The names of the winners of video blogging contest ‘My Life, My Yoga’ have been announced today. This global contest on digital platform is a joint effort by the Ministry of AYUSH and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and was launched on 31st May 2020 by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, on occasion of 6th International Day of Yoga.
The contest was held in six categories- Professional, Adult (above 18 years) and Youth (under 18) with Male and Female contestants considered separately. A Total of 35141 entries were received from India and nearly 2000 entries were received from other countries. The entries of other countries are being evaluated by the respective Indian Missions.
The first winners in professional category are Ashwath Hegde (male) and Rajni Gehlot (female). Rajpal Singh Arya and Shailee Prasad are first in adult (above 18 years) category and Pranay Sharma and Navyaa.S.H are first in youth (under 18 years) category.
The entries received from India were screened by 200 yoga experts and 160 videos were shortlisted. Further, a 15-member jury across these categories evaluated the shortlisted entries. Winners were decided by scores allotted independently by Jury members and averaged. Those with highest average score were declared winners.
The contest was open to participants from across the world. To enter into the contest, the participants were required to upload a 3 minutes video of 3 Yogic practices (kriya, asana, pranayama, bandha or mudra), including a short video message/ description on how the said Yogic practices influenced their life. The videos were uploaded on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with the contest hashtag #MyLifeMyYoga. The contest closed on the International Day of Yoga, i.e. on21st June 2020 at 23.50 hrs.
The winners of the country prize for India in the six categories are as follows:
- Professional Category:
Male
S.No
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Name
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Participant ID
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Location
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Winner
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1
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Ashwath Hegde | NOPaRGKqa | Sirsi - Karnataka - India | 1st Prize |
2
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HA Patel | IndiaIG2424 | Details awaited | 2nd Prize |
3
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Rishipal | UvosV94Hp | Haridwar - Uttarakhand - India | 3rd Prize |
S.No
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Name
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Participant ID
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Location
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Winner
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| 1 | Rajni Gehlot | 5657773 | Details awaited | 1st Prize |
| 2 | Pooja Patel | IndiaIG1089 | Details awaited | 2nd Prize |
| 3 | Janvi Prathibha Patel | India-T457 | Details awaited | 3rd Prize |
- Adult (Above 18 years) Category:
Male
| S.No | Name |
Participant ID
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Location
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Winner
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1
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Rajpal Singh Arya | GHFK3Seok | Shamli - Uttar Pradesh - India | 1st Prize |
2
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Harshit Parihar | Ny1gvx0pA | Chandigarh - Chandigarh - India | 2nd Prize |
3
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Nitin Tanaji Pawale | Txb_H8_bu | Pune - Maharashtra - India | 3rd Prize |
Female
S.No.
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Name
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Participant ID
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Location
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Winner
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1
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Shailee Prasad
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2
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Akanksha | IndiaIG1635 | Details awaited | 2nd Prize |
3
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U.B. Athistta | SckM9x1C4 | Nagercoil - Tamil Nadu - India | 3rd Prize |
- Youth Category (Under 18 Years):
Male
S.No
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Name
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Participant ID
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Location
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Winner
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1
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Pranay Sharma | Y4qsge-4i | Saharanpur - Uttar Pradesh - India | 1st Prize |
2
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Sunny | vqgQGmrK6 | Details awaited | 2nd Prize |
3
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Kabilan Subramaniam | 3FPdAMyqt | Karur - Tamil Nadu - India | 3rd Prize |
Female
S.No
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Name
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Location
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Winner
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1
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Navyaa.S.H | Chunkankadai & Post, Kanyakumari District | 1st Prize |
2
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Avni Ramrakshani | Pune – Maharashtra | 2nd Prize |
3
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Manvi Vyas | Hissar - Haryana | 3rd Prize |
The names of winners among the overseas participants will be announced later separately.
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Indian Railways has taken numerous steps and measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus infection. Sustaining the ruthless fight against COVID-19, Indian Railways’ production unit, Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, has developed a Post Covid Coach to fight Covid 19. This Post Covid Coach has design improvements in the coach like handsfree amenities, copper-coated handrails & latches, plasma air purification and titanium di-oxide coating for Covid free passenger journey.
Following are the salient features of the Post Covid Coach:
1. Handsfree amenities: Post Covid Coach is having handsfree amenities like foot operated water tap & soap dispenser, foot operated lavatory door (outside), foot operated flush valve, foot operated latches in lavatory door, outside washbasin with foot operated water tap and soap dispenser and forearm operated handle on compartment door.
2. Copper-coated handrails & latches: Post Covid Coach equipped with copper-coated handrails & latches because copper degrades the virus landed on it within few hours. Copper has anti microbial properties. When virus lands on copper, Ion blasts pathogen and destroy the DNA and RNA inside the virus.
3. Plasma air purification: Post Covid Coach is having provision of plasma air equipment in AC duct. This plasma air equipment will sterilize the air and surfaces inside the AC coach using ionised air to make the coach Covid-19 and particulate matter resistant. This provision will also improve the ion concentration from 100 ions/cm3 to more than 6000 ions/cm.
