Category: India, Records

CeBIT’s First India Show in Bengaluru : November 2014

CeBIT India, Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bengaluru

November 12-14, 2014. For the First Time CeBIT is holding its first India edition in Bengaluru – CeBIT India. The theme for the current event is “New Perspectives in IT Business”

CeBIT – the World’s leading Business IT event. CeBIT India offers a unique combination of services and benefits to leverage the strengths of Indian IT and ITE’s market

CeBIT (Centre for Business IT) is the world’s largest and most International computer expo organised by Germany’s Deutsche Messe

www.cebit-india.com

India’s First ‘Indian Idol Junior’ Title Won by Bengaluru Girl : September 2013

Anjana Padmanabhan, Bangalore

Sunday-September 01st, 2013. 10-year old Bangalore-based girl Anjana Padmanabhan won the audiences’ heart and created history by winning India’s first ‘Indian Idol Junior’ title

This was at the star-studded gala finale of the singing reality show hosted by Sony Entertainment Television. Anjana received the Winning trophy from the megastar Amitabh Bachchan

Anjana competed with 3 other finalists – Nirvesh Sudhanshubhai Dave, Debanjana Karmakar and Anmol Jaswal

The show was Judged by Singer Shreya Ghoshal,and the Music Composer Duo Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjian

The ‘Indian Idol Junior’ winner went back home with the Winning Trophy, a cash prize of Rs.25 lakh, a Nissan Micra Car. She was also gifted cheques of Rs.500,000 from Kotak Mahindra and Rs.200,000 from Horlicks

Karnataka becomes First State in India to create ‘ Special Tiger Protection Force’ (STPF) – August 2012

Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF), Bandipur Tiger Reserve

Karnataka becomes first state in India to create the ‘Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve to enhance its conservation efforts. It is India’s first forest ranger unit created and tasked specifically to prevent tiger poaching.

Karnataka state has about 6 tiger reserves.

The Central Government has an ongoing centrally sponsored scheme of ‘Project Tiger’ under the Environment and Forest Ministry, Government of India.  100% percent Central assistance is provided to States for raising, arming and deploying in sensitive tiger reserves.

India’s MRPL makes First Latin American Oil Purchase : January 2014

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL), Mangalore

India’s MRPL has for the first time made the purchase of Argentina’s Escalante crude. Escalante is a medium sweet crude with a density of 24 API degrees.

MRPL operates a 300,000 barrels per day refinery in Southern India. It is a leading processor of various grades of crude oil and upstream value-added petroleum products.

MRPL is a subsidiary of ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Corporation)

MRPL : Managing Director – P.P. Upadhya

India’s First ‘Triumph Motorcycles’ showroom launched in Bengaluru : January 2014

Triumph Motorcylces, St.Marks Road, Bengaluru

January 21st, 2014-Tuesday. Triumph Motorcycles opens its first luxury 2 wheeler brand showroom in India with its new brand identity in Bengaluru.

The British motorcycle brand has a tie-up with the Bengaluru-based KEERTHI MOTORS who have an integrated after-sales service. This is the first fully equipped dealership in India – which will provide International standards of sales, service and spare parts. The showroom has an array of Triumph merchandise including riding gears, accessories and memorabilia.

The Bengaluru showroom was followed by launching dealerships in Hyderabad, Kochi, Pune, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and New Delhi.

Riders Groups: Riders Association of Triumph 

Riders groups started in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi.

Triumph Motorcycles’ India operations were launched on November 28th, 2013 with 10 Classic models across 5 broad categories. Classics, Cruisers, Roadsters, Adventure and Super Sports.

The British Motorcycle Brand TRIUMPH was established in 1902 with its facility in Hinckley, Leicestershire. Triumph is the the largest British motorcycle brand with more than 745 dealers across 54 countries.

