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Vol. 02, Issue. 21, May 25, 2018.
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International Training Programmes for Power Sector Executives 2018 – 2019 (Sponsored by Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India Under ITEC/SCAAP Program) REC Institute of Power Management and training is a premier training institute of Rural Electrification Corporation (A Government of India) and working for last four decades in manpower development of national and international power sector organizations. With decades of experience in power sector related trainings, we are announcing following two training programmes which are starting from 16th July 2018. Sl.No. 1
Name of Programme Certificate Course in Power Distribution Management
From 16 July 2018
To 17 Aug 2018
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Concept to Commissioning of Solar Power Plants (including O&M)
16 July 2018
17 Aug 2018
Qualifications Degree/Diploma in Electrical Engineering working in Government department related to power sector Degree/Diploma in Engineering working in Government department related to power sector
2. These training programs are fully sponsored by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India (GoI) and we are very optimistic that the programmes designed and launched this year will be very useful for the executives working in the power sector and benefit the organization. 3. Application can be forwarded through www.itecgoi.in. 1|P a g e
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BHEL Tender for Supply of ACDB for 75MW Solar Power Plant for GIPCL, Charanka Ref.-
RFQ No. BKC0000011 Dt. 23.05.2018 Due Dt. 06.06.2018 (E-tender
Item- Supply of ACDB for 75MW Solar power plant for GIPCL, Charanka. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Electronics Division, Bengaluru has the requirement above mentioned item. In this regard, BHEL has floated an open tender on 23.05.2018. The complete tender document (comprising of technical specification, forms to be filled up, terms / conditions, instructions for tender submission etc.) has been uploaded to BHEL EPS website - https://bhel.abcprocure.com/. Click on search, type the RFQ no. in keyword, click search, list will appear and click on the RFQ no. for tender details. Kindly note that the tender is due on 06.06.2018, 13:00:00 Hrs. (IST). Please submit your offer on e-tender portal https://bhel.abcprocure.com/
BHEL Tender for Supply of Auxiliary Transformer for 75MW Solar Power Plant for GIPCL, Charanka ref.-
RFQ No. BKC0000012 Dt. 23.05.2018 Due Dt. 06.06.2018 (E-tender)
Item- Supply of Auxiliary Transformer for 75MW Solar power plant for GIPCL, Charanka. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Electronics Division, Bengaluru has the requirement above mentioned item. In this regard, BHEL has floated an open tender on 23.05.2018. The complete tender document (comprising of technical specification, forms to be filled up, terms / conditions, instructions for tender submission etc.) has been uploaded to BHEL EPS website - https://bhel.abcprocure.com/. Click on search, type the RFQ no. in keyword, click search, list will appear and click on the RFQ no. for tender details. Event ID 1785 Kindly note that the tender is due on 06.06.2018, 13:00:00 Hrs. (IST). Please submit your offer on e-tender portal https://bhel.abcprocure.com/
Important Trade Fairs in India – To know more, click on Anti-Smuggling Unit, Central Board of Excise and Customs, Department of Revenue’s tenders for procurement of Instruments and Upgradation of Infrastructure for Revenue Labs Subject: Procurement of Instruments and Upgradation of Infrastructure for Revenue Laboratories, as per DPR, for procurement of instruments & infrastructure improvement – reg. Directorate of Logistics, Central Board of Excise and Customs, Department of Revenue has floated Global Tenders for supply, installation and commissioning of (i) High Performance Liquid Chromatograph System (HPLC) [No.37(AS)2018]; (ii) Gas Chromatograph System (GC) [No.38(AS)/2018]; (iii) Parafin, Olefin, Napthenes & Aromatic Analyser (PONA) [No.39(AS)/2018]; (iv) Gel Permeation Chromatograph System(GPC) [No.40(AS)/2018] for laboratories of Customs & Central Excise. It may be noted that the tenders have been uploaded on the Central Public Procurement Portal website on 01.05.2018 and are available on e-Portal till 15.06.2018 for submission of bids online up to 1300 hours. The tenders will be opened online at http://eprocure.gov.in at 1500 hours on 18.06.2018. Interested Tenderers/bidders may download the Tender Enquiry Documents (TED) and submit their tenders online at Central Public Procurement Portal website: https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app . 2|P a g e
Vol. 02, Issue. 21, May 25, 2018.
