Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited director (Projects) Prakash Chandra Mohapatra assumed charge as the chairman of Computer Society of India, Visakhapatnam Chapter, Thursday, succeeding TK Chand.
Mohapatra has 34 years of experience in Steel and Power industries and is a specialist in projects, operation and maintenance of large organisations like Visakhapatnam Steel Plant.
He keeps himself abreast of the latest technological developments in the steel industry.
He has been actively guiding the CSI for several years in conducting several national and international seminars and workshops.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Express New Service / August 22nd, 2014
Hassan, an M.Sc (Biochemistry) student, explains working of a baby rescue unit designed by him to ANU Vice-Chancellor K. Viyanna Rao at the academic exhibition held in Guntur on Friday. Photo: T. Vijaya Kuma / The Hindu
An indigenous baby rescue unit to extricate children who accidentally fall into borewells in countryside has been designed by a student of Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU) here.
Hassan, a first year student of M.Sc. (Biochemistry), has designed a simple baby rescue unit, which he says, can be used to safely extricate babies from borewell pits, which sometimes are well over 100 ft deep.
His exhibit at the ongoing academic exhibition being held on Civil & Mechanical Engineering block has been catching the attention of viewers. ANU Vice-Chancellor K. Viyanna Rao asked the student to further modify the design and added that the university would support further research and development of the model.
Consisting of a cylindrical iron netted structure, the rescue unit has a bulb, a web camera and an oxygen cylinder tube attached to it. The structure is funnelled through the earth soil through extra pipes till it reaches the spot where the baby is located. Using the pictures beamed by the camera, the operator can use the trays at the bottom of the structure to extricate the baby with the soil. The continuous supply of oxygen with the tube helps the baby in staying alive during the operation.
“Conventional method of digging a parallel pit along with borewell consumes a lot of time and poses a risk to the life of baby. With the baby rescue unit designed by me, the whole operation gets completed within 2-3 hours and the precious lives of children can be saved,’’ Hassan told The Hindu.
Dean, College Development Council and Coordinator of academic exhibition, G.V. Chalam said that the exhibition featured innovative solutions including, solar based appliances, national disaster prevention mechanisms, NSS extension activities etc. The 10 science departments, professional colleges and University college of Pharmaceutical Sciences took part in the exhibition.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> National> Andhra Pradesh / by P. Samuel Jonathan / Guntur – August 23rd, 2014
Plants with medicinal properties, such as the one above, being grown at the Sanjeevini Park at the NTPC township in Visakhapatnam | EXPRESS PHOTO
Visakhapatnam :
Chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu’s new proposal to set up an integrated botanical garden (IBG) in Araku Valley in the district has drawn good response. Experts on Ayurveda medicine and pharmaceutical sectors lauded the state government’s initiative and expressed confidence that the IBG would generate good revenue and employment opportunities.
Chandrababu Naidu, during his two-day visit recently, directed Visakhapatnam collector N Yuvaraj to study and plan to set up the IBG at Araku in association with the Ayurvedic Board. There are a large number of medicinal plants, shrubs, barks, roots and creepers in and around North Andhra region, especially in the agency and forest pockets.
Some of the Ayurveda medicine manufacturing companies pay the tribals and deploy their staff to collect some rare medicinal plants and leaves from the agency areas. The Andhra University pharmaceutical department, on its own, had conducted a study on the medicinal plants and their history in North Andhra region, and found that a large number of tribals still use Ayurvedic medicines, prepared by themselves, for curing several diseases.
“There are a huge number of medicinal plants in the region. There are plants which have commercial value. For example there is ‘Bixa Orrellana’ from which a powder ‘Bixin’ compound is prepared. The compound is used in the textile industry for colour combinations. The chief minister’s proposal is a very good idea,” said S Ganapathy, former professor of Andhra University and current principal of GITAM Institute of Pharmacy.
Meanwhile, during the past one decade, the usage of Ayurvedic medicines has increased. Ayurvedic medical shops have also registered good sales.
“Ayurveda is seeing a rise not only in health-related medicines, but also in beauty parlour products, dental care and hair fall etc., Special medicines for alcoholic addiction are also manufactured from several medicinal plants and herbs. The Araku and Paderu dense forest areas are the best places to set up an integrated botanical garden. The IBG should be set up with an aim to promote academic research and commercial sales of the products,” K Yamuna, an Ayurvedic doctor and owner of an Ayurvedic medicine shop, opined.
