China, third country to win more than 100 gold medals in Paralympics
China became only the third country to win more than 100 gold medals at a single edition of the Paralympic Games 2016.
Seven of those came in athletics with another two each in table tennis and swimming as China ended the day with 105 gold, 81 silver and 51 bronze medals.
The United States and Britain are the only other nations to achieve a century of gold medals at a single Paralympics. Both did so at the 1984 Games in New York, when the US claimed 136 victories and Britain 107.
Seven of those came in athletics with another two each in table tennis and swimming as China ended the day with 105 gold, 81 silver and 51 bronze medals.
The United States and Britain are the only other nations to achieve a century of gold medals at a single Paralympics. Both did so at the 1984 Games in New York, when the US claimed 136 victories and Britain 107.
PV Bharathi is now Canara Bank ED
P V Bharathi, General Manager, Canara Bank, has been elevated as Executive Director with effect from September 15.
Bharathi began her banking career in December 1982 as a probationary officer in Canara Bank and has risen to the post of General Manager in August 2012.
She has wide exposure in the operational areas of banking and headed various functional wings and possesses in-depth knowledge of corporate credit, risk management, retail credit, recovery.
Bharathi began her banking career in December 1982 as a probationary officer in Canara Bank and has risen to the post of General Manager in August 2012.
She has wide exposure in the operational areas of banking and headed various functional wings and possesses in-depth knowledge of corporate credit, risk management, retail credit, recovery.
BSE ties up with Twitter to feed investors with better updates
The Bombay Stock Exchange has tied up with Twitter, which will give its investors live status, opening and closing figures of the market and stock prices.
This makes it the first collaboration in Asia between a stock exchange and a social networking site. BSE has been running a Twitter handle since 2012 but gives no real time updates and hence has comparatively less impact.
BSE and Twitter admitted that this collaboration would democratise the financial information by enabling the millions of Indian investors to access the stock updates.
To help investors follow the market thoroughly, Twitter has activated four new features. They are, hourly tweets, autoresponder tweets for Sensex 30 stock prices, auto direct messages for opening and closing figures of Sensex30, and a live display photo that will change every two minutes to project the Sensex figure.
BSE will, through its Twitter handle @ BSE India, send hourly tweets of the Sensex figures, level, and company stock prices.
This makes it the first collaboration in Asia between a stock exchange and a social networking site. BSE has been running a Twitter handle since 2012 but gives no real time updates and hence has comparatively less impact.
BSE and Twitter admitted that this collaboration would democratise the financial information by enabling the millions of Indian investors to access the stock updates.
To help investors follow the market thoroughly, Twitter has activated four new features. They are, hourly tweets, autoresponder tweets for Sensex 30 stock prices, auto direct messages for opening and closing figures of Sensex30, and a live display photo that will change every two minutes to project the Sensex figure.
BSE will, through its Twitter handle @ BSE India, send hourly tweets of the Sensex figures, level, and company stock prices.
IDFC issues commercial papers of Rs 700 crore
Infrastructure lender IDFC Ltd has issued commercial papers (CPs) worth Rs 700 crore .
The company issued Commercial Papers for an aggregate amount of Rs 700 crore on September 12, 2016 having maturity date of September 29, 2016.
IDFC said the CPs have been rated as A1+ by ICRA.
Instruments with the aforesaid rating are considered to have a strong degree of safety regarding timely payment of financial obligations and such instruments carry lowest credit risk.
The aggregate amount of commercial papers outstanding as on date is Rs 700 crore.
CPs are unsecured, short-term debt instrument issued by a corporation, typically for the financing of accounts receivable, inventories and meeting short-term liabilities.
The company issued Commercial Papers for an aggregate amount of Rs 700 crore on September 12, 2016 having maturity date of September 29, 2016.
IDFC said the CPs have been rated as A1+ by ICRA.
Instruments with the aforesaid rating are considered to have a strong degree of safety regarding timely payment of financial obligations and such instruments carry lowest credit risk.
The aggregate amount of commercial papers outstanding as on date is Rs 700 crore.
CPs are unsecured, short-term debt instrument issued by a corporation, typically for the financing of accounts receivable, inventories and meeting short-term liabilities.
Telangana signs MoU to help Goa in IT development
The Telangana government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Goa government to help the latter in information technology (IT) development.
The Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar and Telangana IT minister K T Rama Rao signed an MoU and decided to work together in IT development.
