First Time in India uncemented bilateral TKR successfully performed by SaiShree Hospital

Surgeons at SaiShree Hospital preferred Cementless components because:

•    Uncemented TKR, a surgical procedure to replace the knee joint using biological fixation instead of cement.
•    It helps in preserving important ligament of knee and less bone resection
•    Less pain and improves range of motion prevents clot formation and speeds up the healing process.

Doctors at SaiShree Hospital for Special Surgery, Pune have performed ‘Uncemented Bilateral Total Knee Replacement’ (TKR) surgery successfully on a 58-year-old patient from the city. SaiShree Hospital has become the first in the country to perform this uncemented TKR surgery on both knees.

‘Uncemented TKR’ was performed on both knees on same day, which has happened first time in India at SaiShree Hospital Pune. Patient Anagha Joshi, was suffering from pain in the joints since the last five years, was admitted to Sai Shree Hospital. After the examination of both knees, doctors recommended her to undergo uncemented TKR as the quality of her bone was good enough to support this surgery. After successfully performing this surgery patient returned home within two days. In older patients with poor quality bone or those with osteoporosis, the biological fixation may not be as strong and therefore they may not be ideal candidates for this procedure. However, Anagha Joshi was an exception in this case.

Uncemented TKR is a surgical procedure to replace the knee joint using biological fixation instead of cement to hold the prosthesis in proper position. Fixation is achieved by in growth of bone into microscopic pores present on the surface of the implant, which encourages the natural bone growth onto it. Cementless total knee replacement also appeals to surgeons for young and patients who typically have healthier bones, higher expectations and a longer life expectancy.

Dr Neeraj Adkar, Director, Hip and Knee Surgeon, SaiShree Hospital said, “It’s good for the patient, and we are happy that SaiShree hospital is first in India to successfully perform this uncemented TKR on both knees at a time”.

“I was suffering from joint pains and was frequently consuming pain-killers throughout before the surgery was performed. I faced problem in carrying out my daily activities and could not walk properly. Climbing the steps was an impossible job for me as this caused server pain in my joints. I had to depend on a wooden stick for a support to climb the steps. This deteriorated the quality of my life,” said Anagha Joshi.      

Inauguration of New Building of Pune Chapter of ICSI

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) Pune chapter’s new office was inaugurated on Sunday, 26th August 2018at the hands of CS Makarand Lele, President ICSI. The new office is located at Shreyas Apartments Condominium, Sr. No. 50, Hissa No 5&6, Near Gananjay Society, D.P. Road, Kothrud, Pune.

This three-storey office has been set up for ICSI members and students in6750 sq. ft. which also includes library, conference hall and class room for students.

Speaking on the occasion, CS Makarand Lele, President, ICSI congratulated the team of Pune Chapter for the new premises which was pending for more than 10 years and explained Council’s vision about CS profession to the delegates present on this occasion.

CS Omkar V Deosthale , Chairman, Pune Chapter appraised the members about the need for new premises for Pune considering the growth of  profession and expressed gratitude towards all stakeholders involved in the project for  acquiring  new premises.

At this event, CS Ahalada V. Rao, Vice President ICSI, CS Omkar Deosthale- Chairman, Pune Chapter, CS Ashish Doshi, Central Council member ICSI, CS C. Ramasubramaniam, Central Council Member, ICSI and Mr. B Pradhan, Director (Infrastructure) were also present. 

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) is a premier professional body set up under an Act of Parliament, i.e., Company Secretaries Act, 1980, for the regulation and development of the profession of Company Secretaries in India. It functions under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. The Institute, being a pro-active body, focuses on best and top-quality education to students of Company Secretaries Course and best quality set standards for CS members. The institute has over 55,000 members and about 3 lakh students on its roll.

Annapurna Pariwar, a real support for Pariwars in Slums

Annapurna Pariwar, a group of 5 NGOs working for the uplift of slum dwellers in Pune and Mumbai. Annapurna celebrates its Founder’s day in the month of August.  The function is a celebrated as a tribute to Late Dada Purao (Com. Narendra S. Purao) whose birthday falls in August and who was visionary leader with a deep sense of commitment for the emancipation of all the toiling masses of the country. This year, a book on ‘Future of Public Sector Banks in India’ released by Mr. Devidas Tuljapurkar, Joint Secretary, All India Bank Employees Association and Chief Guest of the event.