An integrated medicinal plant is a welcome move by the government and there is good scope for developing the existing botanical garden at Araku as the nearby areas are suitable for cultivation of medicinal plants, Prof Ganapathy said.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indina Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by VKL Gayatri / August 12th, 2014
A Guntur-based phonosurgeon V. Phaniendra Kumar has been presented the Lifetime Achievement Award for his services to the speciality in medicine.
At the 9th National Conference of the Association of Phonosurgeons of India ‘PHONOCON – 2013’ organised at Pinnamaneni Siddhardha Medical College, Vijayawada, he was given away the award, Dr. Phanineindra said in a release on Monday.
Phonosurgery is voice restorative surgery for victims of voice disorder.
The origin of the speciality in India is from Guntur. The national conference was organised on March 8, 9 and 10. Registrar of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences S. Babulal, chief guest of the inaugural function, gave away the award.
About 100 ENT surgeons from different parts of the country attended as delegates.
International faculty members from the USA and New Zealand, national experts from the State, Kerala, Mumbai and New Delhi conducted technical sessions.
Dr. Phaniendra is the founder of the APSI and developed it over the years.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Andhra Pradesh / Special Correspondent / Vijayawada – March 12th, 2014
Consultant emergency physician Radhika Rani Chandra with the EPI Star award given in recognition of her work on spreading awareness about emergency medicine in India. T. Vijaya Kumar / The Hindu
Consultant emergency physician from Sri Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Radhika Rani Chandra, has been awarded the Emergency Physician India (EPI)- Star award by the Federation of Emergency Physicians, India for her contribution to development of emergency medicine in India. The award was presented at the third annual national conference of the association of Emergency Physicians, India, held recently in Chennai.
Dr. Radhika said on Thursday that her presentation, “Spreading wings beyond emergency room,” has won a coveted award. An emergency physician has a crucial role to play in critical care of patients, many of them who get admitted into intensive care units with fatal injuries.
As a member of America Heart Association and a faculty member of Emergency Medicine in NTR University of Health Sciences, Dr. Radhika has been holding sessions on Emergency Life Support and Basic Life Support to police and paramedical workers.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Vijayawada / Staff Reporter / Guntur – August 15th, 2014
File picture of visitors queuing up to see the Submarine Museum INS Kursura in Visakhapatnam. Photo: C. V. Subrahmanyam / The Hindu
Children below the age of 15 years will be provided free entry to the Kursura Submarine museum on Saturday to mark its 12th Anniversary.
VUDA Vice-Chairman M. V. Satyanarayana said children below 15 years or studying up to Class X in any school would be allowed to visit the museum without entry fee from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The submarine that made India proud in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war now stands tall at Ramakrishna Beach in Visakhapatnam.
The Soviet-built I-641 Submarine was decommissioned on February 28, 2001.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home>News> Cities> Visakhapatnam / Special Correspondent / Visakhapatnam – August 09th, 2014
Visitors going round the exhibition of rare photographs depiciting the journey of 160 years of Indian Railways at Sri Srinivasa Kalayana Mandapam in Visakhapatnam on Sunday . Photo:C.V.SUBRAHMANYAM / The Hindu
A working model of a train to Araku and some models made of egg shells are among the big attractions. The pictures are sure to revive memories of the pre-Independent era among senior citizens and the majestic steam locomotives would have revived the memories of those who were fortunate enough to have seen them chug in and chug out of the stations.
Mahatma Gandhi alighting a third class wooden coach, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in the cabin of a locomotive, a special train carrying refugees, packed with passengers, with many squatting on the roof top, at the time of Partition, a steam engine on a turn table …
These are a few of the hundreds of photographs of historical importance on display at an exhibition that was inaugurated by General Manager of East Coast Railway Rajiv Vishnoi, being organised at Srinivasa Kalyana Mandapam, near the Railway Station to trace the 160-year journey of Indian Railways.
The exhibition is drawing thousands of visitors and people of different age groups are evincing keen interest in seeing the pictures. Many of the visitors were seen capturing the rare photographs on their digital cameras.
The pictures are sure to revive memories of the pre-Independent era among senior citizens and the majestic steam locomotives would have revived the memories of those who were fortunate enough to have seen them chug in and chug out of the stations.
Pictures of some of the royal station buildings such as the Victoria Terminus (1887), the Howrah Railway Station in 1906, the majestic Charbagh (Lucknow), Old Delhi railway station and the Nampally Railway Station provide a peep into the railway history.
