” First woman from Karnataka to win MRS PLANET title! Priyanka Abhishek crowned Mrs Planet 2019 “
Bangalore 18 Nov ; Sofia, Bulgaria, in a gala concert of the 10th anniversary issue of the prestigious International Competition “Mrs. Planet 2019” organised by Mrs . Irina papazova
Mrs. Planet is an international forum that brings together married women from all over the world with the idea of friendship and representation of world culture and more. Priyanka Abhishek is the only woman from Karnataka to win the main title in an international Mrs planet pagent and has made the country proud .
She represented india after winning Mrs.india pageant conducted by Mrs. Deepali Phadnis on 16th September 2019 in Chennai . Mrs india is the only genuine platform for women to prove themselves and showcase their talent and beauty in india .Mrs india pageants supports and empowers women to achieve internationally also . Priyanka Abhishek has won Mrs india Karnataka 2019 same year conducted by Mrs .prathiba saunshimath on 8th June 2019 in Bangalore.
An aesthetic dentist by profession , an artist , mother of two living in Bangalore . Born n Boughtup in Hassan ,Married to Abhishek Subramanya from Bangalore . Mother of two kids AIRA and VEERA .
Priyanka showcased her best in all rounds and was leading amongst all contestants that participated from all over the world . One contestant per country participated in the Mrs planet from countries all over the world .
She carried a message about saving bees in green planet costume round . She was wearing a gown inspired by bees . She impressed the 7 juries with her excellent answer about nuclear weapons in personal interview round . She won hearts of children in visit to children’s home by teaching them rangoli and Bollywood dance . Overall she was at her best and her hard work won her the most prestigious Mrs. Planet 2019 .The final one-week program precedes the finale: a tour of the region and its attractions, as well as conferences related to the realization of women in the modern world, fashion shows and interviews with an international jury.
The final of the competition took place in several rounds.mThe exciting start of the event is related to the green mission of the competition – “Green Planet”. The second fashion show is the “Parade of Nations”, where each participant in a national costume represents himself and his country on the background of the national flag.
For the finals and awards, the participants perform in gorgeous evening gowns . Priyanka is an environmentalist and Priyanka says she will continue to work towards the preservation of nature and fight climate change and bring justice to the title Mrs . Planet .Priyanka says her family her mother Prema, father Suresh HK sister Pavithra and Husband Abhishek and kids are pillars of support in her journey without them it was impossible to achieve this .
Press conferences Address by winner of Mrs Palanet 2019, Mrs Dr.Prianka Abhishek , Mrs. Deepali Phadnis , National Director Mrs India pageants. Mrs. Prathiba Saunshimath ,Director of MRS INDIA KARNATAKA.
For More information please Contact: Dr.Prianka Abhishek , Winner Mrs Palanet 2019 9663864336
Bengaluru 18 November 2019: The 22nd edition of Bengaluru Tech Summit 2019, the flagship event of the Department of IT, BT and S&T, Government of Karnataka, was inaugurated by Mr. B S Yediyurappa, Hon. Chief Minister, Government of Karnataka
in the presence of Dr. C N Ashwath Narayan, Hon. Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Higher Education and Medical Education, Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science and Technology; guests of honour H.E. Sir Dominic Anthony Gerard Asquith, British High Commissioner to India, H. E. Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner to India, H.E. Martin van den Berg, The Netherlands Ambassador for India, Ms. Daina Klepone, Managing Director of Governmental Agency Enterprise, Lithuania, H. E. Pham Sanh Chau, Ambassador of Vietnam to India and distinguished guests, Shri. T M Vijay Bhaskar, IAS, Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka, Mr. S Gopalakrishnan (Kris), Co-Founder, Infosys, Chairman Axilor Ventures, Chairman Vision Group – IT, Dr. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chairperson and MD, Biocon and Chairperson Vision Group – BT, Mr. Prashanth Prakash, Partner, Accel Partners, Chairman, Karnataka Vision on Startups, Dr. Omkar Rai, Director General, Director General, Software Technology Parks of India, and Mr. Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Aarin Capital, Chairman, Manipal Global Education Services in the presence of Dr. E V Ramana Reddy, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of IT, BT and S&T, Government of Karnataka, Mr. Prashanth Kumar Mishra, MD – KITS, Department of IT, BT and S&T, Government of Karnataka and Mr. Shailendra Kumar Tyagi, Director, Software Technology Parks of India.