Cultural – Heritage Tourism in India Group of Temples, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh Khajuraho, the ancient Kharjjura-vahaka represent today a distinct pattern of art and temple architecture of its own reminding one of the rich and creative period it witnessed during the Chandella rule. It was the principal seat of authority of the Chandella rulers who adorned it with numerous tanks, scores of lofty temples of sculptural grace and architectural splendour. The local tradition lists eighty-five temples but now only twenty-five are standing examples in various stages of preservation. But for Chausath-Yogini, Brahma and Mahadeva which are of granite, all the other temples are of fine grained sandstone, buff, pink or pale yellow in colour. Yasovarman (AD 954) built the temple of Vishnu, now famous as Lakshmana temple is an ornate and evolved example of its time proclaiming the prestige of the Chandellas. The Visvanatha, Parsvanatha and Vaidyanatha temples belong to the time of king Dhanga, the successor of Yasovarman. The Jagadambi, Chitragupta, are noteworthy among the western group of royal temples of Khajuraho. The largest and grandest temple of Khajuraho is the immortal Kandariya Mahadeva which is attributed to king Ganda (AD 1017-29). The other examples that followed viz., Vamana, Adinatha, Javari, Chaturbhuj and Duladeo, are smaller but elaborately designed. The Khajuraho groups of temples are noted for lofty terraces (jagati) and functionally effective plans comprising of an ardhamandapa, acting as entrance generally adorned with makara torana and kakshasana, the mandapa, as the hall with antarala leading to garbha griha or sanctum. The larger temples have mahamandapas in front of the ardhamandapa. They also have minor shrines at four corners and thus categorized as pancayatana. The exterior of the temples are richly decorated. In contrast, Javari and Brahma temples are simpler creations. The sculptural embellishments include, besides the cult images; parivara, parsva, avarana devatas, dikpalas, the apsarases and sura-sundaris which win universal admiration for their delicate, youthful female forms of ravishing beauty. The attire and ornamentation embrace the winsome grace and charm. The recent excavation at Bija Mandal in Jatkara near Khajuraho has revealed the remains of a huge temple base datable to 11th century A.D. which extends over 4 m than the largest known temple (Kandariya Mahadeo Temple). An exquisite image of Sarasvati was also found from here. The Group of Temples, Khajuraho entered the UNESCO world heritage list in 1986. Picture
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Vol. 02, Issue. 21, May 25, 2018.
News from India 1. India-Russia to hold their first ever strategic dialogue in July in St Petersburg The first ever Indo-Russian Strategic Economic Dialogue -- created by PM Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin in their informal summit – will be held in St Petersburg this July to give a big push to economic partnership that has started to gain momentum since 2017. In an effort to boost bilateral trade to $30 billion by 2025, Russia has urged Indian start-up companies to play the role of catalysts to bring large Indian companies and Russian investors closer. The two governments have agreed to give high priority to the removal of obstacles to trade in order to improve upon the 21.5 percent growth in two-way trade recorded last year, both Indian and Russian officials. said. Read more… (Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, ET Bureau, May 25, 2018, 04.47 PM IST)
2. India sixth wealthiest country with total wealth of $8,230 billion India is the sixth wealthiest country in the world with a total wealth of $8,230 billion, while the U.S. is the richest nation globally, says a report. According to the AfrAsia Bank Global Wealth Migration Review, the US is the wealthiest country in the world with a total wealth of $62,584 billion, followed by China ($24,803 billion) in the second place and Japan ($19,522 billion) in third. Factors that will help in wealth creation in India include the large number of entrepreneurs, a good educational system, robust outlook for IT, business process outsourcing, real estate, healthcare and the media sector which will result in a 200% rise 10-year wealth growth forecast, according to the report. Read more… (PTI, The Hindu, Mon, 21 May, 12:30pm)
