Copenhagen CLIMATE COUNCIL

In 2012 the Kyoto Protocol to prevent climate changes and global warming runs out. To keep the process on the line there is an urgent need for a new climate protocol. At the conference in Copenhagen 2009 the parties of the UNFCCC meet for the last time on government level before the climate agreement need to be renewed.

Climate friendly city car in front of the Bella Center

Therefore the Climate Conference in Copenhagen is essential for the worlds climate and the Danish government and UNFCCC is putting hard effort in making the meeting in Copenhagen a success ending up with a Copenhagen Protocol to prevent global warming and climate changes.

The Climate Conference will take place in the Bella Center. The conference centre is placed not far from Copenhagen and near the Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup.

Governmental representatives from 170 countries are expected to be in Copenhagen in the days of the conference accompanied by other governmental representatives, NGO's, journalists and others. In total 8000 people are expected to Copenhagen in the days of the climate meeting.

Minister for Climate and Energy, Connie Hedegaard. Photo: Jakob Dall

The host of the meeting in Copenhagen is the government of Denmark represented by Connie Hedegaard, the Danish minister of Climate and Energy and Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. The official sekretariat is placed in connection to The Prime Ministers Office in Copenhagen. Originally the hosting of the climate conference was initiated by the former Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

Former Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen Photo: Hung Tien Vu

The Danish Government has decided that not only the subject of the conference should be focused on the climate but also the conference itself. Among other initiatives the organizers work on mounting af windmill near the Bella Center to produce climate friendly electricity for the conference.

The conference in Copenhagen is the 15th conference of parties (COP15) in the Framework Convention on Climate Change. The recent meeting in United Nations Climate Change Conferences was held in December 2007 in Bali.

Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen

The secretary for the climate conferences is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC - based in the German city Bonn.

An important part of the scientific background for the political decisions taken on the conferences is made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC, based in Geneva, Switzerland. The IPCC is Established to provide the decision-makers and others interested in climate change with an objective source of information about climate change. IPCC is a scientific intergovernmental body set up by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). In 2007 the IPCC received the Nobel Peace Price).

The Climate Conference in Copenhagen is organized in cooperation between the Ministry of Climate and Energy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Finance and the Prime Minister's Office.

The adress of the secretariat for the Climate Conference is:

COP15
The Climate Secretariat
The Prime Minister's Office
Christiansborg
Prins Jørgens Gård 11
1218 København K
Denmark
Tel (+45) 33 92 33 00, Fax (+45) 33 11 16 65
The Official secretariat of the 15th Climate Conference in Copenhagen.

Copenhagen Climate Network
Ehlersvej 11
2900 Hellerup
Denmark
Tel (+45) 39 48 18 10, Fax (+45) 39 48 18 01
A Danish network that will underpin the Copenhagen Climate Summit, thus making the 2009 UN climate summit a success for the benefit of sustainable climate policy. The network will use the period before, under and after the Copenhagen Climate Summit to establish networks among businesses, individuals and organisations supporting a climate policy focusing on the environment.

Copenhagen Climate Council
c/ Mandag Morgen
Valkendorsgade 13
Box 1127
1009 Copenhagen K
Tel (+45) 33 93 93 23, Fax (+45) 33 14 13 94
An initiative founded in May 2007 by a group of business leaders and scientists with the aim of helping make the case for a new global climate treaty that will come into force when the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol comes to an end in 2012.

KCR HUNGER STRIKE SUMMARY

K T Rama Rao, son of Telangana Rashtra Samithi chief K Chandrasekhara Rao, said late on Wednesday that moving a resolution in Andhra Pradesh assembly for creation of separate Telangana state was not enough and asked the Centre to introduce a bill in the Parliament for this.

He also said the TRS would not accept Telangana without the inclusion of Hyderabad in it.

"A resolution in the state assembly would not be sufficient to create a state," Rama Rao said adding "the real effort is to bring a bill in Parliament".

While welcoming Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's statement late on Wednesday evening that an appropriate resolution would be moved in the state assembly for creation of Telangana, Rama Rao hoped the Centre would introduce the bill in the Parliament.

He added that Hyderabad has been the capital of the region for the last 400 years and they would not accept a separate state without the city.

On whether his father would call off the fast-unto-death, Rama Rao said Chandrashekara Rao will positively respond to Chidambaram's statement.

"I believe Chandrashekar Rao is following it."

Asked if the TRS chief would withdraw his hunger strike on Wednesday night itself, his son said, "I think so because that was our demand and were are also looking forward to a time-bound framework in going forward with regard to introduction of a bill in the Parliament for creation of Telangana and other steps for going forward."

Bringing a resolution in the assembly would be a "positive move" and "we will certainly ask KCR to review his position on the fast as well. I'm sure KCR will break his fast very very soon", Rama Rao said.

Asked why he thought an assembly resolution for creation of Telangana was not sufficient, he said, "This is only a step forward. The real logical conclusion to this whole effort should be introduction of a bill in the Parliament."

