Pradeep Kini, Associate Professor at Faculty of Architecture, Manipal University, Manipal, with Prof. Thomas W. Malone, Director, Center for Collective Intelligence, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Prof. Harvey Michaels, Research Director of Energy Efficiency Practice and Innovation, MIT at the Crowds and Climate Conference at MIT earlier this month / The Hindu
Pradeep Kini, Associate Professor at Faculty of Architecture, Manipal University, carved a niche for himself by winning the Judges Choice Award in the ClimateColab Buildings contest conducted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, U.S.A.
According to a press release issued by Manipal University here on Saturday, Prof. Kini received the award from Prof. Thomas W. Malone, Director, Center for Collective Intelligence, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the Crowds and Climate Conference held at MIT earlier this month.
Prof. Kini took the opportunity to discuss with several industry experts, policy makers and academicians on ways to implement the proposal on the development of climate responsive smart building in India. His proposal was adjudged winner from 600 entries that were evaluated in several rounds by the judges.
Prof. Kini is working on a tool to optimize the fenestration systems of buildings in the proposed smart cities in India. It will help fenestration to be more energy efficient while considering the lifecycle costs for wider applicability.
The proposed tool considers the various climatic zone design parameters while recommending the optimal fenestration assembly for the buildings designed in developing nations.
The tool once developed will have a positive impact on energy usage in the energy intensive commercial building sector.
Prof. Kini completed his Masters in Architecture from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2002 and has worked on several commercial, residential and hospitality projects in USA and India. He is a USGBC LEED accredited professional, the release said.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Karnataka / by Ganesh Prabhu / Manipal – November 16th, 2014
Vedanth M. Urs of Vidyashram, Mysuru, won a triple crown by clinching the Men’s singles, Youth Boys singles and Junior boys singles titles in the State Ranking Table Tennis tournament conducted by Rover’s Club at Shimoga from Nov. 6-9. Vedanth won the men’s singles title beating Akshay Mahanta of Mysuru 11-8; 11-9; 7-11; 2-11; 8-11; 11-8; 11-6 in the final. Vedanth won the Youth Boys singles title by once again by beating Akshay Mahanta in the final 11-6; 12-14; 8-11; 11-8; 13-11; 12-10. In the Junior boys singles final, Vedanth beat Nikhil Nanda 7-11; 11-7; 12-10; 11-7; 11-8 and completed a fine triple.
The results: Men’s singles: Final: Vedanth M. Urs bt Akshay Mahanta- 11-8; 11-9; 7-11; 2-11; 8-11; 11-8; 11-6.
All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru, in its Golden Jubilee year, is hosting the annual symposium of Acoustical Society of India — Acoustics 2014 — from Nov. 12 to 14.
The inaugural function will be held at 9.30 am on Nov. 12 at AIISH Seminar Hall, Knowledge Park, Manasagangotri. Dr. Vishwa Mohan Katoch, Secretary, Department of Health Research and Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi and Padma Bhushan Dr. V.K. Aatre, former Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister and former Director General, DRDO, Government of India, will be the chief guests.
Prof. K.S. Rangappa, Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore, will be the guest of honour. Dr. S.R. Savithri, Director, AIISH and Dr. V. Rajendran, President, Acoustical Society of India, will be present.
The theme of this year’s symposium is “Acoustics for better speech.” The objective of this symposium is to have a deep insight on the acoustic activities in the country and to trigger future research activities in this field. The symposium would be attended by more than 250 Indian and few foreign participants who are researchers, acoustical experts, students and practicing specialists.
Prof. Ajish K. Abraham, convener of the symposium, said that there will be four plenary talks, four invited talks and two memorial lectures. In all, 65 research papers would be presented at the symposium.
Profile of the guests
Dr. Vishwa Mohan Katoch is the Founder Secretary of Department of Health Research, Government of India and has made significant contributions towards medical research in the country. As a developer of modern methods of rapid diagnosis of TB, leprosy, DNA chips, DNA finger printing methods etc., he has contributed to expansion of mandate of JALMA from leprosy to all mycobacterial diseases.
