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AIR Topper’s talk in seminar on UPSC Exam Preparation in Vision IAS, Hyderabad

Hyderabad, 7th May 2024: The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a nationwide competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for Recruitment to higher Civil Services of the Government of India, including the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, and Indian Police Service.

Vision IAS seminar meet in Hyd-01

Vision IAS conducted a seminar on UPSC preparation strategy by our students who secured All India Rank Mr. Navneet Anand ( AIR Rank. 499, UPSC CSE 2023 ) & Mr. Harshit Srivastava ( AIR Rank. 521, UPSC CSE 2023 ) which was attended by many aspirants.

Navneet Anand (Purnia Dst, BIHAR) – 3rd attempt, Optional -Sociology

10th – 12th from – Sainik School, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, B.A(HONS)- Ambedkar University, Delhi. and

M.A. Sociology – Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. CAPF(ACS)

Mr. Harshit Srivastava (Prayagraj, Uttarpradesh) – 5th attempt, Optional -Geography

Vision IAS seminar meet in Hyd-02

Completed his School & Intermediate in Maharshi Patanjali Vidyamandir – CBSE and B tech Electronics and Communication- Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow.

In this session, both shared their inspiring journey with the aspirants and offered them strategies for managing time effectively, developing practical study plans, and maintaining motivation throughout their preparation journey. The session was appraised by all the aspirants who reached the VISION IAS Hyderabad centre in Telangana to attend the open session, leaving a mark on the future nation leaders.

Health

Ministry of Labour and Employment, Govt. of India initiates the process for setting up ESIC hospital at Dholera SIR

Aug 31, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Dholera Industrial City Development Limited (DICDL), #Dholera Industrial City Development Ltd (DICDL), #Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR), #ESIC hospital, #IAS, #Managing Director, #Shri Hareet Shukla

Gandhinagar: Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR), a major Greenfield Industrial Hub planned and located over 100km south of Ahmedabad, is in conversation with ESIC under India’s Ministry of Labour and Employment to allocate land for constructing around 200-bed hospital. With the initiation of this public health system, Dholera will aim to provide affordable healthcare treatment to workers and employees of the special investment region.

Dholera SIR, which caters to more than 4500 labourers and a request to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, was made for setting up a hospital to deliver high-quality healthcare for its workers. As the workforce will grow due to upcoming connectivity projects and the launch of new industrial units in the special investment region, the need for a hospital is evident, paving the way for opening up new vistas of development of the hinterland. Currently, Bhavnagar and Ahmedabad are the closest cities with major hospitals at 65 km and 110 km, respectively.

The Ministry has accepted and have initiated on the proposal submitted by Dholera Industrial City Development Limited (DICDL) for setting up an ESIC hospital as DSIR has already identified a land parcel for around 200 bed hospital in the activation area. As of now (22.54 sq km) is being developed in phase 1 of the Activation area out of 920 sq km. It will impact the development at the DSIR since Dholera is experiencing immigration in the form of skilled and unskilled labourers for the ongoing construction activities in and around the activation Area.

Shri Hareet Shukla, IAS, Managing Director, Dholera Industrial City Development Ltd (DICDL), said, “We are pleased to announce that the Ministry has approved our request and a dialogue has been initiated with the officials from State ESIC for setting up an ESI Hospital Dholera SIR. This would greatly benefit the workers and, in turn, will be a great push for the region’s development. The health care facility will serve not only the existing employees and workers but also the futuristic development due to existing and proposed connectivity projects.”

ESIC has examined the matter and obtained preliminary reports to ascertain the feasibility of setting up an ESIC hospital at Dholera, as it already meets the minimum norms of Insured Persons (IPs) required to set up an ESIC hospital.

Dholera is a Greenfield site for developing industries with provision for adequate social and civic amenities. Further, to provide seamless connectivity to the Dholera Special Investment Region from Ahmedabad, a Dedicated Freight Corridor, the gateway sea-ports, a dedicated rail line for movement of goods and a Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) have also been planned.

