Friends,
The membership of the Press Club is open. Applications for Annual Temporary Membership Regular and ATM-Associate are available with the Manager. The price of the application for ATM-R is Rs 100 and the price of ATM-A is 200. Completely filled in applications should be submitted at the Club on or before 31st July.
You are requested to take due care while filling in the application form. The Application for membrership should be proposed by one regular member with not less than 3 years standing in the club and should be seconded by two regular members with not less than two years of standing in the club.
Please note that one regular member can propose only one ATM-R and ATM-A and second only one ATM-R and ATM-A member.
For ATM-A applications of only those who are directly related to media industry will only be considered. Others applying for ATM-A are applying at their own risk.
For ATM-R - Journalists are requested to furnish all the documents required so that the application can be processed immediately.
Cheers!!!
Shailesh Reddy,
President
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Thank You
Dear Members,
Thank You very much for participating in the Special General Body meeting of the Press Club Hyderabad. The meeting concluded successfully and the draft resolutions have been accepted without any major changes. The approved ammendments will be posted on the blog very soon.
Thank you
Thank You very much for participating in the Special General Body meeting of the Press Club Hyderabad. The meeting concluded successfully and the draft resolutions have been accepted without any major changes. The approved ammendments will be posted on the blog very soon.
Thank you
Friday, May 2, 2008
Spl General Body - Amendments
Proposed amendments to the Constitution of Press Club, Hyderabad, to be discussed for approval at the Special General Body on 04-05-2008 at 11 am at the Club.
Note: Following increase in demand for the membership to the Press Club, the Executive Committee has decided to carry out the following amendments to the Constitution. After the amendment the rules and regulations will be as follows:
Existing Clause
Clause 1 (ia): Regular member: All individuals whose main avocation is the profession of journalism “as defined in the Working Journalists Act and completed a minimum of three years of Service” (amended) are eligible for regular membership of the Club. “Members of reporting and editorial staff of electronic media both private and governments whose principal avocation is journalism will also be eligible to become regular members. The membership number should not exceed 500” (amended).
Amendment: Clause 1 (ia) All individuals whose main avocation is the profession of Journalism “as defined in the Working Journalists Act and Completed a minimum of five years of Service” are eligible for Annual Temporary Membership (hereafter called as ATM) of the club. “Members of reporting and editorial staff of Electronic Media both Private and Government whose principal avocation is journalism will also be eligible to become ATM.
New Clause
Iaa: New members will be admitted on temporary basis. The membership will be called ATM. An ATM is eligible to become a regular member after completing two consecutive years. However, the right for regular membership is subject to the approval of the Executive Committee. Voting right will be conferred on the ATM only after he/she becomes regular member. The eligibility to become ATM is in conformity with clause (ia). On completing of ATM for two years a fresh application for regular membership has to be made to the Executive Committee.
Existing Clause
(ib) Application for enrollment as a Regular member in the first instance must be proposed by a regular member of the club having not less than three years standing and the seconded by three regular members with minimum two years of standing in the club. No member of the club can either second or propose more that one Regular and one Associate member in one year.
Proposed Amendment
(ib) Application for enrollment as an ATM/Regular member will, in the first instance be proposed by a regular member of the club having not less than three years standing and seconded by not less than two regular members of minimum two years of standing in the club. No member of the club can either second or propose more than one ATM/Regular and one ATM Associate member in one year.
Existing Clause
(id) After scrutiny the Executive Committee may admit or reject or keep in abeyance any application without assigning/any reason whatsoever. The Executive Committee may also call for any information about the applicant to satisfy itself and may request any applicant to appear before the committee for an interview. The executive committee may appoint a sub-committee consisting of senior members to scrutinize the applications.
The applicant shall produce three years of service records along with appointment letter and salary certificate copies, to the satisfaction of the committee.
Amendment
(id) After scrutiny the Executive Committee may admit or reject or keep in abeyance any application without assigning/any reason whatsoever. The Executive Committee may also call for any information about the applicant to satisfy itself and may request any applicant to appear before the committee for an interview.
The applicant shall produce five years of service records along with appointment letter and salary certificate copies, to the satisfaction of the committee.
