Wednesday, August 30, 2017

ANNA WRITES TO PM MODI ON LOKPAL

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Modi government with mixed reactions is being appreciated by many and being criticized by others for not adhering to promises PM Narinder Modi made before elections or in the saffrons manifesto. Most of the citizen still rate him the performers at various levels but on the question of employment,ease of business, corruptions at lower levels their is either no progress or citizen are finding the situation not conducive. Similarly the opposition parties are making continuous political jibes and  pot shots on PM Modi rule. Rahul Gandhi Vice President Congress party remarked in lighter vein on his Facebook promotional page said the  Champions of Lokpal is in deep slumber. The government has received some better markings from the international rating agencies.
Lokpal mentioned in constitution of India needs our attentions. In this context  For anti- corruptions, and ease of business and conduct of politicians, national campaign  on the Anti corruption was  initiated in the year 2011 for appointment of  Lokpal and Lokayukta which is still in cold storage. Anna Hazare, The champion of Lokpal again arise and awakes and writes a strong letter to the PM Modi on this account.
Anna Hazare
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कब तक करेंगे इंतजार? लोकपाल नहीं तो फिर आंदोलन…
प्रति,
मा. नरेंद्र मोदी जी,
प्रधान मन्त्री, भारत सरकार,
राईसीना हिल, नई दिल्ली-110 011.
विषय- लोकपाल और लोकायुक्त की नियुक्ती करने, संसद में प्रतीक्षित भ्रष्टाचार को रोखनेवाले सभी सशक्त विधेयकों पर सही निर्णय होने और किसानों की समस्याओं को ले कर स्वामीनाथन आयोग की रिपोर्ट पर अमल होने के लिए दिल्ली में आंदोलन करने हेतु….
महोदय,
भ्रष्टाचार मुक्त भारत का सपना देखते हुए अगस्त 2011 में रामलिला मैदान पर और पुरे देशभर में ऐतिहासिक आंदोलन हुआ था। इस आंदोलन को देखते हुए 27 अगस्त 2011 के दिन भारतीय संसद में ‘Sense of the House’ से रिज्युलेशन पास किया गया था। जिसमें केंद्र में लोकपाल, हर राज्यों में लोकायुक्त और सिटिझन चार्टर ऐसे महत्त्वपूर्ण मुद्दों पर जल्द से जल्द कानून बनाने का निर्णय किया गया था। इस रिज्युलेशन को लेकर केंद्र सरकार ने लिखित आश्वासन देने के बाद बडे उम्मीद से मैने 28 अगस्त के दिन अपना आंदोलन स्थगित किया था। भ्रष्टाचार मुक्त भारत के लिए जनता के मन में बडी उम्मीद जगानेवाली इस ऐतिहासिक घटना को अब छह साल पुरे हो चुके हैं। लेकिन आज छह साल बाद भी भ्रष्टाचार को रोखनेवाले एक भी कानून पर अमल नही हो पाया। इससे व्यथित हो कर मै आज आपको यह पत्र लिख रहां हूँ।
आपकी सरकार सत्ता में आने के बाद ३ साल में लोकपाल और लोकायुक्त की नियुक्ती के संबंध में तारिख 28/08/2014, 18/10/2014, 01/01/2015, 01/01/2016, 19/01/2017, 28/03/2017 को हमने लगातार पत्राचार किया। लेकिन आप की तरफ से कार्रवाई के तौर पर कोई जबाव नहीं आया। देश में बढते हुए भ्रष्टाचार को रोकथाम लगे इस लिये लोकपाल और लोकायुक्त कानून की मांग को ले कर देश की जनता ने एक शांतिपूर्ण आंदोलन किया था। तब देश में गांव-गांव, शहर-शहर के लाखों की संख्या में लोग, स्कुल के बच्चे और कॉलेज के नवयुवक आंदोलन के लिए रास्ते पर उतर आए थे। क्योंकी भ्रष्टाचार के कारण आम जनता को जीवन जीना मुश्किल हो रहा था। देश में आजादी के बाद शायद पहली बार इतनी बडी संख्या में लोग आंदोलन में उतर आए थे। यह पुरा आंदोलन अहिंसा के मार्ग से हुआ। किसी ने एक पत्थर तक नहीं उठाया। भारत के इस अहिंसात्मक आंदोलन की चर्चा दुनिया के कई देशों में हुई थी। जनशक्ती के इस आंदोलन के कारण 42 साल बाद तात्कालिक सरकारने लोकपाल, लोकायुक्त का कानून 17 दिसंबर 2013 को राज्यसभा में और 18 दिसंबर 2013 को लोकसभा में ऐसे दोनों सदनोंमें बहुमत से पारित हो गया। उसके बाद 1 जनवरी 2014 को महामहीम राष्ट्रपतीजीने इस कानून पर अपने हस्ताक्षर कर दिए थे।
लोकपाल और लोकायुक्त कानून बनते समय संसद के दोनो सदनों में विपक्ष की भूमिका निभा रहे आपकी पार्टी के नेताओं ने भी इस कानून को पुरा समर्थन दिया था। उसके बाद हुए चुनाओं में 26 मई 2014 को आपकी पार्टी की सरकार सत्तामें आयी। लोकपाल आंदोलन के बाद देश की जनता ने बडी उम्मीद से आपके नेतृत्व में नई सरकार को चुन कर दिया था। नई सरकार को प्रतीक्षित मुद्दों पर अमल करने के लिए पर्याप्त समय देना जरुरी था। ऐसा सोचकर मैने आपको याद दिलाने के लिए पिछले तीन साल में कई बार पत्र लिखा। लेकिन आपने कार्रवाई के तौर पर ना तो पत्र का जवाब दिया, ना ही अमल किया। ना कभी जनता के साथ संवाद करते समय और ना कभी मन की बात में लोकपाल और लोकायुक्त का जिक्र किया। सत्तामें आने से पहले आपने देश की जनता को ‘भ्रष्टाचार मुक्त भारत निर्माण के लिए प्राथमिकता देंगे’ ऐसा आश्वासन दिया था। आज भी नया भारत बनाने के लिए भ्रष्टाचार मुक्त भारत निर्माण करने का संकल्प करने हेतु आप बडे बडे विज्ञापन के माध्यम से जनता को संदेश दे रहे है। लेकिन आज भी हर राज्योंमें पैसा दिए बिना आम नागरिकों का काम नहीं होता, यह वास्तव हैं। याने जनता के जीवन के साथ जुडे हुए प्रश्नों पर भ्रष्टाचार बिलकूल कम नहीं हुआ हैं। जनता प्रतिदिन यह अनुभव कर रही हैं।
