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Two generations of music come together for a cause

December 3, 2016, 6:30 pm
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He was an officer in All India Radio and one fine day, realised that his heart belongs elsewhere — music. After quitting his job in 1991, he went on to pursue his passion and today, he is one of the most sought after artiste of the Kirana Gharana and is also a prime disciple of the Bharat Ratna recipient, Bhimsen Joshi. Meet Nagaraj Rao Havaldar, musician, founder and president of Sunaada Art Foundation, Bengaluru. City Express caught up with the artiste, and his sons Omkarnath Havaldar and Kedarnath Havaldar, ahead of a fund-raiser music concert in the city, organised by Vidya Sagar. “For a musician, along with his skill, comes an enormous socio-cultural responsibility. We are blessed to be a part of an event which is for the greater good of the society,” says Nagaraj, who has performed for several such concerts in the past. “We gave a similar concert in the USA and raised $8000, which was used for the welfare of a rural school in Odisha,” he recalls.

Nagaraj will be accompanied by his two sons — Omkarnath (vocals), Kedarnath (tabla) and his nephew Sameer Havaldar (harmonium). “When it comes to music, there’s no bias towards family. On stage, I am a singer. But to achieve and enjoy this professional-family relation, we discuss, contemplate and enjoy the moment. It’s nice to see them carry the tradition forward,” shares the recipient of the Nirman Purandara Sangeeta Ratna Award. Omkarnath, the elder son, will be accompanying his father on vocals and it’ll be an evening of jugalbandhi. “I started learning music when I was four and I have been practicing and performing for over 20 years,” says the 31-year-old who has been extensively globe-trotting. Omkarnath has visited Afghanistan as one among the three musicians selected from all over the world to propagate peace and communal harmony through music. “For me music is about striking a balance between traditions and today’s relevance. Though I stick to tradition, I improvise. Keeping the tradition alive is a responsibility,” shares the psychology graduate who is also the recipient of the Kishora Pratibha Puraskar award. The youngest in the family, Kedarnath’s musical journey began with vocal training from his first guru — his father, at a young age. But Kedar was fascinated by the possibilities of rhythm and Tabla. “One of my neighbours was practicing tabla and I was intrigued by the rhythm of the instrument. I am learning from internationally renowned Tabla maestro, Samir Chatterjee,” says Kedarnath who has been part of recordings such as Nayangalu, Samarpan and Abhangavani. So, what type of music does he enjoy? “Any music that’s good, but, I love Hindustani. I am very happy to be performing along with my family here. There is nothing more satisfying than reaching out and helping others through what we do,” he adds.
The Havaldars will perform live on Dec 4 at Marigold Convention Hall, GRT Grand,
T Nagar, 6 pm

Source and Credit :- http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2016/dec/02/two-generations-of-music-come-together-for-a-cause-1545015--1.html
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Retired Akashvani officers get-together at Delhi

December 3, 2016, 6:40 pm
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Members of All India Radio Friends Group at CSOI after a great lunch over meet on 02.12.2016.

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Doordarshan broke regional barriers and united India

December 4, 2016, 4:30 pm
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Audiences from across the country ended up becoming a part of a shared national experience.
Once upon a time, not so long ago, in a small town in Maharashtra, an Andhraite boy was humming a Bengali song during the school assembly. Like thousands of Indian children, this boy, yours truly, used to participate in what was called "regional" song ritualistically every morning. Most of us learnt Marathi, Bangla, Malayalam, Tamil and Assamese songs phonetically and even though one barely understood what the words conveyed or one knew what they meant. While this went on for five days a week, the weekends meant a different kind of ritual when a part of the regional song experience was repeated during the regional language film shown on Doordarshan (DD) on Sunday afternoons or late nights. Like the school assembly that introduced many children to different Indian languages, the regional film slot on DD initiated millions of Indians to the different cinemas of India.

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In a strange combination of limited access to cinema and an impressionable age for the ones who grew up in the 1980s and perhaps up until the mid-1990s the regional cinema slot on DD was an unparalleled portal that opened up new worlds. Curiously enough this was also one of the very few outlets that parents would never feel the need to chaperone as the films were shown at particular time slots depending on their content. The ones that were slightly violent or were perhaps thematically more suited for a grown up audience were telecast at night on the weekends.Usually, the films shown would be the ones that won National Awards and this was perhaps one of the first platforms where the brilliance of a Mani Ratnam, an Adoor Gopalakrishnan, a Satyajit Ray, and a Jahnu Barua to name a few was revealed beyond their usual audience.

