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1a. Re: Anyone working as Solaris Administrator
From: vishal
2a. Re: PAHAR function in Delhi
From: bhupendrakunwar
3. How the world can feed its hungry billions?
From: hemanshu joshi
4. Padma Awardees Felicitated in NDL
From: Chandan Dangi
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1a. Re: Anyone working as Solaris Administrator
Posted by: "vishal" vishi_v2000@yahoo.co.in vishi_v2000
Date: Mon May 12, 2008 12:26 am ((PDT))
Dear Vijay Ji,
Please find my resume attached for this opening. I am right now not working as a solaris admin, however understand it pretty well and have worked in past. Want to switch, please see if I can be considered for this position.
Looking forward to your response.
Thanks & Regards
Vishal
Vijay Upreti <vsupreti@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Hello Ram Singh ji,
Nothing much much job description except that its a Solais System Administrator's job. This also includes roles customer interaction based on Unix related queries.
Vijay
Ram Singh <rsingh123in@yahoo.com> wrote:
Namaskar Upreti ji,
Thank you the reply and I want information about the job description of the Administrator.
Ram Singh Bisht
Vijay Upreti <vsupreti@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Hello Ram Singh ji,
Do you want information about Solaris or about the job description?
Vijay
Ram Singh <rsingh123in@yahoo.com> wrote:
Thank you Upreti ji for the information. Can you send more details about Solaris.
Ram Singh Bisht
Vijay Upreti <vsupreti@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Hi,
Please send me your resume if you are seeking job as Solaris Administrator and come with 2-3 years of experience.
Thanks
Vijay
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2a. Re: PAHAR function in Delhi
Posted by: "bhupendrakunwar" bhupendrakunwar@yahoo.com bhupendrakunwar
Date: Mon May 12, 2008 12:30 am ((PDT))
Dear All,
It was an absolute pleasure and honour for everyone in the audience to
find 4 eminent personalities between them besides the great team of
PAHAR to mark the 25 year celebration of PAHAR.
Those who couldn't attend the function for any reason, may want to go
through the pictures of the event held.
http://www.euttaranchal.com/news/2008/05/pahars-25th-year-celebration-new-delhi/
Regards,
Bhupendra S Kunwar
www.euttaranchal.com
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3. How the world can feed its hungry billions?
Posted by: "hemanshu joshi" hemanshu10@yahoo.com hemanshu10
Date: Mon May 12, 2008 12:32 am ((PDT))
Hi
I came across a good article and thought of sharing it with you
Enjoy!!!
How the world can feed its hungry billions
11 May, 2008, 1000 hrs IST,Subodh Varma, TNN
In the past year, spiralling food grain prices and worldwide food shortages have resurrected the spectre of a hungry world, roiled with unrest and political upheavals. Several theories have also been brought out of the closet to explain, or rationalize, this haunting vision.
One of the most popular and abiding theories is the one first proposed by British political scientist Thomas Robert Malthus two centuries ago. In simple terms, he propounded that population will grow till it outstrips food production, and then famines, wars and epidemics will intervene to restore the balance. Is the present or impending food crisis, the vindication of Malthus?
Too many mouths to feed
In 1950, the world's population was about 2.5 billion. Sometime in 1999, it crossed the 6 billion mark - a phenomenal increase of 3.5 billion in about half a century. According to the United Nations Population Division, the world population would be somewhere between 8 and 11 billion by 2050, depending upon what factors you take into account. They suggest a middling figure of just over 9 billion. That's another 3 billion added in 50 years. These figures appear to suggest that it may indeed be difficult to feed everybody in the future.
However, let's take a look at how food grain production has grown in the past 60 years. In 1950, world food grain production was 631 million tonnes (MT). It increased by about three times to 1,843 MT by 2000, and further to 2,075 MT in 2007. Thus, between 1950 and 2007, the population increased by about 2.6 times but grain production jumped by 3.3 times.
A simpler way of looking at this is to divide the total grain production by the total population - then we get the amount of grain available per person. In 1950, each person had 248 kilogram of grain. In 2007, this increased to 314 kg. Similar increases have occurred in the whole range of food needed by humans - meat, dairy products, fruits, vegetables, sugar etc.
The impression of the Malthusian prophecy coming true arises because you see so many hungry people in the world - 800 million at least, according to UN estimates. But, if these food production figures are true, then why is there hunger? The short answer is - because food is not available equally to all. But that is another tale.
Limits to growth
It is also being argued by some that in the future, food production will not be able sustain the burgeoning population. Surely, there is a limit to how much the earth can yield.
There is some truth in this. There is a limit to cultivable land, which is currently 11% of the 13.2 billion hectares of the total land area of the planet, the rest being taken up by forests, settlements, grasslands etc. There is also a limit to water.
But the real question is not how much can be produced but how much does man need. If everybody was to start consuming as much as, say, the Americans consume, then obviously the earth will not be able to sustain it. At the current population of about 6.7 billion people, a US-level per capita consumption of 1,046 kg would require world production of nearly 7 billion tonnes of food grain - three and a half times the present production. The earth would become a wasteland by 2050.
