From left to Right – Mr. Shreyans Daga, Co-founder & CTO, MyGate, Mr. Vijay Arisetty, Co-founder & CEO, MyGate, Shri. Praveen Sood, Director General of Police, Karnataka and Shri. Pratap Reddy, Additional Director General of Police, Karnataka
Karnataka State Police today honoured MyGate, the country’s leading player in the community management space, for their contribution towards the efforts of the state police department during the lockdown. MyGate had, on a pro-bono basis, provided their technical expertise to build and manage the KSP Clear Pass, which issued over 2 lakh e-passes to Bengaluru citizens during Phase 1 & 2 of the lockdown.
Shri. Praveen Sood, Director General of Police, Karnataka, along with Shri. Pratap Reddy, Additional Director General of Police, Karnataka, acknowledged MyGate’s efforts by handing over a certificate of appreciation to Mr. Vijay Arisetty, Co-founder & CEO, MyGate and Mr. Shreyans Daga, Co-founder & CTO, MyGate.
“Our gratitude to Team MyGate for providing citizens (through Karnataka State Police), a user-friendly epass system during COVID-19 lockdown. An exemplary Public Private Partnership,” said Shri. Praveen Sood, Director General of Police, Karnataka.
Over 2000 corporate executives participated in an insightful session to improve Emotional Intelligence & Leadership skills
Bengaluru, 21st August 2020 :Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI), an independent global nonprofit organization born at Google, in association with NASSCOM, conducted a Masterclass session on Mindfulness focusing on Mental Health in VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous). The session was led by Mr. Gopi Krishnaswamy, mindfulness teacher & regional lead at SIYLI, India.
While the world is grappling with uncertainty, good mental health is important to navigate through these tough times. The program helped participants realize the positive impact of mindfulness, emotional intelligence, resilience and manage stress better through empathy and compassion.
Challenged with new reality of working from home, temporary unemployment, home-schooling of children, and lack of social contact with other family members, friends, and colleagues, it is important to look after our mental, as well as our physical, health. The two hours session started by touching upon Uncertainty, the indicators and perils of poor mental health, challenges at the workplace and their impact on mental health. The session introduced the audience to the basic techniques of mindfulness, how it helps mental health, and ways to utilize Mindfulness to identify and address these challenges.
Commenting on the session, Mr. Gopi Krishnaswamy, mindfulness teacher and regional lead from SIYLI, India and Sri Lanka, said, “Every business leader takes decisions that impact many people and the world around them. With better self-awareness of our mental health, we would be in a better position to take Emotionally Intelligent decisions. It is imperative for leaders to be aware, compassionate and lead with empathy in these challenging times. It was our endeavor, through this session, to inspire people to cultivate effective mindfulness techniques to benefit self and others around them.”
So far, SIYLI has trained over 50,000 people across more than 150 countries and is one of the most sought after Mindfulness based EI programs in the world. Mindfulness is the ability to stay in the present and be aware of what’s happening in the environment. These sessions help reduce stress levels increase well-being, develop emotional resilience, cognitive resilience, equanimity, and inner calm.
⮚ The ongoing programme additionally aims to engage with 1,77,000 mothers and children with the goal to eradicate malnourishment in Amravati & Nandurbar in the next four years
India, 20 August 2020: After the first successful year of Dettol BSI – Nutrition India Programme, the community witnessed a 7.4% reduction in the proportion of severely acute malnourished children across the districts of Amravati & Nandurbar in Maharashtra. Within the first 10 months, the programme was able to save the lives of 6,500 children between the years of 1-5 with the help of 41 community nutrition workers. An independent evaluation by sustainable Square also found that every INR 1 invested in the BSI Nutrition India Programme delivers a social value of INR 36.90.
programme was developed to support in the first 1000 days of a child’s life, utilizing digital and artificial intelligence-based innovative modules, to strengthen the health, hygiene and nutrition status of pregnant women and children in Maharashtra’s Amravati and Nandurbar.
