Saturday, November 17, 2012
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Heads of International Offices
Mr Ban Ki Moon-Secretary General, United Nation Organisation
Ms Asha Rose Migiro-First Dy Secretary General UNO
Dr Jim Yong Kim-President World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development)
Ms Christine Lagarde-Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Ms Irina Bokova-Director General, UNESCO
Dr Supachai Pantchpakdi-Secretary General, UNCTAD
Mr Hisoshi Owada-President, International Court of Justice
Mr Haruhika Kuroda-President, Asian Development Bank
Mr Kamlesh Sharma-Secretary General, Commonwealth
Mr Pascal Lamy-Director General, WTO
Mr Sharad Pawar-President International Cricket Council
Mr Harshwardhan Singh-Dy Director General WTO
Mr Yukia Amano-Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Mr Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik-Chairman, SAARC
Ms Ahmed Saleem-Secretary General, SAARC
Mr Salil Sethi-Secretary General Amensty International
Ms Helen Clerk-Director General of UNDP
Mr Klaus Schwed-Chairman, WEF (World Economic Forum)
Ms Asha Rose Migiro-First Dy Secretary General UNO
Dr Jim Yong Kim-President World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development)
Ms Christine Lagarde-Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Ms Irina Bokova-Director General, UNESCO
Dr Supachai Pantchpakdi-Secretary General, UNCTAD
Mr Hisoshi Owada-President, International Court of Justice
Mr Haruhika Kuroda-President, Asian Development Bank
Mr Kamlesh Sharma-Secretary General, Commonwealth
Mr Pascal Lamy-Director General, WTO
Mr Sharad Pawar-President International Cricket Council
Mr Harshwardhan Singh-Dy Director General WTO
Mr Yukia Amano-Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Mr Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik-Chairman, SAARC
Ms Ahmed Saleem-Secretary General, SAARC
Mr Salil Sethi-Secretary General Amensty International
Ms Helen Clerk-Director General of UNDP
Mr Klaus Schwed-Chairman, WEF (World Economic Forum)
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Heads of National Offices
Mr Mohd Hamid Ansari- Chairman, Rajya Sabha
Mr PJ Kurian- Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha
Dr Manmohan Singh-Chairman, Planning Commission
Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia- Dy Chairman, Planning Commission
Mr Sushil Kumar Shinde- Leader of the house in Lok Sabha
Ms Sushma Swaraj- Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha
Mr Arun Jaitley- Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha
Mr V Sampath-Chief Election Commissioner
Mr Syed Nasim Ahmed Zaidi-Election Commissioner
Mr Harisanker Brahma-Election Commissioner
Mr Pradeep Kumar- Chief Vigilance Commissioner
Mr Ranjan Mathai- Foreign Secretary
Mr Vinod Rai- Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Justice S Ratnavel Pandian- Chairman, National Commission of Backward Classes
Mr Rahul Khullar- Chairman, Telephone Regulatory Authority of India
Mr Ranjit Sinha- CBI Director
Mr Kunwar Singh-Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
Mr Wajahat Habibullah- Chairperson National Commission for Minorities
Mr DP Aggarwal- Chairman, UPSC
Mr SC Sinha- Director General National Investigation Agency
Mr Sukhadeo Thorat- Chairman, UGC (University Grant Commission)
Mr K Radhakrishanan-Chairman, Space Commission and ISRO
Mr Srikumar Bannerjee-Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Sec. Deptt of Atomic Energy
Mr BK Mishra- Chairman, SSC
Mr KG Balakrishan- Chairman, Human Rights Commission
Dr C Chandramouli- Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner
Mr Prakash Chandra Tripathi- Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
Mr Jandhyala Harinarayan- Chairman, Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA)
Mr UK Sinha- Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Mr Pratip Chaudhary- Chairman, State Bank of India
Mr DK Mehrotra- Chairman LIC
Mr Hardeep Puri- India’s Permanent Representative in UNO
Mr Nirupam Sen- Spl Sr Advisor to President of UN General Assembly
Ms Mamta Sharma-Chairperson of National Commission for Women
Mr Vijay L Kelkar- Chairman, 13th Finance Commission
Mr Ashok Chawla- Chairman, Competition Commission of India
Ms Leela Samson-Chairperson, Central Board of Film Certification
Mr Raj Kumar Dhoop- President, ASSOCHAM
Mr N Chandrasekaran- Chairman, NASSCOM
Mr KC Verma- Director General RAW
Ms Nandita Das-Chairperson, Children Film Society of India
Mr S Banerjee-Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Mr Satyanand Mishra-Chief Information Commissioner
Prof Krishan Kumar-Director, NCERT
Mr Adi Godrej- President, CII
Mr RV Kanoria- President, FICCI
Mr Sam Pitroda- Chairman, National Knowledge Commission
Mr Mamohan Setti- Chairman, National Film Development Corporation
Ms Mrinal Pande- Chairperson, Prasar Bharati
Mr Ratan Tata- Chairman, Investment Commission
Mr VK Sarswat- Scientific Advisor to PM and Head DRDO
Mr Jawhar Sircar- Chairman, Prasar Bharati
Mr Alok Mishra- Chairman, Indian Banks Association
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
President inaugurates the 32nd India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2012
The President of India Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 32nd edition of the India International Trade Fair on 14.11.2012 at Pragati Maidan New Delhi. Addressing the function, the President said the fair has been an excellent platform for micro, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs) to showcase their products and penetrate both domestic and international markets at attractive prices. President stressed that MSMEs are a source of rural empowerment, which is one of the key objectives of Government’s agenda of inclusive growth.
