Manipal Hospitals Bengaluru Organizes ‘You can save life anywhere’ Campaign to Mark World Ambulance Day

Manipal Hospitals Bengaluru has organized ‘You can save life anywhere’ campaign in the city to mark World Ambulance Day. Aimed at creating awareness and training people with life saving techniques, the event witnessed around 200 people participating in the MARS ambulance rally and training of CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) and AED (Automated External Defibrillator).  The campaign was flagged off by P. Harishekaran, Inspector General of Police and Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) and Shwetha R. Prasad, Kannada Actress in the presence of Dr. H Sudarshan Ballal, Chairman- Manipal Hospitals.

The campaign kicked off with MARS ambulance rally, which started from Manipal Hospitals in order to spread the message of ‘Give Way Save a Life’ to public, followed by inauguration of the poster exhibition on life saving techniques and training session. The training programs included CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) which is used to help people having sudden cardiac arrest and AED (Automated External Defibrillator) which is used to restore oxygenated blood flow to the vital organs.

People can further avail these training programs by booking via the hospital’s website across all the hospitals of Manipal. Further, every second Saturday of the month have been dedicated to this training. The Hospital aims to train people in batches starting with admin staff of metro and malls in Bangalore, police, students, general public and gym instructors this year.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr.  H Sudarshan Ballal, Chairman, Manipal Hospitals said, “In today’s fast paced era where lot of people are injured or lose their lives in road traffic accidents, ambulances play an important role in saving their lives. However, ambulances are not given their due importance by the citizens and many a time they do not make way for them. It is extremely important to sensitize people on how critical it is to give way to an ambulance and if people understand this, then half the battle is won. In order for the same, Manipal Hospitals through this campaign, aims to educate and train general public the usage of handy life saving techniques like CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) and AED (Automated External Defibrillator).”

Manipal Ambulance Response Service (MARS) was launched in 2015 and since its inception, it has been ensuring the best outcomes in terms of saving lives and bringing smiles back on the faces of its patients and their loved ones. Enabled with GPS based live vehicle tracking system and equipped with critical lifesaving equipment’s, Manipal’s fleet of ambulance have saved 23984 lives until date. It is also equipped with Central Monitoring System, which relays images of patient condition direct to Emergency Response Centre. The state-of-the technology enables the ambulance to deal with any kind of crucial emergencies.

Speaking on the occasion P. Harishekaran, Inspector General of Police and Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Bengaluru city said, “It is essential for each and every one of us to know the importance of ambulances and the role they play in saving lives. It is not only the traffic police’s responsibility to make way for ambulances but all the general public’s. They need to feel empathetic and be responsive. I feel privileged to be part of this noble and unique initiative of Manipal Hospitals and congratulate each and every one behind this.”

Supporting the initiative Shwetha R Prasad, Kannada Actress said, “I am extremely delighted to be part of this great cause and appreciate each and every one of you. Manipal Hospitals’ ‘You can save life anywhere’ campaign is truly remarkable and I hope the message ‘Give Way Save a Life’ spreads to all the public.

Ask Amazon Alexa for real estate news, powered by Housing.com, PropTiger.com & Makaan.com

Elara Technologies Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based digital real estate company and owner of Housing.com, PropTiger.com, and Makaan.com, has announced yet another industry-first initiative by offering latest news of the Indian real estate sector on Alexa-compatible smart home devices. With this latest development,content available on the respective news and blog sections of Housing.com, PropTiger.com, and Makaan.com which is Housing News, PropGuide and MakaanIQ respectively, will be available for consumption on Amazon Alexa.

With traction of over one million sessions each month, the exclusive news and blog sections - Housing News, PropGuide and MakaanIQ have successfully brought in many home-seekers, sellers, agents and enthusiasts within its fold. To listen to daily updates, users need to add Housing News, MakaanIQ or PropGuide to the Alexa skill set, and it will read the latest news in real estate along with other news from sources that one may have added. The cloud-based voice service from Amazon Alexa will present a compact brief of the news that can be consumed efficiently by a user. 