The Goa government sought help and cooperation from the Telangana government in IT, skill development and innovation sectors. Through this MoU, Telangana will help the Goa government in formulating relevant policies.
It is mutual cooperation between both the States, the release said quoting KTR, adding that an outpost of T-Hub(Telangana Hub) will be set up in Goa.
T-Hub is India's largest incubator for startups, located in Hyderabad.
The Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar and Telangana IT minister K T Rama Rao signed an MoU and decided to work together in IT development.
The Goa government sought help and cooperation from the Telangana government in IT, skill development and innovation sectors. Through this MoU, Telangana will help the Goa government in formulating relevant policies.
It is mutual cooperation between both the States, the release said quoting KTR, adding that an outpost of T-Hub(Telangana Hub) will be set up in Goa.
T-Hub is India's largest incubator for startups, located in Hyderabad.
Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to get humanitarian award
The Harvard Foundation named Nobel laureate and Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi its 2016 Humanitarian of the Year in a ceremony, while students from the Harvard Islamic Society stood outside to protest what they consider her silence toward the country’s persecuted Muslim minority.
Suu Kyi, elected head of Myanmar’s government in April, was placed under house arrest in 1989 for protesting against the country’s dictatorship and served 15 years in detention.
In 1991, Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her "non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights."
Suu Kyi, elected head of Myanmar’s government in April, was placed under house arrest in 1989 for protesting against the country’s dictatorship and served 15 years in detention.
In 1991, Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her "non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights."
First Indian music-dance festival starts in Australia
A first-of-its-kind Indian music and dance festival aimed to showcase the country's rich and diverse culture was kicked off in iconic Sydney,Australia.
The 10-week festival "Confluence: Festival of India" was inaugurated by Union Tourism and Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma last night with spectacular joint performances by Indian and Australian artists.
Almost 2000 people attended the two-hour long show which showcased the rich and diverse culture of Indian music and dance along with Australian performers.
The festival, an initiative of Indian government supported by the Australian side, will run across seven cities including Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Canberra and Adelaide.
The concert which marked the launch of the festival included the famous Manipuri drummers, Sufi singing artist Sonam Kalra, odissi, Kathak and Bharatnatyam dancers, Australian musicians and aboriginal dancers who received a standing ovation from the jam-packed audience.
The 10-week festival "Confluence: Festival of India" was inaugurated by Union Tourism and Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma last night with spectacular joint performances by Indian and Australian artists.
Almost 2000 people attended the two-hour long show which showcased the rich and diverse culture of Indian music and dance along with Australian performers.
The festival, an initiative of Indian government supported by the Australian side, will run across seven cities including Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Canberra and Adelaide.
The concert which marked the launch of the festival included the famous Manipuri drummers, Sufi singing artist Sonam Kalra, odissi, Kathak and Bharatnatyam dancers, Australian musicians and aboriginal dancers who received a standing ovation from the jam-packed audience.
MIT scientists develop new technique to find signs of life on Mars
Scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) US have developed a novel spectroscopic technique to find signs of present or former extraterrestrial life on the Mars.
The technique incorporated on instrument dubbed as SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals) may help NASA’s new Mars rover to be launched in 2020 to find signs of life on Mars.
The technique incorporated on instrument dubbed as SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals) may help NASA’s new Mars rover to be launched in 2020 to find signs of life on Mars.
Invasive Giant African Land Snail sighted at Goa University
Invasive species of Giant African Land Snail (GALS) was sighted near Goa University campus at Taleigao plateau.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural resources (IUCN) has listed GALS (Achatina fulica) as one of the world’s 100 most invasive species.
GALS (Achatina fulica) is gregarious, nocturnal and can be aggressive in its feeding frenzy. Their length ranges from 7 cm to 20 cm and the Goa University specimens are identical at 11 cm in length. They are known to be dangerous, as they can reproduce faster and take over entire ecosystems. Potential threat: (i) To agro-horticultural crops and local flora in Goa (ii) Could also displace local land snails species (Xetatle Konge). (iii) Pose a health threat as they are vectors of human disease such as brain fever (eosinophilic meningitis).
An invasive species is a non-native organism that causes ecological harm after being introduced to a new environment. Once they enter a new ecosystem, they can outcompete native organisms for resources like food, especially if they lack natural predators. Some invasive species also carry diseases that kill native organisms and many will consume native plants and animals.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural resources (IUCN) has listed GALS (Achatina fulica) as one of the world’s 100 most invasive species.
