Vol: 9.4

Sep 24-30, 2018

CONSULATE GENERAL

OF

INDIA

TORONTO, CANADA www.cgitoronto.gov.in New Website:

Consul General Mr. Dinesh Bhatia addressing Indian students at a Welcome

Ceremony jointly organised by Consulate General of India Toronto and Seneca

College

Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi meets Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan in Hyderabad House, New Delhi

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Consul General Mr. Dinesh Bhatia with Hon. Victor Fedeli,

Ontario's new Minister of Finance in his office

Updates from Consulate General of India, Toronto

Welcome Ceremony for Indian students at Seneca College

Consulate General of India, Toronto in association with Seneca College, organised a Welcome Ceremony for the international students from India at the Great Hall, Newnham Campus of the College on 27 September 2018. This was the second such event in a series of Welcome Ceremonies that the Consulate plans to organize to further enhance its outreach with Indian international students coming to Canada. The Ceremony witnessed an attendance of about 100 Indian students, from 4 campuses of Seneca College, namely York, Markham, King and Newnham studying in under-graduate and post-graduate programs. A special programme was curated for the students which included Welcome addresses by Mr. David Agnew, President Seneca College; Mr. Michael Ferdinand International Student Advisor, Seneca College and a PowerPoint presentation by Consul General Dinesh Bhatia. He engaged with the students laying emphasis on the most important fact of being an 'Indian', which will always remain with them, no matter which country they live in. Emphasizing the mantra given by EAM that Indian Missions are home away from home, he concluded by telling the students to consider the Consulate just like their second home and that they should feel free to contact the Consulate in any sort of emergency situation.

Consul General's meetings with new Ministers of Ontario

Fundraising Chowki for Prime Minister's National Relief Fund of India

Consul General Mr. Dinesh Bhatia held strategic and in-depth meetings with Hon. Caroline Mulroney, new Attorney General and Minister of Francophone Affairs of Ontario on 24 September and Hon. Victor Fedeli, the new Finance Minister of Ontario on 25 September in their offices. The meetings focused on ways to improve the India-Ontario relationship, the strong presence of Indian community in Ontario, especially GTA. The leaders also exchanged views on several other issues relating to bilateral trade between the two countries. Consul General also invited the two Ministers to pay their maiden visit to India.

Live Well Festival

Consul General accepted graceful contribution of C$ 10,000/- for Prime Minister's National Relief Fund of India from Hindu Sabha, Gore Road, Brampton towards relief from recent floods in India. Gore Temple collected funds over a fundraising Chowki for Indo-Canadians. Consul General thanked the organisers as well as the community for coming forward towards this cause.

Consul General Mr. Dinesh Bhatia and Mrs. Seema Bhatia attended the Live Well Festival on 30 September 2018. The festival is a result of shared desires to change attitudes and help prevent disease, improve health, enhance quality of life, and bring people and communities to increasing levels of well-being. It is a new approach aimed at addressing in general lack of awareness about wellness programs and services. It builds on current public health services like diabetes prevention and cancer screening that demonstrate a need for increased awareness of preventable and treatable health conditions. Consul General emphasized on the importance of taking care of one's body as it is impossible to achieve anything in life without a fit body and mind.

Updates from India

Mr. Hoti Lal, Consul, attended a seminar titled "Unleash Power of Subconscious Mind" in order to achieve Goals, Health, Wealth and Happiness on 29 September 2018. This seminar was part of charitable fund raiser organised by Mr. Vijay Pandya, Mr. Ninad Bhatt and Positive Contributors to support Princess Margaret Cancer Research Centre, Toronto. International Renowned Mind Guru Dr. Jeetendra Adhia led the scientific seminar on mind power. The seminar included memory demonstrations, powerpoint presentations and practical exercises.

Seminar titled "Unleash Power of Subconscious Mind"

Upcoming Exhibitions in India

State Visit of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan to India

At the invitation of the President of the Republic of India H.E. Mr. Ram Nath Kovind, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan H.E. Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev paid a State visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan on 30 September-1 October 2018. The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Prime Minister of India held friendly, substantive and constructive discussions on further expanding Uzbekistan-India strategic partnership. They agreed to further deepening mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation, and discussed international and regional issues of mutual interest. The Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of India reaffirmed their interest in expanding and further strengthening long-term cooperation between India and Uzbekistan, covering diverse sectors such as political ties, defence, security, counter-terrorism, trade and investment, science and technology, space, nuclear energy, Information Technology, as well as cultural and academic linkages.

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Updates from India

Know India Programme for young overseas Indians Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, is accepting applications for 49th to 52nd editions of Know India Programme.

S. No. KIP Duration of Stay in India

Partner States Duration of Stay in Partner States

1 49th KIP 20th November 2018 to 14th December 2018

Andhra Pradesh 25th Nov. to 4th December 2018

2 50th KIP 15th December 2018 to 8th January 2019

Maharashtra and Daman & Diu

21st to 25th December 2018 & 26th December 2018 to 31st December 2018

3 51st KIP 5th January 2019 to 29th January 2019

Gujarat 10th January to 20th January 2019

4 52nd KIP 16th January 2019 to 09th February 2019

Jharkhand & Bihar 27th to 31st January 2019 & 31st January to 05th February

The last date for the registration on KIP Portal for 49th & 50th KIPs is 15th October 2018 and for 51st & 52nd KIPS the last date is 15th November 2018. For more details on eligibility and selection criteria please visit - www.kip.gov.in

Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children [SPDC] for Higher and Technical Education in India

Government of India launched a scheme called “Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children” (SPDC), in the academic year 2006-2007, for the children of Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to assist them in pursuing Under Graduate courses in Indian Universities/Institutes. Under SPDC scheme financial assistance for specific undergraduate courses in Professional and Non-Professional courses (except Medical and related courses) is provided towards tuition fee, admission fee and post admission services. The scheme is applicable to NRIs and PIOs from 66 select countries. Scholarship shall be provided to 150 selected students, without earmarking NRIs/ PIOs. 50 out of these 150 scholarships are earmarked for Children of Indian workers (CIWG) in the 17 Emigration Check Required (ECR) countries subject to fulfilling eligibility conditions. Of these 50 scholarships 1/3rd shall be reserved for children who are pursuing studies in India, subject to fulfilling eligibility conditions. If any of these seats are not filled up, they will be made available to applicants from other categories under SPDC and vice-versa. The date for the online submission of application has been extended till October 15, 2018 to enable the candidates who couldn't apply earlier for the scholarship.

News Updates

India and the United Nations to sign a Five-Year Sustainable Development Framework (2018-2022) http://pib.nic.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1547686 Walmart Foundation to invest Rs 180 cr for farmer support http://www.ptinews.com/news/10071669__Walmart-Foundation-to-invest-Rs-180-cr-for-farmer-support$storyes Large avenues of growth to help India sustain 7-8% growth http://ptinews.com/news/10070394__Large-avenues-of-growth-to-help-India-sustain-7-8--growth-Jaitley$storyes India's economy continues on robust growth path http://ptinews.com/news/10067726__India-s-economy-continues-on-robust-growth-path--ADB$storyes India ranks 96th on Economic Freedom Index; HK, Singapore retain top spot https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/economic-freedom-index-india-s-rank-improves-by-two-notches-118092600041_1.html