Re: [Assam] EMPANELMENT OF EXPERTS
Well Sri Gogoi, the last date is 15th Feb 08. So it must've expired by now. M. Phukan bg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: * Advertisement* * * * North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd.* * Basundhara Enclave, Ulubari , Guwahati -7* Phone : 2529202-206 Fax : 2529278 website: www.nedfi.com * * * * * EMPANELMENT OF EXPERTS* * * North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Limited is in the process of empanelment of experts in the following fields, who can extend need based consultancy/advisory services. The Services will be required for activities related to all the North-Eastern States including Sikkim. * * 1 Agriculture 13 Petroleum and its subsidiary 2 Floriculture 14 Software Technology 3 Horticulture 15 Tourism 4 Pisciculture 16 Infrastructure 5 Food Technologist 17 Small & Micro Hydel Power Generation 6 Livestock and Poultry development 18 Telecommunication 7 Designer for Handloom & Handicrafts 19 Minor Forest Products 8 Marketing of Handloom & Handicraft 20 Economist 9 Product Marketing with logistical cold chain management 21 Project Consultants on SME 10 Export Marketing 22 Human Resource Dev. 11 Ecology & Environment 23 Insurance 12 Geology & Mining * * The applicants should forward their bio-data with details of their qualifications, experiences, achievements etc specifying the fields of their specialization. Self attested photographs, phone no., e-mail id etc. may also please be included. The applications should reach the following address by 15th February, 2008. * General Manager & Company Secretary* * North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd.* * Basundhara Enclave, Ulubari , Guwahati -7* Phone : 2529202-206 Fax : 2529278 website: www.nedfi.com ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org Muktikam Phukan Deputy Director (NR) Petroleum Conservation Research Association Sanrakshan Bhawan,10, Bhikaiji Cama Place,New Delhi 110066 Ph: +91 11 26198856 Ext 385, Mob: +91 9818598565 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] , [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Best Jokes, Best Friends, Best Food. Get all this and more on Best of Yahoo! Groups. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] Cotton charts new courses - More stress on job-oriented degrees (The Telegraph, 22.04.2008)
Cotton charts new courses - More stress on job-oriented degrees A STAFF REPORTER Cotton College: Development bound April 21: Cotton College has introduced several job-oriented courses to meet new challenges in the academic field, changing its track to look beyond the conventional courses. College principal Indra Kumar Bhattacharyya said it was time for the premier institution to go for career-oriented courses. He said the students were now highly focused on their careers and would not like to sit idle after completing their graduation and post-graduation. The college has introduced a three-year bachelor of computer application course, post-graduate diploma in computer application, diploma in journalism and mass communication, certificate course in Montessori training and diploma in bio-informatics. Bhattacharyya said the college had received a huge response to the new courses and was determined to introduce more. We are now ready to introduce a diploma course in cultural studies and a three-year bachelor of bio-technology course. The college will introduce a certificate course of laboratory technology, diploma in tourism studies, MA in tourism management, PG diploma in disaster management, diploma in womens empowerment and development, PG diploma in rural development, MSc in mathematics with application in computer science, PG diploma in audio programme and diploma in creative writing in English, in collaboration with the Indira Gandhi National Open University, the principal said. According to Bhattacharyya, all the courses would be self-financing ones and their successful introduction would help the college mobilise its internal resources to a great extent. He said though Cotton College is a government college it would not face any official hassles or formalities in introducing the courses, as the government would not face any financial burden. He added that the introduction of the courses would give a new identity to Cotton College. Various departments and their heads are co-ordinating to introduce the courses. Bhattacharyya said the co-operation of the teachers would help introduce the courses successfully and many teachers are already extending their full support. He added that the college would also collaborate with the newly set up Krishna Kanta Handique Open University to introduce job-oriented courses. He said the university has set up a study centre at Cotton College. (The Telegraph,22.04.2008) http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080422/jsp/guwahati/story_9167947.jsp - Check out the all-new face of Yahoo! India. Click here. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] EMPANELMENT OF EXPERTS
