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AFGJI Hosts 31st Annual Athletic Meet

The Closing Ceremony of 31st annual sports day of AFGJI was held. 
тЧП    The Chief Guest on the occasion was Air Cmde Bhaskar Nandi VSM, Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Central Medical Establishment. 
тЧП    After the Welcome Address, an impressive March Past was done by the students. The school choir ‘Ekyataan’ sang the Institute Song. 
тЧП    Thereafter the Annual Sports Report was presented by the Principal, Mrs Poonam S Rampal highlighting the achievements of the students at the zonal, state and national level. 
тЧП    After that, athletic events were held wherein the young athletes took part and performed to the best of their abilities. 
тЧП    During the cultural programme, the Special Wing students put up a dance performance ‘Born to Win’. 
тЧП    The Primary students performed Yoga and also danced to the beats of lively music and performed the Garba dance. 
тЧП    The ‘Jasmine Flower Dance’ by the senior students depicted a wonderful collaboration of dance and design. 
тЧП    Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute, Subroto Park, New Delhi hosted the 31st Annual Athletic Meet from 8th December to 10th December 2016.
 

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CBI to question Manmohan Singh in AgustaWestland scam

After arresting former Indian Air Force (IAF) chief SP Tyagi in connection with the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, the CBI is likely to question former prime minister Manmohan Singh and former officials in the PMO. 
тЧП    Along with Manmohan Singh, the investigating agency may also question the former prime minister’s then principal secretary TKA Nair and former national security adviser MK Narayanan beside the former CBI director Ranjit Sinha and former special director Salim Ali.
тЧП    The CBI had on Friday arrested SP Tyagi for allegedly influencing the Rs 3,600-crore deal in favour of AgustaWestland. 
тЧП    A Delhi-based lawyer, Gautam Khaitan and SP Tyagi’s cousin Sanjeev Tyagi alias Julie Tyagi was also arrested along with him. 
тЧП    The CBI said that all the three people have been arrested for accepting illegal gratification for exercising influence through corrupt or illegal means.
тЧП    On January 1, 2014, India had scrapped the contract with Finmeccanica’s British subsidiary AgustaWestland for supplying 12 AW-101 VVIP choppers to the IAF over alleged breach of contractual obligations and charges of paying kickbacks of Rs 423 crore by it for securing the deal. 
тЧП    CBI had also got issued Letters Rogatory (judicial requests) to multiple countries to gather more leads and evidences in this case.
 

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SECI to Launch 1000 MW Rooftop Solar PV Scheme for Government Sector┬а

As a step towards fulfilment of the Government of India’s target for installation of 40 GW rooftop solar power plants by the year 2022, Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is launching today a tender of 1000 MW capacity for development of grid-connected rooftop solar capacity for Central Government Ministries/Departments. This would be the largest rooftop tender to be launched by SECI, and is expected to give a big boost to the hugely potent rooftop solar power generation segment.
тЧП    The 1000 MW tender, one of the largest globally, is a move to rapidly escalate rooftop solar capacity in the country, and comes in quick succession to SECI’s earlier tender of 500 MW capacity, targeting buildings in the residential/institutional and social sectors.
тЧП    Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has allocated 21 Ministries/ Departments to SECI interalia Ministry of Human Resource Development, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Urban Development, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs etc. The ministries have shown great enthusiasm and have assured their commitment with submission of “Green Energy Commitment Certificates” to MNRE for implementation of Grid Connected SPV power plants at the roof of their offices/other buildings etc., as part of their Clean energy initiatives and achieving National target of alleviating Global Warming. Various ministries/department have been sensitized by MNRE/SECI for implementation of Grid connected rooftop systems.
тЧП    MNRE has also collated the demand of the various Ministries/departments for implementation of the systems. Based on the indicative list of sites provided by MNRE and various interested Ministries, SECI is carrying out a potential assessment which shall be provided to the solar PV developers (SPD).