Commenting on the developmentRavi Bhushan, Group CPTO, Housing.com, PropTiger.com and Makaan.com said,“With almost 28% of queries, voice-enabled searches are the new frontier and they are expected to contribute 50% of all global searches. We are always at the forefront of adopting technology and transforming customer experience by providing instant solutions. Getting our news content in the voice format is another step towards offering our customers the utmost convenience. We see immense potential in serving informational queries such as latest news, property rates, how to guides and more such content in the voice format.”

“With emerging technologies shaping our lifestyle and dependencies, the recent development demonstrates our single-minded focus and commitment towards consumers, helping them experience property in a way never envisaged before. Most forward-thinking companies have pioneered change; in our field, we are delighted to have done it again,” added Bhushan.

Given that real estate is the most preferred asset class for Indians, this development was a need waiting to be fulfilled. Recent technological advancements such as seamless integration with voice and artificial intelligence all set to take centre stage, Housing News, MakaanIQ and PropGuide have already taken the plunge. Consuming content through voice command is an important step as consumers now want every information to be bundled in a fun, informative and hassle-free way.

Tesco Bengaluru Inaugurates First Community Career Development Centre in Partnership with NASSCOM Foundation

Tesco Bengaluru inaugurated its maiden Community Development Centre (CDC) at Immadahalli, Whitefield today in collaboration with Nasscom Foundation and welcomed the first batch of students. This is the first such initiative undertaken by the two partners to  enhance opportunities for employability of youth from disadvantaged communities. In addition to the skill-based training, the Centre will also support the students with placement opportunities in IT/ ITES/ retail sectors.

Designed according to the curriculum proposed in National Digital Literacy Mission, the programme at the newly inaugurated centre is curated with modules such as English language training, personality development, vocational training, data entry, accountancy and Business Process Outsourcing under three verticals – Career Courses for students between 17 to 30 years of age, Skill Courses, and Digital and Financial Literacy modules for students who are 14 years and above.

Commenting on the launch of the Centre, Dr. Sumit Mitra, CEO – Tesco Business Services & Tesco Bengaluru said, “As a leader in the retail space for over a 100 years, Tesco has always prioritized community outreach and development of future generation. At Tesco Bengaluru, education is the one of the focus areas of our CSR programme and we are creating and enhancing opportunities for youth to improve their livelihood through skill building & training programmes.

With this career Community Development Centre, we aim to address the issues concerning the burgeoning youth unemployment in India and skills-gap in the retail, IT/ITES sectors. We are honoured to be partnering with Nasscom Foundation for this endeavour. We look forward to working with them to expand the impact and reach of the programme over the next few years.”

In line with the CDC’s focus on delivering skill based training, the first batch comprises of 12 – 15 students to maintain a fair student-teacher ratio.

Ashok Pamidi, CEO, NASSCOM Foundation said, “Having trained over 1 lakh people on digital literacy, NASSCOM Foundation through this centre is trying to go beyond making people digitally equipped to make them employable in a digital economy.”

With the opening of the CDC, Tesco Bengaluru and NASSCOM Foundation hope to also enrol girl students from the communities who can equally benefit from the programme.

Commenting on the same, Pamidi further added, “Our digital literacy centres across India have seen an encouraging 60:40 female to male ratio in trainees. We hope that this continues with the CDC too and further, helps our objective to make more women employable. We want to thank TESCO for helping bridge the skills gap at the bottom of the pyramid and would urge more organizations to come forward to support the cause.”

At the start of the programme, Learning and Development experts will match each candidate’s strengths with their future aspirations and enable them to choose courses that will enhance their job readiness. Upon completion of the course, Tesco Bengaluru and NASSCOM Foundation will jointly issue a certificate to eligible candidates and arrange for placement opportunities through participation at job fairs. The partners will also provide post-placement support to the beneficiaries if required.

