World Science Day for Peace and Development Celebrated at AAFT University

World Science Day For Peace and Development

New Delhi: Celebrated every 10 November, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the significant role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues. It also underlines the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives.

“By linking science more closely with society, World Science Day for Peace and Development aims to ensure that citizens are kept informed of developments in science. It also underscores the role scientists play in broadening our understanding of the remarkable, fragile planet we call home and in making our societies more sustainable,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of AAFT University in a webinar organised by WPDRF-World Peace Development And Research Foundation in association with IFUNA- Indian Federation of United Nations Associations.

This year, at a time when the world is struggling with the global COVID-19 pandemic, the focus of World Science Day is on “Science for and with Society in dealing with the global pandemic.”

Throughout this unprecedented health crisis, UNESCO, as the UN Agency with the field of science in its mandate, has endeavoured to bring science closer to society and to bolster the critically needed international scientific collaborations. From the science perspective, UNESCO’s response to COVID-19 is structured around three major pillars: promoting international scientific cooperation, ensuring access to water and supporting ecological reconstruction. The event was supported by ICMEI- International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry.

Sandeep Marwah Is A Cultural Bridge Between India And US

India and USA Cultural Relations Through ICMEI

New Delhi: “I had been lucky to be in the invitee list of Bill Clinton then the President of USA for the get together at Hotel Maurya Sheraton organized during his visit to New Delhi, Republic of India. It was also great to receive the first lady of USA Mrs Laura Bush at Noida Film City which she planned during the official visit of President George Bush to India,” said Sandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios & founder of Noida Film City while talking about cultural relations between India and USA.

Sandeep Marwah with seven World records to his credit is a well-travelled and internationally acclaimed media person. He has been a case study with University of California Los Angles and Virginia University at Virginia. He has been honored with honorary Doctorate from George Washington University of Peace Washington and Kings University Honolulu.

Sandeep Marwah through his institutions AAFT- Asian Academy of Film And Television, ASMS- Asian School of Media Studies and ABS- Asian Business School join hands with University of Southern California, New York University and Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute for development and promotion of different courses. Dr. Sandeep Marwah is also associated with New York Film Academy and Academy of Arts University of USA in education expansion.

Dr. Sandeep Marwah has been honoured by Tisch School of Arts as Father of Cellphone Cinema as he has been in mobile films from last fourteen years and made his first film with Karl Bardosh of Kanbar Institute of Film & Television of New York University, in Noida and New York. He is the first one to start festival of cellphone cinema.

Sandeep Marwah is also associated with the short film Smile Pinky which received Oscar during 81^st Academy Award Function at Kodak Theater in Los Angles. The graphics and animations were handled by Marwah Studios.

Marwah Studios probably is the only organization from India which participated with National Center for Atmospheric Research invited by NASA, USA and associated with Scientific Academic Research Foundation headquarters in New York.

Dr. Sandeep Marwah also visited USA to research on tourism and was -representing a very powerful organization National Federation of Tourism And Transport Cooperatives of India Limited. Dr. Marwah was not only part of case studies but he is also the part of   two very popular books published and printed in USA namely The Complete Idiot’s Guide   to Digital Video and Thinking Through Digital Media-Transnational Environments.

On one side Dr. Marwah was honoured along with super stars of Hollywood like Salma Hayek, Lucy Liu, Samuel Jackson at Cairo International Film Festival and on the other hand he invited Hollywood stars like Michel J Fox, Jean Marie Lomour, Director Jeno Hodi, Terry Macluhan, producer Director Andrew G Vagina to his studios.

Series of important dignities have visited Marwah Studios and AAFT representing films, television, art, culture, education and associated fields.

Recently India US friendship came into lime light when Charles Duke, tenth Man on the Moon from Apollo 16 addressed the students of AAFT and two million people were involved with the talk show.

It was another major development    in the relation between India and USA when Philip Kotler father of Marketing addressed the students of Asian Business School. AAFT has joined hands with Epic Bibble College and presented life membership of World Peace Development And Research Foundation.

