AAI organises Blood Donation Camp at its Corporate Headquarters
Airports Authority of India and AAI Employees Friends Society organized a Blood Donation Camp today in association with Indian Red Cross Society at its Corporate Headquarters, Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, New Delhi.
The camp was inaugurated by Dr. GuruprasadMohapatra, Chairman, AAI.Senior officials and employees of AAI participated in the camp in large numbers.
NlC India ltd bags the coveted ‘Brand of the Decade’ Award
Prestigious “Brands of the Decade” award was bestowed on NlC India limited, one of India's foremost mining and power generation company, in recognition of its vision and mission in accordance with a exigent business model for massive expansion projects spreading across India and playing a bigger role in socio economic development of the society, during the 'Prestigious Brands of the Decades 2017-18' Awards presentation ceremony, the flagship initiative of Herald Global and BARC Asia, held in Mumbai, on 10.05.2018.
The NlC India brought a comprehensive business model in all fronts with expansion activities and poised for substantial growth to become 25000 MW in the year 2025.
The catalyst for this has undoubtedly been Chairman and Managing Director, Dr.S.K. Acharya, whose enthusiasm and innovative ideas have galvanised and captured the imagination of the NlCIl fraternity for doing well for the greater society. Under his guidance, NlCIl has drawn up a significant narrative which encompasses the entire gamut of Business expansion to multi folds.
The Company, NlC India ltd., under his leadership has already doubled its installed Mining capacity from 30.6 MTPA to 62 MTPA (including Coal and lignite) and on Power Generation front, it is poised to grow as a 25,000 MW Power Company with in house fuel sufficiency and a green power portfolio of 4000 MW. In a big way, the Company is spreading its wings Pan India and is Sustainable CSR interventions.
In his statement about the award, Chairman and Managing Director, Dr.S.K. Acharya said “We are extremely happy to receive this award from BARC Asia. This recognition serves as sanction for the NlCIl's high standards, significant, long lasting and excellent contributions to the society.
Prestigious 'Brand of Decade' is a platform to bring into lime light the success stories of the leading companies that are being recognized globally by Herald Global, is a business success story portal is an online business magazine featuring the best of industries, published in an every month issue and BARC (Brand Advertising Research and Consulting)-Asia, one of Asia's leading independent research & brand listing agency which had conducted an in-depth research in three levels by evaluating the industry reports, Market surveys and brand reports and other available source of the industry information including secondary and the primary survey and scrutinized from 500 to 100 Companies and at final stage 50 companies were finalized for Brand of the Decade Award for the listing for 2017-18. On behalf of NlCIl the Award was received by Shri.T.Nathamuni , DGM /Public Relation ,NlCIl at the event held at Mumbai .
India to sign MoU for Co-operation in South Asian Seas Region
The Indian Government had given its consent for signing of MoU for Co-operation on the Response to Oil and Chemical Pollution in the South Asian Seas Region. The decision was taken by the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 28 Mar 2018.
The MoU intends to promote closer cooperation between India and other maritime nations comprising the South Asian seas region namely Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri lanka for protection and preservation of marine environment in the region.
Indian Coast Guard on behalf of Govt. of India will be responsible for cooperation and responding to all incidents of oil and chemical pollution in South Asian Seas Region as and when assistance is requested by the member state during a spill.
A high level delegation led by DG Rajendra Singh, PTM, TM, Director General Indian Coast Guard on official visit to Colombo, Sri lanka has handed over the instrument of consent by the Govt. of India to the Dr. Muhammad Khurshid, Director General, South Asian Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) Colombo, Sri lanka on 12 May 2018 in presence of Indian High Commission, Colombo staff and other dignitaries.
With a view to promote and support protection, management and enhancement of the environment in the South Asian region, the Governments of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri lanka established the South Asia Cooperative Environment Program (SACEP) in 1982 as an inter-governmental organisation, with headquarter located in Colombo, Sri lanka. The SACEP jointly with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) developed a “Regional Oil Spill Contingency Plan” in 1989 to facilitate international co-operation and mutual assistance in preparing for and responding to a major oil pollution incident in the seas around the Maritime States of Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri lanka.