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Hyderabad, 20th February 2023: ELECRAMA 2023, World’s largest electrical show by IEEMA, kicked off to an electrifying start following a grand opening at the India Expo Mart, Greater Noida on 18th February 2023. The event was graced by chief guest Shri RK Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) Power, New & Renewable Energy; H.E. Zhemu Soda, Hon’ble Minister of Energy and Power Development, Zimbabwe, Mr. Satish Pai, Managing Director, Hindalco Industries; Mr. Jean Pascal Tricoire, Global CEO, Schneider Electric, along with Mr. Rohit Pathak, President, IEEMA; Mr. Jitendra K Agarwal, Chairman, ELECRAMA 2023; Mr. Hamza Arsiwala, President-Elect, IEEMA, Mr Sunil Singhvi, Vice President, IEEMA, Ms Charu Mathur, Director General, IEEMA and several other dignitaries.

Shri RK Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy, added, “I congratulate IEEMA on kickstarting the ELECRAMA 2023 – the 15th edition of world class exhibition of electrical, industrial electronics and allied industry – with a star-studded inaugural ceremony. In the past 5 years, we have brought great transformational changes in our industry. We are committed to being climate-friendly and we are aggressively going ahead with our Hon’ble Prime Minister’s belief in ensuring a healthier planet. I am pleased that the focus of ELECRAMA 2023 is on energy transition and future technology which is in line with the Government of India’s ‘Vision for India@2047’. We are aspiring to become a 5 trillion-dollar economy and we are one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Electricity is the most significant contributor to the energy requirement of the country. I am proud to see the journey and growth of the industry. I feel ELECRAMA 2023 remains pivotal in helping us identify future challenges and subsequently find innovative solutions to overcome them. I look forward to meeting the startups participating in the exhibitions and wish IEEMA all the best for its five-day flagship event.”

Kickstarting the proceedings of the 15th edition of ELECRAMA 2023, Mr. Rohit Pathak, President, IEEMA, said, “We’re privileged to have the presence of the Hon’ble Power Minister and two top industry leaders at ELECRAMA 2023. This decade, and perhaps even this century, belongs to India. The transition to Green Electricity as the main source of energy has provided us with an excellent opportunity to Self Reliant on Energy and to Lead the World on some of these new technologies with the scale India provides. Aaj Bharat AatmaNirbhar ho raha hai, aage Vishwa Bharat par Nirbhar hoga (Today, India is becoming self-dependent and, in future, the world will depend on India). We believe that these new technologies will require a lot of innovation, and hence we have created a startup platform at IEEMA called ElectraVerse Spark to allow them to “plug into our world of energy” in a seamless manner.

Given the government’s vision pertaining to the sector, we, at IEEMA, have also aligned our Industry Vision for 2047 with the country’s future goals. Acting on the vision, this year’s ELECRAMA will focus on creating a platform to showcase products & solutions in new energies; discussion forums on R&D and innovation in new technologies; in addition to generation, T&D, and building electrical products. With a greater emphasis on providing quality power and identifying innovative solutions, we, at the behest of ELECRAMA 2023, intend to contribute towards making India Atmanirbhar, Green and Energy independent.”

Talking about the evolution of the flagship event over the years, Mr. Jitendra K Agarwal, Chairman, ELECRAMA 2023, said, “In the last 12 months, we organised 11 roadshows in India and overseas across major electrical industry clusters to identify the hunger for its persistent growth. The next five days is a culmination of the journey and findings which, in turn, has led to such a stupendous response to this year’s ELECRAMA. The 15th edition of the mega event is bolstered with special concurrent events such as eTechNxt, World Utility Summit, ELECTRAVERSE start-up challenge, special presence of women in power, and global CEOs in attendance. Furthermore, we’re expecting 700 buyers from 75 countries in RBSM, 15000 pre-scheduled b2b meetings, and 300 buyers from Utilities, Railways, Defence, Real Estate, Smart Cities, and large PSUs. Therefore, ELECRAMA 2023 is a true reflection of the capabilities and aspirations of the Indian electrical industry.”

