1 2 3 …….Right or wrong ?
What is 123. Well ….to be in short, it is an agreement signed between India & US for the sake of India’s necessity in importing resources / machinery related to nuclear technology from US to setup and materialize production of Nuclear based electricity. Well quite confusing …isn’t it? Read on……..
US had restrictions in providing such technology to India all these days. Now it is ready to remove those restrictions based on some conditions specified in 123 agreement.
Condition 1:
All the reactors producing electricity based on nuclear energy must be brought under the direct supervision of the International Nuclear Energy Committee. As per this condition 14 out of 22 nuclear reactors in India would be brought under the supervision.
Condition 2:
In order to recycle the nuclear fuel used in the nuclear reactors, advanced reactors must be setup. Such reactors must also be brought under the supervision of the respective Nuclear committees of America.
Condition 3:
If the machinery used to produce electricity from nuclear energy can be used to produce nuclear weapons, then such machinery should not be given to India.
Condition 4:
If India conducts a nuclear test, then America would break the agreement and take back all the technology / machinery provided to India. But the reactors which has been brought into the supervision of the respective nuclear committees will continue to be in their supervision !
India must agree to all these conditions in order to proceed further in completing this agreement.
The last condition which states that the agreement will terminate if India conducts a nuclear test is not specified in the 123 agreement, but in the Hyde’s Law which has been completed before 123 agreement in the American parliament.
In case if America does not provide the resources / technology as agreed upon, can India terminate the agreement? No. These is no such provision in the agreement as such.
One more condition in the 123 is India’s external affairs stand as far as Nuclear energy is concerned must be in sync with American stand. To be precise, India must support America in opposing Iran for producing Nuclear weapons.
Why should India sign such an agreement which appears to be biased towards America?
Well…in order to increase the Electricity production? Electricity produced from nuclear energy only can tackle India’s future demands for electricity? It it true…..
Right now the electricity produced by India is around 1,26,839 MW. Of this 66 % if from the Lignite mines. Electricity produced from the Hydro Electric projects is around 26 %. % from other resources like Solar based production. If in case you need to increase the production of Nuclear based electricity to 6 % in the next 20 years, then you need to invest 50000 crores. The amount spent towards Solar based and more such techniques tight now is just 600 crores. They are giving us back 5 % of the total electricity produced with such an investment. The amount spent towards Nuclear based electricity production is around 3897 crores. It is returning just 3% of the total electricity produced after all these investments.
By signing this agreement India forces itself to reveal the nuclear secrets. In the past India has used 35 % of its plutonium for producing nuclear weapons. After 123, it can use only 10% of Plutonium. Technology & nuclear fuel are the two reasons for which India signs this agreement. But we have both them and it is not necessary for us to depend on America. This is the truth.
There is a false rumor that we don’t have enough Uranium. In order to produce electricity for the next 40 years along with Nuclear weapons ( aroung 2228 Bombs ) we need around 25000 MTon. We have around 78000 Tons of Uranium. We have around 3 Lakh tons of thorium. We have even developed the technology to make use of this availability. Our Nuclear Energy dept have plans to make this into a reality in the next 40 years.
In order to use thorium, we need small amount of uranium. America is trying to bring the plan of recycling uranium into the 123 agreement. They may have plans to control the thorium activities May be that’s why the 123 agreement is also signed for a period of 40 years. Will come back with lot more details….
Thursday, 6 September 2007
Friday, 31 August 2007
My First day in SOFTCeLL !
Aug 02, 2004 – The day I joined SCG family. One of the days I would remember in my life throughout. My first job, secured with much ease when compared to the battle faced by my friends to secure their first job.
The memories of my first day in SCG still remain fresh. I entered office @ 0920 Hrs. One Mr. Lal Mohammed - one more new comer to the SCG group was waiting. It was his first day too. After formal introductions between us, we settled in the room which I later came to know as the Support / Training room. One Mr. Kumanan came in @ 0925 Hrs. He used to be punctual ….always, something which I witnessed in the later years. He appeared to be a man of 25 years. He is one of the persons who had a strong & stiff moustache I’ve ever seen. He was around 5 & ½ feet tall with a decent physique. He introduced himself & assured support to us whenever we need. His sounded very warm.