* Advertisement* * * * North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd.* * Basundhara Enclave, Ulubari , Guwahati -7* Phone : 2529202-206 Fax : 2529278 website: www.nedfi.com * * * * * EMPANELMENT OF EXPERTS* * * North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Limited is in the process of empanelment of experts in the following fields, who can extend need based consultancy/advisory services. The Services will be required for activities related to all the North-Eastern States including Sikkim. * * 1 Agriculture 13 Petroleum and its subsidiary 2 Floriculture 14 Software Technology 3 Horticulture 15 Tourism 4 Pisciculture 16 Infrastructure 5 Food Technologist 17 Small & Micro Hydel Power Generation 6 Livestock and Poultry development 18 Telecommunication 7 Designer for Handloom & Handicrafts 19 Minor Forest Products 8 Marketing of Handloom & Handicraft 20 Economist 9 Product Marketing with logistical cold chain management 21 Project Consultants on SME 10 Export Marketing 22 Human Resource Dev. 11 Ecology & Environment 23 Insurance 12 Geology & Mining * * The applicants should forward their bio-data with details of their qualifications, experiences, achievements etc specifying the fields of their specialization. Self attested photographs, phone no., e-mail id etc. may also please be included. The applications should reach the following address by 15th February, 2008. * General Manager & Company Secretary* * North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd.* * Basundhara Enclave, Ulubari , Guwahati -7* Phone : 2529202-206 Fax : 2529278 website: www.nedfi.com ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Birds photographs
Did find them by going to the web. Nice pics Chitta. Too bad you did not get a better shot of the Bluejay that took off. We have Bluejays here in St. Louis too, it is our state bird. But somehow the Assam ones seem to have a brighter coloration. The Fish-eagle looks very much like the American bald-eagle, the US National bird. I doubt however that it is the 'kurua', which does not have a mantle of white feathers as this bird does. This bird is the Ring-tailed fishing eagle ( Haliaeetus leucoryphus). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Eagle_In_Flight_2004-09-01.jpeg What we commonly call the "kurua" is brown all over. Where did you shoot the Fish-eagle Chitta? I never saw it myself. It is apparently a highly endangered bird. At 10:00 PM -0500 4/20/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: >Thanks for sending us the photographs. >I heard of 'Kuruwa' birds but had no idea that there are such >beautiful birds in Assam. > >Good to know they are being protected. Hunting of any kind should be banned. > > > > >"In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree >and humble like a blade of grass" > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: assam@assamnet.org> Date: Fri, 11 >Apr 2008 04:52:03 +> Subject: [Assam] Birds photographs> > > I >have attached two photographs of birds taken in Assam this >winter.One is Indian Roller or Blue Jay (Neelokontho) and other is >fishing eagle (kurua). Also attached is photograph of unsung >protector of these once common now rare wildlife of assam-a forest >guard from Kaziranga.RegardsChittaranjan > >_> >Get your free suite of Windows Live services today!> >http://www.get.live.com/wl/all >_ >Pack up or back up-use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra >copies. Learn how. >http://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_packup_042008 >___ >assam mailing list >assam@assamnet.org >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Birds photographs
Where are the pictures? Looks like some of the assamnet messages are not reaching me for some reason. Any idea why, anybody? At 10:00 PM -0500 4/20/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: >Thanks for sending us the photographs. >I heard of 'Kuruwa' birds but had no idea that there are such >beautiful birds in Assam. > >Good to know they are being protected. Hunting of any kind should be banned. > > > > >"In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree >and humble like a blade of grass" > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: assam@assamnet.org> Date: Fri, 11 >Apr 2008 04:52:03 +> Subject: [Assam] Birds photographs> > > I >have attached two photographs of birds taken in Assam this >winter.One is Indian Roller or Blue Jay (Neelokontho) and other is >fishing eagle (kurua). Also attached is photograph of unsung >protector of these once common now rare wildlife of assam-a forest >guard from Kaziranga.RegardsChittaranjan > >_> >Get your free suite of Windows Live services today!> >http://www.get.live.com/wl/all >_ >Pack up or back up-use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra >copies. Learn how. >http://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_packup_042008 >___ >assam mailing list >assam@assamnet.org >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] Indian Democratic Terror ? Secret Grave-yards in Kashmir.