Shri K. S. Sreenivasa Raju (4th from left), IAS, Secretary to Government (Tourism & Culture), YAT&C Department, Government of Telangana, releasing the ‘TCEI - TEFA World Photography Day’ poster, today; also seen (L-R) are Neeru Mohan, Secretary, TEFA; Badam Krishna Rao, EC Member, TCEI; Toufiq Khan, Joint Secretary, TCEI; Rakhi Kankaria, President, TCEI & Manoj Innani, President, TEFA. Telangana Chamber of Events Industry (TCEI) & Telangana Event Facilitators Association (TEFA); are celebrating the World Photography Day by hosting ‘TCEI-TEFA World Photography Day’ on Thursday 19th August 2021.

Business, News

TCEI-TEFA World Photography Day will help budding photographers to turn pros: Shri Sreenivasa Raju, Tourism Secretary

Aug 9, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Government of Telangana, #IAS, #Secretary to Government (Tourism & Culture), #Shri K. S. Sreenivasa Raju, #TCEI-TEFA World Photography Day, #YAT&C Department

Hyderabad: Shri K. S. Sreenivasa Raju, IAS, Secretary to Government (Tourism & Culture), YAT&C Department, Government of Telangana, released the ‘TCEI – TEFA World Photography Day’ poster, today. Telangana Chamber of Events Industry (TCEI) – an umbrella association of event organizer and associated professionals, and Telangana Event Facilitators Association – a constituent association of TCEI; are celebrating the World Photography Day by hosting ‘TCEI – TEFA World Photography Day’ on Thursday 19th August 2021.

Shri Sreenivasa Raju said, TCEI and TEFA taking the initiative to host the World Photography Day and encouraging budding talent by way of hosting a contest is highly commendable. No event or occasion is complete without the photographer clicking pictures, therefore the need for talented photographers will always be there. The knowledge sharing by acclaimed photography professionals at the ‘TCEI-TEFA World Photography Day’ will help those just taking to the profession to learn the professional secrets and master the art quickly. I request photographers in the state of Telangana to register for the contest in large numbers and make the event a grand success.

Shri Sreenivasa Raju garu releasing the ‘TCEI-TEFA World Photography Day’ poster, helps reach the information to large number of photographers and enable to unearth hidden talent from across the state, says Rakhi Kankharia, President, TCEI.

TCEI is calling for entries from interested photography professionals for the Contest, on the theme EMOTIONS. Interested contestants can access details from https://forms.gle/zWgwnsLciCdwXTvUA or by contacting Sandeep Jain/ Pavan Agrawal/ Ajay Chauhan on 9849003482/ 9010393628/ 9989523143.

TCEI and TEFA thank Shri Sreenivasa Raju garu, for releasing the ‘TCEI-TEFA World Photography Day’ poster and encouraging the Event industry in its pursuit of excellence, says Neeru Mohan, Secretary, TEFA.

TCEI office bearers comprising of Rakhi Kankaria, President, TCEI; Toufiq Khan, Joint Secretary, TCEI; Manoj Innani, President, TEFA; Neeru Mohan, Secretary, TEFA and Badam Krishna Rao, EC Member, TCEI; called on Shri Sreenivasa Raju.

The World Photography day event is packed with professionally informative and invigorating sessions and includes an interactive live streaming session focusing on inspiring anecdotes and experiences of internationally acclaimed photography icons like Badal Raja, Megha Israni, Ram Bherwani and Ronica Khandhari; face to face interaction with leading Hyderabad based photography professionals including Arvind Chenji, Namrata Rupani, Ram Babu Dhanishetty and Vimal Jain, the event culminates with the announcement of winners of the Photo Contest.

Business World, News

The vision of self-reliance will help strengthen the domestic ecosystem and make the country more globally competitive, Says Experts At ASSOCHAM’s ‘Wisdom Series’

Mar 17, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #ASSOCHAM, #Chairman, #FMCG Council on Brand Promotion & Brand Protection, #Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation, #IAS, #Mr. Anil Rajput, #Shri M.Thennarasan, #Vice Chairman & Managing Director

New Delhi: The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), one of the apex trade associations of India in association with ITC Sunfeast concluded the Tenth edition of its Wisdom Series lecture titled “Interaction on Ease of Doing Business” on the theme of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat – Vocal for Local – Moving towards Self-Reliant India’. The session was graced by the presence of Shri M.Thennarasan,IAS, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation. The session was moderated by Shri Anil Rajput, Chairman, FMCG Council on Brand Promotion & Brand Protection, ASSOCHAM holding an insightful interaction on various initiative.

