BANSSIA was founded in the year 1989 by 25 like minded MEME units of Kamakshipalya and was later extended to all the MSME’s covering West of chord road, Kamakshiplaya, Vrushabavathinagar till sunkadakatee.
Today BANSSIA boosts of more than 1300 members. The area covers mainly Private industrial Areas which lacked basis infrastructure and amenities.
BANSSIA has been fighting for the justice for MSME since inception, on various issues with regards to basic infrastructure, MSME Rights. Besides Banssia has all along stood by MSME’s during the Cauvery issue, Power shortage, Trade license, and in fighting the latest pandemic.
During the Pandemic BANSSIA took a initiative and helped more than 7000 Laborer’s and staff members to get vaccinated.
MSME’s have always been a neglected lot compared to IT and Agricultural sector. But a Messiah came to the rescue of MSME’s in this area which falls under the constituency of Govindrajnagar which is headed by the Local MLA Mr. V somanna ji who is also the Housing Minister andminister for infrastructure in GOK.
Due to the empathy of the Minister the basic infrastructure was upgraded to international standards and Industrial estate became A Model industrial area compared to all the industrial suburbs developed even by the government.
Mr. V Somanna has also extended his help in building our dream project BANSSIA Bhawan. This Bhawan will have a secretariat for BANSSIA members which will help the members to get the following benefits.
1. Creating Awareness AMONG MEMBERS ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT SCHEMES
2. Skill development for laborer’s and help new entrepreneurs in incubation of new startups
3. Marketing assistance for new products
4. Bridge with all government departs to solve their issues
5. Banking assistance for enhancement or new loans for our members, said Mr.Boregowda , president – BANSSIA at Press meet held at Press Club of Bangalore today.
The show features more than 800 exhibitors and over 1,500 stalls
GJEPC is supporting the Jewellers Association Bengaluru in setting up a Jewellery Park in Karnataka
National, 17th March 2023: India’s apex body, The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) presents India International Jewellery Show – IIJS Tritiya – in Southern India at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) from 17th to 20th March 2023 – a month prior to Akshaya Tritiya, the auspicious gold jewellery-buying festival. IIJS Tritiya follows the stupendous success of IIJS Premiere – Bengaluru 2021, which revealed the latent potential of Southern region.
The inauguration of IIJS Tritiya 2023 was graced by Dr. Murugesh R. Nirani, Minister for Large and Medium Industries, Government of Karnataka (Chief Guest); and Shri T. S. Kalyanaraman, Managing Director of Kalyan Jewellers (Guest of Honour); along with Shri Vipul Shah, Chairman, GJEPC; Shri Kirit Bhansali, Vice Chairman, GJEPC; Shri R. Arulanandan, Director of the Department of Commerce; Shri Suresh Kumar Ganna, President, Jewellers Association Bengaluru; Shri Nirav Bhansali, Convener, National Exhibitions, GJEPC; Shri Sabyasachi Ray, ED, GJEPC along with others.
GJEPC and Jewellers Association Bengaluru (JAB) also signed a MoU during the inauguration with an objective of working towards the enhancement and development of jewellery manufacturing and trade in Karnataka.
Dr. Murugesh R. Nirani, Minister for Large and Medium Industries, Government of Karnataka, said, “Karnataka is one state with multiple opportunities and possibilities and Bangalore is the epicenter of South India’s domestic and international trade. After establishing leadership position in technology, IT services, software, electronic manufacturing services, mobile phone handsets and semi-conductors, we are now aspiring to enhance our gem & jewellery business as this industry contributes significantly to India’s exports. The upcoming gem & jewellery park in Karnataka will become a significant hub of South India and generate more than 1 lakh jobs.”
Guest of Honour Shri T. S. Kalyanaraman, Managing Director of Kalyan Jewellers, said, “The gem & jewellery business undergoes constant evolution and participating in IIJS shows regularly has helped in keeping us updated with the times. IIJS Tritiya is a great opportunity for South Indian entrepreneurs in the gem & jewellery business to make their mark and connect to international and domestic buyers. I remember how I started off as a third-generation entrepreneur three decades back and have finally reached this stage today thanks to the support and initiatives of GJEPC.”