Padma Bhushan Dr. V.K. Aatre has served DRDO in various capacities as Chief Controller, Director General and Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister George Fernandes. He was awarded Padma Bhushan award in 2000 by the then President K.R. Narayanan. After his retirement in 2004, he is working as Prof. Emeritus at Department of Electrical Communication, Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bangalore.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Tuesday , November 11th, 2014
Prof. Shivaram Malavalli, ýResident Chairman of San Francisco – Bangalore Sister City Initiative, has been invited to serve on the Advisory Board of Institute for Drug Delivery and Biomedical Research (IDBR) Bangalore, along with Dr. Michael Repka, Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Mississippi, USA and Dr. Howard Maibach, Professor-Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA by Dr. S. Narasimha Murthy, Founder-Director, Associate Professor-Pharmaceutics, The University of Mississippi, USA.
Institute for Drug Delivery and Biomedical Research (IDBR) is a non-profit research organisation set up to conduct interdisciplinary and advanced research on innovative drug delivery and novel treatment methods. One of the goals of IDBR is to act as a platform for Industry-Academia collaborations. IDBR is open for collaborations with renowned academic institutions, industries and research organisations.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Tuesday , November 11th, 2014
M.N. Rajesh of SJCE wins first prize and a cash award of Rs. 10,000
Seen in the picture are (sitting) Dr. N. Suresh, Sankaran Unni, Dr. G.S. Suresh, Dr. G. Sarangapani and Dr. S. Raviraj; (standing) Dr. G. Ravi, Dr. S.K. Prasad, M.N. Rajesh, K.N. Supreeth Babu and B.R. Kavya.
Mysuru :
The Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India) [ACCE(I)], Mysore Centre, in association with The India Cements Limited, gave away the ‘Best M.Tech Thesis Awards- 2014’ at a function held at Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishna Seminar Hall in the Administrative Block of NIE here recently.
The competition was arranged for the students of M.Tech (Structures) from the engineering colleges of Mysuru, Mandya and Hassan regions of 2012-14 batch. A total of 15 M.Tech (Structures) theses were shortlisted from five engineering colleges — Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE), Mysore; The National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysore; PES College of Engineering, Mandya; The Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan and The VTU Regional College, Mysore.
The first prize carrying a cash award of Rs. 10,000 with a certificate was received by M.N. Rajesh of SJCE for his thesis “Influencing parameters on seismic performance of RC structures from pushover analysis” under the guidance of Dr. S.K. Prasad, Professor of Civil Engineering.
The second prize carrying a cash award of Rs. 6,000 with a certificate was received by B.R. Kavya of MCE, Hassan for her thesis “Reliability analysis of concrete column subjected to axial load and biaxial bending” under the guidance of Dr. K. Manjunath, Professor of Civil Engineering.
The third prize carrying a cash award of Rs. 4,000 with a certificate was received by K.N. Supreeth Babu of MCE Hassan for his thesis “Fatigue analysis of steel bridges by fracture mechanics approach” under the guidance of Dr. G. Ravi, Professor of Civil Engineering.
Technical talk
A technical talk on “Disaster Resistance of Structures” by Dr. N. Suresh, Director, BFRC, NIE, was also arranged on the occasion where he spoke about the different types of disasters like Fire, Earthquake, Tsunami, Volcanic Eruption, Hurricanes, Floods and Draughts along with case studies.
He stated that one cannot stop natural disasters. However, using the advances in Science and Technology, one can minimise loss of human lives.
He also advised the students to design structures which are resistant to disasters by following the standard codes of practices.
The chief guest, Dr. G. Sarnagapani, Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering, NIE, spoke about the need of such kind of competition which will make students to focus on qualitative research projects. He also said that the students should update themselves to the new technologies and so that they are competent to design structures of future. He congratulated ACCE(I) Mysore Centre and The India Cements Limited for initiating the awards.
The guest of honour, R. Sankaran Unni, General Manager (Marketing), The India Cements Limited, stated that three things — value of time, recognition and reward — are important in the present world. He appreciated ACCE(I) Mysore for recognising talented students and rewarding them.
The Chairman of ACCE(I), Mysore Centre, Dr. G.S. Suresh, presided and spoke about the important criteria considered by the experts during evaluation of the thesis to select the best.
About 150 participants, comprising members of ACCE(I) Mysore Centre, M.Tech (Structures) students and Faculty of various engineering colleges from Mysuru, Mandya and Hassan regions and invitees participated in the programme.