Appreciating this great initiative called Atamnirbhar Bharat, Shri M Thennarasan gave a presentation on Ease of Doing Business wherein he highlighted the various initiative of GIDC specially during covid- 19 . He said “India has been ranked 79 from 142 to 63 in a span of 5 years as the ranking system established by World Bank. Next he talked about the compliance system.Govt. Of India is committed to ease the regulatory compliance system for the businesses in India. Next, he discussed the various initiatives taken for Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) by Government of Gujarat like Gujarat Single Window Clearance Act 2017, Investor Facilitation Agency, Online Incentive Application, Labour Compliances, Ease of Electricity Connections, Auto Renewal of NOCs etc. Next he highlighted key initiative for EoDB by GIDC like online modules of GIDC, GIDC Setu, Mobile App, Dues/Accounts information, Self clearances etc. Talking about the other initiatives he said that initiatives like Digital Signature, E-File Movement, Decision Support System etc were also taken to facilitate EODB in the state. At last he concluded by inviting participants and companies to the state for investment.”

Mr. Anil Rajput, Chairman, FMCG Council on Brand Promotion & Brand Protection, ASSOCHAM gave the opening remarks and introduced the panelist to the participants. Talking about the theme he said “Ease of doing Business refers to the regulatory environment in a country to set up and operate a business. Every year, the World Bank compares the business environment in 190 countries in its Ease of Doing Business Report. The ease of doing business rankings is based on a country’s performance on 10 parameters such as enforcing contracts and starting a business. These parameters are regulated by different agencies across the three tiers of government (i.e. central, state and municipal). The vision of self-reliance will help strengthen the domestic ecosystem and make the country more globally competitive. At the same time, sustaining economic growth in the next phase will depend significantly on fundamental reforms to support de-regulation/improved regulatory delivery. Majority of the regulatory compliances require businesses to make multiple visits to the government agencies in the state to obtain approval. Several states have introduced online systems, including Single Window Systems (SWS) for obtaining such approvals. As with any other new initiative there are still implementation gaps and but monitoring of these systems through third party audits will help improve even the existing systems. Attracting investors and facilitating the growth of domestic players requires the Indian regulatory ecosystem to undergo rationalization and increased digitization. Indeed, if state governments are committed about reforms and are focused on economic recovery, they should first focus on improving regulatory delivery.”

Education, News

Afghanistan and India participate in IIHMR University’s talk on Public Health Actions for Universal Health Coverage in Developing Countries

Feb 23, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Advisor, #and Dean (Research), #Chairman, #Dr. Ashok Agarwal, #Dr. DK Mangal, #Dr. Ferozuddin Feroz, #Dr. Indu Bhushan, #Dr. SD Gupta, #Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ayushman Bharat, #Former Health Minister of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, #IAS, #IIHMR University, #Professor, #SD Gupta School of Public Health, #Trustee Secretary of IIHMR

IIHMR University organized a webinar on ‘Public Health Actions for Universal Health Coverage in Developing Countries.’ This webinar was organized under the aegis of SD Gupta School of Public Health (SDG-SPH). Dr. Ashok Agarwal, Trustee Secretary of IIHMR, Dr. Ferozuddin Feroz, Former Health Minister of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Dr. Indu Bhushan, IAS, Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ayushman Bharat, Dr. SD Gupta, Chairperson, Dr. PR Sodani, President, IIHMR University, were the Panelists. Dr. D. K. Mangal, Professor, and Dean (Research), Advisor, SD Gupta School of Public Health, IIHMR University moderated the session. The webinar focused on the importance of health coverage and the challenges of overcoming the need for basic access to quality health services the world over in developing countries.

