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Wakefield, West Yorkshire October 30, 2009 -- Preparations for the second charity bike ride in aid of the charity Heal are well under way. A group of adventurous people from the UK and the USA will be flying into Bangalore on New Years Day and will be met by a group of Heal supporters from India. The 190 mile bike ride will raise around £100,000 for the charity which supports orphaned and underprivileged children in Andhra Pradesh. Heal was started in 1992 by Dr Koneru Prasad, a doctor from Peterborough, UK who donated his family home in Guntur, India to the fledgling charity. Now Heal provides education and healthcare for over 1,000 children in Andhra Pradesh, and has ambitious plans to extend its reach to 15,000 children by 2015. Matthew Glover, the UK organiser of Cycle India explained, "All the cyclists taking part are currently working hard, both training for the event and fundraising for the charity. The reward for all this effort is cycling through the beautifu...

The Lingaya’s University- the name of this University is kept on a great writer and freedom fighter “Late Shri Lingayya Gadde”. After the Independence of India Late Shri Lingaya Gadde dedicated his rest life in the sake and upliftment of the Society. He wrote a number of books on social grounds. He translated many novels of Sarat Chandra in Telegu, his mother tongue. The University setup in a Haryana’s rural area. The erstwhile Institute has been now declared as Deemed-to-be University in the name & style of Lingaya’s University under Section 3 of UGC Act. 1956 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India vide Notification No. F.9-23/2005-U.3 dated 5-1-2009. The University is located within the Municipal Limits of Faridabad at Nachauli on Old Faridabad – Jasana Road. It has a sprawling campus situated in green pastures and pollution free sylvan surroundings. Academic blocks, Air-conditioned Library, Workshops, Laboratories, Auditorium, Student Activity Centre, P...

Mumbai: Hyderabad-based SevenHills Healthcare Pvt Ltd has plans to set up 'health-cities' across the country over the next couple of years, a top company official said. "We have plans to set up health cities across metros and other cities," SevenHills Healthcare's Chairman and Managing Director, Jitendra Das Maganti, told PTI here. SevenHills is coming up with one of Asia's largest 1,500-bed private hospital in India's financial capital at an investment of Rs1,000 crore. The first phase of the hospital is expected to commence operations from next month . The hospital, with a 300-bed critical care unit and 36 modular operation theatres, which are much larger compared to even public sector hospitals, is the first of its kind in Mumbai. A health-city is an integrated centre for clinical and wellness services, medical education and research. The proposal is, however, on the drawing boards, he said, adding, "We dont want to do things in...

HYDERABAD: 7Seas Technologies, (Lingamaneni Maruthi Sankar Managing Director) the IP-based game development company has partnered with Intel Business Exchange (Intel BX) to help discover solutions featuring Intel technology on its business exchange programme to reach out to gaming customers. As per the agreement, 7Seas' multi genre PC racing game 'Kraze' will be made available on Intel BX. Said 7Seas Technologies MD Maruti Sanker, "This agreement is important for our strategic entry into India for the growth of our online sales. The Intel BX brings together best-of-breed products built on Intel technology to create a convenient and vetted one-stop shopping experience for SMB customers." The tie up enables customers to evaluate and purchase the PC racing game 'Kraze' for playing on Intel processor based PCs that will be available to consumers online as well as offline. "The Indian gaming market is yet to be fully tapped and there is eno...

HYDERABAD: Mandava Divija of Hyderabad won the girls singles title in an ITF tennis tournament in Sri Lanka on Friday, according to reports received here on Sunday. She defeated Roshenka Fernando of Sri Lanka 6-2, 6-1 in the first round, then Namitcha of Thailand 6-0, 6-1 in the second round, Tarvanam Honda of Indonesia 6-2, 6-1 in the quarterfinals and Chinkischa of Thailand 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinals before getting the better of Amrutha Muthaiah of Sri Lanka 6-1, 6-3 in the final.

G. D. Naidu (Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu) who is sometimes referred as the “Edison of India.His contribution spans the fields of electrical, mechanical, agricultural (Hybrid cultivation) and automobile engineering . Mostly at an Industrial level than the Academia. If there is one name that best symbolises Coimbatore’s spirit of entrepreneurship, it is that of G D Naidu. Born on March 23rd, 1893, in Kalangal near Coimbatore, this school dropout began his Transport business in 1920, with the purchase of a passenger auto-coach, which he himself drove for the service between Pollachi and Palani. In a matter of a few years, his United Motor Service (UMS) owned the most efficient fleet of public transport vehicles in the country. In 1937, the first motor to be produced in India, was brought out at G D Naidu’s UMS factory. As an inventor, G D Naidu was one-of-a-kind in the country. He invented an Electric Razor – Rasant, that gave users far more shaves than other existing options in...

Bollini Munuswamy Naidu (b. 1885 - d. 1935) was the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency from October 27, 1930 to November 4, 1932. Munuswamy Naidu was born in Velanjeri near Tiruttani of Tamilnadu  in 1885 in a family of agriculturists. He studied law and worked as a lawyer and businessman. He was one of the early members of the Justice Party. On the death of the Raja of Panagal in 1928, Munuswamy Naidu was appointed President of the Justice Party. Munuswamy Naidu served as the President of the Justice Party from 1928 to 1932. Under his leadership, the Justice Party won the 1930 Madras Assembly elections and Munuswamy Naidu served as Chief Minister or Premier from 1930 to 1932. During Naidu's tenure, Madras was engulfed in a financial crisis arising out of the Great Depression. His tenure is also remembered for his clash with zamindars and his rivalry with the Raja of Bobbili. Naidu resigned in 1932 sensing serious opposition in party ranks. He lost the leadership of t...