Within minutes we were going through the first session…..ANTIVIRUS. Trend Micro, Symantec, and MacAfee – these were the products explained to us. I was turning pale, as I was not able to register even a single bit of the training passed on. As far as IT industry was concerned, all I knew then was to open IE & check mail in my yahoo inbox. I can handle a bit of MS Office. The session was over in 45 minutes. The proceedings were totally in contrast to what I thought! I imagined the proceedings to happen in a much slower pace. Thought I would be given training for a period of one month at least and then I would be put on bench where I can nurture my skills and then I would be gradually pulled in for the real projects. An alarm went out in my mind – Dear Guru, first day, first ball, clean bowled for a DUCK. Kumanan gave us some materials we can use and was gone for a call. It was later I found that a CALL – is a response we give to our clients either by a visit preplanned or out of emergency to sort out an issue / installation / configuration. Lal started working in Windows XP. He simply asked for an Installation CD and started installing Windows XP. I was very impressed with his abilities. I watched him install the OS and then started to install mine on my own. I would have never completed without Lal’s help. In fact, it was Lal who did the installation on my behalf. Another alarm went out….Time for lunch !
We both went down and had a nice meal. Once done with my / our lunch, we came back. I requested Lal, whether he can help me out in learning things. He nodded. He was very warm. I thought, I can pick up things in a week’s time, at least the Windows XP installation. W(h)e installed the OS one more time. Around 1500 hours, Prasad came with tea. We took time to enjoy the tea. Once done, we started again with the installation of OS. By this time Lal was installing Windows server 2003. I was stunned. I asked myself, how many OS does he know? Lal asked me to install Windows XP one more time. For the 4th time, w(h)e installed the OS. Once done, I asked him to tell me how to install the Windows server 2003 OS. He starred at me and then proceeded to explain me that the installation of all the MS OS remains the same more or less. I was relieved. I still remember the number of times I asked him the same question to confirm that the installation procedure remains the same for all MS OS more or less.
It was 1700 Hrs and Lal started to revise the concepts explained by Kumanan. Without much option, I followed suit. It was then I realized that work is something which does not come to you as easily as education. No more spoon feeding. I went through the procedures on installing the Antivirus applications. I found them somewhat easy than the OS installation. Time was 1830 Hrs. I started to think as to what is the closing time? I would take at least 45 minutes to reach home. So I thought it would be better if I can use the restrooms before starting. I need to locate the Lavatory. I asked Lal as to where can I find one. He didn’t know. It was the first question for which Lal didn’t have any answers that day. I thought, I must find it myself. I came out of the support room for the third time that day. Ravi was occupied with some attendance reports. I asked him where the rest rooms are. He responded with directions. He also asked me to relax and have a look around. He also told me where I can find coffee, in case I needed one. For the first time that day, I went into what was called the Sales territory.
Most of the faces were unknown to me. I gazed on my way to the restrooms for Prem / Kumanan. They were the only persons I knew at that time. Prem being the person who interviewed me & Kumanan being my trainer. No luck. On my way back I once again gazed around & Prem was there with his laptop. He was wearing a white shirt and black pant. He was speaking with someone in his mobile. On seeing me he nodded his head. I smiled and came back to the support room. The time was 1915 and not even a single person had risen from his seat to call it a day. I wondered whether I would be able to start at least by 2000 Hrs. Within 5 minutes Prem made his way out. Ravi came into the support room and asked us to meet one Mr. Veera. It was later that I learnt that he was the branch manager. We went to his cabin. He greeted us with a smile and asked us from where we are coming. I told him that I come from Villivakkam. He responded by saying that he also comes from Villivakkam. Out of curiosity, I asked him the exact location of his home. As he told me, I was taken by surprise that he was residing in the street parallel to where I reside. We exchanged pleasant smiles and he asked whether we feel comfortable. He asked us to contact him in case of any help. He looked at his watch and asked us to leave as it was around 1930 Hrs & started to concentrate on what he was doing. I looked at Lal and he smiled his approval to take leave. I happy to finish one of the longest days of my life.
The memories of my first day in SCG still remain fresh. I entered office @ 0920 Hrs. One Mr. Lal Mohammed - one more new comer to the SCG group was waiting. It was his first day too. After formal introductions between us, we settled in the room which I later came to know as the Support / Training room. One Mr. Kumanan came in @ 0925 Hrs. He used to be punctual ….always, something which I witnessed in the later years. He appeared to be a man of 25 years. He is one of the persons who had a strong & stiff moustache I’ve ever seen. He was around 5 & ½ feet tall with a decent physique. He introduced himself & assured support to us whenever we need. His sounded very warm.
