EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF THE FARMERS WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE TO BE FUNDED BY SIDDHIVINAYAK TEMPLE.

The Siddhivinayak temple trust will fund the education of the children of farmers who committed suicide . The trust will fund their education till graduation . The temple trust have already set aside Rs 1 cr for the scheme that will be popularized as ' Siddhivinayak Scholarship Schemes ' .
The law and judiciary department has issued a government resolution stating about the funding scheme. The annual proceeds collected by the temple add upto Rs 65 crores . The government currently implements several schemes like subsidized dialysis , donations for medical procedures , etc .
This move will definitely bring a smile in homes where tragedy once struck . 

Budget of solar roof-top installations scaled up to Rs 5,000 cr

The government has scaled up the budget of roof-top solar installations from 600 cr to a massive 5,000 cr . This approved amount will be used for the implementation of 'Grid Connected Rooftops ' systems over a period of five years upto 2019-2020 under the National Solar Mission .
About 4,200 MW solar roof top systems will be set up by this money . 30% subsidy will be given to the general category states / UTs  and 70% for special category states i.e. the North Eastern states including Himachal Pradesh , Uttarakhand ,  Sikkim , Jammu & Kashmir and  Andaman & Nicobar , Lakshwadeep islands under the NSM .No subsidy will be provided to the commercial & industrial establishments of the private sector .
The current Government has shown immense interest in using Solar Energy as a great energy source all over India . It had earlier revised the target of the National Solar Mission from 20,000 MW to an ambitious 1,00,000 MW by 2022 . Out of that , 40,000 MW power will come from grid connected solar roof top systems .

Kidney related Medicine to become CHEAPER in Maharashtra

Good news for the people of Maharashtra came in at the end of the year when government of Maharashtra decided to waive off the sales tax on kidney related medicines .During the Budget session, Finance Minister Sudhir  Mungantiwar had announced that taxes in medicines used for dialysis and kidney related ailment would be waived off .Acting accordingly  this Wednesday 13 generic medicines and related equipment were announced tax free. The sales tax department had sought the list of medicines and equipment required for dialysis from the public health department and list has been finalized .It will be notified soon to everyone. This step is of government is of great relief for the 4 lakh patient suffering from chronic kidney disease. There are 65000 patients undergoing dialysis. This New Year will surely be a sort of happy one for them.

(DNA)

NAVY SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRES LONG RANGE SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE

The Indian Navy on Wednesday successfully test fired the Barak-8  , a long range surface to air missile (LRSAM) . These missiles have been developed jointly by  India and Israel . Two such tests had been successfully conducted on Israel ships . This was the first one to be conducted on an Indian vessel .The Ministry if Defence  tweeted " Quantum jump in air defence capability of Indian Navy . LRSAMS  being fitted in capital warships progressively  . "

The Barak-8 , is designed to defend against a variety of short to long range airborne threats including fixed wing aircrafts , helicopters , drones and projectiles .
The Barak-8 also incorporates state-of-the-art phased array multi-mission radar , two-way data lin , and a flexible command and radio system that allows it to simultaneously engage multiple targets day and night and in all weather conditions .

CHANGES TO BE MADE IN THE MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT

The Modi government is considering to give an option of 'work from home' for 2 years for mothers under the maternity benefit act . Not only this , it also wants to double the maternity leave for every working women to 26 weeks . The amendments will be applicable to the Private sector also .
In a cabinet note , the labor ministry has proposed the changes to the Maternity Act . An official from the ministry said , " The first two years of a child's life with a mother are very important .So, we want the companies to be flexible in this regard ."
At present the Maternity leave is restricted to 3 months in the private sector . Whereas the Central government employees can take a maternity leave for upto 6 months . 

GREAT INITIATIVE TAKEN BY STUDENTS

About 200 students from various colleges in Mumbai have been training the students at Municipal schools all around the city . These training sessions are being arranged by The Citizens Association For Child Rights , a non profit voluntary organization .

The condition of computers in the BMC schools is poor , moreover there is also an absence of proper trainers , to teach the students . This issue has been taken up by the organization .
The students visit the schools on Saturdays , or in their vacations and teach groups of 30 school students at a time .Students from HR College of Commerce and Economics , KC College , Thadomal Shahani College , KJ Somaiyya College and NMIMS College are a part of this training programme .
The students feel driven by the excitement shown by the school students , mostly belonging t low income families. CACR also has a master trainer programme , wherein citizens and working professionals from across the city give their time to train teachers .


