Kargil Vijay Diwas : A Salute to our war heroes

KARGIL DIVAS

Today, on 26th of July, we are celebrating Kargil Divas. On this 15th anniversary let’s pay our homage to all those brave soldiers who fought for our country.  It is also a moment full of pride and pain for all the Indian soldiers as they fought bravely and laid down their lives to safeguard our motherland in 1999. On this day we are here to discuss the war with its causes and consequences.  The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LOC). In India, the conflict is also referred to as Operation Vijay which was the name of the Indian operation to clear the Kargil sector. Kargil was an international armed conflict more than a war.

The cause of the war was the infiltration of Pakistani soldiers and Kashmiri militants into positions on the Indian side of the LOC, which serves as the de facto border between the two states. During the initial stages of the war, Pakistan blamed the fighting entirely on independent Kashmiri insurgents, but documents left behind by casualties and later statements by Pakistan's Prime Minister and Chief of Army Staff showed involvement of Pakistani paramilitary forces led by General Ashraf Rashid.  The Indian Army, later on supported by the Indian Air Force, recaptured a majority of the positions on the Indian side of the LOC infiltrated by the Pakistani troops and militants. With international diplomatic opposition, the Pakistani forces withdrew from the remaining Indian positions along the LOC. Pakistan was criticized by other countries for instigating the war, as its paramilitary forces and insurgents crossed the Line of Control. The Pakistan army had initially denied the involvement of its troops in the intrusion; two soldiers were awarded the Nishan-E-Haider (Pakistan's highest military award). Kargil War memorial, built by the Indian Army, is located in Dras, in the foothills of the Tololing Hill. The memorial, located about 5 km from the city centre across the Tiger Hill, commemorates the martyrs of the Kargil War. The special thing about the War memorial is that it has been built on the theme of the India Gate.
The names of the soldiers who lost their lives in the War are inscribed on the Memorial Wall and can be read by visitors. On July 4 1999, India recaptured Tiger Hill after an 11-hour long battle. On July 5, the then Prime minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif ordered withdrawal of Pakistani Army from Kargil following the meeting with the former US president Bill Clinton. The then Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee declared Operation Vijay (Kargil War) a success. On July 26, Kargil War officially came to an end as the Indian Army announced complete eviction of Pakistani intruders.
 Kargil Vijay Diwas is named after the success of Operation Vijay and is annually observed on 26th July. On July 26, 1999, the brave Indian Army had hoisted the Indian flag at the Tiger Hills and India had successfully taken command of the high outposts which had been lost to Pakistani intruders.  We pay our respects to all the heroes who sacrificed their lives for our betterment. We pay our deep condolences to all the Martyrs of the war. We are proud of our brave soldiers.

JAI HIND

Indian Flag's 68th Anniversary

Today we are celebrating 68^th anniversary of our National Flag.The tricolour was adopted as India's national flag on July 22, 1947.  The Indian National Flag symbolises national pride and is one of the most respectable national symbols. It is popularly known as Tiranga which means "three colours". It represents India's long struggle for freedom and is a national treasure. It signifies the status of India as an independent republic. It was designed by PINGALI VENKAYYA. It is horizontal tricolour, in equal proportion of deep saffron at the top, white in the middle and green at the bottom. The ratio of the width to the length of the flag is 2:3. At the center of the white band, is a wheel with 24 spokes in navy blue colour that indicates the Dharma Chakra (the wheel of law). It was taken from the Lion capital of Ashoka. The Lion capital of Ashoka is a sculpture of four "Indian lions" standing back to back that was originally placed atop the Aśhoka pillar at Sarnath by Emperor Ashoka.

The three colours signify :

Saffron stands for renunciation, disinterestedness, courage and sacrifice

White symbolizes truth, peace and purity 

Green represents prosperity, vibrance and life.

The Ashok Chakra (wheel) represents the righteousness, progress and perpetuity. The 24 spokes of the wheel represents the 24 hours of a  day .

Certain Code of Conduct are to be followed for the national flag:

· When the National Flag is raised the saffron colour band should be at the top.

· No flag or emblem should be placed either above the National Flag or to its right.

· All other flags to be placed to the left of the National Flag if they are hung in a line.

· When the National Flag is carried out in a procession or parade, it shall be on the marching right or in front of the center of the line, if there is a line of other flags.

· Normally the National Flag should be flown over important government buildings like the Rashtrapati Bhawan, the Parliament House, the Supreme Court of India, the High Courts, the Secretariats, the Commissioners' office etc.

· The National Flag or any imitation of it must not be used for purpose of trade, business, or profession.

· The National Flag should always be taken down in the evening at sunset

The late Prime Minister Pandit  Jawaharlal Nehru called it "a flag not only of freedom for ourselves, but a symbol of freedom to all people."

