TEEJ PROCESSION WILL BE CELEBRATED WITH TRADITIONAL POMP AND PAGEANTRY 

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Jaipur, 27 July: The traditional Teej procession with all its regal pomp and pageantry, will  be held on 30 and 31 July. It will start at 6 pm from the Tripoliya Gate (City Palace), meandering its way through Tripolia Bazar and Chhoti Chaupar, Gangauri Bazaar to wind up at the Chaugan Stadium. The procession is organized jointly by the State Department of Tourism, the City Palace and the Local Administration.

According to the sources in the Department of Tourism, the traditional Teej Festival is organized with great verve and vigour by the tourists, the travel fraternity and the local populace. There will be camels, horses and cultural performances like Kachchi Ghodi, Gair, Kalbaliya and chakri dances. The procession will include: the cannon carriage, bullock carts, horse baggi and decorated rath. A number of bands will also accompany the procession.  The sawari of the Goddess Teej will be almost at the end followed by chobdar.

Organized by the Department of Tourism, arrangements have been made for the tourists to photograph the procession from the terrace of the Hind Hotel opposite Tripoliya gate.

Teej is one of the most widely celebrated festivals of Rajasthan. Swings, traditional songs and dancing are the unique features of Teej celebrations in Rajasthan. Women perform traditional folk dance dressed in colourful clothes and sing beautiful Teej songs while enjoying their sway on swings bedecked with flowers.

Teej is celebrated with immense fun and fanfare in the capital city of Jaipur. On this day, women and young girls wear their best clothes and adorn themselves with fine jewellery. They gather at a nearby temple or a common place and offers prayers to Goddess Parvati for well being of their husbands.

On the occasion of Teej, markets in Jaipur are stocked with trendiest women accessories and clothes. Most of the fabric clothes display ‘laheria’ (tie and dye) prints. Sweetshops keep different Teej sweets but ‘Ghevar and Feeni’ is the main sweet of the season.

All over Rajasthan, swings are hung from trees and decorated with fragrant flowers. Women both married and unmarried love to swing on these swings to celebrate the ‘;Sawan festival';.

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BJP politicising Delhi Police and aims to convert it into a puppet

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From: Media Cell AAP  Mon, 28 Jul ’14 6:15

Monday, July 28

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) strongly condemns the BJP’s attempts to politicise the Delhi Police by using it as a puppet of the central government to shield its party MLAs and their relatives involved in cases of corruption and serious crimes and on the other hand, it is being misused to victimize political rivals and people of Delhi.

The AAP would like to substantiate its point with the following four incidents :

1)   1)  On July 14, BJP MLA from Rajinder Nagar, RP Singh summoned a junior engineer of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to his office. The JE was asked to give a water pipe-laying contract to a particular BJP worker. On stating that a process had to be followed the JE was beaten up by RP Singh and his supporters.

On July 22, DJB gave a written complaint to Rajinder Nagar Police Station.

The AAP would like to ask whether any FIR has been registered by the Police ? Is it not a case under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act not made out against the BJP MLA ?Why has he along with his supporters not arrested so far ?

What is the BJP stand in this case ?

2)   2) According to media reports, one of the accused named in the murder of Manipuri youth –Akha Salouni – on the night of July 20, is a close relative of another BJP MLA, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri.

Can the BJP deny this ? Why did BJP leaders give a statement that it appeared to be a case of road rage, when the police investigation was still going on ? Can the BJP deny that its workers gathered in large numbers outside the Kotla Mubarakpur Police station ? Why did the BJP try to hamper the investigations?

3)   3) The role of Delhi Police in the ongoing students agitation against the UPSC discrimination is highly questionable. Peacefully protesting students were brutally beaten up by the Police on Thursday night at Mukherjee Nagar and outside Rail Bhawan on Friday and even girl students were not spared.

Who ordered the Police action against students ? Why no probe has been ordered by the central government so far ?

Is it fair for any government to allow such a brutal police action against peacefully protesting students ?

4)  4) Four AAP volunteers were arrested by the Malviya Nagar Police last night for pasting posters of party’s August 3 public meeting at Jantar Mantar (They were released on bail today). The Police also took into its possession the car of AAP MLA and former law minister Somnath Bharti. According to the police, the arrest was made for defacing public property.(The posters merely convey information about the public meeting and contain a political message – it is attached with this release)

The AAP does not believe in any preferential treatment from the Police, but strongly opposes selective application of law against its volunteers. The party also contests the police claim that its volunteers were defacing public property.

The national capital has been subjected to an unprecedented assault by the BJP, with posters, banners and hoardings of its party leaders hanging from all sides in all parts of the national capital. According to Delhi Police does not amount to defacing of public property ?

Has the Police taken any action against the BJP ?

It appears the Delhi Police is under severe pressure from the BJP-led central government’s home ministry. The AAP will not remain quiet any longer on the issue and will protest the Police bias.

Regards

AAP Media Cell

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FIBA to review basketball rules regarding headgear at FIBA Competitions

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MIES, Switzerland (FIBA): In the current Official Basketball Rules (Article 4.4.2), players are only allowed to wear headbands no wider than five centimetres in order to hold back hair and sweat.

This measure was established more than 10 years ago for two main reasons: safety on the basketball court and uniformity of equipment within a team.

As a result, the wearing of a turban or a headscarf, just like any other object or accessory to be worn on a player';s head, is not authorised in official FIBA competitions.

In view of the upcoming FIBA World Congress on 28-29 August in Sevilla, Spain, FIBA has received formal requests from a handful of members to discuss this matter.

FIBA';s Central Board, which is ultimately responsible for changes to the Official Basketball Rules, will review these requests and decide how to proceed in the best interest of the sport and of its 214 members.

The next FIBA Central Board meeting will take place on the 27 August in Sevilla.

