ಸೋಮವಾರ 07. 06. 2020: ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳ ಗ್ರೃಹ ಕಛೇರಿ ಕ್ರೃಷ್ಣಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳನ್ನು ಖುದ್ದು ಭೇಟಿಯಾಗಿ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ, ಡಿಜಿಟಲ್ ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾನಿಕ್ , ಎರೋಸ್ಪೇಸ್ ಎಂಜೀನೀಯರಿಂಗ್, ಸೆಮಿಕಂಡಕ್ಟರ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ 2 ಹೊಸ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳು ಬಗ್ಗೆ:
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಹಾಗೂ ಜೈವಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು 5-6 ವಲಯಗಳನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯಾದ್ಯಂತ ವಿಕೇಂದ್ರೀಕರಣ ಮಾಡುವುದು.
ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಜಾಗತಿಕ ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾನಿಕ್ಸ್ ಉತ್ಪಾದನಾ ಹಬ್ನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರಂಬಿಸುವುದು ಈ ಹೊಸ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳಿಂದ ಸ್ವದೇಶಿ ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾನಿಕ್ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಬಳಕೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಳ, ಉದ್ಯೋಗ ಸ್ತ್ರಷ್ಠೀ, ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಕಂದಾಯ ಶೇಖರಣೆ ಹೀಗೆ ಹಲವಾರು ಉಪಯೋಗಗಳಿಂದ ಭಾರತವನ್ನು ಸ್ವಾವಲಂಬಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಬಲಿಷ್ಠ ಭಾರವನ್ನು ಹಾಗೂ ಹೊಸ ಭಾರತವನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟಲು ಪೂರಕ ಹಾಗೂ ಸಹಾಯಕವಾಗುವುದೆಂದು ಮುಖ್ಯ ಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸುಧೀಘ೯ವಾಗಿ ವಿವರಿಸಿ ಮನವಿ ಪತ್ರವನ್ನೂ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದರು. ಈ ನಿಯೋಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಉದ್ಯಮಿ, ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಮುಖಂಡರು ದೇವರ ಹಿಪ್ಪರಗಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಮುದ್ದೇಬಿಹಾಳ ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಶ್ರೀ ಮಲ್ಲನಗೌಡ. ಎಸ್. ಬಿರಾದಾರ ಕೋರವಾರ, ಶೀ ಮುರುಗೇಶ ಜವಳಿ ಉತ್ತರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ನಾಗರಿಕರ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಸಂಘದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ಹಾಗೂ ನಿದೇ೯ಶಕರಾದ ದಯಾನಂದ ಪಾಟೀಲ, ಶ್ರೀ. ಎಸ್. ಬಿ. ಛಬ್ಬಿ ನಿವ್ರೃತ್ತ ಡಿವೈಎಸ್ಪಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಎಸಿಪಿ, ಶ್ರೀ ಮಹಾಂತೇಶ ತಾರಾಪೂರ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿಗಳು ಮಹಾಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ಪುರಂ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು, ಶ್ರೀ ಈರಣ್ಣ ಬಿ ಬಿರಾದಾರ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಯುವ ಮುಖಂಡರು ಹಾಗೂ ಇನ್ನಿತರ ಉತ್ತರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಭಾಗದ ಪ್ರಮುಖರು ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು.
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು, ಜೂನ್ 8: ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳ ಕೋವಿಡ್ 19 ಪರಿಹಾರ ನಿಧಿಗೆ ಶ್ರೀ ಜಯದೇವ ಹೃದ್ರೋಗ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ವತಿಯಿಂದ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಡಾ: ಸಿ. ಎನ್. ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್ ಅವರು ರೂ.31,33,800 ಗಳ ಚೆಕ್ಕನ್ನು ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಬಿ.ಎಸ್.ಯಡಿಯೂರಪ್ಪ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಹಸ್ತಾಂತರಿಸಿದರು.
ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಚಿವ ಡಾ: ಕೆ.ಸುಧಾಕರ್ ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು
Mumbai/ Bangalore, June 08, 2020 – NSRCEL, the startup hub at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), today announced the list of 25 shortlisted fintech startups for a 15-month extensive program, which could see many of them receiving funding from the CSR fund of ICICI Securities, India’s leading financial services firm.
The selected ventures will undergo a 3-month pre-incubation journey during which they will be engaged in various sessions, workshops, peer-to-peer learning activities while they receive regular one-on-one mentoring and advisory sessions. Networking events, connects with industry experts, mock-pitches and interaction with investors will be major highlights of the program.
Post this, the ventures will be given an opportunity to pitch for incubation and funding and the selected ventures will be taken forward for a further 12-month incubation journey.
The initiative was launched in association with ICICI Securities as part of its CSR activity in April 2020, and received over 240 applications from across the country. The selection panel comprising of Mr. Rajiv Sawhney, COO, NSRCEL and Prof. Venky Panchapagesan, Chairperson, NSRCEL, evaluated all applicants and interviewed over 60 entrepreneurs, before handpicking the finalists.
