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India’s first 205 tonne dump truck by BEML launched in Mysuru

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Making history: The indigenously designed 205T Electric Drive Rear Dump Truck (Model BH 205-E)
Making history: The indigenously designed 205T Electric Drive Rear Dump Truck (Model BH 205-E)

The truck has been developed for use in the project of Northern Coalfields Limited, Singrauli

The country’s first 205T Electric Drive Rear Dump Truck (BH205-E) – designed and developed at the Mysuru plant of Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) – was flagged off here on Monday.

A premier manufacturer of mining and construction equipments, BEML, a PSU under the Ministry of Defence, developed the gargantuan dump truck to reinforce the ‘Make in India’ initiative by addressing the growing demand for higher capacity equipments in the mining industry.

The dump truck has been developed for use in the project of Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), Singrauli.

P.K. Sinha, chairman and MD, NCL; and Deepak Kumar Hota, chairman and MD, BEML, flagged off the new generation truck at an event on the BEML company campus.

After flagging off the truck, the dignitaries were taken on a drive in the campus to help them experience the vehicle’s engineering and making by the staff of BEML, one of the leading multi-technology ‘Miniratna Category 1’ company.

BEML Mysuru had recently developed and supplied 150T payload capacity dump truck (BH150-E) to the South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) for its Gevra project.

Mr. Hota, after the launch, said BEML has reached another milestone in its R and D efforts by launching the dump truck. “The dump truck is a tribute to the Make in India initiative from the BEML, its officers and staff.”

In his address, Mr. Sinha said 14% of equipment used for mining operations at the NCL were from BEML. This dump truck has been suitably designed for mining operations at NCL projects. He said NCL’s annual coal production has touched 100 million tonnes from 62 million tonnes and the association with BEML will continue to meet goals.

Large-scale mining

BH205-E has been developed for large-scale mining operations. It is powered by Tier-II emission complaint modular common rail electronic engine with 2300HP. The AC drive system has been engineered to provide exceptional haul road performance with reduced maintenance, according to the BEML.

The truck weighs 335 tonnes when fully loaded but it is easily manoeuvrable with power-steering and short turning radius. It has an ergonomically designed dash board and a tiltable telescopic steering wheel. Other features include good visibility in addition to safety with provisions for emergency steering, breaking and proximity warning.

B.R. Vishwanath, Director (Mining and Construction), BEML; Gunadhara Pandey, director, NCL; H.S. Ranganath, CGM, BEML; and other officers were present.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Special Correspondent / Mysuru – September 11th, 2018

Award for teacher who transformed school from a shed to a 2,000 square feet building

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She was among 75 teachers to be honoured for their services

Priscilla Shantakumari, a teacher from Government Higher Primary School in Mathikere, Bengaluru, transformed her school from a shed to a 2,000 square feet building by raising funds through donations. The teacher, who has served over 22 years in the profession, also saw to it that children in the neighbourhood attended school by organising a ‘Come to School’ campaign. And even before the government initiated the Akshara Dasoha programme, she introduced a mid-day meal scheme to encourage families to send their children to school.

She is one among the 75 teachers from Karnataka who was honoured on the occasion of Teacher’s Day.

On Wednesday, State awards were presented to 20 primary government school teachers, 10 secondary school teachers, 10 pre-university college teachers and one special teacher. Thirty-four teachers were also given awards under the Teacher’s Welfare Fund. The awards were presented by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy.

Two schools received the best school award instituted in the name of former education minister and freedom fighter H.G. Govinde Gowda. They are Government Higher Primary School in Arakare, Koppalu, Mysuru district; and the Government Secondary School in Moodala Koppalu, Pandavapura taluk, Mandya district.

Some of the awardees

Environment awareness

Satish C.S. from Government Primary School, Mulluru in Somwarpet taluk of Kodagu district, received the State honour for creating environment awareness among students in the school. He was instrumental in building a small zoo and a vegetable farm within the school premises. He introduced clean energy technology by setting up a solar park.