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Finolex Industries reports net profit Q1 after tax of Rs.50.2 crores

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Finolex Industries reports net profit after tax of Rs.50.2 crores for Quarter ending June 30, 2014

Sujoy Chowdhury

To Sujoy Chowdhury

Jul 28 at 2:38 PM

Press Release

Finolex Industries reports net profit after tax of Rs.50.2 crores for Quarter ending June 30, 2014

– an increase of 122 %

Net income jumps to Rs.663 crores – an increase of 18 %

New Delhi/Pune, 28 July 2014: Finolex Industries Limited [FIL], has clocked a turnover of Rs. 663 crores and reported a net profit of Rs.50.2 crores for the quarter ended 30^th June, 2014, as compared to Rs.563 crores and Rs.22.6 crores respectively in the corresponding quarter of previous year.

The Company’s EPS for the quarter stood at Rs.4.05

Commenting on the financial performance, Mr. Saurabh S. Dhanorkar, Managing Director, Finolex Industries Limited, said, “The Company has achieved improved performance for the quarter on strong demand and better realization.”

“The demand for Company’s products continues to be strong.  The Company’s initiatives in expanding its network across India are paying rich dividends. The Company has recently set up a dedicated warehouse at Cuttack, Odisha to cater to the ever increasing demand for the Company’s products from East and North-East India. The outlook for the current year is positive as demand from agricultural sector as well as construction Industry is expected to keep growing.”

Outlook

Various initiatives by the Government to increase the reach of irrigation and drinking water supply are expected to give a further boost to the demand for PVC Pipes and Fittings. Some of the measures announced by the new Government at the Centre which bode well for the Company’s business are:

v  A target of INR 800,000 crore for agriculture credit during 2014-15

v  Allocation of INR 1000 crore to improve access to irrigation under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana

v  MGNREGA revamp – 60% funds now to be spent on Agri-asset creation

v  Increased allocation of INR 8000 crore for National Housing Bank to expand rural housing

v  Earmarking INR 3600 crore under National Rural Drinking Water Programme

Financial Highlights                                                                       [Rs. In Crores]

smkolte@yahoo.co.in;purandarpublicity@gmail.com	Quarter ended 30thJune, 2014	Quarter ended 30thJune, 2013	Year ended 31stMarch 2014
Net sales/Income from operations and other Income	662.72	563.49	2453.03
Profit before Interest, Depreciation and tax	129.80	114.01	440.29
Deductions for
Interest/Finance charges	26.76	13.71	66.37
Depreciation	14.90	14.64	62.29
Provision for Taxation	21.25	9.12	71.71
Exceptional Items	16.69	53.89	69.77
Net Profit	50.20	22.65	170.15

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Sujoy Kumar Chowdhury

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AAP Winding Up – Not Serious in National or Even State Politics

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Ravinder Singh

Tochauthidunia@gmail.comindiaagainstcorruption.2010@gmail.comchandru_14521@yahoo.comand 360 More…

Jul 28 at 5:09 PM

AAP Winding Up – Not Serious in National or Even State Politics
July28, 2014 (C) Ravinder Singh ravinderinvent@gmail.com

Reading stories in newspapers it is clear AAP has no interest in
National or even state level politics and just want somehow to regain
control of Delhi even with 24+1 MLAs (AAP MLAs who met Lt. Governor)
support in 70 MLA Delhi Assembly.

Fact is after resigning against Public Opinion in Delhi on February12,
2014 AAP Ministers forget MLAs, didn’t nurse their constituencies –
common problem with senior politicians who visit their constituency
one or twice in five year term. AAP didn’t make presentations to DERC
and didn’t follow up Complaints and Enquiries Ordered by AAP CM in to
corruption in public services.

Assembly elections are different – elector size is a tenth of Lok
Sabha constituency or sub tehsil level in states therefore much easier
to manage. Put up a good candidate and chances of selection are high.
AAP fielded unknown faces and won 28 seats out of 70 in Delhi.

Not contesting elections in its Core Area Maharashtra and Haryana
Assembly Elections and bye elections in other states is like winding
up national and state level politics. AAP will not get in to State or
National politics for next 5 years.

Punjab assembly by-elections were an opportunity to Field Very Strong
Candidates from two seats to represent Punjab but AAP fielded weak
candidates.

Recognized Parties operate at Lok Sabha, State Assemblies,
Municipalities, Panchayats and Zila Parishads levels. PSUs,
Associations like BCCI and Co-operatives too are political arenas.

AAP has not disclosed its Core Ideology and Agenda which is reduced to
just Sticker Size – ‘he or she should not have corrupt image, should
not be charged under any criminal case and should have good
character.’

Going by the present position of AAP in Delhi it may not get another
chance of forming government even in Delhi – people are disillusioned
with AAP and unless BJP does some blunders like not controlling Price
Rise and it has proposed to reduce power tariff for up to 400 Units
AAP is not likely to taste power in near future.

It is Concluded Here AAP is in Winding Up Mode.

Ravinder Singh, National General Secretary.
Sabka Bharat Mission 2019
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi -110016
Ph: 9650421857, 9718280435
Sabkabharatmission2019@gmail.com

Delhi on mind, AAP to skip polls in 4 states
Himanshi Dhawan, TNN  Jul 28, 2014
NEW DELHI: AAP on Sunday formally announced that it would not contest
elections in any of the four poll-bound states and concentrate its
resources in Delhi. The decision was taken by the party’s national
executive on Sunday. The decision comes at a time when there is
ambiguity on when the Delhi assembly polls are likely to take place.
The party’s supporters and volunteers, especially in Haryana and
Maharashtra, are keen on contesting polls but a realistic assessment
of the party’s preparation so close to the Lok Sabha debacle has
forced the leadership to cut their losses and work on regaining lost
ground in Delhi.

When asked if there was concern that the party may not be in the poll
fray at all if the Delhi elections are not announced, senior AAP
leader Yogendra Yadav said, “Unfortunately, we have to take a decision
in uncertainty. The worst case scenario is that we don’t contest any
election if a decision on Delhi is not taken soon. But we need to look
at the big picture.”

