Growth momentum of ŠKODA’s ‘Biggest Year’ in India continues also in September
› 3,543 ŠKODA cars sold across India in September 2022
› Company records year-on-year growth of 17% over September 2021
› ŠKODA AUTO India achieved its highest ever annual sales between January-August 2022
Mumbai, October 1, 2022 – On the heels of its Biggest Year in India, ŠKODA AUTO India achieved sales of 3,543 units in September 2022. Compared to the 3,027 cars it sold in September 2021, the Czech-based company with high levels of localisation and manufacturing, recorded a 17% rise year-on-year.
Petr Šolc, Brand Director, ŠKODA AUTO India, said, “We are absolutely delighted to continue the success story of ŠKODA’s Biggest Year in India. This is an excellent result and a great recognition of all the hard work of our team and our dealer partners. The KUSHAQ and SLAVIA models have been successfully established in the market and drive the sales impetus. In addition, our D-Segment products like the OCTAVIA and SUPERB are leading their respective categories. Our focus is now on further enhancing customer satisfaction and increasing ŠKODA customer touchpoints across India.”
From 175 touchpoints in December 2021, ŠKODA AUTO India has widened its reach to 205+ touchpoints with the aim of hitting 250 by the end of 2022. One key reason for the consistent year-on-year growth for the company is the 95% localisation of the MQB-A0-IN platform that the KUSHAQ SUV and the SLAVIA sedans are based on. The local components and local research and development of the products have enabled an ownership cost as low as Rs 0.46 per kilometre, attracting new buyers to the brand and enhancing sales.
Currently, India stands as the third largest market for ŠKODA AUTO globally after Germany and ŠKODA’s home market, the Czech Republic. Through the first three quarters of 2022, the company also comprehensively modernised all its showrooms to fully digitalised ones with interactive features, further enhancing the decision journey and buying experience for customers.
ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮ ಸಮಾಜ ಭಾರತೀಯ ಪರಂಪರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿನ್ನ, ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಆಭರಣಗಳ ತಯಾರಿಕಾ ನಿಪುಣರು, ಕಲಾ ನೈಪುಣ್ಯತೆ, ಶಿಲ್ಪಕಲೆ, ದೇವತಾ ಮೂರ್ತಿಗಳ ಕೆತ್ತನೆ, ಗುಡಿಗೋಪುರಗಳ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ ಮುಂತಾದ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಆಧುನಿಕ ಜಗತ್ತಿಗೆ ಅಪಾರವಾದ ಕೊಡುಗೆ ನೀಡುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ, ಶೈಕ್ಷಣಣಕವಾಗಿ, ರಾಜಕೀಯವಾಗಿ, ಆರ್ಥಿಕವಾಗಿ ಹಿಂದುಳಿದ ಸಮುದಾಯವಾಗಿದೆ. ನಿರುದ್ಯೋಗ ಕೊರಳಿಗೆ ಉರುಳಾಗಿ ಕಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ. ನಮ್ಮ ಸಮಾಜದ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರವು ಪ್ರತಿ ತಾಲ್ಲೂಕು ಮತ್ತು ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮುದಾಯ ಭವನ ಹಾಗೂ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿನಿಲಯ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮ ಭವನ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ, ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಾತ್ಮಕ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಡೆಸಲು ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮತ್ತು ಉತ್ತರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ತರಬೇತಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರಗಳ ಸ್ಥಾಪನೆ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು. ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮ ಸಮಾಜವನ್ನು ಒಗ್ಗೂಡಿಸಲು ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮ.ಕಾಂ ಮೊಬೈಲ್ ಆ್ಯಪ್ ಮೂಲಕ ಆನ್ಲೈನ್ ವೇದಿಕೆ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಿದ್ದೇವೆ.