Mr. Jean Pascal Tricoire, Global CEO, Schneider Electric, said, “We, at Schneider Electric, consistently strive to identify future challenges and find probable solutions in our persistent bid to contribute to the electrical industry. Our vision is aligned with India’s future goals as it continues to break new ground in the power sector. As the country’s energy landscape continues to grow, we would continue to support rising India on its exciting journey of electrification and digitization. Invited to attend a flagship event that is credited for inspiring new ideas and innovations in the industry, I am elated to be here at the 15th edition of ELECRAMA that started with an exciting and equally entertaining inaugural ceremony. I wish IEEMA good luck for what promises to be yet another dazzling ELECRAMA edition.”

Mr. Satish Pai, Managing Director, Hindalco Industries, said, “At a time when global efforts are being driven to help realise our collective vision of a sustainable future, we must embrace sustainability as a way of life before expecting it to become a way of doing business. As we find new ways of negating uncertainty and future challenges, the coming decade will witness the adoption of numerous innovative, tech-enabled solutions especially in the field of sustainability which will allow corporations to implement initiatives in a better and more effective manner. At ELECRAMA 2023, I am expecting exhibitors to showcase their ideas and innovations to contribute towards creating a future roadmap for a sustainable future.”

The biennial electronics congregation, with ‘Reimagine Energy – For Sustainable Future’ as this year’s theme, will have the largest public showcase yet of industry innovations by over 1000 exhibitors from India and abroad occupying 1,10,000 sqm of exhibition space over the course of next five days. The much-anticipated event is expected to witness 3,50,000 footfall and over 15,000 pre-scheduled meetings between buyers and sellers.

The five-day congregation will also see national and international industry experts and policymakers deliberate upon industry challenges, innovations, and business models through a series of leadership summits and meetings. The premier showcase event will also host the world’s largest confluence of power transmission and distribution communities at the 5th Reverse Buyers Sellers Meet (RBSM) and Domestic Buyers Sellers Meet (DBSM). The mega event will also be seen focusing on the role of women in the industry, building stronger electrical systems for homes, offices, and industries, and enabling discussions on the way forward for complete electrification of railways. Digital technologies, IoT and AI-powered electrical systems, and other smart-tech solutions are being showcased at the event.

Completing 33 years of being the only industry platform of its kind, ELECRAMA 2023 is supported by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Ministry of Power, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, and Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises. While Uttar Pradesh is the host state partner, Germany is the country partner in the 15th edition of the initiative.

The Celebrity Cricket League 2023 started off to a great innings at Raipur with enthralling matches between Bengal Tigers Vs Karnataka Bulldozers and Chennai Rhinos Vs Mumbai Heroes on day 1.

The matches were amazing with some blitzing performances by players from all sides. The game was entertaining and a powerhouse of cricketing fun in an all-new format. It is the first time in cricket history that a T20 match will be played in 2 innings of 10 overs each. The new format offers More Cricket, More Entertainment, and More Fun with the Cine Stars from 8 teams competing for the CCL 2023 crown

The first game was won by Karnataka Bulldozers who defeated Bengal Tigers by 8 wickets. Chennai Rhinos dominated the second game by beating Mumbai Heroes and won the match by 10 wickets.

CCL 2023 offers More Cricket, More Entertainment, and More Fun with the Cine Stars from 8 teams representing the respective Film Industries. A Galaxy of stars were present for the game at Raipur including Bobby Deol, Sohail Khan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani, Sharad Kelkar, Kiccha Sudeep, and many actresses accompanying the teams to raise the Glamour Quotient.

Match 1: Bengal Tigers Vs Karnataka Bulldozers

Bengal Tigers won the toss and elected to Bat First. In the 1st Innings Bengal Tigers scored 73 Runs for 8 wickets in the allotted 10 Overs. In reply during 1st Innings Karnataka Bulldozers scored 93 Runs for 5 wickets in the allotted 10 Overs securing the lead of 20 Runs with Pradeep Bogadi scoring the 53 runs. In 2nd Innings Bengal Tigers scored 76 Runs for 6 wickets in the allotted 10 Overs. In reply Karnataka Bulldozers achieved the target in the 7th Over of their innings and won the match. Pradeep Bogadi (Karnataka Bulldozers) was declared Man of the match.