After having participated in India’s freedom struggle, he realized that political freedom bereft of economic freedom, particularly for ordinary masses, is futile and meaningless.  Therefore, he devoted his energies for organizing  Bank employees, textile workers in the city of Mumbai and in a short span earned  respect as an accomplished Trade Union Leader and rose to prominence as a vanguard national leader of All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) a biggest and prominent Trade Union Organisation of middle class bank employees  of the country.

Annapurna’s Dada Purao Research & Training Institute (DPR&TI) undertakes special studies, research projects and allied activities at local, regional and state level and works out models of micro finance and combines with other ancillary and other related activities to ensure social security and dignified life to the deprived sections of the society.  Needless to say that towns and cities cannot grow and sustain themselves without resolving the problems of urban poverty.

Every year DPR&TI publishes a book based on its social interventions showing the impact of its various programs and the challenges ahead.  This year, Annapurna has released a book on ‘Future of Public Sector Banks in India’ written by Mr. M.K. Datar, former General Manager, IDBI Bank.

Dr. Medha Purao Samant, Founder Director, Annapurna Pariwar, said, “DPRC has now been registered as a legal entity - a Trust which will undertake training of students and publication of books.”

Mr. Devidas Tuljapurkar praised Dada Purao’s work for welfare of bank employees, He also said “Today is the age of Finance - as it plays a very important role. Recent banking frauds exposed weaknesses of bank systems. But the main problem was of loan overdues of big borrowers. Privatisation to bail them out was not the option.”

Com. Bhalchandra Kango, who published the quarterly magazine said, “People’s money needs to be used for people’s welfare. Actual problem is that the government elected by us does not work for us. Banking sector is facing bad times today with the common man being taxed for the purpose.

Economic literacy needs to be imparted to the common man and Annapurna is one of the organisations doing this successfully”.

Other guests at the function were, Mr. V.C. Joshi, IOB Chief Regional Manager, Mr. Mohanto and Mrs. Vandana Savadi.


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Ankit Fadia, the ethical hacker, turns to fiction writing and launchesIndia’s first hacking themed thriller ‘The Casino Job’ published by Amazon

Pune, August 17^th: Ankit Fadia, bestselling author, expands his expertise beyond ethical hacking to write his first fiction novel ‘The Casino Job’.

The Casino Job is a story about best friends – Rohan the maverick hacker, Hardik the simpleton and Mallika the college charmer—go to Goa, they only have fun and sun on their mind. But an innocent evening at the teen patti table in the El Dorado casino ship, swiftly turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse, when they wake up on the beach disoriented, with all their money gone and the dangerous Israeli mafia on their trail. Caught in an accelerating tempest of lies, deception and fraud, the three friends embark on a harrowing journey of revenge where a single mistake could cost them their lives.

Addressing the launch at the Crossword Aundh - Pune, Ankit Fadia said, “Ever since I wrote my first book at the age of 14, I have always wanted to write a fiction novel.As you may have already guessed, the main protagonist inThe Casino Jobis an ethical hacker who in his free time likes to hack into computers and websites for fun. While hacking is central to the plot, this novel also explores modern day college friendship and romancethat is put through the ultimate test after an innocentvisit to a casino ship in Goa goes wrong. The inspiration for the plot of this novel first came to me during a visit to a casino in Goa with my college friends, where I was surprised to see the amount of money people were willing to gamble with. And I knew that where there is a lot of money involved, there will also be criminals trying to steal it.” 

However, stealing from or hacking into modern day casinos is not easy. Typically, most casinos havehundreds of cameras installedin the casino ceiling (known in the industry as the eye in the sky) providing a live feed to the surveillanceteam in the control room who are watching every move of all the customers. The more sophisticated casinos also have something known as a catwalk—that allows the surveillance team towalk above the ceiling, look directly down at the customers, through aone-way glass, spying on all the casinos patrons.

