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Friday, August 15, 2008
National
Campaign
for
Eradicating
Terrorism
CAP IS
CAPPING
SKILL GAP
SAVE
DIESEL
WITH
WATER
I can do it,
we can do it,
India can do it
What a momentous event just before
the independence day! India has broken
the Olympic ice. Our Abinav Bindra has
created history for himself and India by
winning the first ever individual goal
medal. The whole country is proud of
him. It was possible because of his
single minded focus to his ambition
with grit, determination and hard work.
Congratulations to him, his parents and
coaches. I am sure that this single
event will trigger many young minds to
aspire and achieve great Olympic
performances and bring glory to our
country.
I am confident that India will
accomplish in many fields. That comes
from the millions of youth I meet who
demonstrate to me that I can do it,
We can do it.
I look forward to 15th August 2020 with
a proud Prime Minister unfurling the
national flag of developed India.
APJ ABDUL KALAM
15 Aug 2008
When you wish upon a star, Makes no difference who you are----
When evil minds combine,
good minds have to work together to combat
I realize that the recent serial bomb blasts at Bangalore and Ahmadabad have to be condemned. To sus-
tain the economic progress of the nation and to achieve of India Vision 2020, assured safety and security of
the people is of paramount importance. I was thinking for the last few days, the agony of the people who have
experienced, particularly the kith and kin of families who were directly affected by the blast. The dynamics of
the intelligence should be understood in the right sense at the right time by the intelligence agencies and nip
it in the bud. Information collection has to be followed in multi-pronged approach through manual, remote
observation, movement of information floating through internet and media. Vulnerabilities need to be identi-
fied by an unified approach. Disjointed intelligence reports will not serve the purpose. Hence we need a uni-
fied and empowered intelligence mechanism with task forces under a single roof at the centre which will act in
a mission mode to tackle the terrorism.
I believe, time has come, apart from our multiple agencies forecasting and handling of the terrorist activi-
ties, we need to evolve an aggressive Mission called National Campaign to Eradicate Terrorism (NCET), with
mission oriented integrated management structure, duly passed as a Bill by the Parliament. Under the NCET
Bill, we need to bring out the following:
1. Creation of unified intelligence Agency across the country, empowering them to deal with the State and
Central Government intelligence agencies under one roof of administration with the latest technological
tools and devices.
2. Enact a law which will provide stringent punishments and faster justice to the perpetrators of the crime in
a time bound manner.
3. Create a sense of awareness among the people to work together in identifying these incidents and elimi-
nating these tendencies with transparent procedures to inform the intelligence agencies and work with
intelligence agencies to combat the terrorism.
4. Implement National Citizen ID card for all the transactions with the Government services, Business ser-
vices and private services at the earliest.
5. Equitable National development for inclusive growth: Central and State Governments should reorient their
administrative mechanisms to ensure that the development reaches all sections of the
society equitably for achieving inclusive growth and ensure that none in the soci-
ety feels alienated socially, economically and politically.
I am suggesting the evolution of NCET Mission to be around action ori-
ented people of highest integrity and competence drawn from multi- ple functional
areas, committed to the vision of NCET to eradicate terrorism as a time bound
mission. We must do this with a great sense of urgency for When evil minds combine,
good minds have to work together to combat.
Hence the mission of NCET.
CAP IS CAPPING SKILL GAP
A FOUNDATION EMPOWERS THE DROP OUT CHILDREN BY
EDUCAITON, KNOWLEDGE AND EMPLOYMENT
When India is in the ascending economic trajectory, we
are concerned about the rising inflation, unemployment and
illiteracy. It is not the unemployment a major problem; it is the
question of un-employability a bigger crisis. According to the
India Labour Report 2007, 53% of employed youth suffer some
degree of skill deprivation while only 8 per cent of youth are
unemployed. Remaining 57 per cent of India's youth suffer
some degree of unemployability. Only 7 per cent of the popula-

Technology Development Support
Technology development board, Govt.
of India aims at accelerating the
development and commercialization of
indigenous technology or adapting
imported technology to wider domestic
application. The Board provides
financial assistance in the form of
equity soft loans or grants. Source:
http://www.tdb.gov.in/
I have created the
human being
with a brain and
thinking faculties.