Shown with English subtitles, the films, intriguingly enough were at times also devoid of any breaks, which was a departure from the Hindi films telecast on Saturday evenings made them appear more, for the want of a better expression, artistic. If you ever wondered why the 1980s' generation hailed Mani Ratnam as a genius or found Mohanlal and Mammootty far better actors than the rest then you could credit DD’s regional cinema slot to a great extent. One of the biggest reasons why DD managed to have an impact on the young ones in the 1980s was the abject lack of alternatives when it came to television. Barring the towns that were geographically closer to Pakistan or Bangladesh border where they the antiquated television antennas would catch their signals and one could enjoy Dhoop Kinare or Bakhra Kishton Pe or a Runa Laila performance depending on where you were based, DD was the only source of entertainment. In the absence of any other platform, DD became the common carrier and as a result viewers from across India ended up becoming a part of a shared national experience.

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The foundation that DD laid was much like the impact that TV signals had in the 1950s' US where “the last vestiges of isolation” were shattered. Yet today hundreds of regional channels beaming thousands of hours of local fare have no takers beyond those who understand the language.
What could be the reason for this?
Could it as simple as the missing English subtitles that made you understand what the images meant? Growing up in Agra in the 1980s and 1990s filmmaker Atul Sabharwal (Aurangzeb, 2013) might not have experienced seminal classics like Nayakan (1987), Agni Natchathiram (1988) and Thevar Magan (1992) at an young age had it not been for Doordarshan and its Sunday afternoon or late night slot. These were the films that shaped the then aspiring filmmaker’s consciousness and Sabharwal believes that in this day and age films like Thithi (2015) or Court (2014) would have the same impact on some young boy or girl watching them in far-flung hinterlands of India provided they understood what was happening. The big-ticket releases now come subtitled to cinemas in metros, but what about places that are not fashionable or commercially viable to theatrically release a Thithi or Court or Sairat (2016), the Nagraj Manjule directed Marathi blockbuster that has been critically acclaimed as well.

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Dubbed versions of regional films especially Tamil and Telugu first appeared following the successful Hindi debuts of southern stars such as Kamal Haasan and Nagarjuna in the 1980s and then finally become a viable business proposition post-Roja (1992). Now, they are a staple when it comes to some movie channels on television but it is this writer’s opinion that much of the magic is lost in translation. It is hard to imagine that any television channel would have the same unifying quality that Doordarshan once enjoyed. Perhaps access has become so easy now and in the absence of the physical existence of film on a television screen in the truest sense of the word, does one really need an umbrella like DD? Maybe not. But then it was not just about the subtitled movies really. It is about someone in Himachal Pradesh getting to know more about someone in Kerala without stepping out of their living room and vice versa. It was about singing songs that you were never taught and in the process becoming one with someone across the length and breadth of India.
Source and Credit :- http://www.dailyo.in/arts/doordarshan-india-national-languages-regional-films/story/1/14357.html
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Familial notes of magical melodies

December 4, 2016, 5:00 pm
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Under the sombre lights of the vast hall we sat, our eyes and ears swaying to the melodious tunes of the Shehnai; Raag Bhairav, it was, to be precise. Accompanied by the mellow whump of the tabla, the musical rendezvous, which lasted a little over two hours, kept the audience glued to their seats till the very end, leaving them wanting for more.

It was the Ras Barse Utsav at the Music Academy in Chennai in the mid of November. The concert was held on the birth centenary of Shehnai Shahensha Ustad Bismillah Khan, and was presided over by his disciples—Pandit S Ballesh and his son Krishna Ballesh on shehnai, and Ustad Bismillah Khan’s youngest son Nazim Hussain on the tabla. A Day after the Utsav, we met the shehnai maestros to learn more about their artistic journey and the evolution of their brainchild, the Tansen Academy of Music. “We come from a family of musicians. My father Pt Sanna Bharamanna and his brother Pt Dhodda Bharamanna were renowned shehnai players, with origins in the Belgaum district of Karnataka,” says Pandit Ballesh. “While my initiation into music began with Pt Sanna Bharamanna, I later trained under Pt Dhodda Bharamanna and Ustad Bismillah Khan Saheb on Shehnai and D P Hiremath on Hindustani vocals.”

