BANGALORE BAPTIST HOSPITAL -INAUGURATES WOMEN & CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE & RESEARCH CENTRE AND LIVING & LEARNING CENTRE.

 Bangalore Baptist Hospital inaugurated Women & Children's Healthcare and

Research Centre & also Living & Learning Centre(LLC) yesterday in the

Hospital premises following all Covid Protocols.This event was hosted by 

Dr.Shelby L Garner,Project Manager,USA Associate Professor & Fulbright

Scholar ,Baylor University & Dr.Lyn Prater,Clinical Professor,Baylor University.

 

Women & Children's Health care & Research Centre is a modern facility with  

Out patient & In Patient facilities with state -of- the- art operation theatres,Neo Natal & Paediatric 

ICU's, Labour & Delivery Suites & other related facilities. The Living & Learning Centre

 is a 25,000 Sq.ft facility which can house about 220 nursing students,young nurses

in training,allied health students & Post graduate resident doctors.Smart Class rooms

equipped with modern technologies and innovations are part of this facility.

Dr.Spurgeon Rachaprolu, Director,Bangalore Baptist Hospital,expressed his 

appreciation & acknowledged the enabling partnership with USAID & Baylor

University. Dr.J.V Peter,Chairman of the Governing Board & Director of 

Christian Medical College,Vellore, conveyed his greetings. "Patient Care,Research,

Teaching & Outreach are critical aspects of a vibrant Health Care Organisation,

 BBH has excelled in all these areas." he said.

Ms.Veena Reddy,Mission Director,USAID,India sent her message online.

Dr.Philip Thomas,Associate Director,Bangalore Baptist Hospital,welcomed 

the Guests & those were Online. Dr.Naveen Thomas,Senior Advisor,Head,

Networking & Development, presented the project Overview.

ODISHA -INDIA'S BEST KEPT SECRET- ROAD SHOW IN BENGALURU.

 Odisha promotes niche tourism in Bengaluru.The Roadshow was

organised in association with FICCI.

Odisha-India's Best Kept Secret, has lots of places of interest to both

domestic & Foreign Tourists.Odisha is among Top 3 investment

destinations in the country for last 15 years.The state produces 20%

of Steel & 54 % of country's Aluminium .The state has 480 Kms of

coast line & have the best beaches in the country like Golden Beaches,

White sand beaches & Black sand beaches.Odisha is blessed with

spread of ethnic mosaic with 62 culturally vibrant tribes,including

13 primitive tribal groups who are found sprinkled all over the state.

The Tribal population constitutes an impressive 22.8% of the state's

total population.

Odisha is the land of temples ,arts,Crafts,fairs & festivals,with its rich

heritage,culture,& unique bio-diversity.Odisha boasts of the UNESCO 

heritage site of the Sun Temple,the Golden triangle of Puri-Konark-

                                  Mr.Sachin R Jadhav -Director of Tourism,Govt.of Odisha 

                                  addressing the media.Mr.Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi,Minister of

                                  Tourism,Odia Language,Literature & Culture,Govt.of Odisha

                                  is seated in the Centre.

Bhubaneshwar. Besides, the magnificient monuments like the

Khandagiri & Udayagiri Caves of the 1st century B.C,the Dhauli rock

inscriptions of Asoka of the 3rd century B.C,the state also has the

Laxmaneswar group of temples of the 6th & 7th Century A.D.

Odisha has the unique distinction of having the famous Puri 

Jagannath temple,annual Rath yatra which is very important 

religious destination for Hindus.

The historic Kalinga war was fought by the side of the river Daya,

(kindness) which criss crosses near the city of Bubaneshwar. Thus,

ODISHA is a land of everything a Tourist-both domestic & Foreign

ask for.

BENGALURU SUSTAINABILITY CONCLAVE.

The Sustainable Development Report  2021 was  released

by the Governor of Karnataka Mr.Thawar Chand Gehlot

on the occasion of the Bengaluru Sustainability Conclave

hosted by O.P. Jindal Global University. The theme of the

event was" Implementing the sustainable Development

Goals : Role of Universities & Civil society in Protecting

the Environment".

On this occasion, Professor Dr.M.V.Rajeev Gowda,former

Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha & Former Professor

IIM,Bangalore,Mr.K.Jairaj,IAS,FormerAddl Chief Secretary,

Govt.of Karnataka,Mr.Sudhir Mishra,Founder &

Managing Partner,Trust Legal Advocates & Consultants

Dr.C.Rajkumar,Founder & Vice Chancellor,O.P.

Jindal Global University,& Professor,R.Sudarshan,

Dean,Jindal School of Government & Public Policy

O.P.Jindal Global University participated in the

conclave.Mr.K. Jairaj,while addressing suggested

for issuing Green Bonds,like debentures to achieve

the environmental goals as part of CSR which is

popular in abroad.Dr.C.Rajkumar said,' the report

aims to create a green& socially conscious campus

& to have a transparent & fair view of our progress.

Further,he said they have recently opened a new

Chapter of the International Green Building 

Complex under the aegis of CII.

O.P.Jindal Global University has created a

sustainable model with solar power generation

by contributing surplus power to the grid.

