SAAP partners with Tenvic Sports to enhance the sports culture in Andhra Pradesh

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~The imitative will be executed through coaching and training programs for athletes across all 13 districts in AP and various sports disciplines~

Bengaluru: With the inspiring vision of the Hon. Chief Minister, SAAP (Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh) which is an apex body for Promotion of Sports in the state, has created a comprehensive sports policy that covers various sports disciplines across all districts of A.P. with regards to coaching programs. To create “Sports culture” as a long-term project by investing in Knowledge, Infrastructure and Technical expertise is the goal. One of the Core Principles is to acknowledge that physical education along with recreational, competitive and high-performance sport should be developed simultaneously.
SAAP has partnered with private sports management firms such as TENVIC to achieve their planned objectives and goals in a systematic manner long-term.
New methodologies have been proposed to ensure sustainable and impactful delivery of sports coaching program from Grassroots to Centre of Excellence (CoE). The current sports coaching program has been designed across age-groups and skill levels in line with “A.P. State Sports Sunrise Model” which intends to improve participation of all children in the state of A.P and thereby enhance performance via Academies and CoE.
Speaking on the association, Mr. Anil Kumble says ” TENVIC was started with the objective of identifying, nurturing and training talent at the grassroot level. This initiative by the govt of Andhra Pradesh and the Chief Minister Shri Nara Chandrababu Naidu touches upon all level of sports – from the grassroot to the center of excellence with additional focus on infrastructure development.

TENVIC is proud to be associated with the sunrise state of Andhra Pradesh and look forward to a successful partnership in the upcoming year.”
“The seed has been sown to realize the vision and promise of our Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu to develop sports culture in Sunrise state of Andhra Pradesh. TENVIC will play lead role in bringing state agencies, sponsors and sportspersons into a profitable relationship to realize vision in a steady manner”. As said by Mr. LV Subramaniam, Special Chief Secretary For Youth and Sports.
SAAP has created four-tier sports coaching program from Grassroots to Centre of Excellence (CoE) as Pinaka, Vijaya, Panchajanya and Gaandiva.
Pinaka – PLT Level (175 NTR Kreeda Vikas Kendras)
Vijaya – Adopted Schools (Currently 32)
Panchajanya – Academies (Currently 9 regional centres)
Gaandiva – CoE (one center per sport)
The project outline includes facilitating a Center of Excellence which is a high performing training center for training and development of international class athletes and coaches with 5 international coaches at the CoE; 100 domestic coaches deployed across 13 A.P. districts at 100 training centers.
(1.1) Long-term Athlete Development :The LTAD model outlines a framework for the development of motor-skills and physical skills which run parallel to a chronological age profile of an athlete. This project attempts to explain the physiological development of a young athlete all the way to adulthood and has been ubiquitously implemented as a standard framework by national sporting bodies around the world
(1.2) Pinaka – PLT Level :Basic motor skills (walking, running, jumping) are fundamental to sports performance and form the basis from which more complex skills are acquired, through development of strength, balance, co-ordination. However, given that these qualities develop at different rates in each child, and interact in a complex way, the best we can probably say is that the ages of 6-12 seem to be a good time for basic motor and physical skills to develop.
The three different departments namely Education, Sports and Health will collaboratively develop a Sports Development based curriculum, which will be made mandatory part of Education System in Schools and in Higher Education. In all schools, recommendation is to have minimum one period daily for Sports and Physical literacy. State intends to
provide a playing area to every school kid in the school by 2020.

With this aim, SAAP is creating sports-based curriculum in 303 Adopted Schools across all districts in A.P. State. SAAP has awarded 32 of these school for TENVIC to manage and deliver the program. These would serve as feeding centres to the 6 regional sports academies to further progress the talent of the trainees.