Central Government will Extend Support to Make Solapur Uniform Hub of the Country

After two successful events in Solapur third edition organized by Solapur Garment Manufacturers Association organizes to be held from January 8 to 10. Sushil Gaekwad, Director of Textiles, Government of India inaugurated the 3rd edition of Uniform, Garment and Fabric Manufacturers Fair 2019 at Dr Prabhakar Kore Convention Centre in Bengaluru.

Sushil Gaekwad, Director of Textiles Government of India said that the Solapur has the potential of becoming the Uniform Hub of the country and the Central government will extent all support in achieving the goal set by Maharashtra. He said that the Solapur industry has aptly achieved prosperity and growth and has generated large employment. Gaekwad said that the Modi Government’s regime has supported the industry in achieving huge growth with right policies. 

On behalf of the Central government Gaekwad, Director of Textiles, Government  of India, inaugurated 3rd edition of India’s Uniform, Garment and Fabric Manufacturers Fair 2019 in Bengluru on Tuesday January 8. The Fair has been organized by Solapur Garment Manufacturers Association from January 8 to 10, 2019 at Dr Prabhakar Kore Convention Centre, Opp Peenya Metro Centre, Near Yashwantpur Railway Station, Bengaluru and will be held between 10 am and 9pm. 

Praising the initiatives taken by Solapur Garment Manufacturers Association in association with the Textiles department of the Maharashtra government, Gaekwad said “The Centre has put in lot of efforts with progressive policies for the Textiles industries. The Textile sector in Solapur has proved the policies right by achiving the growth. It has helped job generation and more youths have joined the sector which has been a positive sign for the sector. The Centre is committed to help every possible way to ensure that Solapur is reckoned as the Uniform hub of the country.”

Gaekwad was accompanied by H.K.Govindraj, Principal Secretary, Textiles Department, Maharashtra. Dr. Prabhakar Kore, chairman KLE society & Rajya Sabha MP; Arjunji Khotkar Minister of State for Textile, Maharashtra; Atul Patne Secretary , Textiles Department, Maharashtra too were present for the inauguration function of the 3rd edition of Uniform Garment and Fabric Manufacturers Fair 2019 in Bengaluru.

Among other dignitaries from the Textiles industry to participate in the inaugural function included, Ramvallabh Jaju, President Solapur Readymade Kapad Utpadak Sangh, Nilesh Shah, Fair Chairman; Shri Rajendra Kochar,Secretary Solapur Readymade Kapad Utpadak Sangh; Priyavarta Mafatlal,CEO Mafatlal Industries Limited; M B Raghunath, President Sales, Mafatlal Industries Limited; Manoj Chandna,Director Sales and Head Institutional sales, Raymond Ltd; Ashok P. Solanki, Managing Director, Unitex Synthetics (I) Pvt. Ltd  (Wocky Tocky); Vikas Todi, Director,Sparshfab textiles pvt ltd; Sunil Tibrewal, Founder & Designated Partner, Qmax Mills LLP; Suchendra Hanchate, DGM Product & Wholesale Trade, Bombay Dyeing;. Prakashji Dakalia, Founder & Director of Mahaveer Textile; Vivekji Mehta, Head Marketing, Reliance Industries Ltd Textile Division; Pradipji Ringasia, Senior General Manager, Siyaram Silk Mills Limited.

Govindraj said, “Maharashtra government has chalked out Cluster Parks and Textile Parks for Solapur. They will help the Solapur industry to achieve its goal. The Central government has been extending lot of support to the textiles industry in the state. After holding two editions of the Fair over last two years in  Solapur the Textile Hub of Maharashtra, the Association has successfully organized the third edition in Bengaluru. This will help the textile sector in Maharashtra to expand its wings not only to the neighboring states, but also to across the country.”

The Fair witness the discussion on various issues and topic related to the industry. The panel discussions were held on Making India world's Uniform Sourcing Hub and steps needed to be taken to materialize it. Office bearers of Solapur Garment Manufacturers association & delegation of fabric Manufacturer’s participated in the discussions along with other stakeholders. 

