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Dr. E. C. Vinaya Kumar, Head, Department of ENT and Cochlear Implant Clinic, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad and founder of Society to Aid the Hearing Impaired (SAHI); was presented the prestigious Global Health Care Equality Humanitarian Award -2019, by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), USA at the recently held AAPI Symposium on Global Health care Equality at Kansas, USA. The award was presented to Dr Vinaya Kumar by Dr Seema Arora, Chair of AAPI Board of Trustees and Dr Suresh Reddy, President & CEO, AAPI; Executive committee of AAPI, Kansas City chapter, AAPI, among others, in recognition of his yeomen services in the mission to make “Deaf Free Telangana and Andhra Pradesh”, at a glittering ceremony attended in large numbers by physicians of Indian Origin. The Global Health care Equality Humanitarian award, instituted by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), USA, is given to the Indian origin doctors working in India or abroad

Osmania General Hospital (OGH), acknowledged the contributions of its alumni, NGOs and its partners in bringing about significant changes in the hospital services and facilities for the betterment of patients and their attenders in the last one year on the eve of the republic day celebrations organised at the hospital. Speaking on the side-lines of the Republic day function Dr. B. Nagender, Superintendent, OGH said, several projects have been undertaken and successfully completed at OGH recently, a few important ones were, the laying of a new road from OP to IP block and beyond and new Acute Neuro Surgery Care(ANSC) unit being commissioned, the upgradation of 24-hour path lab, a new Single donor platelet machine for the blood bank etc. He added that the old building is being fully vacated and additional space is being created above the QQDC block with 300 beds all within the hospital premises and as per plans old building renovation is a target for completion by Apr 2021. Highlighting

The second day of Mahindra presents BAJA SAEINDIA 2020 began with the Design Evaluation for all mBAJA & eBAJA teams. Yesterday, 113 teams of mBAJA and 46 teams of eBAJA were evaluated for the Sales Presentation. Team Rocketeer Racing from Sri Sairam Engineering College and Team Gyrfalcons from Modern Education Society’s College Of Engineering, Pune won the 1 st  Position in Sales Presentation award for mBAJA and eBAJA respectively. 32 teams appeared for Go Green evaluation yesterday with projects like catalytic convertors aimed to reduce vehicular emissions. Team Ziba Racers from Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women, Andhra Pradesh won the Go Green Award with a score of 93 out of 100. Design Evaluation started today, whereby out of 120 mBAJA teams, 112 teams appeared and out of 53 eBAJA teams, 44 appeared. They were evaluated on parameters of sub-system Design methodology, CAE, Design Validation Plan and Design Failure Modes & Effects Analysis. The weight of the vehicle r

Pune based automotive major Force Motors (India’s largest van maker) revealed today to the media the country’s first next-generation shared mobility platform that has been simultaneously designed and developed for both Internal Combustion Engines and 100% Electric Drive. The project codenamed T1N has triggered about four years ago with the objective to develop a truly world-class shared mobility platform that would be way ahead of current offerings and raise the bar in terms of passenger comfort, convenience and safety to International standards. The T1N is the first vehicle in this category in the country offering crash and rollover compliance with airbags for driver and co-driver even though current Indian legislation does not mandate them. In addition, T1N comes with large ventilated disc brakes on all four wheels with ABS, EBD, EDTC and ESP offering unmatched safety for its passengers. The T1N has been developed with global aspirations, it is design protected for plying in select

KTM, The World’s No. 1 & India’s fastest growing premium motorcycle brand, today announced the second edition of the KTM Power Ride on Republic Day, 26 th  January 2020. KTM’s Power Ride is conceived to bring the community of KTM Owners riding together in 100 + Cities, virtually painting the country orange. The second edition of the KTM Power Ride will see thousands of proud KTM owners participating in breakfast rides across the country which will be taking place simultaneously in 100+ cities. The rides will commence from key dealerships at 7 am in the morning and the KTM owners will conglomerate at a pre-decided location to celebrate the Republic Day with the hoisting of the National Flag. KTM plans to have one Power Ride every quarter to bring this growing community of KTM enthusiasts together. In this edition of the KTM Power Ride, the participating KTM owners, also stand a chance to win exciting goodies in the KTM Power Pic contest, where the riders will be posting their power

KTM, announced the price of the most awaited KTM 390 Adventure today. The KTM 390 Adventure was unveiled in India last month at the India Bike Week on 6 th  December 2019. Bookings commence today, at KTM Showrooms across the country for the 390 Adventure priced at Rs. 2,99,000 (Ex-showroom Delhi). The bike goes on sale from 20 January 2020. KTM 390 Adventure marks KTM’s entry into the emerging adventure motorcycles market in India. The recent years have witnessed an increasing trend in adventure touring and the interest in outdoor exploration is on the rise. The 390 Adventure has been conceptualized to address this trend and has been designed for adventure travel while being a great ride for everyday city use. With its “Ready to Race” philosophy, KTM has an unparalleled legacy in motorsports with over 300 world championships wins spanning over 66 years. KTM has consistently dominated the most difficult rally on the planet named the ‘Dakar rally’, and has won the Championship title 18

