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Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], February 3: One of the most reputed literature festivals of India, Ahmedabad International Literature Festival, will be starting different awards in different categories from this year onwards. Creations of Hindi, English, Gujarati and may be of few more regional languages will be included for the honour. Starting from the 5^th of February, 2022, this year’s .7^th edition of Ahmedabad International Literature festivalin 2022 is also being planned in a hybrid mode and will include Literary Awards as well.

Founder Director Umashanker Yadav informed, “Due to uncertain situation, we will start the festival through digital mode in the first week of February 2022 and whenever conditions permit, we will announce the dates for the conventional literary celebrations. Online Sessions will be conducted through AILF’s social media platforms, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, mainly on weekends. In this edition emphasis will be more on inviting the less known authors of regional languages of far and remote areas of India and abroad.”

Since its grand opening edition in 2016 AILF has been reaching new heights with every passing year. Digital Edition in 2020 and Hybrid one in 2021 were a great success with hundreds of speakers from all walks of life participating in discussions from across the globe on the range of topics related to poetry, drama, journalism, biographies, cinema, health, environment, culture, languages, academics and many more.

AILF, the brain child of Umashanker Yadav, himself a published writer ably supported by the talented team is a pet project of Ikon Education Foundation, which is striving hard in promoting literature, art, culture and sports in a big way.

Surat (Gujarat) [India], February 03: The diamond city is all set to witness the first-ever season ball cricket league ‘The Surat T20 Cup’ where the who’s who from the eight prominent business families in the diamond city of Surat will be selecting entrepreneurs and businessmen–season ball league players–at the auction event to be held at Avadh Eutopia on February 7.

The Surat T20 Cup is the first-ever season ball cricket league for the business entrepreneurs and businessmen in the 30+ age category of Surat, where they will clash with each other at the super sporting match days at the NK Grounds starting from February 26 to March 6, 2022.

There will be eight-team owners, 18 matches, and 120 players from the business background. The title sponsors for ‘the Surat T20 cup’ #averamsesurat is Bhanderi Lab Grown Diamonds, the event is driven by Landmark Honda, and Taste of Bhagwati is the hospitality partner.

Owners’ gala meets in this connection was organised with the prominent businessmen of the city to discuss the game, the venue, and the selection process for the 30+ age players from the business fraternity and to promote the season ball league on January 30.

Official sources said the who’s who from eight prominent business families in Surat including diamonds, textiles, and chemical sectors are the owners of the teams and will participate in the auction.

The owners of the teams are Shreyans Arvindkumar Shah of Ankit Gems, a leading diamond company, Shailesh Goti of Dharmanandan Diamonds, Hetal Desai, entrepreneur Dhwanil Infra LLP, Snehal Patel, Bhanderi Lab Grown Diamonds, Sanjay Sarawagi of Laxmipati group, Piyush Patel of Dharmanandan Diamonds, Kunj Panchali of Aura Camp, Jayantibhai Narola of Shree Ramkrishna Exports (SRK) and Jaiprakash Agarwal of Rachana Group of Companies.

Shital Mehul Pithawala,  Founder of Big Bash Sports League, said, “Surat is going to witness the first-ever cricket event in its history where eight prominent businessmen from chemicals, diamonds, and textile sectors will be the owners of the season ball cricket league ‘The Surat T20 Cup’ being organised for the first time. The players are the Sunday-to-Sunday season ballplayers and the cricketing tournament is organised to promote   their cricket and expand the horizon of the game in Surat.”

Mr. Agarwala is the driving force behind India’s number one knitwear brand and has been leading the company for over four decades

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 1: Prahlad Rai Agarwala, Executive Chairman of the Rupa Group, has been awarded the Padma Shri, one of the highest civilian honours of the country.

Mr. Agarwala has been selected for the Padma Shri for distinguished service in the field of trade and industry.