The Fair was held outside the state this year with a aim of promoting State of Maharashtra as Uniform Sourcing hub of world, as never such imitative has happened till today. Renowned brands in uniform and garment sectors are participating in the Fair. Mafatlal, U Code, Valji, Qmax World, Sangam, Bombay Dyeing, Siyaram’s Unicode, Sparsh Fab, Only Vimal, Wocky Tocky are some of leading brands in Uniform fabric manufacturers who have been associated with the organizers.

Among participants are the leading names from Corporate which include Mafatlal Industries, Reliance industry , Raymond, Bombay Dying, Ranjit Fabs Ltd, Pushpa Textiles,J C Pacific Apparels,Zeven,DAC’s, D M Hosiery, 10 Grams, Zoom Apparels among others.Overseas participants are from USA, Dubai, Oman, Nigeria, Ghana, Nepal, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Qatar and Senegal. 

The Fair has participation by brands, retailers, dealers, manufacturers, wholesalers, retail chains, semi-wholesalers, traders, distributors, E-commerce agents, retail chains under one roof.  The fair has uniform wear, men’s, ladies and kids wear, shoes manufacturers, socks manufacturer, uniform related accessories and uniform fabric at the display.

Brainchild of Textiles Minister of Maharashtra Shri Subhash Deshmukh, first two Fairs was organized in Solapur in January 2017 and 2018. Inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in January 2018, the Fair witnessed as many as 10000 retailers from across the country visiting it. It was organized in association with the Maharashtra State Government’s Textile Ministry, sponsored by Mafatlal Industries Limited, the market leader and largest producer of corporate uniforms, work wear and school uniform fabric and garments in India and supported by Bank of India as banking partner. The ultimate aim of the Fair was to generate 2000 new units in Solapur by the year 2022, in the process making this city the uniform sourcing hub of India.

The Solapur Garment Manufacturers Association has not only been organizing such Fairs but also has taken the initiative to start a training centre for garment stitching where needy women are trained at no cost. Starting in July, 2017 the centre till date has trained hundreds of women who have been given jobs in various garment factories. Seeing the potential of the Solapur garment industry, Mafatlal Industries started a uniform garment manufacturing unit there. 

Solapur is gaining significance for Garment trade; hence to help its promotion and expansion such international level Uniform & Garment Exhibition is being held. The uniform manufacturing industry in India has an aggregate volume of 18,000 crore out of which 10,000 crore is already catered by manufacturing Industry. However about 8,000 crore  is being supplied to local schools in forms of direct which local retailers and institutions get stitched by local tailors leading to much inconvenience. Solapur is witnessing higher demand for school uniforms, kids garments, gents and ladies dresses and hence this industry is witnessing good progress in the region.

Acer India Debuts All-New Swift 7 with Compact Design and Incredible Screen-to-body Ratio

Acer has announced the incredibly thin and light Swift 7 (SF714-52T) with a new premium chassis that liberates the display. Honoree of a CES 2019 Innovation Award, its ultra-narrow bezels make it virtually borderless, giving the 14-inch Swift 7 an impressive 92 percent screen-to-body ratio. Powered by Windows 10, it’s feather-light too, meaning traveling professionals who carry a notebook through the day will rejoice at its weight of just 890 grams — giving the Swift 7 an almost weightless feel when carrying it in a briefcase or small bag.

“The Acer Swift 7 strikes a balance between art and technology, and in doing so pushes ultra-portable PC design to new territories” said Jerry Hou, General Manager, Consumer Notebooks, IT Products Business, Acer Inc. “With a striking screen-to-body ratio of an incredible 92 percent, Acer customers can stay more productive with a compact, thinner and lighter notebook that feels ‘barely there’ while carrying it around through the day and during business travel.”

