New Delhi, 17th August, 2020: Roca Group, the World Leader in Bathroom Products, announces the appointment of Mr.Ferran Vilaclara as the Senior Managing Director for APAC Region. Mr.Ferran Vilaclarahas taken over the role from Mr.Raimundo Garcia who has moved to Head Roca’s operations in Americas. In this role, Mr.Ferran Vilaclara will be responsible for leading all the operations for Roca Group across markets in APAC region. Roca has big presence in countries like India, China, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Srilanka in this APAC region.
Commenting on the appointment, Mr KE Ranganathan, Managing Director, Roca Bathroom Products Pvt Ltd. said, “We are galdto announce the appointment of our new SMD for Asia Pacific Region- Mr.FerranVilaclara. Prior to this, he was heading the Sales & Marketing vertical for Roca Sanitario, Spain –that contributes significant part of the Global Sales. He had in his earlier stint, served as MD of Roca, China. He has good understanding of Asian markets.We are very excited to have Mr.FerranVilaclaraguiding our team and we are sure Roca ParrywareIndia will get the benefit of his rich experience in drive sales and market share in emerging markets for the Roca Group. Looking forward to continuing and sustaining our growth momentum in a profitable manner under the leadership of Mr.Ferran Vilaclara”.
New Delhi, 17th August, 2020: Roca Parryware, India’s leading manufacturer of bathroom products has re-appointed Mr. K.E Ranganathan, as the Managing Director of Roca India for the next 5 years.
Ranga, as he prefers to be called, has more than 35 years of experience in finance, accounting, business planning, and strategy, marketing & sales. He has held senior positions in various companies in Murugappa Group & TVS Group. This extension is also seen as the confidence in Indian management. Not new to Roca Bathroom Products Pvt. Ltd, Ranga joined Murugappa Group in 1994 where he was Head of Finance for Parryware division and later took charge of the Sales & Distribution division. During his stint with Parryware, he brought a whole new perspective by refurbishing the key processes and focusing on customer &result orientation, leading to sales growth at a CAGR of 25%. In 2005, Ranga headed Parryware business as the CEO and played a key role in transforming the business into a Joint Venture company with Roca Spain and the subsequent acquisition of Parryware by Roca Spain. Commenting on his re-appointment, Mr KE Ranganathan, Managing Director, Roca Bathroom Products Pvt Ltd. said, “It is a privilege to continue my association with Roca and Parryware as the Managing Director. I have seen the bathroom industry change drastically over the last 25 years and being the leader in this industry we have been at the helm of driving innovation and delighting customers continuously. I have been in ‘Work-From-Bathroom’ status since last 26 years and it is indeed fun. I love the challenge of building the World No.1 brand – Roca and India’s No.1 brand – Parryware in India in the new era post Covid-19. I am glad thru our customer-centric actions we are re-bounding faster to pre-covid levels in the last 3 months and expect to touch 100% re-bound by Sep 2020 itself. We are confident of getting back to Growth from Oct-Dec 2020 quarter onwards”.
The Hospital Launches its ‘Six-Stage Ultra Safety Program’ against Covid-19 Infection
Only Hospital in India to produce N-95 masks in-house
Only Hospital in Tamil Nadu to use three different advanced technologies: RT-PCR, TruNAAT, and CB NAAT for COVID-19 testing
13 August , 2020: By rolling out what it calls the ‘Six-Stage Ultra Safety Program’ that ensures contactless detection of potential carriers of the Covid-19 virus, 100% sterilization of indoors, and minimal physical contact while providing healthcare services, Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre, Madurai, has become perhaps the safest hospital in India to offer the highest possible protection to its patients, visitors, and staff, against Covid-19 infection.
Currently, Meenakshi Mission Hospital is also the only hospital in the country to produce N-95 masks on its own – and to use three different advanced technologies for COVID-19 testing, namely: Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), True Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (Tru NAAT), and Cartridge Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (CB NAAT).
The hospital has also come up with an ingenious innovation, named Tanjore Air Barrier Technique (TABT), to securely deliver compressed medical grade air to healthcare professionals in the operation theatres through a hood. Its Bluetooth Stethoscope, another novel in-house design, lets physicians listen to internal organs of the patients without touching a stethoscope – and even when the patient is seated in another room.
Commenting about the ‘Six-stage ultra-safety program’, Dr. S. Gurushankar, Chairman, Meenakshi Mission Hospital, Madurai, said, “Essentially, the program is all about creating redundant layers of protection against Covid-19 infection, so that the in-patients and outpatients who need ongoing treatment for various other ailments can avail – and our doctors, paramedical and administrative staff can render – necessary healthcare services without any fear of Covid-19 infection.”
