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AWAKE is holding outreach to finance for profitable growth

Posted on November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 by City Today News (City today.media)

‘ This state-level conference to focus on the simplifying institutional financial support for women entrepreneurs’

Bengaluru: The Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Karnataka (AWAKE), an award winning association of women entrepreneurs of the state which converted over 50,000 women in entrepreneurs is holding a state level conference on November 18 on the theme outreach to finance for profitable growth at the Hotel Ashoka in the city.

Speaking to the reporters, Dr. R Rajeswari President, AWAKE informed that the idea behind this event is bringing together all the stakeholders together including entrepreneurs, bank officials, and government agencies.

“It will be an interactive session. Our goal is finding a solution to the liquidity challenges faced by the women entrepreneurs,” she said.

“We are the first association in Asia to set up a food processing incubator for the benefit of the women who are engaged in food processing and allied startups,” she said.

“AWAKE founded in 1983, is one of India’s premier institutions with a membership of more than 3500 women entrepreneurs, who volunteer their time to furthering AWAKE’s mission of promoting entrepreneurship amongst women. AWAKE members themselves facilitate and guide women who want to start or grow their businesses. This entrepreneur guiding-entrepreneur through a time-tested module of Counselling-Training-Experience sharing-and Peer group support, has led to more than 50,000 women starting micro, small and medium enterprises, in the past 37 years” she said

“AWAKE is often called upon to provide national & international collaboration, be a resource organization in institutional competence building, training, commercial & technology linkages. A number of Asian, African, & Latin American delegates have made study visits to AWAKE,” she explained. An affiliate of Women’s World Banking, AWAKE has built up a strong support network with non- governmental and governmental development agencies, working with them to provide the expertise in entrepreneurship development.

AWAKE has been awarded with the prestigious international AGFUND (Arab Gulf Program for United Nations Development Organizations) for promotion of entrepreneurship amongst rural women for self reliance. “AWAKE strives to promote entrepreneurship among women as a means to achieve self- reliance and socio-economic independence.

AWAKE provides support and guidance to aspiring women from rural, urban, national and international arenas to be successful entrepreneurs, irrespective of their age, academic, social, economic background,” she added.

AWAKE’s services are extended to women Self Help Groups (SHGs), NGOS and other development agencies engaged in Income Generation Activities and Entrepreneurship Development. The organization comprises of women entrepreneurs from various sectors as its members. Members of AWAKE contribute their time and expertise to support women entrepreneurs, based on the approach ‘Entrepreneur guiding Entrepreneur.

AWAKE has built up a strong support network with Government, non-government, corporate developmental agencies, funding and finance agencies, working with them to provide the expertise in entrepreneurship development for both rural and urban women. AWAKE collaborates as a resource organization in institutional competence building, training, policy making and enabling technology transfers for state, national and international agencies

“AWAKE fosters an entrepreneurial culture in women such that their contribution to the global economy is recognized,” she explained.

– AWAKE secretary Asha N R and treasurer Bhavana were present in the press meet

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“ಶ್ರೀ ಬನಶಂಕರಿ ಸಾಮೂಹಿಕ ವಿವಾಹ ವೇದಿಕೆಯು ಹಮ್ಮಿ ಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ‘ 21ನೇ ವರ್ಷದ ಉಚಿತ ಸಾಮೂಹಿಕ ವಿವಾಹ ” ಮಹೋತ್ಸವ

Posted on November 15, 2019 by City Today News (City today.media)

