1. Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot Inaugurates ‘Inclusive Independence Day Celebrations of National Trust’ .
Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment inaugurated the ‘Inclusive Independence Day celebrations’ organised by the National Trust here today. Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment Shri Krishna Pal Gurjar also graced the occasion. Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi, Member of Parliament, New Delhi and Shri K K Sharma, Director General, Border Security Force were the Guests of Honour.
Addressing on the occasion, Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot said that his ministry is fully committed to the welfare of Divyangjans and several new schemes and programmes have been initiated during past three years. He said that the categories of Divyangjans have been increased from Seven to Twenty One to cover more Divyangjans. He praised the National Trust for organizing such an Inclusive Independence Day celebrations, as a part of its ‘Inclusive India Initiative’, an awareness campaign with the participation of around 2500 people from all walks of life along with 500 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Inclusive Independence Day celebrations is a pan-India effort and similar activities were also conducted at Bangalore, Guntur, Jorhat, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kanyakumari, Trivendrum, Varanasi, Patna, Raigarh, Ahmadabad, Udaipur, Dhanbad, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar and Hoshiarpur, he added.
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On the eve of 71st Independence Day, National Trust, a statutory body of Government of India under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment conducted Inclusive Independence Day celebrations, as a part of its ‘Inclusive India Initiative’, an awareness campaign. The Initiative aims to provide equal access to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, by means of Inclusive Education, Inclusive Employment and Inclusive Community Life.
The large scale outdoor awareness activities took place on Niti Marg, in the vicinity of Nehru Park, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi today from 7:00 am onwards. The theme of the day was “Freedom from Bias”. Around 2500 people from all walks of life participated in the celebrations along with 500 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The day had fun cultural activities for all, like yoga, aerobics, wheelchair basketball, judo karate, bocce, nukkad natak, theatre play and culminated with an inclusive walk.
NHPC, NDMC, BSF and NCC have collaborated with Inclusive India Initiative to make this inclusive event a great success. Joint Secretary and CEO, National Trust, Shri Mukesh Jain says “To encourage inclusion of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as part of Inclusive India Initiative, events like this sensitise the community at large.”
2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches website to Honour Gallantry Award Winners.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a website to honour all the gallantry award winners since Independence.
Announcing the launch of the website in a series of tweets, Mr. Modi said “the portal will preserve and tell the stories of our bravest men and women, civilians as well as armed forces personnel.”
“In remembrance of our heroes who have been awarded gallantry awards since Independence, launched the site” the Prime Minister said.
He also welcomed citizens’ participation in the process.
“If you have any information or photo that is missing and can be added to the portal, please share it through the feedback link on the site,” Mr. Modi added.
3. Sankara Rao appointed as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of IFCI Limited.
IFCI Ltd, a government company, is set to have a new Managing Director & CEO in E Sankara Rao, who is currently Chief General Manager at India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL).
The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has given its nod for the Department of Financial Services (DFS) proposal to appoint Emandi Sankara Rao as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of IFCI Ltd, official sources said.
A formal order from DFS is expected soon. Rao’s appointment will be valid for three years. Rao is also currently a director and chief executive officer at IIFCL Asset Management Company Ltd.
4. Santosh Sharma appointed as CMD of Hindustan Copper Limited.
Santosh Sharma was on Monday appointed as chairman and managing director (CMD) of Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL). He is currently director (operations) in the same company.
The appointments committee of the cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post for a period of five years, an order issued by the department of personnel and training (DoPT) said.
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Emandi Sankara Rao has been appointed as managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Ltd. He is at present working as director and CEO of IIFCL Asset Management Company Ltd. Rao has been appointed to the post for a period of three years, the DoPT order said.
The ACC has also approved appointment of Debasis Jana as CMD of Andrew Yule and Co. Ltd (AYCL), Kolkata. He is working as director (planning) in the same company. He will hold the post for five years, the order said.
5. Maharashtra Chief Minister inaugurates next gen projection mapping system.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today inaugurated the next generation projection mapping system at the iconic Gateway of India in south Mumbai.
Actors Amitabh Bachchan and Nana Patekar narrated the story and history of Mumbai at the arch monument against the backdrop of a laser and light show held tonight.
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Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, business tycoon Anand Mahindra, ministers Subhash Desai, Ram Shinde, Jaykumar Rawal were also present on the occasion.
