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CHENNAI, (4th June 2024)   A new drinking water cooler was inaugurated at Jawaharlal Nehru Highways, Anna Nagar West Extn, in front of Asiad colony, Indian bank. The inauguration was done by Lion. Dr. A.R. Dharmalingam, Director - Jubilee Housing Pvt. Ltd in presence of Mr.S. Jayaprakash, Joint Secretary, Asiad Colony Welfare Association and Mr.P.Rajan, Committee Member, Asiad Colony Welfare Association. After inauguration ceremony, Lion. Dr. A.R. Dharmalingam , Director - Jubilee Housing Pvt. Ltd distributed Buttermilk to the public in the presence of Mr.A.J.Hariharan, Founder-Secretary of Indian Community Welfare Organisation-(ICWO). ICWO has always, from its inception, done its bit for the welfare of the society by coming to the aid of people in need. This program was volunteered by ICWO Intern Students from Loyola College, Bharathiyar University- Coimbatore, Avichi College of Arts & Science & SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur Campus, School of ...

As part of   ICWO – Abhay Dan Trust initiative 300 chilled water bottles and 400 glasses of buttermilk were distributed free to the public at Asiad Colony, 100 Feet Road, Thirumangalam, Chennai. A total of 1200 buttermilk cups and 900 water bottles were distributed in three days from 1 st to 3 rd June 2024. “It's our way of helping people get through summer. Buttermilk, apart from quenching thirst, is also good for health,” said A.J.Hariharan, Founder-Secretary of Indian Community Welfare Organisation-ICWO. Free butter milk and water bottles were served to students, security guards, labours, street vendors, delivery staff, salesmen, homeless people and other visitors who passed by. The beneficiaries felt a great relief from the heat wave while whole-heartily appreciating the noble service which was the need of the hour.

India – May 24, 2024: Amazon continues to make significant strides in empowering communities through a variety of impactful initiatives. Amazon has positively impacted more than 7.8 million people nationwide.By leveraging its vast resources and innovative capabilities, Amazon focuses on providing essential education and skills training to underserved populations. Programs such as Amazon Future Engineer aim to bridge the gap in computer science education, offering young students from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to gain crucial skills for their future careers. These educational efforts are complemented by numerous scholarship programs designed to ensure that financial barriers do not become a challenge for access to quality education.   In addition, Amazon announced that it has begun pre-positioning its disaster relief material comprising shelter and hygiene kits, so that the company can respond and provide the relief material to the communities in need in less than 72 hou...

Magician & Hypnotist Ashok Muthusamy has been selected for the 2024 Mantrika Ratna Award by the Chennai based Indian Magic Academy. The award, which consists of a specially designed sculpture, citation and gold medal, is given for his contributions in the field of magic for the past many years. In a function to be held in Chennai on 8th September 2024, Tamil Nadu Devaswom Minister Shri P. K. Shekhar Babu will be presenting the award. R. K. Malayat was the Jury Chairman of the Committee which selected the award winners.

INDIA, May 31, 2024: A purpose-built medical Large Language Model(LLM) developed by Jivi, an Indian healthcare AI startup co-founded by former BharatPe Chief Product Officer Ankur Jain and GV Sanjay Reddy, Chairman, Reddy Ventures, has ranked number 1 on the Open Medical LLM Leader board . Jivi’s LLM, JiviMedX, has beaten established LLMs, including Open AI’s GPT-4 and Google’s Med-PaLM 2 with an average score of 91.65 across the leaderboard’s nine benchmark categories.   Hosted by leading AI platform Hugging Face, the University of Edinburgh, and Open Life Science AI, the leaderboard ranks medical-specific LLMs based on their performance in answering medical questions from exams and research. The evaluation covers medical exams such as Indian medical entrance exams (AIIMS and NEET), US Medical License Exams (USMLE), and detailed assessments in clinical knowledge, medical genetics, and professional medicine, among others.   "Jivi is revolutionizing primary healthcare thro...

Nexzu Mobility, an innovative urban transportation solution provider, celebrates and recognizes remarkable performances of Tushar Deshpande, throughout the 2024 IPL season. Nexzu has presented the budding cricketer with stylish Rompus+ electric bicycles as an expression of appreciation for their outstanding performances for the teams and supporters.   Mr. Chintamani Sardesai, Business Head Nexzu Mobility said; “We all at Nexzu are delighted to see what Tushar has accomplished during this IPL season. He is definitely the dark horse of the season and may be the future of Indian cricket. Offering him with our Rompus+ Electric Cycle is our way of appreciating their dedication, hard work, and the inspiration he provides to cricket enthusiasts everywhere. Furthermore, Tushar has a personality that aligns with our brand values of dependability, delivering in trying circumstances, and fostering trust among customers.”   Rompus+ is the sportier offering sporting from the Nexzu Stab...

Chennai, 30 May 2024: Apollo Hospitals Chennai has achieved a remarkable world-first by successfully performing the Simplicity Spyral renal denervation (RDN) therapy on a patient with an ectopic kidney. Dr. Refai Showkathali and his team carried out this pioneering procedure to treat resistant hypertension in a 58-year-old man with uncontrolled blood pressure despite being on a maximum medical regimen. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a prevalent condition affecting nearly one-third of individuals over 40 years old. Controlling blood pressure is crucial, as even a modest 5mmHg reduction can decrease the risk of stroke by 34%, ischemic heart disease by 21%, and mortality by 13%. The 58-year-old patient had an ectopic left kidney located in the right iliac fossa, supplied by two separate renal arteries – an extremely rare anatomical variation. The innovative RDN therapy involved radiofrequency ablation of both renal arteries, leading to a remarkable reduction in the patient...