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Empower India-2010 exhibition on June 25 – 27
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Communication, Culture, Information, Science, businesses, exicipition on March 19th, 2010
‘Empower India-2010′, a unique event with symposium and an exhibition on Energy Efficient products and systems, would be held here from June 25 to 27 this year.
The event would be jointly organised by M/s Urjavaran Foundation, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power, and Energy and Fuel Users’ Association of India (ENFUSE), and would be supported by the Ministry of Power-Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, and Ministry of Consumer Affairs.
The expo would showcase various energy efficient products and building materials specified under ECBC, and Renewable Energy initiatives.
It would also highlight star rated products approved by the BEE.
As part of the ”Empower India 2010,” a quiz competition and a R and D Project competition, amongst the engineering college students, together with a poster design competition among the Fine Arts students in Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry, would be organised.
Anna University, which had assumed the role of knowledge partner for the event, and its Department of Energy Studies, would coordinate the conduct of the quiz and the R and D Project programmes.
The Tamil Nadu Electrical Inspectorate State Designated Agency for Energy Conservation would provide necessary support for the conduct of the poster competition along with wind power major Vestas.
Raising the curtains up for the forthcoming event, Mr Micheal Hogedal, VP and MD Vestas Technology, said Tamil Nadu was making use of wind energy through its coastal belt to produce clean energy in a big way.
Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency CMD Dr R Christodas Gandhi, speaking at the function here last evening, said the State was a leader in the field of energy efficiency, be it in wind energy, bio gas or any other energy efficiency method.
Scouting Centenary Express with three coaches as Exhibition on Wheels visited Coimbatore
Posted by ganesh in Coimbatore, Communication, Departments, Other, Railway, exicipition, programme, student on January 2nd, 2010
MEMORY TRAIN: Students at the Scouting Centenary Express at North Coimbatore Junction
The Scouting Centenary Express with three coaches as Exhibition on Wheels visited Coimbatore North Junction.
Scout troop
Organisers said that in 1909, Bishop Cotton School in Bangalore under the leadership of Baker took the lead of starting a Scout troop and got affiliated to the British Boy Scouts in London. This led to the birth of scout units in various schools across the country. Hence, 2009 is being celebrated as the centenary year of scouting in India.
To commemorate the Centenary of Scouting in India, Southern Railway and State Bharat Scouts and Guides have developed an exhibition on wheels.
Three rail coaches are being utilised for the purpose of exhibition on wheels. One coach solely depicts the heritage of Indian Railways.
The remaining two coaches are exclusively on scouting.
Posters depicting the fundamentals of scouting, the scheme of advancement and scout leaders who played a significant role for the development of the movement at the national as well as State level are displayed.
The expo also showcases various types of decorations and awards in scouting and guiding based activities organised by the Southern Railway, involvement of scouts and guides in a wide variety of awareness projects, special drives, service rendered during natural calamities such as tsunami, adventure activities, personality development, leadership and team building training programmes are displayed in these coaches. Besides this, the models of various types of twoers, bridges and handicraft materials prepared by the Scouts and Guides are displayed. A good number of scouting/guiding literature form part of those on display.
The Expo on wheels was inaugurated by the General Manager of Southern Railway, Deepak Krishnan, Patron of the State Bharat Scouts and Guides at the Chennai Egmore Railway Station on December 21. The expo on wheels had already visited Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode and Coimbatore.
The expo will be visiting Palakkad on December 31, 2009 and January 1, Ernakulam (January 2), Thiruvananthapuram (January 3 and 4), Kanyakumari (January 5), Nagercoil (January 6), Tirunelveli (January 7), Madurai (January 8 and 9), Dindigul (January 10), Tiruchirapalli from January 11 to 16, Villuppuram (January 17).
Later the coaches would return to Egmore Railway Station on January 18 and will remain there up to January 20 to facilitate public viewing.