Match 2: Chennai Rhinos Vs Mumbai Heroes

Chennai Rhinos won the toss and elected to Field. Mumbai Heroes scored 94 Runs for 2 wickets in the allotted 10 Overs with Captain Ritesh Deshmukh scoring 41 Runs followed by Shabbir Aluwalia with 38 Runs. In reply: Chennai Rhinos scored 150 Runs for no loss in the allotted 10 Overs securing the lead of 56 Runs.The Opening pair played a blitzkrieg knock with Vikranth scoring 80 Runs in 40 balls along with his partner Wicket Keeper Ramana scoring 58 Runs. In the 2nd Innings Mumbai Heroes scored 91 Runs for 5 wickets setting a target of 36 runs to win for Chennai Rhinos. Chennai Rhinos completed the formality with openers Vishnu Vishal and Shantanu in the 4th Over winning the game by10 wickets. Actor Vikranth (Chennai Rhinos) was the man of the match.

The league has Parle as the Title Sponsor for CCL 2023 and A23 – a skill-based gaming platform- as this season’s Presenting Sponsor.

According to Mr. Vishnu Vardhan Induri, Founder & Managing Director of Celebrity Cricket League, “We are delighted to bring back the Reimagined, Refreshed, and Reloaded edition of Celebrity Cricket League 2023. This season offers More Cricket, More Celebrities, and More Fun for the visitors with the new format of a T20 with 2 innings of 10 overs each per team. We are excited at the response to the first 2 games and look forward to more excitement in the rest of the games.”

Actor-producer Riteish Deshmukh is leading Mumbai Heroes, Punjab De Sher captain is actor Sonu Sood, Bhojpuri Dabanggs has actor Manoj Tiwari as their captain, actor Jisshu Sengupta is leading Bengal Tigers, Karnataka Bulldozers will be led by actor Kiccha Sudeep, Telugu Warriors is headed by actor Akhil Akkineni, Kerala Strikers has actor Kunchacko Boban as their captain and actor Aarya is captain of Chennai Rhinos.

The matches will be telecasted live and exclusively across the ZEE TV network on 6 different channels.

All 19 Games of CCL are to be telecasted on Zee Anmol Cinema, 4 League Matches of the home team, and 2 Semis + 1 Final in their respective Regional language Commentary. Matches of Mumbai Heroes will be telecasted on & Pictures Hindi, PTC Punjab will telecast matches of Punjab De Sher, Zee Cinemalu, Zee Thirai, Zee Pichar, Zee Biskope, Zee Bangla will telecast matches of Telugu Warriors, Chennai Rhinos, Karnataka Bulldozers, Bhojpuri Dabanggs, Bengal Tigers and matches of Kerala Strikers will be telecasted on Flowers TV.

CCL 2023 is all set to thrill cricket and movie fans alike in its new season – Reimagined, Refreshing, and Reloaded!

Fasten your seatbelts for more Fun!!

To plan your next 5 weekends refer to the match schedule enclosed herewith.

Hyderabad, 20th February 2023: Hyderabad Black Hawks defeated the Chennai Blitz 10-15, 15-14, 15-9, 12-15, 15-11 in the second season of the RuPay Prime Volleyball League powered by A23 at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad. Superstar Vijay Deverakonda, who is the co-owner of the Hyderabad Black Hawks team was also in attendance to witness the thrilling contest. SV Guru Prashanth was named the Player of the match.

Jobin Varghese showed a fiery spirit straight off the bat, making his presence known with fiery attacks and strong blocks. Akhin’s presence breathed new life into Chennai’s attacks.

Naveen’s smart attacks from the outside lines kept causing troubles for the Hawks, but Guru kept bringing things back to level pegging with his spikes. Hemanth’s magic with the serves kept Hyderabad in the match. Guru found space to go for hard spikes and Hyderabad took control of the match.

The miscommunications between Chennai players led to errors from Akhin and Hyderabad made the most of it. Lal Sujan started feeding the middle and Trent O’Dea came to life to shut down Chennai’s resistance.