लोकपाल और लोकायुक्त कानून पर अमल होने से 50 से 60 प्रतिशत भ्रष्टाचार को रोकथाम लग सकती हैं। फिर भी आप इस कानून पर अमल नहीं कर रहे है। लोकपाल और लोकायुक्त कानून के साथ सिटिजन चार्टर बिल, The Prevention of Bribery of Foreign Public Officials and Officials of Public International Organization Bill 2011, Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill 2012, The Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill, The Public Procurement Bill 2012 और व्हिसल ब्लोअर बिल यह सभी बिल भ्रष्टाचार को रोखनेवाले हैं और संसद में प्रतीक्षित है। तात्कालिक सरकारने यह सभी बिल लोकपाल आंदोलन के समय जनता की मांग पर संसद में लाये थे। लेकिन आप उसके बारे में ना कुछ बोलते है, ना कुछ करते है। फिर कैसे होगा भ्रष्टाचार मुक्त भारत ?
जनता में सिर्फ संकल्प करने सें नही बल्की कानुन के आधार पर उनके होथो में अधिकार दिये जाने से भ्रष्टाचार मुक्त भारत होगा। सुचना का अधिकार कानून इसका एक उदाहरण है । संसद में नेता विपक्ष ना होने के कारण लोकपाल और लोकायुक्त की नियुक्ती नहीं कर सकते ऐसा आपकी सरकार का कहना है। वास्तविक लोकपाल, लोकायुक्त कानून में यह प्रावधान किया गया है कि, ‘लोकपाल चुनाव कमेटी में कोई पद रिक्त होने से अध्यक्ष अथवा सद्स्य इनकी नियुक्तीयाँ अवैध नहीं होगी।’ हैरानी की बात हैं की, कानून में स्पष्ट प्रावधान होते हुए भी आप 3 साल से लोकपाल और लोकायुक्त नियुक्ती नहीं कर रहे है। सर्वोच्च न्यायालय ने भी आपकी सरकार को बार-बार फटकार लगाई है। जबकी एक तरफ सीबीआय प्रमुख की नियुक्ती नेता विपक्ष ना होते हुए भी आप करते है और लोकपाल के लिए विरोधी पक्ष नेता ना होने की बहानेबाजी हो रही है। एक प्रकार से आप जनभावना का और सर्वोच्च न्यायालय का अनादर कर रहें हैं। यह बडी दुख की बात है।
आश्चर्यजनक बात यह है कि, जिस राज्यों में विपक्ष की सरकारें हैं वहां तो नहीं लेकिन जिस राज्यों में आपके पार्टीकी सरकारे हैं वहां भी नये कानून के तहत लोकायुक्त नियुक्त नहीं किए गये हैं। इससे यह स्पष्ट होता है की आप के पास लोकपाल लोकायुक्त कानून पर अमल करने के लिये इच्छाशक्ति का अभाव है। आपके कथनी और करनी में अंतर पड रहा है। फिर कैसे होगा भ्रष्टाचारमुक्त भारत? जिस संसद ने देश के लाखो लोगों की मांग पर यह कानून बनवाया और राष्ट्रपतीजीने हस्ताक्षर किए फिर भी उस कानून पर अमल ना करना, क्या यह जनता, संसद और राष्ट्रपतीजी का अवमान नहीं है?
कृषिप्रधान भारत देश में किसान प्रतिदिन आत्महत्या कर रहे हैं। खेती पैदावारी में किसानों को लागत पर आधारित दाम मिले इसलिए मैंने कई बार पत्र लिखा था। लेकिन आपकी तरफ से ना कोई जबाब आया ना स्वामीनाथन कमिटी की रिपोर्ट पर कार्रवाई हुई। पिछले कई दिनों से महाराष्ट्र, मध्य प्रदेश, तमिळनाडू, आंध्र प्रदेश, तेलंगना, हरियाना, राजस्थान ऐसे विविध राज्यों में किसान संघठित हो कर आंदोलन कर रहें हैं। देश के किसानों के दुख के प्रति आपके दिल में कोई संवेदना नहीं हैं यह तीन साल से दिखाई दे रहा है। आप जितनी चिन्ता कम्पनी मालिक और उद्योगपतियों के बारे में करते दिख रहे हैं उतनी चिन्ता किसानों के बारे में नही करते। यह कृषिप्रधान भारत देश के लिए बडी दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण बात हैं।
हालही में आपकी सरकारने वित्त विधेयक 2017 को धन विधेयक के रुप में पेश करके राजनैतिक दलों को उद्योगपतियों द्वारा दिए जानेवाले चंदे की 7.5 प्रतिशत सीमा हटाई हैं। और कम्पनी जितना चाहे उतना दान राजनीतिक दल को दे सकती है, ऐसा प्रावधान किया है। जिससे लोकतंत्र नही बल्कि पार्टीतंत्र मजबूत होगा। वास्तविक रूप से अगर आपको किसान और गरिबों की इतनी चिन्ता होती तो आप इस कानून में संशोधन करके यह प्रावधान करते कि, कंपनियाँ जितना चाहे उतना दान राजनीतिक पार्टी को नहीं बल्कि गरीब और किसानों के लिए दे सकती है। अगर ऐसा होता तो लोकतंत्र मजबूत हो कर किसान और गरिबों को न्याय मिल जाता। लेकिन आपके अंदर गरीबों और किसानों के प्रति संवेदनशीलता नहीं है यह स्पष्ट होता है। अगर किसानों के स्थितीपर हल निकालना हैं तो स्वामिनाथन आयोग की रिपोर्ट पर पुरी तरह से अमल होना, खेती पैदावारी को लागत पर आधारित दाम मिलना और किसानों तथा मजदुरों को आर्थिक सुरक्षा दिलाने के लिए प्रतिमाह पेन्शन योजना शुरू करने की जरुरत हैं।
राजनीतिक पार्टीयों को सूचना के अधिकार के दायरें में लाने की मांग जनता की ओर से कई सालों से हो रही हैं। मा. सुप्रिम कोर्ट ने भी सरकार को इस बारे में स्पष्ट निर्देश दिए थे। अगर आप वास्तव में पारदर्शिता की अपेक्षा करते हैं तो राजनैतिक पार्टियों को सूचना के अधिकार के दायरे में लाने का संशोधन करना भी जरुरी हैं।
भ्रष्टाचार को रोखने तथा सही लोकतंत्र को मजबूत करने के लिए सत्ता का विकेंद्रिकरण जरुरी हैं। इसके लिए जल, जंगल और जमिन को लेकर ग्रामसभा को अधिकार देनेवाला कानून बनना जरुरी हैं। उसके साथ राईट टू रिजेक्ट, राईट टू रिकॉल और महिलाओं को हर स्तर पर कानून के तहत सम्मानजनक अधिकार देनेवाले कानून भी आवश्यक हैं। सिर्फ जगह जगह पर पोस्टर लगाने से महिलाओं को सम्मान कैसे मिलेगा? लोगों के हाथ में अधिकार देने से जनसंसद मजबूत होगी। क्यों की लोकतंत्र में जनसंसद का स्थान सबसें उँचा है। अगर यह जनसंसद जाग गई तो लोकपाल और लोकायुक्त, किसानोंकी समस्या तथा सभी प्रतीक्षित मुद्दों पर निश्चितरूपसे हल निकलेगा ऐसा हमे विश्वास है।
इसके पहले 28 मार्च 2017 को मैने आपसे पत्र लिखा था कि, अगर लोकपाल और लोकायुक्त कानून पर अमल नही होता तो मेरा अगला पत्र दिल्ली में होनेवाले आंदोलन के बारें में होगा। उसी पत्र के मुताबिक मैंने समाज और देश की भलाई के लिये दिल्ली में आंदोलन करने का निर्णय लिया हैं।
