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Jade Global opens new facility in Hyderabad, eyes $100 mn revenue by 2021

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Hyderabad ;

Jade Global Software, which opened a new facility here on Friday, has set a target of $100 million revenue by March 2021.

The US-based advisory, integration, testing, cloud & consulting services, business solutions and IT outsourcing company has chalked out aggressive growth plans. Its current revenue stands at $30 million.

Telangana’s IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao inaugurated Jade Software’s mid-enterprise IT services facility.

“We welcome Jade Global Software to our state. What delights us is announcements continue to flow as firms find value in doing business in Telangana state which is investor and business friendly,” he said.

Jade Global has been ranked in the Inc.5000 list as the fastest growing private companies in the US for five consecutive years.

Karan Yaramada, CEO, Jade Global Soft, said this new 11,000 square foot facility will help the company ramp up its focus in the areas of Analytics & Information Management (AIM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Managed Services (MS) and Technology & Engineering Services (TES).

“We are starting our Hyderabad centre with a capacity of 100 employees now. In the next five years our goal is to increase this number to five fold,” Karan said.

“We’re essentially investing heavily towards enhancing our existing offerings and adding new facilities that will help ramp up our IT Services to our growing list of mid-size enterprises worldwide,” he added.

He believes that with more than 1,300 IT and ITES firms, Hyderabad has the right combination of infrastructure and human resources to aid to the growth of the company.

“Though services, solutions, and product development are the primary focus for Jade Global, innovation has been our driving force. We find Hyderabad a perfect place to encourage entrepreneur mindset and foster innovation,” he said.
Currently, the company generates about 40 per cent of total revenue from its India operations and plans to increase the same to 60 per cent in the next two years.

“Recently Jade Global established its footprint in Europe with a new office in Britain. We are adding people every day across three continents to augment our growth and expand our 600-member global IT Innovation team,” Karan added.

Jade recently closed a deal with large German based automobile company in India to automate their business processes.
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source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Hyderabad / IANS / July 08th, 2016

Discovery of new bacterium brings laurels to Palamuru University

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In what seems to be a prelude to the second phase of Haritha Haaram, an associate professor in Palamuru University’s Department of Microbiology has earned the rare distinction of discovering a new strain of bacteria helpful in plant growth and agro-forestry.

The bacterium, Chryseomicrobium Palamuruense, will be the first ever to be named after Palamuru (Mahabubnagar), and its discovery has led Palamuru University to create a new page in the science arena, says Professor Pavan Kumar Pindi, who isolated the bacterium from a soil sample taken from inside the university campus. The sample was collected from a drain in 2009, and its culture began a year later running into over five years of research before the bacterium was isolated.

The results of the research have been published in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM), an international peer reviewed journal of American Society of Microbiology. The publication can be viewed online after it undergoes scientific evaluation from American scientific and production evaluation.

“The bacterium aids the growth and survival rate of nursery plants and agro-forestry tree species. It has high potential as bio-fertiliser and also as enzyme producer for industrial applications,” says Prof. Pavan Kumar, adding that it aids in increasing the plant growth hormones in many agricultural crops. While there are many bacteria which aid plant growth through Nitrogen fixation, each is specific to certain host plant and the latest discovery is specific to nursery plants, Prof. Pavan Kumar says. Application of this strain as bio-fertiliser prepares the plant to withstand biotic and abiotic stress in any climatic and soil conditions.

“The same was confirmed by experiments done in collaboration with IIT-Delhi, the results of which are published in the Indian Journal of Biotechnology,” he said, and added that the novelty of this bacterium has also been recognised by the National Centre for Biotechnology Information.

The Palamuruense strain culture has been deposited in culture deposition centres of Japan, Korea, Netherlands, and Sweden for preservation for future and further research. A patent will soon be applied for, said Prof. Kumar, who also had been a postdoctoral fellow of DAAD for three years and of CCMB for five years.

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All about the bacterium

The bacterium, Chryseomicrobium Palamuruense, to be the first ever to be named after Palamuru

Professor Pavan Kumar Pindi isolated the bacterium from a soil sample taken from inside the university campus

It aids the growth and survival rate of nursery plants and agro-forestry tree species

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source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Swathi Vadlamudi / Hyderabad – July 04th, 2016

AIG doctor GV Rao receives BC Roy award

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Hyderabad :

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

UoH scholar to showcase play in South Korea

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Research scholar from the University of Hyderabad, Shaik John Basheer, who is also a children’s theatre practitioner, has been invited to participate in the International Theatre Exchange Workshop and Festival by Mindulle Theatre Village, a leading theatre company in South Korea.

Basheer will direct a play and tour across South Korea from July 1 to 29 starting with Hwaseong City.

As a part of this tour, he will showcase his play at well-known theatre festivals, including the PUM Theatre Festival.

Basheer was honoured with a Nandi Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2010.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – June 21st, 2016

CLP India, Suzlon tie up for solar project in Telangana

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Big deal:Suzlon won solar projects of 210 MW, including the 100 MW project, in Telangana.– File photo
Big deal:Suzlon won solar projects of 210 MW, including the 100 MW project, in Telangana.– File photo

CLP India and Suzlon Group have formed a joint venture to set up a 100-MW solar project in Veltoor in Telangana State.

Under the agreement, CLP India acquired 49 per cent stake in SE Solar, a special purpose vehicle set up by Suzlon, for Rs.73.5 crore.

CLP India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CLP Holdings Ltd., listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange, has the option to acquire the balance 51 per cent, according to a statement on Monday.

The Veltoor project is expected to be commissioned by May 2017 and will be funded 80 per cent by debt and 20 per cent equity.

