MAHINDRA AMC LAUNCHES TWO NEW SCHEMES.

Mr.Ashutosh Bishnoi,CEO & Managing Director Mahindra Asset
Management Company Pvt.Ltd., addressing media.

Bal Vikas Yojana & Badhat Yojana-Open for subscription from
April,20 to May 4,2017.

Mahindra Asset management Company Pvt.Ltd.,,a wholly owned subsidiary  
of Mahindra Finance announced the launch of Two Open ended  Schemes
1.Mahindra Mutual Fund Bal Vikas Yojana-an open ended balanced scheme.
The Fund will invest 65% in equity & 35% in debt.2.Mahindra Mutual Fund
Badhat Yojana -an open ended Equity scheme where the funds will be 
invested in equity.

HAIRLINE INTERNATIONAL HAIR & SKIN CLINIC LAUNCHES
TELE-DERMATOLOGY .


Hairline International Hair & Skin Clinic,Bengaluru launches Tele
Dermatology which includes Cosmetology & Trichology.Addressing
Media, Dr.Kala Vimal,Dermatologist & Cosmetologist,Hairline International
said,"the primary benefit of such technology is the easy access to dermatologists
& Cosmetologists for those seeking opinion on skin conditions,diagnosis &
treatment options.The ability to reach even remote areas is the advantage.
Speaking on the occassion,Ms.Bani Anand,Founder & Managing Director,
Hairline International Hair & Skin Clinic said," we have always believed in
bringing the best & latest technology into our diagnosis & treatment options.
Tele-dermatology ensures that expert medical opinion can be made available to
all people irrespective of where they are located."

V-GUARD LAUNCHES 'SMART DUPS' INVERTERS-THE
FIRST INTELLIGENT DIGITAL UPS (INVERTER).

V-Guard Industries ltd., leading consumer electrical & electronics
company launched the smart DUPS (Inverter) yesterday.The smart
DUPS (Inverter) comes with 9 smart features that allows the consumer
to manage it across various functions with mobile phone.Using smart 
technology,the app allows consumers to turn it on/off ,know the UPS's 
battery usage & back up,control the performance levels on the basis of
appliances used .The app is also equipped with a special holiday mode 
to save power while on vaccation.Complaints can be registered through 
the app by a single click & can be remotely serviced .

Speaking to media,Mr.V.Ramachandran,Chief Operating Officer,said,
" This is a Bluetooth enabled inverter that connects with your smartphone
enabling you to control everything with the touch of a button".

GLENEAGLES HOSPITALS LAUNCHES NEW FACILITY
IN BENGALURU.


Gleneagles Global Hospitals at Richmond Road is the 4th facility in Karnataka.

Gleneagles Global Hospitals,a Parkway Pantai Enterprise is the 9th
hospital in the group's network & is spread over 15,000 Sq.ft.The Hospital 
is fully equipped with 'state of the art' equipment & offers multi
disciplinary high end patient care.

Addressing the media,Dr.K.Ravindranath, Chairman & Founder,Gleneagles
Global Hospitals said," Our new hospital at Richmond road,Bengaluru
is a significant addition to our ongoing efforts in medical excellence".

Gleneagles Global Hospitals began its journey in India from 1999,bringing
its first multi organ transplant centre & advanced gastro enterology services
at Hyderabad.A pioneer in kidney,liver,heart & lung transplants,Gleneagles
Global Hospitals  provides comprehensive multi organ transplant services 
in the country.

WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY.

United Nations declared April,2nd as World Autism Awareness Day.
Autism is very complex & challenging neuro developmental disorder 
which has no ascertained cause or cure,which essentially means that
persons affected need life long supervision and care.Hence, the society
should understand what Autism is & understand their needs to enable 
them to live in the society as honourable citizens.

On this occasion a Run 5K & 10K  was organised by Autism Society of 
India to create awareness.

DO WE REQUIRE CELEBRITY MP'S   IN RAJYA SHABHA?.

According to the reports Mr.Sachin Tendulkar & Ms.Rekha who are

nominated  to Rajya Sabha in 2012 have  very poor attendance in Rajya Sabha.

As per the media reports  Sachin has 8% attendance & Rekha has 5% attendance.

This is not acceptable.

They were nominated to Rajya Sabha as they are Icons & the nation expects

them to participate in the discussions & contribute their valuable suggestions 

in the temple of democracy. 

In case they are not able to attend the Parliament due to their commitments,

they should resign. Having committed to be an MP,they should attend atleast

50% of the sessions.Is it asking too much from them as they are eligible to all 

the perks of an MP ?

SHANKARA BUILDING PRODUCTS LTD.-INITIAL PUBLIC OFFER.

Shankara Building Products Ltd., is coming out with an Initial Public Offer 
of Equity shares of face value of Rs.10/- each with premium of Price band
fixed from Rs.440/- To Rs.460/- per equity share  aggregating Rs.450 million.
& an offer for sale upto 6,521,740 equity shares.

Mr.Sukumar Srinivas,Mg.Director of the Company addressing Media.

