Archives for July 2022

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STREE SHAKTI MAHOTSAVA celebrated Women’s contribution in 75 years of India’s Independence. On this occasion Chief Guest Hon’ble Dr. Karan Singh was present along with Hindi eminent writer Alka Saraogi in the presence of prominent Hindi writer Chitra Mudgal along with many eminent persons.

Dayawati Modi Stree Shakti Samman (instituted in 1998) the winner for the twenty-first award is Alka Saraogi an eminent Hindi writer. Her edited book, ‘Terah Halfaname‘ a collection of short stories of prominent women writers of Independent India, published by Vani Publication was launched by Dr. Karan Singh. Here, for the first time in Hindi, stories of Anita Desai, Mahashweta Devi, Qurratulain Hyder, Indra Goswami, Ismat Chugtai, Krishna Sobti, Chitra Mudgal, Vishwapriya Iyengar, Anjali Khandwala, Kamla Das, T. Janki Rani, Urmila Pawar and Vedihi are presented here.

Alka Saraogi’s first novel ‘Kalikatha via Bypass’ won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in 2001 and was published by Editions Gallimard in French, Insel Verlag in German, Neri Pozza in Italian and Siruela in Spanish. She has six novels to her credit. She quoted, “Each award given to her has given credential to her journey as a writer and motivated her. Women can be the epitome of Shakti in every field they venture into, and utopian harmony is only possible when society will realise this“

Who is the real Author? Vidusi Viddyottama or Mahakavi Kalidas? By Dr. Kamal K Mishra, with a forward by Dr. Karan Singh, introduction by Dr. Satyavrat Shastri, preface by Dr. Satyavrat Shastri and supported by Rekha Mody and English trans-creation by Dr. Shovana Narayan; the cover of this path breaking research commissioned by Stree Shakti was released. The research in Hindi and English will be published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House in 2023.

The first Gender Influencer Award was bestowed upon young Devansh Saraf for his short film X or Y.

Rekha Mody, Founder & President of Stree Shakti – The Parallel Force remarked, “Empowerment of women is the panacea for all universal ills. Women’s literature is the key to understand the concerns, challenges and ambitions of women.In the twenty first century, the works of Mahakavi Kālidāsa are being looked at from a gender perspective.”

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Mumbai: SDA Bocconi Asia Center, the pan-Asia hub for SDA Bocconi School of Management, today announced the admissions for International Executive Masters in Business (IEMB) for the academic year 2022-2023. The program has been customized for mid-senior level professionals to accelerate their careers and is designed to sharpen leadership skills and bridge the knowledge gap. The program will commence in October 2022.

The course enables participants to begin the program at a required common level of understanding of key concepts and methods.  The classes will be conducted two weekends per month for a duration of 15-months with a two-week International Immersion in Milan. The participants will be awarded a certificate of completion on successful completion of the program. IEMB is a full Alumni status Specialised Master’s Program with credits under ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) according to the Italian University Law.

The program has been designed for executives with minimum 8 years of work experience or young entrepreneurs. The past cohorts represented an average work experience of 15 years with 24% class being at C-Suite executives and 37% being AVP/Directors, Heads, etc. The cohort also has 24% women representation and 10% expatriates.

The curriculum of the course deep-dives into the understanding the concepts of Accounting for Decision-making, Project Management, Foundations of Marketing, Corporate Finance, Foundations of Strategy, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Human Resource Management, Data Analytics for leaders, Business-Government Relations & Business Ethics, Business Communication, Individual Leadership & Influencing, Macroeconomic for Business, etc. The program gives an opportunity to the program participants to explore their horizons with cross-functional expertise and to learn from experience and interaction with faculty and peers. It will allow the candidates to develop the necessary competencies and attitudes to navigate their careers to the next level.

Prof David Bardolet, Dean, SDA Bocconi Asia Center said, “The companies are facing complex and uncertain market conditions in this post-pandemic era. New managerial and leadership skills are mandatory to be ready to navigate these challenges and seize the opportunities offered by the fast-paced digital context. The International Executive Master in Business is therefore a crucial step in adapting to these challenges, whilst accelerating the career. This program will enhance leadership and critical thinking skills, increase cross-cultural knowledge, and pave the way for you to become a future-ready leader”. 

Prof Veronica Vecchi, Director – Executive Education & Professor of Practice Business Government Relation, SDA Bocconi Asia Center said “IEMB is a window on the leading management practices, a professional escalator, and access to a new community”.

SDA Bocconi Asia Center takes a well-rounded approach to admissions and is inviting professionals to join SDA Bocconi’s global community. The Candidates are required to take a 30-minute online test crafted for professionals or submit valid GMAT scores taken after 1st January 2019. Interested candidates can register.

About SDA Bocconi Asia Center: 

SDA Bocconi Asia Center is a Pan – Asia hub that has been delivering Executive Education and Postgraduate Programs designed and implemented by SDA Bocconi School of Management, Italy, since 2011. SDA Bocconi is one of the few Business Schools that hold the so-called “triple crown”, three of the most prestigious international accreditations: AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA. SDA Bocconi School of Management has a legacy of over 50 years in management training. SDA Bocconi has been ranked 13th in the world and 5th in Europe in the Financial Times Global MBA rankings 2022. SDA Bocconi’s Executive Education has been ranked 7th in The Financial Times 2022 Executive Education. The Executive Education combines two rankings: Custom Programs and Executive Open Programs. The school’s mission is to help individuals, companies, and institutions grow by promoting managerial culture, knowledge, and innovation. SDA Bocconi Asia Center offers a unique approach towards promoting knowledge through SDA Bocconi School of Management industry – relevant research and teaching. The SDA Bocconi Asia Center makes international education accessible to learners.