Existing Clause
(if) For any reasons if any regular member leaves the profession then the membership of such member will be reviewed by the E.C. and a decision will be taken.
Amendment:
(if) For any reasons if any ATM/ regular members or ATM Associate leaves the profession then the membership of such member will be reviewed by the E.C. and a decision will be taken.
Existing Clause
(ii) Associate member: The executive of the Club may in its discretion extend associate membership to the following. The membership should not exceed 125.
Amendment:
(ii) Associate member: The executive of the Club may in its discretion extend associate membership to the following.
Monday, March 31, 2008
UDAYAN Memorial Journalism Awards 2007
The Trust invites entries for its journalism awards 2007, open to all Hindi print media reporters and photographers of all print publications.
Udayan Sharma Foundation Trust invites entries for UDAYAN Memorial Journalism Awards 2007, open to all Hindi Print Media reporters as well as photographers of all print publication. To be eligible, content must be original, should have been created by an Indian or foreign permanent resident and should have been published in domestic media for the first time between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2007. Entries are to be sending to our Office address i.e G-12, Sector-27, NOIDA latest by Saturday 31 May 2008.
ushafoundation@gmail.com
Udayan Sharma Foundation Trust invites entries for UDAYAN Memorial Journalism Awards 2007, open to all Hindi Print Media reporters as well as photographers of all print publication. To be eligible, content must be original, should have been created by an Indian or foreign permanent resident and should have been published in domestic media for the first time between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2007. Entries are to be sending to our Office address i.e G-12, Sector-27, NOIDA latest by Saturday 31 May 2008.
ushafoundation@gmail.com
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
world bank press release
New Delhi, February 15, 2008: The latest World Development Report says greater investment in agriculture in transforming economies like India is vital to the welfare of 600 million rural poor living in those countries, mostly situated in Asia.
Titled ‘Agriculture for Development’, the report warns that the international goal of halving extreme poverty and hunger by 2015 will not be reached unless neglect and underinvestment in the agricultural and rural sectors over the past 20 years is reversed.
In transforming economies such as India and China, agriculture contributed an average 7 percent to growth in GDP between 1995 and 2003, though the sector accounts for about 13 percent of the economy and employs just over half the labor force. The report recommends that in these countries, where 2.2 billion people live in the countryside, the agricultural agenda should focus on reducing the disparity between rural and urban incomes and raising the incomes of the rural poor.
According to the WDR, for the poorest people, GDP growth originating in agriculture is about four times as effective in reducing poverty as GDP growth originating outside the sector.
“Agricultural growth, as shown at the time of the green revolution, can be highly successful in reducing rural poverty in India,” said Isabel Guerrero, World Bank Country Director in India. “The challenge today is to recast agriculture in the new environment of globalization, rising prices, growing domestic demand and greater private sector involvement. But this will require greater investments to increase farmer yields and profitability and in rural infrastructure such as irrigation, roads, power and markets.”
The report says agriculture can provide pathways out of poverty for millions of rural poor who would otherwise be left behind in transforming economies. It says one way out is through a high-value agricultural revolution. Incentives to diversify into high-value horticulture, poultry, fish and dairy products via pricing reforms and an overhaul of subsidy support for cereals offer an opportunity to diversify farming systems.
The Report says agriculture can be a main source of growth, even in transforming economies like India provided we improve the asset position of the rural poor, make smallholder farming more competitive and sustainable, diversify income sources toward the labor market and the rural non-farm economy, and facilitate successful migration out of agriculture.
For its part, the World Bank is committed to increasing its support for agriculture and rural development, following a decline in lending in the 1980s and 1990s. In India, current World Bank commitments in agriculture, irrigation and rural livelihoods amount to $2.6 billion.
Detailed Findings:
According to the report, the livelihoods of farmers, especially in the lagging regions, can be improved by increasing the productivity of staple crops, a move that would require major investments in soil and water management and in agricultural research. It also calls for an improved investment climate for agribusiness.
“Rapidly transforming economies must move from the green revolution to focus on new high-value agriculture—with fast-growing urban incomes and demand for high-value products in cities becoming the drivers of agricultural growth and poverty reduction,” said Alain de Janvry, Co-Team Leader on the report. “Globally, countries must deliver a level playing field for trade, while farmer organizations and other local groups need more say in setting policies.”
