Proposed Irretrievable Breakdown Of Marriage Act.


             The Marriage Laws (Amendment)Bill,2010,was first introduced in Rajya sabha
              on 4th August,2010.The Bill sought to amend the Hindu Marriage Act,1955 
              and the Special Marriage Act,1954 to provide for Irretrievable Breakdown
              of Marriages as new ground for for grant of a decree of divorce; and to 
              provide certain safeguards to protect the interests of wife & children.

              According to CRISP,an NGO dedicated to the cause of Child Rights & Shared
              Parenting,the government is planning to introduce this draft bill is to change 
              Hindu Marriage Act.They had strongly opposed the Bill in its then form.They
              are opposing it still as they feel it is not pro-family or protecting child rights
              but only wife centric and the bill is unfair to men.

              Concerns of CRISP regarding the Bill:
              1. The Bill,out rightly violates the essence of Article 15 of the Constitution 
                   which prohibits discrimination against any citizen on the grounds
                   of religion OR gender.                       
              2.  There is no protection for children to be connected to both parents through
                    Shared parenting plan as there is a presumption, that children will  
                   remain only with the mother.Studies shows single parenting is adverse to
                   the welfare of the child.
               3. These amendments are aimed at only The Hindu Marriages Act of 1955, 
                    and  why not amendments to all marriage laws that are applicable in the 
                    country ?.
               4.  The Bill plans to introduce a mechanism for a portion of the self 
                     earned,and inheritable property of the husband to be transferred 
                     to the divorced wife.

                CRISP says that they donot oppose the Bill per-se,but they want the 
                amendments  to be fair to both men & women.

                    
                      

AERO INDIA  has already carved a niche
for itself globally with nine successful
editions since 1996.

AERO INDIA 2015 will provide a significant
platform in boosting business oppurtunities 
in International aviation sector.It has also
 become a hub for defence business
in Asia. The Tenth edition of Aero India will be held at Air Force station,Yelahanka,
Bengaluru from 18th To  22nd February,2015.

Dr.Kamal Sen,Founder & President,Cogitaas,Singapore the Chief Guest
addressing the audience.

SECOND INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS ANALYTICS & INTELLIGENCE.

Three day event started on 18th
to  20th December,2014 organised by Operational Research Society of India,Bangalore Chapter and
Analytics Society of India.

      Bata, leading footwera retailer & manufacturer 
      opened another retail outlet,brand new store in 
      ring road ,Hebbal,Bengaluru. The store was 
      inaugurated by Mr.Thomas George Bata, the Chairman, &
Mr.Rajeev Gopalakrishnan,Group Managing Director,Bata.Ms.Radhika Pandit,Kannada film actress

was also present.

Mr.Rajeev Gopalakrishnan said," The opening of the store at Hebbal is part of our 
growth strategy to further expand the brand's  footprint in the country. The objective  
of the brand is to offer our customers with a contemporary mix of stylish,aspirational,comfortable,and 
affordable footwear and accessories ".
      

                          
                          PURAVANKARA'S GOSF CAMPAIGN GETS
                            GOOD RESPONSE.

                          Puravankara & Provident received 507 online bookings for
                         apartments in Bengaluru,chennai,Coimbatore,& Kochi projects.

                         Puravankara & Provident Google online shopping plan oversubscribed
                         2.5 times.

                                       GOVERNMENT TO REDUCE STAKE IN
                                        PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS.

                  The Union Cabinet  has approved plans to raise Rs.1.6 trillion rupees
                  ($25.76 billion) by selling some of its stake in state run banks by 2019.
                  The government holds stake ranging between 56 percent to 84 percent
                  in 27 public sector banks.

VIJAYA BANK DONATES Rs.50.00 lakhs to the victims of HUD HUD cyclone.

The cheque was handed over by
Mr.V.Kannan,Chairman & Managing Director of Vijaya Bank to Mr.Chandra Babu Naidu,the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

Mr.B.S. Rama Rao,Executive Director of the bank was also  present.

Dr.Anu Sridhar,Consultant Gynaecologist,Fortis addressing media.

ENDING THE PAINFUL SILENCE: FORTIS HOSPITALS LAUNCHES  COMPREHENSIVE 
"CENTRE FOR ENDOMETRIOSIS CARE"
DEDICATED TO WOMEN.