Delivering the inaugural address, Shri. B S Yediyurappa Hon. Chief Minister, Government of Karnataka said, “Karnataka is moving towards becoming an innovation hub, a gradual shift from the services sector to product development. Our State has been at the forefront of technology globally and the fact that we have participation from 22 countries at this year’s Summit substantiates that fact. The State is recognized as the innovation capital of the region, which again is endorsed by the fact that Bengaluru has produced 9 of the 27 unicorns in the country. Dynamic policies, framed in consultation with key stakeholders of the ecosystem, have played a key role in making Karnataka ‘The Silicon Valley of India’ and the ‘Innovation Capital of India’. Recently, the State has topped the first-ever innovation ranking of states by Niti Aayog by becoming the most innovative State in the Country. I strongly believe that innovation and entrepreneurship will be the driving forces in the years to come. The State Government is keen to ensure that Karnataka remains the national leader in Innovation and enhances its place in the global economy by focusing on skilling, incubating startups, developing global alliances, and providing a framework for supporting innovation. Bengaluru was ranked 11th best global Startup eco-system as per the ‘Startup Blink Startup eco-system Rankings Report 2019’. Within the last one year, Bengaluru has moved up 10 spots in this ranking.”
In his address Dr. C N Ashwath Narayan, Hon. Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Higher Education and Medical Education and IT, BT and S&T, Government of Karnataka said, “Karnataka and particularly Bengaluru has been widely referred to as one of the fastest growing technology hubs in the world and supporting and hand-holding start-ups has been a cornerstone of the State policy. Innovation today is taking a multidisciplinary approach involving dynamic collaboration among different stakeholders. The role of innovation, science and technology is critical to finding solutions to a range of societal challenges and creating jobs. It is the need of the hour to equip the students of today with the right knowledge so that they can contribute meaningfully to India’s growth story tomorrow. The Government has laid strong emphasis on university engagement through our New Age Innovation Network focusing on tier 2 and tier 3 Cities in the State: 30 Engineering Institutions, 293 Projects funded and over 100 working prototypes have been realized via this platform. ”
In his address, Mr. Vijay Bhaskar, Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka said, “Bengaluru Tech Summit is an excellent opportunity to network and deliberate on latest technologies. The Government of Karnataka is keen to ensure compliance for ease of business. To this end, we have collaborated with New Zealand for Government to Government knowhow on the ease of doing business. As part of the vision of the Government of Karnataka, we want the state to become the EV capital of India.”
In his speech Dr. E V Ramana Reddy, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of IT, BT and S&T said, “The Government of Karnataka has launched a ‘Global Innovation Alliances Market Access Program’ (GIA MAP) for exchange of startups between Bengaluru and international startup hubs. As a part of the pilot, we have designed a program for German start-ups to explore the Indian market. We plan to send Karnataka startups for a similar program in Germany, Australia and The Netherlands in the coming days. Today, we are also renewing our MoU with The City of the Hague, The Netherlands, with focus on cybersecurity, agri-tech, health-tech. Another unique program under the GIA umbrella is the Victoria India Government Exchange Program (VIGEP). We would have six senior Government officials from Victoria visiting Bengaluru this week to interact with their Government of Karnataka counterparts to drive policy initiatives and collaborations for digital transformation. This year we have international participation from UK, Australia, The Netherlands, Lithuania, Vietnam, USA, Germany, Israel, Canada, France, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Belgium, Austria, Japan, Sweden, Armenia and Bahrain.”
Speaking at the inauguration, Mr. Omkar Rai, Director General, STPI said, “While India is the largest startup destination in the world, Karnataka is the largest IT and ITES destination in the world. It is also the most preferred destination for IT R&D.”
Mr. Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Aarin Capital and Manipal Global Education Services, in his address said, “By 2020, Bengaluru will have 2 million people working in IT, ITES and startups, thanks to the vibrant innovation system prevalent in the state. The city also has the richest human capital in India. It is important for us to create a global network as a community of cities which drive innovation.”
Addressing the inaugural session, Mr. S Gopalakrishnan Chairman- Vision Group on IT and Co-founder Infosys said, “Innovation is increasingly happening at the intersection of technologies and industries and Bengaluru Tech Summit is a platform that encourages discussion and debate on both IT and Biotechnology. Emerging technologies will provide innumerable opportunities as it will transform industries. Our humble request to all multinational companies is to look at setting up operations in Tier 2 and Tier3 cities of the state as well. There is an urgent need to invest more in R&D for technologies that can benefit the poorest of the poor. We must together develop India as a knowledge economy.”