” ಶ್ರೀ ಬನಶಂಕರಿ ದೇವಿ ಸನ್ನಿಧಾನದಲ್ಲಿ “ ಶ್ರೀ ಬನಶಂಕರಿ ಸಾಮೂಹಿಕ ವಿವಾಹ ವೇದಿಕೆ ? ” ಆಶ್ರಯದಲ್ಲಿ 21ನೇ ವರ್ಷದ ಉಚಿತ ಸಾಮೂಹಿಕ ವಿವಾಹ ಮಹೋತ್ಸವವನ್ನು ಈ ವರ್ಷವು ಸಹ ಏರ್ಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದು , ದಿನಾಂಕ : 30 / 01 / 2020ನೇ ಗುರುವಾರದಂದು ನಡೆಸಲು ವೇದಿಕೆಯು ತೀರ್ಮಾನಿಸಿದೆ . ಕಳೆದ ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತು ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಕಾಲ ಸಾಮೂಹಿಕ ವಿವಾಹ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಅರ್ಥಪೂರ್ಣ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವೇದಿಕೆಯು ಆಚರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಬಂದಿದ್ದು , ಈ ಬಾರಿಯು ಸಹ ಅದೇ ರೀತಿ ಸಾಮೂಹಿಕ ವಿವಾಹವನ್ನು ನಡೆಸಲು ವೇದಿಕೆಯು ಉತ್ಸುಕವಾಗಿದೆ . ಕಳೆದ ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತು ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸರಿ ಸುಮಾರು 1079 ಕ್ಕೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಜೋಡಿಗಳು ವೈವಾಹಿಕ ಜೀವನಕ್ಕೆ ಅಡಿಯಿರಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ . ಬಡವರು , ಹಿಂದುಳಿದ ವರ್ಗಗಳ ಜನರಿಗೆ ವಿವಾಹವು ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ದುಬಾರಿಯಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವುದನ್ನು ವೇದಿಕೆಯು ಮನಗಂಡು ಶ್ರೀ ಬನಶಂಕರಿ ೬ ಆಶೀರ್ವಾದ ಪಡೆದು ಅಂತಹ ವರ್ಗದ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಸರಳ ಹಾಗೂ ಉಚಿತವಾಗಿ ವಿವಾಹ ನಡೆಸುವ ಸಂಬಂಧಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ವೇದಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ತರಲಾಯಿತು . – 1999ರಲ್ಲಿ ವೇದಿಕೆಯು ಸಾಮೂಹಿಕ ವಿವಾಹ ಮಹೋತ್ಸವಕ್ಕೆ ಚಾಲನೆ ನೀಡಿತು . ಆರಂಭದ ವರ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ 41 ಜೋಡಿಗಳು ವೈವಾಹಿಕ ಜೀವನಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿದವು . ಇದರಿಂದ ಪ್ರೇರಣೆಗೊಂಡ ವೇದಿಕೆಯು ಇಂತಹ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ , ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಕಾಳಜಿ ಪರ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಪ್ರತೀ ವರ್ಷವು ಸಹ ಮುಂದುವರೆಸುವ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪ ಮಾಡಿ ಅದರ ಪರಿಣಾಮ ಇದೀಗ ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತೊಂದನೇ ? ” ವರ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾಲಿರಿಸಲು ಕಾರಣವಾಯಿತು . – ಜಾತಿ , ಮತ , ಭೇಧ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಸಂಗತಿಗಳನ್ನು ದೂರ ಇರಿಸಿ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ವರ್ಗದ ಜನರನ್ನು ಒಂದೇ ಮದುವೆ ಮಂಟಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಲೆ ಹಾಕಿ ಸಾಮೂಹಿಕ ವಿವಾಹ ಮಾಡಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ . ಎಂದಿನಂತೆ ಮಠಾಧೀಶರ ಆಶೀರ್ವಾದ , ಹಿರಿಯ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶನ ಹಾಗೂ ಸೇವಾ ಮನೋಭಾವವುಳ್ಳ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳ , ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳ ಸಹಕಾರದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಈ ಬಾರಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಜೋಡಿಗಳ ವಿವಾಹ ಮಹೋತ್ಸವದ – ಗುರಿ ಹೊಂದಲಾಗಿದೆ . ದಿನಾಂಕ 30 / 01 / 2020ನೇ ಗುರುವಾರ ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ 10 – 35 ರಿಂದ 11 – 10ರ ಮೀನ ಲಗ್ನದಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಬನಶಂಕರಿ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ , ಕನಕಪುರ ಮುಖ್ಯರಸ್ತೆ , ಬನಶಂಕರಿ , ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು . ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವ ದೇವಾಲಯದ ಪ್ರಾಂಗಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಉಚಿತ ವಿವಾಹ ಮಹೋತ್ಸವವನ್ನು ಏರ್ಪಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ . ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರ , ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಹಾಗೂ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ವಿವಿಧ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸವಿರುವ ಇಚ್ಛೆಯುಳ್ಳ ವಧು – ವರರ ಬಂಧು , ತಂದೆ – ಖಾಯಿಯರು ಮತ್ತು ಪೋಷಕರುಗಳು ದಿನಾಂಕ 25 / 01 / 2020 ರೊಳಗೆ ತಮ್ಮ ವಿವಾಹವಾಗಲಿರುವ ವಧು – ವರರ ಹೆಸರುಗಳನ್ನು ನೋಂದಾಯಿಸ ತಕ್ಕದ್ದು . ಆಸಕ್ತ ಪೋಷಕರು ಹಾಗೂ ತಂದೆ – ತಾಯಿಯರು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಮಾಹಿತಿಗಾಗಿ 080 – 26712988 , 8553389814 , ದೂರವಾಣಿ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸುವುದು . ಈ ಸಾಮೂಹಿಕ ವಿವಾಹ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ವಧು – ವರರಿಗೆ ಹಿಂದೂ ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯದಂತೆ ಸಮವಸ್ತ್ರ , ಬಾಸಿಂಗ , ಕಂಕಣಧಾರ , ಹೂವಿನ ಹಾರ , ಮಾಂಗಲ್ಯ , ಕಾಲುಂಗರ , ಪೇಟ ಮತ್ತು ವಧು – ವರರ ಬಂಧು ಬಳಗದವರಿಗೆ , ಅಥಿತಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಸ್ಥಳೀಯರಿಗೆ ಊಟದ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ . – ಶ್ರೀ ಬನಶಂಕರಿ ಸಾಮೂಹಿಕ ವಿವಾಹ ವೇದಿಕೆಯು ಹಮ್ಮಿ ಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ‘ 21ನೇ ವರ್ಷದ ಉಚಿತ ಸಾಮೂಹಿಕ ವಿವಾಹ ” ಮಹೋತ್ಸವದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತಮ್ಮ ಘನ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾಧ್ಯಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಿ ಇಚ್ಛೆಯುಳ್ಳ ವಧು – ವರರು ತಮ್ಮ ಹೆಸರುಗಳನ್ನು ನೋಂದಾಯಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಅನುವು ಮಾಡಿ ಕೊಡಬೇಕೆಂದು ತಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಕೋರುತ್ತೇವೆ .

