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Igor Angulo: More than just goals

Posted on September 1, 2020 by City Today News (City today.media)

~ The Spanish forward will lead the charge for the Gaurs this season upfront ~

Sept 1st , 2020: “What should the fans in Goa expect from me? Goals and professionalism,” remarked Igor Angulo as the ink was drying on a one-year deal that the Spaniard had just signed, making him the prime marksman for FC Goa.

“I was blessed during my time in Poland and received a lot of love. It was not only for the goals that I scored, but also I have always been a professional.

“I make myself accountable. I don’t evade my responsibilities. They are important to me. That’s just who I am. I will always be on the pitch, helping the team overcome any adversity to the best of my ability.”

The experienced forward not only brings goals and guile, but also great firepower to the Gaurs’ frontline.

It was in 2006 that Igor Angulo left the shores of Spain. for a small trip to France, when he joined AS Cannes. As the years passed, his travels became more frequent, and in 2016 he found a second home in Poland with Gornik Zabrze.

In 4 seasons at the club, Igor was their highest scorer in each of the seasons. After helping the legendary team to promotion in his very first season, he helped establish them as a regular fixture in the Polish Ekstraklasa over the past few seasons.

These past three seasons have seen Igor pump in 63 goals in 99 games – bagging the Golden Boot in 2018/19.

Taking the initiative

It’s never simple to move out of your home country to seek a living outside. Igor, though, was never one to shy away from taking the initiative.

And that nature has helped him find a bond with FC Goa.

“I have seen FC Goa play. And I like the fact that the team always likes to attack, to take the initiative. It’s the same with me,” added Angulo.

“I had the opportunity to move to India these last few years. However, I was waiting for the right chance. And Goa for me is the best club possible to keep developing my football. I’m sure that we will both – the club and me, will bring the best out of each other.”

The Asian adventure and a message

The Gaurs secured themselves a place in history when they topped the ISL table last season – becoming the first ever Indian club to book a place in the group stages of the AFC Champions League.

The Spaniard will certainly be key to the Gaurs’ fortunes in the competition and the tournament is something that already excites the former Athletic Bilbao man.

“It was one of the strongest points why I chose Goa. I’m a very competitive player and I always want to play against the best clubs,” admitted Angulo. “To be able to play against the best clubs in Asia is gonna be a great challenge and I want to help the club there as well.”

“I know that right now the whole world, and especially India, is in a difficult situation, but together we’ll get over it. In my first year, I hope that me and FC Goa will bring many moments of joy across India and especially to the fans of the Club.”

Having just finished a 13-month season in Poland, the forward is looking forward to recharging his batteries for a few weeks before setting his sights on India.

“Actually, I’m eager to start my adventure in Goa,” remarks Angulo. Actually, we are as eager as well.

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Sportz Village aims to make screen time more productive for children with its “Active Club program”

Posted on September 1, 2020 by City Today News (City today.media)

Bengaluru, 1^st September 2020 – We all are well aware of the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has not only had a major impact on the global economy but also has tremendously disrupted our lifestyle. Children are no different; they have been confined within their homes. A survey has revealed that there has been a 100 percent increase in the amount of time children spend in front of screens because of the lockdown.

It has being observed that children who spend a large amount of time in front of the screens may be at a risk of developing myopia or becoming overweight, due to the lack of sufficient physical activity. Parents, at present, are worried about the fact that majority of the screen time consumed by children is unproductive and they have been seeking various avenues to ensure that their child’s screen time is utilized more productively.

Keeping in mind the above concerns, Sportz Village, India’s largest youth sports platform has developed a special program called Active Club, for children between the ages of 4 to 19 years. Through this engaging fitness and skill-based program, Sportz Village aims to keep children physically active in the comfort of their own homes and nuture their sports journey. The Active Club program has garnered the trust of more than 1,200 parents in a short span of time.

With schools being closed for an extended period, a shift has been observed from offline to online space as far as academics is concerned. However, the same transition has been slower with regards to sports and physical education for children. COVID or No COVID children still need to play for their health, immunity as well as happiness and make their home, their new playground.

Benefits of Active Club Program:

Better Physical Health
Better Mental Health
Opportunity to Interact with Peers

The Active club program intends to bridge this gap and include sports and fitness as a part of a child’s daily routine. The Active Club program not only ensures that children get to play and have fun but also lay a foundation towards their sports journey. The instructor-led program revolves around getting children and parents to subscribe to different online training modules wherein certified trainers would train the children on various age-appropriate, sports-specific and fitness activities.

Moreover, since the child would be performing the physical activities at a particular distance from the screen, the probability of straining one’s eyes is reduced.

John Gloster, who has been associated with international cricket for the last 22 years, most notably as physiotherapist to the Indian Cricket Team from 2004 – 2008, and Saumil Majmudar, Co-Founder, CEO and Managing Director, Sportz Village, have been instrumental in the development of the Active Club program.