ಇದು ದೇಶಾದ್ಯಂತ ಹಾಗೂ ನಾಡಿನಾದ್ಯಂತ ನಮ್ಮ ಸಮಾಜವನ್ನು ಒಗ್ಗೂಡಿಸಲು ಸಹಾಯವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಇದನ್ನು ಮಾನ್ಯ ಮಾಜಿ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಬಿ.ಎಸ್.ಯಡಿಯೂರಪ್ಪನವರು ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಶ್ರೀ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ ಕಂಬಾರ, ಜ್ಞಾನಪೀಠ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪುರಸ್ಕೃತರು ಹಾಗೂ ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರ ನಟಿ ಶ್ರೀಮತಿ ಭವ್ಯ, ಮಾಜಿ ಐ.ಎ.ಎಸ್ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಕೆ.ಎಸ್.ಪ್ರಭಾಕರು, ಅನೇಕ ಗಣ್ಯ ಮಾನ್ಯ ಮಠಾಧೀಶರು, ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಚಿಂತಕರು, ಸಮುದಾಯದ ಮುಖಂಡರು ಕೈಜೋಡಿಸಿ ಶುಭ ಕೋರಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇದರಿಂದ ಸಮಾಜ ಒಂದುಗೂಡಿಸುವುದರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅನೇಕ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಮಾಹಿತಿಗಳು, ಕುಲಕಸುಬುಗಳ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ, ಜನಗಣತಿಯ ಮಾಹಿತಿ, ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಪೂರಕವಾದ ಮಾಹಿತಿಗಳು ಸಿಗುವಂತೆ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಪಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಇದನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮ ಸಮಾಜ ಮಾತ್ರವಲ್ಲದೆ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಸಮುದಾಯದವರು ಬಳಸಿಕೊಂಡರೆ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಬೇಕಾದ ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಶಿಲ್ಪಿಗಳು, ಬಡಗಿ ಕೆಲಸಗಾರರು, ಚಿನ್ನ-ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಕೆಲಸಗಾರರು ಇವರುಗಳನ್ನು ನೇರವಾಗಿ ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸಬಹುದು ಹಾಗೂ ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮ ಸಮಾಜ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸುವ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಬಗೆಯ ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮ.ಕಾಂ ಮೊಬೈಲ್ ಆ್ಯಪ್ ಮೂಲಕ ಖರೀದಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬಹುದು. ಇದರಿಂದ ಸಮಾಜವನ್ನು ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಪಥದತ್ತ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗಲು ನಮ್ಮ ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮ.ಕಾಂ ಮೊಬೈಲ್ ಆ್ಯಪ್ ಸಹಕಾರಿಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದು ಶ್ರೀ ಬಾಬು ಪತ್ತಾರ್, ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮ ಸಮಾಜದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ಹಾಗೂ ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮ ಸಮುದಾಯಗಳ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ನಿಗಮದ ನಿಕಟಪೂರ್ವ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ಪತ್ರಿಕಾ ಗೋಷ್ಠಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು
ಪತ್ರಿಕಾ ಗೋಷ್ಠಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಬಾಬು ಪತ್ತಾರ್, ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮ ನಿಗಮದ ಮಾಜಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು.
ಶ್ರೀ ಶ್ರೀಧರ್ ಆಚಾರ್, ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮ.ಕಾಂ ಫೌಂಡ
ಶ್ರೀ ಜಗದೀಶ್, ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮ ಸಮಾಜದ ಮುಖಂಡರು
ಶ್ರೀ ವೀರಣ್ಣ ಇನಾಂದಾರ್, ಸಮಾಜ ಮುಖಂಡರು
ಶ್ರೀ ಮಧುಸೂದನ್, ಗೋಲ್ಡ್ ಸ್ಮಿತ್ ಅಸೋಸಿಯೋಷನ್ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು
Navigate Consent in Modern Dating More than 65%* of young adults in Bengaluru don’t know how to give, ask or withdraw consent when dating someone
India, September 30th, 2022: Tinder, the world’s most popular app for meeting new people, has brought back ‘Let’s Talk Consent’, its initiative to encourage conversations around consent and safe dating. This year, the campaign launched with “We Need To Talk”, a short film that explores the nuances of consent in interpersonal relationships amongst young Indian adults. This will be followed by a first-of-its-kind Consent and Safe Dating curriculum, developed by experts and available online and in person in select universities, to give young adults access to appropriate information and a safe space to have a healthy discourse on the subject. The initiatives this year build on Tinder’s existing resource center http://www.letstalkconsent.com launched last year, in partnership with Yuvaa and Pink Legal, A recent survey by Tinder reveals that most young adults in India have little or no confidence in navigating consent and find it hard to have conversations on the subject. Amongst those surveyed in Bengaluru, more than 65%* of young adults are hesitant to give consent, ask for it and to withdraw consent when dating someone. When asked about situations when their consent was violated, 60%* of young Bengalureans chose not to speak to their date/partner about it and turned to a friend and looked for resources online, illustrating the need for continuous dialogue on this subject. Infact, 80%* of these young Bengalureans believe that consent should be discussed more openly with partners.
