Boletín informativo. Miércoles 23 de Octubre 2013. Portada ESPAÑA OCUPA EL LUGAR 35 DE 148 PAÍSES EN COMPETITIVIDAD  Estrategias para ganar competitividad: innovar frente a reducir salarios  Por Jorge Blazquez Lidoy | Economistas Frente a la Crisis | Es difícil medir la competitividad de un país. No hay una métrica clara. Por ejemplo, la idea de que los países con superávit de balanza de pagos son “más competitivos” está muy extendida, pero es totalmente falsa. CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS  Rescates e incertidumbres  Por Alicia Durán | Los PGE 2014 del CSIC merecen un análisis detallado, tanto por ser el mayor centro público de investigación del país, y por tanto el de mayor presupuesto, como por estar en el ojo del huracán después de la situación de práctica quiebra técnica desde julio de 2013. El Presidente del TC debe explicar algunas cosas  Por Joaquín Aparicio Tovar | Pérez de los Cobos debería dar, en pos de la exigible transparencia y exquisito comportamiento, algunas explicaciones sobre su papel como administrador único de una sociedad fundada en 2003 llamada Labour Prospectives. DEBATE DE PRESUPUESTOS  Rubalcaba exige al Gobierno que se disculpe con los parados  El secretario general del PSOE insiste en que Sáenz de Santamaría se disculpe con los parados y Montoro “con todos los que ha ofendido”. · Juan Torres López: Los sindicatos en la picota  La realidad demuestra sin lugar a dudas que ni uno solo de los derechos que hoy disfrutamos se ha conseguido sin sindicatos. Ni uno solo… JORNADAS DE HUELGA EN LA EDUCACIÓN  Wert, de persona ‘non grata’ a un “portento de humildad”  El ministro se jacta de ser un político humilde ante la fuerte contestación suscitada por su ley de Educación y las protestas convocadas esta semana. La Plataforma Estatal por la Escuela Pública ha registrado una carta en el Ministerio en la que declara al ministro “persona non grata” y “enemigo de la educación”. · María Dolores Amorós : La CEOE y el Tribunal de Estrasburgo  Al parecer no son suficientes las medidas de Ana Mato para matar a los que en este país residimos, y mira que la ministra pone todo su empeño es conseguirlo… FISCALÍA DICE QUE LA SENTENCIA NO DA “NINGUNA ELECCIÓN”  La Audiencia Nacional excarcela a la etarra Del Río  El Pleno de la Sala de lo Penal de la Audiencia Nacional ha ordenado por unanimidad la excarcelación de la etarra Inés del Río después de que el Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos rechazara este lunes el recurso del Gobierno contra la sentencia que condenó a España a indemnizarla por haberle aplicado la ‘doctrina Parot’ con carácter retroactivo, informaron fuentes jurídicas. “UNA INDESEABLE HERENCIA” PARA EL PP, DENUNCIA  La Fundación de Aznar culpa a Zapatero de la sentencia de Estrasburgo  El secretario general de FAES, Javier Zarzalejos, acusa al Gobierno del PSOE de negociar con ETA la derogación de la ‘doctrina Parot” en el proceso de paz. Empresa y consumidor, unidos en la responsabilidad  Por Ana Palencia | Unilever trabaja sin descanso para conseguir que los consumidores que elijan nuestras marcas puedan hacerlo firmemente convencidos de que están ejerciendo una elección de consumo responsable. RECHAZO A LA REFORMA ENERGÉTICA DEL GOBIERNO  Cómo pagar menos en el recibo de la luz bajando su potencia  Distintas organizaciones han lanzado una campaña para explicar a los ciudadanos cómo pagar menos en la factura de la luz mediante la bajada de la potencia contratada. EL PSM PIDE EXPLICACIONES A LA MINISTRA  Casi 200 madrileñas podrían tener cáncer de mama sin diagnosticar  Maru Menéndez exige a la ministra de Sanidad que abra un expediente informativo y determine responsabilidades penales y patrimoniales del gobierno de Ignacio González ante el retraso de 7 meses en la realización de mamografías preventivas que está afectando a 30.000 mujeres en la Comunidad de Madrid. A INICIATIVA DE LA IZQUIERDA PLURAL  La retirada de símbolos franquistas, a debate de nuevo en el Congreso  Casi seis años después de la aprobación de la Ley de Memoria Histórica, la Izquierda Plural recuerda que todavía pueden verse muchos símbolos franquistas en espacio públicos y edificios propiedad del Gobierno. BALANCE DE LA CALIDAD DEL AIRE 2012  94% de la población en España respira aire contaminado  Ecologistas en Acción denuncia que las administraciones públicas continúan sin tomar medidas decididas pese a los 19.940 muertes prematuras al año por esta causa. MODIFICAR / CANCELAR SUSCRIPCIÓN Está recibiendo este boletín tras solicitar este servicio a través de la web de Nueva Tribuna. En cualquier momento puede modificar o cancelar su suscripción accediendo a esta dirección.  Nueva Tribuna Información continua y análisis para una ciudadanía comprometida con los valores de libertad, igualdad y justicia.   © medio digital de información general editado por Página 7 Comunicación S.L. C/ Noblejas, 5 Bajo – 28013 Madrid

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The spectre of Kashmir and Bombay Cinema’

23 10 2013

Nehru Memorial Museum and Library

cordially invites you to a Seminar

at 3.00 pm on Thursday, 24 October, 2013

in the Seminar Room, First Floor, Library Building

on

                                                         

‘Transfigured Landscape:

The spectre of Kashmir and Bombay Cinema’

by

Prof. Shohini Ghosh,

Jamia Millia Islamia,

New Delhi.