Dr.AGARWAL'S EYE HOSPITAL - TO INVEST Rs.175 CRORES IN KARNATAKA OVER 2 YEARS. L AUNCHES NEW HOSPITAL.

Dr.Agarwal's Eye Hospital inaugrated its 11th 

Hospital in Indiranagar, Bengaluru.The state-

of- the -Art hospital was inaugurated by

Dr. Sudhakar,Minister for Health & Family

Welfare & Medical Education,Govt.of Karnataka.

Dr. Sudhakar advised the Hospital authorities to

create awareness among the people for Eye Donation.

Dr.Adil Agarwal,CEO,Dr.Agarwal's Eye Hospital 

addressed the media and said that he is optimistic

about the group's growth prospects in Karnataka.

He said that in the next 36 months, with all the 

expansion that they have lined up he expects the

state of Karnataka will contribute Rs.200 crores

to the Group's business.At present they have 15

Hospitals in Karnataka spread over Bengaluru,

Dharwad,Hubli & Mysore which will be increased

to 25 Hospitals.

The newly inaugurated Hospital in Indiranagar

will provide patients comprehensive eye care under

one roof offering services such as cataract services

general Opthalmology Laser Cataract surgery,retina

and cornea services,glaucoma,refractive surgery &

paediatric opthalmology.

Dr.Agarwal's Eye Hospital has Hospitals spread 

over Pan India & across 11 countries totalling to

102.

R V UNIVERSITY INAUGURATED- TWO NEW SCHOOLS LAUNCHED.

 R.V.University  was Inaugurated in Bengaluru along with 

Two New Schools Launched i.e School of computer Science 

& Engineering and School of Business. The Chief Minister

of Karnataka Mr.Basavaraj  Bommai inaugurated R.V.

University. Dr.C.N Ashwath Narayan,Minister for Higher

Education,Government of Karnataka & few other

dignitaries participated in the event. Dr. M.K.Panduranga

Setty is the Chancellor of R.V.University.

VIBRANT GUJARAT GLOBAL SUMMIT 2022 -ROAD SHOW IN BENGALURU.THEME: ATMANIRBHAR GUJARAT TO ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT

A High level team led by Mr.Jitubhai Vaghani,Minister for Education

Science & Technology,Government of Gujarat, & Mr.Vijay Nehra,

Secretary,Science  & Technology, Government of Gujarat Held a 

Road show in Bengaluru Today in connection with the forthcoming

10th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2022 (VGGS).

The VGGS was conceptualised in 2003 by Our Prime Minister

Mr.Narendra Modi when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat.

Ever since then,the Summit has emerged as a Global forum for

business networking,knowledge sharing and strategic partnerships.

The event will be held in Gandhinagar,Gujarat from 10th January

to 12th January,2022. The event will be inaugurated by the 

Prime Minister.

About Gujarat: Gujarat witnessed 262%  growth in Foreign Direct

Investments (FDI) in 2020-21 over previous year. 21% of India's

exports in 2020-21 is from Gujarat valued at USD 60.5 billion.

Addressing the media,the Minister said,Gujarat has a Proactive

government committed to Ease of Doing Business with Single

Window Clearance for the projects.

About GIFT City (Gujarat International Financial Tech):

GIFT City is India's 1st operational Smart City & International

Financial Service Centre with world class infrastructure for

offshore & International transactions in banking,insurance

and Capital Markets.GIFT is also a home to India's first

International Exchange (IndiaINX).GIFT city has committed

investment of USD 1.57 billion with a workforce of 10,000

professionals across 225 Companies.

AAKASH INSTITUTE ORGANISES "TOPPERS TALK" BY NEET TOPPERS & WERE FELICITATED.

 Aaksh Educational Services Ltd.,(AESL),national leader in Test

Preparatory services organised "Toppers Talk" by NEET Topper

Sonit Sai Reddy Vasipalli who scored 705 in NEET UG 2021 &

Secured AIR 56 along with few others.They shared their

experiences & how they prepared for the exams.

Mr.Dheeaj Kumar Mishra,Regional Director,(South Head),

AESL along with Mr.Chandan Chand,Regional Academic 

Director (South Head), & Mr.Ravi Kanth,Dy.Director,

Bangalore were also present on the occasion.

AMPATH LAUNCHES PATHOLOGY LABORATORY AT J.P.NAGAR IN BENGALURU.

 AMPATH (American Institute of Pathology & Laboratory Sciences Pvt.Ltd)

launched state-of-the-art facilities In Bengaluru with efficiently skilled team

that would offer patients superior,advanced,accurate &

reliable services.

AMPATH offers a wide range of best-in-class diagnostic services with over

2450 tests from clinical bio chemistry,Hematology,Histopathology,

Immunohistochemistry to name a few.The lab has collaborated 

with UPMC,one of the top ranked hospitals in the United states 

which allows them to work with the world's leading clinicians to

ensure customers comprehensive services that reflect precision

& accuracy in every test conducted.

