Embassy of India 11 - 17 February 2019 Jakarta INDIA'S LATEST NEWS NEWS MISSION'S ACTIVITIES HIGHLIGHT CNR Rao awarded with Sheikh Saud International Prize for Material Research. ISRO puts ‘lightest satellite’ Kalamsat V2 into orbit. Navy Commissions CULTURE & CULINARY TRAVEL TO INDIA INS Kohassa. CHARMING PLACES TO VISIT IN Kozhikode Biryani Recipe INDIA LRSAM Successfully tested. Kannada writer Jayant Kaikini awarded DSC Prize for ‘No Presents Please’. : indianembassyjakarta.com : IndianEmbJkt : IndiaInIndonesia : IndianEmbJkt 1 CNR RAO AWARDED WITH SHEIKH SAUD INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR MATERIAL RESEARCH Eminent scientist and recipient of Bharat Ratna C N R Rao has been chosen for the first Sheikh Saud International Prize for Materials Research, given by the Centre for Advanced Materials of the UAE. The prize committee unanimously decided to award this to Professor Rao of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre forAdvanced Scientific Research. The award involves a plaque, a medal and a cash prize of USD 100000. The award will be presented to Rao during the International Workshop on Advanced Materials in Ras Al Khaima,UAE, on February 25. His Highness Sheikh Saud will be presenting the award to Rao. Professor Rao is the National Research Professor, Linus Pauling Research Professor and Honorary Presidentof Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of India in 2014. Source - Business Standard ISRO PUTS ‘LIGHTEST SATELLITE’ KALAMSAT V2 INTO ORBIT The world's lightest satellite, made by Indian students, was successfully placed in orbit by a rocket launched by the ISRO. It's on the house - not a single rupee is being charged by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the task. The satellite designed and built by students who work with a private organisation called "Space Kidz India" in Chennai weighs less than a wooden chair at only 1.26 kg. It cost Rs. 12 lakh to make and was made ready in six days, though the group perfected the technology over a span of six years. The Kalamsat-V2 is the lightest satellite in the world. it's the first satellite designed and built by an Indian private entity and Space Kidz India to be launched by ISRO. Source - NDTV NAVY COMMISSIONS INS KOHASSA Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba commissioned the INS Kohassa at Diglipur in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Earlier, it was Naval Air Station (NAS) Shibpur. INS Kohassa has been named after a White-Bellied Sea Eagle, which is a large bird of prey, endemic to Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Indian Navy said. NAS Shibpur was established in 2001 as a Forward Operating Air Base (FOAB) for enhanced surveillance in North Andaman. The close proximity of Coco Islands (Myanmar) and wide expanse of Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) makes the base a very vital asset. The airfield provides sustained detached operations of Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Coast Guard aircraft. The Air Station presently operates Short Range Maritime reconnaissance (SRMR) aircrafts and helicopters. These aircrafts undertake EEZ surveillance, Anti-poaching Mission , Search and Rescue (SAR) and Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) missions within ANC are of responsibilities. Source - UniIndia.com : indianembassyjakarta.com : IndianEmbJkt : IndiaInIndonesia : IndianEmbJkt 2 LRSAM SUCCESSFULLY TESTED India successfully flight tested Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) from a warship off western coast. The missile destroyed a low flying aerial target paving way for its deployment in the armed forces. A defence official termed the mission highly successful. “The missile was fired for the first time from the Kolkata-class stealth guided missile destroyer ship of the Indian Navy. It achieved all mission parameters. Apart from the missile, the system includes a multi functional surveillance and threat alert radar for detection, tracking and guidance of the missile. The radar provides users the capability to track down any aerial threats. The trajectory of the state-of-the-art advanced missile was throughout tracked and monitored by radars and electro-optical systems. The test validated all the elements related to naval and land-based variants of the missile including the phased array radar, battle management system, communications and the interceptor. Both Israel and Indian scientists and technicians were involved in the launch of the weapon system. The missile having an operational range of 75 km can destroy airborne threats like jets, aircraft, anti-ship missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and rockets including projectiles launched simultaneously. The missile has a length of about 4.5 metre, a diameter of 0.54 metre, wingspan of 0.94 metre and weighs around 275 kg including