The recognition is another feather in the cap of the visionary industrialist, under whose leadership the Rupa Group has emerged as the indisputable number one knitwear brand in India. The Group’s range of knitted garments spans innerwear to casual wear.

“It is a privilege to be named alongside some of the biggest and most respected names in the fields of art, public affairs, literature and education, trade and industry for the Padma awards. I have received several awards over the years, and each one is special, but the Padma Shri award is the most special honour. I extend my gratitude to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji for the honour,” Mr. Agarwala said, reacting to the honour.

The Padma Shri recognises Mr. Agarwala’s accomplishments as a visionary corporate leader and philanthropist and his immense contribution to trade, industry, and society. He is the driving force behind the Rupa Group and has led the Group with a great deal of success and aplomb for over four decades. He has also played a critical role in the growth of the Indian hosiery industry.

February 1: Suneel Rao is the founder of 3+ successful businesses. His great deeds are an inspiration for young Indian minds. He’s known for his charities and humbleness towards life. It’s great to see business capitalists supporting backward communities in society. Suneel Rao is leading a life as a successful Businessman, Social Worker, Producer, and Politician.

Reva Foundation – A way to Give Back

Kindness is the best way to give back to society. Suneel Rao has founded the NGO ‘REVA FOUNDATION’, where he has been continuously supporting needy sections of society.

Reva Foundation has done a monthly distribution of books and uniforms to students living in slums. Further, this NGO is concerned with creating shelters for dogs in winters. Besides, a blood donation camp and quarterly eye checkup camp is being organised by the Reva Foundation regularly. 

As Covid has impacted billions of lives over the past two years. In such tough times, Suneel Rao has extended his help to help the deprived citizens of India. Suneel has assisted with 10+ free ambulances for hospitals. In the 1st wave of coronavirus, the Reva organisation has distributed 1000 boxes of food for 50 days. Also, in the second wave of the pandemic, they provided five auto ambulances with oxygen and distributed 50+ free cylinders daily for 30 days and organised free 10+ beds in the hospital with oxygen concentrators to help the poor families.

A Successful Business Tycoon

Suneel Rao is an exceptional business tycoon who has founded multiple business ventures. Initially, he founded REVA RAO PRODUCTIONS PVT. LTD., which has established its reputation in the industry by producing 100+ music videos, short films, web series, AD films and has been associated with many Bollywood movies. Another success journey began with IMPORT EXPORT COMPANY – TVISHA OVERSEAS PVT. LTD.

Currently, Suneel Rao is leading both companies in the role of director. Suneel has begun his expedition towards the education sector as well. There are now many Chains of schools and colleges in the Gurgaon, Jhajjar&Rewari districts of Haryana, India.

Political Achievement

Suneel has been playing a political role as well to support our nation. He has served as Vice President in BJP in the Rewari district, Haryana. He has operated as National Executive Member of KisanMorcha, BJP India. Suneel Rao is currently appointed as the State Convener, Art & Culture, BJP Haryana. Suneel Rao’s life is an inspiration for youngsters and soon-to-be entrepreneurs. He has shown us that we can be anything and everything we wish to become.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 1: The pandemic has been a constant worry for every country across the globe for the last two years. Ongoing research is constantly bringing new facts and theories to the front, which shows us a better way to fight the virus. One significant aspect of research findings is air quality, as revealed by the recent research and development work of Mr Mansoor Ali and his team at AMFAH India.

An organisation founded with the purpose of offering climate improvement solutions, Mansoor Ali and his team are dedicated to leveraging air quality solutions to battle the pandemic. He has been offering his expertise and support to the Maharashtra government during the current coronavirus pandemic too.

Relative Humidity and airborne transmission

It is a known fact that viral infections are easily transmitted when many people are in proximity to one another. However, it is Indoor Air that is too dry or too high in humidity that increases the risk of transmission as well as the survival of viruses. Transmission is most common in close range via droplets and airborne aerosols.

