDEN CALL IN INDIAN PORT.
- DURING HIS VISIT, HE HELD DISCUSSIONS WITH ADG VSR MURTHY, PTM, TM, ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL, INDIAN COAST GUARD ON VARIOUS ISSUES OF MUTUAL INTEREST, WITH A COMMON OBJECTIVE OF HAVING SAFE AND SECURE SEAS FOR ALL MARINERS.
- THE INDIAN COAST GUARD AND AUSTRALIAN BORDER FORCE HAVE BEEN PROGRESSIVELY ENGAGING EACH OTHER THROUGH MUTUAL VISITS. A FRAMEWORK FOR SECURITY COOPERATION WAS ALSO ESTABLISHED TO STRENGTHEN OPERATIONAL-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.
- OFFICERS FROM AUSTRALIAN BORDER FORCE HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN NATIONAL LEVEL EXERCISES ON SEARCH & RESCUE AND ALSO POLLUTION RESPONSE CONDUCTED BY INDIAN COAST GUARD.
| Addl DG Coast Guard VSR Murthy presenting momento to the Commissioner Australian Border Force | Australian Border Force delegations with Indian Coast Guard officers |
SPECIAL INVITATION ‘BIG DATA FOR BIG IMPACT’
SPECIAL INVITATION
‘BIG DATA FOR BIG IMPACT’
Celebrating World Telecommunication Day 2017
May 26, 2017; 2.30 pm at PHD House, New Delhi
(Pre-registration is compulsory)
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Greetings from PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry!
It is our pleasure to cordially invite you and representatives from your reputed organization to be an eminent part of PHDCCI’s annual flagship programme ‘BIG DATA FOR BIG IMPACT’ celebrating the World Telecommunication Day 2017 on May 26 at2.30 pm at PHD House, New Delhi.
Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications, Government of India, Mr. Manoj Sinha has been invited to grace the occasion as the Chief Guest. Other eminent dignitaries from the Telecommunications Department, Ministry of Telecommunications; eminent Ambassadors, High Commissioners and other relevant industry experts shall also be sharing their experiences.
The brochure is attached for your kind reference. Needless to say, your presence will be a big motivator for the industry.
Other bureaucrats, captains of the industry and many more stakeholders from the sector and allied industries including Information Technology, Telecom Operators, Data Analytic Service Providers will also be joining us, adding value to the deliberations.
Please register on the link mentioned below:
We look forward to welcome you on the occasion.
With best regards,
Yogesh Srivastav
Director
LIBYA ATTACK KILLS 141 PERSON
Libya, an attack on an airbase in south of Tripoli has killed 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to military strongman Khalifa Haftar, a spokesman for his forces said. Members of the Third Force militia loyal to the UN-backed Government of National Accord in Tripoli yesterday attacked the base used by Haftar’s self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA).
LNA spokesman Ahmad al-Mesmari late yesterday said the victims included civilians who worked at the Brak al-Shati airbase or were in the nearby area, also reporting that summary executions took place.Government of National Accord (GNA) said in a statement late yesterday that a commission of inquiry had been set up to investigate the attack.
It said it has decided to suspend its Defence Minister, al-Mahdi al-Barghati, and the head of the Third Force from their duties until those responsible were identified. Both the GNA and defence ministry earlier condemned the assault and said they had not ordered any such action. The LNA does not recognise the authority of the GNA, and instead supports the rival authorities based in the east. The UN envoy to Libya yesterday voiced alarm at reports of the attack on the base.
The incident at the base in Wadi al-Shati district comes a month after an attack by the LNA on the Tamenhant airbase controlled by the Third Force near the south’s main city of Sebha.
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE & STATE ATS NAB SUSPECTED ISI AGENT
Rajasthan, the military intelligence and state Anti-Terrorism Squad have caught a suspected ISI agent from Kunjaladi village in border district Jaisalmer last night. According to military intelligence, the accused Hazi Khan, resident of Kunjaladi village was working for the Pakistan’s ISI agency and was sharing the defense related secret information with his counter part across the border. Both the agencies are interrogating him.
INDIAN COMPOUND ARCHERS CLAIM MEN’S TEAM GOLD AT WORLD CUP
Indian men’s compound archery team today won the gold medal at the season’s first World Cup in Shanghai, beating Colombia in the final. The team comprising Abhishek Verma, Chinna Raju Srither and Amanjeet Singh prevailed 226-221 against the Colombians.
Indians grabbed a slender lead in the opening set by clinching it 58-57 and built on it in the next three to emerge triumphant. The Indian team made the final after beating US team in a closely-fought semifinal.
India is seeded fourth in the tournament. This is the first major competition after last year’s Rio Olympics.
