National Education Day of India Observed Across the Country on 11 November ....
The National Education Day of India was celebrated on 11 November 2013 at Gangtok, Sikkim. The National Education Day has been celebrated in India since the year 2008. It is celebrated to commemorate the anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, a great freedom fighter, an eminent educationist and the first Education Minister of India. It was also celebrated at Mewat in 2008.
Celebrations of the National Education Day of India
• On the occasion of the National Education Day of India, the President of India Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the 40th Jawaharlal Nehru National Science, Mathematics and Environment Exhibition. The theme of the exhibition will be Science and Society.
• The objective of the exhibition is development of scientific temper in the society and also to develop enhanced learning of mathematical capabilities in the children. Around 400 children from across the country will participate in this exhibition.
• The State Governments, regulators and autonomous organisations under Ministry of HRD also decided to observe the National Education Day.
• In the meanwhile, the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA) planned a Maulana Azad Memorial Lecture at India International Centre in New Delhi on the National Education Day.
• The universities arranged competitions like Conferences, Essay, Debate competitions and Quiz.
• UGC also planned to organise a lecture on this occasion to commemorate the anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
• Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathana will also celebrate the National Education Day.
• Also, 187 entries were received from different regions of CBSE in order to select two students as well as two teachers in every region for their exemplary work in areas like facilitating education to underprivileged section. These students and teachers will be felicitated with the cash prize of 20000 Rupees.
Afghanistan Signed Agreement with ADB for the Development of Dara-Suf to Yakawlang Highway ...
The Government of Afghanistan on 10 November 2013 signed an agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the development of road network in the country at a cost of 220 million US dollar. The agreement was signed between Afghan Finance Minister Dr. Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal and the ADB Country Director Joji Tokeshi in Kabul.
Major Highlights of the Agreement
• The agreement envisages reconstruction of 178 kilometer north-south corridor road joining northern Balkh province with the central Bamyan province of Afghanistan. This connectivity will play an important role in joining Afghanistan to the other regional countries.
• The agreement includes reconstruction of the 178km Dara-Suf to Yakawlang highway, preliminary survey of Gardan Diwal to Cheghcharan road and preliminary survey of Kabul’s ring road.
• It is important to note that the northern and southern parts of Afghanistan are linked by the Asian Highway which passes through the Salang Pass situated at an altitude of nearly 12000 foot in the Hindukush Mountains. However, due to the snowfall during winters, the highway gets blocked leading to the obstacle in connecting northern and southern Afghanistan.
• The proposed north-south corridor will provide an alternative route between the two reagions of the country.
• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) also facilitated execution of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) project, which is actually an opportunity for the regional cooperation at an unprecedented scale, linking the four countries economically.
It is worth noticing that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) had earlier decided to support Afghanistan and commit to the economic development after the year 2014.
India won Silver Medal at 3rd Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2013 ....
The Indian Women Hockey Team on 9 November 2013 won the Silver Medal, losing 0-1 to the hosts Japan in the final of the 3rd Women Asian Champions Trophy played at Kakamigahara in Japan.
Japan scored an early goal in the 2nd minute when Otsuka Shiho made no mistake in converting a penalty corner. India had an opportunity to level the score with a penalty corner in the 8th minute but failed to convert it. Japan received three penalty corners opportunities in the next ten minutes but the Indian defence and goalkeeper denied any scoring chance to the opponents. Japan went into the half time break with a 1-0 lead.
Japan got another penalty corner opportunity in the 50th minute but Indian goalkeeper Savita once again made a good save. The Indian women fought hard till the end of the game.
Indian goalkeeper Rajni Etimarpu was adjudged Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament and Indian Women Team won Fairplay Award in the tournament.
Japan won the gold, while India and Malaysia bagged the silver and bronze medals respectively in the four-team event. Malaysia defeated China 3-1 in the bronze-medal play-off match.
International Conference on Comprehensive Cleft Care Concluded in Guwahati, Assam ....
The two-day International Conference on Comprehensive Cleft Care (ICCCC) concluded in Guwahati, Assam on 10 November 2013. The theme of the conference was Think Big: Partnerships Involved in the Delivery of Comprehensive Cleft Care.
During the conference, a unique declaration was adopted in which it was decided that Assam will take the global role for Cleft care Delivery in the world, including the areas of Training, Education, Research and Technology.
The Guwahati Centre of the Operation Smile recently conducted 10 thousand cleft and palate deformities surgeries and is the only centre in the world to do so.
The International Conference on Comprehensive Cleft Care was organised by the Operation Smile India in support with the Government of Assam.
What is cleft lip and palate?
A cleft is an opening, fissure or V-shaped indentation. In terms of anatomy, a cleft lip and palate is the congenital deformity. It leads to abnormal facial development during the gestation period.
The condition is found right from the birth. It is important to note that approximately 1 in 700 children are born with the cleft lip or cleft palate or both. The condition was also known as harelip in the past.