Shehnai was earlier known as shaadi ki shehnai (the shehnai of weddings), and it was maestros like Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan who brought it to the mainstream and charted its fame as much in All India Radio’s Aakash Vaani, and the silverscreen, as in foreign lands. This set the foundation for his disciples, including Pt Ballesh, to continue on this path. Pt Ballesh has worked closely with renowned composers such as Illayaraja and A R Rahman, among his popular compositions being the dichotomy of fame from the Bollywood movie Rockstar. Pt Ballesh breaks into laughter, recalling how a recording day led him to discover that his son, Krishna Ballesh was also learning to play the shehnai, albeit stealthily. “I never insisted on him learning to play the shehnai professionally because I wanted my children to become engineers or doctors,” he says. It was his grandfather, Pt Sanna Bharamanna, who would teach Krishna the shehnai when the father was not home. Upon realising that his son developed as much interest in the art as he did, Pt Ballesh took him under his tutelage and trained him. “I wanted to play just like Khan saheb,” says Krishna. Once the son had gained an in-depth knowledge of the art form, his father arranged for him to meet Khan saheb and receive his blessings. “I was very nervous, because he asked me to perform in front of him. How could I?” says Krishna with exasperation.

Source and Credit :- http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2016/dec/03/familial-notes-of-magical-melodies-1544642--1.html
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No shortage of radio sets in market, says Prasar Bharati

December 4, 2016, 5:30 pm
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The Government has been told by Prasar Bharati that there have been no reports of shortage of radio sets in the market. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore told Parliament that emphasis was being laid on ‘FM-ization’ - expansion of FM Transmission - to ensure superior stereophonic sound having, to ensure that old Medium Wave programmes are also available on FM mode to become available for wider reception even over hand held mobile sets for public convenience. He said All India Radio had 419 Radio Stations and 608 Transmitters across the country. AIR does not have the data of number of users. AIR covers 92% of the area and 99.2% of the population of the country.

In order to increase the number of listeners, the popularity, content and quality of programmes broadcast by AIR are monitored regularly, with the help of a wide network of Audience Research Units across the country, which regularly provide feedback on the programmes broadcast on each channel to the programme producers to plan, design and modify the programmes according to the evolving needs, tastes and aspirations of the target audience while focusing on the role of Public Service Broadcaster. While continuing to carry out the mandate for public service broadcasting, AIR has marched with the times embracing new content themes, presentation styles, programme formats and technological innovations. AIR has laid special emphasis on interactive programmes including SMS-based services, registered its presence on various new and social media platforms and has also commenced live streaming of some channels/services.

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Technology Updates:Indian broadcaster gets digital upgrade and TerraBlock storage

December 5, 2016, 4:30 pm
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Dubai-based systems integrator Wecom Global installed the new storage and eight Avid suites

Indian Christian broadcaster Powervision, has employed Wecom Global to consult and assist with the channel's transition to file-based workflows.Established in 2010, Powervision is a satellite TV channel with its own studio complex and play-out station based in Tiruvalla in southern India’s Kerala state. The Powervision Channel is known for its Christian devotional programs, broadcast 24/7 in over 100 countries throughout Asia, Australia, Europe and America.

Working closely with Powervision TV’s in-house engineering team, Wecom designed and integrated a workflow which sees a Facilis TerraBlock 24/EX12 32TB storage system supporting a network of eight Avid edit suites.The TerraBlock 24EX/12 offers a low cost of entry with 48TB, with expandability to 96 or 192TB. Facilis says the 24EX/12 can handle 444 HD and compressed 4K workflows.

Wecom Global is headquartered in Dubai – United Arab Emirates (UAE) where it markets, installs and supports a range of professional video/audio editing, digital media and broadcast equipment. The company provides digital media, audiovisual consulting, design and installation services. 