The national executive has decided to appeal to party volunteers and
supporters in all four states — Maharashtra, Jharkhand, J&K and
Haryana — to sacrifice their own desire for contesting elections in
the larger interest of the party and the strategic objective of
regaining Delhi, Yadav said. The party also decided to contest the two
by-polls in Punjab.

Yadav had recently expressed disappointment with party chief Arvind
Kejriwal’s decision that AAP should concentrate on Delhi alone. Yadav
said 95% of supporters in Haryana wanted to give the assembly polls a
shot. Speaking after the two-day meeting in Sangrur, Punjab, Yadav
said, “It is a tough decision. I hope that our volunteers will see it
in the larger spirit. I have spoken about my differences openly but I
am a team player and will go along with the party’s decision.”

AAP To Contest Punjab By-Polls Arvind Kejriwal
NDTV July 27, 2014

Chandigarh:  The Aam Aadmi Party will contest the by-poll on the two
seats in Punjab which will be held next month. AAP chief Arvind
Kejriwal announced this after the party’s three-day national executive
meeting which concludes in Sangrur (Punjab) today.

Mr Kejriwal, however, said that his party will not contest assembly
elections in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Maharashtra scheduled
later this year.

The two AAP candidates named by Mr Kejriwal to fight the by-polls in
Punjab’s Patiala and Talwandi Sabo seats are Balkar Singh Sidhu and
Harjeet Singh Adaltiwala respectively.

The two seats fell vacant after sitting Congress MLAs, Captain
Amarinder Singh and Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu, resigned from these
segments.

While Mr Singh resigned from the Patiala seat after he was elected to
the Lok Sabha from Amritsar defeating BJP heavyweight Arun Jaitley,
the Talwandi Sabo seat fell vacant when Mr Sidhu deserted Congress to
join the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).

The 117-member Punjab Assembly has 57 SAD MLAs, Congress strength is
43, BJP has 12 and there are three independents.

The Aam Aadmi Party is upbeat about Punjab where it won four seats in
the national elections held in April-May – as many as the SAD. AAP had
picked up an impressive 24.4 per cent of the vote share in the
process.

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New strategy to address Diarrheal deaths: the third biggest killer of children

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Launch of Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight

New Delhi, July 28, 2014: The Hon’ble Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, today launched the intensified diarrhea control fortnight (IDCF) demonstrating the urgent need to focus attention on the disease that is responsible for over 2 lakh deaths of children in India, every year.

The launch of the Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF) which will be held from 28^th July to 8^th August across the county was attended by Shri Lov Verma, Union Secretary Health & Family Welfare, Shri R.K Jain, Additional Secretary & DG, Director General of Health Services Professor Jagdish Prasad, Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Joint Secretary, Mr. Louis Georges Arsenault, UNICEF India Representative,  Dr. Nata Menabde, Country Chief, WHO India and representatives from various development organization including Micronutrient Initiative and representative from Indian Academy of Pediatrics.

“Building on the good progress that India has already made in reducing child deaths, the Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight will mobilize health personnel, state governments and other stakeholders to prioritize investment in control of diarrhea—one of the most common childhood illnesses. It aims to create mass awareness about the most effective and low-cost diarrhoea treatment— a combination of Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS) solution and Zinc tablets,” said Dr Harsh Vardhan, speaking on the occasion.

The Secretary Health & Family Welfare in his address said that India has realized impressive gains in child survival over the last two decades. There has been a consistent decline in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Under-Five Mortality Rate (U5MR). Increased access to immunization and child healthcare services during this period, have greatly contributed to this decline. Yet, an estimated 1.36 million children die each year in India, including approximately 2 lakh deaths due to diarrhoea.

In the welcome address by Mr. R.K. Jain, Additional Secretary said that this intensified diarrhea control fortnight is being supported by other ministries of the Government of India, especially the Education, Panchayati Raj Institutions, Women and Child Development and Water and Sanitation.

The Joint Secretary Dr. Rakesh Kumar and Professor Mathuram Santosham from John Hopkins , USA made a comprehensive presentation describing the global scenario as well as the details of the fortnight. Dr. Rakesh Kumar explained that during the fortnight, intensified community awareness campaigns on hygiene and age-appropriate childhood feeding practices and promotion of ORS and Zinc therapy will be conducted at state, district and village levels.  The focus will be on diarrhea control activities during the first week and on infant and young child feeding practices (IYCF) during the second week. ORS-Zinc Corners will be set-up at health care facilities. Health workers will hold counselling sessions on appropriate methods of Infant and Young Child feeding practices, hygiene and sanitation.

Addressing the gathering, Mr. Louis-Georges Arsenault, UNICEF India Representative said, “This national campaign to fight diarrhoea – the third deadliest illness for children – will re-energize efforts to prevent the deaths of millions of children in the country. IDCF targets to reduce mortality rates and raise levels of children’s access to life-saving interventions.”

Emphasizing that diarrhoea is preventable and also treatable, Dr. Nata Menabde, WHO Chief in India said “Many children in the developing world cannot access urgent medical care for severe illnesses, making prevention methods—including improved hygiene, sanitation, safe drinking water, exclusive breastfeeding-critical components of diarrheal disease control.”

MoHFW has made it a national priority to bring health outcomes among children to a level equitable with the rest of the world. WHO, UNICEF, and other partners have been working closely with the Government to help realize this vision.

Media Contacts:

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare:

Dr. Ajay Khera, Deputy Commissioner Child Health and Immunization, ajaykheramch@gmail.com, #9810206150

Dr. Manisha Verma, Chief Media Officer, MOHFW, pibhealth@gmail.com, #9013815118

UNICEF

Caroline Den Dulk, Chief of Communication,cdendulk@unicef.org,#9818106093

Geetanjali Master, Communication Specialst, gmaster@unicef.org, #9818105861

Sonia Sarkar,Communciation Officer, ssarkar@unicef.org, #9810170289 ​

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Energy & Renewables Product Alerts

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Energy & Renewables Product Alerts (July 28, 2014)

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To Naresh Kumar Sagar

Jul 28 at 6:53 PM

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Pure Water Technology breaks Guinness World Record

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INVITE :Press Conference on CSE lab study on the contaminated food

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Centre for Science and Environment

INVITE

Press Conference to release a new CSE lab study
on the contaminated food we eat

And how that makes our bodies resistant to drugs and vulnerable to diseases

2010. Antibiotics in honey, a food that we had thought was natural.

2014. CSE’s Pollution Monitoring Lab finds antibiotic contamination in another much loved staple of our tables. Come and share the findings with us.