Mr Abdul I think you can take your post and send it to some Pak papers or elsewhere where your intellectual and scholarly analysis will be better appreciated. That you are a "Research Scholar" at a prestigious Indian institute is highly debatable. That you can also spit on the very plate that you are feeding from talks very highly of your moral values. You are lucky to be in India. No other country would have allowed your spiteful venom. Remember that India is the only country where people like you can preach hatred towards the majority and still get away with it. Try that in any other country - you know the consequences without me having to tell you. I have a simple advise for you - if you so dislike the country(India) that feeds you, why not try Pakistan. You might even enjoy the status of a mohajir there. Does any anti-India crass get published in AssamNet? If so, I am quite happy to leave this forum. Moderators please explain. JS ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
Re: [Assam] article - Education can prevent suicides?? ASHA /Hope for Education
Not a piece many agri-ministers would like to quote: *** National Crime Records Bureau, Union Home Ministry, has revealed that close to 1,50,000 Indian farmers committed suicide in nine years from 1997 to 2005. The data, analysed by professor K Nagraj of the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), show that two-thirds of these suicides are from the states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh (including Chhattisgarh). On November 30, 2007, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar gave further confirmation of this fact in Rajya Sabha. Days later, on December 14, 2007 in a paper on child development, Sesikan, Director of National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, gave the startling fact that India has the highest number of vitamin A deficient children in the world, with Wonder whether it is really becos of poverty that people are committing suicide or is it becos of tension and unable to take it any longer -burden of big families and no way out. Do these farmers need psycho counselling also - besides a way out. Education is a way out - educated Keralites do no farming but have got jobs all over India - and abroad. Just teaching 1+1=2 may not be enough though. Family planning and life skills should be taught too. Rural teachers should get hardship pay - just like in the army - field posting allowance - so that they actually go and work there. I think those sitting in the US etc - could do better at supervising schools in India than those sitting inDepartment of Education. We at www.ashanet.org/dc are already supervising quite a few govt schools - thru local volunteers and paid staff. Umesh 3,30,000 of them dying annually because of this malady. anitak goswami <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Growth that glitters is not all gold â Ranen Kumar Goswami The list of worldâs richest is never complete today without some Indians among the top. Forbes released yet another list on March 6, 2008 which saw Indiaâs Anil Ambani as the biggest wealth creator. As many as four Indians made it to top ten positions in the billionaire club as against just one, Lakshmi Mittal, a year ago. The other three were Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani and realty baron KP Singh. India retained its position as the top source of billionaries in Asia with total of 53 persons, who had a cumulative net worth of 340.9 billion dollars on Forbesâ 2008 world billionaires list consisting of 1,125 persons with a combined wealth of 4.4 trillion dollars. A year ago, there were just 179 billionaires, Forbes said. With a net worth of 62 billion dollars, American investor Warren Buffet topped the list, followed by Carlos Slim Helu (60 billion dollars) and Bill Gates (58 billion dollars) on second and third positions. They are followed by three Indians, Lakshmi Mittal (45 billion dollars), Mukesh Ambani (43 billion dollars) and Anil Ambani (42 billion dollars) on fourth, fifth an sixth ranks. Besides DLFâs KP Singh (30 billion dollars) has been ranked after Swedenâs Ingvar Kamprad (31 billion dollars). According to a Press Trust of India report carried in several dailies on March 7, 2008, Forbes said Anil Ambani is the biggest gainer with his wealth soaring by 23..8 billion dollars since the last list. He is only one billion dollars ahead of his brother who is the second biggest gainer with a rise of 22.9 billion dollars in his net worth. Mittal has gained 13 billion dollars from last year, pushing him one place higher to fourth rank this year. Among Indians, Mittal, the Ambanis and Singh are followed by Essar groupâs Shashi and Ravi Ruia at 43rd rank globally with a combined net worth of 15 billion dollars, Wiproâs Azim Premji (60th with 12.7 billion dollars), Sunil Mittal and family (64th with 11.8 billion dollars) and Kumar Birla (76th with 10.2 billion dollars). They are followed by Unitechâs Ramesh Chandra (86th with 9.6 billion dollars), Gautam Adani (91st with 9.3 billion dollars), Savitri Jindal (110th with 8.2 billion dollars), Anil Agarwal (164th with six billion dollars), Adi Godrej (178th with 5.5 billion dollars) and GMRâs GM Rao (198th with 5.2 billion dollars). One year earlier in March 2007, the Indians achieved a landmark as far as riches are concerned. The Forbes list that year said India ended Japanâs 20-year reign as home to Asiaâs most number of richest people. At that time Japan had 24 billionaires with a combined net worth of 64 billion dollars and India outnumbered that country with 26 billionaires. The amount was equal to one-fourth of Indiaâs gross national product. A major reason behind accumulation of so much wealth is the accelerated rate of economic growth during the last several years. The Economic Survey 2007-08 tabled in parliament on February 28, 2008, says, âthere is no doubt that the economy has moved to a higher growth plane with growth in GDP at market exceeding 8 per cent in every year since 2003-04.
