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Venue : Le Meridien, Raisina Road
Date : 8th October (Thursday)
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Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation Honours Rural Sanitation Champions with Launch of Coffee Table Book
#AnOpenMindCan #OpenDefecationFree
New Delhi, October 7, 2015 The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MoDWS), Government of India, honours rural sanitation champions across India with the launch of a coffee table book, ã¼¥m>An Open Mind.äŠ The book highlights the inspiring stories of these sanitation champions who have driven positive behaviour change in their communities and helped their villages achieve Open Defecation Free status.
Commenting on the launch, Hon⢬e Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Shri Birender Singh Chaudhary said, ㉴ gives me immense pleasure to recognize these rural sanitation champions, who are shining examples of agents of change in our society. I am overwhelmed to see such admirable efforts of the people of India who have set an inspiring example of not only preaching but practicing Gandhijiâ³ principles of cleanliness, sanitation and hygiene.伯p>
He further added, 㗥 are committed to driving a pan-India mass movement toward improved sanitation and this is only possible through the collaborative efforts of the people of India. Changing age-old attitudes toward open defecation is critical in attaining our Swachh Bharat goals and these sanitation champions are our heroes in paving the way for our progress.伯p>
The coffee table book, ‘An Open Mind’, is an inspiring pictorial representation of thirteen real-life stories of sanitation champions from different walks of life across India who are driving positive behaviour change in society through their exemplary individual and group efforts. These stories have been essayed by photographer Sharmishtha Dutta. Her earlier works includes a photo project on gender bias and documentation about widows titled ㄵrga䮊
Online conversations on these inspiring stories of change can be followed using the hashtags #AnOpenMindCan and#OpenDefecationFree, and by following the@SwachhBharat Twitter handle.
For more details on the progress made by the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), please visit: www.mdws.gov.in
Best,
Shivani Sharma
Media Contact:
Gaelle Gourmelon Communications Director Phone: +1 (202) 745-8092 x 510 E-mail: ggourmelon@worldwatch.org |
| Land “Grabbing” Grows as Agricultural Resources Dwindle |
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As global agricultural resources shrink or shift, countries are crossing borders to obtain new farmlands
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Washington, DC—- Since 2000, more than 36 million hectares—- an area about the size of Japan—- has been purchased or leased by foreign entities, mostly for agricultural use. Today, nearly 15 million hectares more is under negotiation (www.worldwatch.org).
“Farmland is lost or degraded on every continent, while ‘land grabbing’—- the purchase or lease of agricultural land by foreign interests—- has emerged as a threat to food security in several countries,” writes Gary Gardner, contributing author of the Worldwatch Institute’s State of the World 2015: Confronting Hidden Threats to Sustainability.
About half of grabbed land is intended exclusively for use in agriculture, while another 25 percent is intended for a mix of agricultural and other uses. (The land that is not used for agriculture is often used for forestry.) Land grabbing has surged since 2005 in response to a food price crisis and the growing demand for biofuels in the United States and the European Union. Droughts in the United States, Argentina, and Australia, has further driven interest in land overseas.
“Today, the FAO reports that essentially no additional suitable [agricultural] land remains in a belt around much of the middle of the planet,” writes Gardner. As a result, the largest grabbers of land are often countries that need additional resources to meet growing demands.
Over half of the global grabbed land is in Africa, especially in water-rich countries like the Congo. Asia comes second, contributing over 6 million hectares, mainly from Indonesia. The largest area acquired from a single country is in Papua New Guinea, with nearly 4 million hectares (over 8 percent of the country’s total land cover) sold or leased out.
The largest investor country is the United States, a country already rich in agricultural land. The United States alone has acquired about 7 million hectares worldwide. Malaysia comes in a distant second, with just over 3.5 million hectares acquired.
Land grabbing is precipitated by the growing challenges shaking the foundation of food production: the water, land, and climate that make crop growth possible. Globally, some 20 percent of aquifers are being pumped faster than they are recharged by rainfall, stressing many key food-producing areas. Land is becoming degraded through erosion and salinization or is getting paved for development. The changing climate is projected to cause a net decline of 0.2– 2 percent in crop yields per decade over the remainder of the century, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The dangers of land grabbing are evident. Large-scale purchases often do not consider the interests of smallholders who may have been working the land over a long period. Additionally, the transfer of resources from poorer countries to wealthier ones increases the vulnerability of the target countries that surrender their own access to land and water resources to foreign investors and governments.