Speaking on the fitness aspect and his association with the Active Club program, John Gloster, Chief Quality and Performance Officer, Board Advisor, Sportz Village India said, “I am glad to be a part of the Active Club program. It is an innovative way of engaging with children.

As a professional trainer, I feel that children at a young age should inculcate the habit of engaging in different sports and physical activities. Sports not only ensures a disciplined lifestyle but also helps to inculcate several social-emotional skills in children such as teamwork, leadership and confidence.”

Speaking about the Active Club program, Saumil Majmudar, Co-founder, CEO and Managing Director, Sportz Village said, “We aim to revolutionize the way fitness and sports can be implemented in a child’s routine. With children spending most of their time in front of the screens, it is important to make sure that they utilize their screen time productively. Children’s h

ealth and fitness have always been a prime focus for us, and we have ensured that the best set of fitness experts and trainers are involved so that a child can engage with as well as enjoy the sessions. Our objective is to motivate the children to stay fit and active COVID or No COVID.”

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Adani ranked as the largest solar power generation owner in the world

Posted on September 1, 2020 by City Today News (City today.media)

Ahmedabad, 01^st Sept 20: The latest ranking of global solar companies by Mercom Capital ranks the Adani Group as the #1 global solar power generation asset owner in terms of operating, under construction and awarded solar projects. Adani’s renewable energy portfolio exceeds the total capacity installed by the entire United States solar industry in 2019 and will displace over 1.4 billion tons of carbon dioxide over the life of its assets.

The group is one of the most fully integrated solar players in the world, manufacturing solar cells and modules, undertaking project development, construction, financial structuring and owning and operating its assets through its robust internal asset management platform.

The growth story of AGEL mirrors the global growth story of Renewable Energy following the audacious promise made by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi at the COP 21 International Solar Alliance meeting held in Paris in December 2015. His vision foresaw India accelerating towards a rapid transition to Renewable Power. This is now manifested by the fact that India is one of just six nations, and by far the largest that is on track to meet the COP21 goals.

Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) established its first solar project in 2015 and even as recently as 2017 the Company had completed just two solar projects. The Company went public (NSE: ADANIGREEN) in 2018 and has accelerated its presence to reach the current milestone of being the largest solar player in the world in a short span of just 5 years, with a target to achieve an installed generation capacity of 25 GWac of renewable power by 2025.

In response to this ranking, Mr. Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group said: “Achieving this ranking is a direct result of our commitment to creating the infrastructure needed for a clean-powered future. While we are pleased to be ranked the largest solar player in the world, we recognize that there is a lot more that remains for us to do as the world transitions into an increasingly decarbonized energy landscape. We anticipate that over the next decade several existing business models will be impacted as a result of the disruption caused by the intersection of plummeting cost of renewable energy and the ability of technology to rescale industries.

We expect our renewable energy platform will create new possibilities for our core business and we will be able to address some of the most intractable problems that humankind has faced, including affordable decentralized energy, availability of distributed clean water, green hydrogen as an alternate fuel, and micro agriculture, among others. Building partnerships with major industrials, data center providers, and global integrated energy players that seek to reduce their carbon footprints will also continue to further accelerate our growth. AGEL was launched just five years ago, our story is only beginning”.

AGEL also achieved a top spot in the global ranking in terms of under construction and awarded capacity with 10.1 GW of projects, making it the definitive leader in mega-scale renewable energy project deployments. As India pushes to invite more global business partners to invest domestically, it sees its growing renewable footprint as helping companies simultaneously fulfill two essential goals: tapping into one of the fastest growing consumer markets and achieving their sustainability targets. The Adani Group has positioned itself at this intersection to help its partners attain both these objectives.

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Jaypore partners with Creative Dignity to help artisans sell online

Posted on August 31, 2020 by City Today News (City today.media)

~ Will develop and support artisans across the country by providing its wide-reach platform ~

Bengaluru, 31^st August 2020: Jaypore, from the house of Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited, has collaborated with Creative Dignity to ensure the artisan community reaches customers digitally. The brand will offer its wide-reach and a pan-India customer base through its ecommerce platform to the artisans giving them access to new markets and sustained livelihood opportunities.

Jaypore has partnered with Creative Dignity, a zero-margin voluntary platform, to provide relief to artisan’s community severely hit due to COVID-19 pandemic. Under the ‘Artisan Direct’ campaign of Creative Dignity, the collaboration will feature work of over 250 artisans on their website over a period of time giving these artisans a platform to sell their products to customers from across the country.

