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A.R. VENKATACHALAPATHY

GANDHINAGAR:Raising con-cerns over the impact of cli-mate change, world leaderslaid thrust on renewable ener-gy and sustainable develop-ment at the Vibrant GujaratSummit here on Sunday.

U.N. Secretary-General BanKi-moon urged investors toshape and agree on thepost-2015 development agen-da with a set of sustainable de- velopment goals.

He set 2030 as the target toprovide universal access to en-ergy to all seven billion peoplein the world, double energy ef-ciency and double the use of renewable energy. PraisingPrime Minister Narendra Mo-dis smart city initiative for en-couraging the use of renewable

energy and energy efficiency,Mr. Ban urged the Indian busi-ness community to lead thetransformation we need toachieve sustainable develop-ment and inclusive growth.

India is in a unique posi-tion to lead the move towardssustainability , the U.N. Sec-retary-General said.

The Summit saw participa-tion by 8,500 delegates, in-cluding 2500 foreign delegatesfrom around 120 countriesand about 30 world leadersfrom the eld of politics andbusiness. Large conglomer-ates from India and abroad an-nounced huge investment and job creation plans. While Re-liance Industries chief Mu-kesh Ambani said his groupwould invest Rs. 1 lakh crore in12-18 months across business-

es, Kumar Mangalam Birla of Aditya Birla Group an-nounced investment plans forRs. 20,000 crore in the State.

Prime Minister NarendraModi cited the Centres re-cent decisions to invite for-eign investment in Railways,Defence and Insurance. Pro- jecting India as a 3D invest-ment destination, Mr. Modisaid the country had democ-racy, demography and de-mand.

World Bank president JimYong Kim projected the Indi-an economy to grow 6.4 percent this year.

U.S. Secretary of State JohnKerry sought Indias cooper-ation in ensuring sustainabledevelopment.

India can lead smart growth: U.N. chief World Bank President sees India posting a 6.4 per cent economic growth

Rahi Gaikwad

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry being welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of the Vibrant Gujarat summit inGandhinagar on Sunday. Also seen are Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right). PHOTO: VIJAY SONEJI

VIBRANT IN GUJARATWe have 3D strength democracy, demography and demand, says Modi

DETAILED COVERAGE |PAGE 10

NEW DELHI:India is likely to be-gin soon an unusual approachto measuring employmentthat may also better capturewomens contribution to em-ployment and the economy.

Last year, the InternationalLabour Organisation came upwith what Indias Chief Statis-tician T.C.A. Anant describesas a substantial change in itsconceptual framework of work and employment. Amongthe suggestions that followedfrom it was for countries toexplore time-use surveys adetailed breakdown of work-ing time hour-by-hour and

day-by-day. Following this,the Statistics and ProgrammeImplementation Ministry be-gan to look into the mechan-ics and logistics of addingtime-use surveys to Indiasofficial statistical system.

In a time-use survey, an in-dividual or representative of ahousehold maintains a diary or is interviewed about thetime he or she spent on variousactivities over a time period. An expert group set up by theMinistry has submitted a listof activities the survey canmeasure. While Mr. Anantcould not give The Hindu adeadline for introducing time-use surveys, the process is in

motion, he said. By bettercovering home production of goods, for instance, time-usesurveys are expected to do abetter job vis--vis the GDP,Mr. Anant said. By more accu-rately accounting for what awomans time gets spent on,time-use surveys could helpexplain Indias unusually low female work participationrates. If the low work partici-pation ratio is a problem, weneed to rst know what time isgetting spent on to formulate apolicy to address the prob-lem, Mr. Anant said.

Rukmini S.

Time-use surveys likely, togauge household work too

NEW SURVEYS TO HELP CAPTDIFFERENT TYPES OF WORK |PAGE 11

Show of solidarity

Over 40 world leaders marched with thousands at the Republique Square in Paris on Sunday in a unity march to honour the victims

of the Paris terror attack . PHOTO: AP (REPORT ON PAGE 12)

WAWRINKA WINSCHENNAI OPENPAGE 15

NEW DELHI: A Greenpeace seniorcampaigner, Priya Pillai, wasnot allowed to board a ight toLondon from Delhi airport onSunday morning. She was in-formed by immigration offi-cials that she was barred fromleaving the country.

A statement from Green-peace said Ms. Pillai had a validbusiness visa for six months to visit London, where she wasscheduled to address BritishParliamentarians on January 14 on the rights of forest dwell-ing communities affected by coal mining.

She was invited by BritishMPs to talk about her work with local communities in Ma-han, Madhya Pradesh, where aproposed coal mining projectled by Essar, a London-basedcompany, threatens to uprootthe the forest community.

Ms. Pillai expressed disap-pointment over the govern-ment riding roughshod overpeople working to protectdemocratic rights in the coun-try.

She complained that herright to freedom of movementhad been infringed and therewas an attempt to treat her likea criminal. Ms. Pillai was toldby airport authorities that shewas banned from leaving India,even though she had no crimi-nal convictions against her.