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Head of RNU Leh-Kargil calls CEC LAHDC Kargil

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Khush Nihar Head, Regional News Unit (RNU) AIR Kargil-Leh called Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil Kacho Ahamd Ali Khan today at his office in Council secretariat. During the meeting Kacho appreciated the working and performance of RNU Kargil and told that AIR is representing the people in real sense reaching to the people of Farflung areas. He told that earlier before the inception of AIR in Kargil people used to listen Radio Pakistan Skardu which has been totally replaced by AIR Kargil, in which the job of locals particularly of Mohammad Abdullah, Anayat Ali and Mohammad Hassan are appreciable.

AIR is useful in the reviving of the dying language and culture of Purig and particularly after starting news in Purgi and the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for starting Man ki Baat and its translation in regional language has added in the revival of Purgi language  . Khush Nahar on his part has assured that RNU Kargil will improve its efforts to reach to the people. He further said that I feel proud that in Kargil there are listeners across Kargil and our responsibility gets double when we work in areas like Kargil where there is no other medium.

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Inspiration:This Vet Is Putting Amputee Animals Back on Their Feet with Prosthetic Limbs. Free of Cost!

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Dr. Tapesh Mathur, a veterinarian who serves at the Rural Veterinary Polyclinic in Jaipur, used to see numerous cases of amputation in animals. Most of these animals, especially cows, would lose their limbs in vehicle accidents. Dr. Tapesh performed surgeries and allowed the animals to be taken back by their owners. But he was always wary about the future of these animals. “They could not walk or lead normal lives. Their owners wouldn’t have the means to take care of invalid animals. This thought disturbed me for many years and I wished to do something for the animals. That is how I started researching the subject of prosthetics for animals,” says Dr. Tapesh.

A small room in Dr. Tapesh’s home became his workshop. He researched how prosthetics are made for humans and how they can be made for animals.He started making lightweight moulds that could fit heavy animals like cows, something that had never been attempted before. He experimented with the moulds on a couple of amputee cows, only to see them fail. But Dr. Tapesh knew he shouldn’t give up.Two-and-half years ago, a calf named Krishna, who had met with an accident, was brought to the polyclinic. The little animal’s leg had to be amputated to save its life. Dr. Tapesh, anxious and eager to help the poor creature walk again, decided to attempt fixing the prosthetic limb on Krishna. “It’s not an easy process, like it is for humans. We humans know that artificial limbs will help make our lives better. But the animals do not know that. They instinctively reject the limbs and fiddle to get rid of them,” says Dr. Tapesh. Krishna did the same initially. After 15 days of physiotherapy, Krishna slowly got accustomed to the limb.

“After that, Krishna did not just walk; he ran. I cannot explain the joy of that sight,” says Dr. Tapesh.After this first successful attempt, Dr. Tapesh and his wife Dr. Shipra, a journalist, decided to pursue fitting animals with prosthetics as their life’s mission. They named their initiative after the little calf – Krishna Limb. In just two years since then, Krishna Limb has given a new lease of life to 35 cows and two dogs.Each prosthetic limb costs between Rs. 3,000 and Rs. 4,000. But Krishna Limb is offering the devices completely free of cost! Dr. Tapesh and Dr. Shipra set aside a portion of their monthly earnings to fund Krishna Limb. Many animal lovers have come forward to make donations as well.

Dr. Tapesh says, “We do not feel like taking money for what we do. What we do is like a moral responsibility. We humans have inflicted this plight on the animals. It is our duty to make sure they lead dignified lives.”

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Obituary - Shri Mohd.Saleem,Cameraman Grt III , DDK Hyderabad

December 5, 2016, 8:23 pm
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Shri Mohd.Saleem working as cameraman Grt III in DDK Hyderabad expired due to cardiac arrest. He is survived by four sons and one daughter..staff of DDK Hyderabad deeply condoles his death . May his soul rest in peace. 

Prasar Bharati Parivar condoles the demise of Shri Mohd.Saleem and prays to the almighty for the peace of departed soul.


