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Applications Invited for Vidyadhan Scholarship 2025 for Karnataka SSLC Students

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Bengaluru, May 24:
The Sarojini Damodaran Foundation (SDF) has opened applications for the Vidyadhan Scholarship Program 2025 for meritorious students from Karnataka who have passed the SSLC examination in 2025.

The initiative, aimed at supporting academically bright students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, offers financial assistance along with mentorship, soft skills training, and career guidance to foster holistic development. Since the launch of the program in Karnataka in 2014, over 1,500 students have been awarded scholarships to pursue higher education.

Eligibility Criteria:

Students must have passed the SSLC exam in 2025 from Karnataka.

A minimum score of 90% or A+ grade in all subjects is required (75% for students with disabilities).

The annual family income should be less than Rs. 2 lakhs.


Successful applicants will receive a scholarship of Rs. 10,000 per year for PUC studies. Continued support ranging between Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 75,000 annually is available for degree courses, based on academic performance.

Application Details:

Online applications can be submitted via http://www.vidyadhan.org or through the SDF Vidya App (available on Google Play Store).

Application period: May 19 to July 08, 2025.


For further details, students may contact vidyadhan.karnataka@sdfoundationindia.com or reach out to the Vidyadhan Helpdesk at +91 8068333500.

Founded in 1999 by S.D. Shibulal (Co-Founder and Former CEO of Infosys) and Kumari Shibulal, the Sarojini Damodaran Foundation has awarded over 50,000 scholarships across 20 states and Union Territories. The foundation envisions expanding its reach to 1,00,000 scholarships, creating a vibrant community of empowered youth across India.

The announcement was made at a press conference held at the Press Club of Bengaluru by Jesvin J Tom (Karnataka Coordinator), Sujatha (Employee Consultant), along with a sponsor and volunteer representing the foundation.

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Free Health Check-up Camp Held at Sri Raghavendra Swamy Math, Jayanagar

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Bengaluru, May 23: A free medical health check-up camp was successfully organized at the Nanjanagudu Sri Raghavendra Swamy Math located in 5th Block, Jayanagar, under the divine blessings of His Holiness Sri 1008 Subudhendra Teertha Swamiji. The initiative was led by the senior administrator of the Math, Sri R.K. Vadindra Acharya.

The health camp was conducted by the team from QXL Diagnostic Center, led by Shri Abhijith, and was intended for the benefit of the Math’s staff and their family members. Shri Nandakishore Acharya from the Math shared details about the camp.

As part of the camp, a Master Health Screening was conducted, which included the following tests:

1. FBS (Fasting Blood Sugar): To detect the presence or control of diabetes.


2. Total Cholesterol: To assess overall cholesterol levels and risk of heart disease.


3. SGOT (AST): To evaluate liver function or detect muscle/heart damage.


4. Creatinine: To assess kidney function and identify any damage.


5. Vitamin B12: To detect deficiencies that may affect nerve function, energy levels, and red blood cell production.


6. CBC (Complete Blood Count): To analyze various components of blood and provide a general overview of health.



In appreciation of Shri Abhijith’s contribution, Sri R.K. Vadindra Acharya extended his gratitude and felicitated him for his dedicated service towards the well-being of the Math’s community.

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ಹೊಸ “ಜೈವಿಕ ಇಂಧನ ಧೋರಣೆ 2025–30” ಜಾರಿಗೆ ತ್ವರಿತ ಕ್ರಮ: ಎಸ್.ಇ. ಸುಧೀಂದ್ರ

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ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: “ಜೈವಿಕ ಇಂಧನದ ಹೊಸ ನೀತಿ”ಯನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದು, ಶೀಘ್ರದಲ್ಲೇ ಈ ಧೋರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಅನುಷ್ಠಾನಕ್ಕೆ ತರುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ ತಯಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವುದಾಗಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಜೈವಿಕ ಇಂಧನ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ನಿಗಮದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಎಸ್.ಇ. ಸುಧೀಂದ್ರ ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ನಿಗಮದ 42ನೇ ನಿರ್ವಹಣಾ ಸಮಿತಿಯ ಸಭೆಯ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷತೆಯನ್ನು ವಹಿಸಿದ್ದ ಅವರು, ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಇಂಧನ ನೀತಿಯ ಕುರಿತು ವಿಸ್ತೃತ ಚರ್ಚೆ ನಡೆಸಿದರು. ಹಸಿರು ಪರಿಸರ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣದ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಜೈವಿಕ ಇಂಧನ ಉಪಯೋಗವನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಲು ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದು, ಈ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಸ ನೀತಿಗೆ ರೂಪರೇಖೆ ಸಿದ್ಧವಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ನವೀನ ಧೋರಣೆಯ ಅನುಷ್ಠಾನದಿಂದ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬರೂ ಜೈವಿಕ ಇಂಧನಕ್ಕೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆ ನೀಡುವಂತಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದು ಅವರು ಹೇಳಿದರು. ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ 2024–25ನೇ ಸಾಲಿನ ವಾರ್ಷಿಕ ಲೆಕ್ಕಪತ್ರವನ್ನು ಸಹ ಮಂಡಿಸಲಾಯಿತು.

