Rajapaksa Orders Release of All Indian Fishermen

FILE: AP PHOTO/ARUN SANKAR K. Rajapaksa Orders Release of All Indian Fishermen An elated President Mahinda Rajapaksa today ordered the release of all 98 Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan custody for alleged poaching, a day after India abstained from voting on a US-backed UN resolution censuring Colombo on its human rights record. "The President this morning has ordered the release of all Indian fishermen," Wijayananda Herath, a presidential spokesman told PTI. "There are 98 fishermen and 62 boats to be released. The President's instructions have gone to the Attorney General's Department and the Ministry of Fisheries to make the necessary arrangements for their release," Herath said. The frequent arrest of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy has become a major irritant in bilateral ties. India was one of the 12 nations that abstained at yesterday's UNHRC vote on the resolution which has prescribed an international probe into Sri Lanka's alleged rights abuses. Rajapaksa hailed India's abstention as a very welcome and significant development which was very encouraging towards Sri Lanka. India had supported both previous US-moved resolutions in 2012 and 2013. The resolution, which called for an international probe into alleged war crimes during the civil war that ended in 2009, was adopted with a 23-12 vote with 12 abstentions, including India, in the 47-member UN Human Rights Council at Geneva yesterday. Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister G L Peiris also hailed India's stand. "India for example, they had voted in favour of the US both in 2012 and 2013. They departed from that course of action this time. This is a very significant development," Peiris said. India said the resolution imposed an "intrusive approach" of international probe mechanism which was counterproductive apart from being "inconsistent and impractical".

Indian Navy Recruitment 2014 – Pilot & Observer Vacancies

Indian Navy invites applications from unmarried Indian citizens for the recruitment to its Pilot and observer Vacancies for Short Service Commission(SSC) in the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy for course commencing Dec 2014 at the Indian Naval Academy Ezhimala. Kerala.

Interested candidates mayapply online through prescribed application proforma provided. Online Application proforma should be completely filled and should be submitted online on or before Apr 11, 2014.After successfully online submission, take print out of the Online application form  for future use.

Send the printed copy of the dully filled online application form and send along with the copies of Requisite documents to the given address latest byApr 21, 2014.

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Pilot and Observer :

• Qualification :
  • For General candidates : Graduate in any discipline with min 70%.Should have completed 10+2 with Mathematics Physics.
  • For CPL Holders : Graduate in any discipline with min 70%.Should have completed 10+2 with Mathematics Physics.Must hold a valid CPL issued by DGCA(India)

• *Age :
  • For General candidates : 19 – 24
  • For CPL Holders : 19 – 25

• Pay Scale: Rs. 15,900 – 39,100/-

Important Dates

Starting date for Online Submission of Application : Mar 24, 2014.
Closing Date for the online submission of application : Apr 11, 2014.
Last Date for the receipt of hard copy of Online application  : Apr 21, 2014

Selection Procedure

Final selection of the eligible candidates will be on the basis of performance in Tests and Interview.
Candidates will be shortlisted by PABT(Pilot Aptitude Battery Test) and Aviation Medical Test.
Shortlisted candidates will only be considered for Interview.
Please see Official Notification For any Further details.

Application Procedure

Fee -> Application fees is Nil for all candidates.
Application Process ->

• Online Mode :
  1. Interested candidates may apply online through prescribed application proforma provided.
  2. Application proforma should be completely filled by providing all the relevant details correctly.
  3. Dully filled application form should be submitted online latest by Apr 11, 2014.
  4. After Online Application, Take a printout of the Application Form.

• Offline Mode :
  1. Take print out the prescribe application form available in official notification.
  2. Send the fully furnished application form along with self-attested photocopies of all supporting documents to the mention address latest by Apr 21, 2014.
  3. Applications are requisite enclosures must be properly tagged /stapled, IHQ MoD (Navy).
  4. Super scribe the envelope as “online Application No.______Application for SSC Pilot/observer December 2014 Course Qualification Percentage______%”.
  5. Address :PO Box No. 02,
     Sarojini Nagar PO,
     New Delhi – 110 023

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• Online Application Form

National Agro-Forestry Policy

Agro-Forestry Policy Highlights

* Inclusion of trees in farming systems and their management in rural landscapes to enhance productivity, profitability, diversity and ecosystem sustainability

* Enhance ecosystems through carbon storage, mitigate climate change effects, prevent deforestation, improve biodiversity, provide cleaner water and reduce land erosion

* Maintenance of green cover on farmlands throughout the year

* Significant potential to provide employment to rural and urban population through production, industrial application and value addition ventures. Current estimates show about 64% of country's timber requirement is met from trees grown on farms

* Augmenting energy capacity through biomass, biodiesel, ethanol, bio-char and biogas production. Bio-fuel generation in degraded and marginal lands is being taken up on an experimental basis

* Only alternative to meet target of increasing forest cover to 33% from present level of 20%