Promoting science education

Krishnamurthy L. Bhat, assistant teacher, Government Secondary School, Ganesh Nagar, Sirsi, was awarded for cultivating a scientific temperament among students. He has been encouraging students to participate in national-level science exhibitions and competitions. A dedicated teacher, Mr. Bhat ensured that his students perform well in their SSLC exams. In the last five years, 96% of his students have passed the science exam. He is a recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Science award and CNR Rao national award.

Extending a helping hand

Manjunath K.N., an English teacher from Government PU College, Ponnampet, Virajpet taluk, Kodagu district, has served 28 years teaching children in rural areas of Karnataka. He is credited with bringing students who had dropped out back to school. In many cases, he has even extended financial help to families so that their children’s education did not suffer. As an NCC officer, he has been promoting sports among students, many of who have participated in national championships.

Cultural promotion

Soumya Jain, a music teacher from Government High School, Varuna, Mysuru district, has been promoting arts and music among students. She has been instrumental in enabling students to participate in national-level dance and music programmes. She is a recipient of the Savitribai Jyotirao Phule award and Rashtriya Yuva Jaina Prashasti.

English will be taught in 1000 government schools: CM

Despite opposition from various quarters to start English in 1,000 government schools on a pilot basis, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said it would go ahead as planned. Taking a dig at the watchdogs of those protecting Kannada, the CM said that if a survey was conducted among people, it would show that all those opposing the move were sending their children to English-medium schools. The measure was initiated to make sure that government schools re on par with their private counterparts. “What wrong have the children of farmers, daily wage labourers done? Why should they not be entitled to learn English?” he said.

Three teachers receive national award

Three teachers of government schools in the State were presented the national best teacher award by the Union Ministry for Human Resources Development.

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu presenting the national ward to Rameshappa G., in New Delhi on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu presenting the national ward to Rameshappa G., in New Delhi on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena

M. Shivakumar, assistant teacher, Government High School, Cheemangala, Chikkaballapura; Shaila R.N., headmistress, Government High School T. Dasarahalli, Bangalore North; and Rameshappa G., physical education teacher, Government Junior College, High School Section, Vijayapura, Devanahalli received the awards from Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi.

Mr. Shivakumar was awarded for making learning of mathematics effective and attractive to students. Ms. Shaila received the award for bringing a dramatic improvement in the school infrastructure.

Mr. Rameshappa was awarded for promoting physical education and yoga in his school. He has also been working with children with special needs.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru / by Staff Reporter / September 05th, 2018

20 teachers to receive district-level award

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It will be presented at Teachers’ Day programme today

As many as 20 teachers from lower primary, higher primary and secondary government, and aided schools will receive this year’s best teachers award from the district administration.

The award will given in the district-level Teachers’s Day programme to be held in Sullia on Wednesday.

Among the seven teachers to receive the award from the lower primary school include Thimmappa, the Assistant Teacher from the Government Lower Primary School in Maletodi village in Puttur. Mr. Thimmappa is the lone teacher for 30 students of the school. The other teachers from the lower primary school to receive the award are Assistant Teacher Wilma Sequeira from Kula village in Bantwal, Assistant Teacher Seetaram from Machhina village in Belthangady, Seesamma from Kallapu near Mangaluru, Ashwini Shedti from Kakwa near Mangaluru, Jyothi K from Kemaru near Moodbidri and Shalini M from Yennemajalu in Sullia.

The six teachers to receive the award from the higher primary schools are Nalinakshi from Bolar in Mangaluru, Mary D’Souza from Bondel in Mangaluru, Vinay Kumar M from Kallabettu near Moodbidri, Mudara Baira from Harady in Puttur taluk, Saraswati K from Arantoodu village in Sullia taluk and Sanjeeva N from Mittooru village in Bantwal taluk.