(1.4) Panchajanya – Academies :A continuous, systematic sports training with scientific approach to the upcoming talented players is required to unearth sports talent and enable them to perform well at higher level competitions.
SAAP has created six regional sports Academies in the state. These centres will serve as a base for all junior athletes in the state. Key objectives are as follows:

– Specialized centres in select disciplines for individual and team games
— Scientific Assessment and Training with modern tools and equipment
– Achieve High Performance Potential
– Prepare junior athletes to adopt pathways to grow into national and
International reckoning.
SAAP has awarded TENVIC 9 of these academies to deliver the program.

(1.5) Gaandiva–Centre of Excellence :Centre of Excellence (CoE) for the training and development of international class athletes and coaches. This will follow a “Hub and Spoke” model, with a CoE high performance centre and 100 grassroots centres that will cover all of 13 A.P. districts. The salient features of CoE are the following:
The project Is being delivered in a Hub and Spoke model. The COE or the Hub will train 75 elite athletes with the goal to bring Senior and Junior National medals by 2021 and International medals by 2028. Now, there are 36 athletes 10 more are expected to join by February 2019. The CoE is developed to promote the top talent in the state and ensure they receive the best in class training and opportunities to excel at the National and International levels. The spokes include 116 schools chosen by SAAP and each school will host 150 students from the school and neighboring schools to train athletes. The second objective of Project Gaandiva for Athletics is deploying 116 athletics coaches at the grassroot level. These coaches will be responsible for developing interest and talent at the grassroot level.

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ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಮೂಲದ ಲೇಬರ್ ನೆಟ್ ಎಂಬ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ಇಂದು ಲಕ್ಷಾಂತರ ಅಸಂಘಟಿತ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರಿಗೆ ಜೀವನೋಪಾಯಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಕೌಶಲಾಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಮತ್ತು ಉದ್ಯಮಶೀಲ ತರಬೇತಿಯನ್ನು ಭಾರತದಾದ್ಯಂತ ನೀಡುತ್ತಾ ಬಂದಿದೆ. ಹಾಗೂ ಖ್ಯಾತ ಕಾರ್ಪೋರೆಟ್ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ತರಬೇತಿಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಕೈ ಜೋಡಿಸಿ ವೃತ್ತಿತರಬೇತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸೇರ್ಪಡೆಗೊಳಿಸಿ ಔಧ್ಯೋಗಿಕ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರ ಬೇಡಿಕೆಯ ಅಂತರವನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾ ಬಂದಿರುವ ಎಕೈಕ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ಲೇಬರ್ ನೆಟ್.

*ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕ ಉದ್ಯೋಗಳಿಗೆ ಇರುವ ಬೇಡಿಕೆ ಅರ್ಹರಿಗೆ ಸಮರ್ಪಕವಾಗಿ ಬಳಕೆಯಾಗುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಅಥವಾ ಅರ್ಹ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಗಳು ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಉದ್ಯೋಗಗಳಿಗೆ ಬೇಕಿರುವ ಕೌಶಲ್ಯ ಹೊಂದಿಲ್ಲ. ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಸಂಬಂದಿತ ಇಲಾಖೆಗಳಿಂದ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಉದ್ಯಮ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ, ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳು ಔದ್ಯೋಗಿಕ ತರಬೇತಿ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳು ಈ ಅಸಮತೋಲನ ತಗ್ಗಿಸಲು, ಸರ್ಕಾರದಿಂದ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ನಿಧಿ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸುವುದು ಅತ್ಯಗತ್ಯವಾಗಿದೆ.

*ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಉತ್ತರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ತೀವ್ರ ಬರಗಾಲ ಎದುರಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದು, ಅಲ್ಲಿನ ಯುವಜನತೆ ಬೇರೆ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳಿಗೆ ಉದ್ಯೋಗಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಜೀವನ ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆಗಾಗಿ ವಲಸೆ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಮಾನವ ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲವನ್ನು ಸೂಕ್ತವಾಗಿ ನಮ್ಮಲ್ಲೇ ವಿನಿಯೋಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ನಮ್ಮ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳಲ್ಲೇ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಳೀಯವಾಗಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿನ ಯುವಜನತೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರಿಗೆ ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಉಧ್ಯೋಗಾಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೌಶಲ್ಯಾಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಯೋಜನೆಗಾಗಿ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಈ ಬಜೆಟ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾಪಿಸಬೇಕು.ಇದರಿಂದಾಗಿ ಆ ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿನ ಜನತೆ ಸ್ವಾವಲಂಭಿ ಜೀವನ ನಡೆಸಿ ಇತರರ ಮೇಲೆ ಅವಲಂಭಿತರಾಗದಂತೆ ಕಾರ್ಯ ರೂಪಿಸಬೇಕು.

*ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮತ್ತು ಧಾರವಾಡದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಕೃಷಿ ವಿಶ್ವ ವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ಕೃಷಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಇದ್ದು, ಕೃಷಿ ಭೂಮಿ ಇದ್ದವರು/ಇಲ್ಲದವರು ನಿರುಧ್ಯೋಗಿ ಅಸಂಘಟಿತ ಮಹಿಳಾ/ಯುವ ಜನತೆಗೆ ಹೈನುಗಾರಿಕೆ/ಸಾವಯವ ಕೃಷಿ/ ಮತ್ತು ಕೌಶಲ್ಯಾಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶನ ನೀಡಲು ಸೂಚನೆ ನೀಡಬೇಕು ಹಾಗೂ ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಬೇಕಿರುವ ನೆರವು ಒದಗಿಸಬೇಕು.

*ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಹೆಮ್ಮೆ ಎಂದರೆ ಸಂಕೀರ್ಣವಾದ ಭೂ ಪ್ರದೇಶ ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದು, ಮಲೆನಾಡು, ಕರಾವಳಿ ಮತ್ತು ಬಯಲು ಸೀಮೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾತ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನಗಳು, ಆಕರ್ಷಕ ಪರಂಪರಾ ಪ್ರವಾಸಿ ತಾಣಗಳಿದ್ದು, ಪ್ರವಾಸೋದ್ಯಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಹೂಡಿಕೆ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು. ಇದರಿಂದಾಗಿ ಈ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಉದ್ಯೋಗವಕಾಶ ಹೆಚ್ಚುತ್ತದೆ. ಪ್ರವಾಸಿಗರಿಗೆ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ನೀಡುವ ಮಾರ್ಗಸೂಚಕರು/ಗೈಡ್ ಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಇನ್ನಿತರ ಎಷ್ಟೋ ಈ ಸಂಬಂಧ ಉದ್ಯೋಗಗಳೂ ರೂಪಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ. ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಮ್ಮ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಯುವಕರನ್ನು ಈ ಉದ್ಯೋಗಗಳೀಗೆ ಸೇರುವಂತಹ ಕೋರ್ಸ್ ಗಳನ್ನು ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಬೇಕು, ಅಥವಾ ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತರಬೇತಿ ಕೊಡುವ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಕೈ ಜೋಡಿಸಬೇಕು. ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಬಜೆಟ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾಪಿಸಬೇಕು.

*ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಬಹು ದೊಡ್ಡ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ ಎಂದರೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಿತ ಕೃಷಿ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಸ್ಪಂದಿಸುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣ, ಅತೀ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಆದಾಯ ಎಂಬದು, ಈ ರೀತಿಯ ಅಂತರವನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಹಾಗೂ ಶಿಕ್ಷಿತರು ಕೂಡ ವ್ಯವಸಾಯದಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಕೃಷಿ ಉದ್ಯಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿತರೆ ತರುವಂತಹ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಬೇಕು. ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಭೂಮಿ/ ಕೃಷಿ ಮಾಡದೇ ಇರುವ ಭೂಮಿ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕೃಷಿ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆ ನಡೆಸಲು ಖಾಲಿ ಇರುವ ಭೂಮಿಯ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರಗಳೂ ಮತ್ತೂ ಇಂತಹ ಜಾಗಗಲಲ್ಲಿ ಹೈನುಗಾರಿಕೆ, ಕುರಿಸಾಕಣೆ, ಸಾವಯವ ಕೃಷಿ ಇನ್ನಿತರ ಅತ್ಯಾಧುನಿಕ ಕೋರ್ಸ್ ಗಳ ತರಬೇತಿ ಸರ್ಕಾರದಿಂದ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿತವಾಗಬೇಕು. ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ಥಳಿಯ ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಯುವ ಜನತೆಗೆ ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಹೆಣ್ಣೂ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಹೈನುಗಾರಿಕೆ ಮುಂತಾದ ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ಕೃಷಿಗೆ ಸೂಕ್ತವಾದ ಕೃಷಿ ಕೌಶಲ್ಯಾಭಿವೄದ್ಧಿ/ ವೃತ್ತಿ ತರಬೇತಿ ನೀಡುವಂತಹ ತರಬೇತಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಬೇಕು ಅಥವಾ ಈ ರೀತಿಯ ತರಬೇತಿ ನೀಡುವ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕೈ ಜೋರಿಸುವ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಈ ವರ್ಷ ಬಜೆಟ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸ ಬೇಕು.

*ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಇರುವ ಪ್ರೌಢಶಾಲೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪಿಯು ಕಾಲೇಜ್ ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮೇಲ್ಕಂಡ ( ಬಿ-ವೋಕ್) ಔದ್ಯೋಗಿಕ ತರಬೇತಿಗಳ ಕೌಶಲ್ಯಾಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಕೋರ್ಸ್ ಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸುವಂತಹ ದಿಟ್ಟ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಇಡಬೇಕಾಗಿದೆ. ನಪಾಸಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಮುಂದು ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಮುಂದುವರೆಸ್ಲು ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ ಇರುವ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳೀಗೆ ತಮ್ಮ ಸ್ವಾವಲಂಭಿ ಜೀವನೋಪಾಯಕ್ಕೆ ಅನುಕೂಲವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ವಿದೇಶದಲ್ಲೂ ನಮ್ಮ ಕುಶಲ ಕರ್ಮಿ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರಿಗೆ ಬಹು ಬೇಡಿಕೆ ಇದ್ದು, ಆದರೆ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೆಯೊಂದರ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ೨೦೨೦ ರೊಳಗೆ ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ೫೬ ಮಿಲಿಯನ್ ಉದ್ಯೋಗಿಗಳು ಹೊರಬರಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅದರೆ ಅದೇ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಜಗತ್ತಿನಾದ್ಯಂತ ೪೭ ಮಿಲಿಯನ್ ಉದ್ಯೋಗಿಗಳ ಬೇಡಿಕೆ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ. ನಮ್ಮ ಈ ಮಾನವ ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲವನ್ನು ಈ ಅವಕಾಶಗಳ ಬೇಡಿಕೆ ಪೂರೈಸಲು ಶಾಲಾ-ಕಾಲೇಜುಗಳಲ್ಲೇ ಪೂರ್ವಸಿಧ್ಹತಾ ಕೌಶಲ್ಯಾಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವಂತಾಗಬೇಕು. ನಮ್ಮ ದೇಶದ ಯುವಜನತೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಪಡೆದು ಹೊರ ಬರುತ್ತಿದ್ದಂತೆಯೇ ಔದ್ಯೋಗಿಕ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಹು ಬೇಡಿಕೆಯ ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲರಾಗಬೇಕು. ಈ ಬಗ್ಗಯೂ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಈ ಬಜೆಟ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾಪಿಸಬೇಕು.

