Worried about hair fall? A comb envisioned by a team of undergraduate engineering students can now tell if you should worry about receding hairline.
The comb and other innovative ideas like a plant capable of sharing emotions based on moisture content are some ideas that have come out of the second edition of EXCITE, brainchild of Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK), Hyderabad Software Enterprise Association (HYSEA) and JNTU.
The EXCITE, five-week workshop internship programme, saw 270 students from 30 colleges participate in the programme starting May 27. The workshop resulted in nearly 90 Android-based and Internet of Things products conceived by the students. Teams with the ideas will receive mentorship over the next 12 months while the top 10 teams will also receive seed funding to bring their products to the market. Organizers of the programme said that besides helping youngsters turn entrepreneurs and develop their products, it also aids in getting them jobs with handsome pay packages.
They claimed that the EXCITE participants last year had bagged as much as Rs. 9 lakh, offered by product developers. A few other product ideas from this year’s workshop include I-toy that helps parents monitor their children from anywhere and patrolling drones. The initiative has also spawned similar initiatives in colleges.
Dubbed ‘Maker Space’, this initiative is now being pilot-tested in 12 institutions, where year-long training through hackathons is provided. This year’s EXCITE programme has led the organizers to expand Maker Space to 40 colleges in the city.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Staff Reporter / Hyderabad – July 04th, 2016
Dr GV Rao, director, chief of surgical gastroenterology, minimally invasive surgery and transplantation services at the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, received the prestigious Dr BC Roy National Award from President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on Friday, on the occasion of National Doctors Day.
Dr Rao is one of the few surgeons in the world with enormous experience in minimally invasive endoscopy and laparoscopy surgeries. He pioneered several innovative hybrid techniques including laparoscopic assisted pan enteroscopy, intra operative cryoscopy. He is one of the pioneers in the emerging technology of Natural Orifice Trans Luminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) also known as ‘No Scar Surgery’.
Dr Rao is the board member of Asia Pacific Endoscopy Task Force, Asia Pacific Endo Laparoscopic Surgeons and is in the executive committees of Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology, Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India, Association of Minimally Invasive Surgeons of India. He is also the President Elect for the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association.
He is credited and acknowledged for the First Trans Oral Endoscopic Appendectomy in the world. This is considered the next big revolution in minimally invasive surgery which would decrease the morbidity of surgery.
He had earlier received government of India’s Parliament Gold Medal for his work in gastroenterology. He was awarded the honorary fellowship of the Venezuelan Surgical Society, Egyptian Laparoscopic Surgical Society among other laurels.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Express News Service / July 02nd, 2016
University of Hyderabad has been selected for the seventh NCPEDP- Mphasis Universal Design Awards for carrying out exemplary work towards the cause of accessibility and ensuring dignity for people with disabilities, under the category of corporates and organisations.
Other winners in this category include IndiGo, National Informatics Centre (NIC), and SAP Labs India Pvt. Ltd, among others. UoH is the only university and education institute to receive the award this year.
Dr. S. Rajgopal, a life science faculty and chairman of the Empowered Committee for Differently-Abled Persons (ECDAP), said, “The recognition jointly accorded to UoH by a reputed international non-governmental organisation, NCPEDP, and a multi-national corporation known for leading business solutions, Mphasis, is very special to us because it speaks volumes on the invisible work carried out for the benefit of students with special needs.”
National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), in association with Access Ability and Barrier Break, and with the support of Mphasis, instituted the NCPEDP – Mphasis Universal Design Awards in 2010.
The university got a grant-in-aid of about Rs. 6 crore by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, after a disability audit was done in 2012-13. The grant given is being utilised for installing 18 lifts in fifteen buildings on the campus. Each lift is fitted to accommodate wheelchairs in accordance with the Bureau of Indian Standards. Other fittings like auditory signals, Braille signing, etc. have also been undertaken, a press release said.
The recognition is very special to us because it speaks volumes on the invisible work carried out for the benefit of students with special needs.
Dr. S. Rajgopal,chairman, ECDAP
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – July 02, 2016
Suram Vignesh Arjun set a record in the Telugu Book of Records recently by reciting 100 Vemana poems in about five minutes
He is a just a class 4 student, and yet he can deliver many an extempore on a wide range of subjects. And, he has amazing memory.
Meet eight-year-old Suram Vignesh Arjun who set a record in the Telugu Book of Records recently by reciting 100 Vemana poems in five minutes and 45 seconds.