“As demand for agricultural goods increases, and as our planet’s water and fertile land become more scarce and its atmosphere less stable, greater effort will be needed to conserve resources and to exploit opportunities for greater efficiency throughout the agricultural system,” writes Gardner.
By preventing food waste, increasing water efficiency, conserving agricultural land, and decreasing production of meat and biofuels (both of which require large quantities of land and water for grain or crops), Gardner believes that the stress on food systems can be reduced. In addition, the international adoption of the right to food, already integrated in the constitutions of 28 countries, will ensure that food cannot be withheld for political reasons.
Worldwatch’s State of the World 2015 investigates hidden threats to sustainability, including economic, political, and environmental challenges that are often underreported in the media. State of the World 2015 highlights the need to develop resilience to looming shocks. For more information on the project, visit http://www.worldwatch.org/state-world-2015-confronting-hidden-threats-sustainability-0.
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Note to Editors: To schedule interviews, obtain a review copy of State of the World, or for more information, please contact Gaelle Gourmelon at ggourmelon@worldwatch.org.
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World’s lightest all-in-one mobile solution app ‘360 Security Lite’ launches firstin India
- 360 Security Lite (4MB) – free app specially designed for phones with less than 1GB memory
New Delhi, 07 October: As a free global mobile app with more than 200 million users worldwide, ‘360 Security’ provides optimal efficiency to manage Android devices and enhanced security to protect from viruses and malware through three simultaneous functions: Boost; Clean; and Anti-Virus. India is the first country where 360 Security is launching the Lite version, which is one-fourth the size of the original globally-recognized app and now available for free download in theGoogle Play store. The 360 Security Lite app (4MB) is specially designed for phones with 1 gigabyte of memory or less.
Speaking at the India launch, Kevin Jones, CEO, 360 Security – India, said, “Among emerging markets, India occupies pride of place due to its large and growing market for mobile phones, which is still not fully penetrated in some regions. As mobile usage soars, there will be a concomitant rise in demand for robust software security products, which is what 360 Security will be offering all its customers across India.”
The 360 Security app is the only all-in-one mobile solution app. With just one click, users can speed up their devices by terminating useless background process, clearing junk files for more memory space and longer battery life, while simultaneously protecting devices from viruses, malware, adware, ransomware or Trojans. It’s also an intelligent power saver, it analyzes tens of thousands of apps in source code level to identify and shut down power-hungry apps and extend the battery life by more than 40%. It also has a WhatsApp Small Video Cache Cleaner, whereby cached files from WhatsApp small videos that pile up over time can be cleaned with just one tap.
Elaborating on the product benefits, Kevin Jones said, “As the culture of online shopping and mobile payments gains global traction, consumers are concerned about their devices being hacked or security being compromised in other ways. More downloads and higher online usage also impacts the memory and battery capacity of devices. Keeping these concerns in mind, 360 Security offers consumers an all-in-one utility for virus protection, memory optimization and power saving.”
For total mobile security, 360 Security Lite features the world’s No.1 Antivirus Engine with Intelligent Cloud Scan. As an innovative Cloud Engine, it has won first place in AV-Test evaluations for seven consecutive years. Multi-level real-time protection ensures newly-installed apps, new updates and file systems are scanned for instant mobile security. With Quick Scan, it only takes six seconds for a full scan, which is 300% faster than similar paid antivirus software but 70% lesser in memory consumption. An integration of the world’s No.1 cleanup and memory boost features makes one’s phone lighter, faster and safer.
Outlining the technology benefits, Xu Xin, Chief Security Technology Officer, 360 Security said, “With the lowest power consumption, 360 Security Lite is exclusively designed for phones with memory less than 1GB. At 4MB, it is the smallest installation package that features the lightest mobile security and optimization tool. As the product is trusted globally by more than 200 million users, it is undoubtedly the world’s No.1 Antivirus Software.”