Millions of women ignore the painful & traumatic symptoms 
of Endometriosis,a painful gynaecological disorder that occurs in women mostly in their prime.In this condition,the tissue that normally lines the inside 
of the uterus,the endometrium,
grows outside the uterus on the surface of organs in the pelvic & abdominal areas.Dr.Anu Sridhar,Conultant gynaecologist,

Dr.Manisha Singh,Consultant Gynaecologist & Infertility
Specialist,Fortis Hospitals addressing media.

Fortis Hospitals said,'severe endometriosis with extensive scarring & organ damage may affect fertility.It is considered to be one of the three major causes of female infertility.Endometriosis does not have a cure but can be managed effectively with medications,surgery or harmone
therapy".

It can also be called a lifestyle disease when women push themselves hard in career.
Endometriosis is found in one out of Ten women.
"Unfortunately,the disease is often diagnosed very late or wrongly diagnosed,thus 
delaying treatment.Endometriosis can start as early as a girl's first  period & affect 
her till she reaches menopause." says Dr.Manisha Singh,Consultant Gynaecologist 
& Infertility specialist at Fortis Hospitals.
SYMPTOMS:
Chronic pelvic pain may be one of the symptoms and can be detected in"Laproscopy".

Mr.G.Raghunanadan,CEO & Co-Founder Taxi For Sure addressing Media.
seated are Mr.Aprameya Radhakrishna,Co Founder & Director  and
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Mr.Naoshi Yoshida,Head,Global Automotive & Enterprise Sales,NTT DATA
Corporation (second from left)

NTT DATA PROVIDES
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NTT DATA,one of the fastest
growing global IT services provider will work with the 
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to provide application support service for ERP templates.

EDITORIAL.

                                     LOWERING OF INTEREST RATES FOR LENDING.

                 The Finance Minister Mr.Arun Jaitley called for lowering of interest rates
                 to trigger growth.He says that the current interest rates are  disincentive. 
                 As inflation is stabilising he sees there is room for reduction of 
                 interest.But the Reserve Bank of India  does not seem to buy this 
                 argument.As Central bank they feel that the time is not still ripe for 
                 reduction and wish to wait for sometime till the inflation really 
                 stabilises .Both the arguments seem to be right.But can pure economics 
                 outweigh certain ground realities?.

                 If the Central bank reduces interest rates,the commercial banks will also
                 reduce their own interest rates.Lower interest rates make loans cheaper
                 which may lead to aggregate demand and spur economic growth.However,
                 it may even cause inflationery pressure which is worrying the RBI.What
                 worries the government is low credit offtake and the poor performance of
                 the manufacturing sector.Higher NPA's in the banking sector has lead to
                 "defensive banking" and the banks are shy of lending to manufacturing 
                 sector for the fear of adding more to the NPA's.This trend is not healthy 
                 in the long run.

                 One thing is sure,lower interest rates makes borrowing cheap which will
                 give a boost to the manufacturing sector and the demand for credit may
                 increase .This may even lead to higher economic growth and an increase
                 in real GDP.The government with people's mandate has certain duties
                 to perform like giving a boost to manufacturing sector which may lead to
                 increase in employment and also has to fulfil the Prime Minister's "Make
                 in India" for the world campaign.

                 

                             CAN WE HAVE A LAW LIKE 'THE FOREIGN ACCOUNT
                             TAX COMPLIANCE ACT (FATCA)  OF USA?.

                  The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is a U.S.Law enacted in
                  2010 as part of the Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment (HIRE)
                  Act. FATCA requires financial institutions outside the United States
                  to determine whether it has any customers who are U.S.Citizens and
                  report information on all of those customers' accounts to the Internal
                  Revenue Service (IRS).Any bank refusing to comply will be assessed
                  an automatic withholding Tax on its US source income.Eventhough
                  it has not even  fully gone  into effect yet (the first information 
                  exchange will take place in 2015),the law is widely viewed as a
                  'game changer ' in global information exchange and helped pave 
                  the way for other countries' commitments to a multi lateral
                 information exchange system. Source : Global Financial Integrity.

                 The G-20 nations declared in 2013 that the automatic exchange is
                 "the new Global standard" & pledged to begin exchanging
                 financial information automatically by the end of 2015.

                Global Financial Integrity estimates that in 2011,US$946.7 billion
                left developing countries in illicit financial outflows.

U S PRESIDENT 
BARACK OBAMA TO BE THE CHIEF GUEST ON
REPUBLIC DAY.