Commenting on the partnership initiative, Gaurav Jain, Senior Vice President, South Asia, Reckitt Benckiser Health, “Proper nutrition & sanitation are the catalyst to social change and one of the most critical aspect to empower young children and mothers. Given the alarming number of malnourishment cases witnessed in states like Maharashtra, districts of Amravati and Nandurbar became the starting ground for the Nutrition India Programme in partnership with Plan India. The five-year programme is aimed at strengthening the health, hygiene, and nutrition status of pregnant women and children across impacted communities.”
Acknowledging this support Mohammed Asif, Executive Director, Plan India, said, “Nutrition India program has shown the light on the imperative of collaborative actions by governments, corporates and civil society to successfully tackle the challenge of malnutrition and undernourishment in rural communities. The learnings and outcomes from this program should be widely disseminated so that other development actors are able to replicate. Also this initiative by Reckitt Benckiser and its partners is contributing to the larger national efforts to mitigate the public health challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
“We are thankful to RB for the partnership and for ensuring timely access to life-saving and preventive measures to ramp up nutrition and public health outcomes in underserved communities.” He added.
In the past one year, Nutrition India Programme has worked with local communities and developed a workforce of travelling nutrition champions who are known as ‘Community Nutrition Workers (CNWs)’. These workers are given rigorous training by public health experts, pediatricians, gynecologists, and community development specialists, and are educated about the golden rules of good nutrition.
The ongoing programme is focusing on maternal and child health. Everything related to it is being taught to these community nutrition workers, such as–what precautions are to be taken by expecting mothers, what should be their diet, lessons on breastfeeding, the importance of breastfeeding within the initial hour of birth, exclusive breastfeeding for the newborn, and the diet which should be given to a child so that he/she is saved from the ill effects of malnutrition.
Over the next four years, the programme aims to reach 1,77,000 mothers of undernourished children across 1,000 villages with a target of 40% reduction in the number of children under five who are stunted, and to reduce and maintain childhood wasting to less than 5%.
Plan India’s on-ground expertise is helping reach communities properly through a systematized process. The partner organization is also supporting by providing nutrition workers with simple interactive tools that deliver clear and effective messaging around nutrition and hygiene to create behavioral changes in the society. For more information on Plan India, login to www.planindia.org
Bengaluru, 19.08.2020: 150 years C. Krishniah Chetty Group Of Jewellers today have launched a limited edition of ‘Vinayati Ganapathi’ for the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi to help save the world through this current pandemic.
Sri Vinayati Ganapathi is an auspicious & very powerful form combined of Goddess Lalithamba and Lord Ganapathi, the body is in goddess Lalithambika form and the head is the Ganesha form. This incomparable combination is revered for fulfilment of both materialistic & spiritual desires. But such desires shall be a desire for the good of all. Praying to this form of Goddess Vinayati Ganapathi is regarded as the ultimate step in Sri Vidya sadhana or learning & in mediation.
C. Krishniah Chetty Group hand-crafts, with a devotion to the art of silversmithing, a small collection made with 999 Silver, Gold & a Ruby on the crown. Each piece of art is a collectable & one that will add a charm into your home or office and indeed life.