GALS (Achatina fulica) is gregarious, nocturnal and can be aggressive in its feeding frenzy. Their length ranges from 7 cm to 20 cm and the Goa University specimens are identical at 11 cm in length. They are known to be dangerous, as they can reproduce faster and take over entire ecosystems. Potential threat: (i) To agro-horticultural crops and local flora in Goa (ii) Could also displace local land snails species (Xetatle Konge). (iii) Pose a health threat as they are vectors of human disease such as brain fever (eosinophilic meningitis).
An invasive species is a non-native organism that causes ecological harm after being introduced to a new environment. Once they enter a new ecosystem, they can outcompete native organisms for resources like food, especially if they lack natural predators. Some invasive species also carry diseases that kill native organisms and many will consume native plants and animals.
HAL gets APAQG membership with voting rights
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) was has conferred with the prestigious membership of the Asia-Pacific Aerospace Quality Group (APAQG) under the category Full Member with voting rights on 16 September 2016.With this, India became the seventh nation to join the APAQG under TRHE International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG). The other nations of APAQG are China, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore and Japan.
Highlights of the membership : HAL is now a part of Global Quality team dedicated to bring improvements in the Aerospace Quality. The company can participate in international forums and contribute to the development and revision of current and new quality Standards. The membership enables HAL to have access to various Quality System Standards and other guidelines developed by IAQG.
To become a part of IAQG, HAL has to be a member of APAQG and then graduate to IAQG as a voting member.
TRHE International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) :The IAQG is an international non-profit cooperative global organisation that brings aviation, space and defence companies together to deliver more value at all levels of the supply chain. It establishes and maintains Quality Management System standards (9100 series) and controls the certification system.The IAQG comprises Americas (AAQG), Europe (EAQG) and Asia-Pacific (APAQG) sectors.
Highlights of the membership : HAL is now a part of Global Quality team dedicated to bring improvements in the Aerospace Quality. The company can participate in international forums and contribute to the development and revision of current and new quality Standards. The membership enables HAL to have access to various Quality System Standards and other guidelines developed by IAQG.
To become a part of IAQG, HAL has to be a member of APAQG and then graduate to IAQG as a voting member.
TRHE International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) :The IAQG is an international non-profit cooperative global organisation that brings aviation, space and defence companies together to deliver more value at all levels of the supply chain. It establishes and maintains Quality Management System standards (9100 series) and controls the certification system.The IAQG comprises Americas (AAQG), Europe (EAQG) and Asia-Pacific (APAQG) sectors.
Naropa Festival: Devotees visit Indian Himalayas to celebrate Buddhist festival
A once-in-12-years festival of Buddhist spirituality, culture and tradition began on 16 September 2016 at the Hemis monastery of Drukpa lineage in Ladakh region of India. The festival will conclude on 22 September 2016.
Hundreds of thousands of monks, devotees and tourists have reached Ladakh for the Naropa Festival, which is also called as the Kumbh Mela of the Himalayas.
The Naropa Festival draws huge numbers of Buddhists, especially those from the Drukpa branch which is traditionally practised in Ladakh and Bhutan.
Dancers in bright, silk costumes and striking headgear performed to drum and pipe music as part of the festival being held in a mountain village to commemorate the 1000th birth anniversary of Buddhist saint Naropa.
On the other hand, a 60-foot-tall silk embroidery brocade of Buddha Amitabha was unfurled on 19 September 2016.
The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa, the spiritual head of the 1000-year-old Drukpa Order based in the Himalayas, unfurled the brocade amidst chanting of prayers.
Hundreds of thousands of monks, devotees and tourists have reached Ladakh for the Naropa Festival, which is also called as the Kumbh Mela of the Himalayas.
The Naropa Festival draws huge numbers of Buddhists, especially those from the Drukpa branch which is traditionally practised in Ladakh and Bhutan.
Dancers in bright, silk costumes and striking headgear performed to drum and pipe music as part of the festival being held in a mountain village to commemorate the 1000th birth anniversary of Buddhist saint Naropa.
On the other hand, a 60-foot-tall silk embroidery brocade of Buddha Amitabha was unfurled on 19 September 2016.
The 12th Gyalwang Drukpa, the spiritual head of the 1000-year-old Drukpa Order based in the Himalayas, unfurled the brocade amidst chanting of prayers.
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