In India, domestic consumers are diversifying their diets, moving away from cereals and towards higher-value products such as fruits and vegetables, dairy, meat, and fish. Greater female participation in the workforce and higher incomes are driving growth in demand for prepared and semi-prepared foods, which in turn drives the growth of processed food industries. Indian agricultural exports grew at an average annual rate of 7.2 percent from 1990/91 to 2003/04. India diversified out of its traditional exports of tea, spices, and coffee to export a wider array of horticultural, marine, and livestock products. This opened significant markets and income opportunities for India’s farmers.
The report highlights the need to invest in rural infrastructure. Public investment on agriculture in countries like India is heavily skewed towards providing subsidies rather than investments. In fact, subsidies are more than four times that of public investments in agriculture.
Agricultural labor productivity has not increased as rapidly in India as compared to China or even Bangladesh. Labor productivity has remained stagnant in India since the mid 1990s, but has grown rapidly in China and Bangladesh.
The report also says that a major priority for transforming economies should be to reduce the environmental footprint of intensive agriculture. Many countries are dealing with growing water scarcity, which is exacerbated by water and electricity subsidies. In India, more than one fifth of groundwater aquifers are over-exploited in three of the four leading green revolution states (Punjab, Haryana and Tamil Nadu), disproportionately affecting smallholders and damaging drinking water. The report suggests that more realistic water charges for water and power would not only help correct incentives to use water efficiently, but they would also enable the agencies that provide these resources to better cover their operation and maintenance costs and improve the quality of service delivery.
For the poorest of the poor in rural areas, the report advocates improving the investment climate for rural non-farm business and job schemes in rural areas. Job programs could entail building rural roads, planting trees in denuded areas, and working to de-silt canals and ponds.
To download the entire report copy and pace the link below in the browser.
http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTRESEARCH/EXTWDRS/EXTWDR2008/0,,menuPK:2795178~pagePK:64167702~piPK:64167676~theSitePK:2795143,00.html
Titled ‘Agriculture for Development’, the report warns that the international goal of halving extreme poverty and hunger by 2015 will not be reached unless neglect and underinvestment in the agricultural and rural sectors over the past 20 years is reversed.
In transforming economies such as India and China, agriculture contributed an average 7 percent to growth in GDP between 1995 and 2003, though the sector accounts for about 13 percent of the economy and employs just over half the labor force. The report recommends that in these countries, where 2.2 billion people live in the countryside, the agricultural agenda should focus on reducing the disparity between rural and urban incomes and raising the incomes of the rural poor.
According to the WDR, for the poorest people, GDP growth originating in agriculture is about four times as effective in reducing poverty as GDP growth originating outside the sector.
“Agricultural growth, as shown at the time of the green revolution, can be highly successful in reducing rural poverty in India,” said Isabel Guerrero, World Bank Country Director in India. “The challenge today is to recast agriculture in the new environment of globalization, rising prices, growing domestic demand and greater private sector involvement. But this will require greater investments to increase farmer yields and profitability and in rural infrastructure such as irrigation, roads, power and markets.”
The report says agriculture can provide pathways out of poverty for millions of rural poor who would otherwise be left behind in transforming economies. It says one way out is through a high-value agricultural revolution. Incentives to diversify into high-value horticulture, poultry, fish and dairy products via pricing reforms and an overhaul of subsidy support for cereals offer an opportunity to diversify farming systems.
The Report says agriculture can be a main source of growth, even in transforming economies like India provided we improve the asset position of the rural poor, make smallholder farming more competitive and sustainable, diversify income sources toward the labor market and the rural non-farm economy, and facilitate successful migration out of agriculture.
For its part, the World Bank is committed to increasing its support for agriculture and rural development, following a decline in lending in the 1980s and 1990s. In India, current World Bank commitments in agriculture, irrigation and rural livelihoods amount to $2.6 billion.
Detailed Findings:
According to the report, the livelihoods of farmers, especially in the lagging regions, can be improved by increasing the productivity of staple crops, a move that would require major investments in soil and water management and in agricultural research. It also calls for an improved investment climate for agribusiness.
