Bosch Power Tools India has rolled out 10 millionth power tool from its plant located at Oragadam in Chennai
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]: Bosch Power Tools India, a leading supplier of power tools for the construction, wood-working and metal-working industry, has rolled out 10 millionth power tool from its plant located at Oragadam in Chennai.
The facility came up in mid-2015 and currently manufactures over 60 power tools, which includes eight types of power tools for artisans and tradesmen. Bosch said the power tools plant is well-aligned with its Make in India strategy and has become the country’s key supplier of power tools both in terms of value and volume.
“Bosch Power Tools has had a good run in India over the last two decades. The rollout of our 10 millionth power tool serves as a testament to our commitment to Indian users,” said Nishant Sinha, Regional Business Director for India and SAARC region.
“It is a great milestone in our journey to fascinating our users with affordable products. The facility is actively contributing to building an Atmanirbhar Bharat,” he said in a statement.
The Bosch Group operates in India through 12 companies and has the largest development centre here outside Germany for end-to-end engineering and technology solutions.
PM Modi condoles demise of aerospace scientist Roddam Narasimha
New Delhi [India]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the demise of aerospace scientist Professor Roddam Narasimha and offered condolences to his family.
Modi said that Professor Narasimha was an outstanding scientist, passionate about leveraging the power of science and innovation for India’s progress. “Shri Roddam Narasimha personified the best of India’s tradition of knowledge and enquiry. He was an outstanding scientist, passionate about leveraging the power of science and innovation for India’s progress. Pained by his demise. Condolences to his family and friends. Om Shanti,” the Prime Minister wrote on Twitter.
Aerospace scientist Professor Roddam Narasimha passed away at a hospital in Bengaluru on Monday wherein he was admitted after suffering a brain haemorrhage and was shifted to the intensive care unit of a hospital.
Shri Roddam Narasimha personified the best of India’s tradition of knowledge and enquiry. He was an outstanding scientist, passionate about leveraging the power of science and innovation for India’s progress. Pained by his demise. Condolences to his family and friends. Om Shanti.
The first student of Sathish Dhawan, Narasimha has contributed to some of India’s major scientific programmes, including the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). He obtained the equivalent of an ME in 1955 and an MSc by research in 1957 from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and his PhD from Caltech in 1961.
Honoured with the country’s second and third highest civilian awards, the Padma Vibhushan in 2013 and the Padma Bhushan in 1987 respectively, Professor Narasimha was also the recipient of the Bhatnagar Prize and the 2008 Trieste Science Prize.
The chief minister has little respect for constitutional values : BJP leader
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state vice-president KS Radhakrishnan on Monday alleged that bogus voting took place in the constituency of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan during the local body polls.
“In the morning today, bogus voting took place in the constituency of the CM. Is it not his responsibility to see that elections are conducted properly? But unfortunately, he did nothing. So it has become a political outfit of hooligans. They take part in outrageous activities. They challenge the constitutional authorities. In Kannur, where the election is going on, large-scale bogus voting would take place. No doubt about it. They started the bogus voting at the 7 am itself. If we lodge complaints with the authorities, I am sure the Marxist hooligans will attack him. They have no respect for democracy, constitution and law,” said S Radhakrishnan
The BJP leader said the chief minister has little respect for constitutional values.
He said, “Unfortunately, Kerala CM gives little respect to constitutional values and democratic mode of functioning in Kerala. Violation of the code of conduct prescribed by the election commission of India is the latest in the series of violations.”
Taking a dig at Pinarayi Vijayan for announcing free COVID-19 vaccine, Radhakrishnan said it is nothing but appeasement of the voters and he should submit himself to the law.
“Unfortunately, CM declared that he is going to give free vaccine to all. It is nothing but appeasement of the voters by the CM. I expect that Pinarayi Vijayan will submit himself to the rule of law for necessary action for the violation of the code of conduct,” he said.
Vijayan had announced that the COVID-19 vaccine would be made available free of cost.
The opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) on December 13 has filed a complaint with the State Election Commission against the Chief Minister alleging violation of the election code of conduct.
Congress leader Joseph said that Pinarayi Vijayan announcing free COVID-19 vaccine for the people of the state amounts to a violation of the model code of conduct.
Polling for 6,867 wards in 354 local bodies across Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod is underway for the third phase (last phase) of local body polls in Kerala.
