UAE pavilion, reverse waterfall: 10 architectural marvels that will remain at Expo 2020 Dubai3/10/2022 After the world fair ends, the exhibition site will be transformed into a futuristic '15-minute' city called District 2020
With just three lefts for the curtains to fall on Expo 2020 Dubai, crowds are swelling at the world fair as both tourists and residents scamper to make the best of the last 21 days. But the fun and frolic don't have have to stop when the world fair ends on March 31. Long after Expo 2020 Dubai concludes, visitors can still walk through the sprawling site and enjoy some of the stunning architectural marvels that wooed the world. In fact, 80 per cent of the site will remain intact and the exhibition site will be transformed into a futuristic '15-minute' city called District 2020 with office spaces, residential buildings, parks, exhibition spaces and offices. Here are the 10 major landmarks that will stay long after the Expo officially ends. Al Wasl Dome The 360-degree translucent Al Wasl Dome, known as the beating heart and crown jewel of Expo, is undoubtedly the biggest Expo landmark that will remain intact. Al Wasl, meaning ‘connection’, in Dubai - with its steel trellis and distinctive geometry - is based on a recently discovered 4000-year-old Bronze Age ring. The Dome that hosted some of the world class performances such a s Coldplay will continue to be a gathering space where concerts will be held. Designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, the Dome is taller than the Leaning Tower of Pisa. At night, the Dome becomes an artwork with the world’s largest projection experience. Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion The net-zero energy pavilion, which was one of the first attractions that opened to the public even before the Expo 2020 officially launched on October 1, will stay post Expo. Designed by UK-based Grimshaw Architects, the pavilion has a giant solar-powered canopy that can collect stormwater and dew that replenishes the building’s water system. The pavilion that has a self-contained micro ecosystem will become a children’s science centre and will continue to inspire people to adopt sustainable practices. It will host workshops and serve as temporary exhibition spaces to raise awareness about the environment and to inspire children to make changes in their everyday life. Mobility Pavilion Alif - The Mobility Pavilion, named after the first Arabic alphabet, has attracted millions of visitors with its unique, ribbed and curved structure, will remain at the site. Designed by Foster and Partners, the luminous structure showcases cutting edge technologies that human have used to advance. The pavilion features the world’s largest passenger lift that carry more than 160 people, and a partly open air 330-metre track that allows visitors to see the future of mobility. After the Expo, the pavilion will host exhibitions. Dubai Exhibition Centre Located adjacent to the Dubai Metro Route 2020 station, the Dubai Exhibition Centre can be called the business and networking hub of Expo. The sprawling 45,000 square metre exhibition space will remain as a world-class facility to host conferences, concerts and exhibitions post Expo. Readmore: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/expo/uae-pavilion-reverse-waterfall-10-architectural-marvels-that-will-remain-at-expo-2020-dubai
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Australia said Friday it is buying extra vaccines to fight the potentially deadly, mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus, which has spread down the flood-hit east coast for the first time. Previously confined to the tropical north, since late February Japanese encephalitis has travelled as far south as South Australia — infecting a total 16 people with two confirmed deaths, according to state health authorities. More extreme rainfall events have brought greater numbers of mosquitoes to eastern Australia, one scientist said, as the country battles higher temperatures blamed on climate change that mean the atmosphere holds more moisture. There is no specific treatment for the disease, which is spread only by mosquito bites. Fewer than one per cent of people infected may develop a serious illness such as encephalitis, which is an inflammation of the brain tissues, Australia’s federal health ministry said. Symptoms include neck stiffness, severe headache and coma, and “more rarely, permanent neurological complications or death”, it warned. Australia’s health and agriculture ministries said the government would invest Aus$69 million (US$51 million) on control measures including vaccines and improved surveillance. The vaccines — Imojev produced by Sanofi-Aventis Australia and JEspect made by Seqirus — are to be targeted at people working close to mosquitoes and to pigs, which are vulnerable to infection. Australian states confirming Japanese encephalitis infections included New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, which had never before reported locally-acquired infections. Queensland, also impacted by the spread, had previously only reported one case. Japanese encephalitis is a common cause of viral brain infections in Asia, said New South Wales public health pathology director Dominic Dwyer. “It has not come by boat or plane like Covid-19, but probably by migratory birds visiting inland waterways and then mosquitoes whose numbers have increased in eastern Australia with the wetter conditions, heavy rains and floods,” he wrote in a report published in the Sydney Morning Herald. Australia’s east coast is emerging from a two-week rain and flooding disaster that killed more than 20 people as it engulfed a string of towns and swept cars from the roads. Scientists say climate change is making Australia’s floods, bushfires, cyclones and droughts more frequent and more intense. State governments advised people to try to avoid mosquito bites, including by covering exposed skin, using repellents, removing containers of water where they may breed, staying indoors at dawn and dusk, and steering clear of the insects in wetland and bush areas. Do as much research as you can before taking the first steps to invest in digital tokens
Russian paratroopers landed in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Wednesday, where they have been engaged in heavy fighting by defenders, the Ukrainian Army said.
