IN BAGAVAD GITA LORD KRISHNA SAYS: Who is your life partner ? Mom ? Dad ? Wife ? Son ? Husband ? Daughter ? Friends…? Not at all ! Your real life partner is Your Body. Once your body stops responding no one is with you. You and your body stay together from Birth till Death. What you do to your body is your responsibility and that will come back to You. The more you care for your body, the more your body will care for You. What you eat, What you do for being Fit, how you deal with stress, how much rest you give to it; will decide how your body gonna respond. Remember your body is the only permanent address where You live. Your body is your asset/liabilty, which no one else can share. Your body is your responsibility. Because, You are the real life partner. Be Fit forever. Take care yourself. Money comes & goes. Relatives & Friends are not permanent. Remember no one can help your body other than you. Pranayama – for Lungs Meditation – for Mind Yogasana – for Body Walking – for Heart Good food – for intestines Good thoughts – for Soul Good Karma – for World
Started journey from Karnataka and now it has Pan-India presence
Bangalore, 9th 2020: Highway Delite, a travel tech start-up, that provides information of verified highway pit stops and wayside amenities across 60,000+KMs in India, has won the National Start-up Award in Tourism Sector- Travel Planning and Discover category.
Highway Delite is building digitally connected highway wayside amenities platform to enable tourists and travellers to discover facilities and transact with verified highway services and amenities.The platform enables commuters to have real time location based verified highway services information including facilities and photos of more than 12 categories including verified Restaurants, Dhabas, Washroom, Fuel pumps, Hotels, Mechanic, ATMs, Pharma, Hospitals, Emergency Numbers, Tourist places, Accident Zones, Handicrafts and Handloom and Souvenir Stores. Highway Delite has covered more than 60,000 KMs of highways pan India and have more than 1 lakh verified data points. Highway Delite covers more than 100 facilities list across the above categories including separate women washroom, disabled access, disabled washrooms, first aid kit, digital payments, and others.
“We started our journey from Karnataka and now we are operational in Pan-India. We are thankful to all our customers, highway partners and all stakeholders for their continued support. We are adding new initiatives to make highway travel more safe and convenient and give confidence to travellers and bring back the business for highway restaurants, which have been hit badly with covid effect. We have started the Prime Safe initiative to enable travellers to discover restaurant partners which are following safety and hygiene protocols. Further, we have introduced contact less QR code based food order at the restaurant and dhabas and very soon will go live with pre-ordering of food and takeaway for restaurants. Further, we are enabling all these features to be part of car infotainment system very soon to bring seamless travel experience”, said Rajesh Ghatanatti, Founder, Highway Delite.
Overall, 1641 applications were received for National Startup Awards for 12 Sectors, further divided into 35 categories and 3 special categories. The aim of The National Startup Awards is to recognize and reward outstanding startups that are building innovative products, solutions or scalable enterprises with a high potential to generate employment, create wealth and above all, demonstrate measurable social impact.
Users can download Highway Delite app from both Play store (Android Users) and App store (iPhone Users).
A total of 6,685 children are living and growing up in 32 SOS Children’s Villages spread across 22 States/UTs in the country
Over the year, SOS supported 17,920 children, half of whom were girls, through its Family Strengthening Programme (FSP) and improved their access to education, health and nutrition
October 8, 2020: SOS Children’s Villages of India, an international NGO dedicated to the holistic development of children without parental care and those at the risk of abandonment supported more than 24,000 Indian children and youth with a loving home in FY 2019-20, according to its just released annual report. The organisation also supported 15,000 children during disaster and emergencies and 2,000 youth from underprivileged background for employability. In addition, 8,000 vulnerable families were given support through the SOS Family Strengthening Program (FSP).
Mr Sumanta Kar, Senior Deputy National Director, SOS Children’s Villages of India shares: “Our unique ‘Family-like Care’ model offers personalised care to children by a trained caregiver, called an SOS Mother, Siblings, Family and a community (the Village). This is what sets us apart from other childcare organisations. Children in an SOS Children’s Village are raised with all the inputs needed for their safety, development, participation and path to independence. But most importantly, they develop a strong emotional relationship with their SOS Mother and siblings with whom they stay in the same house for many years. The lasting bonds contribute to a much better physical and mental growth and hence holistic development outcomes for children.”
In FY 2019-20, a total of 6,685 children continued to live and grow up in 32 SOS Children’s Villages spread across the country. Also, 548 new children without parental care were brought to the Villages to a loving SOS Mother. (Interestingly, 25% of siblings in SOS Children’s Villages are biological siblings and are kept together in the same family, just as they would have in their own biological families.) More than 4,600 SOS children continued to attend regular school during the year. About 200 girls and 151 boys graduated from Class 10th, while 146 girls and 121 boys graduated from Class 12th in academic year 2019-20. Also, 1,275 youth (54% girls) under the care of SOS CV India opted for higher education. As many as 180 SOS Children (46% of them girls) also got employment during the year (their first-ever job).