“We designed the latest 8th Gen Intel Core processors to deliver a complete platform with the performance to enable rich user experiences and the power efficiency to extend battery life, all in a fanless design” said Chris Walker, Vice President of Client Computing at Intel. “It is exciting to collaborate with Acer on the innovation displayed on the new Acer Swift 7.”

Ultra-Compact Design Results in Stunning 92% Screen-to-Body Ratio

Thanks to incredible design and engineering advances, the redesigned Swift 7 fits the latest tech into a chassis that is significantly smaller than its predecessor. It has a four-side narrow bezel design with bezels measuring just 2.57 mm[ii], dramatically reducing the width and depth of the notebook to just 317.9 mm W x 191.5 mm D (12.51 W x 7.53 D inches) for an immersive, almost full screen display. Like its predecessors, the Swift 7 (SF714-52T) remains incredibly thin and light, measuring under 1 cm thin at 9.95 mm (0.39 inches) and weighing less than 1 kg at just 890 grams (1.96 pounds).

The Swift 7 is incredibly thin and lightweight, yet durable. Designed for portability, it’s made with magnesium-lithium and magnesium-aluminum alloys. These materials are two to four times stronger than standard aluminum alloys at the same thickness, yet are up to 20 to 35 percent lighter to keep the laptop under 1 kg.  In addition, Acer applied a micro-arc oxidation finish to create a surface with an elegant, ceramic-like material.

The 14-inch Full HD 1920x1080 touch display with IPS[iii] technology allows smooth touch interactions and presents vibrant and crystal-clear images. Featuring a 100% sRGB/72% NTSC color gamut and 300 nits of brightness, the Swift 7 brings immersive experiences through its advanced display. Plus, it’s extra durable thanks to a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 6.

Performance with All-Day Battery Life 

The Swift 7 is powered by the latest 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8500Y processor to deliver top-notch performance for web browsing, productivity with presentations and spreadsheets, and even using compute intensive creator tools while enabling a fanless design. With up to 512GB of fast PCIe SSD storage, a large amount of files can be stored and quickly accessed, and with up to 16GB of LPDDR3 RAM, customers can multitask smoothly. And with 10 hours1 of battery life, customers can use their Swift 7 well into the evening.

Connectivity via Thunderbolt 3 and Advanced WiFi

Customers can accomplish more using the two USB Type-C ports supporting Thunderbolt 3 for high bandwidth speeds up to 40 Gbps while also delivering system power and connecting to any display, as well as USB 3.1 Gen 2. The DisplayPort 1.2 provides fast data transfers at up to 10 Gbps and supports high resolution external displays and speedy charging of external devices. Staying connected with the Acer Swift 7 is reliable and super-fast with Intel Wireless-AC delivering Wi-Fi 5 capable of Gigabit speed and featuring 2x2 MU-MIMO technology. Peripherals can also be connected via Bluetooth 5.0, while the combo headphone and speaker jack ensures clear and crisp audio.

Intuitive Features for an Exceptional Experience

The Swift 7’s design delivers an exceptional experience for jet-setting professionals. The chiclet keyboard has well-spaced keys allowing users to type up documents with minimal mistakes. The keyboard also provides 1.1 mm of travel distance and responsive feedback. In addition, the backlit keyboard makes typing comfortable in low-light conditions. 

The Corning Gorilla Glass touchpad is precise and responsive while scrolling and navigating. The glass touchpad also has an integrated click button, support for multi-touch gestures and a responsive physical click. Plus, the power button doubles as a fingerprint reader so customers can simultaneously turn on the device while using a more secure login through password-free Windows Hello.

The new Swift 7 features a push-to-open camera for webchats and video recording that can be kept closed to prevent unintended camera usage and to protect privacy. The camera has a 55-degree angle of view, and features high-dynamic-range (HDR) to deliver images in wider viewing angles to accommodate groups.