14 Islands, 14 Filmmakers, 14 Days, £14,000 prize: the hunt for new British filmmakers begins. Golden Globe-nominated director Bharat Nalluri today launches a nationwide search to find the UK’s most talented professional or aspiring filmmakers, in a campaign to support the home-grown talent of Britain’s film industry. The 14 Islands Film Challenge will give 14 filmmakers a once in a lifetime opportunity to spend two weeks filming on an idyllic island in The Bahamas and use the challenge as a launch pad for their careers. Supported by the National Film and Television School (NFTS) and The Bahamas Tourist Office, the challenge seeks to engage with up and coming or professional filmmakers and give them the chance to compete for a £14,000 cash prize and state-of-the-art camera equipment. This is combined with the opportunity to draw on scenery which has been the backdrop of many iconic films including; Pirates of the Caribbean, Casino Royale and The Silence of the Lambs. Nalluri, whose ri...

Apex Agro Food Products Private Limited, a subsidiary of Apex Encon Projects, would spend Rs 150 crore over the next 4-5 years for setting up food processing units, cold storage plants and other infrastructure across the country. “We expect our food division to account for a Rs 500 crore turnover by 2014-2015 and, accordingly, we will invest Rs 150 crore in next 4-5 years in this sector,” Rama Rao Nekkanti, Chairman, Apex Encon Projects, told. The company is setting up a food processing unit at Saluru in Srikakulam district. The unit will have a 15,000- tonne capacity cold storage plant to be built with an outlay of Rs 25 crore and will commence operations by next March, he said. Among others, Apex Agro has bought two old units – one each at Hyderabad and Ahmadnagar in Maharashtra. The company plans to spend Rs 40-50 crore on both these units. It is also proposing to set up nearly 60 agricultural products collection centres across the country for its proposed food processing units. “W...

He owns land eight times the size of Mumbai, 7.4 lakh acres to be precise. He claims to be the world's largest holder of greenhouse assets (750 acres) and the world's largest landbank holder . His company, Karuturi Global, figures among the top 25 agri transnational corporations. But he wants more — to break into the top 10 and rub shoulders with the likes of ConAgro and Cargill. Meet Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi whose improbable journey has taken him, at 43, from a family-run cable business in Bangalore to being one of the biggest landowners in the world. No mean achievement for a boy who was thrown out of six schools before landing on his feet at Mysore's Sri Rama Krishna Vidyashala. He's forever indebted to the institute's Swami Sureshanandaji and to his parents who refused to give up on a "difficult child." Karuturi, the 'rose king of the world', with an annual capacity of 550 million roses and a 9 per cent share of the crucial European market, ...

Rockefeller scientist Postdoctoral Fellow Sreekanth H. Chalasani — have been named finalists in the third annual Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists competition. Established by the New York Academy of Sciences and the Blavatnik Charitable Foundation to recognize the contributions of young scientists and engineers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the program awards finalists with grants between $5,000 and $10,000. The winners in each category, to be announced in November, will receive an additional $10,000 to $15,000 respectively. Chalasani, who received his Ph.D. in biology from the University of Pennsylvania in 2003, joined the UC San Francisco laboratory of Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Cori Bargmann as a postdoctoral fellow that year, and moved with Bargmann to Rockefeller University in 2004. His research focuses on how the C. elegans nervous system responds to changes in the environment by generating behaviors that last several minutes. Chalasani has also ...

Bangalore: Mr. Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi, Managing Director of Karuturi Global Ltd is conferred with yet another prestigious award for business excellence in Agribusiness in Africa by CCA, Corporate Council on Africa, for the year 2009. Mr. Karuturi received the award at the United States - Africa Business Summit Gala Awards Dinner hosted at Walter E Washington Convention Centre, Washington D.C on October 1, 2009. The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), established in 1993, is at the forefront of strengthening and facilitating the commercial relationship between the United States and the African continent. CCA works closely with governments, multilateral groups and business organizations to improve the African continent's trade and investment climate, and to raise the profile of Africa in the US business community. CCA program's are designed to bring together potential business partners and raise Africa's investment profile in the US by developing critical contacts and busi...

The Abu Dhabi-based infrastructure and construction contractor Navayuga Engineering Company (NEC) ( Chinta Visveswara Rao, Chairman) is expanding its Middle East footprint by launching an operation in Jordan. And this development, executives have revealed, will take the company’s annual turnover to more than $200m in the Middle East alone by 2011. "Our entry into Jordan is in line with NEC's long-term investment strategy to significantly build our presence in the Kingdom's infrastructure and construction segment,” said NEC general manager Antony A David. “Our strategy is to use our regional expertise to support Jordan's potential and to establish strong relationships with partners in the country," NEC’s first project in the country is a $3.5m contract for a 5-star hotel in Amman. Other significant projects that NEC will be working on in Jordan include the $5bn Abdali Urban Regeneration Project to create a new downtown area of Amman.