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Hyderabadi kid at Intel Science Fair

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Prithvi’s project was one of the three projects selected out of 289 entries for representing Singapore at The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, which is the world’s largest international pre-college science competition.
Prithvi’s project was one of the three projects selected out of 289 entries for representing Singapore at The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, which is the world’s largest international pre-college science competition.

An alumnus of Hyderabad Public School(HPS), Begumpet, G Prithvi, 17 will be representing Singapore in The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, which will be held in Phoenix, Arizona, USA from May 12 to 17.

Prithvi’s project was one of the three projects selected out of 289 entries for representing Singapore at the fair, which is the world’s largest international pre-college science competition. The fair provides an annual forum for more than 1,500 high school students from about 70 countries, regions, and territories to showcase their independent research as they compete for over $3 million annually. The Intel ISEF is the premier global science competition for students in grades 9-12.

Talking of his achievement, Prithvi says, “The recognition is the result of hours of my work, and it is the first success towards fulfilling my ambition to be scientist.”

Prithvi now lived in Singapore with his parents and is currently class 12 at St. Andrews Junior College, Singapore. His ambition is to become a scientist and do research in Particle Physics.

Prithvi was working on research into high performance anodes for Lithium ion batteries using Cobalt compounds obtained by bulk preparation methods at National University of Singapore, and the project was selected for participation in the Singapore Science and Technology fair held recently.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Express Features – Hyderabad / April 09th, 2013

Hyderabad best for global meets

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Union minister for tourism K. Chiranjeevi, centre, introduces CM Kiran Kumar Reddy, left, to Taleb Rifai, the secretary-general of UNWTO. —Deepak Deshpande.
Union minister for tourism K. Chiranjeevi, centre, introduces CM Kiran Kumar Reddy, left, to Taleb Rifai, the secretary-general of UNWTO. —Deepak Deshpande.

Hyderabad:

Acknowledging the immense potential for growth in the tourism sector, Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy said Hyderabad is “the best city to hold international conferences” Union minister for tourism K. Chiranjeevi, meanwhile added that the huge demand for tourism must be met in a sustainable way.

They were speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the twin conferences — The 25th joint meeting of the UNWTO commissions for East Asia and Pacific, as well as South Asia and the UNWTO conference on Sustainable Tourism Development — that began in the city on Friday. The conference is expected identify key areas for triggering massive tourism growth for Andhra Pradesh.

“The year 2012 was a historical year which saw 1035 million people crossing international borders. While the tourism sector saw a growth of 4 per cent, the Asian region saw a growth of 7 per cent and accounted for 25 per cent of the total world traffic,” said secretary-general of UNWTO Taleb Rifai.

The official predicted a growth of 3.5 to 4 per cent for the tourism sector worldwide and a growth of 54 per cent for the Asian region.

“Such a huge activity leaves imprints and that is the biggest challenge in front of us. More growth must mean more sustainability,” he added.

Chiranjeevi also said that India is one of the first countries to have developed guidelines for sustainable tourism and hotel classification that encourage eco-friendly practices.

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> News> Politics / DC / by Amrita Didyala / Saturday, Hyderabad – April 13th, 2013

USFDA lifts import alert on Aurobindo Pharma’s unit

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Hyderabad :

The US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has lifted an import alert on one of Aurobindo Pharma’s units here. “The USFDA, in a Web site update, has lifted the import alert for non-sterile products manufactured in Auro Pharma’s Unit-VI cephalosporin facility based in Hyderabad,” the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange on Thursday.

The removal of the alert will help the Hyderabad-based company to resume the exports of nine products to the US market. Exports of these items were stopped after the alert on the facility imposed in February 2011. Prior to the alert, the Unit had registered annual sales of $33 million. Aurobindo Pharma’s scrip gained 11.67 per cent on the BSE on Thursday to end at Rs 145.90.

source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com / Business Line / Home / by The Hindu Bureau / Hyderabad, March 28th, 2013

Hyatt now at Gachibowli

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Hyatt Hotels and Resorts has announced the re-branding of Ista Hyderabad to Hyatt Hyderabad Gachibowli, as of April 1, 2013.

Located in Gachibowli, the hotel is located 20 minutes from the international airport.

Hyatt Hyderabad Gachibowli features166 rooms, that include nine suites, fitted with poolside or garden views.Spread over 16 acres, the hotel is set amongst beautifully landscaped gardens, complete with foliage, natural rock formations and water bodies.

Luxury rooms offer a spacious outdoor private balcony while suites are expansive with a private garden area, separate meeting area and a pantry.

The hotel’s award winning all-day dining restaurant, “Collage” offers international cuisine with buffet options. The Lounge Bar is set with a waterfall in the background and is the ideal place for an informal meeting, afternoon tea or a post dinner drink to the music of a live pianist.Deori offers elements of traditional Andhra cuisine and the age-old Nizamigharana food, all presented in a contemporary setting. With live stage performances by the in-house Ghazal player, it offers a true “Nawaabi” experience.

