Sunday, 16 June 2019
Developers are batting for the sports enthusiast looking for a big-city home
'Well-thought-out infrastructure is becoming part of the value-for-money proposition.' This month, developers Runwal Group announced that they will be offering a Cricket Education Programme (CEP) across projects such as Runwal Forests in Kanjurmarg, Runwal Greens in Mulund and Runwal Gardens in Thane. 'The programme is developed and designed by Cricket Australia,' says group director Subodh Runwal. 'The certificate programme conducted by qualified coaches will provide training and coaching to the children of residents in the age group of 9 to 14. We are catering to home buyers who want an active and participatory lifestyle. A garden and some rides for kids to play on is not enough any more. ' Runwal's Greens in Mulund has a cricket pitch and in-house sports trainer. ( ) Elsewhere, the legendary American boxer Evander Holyfield's Holyfield Gyms are planning the fitness space at Ekta World's Goregaon project, Ekta Tripolis. 'His company is helping train the staff, select the equipment and will help design customised work-out programmes for residents,' says Ashok Mohanani, chairman of Ekta World. 'A gym set up by such a reputable international brand is an exclusive amenity that will help us stand out from the crowd.' Developers are offering to host tournaments and competitions in addition to offering state-of-art amenities at projects. 'We offer a bouldering play area in our project Amoda Reserve - South Park in Lonavala. It is also used for team-building exercises,' says a spokesperson for the Kalpataru Group. At Kalpataru Vista in Delhi, there is a nine-hole executive golf course spread over 10 acres. 'We are also developing a 20-acre urban park in Thane that will feature a skating zone, rock-climbing area, and will host fitness pop-ups and adventure sports events.' The park will be near the upcoming projects Kalpataru Sunrise and Kalpataru Immensa at Kolshet Road. 'The projects with grand sports amenities are a result of the luxury projects diversifying their offerings,' says Kapoor. 'The buyers must make sure they get the right value for the price they pay for the projects.' DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttp://knowledge.thinkingstorm.com/UserProfile/tabid/57/userId/298418/Default.aspx
Salary whip for meal data laxity
Anand has directed the district superintendents of education to ensure that the system is rectified within a week.According to the directive, block education officers are also liable to face disciplinary action.Headmasters or teachers in-charge are required to send an SMS to 51969 about the attendance of students on a daily basis, which gives an idea about the midday meal consumed in a particular school.Teachers are already up in arms against the directive. The Akhil Bharatiya Jharkhand Prathamik Sangh said the directive was baseless as the teachers weren't directly involved in the midday meal scenario."In 2015, the then primary education director had asked teachers to stay out of the midday meal scheme. However, we do send texts every day because the Saraswati Vahini members who look after the midday meals aren't literate and don't have mobile phones. So, we started doing it willingly. There are many remote areas where headmasters face network issues and fail to send texts. These issue should be taken into consideration before denying us our salaries," said Sunil Kumar, state advisory board member of Akhil Bharatiya Jharkhand Prathamik Sangh.Kumar said about 33,000 headmasters and senior teachers would be affected if the government went ahead with the decision. Teachers said the there was no point in harassing them when members of Saraswati Vahini handled the midday meal accounts."It is the duty of the headmaster or teachers in-charge to send the data. They also receive Rs 40 for doing the job. Had there been any technical problem, they could have informed us," an official of Jharkhand State Midday Meal Authority said. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://doodleordie.com/profile/ranjitharjuns
Heatwave extends summer vacation