The Casino Job is published by Westland Books (Amazon), costs Rs. 299 and is available in all leading bookstores across India including online on Amazon and Flipkart.

The timing of the book launch coincides with rising cyber security concerns in India related to the Aadhaardata privacy issues, rising influence of fake news on politics and increasing incidents of mobile phone hacking.

Is Aadhaar safe?

Over the last few months, there have been several questions raised around the security and sanctity ofAadhaar. In fact, just a few weeks ago, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chief RS Sharma shared his Aadhaar number publicly, challenging anybody to misuse it. While the central Aadhaar database (where the demographic and biometric data of citizens is stored) is safe, several security breaches have been reported over the last few months in the systems and processes being used by operators within the UIDAI ecosystem, exposing the privacy of citizens. To keep Aadhaar secure, it is important for citizens to keep in mind some best security practices:

·         Avoid sharing any Aadhar details with anybody that you don’t trust

·         Secure your Aadhaar authentication by locking the Biometrics on the UIDAI website

·         Use Virtual ID issued by UIDAI as an alternative to Aadhaar number for authentication or e-KYC purposes

·         Monitor your Aadhaar authentication history on a regular basis on the UIDAI website

Rising influence of fake news on political, social and economic events

Over the last few years, the influence of fake news on mainstream political, social and economic events around the world has been steadily rising. Trump’s election, Modi’s demonetization and mob lynching incidents across India all have one thing in common – fake news spreading through social media and Whats app. According to the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), the number of internet users in India is expected to cross 450 million by—241 million have Facebook accounts and over 200 million are on WhatsApp.This widespread proliferation of social media and messaging platforms has left India particularly vulnerable and raises questions about how political parties in India may use fake news as a tacticto influence the upcoming 2019 general elections. While it is important for Internet users to be skeptical and question everything they read, there are some simple best practices that might help:

·         Install the browser extension called BS detector to get alerted about unreliable news sources

·         Install the browser extension called Project Fib to detect fake news on your Facebook news feed

·         Always double check the URL of the article and keep an eye out for similar domain names

·         Check authenticity of article by going to home page of news source and then trying to find the article

Hacking of mobile phones

Over the last couple of years, corporate honchos having their mobile phones hacked by their competitors or their partners has steadily been on the rise. The desire to read somebody else’s Whats app messages or track their exact physical location has created a whole new underground market of mobile phone hacking. Even in The Casino Job, being able to hack into mobile phones is a critical skill in the repertoire of the protagonist. Unless the right precautions are implemented, it is relatively easy for unsuspecting users to become victims and have their mobile phone contents stolen from them:

·         Install an antivirus software on your mobile phone 

·         Download apps only from the App store

·         Do not click on suspicious links that you receive via email or Whats app

·         Do not allow anybody else to have physical access to your phone

About Ankit Fadia

Bestselling author Ankit Fadia is a tech junkie who loves tinkering with computers, gadgets and everything tech. He has hosted a popular show on MTV called What the Hack!, where he gave tips, tricks and tweaks to get more out of technology and the Internet.Widely recognized as a computer security expert, he has published more than a dozen books, delivered more than 1000 talks in twenty-five countries, received several awards and trained more than 20,000 people in India and China. He graduated from Stanford University and was chosen as a Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum and also appointed a Brand Ambassador of the Indian Government's Digital India initiative. Ankit loves to travel and has visited 120 countries.

The EXHICON Group and Kokan Bhumi Pratishthan announce joint venture for “Global Kokan Festival 2018”

The EXHICON Group and Global Kokan have joined hands to organise events like “GLOBAL KOKAN FESTIVAL 2018” and five more. The association between two companies existence have been since 2011. As a part of this association The Exhicon Group will manage all the events by Global Kokan throughout India to promote Kokan as an elite destination for tourism and business.

The “GLOBAL KOKAN FESTIVAL 2018”has been announced with an objective of Kokan Vision 2020 by Kokan Bhumi Pratishthan to support and promote the richness of Kokan in terms of its nature, tourist destinations, agriculture, horticulture, industries, business opportunities and culture on global platform with a sustainable cooperative movement.