VINAYATI GANAPATHI WITH A GORGEOUS LALITHAMBA BODY AND THE GANAPATHI HEAD IS DEPICTED WITH 6 PAIRS OF PROTECTIVE HANDS HOLDING:
ABHAYA MUDRAA – hand gesture symbol for saying “I am here to safeguard you” holding a set of prayer beads used to count the number of chanting by moving the mala in a forward circular motion. POMOGRANATEA – symbol of fertility associated with the goddess of Earth-Bhudevi. MACE – in the hand of Vinayati Ganapathi signifies the sins of our past to be chased away. TRIDENT – To signify that divinity is above all the three states – waking, dreaming and sleeping. CHAKRA – The legendary discus with spiritual powers by which it is able to destroy anything which no other than Hari & Hara can stop. PURPLE LOTUS – Lotus symbolizes divine beauty and purity. The purple lotus flower is mystical and spiritual, signification to the Noble Path to self-awakening. ANKUSHA – The Goad or a hook like tool held in his left hand. It is used by a mahout to train and guide an elephant symbolizing that Ganesha helps us moving ahead on karmic life when we go out of right track, grow lazy or depressed. SUGAR CANE – To symbolize firmness, straight forwardness with a core of sweetness within. BLUE LOTUS –The blue lotus symbolizes wisdom and knowledge. PADDY – To symbolize the good fortune to enjoy worldly pleasures. BHAGNA DANTA – The broken tusk of Ganesha guides us to use resources available. The tusk was broken by Lord Ganesha himself to write the Mahabharata while vyasa dictated. VARADA MUDRA – hand gesture symbolizing dispensing of boons.
On the launch of the limited edition of ‘Vinayati Ganapathi’Dr C Vinod Hayagriv, Director, C Krishniah Chetty Group said: Whether it is a boon or blessings there is no better time than now, to ask and to receive. This very special year, special in many unusual happenings around the globe, we at C Krishniah Chetty Group took all the pains to conceptualize and create this special edition in pure 999 silver, hoping that this Goddess Vinayati Ganapathi will help to give all a new awakening, a new clean world free of any negative energies. As well as to help save the world through this current COVID-19 pandemic.
· Standalone Health Insurance sector in India registers 40% YoY hike
· Comprehensive health cover is imperative in India since retail health insurance penetration is only 3% and out-of-pocket healthcare spending stands at ~65%
Bangalore, 21 August 2020: With COVID-19 acting as a catalyst of change and increasingly nudging people to explore diverse health coverage options, Religare Health Insurance (RHI) is endorsing the need for comprehensive health insurance policies. Emphasizing the soaring significance of health insurance amid an unprecedented global health crisis, the Standalone Health Insurance sector registered a 40% YoY rise. This growth will ensure further impetus for health insurance penetration, where India records one of the world’s highest out-of-pocket spending rates in healthcare.
Highlighting the rising numbers of other potentially-fatal lifestyle ailments such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases, among others, RHI endorses comprehensive health insurance coverage. Furthermore, the increasing cost of quality healthcare services even for infectious diseases underscores the need for comprehensive health insurance.
Accordingly, Religare Health Insurance offers a comprehensive bouquet of services ranging from basic hospitalization (Care); high sum insured options (Care Advantage); insurance for PED, including insulin-dependent diabetics (Care Freedom); post-cardiac event/intervention insurance (Care Heart) and many others, backed by all-encompassing wellness and insurance benefits.
Elaborating on the latest institutional developments, an RHI spokesperson said, “The coronavirus pandemic has come as a thought-provoking black swan event for people disdainful of health insurance. As morbidity and mortality rates rise directly due to COVID-19 and indirectly from the neglect of other equally life-threatening conditions, there is a pronounced and inescapable realization about the need for health insurance. Besides managing COVID-19-related treatments, health cover is indispensable in safeguarding individuals and their families from other chronic conditions that lead to unexpected and unaffordable medical expenses, driving millions of uninsured people into debt, devastating lives permanently. Fortunately, a broad bouquet of health insurance solutions happens to be available today, customized for almost every consumer segment. Therefore, we urge consumers to opt for a suitable coverage plan as per their specific healthcare requirements. This is vital in our country, where retail health insurance penetration is only 3% and out-of-pocket healthcare spending stands at around 65%.”
RHI’s endorsement of comprehensive insurance coverage comes in the wake of increased awareness about health insurance products after the COVID-19 outbreak. Given the importance of health insurance in promoting better healthcare outcomes across India, the Company believes it is important to leverage this trend by apprising people about the far-reaching benefits of comprehensive health policies. Moreover, against the backdrop of pandemic-induced income losses for a significant employed segment, the role of health insurance can be paramount in saving lives in the event of any healthcare crisis.
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