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Sterlite Power’s Pioneering Robotics Technology Skyrob™ Wins at The Economic Times Innovation Awards 2020

Nov 26, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #ET Innovation Awards 2020, #global power transmission, #Sterlite Power

Mumbai: Sterlite Power, a leading global power transmission player, has been awarded the prestigious ET Innovation Awards 2020 for Skyrob™, a pioneering semi-autonomous robotics solution which has been developed inhouse. Sterlite Power was the winner in the Process Innovation category where it competed with Tata Power, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, Tata Capital and HSBC Software Development (India).

Skyrob™ ensures safe Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) stringing under live-line conditions. The technology was deployed for the first time in India in 2019 for the OPGW stringing of the 400 kV Gurgaon-Bhiwadi line. Skyrob™ assisted operations for OPGW stringing when compared with traditional practices, has the potential to reduce project timelines by ~25% while ensuring safety of workforce.

The Economic Times Innovation Awards 2020 showcases the best innovations that are driving growth in the areas of business, products, technology, social impact etc. and rewards out-of-the-box thinking and innovation. The winners were selected by a high-profile jury across nine categories from more than 1,250 nominations made by about 950 companies.

About Sterlite Power

Sterlite Power is a leading global developer of power transmission infrastructure with projects of over 13,700 circuit kms and 26,100 MVA in India and Brazil. With an industry-leading portfolio of power conductors, EHV cables and OPGW, Sterlite Power also offers solutions for upgrading, uprating and strengthening existing networks. The Company has set new benchmarks in the industry by use of cutting-edge technologies and innovative financing. Sterlite Power is the sponsor of IndiGrid, India’s first power sector Infrastructure Investment Trust (“InvIT”), listed on the BSE and NSE. Sterlite Power has been recognised amongst The Economic Times Best Brands 2020 and is a recipient of prestigious global awards from S&P Global Platts and International Project Management Association (IPMA). www.sterlitepower.com

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Helping Hands of Kolkata a city based Social Impact Group to Organize Store of Happiness in Sundarbans on December 06,2020

Nov 26, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #City of Joy, #Helping Hands of Kolkata, #Koushik Dey Founder and Secretary of Helping Hands of Kolkata

Helping Hands of Kolkata (HHoK) – a social impact group set up by individuals from the ‘City of Joy’ – are organizing a “Store of Happiness” at Sonajhuri village in Sundarbans. The Sundarbans have always played a role of a shield for the rest of Bengal when it comes to cyclones, same was the case in Amphun too which lashed the state earlier this year, but this also takes a toll on the lives of the people from the region. With the ongoing pandemic and the lockdown that has been imposed because of it has impacted the lives of the people of Sundarbans in a major way. Through the “Store of Happiness” HHoK would like to bring in some joy in the lives of the 150+ people living in this village.

Many of us are privileged to be able to purchase what we want and when we want it. But same is not the case for the underprivileged sections of the society. Through HHoK’s “Store of Happiness” we would like to take all our rarely used and unused items, which are in perfectly good condition, and make them available for the people of Sundarbans. We started collecting items from the network of our patrons, contributors, friends and family, and have received items weighing over 500 kg. The collected items include clothing, footwear, stationary, books, utensils, gadgets and other household items. We will be setting up a mall-like store in the middle of Sundarbans, maintaining all social distancing norms and precautions, for the people to come and pick up an item they want from what is available.

As mentioned earlier, the people of Sundarbans face a lot of hardships over the years. The pandemic has just multiplied that, so HHoK decided to bring some happiness to their lives first. Moreover, HHoK has conducted some ration distribution drives in Sundarbans earlier and sponsored the education of two girls from the region. So, it is one of the first regions that HHoK has picked to spread some happiness. The social impact group also has plans to take the “Store of Happiness” to other regions soon.

Koushik Dey Founder and Secretary of Helping Hands of Kolkata said “Helping Hands of Kolkata was accepted on the basis of trust and commitment. Trust, which our donors have is a commitment to the beneficiaries that we will always stand by them. Our focus is primarily on education and hunger eradication projects which are long term in nature. We have several initiatives in the pipeline and we want to reach out to more and more geographies, bit for that we need support. Individuals as well as Institutions, both need to come forward and collaborate with us for us to make a meaningful impact”.