The ‘Six-stage ultra-safety program’ makes optimal use of AI and robotics for contactless detection of symptoms in our visitors, sterilization of indoors, as well as contactless checkup, and treatment, wherever it is possible and desirable.
The first stage of protection features Smart Security. It deploys security personnel, who man the entrance of the hospital, to detect potential carriers of the virus. They wear smart infrared AI helmets to check the temperature of the visitors remotely. The second stage protection comes from the Smart Fever Clinic that functions at the reception area of the hospital. Armed with
thermal infrared guns, the hospital staff check the temperature of the visitors, and provide identity tags to each visitor after ensuring that they have sanitized their hands and worn N-95 masks.
The third stage protection features Smart Thermal Surveillance Cameras that continuously and remotely checks the temperature of everyone in the premises, round the clock. The fourth stage of ultra-safety program comes from Advanced COVID-19 Testing Equipment using which Covid-19 testing is done to patients and visitors using three different advanced technologies:
RT-PCR, Tru NAAT, and CB NAAT.
The fifth stage protection deploys robots that’s on the move 24X7 spraying disinfectant and sterilizing every corner of the hospital to ensure that frequently touched surfaces are sanitized at all times. The sixth and the final stage of protection presses into service robots to carry food and medicines to patients right to their rooms.
The hospital also uses Bluetooth Stethoscope for listening to the sounds of internal organs, and TABT for the supply of contamination-free oxygen to healthcare professionals and patients in the operation theatres.
Dr. Gurushankar said that the hospital had imported the robots and smart gadgets as soon as the lockdown was first announced in March. “Then there was not a single case of infection in Madurai. But we expected that the pandemic would eventually hit Madurai, for that matter, all parts of the country. There was no guarantee that what happened in Italy and the US would not happen in India. Hence, we used the lead time of two-three months for importing and installing the systems, and training the staff,” he said. The doctor’s team at the Meenakshi Mission Hospital, Thanjavur designed TABT and Bluetooth Stethoscope a few months earlier.
The Six-Stage Ultra Safety Program at Meenakshi Mission is thus setting a standard in the country in ensuring continuity of healthcare services during the Covid-19 pandemic in a stress-free and smart environment.
· Bank introduces KCC Review feature on the YONO Krishi platform which has been witnessing great response from farmers
· YONO KCC Review to enable farmers access their KCC limit on YONO in just four clicks
· YONO KCC Review to benefit more than 75 lakh farmers
· YONO KCC review will empower farmers to embrace digital technology and make them future-ready
· YONO Krishi platform offers a one-stop solution to all farmers’ agricultural needs
Mumbai – August 14, 2020: Country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) continues to empower its farmer customers by offering them technology backed agricultural solutions with YONO Krishi. The recently launched platform that caters to all the requirements of farmers – from sowing to harvesting and then selling – has been receiving significant traction from the farmers. In the current unprecedented times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, SBI is set to make lives easier for its farmer customers by introducing the KCC Review option on YONO Krishi. With this added feature, farmers will no longer need to travel the distance to visit the bank branch to apply for a revision in their KCC limit. KCC Review option on YONO Krishi will help farmers apply for the same in just 4 clicks from the comfort of their homes without any paperwork.
Recognizing the fact that not all farmers may have access to smartphones, SBI has also streamlined the KCC review process at its branches. KCC Review on YONO Krishi is expected to benefit more than 75 lakh farmers having KCC accounts with SBI. The feature of paperless KCC review will not only help farmers save costs and effort involved in applying for revision of the KCC limit, but also make the process quicker for them especially during the harvesting season.
Rajnish Kumar, Chairman, SBI said, “Introduction of YONO KCC Review on YONO Krishi is SBI’s yet another initiative to make our farmer customers, future-ready by offering them constant digital innovations pertaining to their agricultural needs. This new feature has been added keeping in mind millions of our valuable farmer customers’ convenience and safety. We believe that they will now be experiencing hassle-free application process for their KCC limit revision. With a Digital-First approach, it is SBI’s continuous endeavor to provide innovative digital banking solutions to all our diverse set of customers across the country.”
