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Kajol Launches Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness

On the occasion of the “World Heart Day Bollywoos actress Kajol Devgan came specially to launch the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Initiative by CSI2018 & MCGM at NSCI, Worli, Mumbai. Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) kills one Indian every minute! This amounts to losing, every year, nearly 20 lac people to SCA in India & about 20000 lives in Mumbai alone.

Sudden cardiac arrest is common in the young, people in the prime of their lives (35 – 60 years of age). A precious life lost, devastating family & society. Survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is dismal, with the probability of only 1 life saved for every 10 victims. Immediate recognition of SCA & early initiation of chest compressions by bystanders improves survival 3 to 4 fold.

In India, recognition & assistance of a SCA victim is non-existent. It is about time to save precious Indian lives.

The agenda of the launch was to highlight the burden of the problem & more importantly, spread awareness amongst the public about identifying the SCA victim, calling for medical help, initiating “hands-only CPR” & familiarize them with the use of AED – automated external defibrillator, which is a life saver. It is important to note that cities & countries where media has supported this cause & spread public awareness have saved many more lives.

Dr. Prafulla Kerkar spoke regarding spreading the awareness of Sudden Cardiac Arrest. He also asked everyone to learn regarding C. P. R.

Subodh Jaiswal, Commissioner of Police also spoke regarding the importance of C. P. R. knowledge. He want every police station should have 1 AED.

Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta said, “We are thankful to Kajol for associating with this campaign.

The follow-up to this launch initiative will be the training of public servants (MCGM employees, General Police, Traffic Police, Railway Police & Fire Brigade officers). It is the endeavor of CSI2018 to educate public servants & eventually the general public so that every SCA victim in India is recognized & receives basic resuscitative measures in good time. CSI2018 & MCGM solicit your support in achieving this goal & saving Indian lives. Lend your hands to save a heart!

Fashion Round Up

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Kartik Aaryan Sets The Ramp On Fire

MUFTI, the largest Indian denim brand, unveiled its exceptional Autumn Winter 2018 Collection at its one-of-its-kind fashion show recently. The evening witnessed eclectic designs & creativity which are sure to storm the world of fashion, style & glamour. Letting his statement outfit do all the talking,
Kartik Aaryan, Bollywood actor & MUFTI brand ambassador, walked the ramp in his stunning ensemble comprising of a stylish black leather jacket, paired with an exquisite pair of white jeans and a trendy white T- Shirt.

With this iconic fashion show, MUFTI, celebrated the massive milestone of completing 2 decades in the fashion industry. It personified sophistication, verve & style. Models strutted the ramp showcasing the spectacular range of ensembles that signified exceptional designs, innovation, high-quality fabrics & above all, comfort of being yourself.

Speaking about the grand success of the fashion show, Kamal Khushlani, Founder & Managing Director, MUFTI said, “We are elated to have commemorated 2 decades of MUFTI with a bang. The marquee fashion show & on-boarding Kartik Aryan as our 1st ever brand ambassador was the perfect way to celebrate this glorious occasion. We strongly believe in providing an alternative dressing solution that doesn’t conform to the norm. Our Autumn Winter 2018 Collection is trendy, comfortable & enables our consumers to stand out in the crowd. It is heartening to see the overwhelming response the collection has received. We are confident that our unparalleled design & creativity will enable us to continue delivering breakthrough fashion trends.”
Sharing his experience of gliding the ramp as the showstopper & MUFTI’s 1st ever brand ambassador, Kartik Aryan said, “I’m thrilled to be associated with MUFTI, a brand that inspires youth to be unique & set their own trends.”

