WORLD HEART DAY -SEPTEMBER 29th SEPTEMBER.

 Today is  WORLD HEART DAY.Here are the quotes from Heart specialists to keep our Heart Healthy.

 Take care of your Heart, Don't let it stop beating. Life is more beautiful and more fun when you have a heart that beats right.If you are responsible towards your heart,then you are responsible towards your family. A healthy Heart will give you the courage to face & overcome any challenge in your life.Eat right,sleep tight and prevent any heart diseases. The beat of your life goes on only if you have a healthy heart.A Healthy Heart leads to Happy family. Stress and Tension is the root cause of all kinds of cardio vascular diseases,So stay happy,cool and keep on smiling.

INDIA START UP FESTIVAL 2022 IN BENGALURU ON 1st & 2nd OCTOBER 2022.

 India Startup Festival will be held on 1st & 2nd October,20022 in Bengaluru,Startup Capital of India at Sathya Sai Grama,Muddenahalli,Chikkaballapur,Bengaluru.  Incidentally, Muddenahalli, is the birth place of  Bharat Ratna Sir.M.Vishveshwarayya, the Great Engineer India has produced. 

Industry experts,Venture Capitalists,academicians,successful entrepreneurs have all come together under one platform to organise this First edition of  India Startup Festival. The festival will provide good networking  oppurtunities with prospective investors & mentors who will provide market access to the startups.Many Unicorns are emerging out of India & creating job and wealth for the nation. This startup festival will foster the growth of startup eco system in the country. 

25 known VC Funders,25+ CEO's from India & abroad &100+ mentors will be participating. Already 1000 startups have registered.Three Unicorns will be awarded. This Startup festival will ignite the Young Minds & motivate them to be  job creators rather than job seekers.

Addressing the media Mr.J.A.Chowdary, Founder & General Chair-India Startup festival & organiser of the Festival Said," Inspired by the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi & the entrepreneurial mindset of Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Vishveshwarayya, the core aim of the festival is to empower every Indian to be a part of the booming startup culture & work towards economic development of the nation.The choice of the venue is a symbolic move to synchronise with the spirit of entrepreneurship & employment that Gandhiji stood for & emulated".

Mr.Ramani Iyer,Co Founder of Just Dial ( now taken over by Reliance) said that he is prepared to Mentor 100 startups who can create many jobs for the Indian youth. Others who participated in the Press Meet are Mr.Raja Mukherjee, & Mr.Ujjwal Mukhia, Serial Entrepreneurs.

The 2 Day India Startup Festival will be a hybrid one-Online and at the venue-to enable all to participate. For details Contact : www.indiastartupfestival.org / www.isf22.org.

BONDRICH AVIATION & CHIPSAN AVIATION - AWARD FOR ESSAY COMPETITION .

Bondrich Aviation & Chipsan Aviation gave an award to  Ms.Shrisha from SOS Children's Village, Bengaluru based on an Essay competition on the topic" The Importance of Air Ambulance Services in India" to celebrate International Literacy Day.The event was organised to spread  awareness about air ambulances in the country & promote the spirit of creative writing amongst children. Out of several entries,the jury selected Ms.Shrisha as a winner who wrote the best essay.

The award carries a cash prize of Rs.50,000/- & a Free Helicopter ride. Mr.Sunil Narayan,Director, Chipsan Aviation, Mr.M.Amin, Director & Chief, Bondrich Aviation Pvt.Ltd., Mr.S.Harikrishnan, Chief Manager,Chipsan Aviation Pvt.Ltd.,Mr.Bhaskaran. S Village Director,SOS Children's Village,Bengaluru and Ms.Ambika Bhujel-Regional Head,Corporate Partnerships (South) Participated in the event.

SVITCH OPENS ITS FIRST EVER EXCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE CENTRE IN BENGALURU. CELEBRATES ITS THIRD ANNIVERSARY.

Svitch bike comes with an integrated battery and motor that gives the riding experience as a city-zipping scooter.-says The Founder  - Raj Patel.