I command all my
creations that
they use their
faculties with
reasoning
to reach my image.
Without a driver and chugging along at
a restricted 15 mph, Carnegie Mellon
University's computer-controlled robot
vehicle "Boss" is put through its paces on
the CMU test track in Hazelwood for
Defense Department representatives .
August 15, 2008
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CAP is capping the skill Gap
tion in the 15-29 age groups has re-
ceived some form of vocational train-
ing. 300 million youth will enter the
labour force by 2025. The unfinished
product from the education system
makes it vulnerable and creates social
instability and inequality. The skill
deficit among our youth is the most
important issue to be addressed on
priority.
Dr. Jaya Indiresan came to Dr.
Kalam on June 13, 2008 and wanted
him to interact with the students of
Teen Channel, Ek Mouka and Madrasa
programmes run by CAP
(Communication and Progress) founda-
tion at Hyderabad. What is unique? Dr.
Kalam quipped? She explained that
CAP Foundation, Hyderabad is address-
ing this problem in its own unique way
and bridging the gap in 11 states with
59 employability training centers. CAP
works with very difficult-to-reach young
people in providing them academic,
vocational and occupational pathways.
The Teen channel initiative of CAP
selects the school drop outs and given
bridge courses to complete 10th std
and given 2 year vocational training in
the areas of computes, automobile
mechanics, hotel industry and account-
ing. Mainstreaming Madrasa Education
The Beauty of Yesterday!
Sita tells me. The Beauty of Yesterday
The Beauty Of Yesterday.
Days of her childhood,
So happy and so expressive!
Smashing the door,
Rushing out to the open ground,
barefoot.
Where she used to feel free,
Dancing about here and there.
The rocks were the crowd,
Staring at Sita.
The winds being the chorus,
The trees being the supporting
dancers
The grass her magnificent floor,
The blue skies sitas destiny.
So expressive were those days,
So carefree were those days.
Indian young talent blossomed in to a techi of tomorrow
Hardy has to
come to
unearth Ra-
manujams in
India. This is
yesterday
story in India.
Yes, India
unearths the
potential in a
youth and helped him to climb the
ladders of achievement in technology.
In 2003, When A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
dedicated the Srinivasa Ramanujan
Centre of the Shanmugha Arts, Sci-
ence, Technology and Research Acad-
emy (SASTRA), Deemed University in
Kumbakonam, he had then mentioned
about a child genius and referred to
him as a young talent like Ramanujam,
the acclaimed mathematician. This
billion beats
programme has
touched 700 Ma-
drasas in Andhra
Pradesh and
reached upto
50,000 children
with vocational and
employable skills.
80% of the children
(60% girls) have
found placement
with starting salary
of Rs. 4000 per
month. Every year they are training and
empowering 20,000 youths who would
not have been able to be in the main-
stream of education and economic
activities and got the placements
between Rs. 4000 to Rs. 6000 per
month. The magnitude of the problem
across the nation is so large and would
need many institutions like CAP to work
on mission mode to make every Indian
youth to posses world class skills,
become employable and be an active
contributor to national development
missions.
Dr. Kalam reached Pattacheru in
Medak District of AndraPradesh on 2
Aug 2008 to interact with the students
and the youth. What a jubilant youth,
they were excited to see Dr. Kalam.
Is still around us today,
But, the bright colors shown yes-
terday
Are covered with dust and mud
today.
Thus, I cannot recognize the
Beauty Of Today!