The seven from secondary schools to receive the award are Roshan Alexander Pinto from Modankapu in Bantwal taluk, Gopalakrishna Tulupule from Naravi in Belthangady taluk, Lilli Pais from Attavara in Mangaluru, Krishna Nayak from Surathkal in Mangaluru, Balakrishna Gowda B from Prantya in Moodbidri taluk, Vanita Kumar from Puttur and Channappa Gowda M from Gandhinagar in Sullia.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Mangaluru / by Special Correspondent / Mangaluru – September 05th, 2018

A hundred years in service to their school

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The alumni association of St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School will organise a centenary year programme from August 31 to September 2. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The alumni association of St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School will organise a centenary year programme from August 31 to September 2. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

If this school has a rich history spanning 160 years to boast about, so does its alumni association. From reconnecting old students to helping the current ones, the association does its bit to strengthen the school and it has been at it for a hundred years.

To celebrate this milestone, the Old Boys Association (OBA) of St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School is organising a centenary year programme from August 31 to September 2 on the school premises on Museum Road. The idea of forming an association of alumni of the St. Joseph’s Boys High School, which was established in 1858, was initiated in 1901.

“But, it took shape only in 1918 after the first World War. The first general body meeting of the association was held in 1919. From just a handful of former students who started the association, the OBA today has over 7,000 members,” said Jyotinath Ganguly, member of the managing committee of OBA and a student of the 1975 batch.

Apart from offering academic scholarships to students, the association has also been giving scholarship for sports. “It provides midday meals to underprivileged students and provides health and accident insurance to the teaching and non-teaching staff,” said Mr. Ganguly.

The OBA also made a significant contribution for the reconstruction of the school and got a modern sports complex built.

“The fact that we alumni have been able to maintain strong ties with the school for this long is very unique. Many eminent personalities have been part of the association, including former Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid, former acting President of Singapore J.Y. Pillay, NetApp Ceo George Kurian, Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia, Olympic gold medal winners in hockey Walter D’Souza and Jansen Patrick among others. They have helped drive our initiatives,” he said.

As part of the centenary celebrations, the OBA plans to release a coffee table book describing the journey of the association along with a special postal cover and a centenary souvenir.

The book will be released by Rahul Dravid. Gala events for the former students has also been planned.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru / by Staff Reporter / Bengaluru – August 29th, 2018

Hackathon throws up ideas galore by students

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Class IX students of Kendriya Vidyalaya in Mysuru demonstrating their solution to convert sign language into audio output at the hackathon in the city on Sunday.
Class IX students of Kendriya Vidyalaya in Mysuru demonstrating their solution to convert sign language into audio output at the hackathon in the city on Sunday.

When Sathvik S.R., a Class IX student of Kendriya Vidyalaya in Mysuru, and his classmates were unable to understand the sign language of a verbally challenged carpenter who was working in their school, they decided to do something to make it easier for him and millions of others like him.

Their invention – gloves with flex sensors that provide an audio output when fingers are moved – drew applause from the jury as well the mentors and fellow participants at the Fall Hackathon 2018 organised by Silicon RD Accelerator, a launchpad for startups, in Mysuru on Sunday.

Sathvik worked with classmates Changappa P.D., Gangadhar K.M. and Karan R., all 14-year-olds, and demonstrated how the flex sensors fixed to the glove worn by the person give certain values when bent while they communicated in sign language.

The arduino – a platform for building electronic projects comprising programmable circuit board with software that runs on computer – sends certain signals over Bluetooth for certain values that are in turn received by an application, which interprets the signals and provides an audio output along with an image.

The team, named ‘Awaaz’, tried to convince the jury that their solution was not only cost-effective, but also user-friendly. Awaaz said they would like to target NGOs that can provide a larger platform to reach millions of people with similar difficulties.

Dealing with backache

Backaches have turned out to be bane of many, especially those whose job involves a lot of desk work.

But, Ajay and his teammate Niranjan have come up with a network of sensors that not only diagnose and alert a person when she or he is slouching, but also provide solutions on maintaining the right posture.

After speaking with doctors, orthopaedics and physiotherapists, Ajay and Niranjan plan to manufacture garments including shifts, T-shirts and jackets fixed with sensors that can be customised to the requirements of an individual.