Some of the ground-breaking thoughts put forth by Mansoor Ali, Research Analyst & Indoor Air Quality expert, predicted COVID-19 wave in India and identified the scientific role of Ventilation Filtration Humidity in indoor environment towards breaking the virus and its chain.

“Understanding the role of relative humidity in the droplet spread of disease allows us to develop preventive measures that could aid in reducing the chance of transmission, particularly in an indoor environment. The self-cleaning process works best at a minimum humidity of 40 to 60% RH and is able to remove viruses from the body quickly,” reveals Mansoor.

Looking at air quality closely

Mansoor is a pioneer in India, identifying the growing needs of indoor Air Quality issues affecting human health and wellness with Humidity control. His Engineering R&D and association with leading Medical Doctors, Research associates and masters in the common domain makes his company Emerging as a Global leading brand in Air Treatment, Purification and Humidity Solutions.

Mansoor’s research had identified very early that Covid is airborne. He also joined the lead petition filed by Dr Stephanie Taylor from Harvard medical school to WHO in the first wave, ensuring COVID was acknowledged and declared as an airborne virus.

Major Concerns

“Air quality in our homes, in hospitals, offices, schools and other indoor spaces are a cause of concern. Lower air quality, with an imbalance of Relative humidity, weakens our immune system, making us susceptible to getting infected,” says Mansoor. When it comes to air quality, he highlights that each of us is breathing air, which is either too high or too low on humidity, temperature, and air quality. This is major because of re-circulated indoor ventilation.

Schools are reopening, and with kids being unvaccinated, parents are fearing the worst. According to the survey conducted by community platform Local Circles, around 36% of parents who have children attending school said that classes do not have good air ventilation. 41% of them have children who have their lunch indoors, which, the survey noted, puts them at a higher risk of getting infected with Covid-19.

Role of team AMFAH India in pandemic

Mansoor Ali and his team has been committedly working shoulder to shoulder with the frontline workers since the early days of the pandemic to help them breathe better quality air by installing their Latest innovation, Humidity Controlling Units (Patent Filed) in hospitals, police stations, war rooms and the like.

“We understood the importance of breathing good quality air when fighting COVID and during the peak days of the pandemic when the cases were severely on the rise. We collaborated with the MCGM Health Dept Mumbai to install our equipment at multiple hospitals, police stations, ICUs, war rooms, COVID shelters all across Mumbai. We also supported government offices and hospitals like KEM Hospital, Kasturba Hospital, Sion Hospital (Sion), Nair Hospital, ENT Hospital (Churchgate) and Trauma Center (Jogeshwari).  We installed them at the Shivaji Nagar police station and Oshiwara police station. It is important to safeguard the frontline workers, and people who are taking care of us, and thus, giving them the gift of high-quality air is the least we can do. The pandemic is still not over, and we should all take the right step to maintain the humidity in the air we breathe to make the virus less effective,” Mansoor Ali mentions.

Even Dr Shashank Joshi, task force member, Maharashtra state and leading endocrinologist, has re-iterated the significance of controlling indoor air quality as an additional yet important aspect of breaking the chain in the air itself apart from the COVID appropriate behaviour which every human being have to get ingrained.

According to research, the COVID virus can survive at least two weeks after drying at temperature and humidity conditions found in an air-conditioned environment. So, given the research and the extraordinary work he and his team is doing in our tropical climate, maintaining the humidity to temperature ratio in our indoor spaces is very important to keep the virus at bay!

Mohit Kamboj says no to drugs

India, February 1: As a responsible Indian citizen, I, Mohit Kamboj Bharatiya, think today half of the Indian youth is high on life. However, there is no reason to celebrate this fact because it does not mean they are enjoying their life to the fullest and making choices that they do not regret, but it means they are only enjoying their life by substance abuse. Adolescents think that it’s cool to be intoxicated in any way, so they make these choices and make their life miserable. In a country like India, where drugs are not legal, shockingly, it is simply available, and people tend to consume them and integrate them into their lives. Despite the obvious implications, they use it and overlook the reality that they are dealing with in their lives and jeopardize their future in the end.