35 साल से मै आंदोलन करते आया हूँ। लेकिन कभी किसी पक्ष और पार्टी या व्यक्ती के विरोध में आंदोलन नहीं किया हैं। सिर्फ समाज और देश के हित के लिए आंदोलन करते आया हूँ। 3 साल तक मैने आपकी सरकार को याद दिलाते हुए बार-बार पत्र लिखकर लोकपाल और लोकायुक्त नियुक्ती के लिए और किसानों को अपने खेती में पैदावारी के खर्चेपर आधारीत सही दाम मिले इसलिए लिखा था। लेकिन आपने उसका जवाबही नहीं दिया और कुछ भी कार्रवाई नही की। इसलिए अब मैने दिल्ली में आंदोलन करने का निर्णय लिया है। जब तक उपरोक्त मुद्दों पर जनहित में सही निर्णय और अमल नही होता तब तक मै मेरा आंदोलन दिल्ली में जारी रखुँगा । अगले पत्र में आंदोलन की तारीख तथा स्थल के बारे में अवगत किया जाएगा।
जय हिंद।
भवदीय,
कि. बा. तथा अन्ना हजारे
प्रतिलीप सूचनार्थ-
1) महामहीम राष्ट्रपतीजी, भारत सरकार, नई दिल्ली
2) मा. अध्यक्ष, लोकसभा, नई दिल्ली
3) मा. अध्यक्ष, राज्यसभा, नई दिल्ली
In English Letter to PM Modi-:
How long will wait? Not Lokpal but then movement…
Per,
Hon. Narendra Modi ji,
Prime Minister, government of India,
Rā’īsīnā Hill, new Delhi-110 011.
The Subject-Lokpal and lokayukta, the awaited corruption in the parliament to be the right decision on all empowered bills and taking farmers problems in Delhi to act in Delhi to act in Delhi.
Sir,
Corruption Free India was dreaming of August in August 2011 and there was a historical movement in the whole country. In the 27th August 2011, in the Indian Parliament of the Indian Parliament in the Indian Parliament was passed. In The Centre, in the centre, the lokayukta and siṭijhana were decided to make laws as soon as possible. After having written this rijyulēśana, the central government had postponed his movement on 28th August. In the minds of the people for corruption free India, a big hope of this historic event has completed six years. But today, even after six years, the corruption was not implemented at any law. I’m writing this letter to you.
After the arrival of your government in the 3 years, Lokpal and lokayukta on the niyuktī of Lokpal 28/08/2014, 18/10/2014, 01/01/2015, 01/01/2016, 19/01/2017, 28/03/2017, 28/03/2017, 28/03/2017, 28/03/2017 But you did not answer as an action from you. In the country there was anti-corruption prevention and lokayukta the people of the country had taken a peaceful movement. Then people in the country, in the country, the number of millions of people in the city, the city and the college youth had come down on the way. Because of corruption common people were going to live life hard. After Independence in the country, the first number of people had come down in the movement. This whole movement was from the way of non-violence. No one has picked up a stone. This non-violent movement of India was discussed in many countries of the world. Due to this movement of janaśaktī, 42 Government Lokpal, lokayukta the law was passed on 17th December, 2013 in Rajya Sabha and on 18th December 2013 in Lok Sabha. After that, on 1th January 2014, the mahāmahīma rāṣṭrapatījīnē had his signature on this law.
Lokpal and lokayukta, the leaders of your party were also supported by the role of the opposition in both the houses of Parliament. After him, on 26th may 2014, the government of your party was sattāmēṁ. After Lokpal movement, the people of the country had chosen the new government in your leadership. The new government was required to work on the most awaited issues. When I think I wrote a letter in the last three years to remind you. But you did not respond to an action, nor did it act. Don’t ever communicate with the public and not always mentioned the mind and lokayukta. Before you come to the people, you will give preference to the people of the country ‘corruption free India’. Even today to make a new india to make corruption free India, you are giving the message to the public through a big big ad. But even today, every rājyōmmēṁ money doesn’t work without ordinary citizens, it’s really. There is no less corruption on the people connected with the life of the people. People are experiencing this every day.
Lokpal and lokayukta will take effect from 50 to 60 per cent corruption in law. However, you are not working on this law. Lokpal and lokayukta, citizen’s Charter Bill, the prevention of foreign public and officials, Public International Organization Bill 2011, judicial and accountability Bill 2012, the prevention of money laundering (Amendment) Bill, the public Procurement Bill 2012 and whistle blower Bill, all the bills are rōkhanēvālē and is awaited in Parliament. Urgent Government, it was brought in the parliament on the demand of all the bill lokpal movement. But you don’t speak about him, don’t do something. Then how will corruption free India?