“We remain keen (to invest in solar) and continue to explore such projects to expand our renewable energy footprint in Telangana and across India,” said Rajiv Mishra, Managing Director, CLP India.

The company is keen to invest in solar in India to complement its wind portfolio. The Veltoor Project is its first joint venture. Suzlon Group CEO J.P.Chalasani said CLP and Suzlon had successfully collaborated in the past for wind projects and “we will continue to partner for powering a greener tomorrow.” Suzlon won solar projects of 210 MW, including the 100 MW project, in Telangana through competitive bidding process.

The power purchase agreements (PPAs) were signed in February.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by N. Ravi Kumar / Hyderabad – June 21st, 2016

Paramita rewards ISEF participants

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Paramita Educational Institutions chairman E Prasada Rao has announced a cash reward of Rs 20,000 each to three students of their school, who brought laurels to Telangana with their participation in the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in the USA recently.

Students D Nikhitha, D Vamshi and T Meghana have won accolades for their science model “Reflected altitude triangle” from the district-level to international level.

The science model helped them travel throughout the country and also the USA. The students also shared their experiences while participating in various national and international science fairs.

At a function at Paramita High School here on Sunday, Mr Prasada Rao felicitated the students.

Directors Anukar Rao and Rashmita and others were also present.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by Special Correspondent / Karimnagar – June 14th, 2016

T-Hub outpost in US

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Hyderabad :

IT minister KT Rama Rao has said that an outpost of the T-Hub will be set up in Silicon Valley in the United States.

Addressing a convention of investors and IT professionals at Silicon Valley on Wednesday, Rama Rao dwelt at length on Telangana government’s plans on investments, industries and innovation. The meeting was attended by prominent industrialists from Silicon Valley.

Rama Rao said the Telangana government too started T-Hub to encourage new thoughts and innovations. The largest incubator T-Hub outpost centre would be opened in Silicon Valley, the minister said.

He said that efforts were on to make start-ups as scale-ups. ‘’We need support and cooperation from TiE (a global network of entrepreneurs) and investors from Silicon Valley,” the minister said.

“We are interested to partner with Silicon Valley and TiE to attract more investments to Telangana,” Rama Rao said.

The minister said the state government took up digital literacy in a massive scale and is moving towards m-Governance from e-Governance aiming to take the administration to the masses.

Rama Rao is currently touring the North American country along with some senior officials.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Telangana / by Express News Service / June 02nd, 2016

UK-based journal ranks UoH 7th in artificial intelligence research

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Hyderabad :

After being ranked among the best universities in the country, the University of Hyderabad (UoH) here on Wednesday was placed among the most productive organisations involved in artificial intelligence research in India by a UK-based journal.

According to the study published in Science & Technology Libraries Journal, United Kingdom, UoH has been ranked 7th among 160 organisations, as most-productive organisation involved in artificial intelligence research in India.

The top 20 most productive organisations involved in artificial intelligence research in India published 53 or more papers each and contributed 2,219 papers. The average citation per paper achieved by the total papers of these 20 organisations was 4.68, and eight organisations achieved a higher average citation per paper ratio than the group average.

The institutions listed include Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras (10.21); Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata (9.97); IIT, Mumbai (8.44); IIT, Roorkee (7.36); IIT Delhi (6.38); International Business Machines (5.84); UoH (5.36); and PSG College of Technology (4.84).

Also, Dr Alok Singh, Associate Professor in the School of Computer and Information Sciences at UoH, has been ranked 12th among top 15 most productive researchers in artificial intelligence research in India.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Express News Service / May 26th, 2016

KTR gets rousing welcome from NRIs

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After landing at Chicago airport on US soil, to a rousing welcome from non-resident Indians hailing from Telangana, Information Technology Minister K. T. Rama Rao on Tuesday launched into several meetings with VIPs including heads of companies.

In a busy schedule, he met Governor of Indiana, Mike Pence, Deputy Governor of Illinois, Trey Childress, and Consul-General of India, Dr. Ausaf Sayeed. He discussed potential areas of collaboration and cooperation between Illinois state and Telangana and outlined the salient features of the industrial policy of fledging State of India, including TSiPASS, the single window approval system.

Mr. Rao elaborated on investment opportunities in the information technology and communication, pharma and allied sectors. Mr. Trey was said to have expressed the interest of Illinois State to partner with Telangana on innovation. Also saying that he had heard a lot about the T-Hub, India’s biggest technology incubator, he said Chicago and Hyderabad shared a strong bond.

The Consul-General hosted a dinner at Chicago in honour of Mr. Rama Rao and the visiting delegation, after which the Minister held a series of meetings with heads of companies. Those he met included Chairman of the Redberry Corporation, Deepak Kanat, President of Abaris Capital Advisors, Omer Ahmed, Chairman, Genesis Pharmaceuticals, Monif Matouk and CEO of Safye Holdings Afi Hasan.

A press release said Eclat Health Solutions, a digital healthcare company, had come forward to invest US $ 15 million in Telangana, generating employment to about 1,000 people.

Several MoU were signed with representatives of these companies, in the presence of the Minister. Mr. Rama Rao also met Governor of Indiana, Mr. Mike Pence at Indianapolis later, also attending the Indianapolis-Hyderabad Sister Cities Committee meeting where he addressed a 500-strong gathering of NRIs hailing from Telangana.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – May 25th, 2016

Dream-come-true for spirited climbers

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Doodi Bhadraiah of Koya tribe during a training session at Bhongir Rock Climbing School in Nalgonda district of Telangana. Photo: Special Arrangement
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