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‘तबला तो मेरे प्राण हैं, मैं इसके बिना नहीं रह सकता’--ग्वालियर की माटी में जन्मे जाने -माने तबला वादक रामस्वरूप रतौनिया

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ग्वालियर| तबला तो मेरे प्राण हैं, मैं इसके बिना नहीं रह सकता। यह बोल हैं, ग्वालियर की माटी में जन्मे जाने -माने तबला वादक रामस्वरूप रतौनिया के, जो उन्होंने बीते सितंबर माह में यहां गंगादास की शाला में आयोजित कार्यक्रम में अपनी एकल प्रस्तुति के बाद शहर के ही युवा तबला वादक आैर शोधार्थी विकास विपट के साथ बातचीत में कहे थे। 

ग्वालियर के तबला वादकों की परंपरा का ऐतिहासिक एवं सांगीतिक विश्लेषण विष? पर शोध कर रहे विकास, अपने शोध के सिलसिले में उनसे एक इंटरव्यू करने पहुंचे थे। मिलते ही उन्होंने कहा था- इंटरव्यू छोड़ो, ये बताआे, तबला कैसा बजा? जाने-माने शायर आैर आकाशवाणी ग्वालियर में पदस्थ मदन मोहन मिश्रा दानिश यहां केंद्र निदेशक के रूप में गुजरे कार्यकाल की यादें ताजा करते हुए कहते हैं- ऑफिस में लंच टाइम होते ही रतौनिया जी स्टूडियो में स्टाफ कलाकारों के साथ जाकर बैठ जाते थे। कभी आधा घंटा तो कभी पौन घंटा रियाज चलता था। वे कहते थे- मैं रियाज के बिना नहीं रह सकता। ऑफिस की मीटिंग के सिलसिले में हम लोगों का अक्सर शहर के बाहर जाना होता था। उस दौरान भी वे मीटिंग से फुरसत मिलते ही अपने कलाकार मित्रों को बुलाकर रियाज करने बैठ जाते थे। कभी-कभी अकेले भी। रियाज उनके लिए सुबह-शाम की जाने वाली पूजा की तरह था। वे जितने अच्छे प्रशासक थे, उतने ही अच्छे कलाकार आैर एक इनसान भी। उनमें सहजता, सरलता आैर निपुणता कमाल की थी। कलाकार सीनियर हो या जूनियर, मंच पर संगत करते समय उन्होंने सदैव यह ख्याल रखा कि उनके तबले के आगे कहीं उनका हुनर दब न जाए। वे नवाचार को भी महत्व देते थे। ग्वालियर आकाशवाणी केंद्र में आकाश गंगा के नाम से लगी ग्वालियर घराने के संगीतकारों के चित्रों की वीथिका, इसका उदाहरण है आैर एक महत्वपूर्ण धरोहर भी। आज वे हमारे बीच नहीं रहे। यह हमारी आैर भारतीय शास्त्रीय संगीत की अपूरणीय क्षति है। 

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आकाशवाणी पणजी ;गोवा में दिनांक 06.12.2016 सुबह 11.00 बजे को भारतरत्न डाॅ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर महापरिनिर्वाण दिन मनाया इस अवसर पर कार्यालय प्रमुख श्री संतोष पाडगावंकर और अभियांत्रिकी प्रमुख श्री विनय खेडेकर ने डाॅ. बाबासाहेब आम्बेडकर प्रतिमा पर फुल,माला,दिपक और मोमबत्ती जलाकर उन्हें श्रध्दांजलि दी । श्रोता अनुसधांन एकांश प्रमुख दिनकर यादव ने इस अवसर पर डाॅ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर महापरिनिर्वाण दिन पर अपने विचार प्रकट किए । तदपश्चात कार्यालयीन कर्मचारी तथा अािधकारीगण द्वारा फुल अर्पण करके डाॅ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर की प्रतिमा को अभिवादन किया गया । 

Contributed By: Dinkar Yadav ,dinkar_cccgoa@yahoo.co.in
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Inspiration:These ‘Plastic’ Bags Are Actually Made of Potato & Tapioca – and Can Become Animal Food on Disposal!

December 6, 2016, 6:30 pm
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The partial or total ban on plastic bags in several Indian cities is often lauded as a welcome move by most people. As it should be! But if you ask those who cannot afford alternatives like cloth bags (or forget to bring them to the market) – using just hands to carry eggs and vegetables home can be a juggling act. It was this problem faced by ordinary citizens that disturbed Ashwath Hegde, a Mangalore-born but now Qatar-based NRI entrepreneur.

