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BCM Institute Signs Agreement with BSI

BS 25999 was launched on Oct 30, 2007, the world’s first internationally-recognized standard for Business Continuity Management (BCM). BS25999 sets out the fundamentals of a Business Continuity Management System, and contains a comprehensive set of requirements covering the whole BCM lifecycle, based on BCM best practices.

Per BSI, the BS 25999 Standard on Business Continuity is forecasted to be the biggest selling standard since the launch of ISO 9001 (which pertains to a Quality Management System). To quote Mr. Flemming Norklit, Managing Director, BSI Management Systems: “At our launch events last month in London, New York and Tokyo we had record numbers of attendees and the level of demand for certification to BS 25999 is like nothing previously experienced in the world of standards…not only in the UK but all over the world.” In fact, two companies have already applied for and been certificated against the standard – these include SunGard Availability, which runs a network of Backup centres across the Globe. Also, there are already 2 global organisations that have applied for BS25999 certification for their Indian operations. On behalf of the BCM Institute, I invite you to participate in the BS25999 journey.

BCMI India has signed an MOU with BSI in India to be their preferred training partner and domain expert for BS25999. I strongly believe that this partnership represents the coming together of two highly competent organisations that together can do exactly what the slogan of BSI promises – raising standards worldwide!

Under the terms of our MOU, we will be offering in partnership with BSI their series of approved workshops on BS25999, which includes:

• BS 25999 - 1 – day Understanding Course
• BS 25999 - 2 – day Awareness/Essentials Course
• BS 25999 - 2 – day Implementing Course
• BS 25999 - 3 – day Internal Auditor Course
• BS 25999 - 5 – day Lead Auditor Course

In case you are interested in knowing more about the workshops or the schedule, please do get in touch with us at info@bcm-institute.org. We kick off with the

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Infosys first private firm to get CISF cover from today, fee Rs 2.56 crore a year
MCOCA judge gets threat call, security increased
Terror effect: Mumbai gets its NSG hub
In Kolkata, NSG battles heat, water shortage
Rs 347 cr for internal security in Gujarat
ULFA commander Paresh Baruah moves to China

Fom tomorrow, 101 men from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will guard IT major Infosys in Bangalore round the clock against possible terror strikes. Infosys will pay around Rs 2.56 crore a year as recurring cost for this team led by an Assistant Commandant and including one Inspector, 12 Sub-Inspectors, 18 Head Constables and 69 Constables.

This makes Infosys the first private firm to get CISF security following an amendment to the law to enable the paramilitary force to deploy its staff in the priva

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IDPL seeking bail out package

Ailing pharma PSU awaits Rs 761 cr bailout 29 Jul 2009, 0539 hrs IST, Sushmi Dey, ET Bureau

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NEW DELHI: The government is likely to expedite the revival plan of sick pharmaceutical public sector unit Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd (IDPL), which has been hanging fire since 2007. IDPL is still awaiting Cabinet approval for a Rs 761-crore package, pending with a group of ministers (GoM) since 2007. The department of pharmaceuticals, under the chemicals ministry, is planning to take up the matter on a priority basis, a government official close to the development said. First on the agenda, the official who asked not to be named said, would be the restructuring of the ministerial panel headed by defence minister AK Antony. The panel did examine the bailout package but failed to suggest modifications or endorse the plan to speed up the company’s revival. The department of pharmaceuticals has already written to the Cabinet secretary in this regard, said the official. “The department is reworking the plan. The ministry of chemicals and fertilisers (headed by MK Azhagiri) has also accorded the IDPL revival plan in the 100-day agenda of the government. The government may soon initiate action by reconstituting a new GoM to take a final call on the issue,” the official said. Pharma circles have been abuzz with news of IDPL’s ‘imminent’ revival after the government included the company’s revival plan in the 100-day agenda. Indeed, chances of restructuring the GoM look bright as some of the members in the previous panel are not part of the government anymore. For instance, previous health minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, chemicals minister Ram Vilas Paswan and labour minister Oscar Fernandes in the previous government have all been replaced by new ministers in UPA-II.

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India is the fifth largest electricity producing nation in the world. Power generation has grown over 100 fold since independence to 724 bn KWh in 2008-09. Nevertheless, power shortages (approx. 10 % of total demand) prevail due to inadequte capacity, loss making state utilities, lack of comprehensive inter regional transmission links and high transmission losses mainly due to theft. Thermal powerplants generate the bulk of the electricity produced in the country. Nuclear power capacity, currently at 4,120 MWe, is expected to be augmented by an additional 2,440 MWe, currently under construction, by the year 2009. The power sector has seen vast reforms especially after the passage of theElectricity Act 2003 including the formation of independent regulators like CERC.