Date and day: July 30, 2014, Wednesday

Venue: CSE Office, Core 6A, Fourth Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

Time: 12.00 noon

Press Con will be addressed by Sunita Narain and Chandra Bhushan from CSE and cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Shetty (uplinked from Bengaluru)

For details, please get in touch with Souparno Banerjee on 99108 64339 or write to him at souparno@cseindia.org

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GreenField Software to embed Intel® DCM: Energy Director into GFS Crane DCIM Software

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Collaboration strengthens GFS Crane Data Center Power Management capabilities

New Delhi: July 28, 2014

Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software provider, GreenField Software, has embedded Intel DCM: Energy Director into its comprehensive DCIM suite GFS Crane.

GFS Crane is an ERP for Data Centers, allocating and optimizing key resources – power, space, cooling and networks. The software from India-based GreenField Software helps data centers control capital costs, reduce operating expenses, and mitigate the risks of data center failures.

The integration of Intel DCM: Energy Director will strengthen IT monitoring and reporting capabilities of GFS Crane Power Management. Customers looking for robust Data Center energy efficiency solution from their servers can now achieve this through GFS Crane without investing in power meters and temperature probes.

Commenting on this significant technology addition to GFS Crane, Mr Shekhar Dasgupta, Founder and Director, GreenField Software said that, “Integration with Intel DCM Energy Director will not only enhance GFS Crane Power Management capabilities, but would also bring down the total cost of ownership of GFS Crane DCIM software.”

“We are delighted to be included with the GreenField Software. Intel’s innovations in data center solutions can benefit GFS Crane DCIM customers , particularly in countries like India where power availability and costs are a serious business risk for data centers”, said Mr Jeff Klaus, General Manager – Data Center Solutions, Intel Corp.

GreenField Software’s collaboration with Intel was driven by the critical industry need to ensure predictable uptime and to reduce energy costs in Data Centers.

Benefits of Intel DCM Energy Director for GFS Crane customers will include faster implementations and lower cost of ownership. The integration will bring the following new features in GFS Crane:
• Further flexibility in GFS Crane Monitoring by now adding the widely supported Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)
• Accurate energy usage measurement for servers without the need for expensive power meters
• Real time inlet temperature monitoring without temperature probes
• Thermal map generation at rack, row and room levels without separate Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis.

GFS Crane from GreenField Software provides a complete range of DCIM capabilities: data center modeling, facilities and IT infrastructure monitoring, provisioning, capacity planning, asset management, energy efficiency and sustainability reporting.

http://www.greenfieldsoft.com

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Alliance Française. Theatre show by renowned French actress Eva Darlan.

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Alliance Française. Theatre show by renowned French actress Eva Darlan.

Jean-Philippe Bottin

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Jul 28 at 5:17 PM

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Dear Friends,

On 11th of August, Famous French actress Eva Darlan will perform at Alliance Française her comedy Crue et Nue(in French with English subtitles) a comedy which will take you with insolence, ferocity and humor to explore the female body and her own. Trust me: a show that gives energy. Men will regret not to be a woman, for once!

All the details are mentioned on the attached e-invite.

Please come early as this show is a blockbuster!

For those who understand French, here are some links regarding the actress and her comedy:

Eva Darlan – Crue et Nue (FR) – 14min.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlGhKev8FhM

Crue et Nue + Interview (2.25min à 6.20min.).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCEMVccdN_o

Interview – 3.20min.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xxu71b_eva-darlan-presente-crue-et-nue-chez-isabelle-motrot-cherie-25-le-26-fevrier-2013_webcam

Warmest regards,

Jean-Philippe.

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EBTC-Steinbeis Compendium on Best Practices in Technology Transfer

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European Business and Technology Centre

To Me

Jul 28 at 10:48 PM

About EBTC The European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC) supports EU clean-technology companies and researchers on their market entry to India with a focus on Biotechnology, Energy, Environment, Transport. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.

Provide your expertise! ‘Compendium on Best Practices in Technology Transfer‘

Focus: Technology Transfer from EU to India Steinbeis Centre for Technology Transfer India, along with EBTC is compiling a ‘Compendium on Best Practices in Technology Transfer‘. We are looking for valuable inputs in the form of case studies, research papers, articles on various issues and solutions pertaining to technology transfer to India: This can be conducted verbally (interviews face-to-face/ phone / skype) and/or via email. Information will need to include case-studies, as well as thorough research on various issues and solutions related to Technology Transfer to India. Names of organisations will only be mentioned at your discretion, however names of individual experts along with their articles shall be showcased in the compendium. *Expert honorarium shall also be provided. To participate: Download the Expert Response Form  Complete and send the form to tech-mktg@steinbeisindia.com; info@steinbeis.in Deadline for submissions: 8th August 2014 Please note that Steinbeis will send a detailed submission, review and acceptance guidelines to people interested in submitting an article.  The compendium is expected to be launched at a Seminar in New Delhi by early September 2014 and will be circulated to EU Companies and officials in India. The objective of the compendium is to:  Identify best practices pertaining to issues about technology collaborations and other related issues from the technology perspective. Document the same for the benefit of EU companies or research organisations in India or entering into India. Particularly those interested in technology related issues which are important for understanding and designing the market entry strategy for the Indian market. Be used as a ready reckoner by European organisations who want to engage in technology transfer deals with Indian organisations. The compendium will include various issues such as:  Legal Agreements and Taxation Issues Social  Structure and Organisational Knowledge Organisational Knowledge Organisational Structure Organisational Culture Technology applicability in India Technology adaptation potential Future innovation & Technology development Availability of skilled manpower Supply Chain Management Investment Capability The report should also focus on key sectors of clean technologies in the fields of energy, environment, transportation, and biotechnology. We look forward to your interest and confirmation to be a part of this prestigious compendium report. Please do share this information with other parties that may be interested in participating. Kind regards, The EBTC & Steinbeis Centre for Technology Transfer India teams Sponsorship Opportunity: Interested tech transfer organisations from the EU and India can be provided  space to introduce services and offerings in the field of technology transfer and collaborations between the EU and India. This is a chargeable service, please refer to the ‘Sponsorship details and fee structure’ section of the response form. *Disclaimer: The final decision for accepting advertisements shall remain with EBTC and shall be binding on the interested organisation. Downloads: Concept Note Response Form Contact: Steinbeis India Ms. J Sreedevi tech-mktg@steinbeisindia.com +91 9346012052 EBTC Mr. Suman Lahiri lahiri@ebtc.eu +91 33 4017 2500

