Month: March 2022

** Bengaluru entrepreneur , wife offer ₹105 cr. to IISc to set up centre for public health

Facility will be operational by 2024 and aims to encourage aspirants to pursue career in clinical research

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ajit Isaac, founder and chairman of Quess Corp, and his wife Sarah Isaac to set up a Centre for Public Health on its campus. They have committed ₹105 crore towards the centre, which will be called Isaac Centre for Public Health (ICPH). It will be located in the IISc Medical School’s Academic and Research block and span over 27,000 sq ft.  

The centre will be part of the postgraduate medical school soon to be established on campus. Earlier this year, philanthropist couples Susmita and Subroto Bagchi, and Radha and N.S. Parthasarathy had donated ₹425 crore to IISc to set up a postgraduate medical college and an 800-bed multi-specialty hospital on its Bengaluru campus. 

** Karnataka Bank bags best MSME Bank of the year at ASSOCHAM’s Excellence Awards

Karnataka Bank has bagged “Best MSME Bank of the year – Winner” award among private sector Banks at the 8th MSMEs Excellence Awards Ceremony and Summit held on March 9, 2022 instituted by ASSOCHAM at New Delhi.

The award was received by Gopalakrishna Samaga B, DGM, Credit Marketing Department on behalf of Karnataka Bank Ltd in the presence of Narayan T Rane, Minister, Ministry of MSME, Government of India.

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** DRDO constructs multi-storey building in 45 days; to house R&D facilities for AMCA project

India’s premier defence research institute DRDO has built a multi-storey facility for flight control system at Aeronautical Development Establishment in Bengaluru in record 45 days using in-house technology, officials said on March 17.

The seven-storey building, with a plinth area of 1.3 lakh square feet, will house research and development facilities for the development of a fifth-generation medium weight deep penetration fighter jet for the Indian Air Force (IAF).

“The DRDO has completed the construction of a multi-storey infrastructure for flight control system at ADE Bengaluru with hybrid technology consisting of conventional, pre-engineered and precast methodology in record 45 days,” said one of the officials.

** Freedom Fighter Passes Away

Prof. Ashwathanarayana was the Secretary, Freedom Fighters’ Association and TTL College of Business Management

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Prof. H.N. Ashwathanarayana (90), Secretary of Mysuru City and District Freedom Fighters’ Association and a resident of Krishnamurthypuram, passed away yesterday afternoon in city following brief illness.

** KVGB launches micro insurance policy for vector-borne disease

Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank has tied up with Liberty General Insurance Co. Ltd. for the purpose

A micro policy at affordable rate for providing insurance cover for vector-borne disease has been launched by Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) in association with Liberty General Insurance Co. Ltd.

Chairman of the KVG Bank P. Gopi Krishna and Vice-President of Liberty General Insurance Manish Kotian unveiled the special micro insurance product, Janarakshaka, at a function in Dharwad recently.

Mr. Gopi Krishna said that as the rainy season approaches, chances of people contracting  vector-borne diseases such as dengue, malaria, chikungunya, Japanese Encephalitis, Kala-azar, lymphatic filariasis and Zika virus increase.

Under the policy, the policyholder will get immediate relief of ₹10,000 as a one-time compensation if he contracted any of the vector-borne diseases. The claim procedure has also been simplified. In addition, an accidental death coverage of ₹20,000 has also been included in the policy.

** HAL signs MoU with Safran to extend cooperation on chopper engines

The ground-breaking ceremony for a new facility of Helicopter Engines MRO Pvt Limited (HE-MRO), a joint venture of HAL and Safran, a French aerospace firm, was held at Sattari in Goa.

According to a release from HAL, an MOU was signed to extend their cooperation and explore opportunities for new helicopter engines in civil and military markets, reflecting their commitment to the Indian Government’s vision of “Atmanirbhar Bharat” towards achieving self-reliance in defence technologies and MRO.

R. Madhavan, CMD, HAL, Franck Saudo, CEO, Safran Helicopter Engines and senior officers from the Indian Armed Forces and HAL were present on the occasion.

** City’s Architectural Firm Wins Award

VIBGYOR Architects’ was awarded as the best architectural firm at the UltraTech ‘Mera Makaan, Meri Shaan Competition 2020’ — a building competition for its uniqueness and how well it is built — for having designed a residential building named ‘Yashodhalaya’ owned by Gopal Swamy at Vijayanagar 1st Stage, Mysuru.

This building has won the State Award from Karnataka under the Pan India competition. H.S. Deepak of Deep Consultant was the Structural Consultant and Raviraj Constructions was the constructor. ACCE(I)-UltraTech Awards 2021 ceremony was held on March 5 at Windflower Resorts. 

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** Udupi: Shalom Britto from MAHE conferred with IIA award

Shalom Aureole Britto from Udupi has been awarded with the prestigious The Indian Institute of Architects’s IIA Medal for “Best Outgoing student of the year 2021.”

She is the daughter of Jerome and Sandra Britto of Mount Rosary Church, Santhekatte.Sharon completed her graduation from Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE).

** Bantwal: Carmel College Modankap bags ‘ Best NSS Unit award’

Carmel College Modankap was awarded the University level ‘ Best NSS Unit award’ for the year 2020-21 in recognition of the meritorious service rendered in the field of NSS.

Madhura P was awarded the university level ‘Best Programme officer Award’ for the year 2020-21.

** Indian scientists develop touch-free touch screen that cuts virus spread

Scientists from the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), and Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced and Scientific Research (JNCASR) in Bengaluru have set up a semi-automated production plant for the production of printing-aided patterns, with resolution of around 300 Aum. These electrodes have potential uses in advanced touchless screen technologies.