HHoK is a foundation incepted by a group of individuals from the ‘City of Joy’, who have embarked upon a mission to join their helping hands to bring joy to those who have been deprived of it. The Kolkata-based foundation has been involved in social impact projects since 2012, which embrace the old who has been forsaken by her family, the young whose dreams needs to be inoculated, the less-fortunate who also deserves economic independence and self-sustenance, the specially-abled who only needs unconditional love, the less-fortunate who requires food and medical care, and mother earth without whom our existence is implausible.

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Hafele Opens Its Very First Experience Centre For Its “Loox Range” Of Furniture Lighting Solutions

Nov 26, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Business Head of Häfele’s Lighting Vertical, #Sunil Punia

Häfele’s global brand, Loox, has become the pioneering brand in furniture lighting across the world, today. In India, the brand enjoys a special position among Architects, Designers and Interior Contractors who are now increasingly using light and light concepts while designing home and interior furniture. The Loox brand is backed by years of technological know-how and expertise, and it offers the widest range of lighting solutions in the Indian Market today. Last year, Häfele launched its 5th generation of lighting solutions at the ACETECH Exhibition in Mumbai, offering customers a new level of light integration in furniture that was never seen before.

The company has recently opened its very first Loox Experience centre in the city of Ahmedabad on 31st October 2020. Located at Loox Experience Centre, 103, Shilp The Address, Shilaj Circle, Thaltej, Ahmedabad or Contact Mobile no. +91 99099 14753/ +91 98250 24753. This state-of-the-art facility has further strengthened the company’s commitment to the Loox Brand in India and offers an ideal environment for patrons, clients and customers to experience functionality and seamless technology of the Loox Furniture Lighting Solutions.

Spread across 800 square feet of floor space, the Loox Experience Centre is an exclusive Häfele showroom that has been opened in collaboration with one of the company’s biggest Lighting Distributors – Luxus Lighting Solutions – in Ahmedabad. Conceptualized to offer a practical and hands-on experience, the showroom showcases a series of product displays that have been designed as real-time application modules, executing latest trends as well as offering real functionality to customers.

Mr Sunil Punia, Business Head of Häfele’s Lighting Vertical, says – Furniture Lighting concepts can be best understood in real-time set-ups where interior experts can touch, feel, and experience and then visualize their designs effectively. The Loox Experience Centre in Ahmedabad offers just that. Over the years, we have realized that there is a fair bit of educative convincing needed when it comes to furniture lighting concepts, here in India. Although the use of lights in furniture is gaining popularity gradually yet decisively, it is still a concept that doesn’t come organically in the process of designing furniture. We believe that with a state-of-the-art experience centre like ours, we will be able to realistically convey the many benefits (in form, function and design) that lighting offers to the constructive use of different furniture units. We plan to open 2 more experience centres like this one soon – one in Surat and one in Indore.

The Loox Experience centre at Ahmedabad, showcases all types of furniture and linear light applications including Horizontal and Vertical Wardrobe lights; drawer, cabinet and under-cabinet lights in kitchens, Pop-up boxes, TV back panel and showcase lighting in living rooms, bed-board, skirting and ceiling lighting in bedrooms; niche lighting and integrated sound & light vanity mirrors (the Aquasys range) in Bathrooms; together with a complete range of profile collections and other solutions. Customers can also enjoy a host of services at this experience centre like Light planning and designing, try-and-buy (Mock ups) services, free installation guidance or installation services at nominal charges.

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Regional OTT Platforms that give the best content

Nov 26, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Dollywood Play, #Olly Plus, #OTT platform, #Sk Line Production, #Sun NXT

With a spike in the consumption of entertainment content streaming online during the lockdown, the OTT platforms are likely to come out of pandemics and work from home situations at a better place. The path to recovery is looking a bit hard for cinema halls, hence OTT platforms can treat out new offerings. Now, even the movies have taken the OTT route for their releases without having to wait for pan-India theatre re-openings.

Amidst this, regional content is gaining momentum and attracting more viewers on the OTT platforms. There is an upward graph in consumption of dubbed cinema from the South, particularly Telugu and Tamil films.