“The Mangalore City Corporation implemented a ban on the manufacture, sale, and distribution of plastic bags in the year 2012. But the decision was taken without preparations for alternatives. People were concerned about how they would carry products from the market now. Everyone cannot afford a bag worth Rs. 5 or Rs. 15 to carry a kilogram of sugar. I decided to come up with alternatives after hearing about these problems in my hometown,” says the 25-year-old.
After researching the problem for about four years, Ashwath founded EnviGreen – a company that produces 100% organic, biodegradable, and eco-friendly bags.

They look like plastic bags but are made of materials like natural starch and vegetable oil derivatives. If placed in a glass of water at normal temperature, an EnviGreen bag dissolves in a day. And when placed in a glass of boiling water, it dissolved in just 15 seconds! These bags take less than 180 days to biodegrade naturally once discarded. So users can throw them away without worrying about harming the environment. The bags are even edible and will cause no harm to animals if ingested.

Ashwath, who has patented EnviGreen, claims the manufacturing process for these bags is entirely different from that of plastic, cloth, or paper bags. The company uses 12 ingredients, including potato, tapioca, corn, natural starch, vegetable oil, banana, and flower oil.
All raw materials are first converted into liquid form and then taken through a six-step procedure before the end product is ready.

“We don’t use any chemicals at all. Even the paint used for printing on the bags is natural and organic,” says Ashwath. He adds that the cost of one EnviGreen bag is about 35% more than that of a plastic bag, but 500% less than that of a cloth bag. “To give you a rough idea, an EnviGreen bag measuring 13 inches by 16 inches costs Rs. 3, while a plastic bag with the same dimensions will cost Rs. 2”.

The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), which has approved the use of these bags, conducted several tests to ensure there were no plastic elements in them. The tests included placing a hot iron on a small piece of EnviGreen sheet. The sheet neither melts nor sticks to the hot iron surface. The bags also don’t melt, drip, or release any toxic fumes when burnt, unlike conventional plastic bags. They have been tested by the Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Sriram Institute for Industrial Research as well.

With his team of 60 people, Ashwath has now set up a factory in Bangalore that produces 1,000 metric tonnes of bags every month. “We had this unique idea of empowering farmers in rural Karnataka by sourcing all our raw materials from them. We are also planning to distribute seeds to help them produce the amount of materials required to make the bags,” he says.Currently, the company has not started full-fledged sales in India, but the bags are already available in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.

“Just the city of Bangalore consumes over 30,000 metric tonnes of plastic bags every month. So we want to set up enough manufacturing facilities before we start distributing to individual customers and local kirana shop owners. We have started supplying to corporate retail chains like Metro and Reliance, which will start using the bags from December this year,” says Ashwath. According to the Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, 15,000 tonnes of plastic waste is generated in India every day, out of which 9,000 tonnes is collected and processed, while 6,000 tonnes is not collected.Once available for use, EnviGreen bags will not just help ease this problem but also help many consumers struggling to find a balance between their concern for the environment and ways of making things more comfortable in their daily lives.

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आकाशवाणी खण्डवा से 'रबी कृषक सम्मलेन'का विशेष प्रसारण ....

December 7, 2016, 1:25 am
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 कृषि विज्ञान केंद्र खंडवा में  दिनांक 5 दिसंबर 2016 को ''विश्व मृदा दिवस"के  अवसर पर  'रबी कृषक   सम्मलेन 'का आयोजन किया गया।  जिसमे पूर्व निमाड़ जिला खंडवा के जनप्रतिनिधि , प्रगतिशील कृषक, जिलाधीश, जिले के कृषि से जुड़े अधिकारी/ कर्मचारी और भगवंत राव मंडलोई कृषि महाविद्यालय खंडवा एवम कृषि विज्ञानं केंद्र खंडवा के कृषि विशेषज्ञ उपस्थित रहे।  
इस अवसर पर कृषको को मृदा परीक्षण के कार्ड वितरित किये गए।  विषेशज्ञों  ने  मिटटी परिक्षण के लाभ, अधिक उत्पादन  , उन्नत तकनीक से खेती के बारे में बताया तो वही दूसरी ओर जनप्रतिनिधियो ने राज्य एवम केंद्र शासन की कृषक हितेषी योजनाओ के बारे में बताया।  जिले के कृषि  अधिकारी एवम  कर्मचारियो ने कृषको को शासन की योजनाओ एवम कृषि संबंधी  जानकारी प्रदान की। पूर्व निमाड़ जिला खंडवा की जिलाधीश श्रीमती स्वाति मीना नायक ने निमाड़ के कृषको की भरपूर प्रशंसा करते हुए कहा की निमाड़ का किसान आधुनिक और उन्नत कृषि अपनाने में जितना उत्साह दिखता है उससे हमें प्रेरणा मिलती है। हम  शासन  की कृषि से जुडी समस्त योजनाओ का लाभ किसानों तक पहुचाने का भरपूर  प्रयास करेंगे। 
इस कार्यक्रम की रिकॉर्डिंग आकाशवाणी खंडवा द्वारा की गयी और इसकी रेडियो रिपोर्ट का  प्रसारण दिनांक 6 दिसंबर 2016 को शाम ६.३० बजे से किया गया। 
योगदान—असीम कैथवास, ब्लॉग रिपोर्ट—प्रवीण नागदिवे
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आकाशवाणी में बाबा साहब को दी गई श्राद्धांजलि

