Employment News Today 25 July 2013

Employment News Today 25 July 2013

Nokia unveils Lumia 625, the Lumia 625 -- the world's first Windows Phone phablet.

the device is valued at €220

This is a low-to-mid-range device with a large 4.7-inch IPS LCD (i.e., low resolution) display, a dual core processor, half a GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage -- which at least can be expanded to 64GB via microSD card (7GB of free SkyDrive cloud storage also comes as standard).

The phablet's 5-megapixel rear-facing camera will still pack quite a punch though, and results will be even better still thanks to Nokia' suite of apps, features and supporting technologies. 

What's more, it also supports 4G LTE for the fastest mobile internet connections.

the Lumia 625 -- the world's first Windows Phone phablet.

Isinbayeva to retire after World Championships

Russian pole vault queen and double Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva has announced that she would be retiring after her home World Athletics Championships, which would take place in Moscow in August.

My career will come to its end at the world championships," Isinbayeva told reporters on Tuesday after winning the national title at Moscow's Luzhniki arena.

Isinbayeva, who won gold at both the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, has set 28 world records in women's pole vault including the current world's best mark of 5.06 metres.

Country’s second and advanced meteorology satellite INSAT-3D(2,060-kg) will be lofted into its space orbit from the South American launch pad in Kourou in French Guiana----

The new spacecraft will be up in time to replace KALPANA, which was launched in 2002 and is nearing the end of its life at 74 degrees East longitude.

With the demand on communication satellites increasing and the country’s weather requirements also mounting, ISRO has carved out this function into a genre of metsats. 

The distress alert service covers much of the Indian Ocean region, including India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Tanzania.

INSAT-3D joins a band of geostationary and polar orbiting metsats such as GOES-12, 13 and 15 of the U.S., Russia’s GOMS, Europe’s Meteosat, Japan’s MTSAT, and China’s Feng yun.

According to Indian Space Research Organisation, INSAT-3D, which carries sophisticated and indigenously built devices, will “add a new dimension to weather monitoring” over the country.

INSAT-3D will first be released into a temporary oval orbit which ISRO will gradually correct into a circular orbit at 82 degrees East longitude, 36,000 km from the ground over the coming days. 

The Ariane launcher will eject it after releasing Europe’s largest telecommunication satellite Alphasat, according to launch services company Arianespace. 

5 kg LPG cylinders to be sold through Oil Marketing Companies retail outlets

Government has approved Free Trade LPG Scheme for selling five Kilogram LPG cylinders through Company Owned Retail Outlets of Oil Marketing Companies.

The scheme will be launched on pilot basis in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Bangalore. 

Petroleum minister M Veerappa Moily has approved a proposal to launch the scheme on pilot basis in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Bangalore for selling 5 kg LPG cylinders with/without Domestic Pressure Regulator (DPR) at COCO retail outlets.

Cooking gas (domestic LPG) will soon be available at select petrol pumps in metro cities after the government on Wednesday allowed sale of small 5-kg cylinders.

Currently the subsidised LPG cylinders are being made available at rate of Rs. 28.8 per kg (or Rs. 410 per 14.2-kg cylinder in Delhi). A 5 kg LPG cylinder would then cost somewhere around Rs. 300.

"The Government has approved Free Trade LPG (FTL) Scheme for selling 5 kg LPG cylinders through Company Owned Retail Outlets (COCO) PSU Oil Marketing Companies .

The decision has been taken in view of the fact that over the years, a new category of consumers have emerged especially in big cities who are mobile and do not want a permanent LPG connection but still require LPG for their needs.