Parvathy Thiruvothu, Indian Actress, says, “In today’s world, there is an ever growing need to educate ourselves on how to respect one another while breaking past the norms of patriarchy. To achieve this, it is essential to understand the concept of consent, beyond its definition alone. We must make an effort to listen and understand each other through the lenses of both, an individual and shared lived experiences. Therefore, it’s important to facilitate forums where open dialogues can take place to understand how we can set healthy boundaries, and help every individual exercise the right to determine how they wish to engage with others. I am happy to be a part of the panel Tinder has brought together as I myself am an earnest student who wishes to unlearn and relearn so I could be of better service to society.” “Our conversations with Tinder members and the survey with young adult daters in India gave us insight into the overwhelming need to create safe spaces for conversations on boundaries and mutual respect, which are not often discussed in our society, ” said Taru Kapoor, GM, Tinder & Match Group, India. ”Our Let’s Talk Consent initiative aims to give young adults the tools and resources to understand how consent equates freedom in making choices, mutual agreement and normalizes open discussions on tough topics. Coupled with safety products in the app and initiatives such as these, we are committed to working towards creating a healthy dating ecosystem in the country”.
Tinder’s long-standing commitment to safety started with, requiring mutual consent to send a message. Over the past several years, the app has continued building best-in-class safety features and has provided members complete control over who they interact with, setting the pace and intent of each interaction while reserving the right to withdraw consent at any time. This initiative is part of Tinder’s wider trust and safety efforts to support proactive member education in app and off it. Many of the safety features and initiatives have now become the standard for the industry as daters overwhelmingly value the choice, control and agency that Tinder brought to them throughout their dating journey with Tinder: Video Chat, which was designed by Tinder’s safety team to facilitate a pre-IRL date that puts comfort first, Photo Verification to ensure members are who they say they are, Block Contacts to avoid any colleagues or exes, an updated Reporting process amongst other product features, such as Does This Bother You and Are You Sure to ensure you have all the tools from the time you match to when you go for your first date. Following last year’s film on Consent, Closure, which was made available across platforms, Tinder’s latest short film, directed by Sonam Nair and conceptualized in collaboration with The Script Room, addresses some of these above inhibitions and showcases the importance of enabling conversations on consent. This year’s film can be seen across Tinder’s Instagram, YouTube and Voot.
More on the survey More on Tinder’s safety features .
Bengaluru, 30th September 2022: As a part of the AIBX 2022 Business Mission, the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) launched future skills initiatives, the Australia-India Cybersecurity Hackathon Challenge along with key partnerships and initiatives in Bengaluru today.
Austrade’s future skills initiatives will support skilling capacity in India by upskilling India’s workforce through world-class Australian vocational, training and education programs. Austrade will bring a delegation of Australian skills providers to India early 2023, to exchange ideas and partner for success with Indian counterparts.
To support tech collaboration, Austrade has partnered with NASSCOM and 2 universities for the Australia-India Cybersecurity Hackathon Challenge. This program will bring together industry and academia to showcase the cyber credentials of Australian and Indian universities and their students. Students competing in this challenge will tackle real-world challenges, during the hackathon, with the help of industry experts.
Speaking at the launch, Mr Xavier Simonet, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Trade and Investment Commission, Australian Government said, “Australian Government Education initiatives are designed to shape the global careers of Indian students. We work closely with the students to assure world-class education, skills to support strong careers pathways and an unmatched lifestyle for students. Since the early 2000s, Australia has become a destination of choice for Indian students pursuing higher education internationally and will continue to have a strong relationship with the students. This year’s AIBX 2022 business mission comes at a time when Australia and India are more strategically and economically aligned and our focus turns to bringing Australian skills and curriculum to be delivered in India through partner institutes.”
Dr Monica Kennedy, Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner, Australian Trade and Investment Commission also announced several Australia-India partnerships. These announcements were witnessed by Mr Xavier Simonet, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Trade and Investment Commission, Australian Government.
The UNISA–Accenture partnership is a 10-year program. UNISA will offer a Bachelor of Digital Business program for which content is provided by Accenture. It also includes opportunity for Accenture scholarships and internships for students.
Australia’s Griffith University, UpGrad, Insofe and UpGrad Atlas signed a partnership for 3+2 transfer arrangement for UpGrad students to Griffith University for a Master of Information Technology program.
Curtin University signed a partnership with TEXMiN, the technology innovation hub of the IIT-Indian School of Mines Dhanbad. This partnership will foster development and commercialisation of cyber-physical system based services & products related to exploration and mining. The signing will also see the establishment of a world-class center at the IIT ISM Campus at Dhanbad.
Dr Kennedy also launched Study Australia’s “India Student Hub (Digital Education Hub) toolkit” which provides Indian students with access to course search tools, an employability hub and masterclass library to help identify their strengths, scope career options and build their employability skills. Students will also have access to course information to identify the best courses for their careers. The hub elevates ‘Study Australia’ brand positioning through omni-channel campaigns and special projects like the Industry Experience Program, Study Entrepreneurship Challenge, and Study Australia showcase. The site also hosts the ‘partner hub’ which provides up-to-date information to education partners.
