Manish Sisodia walks out press meeting
17 02 2015Handling of media is an action of wisdom and not an act of intellectuals.
Disgruntled lots disguised as party managers must be trained to
handle the important aspect of handling media who Qs not for themselves
but for the ” Good of the people”. In case the leaders are not prepared
to answer any Q can go the next Q, there is no obligation on part of
leaders to ans all Q.
AAP has become totally unfriendly with the media persons and is in the habit of hearing soft and appreciation for their party when they have not shown any concrete actions of appreciation on the ground.
Their pep-up talk to few reputed media in form of adv or other connections has made their mind full of arrogance because of their splash visibility on the channels specially of their convener but lacks in formatting any concrete actions .
With their behaviors, expression always people around all corrupts and they the pure of all purest is their fix jinx. They are unable to give vision of their path to be tread or road map for their actions. Hence their continuous harping or chirping to give corruptions free system seems to be fuel of their take off state. This will soon be in jeopardy because of their lack of basic etiquette are absent. Party leaders crude behavior towards MSME media to which they have no soft words,plus do not offer or ask for water to reporters during their briefing.When party lacks to tackle their media friends, treat them with distrust,disdain. Party workers & leaders having no space in governance do speak with arrogance urgently need to learn public speaking before public delivery system. Thus the first encounter with media is quite obvious and first media drama happens as such-:
Manish Sisodia walks out of press meeting: Uncomfortable with questions?
Barred from entering the Delhi Secretariat, reporters boycotted a press conference called by Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today and forced him to leave press briefing mid-way, this on the first day of the new government’s work. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his team have made many promises to the people of the city – from better safety for its women to free water and electricity and citizens empowerment on civic issues. The big question is: where the money will come from to fulfill so many of these promises? The knives are already out on the first working day of the government, but isn’t it too soon to judge them?Edit : Edit
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AirAsia Group is pleased to announce its operating 4th Quarter 2014
17 02 2015|
Preliminary Operating Statistics
For the 4th Quarter and Full Financial Year Ended 2014 |
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AirAsia X Berhad
(“AAX” or “the Company”), the long-haul, low cost airline affiliate of
the AirAsia Group is pleased to announce its operating statistics for
the 4th Quarter 2014 (“4Q14”) and the Full Financial Year ended 31 December 2014 (“FY2014” or “2014”).
AAX’s
passenger size grew another 1.1 million passengers or 34% year-on-year
(“y-o-y”) to 4.2 million passengers in FY2014, on the back of stronger
branding, enhanced customer experience and larger capacity at KLIA2. Capacity as measured by
Available-Seat-KM (“ASK”) grew by 31% y-o-y, with the introduction of
new routes- Nagoya, Xian, and Narita in 2014. Load factor for the full
year remains healthy at 82.0% despite challenging market conditions.
For 4Q14, AAX’s
passenger traffic grew 9% y-o-y, against 8% y-o-y increase in ASK
capacity. Consequently, load factor improved by 0.5 percentage points to
81.4%, implying capacity injected during the peak quarter was well
absorbed by demand arising from year-end holiday travel.
The
Company had during the quarter took delivery of 2 A330-300 on operating
lease, bringing its total number of A330-300s to 23, 2 A340-300s (to be
returned early second quarter of 2015), and 1 A330-200 (to be returned
by first quarter of 2015). Its fleet size has expanded to 26 aircraft
from 19, in the same period last year.
On
the associates, Thai AirAsia X registered strong load of 84.4% for its
4Q14, with 159,034 passengers carried, showing faster-than-expected
pick-up for the well popular routes between Thailand, Japan, and South
Korea. Thai AirAsia X launched its inaugural flights to Incheon in July
2014, Osaka, Narita in September 2014, and recently added Sapporo as its
3rd destination in Japan. Indonesia AirAsia X, on the other
hand, is set to commence with four times weekly Denpasar – Taipei
service in March 2015.