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30 / 01 / 2019 ರಂದು ಶ್ರೀ ತಿರುಮಲಯ್ಯರವರು ದೂರುದಾರರಿಂದ ರೂ . 5 , 000 / – ಲಂಚದ ಹಣವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದು , ತುಮಕೂರು ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಾಚಾರ ನಿಗ್ರಹ ದಳದ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಬಿದ್ದಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ .

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30 / 01 / 2019 ತುಮಕೂರು ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ , ಪಾವಗಡ ತಾಲ್ಲೂಕು , ತಿಮ್ಮಮ್ಮನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಗ್ರಾಮದ ನಿವಾಸಿಯೊಬ್ಬರು ತಮ್ಮ ಜಮೀನಿನ ಪಹಣಿಯನ್ನು ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿ ಮಾಡಲು ಕೋರಿ ಪಾವಗಡ ತಹಸಿಲ್ದಾರ್ ಕಛೇರಿಗೆ ಅರ್ಜಿಯನ್ನು ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ . ಶ್ರೀ . ತಿರುಮಲಯ್ಯ , ಗ್ರಾಮ ಲೆಕ್ಕಾಧಿಕಾರಿ , ಕ್ಯಾತಗಾನಕೆರೆ ಕಂದಾಯ ವೃತ್ತ ರವರು ಪಹಣಿ ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಡಲು ಹಾಗೂ ವರದಿಯನ್ನು ತಹಸಿಲ್ದಾರ್ ಕಛೇರಿಗೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಲು ರೂ . 10 , 000 / – ಲಂಚದ ಹಣಕ್ಕೆ ಬೇಡಿಕೆ ಇಟ್ಟಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ . ದಿನಾಂಕ : 30 / 01 / 2019 ರಂದು ಶ್ರೀ ತಿರುಮಲಯ್ಯರವರು ದೂರುದಾರರಿಂದ ರೂ . 5 , 000 / – ಲಂಚದ ಹಣವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದು , ತುಮಕೂರು ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಾಚಾರ ನಿಗ್ರಹ ದಳದ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಬಿದ್ದಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ . ಆರೋಪಿತರನ್ನು ದಸ್ತಗಿರಿ ಮಾಡಿ , ಲಂಚದ ಹಣವನ್ನು ವಶಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ , ತನಿಖೆ ಮುಂದುವರೆದಿದೆ .

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Samsung R&D Centre in Bengaluru Switches to Solar Energy, Ties up with Solar Farm 500 km Away

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Bangalore, India – January 30, 2019 –Samsung’s R&D centre in Bengaluru has switched to solar power for its campus in the IT capital of India. The campus which houses over 3,000 R&D employees will draw 88% of its power requirement from a solar farm in Kalburgi district in Karnataka, around 500 kilometres away from Bengaluru.

How does it work with the farm 500 kilometres away?

In December 2018, Samsung R&D Institute, Bengaluru (SRI-B), which is Samsung’s largest R&D centre outside Korea, adopted the green energy solution through a method called ‘energy wheeling’.

The solar farm by Bagmane Green Power LLP based in Kalburgi has a tie-up with SRI-B. Through ‘energy wheeling’, the solar farm adds the required power to the state electricity grid and SRI-B in turn, receives an equal amount of power from the local electricity grid.

This method reduces transmission and distribution losses, thereby making it more energy efficient.


Why solar?

SRI-B initiated the process of going solar in March 2016 as part of its Go Green Initiative to increase usage of non-conventional energy sources for its campus. This would reduce SRI-B’s reliance on the traditional power grid, making that energy available for other uses.

SRI-B then began seeking solar power suppliers to partner with, for its electricity requirements. Since December 2018, the R&D centre has drawn 8 lakh units of solar power, instead of depending on energy derived from traditional sources such as coal.

“Our switch to solar power is an embodiment of Samsung values of being a socially and environmentally responsible citizen. Through this initiative we have not only reduced our dependency on conventional sources of energy but we will also have a positive impact on the environment by reducing our carbon footprint and passing on a greener planet to the next generation,” said Dipesh Shah, Managing Director, SRI-B.