Not only in the public but the law will be freed from the law of the law. The right of information is an example of the law. In Parliament, the leaders are not the opposition to the opposition and the lokayukta can not be niyuktī. The Real Lokpal, lokayukta, lokayukta law has been given, the president or members will not be illegal by being empty in lokpal election committee. ‘ wonder ‘, there are a clear provision in law, and you don’t have 3 years to lokpal. The Supreme Court also has all your government repeatedly. While the niyuktī head of the sībī’āya head is not the opposition, you don’t have to be opposition and anti-opposition leaders. One type of janabhāvanā and disrespect the supreme court. It’s a big sad.
It is surprising that the state governments are not in the states but in the states, there are not been appointed as the case against the new law. This is clear to you to have a lack of power to act in lokpal lokayukta. Your actions are in a difference. How then will india be? The Parliament has built this law on demand for millions of people, and do not act on the law, whether it is not contempt of people, Parliament and rāṣṭrapatījī?
A farmers are committing suicide daily in India. In Agriculture, farmers got the cost based on the cost of farmers so I wrote several times. But from your side, no response did not come on. From last several days Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, tamiḷanāḍū, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, hariyānā, Rajasthan are doing a movement by the kisan and farmer in various states. There are no condolences in your heart for the suffering of the country. It is from three years. You do not care about the care company owner and business. This a is a big unfortunate thing for India country.
Recently, your government has been removed 7.5 per cent range of funds and the political parties in the form of business as a money bill. And the company can give as much donations as much as the company can give. Not democracy, but it will be strong. If you were so worried about farmer and garibōṁ, you would have made it in the law by amending the law that the companies may not donate as much as the political party but for poor and farmers. If this happens, democracy is strong and get justice. But you don’t have sensitivity to poor and farmers. It is clear. If you are removing the farmers solution, the report of the svāmināthana commission has to be fully implemented, the cost of agriculture will cost the cost of getting the cost of the cost and farmers and farmers.
The demand for political pārṭīyōṁ is getting from the public for many years. Hon. Suprima court also gave clear instructions about the government. If you really expect transparency, political parties are also necessary to amend the rights of the information.
Corruption is necessary to strengthen the corruption and strong democracy to strengthen the right democracy. It is necessary to do gramsabha to gramsabha gramsabha, forest and jamina. With him right to reject, right to recall and women are also required to give respect to the law under law on every level. Just how to get a poster at the place? It will be stronger than the rights of people in the hands of the people. Why is the place of the janasansada is the most famous If this janasansada wake up, Lokpal and lokayukta, kisānōṅkī problem and niścitarūpasē solution will come to us.
Before This 28th March 2017 I wrote letter to you, if lokpal and lokayukta is not implemented on the law, my next letter will be about the movement in Delhi. According to the same letter I decided to have movement in Delhi for the welfare of society and country.
Since 35 years I have movement. But never have a movement in opposition to a party and party or person. Just had movement for the interest of society and country. Till 3 years I remind you of your government repeatedly and lokayukta lokpal and lokayukta niyuktī for niyuktī and farmers have found the right price in their harvest. Written. But you didn’t give him his javābahī and don’t take any action. So now I decided to have movement in Delhi. As long as I don’t have proper decision and work on the above issues, I will continue to release my movement in Delhi. The next letter will be informed about the date of movement and venue.
Jai hind.
Sincerely,
That. Ba. And Anna Hazare
Pratilīpa Information:
1) Mahāmahīma Rāṣṭrapatījī, govt of India, new delhi
2) ma. President, Lok Sabha, new delhi
3) ma. President, Rajya Sabha, new delhi
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EXPRESS GRANTS OF ‘APIXABAN’ PATENT IS 121ST PROCESS PATENT