Greenpeace activist

stopped at airportMeena Menon She was to addressParliamentarians inLondon on the rightsof forest dwelling communities hit by coal mining

GOVT. TRYING TO INTIMIDATE US:GREENPEACE |PAGE 11

GURGAON:The police on Sunday arrested 43 people, includingve Nepalese women, from anillegal casino in the upmarketDLF Phase-II here. Rs.20 lakhin cash, two dozen cell phones,playing cards, branded liquorand a currency counting ma-chine were seized from thespot.

Acting on a tip-off, severalpolice teams, under the super- vision of Deputy Commission-er of Police (East) Deepak Saharan, raided the L block house in the early hours. Thecasino was being run by threemen in partnership, two of whom have been arrested.

Naresh Malhotra, one of theowners and a resident of the

area, reportedly told the policethat the premises was taken ona monthly rent of Rs. 3 lakh andthe customers were servedbranded liquor and meals.

The casino housed a bar, a

kitchen and restrooms. Besidesa dozen bouncers, ve Nepa-lese girls were hired on con-tract on a salary of Rs. 20,000per month to help and enter-tain the customers, said Mr.Saharan.

The customers were chargedan entry fee of Rs.1 lakh. Only those known to the ownerswere permitted to visit theplace. Closed circuit televisioncameras were installed to keepa vigil on the visitors.

The casino was being runfrom the basement of thethree-storey building.

Most of those arrested be-long to Delhi; others are fromGurgaon, Faridabad and Bihar.

A case under Excise andGambling Acts has been regis-tered at DLF-II police station.

Ashok Kumar

Girls being taken intocustody by police from acasino in Gurgaon on Sunday. PHOTO: PTI

Gurgaon casino busted, 43 heldCOLOMBO:Sri Lankas new gov-ernment on Sunday accusedformer President Mahinda Ra- japaksa of having tried to stage amilitary coup to remain in pow-er following Thursdays presi-dential polls, which saw hischief rival and former ministerMaithripala Sirisena electedpresident.

Mangala Samaraweera, aideof President Sirisena, said thatthe coup was averted becausethe army chief did not want todo anything against democracy at that decisive time. This, hesaid, was despite orders fromMr. Rajapaksa and his brotherGotabhaya Rajapaksa, then thedefence secretary to deploy troops to centres where the votes were being counted late

on January 8. The new cabinet,to be sworn in soon, would initi-ate an investigation into thepre-dawn conspiracy as one of its rst tasks, he added. The alle-gations come just days after sec-tions hailed Mr. Rajapaksa forstepping down gracefully andensuring a smooth transition of power . The truth is it was not asmooth transition of power,said Mr. Samaraweera, who ear-

lier served as Foreign Ministerand is tipped to be a key mem-ber of Mr. Sirisenas cabinet.

When contacted, Army com-mander Lieutenant GeneralDaya Ratnayake told The Hin- du : I have not seen those alle-gations yet, so I cannotrespond. Referring to earlierconcerns over the army beingdeployed in the north and eastto allegedly disrupt elections, he

said: You saw that there was nosuch incident. The transitionwas very smooth, he said.

On whether Mr. Rajapaksa orhis brother gave him orders tostage a coup, General Ratnayakesaid: I cant comment on that,it is very sensitive. You have tocheck with the politicians.

Sri Lankas new government to probe coup bidMeera Srinivasan

ONE HELD FORRAPE, MURDERPAGE 3

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U.S. UNDERSTANDS INDIA'SCONCERNS |PAGE 10

GANDHINAGAR:Global terrorwas a major concerndiscussed as U.S. Secretary ofState John Kerry met PrimeMinister Narendra Modi on thesidelines of the Vibrant Gujaratsummit here on Sunday.

The two leaders met on theday of the Paris march insolidarity with victims of theattack on magazine Charlie Hebdo , and had begun their

speeches at the summit withreferences to the attack.

Sources told The Hindu thatafter speaking about the needto cooperate on counter-terrorism initiatives, theleaders spoke about thePeshawar attack, and sharedthoughts on uniting againstterrorism everywhere.

Modi, Kerry discusscooperation on terrorSuhasini Haidar

CHENNAI:SunEdison Inc, theU.S.-headquartered solar energyservices rm, and Indias AdaniGroup have come together toinvest $4 billion or Rs. 25,000crore in setting up one of theworlds largest solar photovoltaic(PV) manufacturing facility inGujarat. The project is expectedto create not only thousands of jobs, but also provide a much-need impetus to the countryselectrication programmesthrough solar energy.

The proposed solar PV

production unit will come up atMundra in about three years.And, it will vertically integrateall aspects of solar panelproduction on site, includingpoly silicon rening, and ingot,cell, and module production.

Pact for mega solar projectK.T. Jagannathan& G. Balachandar It will boost Indias

electricationprogrammesthrough solarenergy

MATCHES CHINAS ENERGYVISION |PAGE 10

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INVITES ALL PARTIES TO JOIN GOVT.| PAGE 12

CARTOON ROWGerman tabloidrebombed

BERLIN:A German tabloid thatreprinted cartoons from theFrench satirical magazineCharlie Hebdo lampooning theProphet Mohammed wastargeted in rebombing on

Sunday.INTERNATIONAL |PAGE 12