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- Indonesia to provide coal supply to Bihar thermal power plants
- Bihar approves setting up of e-Learning institute
- Dhoni becomes the highest insured player in IPL
- IIM grad to promote organic farming in Bihar
| Indonesia to provide coal supply to Bihar thermal power plants Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:50 AM PDT PTI reported that Indonesia has offered to supply coal to Bihar for thermal power plants. The offer was made by Indonesian Ambassador to India Lt Gen (Retd) Mr Andi M Ghalib during his meeting with chief minister Mr Nitish Kumar. Emerging from the meeting, Mr Kumar said that “The Indonesian envoy made the offer and we will explore the possibilities and take up the matter with the Centre as to whether the coal from that country be made available to us for thermal plants here.” Mr Kumar said that both India and Indonesia shared strong cultural relations since ancient times and promotion of tourism between the two countries can further strengthen the bilateral relations. He recalled that Indonesian president had visited New Delhi and participated in the Republic Day function on the sidelines of which several agreements were signed between the two countries on commerce, trade and tourism. Showering praise on Mr Nitish Kumar for the development of Bihar, Mr Ghalib said that there had been marked improvement in the fields of agriculture, education, health and other social sectors, besides development of infrastructure carried out under the leadership of Mr Kumar. He added that “We will be happy to supply coal to Bihar for thermal power plants.” Earlier, the Indonesian ambassador emphasized on the need to encourage cultural tourism between the two countries and said that his country has been issuing to the Indians visas on arrival since 2002. Referring to the construction of the Nalanda University through multilateral cooperation, he said his country too was making monetary contributions towards reviving the great and ancient educational institution. Get growth and development stories of Bihar daily to your inbox |
| Bihar approves setting up of e-Learning institute Posted: 07 Apr 2011 03:50 AM PDT Patna: Bihar will soon have a regional institute of e-Learning and information technology (IT). The DOEACC Society in Patna would set up the institution. The Bihar cabinet at its meeting on Tuesday gave its approval to the proposal. Cabinet secretary Ravi Kant said that the state government would provide 15 acres of land for setting up this institute in Patna. The government would release a fund of Rs 5.84 crore for procurement of the land required for the institute. Construction cost and recurring expenses would be borne by DOEACC Society. The Cabinet Secretary said that the government has assured that the functioning of the institute would be delayed due to time taken in procurement of land and constructing the building. For the time being, the government has decided to provide about 8000 sqft area at the BISCOMAUN building near Gandhi Maidan. The rent for a period of four years would be paid to the concerned department. A sum of Rs 1.53 crore has been sanctioned for the payment of rent, Ravi Kant added. He said that it was presumed that the procurement of the land and constructing the building would take around three and a half years. Though he did not reveal the exact date of start of the institute, he said that the institute would start its course very soon. Get growth and development stories of Bihar daily to your inbox |
| Dhoni becomes the highest insured player in IPL Posted: 07 Apr 2011 12:32 AM PDT
According to a source from the insurance industry, every insurance company and IPL team have a different methodology of finalizing an insurance policy. “For example, Ambani has decided to take comprehensive cover for his team, which includes event cancellation cover, workmen’s compensation, personal accident cover, medical cover and so on,” he said. “For this, he is likely to shell out a premium of around Rs 1.5 crore to the National Insurance Company.” The cover will be active till the time the final is played on May 28. The policy can be invoked in the event of the death of a player or total disability, permanent partial disability or temporary total disability. The policy holder will be paid compensation for injuries that are sustained on and off the field during the duration of the tournament. One of the rules of IPL is that even if the player is benched due to a disability, he has to be paid his dues by the franchisee. The cover is being taken by the franchisee to cover his or her financial interest. Many owners are still in the process of finalizing the insurance cover for their team. “Most of the franchise representatives involved in the insurance negotiations don’t understand the trade and there’s a lot of confusion,” said a source. “Hence the delay in finalizing the insurance policy for many of the teams.” The official added that many franchise owners seemed to be keen to save money on premium. “However, they do not realize that most of the rates for such risky policies are based on those quoted by reinsures like Llyods of London. Hence, many teams are taking only partial cover to save money on premium, which is a bit risky,” he said. Leander Dias, insurance official from OIC, who is an expert on cricket-related policy, is negotiating with several franchises but refused to comment on the developments. Incidentally, for the recently held ICC World Cup, the Board of Control for Cricket in India ( BCCI) bought a group personal accident policy from OIC. Each player can expect a financial benefit up to Rs. 2.3 crore under this policy. Get growth and development stories of Bihar daily to your inbox |
| IIM grad to promote organic farming in Bihar Posted: 06 Apr 2011 11:49 PM PDT
Riding high on the success of organic farming, IIMA-grad Siddharth Jaiswal is set to introduce the new trend in cultivation in Bihar now. Owner of Joos that offers juices, health drinks and traditional drinks on IIMA campus, Jaiswal has been instrumental in providing training to scores of peasants across the country. But this time, Jaiswal has decided to make farmers in Samastipur aware of new practices in organic cultivation. "A three-day programme on the trends and practices in organic farming will be held in Samastipur. More than 300 farmers of five villages will take part in the programme which will begin on April 29. These farmers cultivate about 5000 hectares of land," said Jaiswal who has plans to revolutionise country's agriculture sector to make farmers financially sound and Indian economy strong. "Farmers rely on chemical pesticides to save crops. But, we will try to change their mindset and encourage them to practise organic methods. For this, we have invited agriculture experts who will interact and train them in traditional methods," he said. Training to reduce cost of cultivation The training in Samastipur is in collaboration with Organic Farming Association of India which has more than 5,000 farmers registered with it. "In South, majority of farmers have adopted organic farming. That's why our focus was North this time. And Bihar is good to begin with," said Siddharath. Joos has also imparted training to farmers in Rewa at Madhya Pradesh and prisoners at Sabarmati jail for a year in organic farming. Siddharth Jaiswal will organise a three-day training programme for 300 farmers in Samastipur in April end Get growth and development stories of Bihar daily to your inbox |
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