India wastes 21 million tonnes of wheat every year
According
to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME) report 21 million
tonnes of wheat was wastaged in India which is equivalent to the entire
production of Australia. IME report on global food wastage found that as
much as 50 percent of all food produced around the world never reaches a
human mouth.
LIFE OF PI bags 11 Oscar nominations
After
captivating critics and masses alike and the box-office by earning the
status of 2012′s No 1 Hollywood Film in India, Ang Lee’s 3D magnum opus
LIFE OF PI has done India immensely proud with 11 nominations in the
prestigious Oscars aka the Academy Awards to be held shortly
IBPS CWE Clerks-II Results Released
On
12 January IBPS had announced the Results of IBPS CWE Clerks-II, Online
Exam Held on 15th / 16th / 22nd / 23rd / 29th and 30th December
2012.Check your results in www.ibpsresults.sifyitest.com .
Brahmos cruise missile test fired in successfully
Supersonic
cruise missile BrahMos scored once again in its 34th launch on 09
January 2013 off Visakhapatnam, hitting a decommissioned vessel with
accuracy.As it took off vertically from a naval warship, reached an
altitude of 14 km, levelled out and started cruising at three times the
speed of sound, it performed “a double manoeuvre in S-form” and hit the
decommissioned ship, about 290 km away.
Mauritius President among Pravasi awardees
Mauritius
President Rajkeswur Purryag is among the 15 persons and organisations
selected for the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards for the year 2013.
India to grow at 6.7% in 2013-14, says CRISIL Research
CRISIL
Research, India’s largest independent and integrated research house,
predicts that India’s GDP will grow at a higher rate of 6.7 per cent in
2013-14 in comparison to 5.5 per cent estimated for the current fiscal
due to a revival in consumption.
11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas held in Kochi
11th
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) was held from 7- 9 January at Kochi
(Kerala).Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag was the chief guest of
this official inaugural session.2000 delegates from 40 countries
attended the convention.On 7th January in the event they discussed on
problems that people from Kerala face in the region.Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh will inaugurated the annual flagship event and released
the postage stamp on Ghadar Movement on 8 January and President Pranab
Mukherjee will delivered the valedictory address on January 9 and also
presented the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards.Pravasi Bhartiya Divas
(PBD) is celebrated on January 9 every year to mark the contribution of
overseas Indian community in the development of India.The Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas, the first of its kind involving the Indian Diaspora,
was held in 2003 at New Delhi.
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2013
On
9 January Pranab Mukherjee President of India presented the Pravasi
Bharatiya Samman (Awards) 2013 to 14 people, included Overseas Indian
Affairs Vayalar Ravi and Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag, He was
also the Chief Guest of 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2013. In accordance
to Tradition, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (Awards) 2013 have been given to
notable Indians living abroad.
The
other awardees are Prof Dr Gurusharan Singh Chhatwal of Germany for
science, Dr Rasik Vihari Joshi (Mexico) for Literature, Gilbert Canabady
Moutien (Reunion Island) and Mohammed Rabeeh Karuvanthodi (Saudi
Arabia) for business, Patricia Maria Rozario(UK) for Music, Dr Narendra
Ramakrishna Kumar (USA) for Healthcare, Subash Razdan (USA) and Islmail
Ebrahim (South Afrcia) for Public service.
Dr
Satendra Kumar Singh (New Zealand), Australia India Society of Victoria
(Australia) and Bava Pandalingal (UAE), Ashok Shambhomal Vaswani
(Guinea), Indian Doctors Forum, Kuwait for community service, Tan Sri
Ravindran Menon from Malaysia for Community service, are among others on
the list of awardees.
Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag Visited India
Mauritius
President Rajkeswur Purryag visited India from 3 – 10 January .During
the visit Purryag met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pranab Mukherjee
on 4 January in New Delhi. In Bihar , he visited his ancestral village ,
Bojeetpore near Patna.President Purryag also the chief guest of Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas .He attended the 3 days event 11th Pravasi Bharatiya
Divas held in Kochi (Kerala).