Dr. Ashok Agarwal, Trustee Secretary of IIHMR said, “SD Gupta School of Public Health (SDG-SPH) has been launched to felicitate the contribution of Dr. SD Gupta to the universe of Public Health. The SDG-SPH has been launched with a vision to train public health leaders, address knowledge on pressing health challenges and enhance population health and well-being. SDG-SPH is dedicated the improvement of health and well-being globally by preparing students to become public health leaders, scholars and practitioners.”

Dr. Ferozuddin Feroz, Former Health Minister of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, said, “More than 50% of the population world over does not have access to essential, quality & affordable health services. Over 930 million people, or 12% of the world’s population, spend at least 10% of the household budgets to pay for healthcare (WHO 2019). UHC contributes to achieving the objectives of other SDGs. UHC focuses on Promotion, Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation. Universal coverage does not mean free coverage for all health interventions regardless of the cost; it is about embracing health systems, health service delivery, health workforce, health facility, communication networks, quality assurance mechanisms as well as governance. Universal Health Coverage cannot be improved unless equity is achieved.”

Universal Health Coverage should be designed based on scientific criteria, the country’s disease burden, cost-effectiveness studies, and health technology assessments.

Dr. Indu Bhushan, IAS, Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ayushman Bharat, said, “From 2000s India has made considerable progress on health indicators. Infant Mortality rate has declined by 51%, Maternal Mortality Rate has declined by 61%, and the number of seats for MBBS has tripled which we see an increase to 242% i.e number of MBBS seats has increased from 25058 in 2006 to 85726 in 2020. We have also seen an increase in public health expenditure by 80% and life expectancy has increased by 9%.”

Dr. Indu Bhushan further added, “The objective of the National Health Policy of 2017 has been guiding the UHC to achieve its targets. The response to COVID-19 Pandemic has strengthened the response to healthcare where we see rapid infrastructure up-gradation, policy reforms, and increase in healthcare awareness campaigns, augmenting infectious disease surveillance program, adoption of digital innovative solutions, improvement in hygiene standards, push for undertaking more research, deepening global cooperation on health and capacity building of health workers.”

Major National Health Policy targets for 2025 have been an increase in life expectancy to 70, reduce neo-natal mortality to a single digit, decrease household facing catastrophic expenditure by 25%, reduce premature mortality from NCDs by 25%, increase health expenditure by Government as a percentage of GDP to 2.5% and establish integrated health information architecture. For achieving the ambitious targets of UHC, India needs to counter several challenges such as fragmented and siloed health delivery, limited availability of human resources, inadequate healthcare infrastructure, asymmetry and deficit in access to health information, affordability of healthcare, and non-standardized quality of healthcare.

Dr. SD Gupta, Chairman, IIHMR University said, “SDG-SPH has been established to develop an institution that focuses on not mastering theories but transmitting these theories in practice. The institution shall be exploring new areas in public health and shall emerge as a thought leader.”

Dr. DK Mangal, Professor, and Dean (Research), Advisor, SD Gupta School of Public Health, IIHMR University moderated the session stated, “Universal health coverage is about ensuring that people have access to healthcare without suffering financial hardships. It is the key to ending achieving the twin objective of ending extreme poverty and increasing equity and shared prosperity. Goal 3 and target 3.8 aim at achieving universal health coverage and includes financial protection and access to quality essential healthcare services and affordable medicines and vaccines for all. About 90 million people are impoverished by health expenses every year. However, Universal Health coverage has gained momentum.”

Business World, News

Chandigarh Startup Policy to be launched soon – Secretary, Chandigarh Administration

Feb 23, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Chair, #Chandigarh Administration, #Chandigarh Chapter, #Head, #IAS, #Invest India, #Mr Madhu Sudan Vij, #Mr Param Kalra, #Mr Yashpal Garg, #Ms Aastha Grover, #Regional Chair, #secretary, #Startup Committee, #Startup Hub

Chandigarh will get its own Startup Policy with special focus on women entrepreneurship soon, informed Mr Yashpal Garg, IAS, Secretary, Chandigarh Administration. He was addressing a video conference on Startups organized by PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry in collaboration with Chandigarh Administration and startup Punjab.

