INDUS HEALTH PLUS LAUNCHES VERSION 2.0 OF PERSONAL GENOMICS TEST, DNAwise

~ DNAwise 2.0 introduces ‘Habit’ as a new category

~ Includes 17 additional parameters under Heath, Nutrition, and Fitness

June 08, 2020, National: Indus Health Plus, a pioneer in the preventive healthcare sector, launched DNAwise 2.0, a revolutionary personal genomics test. It is a genetic test that decodes the genetic makeup and informs an individual about the predisposition for various health conditions. Besides, it helps to understand the best diet and fitness regime for a person.

Category

Parameters

Health

33 (DNAwise 1.0: 23)

Nutrition

31 (DNAwise 1.0: 23)

Fitness

14 (DNAwise 1.0: 13)

Habits

03 (New Category)

The advanced DNAwise 2.0 has expanded its horizon of genetic analysis by incorporating 17 new parameters under Heath, Nutrition and Fitness. In addition, a new category – ‘Habit’ has also been introduced which reports on three parameters: Alcohol Dependence, Caffeine Consumption, and Nicotine Dependence. It has been observed that people have a tendency for high consumption of alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine in many forms like smoking, tobacco chewing etc. GENETICS play an important role in determining the tendency for above mentioned habits (addictions) along with various psychological and environmental factors.

DNAwise 2.0 is a saliva-based user-friendly genetic test that can be done from the comfort of home. Indus Health Plus has a strong network across the country that provides door – to – door sample collection service for consumers.

Mr. Amol Naikawadi, Joint Managing Director, Indus Health Plus said, “The up-gradation in technology and our expertise in the field of genetics stimulated us to bring a unique platform of prevention. With the current COVID 19 situation, people have understood that maintaining Good Health is most important and prevention is the only best step. In an endeavor to create a healthy future for individuals by expanding the umbrella of prevention, we have launched DNAwise 2.0. It analyses the health conditions, habits, Nutrition & fitness traits based on one’s genetics. It can empower people to personalize their health checkups and make informed lifestyle modifications/choices. Knowing the genetic predispositions to various health parameters helps an individual to delay/prevent the onset of the health condition by modifying lifestyle.”

“With the launch of DNAwise 2.0, we are propelling our mission to make healthcare accessible, available, and affordable. At Indus Health Plus, we believe that the culture of prevention and healthy wellbeing should start at an early age” added Mr. Naikawadi.

The package is available pan India, at an affordable price and includes saliva sample kit, reports, and counseling by a genetic counselor. The test reports are more comprehensive and consumer friendly. Testing and reporting involve cutting edge technology and international standards.

DNAwise 1.0 genetic test was launched in December 2018 and received tremendous response amongst the consumers and empowered them to live a happy and healthy life. The consumers are also taking their genetic report to their doctors, fitness trainers and dieticians for more benefits and help in lifestyle personalization. DNAwise is a once-in-a-lifetime investment for health that is recommended for every family member to know the predisposition to different health conditions, followed by yearly health examination. The genetic test report can be a guide for one’s lifelong wellness.

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ಶ್ರೀ ಮಲ್ಲನಗೌಡ. ಎಸ್. ಬಿರಾದಾರ ಕೋರವಾರ ಇವರ ನೇತೃತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾನಿಕ್ಸ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ 2 ಹೊಸ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಲು ಉತ್ತರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಭಾಗದ ಪ್ರಮುಖರ ನಿಯೋಗದಿಂದ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಮನವಿ ಪತ್ರ ಸಲ್ಲಿಕೆ

ಸೋಮವಾರ 07. 06. 2020: ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳ ಗ್ರೃಹ ಕಛೇರಿ ಕ್ರೃಷ್ಣಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳನ್ನು ಖುದ್ದು ಭೇಟಿಯಾಗಿ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ, ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾನಿಕ್ , ಎರೋಸ್ಪೇಸ್ ಎಂಜೀನೀಯರಿಂಗ್, ಸೆಮಿಕಂಡಕ್ಟರ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ 2 ಹೊಸ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳು ಬಗ್ಗೆ:

  1. ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಹಾಗೂ ಜೈವಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು 5-6 ವಲಯಗಳನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯಾದ್ಯಂತ ವಿಕೇಂದ್ರೀಕರಣ ಮಾಡುವುದು.
  2. ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಜಾಗತಿಕ ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾನಿಕ್ಸ್ ಉತ್ಪಾದನಾ ಹಬ್ನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರಂಬಿಸುವುದು
    ಈ ಹೊಸ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳಿಂದ
    ಸ್ವದೇಶಿ ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾನಿಕ್ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಬಳಕೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಳ, ಉದ್ಯೋಗ ಸ್ತ್ರಷ್ಠೀ, ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಕಂದಾಯ ಶೇಖರಣೆ ಹೀಗೆ ಹಲವಾರು ಉಪಯೋಗಗಳಿಂದ ಭಾರತವನ್ನು ಸ್ವಾವಲಂಬಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಬಲಿಷ್ಠ ಭಾರವನ್ನು ಹಾಗೂ ಹೊಸ ಭಾರತವನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟಲು ಪೂರಕ ಹಾಗೂ ಸಹಾಯಕವಾಗುವುದೆಂದು
    ಮುಖ್ಯ ಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸುಧೀಘ೯ವಾಗಿ ವಿವರಿಸಿ ಮನವಿ ಪತ್ರವನ್ನೂ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದರು. ಈ ನಿಯೋಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಉದ್ಯಮಿ, ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಮುಖಂಡರು ದೇವರ ಹಿಪ್ಪರಗಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಮುದ್ದೇಬಿಹಾಳ ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಶ್ರೀ ಮಲ್ಲನಗೌಡ. ಎಸ್. ಬಿರಾದಾರ ಕೋರವಾರ, ಶೀ ಮುರುಗೇಶ ಜವಳಿ ಉತ್ತರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ನಾಗರಿಕರ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಸಂಘದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ಹಾಗೂ ನಿದೇ೯ಶಕರಾದ ದಯಾನಂದ ಪಾಟೀಲ, ಶ್ರೀ. ಎಸ್. ಬಿ. ಛಬ್ಬಿ ನಿವ್ರೃತ್ತ ಡಿವೈಎಸ್ಪಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಎಸಿಪಿ, ಶ್ರೀ ಮಹಾಂತೇಶ ತಾರಾಪೂರ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿಗಳು ಮಹಾಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ಪುರಂ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು, ಶ್ರೀ ಈರಣ್ಣ ಬಿ ಬಿರಾದಾರ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಯುವ ಮುಖಂಡರು ಹಾಗೂ ಇನ್ನಿತರ ಉತ್ತರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಭಾಗದ ಪ್ರಮುಖರು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು.

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ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳ ಕೋವಿಡ್ 19 ಪರಿಹಾರ ನಿಧಿಗೆ ಡಾ: ಸಿ. ಎನ್. ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್ ಅವರು ರೂ.31,33,800 ಗಳ ಚೆಕ್ಕನ್ನು ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಬಿ.ಎಸ್.ಯಡಿಯೂರಪ್ಪ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಹಸ್ತಾಂತರಿಸಿದರು.

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು, ಜೂನ್ 8: ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳ ಕೋವಿಡ್ 19 ಪರಿಹಾರ ನಿಧಿಗೆ ಶ್ರೀ ಜಯದೇವ ಹೃದ್ರೋಗ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ವತಿಯಿಂದ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಡಾ: ಸಿ. ಎನ್. ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್ ಅವರು ರೂ.31,33,800 ಗಳ ಚೆಕ್ಕನ್ನು ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಬಿ.ಎಸ್.ಯಡಿಯೂರಪ್ಪ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಹಸ್ತಾಂತರಿಸಿದರು.

ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಚಿವ ಡಾ: ಕೆ.ಸುಧಾಕರ್ ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು

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ICICI Securities assists 25 Fintech startups on their pre-incubation journey

Mumbai/ Bangalore, June 08, 2020 – NSRCEL, the startup hub at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), today announced the list of 25 shortlisted fintech startups for a 15-month extensive program, which could see many of them receiving funding from the CSR fund of ICICI Securities, India’s leading financial services firm.

The selected ventures will undergo a 3-month pre-incubation journey during which they will be engaged in various sessions, workshops, peer-to-peer learning activities while they receive regular one-on-one mentoring and advisory sessions. Networking events, connects with industry experts, mock-pitches and interaction with investors will be major highlights of the program.

Post this, the ventures will be given an opportunity to pitch for incubation and funding and the selected ventures will be taken forward for a further 12-month incubation journey.

The initiative was launched in association with ICICI Securities as part of its CSR activity in April 2020, and received over 240 applications from across the country. The selection panel comprising of Mr. Rajiv Sawhney, COO, NSRCEL and Prof. Venky Panchapagesan, Chairperson, NSRCEL, evaluated all applicants and interviewed over 60 entrepreneurs, before handpicking the finalists.

The ventures selected are early-stage startups working in areas like trading, lending, payments, wealth advisory, insurance tech, accounting and financial management, billing software and auxiliary sector-logistics. The cohort covers the participants from nine cities across India including Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai, Guragaon, Raipur, Noida, Udaipur and Hyderabad.

ICICI Securities has undertaken to partner the initiative as it believes that fintech have immense potential in jobs creation and economic growth, something which is a need of the hour for India, which has a large population entering the workforce every year.

The selected startups are:

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Young Kannadigas are taking marriage decisions into their own hands: Report by KannadaMatrimony.com

Bengaluru, 28th November 2019: KannadaMatrimony, the leading matchmaking service for Kannadigas, from BharatMatrimony, studied the demographic patterns of lakhs of registered users. The data revealed fascinating insights on Kannada speaking people and their life partner preferences.

Highlights from the research report:

  • The user base comprised of 31% women and 69% men with the average age of male registrants being 28 years and that of women being 27 years
  • NRI registrants were mostly from United States of America, United Arab Emirates, Canada, United Kingdom and Germany
  • 57% of Women and 55% of Men were open to seeking life partners living overseas, of which USA, Canada and Australia were among the most preferred countries
  • Indicating the progressive nature of the Kannadiga community was the fact that 25% men and 20% women were open to a life partner outside their own caste
  • The top cities within Karnataka that witnessed maximum number of registrations included Bangalore, Mysore and Tumkur
  • The top professions of men were Business owners/ Entrepreneurs, followed by software professionals, whereas for women, it was Software Professionals and teachers

Individuals are increasingly taking marriage decisions into their own hands as is evident from the fact that 70% of the total profiles were created by the individuals themselves.

52% women seeking a life partner are 23-27 years, while 45% men are in the age group of 26-30 years.

In terms of educational qualification, the most popular stream of education amongst registrants was technology and arts degrees.

31% women and 14% men preferred life partners whose education qualification is Masters degree or above.

In tune with the mobile and internet trends, 90% of KannadaMatrimony members did their life partner search using their mobile.

Commenting on the interesting trends, Murugavel Janakiraman, Founder and CEO, Matrimony.com said, “Over the last 19 years, KannadaMatrimony has become the No. 1 choice for lakhs of Kannada speaking people when it comes to finding a life partner. Lakhs of Kannadigas have successfully found their life partner here and we continue to grow our user

base amongst the vibrant Kannadiga community in India and across the globe. Karnataka is a large and priority market for us, and we continue to step up our efforts to help more Kannadigas find their life partner.”

For more details, visit: https://www.matrimony.com  

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