“ARTIST for Her , HSSC and AHPI collaborate to upskill 1 million healthcare workers across India , as part of Vision 2022 Skill India”
Bengaluru based Asian Research & Training Institute for Skill Transfer has resolved to train 1,000 frontline maternal healthcare workers at a cost of INR 1 crore over the next year across Karnataka to strengthen the delivery of quality maternal healthcare services in the public and private sectors . Further to scale up this initiative tripartite agreement has been signed between ARTIST for Her ( Asian Research & Training Institute for Skill Transfer ) , Healthcare Sector Skill Council ( HSSC ) , and Association of Healthcare Providers India ( AHPI ) to train 1 million frontline healthcare workers across the country . To provide quality healthcare to pregnant women , mothers , and newborn babies , in accordance with the standards set by the WHO and the Government of India , as part of Vision 2022 Skill India.
Speaking about this initiative , Dr. Hema Divakar , Chair of Well Woman Healthcare Committee at FIGO ( International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics ) & Chairperson , ARTIST for Her , We , ARTIST for Her , as a premier training institute , will train about 1,000 frontline maternal care workers ( ASHA staff , nurses , and medical practitioners ) across public and private sectors to strengthen the healthcare delivery system . The initiative leverages technology to achieve successful skill transfer through a proven and reliable digital platform .
” Dr. Hema further added ” A pilot initiative was successfully rolled out in Karnataka with the support of AHPI . This will be extended in phases to Tamil Nadu , Madhya Pradesh , Maharashtra later to the rest of the country . For the 30 million deliveries in India , the proportion of healthcare workers with skills specified by WHO is weak . It is our target to raise the availability of this pool of skilled workforce to be placed in maternity units , public or private hospitals to care for pregnant mothers , newborn mothers , or post – delivery stage in alignment with WHO , FOGSI , Manyata , and government standards . This will go a long way in reducing maternal mortality rate , infant mortality rate and also address long – term issues , such as anemia , obesity , hypertension , ” .
Dr. Alexander Thomas , President , AHPI said ” We will be training 15,000 healthcare workers on priority as part of this arrangement and cover it in phases to reach 1 million.AHPI will identify the target groups for training , ARTIST for Her will undertake capacity building and HSSC will do the assessment and certification . Frontline healthcare workers with such certification can be readily employable by any maternal healthcare units ” . The initiative will also target capacity building of frontline workers at e – Sanjeevani clinics , Namma Clinicsin Karnataka .
Dr C N Ashwath Narayan , Honorable Minister of Skill Development , Entrepreneurship and Livelihood , Government of Karnataka , delivered a special session on ” Swasthya Bharat ” . ARTIST for Her , HSSC and AHPI submitted a proposal to the minister for training through a PPP model in Karnataka to create a larger pool of well – trained frontline maternal care professionals .
For more information , please contact : Dr. Hema Divakar Consultant ObGyn and Medical Director , Divakars Speciality Hospital , Bengaluru . M : 9844046724 |
BENGALURU / September 6, 2022: Dr. Agarwals Eye Hospital organized a Walkathon in Bengaluru to raise awareness about eye donation as part of the ongoing National Eye Donation fortnight. More than 100 students from Sri Aurobindo College, doctors’ and members of the
public walked from Rajajinagar Metro Station to the college, carrying placards, encouraging
people to take pledge to donate their eyes.
The Walkathon was flagged off by Kuldeep Kumar R Jain (IPS), DCP, Traffic West Division, Bengaluru, and L. Nagesh (KSPS), ACP, Traffic North Sub-Division, Bengaluru. Forms for eye donation were handed over to them to encourage traffic police personnel to pledge to donate their eyes. Dr. Agarwals Eye Hospital also organised awareness programs like cyclothon in various other parts of Bengaluru, Mysore & Hubli-Dharwad;
Said Dr. Devaraj M, Medical Director and Senior Consultant, Dr. Agarwals Eye Hospital, Bengaluru: “About 9.5 lakh individuals in Karnataka suffer from blindness, and more than one lakh people are on the waiting list to receive a corneal transplant. Lack of awareness about eye donation is the main reason for low collection of donor corneas in the country. This week-long campaign by Dr. Agarwals Eye Hospital is an attempt to make people understand the importance of eye donation. We are appealing to each Indian to come forward to donate their eyes so that the curse of corneal blindness can be eradicated, and many more people can get the gift of eyesight.”
Said Kuldeep Kumar R Jain (IPS): “I am delighted to be a part of this noble initiative to create
awareness about eye donation in the state. Today, also pledge to donate my eyes to give a
chance to someone visually impaired to experience the delights of our beautiful world.”
