M. Chakravarthy Reddy of Telangana State won the Asian youth (under-18) open category chess title. / by Special Arrangement
M. Chakravarthi Reddy wins Asian Youth Chess Championship U-18 open category title in Delhi
M. Chakravarthi Reddy is all set to become the first-ever, ‘original’ International Master from the newly-formed Telangana State after winning the Asian Youth Chess Championship under-18 open category title in Delhi.
It’s a highly remarkable achievement by the first year student of CBIT in ECE, considering the fact that the first ever IM from the then united Andhra Pradesh was Lanka Ravi way back in 1987 amongst the very few from this part of the country.
It was an event, which was clearly dominated by Indians who won three gold, five silver and two bronze besides, the overall championship.
A proud father, Venkat Reddy, who is an agriculturist hailing from Halia mandal near Nagarjunasagar in Nalgonda district, says that his son started playing chess from class 6 onwards.
Coached by Shiva Kumar and C.R.G. Krishna, this happens to be the first major win for Chakravarthy as his only other big achievements were gold, silver and bronze in the last three editions of the National School Games.
New rules
Because of the change in rules in awarding the IM title, the FIDE will now confer it to the continental champion directly unlike in the past when a player has to complete three IM norms despite winning these kind of events.
The new rule clearly states that on a title gained by achieving a certain place or result in a tournament — winning or achieving with a result of 50 per cent, the respective national federation in Chakravarthi’s case, AICF, will have to send the application and confirmation by the qualification commission, the title will be awarded automatically.
Mosadeghpur Masoud of Iran and Serikbay Chingiz of Kazakhstan settled for silver and bronze respectively in the U-18 Open category.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by V.V. Subrahmanyam / Hyderabad – November 16th, 2014
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has complimented ace shuttler Saina Nehwal on her winning the China Open Series women’s singles badminton title on Sunday.
In a statement, Mr. Rao said it was third title of the season for Ms. Saina, who is settled in Hyderabad, and second super series title. The sportspersons of Hyderabad are an inspiration to Telangana State which is trying to overcome all adversities to be in the forefront of progress, he said.
The success of women players in particular would inspire and infuse confidence among girls of Telangana in different walks of life, he hoped.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / Hyderabad – November 17th, 2014
The Telangana Development Forum has started its Atlanta chapter to make its activities more inclusive in order to contribute to the development of Telangana State.
Telangana Development Forum, vying for its fair share of visibility among the Telugus in the USA, is gaining momentum overseas what with the new executive, under Vishweshwar Kalavala’s leadership, giving wings to various city chapters in USA.
Bharath Naravetla, who was elected for the TDF USA Board of Trustees (BOTs) recently from Atlanta, took the initiative and made the first meeting of Telanganites a huge success in Atlanta.
The attendance of 70 people represented a balanced diversity of age groups, professions, and places they came from back home and was a good mix of local organisations ATA, NATA, TANA and others.
The TDF Atlanta Advisory Panel comprising Narender Reddy Ganta, T. Ramchander Reddy, Mohan Reddy KomatiReddy, Laxma Reddy Paripati, Rathnaker Elugunti, Sathyanarayan Reddy Thangirala, Dr. Sreenivas Gangasani, Srijan Joginpally, Kiran Pasham, Vivek Reddy Edula, Upender Kadire and Goutam Goli was also announced on the occasion.
The members present and the advisory panel provided their inputs for the development of Telangana and announced an action plan of TDF Atlanta to work in tandem with the local organizations to develop Telangana region and promote Telangana culture in USA, said the TDF Media Chair, Santosh Reddy Kakulavaram.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Telangana / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – November 14th, 2014
The Best App In Asia category of the digital winners 2014, Raghu Kanchustambham, explains about his application in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Photo: G. Ramakrishna / The Hindu
The app helps coffee growers to get instant returns for their produce. Livelihood 360 is also capable of estimating quantity of the produce in the fields and sell the crop at fair price.
The coffee farmers of Araku valley these days get instant returns for their produce. Gone are the days when they had to wait for nearly a month till the buyers completed the weighing process of the produce and release money through co-operative society. Thanks to a mobile application developed by Hyderabad-based entrepreneur, Raghu Kanchustambham, there is no waiting period.