The President was happy to note that the theme of the IITF this year is “Skilling India”. He stated that skill building is an integral part of a nation’s economic progress. He said ITPO has done commendable work in bringing all stakeholders together to share their experience at this important event.
At the 32nd IITF, the focus state and country are Andaman Nicobar Islands and South Africa respectively. The partner state and the country are Uttarakhand and the Republic of Belarus respectively. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Cuba, Iran, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Thailand have set up their “National Pavilion” at this Trade Fair; and about 480 overseas exhibitors from 22 countries are participating in the event.
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Krishna Tirath inaugurates Vatsalya Mela
Smt.
Krishna Tirath, Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of
Women and Child Development (WCD) inaugurated the Vatsalya
Mela at Dilli Haat.
Tirath said that the Vatsalya Mela is
celebrated every year since the last six years to sensitise
the people and spread awareness and information about the various schemes of
the Ministry taken up for the development of women and children. At the Mela various stalls have been set up to explain in detail
the various facets of the schemes of the WCD Ministry and how the benefits can
be availed. Halls providing information on the ICDS, SABLA, IGMSY, and the
activities of various organizations associated with it such as CARA, NIPCCD,
NCW, NCPCR, CSWB, NMEW, RMK etc have been set up at the Mela.
Various NGOs and organizations such as UN Women, UNDP, UNESCO and Nehru Yuva Kendra have come together with this initiative of the
M/o WCD to spread awareness about the issues related to empowerment of women
and growth and development of the children, the Minister informed.
The
WCD Minister also stated that the Ministry has framed legislation such as the
Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act 2012 in recognition of the
needs of the society to fight the growing crime against children in the
domestic and other settings. The rules have been notified from today with which
the Act comes into force, she said. She also noted that the Protection of Women
from Harassment at Workplace Bill has been passed by the Lok
Sabha and will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha in the next session.
Amendments are also being brought to the Juvenile Justice Act which will make
it more strong, she stated. These also reflect the
demand of the society to deal with crimes against women and children, she
noted.
The
6 day Vatslya Mela,
Smt. Tirath said is inaugurated to mark the birth
anniversary of Pandit Nehru, 14th
November, which is also celebrated as Children’s Day. Its closing ceremony on
19th November which marks the birth anniversary of the first woman
Prime Minister of the country, Smt. Indira Gandhi shall
be celebrated as ‘Shakti Diwas’ , the Minister noted.
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India tops world diabetes sufferers list
There are now more people living with diabetes in Asia
than elsewhere and India is among the list of top five countries with
the most diabetes sufferers in 2009, organisers of World Diabetes Day
have said quoting World Health Organisation (WHO) figures.
According
to them, more than 347 million people suffer from diabetes worldwide.
Since diabetes can be silent and symptoms can easily go unnoticed, early
detection and good management can prevent complications.
International
Diabetes Foundation indicates that the top five countries with the most
diabetes sufferers in 2009 were: India 50.8 million, China 43.1
million, USA 26.8 million, Russia 9.6 million and Brazil 7.6 million.
It
is predicted that the number of adults affected by diabetes will almost
double from 32.6 million to 51.7 million in 2030 in the Middle East and
North Africa (MENA) region.
World Diabetes Day
raises global awareness of diabetes, its escalating rates around the
world and how to prevent the illness and how it is managed.
Started
by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the WHO, it is
celebrated on November 14 to mark the birthday of Frederick Banting who,
along with Charles Best, was instrumental in the discovery of insulin
in 1922, a life-saving treatment for diabetes patients.
Long-term
effects of diabetes can include blindness, gangrene, renal failure and
heart disease. Globally diabetes is consuming an ever greater portion of
medical costs, accounting for approximately 10 per cent of all health
care spending according to the journal Diabetes Research and Clinical
Practice in 2010.
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Monday, November 12, 2012
Barack Obama won the U.S. Presidential Elections 2012
Barack Obama, the leader of Democratic Party on 7 November 2012 was re-elected as the President of USA. Obama defeated the Republican Challenger, Mitt Romney in the U.S. Presidential Elections 2012 by winning over 332 votes as compared to the 206 votes of Mitt Romney of all the votes declared by the Electoral College declared. Obama was successful in getting around 74000 more votes than the competitor, Mitt Romney out of the eight million votes casted during the Presidential Elections.