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AAP candidates named to fight the by-polls in Punjab

Most of Indian political outfits run by individuals, so is AAP where only One leader prevail and his supremacy and his words are line on stone.Many leaders have deserted this man but he stands without being felt insulted and still follows his rule and regulations to conduct parties main decisions.Such is one decisions that  AAP will not contest assembly elections in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Maharashtra scheduled later this year. Where and when this decision was taken ,Arvind who talks of his self esteem after very word runs AAP with anti-democratic set up and his party meet is never in front of media. Indian  are finding breed of politicians who feel and think that they have the right to win and dictate and rest follows them blindly.With such bloated ego when there is enough space for democratic parties to  play its role to galvanize new emerging leadership we have in most parties top leaders put valiant veil on such emergence.  Political analyst gives reasons for such utterances an ulterior motive and one such is that Aam Aadmi Party will contest the by-poll on the two seats in Punjab which will be held next month. Arvind Kejriwal announced this after the party's three-day national executive meeting which concluded in Sangrur (Punjab) today, 27th July.

Arvind, however, said that AAP will not contest assembly elections in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Maharashtra scheduled later this year. 

The two AAP candidates named to fight the by-polls in Punjab's Patiala and Talwandi Sabo seats are Balkar Singh Sidhu and Harjeet Singh Adaltiwala respectively.

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सहारनपुर हमलों ने की मुगलिया सल्तनत की याद ताजा: विहिप

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उत्तर प्रदेश में आजम खान के इशारे पर किया जा रहा है हिन्दू-सिख समुदाय का दमन

        नई दिल्ली, जुलाई 27, 2014। सहारनपुर के दंगों में हिन्दू-सिख समुदाय के दमन की वीभत्स घटनाओं ने उत्तर प्रदेश में एक बार फ़िर मुगलिया सल्तनत की याद ताजा कर दी है। विश्व हिन्दू परिषद दिल्ली के महा मंत्री श्री राम कृष्ण श्रीवास्तव ने मामले की गंभीरता को जान कर केन्द्र सरकार से अपील की है कि दंगों को रोक पाना अब अखिलेश सरकार के बस की बात नहीं रह गई है क्योंकि उसे तो श्री आजम खान जैसे जिहादी मानसिकता के नेता चला रहे हैं अत: प्रदेश में राष्ट्रपति सरकार के अलावा कोई विकल्प सामने नहीं दिख रहा। अब वहां न हिन्दू स्वयं सुरक्षित हैं और न ही उनकी बहिन बेटियाँ, धर्म स्थल और साधू-संत।

      विश्व हिन्दू परिषद दिल्ली के झण्डेवालान कार्यालय में आज हुई बैठक में पारित एक प्रस्ताव की प्रति मीडिया को जारी करते हुए विहिप दिल्ली के मीडिया प्रमुख श्री विनोद बंसल ने बताया कि उत्तर प्रदेश अब ऊत प्रदेश बनता जा रहा है जहां सरकार और प्रशासन में मुगलिया सल्तनत का दबदबा लगातार बढता जा रहा है जिससे वहां हिंदू-सिख समुदाय में अपनी सम्पत्ति, महिलाओं और जान माल की सुरक्षा के प्रति गंभीर चिंता व्याप्त है। एक के बाद एक प्रान्त का हर जिला हिंसा की चपेट में आता जा रहा है। प्रशासनिक अधिकारी न सिर्फ़ पक्षपातपूर्ण व्यवहार करते साफ़ दिख रहे हैं बल्कि वे लव जिहाद को बढावा तथा धर्म स्थलों को अपमानित करने जैसे घृणित कृत्यों से भी परहेज नहीं करते। विश्व हिन्दू परिषद राज्य सरकार के उन कदमों की भी तीव्र भर्त्सना करती है जिनमें हिन्दू त्योहारों और धार्मिक यात्राओं के दौरान धारा 144 का हवाला देकर साधू-संतों सहित हिन्दू समाज के गणमान्य लोगों को गिरफ़्तार कर लिया जाता है और उनके धार्मिक क्रिया कलापों पर कुठाराघात किया जाता है। विहिप ने पूछा है कि एक ओर तो महा शिव रात्रि के दिन एक साध्वी को अपने आराध्य के मंदिर में भगवान शंकर के जलाभिषेक से रोका जाता है किन्तु दूसरी ओर सैकडों की संख्या में दंगा करने जुटे जिहादियों को गुरुद्वारे पर आक्रमण के लिए पुलिस स्थानीय मुस्लिम नेताओं के साथ ताण्डव मचाने की खुली छूट दे देती है। क्या यही है वास्तविक धर्म निरपेक्षता? प्रस्ताव में कहा गया है कि विश्व हिन्दू परिषद उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार से अपनी कार्यशैली में पर्याप्त बदलाव की अपेक्षा रखती है जिससे इस प्रकार की एक भी घटना अब और न होने पाए। साथ ही, केन्द्र सरकार से भी आग्रह करती है कि राज्य में कानून व्यवस्था की स्थिति में यदि शीघ्र सुधार नहीं हुआ तो वह अविलम्ब राज्य में राष्ट्रपति शासन लगाए।