He further shared that Incubation Center at Chandigarh for IT sector is operating since 2001. The new policy will focus on accommodating non IT Startups and expand the scope of incentivizing to private and institutional incubators, co-working spaces and startups.

Ms Aastha Grover, Head, Startup Hub, Invest India conducted a workshop on startup schemes, registration process, recognition schemes, seed funds and special agreements with ministries and corporates to promote products and services of Startups.

During her workshop she informed the participants regarding various modes created by the Government of India to provide market access to startups including access to 30 States / UTs through their policies, International tie ups with 11 countries to open access to their investors and market, tie ups with corporates to promote the products and services by startups, pro bono service with listed companies and government engagement for social startups. She added that exclusive patent application route created for DPIIT registered startups increased the patent registration three times in past 4 years.

She informed the participants about the funding schemes and the application process under various government schemes launched by different departments.

Mr Madhu Sudan Vij, Chair, Chandigarh Chapter informed the participants regarding services provided to startups through PHD – MSME Mentoring & Guidance Center and further encouraged them to take the membership.

While moderating the session Mr Param Kalra, Regional Chair, Startup Committee addressed and tried to get the solutions for the pain points of the startups including the cost of incorporation of a company, higher cost of power and internet supply, need to enhance the exposure and reach for the tier 2 and tier 3 cities based startups, availing the government schemes, access to the funds to incubators and startups.

The Session was attended by over 75 entrepreneurs from the region.

Business World, News

18th Edition of BioAsia 2021 Kicks off focussing on the COVID-19 with participation of Industry Leaders from Global Life Sciences Sector…

Feb 23, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #BioAsia, #Director of Telangana Life-sciences & CEO, #Government of Telangana, #Govt of Telangana, #IAS, #Industries & Commerce Dept, #Minister for Industries and Commerce & IT, #Mr. Jayesh Ranjan, #Mr. K.T. Rama Rao, #Mr. Shakti Nagappan, #Principal Secretary

Hyderabad: Asia’s largest Life Sciences and Biotechnology convention –BioAsia 2021 kick-started today in the presence of advocates from Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Pharma and Healthcare industries in India and abroad. The 18th edition of the global forum is being held on 22nd and 23rd February and was inaugurated by Mr KT Rama Rao, Hon’ble Minister for Industries and Commerce & IT, Government of Telangana. With the theme of ‘Moving The Needle’, the annual flagship event of the Government of Telangana, BioAsia, is focusing on COVID-19, Global Health, Pharma and MedTech.

While inaugurating the summit, Mr. K.T. Rama Rao, Minister for Industries and Commerce & IT, Government of Telangana said, “BioAsia 2021 marks the 18th edition of this prestigious annual flagship event and I’m extremely pleased that we have continued to hold this tradition by conducting the event amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. With the world still grappling over this and getting used to the ‘New Normal’, I would like to use this occasion once again to thank all the front-line workers including health care and public services, and the Scientists, among others who worked tirelessly during these unprecedented times amongst social and personal challenges. I take pride in saying that Hyderabad rose to the occasion and made an impact for the world to witness. Our position as the “Vaccine Capital of the World” was further bolstered and it is a matter of pride that the world is looking to India and Hyderabad.Our signature event, BioAsia has been synonymous with the life sciences sector in Hyderabad. I am delighted that the event continues grow in reputation and size. I hope you will have an engaging and thought-provoking time at the event over the next two days. Let’s together ‘Move the Needle’ to improve global health.”

During the inaugural ceremony, along with the Minister, also present in the occasion were Mr. Jayesh Ranjan, IAS, Principal Secretary, Industries & Commerce Dept, Govt of Telangana, Mr. E.V Narasimha Reddy, Chairman & Managing Director , TSIIC, Mr. Shakti Nagappan, Director of Telangana Life-sciences & CEO, BioAsia, Mr. Satish Reddy, Chairman, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, and Mr. Naveen Gullapalli, Global Head, Novartis Business Services Innovation and Dr. Krishna Ella, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Biotech. The organizing committee of BioAsia has bestowed the prestigious Genome Valley Excellence Award 2021 to Bharat BioTech for its breakthrough, pioneering research, development and commercialization of vaccines including COVAXIN™ (COVID-19 Vaccine), Rabies vaccine, Japanese Encephalitis vaccine, Polio vaccine and Typhoid Conjugate vaccines, among many others that have helped save billions of lives globally. The award was personally received by Dr. Krishna Ella and Dr. Suchitra Ella.