“Rapidly transforming economies must move from the green revolution to focus on new high-value agriculture—with fast-growing urban incomes and demand for high-value products in cities becoming the drivers of agricultural growth and poverty reduction,” said Alain de Janvry, Co-Team Leader on the report. “Globally, countries must deliver a level playing field for trade, while farmer organizations and other local groups need more say in setting policies.”
In India, domestic consumers are diversifying their diets, moving away from cereals and towards higher-value products such as fruits and vegetables, dairy, meat, and fish. Greater female participation in the workforce and higher incomes are driving growth in demand for prepared and semi-prepared foods, which in turn drives the growth of processed food industries. Indian agricultural exports grew at an average annual rate of 7.2 percent from 1990/91 to 2003/04. India diversified out of its traditional exports of tea, spices, and coffee to export a wider array of horticultural, marine, and livestock products. This opened significant markets and income opportunities for India’s farmers.
The report highlights the need to invest in rural infrastructure. Public investment on agriculture in countries like India is heavily skewed towards providing subsidies rather than investments. In fact, subsidies are more than four times that of public investments in agriculture.
Agricultural labor productivity has not increased as rapidly in India as compared to China or even Bangladesh. Labor productivity has remained stagnant in India since the mid 1990s, but has grown rapidly in China and Bangladesh.
The report also says that a major priority for transforming economies should be to reduce the environmental footprint of intensive agriculture. Many countries are dealing with growing water scarcity, which is exacerbated by water and electricity subsidies. In India, more than one fifth of groundwater aquifers are over-exploited in three of the four leading green revolution states (Punjab, Haryana and Tamil Nadu), disproportionately affecting smallholders and damaging drinking water. The report suggests that more realistic water charges for water and power would not only help correct incentives to use water efficiently, but they would also enable the agencies that provide these resources to better cover their operation and maintenance costs and improve the quality of service delivery.
For the poorest of the poor in rural areas, the report advocates improving the investment climate for rural non-farm business and job schemes in rural areas. Job programs could entail building rural roads, planting trees in denuded areas, and working to de-silt canals and ponds.
To download the entire report copy and pace the link below in the browser.
http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTRESEARCH/EXTWDRS/EXTWDR2008/0,,menuPK:2795178~pagePK:64167702~piPK:64167676~theSitePK:2795143,00.html
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Meet the Speaker
After successfully reviving the academic activity by organising Meet the Press with Commissioner of Police Hyderabad Mr B Prasad Rao its time to invite another guest. This time the executive committee is inviting Mr K R Suresh Reddy, Speaker, Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Assembly to the Club. A Meet the Press with K R Suresh Reddy is organised at the Club on 11th February, 2008 at 4.00 pm. Meet the Press with Suresh Reddy is planned following the Budget Session of the State Legislative Assembly. This Budget session is the last full fledged Budget session of this House. The Executive Committee requests the media faternity to join the program.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Welcome to Press Club Hyderabad
Hi Friends,
Welcome to the Press Club Hyderabad. The blogspot has been initiated as part of the ongoing efforts of the Executive Committee to make The Club a home away from home for the members. The club is being renovated with all new interiors and exclusive premises for various sections. The renovation process is expected to be completed by the end of January, 08. After the renovation is completed we wish to take up activities to promote adacemic and recreational needs of the members. On behalf of the Executive Committee I request you to provide suggestions so that the Club becomes one of the best places in the city. This blog will also help reach the journalists across the globe.
Cheers!
Shailesh Reddy,
President
Welcome to the Press Club Hyderabad. The blogspot has been initiated as part of the ongoing efforts of the Executive Committee to make The Club a home away from home for the members. The club is being renovated with all new interiors and exclusive premises for various sections. The renovation process is expected to be completed by the end of January, 08. After the renovation is completed we wish to take up activities to promote adacemic and recreational needs of the members. On behalf of the Executive Committee I request you to provide suggestions so that the Club becomes one of the best places in the city. This blog will also help reach the journalists across the globe.
Cheers!
Shailesh Reddy,
President
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