A total of 80 students and professionals comprising about 18 teams participated in the two-day Hackathon, which concluded on Sunday. The other ideas that were praised at the hackathon included a mechanical device that climbs and plucks arecanut from trees, said Sid Mukherjee, founder CEO, Silicon RD.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Special Correspondent / Mysuru – Septmber 03rd,2018

Award for NGO in disability sector

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Diversity and Equal Opportunity Centre has been selected as one of the four winners of the ninth NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards

The Bengaluru-based non-profit Diversity and Equal Opportunity Centre (DEOC) has been selected as one of the four winners of the ninth NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards, which recognises individuals and organisations working in the field of disability.

DEOC has been selected under the newly introduced NCPEDP-MPHASIS Javed Abidi Public Policy Award. “The centre comprises a truly multi-disciplinary team and has, over the years, acquired the reputation of being a thought leader in the disability sector,” read a release from NCPEDP.

“The DEOC team spends a considerable amount of time on research based work and on training various stakeholder segments and thus adding to the information/ knowledge/ awareness in the field of disability. In this field, where there are very few subject matter specialists, DEOC’s role has been crucial in addressing this lack. DEOC is, perhaps, the only organisation now in India that has the capacity to work with a wide range of stakeholders across different disabilities and to bring universal design elements into every aspect of development,” the release added.

Rama Krishnamachari, director, DEOC, said since 2007, the centre has been able to bring in important policy interventions. “For example, earlier, inclusion of persons with disabilities meant only recruitment. But real inclusion is accessibility, and putting a framework in place. In higher education too, admission under the quota is not enough. People should get accommodation in the classroom, exams, hostel, etc.” she said.

The DEOC facilitated the development of a system for providing appropriate accommodation for students with disabilities in the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB).

The Election Commission of India has also been selected under the companies/organisations category.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru / by Staff Reporter / August 03rd, 2018

Doctors use new technology for liver transplant

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Normothermic Liver Perfusion can keep a liver alive outside the body for up to 24 hours

At a time when the country faces a high donor liver rejection rate due to poor quality of preservation and logistical challenges, doctors in a private hospital in Bengaluru have performed a liver transplant using ‘Normothermic Machine Perfusion’. This process can keep a liver alive outside the body for up to 24 hours by maintaining it at body temperature.

The organ recipient, 53-year-old Ashwath S.T., who was suffering from an end-stage liver disease. He became the first person in Asia to receive a liver transplant using this technology, claim doctors.

The surgery — considered the next important step forward in liver transplantation — was performed at Aster CMI Hospital using UK’s OrganOx Metra device technology, brought to India by the Hyderabad-based Duraent Lifesciences.

Sonal Asthana, Senior Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgeon at the hospital, told The Hindu that the technology allows physicians to test how well a liver is functioning before transplant, boosting the chances of a successful transplant.

Dr. Asthana along with Rajiv Lochan, Senior Consultant and Hepato-pancreato-biliary and Transplant Surgeon, conducted the 18-hour surgery along with a team of nine doctors in April.

Livers are usually stored in ice and a preservation solution in a small box where they can be kept for 12 to 14 hours before transplant. Sometimes, those less suitable for transplant do not survive the cold and begin to deteriorate.

The new device has created a system that allows blood to circulate through the liver. When the organ is in the device that mimics the body, doctors can monitor the blood flow and letting out bile, and can better tell how it might work in a patient. The technology has only been available in Europe and the US so far.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu /  Home> Cities> Bengaluru / by Special Correspondent / August 03rd, 2018

IISc researchers find cholesterol helps bacterial toxins kill cells

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The interaction of cholesterol was with the region on the protein that is responsible for forming the pore, say Rahul Roy (sitting, left) and Pradeep Sathyanarayana (sitting, middle).
The interaction of cholesterol was with the region on the protein that is responsible for forming the pore, say Rahul Roy (sitting, left) and Pradeep Sathyanarayana (sitting, middle).