In her address, Ms. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chairperson Vision Group on Biotechnology, Chairperson and Managing Director, Biocon said, “In 2015, we in the biotech sector set ourselves a mission to achieve a $100 billion bioeconomy. It is heartening to note that in 2019, we have so far crossed $51billion and have developed a very advances scientific talent pool. Karnataka is home to the largest cluster of first generation entrepreneurs. This has led to a technology explosion and Bengaluru becoming the tech capital of India with 2million software engineers and 250,000 bio scientists. The biotech industry has 957 startups created over last 12 months. Bengaluru is being looked seriously as an IT led diagnosis center focused on emerging technologies such as Machine Learning and AI. There is huge potential in the biotech space as Karnataka and Bengaluru is increasingly being looked at as a research partner for drug research and diagnosis. Bengaluru Tech Summit is a perfect platform to interact, collaborate, brainstorm and leverage each other’s countries and companies.”
Mr. Prashant Prakash, Partner, Accel Partners, Chairman, Karnataka Vision on Startups said, “The startup sector requires risk capital that caters to deep science and deep tech. For deep tech startups to emerge, we need solid corridors of innovation. In order to strengthen the sector, we are taking the help of 18 visionary founders to strengthen existing programs of the IT, BT and S&T sectors and to strengthen our Centers of Excellence. We are also mulling an Elevate Program for Deep Tech Startups. We are excited that the Government of Karnataka will be announcing a tech accelerator for startups within the next few days. “
His Excellency Mr. Dominic Anthony Gerard Asquith, British High Commissioner to India said, “It is a delight to be here to celebrate Innovation with startups and unicorns. Bengaluru is home to many UK companies who do their cutting edge research here. UK and India especially are suited to be technology partners as UK too has a booming startup ecosystem. Earlier this year, we launched the UK India Tech Partnership and we are looking forward to strengthen it with Technology focusing on Artificial Intelligence.”
Her Excellency Ms. Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner to India said, “As part of the Australian Government’s Australia-India Economic Strategy, Karnataka has been identified as a priority state for Australian engagement in Science and Technology. Australia’s largest science fund with any country is in India. Australia sees India as being at the forefront of the technology landscape with Bengaluru at its heart. The Australian Prime Minister will visit India next year to explore opportunities in Science and Technology.”
His Excellency Mr. Marten van den Berg, The Netherlands High Commissioner to India said, “The Netherlands has a very strong relationship with India. Hague looks forward to renew the ongoing partnership in cyber security, healthcare and startups. This year we have added agri-tech as one of the themes. We look forward to scale up our ongoing cooperation with the help of platforms like Bengaluru Tech Summit. Government of Karnataka had signed a MoU with The City of The Hague, during ITBIZ in November 2016. Since then there have been multiple delegation visits from both sides. Today’s MoU renewal is a result of efforts from both the sides to set up an ecosystem for both the parties to promote innovation.”
His Excellency Pham Sanh Chau, Ambassador of Vietnam to India said, “India has sent a positive message, especially to developing countries by not signing the RPEC agreement. It signals India’s willingness to remain on the global stage, especially in services. The basis for us being a Global Innovation Alliance partner with the Government of Karnataka is Vietnam’s intent to grow its economy through IT and Biotechnology. We urge the Government to open its doors to welcome Vietnamese companies in India and encourage Indian companies to invest in Vietnam.”
Ms. Daina Klepone, Managing Director of Governmental Agency Enterprise, Lithuania said, “Lithuania is already working on Industry 5.0 with a special focus on IT and Biotechnology. With its vibrant startup ecosystem, Lithuania can become a gateway for Bengaluru companies to access benefits of the European Union. With emerging technologies playing a game-changing role, Bio and IT will bring new futures in businesses.”
In presence of the Deputy Mayor of The Hague, the Netherlands, Ms. Saskia Bruines , the Karnataka Hague Innovation Corridor MoU was signed with the Department of IT, BT and S&T, Government of Karnataka for collaboration in fields of Health, Cybersecurity, Agri-tech and Peace & Justice. The MoU, which is renewal of earlier MoU signed in 2016, will focus on identifying partnerships for tech innovation facilitation, startup exchanges and nurturing talent on both sides.