ACCE(I) Mysore Centre Hon. Secretary Dr. S. Raviraj welcomed and Treasurer S.B. Basavaraj, proposed a vote of thanks.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Tuesday , November 11th, 2014
Dr. B. H. Suresh, Dean, Department of Studies in Commerce, University of Mysore, is seen lighting the lamp to inaugurate the workshop at Teresian College this morning as others look on. Picture right shows Ekalavya awardee P. U. Navaneetha, who was felicitated by Teresian College Principal Sr. Sajitha, Administrator Dr. Sr. Genevieve and Manager Rev. Sr. Rose.
Mysuru :
A two-day National-level Workshop on Research Methodology and Data Analysised by the Post-Graduate Department of Commerce, Teresian College, Siddarthanagar in collaboration with Department of MBA, Post-Graduate Centre,Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Mysuru and sponsored by UGC was inaugurated this morning at the Golden Jubilee Auditorium of Teresian College by Dr. B. H. Suresh, Dean, Department of Studies in Commerce, University of Mysore.
The Workshop is being conducted to create awareness on research methods in terms of its role in Business and Research for the benefit of Students, Research Scholars, Teachers and Managers.
The Resource Persons for the Workshop include Dr. D. Anand, Dr. Praveen Kumar, Dr. T. P. Renuka Murthy, G. Parameshwari, Dr. C. Amruthavalli and Lancy D’Souza.
Dr. B. H. Suresh in his inaugural address said “Government should take more interest in improving Higher Education in India”. He stressed on the importance of implementation of proper methodology in Research. He recalled that when he was a Research Scholar many years ago, very few Research Scholars were available in the University. But these days hundreds of Research Scholars can be seen in Universities. He called upon the students to cultivate research culture in themselves.
Dr. E. K. Satheesh, Professor and Head, DoS in Commerce & Management, University of Calicut regretted “Nowadays there is a casual approach to Research as there is no seriousness among research scholars these days.”
He said that there are more than 400 Universities and 40000 colleges in India among which only few Universities and Colleges are maintaining quality in Research.
On the occasion, this year’s Ekalavya awardee P.U. Navaneetha, an alumni of Teresian College, was felicitated.
Rev. Sr. Rose, Manager, Teresian College presided. Rev. Sr. Sajitha, Principal, Teresian College welcomed.
Dr. T. P. Renuka Murthy, Professor & Head, Dept. of MBA, PG Centre,VTU, Mysuru, Prof. V. K. Jose, Officiating Principal, Teresian College, Dr. Sr. Genevieve, Administrator, Teresian Institutions, Dr. Suresh, Dr.Veena M. D’ Almeida, Associate Professor, Teresian College, Mr. P. M. Shiva Prasad, Assistant Professor, Teresian College and K. S. Rajeshwari were present.
The valedictory function of this workshop will be held tomorrow at 4 pm.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Tuesday , November 11th, 2014
Dr. P. R. Kulkarni (90), formerly Professor of ENT and Director of All India Institute of Speech & Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru, breathed his last early this morning at his residence in Sankalp Central Park, Yadavagiri.
Dr. Kulkarni, who had established the Sankalp Hospital (now defunct) in Yadavagiri, was also the Founder-President of Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Golf Club (JWGC) and a Rotarian. He leaves behind his wife Dr. Lalit Kulkarni, son Srirang, daughter Vrinda and grand children Vinay, Deepali, Neha and Priyanka.
Last rites took place this noon at the foot of Chamundi Hill.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Tuesday , November 11th, 2014
Dogs with their owners participating in the first ever exhibition of Indian breed of dogs in Bagalkot city on Sunday./ The Hindu
On Sunday, Bagalkot set the record of becoming the first city in the country to host the first ever exhibition of dogs only of Indian breed.
The extravagant event in which around 230 canines of different breeds had gathered to showcase their strength and sense of obedience, was organised by Society for Indian Breeds of Dogs (SIBD), an affiliated body to Kennel Club of India.
“It is just great to see so many different dogs here”, said Shalini Asnotikar, an Engineering student of Mangalore who is a dog lover. Though dogs of breeds such as Pashmi, Combai, Rajapalayam and Caravan hound were present, the dominating among them were the local, Mudhol hound breed.
B.C. Ramakrishna,president of SIBD, said that Mudhol hound, one of the domestic breeds, had got itself registered in the league of international breed of dogs. “ It is surely a matter of great pride for us”, he said.