During the inaugural session, an MoU was signed between the Govt. of Telangana and Cytiva, a global life-science leader to establish Biopharma Scale up facility that will be established in Genome Valley to provide professional training, technology evaluation, consultancy services, infrastructure support for process development, and the flexibility to scale up.

The inaugural session was followed by an insightful keynote address by Mr. Peter Marks, Director, Centre for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA. The first panel discussion of the day on the topic of Virtually Connected Healthcare was focussed on the prospects of telemedicine and Digi tools improving accessibility to healthcare with active participation from leaders in the space including Mr. Arnaud Bernaert, Head of Global Health and Healthcare, World Economic Forum, Ms. Carmen (C.F.M.) van Vilsteren, Chair Top Sector Life Sciences & Health, Health Holland, Ms. Sangita Reddy, Joint MD, Apollo Hospitals, , Ms. Debjani Ghosh, President, NASSCOM, Mr. Ashutosh Raghuvanshi, MD & CEO, Fortis Healthcare Limited and Mr. KaivaanMovdawalla, Partner, Healthcare, EY India. The session was moderated by Ms. Rhythma Kaul, Health Editor, Hindustan Times.

The second panel discussion – Immunizing the World was focused on India’s potential and key steps/actions to be taken to become the future global innovative vaccines provider. The panel comprised of global leaders including Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization, Dr. Balram Bhargava, Secretary to Government of India, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare & Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research, Dr. Robin Nandy, Principal Advisor & Chief of Immunizations, UNICEF, Dr. Jerome H. Kim, Director General, International Vaccine Institute (IVI), South Korea, Dr. Krishna Ella, Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Biotech International Limited and Ms. Mahima Datla, Managing Director, Biological E.

The final panel for Day 1 on Hits/Misses and hidden pandemic, sparked an interesting discussion on learning from the pandemic to create a robust healthcare system. Dr. VK Paul, Member (Health), Niti Aayog, Government of India, Dr.Renu Swarup, Secretary to Government of India, Department of Biotechnology, Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director for South-East Asia, World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. V.G. Somani, Drugs Controller General (India), Central Drugs Standard Control Organization, Dr. Richard Hatchett, Chief Executive Officer, CEPI, Dr. Peter Piot, Director, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Dr. Naresh Trehan, Chairman and Managing Director, Medanta Hospital constituted the panel.

Mr. Jayesh Ranjan, IAS, Principal Secretary, Industries & Commerce Dept, Govt of Telangana commented, “We are taking the lead in sparking deliberations of dire necessity around the pandemic, reinventing and growing from it. Hyderabad has always been the heart of life sciences industry and it is rapidly growing and supporting the industry”.

Mr. Shakti Nagappan, Director of Telangana Life-sciences & CEO, BioAsia, “This year we’ve gone truly global with the 18th edition of BioAsia expecting to witness astonishing participation from close to 31,054 participants from 72 countries. We have seen leaders deliberating on critical topics such as COVID-19 and accessibility to healthcare. It has been a great kickstart to a crucial event”.

Day 2 of BioAsia 2021, would witness high impact sessions including the CEO Conclave with Mr. K.T. Rama Rao and Mr. Amitabh Kant and key industry stalwarts. A Fire side chat will also be organized with Mr. Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft and Mr. KT Rama Rao, Minister for Industries & Commerce, Government of Telangana. The participants will get to hear more industry leaders during the panels discussions on medical technologies, supply chain management and R&D in the industry.

