Will Mahathir Mohamad cancel high-speed rail project?
With the change in Malaysian government there is an important bullet train project to be implemented with the collaboration of Japanese firms in spite of media rating this project to be shelved by the statement of PM Mahathir Mohamad but this project is an important project in coordination with the economy of south Asian countries which is free from encumbrances of China economy in influence trajectory with its economic growth, so this project between Singapore, Malaysia and Japan needs tripartite ponder again and the project shall take off in its wisdom as per the research team of Sagar media inc headed by Naresh Kumar Sagar.
Malaysia’s newly elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Monday he would cancel the undertaking approved by his predecessor, Najib Razak, the decision to a planned high-speed rail link from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. This scrap means blindsided Japanese contractors looking to cash in on the $14.8 billion project.
The project was supposed to be completed by 2026 and make the 350km train trip in 90 minutes.
Bidders from Japan, China and Western nations were looking to land contracts that were to be awarded by the end of this year. A Japanese consortium including East Japan Railway and Sumitomo Corp. was hoping to export Japan’s acclaimed shinkansen technology.
“The consortium has not been able to make official contact with Malaysian authorities, so the true intentions are not known,” said a source close to the Japanese partnership.
Shinkansen technology is employed in Taiwan, and it will feature in the 500km high-speed line to open in India in 2023. But Japan’s high-speed rail industry is competing with CRRC, the world’s largest manufacturer of rolling stock leveraging low costs in a crowded market. The Asia-Pacific rail market averaged 58.9 billion euros ($67.9 billion) between 2019 and 2021, according to Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Moreover, high-speed rail projects often face challenges and have failed in the past in other countries, said a person close to a rolling stock manufacturer. Projects in Mexico, Venezuela and Brazil come to mind.
“Because of the prevailing risks, I would proceed cautiously,” said the source close to the Japanese consortium.
asia.nikkei.com
UN Environment Chief Erik Solheim arrives in India
UN Environment Chief Erik Solheim arrives in India for World Environment Day celebrations:
30 May 2018:
What: As India prepares to host the global celebrations for World Environment Day, UN Environment Chief Erik Solheim arrives in the country to participate in a series of events across the country to address the scourge of plastic pollution and other environmental initiatives.
The story:
In Mumbai on May 31, Mr. Solheim will join the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis in kick-starting the state’s ambitious e-mobility policy. The Government of Maharashtra, the Energy Efficiency Services Limited and UN Environment will sign an agreement paving the way for close collaboration on the leasing of e-vehicles for the state government. The partners will also flag off self-drive e-car rental start-up Zoomcar India Pvt. Ltd which aims to expand e-vehicles use in the state with Mahindra and Mahindra. While in India’s financial hub, Mr. Solheim will also interact with leading Chief Executive Officers to discuss the role of industry in tackling plastic pollution and innovating to a circular economy.
On June 1, Mr. Solheim will travel to Hyderabad where he will visit the Infosys Information Technology Special Economic Zone, one of the greenest corporate campuses anywhere in the world. Through a series of innovations, the company has slashed electricity consumption, pioneered energy efficient buildings and deployed renewable technologies like biogas and solar. From there, the UN Environment Chief will travel to meet with Mr. KT Rama Rao, Cabinet Minister for the State for Information Technology, Municipal Administration and Urban Development and discuss efforts by the city to go single-use plastic-free.
On June 2, Mr. Solheim will travel to Andhra Pradesh, where the government will launch a scale-out plan to transition 6 million farms/farmers cultivating 8 million hectares of land from conventional synthetic chemical agriculture to Zero-Budget Natural Farming by 2024, making Andhra Pradesh India’s first 100% natural farming state. The official launch of the programme marks an unprecedented commitment by the state to promote the scale-out of climate-resilient, regenerative agriculture in a broader effort to transform and protect local food systems and long-term well-being of farmers.
On June 3, Mr Solheim will visit New Delhi for official talks, and then Agra, and hear new commitments on keeping the home of the iconic Taj Mahal free of single-use plastic pollution.
In New Delhi on June 4, Mr Solheim will join India’s State Environment Ministers for a conference covering the environmental challenges India and the world are facing, including on the World Environment Day theme of plastic pollution.
On June 5, a series of events are planned in New Delhi, with the participation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. More information on the day’s programme to follow.
Opportunity: UN Environment is inviting members of the press to join and cover Mr. Solheim’s visit. Arrangements for interviews made upon request.
Location: Various
Date/time: 31 May 2018, 9 am onwards
To discuss coverage possibilities and for more information please contact:
Stefan Smith: + 91 9867081730, stefan.smith@un.org
Nandita Surendran: + 91 9810084776; nandita.surendran@un.org
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UNSGSA, visits Meerut
29 May 2018
UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA) visits Meerut
Queen Maxima of Netherlands, in her capacity as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA) was in Meerut to visit the customers of Aye Finance, a leading fintech lender to the micro and small entrepreneurs in India.
MSME financing has always been a key priority for the Queen and the purpose of her visit was to understand how Aye Finance was bringing this critical sector of our economy in to the inclusive folds of organized lending by providing an affordable line of credit.
Her Majesty has been a Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development since 2009 and since then she has been a global voice advancing universal access to affordable, effective, and safe financial services. Aye Finance was founded in 2014 with a commitment to provide innovative and customer-centric financial services to micro and small businesses and power their growth into the new-age India, and since then it has enabled the inclusion of 60,000 such enterprises into the mainstream of the economy.