During the past year, 360 Security has been garnering global attention after it successfully blocked the ‘Trojan Horse’ malware prevalent in Korea. ‘Trojan Horse’ had caused tremendous damage by stealing information via malignant links and watching users’ call logs, list of installed applications and locations. Based upon analysis of usage behaviour, 360 Security blocked mobile banking-related viruses, boosting the credibility of its Anti-Virus function. Its global credibility was enhanced after 360 Security announced a recent global malware code pattern analysis for the first half of 2015. According to its analysis, there were around 376,200 patterns of malignant codes that threatened Android Smartphones, with Smishing comprising 92.5% of the total confirmed malware. With mobile viruses and hacking expected to increase this year as mobile payment methods develop, 360 Security has warned users to stay extra alert.
To prevent such breaches, 360 Security has outlined its S-A-F-E regulations for Smartphone users:
- Security Vaccine installation
- Application’s official market use
- Forecast of security accidents
- Enhancing social security consciousness among users in daily life.
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360 Security
360 Security
360 Security is one of the top all- in- one solution applications in the world, launched in June 2013. Currently, it comes with more than 200 million downloads globally. 360 Security is focus on improving users’ mobile experiences by securing and optimizing the performance of mobile devices. Main functions of 360 Security include boost the speed, clear unwanted files, save battery life,as well as regular detection and protection against Viruses Malware, Trojans and Adware etc.
For further details, contact:
Spokesperson(s) details
Mr. kevin.Jones I 360 Mobile Security Limited I kevin.Jones@mobimagic.com
Mr. Xu Xin I 360 Mobile Security Limited I xuxin@mobimagic.com
For press/media enquiries:
Mr. Bhaskar Majumdar I Adfactors PR I +91 9811194244 Ibhaskar.majumdar@adfactorspr.com
Mr. Ankit Srivastava I Adfactors PR I +91 8586973523 I ankit.srivastava@adfactorspr.com
Alliance Française de Delhi
presents
The Road Chronicles
An ode to the labourer
A photography installtion by
Anu Sabhlok, Kausiki Sarma and Jitesh Malik
Opening: Saturday, 10th October 2015, 7:00pm
Galerie Romain Rolland, Alliance Française de Delhi
Exhibition on view: 11th – 15th October 2015, 11am – 8pm
This project tells a human story of the Hindustan-Tibet Road and the Manali-Leh Highway. It is envisaged as an alternative travelogue – that tells the stories of the 90,000 or so seasonal labourers who travel every year to build roads in the upper reaches of the Himalayas for India’s Border Roads Organization (BRO). Their life stories; seasonal journeys; meanings given to their temporary homes in the border areas; the dangers and perils they face; the attempts to create a sense of the community in an alien landscape; lifestyles and cultural idioms carried over (and back) from their villages; the lives of the children who travel each year with their parents, the recipes of the meals cooked……all of this and more forms the content of the travelogue.
Anu Sabhlok teaches in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IISER Mohali. She earned her B.Arch from the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi; her MS(Architecture) and PhD in Geography and Women’s Studies from the Pennsylvania State University. Her interests include gender and national identity, labour migration and urban studies. She has been documenting the journeys of migrant labourers and some of these stories are available on her blog:www.migrantlabourers.wordpress.com
Kausiki Sarma is a photographer and researcher, based in New Delhi. She has been working on topics of armed conflict and its impact on women in the north east of India and Kashmir, migration, informal labour sector and education. Some of her work has been published in the form of reports and she has held a few solo photography exhibitions across India and Berlin, Germany. She can be reached atkausiki1984@gmail.com .
Jitesh Malik is an artist and an architect. He trained as an architect at the Chandigarh College of Architecture and subsequently moved to a Master in Fine Arts at Pennsylvania State University. Jitesh’s architectural and art works seek to create experiences that have the power to re-connect us with nature, with ourselves and with our communities. His artwork includes artist books, mixed-media installations and performative videos. He has exhibited in India, Germany and the US. His works can be seen on his website: www.studioaureole.in
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