GREEN INDIA

Today as we are progressing towards a better tomorrow. It becomes very essential to have a brief discussion on the topic Clean India Green India. There are many steps taken by the government to make India a Clean And Green Country.The National Mission for Green India (GIM) is one of the eight Missions outlined under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). Green India Mission is another complementary National Mission Programmes and schemes for better coordination in developing forests and their fringe areas in a holistic and sustainable manner. NAPCC aims at protecting; restoring and enhancing India’s diminishing forest by the combination of adaptation and mitigation measures.India ranks sixth in terms of carbon emission in the world. Given that it is still a rapidly developing nation, it's unlikely that it will be able to cut down its emissions very sharply in the medium term.

Green India mission has issued the Convergence Guidelines of GIM with MNREGS to finalize convergence guidelines with other complimentary schemes. Many reforms have to take place in all three segments of the power sector: generation, transmission and distribution. The present form can be changed to urbanisation by Building good public transport systems and encouraging carbon-free modes of movement such as walking and cycling and building offices near people's homes. The government needs to encourage public-private partnerships more aggressively.The government also needs to facilitate more investments for promoting education and skills in clean technology and power generation in India.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

In recent years, "entrepreneurship" has been extended from its origin for-profit in the business world. The word “entrepreneur” means ‘to undertake’. This refers to those who “undertake” the risk of new enterprises. An enterprise is created by an entrepreneur. The process of creation is called “entrepreneurship”. Entrepreneurship is a process of actions of an entrepreneur who is a person always in search of something new and exploits such ideas into gainful opportunities by accepting the risk and uncertainty with the enterprise. The entrepreneur develops a business plan, acquires the human and other required resources, and is fully responsible for its success or failure. He is willing to take risk and exercise initiative, taking advantage of market opportunities by planning, organizing, and employing resources, often by innovating new or improving existing products. Entrepreneur is a multi-tasking capitalist. An entrepreneur is a person always in search of something new and exploits such ideas into gainful opportunities by accepting the risk and uncertainty with the enterprise. The essence of entrepreneurship is the ‘willingness to assume risk’ arising out of the creation and implementation of new ideas. An entrepreneur studies a problem, identifies its alternatives, compares the alternatives in terms of cost and benefits implications, and finally chooses the best alternative. This is done by an entrepreneur. An entrepreneur finalizes an idea only after considering a variety of options, analyzing their strengths and weaknesses by applying analytical techniques, testing their applicability, supplementing them with empirical findings, and then choosing the best alternative. Entrepreneurship is Economic, Creative purposeful, innovative activity. The role Entrepreneur is increasing day by day. He has become a heart and soul for the successful running of the business enterprise.

World Population Day

World Population Day

11^th July is observed as World Population Day – a day on which the international community works together to raise awareness about important issue like population explosion.  World population day is an international level awareness campaign being celebrated all over the world to call people on one stage to know the reason of exploding population year by year. Through this great awareness celebration, people are encouraged to take part in the event and to know about population issues like importance of family planning, gender equality, maternal and baby health, poverty, human rights, right to health etc. The awareness programme is started with activities like  seminar discussions,  educational information sessions, essay writing competition, public contests on various topics, poster distribution,  speeches, slogans, themes and messages distribution, workshops, lectures,  news distribution through press conferences,  news channels, relay of population related programmes  etc. Growing population is a cause of major concern because a world which is getting continuously crowded will have great repercussion on natural resources which sustain all living organisms. There is severe need to check this explosion and observance of World Population Day is just a step in this direction. The observance of this day is a ray of light towards the growth and development in the current time of ever growing population. The day has been celebrated every year since 1989, year of its announcement. Every year the celebration of World Population Day is based on a particular theme, decided by the United Nations.

The theme of 2015 is “Vulnerable Populations in Emergencies”.

LIFE @ APEX

CAREER कुण्‍डली

After Completion of class 12^th choosing a career is a very confusing mission. After deciding the field choosing a stream of study is a much more difficult task. It is an intimidating experience trying to decide which career to pursue, and which course to study in order to achieve your career goals. There are overwhelming arrays of study courses available these days, and it is not always easy to know where to begin. So, now APEX is solving this problem. APEX has developed Scientific Career Assessment Test known as ‘CAREER  कुण्‍डली’. And this Scientific Test will be organized on 10^th and 11^th July, 2015.  This is a Unique test first time conducted in Rajasthan by APEX GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS, RAJASTHAN. Our honorable Higher and Technical Education Minister, Shri Kalicharan Saraf will inaugurate this event at Apex Institute of Engineering And Technology, Sitapura (Jaipur). It is a useful career test to help students to identify areas of study that may suit their skills and preferences. This test is for testing technical, aptitude and psychometric skills of potential candidates. Simply complete the short online test and we will suggest careers and study courses that may be of interest to you. This test will be conducted in Four steps: Registration, Reaching the exam center, Appearing and at last Assessment and Counseling. The Career assessment test is powered by METTL, is specially designed by experts to test an individual’s unique career path through their personality attributes, line of Interest, skills etc. It will help you to choose the right career path. Wake up and immediately register yourself and take this Career test and Identify your potential. For further details contact www.apexedu.org