I, Mohit Kamboj Bharatiya, want to appeal to the Indian youth to ‘Say No to Drugs and Yes to Life’. Out of 66% of people engaged in such practices of selling or intaking such substances, more than half of them are the youth of our country, or we can say the potential human resource our country is expecting to be the future of the nation. It is a vicious cycle that affects not just one individual but the entire society, putting the nation’s future at stake.

Drugs are the most dangerous type of abuse for the human body. They annihilate people from the inside out. When taken in high quantities or over an extended period, it begins to harm the organs and finally reaches the brain and can even be fatal. Drugs are sometimes used because they appear to be a temporary solution to a problem or bring solace by relaxing the senses, but this also demonstrates how harmful they can be to one’s health. Playing with the nervous system can never be helpful in the long run.

Our country’s youth drug usage has created an alarming situation. People who use such narcotics jeopardize not only their future but also the future of our country. Cannabis, heroin, alcohol, and opium are among the most often abused drugs in the country. Modernization has twisted the individual against traditional methods of social sensibility by making them vulnerable to the environment in which they grow. The stresses and strains of modern life pull them away from their personality and force them to make decisions that are not beneficial for the long run.

There are Indian laws to prohibit drug use to some extent, but in my opinion, there should be preventive measures to stop the youth of our country from indulging in drugs. And instead, I, Mohit Kamboj Bharatiya, the owner of a private conglomerate firm – KBJ Group, think young people should restrain themselves from making choices that harm their health and future. Drug abuse should be seen as an enemy of society because it’s eating up the youth. More and more people every passing day are getting indulged, therefore getting rid of it should become our priority. Through this medium, I would request the Indian youth to be brighter and put down the lighter.

2022 biggest year ever with participants in every country

New Delhi (India), February 1: Veganuary, the movement supporting people to try vegan in January and beyond, has proved to be a huge hit in India, which registered the third highest number of participants globally. This year, Veganuary has welcomed participants from every country in the world* for the first time. More than 6,25,000 people from 229 countries and territories officially signed up to try vegan for 31 days, making this the biggest Veganuary ever.

Veganuary was officially launched in India in December 2021, and the campaign immediately received support from popular vegans, influencers and brands alike. See the India launch video here- https://youtu.be/4fHEmANyDNE. The response confirms the findings of a recent YouGov survey^** that 65% of Indians plan to eat more plant-based/vegan foods in the new year. India is only behind the US and UK in the global rankings.

Reflecting on the success of the 2022 campaign, Veganuary’s India Head Prashanth Vishwanath says: “It is incredibly inspiring to see Veganuary received so well in India. As more people become aware of the large impact our food choices have on our health and the planet, attitudes towards veganism are changing everywhere, and Veganuary’s growing popularity reflects this shift. We have indeed become a true desi phenomenon.”

Veganuary has also improved the accessibility of veganism by working with more than 40 Indian brands to launch new products and introduce special offers in January. Popular brands like Funfoods by Dr. Oetkar, Good Dot, Axia Foods, Alt foods, Pro Meat, Piperleaf, Bombay Cheese Company, Pilk, Sante Spa Cuisine, Bodhi Greens launched new plant-based products and menu items. Attractive Veganuary deals and bundles were launched by Rare Earth, Vegan Dukaan, Vegan Daily, Vezlay Foods, Hello Tempayy, Blue Tribe Foods, Greend, Vegan World, targeting the increased percentage of Indians now eating more at home.

Good Dot, the popular vegan brand launched Egg Bhurji for Veganuary to support Veganuary participants. Abhishek Sinha, founder of Good Dot said, “GoodDot is proud to partner with Veganuary to encourage people to try going Vegan this January. Towards this, we have offered a flat 20% discount on all purchases made from our website. Veganuary is a great way to encourage people to witness for themselves that going vegan is very easy these days and everyone can contribute to a better planet by trying vegan”.