- MumbaiMirror

WASTE ? NOT FOR THEM !

What all can be obtained from a banana farm ? Obviously bananas , but what else? Nothing much right ? A farmer uses the bananas that grow on these trees and sells them in the market . The rest of the plant , from bottom to top is considered to be a complete waste .

A teacher and some students from IES Raja Shivaji Vidyalaya , Dadar , have come up with unique but realistic methods of using this so called ' waste ' , to generate a lot of different types of products . Their project , 'Rural Industry And Production Of Biodiesel ' has cleared the district level competition , and is now selected for the state level . Primarily , they have created a process to generate ethanol from the waste . In this process , a 250 gm part of the plant is taken , cooked on a stove , cooled . Yeast is added in the cooled product . The product is then mashed and kept for 48 hours . The mixture is then filtered , and ethanol is obtained by using distillation . The product was then tested for its authenticity . The product is found to contain about 21.25% of ethanol , and 12% of acetaldehyde .
 They have also made ropes , papers, umbrellas from the plant . Perfumes , village fuel has been prepared from the byproducts . Medicines can also be obtained from these plants . Isn't this a classic example of how we can use our wastes to create a wide range of products ? We all should definitely learn from and appreciate such initiatives . What an incredible job done by the students and the teachers of the school !:)

Mega plan for startups on 16 January

In recent years India has soon a lot of potential for the startup all over The World. Modi Government realizing the potential is now trying to boost  the startup. This plan is been carried with a view to create an Eco-system for the startup and nurture innovation. The plans for the startup will be disclosed on 16th January . This announcement of the Government has create a high voltage excitement  among the startup firm and is appreciated  all over India.

Some of the benefits of   this plan may include easier process for business registration ,fast approval and easy funding . A panel will be appointed to check the whether  given idea can qualify for the benefits . All  these tasks will be carried out under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) the meetings will be held frequently to decide on proposal.

One of the official said that Innovation will be key to any idea . Modiji in his "Mann ki baat" said , that Startup India,Standup India  supporting programme will be launched  on 16 January and with be connected to all the youths in  IIT , NIT, IIM and central funded university .
So wait for the date till then if you have an innovative idea be ready.

HELP AFTER DEATH ?!!

Students from Amulakh A.B.V. Vidyalaya , Matunga , Mumbai , have come up with a unique concept of providing help after death and no , it is not the conventional organ donation process .  According to the research done by them , about 500 KW of electricity can be generated by the heat that is produced by the burning of the bodies of  deceased persons in shamshan ghats . A water storing container has to be installed above the person .Water will be supplied to the container by a nearby water tank . The heat that is produced by the burning will be used to boil this water . The vapors can be used to rotate the installed turbines and thus , electricity can be generated . One such process can light upto 15 village homes . Moreover , the water that remains can be purified and supplied to the crops in the fields . A part of the electricity can power the shamshan ghat itself . Currently , nothing useful is obtained from the process and this will definitely be a step in the right direction . Kudos to the students and teachers of the school ! The students had exhibited the project at Technovanza 2015 , the technical fest of  V.J.T.I. which was held on 26,27,28th of December . This project was made by students Het Mewada , Pankaj Maru and their teacher Mr. Manoj Wadia .

GOVERNMENT PLANNING TO GIVE INCENTIVES TO ORGAN DONORS

In a first , organ donation may move beyond just being a donation and involve incentives and concessions for the family of the donors.
The National Organ And Tissue Transplantation Organization , a central government Body which coordinates and promotes organ transplants has called for public views regarding what kind of incentives can be offered to the donor's
family . Doctors have hailed this move and have suggested various incentives like queue free railway ticket bookings , educational waivers for children of the donor , concessions in utility bills , waiver of hospital bills up to a certain amount , etc.  At present, once the family of the patient who is declared brain dead gives consent for organ donation, the hospital bill from that moment onwards is waived off for them. However there is no other benefit or incentive involved for the family of the donor. The present law does not include any monetary concessions for the organ donor families .