A working model of a train to Araku and a model of a locomotive and a few other models done with egg shell by artiste Durga Shankar of Visakhapatnam were a big draw at the expo.
Extended
The exhibition, which was scheduled to conclude on Monday, has been extended by two more days in view of the overwhelming response from the public. The timings, which are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., have also been extended by two hours till 8 p.m. on all the days.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Visakhapatnam / by B. Madhu Gopal / Visakhapatnam – August 04th, 2014
APCOST Regioanl science centre at Bhavanipuram in Vijayawada
Vijayawada :
The Regional Science Centre in the city is all set to house the head office of the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Science and Technology (APCOST).
According to official sources in Hyderabad, the final decision would be taken by the Department of Science and Technology (DST). There are two more RSCs in the state – one at Tirupati and the other at Rajahmundry.
The APCOST regional centre is located on a 5-acre site at Bhavanipuram on the banks of river Krishna. It was set up to promote scientific thinking among the students. It has 85 scientific exhibits on the principles of basic sciences to enhance the scientific understanding of students and the general public. Since its inception, a total number of 1,51,530 students, teachers and others visited the regional centre. Most of the visitors were students from the entire unified state of Andhra Pradesh.
J Dhilleswara Rao, office incharge, RSC, Vijayawada, said, “The monthly programmes are conducted by Education Satellite ‘EduSAT’’, a video conference programme in which the participants can directly interact with scientists sitting in the studio of Vigyan Prasar, New Delhi, to promote all forms of education in our country for students, teachers, women, Anganwadis, tahsildars, health workers and others free of cost.”
“The DST has sanctioned `60 lakh for setting up a 3D theatre at the centre. Since the sanctioned amount is meant for purchasing equipment, we have made proposals for another `70 lakh for the construction of a theatre,” he added.
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DST has sanctioned `60 lakh for setting up a 3D theatre at the RSC
Proposals made for another `70 lakh for construction of a theatre
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Andhra Pradesh / by Sai Durga Gona / August 02nd, 2014
The state government has decided to set up a Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) unit in Chittoor district. It has also allocated 1,102 acres to APIIC for establishment of DRDO.
Another 500 acres has been given to set up 1000 MW solar energy park in Anantapur district, in addition to another 300 MW solar park to be set up in Guntur district.
IT minister Dr P. Raghunatha Reddy said the state government has achieved zero power deficit and it will supply 24×7 electricity to all domestic, commercial and industrial users from October 2, even as it plans to generate over 6,100 MW of power in the next five years.
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approved a programme to generate 4,400 MW of thermal power and another 400 MW of hydro power in the next five years.
The agriculture sector will get seven-hour non-stop power supply daily and would subsequently be increased to nine hours.
“When our government assumed power on June 8, the state was reeling under a power deficit of 22 million units a day. As of today, the deficit has become zero as we could draw additional power from NTPC, Simhapuri, Krishnapatnam units as also from other states. From October 2, the state will have 24×7 power supply,” the minister said.
source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Home> Nation> Current Affairs / DC / DC Correspondent / August 02nd, 2014
ECoR General Manager Rajiv Vishnoi along with DRM Anil Kumar admiring the working model of the Araku train, at the photo exhibition that began in Visakhapatnam on Friday. – Photo: K.R. Deepak / The Hindu
Good response to railway photo exhibition. The working model of a diesel locomotive going on Araku line and the model of a locomotive by egg shell artiste K. Durga Shankar were a big draw at the exhibition. A model of a bio-toilet was also put up at the event.
A photo exhibition of rare pictures, being organised by the Ministry of Railways to commemorate completion of 161 glorious years of Indian Railways, was inaugurated by General Manager of East Coast Railway Rajiv Vishnoi at Sri Srinivasa Kalyana Mandapam on the Station Road here on Friday.
The rare photographs of early steam locomotives, old coaches, Mahatma Gandhi, and other leaders in trains, and a wagon carrying a helicopter are sure to bring back nostalgic memories of who had seen them during their childhood.
The working model of a diesel locomotive going on Araku line and the model of a locomotive by egg shell artiste K. Durga Shankar were a big draw at the exhibition. A model of a bio-toilet was also put up at the event.
Children from various schools evinced keen interest in the photographs as they went round the exhibition.
Divisional Railway Manager Anil Kumar and Senior Divisional Commercial Manager M. Yelvender Yadav were among those who accompanied the General Manager.
The exhibition, which is open to all, will be on till August 4. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on all days.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Visakhapatnam / B. Madhu Gopal / Visakhapatnam – August 01st, 2014