Attracting flower show exhibition being held at the chennai
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Entertainment, function, programme on December 29th, 2009
Floral replicas of Agra’s famous Taj Mahal and the Egyptian pyramids are attracting visitors to an exhibition being held at the Wesley School Ground in Chennai.
The show opened on Friday and will continue till January 3.
Organizers of the show claim that a show like this enhances tourism in the city and spreads awareness about different types of flowers.
Speaking to ANI, show organiser Naliyappan said : ‘The main highlight of the flower show is the Taj Mahal, the world-renowned Eiffel Tower, India Gate and the pyramids (of Giza) made of different types of flowers. The main idea behind organizing this show was to attract tourists from across the world, as nowadays, Chennai is emerging as a major tourists attraction.’
‘ I have never seen such a colorful display of flowers anywhere. I have been to many places like Ooty, but I have not seen such a big display of flowers. So, I am really happy that my kids also got a chance to see this show. I hope that there will be more ahead, this year,’ said Smitha, a visitor.
Over 350 varieties of flowers, including imported blossoms, are on display at the -show. The show featured both indigenous and imported varieties of flowers such as roses, carnations, tulips, lilies and many more.
The show is seen as a platform for both floriculturists and prospective customers.
India is a small player in the 40 billion dollars global cut-flower industry, which is currently dominated by Holland, France, Italy, South Africa and Thailand.
Lot of things to pick up at the Home Life Exhibition
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, businesses, competition, exicipition, programme on December 28th, 2009
The discerning shopper has a lot of things to pick up at the Home Life Exhibition that got under way at Kamaraj Arangam on Saturday. A wide range of products, including home furniture, chandeliers, clothes, footwear, cutlery and home appliances are on display at the exhibition which will be on till January 1.
Prince of Arcot Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, who inaugurated the exhibition being organised by TIFA Trade and Exhibition Company, called upon manufacturers to ensure quality of products they produce.
He urged the youth to embrace entrepreneurship. Noting that the world was looking towards India, he said that despite global recession investments were pouring into the country.
TIFA Trade and Exhibition Company managing directors Syed Muneer Ahmed and Abdul Hafiz Khan said the annual exhibition series began 20 years ago.
They thanked the people of Chennai and retailers and manufacturers who had supported them through the years.
TIFA’s partners Syed Tariq Ahmed, Imtiaz Ahmed and Fayaz Ahmed said their aim was to provide a platform for manufacturers and retailers to showcase their products.
Handicrafts and handloom exhibition-cum-sale that began at the Poompuhar
Posted by ganesh in Departments, Public, Trichy, businesses, exicipition, programme on December 7th, 2009
SPOILT FOR CHOICE: Beautiful items at the exhibition.
The month-long handicrafts and handloom exhibition-cum-sale that began at the Poompuhar sales show room of the Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation at Singarathope here on Friday evoked good response as large number of people have started showing interest in purchasing the exquisite handicrafts and handloom items.
Collector T. Soundiah inaugurated the exhibition on Friday organised in connection with the ensuing Christmas and New Year festivals till January 1 next year. The Collector said that nearly Rs.50 lakh worth handicrafts and handloom items were kept on display for sale and a sales target of Rs.10 lakh had been fixed for this exhibition. Last year, about Rs.30 lakh worth of handicrafts items were displayed in the exhibition fetching a total sale of Rs.eight lakh, he said.
K.Chidambaranathan, Manager of Poompuhar sales show room, Tiruchi, told The Hindu on Sunday that the exhibition would be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on all the days including Sundays.
He said that the exhibition had been organised to encourage the artisans to market their handcrafts through this exhibition.
The price of the handicrafts displayed in the exhibition ranges from Rs.10 to Rs.38,000, he said.
Panchaloha idols of Lord Nataraja, Lord Ganapathy and other deities made by Poompuhar icon production centre at Swamimalai, Thanjavur art plates, brass lamps made at Nachiarkovil, Madurai and Vagaikulam, granite images of Mamallapuram, intricately carved sandalwood handicrafts items from Kallakurichi and Sungudi and other handloom sarees made in Tamil Nadu have been exhibited, he said.