The elections were conducted on 6th November 2012 and this was the 57th quadrennial presidential election for the United States. The two, Obama and Romney won 50 percent and 48.1 percent of votes respectively. 53 members in the Senate were from Democratic Party, whereas 45 are from Republican Party. In the House of Representatives, the lead went in the way of Republican Party with 232 seats and the Democratic Party was successful in securing 191 seats. Mitt Romney tied with the President Obama at 49 percent of the Popular Votes.
The Republican Party has lost four Presidential elections of the six Presidential contests and the two won by them was just with narrow margins. At the same time, President Obama, by being back has proved that in the period of austerity and crisis also, an incumbent can survive.
Swing States
President Obama was successful in winning over the eight of the nine swing states including Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Virginia, Colorado and Nevada. He only lost from the seat of North Carolina.
Indians
Ami Bera- the third Indian-American in the U.S. House of Representatives
Dr. Ami Bera is third Indian-American ever to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. The 45 years old Bera took a lead of 184 votes against Dan Lungren, the Republican rival from the seventh Congressional District of California. Before Bera, two Indians to be elected for the US House of Representatives include Dalip Singh Saund in the 1950s and Bobby Jindal was the House member before being elected to be the Governor of Louisiana from 2005 to 2008.
Except Dr. Bera, five more Indian-Americans namely Dr. Syed Taj, Dr. Manan Trivedi, Upendra Chivukula and Jack Uppala and Ricky Gill, were candidates, who lost from their seats in the US elections. Except Ricky Gill all the other four were from Democratic Party.
Dr. Syed Taj, who was a representative from Democratic Party, is the younger brother of Syed Shahbuddin and he basically belongs from Bihar. He lost in the tough fight against his opponent K Bentivolio from the seat of Michigan's 11th Congressional District.
Tulsi Gabbard-First Hindu-American to be in the House
Tulsi-Gabbard is the first Hindu-American to enter the U.S. House of Representatives. She defeated the Republican rival K. Crowley from the Hawaii seat in the one-sided contest. Tulsi doesn’t belong to the Indian Heritage and is not an Indian. She is a daughter to the Catholic Father Mike Gabbard, who at present is serving as the Senator from the Hawaii State and her mother Carol Porter Gabbard, who is a Hindu is an educator and a business owner in Hawaii.
Basic Facts
• Before Obama, Bill Clinton was the Democratic Party Representative to serve White House for continuous two terms after World War II.
• Obama is the first President after the wars to be re-elected in the office with an unemployment rate of 7.4 percent in the country.
• Obama in the last Presidential Elections of 2008 won 349 votes, which was higher than the votes he secured in the Presidential Elections of 2012.
History of US elections of 223 years: In the 223 years history of US Presidential Elections only eight Presidents contesting elections being in the White House lost the elections.
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Review meeting of the E-9 Countries concluded in New Delhi
The three-day review meeting of Ministers of Education and heads of delegation of the E-9 countries comprising India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria and Mexico ended in New Delhi on 10 November 2012 with the adoption of the New Delhi Commitment. E-9 nations decided to expand their cooperation in Inclusive, Relevant Quality Education for All. It took stock of the progress towards the Education for All goals and to renew cooperation in consolidating the gains and addressing remaining challenges.
The member-states reaffirmed the central role of education in all development endeavours and in promoting peace and social cohesion. E-9 Countries decided to expand their cooperation in the area of Inclusive, Relevant Quality Education for All. They recognised relevance and equity as key dimensions of quality in their future efforts and resolved to address the same by making their education systems more flexible and responsive.
The E-9 Initiative, Background:
The E-9 Initiative was launched in 1993 at the EFA Summit of the Nine High-Population Countries in New Delhi, India. The “E” stands for education and the “9” represents the nine highly populated countries: Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Pakistan. Given that these countries were home not only to over half of the world’s population but also to more than 70 percent of the world’s adult illiterates, about two-third of whom are women and girls, and more than half of its out-of-school children, any significant progress made in these countries immediately would have positive impact on EFA. It was (and still is) rational to prioritise a group of highly populated countries for the attainment of EFA. The E-9 countries also face common challenges such as decentralization and quality assurance. Hence, the heads of E-9 countries signed the Delhi Declaration and showed their commitment to achieving EFA. Since that time, the E-9 Initiative has become a forum for these nine countries to discuss their experiences related to education, exchange best practices and monitor EFA-related progress. It has also become a powerful driver for EFA and South-South Cooperation.
Since the launch of the initiative, the E-9 countries have made significant socioeconomic progress. Mexico has become an OECD member, while China is now the second largest economy in the world. Brazil and India are also the top ten economies and expected to be the top five economies in the coming decades. Indonesia has also been growing fast and now is a G-20 country. In 1993, the E-9 countries accounted for only 16.5% of world’s nominal GDP. Now, they represent almost 30% of world’s nominal GDP. Some E-9 countries, such as Brazil, China, India and Mexico, have emerged as aid donors and are seen to exercise leadership not only in the E-9 Initiative but all aspects of EFA.