Mr.Barack Obama will be the first US
President to participate in our 
Republic Day function as Chief Guest.

White House Press Release said,"The
President will meet with the 
Prime Minister and Indian Officials
to strengthen and expand the US-India
strategic partnership".


Photo Courtesy: Rediff.com

EDITORIAL.

                                                    DO WE REQUIRE MORE BANKS ?.


             We understand Reserve Bank of India shortly  will invite applications for
             setting up of small finance & payment banks. The proposed bank will be
             catering to the low income households and small businesses.

             The Reserve Bank Governor Mr.Raghuram Rajan, wish to deepen the
              financial inclusion and this is a step towards that direction.Already, the 
             banking sector is crowded with State Bank and its subsidiaries,20 Public
             sector banks,foreign banks,Private banks (both Old & New) and 
             Cooperative Banks(both Scheduled & Un Scheduled).Added to this there
             are Cooperative Societies operating which are catering to some  sectors.
             Further, there are NBFC's, Development Financial Institutions like SIDBI,
             TFCI, IFCI,NABARD etc. In this crowded financial environment,do we 
             require some more more banks which we may call  by any name?. 
             The Post offices  along with State Bank group and the Public sector 
             banks have deep rural penetration which will deliver the desired results.
             The government started Bharatiya Mahila Bank last year  for women
             empowerment which should achieve the objectives of financing the 
             needs of women entrepreneurs both (small & Medium).RBI has 
             already given new bank licences to IDFC & Bandhan to start banks. 
             We donot know when the banks will start operation?.

             Hence, RBI must rethink on this idea of starting small finance & 
             Payment banks and instead reorganise,reorient and energise the 
             existing financial system to deliver the desired results.Earlier, the 
             government was thinking of consolidating the banking system by 
             merging banks so that the country will have few banks with large 
             capital & funding capabilities.But presently,the new government 
             is thinking of smaller banks to cater to the large population of 
             this country. Will the smaller banks be viable is the moot question?.

             
        

             
             

             

EDITORIAL.
                         WHY DID BJP OPT FOR VOICE VOTE INSTEAD OF
                            NUMBERS IN MAHARASHTRA?.                                                  
                   Mr.Fadnavis is seeking the vote of confidence for the first time and 
                   that too in the new assembly.The political pundits wonder why the 
                   BJP lead government which was confident of winning the vote of  
                   Confidence with the support of NCP should go for the voice vote                                                          instead of the numbers. The new Chief Minister of 
                   Maharashtra in his own interest and on behalf of the party should  
                   have Preferred the numbers instead of voice vote which is now 
                   disputed by the Congress Party and Shiv Sena. Though ,the Chief 
                   Minister Mr.Fadnavis said if the Congress party and Shiv Sena  
                   wants, they can move a No Confidence Motion,but that is fire fighting.  

                   Though the decision of the Speaker is final, the new Chief Minister 
                   of Maharashtra should have started his political career in a better 
                   note .Had the Vote of Confidence was put to vote with numbers,the
                   BJP would have won it and would have even exposed few 
                   members IF, there was any cross voting .

EDITORIAL.

                                                  SWACH BHARAT CAMPAIGN
                                                  IS CELEBRITIES & POLITICIANS
                                                  USING IT AS A PHOTO OP ?.

                     Swach Bharat Campaign announced by the Prime Minister is a very
                     good campaign and it should be a movement all over the country to
                     keep the country clean.But,of late, what is happening is, the 
                     politicians and celebrities have hijacked the campaign for their 
                     promotion and using it as a photo op. Here, the media also should 
                     play the role by not giving prominence to such photo ops.Instead, 
                     they should focus on simple and common people and also the 
                     people who really keep our cities clean.
                     

ALL INDIA BANK STRIKE ON  

12th NOVEMBER,2014.

RELAY ZONAL STRIKES FROM 2nd TO 5th DECEMBER,2014.

United Forum of Bank Unions

representing Five workmen unions and Four officers' Associations have announced 

All India Bank strike on 12th November,2014.

The wage revision of bank employees is due from 01.11.2012 as the earlier 

settlement expired on 31.12.2012.The Unions say that their Charter of Demands 

were submitted to Indian Banks Association (IBA) before the expiry of the settlement.

The Unions say that they were given 17.5% hike in the last settlement and this time, 

inspite of having 13 round of discussions,the IBA has offered only 11% increase.