Cholesterol stablises and binds the toxin protein to the cell membrane

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, have found that cholesterol present in cell membrane plays a crucial role in stabilising and binding together the pore-forming toxin cytolysin A. The pore-forming toxins form the largest class of bacterial proteins causing virulence that kills human cells. The cytolysin A toxin is secreted by E. coli, Shigella and Salmonella.

The toxin secreted by E. coli bacteria is water-soluble and binds to the cell membrane. The binding of the water-soluble toxin to the cell membrane does not depend on cholesterol present in the membrane surface. In fact, the binding drops in cholesterol-containing membranes. “Binding is only a part of the pore forming process and cholesterol has no role to play,” says Dr. Rahul Roy from the Department of Chemical Engineering at IISc who led the team.

Toxin movements

Once the toxin gets bound to the cell membrane, it does not stay in one place. Instead, it keeps moving around the cell membrane surface. Using a powerful microscope that allows them to look at single molecules tagged with a fluorescent tag, the researchers could actually see the toxin proteins moving around.

Unlike the usually observed Brownian movement, these proteins tend to move around fast and then slow down before picking up speed and moving fast again. This happens even when no cholesterol is present. The structure capable of puncturing the cell membrane is supposed to slow down the protein movement. So this suggested that the structure of the bound protein is similar to the water-soluble protein and different from the structure that pierces the cell membrane.

Cholesterol interaction

In the presence of cholesterol, the protein stops moving quickly. “Using molecular dynamic simulations, we found cholesterol interacting with the protein just as we suspected. The interaction was with the region on the protein that is responsible for forming the pore,” says Dr. Roy.

Binding to cholesterol per se does not stop the motion of the protein. But on binding to cholesterol, the structure of the protein undergoes a change resulting in slowing down of the motion.

The change in the speed of motion happens even in the absence of cholesterol due to the change in structure of the protein. But in the absence of cholesterol, the protein is unable to maintain the structure required for pore formation.

“The structure of the toxin is stabilised in the presence of cholesterol and that is essential for pore formation,” says Pradeep Sathyanarayana from the Centre for BioSystems Science and Engineering at IISc and first author of a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “This is a clever strategy by the bacteria to use the toxin to specifically target only human/animal cells while the bacteria themselves are protected from the toxicity since cholesterol is absent in bacterial membranes.”

To be able to rupture the cell membrane, the proteins bound to cholesterol have to come together to form a ring-like structure comprising 12 molecules. The coming together of the molecules to form the ring-like structure is also enhanced in the presence of cholesterol.

“Computer simulations showed that when two pore-forming protein molecules come together there is a small pocket where the cholesterol goes and interacts with the proteins. So cholesterol provides additional support to hold the two molecules together,” says Dr. Roy.

Studies by other groups have shown that cancer cells in mice can be reduced dramatically by using cytolysin A toxin.

“Based on our study, we can work on making the toxin target only the cancer cells. We can also use cholesterol-like molecules to prevent the toxin protein from changing its structure thereby prevent cell destruction,” says Dr. Roy.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Science / by R. Prasad / July 21st, 2018

Sagar basks in Wimbledon glory

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Sagar S. Kashyap with Wimbledon official Adrian Wilson. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Sagar S. Kashyap with Wimbledon official Adrian Wilson. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Is the first-ever Indian and Asian to officiate as chair umpire

Mysuru’s Sagar S. Kashyap, an AITA official, became the first-ever Indian and Asian to officiate as a chair umpire in Wimbledon — during the junior boys’ singles final between C. Tseng of Chinese Taipei and Great Britain’s J. Draper.

While checking his mails on Saturday, Sagar found a special one from the Chief of Umpires’ Office of Wimbledon. It said that he would be the chair umpire for the junior boys’ final on Sunday.

After dealing with the excitement, Sagar was lucky enough to get some sleep and then embark on probably the most important match of his career, yet. And this will remain in his memory forever.

Sagar, 31, did his Engineering from Vidya Vikas Engineering College, Mysuru, and played the game at the Mysore Tennis Club and Nagaraj’s Tennis Centre. He is a qualified ITF Badge referee and has officiated in all the Grand Slams.