He shot to fame during the separate Telangana movement when he was only six years old. He eloquently spoke about the bifurcation movement and also about Jayashankar who espoused the cause.
Impressed by his extempore at one such meeting last year at Kakatiya University, Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam Srihari presented him a cash reward of Rs. 10,000 instantly.
Son of Narender, a farmer, and Laxmi, a teacher, Suram is studying in Nachinapalli in Duggondi mandal.
His uncle, Ch. Venkat Reddy, who is also a teacher, said the boy developed amazing memory when he was very young.
Whatever was taught to him, he would say the same again, said Mr. Reddy.
Having developed multi-skills, the boy came second in the sloka recitation competition, rendering 29 slokas from 11th chapter of Bhagavad Gita.
He also bagged second prize reciting C. Narayana Reddy’s poems at the Balotsav in Kothagudem in national-level competition.
Speaking to The Hindu , Suram said he spends time reading books or browsing internet searching for information for his speeches.
He does not have a television at home, which is seen as a major distraction for children.
“I want to become the Chief Minister like Mr. K. Chandrasekhar Rao or the Prime Minister like Mr. Narendra Modi after growing up,” he said.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Andhra Pradesh / by Gollapudi Srinivasa Rao / Warangal – June 27th, 2016
Proud moment:Deputy SP D. Anand Kumar receiving the Police Best Seva medal from DGP Anurag Sarma in Hyderabad.
Director General of Police, Anurag Sarma presented the ‘Police Best Seva’ medal to Deputy Superintendent of Police, Nizamabad, D. Anand Kumar for his excellent services in the department, at the State police headquarters in Hyderabad on Friday.
The award was announced in connection with Telangana Formation Day. Having joined the department in 1991. Mr. Kumar worked in various capacities at different places. He won half a dozen gold medals for his performance during his police training.
The Deputy SP won laurels from top police officers and people for his flawless and prompt service to the needy.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by Special Correspondent / Nizamabad – June 17th, 2016
Yerrolla Prasad, a resident of Rasoolpura, sailing in the Hussan Sagar lake in Hyderabad. Photo: G. Ramakrishna / The Hindu
The slum is a nursery of sporting talent, and it’s in boxing that many of the youngsters show their punch.
This report is the third of a 12-part series on the changing face of the Indian slum, chronicling stories of new social and economic trends in our impoverished neighbourhoods
What makes them so athletic? Not a day passes without Rasoolpura’s young sportspersons making a dash for the track and field. Many vault into the boxing ring. A few go as far as the lake to tame the wind and sail. Girls hike to the ground for athletic training and handball practice.
A yen for sports, especially boxing, pervades the slum. Proximity to the Gymkhana Grounds, the famed cricket ground of Secunderabad, has stoked and preserved the passion.
Take Yerrolla Prasad, who has fallen completely in love with water but also occasionally spar. For this shy, soft-spoken 16-year-old, born and raised in a 7X7 tenement, sailing is a passion. If the wind keeps away, he leaps into the water for kayaking.
N. Shyam Prasad, who finished first-year B.Com., is saving up for a trip to Haryana to perfect his pugilistic skills, win the gold at the national level and join the Indian Air Force — his dream of years.
“All my friends abandoned sailing, overawed by the waters of Hussain Sagar Lake, despite their training in swimming. I never had any fear, and loved sailing. I hope it will help me get into the police service,” Yerrolla Prasad says.
The eldest of three children of a Dalit daily-wage earner, he snagged gold in the junior category of the Monsoon Regatta of the National Optimist Coastal Championship in 2014. Sponsored by the Yacht Club of Hyderabad, he participated in sailing events in Pune and Chennai. He was one of the 14 children from the slum trained in swimming by Bhumi, a youth-volunteer non-profit organisation, before being sent to the Yacht Club three years ago.
Shyam is now busy at a bakers’. “Four or five of us are working during summer holidays, so that we can save up for the trip and training in Haryana,” he says.
The Hyderabad District Sports Authority is coaching more than 10 youngsters from the slum at the Gymkhana Grounds. “We encourage youth to take up sports. The idea is to dissuade them from ‘gutkha’ and substance abuse. We ran a gym for three years, but had to shut it for lack of funds,” says Sheik Nayeem, convener of the Kriya Sangh Society, a community group trained by Bhumi before it left the slum.