Within minutes we were going through the first session…..ANTIVIRUS. Trend Micro, Symantec, and MacAfee – these were the products explained to us. I was turning pale, as I was not able to register even a single bit of the training passed on. As far as IT industry was concerned, all I knew then was to open IE & check mail in my yahoo inbox. I can handle a bit of MS Office. The session was over in 45 minutes. The proceedings were totally in contrast to what I thought! I imagined the proceedings to happen in a much slower pace. Thought I would be given training for a period of one month at least and then I would be put on bench where I can nurture my skills and then I would be gradually pulled in for the real projects. An alarm went out in my mind – Dear Guru, first day, first ball, clean bowled for a DUCK. Kumanan gave us some materials we can use and was gone for a call. It was later I found that a CALL – is a response we give to our clients either by a visit preplanned or out of emergency to sort out an issue / installation / configuration. Lal started working in Windows XP. He simply asked for an Installation CD and started installing Windows XP. I was very impressed with his abilities. I watched him install the OS and then started to install mine on my own. I would have never completed without Lal’s help. In fact, it was Lal who did the installation on my behalf. Another alarm went out….Time for lunch !
We both went down and had a nice meal. Once done with my / our lunch, we came back. I requested Lal, whether he can help me out in learning things. He nodded. He was very warm. I thought, I can pick up things in a week’s time, at least the Windows XP installation. W(h)e installed the OS one more time. Around 1500 hours, Prasad came with tea. We took time to enjoy the tea. Once done, we started again with the installation of OS. By this time Lal was installing Windows server 2003. I was stunned. I asked myself, how many OS does he know? Lal asked me to install Windows XP one more time. For the 4th time, w(h)e installed the OS. Once done, I asked him to tell me how to install the Windows server 2003 OS. He starred at me and then proceeded to explain me that the installation of all the MS OS remains the same more or less. I was relieved. I still remember the number of times I asked him the same question to confirm that the installation procedure remains the same for all MS OS more or less.
It was 1700 Hrs and Lal started to revise the concepts explained by Kumanan. Without much option, I followed suit. It was then I realized that work is something which does not come to you as easily as education. No more spoon feeding. I went through the procedures on installing the Antivirus applications. I found them somewhat easy than the OS installation. Time was 1830 Hrs. I started to think as to what is the closing time? I would take at least 45 minutes to reach home. So I thought it would be better if I can use the restrooms before starting. I need to locate the Lavatory. I asked Lal as to where can I find one. He didn’t know. It was the first question for which Lal didn’t have any answers that day. I thought, I must find it myself. I came out of the support room for the third time that day. Ravi was occupied with some attendance reports. I asked him where the rest rooms are. He responded with directions. He also asked me to relax and have a look around. He also told me where I can find coffee, in case I needed one. For the first time that day, I went into what was called the Sales territory.
Most of the faces were unknown to me. I gazed on my way to the restrooms for Prem / Kumanan. They were the only persons I knew at that time. Prem being the person who interviewed me & Kumanan being my trainer. No luck. On my way back I once again gazed around & Prem was there with his laptop. He was wearing a white shirt and black pant. He was speaking with someone in his mobile. On seeing me he nodded his head. I smiled and came back to the support room. The time was 1915 and not even a single person had risen from his seat to call it a day. I wondered whether I would be able to start at least by 2000 Hrs. Within 5 minutes Prem made his way out. Ravi came into the support room and asked us to meet one Mr. Veera. It was later that I learnt that he was the branch manager. We went to his cabin. He greeted us with a smile and asked us from where we are coming. I told him that I come from Villivakkam. He responded by saying that he also comes from Villivakkam. Out of curiosity, I asked him the exact location of his home. As he told me, I was taken by surprise that he was residing in the street parallel to where I reside. We exchanged pleasant smiles and he asked whether we feel comfortable. He asked us to contact him in case of any help. He looked at his watch and asked us to leave as it was around 1930 Hrs & started to concentrate on what he was doing. I looked at Lal and he smiled his approval to take leave. I happy to finish one of the longest days of my life.
Persons I Adore !
Having delivered some thoughts about me & my feelings, I have come up with what I feel about the persons I adore this time. Read on…….
