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The Teesta the Tista River Or Teesta River Is a 309 Km Long River Flowing Through the Indian States of West Bengal and Sikkim Through Bangladesh Page 1 of 18 Private Circulation for LIC Pensioners only ( A monthly e - Magazine of LIC Retired Class I Officers’ Association, Kolkata ) DECEMBER,2017 50th Issue Chief Editor : Sudarsan Basu Editorial Board : Dilip Kr Ghosh Subir Kr Mazumder Amar Kr Goswami Subrata Kr Ghosh IN THIS ISSUE: Editorial………………....2 Federation Matter…..3 Association News….. 4 Of Interest : ……………5 Humour…..…..............6 Tourism…………………..7 The River…………….…10 Eminent Persons……12 Health Guide………...15 Price index ……………17 Readers”view………..17 About magazine…….18 Photo courtesy : Sri Dilip Kumar Ghosh Retd.LICI, EZO Page 2 of 18 DECEMBER,2017 50th Issue EDITORIAL : GLOBAL WARMING IS HAPPENING NOW. The planet's temperature is rising. The trend is clear and unmistakable. Globally, the average surface temperature has increased more than one degree Fahrenheit since the late 1800s. Most of that increase has occurred over just the past three decades. We are the cause. We are overloading our atmosphere with carbon dioxide, which traps heat and steadily drives up the planet’s temperature. All these carbons come from the fossil fuels —coal, natural gas, and oil—plus the loss of tree. China is the highest contributor (27%) for carbon emission followed by USA(17%),Russia(5%) and India(5%). Kyoto Protocol, ia an international treaty, held at Kyoto city Japan in December,1997 which aimed to reduce the emission of gases that contribute to global warning. Inforce since 2005, the protocol called for reducing the emission of six greenhouse gases in 41 countries plus the European Union during the “commitment period” 2008-12. It was widely hailed as the most significant environment treaty ever negotiated. Paris Climate Agreement, is an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gas emissions, mitigation, adaptation and finance starting in the year 2020. The Agreement was negotiated by representatives of 196 parties in Paris and adopted by consensus on 12 December,2015. As of October 2017,195 UNFCCC members have signed the Agreement, and 169 have become party of it. The Agreement aims to respond to the global climate change threat by keeping a global temperature rise in this century well below 2 degree Celsius and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degree Celsius. In June,2017, U.S President Donald Trump announced his intention to withdraw USA from the Agreement, causing widespread condemnation in the European Union and even at USA including scientists circle. Under the Agreement , the earliest effective date of withdrawal for the U.S is November,2020. In July 2017, France’s environment minister Nicolas Hulot announced France’s five-year plan to ban all petrol and diesel vehicle by 2040 as part of Paris Agreement. Hulot also stated that France would no longer use coal to produce electricity after 2022. Stop deforestation can significantly lower global warming and plays an integral role in a long-term solution to global warming. The golden ray of hope that Costa-Rica, a central American State, already crossed 300 days on unconventional energy for power. They are on trial on Hydrogen fueled buses. HOPE Our wisdom will prevail to protect our planet. Page 3 of 18 Federation News: From Federation of Retired LIC Class I Officers’ Associations: The 9th General Council meeting of the Federation of Retired LIC Class-I Officers’ Associations will be held at Mumbai on 8th of December’17. This meeting will be held in the backdrop of the pending SLPs at the Supreme Court by the petitioners at Delhi High Court that negated the prayers of the petitioners bringing in an atmosphere of gloom among all sections of the LIC pensioners. Even the marginal relief provided by Delhi HC for the Pre-Aug’97 pensioners fell far short of removal of anomaly in the matter of DR. Our Federation has raised the issue of interim relief before the SC bench, considering the SLPs on 13th October’17, mentioning that LIC have not been paying the increase consistently in line with the interim relief granted on 31st March’16 by Supreme Court of India. Our leaders, present in the SC on the day, were satisfied and so were the counsel on record and the senior counsel that the Bench was favourably inclined on Interim relief. Prior to the hearing on 13th October at SC, the leadership of the our Federation and All India Retired Insurance Employees’ Federation met at Bangalore on 5th of October and decided that both the organizations should stress on Interim Relief at the hearing at SC since there is bound to be a long gap before further hearing if SLPs are converted into regular Civil Appeals. It was agreed that both organizations will instruct their respective Counsels/Senior