बैठक में विहिप दिल्ली के अध्यक्ष श्री रिखब चन्द जैन, उपाध्यक्ष श्री रोशन लाल गोरखपुरिया, श्री अशोक कुमार तथा श्री गुरदीन प्रसाद रुस्तगी, मंत्री श्री राम पाल सिंह यादव व विजय प्रकाश गुप्ता तथा बजरंग दल संयोजक श्री नीरज दोनेरिया सहित अनेक पदाधिकारी उपस्थित थे।

भवदीय

विनोद बंसल

(मीडिया प्रमुख),

इंद्रप्रस्थ विश्व हिंदू परिषद, दिल्ली,

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Mahadik, Aradhya, Donison emerge JK Tyre Karting champs

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Hyderabad, July 27: Krishnaraaj Mahadik of Mohites Racing, Kolhapur drove an aggressive race to upstage his more illustrious teammates and emerge winner in the Senior Max category of the 11^th JK Tyre-FMSC National Rotax Max Karting Championship’s second 2^nd round and leapfrog to the top of the points table at the Airport Karting track, Hyderabad on Sunday.

After two rounds, Mahadik is leading the championship points table with 71 points, followed by Ameya Bafna of Rayo Racing with 69 and Vishnu Prasad of Meco Racing tied with Dhruv Mohite on 65.

The Junior Max category saw a renewed tough battle between Ricky R Donison of BPC Racing and Kush Maini of Dark Don Racing. Maini was leading throughout the race, before Donison, displaying superb control and composure squeezed past at the last corner to take the chequered flag.  Aaroh Ravindra also flew past a rattled Maini, who had to settle for third place.

Maini, however, can take solace from the fact that he is leading the points tally with 73, followed by Aaroh Ravindra and Akash Gowda (both Meco Racing) on 71.

The Micro Max category also saw a close battle between Meco Racing teammates Yash Aradhya and Shahan Ali Mohsin, before the 11-year-old Yash prevailed for his second back to back victory. Chirag Ghorpade of BPC celebrated his ninth birthday in style, finishing in third place.

However, Shahan’s second place finishes in the pre-final and the final races saw him go to the top of the points table with 75, followed by Yash on 73 and Paul Francis on 72.

Yash Aradhya, who was a little slower on the start and was trailing Shahan initially was elated with his second win on the trot and said, “I pressed the throttle a little later than Shahan and hence slipped into second spot. I planned to take him on the next corner but after two more corners I got the lead and then just aimed to keep safe.”

Mahadik, starting the race in in sixth position was off in a flash when the green flag was waved, moving into second place behind teammate Chittesh Mandody, the pre-final winner. Keeping the pressure on Mandody through the tight corners, Mahadik forced Mandody to crash out in the 10^th lap, after which it was a one-horse race, with the battle for second and third spot hotting up between Dhruv Mohite, Vishnu Prasad and Nayan Chatterjee. Mohite was no match for the canny Vishnu and the determined Chatterjee, who finished second and third respectively.

“I struggled a lot with my car. Was not there in the race in the initial stages, but later pulled it through,” said Mahadik

Donison and Maini, placed one and two on the grid, were quickly into the thick of things at the flag off, roaring around the corners in their quest to outdo each other. Though Donison did manage to wrest the lead for short periods a couple of times, it was Maini who led for prolonged periods. It was the relentless pressure kept up by Donison that seemed to have finally unsettled Maini and at the last corner, Maini seemed to be standing still as Donison charged past, followed closely by Ravindra.

“I started second after Kush Maini and it was really a tough race. He made a move in the first corner and then he started defending very well. I couldn’t get past him through I tried very hard. In last corner I saw a gap and I went for it,” said Donison after his hard fought win.

To 5 Results:

Senior Max:  Krishnaraaj Mahadik (Mohites) 18:38.865; Vishnu Prasad (Meco) 18:42.684; Nayan Chatterjee (Rayo) 18:42.975; Arya Gandhi (Rayo) 18:46.779; Dhruv Mohite (Mohites) 18:45.694

Junior Max: Ricky R Donison (BPC) 16:01.613; Aaroh Ravindra (Rayo) 16:01.628; Kush Maini (Dark Don) 16:02.243; Mira Erda (Dark Don) 16:05.651; Akash Gowda (Meco) 16:12.589

Micro Max: Yash Aradhya (Meco) 12:11.002; Shahan Ali Mohsin (Meco) 12:13.785; Chirag Ghorpade (BPC) 12:13.933; Paul Francis (Meco) 12:25.714; Arjun Nair (Meco) 12:28.235

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Chief of Army Staff, General Bikram Singh called on Union Home Minister,

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Chief of Army Staff, General Bikram Singh called on Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi today. pic.twitter.com/5KPRDz2aqq

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Film Screening at the Italian Cultural Institute – 6:30pm, 30th July 2014

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Cultural Program

To Undisclosed Recipients

Today at 10:24 AM

ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA DI NEW DELHI  – INCONTRI IN BIBLIOTECA

Nuovo cinema Italiano/ New Italian Cinema: Opere Prime/Debut Films: 2008-2013

7 maggio/May – 30 luglio/July 2014

Tutti i mercoledì / Every Wednesday @ 18.30

WEDNESDAY 30^th JULY 2014 AT 6.30 P.M.

Mercoledi/Wednesday, 30Luglio/ July

Pranzo di ferragosto / Mid-August Lunch

Commedia / Comedy

2008, 75 min.