Sandeep Marwah was again part of the research program of Swapnil Rai from Moody College of Communication University of Texas at Austin. Phyllis M Wise Chancellor of    University of Illions, Rodervick Harding of National Louis University are now part of Asian Education Group.

Film maker Paco Wiser, Gabrielle Kelly, Tom Shepard, Sadia Shepard, Mike Berry, David Forlders, Narender Karri, Judy Kaplan and the team members of feature film ‘Beyond The Soul’ Hollywood cinema visited Marwah Studios.

Sergio Menezes- sports person, Alferd G Schweppe- Lawyer, Raj Pillai- Medical Doctor, Sharon Lowen- Classical Dancer, Randall Feldman- Journalist, Evander Holyfield- Boxer, Stephanie Ellen Almeida- Miss USA, Steve Bedi -writer, Geeta Kapoor- Singer, Neena Singh- Hotelier, Angeli Monet- Social worker, Kiran Bhat- writer and Linday Kirlay singer from USA are associated with Marwah Studios in one way or other.

United Nations Day Observed at ICMEI

NOIDA: “Though humanity has always counted its war casualties in terms of dead and wounded soldiers and civilians, destroyed cities and livelihoods, the environment has often remained the unpublicized victim of war. Water wells have been polluted, crops torched, forests cut down, soils poisoned, and animals killed to gain military advantage,” said Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of ICMEI at a session conducted by Environment Committee of ICMEI in association with AAFT University and World Peace Development And Research Foundation.

United Nations Environment Programs UNEP is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.

“The United Nations attaches great importance to ensuring that action on the environment is part of conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peace building strategies, because there can be no durable peace if the natural resources that sustain livelihoods and ecosystems are destroyed,” added Dr. Marwah who is also patron to IFUNA- Indian Federation of United Nations Associations.

On 5 November 2001, the UN General Assembly declared 6 November of each year as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict.

ICMEI Observed World Tsunami Awareness Day

World Tsunami Awareness Day Observed at ICMEI

Noida: The Environment Committee of ICMEI-International Chamber of Media And entertainment Industry in association with IFUNA- Indian Federation of United Nations Association jointly conducted the seminar on 5^th November to observed World Tsunami Awareness Day.

“In December 2015, the UN General Assembly designated 5 November as World Tsunami Awareness Day, calling on countries, international bodies and civil society to raise tsunami awareness and share innovative approaches to risk reduction,” informed Dr. Sandeep Marwah President of ICMEI and Patron to IFUNA in a webinar talking about environment and different conditions on Earth.

“Tsunamis are rare events but can be extremely deadly. In the past 100 years, 58 of them have claimed more than 260,000 lives, or an average of 4,600 per disaster, surpassing any other natural hazard. The highest number of deaths in that period was in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. It caused an estimated 227,000 fatalities in 14 countries, with Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand hardest-hit,” added DR. Marwah.

By the year 2030, an estimated 50 per cent of the world’s population will live in coastal areas exposed to flooding, storms and tsunamis. Having plans and policies in place to reduce tsunami impacts will help to build more resilience and protect populations at risk. We have plan a  local or national system  to anticipate a tsunami said Marwah.

The event was supported by AAFT University of Media and Arts & World Peace Development And Research Foundation. Many members attended the session.

4th Edition of Hindi Cinema Samman Announced for 28th November

Hindi Cinema Samman Samiti Framed

Mumbai: HINDI CINEMA SAMMAN SAMAROH was initiated under the Chairmanship of Shri Shatrughan Sinha on 12th November 2017 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi to accord national recognition to Hindi Cinema aka Bollywood for uniting and integrating the nation by popularising Hindi as the link language of India and by evolving a pan-Indian culture by combining the best elements from all the regional cultures of India and for flying the flag of Indian culture and civilisation high all over the world by the undisputed global popularity of Bollywood Cinema.