The E-9 countries have also made advancement in the six EFA goals. Between 1999 and 2009, the gross enrolment rate in pre-primary education increased. During the same period, the net enrolment rate in primary education improved from 84% to 89% as the number of out-of-primary school children within the E-9 countries was reduced from almost 50 million to less than 30 million between 1999 and 2009. Youth and adult literacy grew better from 85% to 89% and 76% to 79% respectively. The gender parity indices (the rate of girls to boys in school) ameliorated from 0.92 to 0.97 at the primary level and 0.96 to 0.97 at the secondary level. Two-thirds of the E-9 countries now have over a 90% net enrolment rate in primary education. Adult literacy rates are also above 90% in Brazil, China, Indonesia and Mexico.
Despite these positive outcomes, a number of problems remain to be tackled. The E-9 countries still represent two-thirds of the world’s illiterate adults and 42% of the world’s out-of-school children. Along with the quantity, the issue of the quality of education remains to be addressed: the vast majority of children do not receive quality instruction and leave school without acquiring basic skills in these countries due to a number of factors such as teacher development, curriculum and learning environment. Therefore, it is still essential to tackle educational problems of these countries for achieving EFA.
In order to accelerate efforts towards EFA, the E-9 countries work together primarily based on the action frameworks agreed upon during the biennial Ministerial Review Meetings. Since 1993, the Ministers of Education from the E-9 countries have held eight Ministerial Review Meetings to debate selected themes of common interest:
Event | Theme |
Eighth E-9 Ministerial Review Meeting Abuja, Nigeria, June 2010 | Literacy for development |
Seventh E-9 Ministerial Review Meeting Bali, Indonesia, March 2008 | Improvement of teacher education and training as a focus of educational system reform |
Sixth E-9 Ministerial Review Meeting Monterrey, Mexico, February 2006 | Assessment of quality in education |
Fifth E-9 Ministerial Review Meeting Cairo, Egypt, December 2003 | Early childhood care and education |
Fourth E-9 Ministerial Review Meeting Beijing, China, August 2001 | The role and use of distance education and information technologies in basic education |
Third E-9 Ministerial Review Meeting Recife, Brazil, January 2000 | E-9 countries 2000 EFA assessments: New avenues for action |
Second E-9 Ministerial Review Meeting Islamabad, Pakistan, September 1997 | Social and political mobilization |
First E-9 Ministerial Review Meeting Bali, Indonesia, September 1995 | From Delhi to Bali |
New Delhi Summit on EFA New Delhi, India, December 1993 | The Delhi Declaration and Framework for Action |
In addition to these regular conferences, the E-9 ministers meet and dialogue whenever there is an opportunity, such as during the annual EFA meetings and the sessions of UESCO’s General Conference.
In 2004, a Chair of the E-9 Initiative was established with the support of UNESCO in order to improve follow-up, coordination and continuity in-between meetings. The Chair has been held by Egypt, Mexico, Indonesia and, since 2010, Nigeria.
While the E-9 countries have ownership over activities pledged during the Ministerial Review Meetings, the rotational E-9 Chair, along with UNESCO Secretariat, takes leadership of coordination. UNESCO provides technical support and helps the E-9 countries review progress of the ongoing activities during occasions such as bimonthly meetings, teleconferences, senior official meetings and written reports.
During the last biennium, in light of insufficient gains towards EFA Goal 4 on adult literacy by 2015, the Government of Nigeria and UNESCO convened the Eighth Ministerial Review Meeting on EFA in Abuja, Nigeria (June 2010) focused on the theme of ‘Literacy for Development.’ The E-9 countries currently make efforts to implement the Abuja Framework for Action and Cooperation and periodically review their progress through meetings and teleconferences.
A number of activities within the framework have been launched or are in process, such as the Revitalizing Adult and Youth Literacy Programme by Nigeria, the International Seminar on Improving Female Literacy in Cooperation with Women NGOs by Indonesia and preparations for an International Conference on Literacy for Inclusive and Sustainable Development by India. In order to continue the momentum on these l activities and to ensure their achievement, a Senior Officials Meeting was hosted by Nigeria in December 2011.
The low quality of education, including that of literacy, has long been a key challenge facing EFA. While many countries have successfully enrolled millions of learners in schools, a significant majority of them are actually not learning, at least, not to levels commensurate to their educational attainment. The challenge persisits, and the EFA quality goals are dauntingly off track. Thus, addressing the issue of quality will be on the top of the future education agenda.
During the 36th General Conference of UNESCO in 2011, the E-9 Ministers Meeting reached a consensus that quality education, inclusive of everyone where the content is relevant to learners, is vitally important in all E-9 countries. In this context, the E-9 Meeting on Teacher Development for Inclusive Quality Education in New Delhi, India on 31 May 2012 was held to address the issue of insufficient quality of teaching.