4. Titanium Di-oxide coating: Post Covid Coach is having Titanium Di-oxide coating in the coach. Nano structured Titanium Dioxide Coating functions as photoactive material. This is aeco-friendly water-based coating that kills viruses, bacteria, mould, and fungal growth and most importantly enhances indoor air quality. It is non-toxic and approved by food testing laboratory of the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA), CE certified. TiO2 is considered to be a safe substance and is harmless to humans. This Titanium Di-oxide coating applied on washbasins, lavatory, seats & berths, snack table, glass window, floor, virtually every surface that comes in human contact. Effective life of this coating is 12 monthshttps://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1638516
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Scientists at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), an autonomous organization of the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India have developed a simple, low-cost, environmentally friendly, and sustainable supercapacitor electrode derived from industrial waste cotton which can be used as an energy harvester storage device. For the first time, natural seawater is explored as an environmentally friendly, cost-effective, scalable, and alternative aqueous electrolyte, which may replace the existing aqueous-based electrolytes for the economic fabrication of supercapacitor.
Supercapacitor is a next-generation energy storage device that has received extensive research attention owing to advantages such as high power density, long durability, and ultrafast charging characteristic as compared to conventional capacitors and lithium-ion batteries (LIB). Among the four main components of supercapacitor electrode, electrolyte, separator, and the current collector, the first two are the pivotal components, which directly determine the electrochemical behaviour of the supercapacitors. The fabrication cost of electrode materials, as well as electrolytes, should be reduced because these two components account for major portion of the device manufacturing cost.
In search of a cost-effective material for making affordable supercapacitor devices, scientists at ARCI have converted industrial waste cotton (Trash) into highly porous carbon fibers (Treasure) by activation process and then utilised the porous carbon fibers to make high-performance supercapacitor electrodes.
In the recent research published in Energy Technology, scientists at ARCI demonstrated the feasibility of using seawater as natural electrolyte for the fabrication of aqueous-based supercapacitor devices which shows great potential for practical implementation. The study found that natural seawater-based supercapacitor exhibited maximum capacitances at a current density of 1 Ag-1. In addition, seawater-based supercapacitor shows very good durability upon 10,000 charge-discharge cycles with 99 % of capacitance retention and 99 % of Coulombic efficiency (efficiency with which charge is transferred in a system facilitating an electrochemical reaction).
The research team’s new, sustainable and green supercapacitor device shows great potential for practical application, and perhaps most importantly, the integrated solar cell with seawater-based supercapacitor as low cost, eco-friendly, efficient and self-powering device. The successful demonstration of the device revealed that solar-powered supercapacitors can not only store the electrical energy but also overcome the drawbacks of the intermittent nature of the solar irradiation. Hence, the integrated solar cell with supercapacitor can be used as an energy harvester storage device due to their long cycle life and maintenance-free power supply.
“The large-scale use of renewable energy requires creation of matching capacity for inexpensive electrical energy storage. This study provides a solution for fabrication of super-capacitors from such abundant materials as waste cotton and seawater! It is an excellent example of the creative science for the sustainable, green processes embedding principles of waste-to-wealth,” said Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST.
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As Covid-19 pandemic and economic shutdowns are dealing a severe blow on world economy, NITI Aayog’s flagship Atal Innovation Mission, (AIM) is on full swing to keep the entrepreneurial spirit high across the country by teaming up with other Ministeries and partners to support Startups with COVID-19 innovative Solutions and to further fight Covid- 19 pandemic.
In this regard, AIM today coordinated and concluded a series of virtual COVID-19 Demo-Days- an initiative to identify promising start-ups with potential Covid-19 innovations to further help them deploy and scale-up their solutions nationwide.
The initiative was launched in partnership with other government bodies including Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of Biotechnology (DBT); Department of Science and Technology (DST), Startup India, AGNIi, and other Ministries under the direction of Principal Scientific Adviser to GoI Dr Vijay Raghavan, and Member Health, NITI Aayog Dr Vinod Paul.
Over 1,000 COVID-19 related start-ups from a diverse set of categories including curative, preventive and assistive solutions were put through two rounds of evaluation, from which more than 70 start-ups were shortlisted for the Virtual COVID-19 Demo Days. These start-ups will receive support in the form of funding, access to manufacturing abilities, supply chain and logistics and finding the right vendors and mentors.
A total of nine DemoDays for Medical Devices, PPE, Sanitization, Technology solutions etc were held and led by Mission Director AIM, NITI Aayog R. Ramanan. While sharing his views, he said that the joint initiative is expected to provide a much-needed fillip to the India’s mobilization efforts relating to all COVID-19 related products / services / solutions and give the start-up ecosystem an effective platform to contribute during the current scenario.
“The superior quality of these solutions and their applicability in these challenging times are a testament to the innovativeness of the Indian entrepreneurial landscape,” Ramanan asserted.
DBT Secretary Dr Renu Swarup during concluding Demo Day said “It is certain that the collective effort of the cutting-edge innovations and technologies showcased in the COVID-19 Demo Days will contribute towards the fight against COVID.”