4th Quarter 2014 Operating Statistics
Full Year 2014 Operating Statistics
(1) Number
of earned seats flown. Earned seats comprise seats sold to passengers
(including no-shows) and seats provided for promotional purposes
(2) Number of seats flown
(3) Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPK) / Available Seat Kilometres (ASK)
(4) Available
Seat Kilometres (ASK) measures an airline’s passenger capacity. Total
seats flown multiplied by the number of kilometres flown
(5) Revenue
Passenger Kilometres (RPK) is a measure of the volume of passengers
carried by the airline. Number of passengers multiplied by the number of
kilometres these passengers have flown
(6) Number of flights flown
(7) Number of aircraft including spares
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Quake of M6.7 – SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
17 02 2015
Today at 4:10 AM
| Magnitude | 6.7 |
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| Location | 55.524S 28.252W |
| Depth | 10 km |
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Quake of M6.8 – NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
17 02 2015
Today at 5:18 AM
| Magnitude | 6.8 |
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| Location | 39.848N 142.813E |
| Depth | 10 km |
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| Location Uncertainty | Horizontal: 6.2 km; Vertical 1.8 km |
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Volatile Cotton Sector Struggles to Balance Cost and Benefits
17 02 2015
Volatile Cotton Sector Struggles to Balance Cost and Benefits
New Worldwatch Institute analysis explores trends and impacts of global cotton production
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 Washington
, D.C.
—-Growing cotton provides livelihoods for an estimated 100 million
households in as many as 85 countries. But adverse global market
conditions and reliance on large doses of water, fertilizer, and
pesticides impose considerable social and environmental costs, writes
Michael Renner, senior researcher at the Worldwatch Institute, in the
Institute’s latest Vital Signs Online article (www.worldwatch.org).Although synthetic materials are making inroads, cotton remains by far the most important natural fiber for textiles. In 2013/14, an estimated 26.3 million tons of cotton were produced worldwide. Cultivating cotton accounts for about 3 percent of all agricultural water use worldwide. Countries that import cotton or finished cotton products also bring in large amounts of embedded “virtual water” with these imports and have considerable water footprints. Producing a pair of jeans takes an estimated 10,850 liters of water, and a t-shirt takes 2,720 liters.
Cotton
is a very pesticide-intensive crop (accounting for 16 percent of global
insecticide use and 6.8 percent of herbicide use), with potential
repercussions, such as pest resistance and adverse health impacts on
farmers that range from acute poisoning to long-term effects. Pesticides
and fertilizer (nitrogen, phosphorus, potash) can also leach out of the plant’s root zone and contaminate groundwater and surface water.
Sadly,
severe indebtedness has caused an estimated 100,000 cotton farmers in
India to commit suicide over a 10-year period. Indebtedness results from
numerous factors, including the rising cost of pesticides and
genetically modified seeds, low yields due to droughts, and the
declining price that cotton fetches on world markets.
Several
initiatives exist to improve the social and environmental conditions
under which cotton is produced. In organic production, synthetic
fertilizers and pesticides are replaced with organic substances, soil
fertility management, and integrated pest management. Fair trade
producers, usually small family farms organized in cooperatives or
associations, receive a minimum price covering the average costs of
sustainable production, as well as a premium.
One effort, the Better Cotton
Initiative (BCI), seeks to reduce the environmental impact of cotton
production, improve the livelihoods of farmers, and promote decent work.
In 2013, just 3.7 percent of all cotton was produced in accordance with
BCI principles, but the goal for 2020 is to extend this to 30 percent
and to involve 5 million farmers. Such initiatives offer important
benefits to cotton farmers. But for the moment, at least, they account
for only a relatively small share of the industry.
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For more information and to obtain a complimentary copy of “Volatile Cotton Sector Struggles to Balance Cost and Benefits“ please contact Gaelle Gourmelon. Click to preview the trend.
About the Worldwatch Institute:
Worldwatch
is an independent research organization based in Washington, D.C. that
works on energy, resource, and environmental issues. The Institute’s State of the World report is published annually in more than a dozen languages. For more information, visit www.worldwatch.org.
About Vital Signs Online:
Vital Signs Online
provides business leaders, policymakers, and engaged citizens with the
latest data and analysis they need to understand critical global trends.
It is an interactive, subscription-based tool that provides hard data
and research-based insights on the sustainability trends that are
shaping our future. All of the trends include clear analysis and are
placed in historical perspective, allowing you to see where the trend
has come from and where it might be headed. New trends cover emerging
hot topics-from global carbon emissions to green jobs-while trend
updates provide the latest data and analysis for the fastest changing
and most important trends today. Every trend includes full datasets and
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ADR requests Chief Minister of Delhi to take cognizance of the findings of the ADR-Daksh Survey
17 02 2015
ADR
requests Chief Minister of Delhi to take cognizance of the findings of
the ADR-Daksh Survey that captured the top 10 Governance Issues as
perceived by the Delhi voters.
