- 'Exhibition of Innovations' inaugurated by President
- 'Enable India 2010' conference to be inaugurated on Friday
- Foundation Day of National Archives of India
- Seminar on integration of women in the Indian Army
- Standards to 49 Squadron and 107 Helicopter Unit
- Vladimir Putin to visit India
- Buyer-Seller Meet of EEPC commence
Bureaucracy Today: The President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil inaugurated an ‘Exhibition of Innovations’ in the President’s Estate of Rashtrapati Bhavan on wednesday. This is perhaps the first time ever that a Head of State anywhere, has hosted an exhibition of innovations. The showcasing of this exhibition is in consonance with the vision of the President and inspiration received by the nation, following the declaration of this decade as the ‘Decade of Innovation’. The Exhibition will be open for viewing to the public from March 10 to 14. Entry would be from Gate No. 35 of Rashtrapati Bhavan, situated near North Avenue. The principal objective of this event is to promote the innovative spirit and knowledge, encourage grassroots innovators and follow-up the process by bringing industry and manufacturers together. The principal theme of the exhibition is innovations which impact agricultural production and related fields. The exhibition has participation from 32 innovators from around the country, with 36 innovations and products showcased. |
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Bureaucracy Today: The Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment, Mukul Wasnik, will inaugurate “Enable India 2010”, an International Conference and Exhibition at the Scope Convention Center, in New Delhi on Friday. The theme of the conference is “Challenges of Inclusive Growth - Empowering Persons with Disabilities”. Enable India 2010 will showcase the capabilities of Persons with Disabilities to sensitize the employers who are yet to realize the potential of PwDs. The Conference and the Exhibition is expected to encourage and persuade the employers to recruit PwDs in their organizations. The event is expected to provide an effective networking platform for interaction, addressing the issues involved and how the hurdles can be overcome. This conference is being organized by Utthan Prayash Foundation, a Delhi based NGO with the National Trust, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment as knowledge partner. Through Enable India 2010, Utthan Prayash Foundation aims to take up the challenge to sensitize the corporate, especially public sector, regarding the potential of PwDs with their developmental abilities. |
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Bureaucracy Today: The National Archives of India would be celebrating its 110th Foundation Day on March 11, as a repository of non-current records of the Government of India. It was on March 11, 1891 that the Department was established as Imperial Record Office at Imperial Secretariat Building, Calcutta, with G.W.Forrest as the first Officer-in-Charge of the Department. Following the transfer of capital from Calcutta to New Delhi in 1911, it was imperative that the Imperial Record Office would also be transferred to the new capital. The present building which was designed by Edwin Lutyens became the permanent abode of records of the Government of India in 1926. In order to commemorate the event, the Department has organized a Foundation Day Lecture 'What are the Archives for?’ on March 12, 2010 at Speaker’s Hall, Constitution Club, Rafi Marg here to be delivered by Prof. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, who till recently was the Chairman, Indian Council of Historical Research. |
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Bureaucracy Today: An In-house brain storming session to examine the current status of integration of women in the Indian Army was conducted under the aegis of the Army Management Studies Board, Army Training Command, at the Officers Training Academy, Chennai on March 5-6, 2010. Further, issues to formulate a long-term perspective on the employment of women officers in the Army were discussed. Major General JS Bajwa, Commandant, OTA comments, “The proposed seminar would go a long way in generating a healthy debate and consequently a deeper understanding of socially intrinsic issue. This would help in formulating comprehensive integration of women in our Army, as also in working out a long term perspective to address future requirements.” The General is instrumental in restructuring the training of women cadets at par with their male counterparts in the only Army training institution in the country for women entry. He heads the Officers Training Academy at Chennai. |
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Bureaucracy Today: President of India Pratibha Patil conferred the Presidential Standards on two premier combat units of the Indian Air Force-49 Squadron and 107 Helicopter Unit at an impressive presentation parade held at the Jodhpur airbase on Tuesday. The Standards were received in the presence of the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal PV Naik by the Commanding Officer of 49 Squadron Group Captain R Dineshan and Commodore Commandant Air Commodore PK Singh and subsequently by Commanding Officer of 107 Helicopter Unit Wing Commander J Yadav and Air Vice Marshal PK Roy. "It gives me immense pleasure to be with you at Air Force Station, Jodhpur a premier Indian Air Force Base, to award Standards to 49 Squadron and 107 Helicopter Unit. Both have a rich history of valour and courage and have rendered distinguished service to the nation since their inception. These two units have put in tremendous efforts as well as followed rigorous discipline in pursuit of excellence and set an example for others to emulate. For their selfless devotion, professionalism and courage in the face of the adversary, the nation honours them today with a deep sense of gratitude and appreciation", said Mrs Patil on this occasion. |
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Bureaucracy Today: The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, will arrive in New Delhi on a working visit, on Friday, 12 March 2010, at the invitation of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. Prime Minister Putin will be accompanied by an official delegation comprising senior members of the Russian Government and several business leaders. Mr Putin will hold talks with Prime Minister Singh on a range of issues of bilateral interest. |
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Bureaucracy Today: EEPC India (formerly Engineering Export Promotion Council), the apex body of engineering exporters, kicked off a series of Buyer -Seller Meets (BSMs) across seven locations (New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Ludhiana and Ahmedabad) from 8th to 12th March 8 to 12. In the first BSM of the series, nearly 100 Indian companies in the engineering sector had direct business talks with their counterparts from The US, Canada, Europe and CIS countries. Thirty buyers from US, Canada, Turkey, France, Slovenia, Spain, Bulgaria, Spain, Armenia and Ukraine etc. attended the first BSM in New Delhi. Arvind Mehta, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry complimented EEPC’s efforts in bringing the buyers to India and said that the efforts would specifically benefit the MSME sector. The engineering industry accounts for 12 per cent of India’s GDP. |
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