To cater to the giant demand for regional content from the audience, here are 5 regional OTT platforms that are becoming the preference for the audience for dubbed regional content in today’s world –

Dollywood Play – Dollywood Play is a dedicated OTT platform for Hindi dubbed content aims to bring the best of mass entertainment content (movies & series) across a wide range of genres like Action, Adventure, Thriller, Horror, Comedy, Love, Drama, and 18+. Witnessing the wide success & acceptance of Hindi dubbed content for South Indian & Hollywood movies on digital & linear platforms for its audience. The platform deals in dubbed content in the form of full movies, Mini movies, video clips, Music videos, etc.
Aha – Aha is an Indian over-the-top streaming service owned by Arha Media & Broadcasting Private Limited, a joint venture by Geetha Arts and My Home Group which offers Telugu-language content. Launched officially in March 2020, the service is loaded with films from the pre-OTT era from various production houses. Arjun Suravaram, Kaithi Telugu dubbed version and Choosi Choodangaane are the first set of feature films acquired by the service as official streaming partner
Hoichoi – Hoichoi is the on-demand platform that focuses on Bengali language films and entertainment content mainly, but also provides English subtitles to all movies. Currently, it features over 500 film titles, including more than 100 SVF produced films and about 400 other films. Apart from this, Hoichoi contains more than 1,000 Bengali songs for audio streaming globally. The platform is also introducing children’s content and has original films, web series, and short films across many genres.
Olly Plus – Olly Plus was launched in 2020, By Sk Line Production Olly Plus is Odisha’s new online Odia OTT platform where you can enjoy unlimited Odia Videos, Albums, Movies, Comedy Videos, Short Films, Audio Storys and Romantic videos on the go. Olly Plus has passionate plans to make the Cinema of Odisha touch a new height.
Sun Nxt – Sun NXT is an Indian video-on-demand service run by Sun TV Network. It was launched in June 2017 with content in four languages focusing on the South Indian region. In February 2020, the platform’s subscriber base grew to about 15 million users and started making a profit. It is available free on Vodafone Play, Jio Cinema, Airtel Xstream.

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Top 5 micro-lending platforms to avail the short-term credit loans

Nov 26, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Business Loan, #loan, #personal loan

Are you worried about the month-end expenses already because you have to pay important bills or a sudden expense came up and you are low on funds? The first instinct may be to ask family or friends and if the amount is quite high, you could decide to apply for a bank loan. But now micro-lending platforms are offering instant loans with competitive interest rates and tenure durations. Applying for a loan with these fintech companies isn’t just easy but also quicker than traditional options like banks. Hence, we have curated a list of the Top 5 micro-lending platforms to help you choose a loan by comparing and selecting the best loan as per your requirement.

SmartCoin– SmartCoin is India’s first fully-automated next-gen Fintech company aiming to address the credit requirements of innumerous self-employed micro-entrepreneurs, micro-merchants, and middle/lower-income salaried individuals. At SmartCoin, anyone can avail loan from Rs. 1000 – up to 25,000 with a tenure of 91 days to 120 days. Through SmartCoin, you can avail of instant repeat loans as it also improves the credit history of the customer by allowing them to get higher loans later if the initial loan is repaid on time. Customers get a bank transfer once they finish filling in all details within a few hours on its app. It also offers its customers completely paperless transactions. SmartCoin also offers the Flexi-loan and repayment schedule options to its customers as well.
MoneyTap- MoneyTap is a Bengaluru-based fintech company. It disrupted the digital lending business by offering lines of credit in the form of personal loans for consumers, in partnership with RBL Bank. It recently received an NBFC license, which they intend to use to enter into co-lending space with their lending partners. This allows them to offer better interest rates to customers. MoneyTap has been offering quick collateral-free personal loans to borrowers since 2016. One of its notable features is that it has a very simple documentation process for getting a personal loan. The mobile app also allows you to keep track of all the borrowings.
Shubh Loans: Shubh Loans- a Bengaluru-based fintech startup which is a lending app that is helping a growing number of salaried employees (starting from 12K) in getting a loan of up to 5 Lacs with a long term (up to 4 years) EMI tenure. The smart credit model deviates from the traditional model (where the individual’s repayment capacity is the sole criteria) and replaces it with the Shubh Loans credit model (which analyzes repayment capacity of and intention-to-pay by the individual.
Happy Loans: Happy to assess over 1,000 variables about the merchants to underwrite their micro-business. Its credit model is based on the merchant’s level of business engagement with the partner, his behaviour towards borrowing, APIs, demographics, and business trends. If the merchant is doing healthy business with the partner, he/she is likely to get a big credit line from Happy Loans. Promising a unique borrowing experience to Indians, Happy Loans provides customised loan offerings to the micro-enterprises’ owners to meet their specific demands. It even offers micro business loans that start as low as Rs 2,000 for the duration of a minimum of 30 days.
KreditBee– KreditBee is an instant personal loan app for young professionals. You can get a loan of up to ₹ 1 Lakh. The loan process is 100% online. The disbursement is done within 15 mins, and the amount is directly credited to your bank account. Launched two years ago, KreditBee is an Instant Personal Loan platform for self-employed and salaried professionals. They can apply for Personal loans starting from Rs 1,000 up to Rs 2 Lakhs as per their requirement. The documentation required is very minimal, and the entire process – starting from registration on our app to loan disbursement does not take more than 15 minutes. They offer Flexi Personal Loans that are the smaller ticket size loans ranging from Rs 1,000 to Rs 10,000, to suffice the needs of salaried and self-employed for small expenses or unexpected emergencies, as also an essential infusion from much-needed funds during cash crunch at the end of the month.