Regista / Director: Gianni Di Gregorio

Cast: Gianni Di Gregorio,Valeria Bendoni, Grazia Cesarini Sforza, Elisa Alessandro

Gianni è un uomo di mezz’età, figlio unico di madre vedova, una nobildonna decaduta che lo tiranneggia sistematicamente, con la quale vive in una vecchia casa nel centro di Roma. L’esistenza di Gianni si trascina tra le faccende domestiche, l’osteria e conti da pagare. Con Ferragosto arriva però una proposta che gli permetterà di saldare i debiti. / Gianni, a middle-aged man, lives with and looks after his widowed mother, as unpaid bills pile up around him. As the traditional Italian holiday weekend of August 15 approaches, the hapless man is offered a partial solution to his pecuniary problems.

http://www.iicnewdelhi.esteri.it/IIC_NewDelhi/webform/SchedaEvento.aspx?id=1008

6:30 p.m., Wednesday, 30^th July 2014

Venue: Tessitori Hall of the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre in New Delhi

Entry Free: For security reasons please show your valid Photo Identity Card.

For more information, please visit our websitewww.iicnewdelhi.esteri.it/IIC_Newdelhi

Follow us on www.facebook.com/Istituto-Italiano-di-Cultura-New-Delhi

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WTO – India Continues 3 Way Corrupt AGRICULTURE Policies

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Ravinder Singh

Topresidentofindia@rb.nic.inmanmohan@sansad.nic.inspeakerloksabha@sansad.nic.in and 35 More…

Today at 4:26 AM

WTO – India Continues 3 Way Corrupt AGRICULTURE Policies
July27, 2014 (C) Ravinder Singh ravinderinvent@gmail.com

India has been Persisting With Corrupted AGRICULTURE policies UNIQUE
in the world even under NDA regime which is hindering progress of
Agriculture, Value Additions of Crops & Food Processing and Marketing
Farm Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and Processed Foods.

India could potentially export $100b to $200b worth of foods. Just
hygienic storage, processing, packaging and Branding could earn 200%
higher price for food exports than present – actually Branded Basmati
Rice or Ice Creams etc are retailed for 5-10 times wholesale price.
Real Earnings of Indian farmers could TRIPLE in five years.

1.]  Worldwide Agriculture is considered Low Income Activity and to
maintain Income Levels of Farmers, in Developed Countries Farmers get
DIRECT subsidies $25,000 to $100,000 annually. Land holdings are
smaller in Switzerland therefore Swiss farmers get maximum subsidy.

Income of every farmer in developed countries is PROTECTED.

Majority, 75% of the farmers in India don’t even Get Bank Credit and
the lucky ones get it late and had to depend on Moneylenders for loans
at 40% to 120% annual rate of interest. Monsoon this year is delayed
in first 1 month and 27 days there is 25% deficit than normal but
there is no scheme to automatically compensate or assist farmers and
there is no Crop Insurance for 95% farmers.

Essential grains are procured and inefficiently stored and States
Identify Poor and Very Poor who are together around 25% population are
eligible for Public Distribution and half of subsidized food allocated
is diverted for Open Market Sale and in addition good quality food is
replaced by rotten foods.

2.]  Small and Medium Farmers in Developed Countries Hygienically
Store, Process Foods, Preserve Nutrients, Brand and Market all foods
at FARMERS MARKETS. Indian Farmers are prevented from such VALUE
ADDITION ACTIVITIES. 80% of Foods in Developed Countries is PROCESSED,
but not even 2% in India.

3.]  Indians are SUPPLIED UNHYGENIC, Poor Quality foods at 200% to
500% Market Price through network of middlemen.

Poor and Lower Middle Class spend 80% to 50% of their earnings on
Foods but when their brothers in rural India are selling their produce
– Onion, Potato and Tomato at Rs.2 to Rs.5 per kg they in urban India
pay Rs.20 to Rs.80 per kg. for degraded and unhygienic foods.
India Attracted 1.2% of EU FDI & WTO Dispute

http://www.esf.be/new/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/ESF2011-06-ESF-Comments-DIPP-FDI-Caps-Discussion-Paper.pdf
4.]  This paper reported India attracted just $4b out of over $350b EU
FDI. Agriculture Infrastructure Requires over $1000b investment, or
more to ensure 80% Food Processing and Efficient Hygienic Supply
Chain.

5.]  Dullards in UPA Government were Promoting WEIRD idea of supplying
$30b worth of Foodgrains or $30 per capita to 1 billion Indians that
is good enough to buy say 40 Liters of Milk or 60 kg of Tomato (110 gm
of milk or 160gm of Tomato per day.*) UPA-I & II MADE NO EFFORT TO
CONTAIN MIDDLEMEN & PRICE RISE.
UPA-I & II wanted DEVELOPED COUNTRIES like SWITZERLAND for example to
Cut Down $5b annual Subsidy to 50,000 Farmers. Here in the following
7m USA Farmers export $116b worth of Foods Equal to Subsidy farmers
get in 2010.

Subsidy to Farmers in India like in USA of say $100b Would also
generate EXPORTS worth $100b or more when processed by BRANDED
companies.

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0849.pdf
6.  But in the ONGOING DISPUTE since two decades or more India could
Export Just 1.7% of Food Imports by USA 2010, actually declined from
2.2% at peak.

7.  Assuming FDI in FOOD INFRA at 20% is $200b and companies
repatriate $20b annual but shall BOOST INDIAN EXPORTS to Well Over
$100b, Avoid Quantity, Quality and Nutrient Loss worth $50b. So India
has over $100b NET ADVANTAGE.

CREATE OVER 100M JOBS AS BIGGEST ADVANTAGE – TRIPLE FARMERS REAL INCOME.

Ravinder Singh, National General Secretary.
Sabka Bharat Mission 2019
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi -110016
Ph: 9650421857, 9718280435
Sabkabharatmission2019@gmail.com

*This is Most WEIRD because $30 Per Capita Shall Be Funded By Tax
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Rich Rattled by India’s Stance
Jul 26 2014 The Economic Times (Delhi)

Won’t back trade protocol unless concerns addressed

India stuck to its guns at the World Trade Organization in defiance of
developed nations with a strongly worded statement at the general
council meeting in Geneva on Friday that it will not agree to any
accord on trade facilitation unless food security issue is also taken
up, signalling its intent to take a hard stand on July 31, the
deadline by which a decision has to be made.