August30, 2017 (C) Ravinder Singh progressindia2015@gmail.com
It is shocking none of our News Media bothered to ascertain facts about ‘Patent Granted by Indian Patent Office in 113 days’ – after waiting for a fortnight I decided to DISCLOSE FACTS. No Exclusivity for this invention – 3 Original Patents and 121 Process Patents.

Ø Cadila India filed US Patent in 2014, filed in India recently & granted speedily. Its priority date is Nov25, 2014 – so at least 30 months or more.
Ø But it is Not Original Invention – it dates back to Sep21, 2001.
Ø Cadila merely filed a process

Apixapan at least 17 Yrs Old Invention – 121 Process Patents

Apixaban is the generic ingredient in one branded drug marketed by Bristol Myers Squibb and is included in one NDA. There are three patents protecting this compound and one Paragraph IV challenge. Additional information is available in the individual branded drug profile pages.
Apixaban has 
one hundred and twenty-one patent family members in forty countries.
There are twenty-four drug master file entries for apixaban. Two suppliers are listed for this compound.

I have attached Patent Ownership of few Important Apixaban Drug.

India has not yet learnt to ‘Create Original Inventions’ and Protecting & Commercialize them worldwide.

Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS
Y-77, Hauz Khas, ND -110016, India. Ph: 091- 9871056471, 9718280435, 9650421857
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‘HEMA MALINI’S SYNERGY’

PRESS INVITATION
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Venky cordially invites you to attend the Press Conference & to share with you the uniqueness of their latest film 
‘HEMA MALINI’S SYNERGY’
(AN INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL FESTIVAL)
 (SYNERGY is an Indo-Georgian Dance Fusion, collaboration with)
To be addressed by:
  • Hema Malini 
Along with:
  • Team Synergy

Time: 2:30 pm
Date: 31st August 2017 (Thursday)
Venue: The Crowne Plaza, Okhla, New Delhi
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IFAD AND INDIA TO DISCUSS SHARED RURAL POVERTY ALLEVIATION EFFORTS


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

30 August 2017
UNIC/MEDIA ADVISORY/03-2017

IFAD and India to discuss shared rural poverty alleviation efforts

New Delhi, 30 August 2017 – Officials of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) are in New Delhi this week to discuss how to best support India’s efforts to alleviate rural poverty, achieve national development objectives and contribute to the 2030 Agenda for development.
For nearly four decades, IFAD-funded projects have targeted the poorest and most vulnerable groups in India’s rural communities, delivering important results. For example, the Tejaswini Rural Women Empowerment Programme is combatting malnutrition in six districts in Madhya Pradesh, by working with poor rural women to improve their understanding of nutrition, as well as increasing the availability of healthy foods. Activities include training households to grow a variety of vegetables in garden plots and to better understand the micronutrient value of locally grown food. In addition, the programme works with smallholder farmers to produce and eat minor millets, a food that is nutrition-dense and also resilient to climate change effects.
In Maharashtra the programme is helping empower women by creating a federation of women’s self-help groups, which provide poor rural women with access to the credit and training needed to start income-generating activities. Currently, IFAD has nine ongoing projects and programmes that address a wide-range of development challenges.
A specialized United Nations agency and international financial institution, IFAD has financed 28 rural development programmes and projects in India since 1979. This amounts to a total IFAD investment of US $1 billion or $2.75 billion when complimentary funds from the Indian government and others are included, directly benefiting more than 4.5 million rural households.
While in India, the delegation will meet with government officials including: Shobhan Pattanayak, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare; Amarjeet Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development; Naveen Verma, Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; and Dinesh Sharma, Special Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance.
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SHIV SENA SAYS BMC SHOULD BE COMPLIMENTED FOR MUMBAI’S PREPAREDNESS: 

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Even as the country’s financial capital reeled under the impact of heavy rains, the Shiv Sena, which rules the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, on Wednesday complimented the civic body for ensuring that the situation did not “go out of hand”.
The saffron party has been ruling the cash-rich Mumbai civic body since over two decades.
“The BMC’s preparedness to tackle the natural calamity ensured that the situation did not go out of hand. The civic body should be complimented for this. Even after heavy rains, no big untoward incident has taken place,” the Sena said in an editorial in its party mouthpiece Saamana.
“Mumbai and Maharashtra have always received the blessings of Ganpati. We believe that God will ease this trouble as well,” the Uddhav Thackeray-led party said.
It said the heavy downpour reminded the megapolis of the cloudburst on July 26, 2005, when there was about 950 mm rainfall in 24 hours.
“Even the IMD on Monday said the rainfall was more than their expectations. The sun was not visible throughout the day and the high tide added to the city’s woes. Yet, Mumbai’s spirit won over the natural calamity,” it said.
Torrential rains pounded the metropolis throughout the day on Tuesday. The city gauged a whopping 298 mm of rainfall, the highest in a day in August since 1997.
The city and its suburbs virtually have a public holiday today with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis advising people to stay home.
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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