Additionally, 318 youth living in SOS Children’s Villages (54% of them girls) were successfully integrated into the mainstream society, with an average monthly salary of Rs 18,407. The organisation also supported 370 youth for enrollment in higher education and professional courses.
Said Mr Sumanta Kar, Senior Deputy National Director, SOS Children’s Villages of India: “Our Family Strengthening Programme (FSP) supports vulnerable families, including of migrants and single-women-headed households, to ensure their economic empowerment. It helps keep biological families together by improving access to education, health and nutrition for their children. Over the last one year, we supported 17,920 children, half of whom were girls, through this programme, who continued to live with their own families. We also managed to reach 3,862 new children for support. Over 13,000 children from vulnerable families were provided support to attend regular school. Hearteningly, 4,347 families enrolled in FSP saw an average of 132% increase in their income compared to the previous year. Also, more than 1,000 women from vulnerable families were supported by SOS CV India to set up their own businesses.”
As part of its Disadvantaged Youth Skilling Programme, SOS Children’s Villages enrolled 1,200 youth from disadvantaged background at government affiliated skill development institutes. About 375 of them successfully managed to complete their course. A total of 283 of these youth (46% girls) got the first job of their lives in the organised sector, with an average monthly salary of Rs 7,700.
Over the year, SOS CV India also continued to work with 470 children (60% girls) across 32 Children’s Villages who have some form of disability. The SOS Children’s Village Khajuri Kalan in Bhopal is a dedicated Village for children with special needs. It is currently supporting 105 children with diverse needs, specifically those living with Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, Autism and Multiple Disabilities.
Talking about the disaster and emergency response of SOS Children’s Villages in the year 2019-29, Mr Kar said: “Children are the first to be affected when a crisis hits. Our teams managed to provide safe, supervised spaces for children during the devastation caused by the Fani cyclone in Odisha and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Focusing on long-term recovery, we were able to directly reach more than 15,000 children and 7,820 vulnerable families with assistance and support. In the aftermath of cyclone Fani, our Children’s Village in Bhubaneshwar supported affected families with basic necessities, tarpaulin, food packets and hygiene kits, quickly restoring normalcy for over 600 families and 1,100 children.”
He further added, “We are a self-implementing organisation and depend on our partners for technical and financial support – the government and the corporate sector, civil society, media as well as individuals. We endeavor to efficiently manage our programmes, minimising the administrative expenditures in order to optimise the outcomes in terms of impact on the beneficiaries. We are immensely grateful to our donors and sponsors for their long standing support and confidence in us. Millions of vulnerable children in India are leading a life of neglect, and to change the future of our country, we together need to ensure that we together ensure that not even a single child is left neglected – #nochildalone. We call upon greater collaboration to achieve this.”
Over the year, SOS Children’s Villages entered strategic collaborations with the Gujarat government for rolling out a Kinship Programme for 104 children under the Palak Mata-Pita Yojana, with the Maharashtra Govt for preparing 102 children from Child Care Institutions for employability, and with the Government of Chattisgarh for building capacities of care functionaries for parenting, supporting children dealing with trauma and instituting child safeguarding mechanisms. Along with the Niti Ayog and Duke University, SOS Children’s Villages also conducted a survey of 60 childcare institutions in four states to gauge the gaps in care delivery for children.
ROUND TABLE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE ON AERO INDIA – 2021
Bengaluru, October 07 :. Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa participated in the Ambassador’s Round Table virtual summit regarding the 13th edition of the Aero India 2021, chaired by Rajnath Singh, Union Minister for Defence here today.
The Chief Minister said that Karnataka has been the host State for the last 12 editions of Aero India in the past and it is a proud moment for having been chosen again as the venue for the upcoming 13th edition of Aero India-2021 scheduled to be held from 3rd to 07th February 2021. It is indeed a unique challenge to Govt. of Karnataka and Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India to host this event during the time when the entire world is reeling under the global pandemic of COVID-19, he said. The CM said that soon after the launch of the Aero India-2021 Website for booking of spaces at the venue, there has been a tremendous positive response with almost 90% of the space being provisionally booked/blocked.
The Government of Karnataka has adopted various pro-active measures for containing the Pandemic and is also ensuring a pandemic free environment to host the Aero India-2021, he said.
The SOPs are being formulated in order to ensure the safety of International Delegates, participating dignitaries and the general public with strict adherence to the norms of thermal screening, sanitization and social distancing to be observed at all locations inside and outside the venue, the Chief Minister said.
