The country’s largest two-wheeler
maker Hero MotoCorp on Thursday announced its foray into Peru with the launch
of the ‘Hero’ brand and its range of two-wheelers in the Latin American nation.The company said it has appointed
MOTOCORP SAC — a part of the EFE Group of Peru — as distributor to sell its
two-wheelers in the country. Commenting on the development,
Hero MotoCorp Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Pawan Munjal
said: “Our new international markets will play a crucial role in the future as
we move forward with the objective of surpassing 100 million units in
cumulative sales by 2020. Peru, therefore, plays a significant role in our
plans to expand our global footprint.” The range of Hero two-wheelers
which are now available in Peru include brands across segments — Pleasure,
Passion Pro, Glamour, Hunk, Thriller, Karizma ZMR and Karizma R, the company
said. “We are confident our products
will appeal to customers across a wide price spectrum and create a new
benchmark for mass mobility in the continent,” Mr Munjal added.As part of the Hero brand
building initiatives in the local, the company will use the Spanish version of
its ‘Hum Main Hai Hero’ campaign.
ICICI Bank, the country’s largest
private sector lender, on Thursday increased its lending rate by 0.25 per cent
to 10 per cent with effect from Friday.The bank also effected a similar
hike in its prime lending rates, which will be applicable to existing customers
who are on the floating rates, an ICICI Bank statement said. The bank added that the fixed
rate customers will not be impacted by the above revision and their contracted
rates will remain unchanged.Private lenders HDFC Bank, Axis
Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Yes Bank have raised interest rates by 20 to 25
basis points of late. Among the public sector lenders,
only small-sized Andhra Bank has hiked the base rate so far, while others like
Bank of India and Union Bank have in fact slashed the rates in late June.The upward spike in interest
rates follows fears within the system that the recent RBI tightening measures
to prop the battered rupee are here to stay longer than expected. The rupee fell to historic low of
Rs 65.56 against the dollar Thursday in intra-day trade but later recovered to
close at 64.55 at close on reported dollar sales by RBI.
Rejecting Agriculture Ministry’s
claim that MNREGA operations have affected availability of labourers for farm
operations, Rural Development Ministry on Thursday said the scheme had no
adverse impact on agriculture sector.Rural Development Minister Jairam
Ramesh, in a written reply in Lok Sabha said, “MNREGA has enhanced the
employment opportunities in agriculture and related activities and has not
substituted them.” Citing National Sample Survey
Organisation data, which reveals that majority of MNREGA workers are
impoverished small and marginal farmers, Mr Ramesh said, “Permissible works
under MNREGA have been expanded to include agriculture and its related
activities.”This will enhance productivity in
the agriculture sector, he said.The Minister said a few studies
commissioned by the Rural Development Ministry on the impact of MNREGA (Mahatma
Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme have shown that it led
to improvement in rural infrastructure.“Increase in agriculture wages
and enhanced bargaining power of rural poor, reduction in soil erosion and
enhancement in soil organic matter, improvement in ground water table and
agricultural productivity and cropping intensity” are among some of the major
findings of such studies, he said.
The
Government of India on 19 August 2013 decided to include Hysterectomies as a
component in the fourth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS),
which will begin in January 2014.The data generated during the NFHS could be used for formulating guidelines to
conduct surgeries for removal of uterus.The inclusion of Hysterectomies in NFHS came in the wake of a demand from the
health activists and medical practitioners following reports of rising cases of
hysterectomies across the country.The decision to include hysterectomies as a component in the NFHS-4 was taken
at the steering group meeting on NFHS on 19 August 2013. It was pointed out
that unscrupulous doctors were performing hysterectomies on pre-menopausal and
even women younger than 30 years for monetary gains.
About Hysterectomy
• Hysterectomy is the complete or partial removal of the uterus, and sometimes
ovaries, cervix and fallopian tubes. Ethically, a doctor should suggest this
operation in case of certain medical conditions, or when all other treatment
options fail.
About National Family Health Survey (NFHS)
The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is a large-scale, multi-round survey
conducted in a representative sample of households throughout India.
Three rounds of the survey have been conducted so far.
• NFHS-1 (1992-93)
• NFHS-2 (1998-99)
• NFHS-3 (2005-06)
The survey provides State and National information for India on fertility,
infant and child mortality, the practice of family planning, maternal and child
health, reproductive health, nutrition, anaemia, utilization and quality of
health and family planning services.