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11 MoUs signed during PETROTECH 2016

In the PETROTECH-2016, 11 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) were signed among various companies. 
тЧП    The PETROTECH meet was held in the month of December 2016.
тЧП    Among these 11 MoUs, a consortium agreement was signed between IOCL, BPCL and HPCL to set up India’s biggest oil refinery cum petrochemical complex with around 60 MMTPA capacity along the western Coast of India in Maharashtra.
тЧП    MoU with IIT, Guwahati for supporting OIL’s start up initiative
тЧП    MoU with IIT, Mumbai for supporting ONGC’s Start-Up Initiative
тЧП    MoU between ONGC and Halliburton
тЧП    MoU between ONGC and Schlumberger
тЧП    Binding MOU (Cost sharing Agreement) for development of Ligno-Cellulosic Ethanol Plants
тЧП    Binding MOU (Cost sharing Agreement) for development of Ligno-Cellulosic Ethanol Plants.
тЧП    MoU between BPCL and Institute of Chemical Technology
тЧП    MoU for Technology Transfer for setting up of 2G Biomass Ethanol Bio-refinery at Bina, M.P.
тЧП    MoU for Technology Transfer for setting up of 2G Biomass Ethanol Bio-refinery at Bargarh, Odisha
тЧП    MoU for setting up 2nd Generation Ethanol Bio-refinery
тЧП    MoU with Technology provider for 2nd Generation Ethanol Bio-refinery

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Dress code back in KeralaтАЩs Sree Padmanabhaswami Temple

In a recent ruling, the Kerala High Court put a hold on the order relaxing dress norms at the state’s Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple.
тЧП    The ruling comes just days after the temple’s CEO K N Sateesh allowed women to enter the temple wearing salwar suits. 
тЧП    The move, which was taken in response to a petition lodged at the high court by a woman advocate Riya Raje, hadn’t gone down well with the Temple’s senior priest, Nedumpilli Tharanalloor Parameshwaran Namboodiripad.
тЧП    The priest had expressed his staunch opposition to the decision, calling it a violation of the temple’s age-old traditions. 
тЧП    While his stand definitely had an effect on the high court’s earlier decision, a writ petition filed by private parties challenging the Executive officer’s decision also played a major role in the return of the old norms.
тЧП    A division of bench of the court has ordered for the old norms to continue for the time being. 
тЧП    It comes as a huge blow to women, as like before they will be expected to wear only saris or cover their salwar and churidar with a dhoti while entering the temple.

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Tamil Nadu Cabinet decides to recommend Jayalalithaa's name for Bharat Ratna

Tamil Nadu Cabinet today decided to recommend late AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa for India's highest civilian honour, the 'Bharat Ratna'. 
тЧП    In its first meeting chaired by Chief Minister O Panneerselvam after Jayalalithaa's demise, the Cabinet also decided to recommend to the Centre installation of her life-size bronze statue in Parliament complex. 
тЧП    A resolution was adopted in the Cabinet to recommend to the Centre to award Bharat Ratna to honourable Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. 
тЧП    Further, the Council of Ministers resolved to urge the Centre to install her bronze statue in the Parliament complex, and proposed to raise a memorial building for the deceased leader at the MG Ramachandran (MGR) Memorial site, where she was laid to rest on Tuesday at an estimated cost of Rs 15 crore. 
тЧП    The Cabinet further resolved to rename the memorial as Dr Puratchi Thalaivar MGR and Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Selvi J Jayalalithaa Memorial, it added. 
тЧП    The Cabinet also proposed to unveil a portrait of the leader in the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
 

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Serendipity Arts Festival to be held in Goa

The Serendipity Arts Festival (SAF) is scheduled to be held from 16 December to 23 December 2016 in Goa.
тЧП    The festival will see a stellar line-up of 33 global artists, who will display their work at the eight-day inspiration-packed festival.
тЧП    More than 40 exciting projects and exhibitions featuring famous artists, like Kabi Raj Lama, Bandu Manamperi, Escif, Billy Chang, SP Pushpakanthan, Lisa Stertz and Paquito Gonzalees, will be a part of the festival.
тЧП    The Serendipity Arts Festival will be held on the banks of River Mandovi in Goa.
тЧП    The festival is envisioned as a space, which brings together the visual, performing and culinary arts.
тЧП    The festival is curated by a panel of artists and institutional figures.
тЧП    The festival is a long-term cultural project that hopes to affect positive change in the arts in India on a large scale.
тЧП    It is a cultural experiment that hopes to affect the way Indians interact with art on a daily basis by addressing issues such as arts education, interdisciplinary discourse, accessibility of the arts and patronage culture.