Besides, several handicrafts and handloom items including wood and metal carvings from Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh were kept in plenty in the exhibition. The Moradabad brass plates and ornamental lamps, Jaipur precious stones, etc attracted the buyers.
Exhibition of HIV/AIDS awareness programme at Kilpauk Medical College
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Health, Public, exicipition, government, hospital, programme on December 3rd, 2009
Students going through the contents of a poster at the exhibition on HIV at Kilpauk Medical College
Eradication of discrimination against HIV-infected persons must be given as much priority as the advocacy of preventive aspects of HIV, speakers stressed at a function here on Wednesday.
Inaugurating an exhibition on HIV at the Kilpauk Medical College, its dean V. Kanagasabai said the hospital had received about 2,700 HIV-positive patients since the inception of the Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART) centre in 2005. Of them, 300 were children. About 1,250 patients, including children, are currently being given drugs.
The five-day exhibition being conducted for the first time in KMC has 64 posters and charts providing information on the disease, its symptoms and prevention. Ten short films would also be screened for the public and students from various educational institutions, said Dr. Kanagasabai. Awareness materials would also be given to 40 schools and colleges in the city. A two-day continuing medical programme for staff and student nurses is to be organised as part of the awareness programme, he added.
Some of the patients undergoing treatment at KMC are also trained in vocational skills. Gifts were distributed to HIV-positive children.
S. Noori, president of South India Positive Network, said HIV-affected and infected persons, including children, are often isolated. “I have adopted 40 destitute children with HIV. People must be sensitised towards such children,” she said. A few persons infected with HIV/AIDS shared their experience.
Erode museum to host exhibition on A.W. Brough
Posted by ganesh in Erode, Public, exicipition on November 19th, 2009
Some of the items from A.W. Brough’s collection that will be on display at Erode museum.
Government Museum, Erode will soon hold an exhibition on life and times of Antony Watson Brough.
The exhibition is likely to be held in the first week of December to throw light on Brough (1861-1936), who arrived in Erode as a missionary towards the end of the 19th century to serve the people.
During his stay in Erode, historians say, Brough collected a variety of articles of day-to-day use. The articles were subsequently shipped to Australia where he spent the evenings of his life.
Museum sources told ‘The Hindu’ that he collected 295 objects, which included bronze bell for prayer, brass rice chatty, curry chatty, brass anklet, human sacrificial sword, metal comb, and much more.
Of the 295 objects Brough collected, the Australian Government, as part of a goodwill gesture, gave 33 items, which are now at the Government Museum in Chennai.
Brough’s is an important chapter in Erode because he established schools, worked for Dalits uplift and also played a role in Erode’s development.
Historian Pulavar S. Raju says Brough established a hospital in Erode, particularly to look after the health needs of Muslim women. Though the hospital is now called CSI Hospital, it is popularly known as Gosh Hospital. It is next to the church, named in his memory, on Brough Road.
He also set up one more hospital, in Chennimalai in memory of his son who died on the battlefront during World War I, the historian says.
In all, Brough established 94 schools in and around Erode and two hospitals.
C. Maheswaran, former Curator of Erode museum, says the missionary also worked for the uplift of Dalits by teaching them arts and craft. He concentrated his work in Kanji Koil and also served as Inspector of Matriculation Schools in the district. He adds that Brough also has the distinction of being a member of the then Erode Municipality. He was a nominated member.
Mr. Raju further says that in view of Brough’s contribution to the society, particularly Muslims, the Brough Memorial Church has Ya Kudah inscribed at the entrance.
The South Zone Cultural Centre (SZCC), plan contemplate an ‘Students Artist Bank’ in schools.
Posted by ganesh in Education, Trichy, competition, cultural on November 16th, 2009
The Director of South Zone Cultural Centre K.V. Giridhar interacts with prize-winners of The Hindu Young World Painting Competition in Tiruchi
The magnitude of response to The Hindu Young World Painting Competition has prompted the South Zone Cultural Centre (SZCC), Thanjavur, to contemplate an association with the national newspaper to build ‘Students Artist Bank’ in schools.