Comment
Presently, there are no exact statistics to show the prevalence rate of Hysterectomy operations, largely believed that they are the second most common surgeries performed on women, second only to caesarean sections.
The rising concern is not just about the high expenditure and medical ethics, but also about the complications and troubles that follow. Hysterectomy may have a significant impact on woman’s health.
Presently, there are no exact statistics to show the prevalence rate of Hysterectomy operations, largely believed that they are the second most common surgeries performed on women, second only to caesarean sections.
The rising concern is not just about the high expenditure and medical ethics, but also about the complications and troubles that follow. Hysterectomy may have a significant impact on woman’s health.
Welspun
Energy Ltd on 21 August 2013 unveiled the 55-MW solar plant in Rajasthan. This
is the 500 crore Rupees project and is the largest single-location solar plant
of Asia. The solar plant was inaugurated by the Union Minister for New and
Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah, and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.Welspun declared that it targeted to invest 15000 crore Rupees for establishing
the 1750 MW of renewable energy projects by 2016. Currently, the operating
capacity is 150 MW and it will increase to 400 MW by the end of 2013-14 fiscal
year. For financing the expansion plans, Welspun Energy Ltd would raise money through
the domestic loans. The project build-up plan of Welspun Energy Ltd includes
850 MW wind as well as 550 MW solar plants in Karnataka. The company also
planned to develop the wind capacity of around 300 MW in the state of
Rajasthan. Apart from this, the Welspun Energy Ltd also signed the MoUs with Andhra
Pradesh and Chhattisgarh for establishing 500 MW as well as 100 MW solar
plants.
Tata Steel on 22 August 2013 was
adjudged the Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant in the country for the year
2011-12 based on the recommendations made by a Panel of Judges that selected
companies for the Prime Minister`s Trophy awards for the year 2011-12.The date
of the award function for 2011-12 will be announced by the Union Ministry of
Steel later.The Government of India decided
to award the Certificate of Excellence to Tata Steel as per the scheme for the
Prime Minister's Trophy for 2011-12. Tata Steel has scored maximum marks in
overall performance for the fourth consecutive year. Tata Steel had won the Prime
Minister’s trophy twice for 2008-09 and 2010-2011 while the Certificate of
Excellence in 2009-10 and 2011-12. The Prime Minister’s Trophy was
instituted in 1992 by former Prime Minister Late P V Narsimha Rao for
excellence in the performance of integrated steel companies with an objective
to give recognition for outstanding performance in the vital sector of the
national economy which draws heavily on national resources of capital and
skilled manpower.
Singapore:The second South Asian Diaspora
Convention will be hosted here.The second South Asian Diaspora
Convention (SADC) will be hosted by Singapore. The event will be organised by
The Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) on 21-23 November 2013 and it will
be on the theme of Connecting Global South Asians. The institute is part of the
National University of Singapore. During the convention prominent personalities
will discuss critical issues that will shape South Asia's future and its role
in global geopolitics in the 21st century.The inaugural SADC event in 2011
was very well received with close to 1000 delegates. This year we expect to
welcome over 1500 delegates from around the globe.Besides business and politics,
the sessions will also delve into the fields of journalism, arts, culture, and
sports. Singapore's President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam will be the Guest-of-Honour
at the SADC gala dinner.
A
study titled Australia's Unique Influence on Global Sea Level in
2010–2011 conducted by the National Center for Atmospheric Research
(NCAR) revealed that the world’s ocean level has dropped measurably, due to the
excessive precipitation over Australia in 2010 and 2011. The excessive
perspiration was the result coming together of the three atmospheric patterns
over the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Whereas, the soil and topographical conditions
of Australia prevents running off of almost all perspiration into the ocean. As
per the report, the long term trend of rise in the sea-levels due to rise in
temperature resulting in melting of ice sheets at poles was temporarily halted
during 2010-11. The process continued for over a period of 18 months from 2010
during which the level of oceans dropped by 7 millimeters (which is more that
annual rise of water i.e. 3 millimeters).Apart from this, at present more rain is falling over the tropical oceans as a
result of which the seas are rising and this has happened due to the snapping
back of the atmospheric patterns.
Recent trend of Rise in Ocean Water
As per the latest reports, the warming of earth has caused rise in the level of
ocean water by 3 millimeter annually in past few decades. The rise in the level
of sea was caused due to two reasons (a) heat causes water to expand, and (b)
water runoff from retreating glaciers and ice sheets.