Kerala recorded 76.38 per cent voter turnout in the second phase of local body elections held in five districts last week.
In the first phase of Kerala local body polls held in five districts last week, a 72.67 per cent voter turnout was recorded.
In a tri-corned fight between Left Democratic Front (LDF), United Democratic Front (UDF) and National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the local body elections are seen as a pointer to the assembly elections scheduled in May.
Netizens around the world are complaining over the internet about the outage of Google, Youtube and all google services.
Gmail, Youtube and multiple Google services including Docs, Sheets, etc were facing outage which started at around 5.26 pm IST. As per netizens complaining from all over the world, Gmail was abruptly out of service.
Many even complained about several issues with attachments in Gmail the previous day. Given the recent Google outage, one wonders what has gone wrong with around 6-7 reports every other day at Downdetector.
Gmail and Youtube have now been restored in India, however, some netizens in other countries are still struggling to access their emails.
Notably, this is not the first incident of Google Outage in the recent times. In August this year, Gmail faced a massive outage after which many were skeptical about the safety of their data as netizens feared a hacking attempt or something more serious.
‘Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India’ is a continuation of the work on health systems strengthening
NITI Aayog today released a white paper: Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India with the vision:
To make India’s public health surveillance system more responsive and predictive to enhance preparedness for action at all levels.
Citizen-friendly public health surveillance system will ensure individual privacy and confidentiality, enabled with a client feedback mechanism.
Improved data-sharing mechanism between Centre and states for better disease detection, prevention, and control.
India aims to provide regional and global leadership in managing events that constitute a public health emergency of international concern.
The white paper was released by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Dr Rajiv Kumar; Member (Health) DrVinod K Paul; CEO Amitabh Kant; and Additional Secretary DrRakesh Sarwal.
‘Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India’is a continuation of the work on health systems strengthening. It contributes by suggesting mainstreaming of surveillance by making individual electronic health records the basis for surveillance. Public health surveillance (PHS) is an important function that cuts across primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of care. Surveillance is ‘Information for Action’.
#NITIAayog today released a white paper – Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India, with the objective of making the health surveillance system more responsive & predictive to enhance preparedness for action at all levels.
The Covid-19 pandemic has provided us with an opportunity to revisit (re) emerging diseases due to increased interaction between human-animal-environment. Early identification of this interference is essential to break the chain of transmissions and create a resilient surveillance system. This vision document is a step in that direction, it articulates the vision and highlights the building blocks. It envisions a citizen-friendly public health system, which will involve stakeholders at all levels, be it individual, community, health care facilities or laboratories, all while protecting the individual’s privacy and confidentiality.’
The white paper lays out India’s vision 2035 for public health surveillance through the integration of the three-tiered public health system into Ayushman Bharat. It also spells out the need for expanded referral networks and enhanced laboratory capacity. The building blocks for this vision are an interdependent federated system of governance between the Centre and states, a new data-sharing mechanism that involves the use of new analytics, health informatics, and data science including innovative ways of disseminating ‘information for action’.
The paper released today is envisagedto serve as a vision document to propel public health surveillance in Indiaand establish India as a global leader in the area.
The United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is scheduled to arrive in India on Monday for a four-day visit
Dominic Raab will hold talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on bilateral, regional, and international issues of mutual interest, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday.
He will also have official meetings with the Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar, and the Minister of Education, Ramesh Pokhriyal.
The ministry said that Raab’s visit will pave the way for further strengthening of the partnership across trade, defense, climate, migration and mobility, education, and health sectors in the post-Covid, post-Brexit context. “Dominic Raab will pay an official visit to India from December 14 to 17. Raab will hold talks with Minister of External Affairs, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on December 15, 2020, on bilateral, regional, and international issues of mutual interest,” the ministry said in a statement.
As part of the visit, Raab will travel to Bengaluru where he will meet the Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on December 17. India and the United Kingdom enjoy a strategic partnership since 2004 which has been marked by regular high-level exchanges and growing cooperation in diverse areas, the statement noted.
Energy Conservation Day promoted the idea of using energy efficiently to save it for the upcoming generations
The energy resources in the world are slowly depleting and need to be preserved. There are resources that are on the verge of extinction. Energy conservation is of high importance to keep the energy sources in place for future generations. Energy can be conserved by limiting consumption or using it efficiently. To spread awareness among people about the importance of energy conservation, National Energy Conservation Day is observed.