[Assam] video: make love not war; Physics Tree
Just saw a funny spoof on Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on You Tube.. by some very talenetd people in modelling and pop/rock/rap singing -Hedi Klum and SEAL - called "Under Barack Obama". - you can search for it on www.YouTube.com I wonder how Indians would react if such a video was made about SOnia Gandhi and Advani (leader of opposition ) or in keeping with new libeal traditions from the west - between ManMohan Singh and Advani. Umesh PS: Some might like this amazingly futuristic website by a high school teacher at USA's top high school www.TJhsst.edu : http://www.nexusdialogs.com/vTreeTest.swf or http://www.nexusdialogs.com/ Umesh Sharma Washington D.C. 1-202-215-4328 [Cell] Ed.M. - International Education Policy Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, Class of 2005 http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info) http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info) www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (where the above 2 are used ) http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/ http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/ - Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email. ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
[Assam] article
Growth that glitters is not all gold — Ranen Kumar Goswami The list of world’s richest is never complete today without some Indians among the top. Forbes released yet another list on March 6, 2008 which saw India’s Anil Ambani as the biggest wealth creator. As many as four Indians made it to top ten positions in the billionaire club as against just one, Lakshmi Mittal, a year ago. The other three were Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani and realty baron KP Singh. India retained its position as the top source of billionaries in Asia with total of 53 persons, who had a cumulative net worth of 340.9 billion dollars on Forbes’ 2008 world billionaires list consisting of 1,125 persons with a combined wealth of 4.4 trillion dollars. A year ago, there were just 179 billionaires, Forbes said. With a net worth of 62 billion dollars, American investor Warren Buffet topped the list, followed by Carlos Slim Helu (60 billion dollars) and Bill Gates (58 billion dollars) on second and third positions. They are followed by three Indians, Lakshmi Mittal (45 billion dollars), Mukesh Ambani (43 billion dollars) and Anil Ambani (42 billion dollars) on fourth, fifth an sixth ranks. Besides DLF’s KP Singh (30 billion dollars) has been ranked after Sweden’s Ingvar Kamprad (31 billion dollars). According to a Press Trust of India report carried in several dailies on March 7, 2008, Forbes said Anil Ambani is the biggest gainer with his wealth soaring by 23..8 billion dollars since the last list. He is only one billion dollars ahead of his brother who is the second biggest gainer with a rise of 22.9 billion dollars in his net worth. Mittal has gained 13 billion dollars from last year, pushing him one place higher to fourth rank this year. Among Indians, Mittal, the Ambanis and Singh are followed by Essar group’s Shashi and Ravi Ruia at 43rd rank globally with a combined net worth of 15 billion dollars, Wipro’s Azim Premji (60th with 12.7 billion dollars), Sunil Mittal and family (64th with 11.8 billion dollars) and Kumar Birla (76th with 10.2 billion dollars). They are followed by Unitech’s Ramesh Chandra (86th with 9.6 billion dollars), Gautam Adani (91st with 9.3 billion dollars), Savitri Jindal (110th with 8.2 billion dollars), Anil Agarwal (164th with six billion dollars), Adi Godrej (178th with 5.5 billion dollars) and GMR’s GM Rao (198th with 5.2 billion dollars). One year earlier in March 2007, the Indians achieved a landmark as far as riches are concerned. The Forbes list that year said India ended Japan’s 20-year reign as home to Asia’s most number of richest people. At that time Japan had 24 billionaires with a combined net worth of 64 billion dollars and India outnumbered that country with 26 billionaires. The amount was equal to one-fourth of India’s gross national product. A major reason behind accumulation of so much wealth is the accelerated rate of economic growth during the last several years. The Economic Survey 2007-08 tabled in parliament on February 28, 2008, says, “there is no doubt that the economy has moved to a higher growth plane with growth in GDP at market exceeding 8 per cent in every year since 2003-04. The projected economic growth of 8.7 per cent for 2007-08 is fully in line with this trend. During the Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-07) the average annual rate of growth was 7.6 per cent. In the last two years of the Tenth Plan there was unexpectedly high growth of 9.4 per cent and 9.6 per cent respectively. The Eleventh Plan (2007-08 to 2011-12) growth target is 9 per cent. The