HINDI CINEMA SAMMAN SAMAROH was held successfully in 2017 with Hon’ble Shri Vijay Kumar Goel, Union Minister as chief guest; in 2018 with Hon’ble Shri Vijay Sampla and Hon’ble Shri Satya Pal Singh, Union Ministers as chief guests and in 2019 with Hon’ble Shri Arif Mohammad Khan, Governor Kerala as Chief Guest informed Ashok Tyagi Secretary General of ICMEI. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Due to Covid 19 pandemic HINDI CINEMA SAMMAN SAMAROH 2020 will be held on virtual platform. The jury for the Hindi Cinema Samman Samaroh awards has been set up. It comprises of Former Union Minister and veteran Actor  Shatrughan Sinha (jury chairman), IMPPA- Indian Motion Picture Producers Association president T.P. Aggarwal, former chairman of the National Awards jury and senior Director Rahul Rawail, film financer & Producer Shyam Shroff, veteran journalist & editor Film Information Komal Nahta, FWICE- Federation of Western India Cine Employees president B.N. Tiwari, and  ICMEI- International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry president Sandeep Marwah. The jury is currently finalising the awardees for the virtual awards function which will be held on 28th November.

AAFT School of Hospitality and Tourism Celebrated World Vegan Day

NOIDA: AAFT School of Hospitality and Tourism in association with ICMEI celebrated World Vegan Day by conducting a talk on Veganism on web. World Vegan Day is an annual event celebrated by Vegans around the world every 1 November. The benefits of veganism for humans and the natural environment are celebrated.

The event was established in 1994 by Louise Wallis, then Chair of The Vegan Society in the United Kingdom, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the organisation and the coining of the terms “vegan” and “veganism”

“Interestingly enough, Indian Diet is perhaps even more suited to veganism than most across the world. Not only does India have a significantly large amount of vegetarians, but as such the culture for many is already primed to include veggies, fruits, dals, legumes, grains and cereals in their diets – all of which are plant-based by default, said Sandeep Marwah President of AAFT School of Hospitality and Tourism

“To adapt to veganism, the major challenge for Indians is to cut dairy products – we love our ghee coated rotis, curds and raitas as well as our ice creams and lassis. But alternatives are now available, with comparable taste to boot,” expressed Sushil Bharti Director Radio Noida 107.4FM.

“Actually, plant based alternatives are quite easy to find/obtain, and are becoming more and more affordable due to the rising vegan community in India. Plethora of alternatives exist – for protein, soya products are often widely consumed; with lentils and beans being another good source,” said Rajiv Mathur Director ICMEI.

“There’s actually a host of plant-based dairy products to choose from – even a simple staple like milk can be substituted with soya milk, almond milk, cashew milk, and so forth. Hemp milk can serve as a great source of omega 3, too. A healthy portion of leafy vegetables takes cares of vitamins, and as for Vitamin D – it can be tackled by  exposure to sunlight,” added Haripriya Thakur Director Events Marwah Studios.

ICMEI Celebrated National Day of Panama 2020

ICMEI Celebrated National Day of Panama 

New Delhi: “I on behalf of Media And Entertainment Industry along with complete Art & Culture fraternity of India extend my heartiest congratulations to Ricardo A Berna Charge d’ Affairs of Panama in India and the people of Panama on the National Day falls on 3^rd November,” said Sandeep Marwah President of International Chamber of Media And Entertainment Industry.

Not very long ago we created Indo Panama Film And Cultural Forum and designed many programs in association with Embassy of Panama to develop and promote relation between two countries. We have been quite successful in our approach.

“The new Ambassador of Panama to India  H.E. Arturo Fabrega is also the Patron to the organisation and soon we will be presenting him the patronship in a formal function,” added Marwah.

Indo Panama Film And Cultural Forum had been partner in progress in events like Global Festival of Journalism, Global Fashion Week and Global Literary Festival in last few weeks. A special slot in radio Noida 107.4 FM and television station MSTV has  been marked for the promotion of Indo Panama relations.