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NEWS MISSION'S ACTIVITIES HIGHLIGHT PM INAUGURATES KARTARPUR CORRIDOR, FLAGS OFF FIRST JATHA OF PILGRIMS. Samudra Shakti: India- Indonesian Joint Naval exercise. NASSCOM Report: India-third largest startups hub in the world. Indian Wildlife biologist K. Ullas Karanth awarded George Schaller Lifetime Award. Guinness World Record of most students assembling radio kits simultaneously created.

: indianembassyjakarta.com : IndianEmbJkt : IndiaInIndonesia : IndianEmbJkt 1 PM INAUGURATES KARTARPUR CORRIDOR, FLAGS OFF FIRST JATHA OF PILGRIMS Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 November inaugurated the Kartarpur Corridor at Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdsapur and flagged off the first batch of over 500 Indian pilgrims. Prime Minister Modi flagged off the first batch of over 500 Indian pilgrims led by Akal Takhat Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib through the corridor, which was thrown open to public on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev. The prime minister inaugurated the passenger terminal building of the corridor on the Indian side, also known as Integrated Check Post (ICP), where pilgrims will get clearance to travel through the newly-built 4.5 km-long corridor. Source - India Today SAMUDRA SHAKTI: INDIA- INDONESIAN JOINT NAVAL EXERCISE INS Kamorta, an Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette was jointly exercised with Indonesian Warship KRI Usman Harun, a multi-role Corvette in the Bay of Bengal as part of the ongoing Indian Navy – Indonesian Navy Bilateral Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ from 06 Nov to 07 Nov 19. The joint exercises include manoeuvres, Surface Warfare exercises, Air Defence exercises, Weapon firing drills, Helicopter Operations and Boarding Operations. KRI Usman Harun arrived Visakhapatnam on 04 Nov 19 to participate in the second edition Ex ‘Samudra Shakti’. The Harbour Phase which was conducted on 04 and 05 November included professional interactions in the form of Subject Matter Expert Exchanges (SMEE), cross deck visits, simulator drills, planning conferences, sports fixtures and social interactions. His Excellency Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro, Indonesian Ambassador to India witnessed some of the activities of the Harbour Phase at Visakhapatnam. The Ambassador held discussions with Vice Adm Atul Kumar Jain, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, ENC along with Indonesian Navy Delegation headed by Cmde Yayan Sofiyan, Commander of Security Task Force of Indonesian Fleet Command on issues of mutual maritime interest in the region. Source - PIB

NASSCOM REPORT: INDIA-THIRD LARGEST STARTUPS HUB IN THE WORLD With the addition of more than 1,300 startups this year so far, India continues to reinforce its position as the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world, according to IT industry body Nasscom. The total number of tech startups in the country has grown to 8,900-9,300 with 1,300 startups being added this year so far. India als witnessed the addition of seven Unicorns this year till August taking the total tally to 24—the third-highest number of Unicorns (companies with a valuation of over $1 billion) in a single country in the world. The startups have created an estimated 60,000 direct jobs and 1.3-1.8 lakh indirect jobs, Nasscom said in a report. According to the report, investment in start-ups was steady with $4.4 billion flowing in between January- September this year across 450 start-ups - up 5 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y). Funding saw a huge spike in early stages (series A, B as well) with $1.6 billion being recorded and growing at 70 per cent y-o-y. The trend witnessed over the year was that start-ups are driving focus more towards the B2B space and almost half of the country's start-ups are offering enterprise-focused services, it said. Source - The Week

: indianembassyjakarta.com : IndianEmbJkt : IndiaInIndonesia : IndianEmbJkt 2 INDIAN WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST K. ULLAS KARANTH AWARDED GEORGE SCHALLER LIFETIME AWARD He is the first recipient of the award instituted by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), New York, in honour of Dr. George Schaller, who is considered one of the greatest wildlife scientists and conservationists globally. A release said the WCS George Schaller Lifetime Award in wildlife conservation science has been created to honour WCS colleagues for outstanding contributions to saving wildlife and wild places. Dr. George Schaller said “it has been my honour and pleasure to know Ullas since 1988, and mentoring his early career with the WCS. No one, anywhere, has done better research and conservation on large carnivores than Ullas”. Dr. Karanth was honoured by the WCS Board of Trustees at a function in New York on October 29, the release said. He joined WCS in 1988 and his research is often described as pioneering and ground-breaking, the release added. His area of research and study focused on the ecology of tigers, sympatric predators and other large mammals, predator-prey population ecology, and mitigation of human-wildlife conflicts. He has provided research expertise to projects across the world, including in Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Indonesia, Russia, as well as in Africa and Latin America, besides publishing hundreds of scientific papers, articles and authoring many books. Source - The Hindu