ANTI-DUMPING DUTY IMPOSED ON CHINESE CHEMICAL, ALUMINIUM FOIL
India has imposed anti-dumping duty on a Chinese chemical used in pharma industry and aluminium foil to protect domestic industry from cheap imports.
While an anti-dumping duty of up to 1.63 US Dollar per kg was imposed on aluminium foil, up to 8.71 US Dollar per kg duty was slapped on imports of amoxicillin, used in pharmaceuticals.
The duty on both the products would be effective for a period of five years, the finance ministry has said in separate notifications.
The commerce mi
nistry’s investigation arm, Directorate General of Anti dumping and Allied Duties, DGAD in the separate probe had concluded that these products were dumped into India and that has caused material injury to the domestic industry.
The commerce mi
nistry’s investigation arm, Directorate General of Anti dumping and Allied Duties, DGAD in the separate probe had concluded that these products were dumped into India and that has caused material injury to the domestic industry.
EFFORTS ARE ON TO OPEN RISHIKESH-BADRINATH HIGHWAY
Uttarakhand, efforts are on to reopen the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway, which was blocked near Vishnuprayag following landslides from Hathiparwat in Chamoli District.
The BRO personnel are engaged in clearing the debris so that the highway could be reopened for vehicular traffic at the earliest possible. The Chamoli district administration has provided the hundreds of stranded pilgrims with free boarding and lodging and other necessary facilities.
Meanwhile, in view of the safety of the pilgrims, the Rudraprayag District administration has been directed not to allow Badrinath bound devotees to travel beyond Rudraprayag till the highway is reopened.
BOLLYWOOD’S NEW AGE OF OFFICIAL HOLLYWOOD FILM ADAPTATIONS
A number of Hollywood films have remade by Bollywood filmmakers without getting official permissions.
But lately, Indian filmmakers are progressing in the right direction. Official remake permissions or adaptation rights are being applied for. Films like Dobaara, Tubelight and Chef are official adaptions of Hollywood films Oculus, Little Boy and Chef.
Bollywood is not only getting official permissions but also giving credit to the original film makers.
The original filmmaker of the film Oculus, Mike Flanagan, has supported and loved the content of the film from day one. He has agreed to go all out and promote the film.
Produced by B4U Motion Pictures in association with Zahhak Films, the film stars Huma Qureshi, Saqib Salim, Lisa Ray, Adil Hussain, Madalina Bellariu and Rhea Chakraborty. The film is slated slated for 2nd June 2017 release.
INDIA’S EXPORT SECTOR PERFORMS WELL
India’s export sector performs well because global crisis making awakening from stagflation and the reports from global upcale on move which has its impact on India being the chief producer of many goods and commodities. Wait for the quarter for further details.However Minister of Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said, India’s export sector has performed well despite the global slowdown. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on key initiatives taken by her Ministry during the last three years, Ms Sitharaman said, notwithstanding global headwinds, exports have shone in last 6 months.
Ms Sitharaman said, number of mandatory documents required for exports and imports have been reduced to three each. The Minister said, forms related to imports and exports have also been simplified.
The Minister said, Government e-Market place is a remarkable step towards fighting corruption and ensuring transparency in Government transaction.
She said, there is an increase in exports from special economic zone in the last three years. Exports were valued at 5.23 lakh crore rupees in 2016-17.
FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY TO TESTIFY
United States, sacked FBI Director James Comey has agreed to testify before a Congressional committee in an open session about alleged Russian interference in the US Presidential polls last year. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence said, a date of this open hearing will be scheduled after the Memorial Day.
Senator Richard Burr, chairman of the Committee, said, the Committee looks forward to receiving testimony from the former FBI Director on his role in the development of the Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian interference in the 2016 US elections.
Comey’s abrupt sacking by President Donald Trump triggered a political firestorm with an angry opposition calling for an appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the alleged Russian influence in the general elections.
GANGA CLEANING, SMART CITY, BULLET TRAIN, MAKE IN INDIA, SKILL DEVELOPMENT ARE LANGUISHING .
Dear Rajivji
You have sent latent signal to government to rise awake but matters in public domain are weak. Ganga Cleaning, Smart city, Bullet train, Make in India, Skill development are languishing . Very soon the opposition shall huddle together to exhibit their best eloquence on the above mentioned subject to bring the PM jibe on the floors of houses with sarcasm.
You have sent latent signal to government to rise awake but matters in public domain are weak. Ganga Cleaning, Smart city, Bullet train, Make in India, Skill development are languishing . Very soon the opposition shall huddle together to exhibit their best eloquence on the above mentioned subject to bring the PM jibe on the floors of houses with sarcasm.
Railway unable to give any speed but making loss. Rail Prabhu fervently initiate new train.
VIP constituency, Varanasi languishes.
Rampant corruption at lower level, with growing the website complaints.