– ಎ . ಹೆಚ್ . ಬಸವರಾಜು

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Golden Star Ganesh recommends plant-based diet the vegan way to stop the Diabetes Tsunami

Posted on November 14, 2019 by City Today News (City today.media)

Bengaluru: Narayana Nethralaya super specialty eye hospital organized a program to spread awareness about the impact of tsunami we are approaching soon because of diabetes.

Dr. Bhujang Shetty who recently turned vegan said, “We can reverse diabetes and other leading causes of death like obesity, hypertension and cardiovascular disease by simple yet sustainable changes in our diet”. While taking his own example and that of many of his patients who have benefited from the dietary modifications. Dr. Shetty quoted from research studies and case studies while suggesting steps to reverse the disease.

Sandalwood’s Golden Star Ganesh who turned vegan recently participated in this program and echoed the same voice Dr. Bhujang Shetty is trying to propagate. “One of the first things I noticed when I gave veganism a try was that my energy levels skyrocketed. It felt as if my body was thanking me for putting high amounts of nutrients into it. On the World Diabetes Day this year, let’s make a resolve to take control of what we consume and how it affects our physical and mental health”, said the film star.

Dr. Bhujang Shetty suggested multiple steps including dietary modifications to contain and reverse and reduce the damage happen to vision because of Diabetic Retinopathy Prevalence. He said he believes in illness to wellness through prevention rather than treatment.

For more information, you may contact:
Dr. K Bhujang Shetty, CMD, Narayana Nethralaya

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“Dyson launches the Airblade 9kJ” – Fast energy efficient HEPA-filtered hand dryer-

Posted on November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 by City Today News (City today.media)

Bengaluru, November 14th: Today, Dyson launches the Dyson Airblade 9kl hand dryer, afast energy efficient HEPA-filtered hand dryer. With a completely unique design and cutting-edge technology, the Dyson Airblade9k hand dryer enables people to dry their hands quickly and hygienically, while using low energy and offering an alternative to single-use paper towels.

“At Dyson we believe hand drying should be fast, hygienic and responsible in its energy use. We solved many of these problems when we disrupted the industry with the launch of the first Dyson Airblade T in 2006,” explains Jake Dyson, Chief Engineer. “We continue to pioneer with the Dyson Airblade 9kJ – our latest hand drying technology. From the acoustics to its design, everything has been rethought to deliver the best performance without any compromise on user experience or hygiene.”

The Dyson Airblade 9kJ hand dryermachine has been overthree years in development, with more than 700 prototypes made. The result is the quietest Dyson AirbladeT hand dryer yet, with fast hand drying in 10 seconds. Our motor and airflow technology allow the new Dyson Airblade 9kJ hand dryer toproduce up to 85% less carbon dioxide emissions per dry than paper towels in Eco mode.