AMPATH aims to meet India's constantly changing dynamics in

the health care sector with consistency & efficiency.Currently

AMPATH has 11 existing labs & 1700+ clients.The Central 

reference Laboratory is located at Hyderabad.All departments

at AMPATH are accredited by NABL as per ISO 15189.2012.

FEDERATION OF INDIAN GRANITE & STONE INDUSTRY- SEEKS POLICY SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT.

 Federation of Indian Granite & Stone Industry (FIGSI), an

association to promote the natural stones of India domestically 

and Internationally,has presented a charter to Government of

Karnataka in a seminar  organised in Bengaluru,'Challenges

and Oppurtunities of Dimensional Stone Industry'.This

interactive seminar was organised to find solutions to issues

to bring back the industry on the growth path.

"India is the second largest deposit of natural stones in the world

with 15% of the world Natural stone reserves which is about

46.23 billion cubic meters.India also stand in 4th position in the

Natural stone in the world." says Mr. Ishwinder Singh,President

FIGSI & seeks support from state government & give fillip to

the industry.

Mr.K.Veeramani,Founder,President,FIGSI,Mr.Ishwinder Singh,

President,FIGSI, Mr.S.Krishna Prasad,General Secretary,FIGSI

Mr.Pankaj Kumar Pandey,IAS,Secretary,Mines,GOK & other

officials of government of Karnataka were present in the seminar.

SKODA SLAVIA- SECOND SKODA MODEL IN THE INDIA 2.0 PROJECT MAKES ITS DEBUT.

 Following the successful launch of SUV KUSHAQ, SKODA launches

premium Mid size Sedan SLAVIA,which offers plenty of space,a host

of safety features  & an emotive design.This model will be an India

specific model. SLAVIA in Czech language means Glory.

SKODA SLAVIA will compete with the likes of Honda City,Maruti 

Suzuki-CIAZ,& Hyundai Verna etc.This model has efficient TSI

engines ,high levels of comfort & advanced infotainment systems.

The SLAVIA's manufacturing process has a localisation level

of upto 95%. SLAVIA offers huge boot capacity of 521 litres &

generous amounts of space for  upto 5 people. The new metallic

Crystal Blue & the Tornado Red Paintwork are both SKODA

exclusives for the Indian Market.

SKODA SLAVIA comes with excellent active & passive safety

                                                Mr.Saurav Prakash,Zonal Head,Skoda Auto

                                                & Mr.Jose Thomas,COO,TAFE Access speaking

                                                to media.

features.Occupants are protected by upto SIX Airbags.To ensure

children have a safe journey,the sedan comes with ISOFIX

anchors & Top Tether anchor points on the rear seats. 

A tyre pressure monitor is another convenient feature.

The India 2.0 campaign headed by SKODA AUTO ,which

oversees all activities of the Volkswagen Group in India,and

the campaign is backed by investments of One billion euros

to strengthen the long term presence of SKODA & Volkswagen

on the Indian sub continent.

Mr.Thomas Schafer, CEO,Skoda Auto says,"The SLAVIA is

perfectly tailored to the needs of our customers in India ".

RSS,BAJRANG DAL WORKERS DEMAND BAN ON SALMAN KHURSHID'S BOOK "SUNRISE OVER AYODHYA".

 Former Union Minister  Salman Khurshid has courted

controversy in his new book viz.SUNRISE OVER AYODHYA

wherein he has compared the Hindutva with ISIS &Boko Haram.

In a Press conference yesterday, Dr.Prashant Goenka along with

members of RSS & Bajrang Dal  demanded ban on the new book

of Salman Khurshid .The participants were Shashikant Sharma,

M.L.Shiv Kumar,Hari Ram Deewasi & Manjunath  & Harish 

from Bajrang Dal and Anil Kumar,RSS worker.

As BJP attacked Congress leader Salman Khurshid over his

comments in the new book "Sunrise Over Ayodhya" comparing

Hindutva with  ISIS & Boko Haram,Congress veteran Ghulam

Nabi Azad said that this comparison is "factually wrong" as 

reported in the media.

NUTRIFY TODAY LAUNCHES WORLD'S FIRST NUTRACEUTICALS ACADEMY .

Nutrify Today launched Nutrify Today Academy,the world's

first Nutraceuticals Academy. The Academy aims at elevating

skill sets for working executives in the nutraceuticals category

to stay in sync with the industry's growth.The Nutrify Today 

Academy with dual bases in Mumbai & Bangalore will initially

focus on India & Asia before expanding to other key global

nutraceutical markets through an " On Line curriculum".

Several universities including Gitam,Centurion University,

AIC-CCMB,National Research and development Corporation

of India,Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine & others

will have strong academic affiliations with Nutrify Today Academy.

Mr.Amit Srivastava,Chief Catalyst, Nutrify Today Academy says,

" the academy will provide access to University  students studying

Pharma,Food Technology,Bio Chemistry & Chemical Engineering

who want to pursue a career in nutraceutical ingredient formulation.

The Academy expects to train a minimum of 5000 professionals by

2024.India is currently a USD 8 billion market,which is expected to

grow significantly. Stakeholders in the industry predict that by 2025,

the industry will be valued USD 40 billion & by 2030,it will be worth

as much as USD 100 billion.