Abstract:

The brutal unfolding of the violent conflict in Kashmir; its representation and reportage has reconfigured the discursive imagination around the landscape and its people. While images of the picturesque landscape have circulated widely, the inhabitants of Kashmir have been strangely missing. Bombay cinema has for the longest time, privileged the stunning landscape of Kashmir while emptying it of its inhabitants. At the cusp of the 21st century, the missing inhabitants return as militants to haunt the imagination of Bombay cinema catalyzing thereby far-reaching formalist and narrative shifts while at the same time, producing a force field of powerful affects. The spectre of a `resistant’ Kashmir, this presentation will argue, reanimates the cinematic image by inaugurating a `new’ cinema of action, melodrama, sensation and spectacular star bodies. 

Speaker:

Prof. Shohini Ghosh is Sajjad Zaheer Professor at the AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.  She is the author of Fire, A Queer Classic, 2010 and Director of Tales of the Night Fairies, a documentary on the sex-workers movement for decriminalization.

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GAIL signs Gas Cooperation Agreement with Government of Bihar

23 10 2013

Patna, October 23, 2013 : In a landmark development to expand the natural gas footprint in eastern India, GAIL (India) Limited today signed a Gas Cooperation Agreement (GCA) for Natural Gas Infrastructure and City Gas Distribution with the Department of Industries, Government of Bihar. The GCA was signed here in the presence of Shri Nitish Kumar, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Bihar, Dr. Renu Kumari Kushwaha, Hon’ble Minister for Industries, Shri A. K. Sinha, Chief Secretary,  Shri B. C. Tripathi, Chairman and Managing Director, GAIL, Shri Naveen Verma, Principal Secretary, Industries, Shri Prabhat Singh Director (Marketing), GAIL, and other senior officials from Department of Industries and GAIL (India) Limited.
Under the provisions of the GCA, GAIL and the Bihar Government will evaluate the feasibility for cooperation for the development of the use of eco-friendly fuel, especially natural gas, in the state as well as development of natural gas distribution and city gas infrastructure in identified urban areas and cities after obtaining due authorization from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB).
GAIL is constructing the 2,050 km. Haldia – Jagdishpur pipeline from transmission and distribution of natural gas, of which about 621 km. will pass through 14 districts of Bihar. The mainline of the Haldia Jagdishpur will cover 04 districts of Bihar such as Kaimur, Rohtas, Aurangabad, Gaya and 10 districts for the spur lines. GAIL will explore the possibility of City Gas Distribution in major towns of Bihar along this pipeline route.
GAIL and Industries Department, Bihar will also work towards promotion of joint venture for City Gas Distribution projects for domestic, commercial, industrial and transport sectors with the participation of GAIL or its wholly owned subsidiary GAIL Gas Limited and concerned departments of the Bihar Government, other state agencies or private players.
As per the GCA, Natural Gas Demand Assessment and Preliminary Techno Economic Feasibility Study will be undertaken for evaluation of medium and long term gas demand potential for the state for industrial, commercial, transport and residential sectors; assessment of pipeline infrastructure and associated facilities required for supply of natural gas including optical fibre network; and evaluation of natural gas supply options to Bihar on a long-term and competitive basis.
Photo caption: GAIL India) Limited & Deptt. of Industries, Bihar sign Gas Cooperation Agreement in presence of Shri Nitish Kumar, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Bihar and Shri B C Tripathi, CMD GAIL in Patna
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MTS India Announces The Commercial Roll Out of Its 3GPLUS Telecom Network

23 10 2013

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~All set to become the FIRST telecom operator in the country to provide ubiquitous 3GPLUS network coverage across all its circles of operations~

• Launches, next generation MBlaze Ultra dongle on its 3GPLUS network, powered by Evolution – Data optimized (EV-DO) Rev. B Phase II technology, offering download speeds of up to 9.8 Mbps.

缳pan style=’font:7.0pt “Times New Roman”‘>         MBlaze Ultra device has been priced at just Rs.1299 for both prepaid and postpaid customers.

缳pan style=’font:7.0pt “Times New Roman”‘>         Bundled offer – New prepaid customers just need to pay Rs. 1399 to get an MBlaze Ultra dongle along with 10 GB data usage with 30 day validity.

缳pan style=’font:7.0pt “Times New Roman”‘>         Upgrade Offer – Existing postpaid MBlaze customers can get an MBlaze Ultra dongle by paying just Rs. 750 with complete cash back.

缳pan style=’font:7.0pt “Times New Roman”‘>         Looking ahead, MTS also plans to launch a slew of Smart phones, enabling customers to further utilize the power of the 3GPlus network.