Counsels suitably in this behalf. Some other issues of importance are pending before the Federation for resolution The issues are:- a) pension re-fixation for those who retired as Class-I officers between 01/08/1992 and 31/03/1993. b) pension re-fixation for those whose dates of births fell on the first day of a month c) Improvement of Family pension in line with RBI family pension. d) Option to join Group Medi-claim for those who could not join or renew Medi-claim earlier e) Subsidy in Medi-claim premium be raised up to a reasonable level. f) Reimbursement of domiciliary medical expenses. g) Revision of Dearness relief at every quarter. Hope these issues will be taken up seriously in the General council meeting and the issues will not be shelved after passing resolutions. However, some actions have been initiated on the issue number (a). In this back-ground, our Association will be represented by S/sri Tapasendra Chattopadhyay, Dilip Kumar Ghosh, Basudebdas, Amar Kumar Goswami, Subir Kumar Mazumder in the general council though Sri Chattopadhyay will not be able to attend the 9th meeting of General council for his being away from the country. The participating delegates have been advised to highlight the issues and express opinion in clear terms on handling the SLPs in Supreme Court. The delegates have been advised to support any positive move for improvement and growth of the Federation. Page 4 of 18 Sad Demise With profound grief we are intimating that one of our senior members Dilip Kumar Pal expired on 10th November'17 . at the age of 79. Late Pal was a Special invitee to the GOVERNING BODY of the association in the year 2016-17. Our Association pays respectful homage to Late Dilip Kumar Pal. ASSOCIATION NEWS: [ From the Desk of General Secretary, Kolkata Association] The members of the Kolkata Association meet every Wednesday from 2PM to 4.30PM in the Association Room of the in-service Class-I Officers. About 20/25 members attend such meet. On 22nd November, 2017 the room was overcrowded with more than 60 persons attending to listen to a very special guest and some very senior members who came to welcome the Special Guest. Members present were visibly happy that such a programme was arranged. In fact we are obliged to our very senior members who attended the meet and also to our very special guest for allowing us a memorable afternoon. The speakers mainly remembered the good old days and wished active and healthy life for our members. The programme was presided over by Sri Anjan Mukherjee, our Vice President and our Chairman of the Programme Sub-committee Sri Tapan Sanyal raised the vote of thanks in his eloquent and carefully chosen words. The speakers as well as the audience were obviously happy. One of the speakers of the day Sri Pulak Bose summed up the tone of the meeting in a beautifully worded message to us after the meeting. Please find the message in his own words: “ Dear Triumvirate (Dilip – Subir – Basudeb) Take a Bow! For the ORCHESTRA where everyone sang. Scintillating solos by members Raised to crescendo befittingly By the honoured guest. Active-listening audience prompted a lyrical summing up By another member. Let the Wednesday Symphony Be perpetuated. - Pulak Bose“ Annual Get-together & sports of LIC Retired Class-I Officers' Association, Kolkata will be held on 24th December'17 at Bidhan Sishu Uddyan from 9 am on wards. Members and their families together with Friends and relatives are welcome for the day long enjoyment. Bidhan Sishu Uddyan is situated near VSNL Tower at Ultadanga, Kolkata. Contribution of Rs. 300/- per participant and accompanying driver has been decided. Members, who are willing to participate, are requested to confirm their participation before 20th December'17. We are looking forward to have a very special Guest on that day, a day filled with fun and enjoyment. We heartily welcome Sri.Samir Mukherjee to our Association. Sri Mukherjee retired from Zonal Inspection on 31st May,2011 and joined our association in November,2017. Page 5 of 18 OF INTEREST: GENERAL HOME SAFETY [source: http://www.aplaceformom.com] ▪ The following home safety tips can help keep you and your loved ones safe: ▪ Consider a medical alert or a buddy system. ▪ Keep a fire extinguisher and smoke detector on every floor. ▪ Never smoke when alone or in bed. ▪ Always get up slowly after sitting or lying down. Take your time, and make sure you have your balance. ▪ Wear proper fitting shoes with low heels. ▪ Use a correctly measured walking aid. ▪ Remove or tack down all scatter rugs. ▪ Remove electrical or telephone cords from traffic areas. ▪ Avoid using slippery wax on floors. ▪ Wipe up spills promptly. ▪ Avoid standing on ladders or chairs. ▪ Have sturdy rails for all stairs inside and outside the house, or, if necessary, purchase a stair-lift.
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