Siddharth Ramasubramanian, founder and CEO at Hello Tempayy. Which launched special offers for Veganuary, said, “Veganuary has been a great success in India this year, and we, at Hello Tempayy, were thrilled to be a part of it. Our mission is to offer tasty, versatile and nutritious food across cuisines which is critical to delivering the choice that Indian consumers increasingly are looking for.”

Sweta Khandelwal, co-founder Alt Foods, which launched new plant-based beverages for Veganuary says, “Veganuary has absolutely made it a lot easier for people to be more aware of and to try vegan products. Through our mission of creating great-tasting alternatives, alt foods hope to continue supporting the journey of individuals seeking a better diet for themselves and the planet.”

Pointing at increasing interest in plant-based eating in India, the YouGov survey says more than 60% of Indians have a more positive perception of plant-based/vegan diets compared to 2 years ago. Industry projections also confirm this. India’s plant-based meat market, which is at $30-40 million, is estimated to grow to $500 million in the next three years. According to a study by the Good Food Institute, plant-based dairy in India is projected to grow from $21 million presently at a CAGR of 20.7% to reach $63.9 million by 2024. With the growing demand, meat and dairy alternatives are already competing with their animal-derived counterparts, even in price and availability.

This past year, the climate emergency and health were among the top concerns on everyone’s mind. Indians have shown that they are ready to take action where it is most impactful- by changing how they eat.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 1: Environment Protection Day was organized at Raj Bhavan. On this occasion, the Governor honoured the renowned industrialist and National Vice President of the Republican Party of India, Shri Krishna Milan Shukla ji, who planted 11,000 saplings in Mumbai and surrounding areas.

In this dignified program, along with Governor H.E. Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Ramdas Athawale was also present. He honoured Shri Krishna Milan Shukla by giving him a memento for the work done for environmental protection. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Navi Mumbai, Mr. Mangane, as well as a large number of Maharashtra government officials were present during the program. It is noteworthy that every year environmental protection is organized across the country. By preserving the deteriorating environment, clean air and water can be provided to the next generation.

January 29: A quick recap of how the faith of Indians turned and twisted in 2 months as the second wave of Covid hit India. To say the least, the country was not prepared for such a massive toll on the healthcare system, and it collapsed. The country’s population gasped for air, and simultaneously, the markets crashed. Let’s have a look step by step at how it all turned out.

Let’s take a look at the headlines in March of 2021 (10 months ago) –

1. Under 10,000 cases a day for a population of 1.4 billion people
2. Lowest fatality rates in the world.
3. The country opened up after the strictest lockdown ever known
4. Industrial production inched back to pre covid levels
5. Stock Markets were touching an all-time high
6. India vaccine exporter to the world. Supplied to over 70 countries
7. 6 Indian vaccines are under production. Frontline workers vaccinated
8. India hailed in global media as a beacon of hope for tackling covid 

Now let’s have a look at the month of April 2021 (9 months ago)

1. In less than 30 days, India went from 10,000 cases/ day to 4 lac/day
2. From being a vaccine exporter, India became a vaccine importer
3. Local lockdowns imposed by each State. GDP hit once again
4. Ten times increase in demand for Medical Oxygen across cities.
5. From 900 MT India needed 9000 MT of Oxygen
6. Breakdown of health infra as capacity could not keep up
7. Medicine shortages and basic health infra- not available.
8. Images of Indians dying and breathless splash global media
9. From being hailed as a beacon, India shown as a failing State 

Interesting data point –

The first to be hit was Mumbai in the month of March. India’s financial capital

Next to be hit was Delhi in the month of April. India’s Capital

Finally – Bangalore was hit in the month of May 2021. India’s IT Capital

What went wrong (In one Month)

