Month: August 2008
$1m for 7 nights at Emirates Palace
(By a staff reporter KHALEEJ TIMES) 6 August 2008
ABU DHABI – The Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi is offering a $1 million (Dh3.67 million) week-long holiday package, which it says is the most expensive in the world.
The package will include first-class air tickets, chauffeur-driven limousines and daily spa treatments in one of the most luxurious surroundings, and even a day trip to Iran to weave carpets if the guest so desires. ‘The package covers first class trip from any destination serviced by Etihad Airways to Abu Dhabi,’ said Janet Abrahams, the hotel’s director of sales and marketing.
She said chauffeur-driven Maybach will be at your disposal daily during your stay in Abu Dhabi, and daily spa treatment in the Anantara Spa’ said Janet Abrahams, the hotel’s director of sales and marketing.
Hans Olbertz, the hotel’s general manager, said the premier property was seeking to establish Abu Dhabi as a world-class favourite destination for vacationing by offering the seven-night stay in a 680 sq-m palace suite.
He said part of the money collected through the package would be donated to social and charitable organisations in the UAE. The hotel is attempting to get a slot in the Guinness Book of World Records.
‘The offer is tailor-made as per the guests’ requirements. As an example, we can include day trips by private jet to Iran to create your own hand-made Persian carpet from the most exclusive and well-renowned maker, to Dead Sea in Jordan to experience the famous sea and the afternoon Anantara Spa treatment in the Kempinski Hotel Ishtar, to Bahrain for a deep sea pearl diving experience. Your pearl will then be set in unique hand-designed jewellery. And, throughout your excursions, your Emirates Palace butler will be there to guide and assist you,’ Abrahams said.
She added that the guests can enjoy a royal golf experience at Abu Dhabi Golf Club and make their own individual perfume with experts from YAS Perfumes.
The other features include a deep sea fishing trip, sunset and desert island tour, gifts including Emirates Palace gold champagne, the rarest pearls in the world from Robert Wang, and a selection from Holland Sporting Guns.
Tejari calls for new e-Volunteers
Tejari calls for new e-Volunteers
By a staff reporter KHALEEJ TIMES)6 August 2008
DUBAI -Tejari has invited applications for its 2008 e-Volunteer Programme, the largest internship initiative of its kind in Dubai.
Under the e-Volunteer programme, Tejari interns approach small, medium and large scale private and public sector enterprises in order to demonstrate the advantages and benefits of e-Commerce and provide advice on how to succeed in a global knowledge-based economy. These interns also help businesses through the process of registering with the online trading portal.
IIM-A to launch carbon finance course
IIM-A to launch carbon finance course
Rafat Quadri and Asit Srivastava Ahmedabad/Lucknow, August 5, 2008
After the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIML), it is now the turn of IIM Ahmedabad to launch a programme on environmental management strategies with special focus on carbon markets, a market in which India is now the second largest seller in the world.
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Ahmedabad will introduce the carbon finance course this academic year.
“The course is aimed at providing conceptual and practical understanding of the anthropogenic forces causing climate change, the global legal and institutional framework and mechanism to deal with it, and the dynamics underlying carbon finance,” PR Shukla, one of the course instructors, told IANS.
IIML is already offering a management development programme (MDP) on corporate environmental management and carbon markets.
IIML had launched this course last year, aiming to sensitise professionals to various environmental issues and equip them with effective environmental management, officials said.
“The course, whose duration is three days, is meant for working executives only,” said Sushil Kumar, coordinator of the programme at IIML.
“Our course covers environmental policy and law, environmental impact assessment, carbon markets and emission trading and several other issues,” he added.
Going into more detail, the IIMA’s forthcoming course on carbon finance has been divided into 14 sessions and will introduce the evolution of the global carbon market, the current state of international negotiations on climate change and developments following the Kyoto Protocol.
The three formal carbon finance instruments in Kyoto Protocol – the Joint implementation (JI Article 4), Clean Development Mechanism (CDM – Article 12) and Emissions Trading (ET – Article 17) – will be introduced.