Added L. Nagesh (KSPS): “Eye donation should be made popular in every state in India, and
everybody should come forward to pledge their eyes. Renowned Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar is a good example for all of us. His corneas were transplanted in four corneal blind patients, giving them the ability to see. He followed the footsteps of his father, Dr. Rajkumar and mother Parvathamma Rajkumar, in donating their eyes after their death. Due to their impact, we saw many more people coming forward to pledge their eyes.”
Said Dr. Devaraj M: “Every citizen of India can be an eye donor, irrespective of age, caste, creed, sex, religion, or blood group. Even those suffering from refractive errors and wearing glasses or contact lenses can become eye donors. People who underwent cataract surgery and those who are suffering from systemic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, heart or kidney disease can also donate their eyes.”
More than 15 million blind people live in India, out of which 3.5 million suffer from corneal
blindness, with 40,000 new cases being added each year. Even though one eye donor can givesight to four corneal blind persons, there is a huge demand-supply gap. According to the National Blindness & Visual Impairment Survey 2019, corneal blindness is the major cause of blindness in patients aged less than 50 years, accounting for 37.5 % of the cases, and the second most important among those aged more than 50 years. Majority of cases of corneal blindness can be corrected through a corneal transplant.
Thought leaders from the government, private sector, and international agencies deliberated on the theme of ‘Sustainable Solutions for Urban Development’ with special emphasis on ‘Municipal Waste Management – Challenges and Opportunities’at the IFAT India 2022 show preview in Bengaluru.
IFAT India 2022 will be held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, on 28-30 September 2022.
This trade fair will bring together 10,000+ visitors from across the globe and more than 250 exhibitors from 22 countries, along with pavilions from Austria, Germany, Norway, Poland, and Switzerland.
Bengaluru, August 2022 : After the successful show preview in Delhi, the second preview for IFAT India 2022 was held at Sheraton Grand at Brigade Gateway, Bengaluru on 19th August 2022. IFAT India 2022 will be held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, on 28-30 September 2022. IFAT India is one of India’s leading trade fairs for water, sewage, solid waste, and recycling which provides an opportunity for industry experts, policymakers, and business leaders to discuss regional strategies on numerous environmental challenges and seek solutions through formal interactions.
Solid waste management is a serious challenge for urban India. Rising population, industrialization, and economic development have all contributed to an alarming increase in the amount of municipal waste generated per person. Today, mostresidual garbage from cities is dumped at landfills instead of being properly managed, indicating the pressing need for robust waste management solutions in India.The theme of today’s show preview in Bengaluruwas ‘Sustainable Solutions for Urban Development’ with special emphasis on ‘Municipal Waste Management – Challenges and Opportunities’. During the preview program, many high-profile speakers emphasized strategic partnerships as well as tools and technologies needed to combat the rising volumes of municipal solid waste (MSW) in Indian cities.
The high-powered panel at this show preview featuredSyed Khaja, Senior Environment Officer, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board; Mohit Kumar, Project Manager, Terex India Pvt Ltd;Wilma Rodrigues, Founder & CEO, Saahas Zero Waste; andAnjalli Ravi Kumar, Chief Sustainability Officer, Zomato Ltd. The vibrant panel discussion was moderated by Aditi Ramola, Technical Director, International Solid Waste Association (ISWA).
About the efforts of municipal authorities, Syed Khaja said, “Bengaluru generates about6000 tonnes of waste everydayand this will keep growing. We must have a long-term view towards waste management.Apart from managing current and legacy waste, we need to look at net zero waste by 2050. This can be achieved through public-private partnerships whereprivate companies can come up with effective methods to manage waste with the help of government agencies. I have visited IFAT twice in Munich and I believe that IFAT India will bring innovative and economical ways to handle waste using advanced technology.”
Highlighting the role of technology in waste management,Mohit Kumar said, “In India, we generate about 62 million tonnes of waste every year, but only 20% of it gets processed and the rest is dumped at landfills or get littered around the city. Waste is not a problem, but failing to recycle it is the real challenge that stems from the fact that our waste is not well segregated. Terex offers mobile waste segregation technology which will ease the process of waste management. IFAT 2022 is the perfect platform for us to create awareness amongst the stakeholder community about our waste segregation technology which can be deployed quickly at waste dumps and can be easily relocated to any new site.”
Emphasizing the need for innovation, Aditi Ramolasaid, “As our population grows so does our waste generation and the management of MSW continues to be a challenge across the country. Despite this, there are tremendous opportunities for growth and learning in the sector. IFAT fairs are great for meeting experts and technology providers, and to find innovative and cutting-edge solutions in water, sewage, waste, and resource management under one roof.”