Speaking on the occasion Ms. Saskia Bruines, Deputy Mayor of The Hague said: “The Hague believes in close international cooperation between government, science and industry. In our region, we are fortunate to have such close cooperation: top universities, tech hubs, economic top sectors, including Indian companies like HCL and Tech Mahindra, and a government that promotes regional cooperation. And now we are proud to underpin this by signing the MoU with the State of Karnataka”.
Consul-General of The Netherlands, Gert Heijkoop said “Bengaluru Tech Summit is a great platform for the Hague and the State of Karnataka to renew their MoU. This partnership has been already ongoing for a few years now in areas such as Cyber Security, Healthcare & Start-ups and this year we have added agri-tech as one of the themes. The two sides have strengths in similar areas such as digital technologies; start-up ecosystems and we see a lot of potential in connecting these ecosystems to work together on joint innovative solutions. Soft-landing programme between the Hague Business Agency & HCL is one of the first steps towards creating joint market access programmes, in collaboration with the Department of IT, BT. We look forward to scale up our ongoing cooperation with the help of platforms like BTS”.
Shri Ramana Reddy, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of IT & BT said that “We are indeed delighted to see our relationship with The Hague, which started in IT BIZ during 2016, deepen further at Bengaluru Tech Summit 2019. Parties of today’s cooperation shall further our mutually beneficial relationship in the fields of Health, Cybersecurity, Agri-tech and Peace & Justice we as we move forward.”
Government of Karnataka had signed an MoU with The City of The Hague, during ITBIZ in November 2016. Since then there have been multiple delegation visits from both the sides. Today’s MoU renewal is a result of efforts from both the sides to set up an ecosystem for both the parties to promote innovation.
On November 2nd, at 9.59 ET India’s first microgravity experiment to be conducted on-board the International Space Station (ISS) was launched by an Indian startup called ASTROMEDA Space Pvt Ltd It was flown onthe NG-12 mission, in association with Space Tango Astromeda is India’s first biotech company to research and develop novel products in the unique microgravity environment of space.
Astromeda not only conducts in- house research and development but also ASTROMEDA provides a platform for researchers to develop significant biotech products in association with its partner organizations on the ISS. Astromeda provides reconfigurable experiment ecosystem designed to do various biological experiments using MicroGLabs In this mission, Astromeda is testing Anabaena bacteria which is a key element in Rice cultivation. Anaboena is a Cyanobacterium, and under optimal conditions, it can fix substantial amounts of N2 through BNF, and release as much as 70% of the fixed nitrogen to the rice crop. This experiment studies growth and genetic changes of Anabaena under simulated conditions in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on the International Space Station for nitrogen fixation in hope for using it in future space agricultural endeavors. The payload will remain on International Space Station for three weeks. In parallel to this experiment, ground-based simulations of planetary environments are performed. This may help to identify genetic adaptations by the bacterium that could enable sustainable Rice cultivation in space. Rajaguru Nathan, founder and CEO of Astromeda space says, “our platform will create new capabilities to design and develop biotech products in space. Our experienced team will help to execute all microgravity experiment in space and near space environment”. “t was a great experience working in microgravity environment in contrast to our earth environment, it leads to million-dollar opportunities to research”, says mentor of the project Dr. Shashidar.
Gravity represents one of the most constant evolutionary drivers of life on Earth and understanding how organisms respond to the absence of this ever-present force not only provides information on how gravity has shaped life on Earth, but also provides key insight into potential mechanisms to mitigate the negative effects of microgravity during spaceflight. The large-scale physiological effects of microgravity on animals, plants and micro-organisms have been going on for a long period of time. Microgravity is the condition in which people or objects appear to be weightless. The effects of microgravity can be seen when astronauts and objects float in space The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station (habitable artificial satellite) in low Earth orbit. The ISS programme is a joint project between five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada). The ISS serves as a microgravity and space environment research laboratory in which crewmembers conduct experiments in biology, human biology, physics, astronomy, meteorology, and other fields.
