embassy of india, dublin
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January-March 2017
Diplomatic Corps New Year’s Greetings Ceremony at Áras an Uachtaráin
Amb. Vijay Thakur Singh with H.E. Mr. Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, H.E. Mrs.
Sabina Higgins, The First Lady and H.E. Minister Ms. Helen Mcentee during the Annual
Diplomatic Corps New Year’s Greetings Ceremony on 31 January 2017 at Áras an
Uachtaráin.
Embassy of India, Dublin NEWSLETTER
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Celebration of Republic Day at India House
The 68th Republic Day was celebrated in Dublin at India House. The flag hoisting ceremony was held in the morning in which Indian community members participated.
In the evening a reception was hosted for Diplomats, dignitaries and Friends of India from various walks of life. H.E. Mr. John Halligan, Minister for Training, Skills and Innovation of Ireland attended the reception. ■■■
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Organisation of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas
The Embassy of India, Dublin organised an engagement with Overseas Citizens of India to celebrate the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on 9th January, 2017 at the India House Dublin. Prominent members of the Indian Diaspora in Ireland attended the event. The event commenced with the Ambassador Smt. Vijay Thakur Singh welcoming the Indian diaspora on the occasion of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas and said that the Mission seeks to reinforce its engagement with the Indian community in Ireland.
The speech of Hon’ble Prime Minister, Narendra Modi delivered at the inaugural session of PBD Convention in Bengaluru was screened at India House. This was followed by an interactive session with
the Indian community which was fruitful and beneficial.
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Business Seminar on Investment Opportunities in India
Embassy of India, with the support of the Ireland-India
Business Association (IIBA), organised a business seminar on Investment Opportunities in India on 1 March 2017 at Dublin.
On the occasion,
Ambassador briefed about the
business opportunities in India in various sectors and various pro-active and business friendly policies of the Government of India. Ms. NilaKanthi Ford, IIBA; Mr. Michael Moriaty, Enterprise Ireland and Ms. Eileen Charpe, IDA also spoke at the event.
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VAJRA - Visiting Advance Joint Research Faculty
Prime Minister Modi in his keynote address on 9 January 2017 at Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas Convention held in Bengaluru announced a scheme for
researchers and scientists VAJRA: Visiting Advance Joint Research
Faculty.
VAJRA Faculty Scheme has been conceptualized to bring an international dimension to the R&D ecosystem of India by leveraging overseas scientists’ expertise to the Indian research framework.
The Objectives of the Scheme are:
To tap the expertise of International Faculty / scientists/technologists including Non-resident Indians (NRI) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) / Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) in highly competitive areas of research and development by offering them adjunct / visiting faculty positions in Indian Institutions / Universities for specific period of time.
Engaging NRI / PIO / OCIs in National R&D Programs and thereby deepen their engagement for value addition to various S&T programs, projects and missions of the Government.
To catalyse possible institutional collaborations through faculty exchange.
The area of research undertaken by the Faculty should be of interest to India including translation of science to practice. Faculty can also do teaching / mentoring during the period of stay. They could play other related roles in scouting for potential technologies within the Institution, review etc. and act as Mentors of start-ups housed at the Institution.
For details please visit: http://www.vajra-india.in/ ■■■
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Education in Ireland International Student Ambassador Awards Ceremony
The 6th International Student Ambassador Awards Ceremony was held in Dublin in April 2017. The event honours International Students for studying in Ireland. Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton T.D. addressed the event. Proud that more than 15 Indian students participated.
Consular News
Indian students studying in Universities/Colleges in Ireland are welcome to register their details in the Students Registration module under MADAD: Consular Grievances Monitoring System, at the link
https://portal2.madad.gov.in/AppConsular/user/RegistrationBaseAction?request_locale=en. This link is also available on Embassy’s website.
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Extension of date till 30 June 2017 for submission of application
for registration as OCI card holder in lieu of the PIO Card
This is to convey that the date for submission of online
application for registration as OCI card holder in lieu of PIO
Card by the erstwhile PIO card holders has been extended
till 30.06.2017. It is advised that PIO card holders may
submit their online OCI applications for registration by
30.06.2017.
An OCI card holder is entitled to multiple entry multi-purpose life-long visa for visiting India, exemption from registration with local police authority for any length of stay in India and parity with Non Resident Indians (NRIs) in respect of economic, financial and educational fields except in relation to acquisition of agricultural or plantation properties. No parity shall be allowed in the sphere of political rights (For more details, please refer to our website).