"The amazing show at #Gateway is about the story of Mumbai as the city of cricket legends, dabbewalas and spirited fighters against terrorism," Fadnavis tweeted.
6. Ravi Shankar Prasad lauds SC efforts for transparency in court appointments.
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today lauded the Supreme Court`s initiative to make trial court appointments more transparent and appealed to states, opposing the proposed centralised selection mechanism, to reconsider their stand.
Prasad, while addressing the Independence Day celebrations organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) here, said that the Centre would not "impinge upon the rights of the high courts".
"Let me assure those who have concern that the government of India in no way would want to impinge upon the rights of the high courts. We are aware of the rights of the high courts and the Constitution but yes it is a fact that the subordinate judiciary needs to have better intake for good quality," he said.
"Why shouldn`t we have a good intake by a more stricter selection process. I fully endorse that and I compliment the Supreme Court and would appeal to those high courts and the states which are opposing it to reconsider as this initiative is for the country," Prasad added.
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The apex court had on August 4 indicated that it was inclined to go ahead with a proposal for a centralised selection mechanism for appointment of judicial officers in the subordinate judiciary even if there was no amicable consensus among the various high courts and the states.
Prasad also said that this year, till yesterday, 75 new appointments were made to various high courts across the nation.
However, a statement on appointments to the lower judiciary by SCBA president R S Suri in his address, did not go down well with Chief Justice J S Khehar.
Suri, in his address, mentioned that 33 per cent of parliamentarians have criminal cases against their names and that most of the judges are the children of senior judges of the higher judiciary.
"What appears to be a blatant misuse of authority may not truly be a blatant misuse of authority, Mr President," Justice Khehar said.
The CJI said that a few months ago he saw a news report saying his son was appointed to a panel of Punjab government but it turned out to be some other Khehar and was a case of mistaken identity.
Justice Khehar also mentioned about a young "impressive" lawyer who never wanted to become a judge since he feared that people would say he became a judge because his father is one.
"So Mr President sir, please don`t say that. There are many wise children in this country. They may be the children of judges, Dalits, Brahmins. In independent India, we stand together to achieve whatever we can achieve," Justice Khehar said.
The chief justice informed the gathering that the apex court has decided to upgrade and place on its website all the Supreme Court reports with head-notes.
7. Veteran Photographer S Paul Passes Away.
Veteran photographer S Paul passed away in New Delhi. He was 88. Paul was a self-taught photographer who discovered his passion for the art as a teenager. He joined The Indian Express in the 1960s and retired in 1989.
About S Paul
Paul was born on 19 August, 1929 in Jhang, Pakistan. He had moved to India after Partition after his family shifted to Shimla. His younger brother, Raghu Rai is also a renowned photographer.
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He received recognition and fame as a professional photographer after his pictures were selected for publication in three renowned British publications Miniature Camera, Amateur Photographer and Miniature Camera World.
Paul was the first Indian to be profiled by The British Journal of Photography in 1967. He was the first Indian to win the Nikon International Photo Contest in 1971. Famous B&W Magazine of US had described him as ‘The Henry Cartier-Bresson of India’.
8. Emma Stone named as 2017’s Highest-Paid Female Actor.
Emma Stone has been named Hollywood’s best-paid female actor in Forbes’ annual list of top earners.
The 28-year-old made $26m in the last 12 months, the majority of which was earned from her Oscar-winning performance in the musical romance La La Land. The film made over $445m worldwide.
She recently spoke out against Hollywood’s pay disparity, claiming that male co-stars had often taken cuts to ensure equality. “In my career so far, I’ve needed my male co-stars to take a pay cut so that I may have parity with them,” she said. “And that’s something they do for me because they feel it’s what’s right and fair.
That’s something that’s also not discussed, necessarily: that our getting equal pay is going to require people to selflessly say, ‘That’s what’s fair.’”
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She will next be seen alongside Steve Carell in Battle of the Sexes, a true-life tennis drama, and is currently filming a dark Netflix comedy, Maniac, with Jonah Hill.
Stone was closely followed by Jennifer Aniston with $25.5m, yet the majority of Aniston’s earnings have come from endorsements, such as SmartWater and Emirates airlines. Aniston was last seen with Jason Bateman in Office Christmas Party and was recently attached to a small-screen comedy series with Reese Witherspoon.
