ASSIGNMENT FOR 15th , MARCH , 2010
1. 6th CII EXIM Bank Conclave on India Africa Project Partnership 2010 at 09:15 AM onwards at Hotel Taj Palace, S P Marg, New Delhi. Speakers at the conclave are S M Krishna, Minister for External Affairs , Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce & Industry , John Dramani Mahama, Vice President of Ghana , Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India , Gurjit Singh, Joint Secretary ( E&S) Africa, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India .
2. ROUND TABLE ON DISABILITY AND CENSUS 2011 in which Disabled leaders / activists from all over India get together in New Delhi to discuss why 63 years after Independence millions of disabled people are NOT included in any Government records!! Will Census 2011 get the figures right?. The seminar will take place at Gulmohar Hall India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road from 9.30 a.m. onwards.
3. Birla Institute of Management Technology is organizing a talk on ' CHANGING FACE OF CAPITALISM' at 9:30 a.m. at Second Floor, Seminar Hall, Birla Institute of Management Technology. The Guest of the Honour is Dr. Shubhro Sen.
4. UPA Chairman Sonia Gandhi flags-off a 10-member medical team for Iraq at 9.30 am at 10 , Janpath. The medical team is organizing an artificial limb fitting camp in Baghdad , capital of Iraq.
5. General Md Abdul Mubeen, Chief of the Army Staff Bangladesh on his visit to New Delhi will be presented with a Guard of Honour at 09:50 AM at South Block Lawns Gate No 2.
6. A Two-day Conference on “Environment Audit-Concerns about Water Pollution” is being organized by the Auditor and Comptroller General of India & Dr R K Pachauri, Director General, TERI and Chairman, IPCC at 10.05 a.m. at Auditorium, CAG Office (New Building) 9, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, New Delhi.
7. Dr. Udit Raj , Chairman of SC/ST Confederation would hold a massive rally at Jantar Mantar on 15 March at 1:00 PM demanding reservation in Pvt Sector and protest against price hike.
8. American Ambassador will be visiting Hansiba Outlet at 2.30 pm to know how SEWA women have organized informal worker and form such a large organization at 5, Rajiv Gandhi Handicraft Bhavan Baba Kharak Singh Marh Connaught Place, New Delhi.
9. Secretary Agriculture and Cooperation and CMD, National Seeds Corporation and State Farms Corporation of India will sign a MOU at Room No. 139, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi at 3.30 p.m.
10. Dr.Sabahat Azim Chief Executive, Srei Sahaj e-Village Limited & J.K. Sinha Chief General Manager, State Bank of India will formally join hands and launch of Sahaj-SBI Financial Inclusion Initiative through Sahaj Common Service Centres under the National e-Governance Programme at 3.45pm at Jacaranda Hall- India Habitat Centre, New Delhi to be inaugurated by Sachin Pilot Minister of State, Communication & Information Technology.
ON WATCH - RADAR & FORTHCOMING EVENTS
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. All Matathipathis (heads of mutts) and sadhus of South India would convene at Namakkal in Salem on April 18 to discuss the status of religious conversions.
4. 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 .
5. Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (Autumn/Winter 2010 edition) is scheduled from March 24 - 28, 2010 at the NSIC Exhibition Complex, Okhla, New Delhi .
6. 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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