After the extraordinary showcase of creativity & style, the evening witnessed a high-octane after-party, attended by the crème-de-la-crème of the fashion world. The MUFTI Autumn Winter 2018 collection is now available across stores.
MUFTI was launched in 1998 by 1st generation entrepreneur Kamal Khushlani with one driving ambition, to provide an alternative dressing solution that didn’t conform to the “uniform” codes of mainstream fashion.
Since its inception, MUFTI has evolved as a denim casual wear brand & band currently retails through 275 EBO’s (Exclusive Brand Outlets) pan India, 1200 MBO’s (Multi-Brand Outlets), 110 LFS’s (Large Format Stores like Shoppers Stop & Central) and is also present on all major e-commerce portals including its own website offering a product portfolio comprising of Shirts, Jeans, Trousers, T -Shirts, Shorts, Blazers & Winterwear/Outerwear.
Looking to provide a holistic lifestyle dressing solution, MUFTI also launched footwear recently with the same ethos, to provide an alternative choice which is young, casual yet comfortable.
The brand has over 600 employees on its direct payroll and indirectly employs over 2000 people.

Pepsico India to help recycle PET plastic bottles in Delhi

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Beverage major Pepsico India has said it will set up waste collection centres and reverse vending machines in Delhi to recycle PET plastic bottles, in partnership with Gem Enviro Management.

An IANS story on Saturday had incorrectly said that Pepsico plans to establish a plant in Delhi to recycle used PET plastic bottles.

“The company has partnered with Gem Enviro Management to set up an infrastructure for collection and recycling of used PET plastic bottles in Delhi, in line with the plastic waste management rules,” a statement from Pepsico said.

“As a responsible leader in the food and beverage industry, we are continually working to reduce the impact of our packaging on the environment and increase recycling of plastic waste,” PepsiCo India President and CEO Ahmed ElSheikh said.

“To this end, we have partnered with Gem Enviro to set up Reverse Vending Machines, collection points and collection centres for used PET bottles at several locations across the city. The programme will also provide training to waste pickers and ensure effective recycling of the used PET collected,” he said.

Blind cricketers from India, England, Sri Lanka to clash in bilateral, triangular series

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Blind cricketers from India, England and Sri Lanka would take part in the upcoming bilateral and triangular cricket series scheduled for October 2-27 across the country, organisers said on Sunday.

Samarthanam and Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) are organising the series.

India during the day announced a 17-member squad for a three-match T20 series with England – the first bilateral series between the two countries.

The matches will be held on October 2, 3 and 4 at SSE Sports ground, Tanisandra near Hajbhavan, Bangalore. Indus Ind Bank are the major sponsors of the series.

Sri Lanka will join to play a triangular series in Bangalore and Goa, and later half of the month India and Sri Lanka will play a bilateral series in other parts of the country.

The dates for the triangular and India and Sri Lanka Bilateral will be announced later, they said.

Mahantesh GK, President of Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI), World Blind Cricket and Founder Managing Trustee of Samarthanam, said: “Blind cricketers are blessed with immense potential and bilateral and triangular series is a perfect stage to display their determination.”

Chess Olympiad: Day of draws for Indian teams against Russia, USA

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Fifth seeded Indian team on Sunday drew their crucial sixth round match against the second seeded Russia in the 43rd World Chess Olympiad at Georgia.

In the women’s section, the fifth seeded Indian team drew with 10th seeded USA winning two and losing two games.

Former World Champion V.Anand signed peace treaty after 43 moves with Ian Nepomniachtchi on the top board.

Similarly P.Harikrishna, Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi and B.Adhiban split points with Vladimir Kramik, Nikita Vitiugov and Dmitry Jakovenko respectively.

For the Indian eves it was a day of mixed luck with two early wins and two losses.

Playing in the top board, the Indian eves tasted their first victory on the top board with Koneru Humpy disposing of Anna Zatonskih in 35 moves.

Curiously Humpy had two queens (she had queened a pawn) on the seventh rank apart from having a rook, a knight and three pawns to her opponents’ queen, two rooks and three pawns.

Playing on the second board, Harika Dronavalli found herself in difficulties against the much lower rated Irina Krush and conceded the game after the American made her 57th move.

On the third board Tania Sachdev continued her winning form defeating Tatev Abrahamyan in 31 moves.

The fourth board saw India’s Eesha Karavade losing out to Jennifer Yu.

IANS

Trump, Saudi king discuss oil supply

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The US President Donald Trump reviewed on Saturday in a phone call with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud the oil supply for stability of the market, Saudi Press Agency reported.

The two leaders discussed efforts to maintain supplies to ensure the stability of oil market and the growth of global economy.