‘SHUBH MANGAL SAVDHAN’ AN UPCOMING INDIAN HINDI

PRESS INVITATION

Eros International & Colour Yellow Productions cordially invites you to attend the Press Conference & to share with you the uniqueness of their latest film 
‘SHUBH MANGAL SAVDHAN’
(An upcoming Indian Hindi comedy-drama film & a remake of hit Tamil flick Kalyana Samayal Saadham. It is the story of a couple who are coming to terms with the husband’s erectile dysfunction.)
To be addressed by:

  • Ayushmann Khurrana
  • Bhumi Pedneker
  • Aanand L Rai(Producer)
  • R.S. Prasanna (Director)


Time: 3:30 pm
Date: 30th August 2017 (Wednesday)
Venue: Le Méridien, New Delhi

You are requested to send correspondents/ photographers/ camera crew for the Press Conference.
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MELBOURNE CITY HAS 1812 MCM DAM STORAGE, DELHI NCR ZERO

August28, 2017 (C) Ravinder Singh progressindia2015@gmail.com
It is extremely tragic that India is led by Corrupt & Incompetent even matters of Water, critical for India’s existence. India don’t release water data on daily basis –Melbourne for example provides hourly to historic data at one website with graphs, bar charts etc.

Melbourne City of 4.5m Population has 1812 MCM Dam Storage capacity to ensure Sustainable & Clean water supply – when average annual inflows into Storage Dams is 419 MCM for last 20 years and daily water requirement is 1 MCMFull Dams Storage capacity can serve Melbourne City for 1812 days – current storage is 1180 MCM enough for 1180 days Melbourne City requirement.

Delhi NCR Region with over 30m and fast growing population has No Dam Storage though a Large River – Yamuna flows through it.

Delhi is dependent on Sewage, Drainage flowing in Yamuna & Ground Water supply as own resources and water allocations from Bhakra and Tehri Dams. 

Hard Contaminated Water at Zero Pressure is supplied in Delhi to 60%-70% Population that requires COSTLY Home Storage, Pumping & RO Purification.

Renuka, Lakhwar-Vyasi and Kishau Dams on Upper Yamuna River with Storage Capacity of 1.805 MAF or 2226 MCM of water – when annual Inflows in Dams are 11,000 MCM downstream of Dams to 13,000 MCM at Okhla. [419 MCM for Melbourne Dams]

Ø 30 Times more Inflows in Yamuna Projects than all Melbourne Dams – Provide 0.146
mhac irrigation, 1060 MW of Power, and provide Flood Protection to over 1 mhac.

Ø Yet Yamuna Dam Projects, Critical for regions water needs are not being developed
since UYB agreement in 1954 – for over last 5 yrs these dams are included in list of Projects of ‘National Importance’ – [Pdf attached.]

Ø On Aug24 – 79 BCM of water was stored in 91 CWC dams – 5% of Indian River Flows.

Ø Three Indus Storage Dams Supply 30 BCM Clean Water but not used for Drinking.  

Melbourne Dams storages on Aug27, 2017 in MCM
Name of Dam
Capacity
Aug27, 2017
% Full
Thomson
1068.000
659.345
61.7
Cardinia
286.911
193.726
67.5
Upper Yarra
200.579
114.925
57.3
Sugarloaf
96.253
72.216
75
Silvan
40.445
34.894
86.3
Tarago
37.580
34.064
90.6
Yan Yean
30.266
26.892
88.9
Greenvale
26.839
25.212
93.9
Maroondah
22.179
15.348
69.2
O’Shannassy
3.123
3.194
100
Total
1812.175
1179.816
65.1

India need to Engage Genuine Professionals in Water Sector in Civil Services.  
Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS
Y-77, Hauz Khas, ND -110016, India. Ph: 091- 9871056471, 9718280435, 9650421857
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DIPP RELEASED CONSOLIDATED FDI POLICY CIRCULAR 2017

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India has released the Consolidated Foreign Direct Investment Policy for the year 2017 with an intent and objective to attract and promote foreign direct investment in order to supplement domestic capital, technology and skills, for accelerated economic growth.
 
Brief highlights of the Consolidated FDI Policy 2017:-
 
· For the first time FDI circular included start-ups, which can raise up to 100 percent of funds from Foreign Venture Capital Investor (FVCI). Start-ups can issue equity or equity linked instruments or debt instruments to FVCI against receipt of foreign remittance.
 
· A person resident outside India (other than citizens/entities of Pakistan and Bangladesh) will be permitted to purchase convertible notes issued by an Indian startup company for an amount of Rs 25 lakh or more in a single tranche.
 
· It also contains provisions relating to the issue of equity/equity-linked instruments/debt instruments and convertible notes by start-ups. Almost all these provisions have already been notified by authorities, mainly the RBI.
 
· NRIs can also acquire convertible notes on non-repatriation basis.
 
· The latest consolidated FDI policy, which usually factors in various changes over the past one year to make it easier for foreign investors to get informed of various rules, also formally clarified that the restriction of 25 per cent on sales of one vendor through an e-commerce marketplace will be computed on a financial year basis. The period to be considered for compliance was not mentioned earlier.
 
· While proposals relating to banking, mining, defence, broadcasting, civil aviation, telecoms, pharmaceuticals etc will have to be approved by administrative ministries, the DIPP will be the authority to clear proposals relating to areas including retail (single and multi-brand, and food). For proposals relating to financial services activities that are not regulated by any financial sector regulator or where only part of the financial services activity is regulated or where there is doubt regarding the regulatory oversight, the department of economic affairs will clear the proposals.
 
· The policy simplifies the definition of ‘venture capital fund’ defined FDI-linked performance conditions without diluting substance. So instead of complex definitions under the earlier FDI regime, ‘venture capital fund’ is now defined as a fund so registered under the Sebi (Venture Capital Funds) Regulations, 1996, while FDI-linked performance conditions are basically the sector-specific conditions for companies receiving foreign investment.
 