The mandate of the school will be to form a ‘Cultural Club’ and register the same with The Hindu or the SZCC that has a jurisdiction over eight States. The Centre is eager to depute artistes to such schools to train the students in the art forms of their orientation.
The SZCC, which is prepared to put to use the enormous funding at its disposal for structuring the Herculean task, expects parents to extend their fullest cooperation to its initiative to prevent art forms from going extinct.
“Though there are 250 art forms in the State and about 3,000 in the country, only some – five to six in Tamil Nadu and 25 to 30 in the whole of India – are visible. Art forms can be documented and developed only through people’s involvement. Taking care of the present day artistes and generating artistes for future is highly essential,” P.V. Giridhar, Director, SZCC, said, distributing prizes to winners of the ‘The Hindu Young World Painting Competition 2009’ here on Sunday.
Likening artistes to Soldiers, Mr. Giridhar explained that the former protect and safeguard the country’s culture. The role of parents is to identify the artistic instincts of their wards and make them surface. “Art and culture must be considered as duties rather than as hobbies. There must be an artiste in every family,” said Mr. Giridhar, observing that continuous improvement to the quality of art forms will determine their perennial perfection.
Mr. Giridhar honoured all the 20 prize winners. The prize-money was higher this year. The first three winners in Seniors Category went home richer by Rs. 5,000, Rs. 3,000 and Rs. 2000 respectively. For the Juniors, the prize amounts were Rs. 3,000, Rs. 2,000 and Rs. 1,000. The 14 consolation prize winners received Rs. 500 each. Additionally, all received sponsors’ freebies. Lotte Caramilk was the title sponsor, Pepsico Cheetos Whoosh the snacks sponsor, and ARC Aqua Puraa the water sponsor.
According to the Regional General Manager R. Srinivasan, an exhibition cum sales of the prize-winning paintings was under contemplation. The proceeds will be used for charity,
Innovative Fairs Homex’09 exhibition of home appliances on till November 15
Posted by ganesh in Coimbatore, Public, exicipition on November 14th, 2009
A visitor at Homex ’09, a consumer fair at the Padmavathi Ammal Cultural Centre in Coimbatore
Innovative Trade Fairs is conducting Homex’09, an exhibition of home appliances, electronic goods and consumer durables, at Padmavathi Ammal Cultural Centre here till November 15.
Property fair
According to a release from the organisers, the exhibition has 100 stalls. A property fair is also on as a concurrent event.
Solar water heaters, computers, laptops, furniture, modular kitchen, healthcare products, home theatres, musical systems, coffee and juice makers, induction stoves, LCDs, security systems, imported garments, kids wear and power savers are displayed.
Exhibitors have come from different parts of the country. Service providers, including share and stock brokers, insurance providers and bankers are also participating in the exhibition.
Gift coupons, surprise gifts and bumper prizes, free wash for visitors’ cars were the additional attractions at the fair.
The fair is open from 10.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Nearly 20,000 visitors are expected.
State-level Omeiat science fair today
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Education, exicipition on November 12th, 2009
The Organisation of Muslim Educational Institutions and Associations of Tamil Nadu (OMEIAT) will hold the second State-level science fair at the Crescent Matriculation Higher Secondary School for Girls, Pycrofts Garden Road, Nungambakkam on Thursday.
The ‘Omeiat Science Fair’ is being held in 3 levels (classes IV – V, VI-VIII and IX-XII) in 3 categories – environmental science, physical science and biological science. Around 300 teams will be putting up their exhibits. According to A. Nigar Akthar, organising secretary, OMEIAT, what makes this annual event different is that it looks for “scientific method” applied among students.
“We ask student to follow the step and arrive at a conclusion. For example, a student once showed why a snail prefers to sit in one particular leaf over the other leaves,” said Ms. Akthar. The exhibition begins at 9 a.m.
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