1. The variant India got hit by is supposed to be 50% more virulent. Came in from the UK and South African strains
2. An international influx of passengers especially from Canada and the UK increased (especially to participate in the farmer’s protests etc)
3. States took their eye off the ball and did not announce lockdowns
4. The Center was in the middle of elections in West Bengal. Took eye of too
5. While we can blame election rallies and religious gatherings to some extent, the exponential increase of 10 times in the cases in less than one month needs more analysis

How did India tackle the Second Wave – (the good news)

1. From a caseload of 4 lac cases/day and positivity rate of 18%, India is down to 95K cases/day with a positivity rate of 5%
2. India continues to have the lowest fatality rates in the world (adjusting for unaccounted deaths and unreported deaths too). It is at 1.11%
3. Highest recovery rates in the world. 96%
4. Amongst the highest vaccinations in the World. Passed the 24 cr ie 240 million mark. Yet that is just 15% of our population.
5. India is testing the highest number of people in the World. Uttar Pradesh (the largest State in India, larger in population than Brazil) is testing 2 lac, people, a day. 375 million in total. 2 million tested in a day (India)
6. Oxygen supplies went from 900m MT to 9000 MT in less than 40 days. The entire country was moving oxygen on railways, seas, Indian Air Force flights, international flights. Countries went all out to help India create Oxygen capacity and it was the largest most complex logistical exercise undertaken. Today India is self-sufficient and many States have quadrupled their capacity (in anticipation of a third wave)
7. India is amongst only 5 countries that have vaccines for Covid. 4 more vaccines are under development and 1 will be an inhaled version.
8. India lowered the vaccination age from 45 to 18 thereby getting a larger population to be involved. Currently, it is estimated that India will hit herd immunity by Sept 30^th. This is at 10 million jabs a day.
9. 10 million jabs are equal to the entire population of countries like Qatar, Kuwait or Singapore per day
10. The Private Sector and the Center came together in many ways. Many large organisations contributed their CSR funds to the PM Cares funds and also vaccinated their employees.
11.  The RBI played a key role in providing financial support to the Economy. Many credit lines announced ample liquidity. Non-printing measures
12.  The Indian Government has provided food grains and pulses to over 800 million Indians for the last 10 months and will continue to do so for the next 6 months. Largest food distribution program in the World.

India has been hit and it hits hard. But it is healing and getting back on her feet. It is not a country that will falter or fail. India will fight and excel. We tackled the first wave brilliantly. The second wave caught us by complete surprise. But never again.

In the meantime, the global news is now rife with articles suggesting that Covid may be lab produced and may have been leaked. A dimension that directly means reparation and payback. Let’s see what the future holds.

About Karan Datta

With over 25 years of experience in finance, he has now switched roles as a speaker and loves to enlighten people about Foreign Affairs and Finance. His Experience as a speaker is about addressing the need of the hour issues like the Cost of Terrorism in India and National Security.

He currently sits on the boards of Edelweiss Asset Management, Prudent Corporate Advisory and Tamohara Investments as an Independent Director.

New Delhi (India), January 29: The RISE World Summit, an open platform for global discourse on thematic issues, organized by RISE Infinity Foundation and Idobro Impact Solutions, is hosting its 9th edition from 3-5th February 2022, with an ambitious goal of engaging 100+ countries under 20 formats of interaction ranging from signature roundtables to film festivals and much more, while curating a network of networks brought together by 120+ global partners.

This year’s speakers include Prof. Philip Kotler, Father of Modern Marketing, Gopal Shankar Narayan, Advocate at Supreme Court of India, and Elizabeth A. Vazquez, CEO & Co-Founder, WEConnect International and 150+ other thematic and domain experts from around the globe. The Summit is one of a kind co-created and co-located convening of thought leaders, experts and learners that influence action and outcomes on the SDGs for the year ahead. The theme for the year is “Innovation and Diversity – Time to change from D&I to I&D”. This is to emphasise that Innovation is the need of the hour if we have to achieve the sustainable development goals Agenda 2030 and Diversity will be the facilitator and growth driver.