Apart from KCC Review, the multi-lingual YONO Krishi platform – which is bringing-in technology to farmers in more than 10 vernacular languages – is offering services such as YONO Khata, YONO Bachat, YONO Mitra and YONO Mandi to its farmer customers. These unique offerings facilitate farmers with Agri loan products, an online marketplace to buy and rent agricultural inputs and equipment, customized farming advisory, investment, and crop insurance products, instant agri gold loan, upgrade to scientific farming practices, and much more. With YONO Krishi, SBI has opened the doors of digital agriculture to farmers. In just one year of its launch, YONO Krishi has disbursed more than 14 lakh Agri Gold loans and has seen more than 15 lakh clicks on YONO Mandi and YONO Mitra
YONO itself has grown by leaps and bounds over the last two and a half years since its launch. It has seen more than 58 million downloads with over 26 million registered users. YONO has partnered with over 80 e-commerce players in more than 20 categories. The bank’s flagship banking and lifestyle platform – YONO is also tasting success in international markets such as the UK and Mauritius.
ಡಿ.ಜೆ ಹಳ್ಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಘಟನೆ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ನ್ಯಾಯದ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಕರು ಎಂದು ಕರೆಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ನವರ ನಿಜ ಬಣ್ಣ ಬಯಲು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡಿದೆ. ತಮ್ಮ ಪಕ್ಷದ ದಲಿತ ನಾಯಕನಿಗೆ ರಕ್ಷಣೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗದ ಪಕ್ಷದ ನಾಯಕರು, ಘಟನೆಗೆ ಕಾರಣನಾದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತನೆಂದು ಬಿಂಬಿಸುವ ವ್ಯರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನವನ್ನೂ ಮಾಡಿದರು.
ಇವರ ಮಿಥ್ಯಾರೋಪಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಿದ ಭಾಜಪದ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಸಂಘಟನಾ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿಗಳಾದ ಬಿ.ಎಲ್.ಸಂತೋಷ್ ಜೀ ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಿದಾಗ, ನಾಯಕತ್ವದ ಭ್ರಷ್ಟತೆ, ಹಾಗೂ ನಾಯಕತ್ವದ ದಿವಾಳಿತನ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸಿದ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್, ಜಮೀರ್ ಅಹಮ್ಮದ್ ರ ಮುಖಾಂತರ ಉತ್ತರ ಹೇಳಲು ಹೊರಟಿದೆ. ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಾವೆಲ್ಲಾ ಸಹಜವಾಗಿ ನೋಡಿರುವ ಸಂಗತಿಯೊಂದನ್ನು ಈ ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶ ನೆನಪಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ.
ಆನೆ ನಡೆವ ಹಾದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ, ಸಣ್ಣ ಪುಟ್ಟ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳು ಊಳಿಡುವುದು ಸಹಜ ಅಲ್ಲವೇ?! ಸಂತೋಷ್ ಜೀ ಯಂತಹ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ ಬದ್ಧ, ನೀತಿ ರಾಜಕಾರಣ ಮಾಡುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ತನ್ನಲ್ಲಿನ ನಾಯಕತ್ವದ ಕೊರತೆ ಮಾತ್ರವಲ್ಲ, ನೈತಿಕತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆಯನ್ನು ಜಗತ್ತಿಗೆ ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿಕೊಟ್ಟಿದೆ.
ಸಮಾಜ ಘಾತುಕ ವಿಚ್ಛಿದ್ರಕಾರಿ ಶಕ್ತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಬೆಂಬಲಿಸುತ್ತಾ ಶಾಂತಿ, ಸಾಮರಸ್ಯ ಮಾತ್ರವಲ್ಲ, ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಘನತೆಯನ್ನು ಹಾಳುಮಾಡುವ ಕ್ಷುಲ್ಲಕ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ. ತಮ್ಮ ಅಸಮರ್ಥತೆಯನ್ನು ಮುಚ್ಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಮೇಲೆ ದೋಷಾರೋಪ ಮಾಡುವ ಹಳೆಯ ಚಾಳಿಯನ್ನೇ ಮುಂದುವರೆಸಿದೆ.
ಪರಮ ದೇಶಭಕ್ತ, ನೀತಿ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿ, ನಿಸ್ವಾರ್ಥ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವದ ಬಿ.ಎಲ್.ಸಂತೋಷ್ ಜೀ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಕಳಕಳಿಯನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿದಾಗ, ಅವರ ಟ್ವೀಟ್ ಅನ್ನು ಕೆಣಕುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ತಮ್ಮ ಪಕ್ಷ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಇನ್ನೂ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿದೆ ಎಂದು ತೋರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ.
-ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣ ಸವದಿ, ಉಪಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಸಾರಿಗೆ ಸಚಿವರು, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರ.
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