The ISS provides a platform to conduct scientific research, with power, data, cooling, and crew available to support experiments. Small uncrewed spacecraft can also provide platforms for experiments, especially those involving zero gravity and exposure to space, but space stations offer a long-term environment where studies can be performed potentially for decades, combined with ready access by human researcher Astromeda Space Pvt Ltd is the young Indian Aerospace start up working in cutting edge areas of space medicine and microgravity research. Astromeda is the first Indian biotech and biomedical company to research and develop unique products designed for microgravity environment of microgravity in space. We offer customizable experimentation systems designed to do various biomedical experiments on board ISS and in the Stratosphere.
*Popular international pro-cosplayer A K Wirru, talks about his passion and cosplay-making process *Warwick Johnson Cadwell, stalwart of the UK comics industry shared his artistic journey to his fans “Launch of an exclusive Archie comic book by Archie and the gang for the first-time ever in the history of Comic Con India *CK6 gave a power-packed and super-geeky dance performance *Stand-up comedian Sundeep Rao delivers a hilarious performance *WWE fans were enthralled to see Wrestling Star Charlotte Flair *Fans got to meet the extremely poplulsr webcomic creator Adam Ellis
Bengaluru, November 17th, 2019: The celebration of all things geeky is here as Bengaluru Comic Con is back with its 8th Edition in Bengaluru. Presented by Maruti Suzuki Arena and powered by Lenovo, the Day 1 of India’s greatest pop culture experience witnessed the hall swarming with thousands of TV, movies, and comic book fans. Waiting in the line were some power-packed performances, Indian and International guests on the panel, interviews, and thrilling experiential zones from the world’s leading studios, geeky merch shopping and the biggest Cosplay Contest in the city.
Popular international artists from the comic fraternity; Amenokitarou (A.K. Wirru), best known for his versatile cosplay portfolio and Warwick Johnson Cadwell, the artist behind Samurai Jack and Tank Girl shared their cosplaying and artistic journey. Fan also got to meet the extremely popular webcomic creator Adam Ellis.
This year, the Maruti Suzuki Arena becomes grander as the S-Presso Zone, staging a slew of performances by CK6 and standup comedian Sundeep Rao. American Publishing Company Simon & Schuster launched the exclusive cover of Kevin Missal’s Raavanputr Meghnath whereas Sufi Comics made a comeback with its latest volume of debut graphic novel.
While the event witnessed the popular zones of Disney & Marvel, Sony Pix, AXN Red Live and WWE, there were also some new experiential zones like the Warner Bros India zone, Legion by Lenovo Gaming Arena, Bausch & Lomb zone, Doritos zone and the Kingfisher Radler zone.
Jatin Varma, Founder, Comic Con India said, “We are back with the most wonderful time of the year in Bengaluru and Day 1 of our 8th year of Comic Con was simply outstanding. It wouldn’t have been possible without the support of our ever-increasing pop culture community. The fans were most excited to meet WWE Star Charlotte Flair at the event. This year as we launched the limited edition comic “Archie in the Incredible Comic Con India” in collaboration Archie Comics, it sure was a hit among fans. The participation turnaround was tremendous and I can’t wait to usher on Day 2! The excitement level of experiencing one of the best weekends of the year is simply overwhelming.” The Comic Con Bengaluru this year introduced 2 brand new formats, bringing out the best cosplayers in the city for battling out and qualifying the Indian Championship of Cosplay. Along with other cosplayers vying for the daily cosplay contest. A daily prize pool of INR 2 lacs, included INR 50,000 Grand Prize for the ICC Qualifier & INR 20,000 Grand Prize for the Cosplay Contest. Names of the winners will be announced tonight.
As the day culminated with much high intensity of energy and engagement, fans from the city seemed eager to turn up for the final instalment of this two-day event. Day 2 awaits with an interesting line-up of stunning performances, which will be further backed by experience zones, geeky shopping, gaming, and much more! About Comic Con India: As ‘India’s Greatest Pop Culture Experience’, Comic Con India has been delivering its signature #bestweekendoftheyear to more than 1.2 million visitors over the past 9 years across its shows nationwide. With the best of comics, books, film & TV, merchandize and gaming at shows across Hyderabad,
Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi and Ahmedabad – Comic Con India is the place for everyone to ‘Engage, Explore and Experience’ the best that modern pop-culture, literature, and films have to offer from India and the world. Comic Con India’s properties include Delhi Comic Con, Mumbai Comic Con, Bangalore Comic Con, Hyderabad Comic Con, including a new property Ahmedabad Comic Con slated to begin in 2020.
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