This new initiative will cater to the increasing number of patients in Karnataka in need of heart and lung Failure management and transplant
The program will be led by India’s largest and highly experienced team of transplant specialists from MGM Healthcare, Chennai who have completed over 500 heart and lung transplants in India
Bengaluru, 30th September 2022: SPARSH Group of Hospitals has partnered with MGM Healthcare, Chennai, a leading quaternary care super-specialty hospital in Chennai, to establish a heart and lung failure management and transplant program in Bengaluru. As a part of the initiative, SPARSH in association with MGM Healthcare will offer a comprehensive transplant program covering heart and lung transplants. An estimated 5 lakh Indians die each year waiting for organ transplants. A report by NOTTO (National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation) suggests that close to 50,000 people suffer from heart failure in India each year, yet only 10 to 15 heart transplants are undertaken annually. The deceased organ donation rate in India at less than 1 percent per million population, is a major handicap and translates to less than one person per million opting to donate their organs. Superstitions and stigma, lack of transplant coordinators, and lack of required infrastructure for certifying and maintaining brain-dead patients are the reasons behind the low donation numbers in India. While the lack of organ donation is one side of the story, another aspect is the absence of required processes, qualified professionals, and necessary hospital infrastructure facilities. SPARSH Multi-Organ Transplant Centre has been designed to address the gaps that exist in organ transplant and the management of organ failure. Over the last several years, SPARSH has been undertaking pioneering work in the areas of Liver, Kidney, in Karnataka. With this collaboration with India’s Largest Heart and Lung Transplant Team at MGM Healthcare, Chennai, SPARSH will now provide heart and lung transplants for patients with end-stage heart and lung failure. In the event of availability of organs, a team of heart & lung transplant experts from MGM Healthcare will carry out the procedure at the state-of-the-art SPARSH Multi Organ Transplant Centre at Mysore Road, Bangalore. SPARSH will provide the necessary pre operative transplant work-up. MGM Healthcare’s heart and lung transplant team is led by Dr. KR Balakrishnan, a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and heart-lung transplant specialist with over 30 years of experience in the field. Dr. Balakrishnan has a record of completing over 503 heart and lung transplants and he has performed over 16,000 cardiac surgeries for various types of heart diseases and disorders.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Sharan Shivaraj Patil, Chairman, SPARSH Hospital, said, “We are happy to partner with MGM Healthcare, Chennai to offer a comprehensive and state-of-the-art heart and lung transplant programme for the people of Karnataka.
Dr. KR Balakrishnan is a leader in the field of heart and lung transplantation. His expertise and in-depth understanding of the intricacies of heart and lung transplant will allow us to build a transplant program in the shortest time, and offer the best of care for our patients.” “At SPARSH Hospital, our aim is to increase the overall organ transplant numbers in Karnataka by significantly improving the utilization of organs. With our infrastructure, skilled paramedics, and critical care support along with MGM Healthcare’s experienced multidisciplinary team of experts, we want to mitigate the gaps in organ transplants in Karnataka”, Dr. Sharan added.
Dr R Ravi Kumar, Sr.Consultant & Associate Clinical Lead -Cardiology & Heart Failure Program, Cardiology & Heart Failure Program, MGM Healthcare, said, “Heart failure is a condition where the heart has to work much harder to pump blood and meet the body’s needs. If identified early, there is a much better chance of treating the condition. Heart transplant for end-stage heart failure has shown tremendous success. At MGM Healthcare, we have seen many stories of long-term survivorship and improved quality of life post transplant. Through this partnership with SPARSH, we want to impact many more lives and emphasize the positive impact it can have”
Dr. KR Balakrishnan, Chairman & Director, Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Director of Heart and Lung Transplantation Programme and Mechanical Circulatory Support, MGM Healthcare, said, “Organ transplants require a well seasoned multidisciplinary team of experts and the availability of advanced infrastructure to ensure best possible outcomes for patients. Currently, there is a dearth of state-of-the art transplant centres and expertise, which has led to a decrease in donor heart utilisation. We aim to address this issue and ensure timely services to those in need of heart and lung transplantation. We look forward to a fruitful collaboration with SPARSH”
Dr. Prashanth Rajagopalan, Director, MGM Healthcare, said, “MGM Healthcare is happy to extend its seasoned expertise in the space of Heart & Lung transplant to SPARSH Hospital. With this association, we intend to reach out to more people who would be in urgent need for transplant in this region. The expertise coupled with infrastructure paves the way for a successful endeavour to enhance the patient centric approach of MGM Healthcare.”
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