N. Ramya, Shyam’s sister, wears her brother’s boxing shorts and shoes and trains with her friend K. Sandhya at the grounds for a summer camp.
“Initially, we could not cross our locality wearing shorts. There would be catcalls and jeers. Now, we wear trousers underneath and remove them after reaching the grounds,” says A. Bhavani, a Plus Two student.
Bhavani is into running, long jump, high jump and basketball, apart from handball. Introduced to sports during her schooldays, she was selected for training by the District Sports Authority and went on to participate in State-level handball and judo tournaments. Her brother A. Sai Kumar is into hockey.
“I studied in a private school, and though it didn’t have a ground of its own, the teachers took us to Gymkhana Grounds for games. It has become a habit,” Bhavani says.
Though parental aspirations are high about their wards’ education and career, that do not come in the way of sports.
Y. Bhaskar, Yerrolla Prasad’s father, has decided not to enrol his son in a private educational institution despite repeated calls from multiple colleges, as that would hinder his sailing aspirations.
“I want him to become an IPS officer. I hope his training as a sailor does help him get through,” he says, while his wife, Parvathi, nods in agreement.
“There are 130 to 140 self-help groups in this area, offering women loans at low interest rates. When it comes to school fees, loans of Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 20,000 come in handy,” Mr. Nayeem says.
“My daughter studied up to Class IX in a private school, after which they asked us to take her away as the school lacked recognition. I sent her to another English-medium school far off, though the fee is very high,” says Padma P., a domestic help. (With inputs from Rohit P.S.)
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Swathi Vadlamudi / May 30th, 2016
We are aware of emergency 108 services that transport pregnant women to government hospitals. However, post-pregnancy, women are left to fend for themselves, and carry their newborns to their destinations with utmost care.
This would be a thing of the past now. Health minister Dr C Laxma Reddy announced on Tuesday that the government will soon launch vehicles that would assist a newly-delivered woman in reaching her house safe and secure.
“For this, we are going to launch a service – 102 – on the name of ‘Amma Odi’. Forty such vehicles will be launched soon,” he said. These vehicles will be kept available at remote areas, villages and agency areas and will arrive at government hospitals with just a phone call. The service would be free of cost.
Meanwhile, the government would also introduce a fleet of 50 vehicles that transport the bodies of poor people who die in government hospitals to their respective homes or to graveyards. The vehicles will be kept at Gandhi, Osmania and Niloufer hospitals in Hyderabad and two vehicles each will be kept at all the district headquarter hospitals.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Express News Service / June 01st, 2016
Adventurous spirit:Additional Superintendent of Adilabad district G.R. Radhika and D. Bhadraiah, a contract labourer, two of the five members who scaled Mount Everest, in Hyderabad on Saturday.— Photo: K.V.S. Giri
Three Telugus were part of a five-member team that scaled the world’s tallest peak.
One is a woman police officer working as Additional Superintendent in Adilabad district, G.R. Radhika, while the other is a contract labour on Andhra Pradesh Transco projects, D. Bhadraiah. Fatigued but beaming with pride, they flew back here at the end of a 50-day expedition after scaling the world’s tallest peak under the guidance of an ace mountaineer.
The three Telugu-speaking members of the expedition were part of an 8-member team, of which five actually breathed the shallow, but fresh air atop Mt. Everest a few days ago. They landed at Shamshabad airport to a warm welcome and loads of bouquets. When contacted, the expedition leader Shekhar Babu Bachinepally who runs the Bhongir Rock Climbing School in adjacent Nalgonda district seemed to have run out of words, describing his happiness at the success of the team he had trained.
The three others in the expedition who conquered Mt. Everest are an Indian Police officer of the Maharashtra cadre Suhail Sharma, an Indian Forest Service officer of Karnataka cadre, S. Prabakaran and Balan Shivaraman who works in a private company in Dubai. Apart from Mr. Shekhar, the two others who did not touch the peak included the team’s doctor Vimal Jaiswal and Ashok Munne who complained of pain and was advised by the Team Leader to give up this time.
Distinction
After Mr. Shekhar Babu himself scaled Mt. Everest first in the year 2007, he got the distinction of being the first civilian from South India to do so. Again, in 2014, he repeated his feat, with Poorna, a student of Class IX of Pakala village in Nizamabad district and Anand a student who is doing his graduation from the Nizam College here.
Poorna became the youngest girl in the world to climb the peak.