The hotel also has a Spa and Fitness Center, with six beautifully appointed treatment rooms, a hair salon, luxurious eucalyptus steam and sauna facilities and a whirlpool and a fitness centre equipped with modern cardio and resistance machines and a temperature-controlled outdoor swimming pool.

Reservations may be made by visiting www.hyatt.com or by calling on 040 48481234.For anymore information visit hyderabad.hyatthotels.hyatt.com.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express /  Home> Cities> Hyderabad / Express Features – Hyderabad / April 03rd, 2013

Tricore Solutions opens office in India

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TriCore Solutions, a Norwell-based company that provides a suite of scalable and reliable managed application, cloud, infrastructure hosting and consulting services to enterprise organizations, said today it has opened a new office in Hyderabad, India.

The additional office is designed to expand the company’s service delivery capabilities to its existing customers, officials said.

“The opening of our new office in India and entry into South India reinforces our commitment to the market — to better serve our customers and engage new business,” said TriCore’s CEO Robert Forman in a statement. “We chose Hyderabad, a global center for IT, for its highly skilled resources, developed infrastructure and global connectivity. As a technology services leader, we see great opportunity to grow our staff and expand both the breadth and depth of services we provide to new and existing customers.”

Kusum Varanasi will manage the office, officials said.

source: http://www.bostonherald.com / Home> Business> Business & Markets / by Ira Kantor / Tuesday, April 02nd, 2013

Gerdau picks up majority stake in Indian unit

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Hyderabad : 

Gerdau, a leading producer of special steel in the Americas, today announced majority ownership of its first plant in Asia at Tadipatri, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh.

The company also changed the name of its domestic operations from Kalyani Gerdau to Gerdau.

In 2007, Gerdau had entered into a joint venture with Kalyani group company — Kalyani Steels Ltd to acquire SJK Steel Plant Ltd with an equal partnership of 45 per cent each. Post acquisition of Kalyani’s shares, the operation is now majority owned by Gerdau.

Recently, the plant has started operations of its blast furnace, melt shop, sinter plant, power plant and rolling mill. It has an installed capacity of 3,00,000 tonnes of special steels, mainly focused on the automotive market.

“As we begin our 112th year of business, the start of production of special steel in India represents our expansion to an important country,’’ said André B. Gerdau Johannpeter, Gerdau’s CEO.

“This move paves the way for Gerdau to come to India and cater to the domestic market,’’ said Arvind Mathur, Executive Director-India for Gerdau.

source: http://www.TheHinduBusinessLine.com / Home / by M. Somasekhar somasekhar.m@thehindu.co.in  / Hyderabad, March 18th, 2013

USFDA lifts import alert on Aurobindo Pharma’s Hyderabad facility

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The health regulator lifts the import alert for non-sterile products manufactured at Unit VI cephalosporin facility

The US health regulator had audited the cephalosporin facility, Unit VI of Aurobindo Pharma Ltd located at Chitkul Village, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, in December 2010. / Photo: Ramesh Pathania/ Mint
The US health regulator had audited the cephalosporin facility, Unit VI of Aurobindo Pharma Ltd located at Chitkul Village, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, in December 2010. / Photo: Ramesh Pathania/ Mint

New Delhi:

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd  on Thursday said the US health regulator has lifted the import alert on its Hyderabad-based antibiotics facility, thereby allowing the company to export 9 products from this plant to the US market.

 

US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has lifted the import alert for non-sterile products manufactured at Unit VI cephalosporin facility based in Hyderabad, thereby, paving the way for resumption of exports of 9 products to the US market, Aurobindo Pharma Ltd said in a statement.
“Prior to import alert, the unit was having annual US sales of $33 million for the said products,” it added. In 2011, the USFDA had issued an import alert on products from the company’s Hyderabad-based cephalosporin facility, as a result of which its exports to the US market were affected.
The US health regulator had audited the cephalosporin facility, Unit VI of Aurobindo Pharma Ltd located at Chitkul Village, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, in December 2010.
Subsequent to the audit findings, USFDA had imposed an import alert for detention on Aurobindo Pharma Unit VI products. Cephalosporins are a class of antibiotics which are indicated for the treatment of infections caused by bacteria.
Shares of Aurobindo Pharma were trading at Rs.141.90 on the BSE in the afternoon trade, up 8.61% from its previous close.
source: http://www.livemint.com / Live Mint & Wall Street Journal / Home> Companies / by PTI / Thursday, March 28th, 2013

Hyderabad’s pink lake to be colourless soon

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The Noor Mohammed Kunta (NMK) near Kattedan Industrial Estate (KIE) in Rajendranagar, which earned its sobriquet of the pink lake of Hyderabad due to its pinkish hue caused by industrial pollution, will have clear water by the end of 2015.