Background
Every year, National Energy Conservation Day is celebrated on the 14th of December. In 2001, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) first implemented The India Energy Conservation Act. The BEE works for the efficiency of energy and formulates policies regarding the use of energy. It works under the jurisdiction of theGovernment of India.
Objectives of This Day
Each year this day is observed with a particular theme according to the current trends of the year.
It is observed with an objective to send a message to the people about the need for conserving energy.
Promoting people to reduce wastage of energy usage by neglecting the excessive use.
Encouraging people to use energy efficiently to prevent energy loss.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is observing a day-long fast today in support of the farmers’ protest.
“Annadata, the farmer of the country is on hunger strike demanding the withdrawal of the three laws of the introduced by the Central Government for the sake of saving their pleasant livelihood. In support of the demand of farmers, today I am also observing a fast with all my colleagues in the Aam Aadmi Party office,” said Sisodia.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is also set to hold a one-day fast in support of the farmers’ protest today. In response to a call given by the agitating farmers, he also urged his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) volunteers, supporters, as well as the people of the country to join the farmers’ agitation.
देश का अन्नदाता किसान अपनी रोज़ी रोटी बचाने की ख़ातिर, केंद्र सरकार के तीन क़ानूनों को वापस लिए जाने की माँग करते हुए आज अनशन पर है. किसानों की माँग के समर्थन में आज आम आदमी पार्टी कार्यालय में सभी साथियों के साथ मैं भी उपवास पर हूँ. .
Protesters will also hold a nationwide demonstration at all district offices on Monday and a hunger strike from 8 am to 5 pm. The hunger strike is a part of the farmers’ strategy to intensify their agitation. Thousands of farmers have been protesting on the outskirts of Delhi since late November 26 demanding the government to repeal the newly enacted farm laws.
However, the government has held six rounds of talks with farmers’ organizations including the meeting called by Union Home Minister Amit Shah offering changes to the laws and written assurances. Farmers have been protesting at the borders of Delhi demanding the repeal of the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
Chess maestro Viswanathan Anand on Monday announced that he is launching an academy for budding chess stars, and he will personally monitor the progress of young chess stars in the country.
Taking to Twitter, Anand wrote: “I am very excited to announce the launch of WestBridge Anand Chess Academy (WACA). Very happy to partner with WestBridge Capital in realizing a long dream of mine to nurture talent in India.” Anand also revealed that there will be a fellowship program that will aim to take the junior chess stars to the top ranks.
“I will personally be monitoring their progress both as a person and as a chess player. This will be a fellowship program that will aim to take our most talented junior chess prodigies to the top ranks,” said Anand in another tweet.
I am very excited to announce the launch of WestBridge Anand Chess Academy (WACA). Very happy to partner with WestBridge Capital in realising a long dream of mine to nurture talent in India. (1/2)#WestBridgeCapital#ChessPlayers#ChessGame
Anand is a five-time world chess champion. He also went on to become the undisputed world champion in 2007, and he successfully defended his title against Vladimir Kramnik in 2008, Veselin Topalov in 2010, and Boris Gelfand in 2012.
In 2013, he lost the title to challenger Magnus Carlsen, and then he lost a rematch to Carlsen in 2014 after winning the 2014 Candidates Tournament. The 51-year-old was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991-92. In 2007, he was then awarded India’s second-highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, making him the first sportsperson to receive the award.
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has recognised Godrej Properties as a sector leader globally and in Asia
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]: The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has recognised Godrej Properties as a sector leader globally and in Asia for listed residential projects.
GRESB provides environmental, social and governance (ESG) benchmarks across the world. It recognises participants each year who have excelled with their leadership and commitment as real estate sector leaders with the expectation that these organisations will help drive ESG improvements across the industry. Godrej Properties said it has participated in the benchmark assessment since 2013 and achieved its highest score of 95 points this year. It is the only real estate developer in India to receive this global recognition.
“Delivering environmental sustainability, a positive social impact and good governance have always been an integral part of our values at Godrej,” said Executive Chairman Pirojsha Godrej. “This global recognition will motivate our entire team to continue to improve our ESG standards across all parts of our operations,” he said in a statement on Monday.