The Consolidated FDI Policy Circular for 2017 has been attached for your ready reference.
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DEUBA : INDIA VISIT SUCCESSFUL

Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that his recent India visit was successful and it has laid down the foundation for further strengthening India-Nepal relations.
Briefing members of parliament today about his 5 day state visit to India, Mr Deuba said that he put forth the problems of flooding and inundation in border areas before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He informed the parliament that Pancheshwar Multi-Purpose Project was also discussed and concerned officials have been directed to finalise Detailed Project Report within a month.
Mr Deuba said, he also held talks with the Indian side for economic development and investment in Nepal. Similarly both sides agreed for development and expansion of tourism sector, construction of Nijgadh airport and construction of 132 KV transmission line.
Prime Minister Deuba returned Kathmandu last evening after concluding his maiden foreign visit since assuming the office of Prime Minister in June this year.
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HURRICANE HARVEY CLAIMS SEVEN LIVES IN TEXAS

United States, floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey, which has already killed at least seven people in Texas and was expected to drive tens of thousands from their homes, will likely rise in the coming days. Officials warned as heavy rains continued to pound the US Gulf Coast.
National Guard troops, police officers, rescue workers and civilians raced in helicopters, boats and special high-water trucks to rescue the hundreds of people still stranded in and around Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city.
The storm was the most powerful hurricane to strike Texas in more than 50 years when it came ashore on Friday near Corpus Christi, 354 km south of Houston, and the worst was far from over as the National Weather Service issued numerous flood warnings across the region.
US President Donald Trump plans to go to Texas today to survey the damage and may in the future visit Louisiana where the storm is now dumping rain.Trump warned that Texas faces a “long and difficult road” to recovery after floods triggered by an unprecedented rainstorm, saying there’s “never been anything like it. Trump, facing the biggest US natural disaster since he took office in January, has signed disaster proclamations for Texas and Louisiana, triggering federal relief efforts.
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PENTAGON $593MN SALE OF PLANES TO NIGERIA

Pentagon has notified Congress of a $593 million aircraft and arms sale to Nigeria, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. It includes 12 Super Tucano A-29 aircraft, weapons and other arrangements. The deal, approved by the State Department on August 2, also entails training, munitions, maintenance, spare parts, hangars and other infrastructure. The Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the US signed the agreement to support Abuja’s military operations against “terrorist organizations Boko Haram and ISIS West Africa, and Nigerian efforts to counter illicit trafficking in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea.” Nigeria has been trying to purchase the aircraft since 2015, but former president Barack Obama delayed the deal due to concerns about Nigeria’s human rights record. In February, President Donald Trump expressed his support of the deal in a phone call with Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari. Media agencies
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UNHCR CHIDS AUSTRIA

UN refugee agency has denounced “xenophobic debates” in Austrian politics ahead of a parliamentary election in October, calling on political parties to set a more inclusive tone and do more to help those seeking sanctuary. “In recent years a considerable amount has been achieved in Austria in taking in, providing for and integrating refugees,” the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a statement posted on its Austrian arm’s website on Monday. “At the same time, however, we view xenophobic debates and exclusionary tendencies with concern. We call on all democratic parties to carry out political debates thoughtfully and to put what unites above what divides,” it added. Media agencies
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MEDIA INTERACTION WITH SPORTS PERSONS

Event:- Media Interaction with Mr. Satnam Singh, International Basketball Player and Mr. Varinder Ghuman, IFBB Professional Bodybuilder
Date:- 30/08/2017 
Time:- 3-5 PM
High-Tea – 5 PM

Dear Friends,

As you are aware about Satnam Singh Bhamara is the only Indian professional basketball player for the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He became the first player from India to be drafted into the NBA when the Dallas Mavericks chose him with the 52nd overall pick in the 2015 draft. With 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) and 290 lb (132 kg), he plays the center position. He played high school basketball at IMG Academy, a private athletic training institute headquartered in Bradenton, Florida. He attracted attention from media outlets since he was as young as 14 years old, and his career at IMG helped put him on the radar for NBA teams. Mr. Satnam is a pride of the nation as represents the greatest underdog story as he came from a teeny town of punjab and went on to represent the billion dollar franchise of NBA. Netflix produced a movie on him named “One in a Billion”

And

Varinder Singh Ghuman is an Indian professional bodybuilder and the only Indian currently holding an IFBB Pro card and Punjabi wrestler. Ghuman has won Mr. India in 2009 and he was awarded 2nd place in Mr. Asia. Mr. Ghuman has also acted in several movies.

Biki Singh has also been signed as an ABH Athlete. Biki has won multiple championships in the USA and made India proud. His accolades include South Eastern Championship, Rochester Classic and more.

I am Hemant Aangrish, Chairman & Co-Promoter – ABH Pvt. Ltd. and co-founder of Sheru Classic along with my brother Sheru Aangrish and our associate Mr. Niro James who is the Chairman and Founder of Australian based Sports Management Company Niro James Marketing LLC having its operations in diverse locations of Latin, North America, Australia and South east Asia, being reponsible for all the Digital Media marketing of ABH as we are eyeing towards a global expansion, take this opportunity to invite for Media Interaction  of ABH with Mr. Satnam Singh, Basketball Player and Mr. Varinder Ghuman, Professional Bodybuilder on 30th August, 2017 at 3pm Onwards at Press Club of India, Raisna Road, New Delhi – 110001 followed by High Tea

Main discussion on signing of Satnam Singh Bhamara and Varinder Ghuman in our company called Aangrish Brothers Holdings as an exclusive player representation and promoting Basketball and  Bodybuilding in India. As a company we are managing and promoting Satnam along with our association with Los Angeles based media company Gilson Media group. ABH will be managing and promoting these athletes with a vision to promote health, Fitness, Sports and wellness in India. Athletes like Satnam and Varinder who come from a very humble background are living examples that India has a lot of potential in Sports, Health and Fitness. We as a company plan to provide a platform and the right guidance to such hidden talents of the country.