Clefts might also affect other parts of the face such as ears, nose, eyes, cheeks and forehead. The condition of cleft lip and palate is treatable successfully with the help of a surgery.
Typhoon Haiyan Made a Landfall in Northern Vietnam with Reduced Intensity .....
Typhoon Haiyan made a landfall in northern Vietnam, close to the China border on 10 November 2013. It is the super typhoon which killed thousands of people in Philippines.
The super typhoon destroyed large number of towns across Philippines and killed over 10000 people, according to the Philippines’ authorities. This was declared as the deadliest recorded natural disaster of Philippines. The United States, in the meanwhile, declared military help to Philippines.
It is important to note that the Philippines had earlier endured a range of natural disasters such as deadly typhoons, volcano eruptions, earthquakes and other similar disasters. Philippines is situated along the typhoon belt and also the Ring of Fire, a vast Pacific Ocean region where a range of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions take place.
Until Typhoon Haiyan, the deadliest natural disaster was in the year 1976 when the tsunami of magnitude 7.9 had erupted and devastated the Moro Gulf on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao.
19th Kolkata International Film Festival Inaugurated by Legendary Actor Amitabh Bachchan ....
The 19th Kolkata International Film Festival was inaugurated on 10 November 2013 with the screening of noted director, Rituparna Ghosh's Taak Jhaank. The festival was inaugurated by legendary Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan along with Shah Rukh Khan, Kamal Haasan and other renowned actors.
Highlights of the 19th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF)
• The 19th Kolkata International Film Festival is an 8-day film festival during which 189 films from 63 countries will be screened.
• The focus of the 19th Kolkata International Film Festival will be on South East Asian Films.
• During the festival, eight films of Rituparna Ghosh, including Unishe April, Dahan, The Last Lear and Chitrangada, will be screened as a tribute to the director who passed away in 2013.
• KIFF is the accredited film festival of the International Federation of Film Producers Association, Paris (FIAPF).
• West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that the 19th Kolkata International Film Festival will mark the Golden Jubilee of Bengali cinema.
• The theme song of the 19th Kolkata International Film Festival featured lyrics from legendary singer Manna Dey’s popular Bengali film Jibone Ki Paabo Na. Manna Dey passed away in October 2013.
• Also, the works of Malayalam filmmaker and Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner Adoor Gopalakrishnan will be screened during the festival.
• Special tributes shall be paid to international actors and directors including American actor Burt Lancaster, Australia-born American filmmaker Billy Wilder and Japanese filmmaker Nagisa Oshima.
• In the meanwhile, the State Government also launched a special medi-claim scheme for all the technicians of the Tollywood film industry.
Heena Sidhu Became Third Indian Shooter to Win Gold at Rifle/Pistol World Cup Finals ....
Heena Sidhu became a part of the history by becoming the third Indian pistol shooter to win Gold at the World Cup Final on 10 November 2013 in Munich. In the Women's 10-metre Air Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup final, the 24-year-old shooter defeated World Champion Zorana Arunovic of Serbia to bag her first Gold.
Prior to her, Anjali Bhagwat (2003) and Gagan Narang (2008) have won Gold at the rifle/pistol event in World Cup finals.
Final Results
The overall results in the Women’s event were as follows:
• 10m air pistol: 1. Heena Sidhu 203.8 (384); 2. Zorana Arunovic (Srb) 198.6 (382); 3. Viktoria Chaika (Blr) 176.8 (381).
• 50m rifle 3-position: 1. Petra Zublasing (Ita) 462.7 (585); 2. Andrea Arsovic (Srb) 457.9 (587); 3. Wu Liuxi (Chn) 446.4 (585); 4. Lajja Gauswami 435.5 (581).
About Heena Sidhu
• Heena Sidhu was born in Ludhiana, Punjab.
• She is an Indian shooter.
• Heena Sidhu along with Annu Raj Singh won the gold medal in women's Pairs 10 metre air pistol at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as well.
• She also won a silver medal in the singles event in the Commonwealth Games.
• In the 2009 Beijing ISSF World Cup tournament, in 10 metre air pistol event, Heena Sidhu won the Silver medal.
• In 2010 Guangzhou Women's 10m Air Pistol Team event, she won Silver medal in the Asian Games.
Indian Men's Hockey Team finished fifth at 3rd Asian Champions Trophy 2013...
Indian men's hockey team finished fifth at the 3rd Asian Champions Trophy at Kakamigahara, Japan on 10 November 2013. In a fifth-sixth place match, India defeated Oman 6-1 by scoring at regular intervals in both halves of the game.
Pakistan men and Japan women were crowned as the winners of the Asian Champions Trophy following victories over Japan and India respectively. The Bronze medal in men’s category went to Malaysia, who defeated China 3-0. Malaysia women matched their male counterparts by taking Bronze in the four-nations tournament, claiming a surprise victory over China.