A research paper published in 2012 prepared by Fasullo and his co-authors demonstrated the reason for increased rainfall over the tropical continents. They credited La Nina, an atmospheric oscillation as a reason for suppressed rainfall. La Niña cooled tropical surface waters in the eastern Pacific and suppressed rainfall in the region. It also enhanced it over other portions of the tropical Pacific, Africa, South America, and Australia.
To prove transformation in the landscape of Australia due to heavy rains, scientists used two different NASA satellite images of floodplains in Southwestern Queensland. The two images provide a clue towards the fall of the ocean level globally (for time being). The two images were taken on different dates, September 2009 and March 2011 respectively.
Earlier, La Nina played a role of cooling the surface waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean and pushing moisture towards the west. Southern Annular Mode (a climate pattern) coaxed the moisture into interiors of Australia, which caused widespread flooding across the continent. Further more moisture was pushed into the interiors of Australia from the Indian Ocean Dipole that collided with La Niña-borne moisture in the Pacific to increase the moisture content of Australia resulting in one of the wettest periods in the history of the continent.
The basic region identified in the study for the fall in sea level resulted because maximum rainfall during 2010-11 periods in the vast interiors of Australia called Outback remained inland rather than flowing back to oceans. This happened due to the dry environment of Outback and lack of river runoff. Remaining water got evaporated or sank into the granular dry soil of western plateau and filled Lake Eyre basin in the east.
To measure the difference the researchers used three state-of-the-art instruments for observation, those were:
• NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites: it helped in making detailed measurements of the Earth’s gravitational field and enabled them to monitor changes in the mass of continents.
• To measure the temperature and salinity of the upper 6000 feet of ocean the Argo global array of 3000 free-drifting floats was used
• To subtract the seasonal variations and estimate the sea level changes globally, satellite-based altimeters were used. These altimeters are calibrated against a network of tide gauges.
Comment: As per the scientists, Australia, the smallest continent of the world has affected the sea level of earth and its effect has been successful in overcoming the recent trend rise in the level of sea due to change in climatic conditions.
The study was authored by John T. Fasullo, Carmen Boening, Felix W. Landerer and R. Steven Nerem. The study was co-authored from Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of Colorado at Boulder and was funded by Science Foundation, the sponsor of NCAR, and by NASA.
A research paper published in 2012 prepared by Fasullo and his co-authors demonstrated the reason for increased rainfall over the tropical continents. They credited La Nina, an atmospheric oscillation as a reason for suppressed rainfall. La Niña cooled tropical surface waters in the eastern Pacific and suppressed rainfall in the region. It also enhanced it over other portions of the tropical Pacific, Africa, South America, and Australia.
To prove transformation in the landscape of Australia due to heavy rains, scientists used two different NASA satellite images of floodplains in Southwestern Queensland. The two images provide a clue towards the fall of the ocean level globally (for time being). The two images were taken on different dates, September 2009 and March 2011 respectively.
Earlier, La Nina played a role of cooling the surface waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean and pushing moisture towards the west. Southern Annular Mode (a climate pattern) coaxed the moisture into interiors of Australia, which caused widespread flooding across the continent. Further more moisture was pushed into the interiors of Australia from the Indian Ocean Dipole that collided with La Niña-borne moisture in the Pacific to increase the moisture content of Australia resulting in one of the wettest periods in the history of the continent.
The basic region identified in the study for the fall in sea level resulted because maximum rainfall during 2010-11 periods in the vast interiors of Australia called Outback remained inland rather than flowing back to oceans. This happened due to the dry environment of Outback and lack of river runoff. Remaining water got evaporated or sank into the granular dry soil of western plateau and filled Lake Eyre basin in the east.
To measure the difference the researchers used three state-of-the-art instruments for observation, those were:
• NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites: it helped in making detailed measurements of the Earth’s gravitational field and enabled them to monitor changes in the mass of continents.
• To measure the temperature and salinity of the upper 6000 feet of ocean the Argo global array of 3000 free-drifting floats was used
• To subtract the seasonal variations and estimate the sea level changes globally, satellite-based altimeters were used. These altimeters are calibrated against a network of tide gauges.
Comment: As per the scientists, Australia, the smallest continent of the world has affected the sea level of earth and its effect has been successful in overcoming the recent trend rise in the level of sea due to change in climatic conditions.
The study was authored by John T. Fasullo, Carmen Boening, Felix W. Landerer and R. Steven Nerem. The study was co-authored from Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of Colorado at Boulder and was funded by Science Foundation, the sponsor of NCAR, and by NASA.
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