Svitch, opens its first ever exclusive experience centre in Bengaluru & they have displayed extensive range of e-bikes along with all the merchandising & accessories.The Company is set to launch CSR 762,which will pack in a best-in-class battery swapping technology.With the launch of  Svitch XE+,Svitch XE,Svitch MXE & the non electric Svitch NXE captured the minds of its audiences and catapulted to the favoured e-bike brand for Indians across all age groups.

Mr.Chintan Khatri,CEO,Svitch said that the bikes are built keeping in mind the people of India and keeping their average stature & Build. Mr.Rajkumar Patel,M.D,Svitch said," Our products were meant for all the fitness freaks,adrenaline junkies,automobile enthusiasts & lifestyle Connoisseurs.Within a year of launch, we added 100+ dealer Distributor touch points in India".

Svitch has its manufacturing plant at Sanad in Ahmedabad. As per the government mandate,the brand supplies 250W Motor in India & locks the speed of the bike at 25Km/H.However,Svitch exports 500W &750W Motor e-bikes to countries Viz: Netherlands,Australia,Dubai,USA,Europe and third world countries.

The Svitch bikes comes with a front suspension which makes the ride smooth & Comfortable. Svitch bikes come with strong & sturdy tyres.

QUEST ALLIANCE & IBM LAUNCH" HACKATHON' FOR 1.2 LAKH GIRL STUDENTS IN KARNATAKA.

Quest Alliance - is a not-for-profit Trust  that equips young people with 21st century  skills by enabling self learning. They design scalable solutions that enable educators to address critical gaps for quality education & skills training.They facilitate learning networks & collaboration to bring about systemic change fuelled by research & innovation.

Quest Alliance & IBM announced the launch of its 'Hackathon'programme to promote scientific thinking and build a STEM , (Science,Technology,Engineering & Mathematics) mindset among girl students in rural Karnataka.This initiative will reach 1.2 lakh girl students from 800 High Schools across the state over a Three year period. In the first year,the Hackathon will cover 68,272 students in seven districts Viz.

Chikkaballapura,Bengaluru,Hassan,Chitradurga,Raichur,Gadag,& Yadgir.

Addressing the media,Mr.Akash Sethi,CEO,Quest Alliance said,"As technology and digitalisation continue to shape career opportunities for young people,a STEM mindset will be the key to empowered future & careers for young girls".

Teachers from 800 identified schools will be trained to handhold students through their  Hackathon Projects consisting of three stages like 'Ideathon' in the first stage,students provided with basic technology kit consisting of sensors,batteries,wires etc in the second stage & are connected to mentors and experts who help them to develop their ideas & build prototypes in the third stage.

Speaking about the project Ms.Neha Parti,Director,-Schools Programme Quest Alliance said," by the end of the project,there was a shift in their confidence levels & their abilities to solve problems.They saw themelves as innovators".

Mr.Manoj Balachandran,Head of CSR,IBM (India & South Asia) said, " Hackathons are a great way to kindle curiosity & nudge students towards solutions for problems they see around them".

MAHINDRA CARGO ELECTRIC THREE WHEELER - ZOR GRAND LAUNCHED IN BENGALURU.

Mahindra Electric Mobility Limited (MEML),part of the 20 Bn USD Mahindra  Group launched its all new Cargo Electric Three wheeler- Zor Grand. The technologically advanced Zor Grand comes with NEMO connected Vehicle Platform for fleet management & better operational efficiency,as well as an all digital instrument cluster that shows State of charge (SoC),range,Speedometer ,battery health indicator and the tell-tale lights.The vehicle comes with 5 years/1,50,000 kilometre battery warranty.

Ms.Suman Mishra,CEO,Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd., "The last mile delivery and logistics segment has seen a need for premium & high quality electric vehicles to enable reliable and cost effective cargo transportation.It offers a power packed performance & enables us & our stakeholders to meet their sustainability goals".

The highlights of the vehicle are : 

1.Best-in-industry performance : 50Nm Torque- excellent pick up & acceleration. Clutch-free,gearless,noiseless,vibration free drive & fatigue free experience.