he Ranchi district administration, however, withdrew the order last week when showers dragged down day temperatures to bearable levels (36°C-38°C). In Jamshedpur, children from kindergarten to Class II at Loyola School, Sacred Heart Convent School, Carmel Junior College and Rajendra Vidyalaya will stay at home till next Sunday, June 23, and start school from June 24.Children up to Class III at DBMS English School, Hill Top School and Vidya Bharati Chinmaya Vidyalaya will stay home till next Sunday. Older children in all these schools will go to school but return home before noon as dispersal times have been brought down. On parents getting confused over some schools extending the summer holidays for students only up to Class II and some up to Class III, G. Lalitha, a senior teacher of Sacred Heart Convent School, said her school informed all parents through SMS alerts."Here, children up to Class II get to stay at home for one more week. We have texted parents. But many don't check, or change phone numbers without informing the school," she said.DBMS English School principal Rajani Shekhar said she was hoping that by June 23, the monsoon would hit the state and small children would not face the brunt of the heat. In Dhanbad, principal of DAV Public School A.K. Pandey said they had asked children up to Class III to stay at home for another week and would review the day temperature on Monday to see how the older students, who would start school, were faring. "We don't want any child to be exposed to this extreme heat and fall ill," Pandey said. In Ranchi, where on Sunday the temperature touched 40°C, some parents were worried about school on Monday. "The heat had come down last week, but it is again very hot today (Sunday)," said a worried parent. "Children are prone to dehydration in the heat. I hope the authorities decide (to close schools) accordingly." DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://wiznotes.com/UserProfile/tabid/84/userId/198124/Default.aspx
A moderate tax rate is a win-win situation for all
This has resulted in substantial leakages in revenue collection. This must be plugged. To do so, policymakers must reduce the number of GST slabs. A beginning can be made by merging the 12% and 18% slabs and replacing them with a moderate 15-16% rate. The mindset of the policymakers has to move from the tax rates to the amount collected. To achieve this, tax has to be collected at a lower rate from a larger number of people by raising the level of compliance. The experiences of governments both in India and abroad have indicated that having a moderate tax rate is a win-win situation for the government and the citizens. In such a system, there is more generation of revenue as a result of enhanced compliance, resulting from the moderation of tax rates. A lower rate of tax, in addition, also induces liquidity in the system, expands the market and creates employment, thereby creating a positive spiral in the economy. It has been seen that in the recent past, there is a spurt in the availability of products that have high incidence of the tax such as cigarettes via illicit channels. Out of 108 billions sticks sold in India, one fourth are of illegal origin. The loss according to the exchequer, according to Euromonitor, is about Rs 13,000 crore. The result: an adverse impact on the legal industry and/or drop in consumption of luxury items because they have become unaffordable. The automobile sector is another example. Fake auto parts such as clutch, steering arms and brake linings are supplied to dealers, leading to road accidents. Due to these fake parts, the automobile industry lost approximately Rs 10,500 crore in revenue in 2014 and the government lost nearly Rs 3,200 crore the same year, according to the Ficci Cascade Report. So it is important for policymakers to moderate taxes, focus on plugging the leakages/loopholes, reduce the number of slabs to simplify the tax structure, and eliminate evasion by unscrupulous elements who use the arbitrage opportunities. There are huge expectations from the Modi 2.0 government, and everyone is anxiously waiting for him to kickstart the economy. The government needs to bite the bullet and take decisions that are good for the country in the long run. These decisions should have a medium- to long-term vision and the government should not get bogged down by only short term challenges. PC Jha is advisor, Ficci CASCADE, and former chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs The views expressed are personal DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttps://www.polygon.com/users/venozseme
Take a heavenly bite of colourful cookies with Chennai-based Sweet Heavens!