Similarly, DST Secretary Prof Ashutosh Sharma stressed on efforts of all government departments over the past six years that created and empowered an innovation and incubation ecosystem which worked with innovators to rapidly develop and deploy effective solutions during the critical time of need. “The success of this ecosystem is already demonstrated by over 60 startups that are now gearing for a rapid launch of COVID-19 related products with AIM and DST support,” he emphasized.
Meanwhile, as a result of these virtual Demo Days, more than 340 connections involving more than 50 startups have been made between the startups and various investor groups / other organizations.
Besides, the organizers assisted the startups by suggesting crucial additions to their pitch, advising them on various approvals, testing requirements etc, providing access to market, buyers and facilitating registration on portals such as GeM.
Appreciating the efforts of government, Regional Head - West India, Indian Angel Network Kanchi Daiya said "It is a great initiative by the Government of India to empower startups, drive innovation and bring various departments of the Government and private organisations together to combat COVID-19.”
McGeeks Mechatronics Pvt Ltd, one of the participating startups also expressed their views and said "Demo Days was helpful in many ways including clearing the roadblocks about commercialization and receiving interesting suggestions for further deployment. We have found some potential collaborators during the session which might be helpful in near future.”
All the virtual Demo Days were attended by other dignitaries including Program Director, Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog Ishita Agrawal, Head, Inclusive Growth UNDP Amit Kumar, Head of Solutions Mapping, Accelerator Lab, UNDP Rozita Singh, Director, NASSCOM 10,000 Startups Kritika Murugesan, AVP and Head Startup India, Invest India Aastha Grover, VP, AGNIi, Invest India Rahul Nayyar.
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बिहार में कोरोना महामारी (Corona epidemic) के बढ़ते संक्रमण के बीच राज्य सरकार ने बड़ा फैसला लिया है. नीतीश सरकार ने बिहार में एक बार फिर से लॉकडाउन (Lockdown) लागू कर दिया है. इसके तहत अब बिहार में 16 से लेकर 31 जुलाई तक टोटल लॉकडाउन रहेगा. बिहार सरकार की गाइडलाइन के अनुसार कृषि से जुड़े कार्य, कंस्ट्रक्शन से जुड़े कार्य और दुकानें खुली रहेंगी. हाइवे पर लाइन होटल खुला रहेगा, लेकिन केवल पैकिंग कराया जा सकता है. मालवाहक गाड़ियां चलेंगी. ट्रेन हवाई जहाज भी पहले के तरह चलेंगे.
कुछ खास दिशा-निर्देश इस प्रकार हैं-
- आवश्यक केंद्र सरकार के अधीन सभी दफ्तर लॉकडाउन के दौरान पूरी तरह बंद रहेंगे.
- डिफेंस, पुलिस, पेट्रोल पंप, पोस्ट आफिस सहित कुछ कार्यालयों को इस लॉकडाउन से छूट दी गई है.
- बिहार सरकार के अधीन सभी सरकारी कार्यालय भी लॉकडाउन के दौरान बंद रहेंगे. सिर्फ इन विभागों को इससे छूट दी गई है. जैसे- बिजली, पानी, स्वास्थ्य, सिंचाई, खाद्य वितरण, कृषि एवं पशुपालन विभाग.
- प्रदेश भर में सभी अस्पताल और स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं से जुड़े लोगों और कार्यों को पूरी तरह लॉकडाउन से छूट दी गई है.
- सभी कॉमर्शियल और प्राइवेट संस्थान बंद रहेंगे.
- धार्मिक स्थल पूरी तरह से बंद रहेंगे.
- शॉपिंग माल बंद रहेंगे.
- फल, सब्जी, अनाज, दूध, मछली आदि के दुकान खुल सकेंगे. हालांकि प्रशासन इनकी होम डिलिवरी की हर संभव व्यवस्था करने का प्रयास करेगा.
- सभी बैंक और एटीएम खुले रहेंगे.
- होटल, रेस्त्रां या ढाबे खुले रहेंगे, लेकिन वहां खाने की व्यवस्था लॉकडाउन के दौरान नहीं कर सकते. उन्हें सिर्फ पैकिंग की सर्विसेज देनी होगी.
- रेल, हवाई सफर को मंजूरी दी गई है. हालांकि आटो टैक्सी पूरे राज्य में संचालित रहेंगे. इसके अलावा जरूरी सेवाओं के लिए ही प्राइवेट गाड़ियों का संचालन हो सकता है. बाकी सभी ट्रांसपोर्ट सर्विस बाधित रहेगी.
बता दें कि बिहार में एक बार फिर कोरोना का महाविस्फोट हुआ है और एक साथ 1432 मरीज मिले हैं. इसके साथ ही एक दिन में सबसे अधिक मरीज मिलने का रिकॉर्ड भी टूट गया है. इसके साथ ही बिहार में कोरोना संक्रमितों का आंकड़ा बढ़कर 18853 पहुंच गया है.
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