Informing that the Union Government, in the recognition of Mudhol hound, had released a stamp, he said that this breed is being developed as sniffer dog for police and security personnel for its sharp memory and obedience.
With this lean yet sturdy physique and pointed face, Mudhol hounds instantly caught the attraction of the people during the event.
Sharing his opinion, Raju Anneppanavar, one of the participants who owns a Mudhol hound, said that the event encourages the canine owners and also to people to raise the dog as pet. The objective of the event was to spread awareness about the Indian breed of dogs, protect and promote them, Mr. Ramakrishna said.
Claiming that India once was home to 27 varieties of domestic dogs, he regretted that the owing to negligence, the country had lost some of the best breeds forever. “ Today, we have only seven Indian breeds, and if not protected, we may lose them too”, he said.
Earlier, inaugurating the event, District In-charge Minister, S. R. Patil promised to get an ambulance for dogs as demanded by Mudhol Dog Research and Information Centre, Timmapur. He also assured get a multi-special hospital built for canines at the centre with the help of Union Government.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Karnataka / by Firoz Rozindar / Bagalkot – November 16th, 2014
The awardees Shalini and Karthik are seen with Sri Charamurthi Mummadi Shivarudra Swamiji of Shri Kshetra Marale Gavi Mutt, Kanakapura, Go. Ru. Channabasappa, President, Akhila Bharata Sharana Sahitya Parishat, Bengaluru, M. Nagendra Swamy, Regional Director, Directorate of Field and Publicity, Central Board of Film Certification, Bengaluru and Pramila Shankar, President, Kadali Mahila Vedike, Bengaluru
Mysuru :
Kadali Mahila Vedike, Bangalore, which celebrated its Sixteenth Anniversary on Oct. 18 at Shivaratheeswara Kendra in Jayanagar, Bengaluru, presented multi-talented award to two youngsters of Mysuru.
The recipients are K.M. Karthik of Vijaya Vittala PU College and M. Shalini of Ideal Jawa Rotary School in city.
Karthik was awarded for his talent in Dancing, Skating, Martial Art, Archery, Aero Modeling, Classical Vocal, Horse Riding, Scuba Diving, Trekking and Biking while Shalini for her writing and memory skill — a magical wizard of Mysore city.
The awards were presented to the duo in the presence of Sri Charamurthi Mummadi Shivarudra Swamiji, President of Shri Kshetra Marale Gavi Mutt, Kanakapura, Go. Ru. Channabasappa, President, Akhila Bharata Sharana Sahitya Parishat, Bengaluru, M. Nagendra Swamy, Regional Director, Censor Board, Film Certification, Bengaluru, Dr. C. Soma Shekar, IAS (Rtd.) and Pramila Shankar, President, Kadali Mahila Vedike, Bengaluru.
Karthik, a 2nd PUC student at Vijaya Vittala is the son of Suma Mahesh and Mahesh Kumar, a Professional photographer of Mysore city while Shalini, studying in 6th Standard in Ideal Jawa Rotary School, is the daughter of Latha Manjunath andManjunath, a businessman by profession.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Monday , November 10th, 2014
Vidushi S.K. Vasumathi (80), renowned musician, a graded artiste and music composer of All India Radio (AIR), passed away in the early hours of today at her residence on 6th Main at V.V. Mohalla in city.
She leaves behind a host of relatives, friends and students.
A recipient of numerous awards such as the Rajyotsava award, Kalashree award, Hamsa Prashanthi award and Ananya Kalabhigna title, Vasumathi was to be conferred with the prestigious ‘Shishunala Shariff’ Award by the State Government this month.
She was also the founder of ‘Raaga Taranga,’ a music association in city.
Last rites were held at Chirashanthidhama in Gokulam this afternoon.
A profile: Born to Rajamma and S.B. Krishnaswamy couple in 1934, S.K. Vasumathi began learning music under M.V. Krishnappa and later under R.K. Ramanathan.
After moving to Mysuru, she underwent training under R.K. Srikantan.
She has also received appreciations from poets Pu. Ti. Na and Rashtrakavi Kuvempu, who had sent cassettes and got their poems sung by her and recorded the songs.
She has trained over 500 students in music and some of her students are artistes at Akashavani. Vasumathi has composed over 300 songs and had directed programmes at Akashavani.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Monday , November 10th, 2014