“Russian airborne troops landed in Kharkiv … and attacked a local hospital,” the army said on messaging app Telegram. “There is a continuing fight between the invaders and the Ukrainians.” Russian forces escalated their attacks on crowded urban areas on Tuesday, in what Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called a blatant campaign of terror. US President Joe Biden vowed to make Russia's President Vladimir Putin “pay a price” for the invasion. “Nobody will forgive. Nobody will forget,” Mr Zelenskyy said, after Tuesday's rocket and missile attack on Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city, and the deadly bombing of a TV tower in the capital Kiev. At least 10 people were killed and 35 wounded in Tuesday's strikes at the centre of Kharkiv, Interior Ministry adviser Anton Herashchenko said. Read More : https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/2022/03/02/fighting-mounts-in-kharkiv-as-russian-airborne-troops-land-in-ukraines-second-city/ A cargo ship carrying thousands of luxury cars — including Porsches and Bentleys — has sunk, nearly two weeks after it caught fire off the Portuguese Azores archipelago, a port official has said.
The Panama-flagged Felicity Ace sank on Tuesday as efforts to tow it encountered difficulties due to structural problems caused by the fire and rough seas, Joao Mendes Cabecas, the captain of the nearest port on the island of Faial, told Reuters. The blaze on the ship carrying around 4,000 vehicles made by Volkswagen Group from Germany to the US broke out on February 16. The 22 crew members were evacuated the same day. “When the towing started... water started to come in,” he said. “The ship lost its stability and sank.” Read More : https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/2022/03/02/felicity-ace-ship-carrying-porsches-and-bentleys-sinks-two-weeks-after-fire/ G Steel Public Company Limited (“G Steel”) was founded in late 1995 by Dr Somsak Leeswadtrakul, a key leader nationally recognized in this industrial sector and a pioneer of the Thai and Southeast Asian steel industry with more than 40 years of experience. G Steel is a producer and distributor of Hot Rolled Coil (“HRC”) aiming at substituting imports and meeting domestic customers’ demands. Its products serve as raw materials for such downstream industries as cold-rolled coils, galvanized steel, steel pipe, structural steel products for construction, LPG container, automobile, electrical appliance as well as steel furniture industries.