- Mumbai Mirror

Taking startup to a next level,growing human liver in lab

Pandorum Technologies a Bangalore based startup has developed an artificial tissue that performs functions of human liver.
We have heard of 3D printing but now 3D printing has been taken to next level where human organ can be created this startup is based on the same.This 3D printed organ will be cost effective and will function like any other human organ which will revolutionaries the medical science. Currently  a mimic of small human liver is been generated by the Pandorum technologies and is now been tested for several discoveries and development of drugs and vaccines.The best thing about the project is that it is solely developed in India.The start grow thousands of tissues and test the efficiency of drugs for diseases including cancer.The startup worth a crore of which more than 50 percent is been funded by the government. The startup is founded by students of IISc .Currently a large pharma company on an average spend 10 billion $ and 10 years of research on single drug.In near future organ will solve the problem and human organ will be available for surgical transplantation. Sure this startup has a lot of potential and we wish them all the best for their future
(TheHindu)

Chennai students benefitted by e-learning during the floods

Internet one of the powerful thing in the present world helped the Chennai students to continue with their school work during the extended holiday due to recent rain and ensuring floods.Chennai schools have internet facilities for their students.Some schools have installed softwares or signed in popular e-learning platform to provide homework and assignments. However the students having power supply were only able to reap the benefits. As the exams are approaching Internet Has proved to be of best use for connecting. Schools even texted and mailed model paper and solutions to the students. Classes were conducted using Skype. The students from the less affected area helped others of severely affected by sharing their hard copy.However government school students were not benefitted even though they had laptops.It was a relief for those students who got these opportunity and were very thankful to their teachers and school staffs also they are helping their other friends who didn't get this advantage.
(The Hindu )

Low cost Air Purifier another feat for IIT-M

As air pollution is taking a hit in the current situation; the demand for air purifier have been rising consistently and soon in some places like Delhi it may become mandatory to have a air purifier.However in the midst of all this a good news came from IIT-M where researchers have came up with the air purifier which is efficient  and cost effective at the same time.The model is a sensor based model and has capability to reduce air pollutants including the microbes.The model is a three layer air purifier similar to that of water purifier.The purifier is made from low cost materials like activated charcoal, ultraviolet light and some special fibres.The system consumes 50 watt of energy.The three layer system of purifier are as follows;first layer has a fan fitted at the bottom to suck air inside where a sensor detects pollutants which is transferred and is transferred to a bag where the  larger  particles are removed. Second layer is of activated charcoal working in absorption technique and absorbs the micro pollutants.Third layer has ultraviolet that treats bacteria and virus.The team is now working on a 360 degree model which will be more efficient than the current.
(TNN)

Making Mumbai Local more spacious

  Mumbai local notoriously known for its jam pack travelling experience may soon become spacious.The space will be created by modifying the seats arrangements and by reducing the width of motor coach.The lifeline of Mumbai having 75 lakh commuters may soon find some modifications to make it more spacious. On December 25th Central Railway  rolled out the first train with modified seats which can accommodate more commuters. Recently Bombay High Court had intervened in matter and this step can be seen in anticipation of that.The seating arrangements are been made similar to that of the Mumbai Metro.One of the official of the railways said that motor coaches take up half of the coach space and technological there space can be made by decreasing the width of the motor coach and ferry a few passengers instead as these motor take almost 2 coaches space.It would be very grateful if these steps are taken as accidents in the Central line have become common specially during the peak hours.Lets hope for the best.This would be the best Christmas gift Mumbaikars will have.

(PTI)

India to remain fastest growing economy for the coming decade:Harvard Study

                                                                                     (pic:zee)

This year India gained the title of the world's  fastest growing economy surpassing China and is still the fastest .Though the  government may have lowered the projected growth rate to 7 percent due to delay in GST and poor rain this year but according to study conducted by Harvard India will be the fastest growing economy for a decade outpacing China which will be as slow as 4.3 percent.The study was conducted by Harvard’s Centre for International Development (CID) based on the 2014 trade data.Study was conducted under Prof. Richard Hausmann head of CID and leads the Research for ‘Atlas of Economic Complexity ‘.In a press release Prof Hausmann says “India has made important gains in productive capabilities,allowing it to diversify its exports into more complex products, including pharmaceuticals and electronics.”
(TNN)