New Delhi, 23^rd October, 2013 – Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL) that provides telecom services under the MTS brand today announced the commercial roll out of its “3GPLUS” telecom network based on state-of-the-art Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) Rev. B Phase II technology. This announcement of historic significance comes within two weeks of the Company receiving its third spectrum carrier from Department of Telecom (DoT). The roll out is all set to make MTS India, the FIRST telecom operator in India to provide ubiquitous 3GPLUS network coverage across all its 9 circles of operations i.e. Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kolkata, Uttar Pradesh (West) and West Bengal. With this historic announcement, MTS India takes a giant leap in providing a significantly enhanced data experience to its customers wanting to access streaming multimedia. To experience the full power of its 3GPLUS network – MTS India has introduced MBlaze Ultra – a next generation Hi-Tech dongle providing data speeds of up to 9.8 Mbps. Looking ahead, the Company has also drawn plans to launch a slew of smart phones by the end of the 2013, enabling customers to further utilize the power of the 3GPlus network. 

According to Dmitry Shukov, Chief Executive Officer – MTS India, “MTS India is credited for several industry firsts that has enabled it to stay a step ahead in terms of innovation. Adding to this list, I feel extremely proud to announce the commercial roll out of our 3GPLUS network, powered by state-of-the art EV-DO Rev. B Phase II technology. This announcement is yet another testament of our commitment to provide world class telecom services to our customers”. Dmitry further added, “With this historic roll out, MTS India is all set to become the only telecom operator in the country to provide ubiquitous 3GPLUS network coverage across all its circles of operations”.

MTS India is credited to be the FIRST telecom operator in the world to have launched the Rev. B Phase II version of the EV-DO network in Jaipur, Rajasthan in September, 2011. Globally, EV-DO networks run in some of the most data hungry countries in the world including the US, Japan and Korea.

According to Leonid Musatov, Chief Marketing & Sales Officer – MTS India, “MTS’ 3GPLUS network will redefine the way customers experience mobile broadband as we roll out MBlaze Ultra across India. This state-of-the-art network empowers us to provide an enhanced consumer experience with even higher speeds, superior indoor penetration and outdoor coverage”. Leonid added, “With an enhanced network and best in class tariff plans, I am confident that all our customers will cherish the MBlaze Ultra experience”.

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More About 3GPLUS Network

The commercial roll out of the MTS’ 3GPLUS network is all set to greatly enhance the mobile broadband experience of MBlaze Ultra users. Compared to Rev.B Phase I, the EV-DO Rev. B Phase II technology further enhances BTS cell capacity, spectrum efficiency and peak rate, thereby achieving high speed rate as high as 4.9 Mbps in single frequency carrier and 9.8 Mbps in two frequency carrier bundle.࠼o:p>

MBlaze Ultra; Freedom From Buffering – MBlaze Ultra enables customers to have a seamless, buffer free video watching experience.

缳pan style=’font:7.0pt “Times New Roman”‘>         MBlaze Ultra device has been priced at just Rs.1299 for both prepaid and postpaid customers.

缳pan style=’font:7.0pt “Times New Roman”‘>         Bundled Offer – New prepaid customers just need to pay Rs. 1399 to get an MBlaze Ultra dongle along with 10 GB data usage with 30 day validity.

缳pan style=’font:7.0pt “Times New Roman”‘>         Upgrade Offer – Existing postpaid MBlaze customers can get an MBlaze Ultra dongle by paying just Rs. 750 with complete cash back.

缳pan style=’font:7.0pt “Times New Roman”‘>         A range of *tariff plans have been made available for both prepaid and postpaid customers.

Data Usage	Validity	Prepaid	Postpaid
5 GB Unlimited	1 Month	Rs.798	Rs. 700
10 GB Unlimited	1 Month	Rs. 999	Rs. 875
15 GB  Unlimited	1 Month	Rs. 1298	Rs. 1199
20 GB Unlimited	1 Month	Rs. 1498	Rs. 1399

*MBlaze Ultra tariff plans provide greater value for money than any other 3G Data plans offered by competing telecom operators.

MBlaze Ultra – All About Accessing Multimedia Content

缳pan style=’font:7.0pt “Times New Roman”‘>         MTS TV – Using MBlaze Ultra dongles, customers can watch over 100 Live TV channels across different genres – News, Entertainment, Music, Sports and Regional etc.

缳pan style=’font:7.0pt “Times New Roman”‘>         Games on Demand – Using MBlaze Ultra, customers can access to more than 350 games across different genres including Action, Racing, Strategy, Education etc.

缳pan style=’font:7.0pt “Times New Roman”‘>         MTS iDivine – MBlaze Ultra customers can get access to live ‘Darshan’ and more from over 500 shrines across India.

缳pan style=’font:7.0pt “Times New Roman”‘>         MTS Entertainment – MBlaze Ultra customers can access the MTS Entertainment portal to download latest Bollywood songs, videos and a lot more.࠼o:p>

About Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd

Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd. (SSTL) is a venture, involving equity participation by Sistema JSFC {LSE: SSA} of Russia, the Russian Federation and the Shyam Group of India. Sistema is the majority shareholder in the Company which operates its telecom services under the MTS brand. MTS is well recognized in India and worldwide for its commitment to high quality and innovative telecom solutions. MTS has recently been ranked by Millward Brown as 82nd most valuable brand in the world. For More Information, please visit www.mtsindia.in

