- India to explore Japanese eco--cement technology
- Bahrain to remain buoyant, Says Hotel Chain Regional Director
- President Assent to Constitution Amendment Bill, Seniority for Scheduled Casts
- Presidents Assent to Constitution Amendment Bill
- KM Correspondent.
New Delhi; The President has given his assent to the Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Bill, 2001. With this, the Bill, passed during the Winter Session of Parliament ending December 19, 2001, has been notified in the Gazette of India as the Constitution (Eighty-fifth Amendment) Act 2002.
The Constitution (Eighty-fifth Amendment) Act, 2002, seeks to amend Article 16 (4A) of the Constitution of India to provide for consequential seniority in promotion of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Government service by virtue of rule of reservation. The amendment to Article 16 (4A) has been given retrospective effect from June 17, 1995.
This protects the interest of the Government servants belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. To this effect, an Office Memorandum (OM) of January 30, 1997 has been negated and withdrawn, as it had been issued to give effect to the Supreme Court judgement in Virpal Singh Chauhan and Ajit Singh of 1995, which stipulated reservation at the entry point in service only and not in promotion. This, however, affected adversely the interests of Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes in Government services, which the Constitution (Eight-fifth Amendment) Act, 2002 has superseded and status quo as in 1997 and earlier restored.
India to explore Japanese eco--cement technology
KM Correspondent.
India will discuss the matters of Technology Transfer in cement industry from Japan. In this respect Dr. Raman Singh, Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, is leading a 4-member delegation to Japan for studying the new technologies in the field of Energy Conversation, Environmental Protection etc., for their adoption for improving efficiency of the Indian cement industry. The other members of the delegation are: Shri S. Jagadeesan, Joint Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Shri S.J. Raina, Director General, National Council for Cement & Building Materials and Shri A.V. Srinivasan, Secretary General, Cement Manufacturers Association.
The delegation will visit Kawasaki Heavy Industries Limited, Taiheiyo Cement Corporation and Japan Cement Association to discuss matters on Technology Transfer. The delegation will also visit Municipal Waste Processing Unit and Ichihara Eco-Cement Plant. During his visit, Dr. Raman Singh will call on Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade & Industry.
The visit of the delegation is to benefit significantly the cement industry by helping it in importing superior technologies adopted by the cement industry of Japan in the production of cement. The Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry, Government of Japan under its Green Aid Plan is providing assistance to a cement plant in India for implementing a project for co-generation of power from Waste Heat for utilisation in the plant. Besides this, there are many other superior technologies, which are being used by Japanese cement industry in the matter of utilisation of Solid Municipal Waste for the production of eco-cement.
Bahrain to remain buoyant, Says Hotel Chain Regional Director
14th January, 2001 KM Correspondent.
Bahrain is to host this year's first regional sales and marketing meeting of internationally acclaimed hotel chain Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts.
"Manama's selection to host the meeting is symbolic and reflects the fact that it was the only regional market to record year-on-year growth in both occupancy and average room rate last October, following post September 11 gloom," said Thorsten Kirschke, Regional Director, Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts."Amidst a climate of uncertainty in the global travel industry, continuous investment in infrastructure is needed and confidence-boosting initiatives, such as Bahrain's recent announcement on a US$200 million development plan, to ensure the island's inbound tourism sector will remain buoyant," said Kirschke. Twelve Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts directors from the UAE, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Turkey and Egypt will attend the meeting, during which the chain's regional key objectives will be outlined.
"The MENA hospitality industry is facing a huge challenge following the recent international developments, which set the agenda and require a dynamic response," said Heimo Leitgeb, General Manager, The Diplomat Radisson SAS Hotel, Bahrain, which will host the two-day event on January 23 and 24.(keralamonitor.com)