NEW DELHI: India logged a single-day rise of 20,408 new coronavirus infections, pushing India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,40,00,138, as the active cases declined to 1,43,384, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.

The death toll has climbed to 5,26,312 with 44 new fatalities, the data updated by the government at 8 am said.

The active cases comprise 0.33 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.48 per cent, the health ministry said.

A decrease of 604 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 5.05 per cent.

The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 4.92 per cent, according to the health ministry.

The number of people who recovered from the infection surged to 4,33,30,442, and the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.20 per cent.

According to the ministry, 203.94 crore doses of COVID vaccines have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive.

India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4, 2021, three crore on June 23, and four crore on January 25 this year.

The 44 new fatalities include six each from Maharashtra and West Bengal, four each from Haryana and Karnataka, three each from Gujarat, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh, two each from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Madhya Pradesh and one each from Chandigarh, Delhi, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Odisha and Sikkim.

A total of 5,26,312 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 1,48,097 from Maharashtra, 70,451 from Kerala, 40,143 from Karnataka, 38,032 from Tamil Nadu, 26,308 from Delhi, 23,565 from Uttar Pradesh and 21,352 from West Bengal.

The health ministry has stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.

“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that the state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.

Bhagat Singh Koshyari

Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Saturday said there will be no money left in Mumbai and it will cease to be the financial capital of the country if Gujaratis and Rajasthanis are removed from the city.

The Congress criticised the governor over his statement and demanded an apology from him.

Speaking at an event in Mumbai, Koshyari said, “I tell people here that if Gujaratis and Rajasthanis are removed from Maharashtra, especially Mumbai and Thane, you will have no money and Mumbai will not be a financial capital.”

He made the statement after the naming ceremony of a chowk in Andheri, a western suburb of Mumbai.

A release issued by the Raj Bhavan said Koshyari praised the contribution of Rajasthani-Marwari and Gujarati communities in making Mumbai the financial capital of the country.

The governor said the Rajasthani-Marwari community is living in different parts of the country and also in countries like Nepal and Mauritius.

“Wherever members of this community go, they not only do business, but also do acts of philanthropy by creating schools, hospitals,” he said.

State Congress spokesman Atul Londhe slammed the governor over his remarks, saying that they smack of his hatred for the state.

He also demanded an apology from the governor.

Indian swimmer Srihari Natara

Birmingham (PTI): Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj has qualified for the finals of men’s 100m backstroke after clocking 54:55 seconds in the semi-final event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games here.

The 21-year-old finished fourth in his heat and seventh overall to secure a berth in the medal event that will take place on Sunday.

South African Pieter Coetze, however, was the fastest swimmer across both the semi-finals, clocking 53.67s on day one of the competition.

The Bengaluru lad will now set his sights on becoming only the second Indian swimmer to bag a medal in the Commonwealth Games since Prasanta Karmakar’s historic bronze in the para-swimming event at the Delhi CWG in 2010.

At the Tokyo Olympics last year, Nataraj had become the first Indian to swim in the classification A heat. The young swimmer had clocked 54:31s to finish 27th in the men’s 100m backstroke event.

Earlier, in men’s 400m Freestyle heats, Kushagra Rawat failed to advance to the semifinals after clocking 3:57.45 to finish 14th overall.

Sajan Prakash too missed out in the men’s 50m butterfly event as he finished eighth clocking 25.01s.

Jabalpur: A video has emerged purportedly showing a police constable thrashing an elderly man and then dangling him off the platform’s edge at Jabalpur railway station in Madhya Pradesh.

As the video went viral on social media platforms and caused an outrage, authorities suspended the constable, Anant Sharma, attached to the Lour police station in Rewa district, officials said on Friday.

The video purportedly showed the constable repeatedly kicking the man, identified as Gopal Prasad, a resident of Narsinghpur district located adjoining Jabalpur. Not stopping at that, the cop then catches the 61-year-old victim by his legs and dangles him off the platform’s edge.

Superintendent (Government Railway Police) Vinayak Varma said as per preliminary investigation, the elderly man was drunk and using abusive language against policemen.

Rewa district Superintendent of Police Navneet Bhasin suspended the constable after the incident, which took place on July 27, came to light, the officials said.

Based on a complaint lodged by the victim, an FIR (first information report) has been registered against Sharma under IPC sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 506 (criminal intimidation), among others, they said.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Friday clocked 2,130 fresh COVID-19 cases and four fatalities, taking the cumulative number of infections and deaths to 40,03,785 and 40,101 respectively, the Health Department said.

Also, the day saw 1,395 people being discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 39,53,776, according to a bulletin.

Active cases stood at 9,866, the bulletin said.

Bengaluru urban accounted for the maximum number of 1,615 cases and one death.

Other districts reported infections, including 70 in Dharwad, 51 in Mysuru, 47 in Kodagu, 41 in Tumakuru, 40 in Hassan, 34 in Belagavi, 33 in Kalaburagi, 27 in Ballari and 22 in Mandya.

Other than Bengaluru, one death each was also reported in Kalaburagi, Koppal and Raichur.

The bulletin said Yadgir alone reported zero infection and nil death.

A total of 32,685 samples were tested in the State, they included 24,496 using RT-PCR methods, taking the cumulative number of specimens examined to 6.77 crore.

The number of vaccinations done rose to 11.58 crore, with 95,524 people being inoculated today, it said.