Astha wadhwani
Shikshantar School
J-170, Vijay Ratan Vihar, Sec-
tor 15,
Part-II,
Gurgaon, Haryana 122001
wizard has carved out a niche for
himself in the hearts of his role model,
Mr. Narayanamoorthy of Infosys and
Mr. Bill Gates of Microsoft, too. But
then who is this under kind? It is one S.
Chandrasekhar from Tirunelveli, Tamil-
nadu, a child prodigy, one of the
few rare birds across the country.
S. Chandrasekhar is just 17 years old
and he has completed his M. Tech,
Computer science degree course from
the prestigious Indian Institute of
Technology, Chennai, in the month of
May, 2008. He would thus be regarded
in the annals of this subcontinent as
the youngest Post Graduate Engineer
from a leading technical school in the
country. He is already a Bachelor of
Engineering and a Master of Computer
Applications. Furthermore, he has
2
They surrounded him, started jumping
and asked many questions ranging
from development, corruption, nuclear
deal and wide range of topics in good
spoken English.
We could see the power of the
training which has transformed the
dropped out youths with the spirit I
can do it by the CAP foundation. With
enthusiasm, they shared their experi-
ences on how they got the second
opportunity to study, acquire knowl-
edge, gain confidence and build em-
ployable skills. This has enabled build-
ing of safer, healthier and productive
communities of young people capable
of supporting self-directed growth and
participates in economic progress. -
Maj. Gen R Swaminathan & V. PONRAJ
Globe so wide
Much before you die
Unto the holy grace of thy
My respects I lie
It started with a missile
Much by guile
The challenge is legend
Xenophobia and delusions
Set to rest
Nuclear winter is set to arrest
The spin offs so many
The world is bright
For all left or right
In your globe so wide
Jitty Thomas
Address :
Powathel Hs. Memuri PO Kottayam-686617 Kerala
E-Mail:g.jitty@gmail.com
many awards and oodles of certifica-
tions in the IT field, to his credit too.
Chandrasekhar, who also attended
summer internship modules in some of
the leading universities in the United
States, is a versatile hacker and could
help crack systems to assess their
security. Chandrasekhar has been
chosen by the Department of Science
and Technology (DST) to assist SETS,
(Society for Electronic Transactions and
Security, Chennai,) in exploring the
computer security issues. These are
the issues that could one day help in
protecting the nations major computer
systems. Besides, he was also the
honorary Director for network engineer-
ing in Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of
Engineering, a TIFAC (Technology
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Indian young talent blossomed in to a techi of tomorrow

Information Forecasting and Assess- Chandrasekhar, son of Mr. R. Subramanian, an
ment Council) sponsored centre, initi- auditor and Mrs. Revathy Subramanian, a
How recycling could
ated by Dr. Kalam and set up by the
DST.
Banker, is a child prodigy indeed. Here is a brief
account of some of his remarkable achievements
keep your organs young
in the past. NewScientist.com news service
Will this wonder child, Subramanian 1. At the age of 10, he became the worlds Tamsin Osborne, 10 August 2008
Chandrasekhar follow the footsteps of
youngest Microsoft Certified Systems
the Nobel laureate(1983), Padma Imagine if we could stop the ageing process in
Engineer (MCSE).
Vibhushan Subrahmanyan Chandrasek- its tracks, keeping our organs youthful for the
har, whose name he shares? 2. At the age of 11, he became worlds young- rest of our lives. That's exactly what a team
est Cisco Certified Network Associate of researchers have done with the livers of INDEPENDENCE DAY
(CCNA).