The ventures selected are early-stage startups working in areas like trading, lending, payments, wealth advisory, insurance tech, accounting and financial management, billing software and auxiliary sector-logistics. The cohort covers the participants from nine cities across India including Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai, Guragaon, Raipur, Noida, Udaipur and Hyderabad.
ICICI Securities has undertaken to partner the initiative as it believes that fintech have immense potential in jobs creation and economic growth, something which is a need of the hour for India, which has a large population entering the workforce every year.
Bengaluru, 28th November 2019: KannadaMatrimony, the leading matchmaking service for Kannadigas, from BharatMatrimony, studied the demographic patterns of lakhs of registered users. The data revealed fascinating insights on Kannada speaking people and their life partner preferences.
Highlights from the research report:
The user base comprised of 31% women and 69% men with the average age of male registrants being 28 years and that of women being 27 years
NRI registrants were mostly from United States of America, United Arab Emirates, Canada, United Kingdom and Germany
57% of Women and 55% of Men were open to seeking life partners living overseas, of which USA, Canada and Australia were among the most preferred countries
Indicating the progressive nature of the Kannadiga community was the fact that 25% men and 20% women were open to a life partner outside their own caste
The top cities within Karnataka that witnessed maximum number of registrations included Bangalore, Mysore and Tumkur
The top professions of men were Business owners/ Entrepreneurs, followed by software professionals, whereas for women, it was Software Professionals and teachers
Individuals are increasingly taking marriage decisions into their own hands as is evident from the fact that 70% of the total profiles were created by the individuals themselves.
52% women seeking a life partner are 23-27 years, while 45% men are in the age group of 26-30 years.
In terms of educational qualification, the most popular stream of education amongst registrants was technology and arts degrees.
31% women and 14% men preferred life partners whose education qualification is Masters degree or above.
In tune with the mobile and internet trends, 90% of KannadaMatrimony members did their life partner search using their mobile.
Commenting on the interesting trends, Murugavel Janakiraman, Founder and CEO, Matrimony.com said, “Over the last 19 years, KannadaMatrimony has become the No. 1 choice for lakhs of Kannada speaking people when it comes to finding a life partner. Lakhs of Kannadigas have successfully found their life partner here and we continue to grow our user
base amongst the vibrant Kannadiga community in India and across the globe. Karnataka is a large and priority market for us, and we continue to step up our efforts to help more Kannadigas find their life partner.”
Tobacco use was also high although declining over time
June 8, Bengaluru: People, including children, watching Bollywood films are exposed to a high and frequent volume of tobacco, alcohol and branded fast-food product placement, according to the first-of-its-kind study, published in the scientific journal PLOS One, by researchers from Vital Strategies and Imperial College, London. While research in other parts of the world has shown an association with these products being used in films and audience members also initiating use, the extent of such imagery in Bollywood cinema had been less clear.
“Our study suggests that Bollywood films are contributing to promoting unhealthy behaviours in their audience, particularly children,” said Dr. Nandita Murukutla, Vice President, Global Policy and Research, Policy, Advocacy and Communication, Vital Strategies. “We hope that this study offers evidence and support to reduce the marketing of these products in films given the known health problems they cause, including obesity, heart disease and cancer.”
Of the 300 films analysed from the time period 1994-2013, 93% of the films had at least one occurrence of alcohol, 70% had at least one occurrence of tobacco, and 21% films had at least one occurrence of branded fast food. Tobacco and alcohol occurrences were more common in films rated for older audiences (A rated films) whereas fast-food depiction was prominent in movies targeted for all audiences (U and U/A rated films).
On average, tobacco products or usage was depicted four times per film, alcohol was shown or used seven times per film, and branded fast food was shown or used 0.4 time per film. Although depiction of tobacco in these films fell during the 20-year period of analysis, the placement of alcohol and branded fast food products significantly increased. The researchers theorize that the downward trend in tobacco promotion from the year 2004 could be attributed to the regulations related to tobacco advertising, promotions and sponsorships under Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) and WHO Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC).
“The rise in number of noncommunicable diseases across the globe is linked with consumption of tobacco, alcohol and ultra-processed foods. Marketing strategies that promote the consumption of these products should be strictly regulated using the broad public health perspective with an aim to reduce the burden of death and disease,” said, Professor Christopher Millett, Public Health Policy Evaluation Unit, Imperial College, London.
According to the researchers, their analysis provides evidence for the adoption of strong policy measures to protect the health of movie-watching audiences, including:
· Monitoring product placement of unhealthy commodities and prohibit funded product placement continuously on all mediums
· Reviewing certifications of films based on product placement of unhealthy products. ‘A’ ratings to be considered for such instances
· Removing government subsidies in case of any depiction of unhealthy commodities or violation that promotes unhealthy commodities
· Reaffirming WHO FCTC Article 13 for tobacco and reaffirm the spirit of this article in placing restrictions on the marketing of alcohol and unhealthy foods
“The association between the frequency and trend of unhealthy products appearing in films becomes all the more important during the current COVID 19 crisis as industry reports have indicated that there is a significant increase in media consumption during this time,” said Dr. Murukutla. “Now is the time to act.”
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