NMK is the first and only lake in the country to have been identified for cleanup by the World Bank-assisted project on ‘Capacity Building and Industrial Pollution Management Project’ by the Ministry of Environment and Forests and approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs in 2010. The consortium of Witteveen+Bos, Tauw, COWI A/S and Kadam Environmental Consultants under the name of Pollution Control Board Consultants (PCBC) will implement the 32-month pilot project.

The NMK has been dead since years due to heavy inflow of industrial wastes. Representing the consortium of consultants, M Van der Wijk Marten from Nederlands on Tuesday expressed his confidence in the speedy completion of the project.

Speaking to reporters about the remediation process, he said, “First, all highly toxic sediments would be dredged out, dewatered and contained within tubes of geo-textile. According to tests, the tubes a containment efficiency which is well above 99.5 per cent and a life-span of minimum 100 years.”

Adding more, he said these tubes would be made into a bund-like fencing around the lake over which greenery could be developed. The bottom of the lake will be covered with a clean layer of sand. To prevent further inflow of pollutants, the existing Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP), which was started in 2009, would be upgraded to deal with industrial waste treatment.

In Katedan Industrial Estate (KIE), about 3,500 m3 of temporarily stored waste will be collected and disposed to an off-site landfill for Municipal Solid Waste. As a remediation measure, construction of a sediment trap was also recommended at the inlet of drains from KIE to the NMK.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Express News Service – Hyderabad / March 27th, 2013

Guntur nun Glowrey on way to sainthood

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Hyderabad: 

The first nun-doctor missionary, who spent her life in India, mostly in Guntur and Bengaluru serving poor patients, will take her first step to sainthood on Wednesday.

The Vatican gave the nod for Sister Dr Mary Glowrey, an Australian of Irish origin, to be declared ‘Servant of God in India’, the first step to become a Catholic saint. The announcement of her declaration as Servant of God will be made by Bishop Gali Bali of Guntur diocese at a ‘chrism mass’ on Wednesday.

Dr Glowrey first landed in Guntur in 1920 at the age of 33. She came as a missionary of the Society of Jesus, Mary and Joseph and ran a dispensary which turned into St Joseph’s Hospital.

Director-general of the Catholic Health Associat-ion of India, Dr Tomi Tho-mas, says, “Sister Glowrey founded the Catholic Health Association of India in 1943 which now has 3,500 health care institutions in the country and is the largest NGO in the health sector. She was born in Victoria in 1887 and studied medicine and worked at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and Saint Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne and also had a private practice.”

Bishop Gali Bali called her a “special creation of God and a great soul who embraced the whole world”. She left her lucrative career as an ENT specialist after she chanced on a pamphlet in 1915 about the appalling infant mortality rate in India. It changed the direction of her life.

“Pope Pius XI later bestowed a special blessing on her medical work and, as Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart, she became the first nun-doctor missionary. At Guntur, she trained local women to be pharmacists, nurses and midwives. She often travelled to visit the sick and dying in remote villages. She also used Indian traditional medicine,” the Bishop said.

My Jesus, I love you, were her last words

The people of Guntur were thrilled on hearing the news that Sister Glowrey will be declared ‘Servant of God in India’, the first step to become a Catholic saint.

Elizabeth, 65, of Amaravathi Road, Guntur, said, “I was brought up by Sr Glowrey. I cannot forget her love and affection. She used to be a very caring person for the poor and a devout Christian.”

Sister Victoria who had worked at St Joseph’s said, “It is a great honour for St Joseph’s General Hospital at Guntur as its founder is in the process of canonisation. She converted a small dispensary into a huge hospital which today is serving the poor and the needy.”

Dr Glowrey died on May 5, 1957. Her last words are said to be, “Jesus, Mary and Joseph” and “My Jesus, I love you”.

She spent her last days in Bengaluru and her vision led to the establishment of one of the best Indian medical colleges, St John’s Medical College.

source: http://www.DeccanChronicle.com / Home> News> Current Affairs / DC / by U. Sudhakar Reddy / March 27th, 2013

Progress Software signs MoU with IIT-Hyderabad

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Under the MoU, Progress supports academic incubation centres, internship programmes and tech talks

Progress Software, a Nasdaq-listed software company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad, to promote innovation and product entrepreneurial skills amongst the students.

Under the MoU, Progress supports academic incubation centres, internship programmes and tech talks, which helps in growing a pool of skilled professionals. The objective is to engage fresh talent and make them industry ready.

“With this relationship with IIT-H, we aim to further promote relevant research projects, research oriented startups in the institute and enhance the innovation ecosystem through talks, lectures on product architectures and Progress technologies and if required, we shall also engage the institute’s faculty on a commissioned project,” Ramesh Loganathan, Progress Software vice president – products and Hyderabad centre head, stated in a release.

As part of the MoU, Progress will also provide students with a collaborative environment that offers a hands-on experience to develop real-world business solutions with their technology.

source: http://www.Business-Standard.com / Home> Companies> News> News / by BS Reporter / Chennai/Hyderabad / March 20th, 2013