Elaborating on the efforts of private companies in this regard,Anjalli Ravi Kumarsaid, “Zomato believes in a waste-freeworld and is the first online ordering and food delivery platform in India to commit to 100% plastic neutral deliveries. Through this initiative, we will voluntarily recycle more than 100% of all plastic that is used for orders by our value chain partners. We are also looking into innovative ways to help reduce and repurpose food waste. Advanced solid waste segregation and recycling technologies, as showcased by participants at IFAT India 2022, will empower waste management agencies and aid corporates like us who seek to have a positive impact on the planet and society.”
On the importance of IFAT India 2022 for the waste management sector, Bhupinder Singh, CEO, Messe Muenchen India, said, “Solid waste management is one of the massive development challengesin India currently, and the problem is more acute in urban areas.To ensure appropriate management of waste, awareness, technical knowledge, adequate funding, and effective implementation of laws and policies are required. IFAT 2022 provides the right platform for all stakeholders to exchange perspectives, explore the latest global technology solutions, and forge partnerships to manage MSW as it is one of the most pressing challenges for our country today.”
IFAT India 2022 will be held on 28-30 September 2022 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai.
India’s underlying growth drivers are strong, the economy would grow in the range of 7.4 to 8.2% in FY23: Mr Sanjiv Bajaj, President, CII
Bengaluru, 3rd August, 2022: Stating that putting more money in the pockets of the consumers is of vital importance to revive consumption demand in the economy, Mr Sanjiv Bajaj, President, CII said that the government should contemplate a reduction in the rates of personal income tax in its next push for reform as this would increase disposable incomes and revive the demand cycle. This is the first of the two suggestions offered by President, CII for providing support to economic recovery. Mr Bajaj was addressing the media for the first time at Bangalore after taking over as President CII.
Secondly, Mr Bajaj maintained that India needs to boost its forex reserves to revive the economy especially in view of the capital outflows by foreign institutional investors, prompted by an uncertain global economic environment. For this, the government should work towards inclusion of some of the large market cap companies into the global equity indices like MSCI and FTSE indices; expedite India’s entry into J P Morgan’s Global Emerging-Market Bond Index and Barclays Global Bond Index; and consider bringing out a special issue of India Millennial Bonds like was done in 2008.
Mr Bajaj also delineated short to medium term tools that could be used to catapult India into a high growth orbit. These were bucketed into four categories.
First, the President underscored the importance of expanding the Production Linked Incentive Scheme and bringing more sectors within its ambit, especially those which are labour intensive and also in sectors where our imports are high, but there is a possibility of building a competitive domestic industry. A PLI for electrolysers will help achieve India’s vision of producing 5 million tonnes of Green hydrogen by 2030 and also become an exporter of green hydrogen.
The concept of PLIs should be extended to services sectors in the form of Employment Linked Incentive Schemes (ELIs). To start with CII suggests instituting ELIs in four employment intensive services sectors, with high growth potential – Tourism, Logistics, Retail and Film, Animation and Gaming.
According to Mr Bajaj, the 5-year period of the PLI scheme should be used to mitigate some of these cost disadvantages, so that at the end of the PLIs we have a globally competitive industrial ecosystem.
Second, to bring in speed and transparency in regulatory approvals and bringing down the regulatory and compliance costs, Mr Bajaj mentioned that both the central and state approvals and compliances for new and existing businesses should be brought onto the newly launched National Single Window System (NSWS) portal. Besides, all states should be onboarded under the Gatishakti initiative for better planning and execution of infrastructure projects. Further a provision in the portal for the private sector to provide suggestions on infrastructure gaps, as an end user, could be considered for planning purposes.
Mr Bajaj also eluded to power sector reforms to remove the burden of cross subsidy on industry, and distribution reforms for improving the quality of power available are important. All fuels and electricity duty should be brought under GST to make Input Tax Credit available to industry, stated Mr Bajaj.
The R&D expenditure should be ramped up from 0.7 per cent of GDP. Besides, R & D efforts should be channelised towards industry relevant research and public Private Partnerships in R&D should be promoted, starting with the defence sector. India also needs a new design policy to replace the existing policy which was formulated in 2007, according to Mr Bajaj.
Similarly, Mr Bajaj emphasized that sustainability imperatives get integrated into business and trade for which its manufacturing sector and its infrastructure should be green. India needs sectoral net zero roadmaps, stated Mr Bajaj.
Further, sharing his concern regarding inclusive growth, Mr Bajaj articulated that credit availability is a major constraint to build a strong MSME system. To mitigate the situation, the ECLGS (Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme), which was a major government initiative made during the pandemic to keep MSMEs in business should be made permanent as a government guarantee for MSME loans with the total amount of guaranteed loans at the sanctioned loan amount to MSMEs at the expiry of the current scheme on 31 March 2023.