Oil supply and prices are common interests of the US and Saudi Arabia.

Media reports said that Saudi Arabia would raise oil outputs in the coming months to deal with the drop in Iranian oil production and might limit outputs next year to balance global supply and demand when the US pumps more quantities of crude.

The two leaders also discussed developments in the region and the world.

IANS

First compressed biogas plant to start this year: Pradhan

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The government expects the nation’s first compressed bio-gas (CBG) plant to become operational within the current quarter of the fiscal, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday.

“We expect the SATAT plan to be working fully inside of the next three months and the first CBG plant to be operational within this quarter itself,” Pradhan said while launching the Centre’s Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiative designed to benefit both vehicle users as well as farmers and entrepreneurs.

“Our aim is that the cleaner green fuel CBG replaces LNG (liquefied natural gas) for use in households, as well as in transportation,” he added.

The event organisers, state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) IOC, BPCL and HPCL, announced the call inviting expression of interest from potential entrepreneurs to set up CBG production plants to market the clean fuel for vehicular use.

Under the initiative, CBG plants are proposed to be set up mainly through independent entrepreneurs.

A Petroleum Ministry release said the 1,500-strong compressed natural gas (CNG) stations network in the country currently serve about 32 lakh gas-based vehicles.

“The Working Group on Biofuels, set up under the National Policy on Biofuels 2018, is in the process of finalising a pan-India pricing model for compressed bio-gas,” it said

“The entrepreneurs would be able to separately market the other by-products from these plants, including bio-manure, carbon-dioxide, etc. to enhance returns on investment.”

Noting that OMCs have decided to pay a higher procurement price for CBG than they currently pay for domestic natural gas, Pradhan asked the state-run companies in oil and gas to jointly devise a production offtake guarantee plan for CBG entrepreneurs.

“It is planned to roll out 5,000 CBG plants across India in a phased manner, with 250 plants by the year 2020, 1,000 plants by 2022 and 5,000 plants by 2025. These plants are expected to produce 15 million tonnes of CBG per annum, which is about 40 per cent of the current CNG consumption of 44 million tonnes,” the Ministry said.

“At an investment of around Rs. 1.7 lakh crore, this initiative is expected to generate direct employment for 75,000 people and produce 50 million tonnes of bio-manure for crops.”

IANS

Government takes IL&FS to NCLT, seeks dismissal of Board

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The Central government on Monday moved the top corporate tribunal to change the management of the beleaguered IL&FS.

According to sources, the matter has been listed in the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai, for hearing later in the day.

The debt ridden IL&FS has been taken to the NCLT, Mumbai, by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the sources told IANS here.

The development comes a day after Congress President Rahul Gandhi alleged that public money was being used to bail-out IL&FS.

In a tweet on Sunday, Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was bailing out the IL&FS group which has a long-term debt liability of around Rs 91,000 crore via public savings in LIC and the State Bank of India (SBI).

The Congress has raised the issue and warned of “an impending ‘Lehman Brothers-type’ economic crisis facing the country”.

The party has also called for a forensic audit of the group over the disbursement of Rs 42,000 crore in the last four years.

The call for an audit comes at a time, when concerns have been raised regarding the financial stability of the group after some of its subsidiaries defaulted on commercial paper repayment obligations.

On Saturday, the cash-strapped company said it was planning to have a “successful” rights issue and would sell its assets to repay creditors.

The company in its Annual General Meeting sought shareholders’ permission to carry out its plans to recapitalise itself.

Recently, IL&FS Financial Services, a group company, defaulted in payment obligations of bank loans (including interest), term and short-term deposits and failed to meet the commercial paper (CP) redemption obligations due on September 14.

On September 15, the company reported that it had received notices for delays and defaults in servicing some of the inter corporate deposits accepted by it.

Consequent to defaults, rating agency ICRA downgraded the ratings of its short-term and long-term borrowing programmes.

IL&FS Ltd is a core investment company and serves as the holding company of the IL&FS Group, with most business operations domiciled in separate companies which form an ecosystem of expertise across infrastructure, finance and social and environmental services.

