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clothing from India to witness the historic "shilanyas," or foundation stone ceremony. It included the burying of a time capsule and rites led by religious leaders from India.
SAINTS RAM MUNI NIRBHAY HONOURED WITH DOCTORATE Renowned Jain scholar and Upravartak of Shraman Sangh Ram Muniji "Nirbhay" has been honoured with Doctor of Philosophy by Bangalore University. Muniji undertook research work under the guidance of Dr.K.N.Sheshadri and his subject was "Contribution of Kewal Muni to Hindi Literature". His 2007 chaturmas was organized by Sri Sangh of Moti Katra, Agra. Muni Shree is extremely popular for his simplicity, politeness and oratory. News courtesy: Sumer Chand Jain, Sri Swetamber Sthanakwasi Jain Trust.
DIGAMBAR JAINS CELEBRATE 75TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF ACHARYA BAHUBALI MAHARAJ - Thousands of Jain devotees converged in Gurgaon on the weekend to celebrate the 75th birth anniversary of Acharya Bahubaliji Maharaj, the spiritual Guru of Digamber sect of Jain community and perform mass rituals. Acharya Bahubaliji Maharaj, during his sermon, laid stress on the need to educate the masses for a progressive Indian society. "I bless all castes and religions of the society. All religions should bring in home Sanskars (ethical values). When we have ethics at home, we can look forward to the creation of an ethical society. Education should be emphasised on by all religions as education is the key selfimprovement," said Acharya Bahubaliji Maharaj, spiritual head of Digambar Jain community. The Digamber Jains, under the aegis of their Acharya, provide free primary education to children at various places. "Besides spreading word about religion, our Acharya is keen to spread education amongst the youth. He has schools at various places.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
B. H. JAIN CONFERRED WATER CONSERVER OF INDIA AWARD Shri B. H. Jain, Founder-Chairman of Jain Irrigation Systems Limited, has been conferred upon the prestigious UNESCO & West-Net instituted award as the "Water Conserver of India". This is taking into account yeomen service to the cause of water conservation. Jain Irrigation is pioneer in micro irrigation and sprinkler irrigation systems in India which is a viable alternative to the conventional irrigation methods. This award has been presented by the Hon'ble Union Minister of Water Resources, Prof. Saif-Ud-Din Soz at a glittering function held in New Delhi on 29th
November 2007 at the Jaypee Vasant Continental, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi. The function was attended by eminent delegates from the World Bank, UNICEF, UNESCO, Central Water Commission and TERI apart from the Industry and Press. Till date, the Company has received 46 State Awards, 85 National Awards and 3 International Awards for outstanding export performance, R&D achievements and entrepreneurship, Fair Trade Practices Etc. The internationally prestigious "Crawford Reid Memorial Award instituted by Irrigation Association, USA was conferred on the Chairman Shri. B. H. Jain for "Significant contribution to the Irrigation Industry outside the United States".
Company has modern manufacturing facilities located in India at Jalgaon, Maharashtra, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), Baroda (Gujarat) and Udumalpet (Tamilnadu). The company has recently acquired Companies in USA & Israel in its core line of business as part of strategy to become one of the top 3 global players. At present, Company has 13 plants outside India i.e. USA, Israel, Chile, Brazil, Spain & Australia.
The Company has an extensive Research & Development (R&D) farm and training & development center spread over nearly 1,000 acres of farm at Jalgaon & similar facility near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. This center has extensive development laboratories and is engaged in pioneering efforts in developing tissue culture plants for Banana, Sugarcane etc. The Company's turnover for the last year ended on 31.03.2007 was Rs.1,267 crores and is currently expecting to accomplish a more than 45% growth in the current year with a turnover of Rs.1,850 crores, including Rs.515 crores of export turnover from India.
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