Objects of the Issue are:
1.Repayment or prepayment of loans of the company.
2.General Corporate purposes.
3.Listing of Equity shares in BSE & NSE.

The issue opens On:March,22,2017 & Closes of March,24,2017.

About the Company:
Shankara Building Products Ltd., is one of the leading organised retailers
of home improvement & building products.The Company has 103 stores
in the country  with an average size of 3624 sq.ft.The company serves home
owners,professional customers(such as architects & contractors) and
small enterprises through its retail stores.The Company was promoted by
Mr.Sukumar Srinivas,an alumnus of IIM,Ahmedabad & is a first 
generation entrepreneur, having 33 years of experience in the building
products industry.

Editor's Views.


DISRUPTION OF PARLIAMENT & LEGISLATURE
UNACCEPTABLE SAYS PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE.

People elect their representatives to discuss,debate &convey the
peoples's aspirations in the parliament & not to walk out or sit on
dharna.Parliamentarians should set an example to the legislators,
members of Municipal Corporations & local bodies how to debate,
discuss & sort out the differences.

Of late, we see walkouts,disruption sitting on Dharna & rushing to
the well of the House has become a common practice . It is a cause
for worry that it happens even in Rajya Sabha which is the House
of Elders.Even if the Speaker or the Vice President who presides
over Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha respectively  appeals  for calm,
members still disrupt the House.

Can this continue ? Members should take the advice of the President
as a wake up call.

LIFECELL LAUNCHES COMMUNITY STEM CELL BANKING.

Lifecell International, pioneer in Stem cell research announced the launch
of Baby Cord Share,Community Stem Cell banking to address the need for
creating a large inventory of stem cells in the country.Community Stem cell 
Banking is a first of its kind global initiative of LifeCell,which allows sharing 
of preserved umbilical cord stem cells amongst the community of parents.
Community stem cell also helps parents & siblings in accessing stem cells
from the community pool,this providing a comprehensive family benefit
for parents.

70% of patients are unable to find a match in India due to limited Stem cell
donors of about  1,80,000,which is less than 1% of global donor base.
Mr.Mayur Abhaya,M.D &CEO,LifeCell said,' with increasing awareness
amongst the parents preserving their baby's stem cells,community banking
could help increase the inventory by more than 50,000 every year."Presently,
we are importing to meet the demand.If more people in India participate
in donating the stem cell of their babies,the requirement of the patients
can be met easily.

The Community stem cell banking will be available to customers with
immediate effect at a starting price of Rs.16,990/- with an annual storage
fee of Rs.4,000/- per annum.LifeCell also offers additional long term
plans wherein customers can choose to prepay the storage fee.

DESIGN DIALOGUES & WB HONOURS.

6th Edition of Design Dialogues & WB Honours was held in Bengaluru
recently.Ms.Sheital Shetty,Founder & Editor of  Wash Rooms & Beyond
 welcomed all the guests.There was presentation of papers regarding
modern Kitchens,sanitary ware,wash rooms  &  also about reuse of
waste water. There was a panel discussion also on how to use the
space creatively& also about modern day kitchens & wash rooms.

HERBALIFE NUTRITION PARTNERS WITH SYNGENE TO
ESTABLISH NUTRITION RESEARCH &DEVELOPMENT 
LAB IN INDIA AT BENGALURU.

Herbalife,a global nutrition Company,partners with Syngene,to develop
& formulate world class nutrition products for Indian consumers.The new
Nutrition Research & Development facility is located within the Syngene
campus in Bengaluru.The facility also houses a separate Good Manufacturing
Practices (GMP) formulation Lab to support Product Testing,sampling &
end product development.

Speaking at a Press conference held in Bengaluru,Mr.Ajay Khanna,
VP & Country Head,Herbalife International India Pvt.Ltd.,said,
" Setting up the Nutrition R&D Lab in collaboration with Syngene
will give us the ability to turn around new products faster,& introduce
them to the market quicker".

38th NATIONAL MASTERS ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP HELD
IN GACHIBOWLI STADIUM,HYDERABAD FROM 20th TO 25th FEBRUARY,2017.

KAMALA SRINIVASAN STRIKES 4 GOLD MEDALS AT THE MEET.

Kamala Srinivasan wins 4 Gold Medals in 100 meters,200 meters,400 meters
and 4 X 100 meters Relay under the age Group of 60+representing Karnataka.

Kamala Srinivasan,  the Deputy Editor ,Indian News Service , is a disciplined
Sportswoman who represented the Country in the World Cup at the age of
21 years in Women's Hockey.The World Cup was held in Edinburgh,Scotland 
in 1975.Later, she represented the country in the Five Nation Tournament held in
Spain & also in Asia Cup.She was the Captain of Bombay University & also
then Bombay in the Junior Nationals, which they won.

She represented India in 3 Asian Masters Athletic Championships & won 
9 Medals (Gold-5,Silver-3 & Bronze-1).She represented India in the 
International Open Masters Athletic Championship held in Colombo,Sri Lanka
& won 3 Gold Medals  in 100,200,& 400 Meters Race.