But just when it looked like the hosts will run away with the contest, libero Ramanathan and Prasanna began setting up Akhin for spikes. Pulling off a double duty, with serves and blocks from the middle, Akhin brought his team back into the contest.

With the match going right down to the wire, it was a real test of nerves for both sides. Hyderabad faltered with their receptions as Renato tested the opposition with powerful serves. But the two-man defense line of Saurabh Maan and John Joseph tackled Akhin and made sensational blocks in the final few minutes to help Hyderabad pick a sensational win.

Ahmedabad Defenders will be up against Chennai Blitz at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium on the fifth day of the Hyderabad leg of the RuPay Prime Volleyball League at 1900 hrs onwards IST on Sunday, 19th February 2023.

Mumbai / New Delhi, 20^th February 2023: On the concluding day of the seventh edition of the prestigious GBS Global Summit 2023, conceptualized and executed by ET Edge at the Taj Palace, New Delhi, the focus was on ‘Bricks & Clicks’ approach by Hon’ble Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics & IT- Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, collaborative yet distributed and intelligent workplaces, and the game-changing spin-offs from India-UAE CEPA, among other issues.

Like all editions of the Global Business Summit, the seventh edition also has several global speakers, and day two saw a premier gathering of policy and business leaders speaking on diverse themes such as sustainable growth, electric mobility, geo-political dynamics, and the future in digital. They included Anita Williams Woolley, Associate Dean, Tepper School of Business, H.E. Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Cabinet Member & UAE Minister of Economy, Jacek Olczak, CEO, Philip Morris International, Carl Pei, CEO & Co-founder, Nothing, Alexander MacDonald, Chief Economist, NASA, Dr. Linda Yueh CBE, London School of Business, among others.

In the session titled “Bricks & Clicks’, Hon’ble Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw enthused the audience with a glimpse of the work the Indian Railways is doing currently and the shape of things to come soon, Shri Vaishnaw said – “With a vision of 50 years, ‘Bricks and Clicks’ approach is about fast-paced development, revamping of physical infrastructure with minimal disruption to current operations and marrying the same to technological innovation. This combination will ensure inclusivity and scale with benefits reaching all sections of the society.” Indian Railways is on course to supersede current global standards in passenger experience.

Highlighting the significance of roads in the prosperity of the country Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Hon’ble Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways said “The vision of our PM is to make world-class infrastructure in order to drive down costs and propel the country towards economic growth. Our aim is to bring the industry logistics cost to 9%. We also have an opportunity to reduce carbonization by promoting alternative fuels based upon agriculture. This shall add another dimension to our ‘Kisans – Annadata and Urjadata’ and also increase the contribution of agriculture from current levels.”

Addressing the session on ‘India’s Techade’ Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Hon’ble Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & Information Technology said “Today Geo-Politics, Economy, Trade and Security are intersecting and technology is at the center of that intersection. In the next decade, India will be among the pack of nations that shall drive technology globally.” Addressing the subject of the industry-academic skill gap, he mentioned “A Degree gives knowledge and Skills give employability.”

Automation is an integral part of technology and speaking on the same Ben Driggs, President & CEO, Global High Growth Regions, Honeywell said “We are trying to address both sides of the equation of energy conservation and energy transition. Today, most businesses estimate their emissions using a variety of assumptions. However, there is no real scoreboard that actually enables us to manage improvements.“

Online gaming is another area where technological prowess is showcased. Quentin Staes-Polet, Managing Director, Unreal Engine, International Operations, Epic Games said– “A game may improve things, transform individuals, and reshape society. India now is the leading market for mobile game downloads in India.”

Shedding light on the scope of economic benefits which India-UAE CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) would bring, H.E. Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Cabinet Member & UAE Minister of Economy said “From having the world’s largest sea-port, to airport, UAE now aspires to become the biggest brain port and trade capital of the world. India has one of the most thriving economies and we want to assist it to accomplish its $5 trillion goal for 2030. This CEPA was the first for a GCC country and we are now looking forward to approx. USD 100 billion trade over the next five years with India.”