Planning Commission had decided on this target at a meeting in New Delhi on November 8, 2007, Thursday. Attending the meeting, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed serious concern over the oil, food and fertiliser subsidies that were poised to exceed Rs 1,00,000 crore during the base year itself. He said “We need to address the problem of mounting subsidies on food, fertilisers and now on petroleum which is a recent phenomenon”. Dr Singh asked the commission members to “reflect what these mean for our development options and what development options these subsidies are shutting out.” On the face of it, what the Prime Minister says is true. Crores and crores of rupees go into subsidies and they are a burden on the economy. And the Prime Minister is an honourable man. But big corporate houses get thousands of crores of rupees as incentives. Are these not subsidies in disguise? The latest example is the increasing number of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) where the government acquires land for private companies and allows the companies to use it at throwaway prices. This has prompted noted social worker Vandana Shiva to say, “the largest SEZs have been allocated to Mukesh Ambani. This is a criminal subsidy the state is giving the rich by stealing from the poor.” Each year, nationalised banks write off thousands of crores of rupees as bad debt. Most of the beneficiaries are a
[Assam] article
Growth that glitters is not all gold — Ranen Kumar Goswami The list of world’s richest is never complete today without some Indians among the top. Forbes released yet another list on March 6, 2008 which saw India’s Anil Ambani as the biggest wealth creator. As many as four Indians made it to top ten positions in the billionaire club as against just one, Lakshmi Mittal, a year ago. The other three were Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani and realty baron KP Singh. India retained its position as the top source of billionaries in Asia with total of 53 persons, who had a cumulative net worth of 340.9 billion dollars on Forbes’ 2008 world billionaires list consisting of 1,125 persons with a combined wealth of 4.4 trillion dollars. A year ago, there were just 179 billionaires, Forbes said. With a net worth of 62 billion dollars, American investor Warren Buffet topped the list, followed by Carlos Slim Helu (60 billion dollars) and Bill Gates (58 billion dollars) on second and third positions. They are followed by three Indians, Lakshmi Mittal (45 billion dollars), Mukesh Ambani (43 billion dollars) and Anil Ambani (42 billion dollars) on fourth, fifth an sixth ranks. Besides DLF’s KP Singh (30 billion dollars) has been ranked after Sweden’s Ingvar Kamprad (31 billion dollars). According to a Press Trust of India report carried in several dailies on March 7, 2008, Forbes said Anil Ambani is the biggest gainer with his wealth soaring by 23..8 billion dollars since the last list. He is only one billion dollars ahead of his brother who is the second biggest gainer with a rise of 22.9 billion dollars in his net worth. Mittal has gained 13 billion dollars from last year, pushing him one place higher to fourth rank this year. Among Indians, Mittal, the Ambanis and Singh are followed by Essar group’s Shashi and Ravi Ruia at 43rd rank globally with a combined net worth of 15 billion dollars, Wipro’s Azim Premji (60th with 12.7 billion dollars), Sunil Mittal and family (64th with 11.8 billion dollars) and Kumar Birla (76th with 10.2 billion dollars). They are followed by Unitech’s Ramesh Chandra (86th with 9.6 billion dollars), Gautam Adani (91st with 9.3 billion dollars), Savitri Jindal (110th with 8.2 billion dollars), Anil Agarwal (164th with six billion dollars), Adi Godrej (178th with 5.5 billion dollars) and GMR’s GM Rao (198th with 5.2 billion dollars). One year earlier in March 2007, the Indians achieved a landmark as far as riches are concerned. The Forbes list that year said India ended Japan’s 20-year reign as home to Asia’s most number of richest people. At that time Japan had 24 billionaires with a combined net worth of 64 billion dollars and India outnumbered that country with 26 billionaires. The amount was equal to one-fourth of India’s gross national product. A major reason behind accumulation of so much wealth is the accelerated rate of economic growth during the last several years. The Economic Survey 2007-08 tabled in parliament on February 28, 2008, says, “there is no doubt that the economy has moved to a higher growth plane with growth in GDP at market exceeding 8 per cent in every year since 2003-04. The projected economic growth of 8.7 per cent for 2007-08 is fully in line with this trend. During the Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-07) the average annual rate of growth was 7.6 per cent. In the last two years of the Tenth Plan there was unexpectedly high