The Unions say that the bankmen work tirelessly for the growth of the country and

also cooperated with the government in implementing all the schemes of the 

government including the present Prime Minister's Jan Dhan Jojna.The UFBU 

say that they have shown its willingness to adopt a flexible approach in order 

to finalise the settlement expeditiously.
The UFBU representing the Unions regret the inconvenience  to the esteemed
cutomers/general public on account of the proposed strike.

Mr.Ramji Raghavan addressing the audience

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE. 

41st Foundation Day.

Indian Institute of Management,Bangalore popularly called as IIM-B

celebrated its 41st Foundation day at its sprawling campus.

Mr.Ramji Raghavan,Founder and Chairman,Agastya International Foundation,Bangalore delivered the 41st Foundation Day lecture.The topic being,"Living and Acting Creatively".While delvering the lecture,he said ,"Unlocking the creative potential of children,adults and communities around the world -

rich,poor and downtrodden-is one of the central challenges of the 21st century".We 

have to find  ways and means to unlock and unleash the creativity.He said, there is Too much of "YES" in our system and not much of "WHY" and "WHY NOT" in our 

system. If we have to raise the speed limit of creativity in a society,we have to  

create conditions to trigger and unleash curiosity, he said.

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS.
October is the "Breast Cancer Awareness"
month.Hence,HCG,the specialist 
in cancer Care organised the media  interaction to
create awareness of the disease and its prevention,diagnosis ,treatment and cure.
According to a research 1 out  
of 8 women are at the risk of developing breast cancer.BREAST CANCER IS NO LONGER  A DISEASE TO BE SCARED OF.IF DETECTED EARLY,IT IS CURABLE.

This year the HCG involved the transgender
community to spread the awareness on breast cancer.Addressing the 
media,Dr.Nalini Rao,said, "cancer is a great equaliser,it knows no  caste,creed or sex.Transgenders are also prone to the risks of breast cancer and need to undergo regular self examination".
HCG launched the HCG Breast cancer App,a mobile application on the occasion.

VIJAYA BANK RAISED TIER II CAPITAL OF
Rs.500 CRORES BY ISSUING UNSECURED 
REDEEMABLE NON CONVERTIBLE BASELIII
COMPLIANT TIER II BONDS WITH A COUPON
RATE OF 9.15%p.a.   THE ISSUE WAS FULLY SUBSCRIBED AND THE ALLOTMENT
HAS BEEN MADE ON OCTOBER,30,2014.

Mr.Sharad Sharma,Mg.Director addressing the media.Mr.Kalyan Mukherjee
CGM (seated right) & Mr.Saswata Chaudhuri,CGM (seated left).

STATE BANK OF MYSORE.

Q2 Results ending 30.09.2014.

HIGHLIGHTS:

1.Net profit up by 240% during quarter (Y-O-Y)

2.Operating Profit up by 28%.

3.Provision Coverage Ratio

   up at 63%.

4.Net Interest Income registered a growth of over 10% y-o-y,while other income by 26% y-o-y.

5.Profit Before Tax up by over 17% y-o-y.

6.Net Interest Margin is maintained at 3.02%.

7.Gross NPA has declined to 5.07% AND Net NPA has also declined to 2.94%.

8.CASA improved to 34.52% y-o-y. 9.Credit Deposit ratio at 80%. The bank has

997 branches at present & will be reaching 1000 branches shortly.

Addressing the media Mr.Sharad Sharma,Managing Director of the bank said

that the bank has taken certain initiatives like cutting down the bulk deposits

and reducing exposure to corporates & Industries have benefited the bank.

BANGALORE BAPTIST HOSPITAL.

Bangalore Baptist Hospital inaugrates state of the Art MRI
(Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
facility and also Private Patient facility.A book Communicate,Care & Cure was also released on
24th October,2014.Justice M.N.Venkatachaliah,former
Chief Justice of Supreme Court,
Dr.P.Satish Chandra,Director & Vice Chancellor NIMHANS  and 
Dr.Alexander Thomas,Director & CEO,BBH spoke on the occasion.
The book will be available through Walters Kluwer,the website is
www.walterskluwerindia.co.in.
About Bangalore Baptist Hospital:
The hospital was founded on January,15,1973,by the International Mission Board,
Southern Baptist Convention.The hospital has Multi Speciality Health Care
facility with 300 beds and state of the Art facility.The Hospital(BBH) is accredited by 
NABH & NABL. Over 10% of the hospital's operating  budget is used as concession 
to poor patients.