Other carbon finance instruments and initiatives, such as those being implemented by the World Bank, will also be discussed.
“The course has a global focus with significant India centric economics and finance and practical case studies. Besides the financial instruments for carbon mitigation, the course also includes discussions on financial services to deal with the adverse impacts of climate change, such as climate change insurance and emergent adaptation funds,” said Shukla.
Besides the financial instruments for carbon mitigation, the course also includes discussions on financial services to deal with the adverse impact of climate change, such as climate change insurance and emergent adaptation funds.
With many European countries eyeing the Chinese and the Indian carbon markets, the IIM-A expects a good turnout of foreign students for the course registration, which started in August.
“The term ‘Carbon Finance’ is used, in practice as well as in the course title, as a surrogate for ‘Climate Change Finance’ to cover wide ranging financial responses to mitigate and adapt to climate change,” Shukla said.
Responding to climate change is a global venture, governed by international legal, regulatory and institutional framework, presently agreed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The market can be used for efficient economic response to climate change and like all environmental markets; the global ‘Carbon Market’ is a creation of regulations.
The dynamics of the global carbon market results from institutions, policies, instruments and the specific measures agreed periodically by the nations that are a party to the UNFCCC.
Overseas Indian children Scholarship Common Entrance on 26 October
Overseas Indian children Scholarship Common Entrance on 26 October
New Delhi, Aug 5 :Overseas Indian students wanting to avail Indian Government’s Scholarships for pursuing under graduate courses in India will have to take a common entrance test on 26th of October. The test will be held in 40 selected countries where there is a large concentration of persons of Indian origin and NRIs.
The last date for receipt of applications is 9th of September. This is a major change from the schedule followed in previous years when the entrance test used to be held in April-May. The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs has brought in such change to make it possible for the selected students to join their educational institutions from the academic year beginning July/August, 2009.
The Ministry has decided to complete the whole selection process for the scholarship by November 2008. The move is expected to help the applicants to take a timely decision regarding their educational career.
100 scholarships are being offered for undergraduate courses in several disciplines including Engineering/Architecture/Technology, Humanities/Liberal Arts, Commerce, Management – BBA/BBM, Journalism, Hotel Management, Agriculture/Animal Husbandry, Sciences, Law etc.
The amount of scholarship admissible would be 75% of the Institutional Economic Cost (IEC) or US $ 3,600 (US dollars three thousand six hundred), whichever is less. IEC includes Tuition fee, Hostel fee & other institutional charges.
50% of the scholarship would be reserved for PIOs. However, in the event of non-availability of suitable PIO candidates, the unfilled slots could be assigned to NRI candidates. NRI candidates would be eligible for the grant of scholarship only if their total family income per month does not exceed an amount equivalent to US $ 2,250.
Children of NRIs should have pursued at least three years of education inclusive of 11th & 12th or equivalent (not beyond), in a foreign country during the last six years, and should have passed the qualifying examination abroad. PIO/NRI Students already studying in India on a self-financing basis or under any other arrangement will not be eligible under this scheme, which is open only for fresh admissions in the first semester/year of undergraduate courses.
Candidates would be selected on the basis of a common entrance test to be conducted by Ed.CIL. on 26th October 2008. Exact timings would be intimated by Ed.CIL. The candidates would also have to fulfill all the criteria prescribed for the purpose. The scholarship is open only to PIOs/NRIs from the specified 40 countries .
The scheme seeks to make higher education in India accessible to the children of overseas Indians and promote India as an education hub. Children from developing countries with inadequate educational facilities, lesser opportunities for higher studies and countries where there is a significant concentration of the diaspora population have been targeted. The programme was introduced in 2006 and has already benefited 220 NRI/PIO children.