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PRESS RELEASE Tuesday, October 22, 2013 Contact: Supriya Kumar, skumar@worldwatch.org, (+1) 202-745-8092, ext. 510 For more information: http://www.worldwatch.org/cultivating-resilience-face-ecological-change           Cultivating Resilience in the Face of Ecological Change          The Worldwatch Institute suggests increasing the resilience of our social, economic, and political systems to adapt to a changing climate   Washington, D.C.---In the past decade, approximately 200-300 million people have been seriously affected by natural disasters or technological accidents each year-a staggering figure that is bound to only increase in the coming decades. It is becoming clear that a failure to make political systems pay attention to climate challenges might lead to massive population displacements. In State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible?, the Worldwatch Institute (www.worldwatch.org) discusses the imperative to prepare for such disasters and outlines how we can move forward on the path toward resiliency. "The repercussions from environmental degradation do not occur in a void," notes Michael Renner, contributing author and senior researcher at Worldwatch. "They interact with a cauldron of pre-existing societal pressures and problems." Building up a globalized and industrialized market economy and growing our food in globe-spanning monocultures may increase efficiency, but such practices also decrease resiliency. Many societies are now at risk of either short-term or permanent displacement due to both environmental and non-environmental disasters. "Of course, disasters of all kinds are nothing new," remarks Laurie Mazur, contributing author and nonprofit consultant. "But the current era may be one in which their frequency, scale, and impact are greater than anything our species has previously confronted." In State of the World 2013, contributing authors discuss an array of strategies and case studies that offer lessons for surviving and coping with the coming calamities that may result from climate and other ecological changes. Recipe for resilience. In order for societies to be truly resilient-able to mitigate and withstand disturbances and recover afterward-socioeconomic practices should include redundancies, so that the failure of one component does not impact the entire system. Modularity is also critical, in that individual units retains some self-sufficiency when disconnected from the larger networks. Other characteristics of resilient systems include diversity, inclusiveness, tight feedbacks, and the capacity for innovation. Adjusting and adapting. We must consider how the physical changes that take place on Earth will translate into social and economic changes. Adaptation can help reduce vulnerability by way of disaster and famine early-warning systems, livelihood diversification, drought-tolerant crops, restoration of ecosystems, flood-defense infrastructure, and crop insurance. Cultivating social capital. Social capital, the sum total of resources, knowledge, and goodwill possessed by everyone in a network, provides a web of connections that communities can use to obtain relief and reconstruction aid. Members in well-functioning communities are best able to organize support, articulate their needs, and work together to rebuild and stabilize. The Cuban Experiment. Over the past two decades, Cuba has moved to the forefront of sustainability. In 2006, it was the only country in the world rated as having achieved "sustainable development" in WWF's Living Planet Report. Although it is materialistically poor, it has First World education, literacy, and health care. The Cuban example proves what many wealthy nations are hesitant to even consider: that high material consumption does not necessarily equal human well-being. Cuba represents an alternative where material success as measured by energy consumption is secondary, while other quality-of-life issues are given priority. A global paradigm shift is in order. We must not only alter our outlook on consumption and realign our consciousness with sustainability, but also begin to integrate policies and practices that diversify and strengthen our social, political, and economic domains. Worldwatch's State of the World 2013, released in April 2013, addresses how "sustainability" should be measured, how we can attain it, and how we can prepare if we fall short. For more information, visit www.sustainabilitypossible.org. Authors of mentioned chapters include: Paula Green, founder and senior fellow at the Karuna Center for Peacebuilding, professor at the School of International Training, and author of Chapter 33, "Shaping Community Responses to Catastrophe." Laurie Mazur, D.C.-based writer and consultant to nonprofit organizations and author of Chapter 32, "Cultivating Resilience in a Dangerous World." Faith Morgan, executive director of the Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions and co-author of Chapter 30, "Cuba: Lessons from a Forced Decline." Pat Murphy, research director of the Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions and co-author of Chapter 30, "Cuba: Lessons from a Forced Decline." Michael Renner, senior researcher at the Worldwatch Institute and author of Chapter 31, "Climate Change and Displacements."

"No Clinical Trials of 157 NCEs till further order & 5 NCEs after proper mechanisms put in place” - Supreme Court

October 21st, New Delhi : 8th hearing of the writ petition filed by Swasthya Adhikar Manch took place today before the bench of the Supreme Court consisting of Justice R.M Lodha and Justice S.K. Singh. The case was filed in February, 2012 and the last hearing was held on 30th September, 2013.

The Hon’ble Supreme Court raised serious concerns over 162 clinical trials of Global Clinical Trial (GCT) including New Chemical Entities (NCEs) / New Molecule Entities (NMEs) out of which 157 were approved before 31st December 2012 and 5 between January to August 2013. In the Court it was admitted by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOHFW) and representative of Drug controller General of India (DCGI) that 157 clinical trials were approved by DCGI on recommendations of New Drug Advisory Committee (NDAC) and without the approval of Apex and Technical Committee formed after order of Court dated 3rd January 2013. The Hon’ble Supreme Court have ordered GoI to reexamine 157 GCT including NCEs by Apex and Technical Committees. Therefore, now Apex and technical committee will have to evaluate these 157 clinical trials particularly in terms of - assessment of risk vs. benefits for patients, innovations to existing therapeutic options and benefits to medical needs of the country. It is only after the assessment of apex and technical committee that the question of commencement of 157 approval will be considered. In case of remaining 5 clinical trials which have been approved in 2013, the Hon’ble Supreme Court ordered MOHFW to conduct it only after ensuring proper mechanism & procedure to ensure safety of the patients along with audio-visual recording of participants maintaining principle of confidentially and preservation of documentation. The Hon’ble Supreme Court also raised its concern that there is no checks and balance in the frame work where investigators are paid by sponsors and ethics committees are part of hospital with absence of proper mechanism to ensure patients safety.