The GKF (Global Kokan festival) has created a history as the Event has been identified as the largest Festival held with more than 4 lakh tourists, Businesses and Kokan lovers visiting the event every year. Various Departments from the Central and State Government such as Agriculture, Fisheries, Ports, Non-conventional energy sources and others participate at this Festival. Eminent personalities from politics, industries, literature, arts, films and others make it a point to be at at the Festival every year.

Kokan is one of the most naturally blessed regions of Maharashtra and within India as well. Konkan’s Natural Bliss, Tourism, Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Processing etc., has created immense business opportunities in this region. This potential of Kokan region is necessary to be marketed and showcased in front of the world to bring investment in the region for the development. The events like Global Kokan Festival can exhibit Kokan in front of the world.

The EXHICON group is a 360 degrees Solution Company in the field of exhibition and event, Established in 1997 EXHICON the only organization in India that serves with the full array of products and services for Trade Fairs and Events Sector.

Mr. M.Q. Syed, Managing Director Exhicon Group said, “We are happy to join hands with Kokan Bhumi Pratishtan to work together and to promote the richness of Kokan in terms of its nature, tourist destinations, agriculture, horticulture and culture on global platform.”

Mr. Sanjay Yadavrao, Chief Executive of Global Kokan said “our decision to select EXHICON has yielded more that desired result for our events. The company has not only given us great value proposition but also created on ground the largest consumer festival of India within no time". The partnership is sealed for many Events in India and Abroad.


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India Aims to Turn all Vehicles Electric by 2030: Mr. Padmesh Mandloi

Industry leaders to discuss a plan for pollution-free India

•   Two days Hybrid Electric Vehicle Confex 2018 took place at Pune
•    More than 40 companies’ participated and over 123 attendees were present at the Confex

Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Confex 2018 inaugurated at Hotel Hyatt Pune. Which aims majority of new vehicles on road should be hybrid by 2020 to reduce vehicular pollution and cut the bill on crude oil imports.

At the inaugural event, more than 123 attendees were present from companies including Bosch, Mahindra Electric, Oerlikon, Siemens and Ansys. The Hybrid & Electric Vehicles CONFEX 2018 is India’s unique and most comprehensive HEV event which provides an unparalleled platform to address critical information on both the technical developments in Hybrid & Electric vehicle technologies, as well as the business decisions surrounding development and implementation.

“Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) will be a good long term option to help achieve global targets regarding road transport greenhouse gas emission.” Said Mr Syed Fareed Ahmed, HEV Enthusiast from Bangalore. 
   
The event, which was organised at Hotel Hyatt, Pune on 9th August and 10th, were speakers lineup which includes Mr. Guruprasad Mudlapur, Managing Director of Robert Bosch Automotive Electronics, Ms. Sulajja Firodia- Joint Managing Director of Kinetic Engineering, Dr. Dhananjay Kumar PhD- Managing Director (Electric Vehicle) & Director- Business Dev. Thor Power Corporation, Mr. Padmesh Mandloi, Technical Account Manager Ansys, Mr. Atul Dalvi, Head- Business Development Powertrain, Mr. Yasushi Iguchi, Director Asia Pacific & Middle East Operation MIDTRONICS and Mr. Pallav Gupta, AGM, Strategy Marketing and Product Strategy, Oerlikon. 

Mr Padmesh Mandloi, said, “Moving to hybrid and electric vehicles would require setting up of large infrastructure and has a long journey. However, India has a bright future and aims to make all vehicles electric by 2030”.

The Government of India aspires for a nation with 100 per cent electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030. In this regard, Mr. Atul Dalvi, Head- Business Development Powertrain, Siemens said, “The governments take towards electric vehicles is really encouraging for industry leaders; it would be interesting to see how this mission is executed”.

Mr. Pallav Gupta, AGM, Strategy Marketing and Product Strategy, Oerlikon, said.’ “Electric car uses alternate fuel electricity instead of petrol or diesel, so there is a growing acceptance for hybrid and electric vehicles in India which is resulting in more manufacturers entering this niche segment to reduce vehicular pollution and cut the bill on crude oil imports.”