Hyderabad, February 20th, 2023: The Telugu film star Vijay Deverakonda attended the RuPay Prime Volleyball League match between Chennai Blitz and the home team Hyderabad Black Hawks at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday. The ‘Arjun Reddy’ star, who is a co-owner of the volleyball franchise, spoke on his reasons for association with the Black Hawks’ – and talked about his love for the sport.

“I love volleyball and I love Hyderabad. This league is going to be one of the most-watched leagues in the country. It is going to be a massive source of entertainment. It will have a loyal following. It seemed like a smart business decision. And my love for the city and love for the sport made me do it,” Vijay said.

“What I love about volleyball is it’s super aggressive. It involves smashes, the dives. It’s a very quick-moving game. Every five minutes there are turns and changes. In school, we all really idolised the attackers. It’s a really cool game to follow and one of the biggest sports to follow in the world,” he added.

Predicting the future of the league, Vijay said: “RuPay Prime Volleyball League is going to be one of the biggest leagues of volleyball across the world in terms of audience and in terms of players.”

The RuPay Prime Volleyball League powered by A23 will be telecast LIVE on Sony Sports Ten 1 (English), Sony Sports Ten 3 (Hindi), Sony Sports Ten 4 (Tamil & Telugu) & Sony Sports Ten 2 (Malayalam) channels in India and will be streamed on Volleyball World TV outside the Indian subcontinent, starting February 4, Saturday.

Hyderabad: In spite of a valiant effort by everyone present at the Maidaan, Hyderabad FC fell to a grueling 2-3 defeat against Jamshedpur FC in an entertaining Indian Super League clash at the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium in Hyderabad earlier today.

Bartholomew Ogbeche (12’, 79’) scored a brace while Joao Victor missed a penalty for Hyderabad. Ritwik Das (22’), Jay Emmanuel Thomas (27,p) and Daniel Chukwu (29’) scored in the space of 10 minutes to take a lead that HFC failed to catch in the end.

Manolo Marquez rang in the changes, naming a debutant in goal in Lalbiakhlua Jongte and an all-Indian backline. But his side started the game in fine fashion, also taking the lead through a Bart Ogbeche header from a Borja Herrera corner.

But Ritwik Das’ header and a penalty decision for Jamshedpur in the space of five minutes changed the game. The referee was aided by the linesman in the other half as he decided to consult the fourth official before awarding the visitors a spot kick, in a decision that was questioned by the HFC Head Coach.

Jay Thomas finished off in style before Chukwu beat Nim Dorjee Tamang and dinked one over Biaka to give Jamshedpur a two goal lead.

The second half rang into life after Eli Sabia was sent off for pulling Javi Siverio down as the last man. This allowed Hyderabad to push for a goal and they almost found it when Abdul Rabeeh’s cross was handled inside the box and Hyderabad were awarded a penalty.

However, Joao Victor, who came off the bench for his first outing in over a month, failed to beat Vishal Yadav from the spot. Hyderabad did find a goal through Ogbeche’s strike late in the game, and could have taken all three points with a late goal.

Javi Siverio got a chance just before the final whistle, but his header was straight at the keeper as Hyderabad failed to take their chances and fell to a narrow defeat.

This win keeps Hyderabad on 39 points from 19 games, as they now gear up for the final league clash against the Kerala Blasters at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Sunday, February 26.

Bhubaneswar, 20th February 2023: Governor of Odisha Prof. Ganeshi Lal today said that civilization started off with agriculture, and the super-structure of civilization is based on agriculture. Addressing the valedictory session of ‘Krushi Odisha 2023’, organized by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment, Govt of Odisha, jointly with the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Prof. Lal urged the farmers to benefit from all schemes announced by the state government and help the state to go further and prosper in the area of agriculture

Citing, “ Only a farmer can do the magic in agriculture,” Odisha Governor stressed the need for coordinated efforts from all the stakeholders to help the farming community tide over the challenges they have been facing. Praising the KALIA scheme, Prof Lal added that the scheme has proved to be a game changer for the income security of farmers.

On the session, Mr. Ranendra Pratap Swain, Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment

and Fisheries & ARD said that Agriculture is the only sector that was not at a halt during the pandemic times. He asserted, “Odisha is now self-sufficient in many crops. The state is 4 th largest rice producer of the country. We are near self-sufficient in milk, egg, and fisheries.”