3rd Men’s & Women’s Asian Champions Trophy held from 2nd to 10th November 2013 at Kakamigahara,Japan.
Participants of Men’s Competition
- Pakistan
- India
- Malaysia
- Japan
- China
- Oman
Participants of Women’s Competition
- Japan
- India
- Malaysia
- China
Asian Champions Trophy 2013 – The Medallists
Men
Gold: Pakistan
Silver: Japan
Bronze: Malaysia
Women
Gold: Japan
Silver: India
Bronze: Malaysia
Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2013 launched in Sydney, Australia ...
The Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas was officially launched on 11 November 2013 in Sydney, Australia by New South Wales, Premier Barry O'Farrell and Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi.
The 2013 convention is the first to be held in Australia, marking the contribution the overseas Indian community makes to the development of India.
The convention's objective is to link the vast Indian diaspora and other parts of the Asia-Pacific region with India. The 2013 Convention will be the seventh such conference held outside India.
The Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is organised by the High Commission of India and the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. Participation in the convention is expected from all states and territories of Australia and from neighbouring countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Fiji and the Pacific Islands.
About Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (Overseas Indians Day)
Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas are organised by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs with the collaboration of the host Government, the Indian Mission, Prominent Overseas Indians and Organisations catering to the needs of the Indian Diaspora.
The objective is to reach out to those members of the community who have been unable to participate in the annual PBD in India and to provide a platform for the Indian community in Australia and the Pacific to contribute to the relationship between countries of the region and India.
Nobel Memorial Wall unveiled at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station, Delhi...
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and the Embassy of Sweden on 9 November 2013 jointly unveiled a Nobel Memorial Wall at Rajiv Chowk metro station, Delhi.
The aim of exhibiting this wall is to spread awareness about all the Nobel Laureates of India, with a focus on Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. The wall at the Rajiv Chowk metro station was unveiled by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's Managing Director Mangu Singh and the Ambassador of Sweden Harald Sandberg.
The wall has been created as part of celebrations of Sweden India Nobel Memorial Week that started on 8 November 2013. This year(2013) the Nobel Memorial Week is dedicated to Rabindranath Tagore’s centenary of winning the Nobel Prize in Literature.
The Nobel Memorial Wall has a bust of Tagore against the original text of his Nobel Prize nomination, which has been procured by the Swedish Embassy from the Swedish Academy. The Nobel Memorial Wall also has the portraits of the seven Nobel Laureates from India: Rabindranath Tagore, CV Raman, Dr Hargobind Khorana, Mother Teresa, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Amartya Sen and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and provided details about their contribution to society and a panel each on Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prizes.
World Science Day for Peace and Development observed on 10 November....
The World Science Day for Peace and Development was observed on 10 November 2013 across the world to raise awareness on the role of science in the development of sustainable societies.
The Theme for the year 2013 is Science for Water Cooperation: Sharing Data, Knowledge and Innovations.
The World Science Day for Peace and Development is also known as World Science Day. It was established by UNESCO in 2001 to raise awareness of the benefits of science worldwide. The World Science Day for Peace and Development is also an annual event celebrated all over the world to recall the commitment made at the UNESCO-ICSU World Conference on Science (Budapest 1999).
The purpose of the World Science Day for Peace and Development is to renew the national, as well as the international commitment to science for peace and development and to stress the responsible use of science for the benefit of society.
The World Science Day for Peace and Development also aims at raising public awareness of the importance of science and to bridge the gap between science and societies.
Union Minister of Minority Affairs launched National Portal on Maulana Abul Kalam Azad ...
Union Minister of Minority Affairs K Rahman Khan on 11 November 2013 launched a National Portal on Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. The portal was inaugurated to mark 125th birth anniversary of the great national leader- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, (11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958) was a scholar and a great Indian freedom fighter, an eminent educationist and the first Education Minister of India. He was one of the greatest national leaders of his time in the cause of Hindu Muslim unity as well as secularism and socialism.
About the National Portal
This portal is an initiative to digitise the heritage of the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, and make his life and legacy available online. Along with a biographical account on Maulana Azad, the portal contains titles and information on over 20 books written by Maulana Azad, in Urdu and English, as well as information on over 45 books written on Maulana Azad in Urdu, Hindi and English.
Portal also contains over 60 photographs – some of which are with contemporaries like Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi, C Rajagopalachari amongst others. The portal also has excerpts of rare writings by Maulana Azad – his address on the Mahatma’s Birthday on All India Radio, his message on the day that marked the anniversary of the JallianwalaBagh massacre, his insights on the history of philosophy – to name a few. Additionally, the portal enlists the institutions, scholarships and other initiatives named after the leader.
The portal is a collaborative effort by the Union ministry of minority affairs, the Office of Advisor to the Prime Minister, the National Commission for Minorities, the Ministry of Culture). The national portal www.maulanaazadheritage.org a one stop point collating all knowledge and resources available on Maulana Azad, is now available to the public.
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