Creative Dignity and Jaypore will help the artisans boost their business by also providing them with training in the field of ecommerce including templates for catalogue making, photography, pricing, and logistics management. The sales campaigns are being promoted by FICCI FLO at the national level. The brand will not only provide an online marketplace to these artisans for marketing their products but will also engage with them to train on making the products more attractive, appealing, and sellable across the ecommerce platforms. These training programs are backed by the volunteers from premier Design Institutes in India as well as designers and NGOs. Continuous training is being given to the artisans by expert volunteers in their villages that usually has limited facilities.

Rashmi Shukla, Brand Head, Jaypore says, “Jaypore as a brand has always been vocal about local since inception. India’s rich Craft and Craftsmen are at the heart and soul of the brand. We have always taken pride in providing a platform to the Craft and Artisan community to showcase India’s exquisite craft heritage. The ongoing pandemic has posed a severe challenge of sustenance to craftsmen across nation, endangering our craft and talent. We have partnered with Creative Dignity to support the craft community, by doing a non-profit engagement so that these artisans get the maximum benefits. This collaboration will help us stimulate the handicraft environment in the country and ultimately strengthen our collective national motto of ‘Make in India’.”

“The first edition which was recently concluded was of immense interest to Jaypore’s audience, the product being artisanal and completely in line with what our customers look for. We showcased products like sarees in ajrakh block prints, bandhani sarees, mud mirror work accessories, leather bags and more”, added Rashmi Shukla.

The Artisan Direct Campaign is being undertaken across India in collaboration with multiple online platforms, of which Jaypore is an important partner. This crisis is also a time for collaboration for survival of the most vulnerable. The campaign enables artisans to become digitally aligned while online partners voluntarily reduce margins to create attractive offers to consumers during the campaign periods. It becomes a win-win for all, as consumers shop feeling good about helping artisans and still getting good prices on the products.

“The first batch of artisans on boarded on the Artisan Direct Campaign – Gujarat Edition, are already seeing results. They have been able to move stocks quickly and we are feeling so overwhelmed with everyone’s support in putting this together. Times of crisis help to bring out the best in us – we touch our humanity once more,” said Meera Goradia from Creative Dignity.

Jaypore will be bringing a positive impact on about 250 artisans with this initiative over a period of time. The brand has tried to reach out to smaller enterprises who lack their own supply chain backend, women led enterprises and artisans which had built-up inventory and those who were most vulnerable owing to their financial need. Jaypore is planning to engage with these artisans on continuing basis even post the campaign and also plans to extend support to the artisans across the country in the near future.

All products of the artisans are available for purchase through the ‘Direct to Artisan’ page on Jaypore.com

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Union health ministry praises Dr Sudhakar’s role in Karnataka’s Covid-19 fight

Posted on August 31, 2020 by City Today News (City today.media)

Super speciality trauma centre inaugurated at VIMS

Bengaluru, 31 August 2020:

The people of Hyderabad-Karnataka will be benefitted by the newly inaugurated Super Speciality Trauma Unit in Bellary district, said Hon’ble Medical Education Minister for Government of Karnataka, on Monday.

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday virtually inaugurated a Super Speciality Trauma Unit under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) at Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS), Bellary.

Union Minister praises Dr Sudhakar
During his speech, Union Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan praised reforms taken by Dr Sudhakar to contain Coronavirus. He said he has mentioned the measures taken by Karnataka at meetings held by other states and have asked them to follow them.

Chief Minister Shri B S Yediyurappa, Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Chaubey, District in-charge Minister Anand Singh and others participated in the programme which was inaugurated through video conference.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Sudhakar said the most-needed trauma centre has been inaugurated at the right time in Bellary. Every year more than 4.7 lakh people in the state lose their lives in road accidents due to lack of immediate medical assistance. The lives of people in road accidents can be saved within the golden hour (one hour within the accident). Earlier, road accident cases had to be rushed to Bengaluru. Now, people in the district and neighbouring districts in the state can avail the medical treatment at the trauma centre.

Dr Sudhakar said that the Central Government has contributed substantially to the construction of the new trauma centre. The 200-bed trauma centre comprises 72 ICU beds, 20 ventilators, and general wards. The centre can prove beneficial to the neighbouring states too, opined the Minister.

Karnataka is on the forefront of providing medical assistance. The state has proven its strength by setting up 20,000 ICU beds at shortest span during Covid-19 crisis, he added.

New medical college by 2021
Answering Union Minister Harsh Vardhan’s suggestion on setting up a medical college in Karnataka, Dr Sudhakar said that four medical colleges including the one in Chikkaballapura will be set up by 2021. He mentioned that he has instructed to speed up the construction process during his recent visit to Chikkaballapura.

Minister Dr Sudhakar inaugurated the new CT scanner at VIMS, on the occasion.

Trauma centre
The new trauma centre, constructed at a cost of Rs 150 crores consists of 200 beds, 72 ICU beds, 20 ventilators, CT scan, digital X-ray facilities, super speciality emergency and trauma, neurosurgery and orthopaedic services among others.

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