GUINNESS WORLD RECORD OF MOST STUDENTS ASSEMBLING RADIO KITS SIMULTANEOUSLY CREATED A Guinness World Record of most students assembling radio kits simultaneously was created on the third day of India International Science Festival on 8 November. A spokesman of the organising committee of the IISF said while 490 students participated in the event, a record 268 succeeded in completing the assembling process in the stipulated hours. The students all from the city and districts accomplished the feat in two hours at an event in Science City Expo, he said. A representative of the Guinness World Records presented a certificate and memento to Union Minister of Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan who took it on behalf of the students. The minister congratulated 'young scientific minds" and said he is proud of them. Source - Business Standard

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Engaging with the Indian Community Associations of Indonesia! Ambassador interacted with all community associations at the Embassy and discussed plans to further promote ongoing Gandhi 150 and 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak ji celebrations in Indonesia. 70thanniversary.

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Ambassador attended 8th Indo EBTKE ConEx 2019 & made a presentation on the theme “Moving Towards Renewable Energy in India” today in Jakarta.

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FLAVOR'S OF INDIA DHABE DI ROTI RECIPE

Recipe Servings: 10 How to Make Dhabe Di Roti Recipe: Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Put together refined flour mixed with semolina leaving it Total Cook Time: 10 mins hollow in the centre (Well like structure.) Difficulty Level: medium Make powder of saunf and green cardamom in a blender. In the centre put the remaining ingredients with warm Ingredients Of Dhabe Di Roti water. Recipe: Knead slowly to make it smooth and homogenous dough. Cover it with a wet muslin cloth and let it rest for 30 to For Batter: 40 minutes till the dough rises well. 1000 Gram Refined flour Make even sized small balls. Roll with a rolling pin and 6-7 Tbsp Semolina cook in tandoor till done. Serve hot. Blending: 1 Tbsp Saunf About Dhabe Di Roti Recipe: 10 Gram Green Cardamoms The perfect recipe to have that favourite Dhaba style roti at Kneading: the comfort of your home. Leavened dhaba special bread 1 Tbsp Yeast cooked in tandoor to have that crispy, tandoori, buttery 6-7 Tbsp Sugar roti along with any Sabzi of your choice. 1 Tbsp Salt Source : food.ndtv 55 Ml Milk 10 Tbsp Desi Ghee

: indianembassyjakarta.com : IndianEmbJkt 7 : IndiaInIndonesia : IndianEmbJkt \ THE SUNDARBANS N ATIONAL PARK

The Sundarbans National Park is a national park, tiger reserve, and biosphere reserve in West Bengal, India. It is part of the Sundarbans on the Ganges Delta, and adjacent to the Sundarban Reserve Forest in Bangladesh. The delta is densely covered by mangrove forests, and is one of the largest reserves for the Bengal tiger. It is also home to a variety of bird, reptile and invertebrate species, including the salt- water crocodile. The present Sundarban National Park was declared as the core area of Sundarban Tiger Reserve in 1973 and a wildlife sanctuary in 1977. On 4 May 1984 it was declared a national park. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987, and it has been designated as a Ramsar site since 2019. It is considered as a World Network of Biosphere Reserve (Man and Biosphere Reserve) from 2001.

: indianembassyjakarta.com : IndianEmbJkt 8 : IndiaInIndonesia : IndianEmbJkt The first forest management division to have jurisdiction over the Sundarbans was established in 1869. In 1875 a large portion of the mangrove forests was de clared as reserved forests under the Forest Act, 1865 (Act VIII of 1865). The remaining portions of the forests were declared a reserve forest the following year and the forest, which was so far administered by the civil administration district, was placed under the control of the Forest Department. A forest division, which is the basic forest management and administration unit, was created in 1879 with the headquarters in Khulna, Bangladesh. The first management plan was written for the period 1893–1898.

In 1911, it was described as a tract of unexamined waste country and was excluded from the census. It then stretched for about 266 kilometres (165 mi) from the mouth of the Hugli to the mouth of the Meghna river and was bordered inland by the three settled districts of the 24 parganas, Khulna and Bakerganj. The total area (including water) was estimated at 16,900 square kilometres (6,526 sq mi). It was a water-logged jungle, in which tigers and other wild beasts abounded. Attempts at reclamation had not been very successful. The Sundarbans was everywhere intersected by river channels and creeks, some of which afforded water communication throughout the Bengal region both for steamers and for native ships. The maximum part of the delta is located in Bangladesh.

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