Mr. Vipul Shah, Chairman, GJEPC said, “IIJS Tritiya is poised to act as a catalyst for further advancement of the gem and jewellery industry in Karnataka, benefiting both manufacturers and retailers. We are already witnessing a surge in exports from this state. From April 2022 to February 2023, the gem and jewellery exports from Karnataka experienced a remarkable growth of 169%, reaching USD 150.33 million, as compared to last year. The show presents exporters from southern India the opportunity to take their business to the next level. Currently India’s overall gem & jewellery exports account for USD 40 billion and our goal is to reach USD 75 billion exports by 2030.”
“This exhibition not only offers exhibitors a chance to showcase their products but also provides them with invaluable insights into the diverse markets and their ever-changing tastes and trends,” added Mr. Shah.
Speaking on the collaboration with Jewellers Association Bengaluru, Mr. Vipul Shah said, “GJEPC is supporting the Jewellers Association Bengaluru, in setting up a Jewellery Park in Karnataka. Discussions are underway with the state Government regarding the allocation and finalisation of land for the project. This initiative aims to offer efficient assistance to jewellery manufacturers and traders seeking to expand their operations in the state of Karnataka. The project is expected to generate 1 lakh additional jobs in the sector for the people of Karnataka.”
Mr. Kirit Bhansali, Vice Chairman, GJEPC, said, “GJEPC is grateful to Dr. Murugesh R. Nirani, Minister for Large and Medium Industries, Karnataka, for his vision and support to increasing gem & jewellery exports. Since its inception 38 years ago, IIJS has surpassed its role as a conventional exhibition and has become the primary national platform for the Indian jewellery manufacturing industry to network with global retailers.”
Mr. Nirav Bhansali, Convener, National Exhibitions, GJEPC, said, “IIJS, as a B2B platform, has been instrumental in promoting and developing the gem & jewellery business in India. IIJS Tritiya along with Signature and Premiere, are likely to generate business of over Rs. 1 lakh Crore in 2023. We are also targeting to plant 1 lakh trees this year under the “One Earth” initiative towards our ultimate aim of making all our shows carbon-neutral.”
IIJS Tritiya, the third exhibition under the IIJS banner, features more than 800 exhibitors and over 1,500 stalls spread across Halls 4 and 5, covering an area of 45,000 square meters.
The event is expected to attract over 15,000 trade visitors from 600 cities and will showcase a wide range of products, including gold and gold CZ studded jewellery, diamond, gemstone and other studded jewellery, silver jewellery, artefacts, and gifting items, loose stones, lab-grown diamonds, as well as laboratories and educational resources. Based on the feedback from visitors and exhibitors, IIJS Tritiya show timings have been adjusted from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Innov8 Talks, a knowledge exchange forum, will feature a range of topics including a masterclass for quality management titled Kaizen Practitioner; the power of story telling; Cyber Crime- The New Threat to your Business. New features at IIJS Tritiya 2023 also include LaunchPad exclusive product launch area.
IIJS Tritiya boasts several notable features, including affordable five-star and budget hotels, self-operated touch screen information kiosks, mobile charging stations, shuttle services to and from official hotels, metro stations, and airports, buggy services within the venue, and cafeteria, specially designed cafés, etc.
The company plans to employ more than 400 people in the future.
Bengaluru, January 27, 2023: Hitachi Terminal Solutions India, today announced that it is set to expand its manufacturing presence in India to complement the Government of India’s Make in India mission, through a first-of-its-kind Cash Recycling Machines (CRM) manufacturing facility in Bengaluru. This CRM manufacturing facility will be one of the largest facilities for Hitachi worldwide and is another step towards an expansive vision to build and strengthen a full-fledged Hitachi Campus in India, helping India to become self-reliant, and making it the Global supply hub for the world.
Spread over 1,08,000 square feet, this state-of-the-art manufacturing facility will enable the company to triple its current production capacity of 1,000 CRMS per month. The company also plans to employ more than 400 people in the future. Hitachi’s facility is a testament to the central government’s vision of transforming India as a manufacturing hub for rest of the world. The core engine of the CRMs (Cash Modules) are localised and will now be completely assembled in India with high level of automation in this new facility, and also reaching a significant status of Make in India.