The app dubbed as ‘Livelihood 360 (L360)’ was adjudged the Best App of Asia in the Telenor Digital Winners Conference, a global competition held in Oslo, Norway this month. The award came with a cash prize of Rs. 9,79,000, which will be utilised by the developer to further “scale up” the concept.
It all started when Mr. Raghu, who has a start-up ‘Concept Wave’, met the officials of Naandi Foundation, which was already working with the coffee farmers of Araku valley. “The basic premise was to utilise technology and reach to those people not having access to technology and internet. I visited Araku valley and spent time with them and learnt a lot about their lifestyle and livelihood,” he said.
Mr. Raghu said the previous system of remittance to coffee growers in Araku was taking about a month. The coffee growers would take their produce to a prescribed ‘adda’ where the truck drivers would collect and transport coffee beans to another location for weighing and valuing. “We gave the truck drivers an application that would quantify the yield and also determine the quality instantly. The drivers will immediately remit the amount on the spot to farmers,” he explained.
Livelihood 360 is also capable of estimating quantity of the produce in the fields and sell the crop at fair price. “We have already adopted this application among 12,000 coffee farmers in 650 villages of Araku. Between 40 and 50 truck drivers from Araku were given training on using the application on a feature phone and not a smart phone,” he explained.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by M. Sai Gopal / Hyderabad – November 12th, 2014
Representatives from 15 countries and 20 international speakers from Defence and aerospace engineering global majors are pariticipating in the meet.
A three-day aviation conference showcasing Telangana State as an investment hub in defence and aerospace engineering opens in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
The event, Defence & Aerosupply India, at the Novotel Hyderabad airport will bring the best in the aviation business to discuss new opportunities and challenges. There will be representation from 15 countries and 20 international speakers from defence and aerospace engineering global majors.
According to the organisers – Government of Telangana and Kenes Exhibitions – well known names globally in the sectors, including Airbus, Dassault, Lockheed Martin, Honeywell, Bell Helicopters, Israeli Aerospace Manufacturing Federation, have confirmed participation.
The conference comes in the backdrop of the State government announcing its decision to set up a new aerospace park to promote defence and aerospace industries. These two, as a combine, figure in the list of 12 sectors identified by the State for promotion and expected to get impetus in the upcoming industrial policy.
Senior officials of Telangana State, who briefed presspersons here on Tuesday about the conference, said the State government is keen to promote difference industries and studied incentives offered by neighbouring States to stay competitive. Special Chief Secretary and Commissioner for Industrial Promotion and Mines K. Pradeep Chandra and Commissioner for Industries, Commerce and Export Promotion Jayesh Rajan addressed the meet.
Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao is scheduled to inaugurate the conference on Wednesday. On November 13 and 14, a host of sessions focussed on specific areas such as supply chain management, MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) challenges, aviation systems and technologies besides company presentations would be held.
According to a press release, the conclave aims to bring global companies engaged in the supply chain of the aerospace arena with focus on technologies, high end products and expanding their supplier base to explore new business opportunities in the Indian market. It will provide broad coverage of the full supply chain in design and manufacturing of aero structures, engines, avionics, ECS, interior, MRO, engine refurbishment and sub-systems.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – November 11th, 2014
Representatives from 15 countries and 20 international speakers from Defence and aerospace engineering global majors are pariticipating in the meet.
A three-day aviation conference showcasing Telangana State as an investment hub in defence and aerospace engineering opens in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
The event, Defence & Aerosupply India, at the Novotel Hyderabad airport will bring the best in the aviation business to discuss new opportunities and challenges. There will be representation from 15 countries and 20 international speakers from defence and aerospace engineering global majors.
According to the organisers – Government of Telangana and Kenes Exhibitions – well known names globally in the sectors, including Airbus, Dassault, Lockheed Martin, Honeywell, Bell Helicopters, Israeli Aerospace Manufacturing Federation, have confirmed participation.
