Embarking on a mission to spread the message of the G20 Summit
and aligning with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of janbhagidari and inclusive growth,
a groundbreaking train journey led by entrepreneurs which commenced its 8000 km voyage across
India on October 28 from Mumbai , reached Bengaluru . 450 participants, including 70 from the
G20 nations will be part of the entrepreneurship train journey. The 14-day rail yatra, organized in
collaboration with Jagriti Sewa Sansthan, Startup 20, and G20, aims to foster global
entrepreneurship and inclusivity was a part of a wonderful G20 Start Up event at the Indian Institute
of Science Bengaluru.

At the Start Up Mela at J N Tata Auditorium in Bengaluru Yatris interacted with over 150
entrepreneurs in the startup arena.
Shashank Mani, Founder Jqgriti Yatra said, “ The Yatra and Yatris are a reflection of the
Modern India as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and are the New India which is
waiting to show its true potential . These Yatris from Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities will will get a
first hand experience of opportunities that India provides to its Youth”
Through the Yatra, participants will gain exposure to the international start up ecosystem, acquiring
insights into inclusive practices and global networking. The focus will be on inclusive enterprise
and women led development with other themes from the Delhi declaration. The journey will also
focus on India’s capabilities in space, digital and sustainable growth through LIFE.

Shashank Mani Founder Jagriti Yatra and Jagriti Enterprise Center – Purvanchal

Founder Jagriti Yatra and Jagriti Enterprise Center – Purvanchal

The Yatra is supported by State Bank of India, the leading financial institution of the Country, that
believes in transforming the country through entrepreneurship promotion.
Mr. Dinesh Khara, Chairman, SBI said, “We are happy to collaborate with the Jagriti G20 Startup20
Yatra, as it resonates deeply with SBI’s commitment to fostering entrepreneurship in the country and
participating in Women-led developmental initiatives. This initiative mirrors our focus on creating a
diverse and inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem, driving economic growth and social progress.”
“It gives me immense pleasure to announce the commencement of the Jagriti G20 Startup 20 Yatra
from the vibrant city of Mumbai. This 14-day journey will be a testament to the spirit of inclusive
enterprise as we showcase the best of India’s entrepreneurial landscape in the 16th edition of the
Jagriti Yatra.

As we embark on this unique and transformative odyssey, we are proud to carry the key messages of
the G20 Delhi Declaration.”- said Shashank Mani, Founder Jagriti Yatra and Jagriti Enterprise
Center – Purvanchal,”
The mission of the Jagriti G20 Startup 20 Yatra is to take the Delhi Declaration across the nation
before passing on the baton to Brazil, which will be assuming the G20 Presidency at the end of
November. The Yatra will promote the 5 pillars of the Delhi Declaration which include Inclusive
Growth, Green Development, Technological Transformation and Digital Public Infrastructure,
Women Empowerment and Culture as a transformative driver.

These key tenets of the Delhi Declaration will be amplified through 7 mega events as part of
the Jagriti G20 Startup G20 Yatra. Next events are are planned in Mumbai, Varanasi,
Deoria, Delhi (two events) and Gandhinagar with senior leaders gracing these events.
Shri Sivasubramanian Ramann, CMD, SIDBI said “This Yatra is being supported by SIDBI as a
‘Green Partner’, being the Development Financial Institution (DFI) of the country serving the MSME
Sector, which believes in transforming the Nation through entrepreneurship and amplifying
sustainability. SIDBI has prioritized digitization and greening the enterprise ecosystem. By supporting
this train journey, SIDBI intends to promote “Green Culture” and “Sustainability” among Youths and
Startups including G20 participants”. In order to seed green innovation ideas among Green Yatra
participants, we have instituted a Green competition. We look forward to scalable, and sustainable
green ideas / solutions which would be supported with seed money”
At the conclusion of the Yatra, the baton will be passed on to Brazil by taking water from the rivers of
India, and the Ganga to Brazil. Brazil is planning an Amazon Yatra as part of the Startup 20 efforts in
the country, along the lines of the Jagriti Yatra

About Jagriti Yatra
A 15-year-old initiative, Jagriti Yatra is leading a unique movement of Building India Through
Enterprise focused on Middle India (Tier 2/3 India). A non-profit initiative, Jagriti Yatra is a 14-day,
8000-km entrepreneurship train journey to inspire youth to become entrepreneurs. It has been
running since 2008, impacting 7500+ youth from India and 23 countries globally. It focuses on Tier 2
and Tier 3 districts of India, (what is termed Middle India), and it is also creating an enterprise
ecosystem in Eastern UP.
Refined over years, Jagriti Yatra is an innovation that been running for 15 years and has been
replicated successfully in four other countries. These include Ticket for Change in France, Millennials
Train Project in the United States and Driver for Changes in the United Kingdom.
Designed in an experiential format, Jagriti Yatra will give you unique insights into understanding
Inclusive Entrepreneurship by immersing yourself in India of small towns and villages in company of 450

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the loss of lives in the train accident in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh and spoke to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to take stock of the situation.