Dear Shri Arvind Kejriwal,
1) We the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) along with Daksh conducted
perhaps the largest ever survey in any one country. The survey was
conducted across 525 Lok Sabha constituencies and over 2, 50,000 voters
participated in this exercise spread among various demographics. The
main objective of this survey was to find outvoter perception on specific governance issues and the rated performance of our Government on those issues.
2) The survey was conducted during December 2013 to February
2014, prior to the Lok Sabha elections. While conducting this survey
voters were asked to rate the 30 most important issues in their
particular region in terms of their capacity, governance and specific
roles in improving the living conditions of the voters. These aspects
are analyzed in relation to the performance of the Government on those issues as perceived by the respondents.3) To identify what are voter priorities in terms of governance issues like water, electricity, roads, food, education and health, a list of 30 items was given to voters and they were asked to rate whether a particular issue was High, Medium, or Low. This list was comprehensive as less than 5% said that there were “other issues” beyond the list.
4) The results of the Perception Assessment shows the striking difference between the priorities of the voters and the performance of the Government on
those issues. Voter priorities have changed and expectations have gone
up. There is a need to re-set some of the priorities to reflect what the
voters really need and to improve governance.
5) The key objective of this perception assessment is to provide an improved understanding of the importantexpectations of voters from the Government and
how they assess its performance. In addition, it seeks to fill a vital
gap in contemporary times, namely, evidence based research and action on
governance. For far too long we have depended entirely on ideology or
the opinions or various experts. Though that is important, we also need
to reflect the priorities of citizens. These priorities and assessments
will change over time, and hence there is a need to repeat this survey
periodically.
6) The overall score in Delhi, on a scale of 10, for Importance of Issues was 8.88.
This meant that the 30 issues presented to voters were rated as between
Medium and High Priority. In other words, expectation from the
Government across Delhi state was high. The voters gave an overall
Government’s performance rating of 5.86 on a scale of 10, to these 30
issues, which meant Below Average performance.
The all India score of Importance of all 30 Issues is 7.51 (out of 10), which means that voters of Delhi (with importance score of 8.88/10) expect more from the Delhi Government and
the gap between performance score (5.86/10) of the Delhi Government, as
perceived by the voters, and the importance score of issues as felt by
them underscores their disappointment.S. No. |
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8.88 | 7.51 |
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Delhi Government’s Performance on the Issues as perceived by voters
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5.86 | 5.68 |
Importance
Scores of all 30 Governance Issues as perceived by Delhi and all-India
Voters and Governments’ Performance Scores as perceived by the voters
7) In Delhi, Drinking Water was rated as the highest priority, getting a score of 9.24, followed by Better Hospitals, Better Electricity Supply, Better Law and Order, Better Roads, Better Public Transport,Better Schools, Better Employment Opportunities, Security for Women and Subsidized Food Distribution as the Top 10 issues with scores between 9.05 and 9.24 about which people are most concerned.
The table below shows the Delhi’s top
10 Governance Issues with their importance scores as felt by the Delhi
voters and the Delhi Government’s performance scores on each issue as
perceived by the voters. The table also provides the corresponding
figures, for the top-10 Delhi Issues, as reported by all India voters.
It can be seen that Delhi voters’ expectations are significantly higher.
Perceived
Importance Scores of Delhi’s top 10 Governance Issues and Delhi
Government’s Performance Scores on the Issues as perceived by the Delhi
voters compared with scores capturing the perceptions of all-India
voters on the Delhi’s top 10 Governance Issues
We earnestly request that
your Government take a serious note of the findings of the ADR-Daksh
Survey and prepare a blueprint at earliest so that the most pressing
Governance Issues as reported by the Delhi voters may be catered and
resolved sooner rather than later.
We wish you all the best in your Government’s endeavors to put Delhi on the path of development.
Enclosures:
1. Appendix A: Top 10 Governance Issues as reported by Delhi voters
and the Delhi Government’s Performance on these issues.
2. Appendix B: Methodology of the Survey
3. Appendix C: Sample Questionnaire of the Survey
Association for Democratic Reforms
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