The conference comes in the backdrop of the State government announcing its decision to set up a new aerospace park to promote defence and aerospace industries. These two, as a combine, figure in the list of 12 sectors identified by the State for promotion and expected to get impetus in the upcoming industrial policy.
Senior officials of Telangana State, who briefed presspersons here on Tuesday about the conference, said the State government is keen to promote difference industries and studied incentives offered by neighbouring States to stay competitive. Special Chief Secretary and Commissioner for Industrial Promotion and Mines K. Pradeep Chandra and Commissioner for Industries, Commerce and Export Promotion Jayesh Rajan addressed the meet.
Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao is scheduled to inaugurate the conference on Wednesday. On November 13 and 14, a host of sessions focussed on specific areas such as supply chain management, MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) challenges, aviation systems and technologies besides company presentations would be held.
According to a press release, the conclave aims to bring global companies engaged in the supply chain of the aerospace arena with focus on technologies, high end products and expanding their supplier base to explore new business opportunities in the Indian market. It will provide broad coverage of the full supply chain in design and manufacturing of aero structures, engines, avionics, ECS, interior, MRO, engine refurbishment and sub-systems.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – November 11th, 2014
Ayush Rudraraju, the young shooter from Hyderabad who represented India in the ISSF Junior Cup shotgun championship in Buhl (Germany). / by Special Arrangement / The Hindu
The 13-year-old shooter is the youngest to qualify for the Nationals
At 13, Ayush Rudraraju can well afford a smile and dream big. He has managed to set yet another ‘first’ – he is the youngest shooter to qualify for the Nationals by notching up a Zonal record score of 117\125 in the junior men’s skeet category of the sixth South Zone shotgun championship, held at the Central University Sports Authority of Telangana shooting ranges here on Friday.
For the record, Ayush is also the youngest Olympic skeet shooter in India and is coached and mentored by his father, Rajeev Kumar.
An eighth standard student of Oakridge International School, Ayush is widely tipped to be one of the best young talents in shooting, which was amply demonstrated even when he took part in the ISSF Junior World Cup last year.
“Now, I am thinking of the different level after the Zonal performance,” says the articulate Ayush, who is clearly chasing bigger goals on the shooting front.
What is most impressive about this young talent is that he won the gold in the junior men’s skeet category (individual), team event and a silver in the senior men’s skeet category too.
With shooters from six southern States taking part, the fact that Ayush held his own to make another impact on the sport, has made many critics at the range take note of his prodigious talent.
“More importantly, I have qualified for the 58 Nationals to be held in Patiala from November 14 and 27. This gives me a real feel of what it means to be in the big league,” says a delighted Ayush after today’s achievement.
Not surprisingly, this young shooter is already aiming for a slot in the Indian team. He is looking forward to the qualification events for the Junior World Cup, the Asian meets which start next January.
“Yes, I am aware of the huge task ahead. But at the same time, I am pretty pleased with the way things are going. I love this sport and want to make it big,” he says.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by V.V.Subrahmanyam / Hyderabad – November 02nd, 2014
A courageous ‘go-ahead’ by a young woman for doctors to perform an extremely risky procedure on her baby to rectify serious heart defects has revolutionised the medical field in India – because the procedure was carried out successfully when the baby was still in her womb.
A 99% block in aortic valve forced the blood to go the wrong way of the mitral valve. This caused pure and impure blood to mix, a potentially fatal condition that could have killed the foetus A courageous ‘go-ahead’ by a young woman for doctors to perform an extremely risky procedure on her baby to rectify serious heart defects has revolutionised the medical field in India – because the procedure was carried out successfully when the baby was still in her womb. The baby – a foetus of 27 weeks – was diagnosed in the pre-natal stage with a 99 per cent block of the aortic valve which allows purified blood into the largest artery in the heart, called aorta. Because of the block, a resulting leak in the mitral valve (which allows one-way flow of impure blood into the left ventricle) allowed the pure blood to mix with the impure blood in the left atrium of the heart. That led to shrinking of the left side of the heart. If the defect was not corrected, the baby may not have survived in the womb, or would have been born with the defect to lead an uncertain, short life
The baby – a foetus of 27 weeks – was diagnosed in the pre-natal stage with a 99 per cent block of the aortic valve which allows purified blood into the largest artery in the heart, called aorta.