The Ninth E-9 Ministerial Review Meeting will be held in New Delhi, India on 9-10 November 2012. The focus of this meeting will be “Inclusive, Relevant and Quality Education for All.” India will hold the Chair after the 2012 E-9 Ministerial Review Meeting.
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Saturday, November 10, 2012
Schemes & Facilities for the Senior Citizens
A demographic
revolution is taking place throughout the world indicating a phenomenal rise in
the population of the elderly. According to a UN
estimate, the population of the people aged 60 years and above is expected to
grow to 1.2 billion by 2025 and to 2 billion by 2050. Today, about two thirds
of all the older people are living in the developing world. As per the Census
2001, in India, there were 77 million persons
above 60 years constituting 7.5% of the total population of the country. This
number is projected to go up to 12.4% of the population in 2026. Such an increase
obviously will throw up numerous challenges in designing old age specific
programmes and schemes and addressing their issues in a comprehensive manner.
The
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment announced a National
Policy for Older Persons in January,
1999. This policy reaffirmed the commitment of the Government to ensure
the well-being of the older persons in a holistic manner. The National Policy
for Older Persons essentially envisages support from the State to the older
persons to ensure their financial and food security, health care, the need for
shelter as well as other needs of the older persons, providing them an equitable
share in development, giving them protection against abuse and exploitation,
and ensuring the availability of services
to improve the quality of lives of the older persons.
Thirteen years
have elapsed since this policy was announced. Keeping in view the changing
demographic pattern, the socio-economic conditions and the technological development
in the country, the Government is in the process of bringing out a new National
Policy. The draft of the new policy is ready. The new Policy is expected to cover
a wider spectrum of the issues and challenges facing the elderly.
An institutional
mechanism has been put in place to monitor the implementation of the existing national
Policy for older persons and to
advise the Government regarding the formulation and implementation of the policy
and programmes for the aged through a National Council for Older
Persons, under the Chairmanship of the Minister of Social Justice &
Empowerment. The Council was
first constituted in the year 1999 for a period of five years. It was
reconstituted for another period of five years in the year 2005. However, the
composition of this Council was not comprehensive enough as it did not contain sufficient
non-official
members to maintain regional balance. Besides, it also did not include the
representatives of some of the Ministries/Departments dealing with issues
related to the senior citizens. With a
view to address these issues, the Council has been re-constituted and has now
been renamed as the National Council of Senior Citizens. A Resolution to this
effect has been issued in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary) on 22nd
February 2011.
The Parliament
enacted the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act in
December 2007, a landmark development. This Act has made the maintenance of parents and senior citizens by children, and where there
are no children, then by the relatives, obligatory and justiciable through
Tribunals. The Act has to be brought into force by the individual
State Governments. It is not applicable to the State of Jammu & Kashmir,
while Himachal Pradesh has its own Act, with the concerted efforts made by the
Ministry, all the States and UTs have been persuaded to bring the Act into
force in the respective States.
For the effective
implementation of the various provision of the Act, the States and UTs are
required to take further steps, such as framing Rules, appointing Maintenance
Officers, and constituting the Maintenance and Appellate Tribunals. As per
information available in the Ministry, 14 States and 5 UTs have taken all these
necessary steps.
The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment is also implementing the
“Integrated Programme of Older Persons" since 1992 with a view to improve
the quality of life of older persons by providing basic amenities like shelter,
food, medical care, entertainment opportunities, etc. Under this Scheme,
financial assistance up to 90% is provided to Governments/Non-Governmental
Organizations/ Panchayati Raj Institutions/ local bodies etc. for running and maintaining old age homes, day care centres, mobile medicare units, day care centres for Alzheimer's disease/Dementia patients,
physiotherapy clinics for older persons, sensitization programmes for
children, particularly in schools and colleges, Regional Resource and Training
Centres, etc. About 350 NGOs are
being supported every year for running and maintaining around 550 projects.
In order to address the increasing demand for care
givers, the National
Institute of Social Defense (NISD), an autonomous body under the Ministry of
Social Justice and Empowerment, has been conducting One-Year, Six-Month and One-Month
Courses on Geriatric Care. Besides, the Institute also collaborates with
reputed institutions for organising short term training programmes for the
caregivers.
To ensure effective implementation of the policies and programmes of the
Ministry and also to augment the activities of the NISD, the Ministry presently
supports 3 Regional Resource Centres (RRTCs) namely, (i) Anugraha, New Delhi,
which caters to the requirements of the northern States, (ii) Nightingale
Medical Trust, Bangalore, which caters to the requirements of the southern
States, and (iii) Integrated Rural Development and Educational Organization
(IRDEO) which caters to the requirement of the north eastern States. These
RRTCs undertake (i) Training of functionaries of grantee organizations under
IPOP and monitor their work; (ii) Advocacy and awareness generation; (iii)
Liasion with the concerned State Governments in the field of old age care, with
specific reference to the implementation of the Maintenance and Welfare of
Parents & Senior Citizens Act, 2007, and the National Policy for Older
Persons, 1999 and the other programmes and interventions for the senior
citizens; (iv) Maintain a data-base of the institutions working in the field of
old age care; and (v) Research and such other functions as the Ministry
may assign from time to time.