Channels and most of the media say, PM’s, Eco adviser not ready to take outsiders suggestion. Just laugh at all? Government the insiders glow with their institutional diction but fail to reach last mile needy.
Former PM Rajiv and Dr M M Singh accepted in public.
Modi and Yogi appears on papers assets, Rajiv Gandhi too with massive majority recognized experts, professional in glare of public. The experts worked for his development work, PM Modi , has the experts list of Adani and Mukesh further downtown is absent.
PM ‘s experts Amitabh andCo., are good in talking but nation needs its deep down further experts along with foreign expert, duo Indian and foreigners need to work in tandem.
But we or a Govt is completely parasite on FDI.
Skill education needs drastic change in India ,skill ,teacher, we are the best next reach all world over.We can take lead in world but govt slow in taking decisions thus loss of time.
Great talented France in bad shape, Germany blends MSME with big industry, so do the Chinese thus they stay healthy,
We are depending on Big Group , Amazon, Panasonic, Toyota, Mercedes big name whereas employ frugal part and then they shed employment with technology. MSME employ largest number with greater skill, magic wand gets into fantastic magic. Skill Minister unable to deliver, he needs constant coordinating along with corporate giants along with trade unions and association of various sectors in mood of collaborative actions. To create high skills with K s of experts Minister need to scouting in his office but alas the skill home for millions deserted and holding no conference, to tell media the skill injected in growth.
So your write up matches the government has its good will across nation or world over in which we all experts in our field need to make it full, With great regards and wish we all continue to tread path of glory with sincerity with smaller steps
Hence You are absolutely strike the mark.
The Gla ss is More Than Half-Full
Dear Mr. Sagar
I am forwarding my article titled ‘The Glass is More Than Half-Full’ that appeared in “” on 16th May 2017 (Tuesday).
Your feedback and response are as always welcome.
Best Regards,
Rajiv
The Gla ss is More Than Half-Full
The Economic Times, 16th May 2017
The Narendra Modi government has completed three rather breathless and turbulent years. So much seems to have changed, or has been in a flux. There is no separate railway budget anymore, with the Union Budget itself having been advanced by a month to February 1.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has statutorily mandated to target predetermined inflation rate with an empowered monetary policy committee (MPC). A brand new fiscal responsibility and budget management (FRBM) framework has been set up. The goods and services tax (GST), a historical reform, is on the verge of being rolled out.
A brand new bankruptcy law has been enacted with its rules now being finalised. State utilities have been freed from their debt burden with the introduction of Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) bonds and solar power generation has been taken to new heights. Highway construction, mired in delays and logjams during the past, has been speeded up significantly. Breathless, indeed.
At the same time, we have the powerful Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM) trinity for curbing leakages from government expenditure and improving inclusion. Making e-governance central to the delivery of public services and central government approvals has the potential to significantly bring down delays and rent-seeking in the system.
There are so many new schemes, which, at a recent count, totalled to more than three dozen, with some like Swachh Bharat, Skill India and Digital India being monitored directly by the prime minister himself. This government has clearly been hyper-busy.
It has also not been shy of taking risks, epitomised in some way by the bold decision to demonetise high value currency notes from November 8 to frontally attack the pervasive culture of corruption.
The key question now is whether all this hyperactivity has produced the commensurate positive outcomes.
Or has it been too much bluster without the expected substance?
Or has it been too much bluster without the expected substance?
As always, the perception about outcomes can be a story of a glass being seen as half-full or half-empty. Yes, the GDP growth rate is the highest in the world for any large economy. But it is lower than the average achieved during 2003-11.
The education sector continues to flounder, buffeted as it is by ideological headwinds and bureaucratic confusion. The health sector has not seen much change, let alone improvement.
Agriculture modernisation remains a distant dream, although a beginning has been made with soil cards and promotion of agri-business.
Corruption has, admittedly, gone down at the higher levels. But it continues to plague the common man who continues to face demands and threats from the income-tax inspector and from the local policeman. Jihadi terrorism, Naxal violence and Hindu fundamentalism have certainly not subsided. They may have actually worsened.
And one can go on in that vein.
So, to repeat the image of the glass once more: is the glass more than half-empty after three years, or more than half-full? The country’s electorate clearly does not think that the glass is more than half-empty. Even as a political economist, I would disagree with those who argue that this government has not met expectations.
A strong beginning has been made in challenging entrenched vested interests and corrupt practices. It has also started well in rooting out critical constraints on entrepreneurship, improving governance and establishing a development state in India.
Yes, it will take some time before economic growth accelerates further.
We now have to ensure that social dissonance in the Gangetic plains is minimised for India to achieve the double-digit growth that it must if it is to meet the exploding aspirations of the country’s teeming young population.
Rajiv Kumar
Founder Director
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