Thanks & Regards
Hemant Aangrish
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WOMEN TRANSFORMING INDIA 2017

Dear Member of the Media,

We are delighted to invite you to cover the Women Transforming India 2017 Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, 29 August from 7:30 – 8.30pm at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

Please join Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya, Union Minister of Textiles and Information & Broadcasting Smriti Irani, and United Nations Resident Coordinator in India Yuri Afanasiev to salute the 12 women changemakers (selected from over 3,000 entries) whose indomitable spirit has helped make India a better place.

The stories of the 12 finalists are attached, along with details of the event. We would be happy to facilitate an interview upon request.

After the ceremony, please do join us for dinner.

Please confirm your participation by email to me, at nandita.surendran@undp.org or by mobile: +91-9810084776
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CPR Invite
CPR and CSH are pleased to invite you to a workshop on
Everyday journeys of urban working mothers: Evidence from France and India
Vandana VasudevanTuesday, 29 August 2017, 3:45 p.m.
This paper looks at the daily mobilities of urban working mothers as they manage the double burden of their wage earning and household responsibilities. Using secondary data sources the study attempts to deconstruct the spatial and temporal characteristics of their journeys. It supplements this with narratives from personal interviews conducted with a sample of this cohort in the in three cities-Grenoble (France), Jalandhar and Trichy (India). While doing so it demonstrates the distinction between the mobility that the women manage to achieve versus spatial accessibility to destinations.  It dwells on the role played by urban policies in women’s quotidian life, their daily journeys and eventually, on their overall well-being.
Vandana Vasudevan is doing her doctorate from the University of Grenoble , France on the topic of everyday mobilities of urban working mothers and the role of urban policies in shaping their experiences in the city.  She is an alumna of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and Lady Shriram College prior to that. She completed a Masters in Urbanism from the Institute de Urbanisme, Grenoble, France in 2014. She is the author of the book “Urban Villager: Life in an Indian Satellite Town” (SAGE publications 2013) and is a writer/columnist for leading dailies on urban issues.
This workshop is free and there is no registration. Find all the videos of our previous workshops, here.
This is the ninety-first in a series of Urban Workshops planned by the Centre de Sciences Humaines (CSH), New Delhi and Centre for Policy Research (CPR). These workshops seek to provoke public discussion on issues relating to the development of the city and try to address all its facets including its administration, culture, economy, society and politics. For further information, please contact: Christine Ithurbide at christine@csh-delhi.com, Partha Mukhopadhyay at partha@cprindia.org or Marie-Hélène Zerah at marie-helene.zerah@ird.fr
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COCKTAIL  AT THE EMBASSY OF THE CZECH

Dear Friends,
Enclosed you will find an invitation for  a Networking Cocktail  at the Embassy of the Czech Republic, 50-M, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri  on Monday, September 11th, 2017 from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Since the member of the Czech Government (Minister of Culture) will be present the attendance must be confirmed for security reasons by replying onmridula@mzv.cz  latest by September 7, 2017.
Only two people from one organization are allowed.
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CEO FORUM AND INDIA PCB TECH CONFERENCE 

Dear Sir/Madam,
Greetings from Messe Muenchen India & ELCINA !
We are pleased to inform you about the 2nd edition of CEO Forum and India PCB Tech conference scheduled on 15 September, 2017 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Organized by ELCINA, the largest Association of Electronics Manufacturers in India and Messe Muenchen India, during electronica India productronica India 2017 (14-16 Sep’17 Pragati Maidan, New Delhi)
CEO forum is a must attend for medium and senior level managements, executives from ESDM industry to get a first hand look from industry leaders.
India PCB Tech is a conference focused on the PCB industry eco system and supply chain. It features participation from India and abroad. All the World Electronic Circuits Council (WECC) members, who are global leaders in PCB technology and manufacturing are invited. They include Taiwan, Japan, Korea, China, Europe, USA and of course India. This is the first effort by the Indian industry to create a focused knowledge forum to promote the PCB industry in India, highlight its potential and attract investments to meet the growing demand.
Benefits of Attending:
  • Gain full exposure and network with highly qualified attendees and speakers comprised of leading players from industry, government
  • B2B – one to one meetings with Taiwanese delegation.
  • B2G meetings with MeitY officials
  • Connect with the global Engineering community who can help you find solutions, provide opportunities for collaboration or meet your sourcing needs.
  • Major PCB companies exhibiting at India PCB Tech pavilion
  • 650 plus brands at exhibition, exhibitors from across the globe.
  • Hand Soldering Competition by IPC India.
I would like to extend a special invitation to you for attending the conference: CLICK HERE – To Register as a delegate.
For Agenda CLICK HERE
Date    :   15th September 2017
Time    :  10.00 hrs onwards
Venue  :  Hall # 8, First Floor, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
About the trade fairs – electronica India productronica India: CLICK HERE
Kind regards,
Saravana Anand
Regional Manager
Messe Muenchen India Pvt. Ltd.
(Formerly known as MMI India Pvt. Ltd.)
Fax: +91 22 4255 4719
Mobile: +91 99163 90422
Email: saravana.anand@mm-india.in
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