The need of the
hour is to create a caring society, especially for the ageing population with
the help of representatives from the Central Ministries and Departments, the
State Governments, experts, academicians and many other stakeholders.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
LATEST INTERNATIONAL WHO'S WHO
UN organizations
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- Director-General - José Graziano da Silva, Brazil (2012–present)
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- Director-General - Yukiya Amano, Japan (2009–present)
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- President of the Council - Roberto Kobeh Gonzalez, Mexico (2006–present)
- Secretary-General - Raymond Benjamin, France (2009–present)
- International Labour Organization
- Director-General - Guy Ryder, UK (MAY 2012–present)
- United Nations
- Secretary-General - Ban Ki Moon, South Korea (2007–present)
- President of the General Assembly - Nassir Al-Nasser, Qatar (2011–2012)
- Security Council members - China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States (permanent members); Colombia, Germany, India, Portugal, South Africa (elected for 2011–2012); Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan, Togo (elected for 2012–2013)
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Executive Director - Anthony Lake, United States (2010–present)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Director-General - Irina Bokova, Bulgaria (2009–present)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- High Commissioner - Navanethem Pillay, South Africa (2008–present)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- High Commissioner - António Guterres, Portugal (2005–present)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- Director-general - Kandeh Yumkella, Sierra Leone (2005–present)
- World Food Programme (WFP)
- Executive Director - Josette Sheeran, United States (2007–present)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Director-General - Margaret Chan, China (acting) (2007–present)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- President - Alexander Bedritsky, Russia (2003–present)
- Secretary-General - Michel Jarraud, France (2004–present)
- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- Secretary-General - Taleb Rifai, Jordan (2010–present)
Political and economic organizations
- African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) -
- Secretary-General - Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Ghana (2010–present)
- African Union -
- Chairperson -
- Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Equatorial Guinea (2011–2012)
- Yayi Boni, Benin, (2012–present)
- Chairperson of the Commission -
- Jean Ping, Gabon (2008–2012)
- Erastus Mwencha, Kenya (2012–present)
- President of the Pan-African Parliament - Idriss Ndele Moussa, Chad (2009–present)
- Chairperson -
- Andean Community -
- Secretary-General - Adalid Contreras Baspineiro (Bolivia), (2010–present)
- Arab League -
- Secretary-General - Nabil Elaraby, Egypt (2011–present)
- Arab Maghreb Union
- Secretary-General - Habib Ben Yahia, Tunisia (2006–present)
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- Executive Director - Muhamad Noor, Malaysia (2010–present)
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -
- Secretary-General - Surin Pitsuwan, Thailand (2008–present)
- Caribbean Community -
- Secretary-General - Lolita Applewhaite, Barbados (2011–present)
- Central American Parliament -
- President - Dorindo Cortéz, Panama (2010–present)
- Common Market of East and Southern Africa (COMESA) -
- Secretary-General - Sindiso Ngwenya, Zimbabwe (2008–present)
- Commonwealth of Nations -
- Head - Queen Elizabeth II (1952–present)
- Secretary-General - Kamalesh Sharma, India (2008–present)
- Commonwealth of Independent States
- Executive Secretary - Sergei Lebedev, Russia (2007–present)
- Council of Europe
- Secretary General - Thorbjørn Jagland, Norway (2009–present)
- President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) - Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Turkey (2010–present)
- President of the European Court of Human Rights - Jean-Paul Costa, France (2007–present)
- East African Community -
- Secretary-General - Richard Sezibera, Rwanda (2011–present)
- Economic Community of West African States
- President of the Commission - Victor Gbeho, Ghana (2010–present)
- Chairman -
- Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria (2010–2012)
- Alassane Ouattara, Côte d'Ivoire (2012–present)
- Eurasian Economic Community
- Secretary-General - Tair Mansurov, Khazakstan (2007–present)
- Chairman of the Interstate Council - Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan (2001–present)
- European Free Trade Association
- Secretary-General - Kåre Bryn, Norway (2006–present)
- European Union (EU)
- Presidency of the European Council - Herman Van Rompuy (2009–present)
- Presidency of the European Union Council
- Denmark (2012)
- President of the European Commission - José Manuel Barroso, Portugal (2004–present)
- President of the European Parliament - Jerzy Buzek, Poland (2010–present)
- Secretary-General of the Council and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy - Catherine Ashton (2009–present)
- President of the European Central Bank - Mario Draghi, Italy (2011–present)
- European Ombudsman - Nikiforos Diamandouros, Greece (2003–present)
- President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) - Peter Straub, Germany (2004–present)
- President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) - Werner Hoyer, Germany (2012–present)
- President of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) - Vassilios Skouris, Greece (2003–present)
- President of the European Court of Auditors - Hubert Weber, Austria (2005–present)
- President of the Economic and Social Committee (ESC) - Anne-Marie Sigmund, Austria (2004–present)
- Group of Eight (G8)
- President (informal) - Barack Obama, United States (2012)
- Gulf Cooperation Council
- Secretary-General - Abdul Rahman ibn Hamad al-Attiyah, Qatar (2002–present)
- Ibero-American Secretariat (Segib)
- Secretary-General - Enrique V. Iglesias, Uruguay (2005–present)
- Indian Ocean Commission
- Secretary-General - Monique Andreas Esoavekomandroso, Madagascar (2004–present)
- Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
