CHENNAI PLUS

 

Apollo Hospitals Group congratulates the music Maestro Ilaiyaraaja for being appointed as a member of Rajya Sabha.  Mr. Harshad Reddy, Director Group Oncology, Apollo Hospitals is seen congratulating Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with a bouquet of flowers at his office in Chennai.

  4POINT2 Technologies, a technology-enabler specializing in Augmented Reality (AR) has forayed into Chennai to enable local entrepreneurs to leverage AR for a sustained business growth. Dr. M. Mathiventhan, Honourable Minister for Tourism, Government of Tamil Nadu, was the chief guest on the occasion to congratulate 4POINT2 Technologies management team and its Tamil Nadu counterparts in Chennai on 20 th July 2022.   Though AR was introduced a decade ago, 4POINT2 Technologies took a big leap in offering a mature version of AR as a solution and service, rather than just a technology. It helps businesses create an emotional connection with customers through path-breaking technology and creativity.   “We are impressed with the entrepreneurial talent pool in Chennai and across Tamil Nadu. Through our channel partners, we are creating an employment opportunity for 100+ people in the next 3 months& Through Corporate 1000+ people within one Year. Our technology provides...

  In another first in cardiology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, performed India’s First Fourth Generation (G4) Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair.  Dr. Sai Satish, Senior Interventional Cardiologist, Apollo Hospitals and a pioneer in heart valve replacement and mitral valve procedures, successfully performed these mitral valve repairs on three individuals, each of whom were suffering from end-stage heart failure and had flown in from different cities across India. The fourth generation MitraClip™ Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair System allows for edge-to-edge mitral valve repair. It allows doctors to choose clip size based on a patient’s mitral valve anatomy and a new leaflet grasping technology that allows doctors to grasp leaflets simultaneously or independently.   Speaking about this new technique, Dr. Sai Satish said “These patients had sustained extensive damage to their hearts, and were in refractory heart failure in spite of being optimally treated with medication a...

Oasis India aims to prevent trafficking and other forms of violence against women and children and assist each person to flourish in the context of their community. Our thematic areas of work are Education, Skill Development, Prevention, Rehabilitation, Sports and Community. These programmes are a response to the needs of the community, through which we help make India better for women and children. According to a recently released report by UN Women, the pandemic is likely to have pushed 96 million people into extreme poverty, of which 47 million are women and girls. 3 out of every 4 women do not take part in any recognised economic activity, and Oasis India is changing that narrative by helping women learn skills for employment. Skill development is the way to empower our women for financial stability and independence. The work in Chennai focuses on building lives in the Kalayanapuram, Kannigapuram, Basin Bridge, and Kannagi Nagar communities. The issues in each community vary, ...

Archana, 11th Standard student of Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, T.Nagar, Chennai and disciple of Mr.Panchatcharam had set a new Asian Book of Record on 2nd July by performing Silambam blind folded continuously for 11 and a half hours.

  Apollo Institute of Colorectal Surgery,India’s Premier Dedicated Centre for Colorectal Cancer Management has successfully completed more than 500 robotic colorectal surgeries over six years. The Apollo Institute of Colorectal Surgery began offering cutting-edge minimally invasive robotic surgical techniques and technology in the treatment of patients with colorectal diseases, especially colorectal cancer since 2016.   The rate of colorectal cancer has been increasing among young adults in their 20s to 40s over the last two decades. If colorectal cancer is identified in the early stages it can be completely cured and Robotic Colorectal Surgery helps patients avoid colostomy and lead a normal life. Colorectal cancer is a common cancer globally but has a low reported incidence in India with GLOBOCAN 2018 ranking colon cancer 13 th in terms of incidence and mortality with 27,605 new cases and 19,548 deaths annually.Since 2018, 27,605 new cases have been registered across India...

Dementia Care Foundation organized the World Elderly Abuse Awareness program on 2nd July 2022 in The Dementia Hall at CURI Hospital, Okkiyam Thoraipakkam, OMR, Chennai. The main aim of the program is to make the people aware of elderly abuse. The main speakers who spoke in the program were Dr. Sridhar Vaitheshwaran, Consultant Psychiatrist of Schizophrenic Research Foundation India and Mr. Babu Krishnamoorthy, Investment Consultant at Finsherpa Investments. Dr. Shridhar Vaitheshwaran spoke on topics like the different types of abuse that elderly face and some practical cases that he had observed. Mr. Babu Krishnamoorthy talked about the steps that elderly must take to make them financially independent and prevent themselves from being victims of financial abuse. Dementia Care Foundation is a non-profit organization that works towards improving the quality of life for persons diagnosed with Dementia, as well as their caregivers and family members by providing excellent quality care...

