Modi’s visit is intended to strengthen the ties between Uganda and India that were damaged during Idd Amin’s regime as well as removing the imbalances in trade between the two countries.

PM Nandera Mondi shakes president Museveni’s hand. COURTESY PHOTO

According to the ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Patrick Mugoya, the discussions will entail the signing of memoranda of understanding (MoU) in areas of cooperation between Uganda and India.

“It is an important visit in the Uganda-India relations at the highest level,” Mr Mugoya said told daily monitor.

These mainly include energy, visa relinquishment for holders of diplomatic and official passports, cultural cooperation and exchange programmes, film production, defence, ICT and establishment of a regional materials testing laboratory in Uganda. (Daily monitor, July, 24)

The major imports from India to Uganda are pharmaceuticals, veterinary products, oils, distillation products, electrical, iron and steel, stationery products, among others.

A credit sum of $141m (Shs523b) for extension of electricity lines and construction of substations, and $64m (Shs237b) for agriculture and diary production as a way of mending the bi-lateral relations of the two nations.

Mr Modi will then, in the evening, address and engage the Indian community of over 1000 people in Uganda at Kololo Independence Grounds.

Before departing to South Africa, Mr Modi will speak to the India-Uganda business forum at Kampala Serena Hotel and afterwards address Parliament.

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Climate Change and its effects on African Wildlife

Extreme heatwaves that kill even healthy people within hours will strike parts of the Indian subcontinent unless global carbon emissions are cut sharply and soon, according to new research.

Even outside of these hotspots, three-quarters of the 1.7bn population – particularly those farming in the Ganges and Indus valleys – will be exposed to a level of humid heat classed as posing “extreme danger” towards the end of the century.

The new analysis assesses the impact of climate change on the deadly combination of heat and humidity, measured as the “wet bulb” temperature (WBT). Once this reaches 35C, the human body cannot cool itself by sweating and even fit people sitting in the shade will die within six hours.

The revelations show the most severe impacts of global warming may strike those nations, such as India, whose carbon emissions are still rising as they lift millions of people out of poverty.

“It presents a dilemma for India between the need to grow economically at a fast pace, consuming fossil fuels, and the need to avoid such potentially lethal impacts,” said Prof Elfatih Eltahir, at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US who led the new study. “To India, global climate change is no longer abstract – it is about how to save potentially vulnerable populations.”

Heatwaves are already a major risk in South Asia, with a severe episode in 2015 leading to 3,500 deaths, and India recorded its hottest ever day in 2016 when the temperature in the city of Phalodi, Rajasthan, hit 51C. Another new study this week linked the impact of climate change to the suicides of nearly 60,000 Indian farmers.

Eltahir said poor farmers are most at risk from future humid heatwaves, but have contributed very little to the emissions that drive climate change. The eastern part of China, another populous region where emissions are rising, is also on track for extreme heatwaves and this risk is currently being examined by the scientists.

Their previous research, published in 2015, showed the Gulf in the Middle East, the heartland of the global oil industry, will also suffer heatwaves beyond the limit of human survival if climate change is unchecked, particularly Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha and coastal cities in Iran.

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The new work, published in the journal Science Advances, used carefully selected computer climate models that accurately simulate the past climate of the South Asia to conduct a high resolution analysis of the region, down to 25km.

The scientists found that under a business-as-usual scenario, where carbon emissions are not curbed, 4% of the population would suffer unsurvivable six-hour heatwaves of 35C WBT at least once between 2071-2100. The affected cities include Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh and Patna in Bihar, each currently home to more than two million people.

Vast areas of South Asia – covering 75% of the area’s population – would endure at least one heatwave of 31C WBT. This is already above the level deemed by the US National Weather Service to represent “extreme danger”, with its warning stating: “If you don’t take precautions immediately when conditions are extreme, you may become seriously ill or even die.”

However, if emissions are reduced roughly in line with the global Paris climate change agreement, there would be no 35C WBT heatwaves and the population affected by the 31C WBT events falls to 55%, compared to the 15% exposed today.

The analysis also showed that the dangerous 31C WBT level would be passed once every two years for 30% of the population – more than 500 million people – if climate change is unchecked, but for only 2% of the population if the Paris goals are met. “The problem is very alarming but the intensity of the heatwaves can be reduced considerably if global society takes action,” said Eltahir.

Source:theguradian

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Hon.Komuhangi (right) holding a meeting together with the Leader of Opposition, Hon. Winnie Kizza.

The Chairperson of this Committee who is also the Woman MP for Nakasongola district, Margaret Komuhangi, says that some companies are mistreating Ugandans and that some people are over worked as slaves.
She noted that the foreign companies exploiting Ugandans are mostly from China, India among others, adding that the foreign companies favor the workers of their origin.

She mentioned some of the companies which include; Entebbe Express High way, China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd among others.

Komuhangi says government should make a law that will give a Ugandan the first priority to be considered to work before the foreigners are employed to avoid imbalances in employing locals.

However, State minister for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations, Kabafunzaki Herbert, says that they are going to undertake field trips in the foreign companies in Uganda those that employ Ugandans in the Arab-Asian countries to establish the truth of the matters whether the workers are exploited.