The two-day international homeopathic seminar was organised by Doctor Amarsinha Nikam, under joint auspices of the “Mission Homeopathy” and Children Welfare Centre School at CWC at Versova in Andheri (West), in North West Mumbai on 11-12 January 2020. The seminar was very successful with presence of over 400 national and international homeopathic doctors. The book titled ‘Vital force is OXYGEN’written by Doctor Amarsinha Nikam with his 40 years experience and research was a hot topic of discussion in the seminar. As such participants demanded that Dr.Amarsinha Nikam be given the prestigious Nobel Prize. Former Vice-President of the Central Council of Homeopathy Dr Arun Bhasme, Dr Manish Nikam, Dr. Vijay Nikam, Dr. Suchitra Nikam, Dr. S T Gosavi, Dr. Dinesh Bhasme, Dr. Balkrishna Gaikwad, Dr.Rajan Sankaran, Dr. Rajesh Palande, Dr.Vidya Salunkhe, Dr.Anita Shinde, Dr. Nilesh Patil, Dr.Divya Chhabra, Mr. Anand Rekhi, MLA Prasad Lad and Children Welfare Centre School Principal Ajay Kaul at

Firefox takes another step towards making adventure and fitness a part of everyday life, launching its first of a kind concept store in New Delhi. This exclusive experiential store located at B- 306, Saraswati Vihar, Pitampura, New Delhi and is spread over a sprawling 1400 sq. feet which make choosing the perfect Firefox Bike more interactive and fun. The store is designed with an aim to provide an engaging, interactive and immersive experience to the consumers. Firefox is looking to reignite the passion for health and adventure by creating such experiential stores thereby, attracting existing and potential customers. The brand has a diverse product portfolio and caters to customers across ages with its attractive and innovative offerings. Sharing his thoughts on the inauguration, Mr Sukanta Das, CEO, Firefox Bikes said, “We at Firefox are very excited to announce the launch of our first exclusive experiential store in the capital city. The new store is equipped with innovative digita

Daily commuting for the citizens of Bhopal continues to deteriorate due to the increase in potholes and the lack of road maintenance. Worsening road infrastructure intensifies the negative impact on the residents’ lifestyle with the rise invehicular traffic and road accidents. This predicament prevails not only in Bhopal but all across India, with a number of accidents and deaths reported due to potholes on a regular basis. Crucial stretches such as Minal to towards Raisen (JK Road) or Suraj Nagar Chouraha to NilbadRatibad in Bhopal, are a few examples that repeatedly face unpleasant commuter experience due to reoccurring of potholes and unsafe roads. Hence, it becomes vital to implement a technology that is durable and sustainable in nature and facilitates an enhanced commuter experience, whitetopping, in this respect, is the optimal solution to ensure safer and durable roads with minimum repairs over its entire lifecycle of 20 years. Stretches such as VIP Road or the side roads of B

24-year-old Ganesh (name changed), a marketing executive, hailing from Tamil Nadu, spent months together running from pillar to post looking for treatment for a mass lesion that he had developed in his left eye, but in vain. It was then that one of the doctors referred him to Dr Mahesh Shanmugam, Head of the Department, Vitreoretina & Ocular Oncology, Sankara Eye Hospital, Bangalore. The patient had undergone multiple tests already and with a few more test at Sankara Eye hospital, he was diagnosed with Intraocular Schwannoma, an extremely rare tumour arising from the nerves in the coats of the eyeball. This tumour measured roughly around 9mm X 7 mm and was found to be growing into the eye. Most of such eyes, if not diagnosed at an early stage, turn into painful blind eyes requiring enucleation or complete removal of the eyeball. Dr. Mahesh Shanmugam, Head of the Department, Vitreoretina & Ocular Oncology, Sankara Eye Hospital, Bangalore, said, “In this case, an early and accur

Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills, has accomplished a rare and complex feat of performing combined procedures of Living Donor Liver Transplantation and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) operation, on a patient in a single sitting. The surgery spanning over fourteen hours, involved the expertise of multi-speciality teams including Cardiac, Oncology and Liver transplant. The 67-year-old male patient from Hyderabad, Mr Siva Prasad Rao, was suffering from Liver Cirrhosis and Liver cancer. During evaluation for the liver transplant, he was found to have significant coronary artery disease with critical blocks in the blood vessels to the heart. The heart disease was found to be significant enough to preclude performing a liver transplant. Coronary stenting was not an option as, after stenting, the liver transplant could not be carried out for 8-12 weeks, and waiting was not an option as the patient’s liver cancer could spread during the waiting time. The multidisciplinary team at Apollo Hosp

Edelweiss Asset Management Limited, a Group company of Edelweiss, today announced the listing of India’s first Corporate Bond ETF, the BHARAT Bond ETF, on the National Stock Exchange. The listing ceremony was attended by Ms Anuradha Thakur, Joint Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), Mr Rashesh Shah, Chairman & CEO, Edelweiss Group and Mr Vikram Limaye, Managing Director and CEO, NSE. Also present at the event were Mr Nitin Jain, CEO, Edelweiss Global Investment Advisors, Ms Radhika Gupta, CEO, Edelweiss AMC & Mr Mukesh Agarwal, CEO, NSE Indices. The BHARAT Bond ETF will also be traded on BSE. The product listing on a transparent platform, complemented with market makers bringing in liquidity, will see high appetite from a new set of investors in the market.  Going forward, the AMC plans reissuance of ETFs with 3 year and 10-year target maturities, as well as the issuance of products with other tenors.  The listing of BHARAT Bond ETFs may als