SYNDICATE BANK

CELEBRATES 89TH FOUNDATION DAY

On this Occasion, the bank introduced 5 New products i.e

1.SyndBalashakthi 

2.SyndPrivilege TAB Banking.

3.Synd e-Passbook.

4.SyndMahilashakthi.  &

5.Syndkuteer.

Bank opened 20 lakh accounts under Prime Minister's Jan Dhan Jojana and issued 89,000 Rupay cards to mark the occasion The bank opened 89 branches  on the 89th Foundation Day.

                                                                             EDITORIAL.


                                             LESSONS TO BE LEARNT FROM ELECTIONS IN
                                                                 MAHARASHTRA AND HARYANA.


                  The elections in Maharashtra and Haryana have given few lessons to the
                  political parties including the Indian National Congress and also  for the 
                 regional parties. There are only Two formidable National Parties i.e 
                 Congress (INC) and the emerging and dynamic BJP under Narendra Modi &
                 Amit Shah.One thing, the Congress party should learn,adopt and apply is 
                 a new paradigm set by BJP who has understood the aspirations of the 
                 people especially,the youth. The way the political parties were running   
                 their outfits earlier,may no longer will be able to  sustain themselves if  
                they continue to function, being blind to the hard realities. Sooner they 
                change , better for them.

                                      CLOUD COMPUTING FOR EMERGING MARKETS


                         Three day mega International Conference was organised by IEEE in 
                         Bengaluru from 15th to 17th October,2014.This conference was 
                         inaugurated by Mr.Ananth Kumar,Union Minister for Chemicals &
                         Fertilizers,Govt.of India.

                         Keynote talks on latest trends in Cloud Computing by global experts
                         from Accenture,Amazon,CISCO,EMC,Google,HP.IBM,IEEE,Nokia
                        and SAP were delivered.

                        

Ms.Kiran Mazumdar Shaw addressing the media.Mr.S.R.Patil,Minister for
IT,BT and Planning & Statistics,Govt.Of Karnataka,and Mr.Srivatsa Krishna,IAS
Secretary,IT,BT & Science & Technology,Govt.Of Karnataka,on the dais.

BANGALORE

INDIA BIO.

Bangalore India Bio 2015

from February 9th to 11th

2015.

Theme:Crystalizing India's

       Biotech Future,

Bangalore India Bio 2015

will consist of multi track conferences,International

Trade show,Distinguished speakers,Bio Excellence Awards,Bio Quiz and other networking events.

Mr.Quentin Mounier,ABE/BCI Aerospace addressing the media.Ms.Mary Koshy (seated)
representing Expandys.

AEROMART SUMMIT INDIA.

Aeromart Summit is te premier B to B networking platform for the aerospace industry.Unlike an airshow,there are no flight demonstrations and is not open
to public.Aeromart summit is wholly focussed on building 
business to business and connects manufacturers,suppliers and buyers in the aeronautical field.

Aeromart Summit is organised by
BCI Aerospace,the first edition of the Aeromart Summit India will 
be held  on  November 18th to 20th 2014 in Bangalore,India. India is considered as one of the most growing aerospace sectors in the world and is rapidly becoming an important geo-strategic
location for the aerospace sector. For more details please visit www.bciaerospace.com/india.

VIBRANT GUJARAT.

On 1st may,2015,Gujarat will celebrate its 56th Foundation 

Day.Gujarat takes its name from

Gujjar,an ancient  ethnic community.Rich in history and booming with prosperity,Gujarat

is the most happening state in the country.

Fast paced growth with Gross State Domestic Product(GSDP) of 111.7 billion USD.

Gujarat has the longest coastline of 1600 Kms.Gujarat is a 43% urbanised state.

Gujarat has successfully interlinked 27 rivers across the state.

Gujarat has the world's largest Petroleum refinery at Jamnagar & world's largest

center for polished diamonds.

The Three day event to be held at Mahatma Mandir,Gandhinagar will be held from

11th January,2015 to 13th January,2015.The event will be inaugurated by

Mr.Narendra Modi,The Prime Minister of India.

MARUTI SUZUKI LAUNCHES CIAZ.

GLOBAL LAUNCH OF MARUTI CIAZ..

The company invested Rs.620 crores towards development of this model.

CIAZ 

Stands for  : Comfort,Intelligence,Attitude and Zeal.

