ASSIGNMENT FOR 17th , FEB , 2010
1. UK-INDIA WORKSHOP ON CHANGING WATER CYCLES British Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills Pat McFadden and Indian Minister for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan will attend the inaugural session of the UK-India workshop on Changing Water Cycles. They will also sign an MoU on Joint co-operation between India and the UK on Changing Water Cycles at 9.45 a.m. at The Leela Hotel , Maple Room Gurgaon.
2. MM Pallal Raju, Minister of State for Defence and Admiral Nirmal Verma, Chief of Naval Staff will attend the CII Leveraging Offsets from Naval Self Reliance at 1000 hrs at Hall No 7, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi .
3. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the International Seminar on Transfer Pricing at 10:00 a.m. at Hall No. 3, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
4. Sharad Pawar, Minister of Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution will inaugurate the Vice-Chancellors’ Conference at A.P. Shinde Symposia Hall, NASC Complex, Opp. Todapur Village, Pusa, at 10.00 a.m.
5. FICCI is organising a “FICCI-ITC (Industrial Traning Centers) Network Round Table on Leveraging ITC’s” at 10.00 am at FICCI , Tansen Marg. Harish Rawat, Minister of State for Labour & Employment will inaugurate the conference. Mr. Sharda Prasad, Director General, DGE&T will also address the session.
6. CII organizes WATER 2010 : International Conference & Exposition on Water Management & Waste Water Technologies at India Habitat Center (IHC), New Delhi at 10.00 AM. Key Speakers:Ramesh Negi, CEO, Delhi Jal Board , Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs & Water Resources, Government of India ,Manish Agarwal, Executive Director, KPMG
7. FEDERATION OF INDIAN EXPORT ORGANISATIONS organizes an Interactive Meet on Scope of Business Opportunities in Healthcare and Travel & Tourism with Fiji at 10.00 am at FIEO Committee Room, First Floor, Niryat Bhawan, FIEO, New Delhi. The Fiji delegation is visiting India to explore business opportunities, joint ventures, tie-ups, investments in healthcare and travel & tourism sectors in India.
8. Dinesh Rai, Secretary, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to inaugurate the Seminar on Design Clinic Scheme.This Seminar is being organized by DC (MSME) in collaboration with the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad at 11.00 a.m. at Hall Jacaranda II, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
9. Galli Galli Sim Sim & Metlife Foundation organizes a press meet to announce their association in “Helping families lead healthier lives” and address key health related issues and concerns amongst kids in India at 12.00 noon at Press Club of India, 1 Raisina Road.
10. FICCI has set up “FICCI Aditya Birla CSR Centre for Excellence which will be formally launched by Salman Khurshid, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs , at 12.00 Noon at FICCI, Tansen Marg, New Delhi.
11. India and Denmark to sign a Social Security Agreement which will be signed by Dr. A. Didar Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and Inger Stojberg, Danish Minister for Employment at 12.30 pm at Long Champ, Roof Top, Hotel Taj Mahal, Mansingh Road, New Delhi.
12. Opportunity to interview Nafisa Ali for her film “LAHORE “ at 12.30 pm at her residence D-237, Defence Colony , New Delhi.
13. V RS Natarajan, Chairman and Managing Director, BEML Limited to address a Press Conference at 3.30 pm at Press Conference Hall, Hall No. 7, top floor, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
14. SAGE Publication book “DUSCHE: Identity Politics in India and Europe” is being released by Prof Imtiaz Ahmad, former professor of Anthropology, Jawaharlal Nehru University and discussed at the Seminar Room, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library at 5.00 pm.
15. The Australian High Commissioner to India, Peter Varghese, will launch MyOzNetwork.com, a new social networking and alumni site for Indians who have studied in Australia, are currently studying or intend to study in Australia at 7:00 pm at Hotel Shangri La, New Delhi.
ON WATCH - RADAR & FORTHCOMING EVENTS
1. UDAY SHANKAR , CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER , STAR INDIA will address a seminar of India Television Distribution Networks Congress 2010 on 18th Feb , 2010. , Taj Amabassador . New Delhi. Sameer Manchanda , Joint MD , IBN 18 Broadcasting , Chairman , Den will also address the conference.
2. The Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries will meet in New Delhi on Feb 25 , for the first time since 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
3. NSCN- IM leaders to visit India in April for talks.
4. The Kerala unit of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is all set to welcome their chief Mohan Bhagwat on his maiden visit to the state Feb 24 and 25.
5. Military bands from B’desh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, France and Britain will participate in India's first ever military music festival from Feb 25 to March 9.
6. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will host an international convention on "financial inclusion and financial literacy" in Bangalore on March 22 as part of its platinum jubilee celebrations.
7. Budget Session ( Fourth Session ) of 15th Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha commences on 22 Feb., 2010 and will continue upto 7th May , 2010. House to adjourn on 16th March , 2010 to meet again on 12th April 2010.
8. Manmohan Singh will visit Washington in April to attend the Global Nuclear Security Summit to be hosted by the White House on April 12 and 13.
9. Pranab Mukherjee's first visit as finance minister to the USA will be on April 24-25 to attend the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group .
10. Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (Autumn/Winter 2010 edition) is scheduled from March 24 - 28, 2010 at the NSIC Exhibition Complex, Okhla, New Delhi .
11. Lt General Vijay Kumar Singh will be the next Indian Army chief. He will take over from the incumbent army chief General Deepak Kapoor on March 31.
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