Hitachi is the global leader in cash recycling and automation technology and has been pioneering this technology in India.
Yoshihiro Nakatani, Managing Director, Hitachi Terminal Solutions India Private Limited said, “Our estimate indicates that more than 1.1 million cash recycling machines As per in-house research data have the capacity to be installed globally by 2024. Owning to this, we have built a state-of-the art facility, with an aim to offer highly secure, lowest carbon footprint and technologically advanced CRMS to our customers. Hitachi Terminal Solutions India has delivered high-end cash recycling machines that meet the needs of customers in a timely manner. Hitachi Terminal Solutions India will continue its efforts for expanding its business ecosystem and developing solutions in India, to further augment the export of our products from India and thus contribute to the development of the Indian economy.”
Bharat Kaushal, Managing Director, Hitachi India said, “India continues to remain the melting pot of innovation and growth in Asia. Our presence through around 28 group companies in India, have registered progressive growth in the past and continue to do so in a more robust manner. India has the capacity and capability to grow as the next manufacturing hub, as evident by the current Government’s efforts to build high-end infrastructure, even in the hinterlands of India. Hitachi through its varied business presence has multiple manufacturing facilities across the length and breadth of India covering Energy, Automotive, Urban Mobility including Railways, Industrial UPS etc.”
With seamless connectivity to major highways, airports and skilled talent pool, the factory has been strategically located in Bengaluru and is the perfect choice for this investment for the company. Hitachi Terminal Solutions India is bringing its global best practices and advanced manufacturing technologies in this facility, thus enabling the company to augment the plant’s capacity to address potential changes in future demand.
ಜನವರಿ 4 ರಂದು ರವೀಂದ್ರ ಕಲಾಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ “ಹುಲಿಕಲ್ ನಟರಾಜ್ ಅವರ ಕುರಿತಾದ “ಹುಲಿಹೆಜ್ಜೆ” ಅಭಿನಂದನ ಗ್ರಂಥ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮವು ಶ್ರೀ.ವೀರಭದ್ರ ಚನ್ನಮಲ್ಲ ದೇಶಿಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯವರ ಸಾನಿದ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯಿತು.
ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ಉಧ್ಘಾಟಣೆಯನ್ನು ಡಾ.ಎ.ಎಸ್.ಕಿರಣ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ , ಮಾಜಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು, ಇಸ್ರೋ, ಭಾರತ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಗೌರವ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು, ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ವೈಜ್ಞಾನಿಕ ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಪರಿಷತ್ತು , ಮಾಡಿದರು.
ಉಧ್ಘಾಟನಾ ನುಡಿಯನ್ನು ಡಾ.ಎ.ಎಸ್.ಕಿರಣ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ ನುಡಿದರು. ಹಾಗೂ ಹುಲಿಕಲ್ ನಟರಾಜ್ 60ಕಿರುಚಿತ್ರ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಯಿತು. ಡಾ.ಟಿ.ಎಸ್. ನಾಗಾಭರಣ, ನಿಕಟಪೂರ್ವ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ಕನ್ನಡ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ ಟೀಸರ್ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿದರು.
ಮಾನ್ಯ, ಎನ್. ಸಂತೋಷ ಹೆಗ್ಡೆ, ಮಾಜಿ ಲೋಕಾಯುಕ್ತರು ಹುಲಿ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಗ್ರಂಥ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿದರು. ಡಾ. ಕುಂ, ವೀರಭದ್ರಪ್ಪ, ಹೆಸರಾಂತ ಸಾಹಿತಿಗಳು ಗ್ರಂಥ ಕುರಿತು ನುಡಿದರು.
ಡಾ ಸಿ. ಸೋಮಶೇಖರ್ ಐ.ಎ.ಎಸ್, ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಗಡಿ ಪ್ರದೇಶಾಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರ , ರವರಿಂದ ಹುಲಿಕಲ್ ನಟರಾಜ್ ಅಭಿನಚಿದನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅನೇಕ ಗಣ್ಣ್ಯರು ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಂಡು ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ರಂಗೇರಿಸಿದರು.
ಹುಲಿಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಗ್ರಂಥ ಸಂಪಾದಕ ವಿ.ಟಿ.ಸ್ವಾಮಿ, ವೈಜ್ಞಾನಿಕ ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಪರಿಷತ್ತಿನ ಪ್ರಮುಖರಾದ ಡಾ.ಶ್ರೀರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ ಕೆ.ಜೆ.ರಾವ್, ಹಂಪಿಕೆರೆ ರಾಜೇಂದ್ರ, ಇರ್ಷಾದ್ ಅಹಮದ್, ಡಾ.ಆನಂದಕುಲಕರ್ಣಿ, ಬಿ.ಡಿ.ರವಿಕುಮಾರ್, ಬಿ.ಸುರೇಶ್, ಮೊದಲಾದವರು ಮತ್ತು ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಕ್ಕೆ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರು ಹಾಗೂ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಾಸಕ್ತರು, ಡಾ.ಹುಲಿಕಲ್ ನಟರಾಜ್ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿ ಯಶಸ್ವಿಗೊಳಿಸಿದರು.
Maratha Mandal EngineeringCollege becomes the first one to adopt Hybrid Learning for its studentsand all AICTE-approved colleges
Bangalore, 02 January 2022: The pandemic has disturbed all sectors of society and revealed its fault lines—especially in our education system. The reaction to the crisis has generated some impressive responses, in some cases, public and private partnerships have filled the gaps.One such partnership is between All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Tech Avant-Garde (TAG) to transform AICTE approved colleges from Physical to Hybrid Mode. Under this programMarathaMandal Engineering College in Belgaum become the first AICTE approved college to become Hybrid. Now this institution is lockdown Proof and NEP 2020 complaint. Hybrid Learning – will create learner-centred experiences that are profoundly personalized, relevant and engaging.
In Maratha Mandal Engineering College,the following Hybrid Learning facilitiesare created viz, Hybrid Studio, Hybrid Hub Classroom and Node Classroom;now all the students of the college have access to the Hybrid Learning in the classroom and from anywhere. The Connected Learning Community System and Teaching Learning System have been implemented. The college is using Hybrid pedagogy – Gen Extra Muros and every student has been given device. Now the learning can happen from anywhere anyplace and on any device
The Hybrid Learning facility was inaugurated by DR. C.N Ashwath Narayan,Hon’ble Minister for Higher Education Karnataka. During his inaugural speech,he said “Digitalization of education will give our students an edge over others. This Hybrid Facility is a necessity; this will help our students to become global citizens. I am proud of Maratha Mandal to become the first Hybrid Learning College in India. Now after NEP2020 Karnataka is the first state to implement Hybrid Learning”.
Speaking on the inauguration of the centre, Ali Sait, CEO, Tech Avant-Garde (TAG) said, “Hybrid Learning is both synchronous and asynchronous, virtual and bricks and mortar which explicitly embraces effective Pedagogies, Partnerships, Environments, and Digital to allow all learners to access, understand, create, co-create and refine new knowledge. It is the cornerstone for a new educational paradigm and allows teachers and learners to pursue possibilities previously out of reach for all but a few learners”.
Speaking on the event, Mrs. Rajshree Nagaraju, President of Maratha Mandal Engineering College said, “I dedicate this achievement to the nation, now we will state producing students who are Future Ready. This was the dream of our founding fathers; our group has served the nation for 96 years.We want to reinvent ourselves and our students should become stars of Knowledge Age. We are ready!”
In order toprepare the educational Institutions to use hybrid modalities effectively, teacher training and preparation will become more and more important. TAG will train Teachers on teaching and learning platform, Connected Learning Community and Hybrid Learning Pedagogy. For thetransition from the Traditional to Hybrid School,TAG will partner with Microsoft and other partners.TAG will also collaborate with QCI to accredit educational institutions on Hybrid Learning.
With implementation of technology and using the Hybrid Learning Pedagogy Educational Institutions can take advantage of Cognitive learning, Mixed Reality, Immersive Learning, IOT, AR-VR, STEM & STEAM Learning, and Artificial Intelligence, which will eventually change the way people learn.
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