CIAZ is built on a brand new platform and is the longest and one of the widest 

sedan in its class.In addition to catering to the domestic market, the cars will be

exported to markets in the Middle East,Latin America and Africa regions.

PRICE : PETROL :   V: Rs.7,35,488/-    V+; Rs.7,92,484/-   Z : Rs.8,62,714/-

                                     Z (O). Rs.8,98,336/-.

                DIESEL: V : Rs.8,42,355/-   V+ Rs.9,02,404/-    Z Rs.9,85,866/-

                                 Z(O)  Rs.10,21,488/-    

All prices are Ex S/R Bangalore.

                                                     

                                             WORLD NUCLEAR EXHIBITION- PARIS 2014.
                                                        14 -16 October,2014, Paris Le Bourget.

                                         The First International Exhibition for Civil Nuclear
                                                             Industry in France.

               An Exhibition that covers every link in the  added value chain  of the civil
               Nuclear Industry.FIVE Round tables moderated by the Directors of major
               groups and international experts will be focusing on subjects such as NPP
               operation,Safe & Proven Technologies for reactors and fuel cycle,future
               Technologies,Dismantling & Waste management,Training Human resources
               for nuclear programs and Nuclear Technologies for Medical.

                                          For further Information,Please contact;
                                          Ms.Anindita Banerjee -Trade Officer
                                                 French Trade Commission
                                                           UBI France in India.
                                                      Tel: 91 11 4319 6310.
                                                  anindita.banerjee@ubifrance.fr
                                                  www.ubifrance.com/in

        United Nations Security Council without India is

                                A club of the Elite & irrelevant.

Every 6th person in the world (man or woman) is an Indian. India has 1.2 billion 

people. India is an ancient country with 5000 years of culture & civilisation .

There are countries who are permanent members of the security Council whose

geography, the population and the civilisation is less than India are members of the 

Security Council who have veto powers.Keeping India out of Security Council is the

biggest joke of the century. The Prime Minister of India Mr.Narendra Modi has rightly

called upon the International community to recognise the importance & contribution

of India to the world.

Further, Mr.Modi has rightly said that there should be an INTERNATIONAL YOGA 

DAY  as India  gave Yoga to the world which is being practiced all over the

world for healthyliving.

SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.

Alert Loco Pilots Averts Train
Accident.

Mr.Gafoor Ahmed Shariff and Mr.D.Santosh,Loco Pilot &
Asst.Loco Pilot stopped the
train by applying emergency 
brake & informed about the
shrinkage in the track to
Karuvalli station and also 
to power Control office at
Bangalore.


They were manning the train number 17236 Nagerkoil-Bangalore City express.
They noticed the track shrinkage at 06.40 hrs on 23.09.2014.Their alertness
averted the Train accident.

Mr.Anil kumar,Divisional Railway Manager sanctioned an award of Rs.2000/- 
to Mr.Gafoor Ahmed shariff and Mr.D.Santosh in recognition of their timely
action. 

 

                     The Country is Proud of ISRO- Mars Mission.

          

                             The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) made the country 

                             proud.The Prime Minister Mr.Narendra Modi rightly said that the 

                             ISRO has made it a  habit to achieve the impossible. It makes us  

                             doubly proud when we knew that India is the first country to 

                             achieve this in the first attempt that too at a less cost.This  Rs.450 

                             crore Inter Planetary Mission is the cheapest even when compared                                                       to  NASA's Mar's Mission MAVEN.

                             After completing 666 million Kms journey in more than 10

                             months,the spacecraft  MANGALYAAN will now study the 

                             red planet's surface and scan its atmosphere for chemical 
                             methane.

ROBERT KIYOSAKI AUTHOR OF 'RICH DAD,POOR DAD'
VISITS BANGALORE.

Financial Literacy is the key
factor that differentiates the
poor and the middle class from
the wealthy-says Robert Kiyosaki.
National Achiever's Conference
2014 kicked off -a two day event
in Bangalore with 11 eminent
speakers.

Addressing the media,Mr.Robert Kiyosaki said,the following:
1.India is the future.2.God wants all of us to be rich.3.standard of education is 
going down in India.4.Debt is new money .Further,
he said we always say that the coin has two sides,Head and tails but there is also
another side i.e Edge from where we can convert  failure  into success.The savers 
donot get the yield they deserve due to inflation and erosion of money.He said the 
real education begins when one steps out of school.Though many may not agree 
with his views ,but there are certain lessons to be learnt.His famous quote is
"Instead of working hard for money,make money work for you".