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TCL Becomes Title Sponsor of GT World Challenge Asia Esports Presented by Tarmac Works

Nov 25, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #CEO of TCL Industries Holdings Co., #Kevin Wang, #Ltd

TCL Electronics, one of the leading players in the global TV industry and a leading consumer electronics company, has become the new title sponsor of GT World Challenge Asia Esports Presented by Tarmac Works.

The championship’s final two rounds of the year will take place at Spa-Francorchamps on November 24 and Suzuka on December 8, while a new ‘TCL Driver of the Year’ award will be presented following the season finale.

“Sports are essential to TCL’s global branding strategy. We are thrilled to be partnering with SRO Motorsports to offer exciting games to fans around the world. “says Kevin Wang, CEO of TCL Industries Holdings Co., Ltd. and TCL Electronics.

This title partnership with TCLis the second major collaboration for SRO Motorsports Group’s new Asian sim racing series, which also counts Tarmac Works as a presenting partner.

The regional esports championship brings together professional and amateur real-world and virtual drivers from across Asia and the South Pacific who compete at five events on Assetto Corsa Competizione – the official game of GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS.

Each round’s two 60-minute races– one for sim racers, the other for real-world drivers – can be watched live anywhere in the world via SRO Motorsports Group’s Twitch and GT World Youtube channels, while Mandarin commentary is available on Huya and iQIYI’s dedicated Chinese broadcasts.

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Garv Malik wins the 2nd edition of Taiwan Excellence’s digital comedy hunt TechLOLogy Superstars

Nov 25, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Atul Khatri – Guest and Jury member, #TechLOlogy Superstars

Mumbai: The wait to see who is India’s TechLOLogy Superstar is finally over as Taiwan Excellence presented the grand prize to Garv Malik, the winner of the second edition of TechLOLogy Superstars– a digital hunt for next-gen performers with comic excellence. Having left the audience in splits with quirky humour, Garv ended up securing the highest number of votes thanks to his ardent fans going on to take home the grand prize of INR 2 lakh. Giving him a tough fight, right till the very end were Akash Gaurav Singh, Arjun Rana, Parijat Sarkar and Raghav Thakkar, who won INR 50,000 each with their rib-tickling content. Being known as the best medicine, the entire contest provided a heavy dose of comedy having garnered more than 500 number of participants, that included standup comics from all over the country and culminated on a highly-successful note.

Structured around the theme of Technology and Indians, the competition witnessed participants shooting a video where they performed a sketch on the above-mentioned topic. This was followed by them uploading this on their respective social media pages and tagging @taiwanexcellence.in along with 3 funny friends and using the hashtags #TechlolSeason2 #TaiwanExcellence #EverydayExcellence #IndiaTaiwanDosti. This large number of entries was finally shortlisted to the final 10 who got the chance to perform in front of popular standup-comedian Atul Khatri – the Guest Judge and Mandar Bhide, the Mentor Judge. It was then soon time for the final showdown with the top 5 winners being chosen by the nation who voted for them via social media with xx ended up as the undisputed champion and India’s TechLOLogy Superstar.

Garv Malik, winner of TechLOLogy Superstars, said, “I want to thank Taiwan Excellence for coming up with this unique concept along with the judges for their constant guidance and last, but not the least, the audience who chose me as the winner of TechLOLogy Superstars. As an upcoming comedian, it truly was an honor for me to work and learn so much from two of the most successful comedians on the stand-up circuit, Atul sir and Mandar sir. They always guided me, right from the start to the very end of the contest and helped me understand the areas that I could improve as far as my content and dialogue delivery is concerned. It is all thanks to their guidance that I ended up winning the title of TechLOLogy Superstars.”