December 7, 2016, 5:00 pm
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आकाशवाणी केंद्र हजारीबाग में मंगलवार को बाबा साहब डा. भीम राम अंबेडकर की 60वीं पुण्यतिथि पर बाबा साहब की प्रतिमा के पास कार्यक्रम का आयोजन कर उन्हें श्रद्धांजलि दी गई। इस अवसर आकाशवाणी के सभी पदाधिकारियों व कर्मियों ने बाबा साहब की प्रतिमा पर माल्यार्पण कर उन्हें श्रद्धा सुमन अर्पित की। इस दौरान केंद्र निदेशक सह कार्यक्रम प्रमुख डा. अभ्रो चौधरी कहा कि बाबा साहब के अतुलनीय योगदान के लिए देश हमेशा उन्हें याद रखेगा। उनके बताए आदर्शों व आचरण के अनुकरण से ही समाज व देश की तरक्की संभव है। मौके पर केंद्र के कार्यक्रम अधिशासी अजीत कुमार शर्मा, अशोक दास, मंगल गाडी, काशीनाथ दास, अभय कुजूर, अरुण कुमार, प्रमेंद्र कुमार, विश्वनाथ सोनी, मनोज कुमार यादव, यशमेंद्र कुमार, अभिषेक कुमार, सुनील कुमार समेत कई लोग उपस्थित थे।

Forwarded by: Jainender Nigam,PB NewsDesk ,prasarbharati.newsdesk@gmail.com
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डा. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर महापरिर्वाणदिन -उच्च शक्ति प्रेषित्र: आकाशवाणी: राजकोट

December 7, 2016, 5:30 pm
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उच्च शक्ति प्रेषित्र: आकाशवाणी: राजकोट में दिनांक 06.12ण्2016 सुबह 11.00 बजे को भारतरत्न डाॅ. आंबेडकर महापरिर्वाण दिन मनाया ।

Contributed By: HPT Rajkot rajkot ,rajkot.spt@air.org.in
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"Armed Forces Flag Day" at AIR, Aizawl

December 7, 2016, 6:00 pm
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Officers & staff of All India Radio, Aizawl observing two minutes silence on the occasion of "Armed Forces Flag Day" as a mark of respect to all martyrs who made supreme sacrifice in protecting the honour and integrity of the country @ December 7, 2016

The solemn two minutes observance was led by Shri DR Lalropuia, Director (E) & Head of Office, AIR, Aizawl.

Contributed By:Gin Gangte ,gingangte@gmail.com
Photo by: Gin Gangte, NE, Aizawl
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Inspiration:Meet Dr. Manga Devi, a Visionary, Teacher, and ‘Mother’ to Hundreds of Loving Children

December 7, 2016, 6:30 pm
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Born on July 1, 1937, Dr. Nannapaneni Manga Devi is the Founder-Secretary of Sri Venkateswara Bala Kuteer and Chetana Charitable Trust. She was born in Tenali, in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. Dr. Manga Devi, after her post-graduation in History and Education, obtained her Doctorate in Early Childhood Education. Later, she joined the Government’s Women and Child Welfare Department to quench her thirst for service, which gave her an opportunity to undergo training at Gandhigram in Madurai. There, she physically witnessed the practicing of Gandhian principles. This motivated Dr. Manga Devi to get trained in the Montessori System of Education. She was convinced that children had to be nurtured with care, love, information, skills, and education to bring out the best out of them. Hence, she left her Government job to walk this new path.

