UN agency President at EAT Stockholm Food Forum: ON JUNE 8, 2018 BY NARESH SAGAR LEAVE A COMMENT EDIT UN agency President at EAT Stockholm Food Forum: striking the right balance to feed the world Rome, 7 June 2018 – Ending poverty and hunger top the list of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, but achieving this shared ambition by 2030 will only happen if the world finds the right balance between meeting rising food demands while simultaneously preserving the environment and building community resilience, according to Gilbert F. Houngbo, the President of the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development. Already more than 800 million people go to bed hungry each night, a man-made travesty that will only worsen as agriculture is increasingly affected by climate change. It is estimated that by 2050, 22 per cent of cultivated areas will suffer impacts, agricultural production will shrink and rising ocean temperat...
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Leading Digital Transformation and Innovation ON JUNE 7, 2018 BY NARESH SAGAR LEAVE A COMMENT EDIT Jun 8 NITI Aayog, India International Centre and Centre for Policy Research are pleased to invite you to a special talk as part of the Metamorphoses: Talking Technology series on Leading Digital Transformation and Innovation Speaker: Prof Soumitra Dutta – Professor of Management, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and Chair, Board of Directors Global Business School Network (GBSN), Washington DC Chair: Prof Ambuj Sagar – Vipula and Mahesh Chaturvedi Professor of Policy Studies, IIT Delhi Friday, 8 June 2018, 6:00 p.m. Seminar Room I to III, Kamla Devi Complex, India International Centre Metamorphoses Website The aim of this talk is to analyse how digital technology has enabled a more widespread start-up culture with reference to India and the US, their impact on public goods like health, education and micro-financ...
Carnival Cinemas to lead Maharashtra region with 47 properties Executed a strategic tie-up deal with Pune based cinema chain ‘E-Square’ 35 new screens to come in next 3 months organically 6 th June, 2018, Maharashtra : One of India’s leading and fastest growing national multiplex chain, Carnival Cinemas led by Dr. Shrikant Bhasi has executed a strategic tie up with E-Square Cinemas. In a bid to provide the best-in-cinema experience coupled with state-of-the-art technology, Carnival Cinemas will acquire 37 operational screens of E Square Cinema chain in June 2018. Previously Carnival had 106 screens in 35 properties in Maharashtra. E-Square Cinemas operates in Maharashtra: Pune, Pimpri, Aurangabad, Beed, Ahmednagar, Solapur, Latur, Parbhani, Yavatmal, Nanded under – O...
THE GAME IS ABOUT TO GET REAL ON JUNE 6, 2018 BY NARESH SAGAR EDIT 3×3-basketball league to begin in Delhi/NCR ~The six-city multi tour league to begin from Delhi/NCR on 9th & 10th June 2018 ~The league to witness marquee players like Palpreet Singh Brar and international basketball sensations like Inderbir Singh Gill, Leandro Souza De Lima and more Delhi, June 6, 2018: The fastest growing urban team sport in the world, 3×3 Basketball comes to India for the first time with 3BL – 3×3 Pro Basketball League. The six-city multi tour league to begin from Delhi on 9th & 10th June 2018. The first ever FIBA recognised basketball league in India will see basketball sensations like players like Amjyot Singh, Palpreet Singh Brar and international basketball sensations like Inderbir Singh Gill, Leandro Sauza Lima and more. The league also announced the fixtures and the teams for the season in the presence of Shri Manoj Tiwari, Memb...
Harshvendra Soin appointed as the Chief People Officer of Tech Mahindra – Effective July 1, 2018 Rakesh Soni, the current Chief People Officer to assume an advisory role in the organization New Delhi, June 6th, 2018: Tech Mahindra Ltd. a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services and solutions, announced the appointment of Harshvendra Soin as Chief People Officer effective July 1, 2018. Harshvendra Soin will take over from the current Chief People Officer; Rakesh Soni, who will assume an advisory role in the organization. Harshvendra Soin has been associated with Tech Mahindra since 2012. He brings with him a rich experience of more than 24 years in the industry. Prior to his current role, he was heading the Canada Enterprise Business as Senior Vice President and Country Head at Tech Mahindra (Canada). He was also the Global Leadership Acquisition & Development, and Head - Business HR for APAC & I...
Minister WCD Maneka, highlighting the achievements ON JUNE 6, 2018 BY NARESH SAGAR LEAVE A COMMENT EDIT Minister WCD ,Maneka Gandhi addresses Press conference highlighting Achievements in the past 4 year. Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi has said that her Ministry has taken several initiatives to protect women from rising crimes against them. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi about the achievements of her Ministry in the last four years, Mrs Gandhi said, helpline number 181 to help women in distress is now available in almost every state. She said, for the first time, the government is providing coordinated support to women facing problems in their marriage to Non Resident Indians. Mrs Gandhi said, her ministry is working towards effective implementation of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace ( Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013. She informed that provision of a panic button in cell phones is being w...