Mr. Sanjay Parikh Senior Counsel for Swasthya Adhikar Manch argued and highlighted the facts in relation to NCEs/NMEs and asked the government to come out with a position paper on how these NCEs/NMEs will be in public and national interest. The Hon’ble Supreme Court also then inquired that out of 162 trials, how many molecules are patented outside country and benefiting MNCs instead of development of new drug for which learned Additional Solicitor General was unable to respond. Mr. Parikh also pointed out contradictions in data given in affidavit filed by MOHFW dated 26th July 2013 wherein it was stated that only 26 GCT were approved while in current affidavit of 18th October 2013, it is stated that only 5 trials are approved after 3rd January 2013 by the apex and the technical committee.

The petitioner asked the MOHFW to provide details of 162 approved clinical trials- Name of molecule, indication, name of sponsor, protocol, sites, number of subjects, name of investigators and minutes of NDAC, apex and technical committee meetings. The petitioner also raised serious concerns about Ranjit Roy Chaudhry Expert Committee report on issues like conflict of interest etc. The Ranjit Roy Committee also was not able to explain benefits to India by allowing NCEs/NMEs testing within the country.

The petitioners have been raising the issue of how NCEs/NMEs are benefiting MNCs at the cost of human life in India. The next hearing is scheduled on 16th December 2013.

Amulya Nidhi (9425311547), Chinmay Mishra (9893278855) - SAM 

N.D. Jayaprakash (9968014630) (jaypdsf@gmail.com) - BGPSSS, Abdul Jabbar  (9406511720) - BGPMUS

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50th Hero Indian Open at Delhi Golf Club

·      Golden Jubilee edition to be played from November 7-10

·      PGA Tour winner Michael Thompson and European Tour winner Robert Rock confirm participation

·      Atwal, Randhawa and four other previous Indian winners lead Indian challenge

New Delhi, October 21: A star-studded field will tee off at the Delhi Golf Club to mark the Golden Jubilee of the historic Hero Indian Open on November 7. The event, which will be preceded by a Pro-Am on November 6, will carry a purse of US $ 1.25 million.

Returning to the place of its birth in 1964, the Hero Indian Open will once again see a plethora of champions and international stars line up for what will be a momentous occasion in Indian golf.

Though there is still more than two weeks for the tournament to happen, the list of early entries and confirmations indicate a very strong line-up including the likes of PGA Tour winner, American Michael Thompson, who achieved a breakthrough win at the Palm Beach event in Florida. Then there is multiple European Tour winner, Robert Rock, whose resume includes a stunning win over a field featuring Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy at the 2012 Abu Dhabi Classic.

As is only befitting the 50^th edition of the tournament will see a very strong Indian challenge, which blends youth with experience. Former Indian Open winners like Arjun Atwal, also the only Indian player to taste victory on the famed PGA Tour, returns to his National Open, as does Jyoti Randhawa, one of the only two players to win the Indian Open three times in their career – the other one is five-time British Open champion Peter Thomson, who also played a big role in helping establish the Indian Open in 1960s.

Four other Indian winners, C Muniyappa (2009), Vijay Kumar (2002), Feroze Ali (1998) and Ali Sher (1991 and 1993) will add to the charm of the historic staging.

Mr. Pawan Munjal, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Hero MotoCorp Ltd., said, “Hero has been associated with golf since the time the game was at a nascent stage in the country. It is, therefore, a matter of immense delight to see this event celebrating its Golden Jubilee this year. Hero has been a partner in this glorious journey of golf and like always, we remain committed to the promotion of the game in India. I am looking forward to some memorable golf at this landmark edition of Hero Indian Open.”

Only seven Indians have won the National Open, of which the first PG Billoo Sethi (winner in 1965) passed away in 1982. The remaining six will be seen in action at the DGC this year.

While the past champions savour and relive their finest moments, the youth brigade led by four-time Asian Tour winner, Gaganjeet Bhullar, three-time Asian Tour winner, Anirban Lahiri and other winners like SSP Chowrasia, Shiv Kapur, Himmat Rai and Digvijay Singh will also fancy their chances at the legendary and challenging layout at the Delhi Golf Club.

Adding to their confidence will be the fact that Chowrasia, Lahiri and Digvijay have tasted international success at the DGC.

“The Asian Tour is proud to be associated with the 50th edition of the Hero Indian Open. The Asian Tour is also celebrating its 10th season in 2013 and on behalf of our talented players, I would like to congratulate the Hero Indian Open on its milestone,” said Asian Tour CEO Mike Kerr.

He further added, “The Hero Indian Open has been one of the longest running tournaments on our Schedule and the event has attracted many top golfers in India as well as from across the world. I’m confident the 2013 Hero Indian Open will be celebrated by the presence of the Asian Tour’s stellar stars including defending champion Thaworn.”