Former President Kalam’s Memorial soon at Rameswaram

The People’s President Kalam altough may not be present with us but his ideology, his simplicity and his deeds still inspires us.To make this inspiration more firm Union government has came up with the plan of constructing Kalam’s memorial at the site where his body was buried. The Union Government also has earmarked Rs 60 Crore for the construction of the memorial .The site of the construction is 1.67 acre land guarded by state government  and is covered by tin sheets.The government's plan is to construct a library, a museum, a ‘Virtual Reality Hall’ where student can come and interact with 3D live video image of Kalam.Proposal for meditation centre and green landscape has also been made for the memorial.
(TheHindu)

Bridging the gap in quality education

We have seen students of Scheduled caste and scheduled tribes going studying in government school and government aided school,taking a step forward in this direction Chief Minister of Odisha has launched a scheme under which students of ST/SC families living in the interior part will get the benefit of studying in elite English medium  schools.The scheme named Anwesha was launched  by the CM Naveen Patnaik under this scheme every year 5000 children from backward class will get the opportunity to seek quality education in the premium English medium school.All the expenses  right from school fees,uniform,books and transportation will be borne by state government.During the launch of the scheme CM said that he see a lot of potential in the students and promoting their talent is government's responsibility.The scheme will be operational in the tribal dominated district in the first phase an official said.
(TNN)

Youth is protected against IS ideology:Parrikar

IS the world’s largest terrorist organisation is trying to influence youth from all over the world and india is not an exception in this case.Recent cases of youth been attracted and joining IS have been observed .Thereafter the government came into action to prevent these kind of incidents not only government but also leaders of Islamic religion took over the charge themselves and started guiding them.After all these efforts taken it has been seen that Defence Minister Parrikar is now been convinced with the results which is very much clear from the statement he made in response to a question when he came in the inaugural of the cable bridge in Jammu & Kashmir.He said “We are trying to reduce the number of youths getting attracted towards IS ideology and we have succeeded in it.”
(ANI)

Now get alert of every Government scheme ,policy and decision on your mobile

Taking another step towards digitalization and transparency in the government proceedings PM Modi now opene the floodgates of e-sampark for the common public. Previously only the government officials and ministers had the privilege of seeking the info regarding  any policy, decision and scheme.However  now any individual can seek those information just by registering themselves on the E-sampark .This is done to make people aware of the government policy and to seek their suggestions on any of the policies or schemes. This approach will also help the government to issue any alert on natural calamities .The details will be available to the public through e-mails or SMS.

(ET)

Mobile app for FARMERS and crop insurance soon

Utilizing the modern technology the Agriculture Ministry took a techo edge and launched two mobile Utilizing the modern technology the Agriculture Ministry took a techo edge and launched two mobile app for the farmers.During the launch of the app the Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister said that government would launch a new crop insurance scheme next month this insurance aims at speedy disposal of claims and with very less premiums. The name of the app are Crop Insurance and AgriMarket.Minister said that the app would help the farmers not only to find out complete details about insurance cover available in their area but also to calculate the insurance premium for notified crops, coverage amount and loan amount in case of a loaned farmer .The other app will help the farmers in getting info of market  (mandi) price of various products within the 50 km radius and also of the other mandis.This will help the farmer to get the correct values for their crops as they was had problem in getting the correct valuation. In the current scenario this will prove helpful to the farmers; this can also been seen as a step towards digitalization.

Safe and clean tiolet right of every woman says BOMBAY HIGH COURT

Hearing a PIL on the issue of lack of public toilets for women on Wednesday , Bombay High court said that it is the right of every human to live with dignity and hence safe and clean toilet in public places is a must .Our PM who is always keen to address matters like the Swacch Bharat has always emphasized on construction and use of toilets ,however it was found that the women in Mumbai didnt feel that enough steps are being taken and hence the PIL was filed.The Bombay High court has intervened in the matter and asked the government to resolve the issue as soon as possible i.e providing  safe and clean toilets.High Court also mentioned that the security of women should also be taken in to the consideration and a woman guard should be present for security.The toilets should be equipped with modern facilities like soap dispensers, mirrors, toilet papers, hand dryers, sanitary disposal dustbins. The court has directed all the civic bodies in the state to file a compliance report on March 8, 2016.The women welcomed the order of high court.
-(PTI)