2.Saving upto Rs.6,00,000 in ownership costs in 5 years compared with diesel & upto Rs.3.00 lacs compared with CNG Cargo 3 wheeler.

 

3. Advanced Li-Ion Battery.

4.Better productivity: carry more,earn more.3 side opening cargo tray -easy loading & unloading.

5.Robust quality : Strong metal Body,weather proof design with cabin doors.

6.Mahindra Reliability. More than 800 touch points better after sales service pan India.

7. vehicle warranty of 3 years/80,000 kilometres gives  peace of mind.

CII INDIA INNOVATION SUMMIT 2022 - CII INNOVERGE 2022 - ENGINEERING IMAGINATION KARNATAKA.

 India Innovation Summit,flagship national event of CII is in Bangalore since 2005.The summit provides an ideal platform for the Indian  industry to study & understand various flavors of innovation across all verticals of the industry & drive the essential role of innovation in success of the business for the nation in the digital era. It is also a platform to engage & drive the innovation led growth strategies from India for global markets.

The Three day summit will begin in Bengaluru from 25th August,2022 To 27th August,2022,

ANDHRA PRADESH TOURISM-PACKAGE TOUR TO GANDIKOTA ( 1 NIGHT & 2 DAYS) FROM BENGALURU.

 Andhra Pradesh Tourism launched a Package tour to the Gandikota  Fort which is 77 kms from Kadappa  & 280 kms from Bengaluru.Gandikota is known as Grand Canyon of India.

Package; Bangalore to Gandikota (1 Night & 2 days) Tour which included Breakfast,Lunch & Dinner.Travel by Volvo Multi Axle. Accommodation expenses to be borne by the tourist. The cost is Rs.2452/- for Adult & Rs.2034 for the child. The Tour will be operate on weekends starting from this week. For More information contact A.P. Tourism website.

SOCIAL BEAT DIGITAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2022.

Social Beat, India's fastest growing digital marketing company organised the 8th edition of the Digital Leadership Summit 2022 in Bengaluru  recently.The theme was " Growth through Innovation". The day long summit saw deliberations by subject experts on how digital marketing enables growth in  both  traditional as well as new age companies. Some key topics discussed during the summit included driving profitable growth with Google and Meta building from India to the world,bridging the gap between sales & Marketing,using analytics  to drive marketing decisions driving D2C growth,channel mix optimization and the growth story of one of India's largest trucking platforms.

Raghunandan G,Founder,Zolve said," the role of marketing is very important for a business to grow as according to him marketing plays a bigger role than any other operation in the Company as there is no brand loyalty for consumers these days.He cited the example of Web Taxi Services & Food delivery platforms,where the customers will go to the app that gives best deal at that time.Mr.Raghunandan said that the companies need to adapt to changes quickly.as you can't capitalize on a single innovation for long.According to him,how a company leverages the market when their innovation is in demand makes or breaks the brand.

Ruchi Kohli,Head Partner Management,Meta,mentioned about how brands can drive profitable growth with Meta.Anand Iyer,Manager,Google Customer Solutions spoke on driving profitability and scale with Google. Other speakers at the summit included Sanjay Kumar Jariwal,CMO,Prestige Group,Manish Singh,Chief Product Officer Blackbuck,Abhijeet Patil,VP,Sales & Marketing,Upgrad campus & Rahul Dutta,GM,Growth Wingreens .

AaKASH BYJU'S LAUNCHES " EDUCATION ' FOR ALL TOWARDS INCLUSIVITY & EMPOWERMENT OF THE GIRL CHILD.

 To celebrate the Government of India's ' Azaadika Amrit Mahotsava' initiative,Aakash BYJU's,is organising a major drive towards inclusivity & empowerment of girl students in the arena of private coaching for higher education through 'Education for all',a nationwide project to offer free NEET and JEE coaching & scholarships to nearly 2000 class VII-XII students from under privileged families, especially  girls.