Price and Availability

The Acer Swift 7 (SF714-52T) with a touch display will be available with 8GB or 16GB of LDDR3 RAM and either 256GB or 512GB of SSD PCIe storage. The new Swift 7 will be available in North America in May, starting at $1,699; in EMEA in April, starting at €1,799; and in April in China, starting at ¥14,999.

TCS iON Digital Zone Goes Green to Power its Centers Through Renewable Energy by 2020

TCS iON, a strategic unit of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization announces an initiative to convert its TCS iON Digital Zones into clean energy efficient Green Zones. Under this initiative, TCS iON today commissioned its first solar power rooftop project at Ram Ganga Vihar in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. Under the clean energy mission, it aims to transform its 251 owned centers to solar empowered zones which will contribute to save more than 25% of TCS iON Digital Zone’s total electricity consumption across the country.

TCS iON conducts more than 85% of the large-scale and high-stake academic and recruitment examinations in India through its state-of-the-art infrastructure across 625 cities through its ‘Phygital’ platforms. The TCS iON Digital Zone at Ram Ganga Vihar, Moradabad alone has 532 computing nodes with the capacity of assessing 2000 candidates a day. This zone went live on 10th May 2016, has conducted more than 435 exams and assessed 2,25,000 candidates till date.

Venguswamy Ramaswamy, Global Head, TCS iON said, “We understand our responsibility as a corporate to work towards sustainable development of our nation and imbibe the consciousness of environment protection amongst the young generation. TCS iON took a leap by establishing paperless assessments through our Digital centres, saving approximately 17, 85, 000 trees till date. We now take another step to optimize energy consumption and identify methods to utilize renewable energy for these centers. We will undertake a clean energy drive for every TCS iON Digital Zone to be empowered with cutting edge energy consumption practices and are deploying IoT based monitoring methods under this initiative.”

TCS iON has always been at the forefront in bringing about a revolution in the Indian education system. While assessment has been a pain point for various exam-conducting bodies across the country involving the challenges of the time taken to declare results, errors in results, malpractice attempts and so on, the TCS iON Digital Zones support the entire process of conducting exams. Right from scheduling examinations, assigning test centers, distributing digital question papers to evaluating and managing results. Through its digital offering, TCS iON not only helps reduce administrative efforts and costs in a secured way but also contributes immensely to the mother earth. Enabling paperless assessments by digitalizing examination processes, TCS iON has now take another step forward in its contribution towards environment sustainability.

Going green not only contributes to reducing the global warming emissions and pollution, but the use of green energy has proved to be highly beneficial for a healthy environment.  With this initiative, TCS iON, which is focused on exploring continuous innovations, has taken yet another step towards reducing the carbon footprint and move forward in preserving resources for current and future generations.

Garmin India Unveils Smart GPS-Enabled Lifestyle Watch-Instinct

Garmin has announced the launch of its lifestyle watch - Instinct, which is a GPS-enabled smartwatch with built-in 3-axis compass and barometric altimeter plus multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo respectively) support and wrist-based heart rate monitor. 

The Garmin Instinct comes in a fiber-reinforced polymer case and is thermal, shock, and water resistant (US military standard 810G). The fiber-reinforced polymer case adds strength and durability, and the chemically-strengthened, scratch-resistant display is high-contrast enough to read in bright sunlight, Garmin said.

Seamless GPS Integration: Built-in 3-axis compass and barometric altimeter plus multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo) support help track in more challenging environments than GPS alone.

Monitor and Train: The Instinct GPS watch monitors heart rate, activity, and stress throughout the day when users are ready to train, they are covered with preloaded activity profiles for running, biking, swimming and more.

Instinct is loaded with various multiple sports modes like running, cycling, swimming, climbing, skiing, rowing, weightlifting and yoga.

Garmin Connect: The watch can be paired with the phone and Garmin Connect online fitness community for automatic uploads, live tracking and the GroupTrack feature. Designed for the outdoors, the new Garmin Instinct will be available in three colours- Flame Red, Graphite and Tundra at Rs 26,990.