Juvenile Justice bill passed amid public , media pressure

The long pending Juvenile Justice bill , was finally passed in the Rajya Sabha on the second last day of the anything but fruitful winter session of the Parliament . The current session could pass only 3 bills out of the total 11 bills that were passed by the Lokh Sabha. The bill that was introduced as early as August 2014 , was listed 15 times before it was finally passed in the current session . THE REASON ? Public pressure , media coverage ! Had it not been better if the Rajya Sabha members would have  considered this issue to be important ( as it surely is) earlier itself , and that too on their own . Under the new law , children between 16 to 18 years of age who commit a heinous crime can be tried as adults . List of heinous crimes include the ones that have a jail term of more than 7 years like rape , murder , dacoity..The law will not be retroactive , i.e. it will not be applicable to crimes that took place before the bill was passed. The Women and Child Development Minister , Maneka Gandhi , said that the legislation was a much needed one and was much needed to act as a deterrent

Electrifying Indian Villages

Piyush Goyal the calm and productive minister

Piyush Goyal informed Rajya Sabha that the electrification work of 3,286 villages have been done so far.In his reply Piyush Goyal mentioned that in the country as on 01/04/2015    18,452  villages were unelectrified  and efforts are been made to electrify all the unelectrified villages by 01/05/2018.
This electrification work is been carried under Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yogana (DDUGJY) and the target is to electrify all the villages through micro grid and off grid distribution network as the situation demands.Piyush Goyal have been working well towards the achievement of providing electricity to all the villages which is one of the biggest vision of PM Modi.

Another feat for Sania

The doubles Sania and Hingis are titled ITF WORLD CHAMPIONS

The Indo-Swiss pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis were declared as the 2015 ITF women's doubles World Champions.This year the pair has won 2 Grand Slam Titles , they are Wimbledon and US Open and seven other tournaments.They were doing consistently well and it paid off  in the form of the Title of the World Champions.This is a very proud moment not only for Sania but also for India .Sania is surely proving to be an inspiration for all the other girls in India .

IIT - M develops the technique to cure Cancer without side effect.

Targeted Action of 'Nanotubes' on cancer cell

 

Say no to any side effects of medicines that cure cancer , because Researchers of IIT - Madras have developed a technique to kill the cancer cells directly without affecting  the neighbour cells and tissues .

This technique uses the carbon Nanotubes to specifically target the cancer cells . Nano Technology recently has gained tremendous importance. Nanotube measuring less than one micron in length made by rolling graphene sheets is used to target cancer cells using Photodynamic Therapy and are killed by inducing  heat without any toxic effect to the body. In this therapy only cancer cells are embedded with the nanotubes which get heated and killed. This research is in collaboration with  University of Singapore. Once the research is completed it is sure that this method will be more preferred as it has an advantage of almost zero side effect . This research will Revolutionalize the Medical Science.

                                                    _______(TNN)

The seed of Future Fuel

Ramesh the BIOFUELLED  FARMER

Rames,a farmer from Hoovinahalli in Hassan District might not have cleared SSLC , but his passion and determination made him count among the odds.This guy has  shown everyone that innovation has nothing to do with the certificates.He runs a tractor,ragi cleaning machine and irrigation pumpset on biofuel and blended it with conventional fuel.His unique idea is now been hailed by agricultural scientists not only in India but also abroad.Many scientists even visited his farm to observe his experiments. 

He has 100 honge trees on his 40 acre farm.Using the small machine developed by the University of Agricultural Science Bengaluru he produces oil and blend it with diesel in 1 :10 combination i.e. 1 litre honge oil in 10 litre diesel.It was found that the smoke emitted was reduced and the fuel was used more efficiently.This method of his saved him 25000 to 50000 bucks yearly he said.Previously other farmers used to tell  him that his oil will spoil the engine of his tractor but now seeing the success of his experiments even they started using the same method.
A SALUTE to this innovative farmer and the incredible job of UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE.
(The Hindu)

