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ICAR Summer School on ADVANCES IN MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE IN FARM AND PET ANIMALS 11.11.08 to 01.12.08 Introduction Veterinary emergency and critical care in farm and pet animals is the field that requires specialized and timely management of the critically ill patients. The increased awareness amongst pet and farm animal owners due to the information technology necessitates a veterinarian to keep abreast with the advanced techniques in the management procedures for Emergency and Critical Care in Farm and pet animals with the aid of various monitoring equipments and life saving protocols. Hence a Summer school on “Advances in Management Procedures For Emergency And Critical Care in Farm and Pet Animals” sponsored by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, is scheduled to be conducted at the Emergency and Critical Care Unit, Resident Veterinary Services Section, Directorate of Clinics, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai-600 00...

New Delhi, May26: The first set of Multipurpose National Identity Card (MNIC) scheme is released on Saturday under the pilot project of Govt of India which was initiated four years ago. This pilot project is an experiment and is carried in selected sub districts of 12 states and one Union Territory. The Government is expected to implement the scheme in the entire country after getting the experiences and learning the lessons form the very pilot project. The MNIC is a temper proof plastic card containing 16 digit ID number, signifies the authenticity of a valid citizen. It is an ambitious 44.36 crore project under the Government of India. More about MNIC:It is expected that MNIC or Multipurpose National Identity Card can serve a lot for a countryman. It can be used anywhere for proving the necessary authenticity of a person moving in and out of his region. The production and distribution of these identity cards is likely to be completed by July, 2007. Want to remain updated about MNIC? ...

A national identity card is a portable document, typically a plasticized card with digitally-embedded information, that someone is required or encouraged to carry as a means of confirming their identity. Since the WorldTradeCenter tragedy of September 11, 2001, many countries have discussed issuing national identity cards as a way to distinguish terrorists from the law-abiding population. Generally speaking, the key element of the card is its number, which is used as an administrative mechanism for a variety of purposes. In many countries the number is used as a general reference to link the card holder’s activities in many areas. With the advent of magnetic stripes and microprocessor technology, these cards can also become an interface for receipt of government services. Thus the cards become a fusion of a service technology, and a means of identification. Many types of Identity (ID) cards are in use, in one form or another in numerous countries around the world. The type of card, its...

CHENNAI: Those who want LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) connections or refill supplies are not required to produce ration cards hereafter. Announcing the decision, a release issued on Friday by the State government’s Commissioner for Civil Supplies stated that at present, oil companies/gas agencies insisted on the production of ration cards. The government had examined the issue in depth and decided to relax the rule. “Ration cards should not be insisted upon by LPG distributors in future,” the release said. However, the release said the government had ordered that the connections or refill supplies should be given on consumer producing any one of the documents specified by national oil companies. According to the Indian Oil Corporation’s website ( www.iocl.com ), such documents are electricity bill, telephone bill, passport, employer’s certificate, flat allotment/possession letter, house registration papers, LIC (Life Insurance Corporation) policy, voter’s identity card, rent receipt, P...

NEW DELHI: The ambitious Multipurpose National Identity Card (MNIC) scheme will become operational on Saturday with the Government scheduled to release the first set prepared under the pilot project initiated four years ago. The MNIC boasts of being a tamper-proof plastic card with data in visible zone and details in a microprocessor chip that requires a reader to peruse the data it contains. The card would give the citizen a 16-digit ID number and would be delivered by India Post in a tamper-proof customised cover that is both waterproof and able to sustain extreme temperatures. Rs. 45-crore project Registrar General of India Devender Kumar Sikri told The Hindu that the Rs. 45-crore project planned to provide two million cards to people above 18 years in 13 districts across 12 Sta...