growth of 9.4 per cent and 9.6 per cent respectively. The Eleventh Plan (2007-08 to 2011-12) growth target is 9 per cent. The Planning Commission had decided on this target at a meeting in New Delhi on November 8, 2007, Thursday. Attending the meeting, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed serious concern over the oil, food and fertiliser subsidies that were poised to exceed Rs 1,00,000 crore during the base year itself. He said “We need to address the problem of mounting subsidies on food, fertilisers and now on petroleum which is a recent phenomenon”. Dr Singh asked the commission members to “reflect what these mean for our development options and what development options these subsidies are shutting out.” On the face of it, what the Prime Minister says is true. Crores and crores of rupees go into subsidies and they are a burden on the economy. And the Prime Minister is an honourable man. But big corporate houses get thousands of crores of rupees as incentives. Are these not subsidies in disguise? The latest example is the increasing number of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) where the government acquires land for private companies and allows the companies to use it at throwaway prices. This has prompted noted social worker Vandana Shiva to say, “the largest SEZs have been allocated to Mukesh Ambani. This is a criminal subsidy the state is giving the rich by stealing from the poor.” Each year, nationalised banks write off thousands of crores of rupees as bad debt. Most of the beneficiaries are a sm
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Growth that glitters is not all gold — Ranen Kumar Goswami The list of world’s richest is never complete today without some Indians among the top. Forbes released yet another list on March 6, 2008 which saw India’s Anil Ambani as the biggest wealth creator. As many as four Indians made it to top ten positions in the billionaire club as against just one, Lakshmi Mittal, a year ago. The other three were Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani and realty baron KP Singh. India retained its position as the top source of billionaries in Asia with total of 53 persons, who had a cumulative net worth of 340.9 billion dollars on Forbes’ 2008 world billionaires list consisting of 1,125 persons with a combined wealth of 4.4 trillion dollars. A year ago, there were just 179 billionaires, Forbes said. With a net worth of 62 billion dollars, American investor Warren Buffet topped the list, followed by Carlos Slim Helu (60 billion dollars) and Bill Gates (58 billion dollars) on second and third positions. They are followed by three Indians, Lakshmi Mittal (45 billion dollars), Mukesh Ambani (43 billion dollars) and Anil Ambani (42 billion dollars) on fourth, fifth an sixth ranks. Besides DLF’s KP Singh (30 billion dollars) has been ranked after Sweden’s Ingvar Kamprad (31 billion dollars). According to a Press Trust of India report carried in several dailies on March 7, 2008, Forbes said Anil Ambani is the biggest gainer with his wealth soaring by 23..8 billion dollars since the last list. He is only one billion dollars ahead of his brother who is the second biggest gainer with a rise of 22.9 billion dollars in his net worth. Mittal has gained 13 billion dollars from last year, pushing him one place higher to fourth rank this year. Among Indians, Mittal, the Ambanis and Singh are followed by Essar group’s Shashi and Ravi Ruia at 43rd rank globally with a combined net worth of 15 billion dollars, Wipro’s Azim Premji (60th with 12.7 billion dollars), Sunil Mittal and family (64th with 11.8 billion dollars) and Kumar Birla (76th with 10.2 billion dollars). They are followed by Unitech’s Ramesh Chandra (86th with 9.6 billion dollars), Gautam Adani (91st with 9.3 billion dollars), Savitri Jindal (110th with 8.2 billion dollars), Anil Agarwal (164th with six billion dollars), Adi Godrej (178th with 5.5 billion dollars) and GMR’s GM Rao (198th with 5.2 billion dollars). One year earlier in March 2007, the Indians achieved a landmark as far as riches are concerned. The Forbes list that year said India ended Japan’s 20-year reign as home to Asia’s most number of richest people. At that time Japan had 24 billionaires with a combined net worth of 64 billion dollars and India outnumbered that country with 26 billionaires. The amount was equal to one-fourth of India’s gross national product. A major reason behind accumulation of so much wealth is the accelerated rate of economic growth during the last several years. The Economic Survey 2007-08 tabled in parliament on February 28, 2008, says, “there is no doubt that the economy has moved to a higher growth plane with growth in GDP at market exceeding 8 per cent in every year since 2003-04. The projected economic growth of 8.7 per cent for 2007-08 is fully in line with this trend. During the Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-07) the average annual rate of growth was 7.6 per cent. In the last two years of the Tenth Plan there was unexpectedly high growth of 9.4 per cent and 9.6 per cent respectively. The Eleventh Plan (2007-08 to 2011-12) growth target is 9 per cent. The Planning Commission had decided on this target at a meeting in New Delhi on November 8, 2007, Thursday. Attending the meeting, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed serious concern over the oil, food and fertiliser subsidies that were poised to exceed Rs 1,00,000 crore during the base year itself. He said “We need to address the problem of mounting subsidies on food, fertilisers and now on petroleum which is a recent phenomenon”. Dr Singh asked the commission members to “reflect what these mean for our development options and what development options these subsidies are shutting out.” On the face of it, what the Prime Minister says is true. Crores and crores of rupees go into subsidies and they are a burden on the economy. And the Prime Minister is an honourable man. But big corporate houses get thousands of crores of rupees as incentives. Are these not subsidies in disguise? The latest example is the increasing number of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) where the government acquires land for private companies and allows the companies to use it at throwaway prices. This has prompted noted social worker Vandana Shiva to say, “the largest SEZs have been allocated to Mukesh Ambani. This is a criminal subsidy the state is giving the rich by stealing from the poor.” Each year, nationalised banks write off thousands of crores of rupees as bad debt. Most of the beneficiaries are a
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Growth that glitters is not all gold — Ranen Kumar Goswami The list of world’s richest is never complete today without some Indians among the top. Forbes released yet another list on March 6, 2008 which saw India’s Anil Ambani as the biggest wealth creator. As many as four Indians made it to top ten positions in the billionaire club as against just one, Lakshmi Mittal, a year ago. The other three were Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani and realty baron KP Singh. India retained its position as the top source of billionaries in Asia with total of 53 persons, who had a cumulative net worth of 340.9 billion dollars on Forbes’ 2008 world billionaires list consisting of 1,125 persons with a combined wealth of 4.4 trillion dollars. A year ago, there were just 179 billionaires, Forbes said. With a net worth of 62 billion dollars, American investor Warren Buffet topped the list, followed by Carlos Slim Helu (60 billion dollars) and Bill Gates (58 billion dollars) on second and third positions. They are followed by three Indians, Lakshmi Mittal (45 billion dollars), Mukesh Ambani (43 billion dollars) and Anil Ambani (42 billion dollars) on fourth, fifth an sixth ranks. Besides DLF’s KP Singh (30 billion dollars) has been ranked after Sweden’s Ingvar Kamprad (31 billion dollars). According to a Press Trust of India report carried in several dailies on March 7, 2008, Forbes said Anil Ambani is the biggest gainer with his wealth soaring by 23..8 billion dollars since the last list. He is only one billion dollars ahead of his brother who is the second biggest gainer with a rise of 22.9 billion dollars in his net worth. Mittal has gained 13 billion dollars from last year, pushing him one place higher to fourth rank this year. Among Indians, Mittal, the Ambanis and Singh are followed by Essar group’s Shashi and Ravi Ruia at 43rd rank globally with a combined net worth of 15 billion dollars, Wipro’s Azim Premji (60th with 12.7 billion dollars), Sunil Mittal and family (64th with 11.8 billion dollars) and Kumar Birla (76th with 10.2 billion dollars). They are followed by Unitech’s Ramesh Chandra (86th with 9.6 billion dollars), Gautam Adani (91st with 9.3 billion dollars), Savitri Jindal (110th with 8.2 billion dollars), Anil Agarwal (164th with six billion dollars), Adi Godrej (178th with 5.5 billion dollars) and GMR’s GM Rao (198th with 5.2 billion dollars). One year earlier in March 2007, the Indians achieved a landmark as far as riches are concerned. The Forbes list that year said India ended Japan’s 20-year reign as home to Asia’s most number of richest people. At that time Japan had 24 billionaires with a combined net worth of 64 billion dollars and India outnumbered that country with 26 billionaires. The amount was equal to one-fourth of India’s gross national product. A major reason behind accumulation of so much wealth is the accelerated rate of economic growth during the last several years. The Economic Survey 2007-08 tabled in parliament on February 28, 2008, says, “there is no doubt that the economy has moved to a higher growth plane with growth in GDP at market