Because of the block, a resulting leak in the mitral valve (which allows one-way flow of impure blood into the left ventricle) allowed the pure blood to mix with the impure blood in the left atrium of the heart. That led to shrinking of the left side of the heart.
If the defect was not corrected, the baby may not have survived in the womb, or would have been born with the defect to lead an uncertain, short life full of complications.
A team of eight cardiac specialists led by Dr. K Nageswara Rao, chief paediatric cardiologist at Care Hospital, Banjara Hills in Hyderabad – where the rare surgery took place on October 23 – successfully completed the surgery that took 150 minutes. The specialists were aided by 22 assistants, considering the complexity of procedures which involved cardiology, obstetrics, and gynaecology and paediatric fields of medicine.
And the highly complicated procedure became possible to be completed successfully because the mother, M Sirisha, a science teacher, easily understood the science and the problem, according to the doctors.
She gave her nod. When the first attempt failed in the 25th week, the parents were upset. But, we convinced them that the position of the foetus in the womb was the hurdle to the procedure.
In the 27th week, the team got experts to change the position of the baby inside the womb so as to allow the cardiac specialists to conduct the procedure.
They used a special-sized balloon with a special 18 gauge needle (imported from the US) to its baby’s thigh. The needle was inserted through the wall of the mother (Sirisha’s) womb, the doctors explained.
Dr Nageswara Rao said the procedure was successfully completed, but still only 60 per cent of the work has been done, with the rest 40 per cent to be completed after the baby is born in December third week.
Dr Rao is excited. “I have been waiting for ten long years to perform this surgery. Though we tried one three years ago (a different case), the surgery failed and the baby died. Now, this baby will be born healthy and will be normal once the remaining part of the correction is carried out,” he said. Such surgeries are performed in the UK and the USA but this is the first time such an operation has been conducted in India.
Noted cardiologist and chairman of Care Hospital, Dr. Soma Raju, said, “Hitherto, parents preferred termination of pregnancy in almost all such cases. In cases which were not diagnosed, the babies are born dead or die soon after birth. Now, we can say we have overcome one more health challenge.
Sirisha, already a young mother of 25 with a 20-month-old son, said, “The problem was diagnosed during a regular pre-natal test at some other centre. They directed me to Dr. Nageswara Rao who gave me the confidence that the procedure can be carried out successfully. We are now very happy, waiting for the delivery.”
The significance of the success of the surgery is in the fact that parents who seek similar procedures abroad would be able to get it done in India at much lower costs. However, Care Hospital has kept the cost aspect confidential even while indicating that the procedure would cost anywhere above Rs 3 lakh.
source: http://www.bangaloremirror.com / Bangalore Mirror / Home> Bangalore> Others / by P Pavan, Bangalore Mirror Bureau / October 31st, 2014
Cara Black of Zimbabwe (R) and Sania Mirza. File photo. / Reuters
Cara Black and Sania Mirza cruised to the doubles title at the WTA Finals with an authoritative 6-1, 6-0 win over defending champions Peng Shuai and Hsieh Su-Wei on Sunday.
For Black, it was the third time she had won the doubles crown at the WTA Finals, while for Mirza it was her first victory at the season-ending championships.
It was a surprisingly one-sided final, given Peng and Hsieh entered the match with a 12—0 record in doubles finals, including this year’s French Open and Wimbledon in 2013.
The winning pair received $500,000 in prize money.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Sport> Tennis / AP / Singapore – October 26th, 2014
The Indian National Science Academy (INSA) has elected Srivari Chandrasekhar, Chief Scientist at CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, as a fellow from 2015.
The recognition has been accorded to Dr. Chandrasekhar for his contributions in the area of organic chemistry. He has made significant contributions in synthesising complex and scarcely available natural products in the laboratory using easily available chemicals, the latest related to developing technology for manufacture of Misoprostal, an important drug in treatment of ulcers.
An IICT press release said INSA was the only organisation representing Government of India to the International Council of Scientific Unions.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – October 24th, 2014