First ever interstate heart transplant in Mumbai

Mumbai witnessed First inter-sate heart transplant in one and half hour

First ever interstate and fifth in all heart transplant was done in Mumbai on last Friday night when the heart of a brain dead patient from Surat was transferred to Mumbai within one hour and 32 minutes.58 year old  patient from Mumbai was suffering from cardiomyopathy and was admitted at Fortis hospital in Mulund where he received a new life after a well coordinated transit between Surat and Mumbai , opened doors for an organ transplant channel between the two states of Maharashtra and Gujarat.The Donor was announced dead in Mahavir hospital in Surat.Airport and Traffic authorities of the two states came together and took over the responsibility of making this interstate heart transplant a success.The heart reached Surat Airport within 9 minutes thanks to the efforts of Surat traffic police.Then it was flown to Mumbai with a chartered  flight that took off at 10:50 pm,the heart landed in Mumbai at around 11:43 pm.Thereafter Mumbai authorities charged in once the ambulance collected the heart at domestic airport , the way was clear and heart reached at 12:08 am in Fortis Hospital ; where it was handed over to the surgeon .Within 1 hour 32 minutes the heart travelled 269 km and with the efforts of the in-charge surgeon the operation was a success.Thanks to the authorities of both the states , who made this transplant a success.

(midday)

Kerala government to launch skill development program

: SKILL INDIA INITATIVE:

Kerala , Keen on high-end skill development in PPP model aims to train 20,000 people in next fiscal.

Kerala Labour and Skill minister said  only being a fully literate state is not , now they are looking for high-end skill development, including oil and rigs,healthcare, banking finance services sector ,construction and many other sectors. 
According to the Minister , people from Kerala have migrated to different parts of the world for job opportunities and the International standards are constantly increasing, so to cope up with the standards skill development is important.
For Enhancing skill in the state ,The Kerala Government is organizing 'Nyupunyam 2016' in Trivan drum. Industry leaders are invited for partnership. This summit will aim at bringing the skill on par with international Standards so that the work force can not only compete but also  live a happy life


                                                                                           ___    (PTI)

SOLAR WINGS

17 year old south Bombay teen invents Solar Bicycle,donates 5 to Dabbawallas

Ahaan Parekh , 17 year old ordinary south bombay boy has astonished everyone with his extraordinary work. He invented the eco solar Bicycle (ESB),with three different usage options Solar power,battery amd manual.Not only this , showing his kind heart ,  he has donated 5 such cycles to the Dabbawallas of Mumbai.This cycle is surely going to be of great use for the newspaper delivery,milkman and other sort of delivery activities.
The features of the bicycle are as follows :
It has a maximum speed of 20 kmph.
It takes 5-6 hours to be completely charged in the normal sunlight conditions.
It can also be charged simultaneously while using it.
The project was selected for the All India Nehru Science Centre Innovation Festival and Parekh even won a trophy for his marvellous work.Recently world witnessed the Paris Climate Change Talk and such kind of innivation will definitely lead towards an ecofriendly environment.
(DNA)

Gadkari's Development Plan

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced package of Rs 80,000 cr for Madhya Pradesh for various Infrastructure works in state.

Union Road Transport and Highway Minister handed over the MP  Road Development Corporation (MPRDC) the responsibility of acquisition of land turning roads into HIGHWAYS , commencing from next december.Over 3782 kms of road will be turned into Highways with an investment of Rs. 30,000 crores Gadkari said.The current length of Highway is 5194 km and it will be 8976 km once the project is completed.This construction is definitely going to speed up the transportation of Freight and make travelling of the passengers more smooth and efficient.

THANK U MISS IRANI

CBSE books to be made available online for FREE: SMIRITI IRANI

Recently Smiriti Irani announced that all the CBSE books will be available online for free.She also said that initiatives will be taken so that the parents can analyse their child performance.Irani's move is been appreciated all over India especially by the students.This can be seen as a step toward digital INDIA.CERTAINLY this is going to benefit students from any background.
#goodgovernance #digitalIndia

FREE DIALYSIS FOR POOR

Cheaper Dialysis service soon to be a reality in Thane

TMC is working on plan to provide dialysis services at subsidized rates in civic -run center across Thane city.
Five centres have been chosen throughout the city .They are as follows Hiranandani Estate,Ghodhbunder Road.Kores,Thembhi Naka and Kopri.Each center will be equipped with state of the art machinery required for dialysis .Patients with kidney failure are advised to go for dialysis.The fives places mentioned will have 10 beds.The project will be in Public Private Partnership (PPP) basis. Persons with income less than 1 Lakh will be treated for free ,whereas foe income up to 4.5 lakh 50 percent concession will be provided according to an official.This will benefit the poor and the  middle class people for whom this services are difficult to afford.