UTTAR PRADESH NEWS

सरकार शिक्षित बेरोजगारों को रोजगार दिलाने के लिए नौकरी डॉट कॉम की तर्ज पर विशेष वेब पोर्टल तैयार करवाएगी। अवस्थापना एवं औद्योगिक विकास आयुक्त (आइडीसी) आलोक रंजन ने बुधवार को श्रम विभाग की समीक्षा बैठक में विशेष वेब पोर्टल तैयार कराने के निर्देश दिए हैं। उन्होंने कहा कि 72 लाख शिक्षित बेरोजगारों और नियोक्ताओं को आमने-सामने लाने की जरूरत है। आइडीसी ने श्रम विभाग को रोजगार मेलों के आयोजन में तेजी लाते हुए शीघ्र ही 375 रोजगार मेले आयोजित करने के लक्ष्य को प्राप्त करने के निर्देश दिए हैं। उन्होंने कहा कि श्रम विभाग को करियर काउन्सलिंग कैंप के आयोजन में भी तेजी लानी चाहिए।

शैलेश कृष्ण ने बताया कि 17 जुलाई तक 1231939 बेरोजगार युवकों को रोजगार भत्ता देकर लाभान्वित कराया गया है। उन्होंने बताया कि इस वित्तीय वर्ष में अब तक 85 रोजगार मेलों का आयोजन किया जा चुका है।

Virat Kohli India thrashed Zimbabwe by six wickets in the first cricket one-dayer to take a 1-0 lead in the five match series in Harare.

Chasing a modest victory target of 228, India rode on captain Kohli’s 115 as they overhauled the target with 31 balls to spare in what turned out to be a lop-sided contest at the Harare Sports Club.

Zimbabwe

Total (Seven wickets in 50 overs) 228

Fall of wickets: 1—72 (Sibanda, 21.5 overs), 2—105 (Williams, 30.6), 3—119 (Masakadza, 33.4), 4—162 (Taylor, 38.4), 5—166 (Waller, 40.1), 6—176 (Sikandar Raza, 43.1), 7—205 (Mutombodzi, 46.2)

India

Total (Four wickets in 44.5 overs) 230

Fall of wickets: 1—26 (Dhawan, 6.3 overs), 2—57 (Sharma, 12.6), 3—216 (Kohli, 41.3), 4—216 (Raina, 41.5)

National Fair on Aid & Assistive Devices for Persons With Disabilities to start

A four-day National Fair on Aid and Assistive Devices for Persons With Disabilities will begin tomorrow in New Delhi. 

Department of Disability Affairs under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is organizing the event, titled Swavlamban, which is the first of its kind in the country. 

It is incumbent on all organizations and the government to create a Barrier Free Environment for the Persons with Disabilities under the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Fair, Disability Affairs Secretary Stuti Kacker said, two per cent of the country's population is disabled and there is an urgent need to address their problems in line with technological advancement and global practices.

Delhi retains top position in competitiveness

Delhi has retained the top rank in the list of competitiveness among states this year, India State Competitiveness Report 2013 said.

The fifth edition of the report is based on the microeconomic diamond model laid down by management guru Michael E Porter.

The report categorises states based on per capita GDP. Among transition economies, Tamil Nadu leads the ranking followed by Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.

Among investment-based economies, Mizoram takes top spot, followed by Andhra Pradesh in the second spot and Sikkim in the third.

Among the changeover/evolving economies, Orissa is the most competitive followed by Rajasthan and J&K.

Goa is ranked second, followed by Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.

Uttar Pradesh at 27, Bihar at 28 and Nagaland at 29 are the lowest ranked states.

Jennitha wins World Chess Ch’ship title for disabled

India's K Jennitha Anto has won the 13th IPCA World Women's Individual Chess Championship title for the disabled players. 

At Velke Losiny in the Czech Republic, she competed in a combined group with men and became the highest scorer among the women players with four and a half points. 

For Jennitha, who hails from Tamil Nadu, the win came along with the Woman International Master title. 

The new WIM title would allow her direct entry to many of the National events for women except the premier.

Jennitha being a wheel chair player participated in Fide A category and almost all the players are international rated players.

India to be world's 3rd largest automotive market by 2016

India will become the third largest automotive market in the world by 2016 ahead of Japan, Germany and Brazil, riding on its domestic automotive sales, according to IHS Automotive, a global market information provider.

In 2012, China, the US and Japan were the top three global automotive markets and India was ranked six after Brazil and Germany in the fourth and fifth positions respectively.

According to IHS, in terms of production volume, India would move to fourth position in 2020 ahead of Germany and Brazil from its currently sixth spot.