In 2015, Abhishek Mukherjee and Sagar were the line umpires for the men’s final between Novak Djokovich and Roger Federer.

This was the first time that India had two officials during any final at the Wimbledon.

He is only the third and also the youngest Indian to be selected for a Wimbledon final.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Sport> Tennis / by C.K. Muralidharan / Mysuru – July 17th, 2018

Belagavi gets K-TECH Innovation Hub

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IT/BT and Heavy Industries Minister K.J. George being shown equipment in the laboratory at K-Tech Innovation Hub in Belagavi on Tuesday.
IT/BT and Heavy Industries Minister K.J. George being shown equipment in the laboratory at K-Tech Innovation Hub in Belagavi on Tuesday.

The hub provides space and infrastructure, instrumentation, prototyping, etc., under one roof

Belagavi moved a step closer to becoming a smart city by getting its own innovation hub, on Tuesday.

Minister for IT/BT and ST, Large and Medium Scale Industries, including Sugar, K.J. George inaugurated K-Tech Innovation Hub (K-TI Hubs) at Hanuman Nagar here. He went around the laboratories in the hub and interacted with resource persons.

He said that the government decided to establish these facilities in tier II cities to leverage the existing manufacturing clusters and the local human resource available in the academic and industrial bodies. “We will engage with key stakeholders in the local ecosystem for the sustainability of these facilities,” he said.

The hub provides space and infrastructure, instrumentation, prototyping facilities, business set-up support, world class innovation network and connections under one roof. The K-Tech Innovation Hub is a “Product Start-up Incubator-cum-Common Instrumentation Facility” located in an 8,000-sq ft building. The government intends to establish five such K-TI Hubs across the State. The Belagavi hub is based on the IKP EDEN (IKP Engineering, Design and Entrepreneurship Network) model set up in Bengaluru in September 2015, according to the Minister.

“The government appointed IKP Knowledge Park, a Science Park and Technology Business Incubator, to set up five innovation hubs in the State, to encourage innovations, stimulate entrepreneurship by acting as catalysts, create technology-based start-ups, provide employment and opportunities for re-skilling and fuel economic growth,” he said.

He hoped that the K-TI Hubs contribute to the goal of encouraging 6,000 product-based start-ups in the State as envisaged in the Start-up Policy 2025.

“We envision Karnataka as the innovation and technology capital of the world. Towards this end, we are creating a robust ecosystem where all stakeholders thrive from the support provided and mentorship. Disruptive technologies are the new thing in the technology-based industry. With opportunities that these technologies provide, this innovation centre is poised to help the State achieve its vision of retaining the leadership position as India’s start-up capital,” he said.

“The 2020 plan of the government is to make Belagavi a technology super-centre in five years. A tech park is planned at Belagavi. Entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs should be able to walk in and walk out of Belagavi as successful companies with the same ease as it is in the Silicon Valley, or Israel or our very own Bengaluru. We hope to grow not just the IT industry in Belagavi but also the manufacturing and hardware product development ecosystem here,” Mr. George said.

Deepanwita Chattopadhyay, Chairman and CEO, IKP Knowledge Park, said that the hub would focus on engineering, bio-engineering, prototyping and other sectors, depending on the needs of small and medium enterprises. “We can accommodate up to 70 start-ups. We provide mentoring, funding, infrastructure, technical support and other facilities. Entrepreneurs can walk in with an idea and walk out with a product,’’ she said.

Experienced resource persons will evaluate the idea and see its market potential. Then, the necessary technical environment would be created to help turn the idea into a design and a product. Handholding will be done at every stage, she said. She has already spoken to faculties of some local engineering colleges to attune them towards motivating students to be tech entrepreneurs. “We will also organise hackathons and tech exhibitions for engineering students,” she said.

Gaurav Gupta, Principal Secretary, Industries, IT/BT and Science and Technology, was present.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Karnataka / by Special Correspondent / Belagavi – July 18th, 2018