The State of Karnataka has prominent space in the Aerospace and Defence Map of the Country catering to nearly 25% of the India’s Aircraft and Spacecraft Industry. Karnataka also contributes nearly 65% of the country’s Aerospace related exports. 67% of the Helicopter and Aircrafts manufacturing for Defence Services is done in Karnataka. Karnataka is also the first State in the Country to formulate a dedicated Aerospace Policy he explained. Strategic Defence major PSUs like HAL, BEML and BEL are situated in Bengaluru. Karnataka is geographically well positioned at the crux of Aero Space and Defence eco-system which includes India’s 1st private Aerospace SEZ in Belagavi District of Karnataka; a thousand acre Aerospace Park at Devanahalli adjacent to Kempegowda International Airport; MRO at Kempegowda International Airport; and a Defence Production Cluster near HAL Helicopter unit in Tumkur District. Multiple financial incentives have also been announced under the New Industrial Policy of Karnataka to create favourable environment for the investors, he said. Govt. of Karnataka is also providing a 1.5 million Dollar subsidy to anchor industries and special incentives for MRO and Regional Civil Aviation facilities. Karnataka in general and Bengaluru in specific are the most prominent destinations for Global Investors in the Aerospace and Defence sector. The Chief Minister said that the best possible preparations and precautions are being taken for the smooth conduct of the event.
Rajanath Singh invites the world to India for Asia’s Largest Aero Show : Rajnath Singh, Union Minister for Defence, addressing the gathering said that Aero India 2021 aligns with India’s vision to be among the top five countries of the world in defence and aerospace industries with active participation of public and private sector.
He said that India intends to strengthen the defence system for peace. India is one of the largest defence manufacturing sector. Due to the latest defence policy we have enabled aerospace industries from design to production. 2021’s Aero India aims towards making India self reliant in defence production. It is one of the major exhibition for aerospace and defence industries with a public air show. He said that India has highly technically qualified human resources for developing defence manufacturing hub. Through the Aero India 2021, we intend to make India one among the five leading countries in Aircraft and spacecraft industry, he briefed. The Aero India 2021 can also be utilized for Government to Government level discussions to express concerns and challenges encountered and also the defence industry and research organisations can exploit the opportunities: by participating in the event, he said. The Defence Minister said that numerous Government reforms such as increase in FDI to 74% through automatic routes. The defence acquisition procedure 2020, revised offset guidelines to promote investment in India for co-development and co production and export promotion policy 2020 during the preceding pandemic months to steer the vision as also for ease of business.
Sripad Yesso Naik, Defence Minister for StateT.M.Vijayabhaskar, Chief Secretary to Government of Karnataka, Dr. E.V.Ramanareddy, ACS to Chief Minister and other officers were present in the meeting.
Now traffic rule violators of Bengaluru will get free Road Safety Awareness Training by Honda
· Honda to provide a 2-hour free of cost training to all traffic rule violators of the city while ensuring social distancing & safety measures in the New Normal
· Honda’s safety instructors to educate on important topics of traffic rules & road discipline
Bengaluru, 6 October, 2020: After successfully sensitizing over 1.9 lac learner license applicants & traffic rule violators across 7 states, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) in association with Bengaluru Traffic Police announced the start of ‘Road Safety Training’ exclusively for traffic rule violators of Bengaluru.
In order to sensitize the traffic rule violators on driving rules & regulations, road signs and driver’s duties on road, the Traffic Police Department of Bengaluru has given responsibility to Honda to initiate a road safety awareness training programme for all two-wheeler & four-wheeler challan holders of the city. Honda’s skilled instructors will train all the violators at Traffic Training and Road Safety Institute (TTRSI), Thanisandra, Bengaluru with all safety measures & social distancing norms.
Honda’s 6th Safety Driving Education Centre in India at Bengaluru was inaugurated by Dr. B. R. Ravikanthegowda (IPS, Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Bengaluru)in the august presence of Mr. Vivek Taluja (Deputy General Manager, Regional Office South, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd.) along with the other senior dignitaries from state government and Honda 2Wheelers India.
Sharing his thoughts on the new road safety awareness training program, Mr. Prabhu Nagaraj, Senior Vice President – Brand & Communication, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. said, “Road Safety is a major concern in India. It is alarming that Karnataka, with more than 41,000* road accidents in 2018, positioned 4th in the state wise ranking of road accidents occurred across India. As a responsible two-wheeler manufacturer, we believe that creating aware and safe road users is integral for safety of all.Through this program, we aim to sensitize the traffic rue violators of Bengaluru by training them on crucial subjects like traffic rules, road signs and necessary safety measures so that they become responsible road users and thank Bengaluru Traffic Police for extending their support to us.”
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