Speaking to The Hindu , Ms. Radhika, a police officer selected from Group I services in 2007, hailing from Anantapur district, said that if she could afford it, she wanted to do what is typically called ‘One Degree Skiing’ in Antarctica.
“I have been lucky and tough enough physically to conquer Mt. Everest but if it happens, I would like to realise my dream of ‘One Degree Skiing’ on the ice in Antarctica,” she said.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Suresh Krishnamoorthy / Hyderabad – May 29th, 2016
The students of Ordinance Factory government High School are also known for their discipline are participation in social activities. All this was possible only because of the initiative taken by the school principal, Sangareddy mandal in-charge education officer, M Venkatesham and IIT Hyderabad, ordinance factory management’s efforts. IIT students have been teaching Maths and English to the students since 2013.
The poor students are being taught in centralised air-conditioned classes in IIT campus. Two to four special classes are being conducted for students in a month and PG students are taking the classes for the students.
In 2013, 20 students appeared for exams and 19 of them passed. After this, the school management and IIT students aimed for 100 per cent pass result.
They started concentrating on the weak students and started special classes. As a result, students achieved 100 per cent results in 2014, 2015 and created a record in the district.
IIT students teach the students in their campus and also last year in ordinance factory high school for 50 days which was organised by Alfa India Limited industry and Alfa India management took care of refreshments for the children.
Training was free of cost and also included students of Indrakaran and Eddumailaram high school students. Currently, special classes are being conducted for Class IX students at IIT Kandi campus and also in ordinance factory temporary college.
This time classes for ordinance factory high school students were held in Gitam University Hyderabad campus also.
School principal and in-charge MEO Venkateshwarlu says that by conducting special classes to students in these prestigious universities and colleges, the confidence level of the students will increase and they will see a new atmosphere which helps them in confidence building. These students also excel in social activities too.
Even as the government postponed the programme due to severe heat wave, the students and teachers of this school planted 150 saplings, that has changed the face of the school. The factory management, as appreciation allotted two acres of land. Students had adopted the plants and are also taking care of them.
The teachers of this school Rama Devi and Sujatha are encouraging the students and moving forward with them.
Locals said that ordinance factory government high school stand as role models for not just the students, but also other school teachers.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by P. Krishna / Express News Service / May 26th, 2016
Doodi Bhadraiah of Koya tribe during a training session at Bhongir Rock Climbing School in Nalgonda district of Telangana. Photo: Special Arrangement
Woman police officer among those who scaled the Everest.
A woman working as Additional Superintendent of Police in Adilabad of Telangana, G.R. Radhika, a member of the Koya tribe, Doodi Bhadraiah hailing from Kothapally of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, were among five persons who scaled Mount Everest on Friday morning.
Others who were part of the expedition were a Maharashtra cadre Indian Police Service officer, Suhail Sharma, Karnataka cadre Indian Forest Service officer S. Prabhakaran and a native of Tamil Nadu working in Dubai for Emerson Climate Technologies, Balan Sivaraman. Regrettably, an amputee from Maharashtra, Ashok Munne returned from the summit camp set up at a height of 8.500 meters. He could not claim the distinction because returned due to bad weather.
One-year training The expedition led by the founder of the Bhongir Rock Climbing School in the district, Shekharbabu Bachenapally, comprised a doctor and eight Sherpas for logistic assistance till the summit camp. In a Facebook chat with The Hindu, Mr. Shekharbabu said the victory came after an arduous year-long training at the School.
Describing their adventure, he said the team had left for Nepal from Hyderabad on April 7 and after the paperwork that included getting a Chinese visa, flew to Lhasa on April 13. With the help of the Sherpas and the doctor, they trekked up to reach an altitude of 5,200 meters on April 18 and 19, coping with low oxygen levels and the cold weather conditions. April 20 saw them reaching the North Base Camp of Mount Everest and acclimatising themselves further, upto 6,200 metres. Then began the march towards the Advance Base Camp, on what is described as the ‘Miracle Highway’ on April 27.
Red letter day Mr. Shekharbabu said on May 3, they climbed a 500 metre high, ice wall and returned to the North Base Camp, after which ascended another 300 meters and came to the Advance Base Camp. May 19, saw them ascending on the last leg, the final climb and they scaled the world’s tallest peak on Friday morning.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by T. Karnakar Reddy / Nalgonda – May 21st, 2016