At least eight persons have died and 32 were injured in the according to officials.

“PM Narendra Modi spoke to Railway Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw and took stock of the situation in the wake of the unfortunate train derailment between Alamanda and Kantakapalle section,” the Prime Minister’s Office tweeted.

Authorities are providing all possible assistance to those affected, it said.

“The Prime Minister extends condolences to the bereaved families and prays that the injured recover soon,” the PMO tweeted.

BENGALURU:  A 37-year-old IT professor lost Rs 5.22 lakh while trying to make extra income through a work-from-home scheme involving liking and subscribing to YouTube channels. The professor, Amit (name changed), received a message via WhatsApp and was enticed into the fraudulent scheme after he was offered a task-based role, promising daily earnings of Rs 5,000 to Rs 7,000 by promoting YouTube channels.

Amit was told that the scheme involves a prepayment method and he initially invested Rs 1,000 and earned a return of Rs 1,500. After a month, he invested Rs 5.22 lakh with expectations of returns exceeding Rs 10 lakh but was immediately denied access to the Telegram group. 

The investigating officer from Bengaluru Rural CEN police station said, “Amit, associated with an private engineering college located on Sarjapur Road, was lured into the scheme.”  

Victim blocked from accessing Telegram group 

On September 13, Amit received a message saying, “We offer a part-time work-from-home job opportunity that pays Rs 5,000-7,000 each day upon completion of tasks including liking, sharing, and subscribing to YouTube videos to promote the channel.” 

Amit was told that the scheme was ‘prepaid’ only after he joined the Telegram group. He was removed from the WhatsApp group where the Telegram link was initially shared. He first invested Rs 1,000 and earned a return of Rs 1,500. With higher investment, tasks, and targets escalated. Once the targets were met, participants received returns that doubled their investments, the officer explained.  

Having earned the money, Amit took the risk and invested Rs 5.22 lakh, transferring money to 10 different bank accounts. But soon after, he was blocked from accessing the Telegram group.

KARAGANDA: Kazakhstan held nationwide mourning on Sunday after 42 people died in a blaze at an ArcelorMittal mine, the worst accident in the Central Asian country’s post-Soviet history.

The tragedy, which struck at the Kostenko coal mine in the Karaganda region Saturday, came after a series of deadly incidents at ArcelorMittal mines and has prompted the nationalisation of the company’s local affiliate.

“The search for four miners continues.”

Rescuers earlier warned that finding the remaining miners alive were “very low”, due to the lack of ventilation and the force of Saturday’s explosion, which spread over two kilometres (1.2 miles).

The death toll overtook a 2006 accident that killed 41 miners at another ArcelorMittal site. It also came just two months after another incident killed five miners.

Anger and disbelief reigned after the disaster in Karaganda, central Kazakhstan.

“Every miner is a hero, because when he goes down, he does not know if he will come back or not,” said former miner Sergei Glazkov.

Many welcomed the government’s move towards nationalisation, angered by the company’s safety record.

Daniar Mustafin, a 42-year-old salesman, said he favoured “full nationalisation without material compensation for the current owners”.

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has ordered cooperation with the Luxembourg-based company to be “brought to an end.”

Speaking to victims’ relatives at the mine, Tokayev called ArcelorMittal “the worst enterprise in Kazakhstan’s history in terms of cooperation with the government”.

The Kazakh government and the steel giant announced a preliminary agreement to “transfer ownership of the (local) firm in favour of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov stated.

“ArcelorMittal can confirm that the two parties have… signed a preliminary agreement for a transaction that will transfer ownership to the Republic of Kazakhstan,” the global steel giant stated, adding it was committed to “finalising this transaction as soon as possible”.

On Sunday, flags were at half-mast to mark the day of national mourning declared by Tokayev, an AFP correspondent saw.

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, about 200 miners have died in Kazakhstan, the vast majority at ArcelorMittal sites.

There were 252 people inside the mine when the fire started, ArcelorMittal said.

Outside a hospital in Karaganda, relatives of those who had survived the blast were thanking the heavens.

“His guardian angel saved him. He is alive,” said Nikolai Bralin, the brother of an injured miner.

“Two of his ribs were slightly torn apart from the blow and he had surgery to put them back in place,” he added.

Local politicians also called for the immediate nationalisation of the company.

“They must answer before the court because they did not ensure people’s safety,” said local MP Kudaibergen Beksultanov.

“The state needs to take it upon itself now.”

The group’s arrival in Kazakhstan in 1995 was initially seen as a beacon of hope during the economic slump that followed the fall of communism.

However, a lack of investment and inadequate safety standards were repeatedly criticised by the authorities, while trade unions called for tighter government control.