Last year’s no 1, Jennifer Lawrence, is in third place with $24m. It’s considerably down from her previous earnings of $46m but reflects her forthcoming slate of slightly smaller films, such as Darren Aronofsky’s horror Mother! and the spy thriller Red Sparrow. Like Aniston, Lawrence’s earnings include an endorsement, this time with Dior. Melissa McCarthy and Mila Kunis round out the top five.
In sixth position is Emma Watson, after her starring role in Beauty and the Beast which offset the poor showing of the cyber-thriller The Circle. She’s followed by Charlize Theron, Cate Blanchett, Julia Roberts and Amy Adams.
The year saw three women break through the $20m barrier, down from four in 2016. The earnings estimates are gathered from information available online as well as interviews with industry insiders.
9. General Motors India appoints Sanjiv Gupta as President and MD.
US auto major General Motors today announced a change in the top management of its Indian operations with CFO Sanjiv Gupta being elevated as President and Managing Director from September 1. Gupta will take over from the incumbent Kaher Kazem, who will become President and CEO of GM Korea, General Motors India said in a statement. He will combine his role as GM India President and Managing Director with his finance leadership responsibilities, it added.
GM Executive Vice President and President of GM International Stefan Jacoby said: "Sanjiv Gupta is an experienced GM leader who has been a driving force behind our strategy. Sanjiv will continue to lead our plan to achieve better financial performance in India." The development comes nearly three months after the American carmaker decided to stop selling its vehicles in India, unable to turn around its fortunes here after struggling for over two decades to make a mark. The company is now focusing on exporting vehicles from its manufacturing plant at Talegoaon in Maharashtra after it stopped production at its first plant at Halol in Gujarat in April.
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On his new role, Gupta said: "We are all aligned on turning around the financial performance and delivering an orderly business transformation that supports our customers, our employees, and our partners."
Gupta has been associated with GM for 14 years after joining the company in 2003. He has held key positions in several areas, auto financing, business planning, corporate finance and treasury, and financial planning and analysis in the US and Canada. He had joined GM India in May 2016.
10. Smriti Irani to inaugurate Orient Craft Textile facility in Jharkhand.
To provide an opportunity of home coming to more than 60 per cent of its workers hailing from Jharkhand and Bihar and are placed in various plants in Delhi, Rajasthan and Haryana, Orient Crafts Limited has decided to expand its business in Jharkhand also. Talking to the media persons in Ranchi Chairman cum Managing Director Sudhir
Dhingra today said that moving a step forward towards it, first ever garment manufacturing unit in Jharkhand will be inaugurated at Irba near Ranchi by Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani and Chief Minister Raghubar Das jointly on Saturday.
“900 children fresh youths will be getting employment in this factory and have been duly trained by us before absorbing them. This pilot project has been started within 4 months of Momentum Jharkhand with support of the State Government, its clear policies and quick decisions and approvals,” said Dhingra. The manufacturing unit in Ranchi houses 225 machines and 900 hundred workers, also having full facility of training, manufacturing, fishing and packing, he added.
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Dhingra further said that the project is merely a small step towards grand vision as Orient Craft was committed to create 12000 – 15000 more jobs within one year in the State.
“Next big step is Industrial Park in Hotwar having a capacity of 20-30 manufacturing units, using 12-14 lakh square feet of factory space, spread in 25 acres and will to be fully developed and operational in 3 years,” he said. This Industrial Park will generate up to 25000 new employment, he added.
11. Putin appoints Nikolay Kudashev as Russia’s New Ambassador to India.
Russian President Vladimir Putin today appointed career diplomat Nikolay Kudashev as Russia`s new ambassador to India, the country`s embassy said.
Mr Kudashev, a specialist in South East Asia, is currently the Deputy Director General Secretariat of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia.
"President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin by the executive order appointed Nikolay Kudashev as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of India," the Russian Embassy said in a statement.
The appointment of Mr Kudashev comes nearly seven months after the death of Russia`s previous ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin.
Mr Kadakin, a fluent Hindi-speaking career diplomat considered a great friend of India, passed away on January 26 at a hospital after a brief illness. He was 67.
Mr Kudashev was the Russian Ambassador to Micronesia and the Marshall Islands in 2014-2015.