Dad
Before I start to scribble anything about him, let me thank Almighty for giving me such a nice dad. True! He is one of the best things I have in my life. From what I remember as my childhood days, he was a man of simplicity and remains simple till date. A very nice human by thoughts & deeds. With his monthly income of RS 1500, he enrolled me and my brother in a decent school. Even at times of financial crisis, where the situation demanded him to enroll us in a government school, he stood by us and managed to provide a decent schooling. We were a family of 6. Myself, my brother, mom, dad grandpa & grandma. I still remember the days when my mom used to tell me my dad’s past. Having completed his PUC and first year of graduation @ Vaishnava College, he was forced to discontinue his studies & find a job for the daily bread & butter. He did. Started his first job in a glass manufacturing unit. Every day he came back home not only with his daily wages, but also with a lot of cuts & bruises. When my grandpa came to know about this, he asked my dad to stop. From what I remember, I can tell you that he even got a defense clerical job, but turned it down for his father’s interest. The reason being asked to report for duty in Kadaloor, way away from home.
My mom & dad got married sometime after he secured a job in a company called Easans. After a few years @ Easans, he moved to Wavin India Ltd as PA to the director. It is where he is for past 2 decades I hope. When it came to studies, he remained strict. Until 6th grade in school, I remained a front runner. It was after 6th grade that my studies started to be unstable. From what I remember, I have failed twice in geography & biology. Those were the only days I wanted to avoid looking into my dad’s eyes. I even got a full hot coffee poured into me on one such occasion. Though it was the only time, my father never beat me for scoring low marks. All he would do is to make me stand out of the house, till 9 or 10 on the night of the results. I now understand the reason. The shame that was felt by us made us come back strong. Even now I can remember his words “When people ask you why you are standing out? Tell them that you have failed in the exams.” It is now I realize that how hard it would have been for him to support a family of six without compromising on our studies with a meager salary of RS 1500.
Though he found it difficult to run the family, he never let that cover our enjoyment. Whenever we had a tour in school, whenever we had a holiday, whenever we came across a decent hit film, he nodded. When it came to studies, he even afforded to the special maths & science tuitions I thought would be required for excelling in my 12th grade. All he wanted me to do was to reciprocate with good grades. I never did. Still he continued supporting me with a firm belief that I would do so.
I finished the 12th grade with around 75 -80 percent grades. I was not even near the competition for the Engg seats. This time I decided not to bother him. I was not offered a seat even in the Arts & science colleges. Again he came to my rescue. My dad never used to be rich in wealth, but he was wealthy in his behaviors & friends. He commanded respect & deserved it. It was then I realized what I heard, “When wealth is lost nothing is lost, When health is lost something is lost, When character is lost everything is lost” My dad never lost. He had a firm belief that good habits are the most hard things to follow. When my mom came to know that I smoke, she was very disappointed. She did not talk to me for a couple of days. She even cried that I have chosen a wrong habit as a pleasure. All my dad did was to pass on his experience, which I still remember. When he used to be in his teen age, his friends used to compel him to take a small puff. But he did not comply. Instead he told them something like this; “Dai mama, yenakku yeppo dum adikkanumnu thonutho appo naan adikkaren. Nee solli naan ippo smoke pannenna, nee yenna solluva theriyuma? Sridhara naan dum adikka vachittennu solluva. Unakku yenda antha credit naan kudukkanum? When Sridhar smokes, it will be out of his own intentions and pleasures, not because of some compulsion”. It is with such stubborn habits that he gained & good souls. It was one such good soul that gave me an opportunity to join in the college where he was the correspondent. A month passed by and the Engg counseling started. I always dreamt of becoming an Engineer. Again dad came to my rescue. He applied for a loan in Bank & enrolled me in an Engg institute in Madurai. It was a nice experience for me away from home. I started to take care of my needs myself. Never once did he make me feel that money is short. Tours, costumes, books, instruments, travel etc. I never missed any of them. On completing the Engg degree, I felt that doing a CCNA certification would boost my chances of securing a job. Again he nodded. I came back to Chennai with spirits running high. Attended interviews but never found them convincing.
Again it was my dad who offered me a helping hand. One of his friends helped me find a job. From then on I never looked back.
He enrolled me in an English Medium school, the one which he missed.
He gave me everything he desired in his past. He was not able to complete his studies, but he made me complete mine, that too the one which I desired and not deserved.
He made me experience the feeling of home away from home, the one he did not enjoy.
He made me enjoy my tours & vacations, the one which he never ever enjoyed.
Having done all these, he remains simple and enjoys the moment when I achieve something. Though it is a global truth that dads remain that way, my dad remains special for me.
He cares for me more than anybody else. I don’t know whether I would be such a good dad to my child, but I will try at least.
To be continued…….