Further, the OCI card will facilitate quicker immigration clearances at the Immigration Check Points and also for obtaining various consular services from the Indian Missions. Further, for those residing in India, it will facilitate in availing various services in India.■■■
e-TOURIST VISA (eTV)
Services of e-Tourist Visa involves completely online application for which no facilitation is required by any intermediary/agents etc. It is advised not to believe or fall in trap of any such unscrupulous elements. For any clarification or doubt may contact to [email protected].
Eligibility
International Travellers whose sole objective of visiting India is recreation, sightseeing, casual visit to meet friends or relatives, short duration medical treatment or casual business visit.
Passport should have at least six months validity from the date of arrival in India. The passport should have at least two blank pages for stamping by the Immigration Officer.
International Travellers should have return ticket or onward journey ticket,with sufficient money to spend during his/her stay in India.
International Travellers having Pakistani Passport or Pakistani origin may please apply for regular Visa at Indian Mission.
Not available to Diplomatic/Official Passport Holders. Not available to individuals endorsed on Parent’s/Spouse’s Passport i.e. each
individual should have a separate passport. Not available to International Travel Document Holders.
For further details and applying online please visit: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/tvoa.html. ■■■
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PSLV-C37 Successfully Launches 104 Satellites in a Single Flight
ISRO successfully launched the 714 kg Cartosat-2 Series Satellite along
with 103 co-passenger satellites on board ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle, PSLV-C37, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota on 15
February 2017.
It is the highest number of satellites launched in one single mission
anywhere. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the space scientific
community and the nation for this proud feat.
This is the thirty eighth consecutive successful mission of PSLV. All the 104 satellites were successfully separated from the PSLV fourth stage in a predetermined sequence. The total number of Indian satellites launched by PSLV now stands at 46.
The imagery from the Cartosat-2 series satellite will be useful for
cartographic applications, urban and rural applications, coastal land use,
utility management like road network monitoring, water distribution, change
detection to bring out geographical and manmade features and various
other Land Information System (LIS) and Geographical Information System
(GIS) applications. The data sets could be used for urban planning of 500
cities under the Amrut Planning Scheme. ISRO Nano Satellites, INS-1 and
INS-2, were also launched.
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In addition, 101 foreign nano satellites from six countries were launched in a significant international dimension. Of these, 96 were from the United States, and 1 each from Israel, Kazakhstan, UAE, the Netherlands and Switzerland. With today’s successful launch, the total number of customer satellites from abroad launched by India’s PSLV has reached 180. This mission involved many technical challenges such as realising the launch of a large number of satellites during a single mission within stipulated time frame. Besides, ensuring adequate separation between all the 104 satellites during their orbital injection as well as during their subsequent orbital life was yet another complexity associated with this mission. With this launch, ISRO has further bolstered its impeccable scientific credentials as a reliable partner for space initiatives. ■■■
Scholarship for the Academic Session, 2017-18
under the Scheme of Propagation of Hindi Abroad
at Kendriya Hindi Sansthan Agra.
Kendriya Hindi Sansthan Agra is inviting application forms under the scheme of "Propagation of Hindi Abroad at Kendriya Hindi Sansthan" Agra, for the academic session 2017-18. The scheme is administered by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
Brochures and the application forms of the Kendriya Hindi
Sansthan can be downloaded from www.khsindia.org.
Duly filled application may be submitted to Embassy of India, 6
Leeson Park, Dublin - 6 latest by 24 March 2017. Every Academic year,
Institute’s intake capacity is 100 only.■■■
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Forthcoming Events
Sr. No.
Event/Date/Website Name of the Event
1. Pravasi Haryana Divas on 10 & 11 January 2017 at Kingdom of Dreams, Gurugram, Haryana, India http://www.pravasiharyanadivas.in/
2. Health Tech India, an International Exhibition & Conference on Medical Equipment and Technology www.healthtechindia.co.in
3. Bio Asia Summit
February 6-8, 2017 Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), Hyderabad www.2017.bioasia.in
4. Global RE-Invest 2017 has been postponed from February 2017; new dates to be notified shortly.
Global RE-Invest 2017 has been postponed from February 2017; new dates to be notified shortly.
5. Trade Fair: 22nd International Engineering and Technology Fair IETF 2017 https://www.ietfindia.in
6. Momentum Jharkhand” Global Investors’ Summit on 16 & 17 February 2017 in Ranchi http://momentumjharkhand.com/ & http://www.advantage.jharkhand.gov.in/
7. Agri Leadership Summit' from 18-20 March, 2017 at Surajkund, Faridabad, Haryana http://www.hryagrileaders.com/aboutus.html
8. Global Exhibition on Services – GES 2017 17-20 April 2017 http://www.gesdelhi.in/
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International Day of Yoga 2017
Date: 17 June @10.30 am
Venue: Dartmouth Square Park, Ranelagh, Dublin 6