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SIXTH PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS TO BE HELD IN JANUARY

Prime Minster Dr.Manmohan Singh inaugurating 5th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, held from 7-9 January 2006

Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, Shri Vayalar Ravi, announced that the theme of the 6th edition of PBD is ‘Engaging the Diaspora: the way forward’ and it will be held from 7th to 9th January, 2008 in New Delhi.

Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius will be the Chief Guest of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-2008.  This was announced by the Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, Shri Vayalar Ravi, in a press conference. He stated that the theme of the 6th edition of PBD is ‘Engaging the Diaspora: the way forward’ with the objective to encourage Overseas Indians to be part of the socio-economic development of India. 

Announcing the dates and venue, the Minister said that the 6th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in Vigyan Bhawan,  New Delhi from 7th to 9th January, 2008. The main focus during the event will be on social areas and issues with special emphasis on women including Rural Women. The forthcoming PBD includes a two-day convention featuring diverse themes with eminent speakers; trade and Industry exhibition, business networking and cultural evenings, he added.

Shri Ravi further said that the Prime Minister of India will inaugurate the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on 8 January 2008 and it will culminate with valedictory address and conferment of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award by Rashtrapatiji on 9 January 2007. He said Education, Healthcare, Women Empowerment and Leadership, Rural Women, Knowledge Economy, Culture, Trade

and Business Opportunities will be the focus areas in the convention and the Marketplace by OIFC, Helpline for the Overseas Indian workers, Additional Benefits for OCI card holders, Functional Overseas Indian Centers at Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Washington will be the highlights of the PBD-2008.The Minister described that the union governments and state governments will be fully involved in the sessions so that participants can directly interact with government representatives and address their concerns and have exposure to the government’ programmes for the common man and how they could be involved in these.  There will also be parallel sessions of different region, which have significant number of overseas Indians.

The second day of the convention would be dedicated to interaction with Indian states represented by various Chief Ministries. He further said that the session would give impetus to greater interaction between the Diaspora and major Indian states as important investment destinations. The session will consist of experts both from Indian and overseas as well as representatives from central and state governments.

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AUSTRALIA, INDIA JOIN HANDS TO FIGHT POLLUTION

Australian and Indian scientists have joined hands to monitor and clean up pollution that has become the bane of industrialisation across the world. As a start, they will monitor pollution spreading in groundwater.

The Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC-CARE) and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on research projects and the training of experts in contamination risk assessment and clean-up.

It entails exchange of staff and students from both organisations as well as joint workshops. As cities worldwide rely on groundwater for drinking and industrial use, the first project will focus on finding ways to monitor toxic contaminants spreading in groundwater. CRC-CARE is a partnership of five Australian universities and more than 20 companies and government agencies.

This agreement will also offer opportunities for Australian companies specialised in clean-up technologies to take advantage of India's rapidly growing market.


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