Power Grid Corp. (PGCIL) operates one of the largest (over 50,000 circuit kms) grid sytems in the world and transmits approximately 40 per cent of total power generated (excl. captive) in India. India's captive power plants generated 68.2 bn kWh of electricity during 2003-04. Large captive power users include the aluminium, petrochemical and iron and steel industrial sectors.

While the total additional power capacity targeted for the year ending Mar '09 is 11,061 MW only 1,759 MW of capacity addition had been achieved in the first six months till Sep '08. Renewable sources of energy, mainly wind and small hydro, contributed seven per cent of total electricity generation in 2006.

Over 82 per cent of the nearly 600,000 villages spread across India have been electified at the end of Aug 08.

Power Generation (2006-07)

Type	Generation Billion kWh
Thermal	527.6
Hydel	113.4
Nuclear	18.6
Wind	2.8²
Captive (>1 MW)	68.2¹
¹ Captive (2003-04) includes 39.6 bn KWh Steam, 13.4 bn KWh Diesel, 14.9 bn KWh Gas Turbine, 0.2 bn KWh Wind and 0.1 bn KWh Hydro generated power. ² Wind power based on figures for the year 2003-04.

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Pricing pressure hits Areva's bottomline

Promit Mukherjee / DNA

Thursday, July 30, 2009 2:50 IST

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Mumbai: A severe pressure on prices in the domestic market has taken a toll on transmission and distribution major Areva T&D India's bottomline in the second quarter of calendar year 2009.

Areva T&D, which is a subsidiary of the France-based nuclear giant Areva and is one of the major transformer and substation manufacturers in India, is currently on a major expansion spree. The company had last year commissioned three facilities across the country.

Rathin Basu, country head, Areva T&D India, said, "The market is still flat and there is a sense of panic among the players, which is putting pressure on prices." He was taking to analysts through a conference call on Wednesday.

He said the transmission and distribution market is witnessing a continuous price fall since September 2009 and the first half of the calendar year has seen practically no growth. While the transmission market has seen a drop in prices of 15-20%, the distribution market has been hit harder and prices have fallen by 20-25%.

This has taken a toll on the company's bottomline, which is down by almost 14% in the second quarter of the calendar year. For the quarter ended June 2009, the company posted a net profit after tax (PAT) of close to Rs 50 crore against Rs 65 crore in the same period last year.

"However, for the first half, the company booked a profit of Rs 101 crore, which is a 32% growth over the last three years," he said. The company also saw 24% fall in order intake in the first half, which stood at Rs 1,757 crore against Rs 2,323 crore in H12008. However, orders grew 18%

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	What Australian manufacturers and exporters need to know about European Product legislation and CE marking when producing or exporting their products to the European Union By Kim Niemans, Consultants Europe What is CE Marking? 15 EU members and candidate states What are the implications for industry? What are the administrative procedures? Declaration of Conformity Technical Construction File (TCF) CE User Manual Which product groups must be marked? Which product Directives have been adopted? What are Harmonized European Standards? Who is liable for a product? Authorized representation Is there a relation between CE Marking and ISO 9000? Consultants Europe - What can we do for you? Useful Resources What is CE Marking? The CE marking is a European proof of conformity and is also known as "Trade Passport to Europe" that allows manufacturers and exporters to circulate products freely within the 15 European Union (EU) members. The letters, "CE" -- French for "Conformité Européne," indicate that the manufacturer has satisfied all assessment procedures specified by law for its product to be sold on the European market.

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ISO/IEC 38500 – the new international standard for IT governance

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In the 21st century, IT governance has become a much-discussed topic amongst IT professionals. It is not that well understood by senior managers, company directors, board members and chairmen – which is a pity, because IT governance is a key topic for exactly these people.
The emergence of ISO/IEC 38500 – the international standard for the corporate governance of information and communication technology – puts boards around the world in a position from which they can take effective action to apply core governance principles to their information and communication technology.

ISO/IEC 38500 is an international standard that defines IT governance in an agreed, standardised way.
It is a ‘high level, principles based advisory standard’. It provides ‘broad guidance on the role of governing body, [and] it encourages organisations to use appropriate standards to underpin their governance of IT.’ ISO/IEC 38500 does not, in other words, replace those standards and frameworks (such as CobiT, ITIL, ISO27001, etc) that an organisation may already have deployed for the better governance of its IT; what it does do is provide a coherent framework for ensuring that the board is appropriately involved in the effective governance of IT.

ISO/IEC 38500 is clear that governance is distinct from management. It identifies the role of an organisation’s governing body, and aligns that with the governing body’s role as described in the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, as revised in 2004, and in the Cadbury Report on Corporate Governance of 1992.
The standard makes itself applicable to organisations of all sizes, regardless of purpose, design or

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