- Chairman - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran (2012-present)
- Nordic Council
- Secretary-General - Jan-Erik Enestam, Finland (2007–present)
- North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- Secretary-General - Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Denmark (2009–present)
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Secretary-General - José Ángel Gurría, Mexico (2006–present)
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
- Secretary-General - Lamberto Zannier, Italy (2011–present)
- Chairman-in-Office - Audronius Ažubalis, Lithuania (2011–present)
- High Commissioner on National Minorities - Knut Vollebæk, Norway (2007–present)
- Organization of American States
- Secretary-General - José Miguel Insulza, Chile (2005–present)
- Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
- Director-General - Len Ishmael, Saint Lucia (2003–present)
- Organisation of the Islamic Conference (from July 2011 known as the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation)
- Secretary-General - Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Turkey (2005–present)
- Pacific Community
- Director-General - Jimmie Rodgers, Solomon Islands (2006–present)
- Pacific Islands Forum
- Secretary-General - Tuiloma Neroni Slade, Samoa (2008–present)
- Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
- Secretary-General - Bolat Nurgaliyev, Kazakhistan (2007–present)
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- Secretary-General - Ahmed Saleem, Maldives (2012–present)
- Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur)
- Director of the Executive Secretariat - Agustín Colombo Sierra, Argentina (2009–present)
- Southern African Development Community
- Executive Secretary - Tomaz Salomão, Mozambique (2005–present)
- Union of South American Nations (Unasur/Unasul)
- President - Bharrat Jagdeo, Guyana (2010–present)
- Secretary-General -
- María Emma Mejía, Colombia (2011–2012)
- Alí Rodríguez Araque, Venezuela (2012–present)
- Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO)
- Secretary-General - Ngawang Choephel, Tibet (2010–present)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Director-General - Pascal Lamy, France (2005–present)
Financial organizations
- African Development Bank -
- President - Donald Kaberuka, Rwanda (2005–present)
- Asian Development Bank -
- President - Haruhiko Kuroda, Japan (2005–present)
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- President - Thomas Mirow, Germany (2008–present)
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- President - Luis Alberto Moreno, Colombia (2005–present)
- International Monetary Fund
- Managing Director - Christine Lagarde, France (2011–present)
- Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
- President - Ahmad Mohamed Ali, Saudi Arabia (1975–present)
- World Bank
- President - Jim Yong Kim, Korea (June 2012 Onwards)
Sports organizations
- Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
- President - Zhang Jilong, China (2011–present)
- Confédération africaine de football (CAF)
- President - Issa Hayatou, Cameroon (1988–present)
- Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)
- President - Alfredo Hawit, Honduras (2011–present)
- Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL)
- President - Nicolas Leoz, Paraguay (1986–present)
- Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE)
- President - Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Russian Federation (1995–present)
- Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
- President - Sepp Blatter, Switzerland (1998–present)
- International Cricket Council (ICC)
- President - Alan Isaac, New Zeland (2012–present)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- President - Jacques Rogge, Belgium (2001–present)
- International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- President - Philip Craven, United Kingdom (2001–present)
- International Rugby Board (IRB)
- President - Syd Millar, Ireland (2003–present)
- Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)
- President - Reynald Temarii, Tahiti (2004–present)
- Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
- President - Michel Platini, France (2007–present)
Other organizations
- Antarctic Treaty
- Executive Secretary - Jan Huber, Netherlands (2004–present)
- Colombo Plan -
- Secretary-General - Patricia Yoon-Moi Chia, Malaysia (2007–present)
- Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP)
- Executive Secretary -
- Domingos Simões Pereira, Guinea-Bissau (2008–2012)
- Murade Isaac Miguigy Murargy, Mozambique (2012–present)
- Executive Secretary -
- EDU - Intergovernmental Organization (EDU)
- Secretary-General - G.Irving Levance, (2011–present)
- La Francophonie
- Secretary-General - Abdou Diouf, Senegal (2003–present)
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
- Executive Secretary - Mahboub Maalim, Kenya (2008–present)
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- President - Jakob Kellenberger, Switzerland (2000–present)
- International Court of Justice
- President - Hisashi Owada, Japan (2009–present)
- International Criminal Court
- President - Song Sang-Hyun, South Korea (2009–present)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- Secretary-General - Ronald Noble, United States (2000–present)
- President - Khoo Boon Hui, Singapore (2008–present)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- President - Tadateru Konoé, Japan (2009–present)
- International Maritime Organization
- Secretary-General - Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, Greece (2004–present)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- Director-general - William Lacy Swing, United States (2008–present)
- International Telecommunication Union
- Secretary-General - Hamadoun Touré, Mali (2007–present)
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Director-General - Ahmet Üzümcü, Turkey (2010–present)
- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
- Secretary-General -
- Edmund Daukoru, Nigeria, acting (2006–present)
- Mohammed S. Barkindo, Nigeria, acting for Daukoru (2006–present)
- Secretary-General -
- Universal Postal Union
- Director-General - Édouard Dayan, France (2005–present)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Director-General - Francis Gurry (2008–present)
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MCQs about US Presidential Elections