 

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Pune Metro Rail Project Phase - I approved

The Union Cabinet today approved the development of phase-I of Pune Metro Rail Project which will cover a length of 31.25 km at the total completion cost of Rs. 11,420 crore.
тЧП    It comprises two corridors -- Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)- Swargate covering length of 16.589 km and Vanaz to Ramwadi with a length of 14.665 km.
тЧП    The population of approximately 50 lakh of Pune Metropolitan Area will be benefited through this metro corridor.
тЧП    The project is scheduled to be completed in five years from the date of start of work as per the Detailed Project Report (DPR).
тЧП    The Project will be implemented by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MAHA-METRO), which will be a 50:50 jointly owned company of Government of India and Maharashtra government.
тЧП    The approved alignments are expected to provide the much needed connectivity to the commuters and would traverse through some of the densest and traffic congested routes in the Pune Metropolitan Area.
 

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India International Science Festival (IISF-2016) inaugurated in New Delhi┬а

India has achieved a pre-eminent position in the field of Science & Technology, Space, Atomic Energy, Information Technology and newly emerging technologies such as Nano Technology and Bio Technology. ‘In this process, we have created one of the world's largest network of scientific laboratories and research institutions’, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences said while informing the Lok Sabha about the India International Science Festival (IISF-2016) – the largest festival of science in this country with its focus on “Science for the Masses”. 
тЧП    The Minister added that the Prime Minister has directed that the benefits of advancements in Science & Technology must reach to the masses. Towards this, Ministry of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences has taken the initiative of launching India International Science Festival (IISF). 
тЧП    Dr. Harsh Vardhan informed that IISF-2016 is not only a festival but a movement to connect common people with science and its contributions to our day-to-day life. 
тЧП    IISF-2016 is being held at CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (NPL) Campus, New Delhi during 7-11 December, 2016. The event will be formally inaugurated by the Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh on 8th December 2016 at 2.00 pm. India International Science Festival (IISF) as a major science event was conceptualized last year which was organized the 1st IISF at IIT, Delhi during 4-8 December, 2015 and was visited by more than 4 lakh people. It was a great success and also won the distinction of Guinness Book of World Record for successful conduct of Largest Practical Science Lesson by 2000 school students. 
тЧП    The success of first IISF in 2015 gave the impetus to launch IISF-2016 with expanded scope, mandate and operation. 
тЧП    The Minister expressed his gratitude that nomination of students from various constituencies has led to organisation of an unique event – “Science Village” which will have a conglomeration of 3000+ school students from all across the country. These students from village level schools will be exposed to many scientific activities like interaction with scientists, watching scientific films apart from laboratory visits and tours around Delhi. 
тЧП    IISF-2016 is expecting a large number of visitors (more than 5 lakh) from all walks of life to experience the festival of science and to interact with Indian scientific community. The Minister requested the House to join the movement by visiting IISF-2016, which will be the morale booster for young scientific minds who are going to reshape the future of India. 


 

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N. Chandrababu Naidu launched AP Purse

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched ‘AP Purse’, a mobile app, here on Tuesday.
тЧП    Mr. Naidu said 13 mobile banking and 10 mobile wallets were available in the purse and could be used to pay bills. 
тЧП    Cashless transactions were the need of the hour to tide over the currency crunch. 
тЧП    Engineering students would be encouraged to train people. 
тЧП    It would help them to earn while learning. The government would recognise the services of the colleges and the students for their service to society at the time of crisis, he said.
тЧП    The Committee of Chief Ministers on digital payment systems and financial inclusion etc would meet in Mumbai on December 8. 
тЧП    Problems being faced by people and alternative measures to ease the currency situation would be discussed, he said.
тЧП    Mr. Naidu said the State government had been making efforts to solve the crisis and the situation would improve soon. 
тЧП    As Rs. 2,472 crore was available with the banks, the State would get another Rs. 1,100 crore on Wednesday.
 

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