Gen. Bikram Singh, President, Indian Golf Union said, “It is a momentous occasion for the Indian Open Golf Championship that started it's journey in the year 1964 at this very venue, to be back again on the same course having traversed fifty long years in the company of some of the most illustrious golfers of their time. The pace was set by the likes of Peter Thomson who not only won the event three times here but later went on to win the Open Championship five times. I am sure that winning the Indian Open will remain an ambition with many golfers, especially in India, it being one of the most prestigious events on the Asian Tour. We are extremely grateful to all our stake holders who have ensured the successful conduct of the tournament over the years and especially

to the present title sponsors, Hero Moto Corp Ltd, for ensuring the grandeur of this year’s event against the historic setting of the Delhi Golf Club.”

Basking in his glory amidst the celebrations will be Ali Sher, who recalled, “I have great memories of that day, when I won the Indian Open at this very club. That changed my life and career. It’s is indeed a historic occasion to be playing in the 50^th edition of the Hero Indian Open.”

Mr. Sunil Manocha, Chief Operating Officer of Nimbus Sport, added, “The Hero Indian Open is very close to the hearts of every Indian golfer and fans of the sport. As promoters of this historic event, we are extremely pleased with the line-up of star golfers from India and around the world who have confirmed participation for the fiftieth edition of the Hero Indian Open. I am confident of this edition of the tournament being nothing less than a jubilant celebration of golf in India.”

In another piece of great news for golf fans in the country, Ten Sports Network, will telecast live all the action straight from the fairways of the Delhi Golf Club on all four days.   

Longlist announced For “The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2014

DSC prize for South Asian Literature 2014 jury announced at the Goethe-Institute, Max Muller Bhavan the following books entry this year, Namely - Book of Destruction, Goat Days, Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer, The Watch, The Illicit Happiness of other People ,How to Get filthy rich in rising Asia, The Blind Man’s Garden, Island of a Thousand Mirrors, The Wildings, Scene from Early Life, On Sal Mal Lane, Cobalt Blue, The Hungary Ghosts, Foriegn, Thinner than Skin constitute the longlist. 

US $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature celebrates literary fiction inspired by South Asia, its people, culture and diaspora. It is open to authors from across the globe and is among the richest awards for South Asian Fiction. The longlist for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2014  announced at the Goethe-Institute,Max Muller Bhavan today, by noted Indian editor,writer and literary critic, Antara Dev Sen who chairs the jury panel for the prize.DSC Prize for South Asian Literature takes immense pride in announcing the Jury for its 2014 edition. To be chaired by Antara Dev Sen, noted Indian editor, writer and literary critic, the jury panel comprises international luminaries from the world of literature and books- Arshia Sattar, an eminent Indian translator, writer and a teacher, Ameena Saiyid, the MD of Oxford University Press in Pakistan, Rosie Boycott, acclaimed British journalist and editor and Paul Yamazaki, a veteran bookseller and one of the most respected names in the book trade in the US.

 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature takes immense pride in announcing the Jury for its 2014 edition. The panel brings with them a wide array of varied experience and also represents the interests and creative principles of writing pertaining to the South Asian region – an objective that the DSC Prize is dedicated to.

The jury panel is currently in the process of assessing the 65 entries received by the DSC Prize Secretariat from publishers all across the world. There has been a 30% growth in the number of entries received this year as compared to the inaugural DSC Prize 2011, with about a quarter of the entries coming in from UK, USA, Canada and Australia to supplement the entries from the South Asian countries. Over a period of three and a half months, the jury would rigorously evaluate the entries to arrive at a longlist to be announced in New Delhi in mid-October 2013, followed by the Shortlist (5-6 titles) announcement in London in mid-November 2013 and eventually the winner of the US $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2014 would be announced at the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival in Jaipur in end of January 2014.