SRI-B has conducted various campaigns over the years to promote environment-friendly behavior among its employees. It ran a campaign recently to reduce usage of single-use plastic water bottles in the company. Last year, it ran multiple tree plantation drives as well as multiple events that encouraged employees to reuse and recycle waste items

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Ashok Leyland Light Commercial Vehicle Business on Rapid Growth Path

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Bengaluru, 30th January, 2019: Ashok Leyland, the Hinduja Group flagship, is on a growth path in its Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) Business. In April-December, FY 18-19, the LCV business of Ashok Leyland has grown a phenomenal 34% compared to similar period in FY 17-18. Aiding in fueling the growth is its rapidly expanding dealership and service network. Today, it inaugurated a new LCV dealership on Hosur Road (near Electronics city), Bengaluru, Karnataka. This is the 11th LCV dealership in the state. The new channel partner, Magnum Motors, has a 3S (Sales, Service and Spares) facility and has a state of the art showroom along with a workshop that is equipped with the latest equipment. This new dealership will add to the extensive LCV distribution network of over 500 touch points. The Company currently offers a range of LCV products – DOST, PARTNER and MiTR across the country through its exclusive, state of the art dealership outlets.

Speaking about LCV business and its network expansion, Mr. Nitin Seth, President – LCV, Ashok Leyland, said, “Ashok Leyland products are considered the best in class in terms of fuel efficiency, comfort and safety, and ahead of competition in terms of quality, reliability and technology. This is reason for the runaway success of ‘DOST’ and now ‘DOST+’. All our products have been receiving encouraging response from our customers, including customers from Bengaluru region. Our products were conceived and launched to meet the evolving needs of Indian LCV customers who are very cost sensitive. Our LCV family of customers has now grown to over 2,00,000, across India. We are extremely proud that our track record of service retention levels is exemplary with close to 80% of our customers returning to our dealer workshops, even after the warranty period. In line with our brand philosophy, Aapki Jeet Hamari Jeet, we will remain committed to maintaining and even enhancing the level of customer service and satisfaction.”

He further added, “We will be focusing to fill the gaps in future, but with the focus on 2.5 ton to 7.5-ton GVW trucks and 13 to 40 seats in bus. We are already in the process of investing Rs 400 crore towards the development of new LCV platforms. Once new products start coming in, we are aiming to substantially increase our market share from the current 18%. We will introduce the models starting from April 2020. This will coincide with the BS-VI emission norms implementation and the new models will be EV-compliant from the beginning, and hence we are also ready for the likely EV shift.”

Ashok Leyland LCV portfolio:

Ashok Leyland currently has three products, namely, DOST 2.5-2.75 ton GVW, PARTNER 6.0-7.2 ton GVW and MiTR bus 27 – 40 seat variants. Soon, Left-hand drive (LHD) versions of the products will be introduced for export where 80 per cent of the market is dominated by LCVs. The short-term goal of the Company is to reach 100,000 vehicles per annum by 2022. DOST, PARTNER and MiTR are manufactured at Ashok Leyland’s state-of-the-art Hosur plant.

DOST, Ashok Leyland’s SCV (Small Commercial Vehicle) range includes DOST LiTE, DOST STRONG and DOST+ to cater to different sections of the market and applications.

PARTNER, a modern and highly fuel-efficient load carrier, caters to the 4 ton payload segment and is available in both 4 tyre and 6 tyre options. It comes with Load body options of 10ft, 11ft, 14ft and 17ft. PARTNER is based on an internationally acclaimed vehicle platform and carries the renowned ZD30 CRDI engine.

MiTR bus, based on the same platform as PARTNER, comes in both standard bus and school bus options. It provides superior mileage even in stop and go conditions. MiTR School Bus complies with all school bus safety norms and compliance codes and offers unmatched ride comfort.

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