a 60 kg warhead which detonates at proximity. Source- NewIndianExpress KANNADA WRITER JAYANT KAIKINI AWARDED DSC PRIZE FOR ‘NO PRESENTS PLEASE’ Kannada writer Jayant Kaikini won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019 for No Presents Please (HarperCollins), a collection of his Mumbai stories that offers a fine-grained, ground-up view of arguably India’s greatest metropolis. The stories were translated by Tejaswini Niranjana, who shared the prize and the generous purse of USD 25,000. The award was announced at the Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet. This is the second big literary prize, after the JCB Literature Prize (won by Malayalam writer Benyamin’s Jasmine Days), that has recently been awarded to a translation. In its announcement, the jury said “it was deeply impressed by the quiet voice of the author through which he presented vignettes of life in Mumbai and made the city the protagonist of a coherent narrative. The Mumbai that came across through the pen of Kaikini was the city of ordinary people. It is a view from the margins and all the more poignant because of it. This is the first time that this award is being given to a translated work.” Source- IndianExpress : indianembassyjakarta.com : IndianEmbJkt : IndiaInIndonesia : IndianEmbJkt 3 MISSION ACTIVITIES : indianembassyjakarta.com : IndianEmbJkt : IndiaInIndonesia : IndianEmbJkt 4 MISSION ACTIVITIES 1st India Indonesia Pharmaceutical and Health Industry Forum (IIPHIF) held in Jakarta In partnership with Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) & Indonesian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KADIN) the 1st India Indonesia Pharmaceutical and Health Industry Forum was hosted by Embassy of India at Hotel Westin on 24th January, 2019. A 19-member business delegation from Pharmexcil representing various streams of drug and pharmaceuticals including Homeopathy, Ayurveda and herbal medicines participated at the 1st IIPHIF. 2. The 1st IIPHIF was inaugurated by Mrs Engko S Magdalene, Director General of Pharmaceutical and Medical Services, Indonesian Ministry of Health along with H.E. Pradeep K Rawat, Ambassador of India. The Forum was attended by senior representatives of Ministry of Health, Ministry of Trade, BKPM, Indonesian Private Hospital Association, Indonesian SOE, PT Biofarma and Association of Indonesian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, M/s. G.P. Farmasi 3. A detailed presentation was made by National Agency for Drug and Food Control of Indonesia (BPOM) on all aspects of regulatory mechanism in Indonesian pharma sector like registration process, evaluation, licensing etc., A B2B Meet was also organized on the occasion which was attended by 52 Indonesian pharmaceutical companies, during which interactive sessions took place with Pharmexcil delegates consisting of manufacturers and exporters with focus on Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, formulations, herbal, cosmeceutical and nutraceuticals products etc. Investment opportunities in pharma sector including ownership of pharma companies for setting up of manufacturing units of API, were also discussed. 4. Bilateral trade between India and Indonesia stood at USD 20 billion (approx.) in 2017 and registered a growth rate of 21%. Pharmaceutical sector has been identified as an important - : indianembassyjakarta.com : IndianEmbJkt : IndiaInIndonesia : IndianEmbJkt 5 MISSION ACTIVITIES area of bilateral economic cooperation. It may be noted that an MOU on Health Cooperation was finalized between the two countries during the visit of Prime Minister of India to Jakarta in May 2018 and was aimed to strengthen collaboration in Research and Development, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) and IT based medical equipment. Both countries also share another MoU between Central Drugs Standard Control Organization and BPOM, which is aimed at strengthening cooperation in regulatory functions related to pharmaceuticals, biological products and cosmetics which is likely to further facilitate and enhance trade in these areas. 5. The 1st IIPHIF was aimed to build synergies between Indian and Indonesian pharmaceutical industry and generate significant business linkages during the B2B segment. PHARMEXIL delegates have extended an invitation to the Indonesian Pharma industry representatives to participate in the International Exhibition for Pharma and Healthcare to be held in Gandhinagar (Gujarat, India) from 10-12 April 2019. : indianembassyjakarta.com : IndianEmbJkt : IndiaInIndonesia : IndianEmbJkt 6 MISSION ACTIVITIES 70th Republic Day of India Reception was earlier held in Jakarta on 25 Jan 2019! 70th Republic Day Flag Hoisting at India House today in Jakarta! : indianembassyjakarta.com : IndianEmbJkt : IndiaInIndonesia : IndianEmbJkt 7 MISSION ACTIVITIES India Culture Week in Balikpappan (Indonesia) commences