The 2021 summit was a resounding success; joined by 1000+ participants from 55 countries engaged over 36 hours relay programming across 8 time zones led by 65 visionary partners and thought leaders such as Cherie Blair, Amitabh Kant, Ambassador Gideon Behar, Dr. Yasmin Ali Haque, Prof. K. Vijay Raghavan, Cheryl Pinto, Yosef Abramowitz and more.

This year, the summit will host subject matter experts to indulge in brainstorming sessions of topics ranging from healthcare to financial literacy to sustainable agriculture and more. Covering the entire spectrum of SDGs with inputs from global experts joining from Hong Kong, U.S.A, U.K, Australia, New York, Ghana, Germany, Malaysia and numerous other countries. These belong not only to the social sector but are also academicians, government representatives, Chambers of Commerce, entrepreneurs, business-owners, students, and anyone who is passionate about taking action to create a better world.

Karon Shaiva, Convenor, RISE PECOWorld shares, “It will take a network of networks to find solutions that cover every person, region, and issues the world faces. So partnership is the only real answer to leave no one behind as envisaged in the SDGs and make things work. After all, for a Better World and a Greener Planet, It takes Action ….. and Collaboration.”

The RISE World Summit is also anchored by Steering Council members – Rajeshwari Chandrasekar, Chief of Office, UNICEF – Maharashtra, Anna Lekvall, Consul General – Sweden Consulate in Mumbai, Cheryl Kiser – Executive Director, Lewis Institute & Babson Social Innovation Lab, Prof. N. Vinod Chandra Menon – Founder Member, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Govt of India Council, Vineet Patni – Former president of Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, Anshu Gupta, Founder-Goonj and Magsaysay awardee, and Dev Bhattacharya – Business Head, New Ventures – Aditya Birla Group, and guided by its Board members – Walter Vieira, Former chairman, International Council of Management Consulting Institutes, Carol Andrade, Dean of St. Pauls Institute of Communication Education, Anuradha Bhavnani, Advisor/ Mentor/Consultant/Angel Investor and Paula Mariwala, Founder/Co-President, Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs India, MD, Seedfund Advisors.

Some of the partners driving much needed conversations at the summit are UNICEF (India), WEConnect International, Save the Children, Orion Astropreneur Space Academy (Hong Kong), Swedish Institute, Babson College, World Food Programme, Tata Capital, SmartAid International (Australia), Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA), Meaningful Business (London), HIT – Holon Institute of Technology (Israel), Aam Digital (Germany), British Council, and Rotary International, to name a few.

Signup today for the summit at https://risepeco.world/community/

For more information please visit https://www.risesummit.in/ or write to us at deepakn@riseinfinity.org

Karon Shaiva is the Convenor of the RISE PECOWorld, an innovative space for thought leaders to influence action and outcomes for the SDGs. She firmly believes that PEACE is the ultimate indicator of development, not the esoteric variety, but one that comes from the absence of conflict, be it internal or external between people, people v/s nature or nature v/s nature.  Karon is passionate about people-powered solutions based on Partnership, Entrepreneurship, Citizenship, and Ownership (PECO) to address some (if not ALL) of the world’s most pressing issues in a Shared World.  Karon Shaiva is constantly connecting people because together we multiply our impact. She is the Chief Impact Officer of IDOBRO Impact Solutions and the Managing Trustee of RISE Infinity Foundation.

The RISE Infinity Foundations (RIF) established in 2014, strengthens individuals and institutions for positive action and collective impact on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The aim objective is to help create a more Responsible, Inclusive, Sustainable and Eco-Friendly society.

Idobro’s end-to-end approach seeks to overcome systemic barriers, provide market-based solutions and forge alliances driven by shared values and activated at 3 levels in the ecosystem. In the past 12 years, Idobro has established itself as a resource centre for Research, Implementation, Stakeholder Relations and Evaluation. We apply the critical lens of Gender, Innovation, Finance and Technology (GIFT), for deeper insights into diversity, inclusion and sustainability issues.