ArcelorMittal, led by Indian businessman Lakshmi Mittal, operates some 15 factories and mines in the centre of the former Soviet republic.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi as the two leaders exchanged views on the latest developments in the Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip, a statement released by the Egyptian side said.

They also discussed the gravity of the continuation of the current escalation, given its formidable impact on the lives of civilians and the threat it poses to the security of the entire region, the statement said.

A spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Ahmed Fahmy, said President El-Sisi confirmed that Egypt is pursuing its endeavours to coordinate regional and international efforts to push toward reaching a ceasefire.

The president warned of the grievous humanitarian and security repercussions of a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, the statement said.

He underscored the critical need for unified international action to find a prompt solution at the diplomatic level, that stipulates reinforcing an immediate humanitarian truce that protects the lives of civilians and allows the instantaneous, sustainable and unfettered delivery of humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip, in accordance with the resolution of the UN General Assembly in this regard, which was adopted on October 27, it said.

President El-Sisi and Prime Minister Modi expressed relief at the outstanding level of the two countries’ bilateral relations and strategic partnership.

They stressed their determination to continue to lead the two countries’ institutions to further strengthen joint cooperation between Egypt and India, the Egyptian statement said.

NEW DELHI: Despite advertising restrictions in place, at least 85 per cent of respondents of a survey in India, China, Australia and the UK reported being exposed to e-cigarette advertising, especially on social media and in or around vape shops and other retailers.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends banning all forms of e-cigarette advertising, promotion and sponsorship.

India has enacted the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarette Act (PECA) 2019, which prohibits the manufacture, sale and advertisements of e-cigarettes and similar devices.

Four thousand people in the age group of 15-30 years participated in the survey conducted by the George Institute of Global Health.

The researchers contend that exposure to e-cigarette advertising can alter people’s perceptions of the danger and risk involved and further pique their interest, leading to an increase in their propensity to use.

The survey assessed demographic characteristics, e-cigarette and tobacco use, the number of friends and family members who vape, and exposure to multiple forms of e-cigarette advertising.

These included various modes of media exposure such as television, print, radio, and social media.

“In online contexts, exposure was more common for most social media platforms compared to general Internet usage. For example, 50 pc of those from China and 39 pc of those from Australia, India and the UK reported seeing e-cigarette advertising on Douyin and Instagram, respectively, compared to 29 pc seeing e-cigarette advertising when using other parts of the Internet,” the study report said.

The research findings have been published in the journal “Tobacco induced diseases”.

“For ‘in real life’ contexts, exposure was most common for vape shops (48 pc) and supermarkets, corner stores and petrol stations (42 pc),” it added.

The report pointed out that despite advertising restrictions in place in all four countries, large majorities of young people reported being exposed to e-cigarette advertising.

Simone Pettigrew, lead author and Program Director of Health Promotion and Behaviour Change at The George Institute said “Digital forms of e-cigarette promotion are particularly difficult to monitor and control, and the vaping industry is exploiting this opportunity to target young people”.

Social media and advertising on or around vape shops and other retailers appear to be key exposure locations.

Urgent attention is needed to address these forms of exposure given their apparent association with e-cigarette use, it said.

The results of the present study signal the critical importance of restricting e-cigarette advertising on the exterior of vape stores and other retailers, as this appears to be a primary mechanism via which e-cigarette marketers can reach young people, the report said.

As has been found for alcohol retailing, effective use of signage on and around stores can effectively bypass advertising restrictions to reach vulnerable population groups.

“Regulations need to be carefully constructed and vigilantly enforced to prevent this exposure,” it said.

Exposure to e-cigarette advertising among respondents who had heard of e-cigarettes was assessed across multiple questions, asking them about seeing various ads or promotions, and four options were given as responses.

Descriptive analyses were conducted on those who had heard of e-cigarettes, and a logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with e-cigarette use.

VISAKHAPATNAM: At least eight people were reported dead and 32 persons were injured, after two trains collided in Vizianagaram district on Sunday evening, railway officials said.

At around 7 p.m, the Visakhapatnam-Palasa special passenger waiting for a signal due to a technical snag was hit by the Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger train coming from behind, resulting in the derailing of three bogies.

6 people died and 18 injured in the Andhra Pradesh train accident: Deepika, SP, Vizianagaram 

After an alert, Waltiar Divisional Railway Manager Saurabh Prasad along with other railway officials rushed to the accident spot, and rescue operations are in full swing.

Viziangaram district administration and police department swung into action and took up relief operations.

Ambulances were rushed to the spot and the injured were shifted to different hospitals in the Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram districts. With a lack of power connection, the entire accident spot is in the dark hampering rescue and relief operations.

Expressing shock over the incident, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy instructed that Medical and Health,  Revenue, Police, and other department officials coordinate and carry out relief operations immediately. Governor S. Abdul Nazeer expressed anguish over the train accident

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