Instead, India has suggested a four-point action plan that seeks to
deliver by December 31 a complete package on agreements reached at the
Bali ministerial that includes trade facilitation, a package for least
developed countries and public stocking for food security. The
hardening of India’s stand emerged after the new government took stock
of the situation earlier this week.

Rattled rich countries have hit back at India, accusing it of going
back on what was signed in December 2013 at Bali, a charge India has
strongly countered. “The EU is not ready to renegotiate basic elements
or timelines that were agreed as integral part of the Bali package,”
the European Union said, indicating a heightened risk of a stalemate
or talks unravelling.

Another delay looms, an expert said.

“WTO goes by consensus and with India along with the other African,
Latin American countries not agreeing to sign the trade facilitation
protocol, it will have to get deferred,” said Biswajit Dhar, professor
at the Jawaharlal Nehru University.

It is by no means clear what will happen next, said a person present
at the general council meeting, adding that the atmosphere was very
tense.

“It will be suicidal, absolutely. And that’s not a threat, that’s just
a statement of fact,” one Western diplomat was cited as saying by
Reuters. “They say we’re going to get what we want or we’ll blow
everything else up, but if they do that they won’t even get what they
want.” India said the concerns of poorer nations needed to be
addressed.

“To fully understand and address the concerns of members on the TF
(Trade Facilitation) Agreement, my delegation is of the view that the
adoption of the TF Protocol be postponed till a permanent solution on
public stockholding for food security is found,” India said at the
general council meeting, adding that that it was disappointed by the
lack of similar urgency shown on issues of importance to the
developing countries. The trade facilitation agreement seeks to cut
down red tape in global trade that some studies say could add $ 1
trillion to the global economy. At the Bali ministerial in December,
WTO members had agreed to pursue trade facilitation, a solution to the
issue of public stock holding for food security and a package for
least development countries.

India’s food security law, which is based on massive government
procurement from farmers and distribution to poor at subsidised
prices, runs the risk of violating WTO rules that prescribe a limit on
farm subsidies at 10% of output.

The country has budgeted Rs 1.15 lakh crore for food subsidies in the
current year.
“India is of the view that the Trade Facilitation Agreement must be
implemented only as part of a single undertaking including the
permanent solution on food security,” New Delhi said in its
submission, accusing the developed world of not having the “will to
engage in areas of interest”.

The G-33 countries, a group of developing nations, want a complete
exclusion of subsidies given on account of public stockholding
programmes from the category of actionable subsidies at the WTO. This
will require amendment to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture to allow
countries to procure food grain from poor farmers at minimum support
prices and sell to poor people at subsidised rates through public
distribution systems.

India said timelines were important but there cannot be undue haste.
“The Bali outcomes were negotiated as a package and must be concluded
as such,” it said. “This is important so that the millions of farmers
and the poor families who depend on domestic food stocks do not have
to live in constant fear. To jeopardise the food security of millions
at the altar of a mere anomaly in the rules is unacceptable.” At the
same time, India said it was fully committed to the decisions taken at
Bali.

“Having signed on to the ministerial decisions in Bali, let there be
no doubt about India’s commitment to those decisions including the
Trade Facilitation Agreement. All we are asking is that the public
stockholding issue as well as other decisions of Bali be taken forward
in the same time frame as trade facilitation,” India said.

An Indian commerce department official justified India’s stand saying
that any accord should not ignore the interests of the poor. “We can
defer the time. Timelines are important, but they are not sacrosanct
at the cost of the interest of a large (amount of) humanity which
lives below the poverty line. We are not saying that we want to
postpone it to eternity, no, not at all,” the person said.

India sought immediate establishment of an institutional mechanism
such as a dedicated Special Session of the Committee on Agriculture to
find a permanent solution on public stockholding for food security.

Global Trade Deal At Risk
India firm on food subsidies at WTO
Jul 26 2014 The Times of India (Ahmedabad)
New Delhi

The government on Friday refused to yield to pressure from developed
countries to accept easier customs rules without its food subsidy
concerns being addressed, putting at risk a likely deal at the World
Trade Organization (WTO).

Developing countries have stepped up the pressure on India saying
failure to strike a deal on trade facilitation would stall global
trade reforms and deal a massive blow to the WTO by undoing the work
done by trade ministers at Bali.

“To jeopardize the food security of millions at the altar of a mere
anomaly in the rules is unacceptable… In order to fully understand
and address the concerns of members on the trade facilitation
agreement (TFA), my delegation is of the view that the adoption of the
TF protocol be postponed till a permanent solution on public stock
holding for food security is found,” Anjali Prasad, India’s ambassador
to the WTO, said at a specially convened meeting to clear the TFA,
which promises to ease clearances at ports and airports across the 160
member countries.

India’s stand leads to threats, barbs

At a meeting of G-20 trade ministers last week, a minister ‘advised’
India to ignore some of the issues mentioned in the Bali declaration,
before launching an attack on a recent MoU between India and China on
industrial parks. There have also been some fears that the US could
initiate action, including trade sanctions, against India. Reports
said US ambassador Michael Punke warned that efforts by some countries
to derail the talks could undermine global trade reform. “Today, we
are extremely discouraged that a small handful of members in this
organization are ready to walk away from their commitments at Bali, to
kill the Bali agreement, to kill the power of that good faith and
goodwill we all shared, to flip the lights in this building back to
dark,” Punke was quoted as saying.

India is demanding that the new agreement, which is to be implemented
a year later, should be finalized only after WTO members accept the
demand from several developing countries, led by India, to change the
rules on government food subsidies. Currently, the government has to
cap food subsidy at 10% of the value of the production but the value
is based on prices prevalent in 1986-88, which have increased up to
six times since then. A breach of the cap will limit the ability of
developing countries to maintain public stockholding of food grains,
which not just benefits farmers but also helps in combating price
fluctuations. TNN