3. 20 Indian startups selected for business expansion to London Twenty Indian startups have been chosen to join London Mayor Sadiq Khan's India Emerging 20 (IE20) business programme which aims to help selected companies in setting up or expanding their business in Britain's capital. The India Emerging 20 programme which is in its third edition this year was launched by London and Partners, which is the Mayor of London's official promotional agency, in collaboration with BDO, a major accounting and taxation network, and Lalit Hotels. It was set up with the aim to identify some of India's most ambitious companies that are considering international expansion. The 20 winners of 2018 were chosen from over 300 applications from some of India's leading business hubs such as Mumbai, Bengaluru and New Delhi, London and Partners said in a statement. Read more… (IANS, Economic Times, Sun, 20 May, 02:00pm)
4. "Stupendous": PM On 16-Year-Old, Youngest Indian Woman To Scale Everest Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated a 16-year-old girl from Haryana for becoming the youngest Indian woman to scale Mount Everest from the Nepal side. Shivangi Pathak from Hisar, along with a team of climbers, reached Nepal capital Kathmandu in April to begin her adventurous journey to the Mt Everest, according to the Seven Summit Treks, the organizer of the expedition. She started her journey to the Everest base camp on April 6. Read more… (Shylaja Varma, NDTV, Mon, 21 May, 12:49pm)
5. Engineering Student-founded Startup ‘Data Agora’ Wins UC Berkeley LAUNCH Competition A team led by an Indian American engineering student at U.C. Berkeley, Ashwinee Panda, April 26 was named the winner of the 2018 U.C. Berkeley LAUNCH competition. Panda, a sophomore, founded big data startup Data Agora, where he serves as chief executive officer, and was awarded the $25,000 grand prize in the startup accelerator competition’s 20th year, the university announced in a May 1 news release. Read more… (India-West Staff Reporter, India West, Tue, 22 May, 02:43pm)
6. Five of the world’s top 10 solar parks are coming up in India, says report Five out of the world’s biggest under-construction solar parks, designed to accommodate total solar power capacity of 7,475 MW, are in India. When one of them - Bhadla Industrial Solar Park, in Rajasthan — houses solar plants to its fullest capacity (2,225 MW), it will be the world’s biggest. When it comes to operating solar plants, India has two of the world’s top ten, says a report on emerging solar trends produced by the US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), a research body backed by a bunch of philanthropic organizations including the Rockfeller Brothers Fund and the Rockfeller Family Fund. These two are the 1,000-MW ultra-mega project in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh and the Adani group’s 648-MW Kamuthi project in Tamil Nadu. India has made rapid strides in installation of solar power capacity. In the calendar year 2017, India contributed 8 GW to the 98 GW global addition of solar capacity, or 8.1 per cent. As of end March 2018, India had 21,651 MW of solar plants, thanks to 9009.81 MW set up in the financial year 2017-18 alone. Read more… (M RAMESH, Business Line, Wed, 23 May, 02:54pm)
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Vol. 02, Issue. 21, May 25, 2018. 7. India now has a railway station that’s fully powered by solar energy After experimenting with solar-powered train coaches last year, India’s diesel-guzzling railways now have an entire station that runs on renewable energy. The Guwahati railway station in the capital city of Assam is the first railway station in the country to be fully solar-powered. A major railway thoroughfare in India’s northeastern region, the station handles around 20,000 passengers every day. The Guwahati railway station building has grid-connected rooftop solar panels totaling a capacity of 700 kilowatt (0.7 megawatt) that will cater to the electricity needs of the station, the coach depot, and the railway colony area, the Northeast Frontier Railway, an arm of the Indian Railways, said in a statement. Read more… (Sushma U N, Quartz, Fri, 18 May, 02:46pm)
8. India gets world’s largest healthcare scheme When the Ayushman Bharat scheme was announced in Budget 2018, there were sceptics who observed that the scheme would only remain a dream. However, it soon culminated into reality when PM Narendra Modi launched the first phase of the Ayushman Bharat Health Programme from Bijapur in Chhattisgarh in the presence of Chief Minister Raman Singh and Union Health Minister JP Nadda. Under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme, the government aims to open 1.5 lakh health and wellness centres in the country by 2022, which would be equipped to treat a host of diseases, including blood pressure, diabetes, cancer and old-age illnesses. Also, under the scheme, the government has prepared the broad roadmap of the National Health Protection Scheme and work is on to finalize parameters for identifying beneficiaries and hospital entitlement. Read more… (Tehelka, Tehelka, Tue, 22 May, 02:30pm)
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