“Our sincere effort will become helpful to bring down the cost of farming. To achieve this goal, we need farm mechanization,” added Mr. Swain while urging the farmers to use new machines and technology in farming.

Ms. Basanti Hembram, Minister, of Women & Child Development and Mission Shakti, Odisha said that “Agriculture is a livelihood for seventy percent of the population. Government is giving primary importance to agriculture and the development of farmers. She said that our other focus areas are Kalia, Balaram scheme, nutritional foods, and commercialization of agriculture.”

Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee, Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment said government focuses on farm mechanization, crop diversification, development of the allied sector, and entrepreneurship development.”

Mr. Suresh Kumar Vashishth, Principal Secretary, F & ARD Department said, “We have achieved significant development in animal resources and milk production. We have developed technology and showcased on cage culture, Tilapia fish and bio-floc.”

Mr. T R Kesavan, Chairman, FICCI National Agriculture Committee & Group President, TAFE

Ltd emphasized input cost reduction in farming to make it water use effective. He elaborated on various aspects of water efficiency in farming so that technology-based agriculture
can be sustainable.”

Mr. Smruti Ranjan Pradhan, Director of Fisheries delivered a welcome address.

Mr. Prem Chandra Chaudhary, Director, Agriculture and Dr. Yeddula Vijay, Director of AH & VS,

Mr. Rama Chandra Panda, Advisor to Dept. A & FE, Odisha were also present at the dais. During the session, the Governor also launched India’s first AI Chatbot for the agriculture sector –
Ama KrushAI, which will run under the pilot project with above 10,000 farmers and will be implemented in full fledge in the next two months. Ama KrushAI chatbot will help farmers with the best agronomic practices, government schemes, and loan products from more than 40 commercial and cooperative banks.

Organized with an aim to promote farm mechanization and enhancement in farmers’ income, the 3days Krushi Odisha -2023 witnessed the attendance of more than twenty thousand farmers and agri-entrepreneurs from across the state and focused on emerging technologies in agriculture this year.

Mumbai / New Delhi, 20th February 2023: The 18th of February marked the end of a 2-day Global Business Summit 2023 that captured insights from leading industry stalwarts. To deliberate on the importance of data for marketers, GfK hosted a panel discussion that was focused on the role of data insights in a rapidly changing environment to stay ahead of trends that can change on a dime as customers adopt.

The session saw participation from business leaders such as Nikhil Mathur (MD, India, Head of Data Partnership and Innovation, APAC, GfK; Daniel Mazon, Vice Chairman and MD, Philips India); Vishal Gondal (CEO, GoQii); Satish N.S. (President, Haier India); Arvind Gupta (Co-founder, Digital India Foundation); and Preeti Bajaj (CEO, Luminous Power Technologies).

They deliberated how companies can manage and use a huge data deluge by keeping technology at the epicenter of every innovation. It also pondered the importance of artificial intelligence and machine learning in extracting value from pre-existing online data in this new world of quantum computing.

Sharing his views in the session, Nikhil Mathur, MD, GfK India, “The Speed of change is multiplying and will continue to have the momentum. The most challenging aspect for business leaders is to target attention-deficit consumers. It is crucial for organizations to make strategic investments in building data capabilities, shift in mindset, and the ways in which companies use data, analytics, and AI.”

He also added, “The focus for us today is on how our actions require data to move forward. The global environment, the industrial revolution, and the blurry boundary line between the physical and cyber worlds are three lenses through which to view the entire concept of this new world. So, it is important that organizations really make a framework of innovation and disruption and look at those things that can take the organization forward.”

Most of the panelists agreed upon the role of data in growing businesses and bringing innovation by keeping in mind the needs of their customers starting from scratch.

20th February 2023, Greater Noida: IILM Group of Institutions organized its 10th PRME International Conference on “Creating Synergy for Sustainable and Resilient World” on the 16th and 17th of February, 2023 at the IILM University Greater Noida. The two-day PRME Conference aimed at creating a platform for a dialogue to initiate positive and enduring changes in alignment with the SDGs to propel a new era of inclusive growth for future generations. On the first day, there was the first plenary session and a session on Inspiring sustainability by the NGOs and 3 research track presentations.