The lauch took place today Pan India simultaneously at 45 locations with the main event taking place at the JW Marriott Hotel,Aerocity in Delhi which was attended by Mr.J.C.Chaudhry,Chairman, Mr.Abhishek Maheshwari,CEO,Aakash BYJU's along with other Company Officials. As per the project,all identified students will appear for Aakash BYJU's  National Talent Hunt exam-2022 (Anthe 2022)  scheduled to be held between November, 5-13,across the country both in Online & Offline mode. Anthe is a One hour exam & the Online will be held between 10.00 AM -07.00PM,while the Offline exam will be conducted on November 6 & 13,2022 at all 285+ centres of Aakash BYJU's across the country.

Commenting on " Education for All" initiative,Mr.Aakash Chaudhry,Managing Director,Aakash BYJU's said," There are millions of students who cannot afford private coaching that can hugely further their chances of cracking the entrance exams.Through "Education for All' we are doing our bit to lift the scope and expand the opportunities for coaching for professional courses to under privileged families,especially girls".

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS -INDIA - ANNUAL REAL ESTATE CONVENTION IN BENGALURU.

National Association of Realtors-India (NAR-India),the extended arm of NAR-USA,will hold the 14th Annual Convention of Realtors,Two day event on 6th & 7th August, at the iconic Bangalore Palace.This two day event will attract 2000 stakeholders from the real estate sector to discuss the current situation & the future of the Indian Real Estate Sector .This event will bring together participants from the Government, regulatory bodies & the leaders from the real estate sector.

The event will be inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Karnataka,Shri.Basavaraj Bommai. The participants will be viz: Mr.Samir Arora,President NAR-India &CREA(I),Mr.Ravi Varma,Vice Chairman-NAR India,Mr.Sumanth Reddy,Immediate Past President NAR India Mr.Tarun Bhatia,President Elect,NAR IndiaMr.Shiva Kumar,Convention Chairman, Mr.Pradeep Joe,Convention  Co Chairman Mr. Santosh Avalakki & NAR Global Ambassador- Mr.Pradeep B Shukla.

The theme of this year's Convention is "Yes Realtor" to highlight "Respect for the profession" & ' "Respect for the professional".The event is hosted by CREA (I),the Confederation of Real Estate Associates (India) based in Bengaluru.The knowledge partners are IIM-Bangalore & CREDAI-Bengaluru are the official support partners for the event.

The Chairman of the Convention . Mr.Pradeep Joe, said," The real estate sector's contribution to the country's GDP is about 12% & one of the highest employers in the country& hence the real estate sector deserves the Industry status."

Further, the convention will focus on repositioning of the realtors in the eyes of the general public.The convention will set the tone for requesting for One single Licence for realtors Pan India.

PRIVATISATION OF PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS - NOT A GOOD MOVE.

 State Bank of India  (SBI) Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara  has rightly said that performance is NOT based on who owns it. He said it in response to a paper  by Columbia University Professor Arvind Panagariya & Poonam Gupta of NCAER. They had recently suggested privatisation of all Public sector Banks except SBI.

14  Banks were nationalised in July,1969 & other  6 Banks were nationalised in 1980. It was the need of the hour then  as the banks  were only concentrating  in Big cities & large chunk of our country remained unbanked.Then the government &  RBI came out with a policy that if a bank wants to  open a branch in Metropolitan area,they have to open atleast Two branches in Rural areas which were unbanked. This move by the government enabled banks to finance agriculture & allied activities which was a big relief to people in rural areas. The banks then financed for agriculture,its related activities  thus relieving the poor farmers from the clutches of money lenders. No Private sector banks were ready to move & Operate in  the rural areas then. Now, we are in 2022 after half a century of bank nationalisation in 1969,the network of branches in rural/semi urban areas of the country are fully covered  mostly by SBI & Nationalised banks .

Privatisation is not a panacea for all the ills in the banking sector. Even some private banks have failed right from the days of Palai Central Bank which was 17th largest scheduled Bank in 1960.What Nationalised banks require is Management by  Professionals,Non Interference by Government .The government can reduce their stake in Nationalised banks to 51 % or even less to 35% to 40% by offering for sale to the Indian Public. & the Board should have more successful bankers as Directors.