Ms.kim Kiyosaki,wife of Mr.Robert kiyosaki was in praise of the Indian Women.
She said the women of India are strong and role models for the world.

INDIA MANUFACTURING SHOW 2014.

EMMA EXPO INDIA 2014.

Renewed focus on the Indian manufacturing Industry.

-Set for revival and growth.

- Time for "Made for India".

Manufacturing industry contributes 13% of GDP presently,of which 45% are MSME's  

employing about 70 million people.The focus is on to increase it to 25% of GDP.

Inaugurated by Mr.Ananth Kumar,Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilisers.

EMMA EXPO INDIA 2014- WAS ALSO INAUGURATED SIMULTANEOUSLY.

205 leading Taiwanese exhibitors dealing in Elecronics,Machinery,Moulds& Auto 

parts participated. 

Mr.Yagnanarayan kammage,is the Chairman of organising Committee,IMS,2014.

Mr.Walter Yeh,Executive VP,Taipei world centre,Mr.Chung -Kwang Tien,

representative,Taipei Economic & Cultural Centre in India, and many others

participated in the inauguration ceremony.

Mr.Jackbastian Nazareth,Group CEO addressing the Media.

PROVIDENT WELWORTH CITY,IN BANGALORE , A PROJECT PROMOTED 
BY PROVIDENT HOUSING LIMITED,A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF
PURAVANKARA PROJECTS LIMITED HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A
LEADER IN THE MID INCOME HOUSING.

The project is located  about 45 minutes from the International airport on the 
Yelahanka-Doddaballapur road,the project has 3360 units.The entire project
is in an area of 41 acres with all modern amenities like a club House,well
equipped Gym,a 9000 Sq.ft swimming pool, a multi purpose hall and it is
in the gated community.The project has seen an appreciation from the launch
of the project till date. 80% of the flats are sold.Now, 3 BHK flats are 
still available with area measuring 1075 Sq.ft ,with carpet area of 752 Sq.ft
is available at Rs.39.00 lakhs (all inclusive).

                         JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST-JLPT 2014.

                         Applications available with Bangalore Nihongo Kyooshi-Kai.

                        The Bangalore Nihongo Kyooshi-Kai,(Japanese Language Teachers
                        Association,Bangalore) Or BNK has announced the availability of
                        application forms for the Japanese Language PrOficiency Test (JLPT)
                        2014.

                        For more details Contact: www.bnk-india.org
                                                     Call     : +91-948191328.
                                                    E -Mail :  jlptbnk07@gmail.com.

                         
   
                         

Biocon kick starts Free oral 
Cancer screening Programs 
across India.

Week long campaign 
(Sept,1 To Sept,7,2014) will be
organised across various centres in
23 cities In India.

Some Facts regarding Oral Cancer.
# Every year 1,30,000 people succumb
   to oral cancer in India.

# Early detection can increase 5 
years survival rate from 52% to 80 to 90%.
# 4 in 10 all cancer are oral cancer in India.Oral cancer claims 14 lives every hour.
# Cancer risk is almost TRIPLED in alcohol drinkers who also smoke tobacco.

Mr.U.T.Khader,Minister for health & Family Welfare,Govt.of Karnataka launched
the programme.He said the government is coming out with Oral Health Policy
after the vision committee submit its report.

7th EDITION OF BANGALORE INDIA NANO
ON 5TH & 6TH DECEMBER,2014.

Theme : NANO HORIZONS.

India is one of the top 3 countries in NANO Technology.Bangalore India Nano 2014 will 
feature an International conference,Product & 
Technology  Exhibition,Key Note talks by
distinguished speakers,Nano for the young
programme,Poster session,Excellence awards etc.

Ms.Vinita Bali addressing the audience.

GREAT LAKES INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CELEBRATES 10
YEARS OF EXCELLENCE IN
NURTURING FUTURE TALENTS.

Mr.Subroto Bagchi,Chairman, 
Mind Tree and Ms.Vinita Bali, Former MD & CEO
Britannia were the Chief Guests.
A book titled" Global Mindset 
Indian Roots-Thought Leadership & 
beyond" was released on the occasion 
in the presence of 
Prof. Bala V Balachandran Founder & Dean and Chairman,Great
Lakes Institute of Management and other
dignitaries.The book is a collection of speeches on leadership delivered by global
business leaders and thought leaders during their visits to great lakes.Addressing 
the audience Prof.Bala V Balachandran said,"the new business education should 
come from India".We should be distinct or we will become extinct says Prof.Bala.