Tuesday morning Her Majesty travelled from Delhi to Meerut to meet Aye’s customers, who belong to the sports manufacturing cluster of the city. Aye’s founders, Mr. Sanjay Sharma and Mr. Vikram Jetley briefed her on their unique “Cluster Based Credit Assessment” methodology to underwrite the risk of lending to these bottom of the pyramid businesses. These businesses have been traditionally ignored by the Banks and financial institutions as they do not maintain formal books of accounts and seldom have credit histories making the assessment of their credit worthiness a challenge and there by stunting their growth. Aye Finance has innovated on deriving lending insights from alternate data from its markets and deploys low cost mobility and cloud based technologies to reach out to these thriving albeit underserved micro businesses.
Over the past few years, Her Majesty has emphasized on the potential of mobile and digital technology as a strong enabler for financial inclusion. Aye showcased its customer mobile app “mAye” which is helping its customers run their business more efficiently by recording business data in a structured manner and gaining insights on their businesses.
Queen Maxima interacted with three of Aye’s customers who manufacture cricket equipment. They advised her about their aspirations and how Aye has helped by providing adequate finance to grow their businesses. She interacted with their women workers also and was happy to see them being equal partners in these businesses.
The 50 million micro enterprises in India have the potential to uplift the Indian Economy and bring a positive social dividend across a large segment of its population. Inclusion of these enterprises in the formal economy is a governmental priority and is expected to help the Country transition to an economic powerhouse.
RAJIV CHANDRAN
National Information Officer
United Nations Information Centre
for India and Bhutan
55, Lodi Estate, New Delhi 110003
Tel: 91 11 46532237
M: 9810606833
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Police Complaint Authority
LG of Delhi :Police Complaint Authority – Not Enough for Criminal Minded Police
May28, 2018 (C) Ravinder Singh progressindia2015@gmail.com
Honorable Lt. Governor,
Shri Anil Baijal,
NCT Of Delhi.
CC to Commissioner of Police, DP
Police Complaint Authority – Not Enough for Criminal Minded Police
ü PCA to Have Supervisory & Advisory Role Than A Trial Court.
Respected Sir,
What is Solely Missing in our LEGAL SYSTEM is that though India has Both Criminal & Civil Branches of Judiciary – but for some strange reason ‘Criminal Cases Are Registered As Civil Cases and Civil Cases are Registered as Criminal Cases’ WHEN BOTH CIVIL & CRIMINAL ACTS ARE PRESENT IN EACH CASE – LIKE FORGERY OF DOCUMENTS, CHEATING IN CIVIL MATTERS. Whereas in matters of OJ Simpson of USA or Oscar Pistorius of SA were tried for both Civil & Criminal Liabilities.
In Supreme Court SLP(C) 28441 of 2008 – A Poor Farmer and A Businessman entered in to ‘EXCHANGE DEED’ – while Businessman got 2.5 Acres of Land of Farmer in Gurdaspur village transferred in his name but the Farmer when wanted 5 Acres of Land in Exchange in Uttarakhand to be Transferred in his name – found the Documents to be Fake or Forged.
Purely a CHEATING CASE was Tried in CIVIL COURTS FOR 12 YEARS from Tehsil to District to High Court and Supreme Court.There were 50 FIGHTS & Police Cases at the time of Sowing & Harvesting and Construction Activity – Police didn’t register it asCHEATING CASE in 12 Years which was a Cheating Case from day one.
A Police Officer was simply required to ‘Register an FIR Against Businessman’ to Resolve the matter Peacefully at No Cost to Victim.
When I was responsible for SECURITY of CPWD’s largest store serving 50% of India in 1976 – a JE of Rashtrapati Bhawan whispered – ‘All The Lamps Procured Last Month Had Fused’ – in less a second I added three more words ‘Please Issue GOOD QUALITY LAMPS’which were all Certified to be of Good Quality by ISI and DGS&D. No Substandard Goods were allowed in CPWD stores thereafter for many years even after I left.
PCA – LAMEDUCK AUTHORITY – LIMITED POWERS
NO ADVISORY OR SUPERVISORY ROLE.
Sir it is Great Idea to Have ‘Police Complaint Authority’ led by retiredHigh Court Judge, Retired IAS and Retired IPS and some Prominent Citizen but –
Their Powers Are Limited to Admit ‘Criminal Acts of Police Force of Delhi’ But Not Cases Where Delhi Police GUIDE & HELP CRIMINALS and Seems to EXCLUDE –
ü Millions of Cases Where Delhi Police ‘Help Criminals Of All Kinds Including Serial or Habitual Criminals from Pick-Pockets to Land Mafia By Letting Them Go Free By Not Registering FIRs or Lame Duck FIR for Bribes.’
ü Delhi Police is JERSEY Cow for Criminals – Victims get Dung.
REMEDY –
ü PCA Should Work As A ‘Supervisory & Advisory’ Institution than Trial Court with Simple Complaint Filing Procedure, Forward Cases to Independent Investigating Agency like CBI.
ü Provide for DISTRICT POLICE COMPLAINT AUTHORITY attached to Each District Police Office.
ü IPS Officers to Monitor 100 Help Line Complaints and Meet Victims from 10AM to 5PM every day.
Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS
Y-77, Hauz Khas, ND -110016, India. Ph: 091- 8826415770, 9871056471, 9650421857
Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power, Transportation,
Smart Cities, Water, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Technologies and Projects
प्रिय Sagar Media Inc,
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