INSTITUTO CERVANTES DE NUEVA DELHI – CULTURA

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Quijote Wallah Project Quijote Wallah Project  Una representación teatral que surge de un enorme graffiti en una pared móvil, basado en una de las obras fundamentales de la literatura universal, Don Quijote, es el punto de partida de este proyecto multidisciplinar. El graffiti, el teatro, la literatura, las artes visuales, Internet y las redes sociales, la regeneración de espacios urbanos y mucho más se dan la mano en la creación del Quijote Wallah Project. El mundo onírico y surrealista que no sólo sueña, sino que vive Don Quijote no resulta tan lejano de nuestro presente. Sus congéneres le tratan de loco por el mero hecho de percibir la vida de forma distinta. Y sus pensamientos, sentimientos y emociones le conducen por un mundo que, por no entenderle, en la mayoría de las veces le golpea o se ríe de él, y en las menos alcanza mínimamente a comprenderle concediéndole así un exiguo descanso.      26 y 27/10/2013 Instituto Cervantes, 7:00 p.m. (+) A theatre performance coming out from a graffiti on a moving wall, based on one of the major works of the universal literature, Don Quijote, is the starting point of this multidisciplinary project. Street art, theatre, literature, visual arts, internet and social networking, urban landscape regeneration and much more are involved in the Quijote Wallah Project. The oniric and surreal world not only dreamed but lived by Don Quijote is not far away from the real and present world. He is treated by his fellows as crazy man simply because he looks at the world in a different way. His thoughts and his feelings and emotions leads his life through a world which doesn’t understand him, so it sometimes hits him, other times laughs at him, and very few comprehends him and gives him a peaceful rest.       26 y 27/10/2013 Instituto Cervantes, 7:00 p.m. (+)     AGENDA     5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26 y 28 de noviembre; 3, 5, 10, 12, 17 y 19 de diciembre de 2013; 2 y 7 de enero de 2014  Instituto Cervantes, de 6:00 p.m. a 7.30 p.m.  Taller: ”Tango” Si aún no has podido apuntarte a nuestros cursos de tango de fin de semana, ahora tienes ocasión de practicarlo los martes y jueves.  Aprende a moverte al son de uno de los bailes más famosos de america latina, de la mano de Kiran Sawhney. (+) Workshop: “Tango” All If you have not joined our tango weekend classes yet, now you have the opportunity to pratice it on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Learn to dance one of the most famous dances of Latin America, with Kiran Sawhney.  (+)       27/10/2013Auditorio, Instituto Cervantes, 4:30 p.m.   Ciclo de cine cubano: “Boleto al Paraíso”Cuba, 1993. Eunice es una adolescente que huye del acoso sexual de su padre. Alejandro es un joven rockero que, después de robar en una farmacia, se dirige a La Habana con un par de amigos. El destino hace que los dos jóvenes se encuentren en la carretera y, a partir de ese momento, emprenderán juntos la búsqueda del Paraíso.  (+) Cuban film series: “Ticket to Paradise”Eunice is a teenage girl who is running away from her father’s sexual harassment. Alejandro is a young rocker who breaks into a drugstore and escapes to Havana with a couple of friends. When they meet on the road, they decide to travel together in search of a paradise. This will mark the rest of their lives. They are homeless, during Cuba’s ‘special period’ of acute shortages, and the local AIDS hospice begins to look like an unlikely refuge… (+)

COMING SOON PRÓXIMAMENTE 25 y 27/11/2013 Instituto Cervantes  Women by Women Women by Women 10, 17 y 24/11 y 1/12/2013Instituto Cervantes Ciclo de cine ecuatoriano Ecuadorian film series    EL INSTITUTO CERVANTES EN EL MUNDO Rabat:  “Muestra de cine contemporáneo en español” (+) Rabat: “Festival of contemporary cinema in Spanish” (+)   Berlín: Exposición: “Pablo Picasso. Mujeres – Toros – Antiguos maestros” (+) Berlin: Exhibition: “Pablo Picasso. Women – Bullfights – Ancient masters ” (+) Agenda

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India not to shy away from discussing HFCs under Montreal Protocol, says CSE

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It should take the lead in setting terms and conditions for any agreement on HFCs

•25th meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol begins in Bangkok today. Debate on whether HFCs can be discussed under the Protocol
•HFCs are greenhouse gases, and cause thousand times more global warming than carbon dioxide
•The majority of HFC emissions is in developed countries; developed countries must phase out HFCs by 2017-2020 and enable conditions for a one-time transition for developing countries to leapfrog to climate-friendly technology
•The Government of India should agree to set up a contact group to discuss the management of HFCs
•Setting up a contact group for discussing amendments as proposed by North American states and island nations is premature; need to first achieve clarity on matters of finance, legality, technology and scope of transition
•CSE supports a resolution at UNFCCC to move HFCs to Montreal Protocol but with clear agreement that the differentiation between developed and developing countries will stay. The principle of equity, as established by UNFCCC, will underpin all negotiations on this issue in the Protocol

New Delhi, October 21, 2013: Should hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) be discussed under Montreal Protocol? This is one of the key questions dividing the international community on the opening day of the 25th meeting of the Parties to the Protocol. The meeting has begun in Bangkok, Thailand, today.

HFCs are greenhouse gases. Like carbon dioxide, they cause global warming – only that a tonne of HFC causes thousand times more global warming than a tonne of carbon dioxide. There is a concern that increased consumption and emissions of HFCs from refrigerators and air-conditioners, where they are used as refrigerant gases, will lead to more global warming.

What is the HFC tug-of-war all about?

CSE climate researchers point out that over the past year, there has been increased political momentum to move the HFC discussion to the Montreal Protocol; HFCs are currently under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).The US has consistently pressured emerging economies such as China and India to open up discussions on HFCs under the Montreal Protocol. To do this, it has proposed amendments to the Protocol.

Emerging economies, however, oppose this: they say that the Montreal Protocol is not the appropriate platform to discuss HFCs. There are two reasons for this:one, HFCs are already being discussed under UNFCCC; and two, the Montreal Protocol is mandated to discuss only ozone depleting substances,which HFCsare not.

But developed countries counter that the use of HFCs has increased due to the phasing-out of ozone depleting substances such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrocholorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) by the Montreal Protocol. Therefore, they should be discussed under the Protocol.

Says Sunita Narain, director general, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE): “Discussing how the world is going to address HFCs is important. The Government of India should agree to set up a contact group to discuss the ‘management of HFCs’ under the Montreal Protocol. However, oweversetting up a contact group just to discuss the amendments proposed by few countries is premature.”

What is the danger?