MEGA FOOD PARKS

42 Mega Food parks worth 2,000 crore to be set in the country: Harsimrat  Kaur Badal

The Union Food Processing Minister announced construction of mega food parks in the country . The food parks  will  have all the modern facilities like Production & Processing Plants , cold storage ,collection and transport facilities .This will  not only provide value to farmers for their hard work but also generate employment  opportunities. 

According to the minister , one  Mega Food Park will provide direct employment to 30 thousand people  and will benefit 1 lakh people indirectly. Beside this , it  will also be used to generate fuel (ethanol ) through maize. Emphasis will be given on adequate staff in agriculture Universities so that research in the field of agriculture can be done. 

This step is vital  as tonnes of grains are wasted and farmers cannot  rip full benefits of their hard work.

#goodgovernance

TMC PLANS TO GO ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY

TMC plans to roll out as many as 100 e-buses in the coming year . Bids for the tender will be opened in January 2016 and buses are expected to hit the roads by August next year . Along with this , it is also planning to set up a solar energy power plant at the Thane Municipal Transport Depot to make it self sufficient when it comes to it's energy needs . It will also be used to recharge the e-buses that they plan to roll out .

The plan is to launch air conditioned buses that can run for upto 120 kms on a single 40 mins charge . Currently , Bangalore is the only Indian city that has e-buses. MMRDA had also recently announced the launch of 25 electric hybrid buses which will run in BKC to ease commuting woes and environment pollution problems . PTI

SERVING WITH A DIFFERENCE

' Vasudev Adiga's ' , a famous hotel chain in the city of Bangalore, has come up with a unique and an amazing idea of helping the people with disabilities . It has collaborated with an NGO , The Association of People with Disability (APD) ,to make it possible to provide employment opportunities to such people .

 Kiran Devariya, CEO, APD, said, "Jacob Kurian, CEO of Vasudev Adiga's came to us with an interesting concept of training the disabled to get into mainstream jobs. We listed out certain sets of jobs like vegetable cutting, Idli making, coffee and tea making, store keeper and accountant, cashier at self-service section and fine dine, dish washing, juice and ice-cream making, wet grinding, chat section and parcel counter staff and accordingly created a programme of six weeks and trained disabled people. We started this training from 2014 and almost five batches have passed out till date. "

 The result ? Now , there are almost 120 disabled people working in 27 outlets of Vasudev Adiga's spread across Bangalore .
 Last year , APD had managed to place 100 people at various call centers like Just For You , Aegis , Vindhya Infotech .

INDIA'S GROWING INDUSTRIES

German manufacturer of industrial 3D printing system opens unit in India following a GROWING demand for products.

3D printing Technology is gaining momentum in India.Using this technology any part of a machine can be made and easily fixed.Seeing the growing demand of 3D printers in India German company VOXELJET is going to open its manufacturing unit in India.This will definitely set a competitive market and will help to check the prices of the printers.The company has said that it is going to have a subsidiary in Pune.This will certainly generate employment to many and will help India to get more and more expose to such kind of significant TECHNOLOGY.

A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

Seven villages in the Palghar district of Maharashtra , which is just four hours from Mumbai , got electricity for the first time , nearly 68 years after Independence , thanks to the initiative taken up by the villagers who were backed by an NGO and a bank. The villagers have set up a community solar system . One person from each family worked on the project , which in turn saved them around 50,000 Rs of labour charges . Pragati Pratishthan , the NGO that helped them in this process , has previously helped nearly 200 villages in the district to get schools , medication and power supply .The project which cost around Rs 1.47 crore , was funded by ICICI Bank under it's corporate social responsibility scheme . The villagers finally have gadgets like televisions and refrigerators in their houses . Also , the number of snake bites have decreased remarkably due to street lights . Kudos to the villagers ! PTI

STEP TO BE TAKEN TO CURB CORRUPTION , HARASSMENT

The Maharashtra State Government said on Saturday that it will soon amend the rules that make it compulsory for permit rooms, eating houses , lodges and swimming pools to acquire permission from police to start operations.This move is aimed at making it easier to run businesses in the state , cut the red tape and end corruption that is very relevant in such cases . CM Devendra Fadnavis has approved the proposal. A senior IPS officer welcomed the move and said that it will end corruption and red-tapism . This is one of the slew of measures the Maharashtra Government has taken for ease of doing of business in the state .