He has many ideas towards mice, raising the possibility that this might
3. Completed his schooling at the age of 12.
his goal of serving the nation 4. In the year 2001, he did his BCA from
one day be possible in humans. Damaged 15 AUG 2008
proteins gradually accumulate in the cells of
by building up a young team of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, our body as we age, but until now no-one
talents. He is preparing him- Tirunelveli. knew whether this build-up was actually
OATH
self in terms of skill, knowl- 5. But, in the year 2002, in the second year of responsible for the functional decline of our
edge, leadership, passion etc to his BCA program, he discontinued BCA to organs. Now research has shown that pro-
Dear friends, let me share with
mature himself. Let us hope pursue his B.E degree from Kalasalingam teins build up because the cellular cleaning
Engineering College, Krishnankoil. He had machinery breaks down. By engineering mice
you a seven point oath on the
for the best...,
been allowed to do his post graduation in in which this system remains operative de-
computer Application (MCA) as a special spite old age, Ana Maria Cuervo and her
occasion of ensuing Independence
pat comes the reply from his parents.
case. Thus, he completed his B.E and MCA team at the Albert Einstein College of Medi-
by the academic year of 2006. cine of Yeshiva University in New York have
Day 2008, Can you take up this
Let us join them in their hope that the
6. At the age of 15, he scored 99.32% in the prevented the rodents' livers from ageing.
day is not too far, when India strikes
The implication is that if we could artificially
oath on the eve of Independence
again at the coveted Nobel Prize, in the graduate aptitude test in engineering and
field of science, through one of her gained an entry into the Indian Institute of preserve this system in our own cells we
might be able to prevent age-related damage
Day 2008?
prodigies like Chandrasekhar. Technology, Chennai. He thus became the
youngest student, for M.Tech, IIT Chennai. in our organs too. For further details please
refer Source: www.newscientist.com
1. Wherever I am, a thought will
SAVE OUR NATION FROM GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS always come to my mind. That
R.Vasu Manavalan, Irumbuliyur Tambaram, Chennai [vasumanavalan@yahoo.com] is What can I give?
Presently our Government focuses on improving IT infrastructure, Real Estates, Industries, Technology, Highways, Education and 2. Whatever the mission I will
Defense and of course other people welfare, measures like giving lots of Free schemes, giving less significant importance to
dying agriculture economy. do, my motto will be Work
The rising Inflation, and increased IT boom, has raised the cost of living; thereby affecting the Poor and Middle class segment.
When there is a market demand for any product, say mobile phones, land lines, the entire government and private sector focus
with integrity and succeed
on improving the production rate by putting up more manufacturing units, rather than closing or winding up, then why not the
government takes steps in improving the production of agriculture produce when there is food crisis. It is not possible because
with integrity
it going out of their reach. Political Parties blaming each other and the Government for the failure in controlling the rising infla-
tion.
3. I will always remember that

Whereas directly or indirectly, agricultural farmers, who feed our nation are slowly winding up their farming business, and sell Let not my winged days, be
their lands, thereby falling into the clutches of real estate business. For example 100 acres of agricultural land converted to
Real Estate/Multi storeyed building, means, Food produce from this portion of Land is permanently cut. Therefore imagine the spent in vain.
Macro scenario, across the country, which will ultimately lead to Food crisis much faster than the expected rate, if the govern-
ment does not use its Iron hand to control this conversion rate, our inflation rate will increase, beyond proportion. Food will be a 4. I realize I have to set a great
scarce item; ultimately Poor and Middle income group will suffer major setback.
goal that will lead me to think
The following Aggressive measures may to some or to a greater extent improve the Agricultural economy.
1. Agricultural Land shall not be sold for Real Estate purpose. Agricultural Land can only be sold only to person who has got high, work and realize the
minimum five to ten years of agricultural experience and is meant only for agricultural purpose.
2. This effective measure will aggressively control the conversion of Fertile Land. goal.
3. Encourage and set up more Food preserving Units across the Country.
4. Increase the number of Cold storage Units across the country, and make it accessible for poor farmers to store their agri- 5. My greatest friends will be
cultural produce, during season/off season, so that he can preserve excess produce, to be sold during off-season at a
reasonable cost. This will stabilize the Price of agricultural produce. For e.g., Tomato being sold at Rs. 3/- a Kg, during great human beings, great
season, Poor farmers unable to bear the transportation cost, will decide to destroy the excess produce on road, rather than
incurring loss, if the same can be preserved we can avoid the food crisis, price can also be stabilized. Farmers shall have teachers and great books.
access to cold storage, and preserving mechanism.