Third, on the external front, Mr Bajaj maintained that to keep building on last year’s momentum, it is imperative that India’s export effort is led by an Export Mission comprising a National Trade Promotion Council at the centre supported by Councils at the states. These Councils should focus on developing strategies, framing policies, creating infrastructure and skill development. The Council should also be supported by specific organisations – such as overseas trade marketing offices for marketing and brand building, FTA facilitation center and enterprise training centres at industrial hubs. To meet quality requirements, more testing and certification centres at industrial hubs would be very useful.
Besides, reduction of import barriers, moving to a three-tiered tariff structure comprising of lowest or nil slab for inputs or raw materials, 2.5 to 5% for intermediates and final products in the standard slab with exception given to only few products and diversifying the export market is important. Moreover, given India’s strengths in services, these should be given greater importance in our FTA negotiations.
Fourth, the Government should form GST like Councils for consensus building between Centre and states on reforms such as land. In some areas states could be provided fiscal incentives as is being done for power.
While expressing his views on the economy, Mr Bajaj said that the Indian economy is scripting a rebound despite global turbulence and stress. Despite a challenging global backdrop, domestic economic momentum remains strong as mirrored by a slew of macroeconomic high-frequency indicators. The robust GST collections, impressive PMI for both manufacturing and services, as well as high IIP and core sector output, good monsoons and agricultural growth auger well for the economy.
Besides, the rupee, too, despite weakening remains more resilient than the previous crisis period and domestic inflation, though a headwind, remains capped compared to previous crisis period, stated Mr Bajaj.
At the same time, both Central and state capex is rising and tax buoyancy would support growth in FY23. Hence, on balance, CII has retained India’s GDP forecast in a range of 7.4 to 8.2% in FY23.
Expressing his views on the role of industry and CII in taking India to a US$ 40 trillion goal post by 2047, Mr Bajaj said that CII believes that there is a lot that industry and CII could do themselves. Mr Bajaj enunciated that CII has planned several new initiatives in the current year aligned with the current CII theme of Beyond India@75: Growth, Competitiveness, Sustainability and Internationalisation.
For instance, CII will continue to scale up its engagement in skilling and will skill 1.5 lakh youth and help place another 2 lakhs youth; improve manufacturing competitiveness by proposing to build a CoDB Index, and work with the states to strengthen the national single window system. On sustainability, CII would effect simplification of processes push for preparation of sectoral roadmaps for net zero transition for which it would be engaging with the state governments & sectors on developing `Decarbonization Road Map’ for achieving Net Zero by 2070, articulated Mr Bajaj.
For internationalization of the Indian economy, Mr Bajaj added that CII will prioritize both exports and inward and outward investments and use CII’s 8 overseas offices for further deepening and elevating our overseas linkages while on technology, the objective will to facilitate R&D spending of 2% of GDP with a higher proportion coming from industry, said Mr Bajaj.
CII Karnataka has also charted out its theme for the year 2022-23, “India@75: Karnataka – Accelerating Transformation through Innovation & Inclusion” with special thrust and focus on Policy Advocacy, Competitiveness, Inclusiveness & sectoral growth initiatives, concluded Mr Bajaj.
M / s . Weigh Star Scale Service , Bangalore ಎಂಬ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಆರ್ . ಅಶೋಕ್ ಎಂಬುವವರು ತೂಕ ಮತ್ತು ಅಳತೆ ಕಾನೂನುಮಾಪನ ಇಲಾಖೆಗೆ 2007 ರಿಂದ ನಕಲಿ ಅಂಕಪಟ್ಟಿಗಳನ್ನು ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿಯವರೆವಿಗೂ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕವಾಗಿ ಸುಮರು ಆರು ಕೋಟಿ ರೂಪಾಯಿಗಳ ವಂಚನೆ ಮಾಡಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ . ಇದರಿಂದ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರಿಗೆ ತೊಂದರೆಯುಂಟಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ . ಆದುದರಿಂದ ತೂಕ ಮತ್ತು ಅಳತೆ ಕಾನೂನುಮಾಪನ ಇಲಾಖೆಗೆ ದೂರು ದಾಖಲಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ . ಆದರೆ ಈವರೆವಿಗೂ ಇದರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಪಟ್ಟ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಯಾವುದೇ ಕ್ರಮ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡಿಲ್ಲ . ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಶಾಮೀಲಾಗಿರುವುದು ಕಂಡುಬಂದಿದೆ . ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರಿಗೆ ನ್ಯಾಯ ದೊರಕಿಸಿಕೊಡುವ ಸಲುವಾಗಿ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಮತ್ತು ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ವತಿಯಿಂದ ಕೂಡಲೇ ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಲು ನವೀನ್ ಕುಮಾರ್. ಬಿ ಅಗ್ರಹಿಸಿದರು.
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