He said Hyderabad has "never been in dispute" as "it has been the capital of Telangana for 400 years. We would not accept Telangana without Hyderabad"

X MAS IN INDIA

India is a secular nation and houses every community. Christians are a minority here and form nearly 2.3% of the population. But the fact that there are only about 25 million Christians in India, in no way lessens the observance of the festival. Moreover, the occassion is celebrated not only by Christians but by people of other religions as well.

The tradition of Christmas observance was introduced here with the colonisation of Europeans. Though the country gained its independence in 1947, many European customs and festivals stayed on. The fact that there is the presence of a Christian community in India, helped the maintaining of these traditions in no less a way. Today, Christmas is the biggest and most-loved festival of Indian Christians. The festival is also enthusiastically celebrated by people of other religions residing here.

Like in many other countries, Christmas is observed in India on 25th December. Everyone gears up for the festival from nearly a week before. Business stores are decked up for the occassion with every gift shop packed with Christmas trees, presents, ornaments and other items of decoration that are bought by millions of enthusiastic celebrants of the festival.

For Indian Christians, especially the Catholics, the Midnight mass on Christmas Eve is a very important service and holds great religious significance. Every year, on the night of 24th December, all members in Christian families visit their local churches to attend the Midnight mass. On this night, churches in India are decorated with Poinsettia flowers and candles. The mass over, everyone relishes a mouthwatering feast of various delicacies, mostly consisting of curries. Thereupon, presents are given to one another and "Merry Christmas" is wished. India being a multicultural nation, many different languages are spoken here. In Hindi and Urdu, Happy/Merry Christmas is 'Bade Din ki Mubarak'; in Sanskrit it is 'Krismasasya shubhkaamnaa'; in Bengali 'Barodiner shubhechha janai'; and in Tamil it's 'Christhu Jayanthi Nalvaalthukal'.

Nativity plays are staged in many schools(mainly the Christian ones) and churches on Christmas morning. The perfomances by young children depict the birth, life and actions of Jesus Christ and usually end with the singing of hymns and carols and the visit of a person dressed as Santa to distribute candies/toffees to kids. In the metros a smiling Santa Claus, entertaining children at departmental stores with toys and gifts, is not an uncommon sight. Caroling processions on streets and thoroughfares can also be seen on 24th night.

A sizeable population of the Christian Community reside in Mumbai of the Indian state of Maharashtra and are mainly Roman Catholics. It is a delight to watch their homes during Christmas. Every Christian home creates a nativity scene, often display a manger in the front window. Giant star-shaped paper lanterns are hung between the houses so that the stars float above you as you walk down the road. There is a provision of sweets, mainly home-made, in every household to welcome visitors during the occassion. In Southern states, Christians often light small clay oil lamps and place these on the flat roofs of their homes to show that Jesus is the light of the world. In the North-western states of India, the tribal Christians of the Bhil folk take out caroling processions during the whole Christmas week and often visit neighbouring villages to tell the Christmas story to people through songs.
In India, Father Christmas or Santa Claus is held to be the giver of presents to children from a horse and cart. As in the U.S., he is believed to deliver presents at the house of every kid who behaves well during the whole year. Santa Claus is known as 'Christmas Baba' in Hindi and 'Christmas Thaathaa' in Tamil.

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PULSAR 135 cc ...with a bang

DECEMBER 9, Bajaj Auto launched its 135cc Pulsar bike for Rs.51000 (ex - showroom Delhi). The new Bajaj Pulsar 135cc bike is powered with a 4 valve DTSi engine delivering 13.5 Ps power. The new Pulsar is equipped with a light-weight yet rigid frame, aided by gas-charged Nitrox shock absorbers at the rear.

The New Pulsar 135cc is expected to return a very good fuel economy and mileage of around 68.1 km/litre, as certified by ARAI.

Bajaj expects to sell a minimum of around 30. 000 units per month of the newly launched model. Bajaj belives that the total sales of the entire Pulsar range would easily cross 80,000 units per month.

S Shridhar, Chief Executive Officer, Baja Auto said that the Pulsar Brand has been strongly associated the sports segment in India. He added that the new Pulsar 135cc LS leads the change in deomcratising the thrill of biking and also accelerating the growth of sports segment in the country.

The new Pulsar will be manufactured at the company's Chakan Plant and will be having a capacity of 35,000 units per month.

Hyderabad map

Hyderabad is a lively 400-year-old metropolis, famous as the former seat of the extremely wealthy Nizams. It is a hot tourist destination. The popular attractions of Hyderabad district are:

• Charminar
• Mecca Masjid
• Golconda Fort
• Hussain Sagar
• Jama Masjid
• St. Joseph's Cathedral
• St. Mary's Church
• Birla Mandir
• Birla Planetarium
• Falaknuma Palace
• Hi-Tech City
• Qutub Shahi Tombs
• Paigah Tombs
• Chote Hazrat Ki Dargah
• Raymond's Tomb
• Sanjeevaiah Park
• Indira Park
• Public Gardens
• Nehru Zoological Park

In southern India, Hyderabad occupies a prominent place in the field of educatio