Mr.M.R.Srikishen addressing the media.

CONCIERGE ASSOCIATION OF INDIA
SOUTHERN REGION ANNOUNCED THEIR 8th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AT BANGALORE FROM 29th to 31 st August,2014. Ritz Carlton will be the host and
ITC Hotels will be the Co Host.

Mr.Sridhar Rajagopalan,M.D.Educational Initiatives(extreme left) &
Ms.Mara Shurgot,Director,International Programs,Duke
University Talent Identification Program (extreme Right) with the
Students who have already undergone the program.

ASSET AND DUKE UNIVERSITY TIP LAUNCHES
INDIA TALENT SEARCH.

Educational Initiatives (EI),Assessment and Research 
Company in the education Sector & Duke University Talent
Identification Programm (TIP),
USA announced the launch of
a joint nationwide talent search programme for school children.

Duke University is located in Durham,North Carolina USA
 4 hours drive south of Washington DC.Together EI and Duke TIP will be identifying
academically talented students from Grades VII & VIII and then provide them 
oppurtunities to hone their skills and help them to reach their true potential.They 
will work  together to identify & nurture best talent across mathematics, Science &English subjects.

Students who perform exceedingly well in this talent search will be recognised as 
ASSET Talent Scholars and will receive special zone wise recognition in addition to
the ASSET Talent Scholar certificates.Besides, the students will get an oppurtunity
to enrol for Duke TIP's renowned three week residential Summer studies programme
in India . This year it will be held in Shiv Nadar University n Delhi. If selected, the
students will be asked to pay $1500 and there is a provision of providing 
Scholarships to 1 out of every 4 students.The total students to be selected will be 
around 180  from all over the country.

When I read few excerpts from the 
 book DEFYING THE ODDS , about 
the story of Mr.Mannam Madhusudan Rao, 
I am thrilled and I feel that every one should read the book and also the success story of MMR Group.

Mr.Ramachandra Guha,says," this important and
insightful book should be read by all 
thinking Indians".

Thanks : Yahoo News India.

From (L to R) Ms.Jacqueline Shave, Mr.Ustad Amjad Ali khan,Ms.Seema Mehta-Director
Mr.Suraj Shantakumar- Director.

KIRTILALS
CELEBRATES 
75 YEARS OF LEGACY.
Launches a new Diamond Destination in
Jayanagar,Bangalore.
Speaking at the launch,Mr.Suraj Shantakumar-Director-Business strategy,Kirtilals
said,"we are celebrating 75 years of legacy that puts trust,quality and craftmanship 
and above all,we believe that our key to success is following the four principles
laid by our founder which are :Integrity,Quality,Creativity and Service".
Ms.Seema Mehta-Director -Creative,Kirtilals said ",Bengaluru is fast evolving as
trend setter in Haute Couture and this includes the fine diamond jewellery
segment too.Customers are always looking forward to unique and personalised
designs,which would suit their personality.To cater to this market on style
& fashion,we offer all the 3  looks in fine jewellery-Heritage,Classic and 
Contemporary".

Mr.Ustad Amjad Ali Khan,Sarad Maestro said,' Mother is the first Guru to 
the child. We call our mother land as Bharat Mata,but yet so many atrocities
take place on women.He was worried and said some strict punishment should be 
given to those who commit atrocities on women.The maestro stressed that
there should be strict discipline in life  and education must promote
compassion and love. He summed up by saying Music Unites the world.
Ms.Jacqueline Shave

Ms.Manisha Cooper addressing Media.

COOPER CORPORATION PVT.LTD
BRINGS CPCB II COMPLIANT GENERATORS (10KVA TO 200KVA) AND 2,3,4,6 CYLINDER ENGINES TO BENGALURU.

Cooper Corporation introduces Cooper ecopack brand of gensets in Bengaluru.
The company says that this gensets will 
save 30% fuel consumption & needs
servicing every 500 hours.

The company also manufactures Cylinder engines with technical collaboration
with Ricardo UK for the design of its state of the art family of engines in 2,3,4 &6
cylinder configurations.The engines are designed to meet all future emission norms
while delivering the best in class fuel efficiency, according to the company.The 
turnover of the company is around Rs.600 crores and aims to reach a turnover of 
Rs.1000 crores by 2015.