5. Reduce or eliminate tax structure for Agricultural related products, namely Fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides etc., make it 6. I firmly believe that no
accessible for poor farmers.
6. Reduce the tax burden on Farmers; compensate the same by raising the tax on alcohol, tobacco, and other luxury prod- problem can defeat me; I will
ucts/components.
7. Concession to Agricultural students, more schemes for farmers to educate their children, improves their style of living. This become the captain of the
can be done if Government encourages Big Corporate with more than certain amount as assets to adopt villages, and
incorporate welfare measures, say for example HLL village, Wipro village, Infosys village, Polaris Village etc. problem, defeat the problem
8. Bringing awareness among people to avoid Food wastage- Eat what You Need, Do not Waste Food just because you have
money (purchasing power) and succeed.
9. Focus on Conversion of Wasteland to Farming Land, by using improved technology, fertilizer mechanism etc., utilize these
lands for irrigation during rainy season. 7. My National Flag flies in my
10. Improve existing water storage capacities across the country.
11. Bring in aggressive measures to avoid intermediaries, and encourage more of direct selling, by farmers. heart and I will bring glory to
12. Improve technology on agricultural front.
13. Bring in Effective Pest Control measures. my nation.
Farmers Feed Us! They are our Back Bone! Lets us Focus on improving their Lifestyle, and save our Nation from Global Food
Crisis. Let all the able Administrators, working in Government Machinery, Public Sector, and Private Sector, Arise! Join Hands in
improving Our Indian Agriculture. It is Possible, it is in our Hands, and nothing is Too Late.
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SAVE DIESEL WITH WATER

EMULSIFICATION FUEL TO SAVE 25% COST OF DIESEL - WILL THIS BECOME A SOLUTION FOR AUTOMOBILES?

AWARDS DO NOT ACCOMPANY A MAN TO THE Dr. Kalam

Billion Beats BURIAL GROUND, but his soul will always carry the suggested
happiness to the heaven if his contributions benefit interaction
No: 10, Rajaji Marg to improve the quality of life a SOS email landed in with Academic
New Delhi - 110016 Dr APJ Abdul Kalam email inbox institutions on
(apj@abdulkalam.com). A curious Dr Kalam opened the modeling
Phone: 011-23015522 the email, which came from an innovative Indian. We of process and
Fax: 011-23793601 contacted Mr. Gopalakrishnan immediately on the computations.
For publishing send E-mail with photos to : advice of Dr. Kalam and discussed with him for under- Dr. Kalam
standing the process. enquired how
billionbeats@abdulkalam.com or give your
this emulsified
feedback through www.abdulkalam.com Mr. S. Gopalakrishnan, from Chennai explained fuel can be
about Hydrodrive emulsification technology which used in auto-
European Union have taken advantage of the Indian mobiles? He
THE PULSE OF INDIA invention to produce High cetane synthetic diesel will be most
from Algae has the potential to uplift the Farm sector willing to work
and also reduce green house gas emissions which is with Indian
a primary cause of Global warming. From the presen- automobile
www.abdulkalam.com tation we could see that the technology has been industry for
demonstrated and the plant is running in Super Auto designing an on-line emulsification system in automo-
Forge Ltd, Chennai since October 2007. The industry biles. He has already started working on the emulsified
Chief Editor: saves each day 50 liters of diesel from fuel savings fuel injection system for automobiles.
