ICG conducts marine oil pollution response exercise, clean sea at Port Blair
Regional level Marine Oil Pollution Response Exercise titled ‘Clean Sea - 2017' was conducted at sea off Port Blair on last Tuesday. The exercise was preceded by a table top exercise. The objective of the exercise was to ascertain preparedness of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), resource agencies and other stakeholders in responding to a major oil spill in line with the provisions of NOS-DCP (National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan). The highlight of the exercise was participation of one ICG Pollution Control Vessel (PCV) and integration of Indian Coast Guard Dornier/Chetak aircraft into the Oil Spill Disaster Management System for aerial assessment/delivery of Oil Spill Dispersant (OSD) for mitigation of the spilled oil. Representatives from various stake holders also participated in the exercise as observers. The preparedness of all agencies during the exercise was conducted under observation of Coast Guard Regional Commander Inspector General KR Suresh, TM and was overseen by Anindo Majumdar (IAS), Chief Secretary (Andaman & Nicobar) embarked onboard Coast Guard Ship Vishwast along with Nuzhat Hassan, IPS, DGP and Nabanita Ganguly, IFS, Director, Pollution Control Committee.
Meghawal unveils New Chapter Building of ICSI House at Udaipur
The new chapter of ICSI House was inaugurated by Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union Minister of State for Water Resources River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation and Parliamentary Affairs GoI, in Udaipur, Rajasthan on Thursday. Amongst the august gathering present at the inauguration was Kiran Maheshwari, Minister for Higher & Technical Education, Govt of Rajasthan. The Minister congratulated ICSI for their new chapter building at Udaipur. He also appreciated the efforts the institute is taking to contribute towards efforts of nation building of the GoI. Kiran Maheshwari, Minister for Higher & Technical Education, Govt of Rajasthan said, “Rajasthan is rapidly evolving in terms of higher education and we appreciate the efforts ICSI is taking to ensure that students in every nook and corner of the country can pursue this fast evolving course.” CS (Dr) Shyam Agrawal, President ICSI said, “We are very happy to launch our new chapter building in Udaipur. Since inception, ICSI has grown tremendously as the only recognised professional body in India to develop and regulate the profession of Company Secretaries.” CS Dhananjay Shukla, Chairman NIRC was also present at the occasion.
Ministry of Power Pavilion bags Silver Medal at IITF 2017
The Ministry of Power Pavilion has won the Silver Medal for Excellence in Display under the Ministries and Departments Pavilion at the India International Trade Fair 2017 held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 14th November to 27th November 2017. The award was received by Renuka Kumar, Director (Planning & Coordination), Ministry of Power and CJ Jose, Consultant, Ministry of Power from CR Chaudhary, Union Minister of State of Commerce & Industry at a function held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on last Monday. NHPC limited, India's premier hydropower company was the nodal agency for Ministry of Power Pavilion at India International Trade Fair 2017.
Gehlot Promises Commitment to Empower Persons with Disabilities
Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment of India Dr Thaawarchand Gehlot has headed the country's delegation to attend the High level Inter-Governmental Mid-point Review Meeting of Asia and Pacific Decade for Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022 in Beijing from 27th November to 1st December, 2017. The delegation includes Secretary of the Department and other senior officers. This meeting is being organised by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) in cooperation with Government of China. The main objective of the meeting is to review the progress made by the member States during the decade at the mid-point in 2017 with regard to Incheon Strategy ‘to make the right real' for persons with disabilities in Asia and Pacific. Incheon Strategy has been adopted to achieve the goals mentioned in UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Another objective of the meeting is to discuss the future policy action for building disabilities-inclusive societies in the region, bearing in mind the synergies between the Incheon Strategy and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
59th National Exhibition of Art to be held in Jan at lKA, New Delhi
The lalit Kala Akademi's National Exhibition of Art is held every year to exhibit the works of excellence and to give recognition to outstanding artists. The objective of the 59th National Exhibition of Art, 2017-18 is to showcase works of art of excellence both in terms of material application and aesthetic appeal. The exhibition will cover artworks from broad range of mediums like paintings, sculptures, graphics, photographs, drawings, installation and multimedia. To celebrate the 70th year of Indian Independence there are two categories for award selection--10 awards for the age group between 30-50 years and 5 awards for age group above 50 years. According to the Administrator of lalit Kala Akademi, CS Krishna Setty, "The Akademi has received 3644 entries submitted by 1433 artist throughout the country. lKA, has nominated five first tier selection jury members namely Prof Shyam Sharma (Bihar), Noni Borpuzari (Assam), Ramdas Adyanthaya (Karnataka), V Nagdas (Chhattisgarh), Johny Ml (New Delhi)." The selection jury meeting for the 59th National Exhibition of Art was held from 21st to 23rd November, 2017 at New Delhi. The Jury has also recommended to invite artworks for the invited section from the eminent artists such as Bose Krishnamachari, TV Santhosh, Atul Dodiya, Manu Parekh, KS Radhakrishnan, Subodh Gupta, Adwaita Gadanayak, Jyoti Bhatt, Sudarshan Shetty, lN Tallur and N.Pushpamala. “The selection jury unanimously selected 173 exhibits indifferent disciplines by 172 artists for the National exhibition. The exhibition will be organised at lalit Kala Akademi galleries, New Delhi in the mid of January 2018, says Setty.”
Khattar inaugurates construction of Rohtak-Meham-Hansi New Rail line
In the presence of CM, Haryana, Manohar lal, Rajen Gohain, Minister of State for Railways, opened the commencement of works in connection with Construction of Rohtak-Meham-Hansi New Rail line and laid the foundation-stone for renovation project of Kurukshetra Railway Station at a ceremonial function held on Thursday. The honourable dignitaries flagged off the inaugural run of the new train between Hisar and Haridwar via Ambala, Kurukshetra from Kurukshetra railway station. Krishan Kumar, Minister of State (IC) Social Justice & Empowerment, Welfare of SC & BC, Govt of Haryana, Raj Kumar Saini, MP (lok Sabha), Subash Sudha and Dr Pawan Saini, MlA, Kurukshetra, Haryana were the distinguished guests on the occasion at Kurukshetra. Vishwesh Chaube, GM, Northern Railway, Jagdip Rai, Chief Administrative Officer, Construction, NR, RN Singh, DRM, NR, Delhi and other Senior Railway officials were also present in the function.