The second day comprised of the second plenary session, one research track presentation and the valedictory session. Panellists from the industry, academia, researchers and students participated in the conference. The chief guest Prof (Dr.) Ravindra Kumar Sinha, Vice Chancellor, Gautam Buddha University, Guest of Honor Mr. Hitesh Kataria, AVP, KPMG, the keynote speakers Dr. Anjan Ray, Director, CSIR – Indian Institute of Petroleum at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Mr. Sanjay Sethi, Executive Director, Plant Based Food Industry Association graced the inaugural function with their kind presence. Prof. Taruna Gautam, Vice Chancellor IILM University Greater Noida and Prof. Shyamali Satpathy, the convener were present in the inaugural session.

In the first plenary session on the theme “Reimagining the future for Sustainable Development: The ESG Framework for Green Economy distinguished speakers were Dr. Ritu Dhingra, Regional Vice Chair, International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN) CEESP, Wing Commander Amarjeet Singh Bindra, Consultant & Advisor-Smart Cities Sustainability Organic Farming, Ms. Priti Srivastava, Mentor, Advocacy, Reliance Industries Limited and Mr. Gaurav Sarup, Director – ESG, Carbon & Social Performance, Vedanta.

An interesting and inspiring plenary session on “Driving Sustainability and Responsible Leadership” was led by a panel of industry leaders such as Ms. Anu Mehta, Deputy General Manager and Head CSR, Honda Cars India Ltd, Ms. Jasmine Saini, Head Divisional Business Synergy, ITC and Mr. Satyakki Bhattacharjee, Managing Partner, GrowthSqapes.

Scientific sessions in four different tracks were carried out in which more than 60 research papers were presented by senior academics, researchers, industry participants and students. Management track- 1 theme was ‘Work, Skills & Employability: The Drivers of an Inclusive and Sustainable Future’. The theme of Psychology, track-2 was ‘Psychology, Resilience, and Mental health: Pathway from Illness to Wellness’. The track 3-Legal had contributions on the theme of ‘Environmental Transitions I: Emerging Issues and Policy Approaches’. ‘Role of digital disruption and biotechnology in creating a sustainable world was the theme of Track 4 and 5. The valedictory address was given by the Guest of Honor Mr. Uday Shanker, Co-Founder at Chlorohemp Agrotech and the Chief Guest Mr. Pushpendra Johari, Senior VP at RMSI. Concluding remarks were delivered by Prof M Afzal Wani, Pro Vice-Chancellor & Dean, IILM School of Law, Greater Noida.

In addition to that, there was a session on Inspiring sustainability with participation of representatives by 6 different NGOs. There was also a sustainability exhibition aimed at raising the awareness of sustainability and environment change. Students of IILM University, Greater Noida presented their working and non-working models in the exhibition panels.

IIM PRME conference agenda covered a wide range of horizons related to the synergetic approach in achieving a sustainable and resilient World.

Gurgaon: Eleventh standard student of KIIT World School named Payal and First-year B.tech (CSE) student Sakshi from KIIT College of Engineering has been selected to witness the Pico Satellite Launch under Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Satellite Launch Vehicle Mission 2023. The satellite launch will take place on 19th February 2023 at Pattipulam village in the Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. This is happening for the first time in the world when 150 pico satellites will be launched simultaneously.

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam International Foundation in collaboration with Martin Foundation and Space zone India started “Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam satellite launch vehicle mission 2023”. Under this mission, more than 5000 students from Grades VI to XII across India have been given the opportunity to design and create 150 PICO satellites, which will be launched using a sounding rocket. The chosen students have received virtual instruction in satellite technology, followed by practical learning activities that will allow them to better understand the project’s subject.

Speaking on this, Neelima Kamrah, Principal of KIIT World School, said, “It is a matter of pride for our school to be part of the Pico satellite launch. This mission has given students the chance to enhance their knowledge about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics”. Further, she told that these student-built satellites will be used to collect data to learn more about the distribution of gases in the atmosphere, such as oxygen and ozone.