data presented by him. After knowing the details
apj@abdulkalam.com
curious Dr. Kalam wanted to visit the factory and see Within three days after Chennai visit, Dr. Kalam
Editorial board: for himself what is happening on the ground. The visited TATA motors at Pune on 29th July 2008 and gave
bbeditor@abdulkalam.com iternary was chalked out by Dr. Kalams office as a them an automobile Vision 2020 for the automobile
part of his visit to Chennai on 24-25 July 2008. industry. During the discussions, he urged TATA motors to
ysrajan@abdulkalam.com examine and work with Hydro drive emulsification technol-
rswaminathan@abdulkalam.com Immediately after landing at Chennai airport at ogy and IIT Madras to design, develop and introduce the
dnmoorthi@abdulkalam.com 7.40 pm on 24 July 08 evening, Dr. Kalams carcade fuel injection system capable of handling emulsified fuels.
proceeded towards Nedungkunram Village, in Kolap- Let us see who are going to be the pioneers in this inter-
vponraj@abdulkalam.com pakkam area of Chennai. When Dr. Kalam reached esting technological race.
the destination, there was a resounding reception by
Friday, August 15, 2008 the employees and the local citizens of Nedungkun- - Maj. Gen R Swaminathan and V. Ponraj
dram village. Dr. Kalam witnessed the Combustion of
a Thermax water heating bioler which is using a fuel
having 75% diesel mixed with 25% water. The com-
Work with integrity and succeed bustion was steady. Mr. S. Gopalakrishnan and his
with integrity - APJ Abdul Kalam team explained how the mixing of water and diesel is
being carried out with the indigenously designed
equipments and the mechanism of emulsification
using hydro drive technology. The emulsified fuel
For publication into billion beats:
costs 20% cheaper than the diesel fuel. If one such
small boiler using emulsified fuel can save 50 liters of
Send your articles, success stories, diesel in a day and equivalent amount of cash spent
innovations, cartoons, poetry into on the fuel, think about the huge fuel savings and the
cost benefits for over lakhs of boilers and several
billionbeats@abdulkalam.com
external fired equipments running with oil in India.
Along with photographs and evidence While combusting emulsified fuels for industrial firing
documents if any needs no modifications it needs encouragement and
educating the users.

The problem is our Attitude! [Abhinav Dhere, Class-10, New Digamber Public School,Indore,M.P]
Yesterday, I was waiting for green signal at a square when suddenly a laborer
dragging a thela came shouting at me to move in a red signal. His words were "Are jaane
do, agar aapko nahi jaana toh hamein to jaane doh," I considered his foolishness as he
was an uneducated person but what about the educated group. Later when I was re-
turning I found that the signal was red but no one even gave a single look at it before
crossing it. I was the only person to stand and wait there. Its not about following or not
following traffic rules, the problem is that we are not willing to change. We have already
decided our limitations. Yesterday in a hotel a person after looking at crowd just said
that "Ab toh bas yahin baithe rahna hai" whereas we also came at the same time but we
got entry in about 15 minutes and that person could not get it only because of his
negative attitude.
Why we think that nothing can change when we are ourself not ready to
change? There is a problem of parking space everywhere, but still multi storied parking
cannot solve the problem because we are not ready to climb stairs so we do not use
them. We just see the tangible benefits but we do not see the intangible benefits. We
cannot employ a watchman to check that no one keeps vehicle outside on the road be-
cause he will himself take Rs.100 bribe and let people keep vehicle. Traffic police cannot
send crane there because there is no space for the huge crane on the narrow road. What is
result? The road becomes narrower due to vehicles and stalls etc. and finally we face the
problem, we are not able to reach our destination fast and then we break traffic rules and
do accidents. Finally loss is to our country.
Our country loses human resource, our country's GDP remains less, our country's Per
Capita remains less and finally when our country is called undeveloped we blame the govt.
We are the real enemies of nation and not those who do not shout in India-Pakistan
Cricket match for India. These are small mistakes but results in big problem. This is my
request to all the Indians, Change your attitude, think positively; the world can change if
we change. Change is the only permanent thing in this world. The development of a nation
is in the interest of the individual. One billion people when divided, cause a big problem for
a nation but the same billion people when united, can become the strength of a country, so
unite together and contribute towards the development of India till you succeed.