CHENNAI PLUS

  In line with its vision to support entrepreneurs and innovators, DBS Bank India has partnered with startup venture capital fund Anthill Ventures and evangelist network Headstart Network Foundation to launch DBS Business Class foundED. This forum will be held across cities in India and will celebrate modern-day founders, innovators, and game-changers to fosterco-innovation and collaboration in the startup ecosystem.   The first event of DBS Business Class foundEDwas recently hosted in Hyderabad with actor, entrepreneur and investorRana Daggubatias the keynote speaker.It was attended by a curated set of top-notch founders, investors and tech ecosystem partners and provided a platform for them to collaborate on new business models that addressed the pain points in the ecosystem.   Speaking at the event, Rana Daggubati said, "To change the ecosystem, we need founders who can drive their teams and instill the message that we are here to build products or services for ...

A multi-disciplinary team of specialist at Apollo Hospitals Chennai, Asia’s largest and most trusted multi-specialty chain of hospitals, performed a remarkable surgery on a 50-year-old Bangladeshi man to remove a rare recurrent chest wall Chondroscarcoma tumour. The tumour was safely removed, and the chest wall was reconstructed using synthetic materials and back muscle tissue. A new chest wall was formed after the sternal bone was repaired with bone cement wrapped in a mesh.   Mr. Abdullah, a 50-year-old Bangladeshi gentleman, reported to Apollo Hospitals in Chennai with a tumour developing from his rib in his chest wall. The tumour began as a swelling in his chest wall in November 2020, and he was assessed and operated on in December 2020 in his hometown of Bangladesh. The tumour was discovered to be a chondrosarcoma, which is a cancerous tumour that arises from the cartilage that joins the rib to the spine.   The surgeon in Bangladesh, has removed the tumor along with h...

One of India’s leading competitive examination prep companies, Veranda RACE, a subsidiary of Veranda Learning Solutions brought together today over 1,000 students who successfully cleared competitive Banking, State and Central Government examinations to felicitate their hard work and steadfast efforts over the past one year. Veranda RACE offers in-depth, online and offline coaching, one on one mentoring all year round for students keen to take up examinations for government and banking jobs. Mr. Kalpathi. S. Suresh, Executive Director cum Chairman, Veranda Learning Solutions, Mr. Bharath Seeman, Founder, Veranda RACE, and Mr. Pravin Menon, Chief Marketing Officer, Veranda Learning Solutions gave away the mementoes to the student achievers during the 10 th year success meet of Veranda RACE. Currently, Veranda RACE has more than 40,000 students aged between 18 years to 30 years studying in 29 branches across Tamil Nadu and Kerala.   Thousands of students enrol every year with Ve...

TREE Foundation’s Rescue and Rehabilitation team regularly receives calls to help stranded or injured turtles along the coast during the months of December–April every year. After receiving calls from Sea Turtle Protection Force members, volunteers or the general public about stranded turtles, TREE Foundation immediately arranges for a team to rescue the distressed turtle. TREE Foundation’s Rescue and Rehabilitation centre at Neelankarai is run with special permission from the Chief Wildlife Warden, Tamil Nadu Forest Department.   “Saki” an Olive Ridley Sea turtle, approximately 4 to 7 years old, was found entangled in a large ghost net weighing 1464 Kgs about 5 nautical miles from Pazaya Nadu Kuppam off Chengalpattu coast on the South East Coast of India, on the 21st of January 2022 and was brought to the TREE Foundation Rescue Rehabilitation Center. From Saki’s condition it was very clear that she had been entangled in the ghost net for many months and this had caused near fat...

  As the need for services increases, we need people like you to financially support or sponsor basic needs for a homeless people shelter in Chennai. For details contact 044 26184392, 9840347890.

  Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem in India. According to A.J.Hariharan, Founder-Secretary of Indian Community Welfare Organisation- ICWO, the current scenario indicates that urgent need to view and deal with tuberculosis not as a medical or even public health problem alone but as a social problem where innovative interventions have to be taken for an effective awareness control. BSW students from Stella Maris College taking Oath on TB Awareness at ICWO head office on 13th April 2022 on the occasion of World TB day.

  Utkarsh Global Foundation distributes cloth bags to students and public for the past 3 years in association with Greater Chennai Corporation and National Green Corps (NGC) as an alternate to plastic. In continuation of this mission, Dr.Srinivasan health education officer, GCC distributed 300 numbers of cloth bags to students in St. Anne's Girls Higher Secondary School, Royapuram in the presence of HM Sister Mary and Utgarsh Sushmitha. Moreover, G.Thangaraj, District coordinator NGC Chennai district who coordinated this awareness program said that 10 more such awareness campaigns will be conducted next month in various schools in Chennai district.

On the occasion of World Health Day, Apollo Hospitals, Asia's largest and most trusted healthcare group, unveiled the Health of the Nation 2022 report highlighting the prevalence and distribution of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) across the country. Based on 16 million anonymized responses to the COVID-19 Risk Assessment Scanner by Apollo 24/7, the report gives critical insights on trends in NCDs such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease, COPD & asthma, obesity in different regions of the country. The report also underscores the potential of AI and data analytics in prediction of risk and early identification as well as management of NCDs.       Dr Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group said, “The last year saw the country steadily building a bulwark against COVID with a robust vaccination program that led to a steady fall in the number of COVID cases. As we emerge from the shadow of COVID, it is imperative to bring the focus back on the p...

  Having a good job and being equipped with the right skills are two crucial factors for success in career and life. Vi, India’s leading telecom operator, has announced a set of offerings for the youth of Bharat to help them with finding employment, becoming more employable & also help them prepare for government jobs.   Giving wings to its customers aspirations, for a better tomorrow, Vi Jobs & Education integrates India’s largest job search platform ‘Apna’, leading English learning platform ‘Enguru’ and ‘ Pariksha ’ a platform specializing in government employment exam preparation.   Primarily targeted towards the large prepaid user base in India , Vi Jobs & Education on the Vi App offers a one stop solution for youth to search for jobs, improve spoken English skills and excel in Govt. employment exams, empowering them to fulfil their career dreams.   Commenting on the launch of this unique proposition, Avneesh Khosla, CMO, Vodafone Idea Lim...

  The 2 nd KMGF National Championship, which happens to be India’s largest sports festival, will be held from 30 th April to 3 rd May 2022 at Delhi. A total 5000 sports persons are expected for the event, under the auspicious blessings of Prime Minister of India' Shri Modi and young energetic Sports Minister Anurag Thakur. Khelo Masters Tamil Nadu invites every master’s category athlete to join and actively participate in this exciting opportunity to develop sportsmanship talents and excel in the field of sports. With over a 100 Olympians, Indian International Athletes, besides other athletes participating over several events, India’s largest sports festival will be sure to enthrall!! Be sure to register early.   For more details contact 9710079000, E.Mail kmga_tn@yahoo.com

  Lalit Kapoor, who has founded LMK Health, a unique diet and lifestyle program  that has been helping people get off medications for chronic diseases like Diabetes, Cholesterol, Asthma, and Arthritis among others will be visiting Alumni Center CEG, Anna University and IIT Alumni Industry Interactive Center, in Chennai for his session. The Diet and lifestyle coach will be exchanging thoughts on the benefits of fasting and plant-based whole foods such as green juicing, oil-free cooking to remove toxins from the body. Also, talking on how serious diseases based on lifestyle like diabetes, blood pressure, arthritis, thyroid, and sleep anemia can also be cured by lifestyle changes and proper diet business. Mr. Kapoor,  is breaking food myths and empowering people to boost their health by educating themselves about the Plant Based Whole Food (PBWF) diet and an active intermittent fasting-based lifestyle known as PBWF/IF/10K. He recently launched...