The phase-out of CFCs began with the discovery that CFCs were causing a hole in the earth’s ozone layer. This allowed UV rays, with harmful health implications like cancer for human beings, to enter the atmosphere. Countries therefore decided to move to HCFCs as an interim solution. HCFCs were less harmful than CFCs, but still had ozone depleting potential.The deadline for developed countries to phase-out CFCs was 2000 and HCFCs is 2020; developing countries phased out CFCs in 2010 and have begun phasing out HCFCs in 2013, with a timeline until 2030.

The primary alternative to HCFCs in developed countries has been HFCs — at present, most of the HFCs are consumed in these countries. In 2010, developed countries accounted for two-thirds of all HFC emissions; the US’s was close to 30 per cent while India’s accounted for just 1 per cent of the total HFC emissions.

Says Chandra Bhushan, deputy director general of CSE and head of its climate change team: “It is clear that the transition from HCFCs is leading to a rise in HFC emissions. This is expected to continually increase as developing countries too begin to phase-out HCFCs.”

Currently, HFCs contribute just about 1 per cent to climate change; the maximum contribution is from carbon dioxide due to burning of fossil fuels. But it is projected that the contribution of HFCs will grow to 8-10 per cent by 2050 under a business-as-usual scenario. To arrest this growth, the world will have to phase-out HFCs and move to alternatives like hydrocarbons that have low global warming potential and also make refrigerators and air-conditioners more energy efficient.

Advises Bhushan: “Developing countries, that have still not moved to HFCs, should leapfrog to non-HFC alternatives. However, certain conditions must be satisfied to ensure an equitable transition in future. CSE has made some recommendations in this respect.”

What CSE recommends
1.Invite and discuss HFC submissions from all countries under the Montreal Protocol:

The Government of India should agree to setup a contact group to discuss the management of HFCs where countries can turn in their submissions on how Montreal Protocol should address control of HFCs. Such a discussion within a formal group would ensure the discussions go beyond just the US’s proposed amendments and include the larger issue of management of HFCs, such as the finance and technology aspects of a transition.
2.Developed countries should phase out HFCs by 2017-2020: Developed countries cannot be allowed to phase down HFCs until the mid-2030s, as the existing US proposal suggests. CSE proposes that the developed countries should phase out HFCs between 2017 and 2020, and begin working towards it today. This will have the additional advantage of opening up the market for alternatives and new environment-friendly technologies for developing countries to leapfrog to.
3.Developing countries should leapfrog to non-HFC alternatives: Developing countries should not follow the chemical treadmill adopted by developed countries. Instead of moving to HFCs from HCFCs, developing countries should make a one-time transition from HCFCs to non-HFC alternatives like hydrocarbons.
4.Reform the Multilateral Fund: The Multilateral Fund (MLF) which pays for the technical and financial assistance needed by developing countries to control substances under the Montreal Protocol, needs to be reformed. While the MLF has been effective in ensuring timely phase-out in the past, its current design does not support a transition that assists in leapfrogging.
5.Differentiation between developed and developing countries under Montreal Protocol should remain: Of late, there has been increasing discussion on blurring the differentiation between developed and developing countries. Under the Montreal Protocol, developed countries are mandated to support developing countries’ transition through financial assistance, but increasingly developing countries are being asked to voluntarily put money into the MLF. Says Narain: “This cannot be allowed. Such discussions would serve to only further alienate developing countries from the HFC phase-out, where a key demand of theirs is the reliable and sufficient provision of finance and technology from developed countries.”
6.Discuss the family of fluorinated gases under the Montreal Protocol, not just HFCs: HFCs are part of the larger family of fluorinated gases that cause global warming. F-gases include HFCs, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3). They all are potent greenhouse gases and some are used as replacements for ozone-depleting substances. NF3, used to make microelectronics, including solar photovoltaic cells, for instance has a global warming potential of 17,200. This means that NF3 is 17,200 times more potent than carbon dioxide. These gases are expected to grow significantly. An approach that addresses only HFCs and overlooks the other super greenhouse gases is a piecemeal solution — all the F-gases, therefore, must be discussed under the Montreal Protocol.
7.Resolution at UNFCCC needed to move HFCs to Montreal Protocol: Any move to shift HFC discussion to Montreal Protocol should be duly agreed to by countries under the UNFCCC.

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Jury examines the entries to Woodpecker film festival

The film festival jury met at Zorba the Budha  at Ghitorni in New Delhi.
Twenty members jury were selected from various sector to examine and select the films .

There were total of seventy films found place in the festivaL out of total entry of more than hundred movies.


Four Commmittee of  four to five members each were engaged eye  the screening of the movies .
Films  securing more than sixty percent marks  in the range of good  to excellent will finD place to the next level of examination and engagement to select the best film of the festival?

Jury chairperson Mr Kunal Verma, Ms Mitu Verma,  Mr Vikram Rajola,  Dr Manasvvini M Yogi, Ms Usha Goel,  Mr Pinaki Dasgupta, Mr Tapan Choudhry, Mr Anurag Mahindru, Mr N K Sagar, Mr Anurag Arora, Mr Pradeep Misra, Dr Nisha Varghese, Mr Rakesh Kishore 
,  Mr Pradeep Narayanan, Mrkailash Bhutani,  Mr ArkoProvo Bose,   Ms Aditi Sinha,  Ms  Dilmeet. Bhasin,  Ms Geeta Sahai.