1. When is the US Presidential Election Day 2012 ?
a) November 15
b) November 10
c) November 06
d) November 14
Answer: November 06
2. The Electoral College will formally elect President and Vice President of US on?
a) December 06, 2012
b) December 17, 2012
c) December 15, 2012
d) December 30, 2012
Answer: December 17, 2012
3. When will be the 113th congress sworn ?
a) December 14 , 2012
b) November 15 , 2012
c) January 16, 2013
d) January 3, 2013
Answer: January 3, 2013
4. Electoral Votes will formally be counted on ___________ before a joint session of Congress.
a) January 06, 2013
b) Janurary 10, 2013
c) December 06, 2012
d) December 30, 2012
Answer : January 6, 2013
5. Innauguration oath will be taken on _______ & the new presidential term will start this day?
a) January 13, 2013
b) January 06, 2013
c) January 20, 2013
d) January 15, 2013
Answer : January 20, 2013
6. When is the Innauguration Day of US Presidential Election?
a) January 14, 2013
b) January 07, 2013
c) January 21. 2013
d) January 16, 2013
Answer: January 21, 2013
7. Forward- 2012 U.S. Presidential slogan of?
a) Barack Obama
b) Mitt Romney
c) Ron Paul
d) Jill Stein
Answer: Barack Obama
8. Believe in America- 2012 U.S. Presidential slogan of?
a) Ron Paul
b) Jill Stein
c) Mitt Romney
d) Gary Johnson
Answer: Mitt Romney
9. Restore America Now- 2012 U.S. Presidential slogan of ?
a) Ron Paul
b) Jill Stein
c) Mitt Romney
d) Gary Johnson
Answer: Ron Paul
10. The People's President- is the campaign slogan of?
a) Ron Paul
b) Jill Stein
c) Mitt Romney
d) Gary Johnson
Answer:Gary Johnson
11. A Green New Deal for America- is the Official slogan of the ______________campaign.
a) Ron Paul
b) Jill Stein
c) Mitt Romney
d) Gary Johnson
Answer: Jill Stein
a) November 15
b) November 10
c) November 06
d) November 14
Answer: November 06
2. The Electoral College will formally elect President and Vice President of US on?
a) December 06, 2012
b) December 17, 2012
c) December 15, 2012
d) December 30, 2012
Answer: December 17, 2012
3. When will be the 113th congress sworn ?
a) December 14 , 2012
b) November 15 , 2012
c) January 16, 2013
d) January 3, 2013
Answer: January 3, 2013
4. Electoral Votes will formally be counted on ___________ before a joint session of Congress.
a) January 06, 2013
b) Janurary 10, 2013
c) December 06, 2012
d) December 30, 2012
Answer : January 6, 2013
5. Innauguration oath will be taken on _______ & the new presidential term will start this day?
a) January 13, 2013
b) January 06, 2013
c) January 20, 2013
d) January 15, 2013
Answer : January 20, 2013
6. When is the Innauguration Day of US Presidential Election?
a) January 14, 2013
b) January 07, 2013
c) January 21. 2013
d) January 16, 2013
Answer: January 21, 2013
7. Forward- 2012 U.S. Presidential slogan of?
a) Barack Obama
b) Mitt Romney
c) Ron Paul
d) Jill Stein
Answer: Barack Obama
8. Believe in America- 2012 U.S. Presidential slogan of?
a) Ron Paul
b) Jill Stein
c) Mitt Romney
d) Gary Johnson
Answer: Mitt Romney
9. Restore America Now- 2012 U.S. Presidential slogan of ?
a) Ron Paul
b) Jill Stein
c) Mitt Romney
d) Gary Johnson
Answer: Ron Paul
10. The People's President- is the campaign slogan of?
a) Ron Paul
b) Jill Stein
c) Mitt Romney
d) Gary Johnson
Answer:Gary Johnson
11. A Green New Deal for America- is the Official slogan of the ______________campaign.
a) Ron Paul
b) Jill Stein
c) Mitt Romney
d) Gary Johnson
Answer: Jill Stein
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