Dr. Manga Devi’s close friend, who also shared the same ideologies, joined hands with her to work in the field of Child Development. In 1965, they set up a Montessori House of Children, Sri Venkateswara Bala Kuteer (SVBK), in Brodipet, the first of its kind in Guntur, with a single girl child.By the eighties, Dr. Manga Devi was a trend-setter in pre-school innovative teaching techniques, wherein she integrated various aspects of nature and art into informal teaching modules.By 1975, the phenomenal success of the first school at Brodipet – which had become a Co-Educational English medium Secondary School – motivated her to start another branch at Shyamalanagar, which was affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

Dr. Manga Devi’s meeting with Saint Teresa led her to serve needy women and children. This brought a sea-change in Dr. Manga Devi’s vision, and led to the formation of the Chetana Charitable Trust, a multi-purpose rural project in Chowdavaram village near Guntur in 1990. She initiated this to emphasise on three aspects: security, education, development, and welfare of children; rehabilitation and employment of the destitute women; and, shelter and solace for the old in the lively company of the little ones from the Children’s Village.

The project houses multiple activities viz., Nandana, a rural school for underprivileged children; Ushodaya, a residential English-medium school; SVBK College of Education, for Bachelor of Education; a School on Wheels; Children’s Village, a home for the homeless children; Anganwadi Workers’ Training Centre for rural women; Sandhyaraga, a home for senior citizens; Srujana, a Centre for Fine Arts; Krishi, a vocational training centre for the youth; Vigyana Vani, the Science Park; Raksha, a home for destitute women; Jeevanarekha, a family counseling centre; and, Swastha, a rural health centre and Centre for Alternative Medicines.

The child education-focussed and eco-friendly campus of Chetana comprises of the Science Park, sculptures and educative figures made of non-biodegradable items, plants of various species and medicinal values, an Auditorium, the Centre for Fine Arts, a library with over 5,000 books, space for sports and games, a toy library, etc. Dr. Manga Devi initiated classes in the open, and gardening, as a therapeutic routine activity for the beneficiaries. Cultural and theatrical programs are also part of the children’s development program.

Source,Credit & Full Story at:http://www.thebetterindia.com/77322/nannapaneni-manga-devi-stalwart-lady-joy-children/
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Workshop on “Duties & Responsibilities of DDOs” conducted by RABM(P), Thiruvananthapuram at AIR Chennai

December 7, 2016, 6:40 pm
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A three day Workshop on “Duties & Responsibilities of DDOs” was conducted by RABM(P), Thiruvananthapuram at AIR Chennai, from 30.11.2016(Wednesday) to 02.12.2016 (Friday). As part of the training, classes were coordinated by Shri.Arunachalam( Indian Civil Account Service, Chennai). The role of Head of Office/ DDO, Procedure for drawing money from Office Account, The process of Reconciliation at PAO’s office, Financial Management and Control, Provident Fund, Group Insurance, Regulation of Allowances, Regulation of Pay and other relevant Service Matters were some of the topics discussed in detail during the three days. Shri.Santhanakumar, Former PAO, Chennai,and Shri.M.K.Ramamoorthy, Sr.Accounts Officer (Rtd), Income Tax Department, Chennai were the other two visiting faculties. 26 participants from various All India Radio stations and Doordarshan Kendras actively interacted with the resource faculties.

The Team work and hospitality exhibited by AIR, Chennai for the successful conduct of the workshop is worth mentioning. Shri.Rajendran, DDG(E) and Head of Office, Shri.Chakravarthy, AD(P), AIR Chennai, Shri.Achuthan, Inspector of Accounts who retired on the inaugural day of the Workshop, Smt.Meenakshy, Head Clerk, Shri.Chandrasekhar, Head Clerk, Smt.Jayanthi, in charge of PAO’s Office Chennai, Smt.Ambika Muraleedharan, and Shri.Prasad of PAO’s Office Chennai were all sincerely involved along with RABM(P), Thiruvananthapuram in the smooth conduct of the Workshop. 

Contributed By :- RABM Trivandrum ,rabmptvm@gmail.com
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