Apollo Hospitals, Asia's  foremost integrated healthcare services provider on July 6, 2022,   announced a unique collaboration with Connected Life, leaders in the application of motor state diagnostics, to integrate Apollo’s AICVD tool with Connected Life’s  digital   solutions for wellness, condition management   and other health-focused applications.  The AICVD tool can predict the risk of cardiovascular disease. This will empower healthcare providers with the tools to predict the risk of cardiac disease in their patients and initiate intervention early enough to make a real difference.   The clinical integration was demonstrated during the online event to announce the collaboration. The cardiac risk scoring tool is remarkable for its speed in processing data and accuracy in predicting the probability of a patient developing coronary disease. Using the tool, physicians are enabled to deliver proactive, pre-emptive and preventive care for at-risk in...

Knight Frank India in its latest report, India Real Estate: H1 2022 (January – June 2022) cited that the Chennai residential market registered a 21% Year on Year (YoY)growth in sales in H1 2022.The city recorded sales of 6,951 housing units in H1 2022 compared to 5,751 housing units sold in H1 2021.The new home launches also increased by 40% YoY from 5,424 housing units in H1 2021 to 7,570 housing units in H1 2022. The weighted average price of residential properties in Chennai rose by an estimated 5% YoY to INR 4,242 per sq ft. With increased launches, the Quarters to sell (QTS) has marginally increased from 4.2 quarters in H1 2021 to 4.4 quarters in H1 2022. In H1 2022, office transaction volumes increased by 80% YoY to be recorded at 2.2 mnsq ft. New office completions recorded a growth of 272% YoY with 3.0 mnsq ft of new spaces completed during the same period.IT remained the most active sector which claimed 29% of the transacted space. This was followed by BFSI which saw a rise ...

In their latest report, Knight Frank India noted that the residential sector has recorded a 9-year high in the sales volume in H1 2022 (January – June 2022). The residential sector saw an annual growth of 60% in H1 2022 to 158,705 housing units across top eight cities in the country from 99,416 in H1 2021.The previous high was recorded in H1 2013 of 185,577 units. At an 8-year high for any half-year period, new home unit launches witnessed an addition of 160,806 units in H1 2022marking arise of 56%Year on Year (YoY) from103,238 units in H1 2021.The strong uptick in sales also brought the Quarters to sell (QTS) level down to 7.8 quarters from 10.9 quarters in H1 2021. Mumbai (44,200), National Capital Region (29,101) and Bengaluru (26,677) were the leading residential sales performers in H1 2022.NCR and Ahmedabad witnessed the highest home sales (in terms of percentage growth) during H2 2021 at 154% and 95% YoY respectively. According to the report, residential prices recorded a stron...

Apollo Hospitals presents a comprehensive Free Breast Screening Camp on 5 th July' 2022, Tuesday, between 9 am and 12 pm at Apollo First Med Hospitals, P.H Road, Kilpauk. Free Registration & Consultation by Dr. Ravindran Kumeran, Sr. Consultant Surgeon.  "Ultrasound Breast Scan" at special rate of Rs. 500/-, when clinically indicated For Appointments, contact   9941009194/ 7810003506.

Narada Gana Sabha Trust and Harikesanjali Trust held the 77th Aradhana programme of Sri Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar at Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall on June 30 th , 2022. Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar songs were rendered by Smt Vasudha Ravi - Vocals,Sri Vaibhav Ramani - Violin and Sri N C Bharadwaj - Mridangam. Vasudha, supported wonderfully by Vaibhav and Bharadwaj , beautifully rendered a wide range of Muthiah Bhagavathar songs including Siddhi Vinayakam,Ratna Kanjuka Dharani and Sundaran sher pen mayile and ended with Thillana in Hamir Kalyani. The Winners of the Smt Bhavani Nagarathnam Harikesanjali music competition held on 26th June were given certificates and cash prizes by Sri K Harishankar, Honorary Secretary, Narada Gana Sabha Trust. The Judges were Dr.Prof M A Bhageerathi Rtd HOD Music Dept QMC and Sri V V Ravi Senior Violin Vidwan The winners were -Age 7 to 12 yrs-1 st prize Nityashree and 2nd prize Pradnya. In the age 13 to 17- winners were, 1st prize Lak...