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INDIA TO CONTRIBUTE $500,000 TO UN EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND

India will contribute $500,000 to a UN rapid response funding mechanism for the 2015-16 period to support global humanitarian relief operations. India has definitely been in the forefront of the humanitarian actions in the recent years. India had contributed $10 million to the Ebola Trust Fund and had helped in evacuating indians and many foreign nationals from war torn Yemen in 2015. The relief and rescue work done by India in the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake was also commendable . PTI

AMAZING FEAT ACHIEVED BY IIT DELHI

NVIDIA today announced that Indian Institute of Technology (IITD) Delhi’s supercomputer, which is powered by its GPU Tesla platform, has been featured as the 166th fastest world’s supercomputer in the list of TOP500. The newest entry in the global list from India is also the 4th fastest supercomputer in India. This 860 teraflops centralized computer system is the largest High Performance Computing (HPC) system across all IITs and is available to developers, end-users and researchers. Dr. Subodh Kumar, Associate head computer services center, IIT Delhi said, “We are happy to have commissioned the largest GPU-centric HPC cluster in the nation and among the top few in the world. The system is under active use by a variety of researchers. We are sure the capability multiplication that the system provides will enable them to reach the next level in their research and help solve challenging problems in Atmospheric Science, Molecular Systems, Biology, Nano-systems, and many other areas.”

RTI ONLINE PORTAL TO BE CONVERTED IN HINDI

The website meant for filing of RTI applications will be converted into Hindi language as well. At present the portal www.rtionline.gov.in is available in English language only . The website was launched in August 2013 by the Department of Personnel and Training for all Central Government ministries with a view to provide facility to citizens to file RTI applications and first appeals online .Users will also get auto SMS alerts if any modification is done in their account . The DoPT has sought comments from the people on the proposed changes within 15 days. PTI

THE SMART HELMET

A ‘smart helmet’ designed by the students of Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management has won a national award . The team comprising of Navjith P Karkera , semester 5 , Mechanical Engineering and Jagath Biddappa , semester 5 , Electronics and Communication Engineering as well as interns at Sahyadri Edu Dreamers R&D Pvt. Ltd. were awarded with the Young Indians Award for the Best Young Innovators for their smart electronic helmet for motorcycle innovation. The award was given by Dr Harshvardhan , Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences , Government of India . The smart helmet boasts of some unique features . The motorcycle will not start if the helmet is not properly worn or the strap is not secure , if the rider is drunk above the threshold level as set by the Indian Motor Vehicles Act . In case of an accident , the location of the accident will be sent to the ride’s relatives and emergency response units

GREAT NEWS FROM BANGALORE

A group of doctors and residents of AMCO layout near Sahakara Nagar have collaborated in setting up a free health clinic for the underprivileged. They have also roped in volunteers for raising funds to provide medicines at a discounted rate to the needy . They even plan to give medicines for free in the near future . “ Our plan is to identify the people who are addicted to alcohol and start a de-addiction programme for them . Also , we are trying to communicate with the resident doctors and clinics in our area” says Dr Sathyavathi Eight doctors have been a part of the KBG health centre and the clinic is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm for all underprivileged people.

INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT CLIMBS TO A 5 YEAR HIGH

 The industrial output recorded a 5 year high of 9.8% in October 2015 . The industrial output in september was at at a distant 3.6%. Furniture manufacturing segment showed the highest growth rate of 138.9% . It was followed by the ‘office , accounting and computing machinery’ segment growing at a positive rate of 48.4% and the ‘ radio, TV and communication equipment and apparatus ‘ sector at a positive rate of 47.5%.