ಮಾಹಿತಿಯ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಅಂಶಗಳು:

ಜೈವಿಕ ಇಂಧನದ ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕ ಬಳಕೆಗಾಗಿ ಹೊಸ ನೀತಿಯ ಜಾರಿ.

ಬಯೋಬ್ರಿಕೆಟ್, ಬಯೋಪೆಲೆಟ್, ಸಂಕುಚಿತ ಜೈವ ಅನಿಲ, ಜೈವಿಕ ಮಾಸದ ಆಧಾರಿತ ಹಸಿರು ಹೈಡ್ರೋಜನ್ ಮೊದಲಾದವುಗಳ ಕುರಿತು ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾಪ.

ಬಯೋಡೀಸೆಲ್ ತಯಾರಿಕೆಗೆ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿರುವ ತೈಲಬೀಜಗಳಾದ ಹೊಂಗೆ, ಬೇವು, ಸೀಮರೂಬ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿಗಳ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಣೆಗೆ ಉಪ ಸಮಿತಿ ರಚನೆಗೆ ಸೂಚನೆ.


ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿದ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಪದಾಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು:
ನಿರ್ವಹಣಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಶಿವಶಂಕರ್ ಎಲ್., ಸದಸ್ಯರು ಕೃಷ್ಣನ್, ದಿವಾಕರ್ ರಾವ್, ಉಪ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿ ಎಂ.ಎಂ. ರಾಜು, ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ ಲೋಹಿತ್ ಬಿ.ಆರ್., ಸಲಹೆಗಾರರು ಭರತ್ ಸುಬ್ರಮಣ್ಯಂ, ದೀಪಿ ಸಿಂಗ್, ಸಂತೋಷ್ ಬಿ.ಎಲ್., ಡಾ. ದಯಾನಂದ ಜಿ.ಎನ್., ಅರಣ್ಯ ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ರಮೇಶ್ ಬಿ.ಆರ್ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಿಗೆ, ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ ಹಾಗೂ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಇಲಾಖೆಗಳ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಗಳು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು.

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ಜಯನಗರ ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಮಠದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದಲೂ ಸಂಭ್ರಮದಿಂದಲೂ ಉತ್ಸವ

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ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು, ಮೇ 22: ಜಯನಗರ ಐದನೇ ಬ್ಲಾಕ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಲೆಯೂರಿರುವ ನಂಜನಗೂಡು ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಗಳ ಮಠದಲ್ಲಿ, ಮೇ 22 ಗುರುವಾರದಂದು ವಿವಿಧ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಹಾಗೂ ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಉಪಕ್ರಮಗಳು ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾ ಭರಿತವಾಗಿ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟವು.

ಪೂಜ್ಯಪಾದ ಶ್ರೀ 1008 ಶ್ರೀ ಸುಬುಧೇಂದ್ರತೀರ್ಥ ಶ್ರೀಪಾದಂಗಳವರ ಆಜ್ಞೆಯಂತೆ, ಮಠದ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಾಪಕರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಆರ್. ಕೆ. ವಾದೀಂದ್ರಾಚಾರ್ ಅವರ ನೇತೃತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಂಜಾನೆ ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಯರಿಗೆ ಪಂಚಾಮೃತ ಸ್ನಾನ, ಚಿನ್ನದ ಅಭಿಷೇಕ, ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಅಲಂಕಾರ, ಮಹಾಮಂಗಳಾರತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಸಾದ ವಿತರಣೆ ನಡೆಯಿತು ಎಂದು ಶ್ರೀ ನಂದಕಿಶೋರ್ ಆಚಾರ್ಯರು ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಸಂಜೆಯ ವೇಳೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ವಿಶೇಷ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ರಥೋತ್ಸವ, ಗಜವಾಹನ ಶೋಭಾಯಾತ್ರೆ, ಅಷ್ಟಾವಧಾನ, ತೊಟ್ಟಿಲು ಆರಾಧನೆ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಅನೇಕ ವಿಧ್ಯುಕ್ತ ಸೇವೆಗಳು ಭಕ್ತಿಭಾವಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಜರುಗಿದವು.

ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ನೃತ್ಯ ಕಲಾವಿದರಾದ ಶ್ರೀಮತಿ ಮೇಖಲಾ ಅಗ್ನಿಹೋತ್ರಿ ಅವರ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶನದಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀ ವಿಜಯ ವಿಠಲ ನೃತ್ಯಾಲಯದ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳು ನೃತ್ಯ ಸೇವೆಗಳನ್ನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸಿದರು. ಶ್ರೀಮಠದ ಧರ್ಮದರ್ಶಿಗಳಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಜಿ. ಕೆ. ಆಚಾರ್ಯರು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದು, ನೂರಾರು ಭಕ್ತರು ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಂಡು ಬಾಲ ಕಲಾವಿದರ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನಕ್ಕೆ ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿದರು.

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Acute Myeloid Leukemia on the Rise: India Faces Urgent Health Crisis

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Experts Call for National Action Plan as Delayed Diagnosis and High Costs Take Toll

Bengaluru: As cancer rates continue to climb in India, medical experts are sounding the alarm on Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)—a rare but aggressive form of blood cancer that remains underdiagnosed and poorly treated in the country. With a 1–2% rise in all cancers, including hematologic malignancies, specialists warn that India is in a race against time to improve AML detection, access, and treatment.

Silent Killer with a Narrow Window for Survival

AML progresses rapidly and can become fatal within weeks if not caught early. Yet, due to vague symptoms, poor awareness, and limited diagnostic infrastructure, many patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage—when treatment becomes less effective.

“With improved registries and urban detection, we’ve seen a rise in blood cancers, especially in those above 40,” said Dr. Sharat Damodar, Chief of Hematology and Transplant Services at Mazumdar Shaw Medical Center and Narayana Multispeciality Hospital. “Yet fewer than 20% of AML patients undergo essential molecular testing due to cost and lack of insurance coverage.”



Bengaluru Hosts Crucial AML Dialogue

As part of a nationwide series, AbbVie Healthcare held an AML awareness event in Bengaluru, gathering leading oncologists to discuss city-specific challenges and systemic gaps in India’s leukemia care landscape.

Treatment Breakthroughs Remain Out of Reach for Most Indians

Although global advances in precision medicine and targeted therapies have improved AML outcomes—reducing toxicity and boosting survival—Indian patients continue to be left behind. These treatments remain largely confined to private hospitals and are prohibitively expensive for the average citizen.

“We’re seeing remarkable results with targeted therapies abroad,” said Dr. Prasad Narayanan, Director of Medical Oncology at Cytecare Cancer Hospitals. “But in India, lack of policy support and limited access mean most patients never get that chance.”



Experts Propose 6-Point National Strategy to Combat AML

To bridge these gaps, leading hematologists and policy advocates are urging the Indian government to adopt a multi-pronged national strategy, including:

1. Declare AML a Public Health Priority: Enable funding, tracking, and research.


2. Expand Molecular Diagnostic Infrastructure: Bring advanced testing to government and rural hospitals.


3. List AML Drugs in National Cancer Registry: Improve affordability through public schemes and procurement.


4. Reform Insurance Coverage: Include AML therapies under Ayushman Bharat and private health plans.


5. Launch Awareness & Screening Campaigns: Educate public and train general physicians for early detection.


6. Integrate AML into National Health Records: Strengthen data tracking for policy planning and care coordination.



The Time to Act is Now

With the AML burden steadily rising, the window for reform is closing. Experts emphasize that without urgent policy changes, countless lives could be lost to a disease that is increasingly treatable—with the right tools.

“India cannot afford to let AML remain in the shadows,” Dr. Damodar said. “With focused reforms and equitable access, we can change the trajectory for thousands of patients.”

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