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1. East West Cultural Festival

East West Cultural Festival celebrated in commemoration of the 121st birth anniversary of Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder and Acharya of ISKCON.

India has served as the seat of knowledge, combined with its deep and rich culture, it has taught countless people the righteous path of life. Further India has also been the land of Maha-purushas who dedicated their lives to serve humanity.

2. Ahimsa Diwas Function

Ahimsa Diwas Function organized by Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti on its 13th Foundation Day, in New Delhi today. The Founder of Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti, Acharya Dr. Lokesh Muni and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

Establishing nonviolence, peace and goodwill in society, nation and all over the world has been the purpose behind the establishment of Vishwa Bharti Institute. By associating religion with social service, we can make it a means of eradicating social evils and linking religion to spirituality.

3. 4th India-Canada Annual Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi Tomorrow

In the current round of the Ministerial Dialogue, India and Canada would be focusing on some of the key commercial drivers to enhance the India-Canada partnership. Efforts would be made to work towards the expeditious conclusion of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) for a progressive, balanced, and mutually beneficial agreement covering both goods and services. Considering the high potential for bilateral trade, the trade ministers of both countries are likely to discuss issues to explore ways of expediting the early conclusion of the CEPA and the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA). They would also explore options for Indian interests in addressing the Temporary Foreign Workers Programme (TWFP) of Canada, which is affecting the movement of Indian professionals seeking short term visas, address equivalence by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for Indian organic product exports and exploring two way investment opportunities.

India has long standing friendly bilateral relations with Canada. Though geographically separated by a large distance, the historical ties between the two countries date back to the late 19th Century, when Indians began migrating in small numbers to British Columbia in Canada. Canada now has over 1.2 million Persons of Indian Origin (PIO), comprising more than 3 percent of its population. Though India’s commercial ties with US have seen an upswing in the last few years, trade and investment relations between India and Canada are yet to realise their full potential. Given enormous complementarities, a concerted effort to boost bilateral trade and investment from both sides would provide a fruitful outcome.

4. National Conference on BharatNet - Launch of Phase II, Signing of MoU with States and Utilisation of Network

• With Optical Fibre connectivity now available at 1 lakh Gram Panchayats under Phase-1 of BharatNet, DoT has initiated discussions on delivering Broadband enabled Citizen Services in these locations
• The National Conference on Signing of MoU with States and Utilisation of Network will be held in New Delhi on 13th November 2017 with States and Service Providers
• Telecos like Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone and Idea have expressed interest in providing last mile connectivity on BharatNet Infrastructure.
• Memorandum of Understanding to be signed with States for Implementation of BharatNet Phase II