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After several days of rumours that Warid Telecom Uganda was in some sort of crisis, it has now been confirmed that telecom firm has been sold to the Bharti Airtel Group that owns Airtel Uganda, and Airtel firms in 16 other African countries.

Warid no more in Uganda

The India based Bharti Airtel announced in a statement today that they had entered into a definitive agreement with the Warid Group to fully acquire Warid Telecom Uganda.

“The agreement aims to bring together the strengths of Airtel and Warid in Uganda and offer benefits to customers in the form of a superior and wider network, affordable voice and data services, and superior customer care,” said a press release.

Airtel hopes the acquisition of Warid the 3^rd largest mobile telecom provider in Uganda with 2.8 million subscribers will add to their current 4.6 million customers in Uganda and make them a strong force to reckon with. With a customer base of 7.4 million subscribers, Airtel will have a market share of 39% in Uganda’s telecom industry.

“This happens to be the first in-market acquisition in Bharti Airtel’s history. We believe this market consolidation offers great synergies by bringing together the best of Airtel and Warid to better serve customers in Uganda,” said Manoj Kohli, MD and CEO (International) of Bharti Airtel.

Airtel is ranked the fourth largest mobile services provider in terms of customer base globally has operations in 17 African countries, with an estimated 62 customers at the quarter ended December 31at 2012.

But for many Uganda customers of Warid, the worry is on whether all the low price calling, sms and internet packages that Warid was offering will continue, and whether Airtel can continue to push the price down for the benefit of customers as Warid has been doing.

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There is about 70% cancer disease increase in resent years in the republic of Uganda especially among children according to statistics available in the ministry of health.

The increment is due to reportedly uncontrolled imported fake products that has flooded Uganda Markets from India and China.

Dangerous Fake Products dumped into Uganda from China and India include: Medical products expired repacked preserved food, fake products from China, dangerous cooking oil (Transformer Oil), repacked expired food like, biscuits, tinned milk and tinned beef among others.

Opposition politicians in Kampala say the increased cases of cancer are the outcome of failed institutions in Uganda caused by bad Governance. On weekly basis Uganda Revenue Authority and Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) seize dangerous health products imported into Uganda from China and India.

Ends

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The minister for trade and industry Amelia Kyabadde says although government has tried to put in place strategies to correct the trade imbalance little has been achieved.

She says, this situation must be reversed through creating more textiles and promoting agro- processing industries in the country.

She says this will enable the country to expand on its exports between the two countries.

She says government is currently in talks with the Indian government to promote trade between the two countries.

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Africa Scholarship Scheme: During the India Africa Forum Summit held in New Delhi in April 2008, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India had announced Government of India’s initiative to enhance the academic opportunities for students from African countries by way of increasing the number of Scholarships for them to pursue Undergraduate, Postgraduate and higher studies courses in Indian Universities & Institutions.

In that context, following scholarship slots have been offeredfor meritorious students under the African Scholarship Scheme forthe academic year.

• Nigeria – 4 (Four)
• Benin – 2 (Two)
• Cameroon – 1 (One)
• Chad – 1 (One)

Nominations from desirous meritorious students are invited for the said scholarship slots.

Application Guidelines:

• Six complete sets of application forms (properly tagged) to be submitted (one set may be retained by the Mission and five are required to be sent to ICCR).
• Special attention may kindly be made in respect of tagging of the sets.
• Applications should be properly filled-up/tagged and sent with complete supporting documents.
• Candidate should clearly mention the course and university to which he/she is seeking admission
• Certified copies of all documents should be accompanied with English translations, a syllabus of the qualifying examination should be enclosed with the application.
• Priority will be given to students who have never studied in India before.
• Students who have formerly studied on ICCR Scholarship should be given second preference.
• No candidate should be nominated for MBBS/BDS and courses related to medicine.

For more scholarship information and application, see: Africa Scholarship Scheme Website

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scholarships for African Students in India: The Government of India, through the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), offers about 2325 scholarships under 21 scholarship schemes.

Of these scholarships, 500 are exclusively for African countries. There are students in India under these schemes from about 80 countries.

Most of the scholarship holders come from developing countries in Asia, Africa, South and Central America.

However, there are quite a few students from the developed countries as well. Around 3550 foreign students are currently studying in India under the various scholarship schemes.

The students are in graduate, post graduate and doctoral programmes as well as in professional courses such as engineering, pharmacy, accountancy, business administration and management.

Scholarships are also given for learning Indian dance, music, painting, sculpture, etc.

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) administers its own scholarship schemes apart from which it also functions as an agency for other schemes on behalf of the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Finance of the Government of India.

For,

• Application Form for Scholarships for Foreign Students,
• Guidelines for Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Scholarship Holders,
• List of Universities Recognised by the University Grants Commission of India, &
• Scholarship Terms for Different Courses

See: Scholarships for African Students in India

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Speaking to journalists in Kampala the director of foreign trade Thomas says the knowledge base centre will equip Ugandans with entrepreneur skills and bring out international business and trade solutions to suite the PAN African needs.

He says the centre will become a hub to generate views, opinions, analysis on a number of contemporary trade and economic issues will be of interest to African nation and develop the economic relations with other countries.

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