Canara Bank wins Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) award for “Best Technology Talent” category. Bank also received special mention awards under the categories of Best Technology Bank, Best Digital Engagement and Best Financial Inclusion. Bank’s Executive Director Shri. Ashok Chandra has received the award during IBA’s 18th Banking Technology Conference, Expo & Awards 2022 event held at Mumbai on 3rd December 2022. Shri. Ashok Chandra has also participated in the panel discussion on the topic “Driving growth in credit penetration through digital lending” as part of the event. He has talked about the opportunities available in the digital lending segment as well as the challenges associated with it
A one-of-its-kind conference/seminar with the theme, “NOT ALL DISABILITIES ARE VISIBLE: EVOLVING NEW APPROACHES FOR PERSONS WITH IDD”, is organised on Saturday, December 3rd, 2022. Representatives of the state government, voluntary organisations , philanthropists and parents of children with special needs have deliberate on accelerating the momentum/catalysing new approaches for improving the quality of life of persons with developmental needs and their parents/legal guardians.
Dr Y.S.R. Murthy, Founding Vice Chancellor, R.V. University have inaugurated this conference/seminar
The outcome of the day’s discussions have helped Karnataka emerge as the beacon for the rest of the country in terms of uplifting persons with special needs who constitute two per cent of India’s population.
The Association for the Mentally Challenged (AMC), Bengaluru, have organised this conference/ seminar to mark the “INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.”
AMC has the unique distinction of leading voluntary organisations in launching innovations for the care of persons with developmental disabilities and their families/ legal guardians. ENRICH (Empowering families to fulfil their needs and rebuild families through information and caregiving skills for families’ holistic development) is in tune with the leadership position of AMC/ novel methods introduced by AMC.
The Association for the Mentally Challenged, Bengaluru, is India’s second oldest special needs organisation. Prof. D. L. N. Murthy Rao, Mental Hospital, Bangalore, established AMC in 1962. He authored some of the country’s first scientific papers on special needs.
Thalassemia a blood disorder considered as a disability, can be treated with a Stem Cell Transplant
DKMS-BMST brings hope to Thalassemia patients by helping them in finding a matching stem cell donor
Bengaluru, 2nd December 2022: Thalassemia is a blood disorder, which happens due to a genetic defect in the protein hemoglobin, reducing the transport capacity for oxygen in the blood. In India, every year more than 10,000 children are born with this condition. Thalassemia is a disabling condition because it leads to chronic anemia, requiring regular blood transfusions. It is also associated with other disabling co-morbidities like organ damage, bone damage, and cardiac complications, leaving the patient struggling to lead a normal life. Thalassemia can be treated with a stem cell transplant from a human leukocyte antigens (HLA) matched blood stem cells from a related or an unrelated donor.
Dr Govind Eriat, Consultant Hematology, Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant BGS Global Gleneagles Hospital, Bengaluru said “India being the thalassemia capital of the world, has a huge burden of the disease and records over 10,000 new cases every year. People with thalassemia may need lifelong blood transfusions and other therapies (like iron removal medications) which has a detrimental effect on the quality of life of the patient. Regular blood transfusion, checkups, diet and other restrictions reduces the quality of life and at the same time, being prone to various other health conditions has a debilitating effect on the physical and mental health of the thalassemia patient, leaving them disabled from leading a normal life. Some thalassemia patients need transplant, that gives them freedom from recurrent blood transfusions.”
In 2016, Government of India recognized Thalassemia and other rare blood disorders as a disability under The Rights of People with Disability Bill passed by the Parliament of India in December 2016.
Patrick Paul, CEO DKMS BMST Foundation India “DKMS-BMST has been at the forefront of organizing support to thalassemia patients by helping them find matching donors from within the patient’s family or unrelated donors through the global database of potential donors. To support the cause DKMS has initiated DKMS-BMST thalassemia programme. Under this programme, DKMS-BMST collaborates with NGOs and transplantation clinics to organize thalassemia camps. During the camps, pediatric thalassemia patients and their family members give buccal swab samples for HLA typing. The swab samples are then sent to DKMS laboratory in Germany and clinical matching reports are provided. DKMS also helps where there are no matching stem cell donors for the patients in their family, by finding unrelated donor in the international stem cell donor data base. Till now DKMS-BMST has tied up with 18 partners, which include 11 Transplant centers, 1 donor registry and 6 NGOs in India.”
In 2022, DKMS-BMST and its Thalassemia partners conducted Thalassemia camps in Karnataka, Bihar, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Punjab, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Goa and Delhi & Neighboring countries like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and collected over four thousand swab samples from patients and their families and their efforts has benefited 1288 thalassemia patients.”
“Matching of human leukocyte antigens (HLA) between the patient and donor is required for a successful blood stem cell transplant. But in India, only 30% of the patients are able to find a matching donor within their own family and rest 70% are depended on an unrelated donor. However, Indians only account for 0.04% of total listed unrelated donors globally due to lack of awareness and prevailing myths around the stem cell donation process,” added Patrick.