Initially promoted by the Central Bank of India, Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd and the Unit Trust of India, IL&FS was incorporated in 1987.

Over the years, it has inducted institutional shareholders including SBI, LIC, ORIX Corporation of Japan and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).

As on March 31, 2018, LIC and ORIX Corporation are the largest shareholders in IL&FS with their stakeholding at 25.34 per cent and 23.54 per cent, respectively. Other prominent shareholders include ADIA (12.56 per cent), HDFC (9.02 per cent), CBI (7.67 per cent) and SBI (6.42 per cent).

IANS

Indonesia races to aid quake, tsunami victims as toll passes 840

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Rescuers continued on Monday to hunt for survivors in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that killed 844 people in Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, leading to large-scale destruction and prompting food and fuel shortage.

Palu, a city of 350,000, was the worst affected and reduced to ruins. Dead bodies covered by tarps lay in the city’s streets, exposed to Indonesia’s blistering heat, as rescuers searched rubble for survivors buried in crumpled buildings.

Vice-President Jusuf Kalla said the final death toll could be in the thousands. Authorities started burying some of the confirmed dead in mass graves as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of disease, the BBC reported.

An estimated 2.4 million people were affected by the disaster, Indonesian Disaster Management Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said. At least 600 people were hospitalized and over 48,000 were displaced.

People were sleeping in the open, wary of returning to their homes. Reports say that aid started to reach Palu, but rescuers were still trying to reach Donggala regency, home to over 300,000 people.

Hundreds of people, screaming for food, jostled outside the Itudulaka military command, in the city. Officials said that they required more volunteers, more supplies of water and rice that could be distributed at different points in the town, instead of in one place.

Fuel shortage was affecting power generators, which were currently the only source of electricity in the city and were also being used for emergency communication.

According to authorities, aid has been slow to trickle in, delayed by severe damage to Mutiara Sis Al Jufri Airport in Palu, which was closed for 24 hours after the tsunami but has since reopened to limited flights.

Priority will be given to evacuating survivors and allowing aid workers to bring in food and fresh water, said Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who visited the disaster site on Sunday.

Widodo also agreed to accept international help for disaster response and relief, officials said. The EU and South Korea offered $1.7 million and $1 million respectively, while the Australian government said it was working with Indonesia to identify options for assistance.

Meanwhile, Indonesia’s Justice Ministry reported that 1,200 convicts escaped from three different detention facilities in the Sulawesi region following the earthquake and tsunami.

Blocked roads, a damaged airport and broken telecommunications made it difficult to bring help into the affected area and impossible to contact more remote regions. “We don’t know for sure what is the impact,” said the disaster management agency spokesperson.

Reports said that mobile phone signals were detected in the rubble of the shopping mall in Palu and shouts were heard under the debris of the Roa Roa Hotel. Workers were scrambling to rescue 50 people trapped beneath its debris.

The current and former mayor of Palu were among the dead.

An early tsunami warning had been issued by the Indonesian meteorological agency, but was later lifted after the agency ascertained that the water had receded.

IANS

GST collection crosses Rs 94,000 cr in September

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Despite reduced tax rates on several items, revenue collection under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) stood at Rs 94,442 crore in September after sliding to Rs 93,960 crore in August.

“The revenue collected in September shows an upward trend as compared to the August collection,” the Finance Ministry said.

The government had last month attributed the dip in tax revenues to “probable postponement” of sale of over 50 items, including refrigerators, washing machines and small televisions, on which tax rate was reduced by the GST Council at its July 21 meeting. The reduced rates were to come into effect from July 27.

“The actual impact of reduction of rate of taxes would be observed only from next month (September),” the Finance Ministry had then said.

Of the total gross revenue collected in September (for August), Rs 15,318 crore was collected as Central-GST (CGST), Rs 21,061 crore as state-GST (SGST) and Rs 50,070 crore as integrated-GST (IGST).

An additional Rs 7,993 crore was collected as cess, an official statement said.

“The total number of GSTR-3B returns filed for August up to September 30 was 67 lakh,” it said.

“The total revenue earned by Central government and the state governments after settlement is Rs 30,574 crore for CGST and Rs 35,015 crore for the SGST.”

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