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Jupiter Hospital to conduct free Paediatric Cardiology Camp

• Free checkup and counseling from experts
• Prior appointment is mandatory
• Contact for appointment- 9112220013/ 02027992110

Jupiter Hospital, Baner conducting “Hruday Sparsh” a paediatric cardiology camp for children from 1st to 31st August 2018 between 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. This camp is being organized for awareness and more importantly, providing medical and surgical treatment for them so they can lead a healthy and happy life, a prior appointment is necessary to avail these services.

Jupiter Hospital has organized this special camp, where Dr. Rahul Saraf Paediatric Cardiologist and Dr. Abhijeet Naik, Paediatric Cardiac Surgeon will do consultation and if required ECG, X-Ray, and Echocardiography will be free. This camp will help to identify patients suffering from any heart disease.

Due to modern techniques and advances in the medical field, it can be diagnosed early, by proper treatment and expert advise it can be controlled. Take the opportunity to assess your heart before it’s too late.

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Jupiter Hospital has Organised Free Initial screening of Hepatitis B & C, On Account of “WORLD HEPATITIS DAY”

World Hepatitis Day provides an opportunity to focus on actions such as:

·         Raising awareness of the different forms of hepatitis

·         How Hepatitis virus is transmitted;

·         Prevention and control of viral hepatitis and its related diseases.

·         Coordinating a global response to hepatitis.

·         For prior appointment contact on- 020 27992121

Jupiter Hospital, Baner is organizing a camp on account of this ‘World Hepatitis Day’, observed on July 28 every year with an objective of encouraging better awareness, action, and support to prevent and treat this viral hepatitis. There will be a free initial screening of Hepatitis B & C from 6th to 9th August between 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. However, Prior appointment is required for this. World Hepatitis Day aims to raise global awareness of Hepatitis and encourage prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

The main aim of World Hepatitis Day is to bring the world together under one single theme in order to raise awareness of viral hepatitis and the impact it has worldwide. The theme for World Hepatitis Day 2018 is “Eliminate Hepatitis”. World Hepatitis Day is one of the eight official global public health campaigns marked by the World Health Organization (WHO).

  

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deAzzle App a seem less Bridge for Digital India

deAzzle acquires Outgo Payment Solution to digitize small entrepreneurs 

• Cashless, paperless transaction using deAzzle App
• Small business owners can register to expand their businesses
• Puneites can avail various services on just on click

deAzzle Services, a Pune based a startup, and an application for one-stop solutions for booking local services and subscriptions in Pune has acquired Outgo Payment Solutions, that specializes in making business cashless and paperless.

deAzzle is backed by Dr. Anand Deshpande, Founder, and MD, Persistent Systems Limited.
Dr. Anand Deshpande said “With the acquisition of Outgo we’ve extended and strengthened deAzzle’s solution in recurring billing payment collection. The digital push from e-commerce into local commerce is creating a void for digital solutions in billing, appointments and subscription management which we will fill.”

Chetana Pawar, Founder of Outgo said, “Small businesses are looking for a quick and cost-effective solution to their day to day operational problems. They spend a lot of time on manual billing, invoicing, expense tracking and payment collection. We started Outgo around the time of demonetization and since then we have added hundreds of customers. Our integration with deAzzle will help offer them an end-to- end solution as well as a bucket of products like mPOS, loans, BBPS and more.”

Any small-business owner can go online with their services on deAzzle. The deAzzle mobile app enables payment collection, order management, cash flow tracking, and customer engagement. It helps the small business owner take control of their entire business online. Through deAzzle small business gain direct access to thousand’s customers in Pune to deliver their services.

Services on deAzzle include lifestyle offers, subscription for daily services such as automobile repairs, salons & spas, home services, vegetables, milk, newspaper delivery etc. at discounts that can be booked with just a few taps. With Outgo coming onboard, services like ISPs, daycares, preschools, coaching classes, jewellery, society maintenance and many such services will also be serviced using the platform.

The platform is designed to be simple and user-friendly so that small business owners can easily register and start using it. deAzzle wants to maximize the reach to the bottom of the pyramid businesses/services and get to the forefront of the Digital India campaign. With the merger, deAzzle expects to track 1,00,000 transactions monthly in the near future.

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