December 3rd is designated by UN as the International Day of persons with disabilities and aims to raise awareness and understanding of various disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. Thalassemia as a disability, can be cured with a stem cell transplant, but there is only 1 in a million chance that someone comes up as a match for a patient, and Indian patients mainly require an Indian tissue match. Blood stem cell donation is a completely safe process and more and more young Indians need to come forward and to register as potential donors.To register as a potential blood stem cell donor please visit: www.dkms-bmst.org/register
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ನಂತರ ನಡೆಯುವ ಸಮಾರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಸದ್ಗುರು ಬಾಬು ಅವರ ‘ಗಗನಕೊಂದು ಕಾವ್ಯಗುಚ್ಚ’ ಕವನ ಸಂಕಲನ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯಾಗಲಿದೆ.
ಪದ್ಮಶ್ರೀ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪುರಸ್ಕೃತ ಹಿರಿಯ ಕವಿ, 81ನೇ ಅಖಿಲ ಭಾರತ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನದ ನಿಯೋಜಿತ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ ಡಾ. ದೊಡ್ಡರಂಗೇಗೌಡ ಕೃತಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡುವರು. ಬಿಎಂಶ್ರೀ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾನದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ ಡಾ.ಭೈರಮಂಗಲ ರಾಮೇಗೌಡ ಸಮಾರಂಭದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷತೆ ವಹಿಸಲಿದ್ದು, ಸಾಹಿತಿ ಡಾ. ಕಾ.ವೆಂ. ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸಮೂರ್ತಿ ಕೃತಿ ಪರಿಚಯ ಮಾಡುವರು. ಪರಂಪರಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಜಿ.ಪಿ.ರಾಮಣ್ಣ ಪ್ರಾಸ್ತಾವಿಕ ನುಡಿಗಳಾಡುವರು. ಪ್ರಕಾಶಕ ಡಾ.ಎಂ.ಬೈರೇಗೌಡ ಮತ್ತು ಕೃತಿಕಾರ ಸದ್ಗುರು ಬಾಬು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿರುವರು ಎಂದು ಪರಂಪರಾ ಕಲ್ಬರಲ್ ಫೌಂಡೇಶನ್ (ರಿ.) ಪರವಾಗಿ ಜಿ.ಪಿ.ರಾಮಣ್ಣ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.
● Proposed facility at Mahbubnagar district in Telangana will have a Lithium Cell Gigafactory with ultimate capacity up to 16 GWh and a Battery Pack Assembly unit up to 5 GWh
● Amara Raja Batteries intends to invest INR 9,500 crores in the region over the next ten years
Hyderabad, December 2, 2022: Amara Raja Batteries Limited (ARBL), one of India’s leading industrial and automotive battery majors (BSE: 500008 and NSE Code: AMARAJABAT), today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Telangana to setup state-of-the-art research and manufacturing facilities for lithium-ion battery-making in Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. Over the next 10 years, the company intends to invest over INR 9500 crores, after necessary approvals. Mr. Jayadev Galla, Chairman & Managing Director, Amara Raja Batteries, made the announcement in the presence of Shri K T Rama Rao, Hon’bleMinister for Ind and Com, IT, E&C, and MA & UD and Shri Jayesh Ranjan, IAS, Principal Secretary, Ind & Com and IT, E&C and other dignitaries from the industry.
As the latest in its pivot to becoming an ‘Energy & Mobility’ enterprise, Amara Raja Batteries has chosen the State of Telangana to house the Amara Raja Giga Corridor. The initial facilities would include a first-of-its kind advanced energy research and innovation center in Hyderabad, dubbed the Amara Raja E-hub. This facility will be equipped with advanced laboratories and testing infrastructure for material research, prototyping, product life cycle analysis and Proof of Concept demonstration. This will cater to the development needs of the Amara Raja as well as to provide a range of facilities open to other players in the energy and mobility ecosystem.
Amara Raja envisions the E-hub to serve as a much-needed catalyst for multi-stakeholder collaboration and fostering entrepreneurship in these emerging sectors, in line with the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ vision of the Government of India. In addition, as part of its journey towards Giga scale manufacturing of advanced cell technology products, Amara Raja would be establishing commercial scale pilot plant and the first giga scale cell production facility.
Towards this, the company had on 3rd November 2022 announced the incorporation of a subsidiary named Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Amara Raja has been working on Li-ion cell chemistries specifically suited for Indian subcontinent conditions, and already supplies lithium battery packs and chargers to some 2 and 3-Wheeler OEMs.
Mr. Jayadev Galla, said,”This strategic partnership with the Government of Telangana is a giant leap for Amara Raja and will bring in the impetus for innovations in sustainable technologies for the whole region, in addition to generating employment opportunities. We have had a long association with the state and are excited to finally have the opportunity to establish an industrial base here.” Mr. Vikramadithya Gourineni, Executive Director, New Energy Business, said “This latest step is in line with the ‘Energy & Mobility’ roadmap that we laid out last year. Our ambition is to develop a robust Indian ecosystem with R&D, incubation, testing, and manufacturing – a Giga Corridor for emerging technologies in Energy and Mobility.”
Congratulating the company on the announcements, Shri K T Rama Rao said, “Telangana has been a frontrunner in adopting sustainability, and it is a proud moment for the state to welcome the country’s largest ever investment in the lithium-ion cell manufacturing sector. Our aim is to become the most electrified state in India, and having a Gigafactory in Telangana further strengthens our aspiration to become an EV manufacturing hub and spearhead the EV revolution in India.”
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