Triumph Motorcycles (India) Ltd : Managing Director – Vimal Sumbly

Keerthi Motors, Bengaluru : Managing Director – Sanjay, M

India’s First Go-Karter to Win the International ‘World Series Karting Race’ : February 2013

Kush Maini, Go-Karting Champion, Bengaluru 

February 03rd, 2013. Kush Maini created history when he became the first Indian driver to ever win a WSK (World Series Karting) Race at La Conca International Circuit in Muro Leccce, Italy

Kush finished a mere .019 seconds ahead of Martinez n the most exciting nail biting finish of the series.

14-year Kush Maini is the younger brother of Arjun Maini, also a Go-Karter. Both are sons of Gautam Maini

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KUSH MAINI is also “FIRST INDIAN TO RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS ‘WORLD SERIES KARTING (WSK) CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD. January 2014

see Post of October 03rd, 2014

First Indian to receive prestigious ‘World Series Karting’ (WSK) Championship Award : January 2014

Kush Maini, Go-Karting Champion, Bengaluru

January 18th, 2014. Kush Maini became the First Indian to receive the prestigious ‘World Series Karting’ (WSK Championship Awards).

The event was held at the WSK Gran Gala at the Adria International Raceway in North Eastern Italy, the province of Rovigo.

The ceremony was attended by Jean Alesi the Formula 1 driver for Ferrari.

The ‘Gran Gala’ Awards were bagged by the drivers who finished 1st in the top 3 Championships from all over the world in the 60 Mini, KF, KFJ, KZ2 and KZ1 series.

14-year Kush Maini is the younger brother of Arjun Maini, also a Go-Karter. Both are sons of Gautam Maini

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KUSH MAINI is also INDIA’S FIRST GO-KARTER TO WIN THE INTERNATIONAL ‘WORLD SERIES KARTING RACE’. February 2013

see Post of October 04th, 2014

World’s First Biosimilar Drug for Breast Cancer : January 2014

Biocon’s CANMab (Trastuzumab injection)

CANMab is the world’s first biosimilar (developed in an organism) version of Roche’s Herceptin drug

Bangalore based Bio-technology company Biocon launched a cheaper drug to treat ‘metastatic’ breast cancer

Biocon developed the drug in association with US generic drugmaker Mylan under a global partnership

The drug will be manufactured at its biologics facility in Bangalore

Biocon Ltd : Chairperson and Managing Director – Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Chairman of India’s First – UIDAI : July 2009

Nandan M. Nilekani, Bangalore

Nandan M Nilekani was appointed as the first Chairman of the Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI), under the Planning Commission, Government of India.

Created AADHAAR – 12-digit Unique Identity for every Indian Individual, including Children and Infants.

Nandan Nilekani was born in Bangalore. His parents Mohan Rao Nilekani and Durga are originally from Sirsi town in Uttara Kannada.

He did his bachelors degree in engineering from IIT-Bombay, Mumbai. He worked as CEO and partner at Infosys, Bangalore. Subsequently he took up the position of Chairman, UIDAI in the rank and status of a Cabinet Minister for an intial period of 5 years. He joined on July 23rd, 2009.

More of UIDAI: http://www.uidai.gov.in

Bangalore City Station becomes India’s First Train Station with WiFi for Passengers: October 2014

Bangalore City Railway Station

The Union Minister for Railyways D.V.Sadananda Gowda recently inaugrated the facility.

Bangalore City’s Railway Station has become the first railway station in the country to have WiFi facility that will provide high speed internet to passengers.

The facility has been created by RailTel with a gigabit ethernet network using optic fibre in a ring. RailTel has been mandated by Railyways to provide WiFi facility at major railway stations.

‘RailWire’ the retail broadband distribution of RailTel Corporation of India (a PSU of Ministry of Railways) is the powering engine for distribution internet bandwith through WiFi.

Free of Cost:

The WiFi facility will be available to the passengers on their mobile phones free of charge for the first 30 minutes.

Subsequently the user can purchase scratch cards for additional usage. The scratch cards are to be priced Rs 25 for 30 minutes and Rs 35 for one hour with a validity of 24 hours.