Rajeev Jhawar is the chief financial officer at G Steel Public Company Limited. He pursued his Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting & Financial Management from St. Xavier’s College, Maharashtra. From the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), he cleared Chartered Accountant, Financial & Management Accounting, Taxation, Law, Auditing & Systems etc. He also completed PGCBM, General Management from XLRI Jamshedpur. Rajeev Jhawar is a seasoned and hands-on Finance and Business leader holding positions of CFO and Vice President commercial with exposure to various industries. Example: Tobacco, Steel, Agrochemicals, FMCG, Hotels etc. He has a rich global work experience having worked in India for over 14 years and ASEAN\ South East Asia (Indonesia and Thailand) for over 10 years with multi-cultural teams. Rajeev Jhawar is partnering with CEOs and the management teams and providing strategic and tactical insights to achieve set bottom-line expectations of stakeholders. He has worked in both private and listed entities and is deeply engaged with Non-Executive & Independent Directors of Audit Committees and Boards. He has experience in handling portfolio companies of private Equity\ Investment Fund. Mr. Rajeev to be a hands-on CFO who was detail-oriented. his ability to solve complex financial issues and present them in a cogent fashion consistently. Rajeev is a target-oriented leader. The best thing about him was he knew how to develop his subordinate's potential. His leadership created a culture where others should leave their comfort zone and take the higher challenges. As a person, Rajeev Jhawar has a pleasant personality. He has good communication skills and a positive attitude needed in work. Rajeev is diligent and hardworking and can simplify the situation at hand and provide innovative and out-of-the-box ideas to the problem at hand. He has taken pains to learn the management finance ropes, being a CA, it was relatively easy for him, as he's very good with numbers. He is an easy-going personality and a very amiable person to interact with. As a CFO for over 15 years, Rajeev Jhawar has handled the entire gamut of Strategy formulation & Implementation, Investor relations, M&A, Risk Management, Finance & Banking, Accounting, Controlling, Legal & Compliance etc. He also handled customer\supplier relations, commercial negotiations, contracts, supply chain etc. in his role as a commercial head. SALES STRATEGY & MARKETING - Shyam Maheshwari Holds A Proven Track Record Of Exploring New Markets3/1/2022 Shyam Maheshwari is the VP of Outsource Operation at Somany Ceramics. Somany Ceramics Limited manufactures and sells ceramic tiles and related products in India. It offers ceramic wall and floor tiles, polished vitrified tiles, glazed vitrified tiles, sanitary ware, and bath fittings, as well as tile laying solutions. It provides its products under the Somany Duragress, Somany Durastone, Somany Glostra, Somany Vistoso, Somany Vitro, Somany Slipshield, Somany VC Shield, Somany Signature, and Somany French Collection brands. The company also exports its products. It operates through a network of 8,000 touch-points, which comprises 2,000 active dealers, 6,000 sub-dealers, and 328 showrooms/display centres. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Noida, India.
Shyam Maheshwari pursued his Master of Business Administration (MBA), sales, Distribution, Marketing and Finance & Operation from Udaipur University, Rajasthan. And a short duration course of Team Behaviour Management from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. Shyam Maheshwari started his journey as an Area Sales Manager in the Aditya Birla Group- Grasim Industries. Have worked in prestigious organisations like Grasim Industries (Aditya Birla Group), Sterlite Industries (Vedanta Group), Somany Ceramics Ltd. (Somany Pilkington). Rich experience of handling products like White & Grey Cement, Tiles (Wall and Floor), Sanitary ware & Bathroom products, Industrial Product –Copper Rods and Cathode. Presently Shyam Maheshwari is the Vice President of Outsource Operation at Somany Ceramics. As a business head for the company's plant, Shyam Maheshwari closely monitors and controls all business operations to ensure business profitability and achieve the organisations’ goal of obtaining the lowest cost products and delivery. He also Develops and maintains new designs and launch product according to market needs. He is Responsible for the sale of products manufactured at this plant for Pan Indic. Mr Shyam Currently doing the AC Sheet-Charminar (Roofing Business) leads the business of being the number one market leader in HIL Limited (CK Birla Group Company). He has the Responsibility for the top line and bottom line of the business. He Formulated a 3-year vision plan GOAL-2016 to take the Roofing Business to Rs. 1300 Cr and Rs. 2000 Cr of the company. He is a result-oriented professional with over two and half decades of experience in spearheading a wide spectrum in SALES STRATEGY & MARKETING OPERATIONS. Shyam Maheshwari is a strategic planner with a proven track record of exploring new markets, launching new products, managing sales & marketing operations & large channel networks and achieving desired targets and goals. He is an out of box thinker and strategist with proficiency in devising & executing innovative marketing plans to accelerate revenue returns and growth. He handled the marketing of a wide range of consumer durable and industrial products and expanded the market penetration from Metro’s cities to towns and Talukas, during the career span. Mr Shyam also Possess excellent commercial acumen and communication, relationship management, interpersonal and team-building skills with dexterity in mentoring and managing large sales & related business operation teams. He Excelled in both professionally run and owner-driven work environments and had been able to drive the business successfully in both extreme situations. Shyam Maheshwari Carries strong adaptability to any environment and market situation. |
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