Dad
Before I start to scribble anything about him, let me thank Almighty for giving me such a nice dad. True! He is one of the best things I have in my life. From what I remember as my childhood days, he was a man of simplicity and remains simple till date. A very nice human by thoughts & deeds. With his monthly income of RS 1500, he enrolled me and my brother in a decent school. Even at times of financial crisis, where the situation demanded him to enroll us in a government school, he stood by us and managed to provide a decent schooling. We were a family of 6. Myself, my brother, mom, dad grandpa & grandma. I still remember the days when my mom used to tell me my dad’s past. Having completed his PUC and first year of graduation @ Vaishnava College, he was forced to discontinue his studies & find a job for the daily bread & butter. He did. Started his first job in a glass manufacturing unit. Every day he came back home not only with his daily wages, but also with a lot of cuts & bruises. When my grandpa came to know about this, he asked my dad to stop. From what I remember, I can tell you that he even got a defense clerical job, but turned it down for his father’s interest. The reason being asked to report for duty in Kadaloor, way away from home.
My mom & dad got married sometime after he secured a job in a company called Easans. After a few years @ Easans, he moved to Wavin India Ltd as PA to the director. It is where he is for past 2 decades I hope. When it came to studies, he remained strict. Until 6th grade in school, I remained a front runner. It was after 6th grade that my studies started to be unstable. From what I remember, I have failed twice in geography & biology. Those were the only days I wanted to avoid looking into my dad’s eyes. I even got a full hot coffee poured into me on one such occasion. Though it was the only time, my father never beat me for scoring low marks. All he would do is to make me stand out of the house, till 9 or 10 on the night of the results. I now understand the reason. The shame that was felt by us made us come back strong. Even now I can remember his words “When people ask you why you are standing out? Tell them that you have failed in the exams.” It is now I realize that how hard it would have been for him to support a family of six without compromising on our studies with a meager salary of RS 1500.
Though he found it difficult to run the family, he never let that cover our enjoyment. Whenever we had a tour in school, whenever we had a holiday, whenever we came across a decent hit film, he nodded. When it came to studies, he even afforded to the special maths & science tuitions I thought would be required for excelling in my 12th grade. All he wanted me to do was to reciprocate with good grades. I never did. Still he continued supporting me with a firm belief that I would do so.
I finished the 12th grade with around 75 -80 percent grades. I was not even near the competition for the Engg seats. This time I decided not to bother him. I was not offered a seat even in the Arts & science colleges. Again he came to my rescue. My dad never used to be rich in wealth, but he was wealthy in his behaviors & friends. He commanded respect & deserved it. It was then I realized what I heard, “When wealth is lost nothing is lost, When health is lost something is lost, When character is lost everything is lost” My dad never lost. He had a firm belief that good habits are the most hard things to follow. When my mom came to know that I smoke, she was very disappointed. She did not talk to me for a couple of days. She even cried that I have chosen a wrong habit as a pleasure. All my dad did was to pass on his experience, which I still remember. When he used to be in his teen age, his friends used to compel him to take a small puff. But he did not comply. Instead he told them something like this; “Dai mama, yenakku yeppo dum adikkanumnu thonutho appo naan adikkaren. Nee solli naan ippo smoke pannenna, nee yenna solluva theriyuma? Sridhara naan dum adikka vachittennu solluva. Unakku yenda antha credit naan kudukkanum? When Sridhar smokes, it will be out of his own intentions and pleasures, not because of some compulsion”. It is with such stubborn habits that he gained & good souls. It was one such good soul that gave me an opportunity to join in the college where he was the correspondent. A month passed by and the Engg counseling started. I always dreamt of becoming an Engineer. Again dad came to my rescue. He applied for a loan in Bank & enrolled me in an Engg institute in Madurai. It was a nice experience for me away from home. I started to take care of my needs myself. Never once did he make me feel that money is short. Tours, costumes, books, instruments, travel etc. I never missed any of them. On completing the Engg degree, I felt that doing a CCNA certification would boost my chances of securing a job. Again he nodded. I came back to Chennai with spirits running high. Attended interviews but never found them convincing.
Again it was my dad who offered me a helping hand. One of his friends helped me find a job. From then on I never looked back.
He enrolled me in an English Medium school, the one which he missed.
He gave me everything he desired in his past. He was not able to complete his studies, but he made me complete mine, that too the one which I desired and not deserved.
He made me experience the feeling of home away from home, the one he did not enjoy.
He made me enjoy my tours & vacations, the one which he never ever enjoyed.
Having done all these, he remains simple and enjoys the moment when I achieve something. Though it is a global truth that dads remain that way, my dad remains special for me.
He cares for me more than anybody else. I don’t know whether I would be such a good dad to my child, but I will try at least.
To be continued…….
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