exceeding 8 per cent in every year since 2003-04. The projected economic growth of 8.7 per cent for 2007-08 is fully in line with this trend. During the Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-07) the average annual rate of growth was 7.6 per cent. In the last two years of the Tenth Plan there was unexpectedly high growth of 9.4 per cent and 9.6 per cent respectively. The Eleventh Plan (2007-08 to 2011-12) growth target is 9 per cent. The Planning Commission had decided on this target at a meeting in New Delhi on November 8, 2007, Thursday. Attending the meeting, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed serious concern over the oil, food and fertiliser subsidies that were poised to exceed Rs 1,00,000 crore during the base year itself. He said “We need to address the problem of mounting subsidies on food, fertilisers and now on petroleum which is a recent phenomenon”. Dr Singh asked the commission members to “reflect what these mean for our development options and what development options these subsidies are shutting out.” On the face of it, what the Prime Minister says is true. Crores and crores of rupees go into subsidies and they are a burden on the economy. And the Prime Minister is an honourable man. But big corporate houses get thousands of crores of rupees as incentives. Are these not subsidies in disguise? The latest example is the increasing number of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) where the government acquires land for private companies and allows the companies to use it at throwaway prices. This has prompted noted social worker Vandana Shiva to say, “the largest SEZs have been allocated to Mukesh Ambani. This is a criminal subsidy the state is giving the rich by stealing from the poor.” Each year, nationalised banks write off thousands of crores of rupees as bad debt. Most of the beneficiaries are a
[Assam] Biodiversity strengthens Majuli’s candi dature
[panel.jpg] Biodiversity strengthens Majuliâs candidature By A Staff Reporter Assam Tribune GUWAHATI, April 20 â While its cultural and spiritual heritage makes it an ideal candidate for acquiring the status of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, its rich biodiversity only adds to that claim. Not many may be aware, but Majuli, one among the largest river islands inhabited the world, possesses a range of animal and plant life that is of considerable significance. The picture once completed by researchers would definitely help it gain more focus in the national and international scene, said a noted environmentalist. Majuli has been able to retain a variety of flora and fauna for a variety of reasons, one of which is its Vaishnavite culture built on love and sympathy for all living beings. Moreover, it is an island and therefore has maintained a certain distance from large-scale human intervention, feels Dr Bibhab Talukdar of the conservation group Aaranyak. According to him, the river island contains grasslands and wetlands in sizeable quantity and both are certain to harbour a number of species, some of which might even have gone extinct in other regions. The wetlands alone could sustain a plethora of small animals and a wide variety of species. Unlike in the rest of the State, most of Majuliâs wetlands are still thriving and so are the life forms in them. But what really attracts his attention is âthe amazing variety of bird life within a limited territory.â There could well be more than 300 varieties, and many of them are resident. Among the resident species are threatened species like pelicans, greater and lesser adjutant storks and black-necked cranes. During winter large flocks of migratory birds have also been documented in and around the island. The plant life of Majuli might have surprises in store too. Some of the indigenous communities have relied on them and their traditional knowledge about them is equally impressive. Some trees and plants have played a role in local culture and thus enhanced the mystique of the land and her people. Dr Talukdar regretted that even though the island is well known to the people of Assam, local biologists are yet to focus on the landscape of Majuli. He hoped that young students and researchers would arrive at Majuli and document and study the rich biotic diversity. The riverine areas and the wetlands alone could open up a treasure trove of information. âI would not be surprised if new species are discovered in some of the areas,â he said. As a frequent visitor to the place, he revealed that he was impressed with the fact that while the rest of the state was witnessing human-animal conflict, the general respect for all life forms in Majuli was an exceptional reality. _ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. [1]Try it now. References 1. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ___ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