But the question still remains - can the earth feed an additional 3 billion people in the next 50 years? The answer, surprisingly, is yes. The reason is that the full potential of agriculture is yet to be realized in most parts of the world.
North & South
Consider this: in the vast continent of Africa, the total harvested area under cereals is 98.7 million hectares, from which about 146 MT of cereals are produced. In North America (US and Canada), the harvested area for cereals is 71 million hectares but the production is 398 MT. They are producing 252 MT more despite cultivating 20 million hectares less land! In other words, Africa has a vast potential to improve its agricultural production.
A similar situation exists in various other parts of the world. This discrepancy is better measured by checking out the yields per hectare of land. Thus, for every hectare of land, China produces 6,265 kg of rice, while Nigeria has to make do with just 1,440 kg, and India with 3,124 kg.
In general, this is a division between the rich and poor countries. Cereal yield per hectare is about 4 tonnes in the developing world, while it is over 6 tonnes in the advanced countries.
It's not just cereals - in other crops too, there is this vast difference. Vegetable production per hectare is just over 10 tonnes in Africa and 9.6 tonnes in South-east Asia. But in North America, it is 26 tonnes and in Europe it is nearly 21 tonnes.
The reasons are essentially that in the advanced countries of the West, much more and better resources have been available to the farmers. If similar resources are made available to farmers in India or Bangladesh or Gabon and Burkina Faso, there is no reason why they too will not increase the yield tremendously. And this in turn will provide the much-needed food for their populations.
To achieve this would be to resolve the food crisis, as well as the endemic poverty that grips most of the third world. But it requires a monumental shift from the current path of development, and a reordering of priorities, both domestically and internationally. The ruling politicians have a pretty bad record on these matters. Perhaps the current crisis will make people force them to change.
How can we produce more food?
A slew of policy measures is needed if India has to step up its agricultural production. Water is the most important necessity for farmers. Consider this: in India, 56% of food grains is produced from 47 million hectares of irrigated land while the remaining 44% is produced from 95 million hectares of rain dependent land. Crop yields will shoot up with investment in irrigation, supplemented with soil testing and scientific application of fertilizers. The other important aspect that needs to be handled urgently is land reforms.
Huge swathes of land lie inadequately cultivated in large holdings, in violation of ceiling laws. If these are redistributed to needy sections, productivity will zoom up. Marketing is another aspect that requires attention. A network of centres connected by roads and transport vehicles, where farmers can sell produce, would ensure better prices for them and thus ensure that they maximize production.
Courtesy: Times of India
Hemanshu Joshi
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4. Padma Awardees Felicitated in NDL
Posted by: "Chandan Dangi" cdangi2001@yahoo.com cdangi2001
Date: Mon May 12, 2008 1:45 am ((PDT))
Dear friends,
We have had a grand gathering at the Teen Murti House. The
Felicitation
of the Padma Awardees on May, the 9th was yet another attempt
made by
PAHAR, which went off well. Even though the function began later
then
originally scheduled time since the rehearsal at the Rashtrapati
Bhawan
was delayed. Finally we received Dr. MC Pant and his family
first,
followed by Dr. RK Jain, Dr. RK Pachauri
http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/bios/pachauri.htm
<http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/bios/pachauri.htm> and
finally Shri
Tom Alter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Alter
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Alter> with his respected
mother.
Before arrival of the dignitaries, we have had some cultural
items,
starring Sh. Heera S Rana's MANILA DEVI's VANDANA and Myor Pahad.
A standing ovation was what we should call as respect and love
for the
special guests of the evening.
Dr. TS Papola http://isidev.nic.in/facPapola.html
<http://isidev.nic.in/facPapola.html> an old friend of Dr.
Pachauri and
senior member of PAHAR presented a special hand made JAUHARI caps
to 4 guests, which is a new tradition being introduced by the
Team PAHAR for its Silver
Jubilee celebrations during 2008.
Dr. Sekhar Pathak formally introduced the recipients of 2008
Padma
awardees. Dr. RK Jain in his address highlighted the importance
of being
born in the hills of Uttarakhand. Dr. MC Pant, having born in
Ranikhet
mentioned about his experience on the poor health conditions in
the
hills and his awareness programs and papers. Shri Tom Alter stole
the
show by his special appearance also being his profession. But,
the
recitation of an Urdu GAZAL described the true meanings of
mountains, nature the mother earth.The poem was mesmerising.
Dr. RK Pachauri revelation of being a hill man was a big
surprise for many.
He had studies in the lap of nature around him and the work he
has chosen has a strong bearing by virtue of a son of the
Nainital. He is presently leading over 3,000
environmental scientists around the globe on the burning issue of
the CLIMATE CHANGE and had shared the Noble Prize together with
Al Gore for 2007
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2007/press.htm\
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The program continued till 11PM and many participants were glued
to
their seats for the splendid narration of Uttarakhand GATHA by
Dr.
Sekhar Pathak.
The function could not be conducted in very professional manner,
specially the stage management but the contents, the wisdom words
from
the eminent personalities and finally the quality audience of
+300 made it
successful.There is always a scope of further learning and
improvements.
Chandan Dangi
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