You Too can Make a Difference
You Too can Make a Difference
Dear Friends,
Many of us are regulars to may web forums and e-portals and often spend a lot of time on it from office and home. While watching the late night Middle East news of Amrita TV yesterday, I happened to notice the story of a lady seeking assistance for medical help. A little bit of extra search lead me to this link on the Amrita TV main site which is highlighting on a regular basis about those deserving cases they telecast
http://www.amritatv.com/helpline/
I thought of adding it here, in case you didn’t notice it. Even if you have noticed it, I feel, it will be an extra highlighting of this worthy cause and may someone from you feel it right to extend a helping hand.
Starting with the two cases already listed there:
Case: Reeja
Amrita News has telecast the tragedy of Reeja, daughter of Rajalekshmi, Ottappalam,Palakkad, who is suffering from pancreatic disorder. She needs to be treated immediately and the growth inside the gland has to be removed as per expert opinion. Reeja, a student of Thrikkettiri PTM High School, is finding it extremely difficult to pursue her studies due to this pathological disorder. You can give her a helping hand by sending in contributions as DD/Cheque drawn in favour of Rajalekshmi, A/C No.2089, SBI, Thrikkadeeri and send it to-
Chief Executive Editor
Amrita News
Amrita TV
Gandhi Nagar
Vazhuthacaud
Trivandrum 695014
Case: Bhuvana
Amrita News carried the tragic plight of a nine year old child Bhuvana from Kannur, who is fighting with death at the Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum. She has been diagnosed with Blood Cancer and is undergoing treatment at RCC. Her father is no more and her mother is finding it extremely difficult to manage the situation. Total cost of the treatment is expected to be more than Rs 2.5 Lakhs. You can make a difference to her life by sending in contributions as DD/Cheque drawn in favour of A/C No.67045882028, SBT Town Branch, Thalap, Kannur and send it to-
Chief Executive Editor
Amrita News
Amrita TV
Gandhi Nagar
Vazhuthacaud
Trivandrum 695014
PG Diploma in Public Relations
PG Diploma in Public Relations
Kochi, July 30 : SCMS has invited applications for one-year Post Graduate Diploma programme in Public Relations & Advertising, scheduled to start in August .
Graduates in any discipline are eligible for admission. Those awaiting results can also apply.
For prospectus and application send a demand draft for Rs 600 /- payable at Ernakulam, in favour of “ Director Admissions ”, SCMS Group, Prathap Nagar , Muttom Aluva , Cochin – 683 106.
Website : scmsgroup.org Phone-0484- 2623803 /4.
Last date for submitting application is August 11th.
Admission to BSc (Hons) Nursing
Admission to BSc (Hons) Nursing
Aug 4 : The College of Nursing under the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital & Safdarjung Hospital, Government of India, New Delhi has invited applications from unmarried female students for admission to BSc (Hons) Nursing Course commencing from October 2008. This course is affiliated to Gurugobind Sing Indraprastha University, New Delhi.
Those who have passed Plus Two / equivalent examination with minimum 50 percent marks (45% for SC/ST) in aggregate of four subjects viz English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology and has passed in each subject separately are eligible to apply. Age should be completed 17 years and not exceed 21 as on 1st August 2008.
There are 100 seats in the Safdarjung Hospital and 50 seats in Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Hospital. Prospectus and prescribed applications form can be obtained from the Principal, College of Nursing, Dr.R.M.L Hospital / Safderjung Hospital New Delhi by sending a request along with attested copies of 12th class mark sheet & 10th class certificate for age proof, DD for Rs. 200/- infavour of PAQ, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi and a self addressed envelope size 30 x 24 cm with a postal stamps of Rs. 50/- duly affixed so as to reach on or before 20th August 2008. Sale of admission forms will starts from 7th August 2008.
Admission details are available on the website http://www.ipu.ac.in or http://www.mohfw.nic.in. Application form duly filled in should be submitted directly to Gurugobind Singh Indraprasatha university, New Delhi.
Last date of receipt of application is 30th August 2008.
Common Entrance Test will be conducted on 20th September 2008.
For more details visit http://www.ipu.ac.in.
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