Speaking on the grand finale Atul Khatri – Guest and Jury member, TechLOLogy Superstars said, “Firstly, I would like to say that the entire process of me judging,guiding and working with the participants has been a memorable knowledge-sharing experience that has helped me gain a new insight. The content that these participants haveperformed in front of me and Mandar was simply outstanding and it exceeded my expectations to say the very least. I would only like to congratulate all the participants for being a part of this competition that recognizes the best of comic talent and I thank Taiwan Excellence for having curated and bringing such an interesting concept to us.”

Mandar Bhide – Mentor and Jury, TechLOLogy Superstars commented, “It gives me a great pleasure and pride to judge all the participants that came on-board. This competition is getting better with each passing year making it extremely tough for me, as a judge,to choose the very best because each one of them was a winner in their own right. Each performance hadits own origin, delivery and punch-line which made me fall in love with comedy all over again. I am so glad that I got a chance to be a part of TechLoLogy Superstars again for the second year. I congratulate the winner and the all the other participants who came in and look forward for the 3rd edition of TechLOLogySuperstars.”

With a massive reach of over 40 million audiences last year, TechLOLogy Superstars has gone on to garner more than 500 entries in itslatest edition. Being bigger and better with every passing edition, this one-of-a-kind digital platform is testament to the fact that with everyone looking to feel fit and fine, there is no better tonic for the soul than laughter.

To view all the performances, you can check out this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6cpmTSNDio&t=1s

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Technological advancements to protect your family from Novel Coronavirus

Nov 25, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Aquox AQ DG 2000, #Itek Ozone Box, #UVC disinfection Bag

The impact of Covid 19 has taken the world by storm. The swift spread and increase in the number of cases has not just implicated a health calamity and has created social, economic, and political effects that will leave long-lasting lesions to the society. While people all over the world are waiting with bated breath for normalcy to return, India is facing a viral upturn in cases and will soon surpass the 10 million mark. As winter has approached, the second wave domestically and globally is rising to lead to the news of hypothetical news of another lockdown in the country.

An important measure in combating the spread of the virus and preventing further loss of life is healthcare infrastructure, especially in far-flung and rural areas. It is a much-needed step to transform the healthcare system and bring changes by revolutionizing the infrastructure.

The companies that have executed successful responses to the crisis report a range of technology capabilities that others don’t—most notably, filling gaps for technology talent during the crisis, the use of more advanced technologies, and speed in experimenting and innovating.

Here we have top tech startups who have kicked off with innovative technologies:

Aquox AQ DG 2000– The AQUOX AQ-DG 2000 effectively cleans and sterilizes fruits, vegetables, meat & seafood. Kills 99.99% bacteria, virus, pesticides and antibiotics from the surface of the food items and keeps them fresh for a longer period, thereby increasing their shelf life and making their consumption safe and healthy. Tested in Indian NABL Certified Lab for Biocode Efficacy that has been proven to effectively eliminate 99.99% of all pathogens as well as removing residual pesticides, microbes, fungi, yeast and molds.AQUOX is the Biochem division of CloudWalker Streaming Technologies & a group company of Chemical Process Equipment that has more than 50 years of experience. With the ideology of Innovative usage of Tap Water to save yourself life from Coronavirus, aquox has come up with nature’s non-toxic germ killer for the first time in India.

Itek Ozone Box – Itek Ozone Box uses Ozone to eliminate 99% of germs and bacteria. The result of scientific research show that the rate of ozone killing germs and bacteria is much higher than that of using ultraviolet rays and other methods. Ozone works in a relatively sealed environment which allows 360 degree sterilization which can go only straight creating blind spot for disinfection. Ozone also helps removing bad odour making it perfect disinfector.

UVC disinfection Bag – UVC disinfection Bag is the quickest, easiest and most cost-effective way to disinfect any items. This has a branded Philips 11w UVC germicidal lamp. This is fitted with a 1.7 meter cord switch for easy operation. We have use high quality reflective sheet inside for 360° disinfection of 254 nm with highest germicidal properties and a HPL made in India fitting with 1 year Warranty. We have given a special Peephole for you to safety check if the disinfection is in process or not. You can also disinfect items which you cannot with a liquid disinfectant like food items, jewellery, wallets, keys, electronics items, paper/books, and currency.