Education

Vedanta Group companies come forward to ensure uninterrupted learning for children

Jan 7, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Chief Executive Officer, #District Collector, #Education Minister, #Govind Singh Dotasra, #IAS, #Mr. Anshdeep, #Pali, #Rajasthan, #Sunil Duggal, #Vedanta Ltd

The COVID-19 pandemic has humanity facing one of the toughest crises in recent history. Countrywide lockdown confined children to limited spaces and locations. To keep children engaged and sustain hope in their hearts, Vedanta Group companies, Cairn Oil & Gas and Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL), have come forward and initiated several programs in the field of education and learning. Through their initiatives in Rajasthan, both the companies are encouraging kids to become leaders of change and continue their journey of learning amidst the crisis, inspiring the world to live each day to the fullest.

Sunil Duggal, Chief Executive Officer, Vedanta Ltd., said, “Vedanta is committed to transforming the lives of children at the grassroots level, and providing them quality education, especially during these challenging times, is an important part of this vision. Cairn Oil & Gas and Hindustan Zinc have taken up innovative and technology-backed initiatives to ensure that students adapt to new ways of learning and children are not made to suffer.”

Some of the flagship projects under the aegis of Vedanta Group companies are:

Project e-Kaksha – a unique digital education initiative for rural children studying in Rajasthan by Cairn Oil & Gas

E-Kaksha is aimed at imparting education through digital platforms to the students of class 6th to 12th in partnership with Department of Education, Government of Rajasthan for all subjects with special attention on key subjects like Maths, Physics Chemistry, Biology, English, etc. Under this project, over 300+ videos have been developed so far, as the initiative aims to benefit more than 1.7 crore students in over 65,000+ government schools across 33 districts in the state. The e-content will be delivered through government’s digital mediums like Shiksha Vani, Shiksha Darshan (Doordarshan Rajasthan), Smile Program as well as ICT lab and smart classrooms in every government schools along with official YouTube channel of RBSE e-kaksha. Ujjwal project, which was focused on providing remedial and bridge classes to weaker and out of school students in 20 government schools in Barmer, Rajasthan, has continued to provide education at their hamlets and clusters post lockdown.

Speaking about the project, Govind Singh Dotasra, Education Minister, Rajasthan said, “The closure of government schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted children’s education. Rajasthan government has, under the leadership of Ashok Gehlot, CM, Rajasthan, strived to make education accessible to the children of Rajasthan. It delights me to announce that the leaders at our education department have worked enthusiastically to provide education to children stuck at home at such difficult times and signed MoU with Vedanta & Mission Gyan.” Mr. Anshdeep, IAS, District Collector, Pali, appreciated the e-Kaksha project.

Ghar Baithe Gyan Ganga – Education Project by Cairn Oil & Gas

Launched in Gujarat to improve the quality of education in schools, this project set-up smart classes and introduced innovative teaching methods for experiential learning. So far, the education project has catered to 1700+ children by providing them quality education and learning.

Shiksha Sambal by HZL

The Shiksha Sambal project is aimed at quality teaching of the key subjects like Science, Maths and English (SEM). The project places additional teachers into schools and builds a strong conceptual foundation among students using innovative learning techniques & activities such as group learning, worksheets, learning camps, science fairs, etc. The project has benefitted 64 government schools and more than 7,300 students of class 9^th to 12^th. During this pandemic, the project team connected with students through online platforms and home visits to keep the learning going.

Mindpsark by HZL

Mindspark Learning Lab is a personalised adaptive learning program which provides customized and adaptive cloud-based learning solution to strengthen language and Mathematics learning for classes 1 to 8. Currently, the program is reaching out to 38 government schools benefiting more than 6000 students.

Unchi Udaan by HZL

Hindustan Zinc’s ‘Unchi Udaan’, an educational Excellence initiative is built on the foundation of Shiksha Sambal and aims to identify young meritorious students from Govt. schools in communities around the company’s operational areas and mentoring them to enter engineering institutions of national repute. Each year, the company selects 25-30 students from rural areas of its operational districts, through rigorous selection process conducted across 6 districts – Udaipur, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand & Ajmer from Rajasthan and Pantnagar from Uttarakhand and provide free coaching to appear and get through the IITs and other prestigious Engineering Colleges. The project provides residential schooling and coaching support to select group of students. The project is being implemented by Vidya Bhawan & Resonance Edu ventures. At present four batches from class 9 till 12 are running in Unchi Udaan program & the project is benefitting 134 students.

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