“It is the instinct of engineers to want to improve things, make them more efficient and to use fewer resources in the process. It is wired into our DNA and it is this urge which drives progress and advancement even in the washroom,” explains James Dyson. “In 1907 paper towels were first introduced, and the electric hand dryer made its first appearance in 1948 – but both have their failings. The journey to find a better way is fascinating. In 2006 the invention of Dyson AirbladeTM technology meant that, for the first time, water was scraped off hands using high velocity unheated air thus reducing the energy consumption,” he adds.

As always with Dyson, success is in the detail and the intelligent combination of hardware and software. The Dyson Airblade 9kJ hand dryer’s robust design and stainless steel body is built to last and rigorously tested to withstand real-life washroom conditions. It alsoemploys pioneering Dyson technology including:

A Curved BladeT design Powered by the Dyson digital motor V4, which spins at up to 75 000rpm2 sheets of air flowup to 624 km/h2 throughtwo 0.45mm curved apertures that follow the contours of your hands, removing water in less time. Our powerful Dyson digital motor V4 shifts 23 liters of air per second, allowing the Dyson Airblade 9k) hand dryer to dry your hands fast, in 10 seconds.

Touch-free operation:The machine uses ‘Time of flight’ sensors that accurately detect hands to activate air.

A hygienic HEPA filtration: With a fleece-lined glass fiber HEPA filter, which captures up to 99.95% of particles the size of bacteria (0.3 microns)from the washroom air, the machine uses clean air to dry hands.

Acoustic engineering : Our quietest Dyson Airblade”hand dryer yet”, the Dyson Airblade 9kJ hand dryer features silencers made from open-cell foam and perforated discs, reducing noise as airflow passes through the motor.

To achieve the reduction in noise, Dyson re-designed the airflow paths through the machine, making them more direct and therefore reducing sound output.

The motor housing of the Dyson digital motor V4 regulates airflow paths through the motor, reducing noisy turbulence. The motor is mounted on silicon rubber to further reduce noise, and the specially designed open-cell foam silencers absorb vibrations from air entering and exiting the motor.

The Dyson Airblade 9kJ hand dryercosts US$1349 and is designed to suit any commercial or public washroom, from offices, shopping malls and restaurants, to public spaces, amusement parks, schools, hospitals and hotels.

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Critical to address quality and safe surgery deficit through capacity building in order to ameliorate cleft burden: Smile Train India

Posted on November 14, 2019 by City Today News (City today.media)

The Smile Torch arrived in Bangalore on November 10 to spread awareness on cleft

Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft care charitable organization, along with its partner hospital, Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital announced key initiatives to address the current cleft burden in India. Currently, more than 35,000 babies are born with cleft lips and/or palates every year in India, and providing safe surgery for children at scale is critical, as Smile Train looks to support 1 million surgeries in the next ten years. The Smile Train Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Cleft Fellowship, in affiliation with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, is first-of-its-kind in Bengaluru. This will help in capacity building of young oral and maxillofacial surgeons to bridge the deficit for quality and safe cleft surgery. The fellowship will cover all the aspects of cleft care, including different types of surgical procedures and management of comprehensive cleft care.

In addition, Smile Train India and Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital organised a walkathon in support of children born with clefts, to coincide with the arrival of The Smile Torch to Bengaluru on Sunday, November 10, 2019. The Smile Torch was flagged off from Varanasi in February this year to commemorate the National Cleft Day on February 8, 2019 and has already travelled across 13 states of the country.

Smile Train has supported 38,000+ cleft surgeries in Karnataka since 2001, through its network of seven partner hospitals in Bengaluru, Belagavi, Mangaluru, Raichur, Gulbarga, Davangere and Dharwad. Lakhs of untreated cases of cleft exist in the country due to monetary constraints or lack of awareness. Smile Train India has supported 600,000+ cleft surgeries in India through a pan-India network of 150 partner hospitals.

Speaking on the occasion, Renu Mehta, Area Director, Strategic Projects – South Asia, SmileTrain said, “Since 2000, Smile Train has built a sustainable ecosystem to alleviate the cleft burden in India. This involves working with partner hospitals, government initiatives like the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) under the National Health Mission and through large scale awareness building initiatives like the Smile Torch.” She further added, “Partnering with the government is critical to achieve scale as the RBSK Program includes provisions for child health screening and early intervention services which is critical in the cleft conditions. Timely detection of cleft conditions is necessary for children to lead a healthy and productive life.”

Dr. Bonanthaya Krishnamurthy, a renowned oral and maxillofacial surgeon and Smile Train Project Director at Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital said, “Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital has been a proud partner of Smile Train India for 15 years. We have focused on and delivered comprehensive cleft care to nearly 9000 cleft patients. The launch of the Fellowship is a significant step in capacity building and we hope it will be a benchmark for other hospitals in Smile Train’s network to follow.”

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