Fumigation Fogging Machine – The fumigation fogging machine has wide applied fields and can be used for sanitation and prevention in hospital,clinics, restaurant, hotel and other public places. It is an ideal electric sprayer with reliable performance and convenient use.t is used to control microbial contamination in controlled area.Quite safe to use.It has a great efficiencyGenerate sufficient fog to control contamination.High efficiency electric sprayer perfect for Disinfection in hospitals, clinics,homes, etc. Resistance to fall and aging, durable to use. Ergonomic groove, comfortable to carry. Easy to operate, turn on the power switch to start the spraying work. This machine allows user to operate personally without any technical help. Fogging Machine, For Sanitization : The fogging machine has wide applied fields and can be used for sanitation and prevention in hospital,clinics, restaurant, hotel and other public places. It is an ideal electric sprayer with reliable performance and convenient use

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Wockhardt Hospitals, South Mumbai Re-accredited by JCI, USA for the second time

Nov 25, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Centre Head, #Dr. Parag Rindani, #South Bombay, #Wockhardt Hospitals

Mumbai: Wockhardt Hospitals, South Mumbai becomes the first hospital in South Mumbai to receive the coveted accreditation of Joint Commission International (JCI), the USA in 2014 and recently successfully got re-accredited for a three-year term. Joint Commission International Accreditation is the Gold Standard in healthcare which demonstrates a commitment to provide world-class patient care and safety as also evidence-based clinical practice

Dr. Parag Rindani, Centre Head, Wockhardt Hospitals, South Bombay said, “It is a proud moment for Wockhardt Hospitals South Mumbai to be granted JCI accreditation for the second time. We are elated as the hospital has got the JCI accreditation after surveyors minutely evaluated the quality of our treatment, the training of our doctors, nurses and paramedical teams and high-end clinical patient care equipment. Doctors at Wockhardt hospital have performed more than 10,000 interventional procedures and surgeries in each specialty, and are skilled and well-trained in performing the least invasive surgeries when it comes to all specialties. The JCI Reaccreditation is a measure of the highest standard of quality in healthcare, worldwide.”

Dr. Rindani added, “During the COVID 19 pandemic too, the hospital successfully catered to the needs of COVID and non-COVID patients. The hospital has created a separate section for non-COVID patients with all cross-infection possibilities worked upon and reduced.

The hospital achieved the milestone during these unprecedented times by providing round-the-clock services to all our patients and will continue to do so. Our mission is to improve the quality of life of the patients. At Wockhardt Hospitals, when patient care wins, Life Wins.”

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Stomach ulcer & piles cases increased due to wrong & self medication in Lockdown period

Nov 25, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Dr. Nitin Tawte from Terna Speciality Hospital & Research Centre, #Nerul Navi Mumbai

Mumbai- COVID is killed by heat! That is why our bodies create fever to fight it off, if you drink Turmeric powder (Haldi) regularly you will never be corona positive and many such remedies and social media post you must have heard during lockdown period but side effect of all wrong remedies are now troubling a lot of citizens in town. As per observation by Terna Speciality Hospital & Research centre from Navi Mumbai there is 20 to 30 % increases in cases of acidity, stomach ulcer and also constipation and piles due to various measures taken by people in lockdown period without consulting doctors like immunity boosters and other self medication. These medications actually don’t prevent corona as per medical study but it generates a lot of side effects on the human body.

Giving more information on this Dr. Nitin Tawte, Laparoscopic, Endoscopic and Piles Surgeon from Terna Speciality Hospital & Research Centre said, “The various medications taken by patients without medical supervision are having harmful effects on the body. I have seen increased cases of stomach ulcer and acidity in the lockdown period and even now. There are cases who present with bleeding through rectum because of irritation of inner skin and formation of piles and ulcer, they have burning in the stomach and in the chest which gets relieved with antacids. Many patients have required endoscopy who didn’t respond to medicines. Stomach ulcer and internal injury to stomach and intestines can only be diagnosed with upper or lower gastrointestinal endoscopy. Many covid patients have stomach and intestinal manifestations like loose motions and pain abdomen. So it is very essential to report to your surgeon or gastroenterologist to get the condition evaluated and to differentiate between covid and non covid stomach problems.“

Corona is a disease which spreads by respiratory droplets and to those who come in close contact with an infected person. So speaking from my experience it is better not to take any medication without doctor’s supervision and follow a strict and healthy dietary schedule. Covid will not go away so fast. So everyone has to take precautions to protect himself and his family by social distancing, wearing proper masks and avoiding crowded places. Make sure your doctor knows about all the medicines you take. This includes those prescribed by other doctors, as well as vitamins, supplements, herbal remedies, and over-the-counter drugs you use every now and then, added by Dr. Nitin Tawte from Terna Speciality Hospital & Research Centre, Nerul Navi Mumbai.

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