ASSIGNMENT FOR 17th MARCH , 2010
1. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and hundreds of volunteers, supporting organizations and NGO’s to clean the Yamuna Ghats at ITO from 7.00 AM onwards.
2. FICCI in collaboration with Sa-Dhan, the Association of Community Development Finance Institutions are organising the two-day “National Microfinance Conference 2010- Financial Inclusion and Responsible Microfinance” on March 17-18th. Mr. R Gopalan, Secretary, DFS, Ministry of Finance will inaugurate the conference on March 17, 2010 at 9:00 AM at Ashok Hotel, Chankyapuri.
3. Two-day conference on “Unleashing potential of Indian Logistics Industry” begins at 10:00 AM at Hotel The Lalit, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi .G K Vasan, Minister for Shipping; Mr. Brahma Dutt , Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and Mr. R Dinesh, Member, National Logistics Council & JMD, TVS Sons Ltd, will inaugurate the Summit.
4. Japan Foundation organizes an exhibition on PASSAGE TO THE FUTURE –art from a new generation in Japan –from 11.00 AM onwards at Tenshin Okakura Gallery , The Japan Foundation , 5A , Ring Road , Lajpat Nagar –IV, New Delhi.
5. To protest against the undemocratic electoral laws , Burmese democracy activists in India will stage a protest rally at 11:00 AM at Janta Mantar.
6. The Chief Minister of Manipur, Okram Ibobi Singh will meet Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize annual plan 2009-10 of the State. The meeting will be held in Committee Room No.122, First Floor, Yojana Bhawan at 11.30 A.M.
7. SRIVASTHSASA , Charitable Trust , would like to brief the media about the detailed programme of the celestial “Kalyana Mahotsavam” (The symbolic wedding of the God Sri Venkateswara with his consorts Laxmi (Sridevi) and Padmavati (Bhudevi) from Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh that will be performed on Sunday, March 21 from 4.00 P.M. till 8.00 P.M. to be followed by Darshan and Prasadam) at Gurajada Hall, Andhra Bhawan, Ashok Road, at 12.30 PM.
8. Senegal Foreign Minister to meet Shashi Tharoor , MoS for External Affairs at Hyderabad House at 12.00 Noon.
9. The Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas Jitin Prasada and Chief Minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit will be present at the signing of MoU between IGL and Public Works Department, Govt. of NCT for supply of natural gas to the gas-turbines installed at Capital’s Thyagraj Stadium as part of a green project in the run-up to Common Wealth Games at 1.00 p.m. at Committee Room Vidhan Sabha Bhawan Civil Lines.
10. Final bouts for 5th Commonwealth Boxing Championship will begin at 2.30 pm at Talkatora Stadium.
11. ASHA DEEP FOUNDATION (ADF) organizes an interactive workshop on INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIALLY EXCLUDED CHILDREN” from 3.00 P.M. onwards at Sanghai Hall at Purvanchal Sanskritik Kendra (PSK) , Laxmi Nagar, (Near V3S Mall). Amod Kanth , Chairperson, DCPCR , will facilitate the workshop wheras guest speakers are Swami Agnivesh , Surinder Singh Yadav, I.P.S., DCP, N.E. Delhi , Sandhya Bajaj, Member, NCPCR and Mamta Sahai, Chairperson, CWC.
12. Commonwealth Games 2010 organizes a press conference to announce a strategic partnership with Coca-Cola India at 4:00 PM at ATRIUM, OC HQ (Ground Floor). Suresh Kalmadi , Chairman Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi & Atul Singh , President & CEO Coca-Cola India and South West Asia will address the media.
13. Function to celebrate and felicitate the artists and craftsmen associated with the tableau on the musical instruments of India, Vadya Darsan presented by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and the Ministry of Culture in the Republic Day Parade 2010 in New Delhi at 6:30 pm at Meghdoot Theatre, Copernicus Marg. The tableau was awarded the First Prize in Republic Day Parade 2010.
14. Basile Ikouebe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Congo , will meet Shashi Tharoor , Minister of State for External Affairs (ST) , at 6.30 PM at Hyderabad House .
15. 6th Citi Micro Entrepreneur Awards presentation ceremony will be held from 7:00 PM onwards at The Front Lawns, Ashoka Hotel, New Delhi. Making the evening even more special for the 12 Winners will be Prince Dance Group, winners of the India’s Got Talent show and India’s only renowned saxophonist duo, M.S. Lavanya & M.S. Subbulakshmi.
16. SAGE Publications celebrate its 45th Anniversary with M Hamid Ansari at 8.00 pm at Diwan-i-AM , Taj Mahal Hotel.
ON WATCH - RADAR & FORTHCOMING EVENTS
1. THE FIRST-EVER BIHAR DIVAS CELEBRATION ON MARCH 22. THE BRITISH COLONIAL RULERS HAD CARVED BIHAR OUT OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY ON MARCH 22, 1912.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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 .
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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