Although it was officially established in December 2018, this has been a pet project of founder Sonali Philip for over two years now, after leaving her job as an HR consultant. "I was familiar with baking, as I did a lot of it while growing up with my sister and mom, but never took it seriously, not to the extent of establishing a brand, starting a business and selling products," said the mompreneur. Some of Sonali's beautiful off-beat cookies are inspired by TV shows like Adventure Time and Peppa Pig, movies like Moana, and unicorns and puppies. She also designs cookies based on events like a baby shower or a wedding. Each cookie is hand-piped with royal icing and left to dry overnight so that they remain firm in all weather conditions. "Some people don't get why cookies are expensive. Everything is custom-made, from the shape to the colours. I put in so much effort, love and dedication into each one. I want people to experience the wow factor every time they take a bite, hence the name Sweet Heavens!," said Sonali, who gets orders from customers in US, UK and across India. The process is as fascinating to Sonali as the finished product. Using differently-coloured royal icing, usually with custom colours for each client, is one of her favourite pastimes. Other techniques like stamping different shapes onto the cookies, or designing with edible food colours or airbrushing also bring her joy. She is entertained by the amount of fun one can experience with just a small piece of dough. Each cookie is designed after a discussion with the client about their requirement. She helps clients come up with designs based on the occasion. She sketches out the tentative look of the cookie and sends it to the client for approval before starting the baking process. "I consider it a privilege to be a part of their celebrations. What I make affects people, and they are amazed and happy to see something pretty and edible. Sweet Heavens! needs to grow from a one-woman army to many but it will take a while. It also helps that I run my business out of my home as I don't have to worry about security or spending time away from my kids. I love every aspect of my job right now," said Sonali. Check out Sweet Heavens! here DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttps://wanelo.co/shaikumars
Bengaluru's virtual institue signs MoU with NIAS to jointly build implementable solutions
"NIAS is an inter-disciplinary institute and IFSA has similar objectives. This MoU will be of great help in providing multi-disciplinary solutions to the society in critical areas with special emphasis on modern science and traditional Indian wisdom," Prof. Sisir Roy of NIAS told The New Indian Express. "Some of the focal areas of this joint platform will be to provide help in developing disaster resilient cities, low carbon development pathways, inclusive and sustainable developments and enhancing farmers' income in the country," said Chairman, IFSA and former Director, Council of Scientific Industry & Research (CSIR), National Institute of Science, Technology & Development Studies (NISTADS), Dr. Prashant Goswami. "IFSA is a virtual research and application platform that works on the motto of knowledge without boundaries and aims to work, both, at the level of expanding scientific research and enhancing its application for the benefit of the society. As a virtual platform, IFSA's coverage is global," said Dr. Goswami. "We rely on a network of associates from various disciplines. They could be scientists, economists, engineers and other experts, who can address problems related to their discipline and are approached to address issues in their domain. As a first step, IFSA is planning to host a workshop in August to develop strategies for enhancing farmers income. This event will involve agricultural scientists, economists, legal experts, thought leaders and others, including media for outreach," he added. "Most of the R&D organizations are often found wanting to provide a comprehensive and implementable solution to real-life problems as acute as water scarcity, farmers' distress or unemployment. A major reason is that such issues need multi-disciplinary and innovative solutions, which these institutions with large manpower do not offer at one single platform. We are hoping that IFSA, which is multidisciplinary and based on modern IT solutions is able to provide practical and sustainable solutions based on scientific, domain knowledge and expertise," added Dr Goswami. THE IFSA TEAM Chairman Dr Prashant Goswami is a former director of CSIR, NISTADS. He is also the recipient of the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (2001) in Earth Sciences. The virtual institute is guided by an advisory council consisting of eminent experts with multi-disciplinary expertise. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The New Indian Expresshttp://echometer.com/UserProfile/tabid/61/userId/540513/Default.aspx
#MeToo: Nana Patekar fans target Tanushree Dutta after police close harassment case
According to the new reports, the police found no prima facie evidence of molestation in the 10 year-old incident, which allegedly took place on a film set. The veteran actor was accused by Dutta of harassing her during the shooting of a dance sequence for Horn 'OK' Pleassss, from which she eventually walked out and was replaced by Rakhi Sawant. https://twitter.com/authorsahil/status/1139123749293154305 https://twitter.com/Debashi06323849/status/1139127913599578113 https://twitter.com/TheAmitLakhani/status/1139172698645336065 https://twitter.com/trehan_barkha/status/1139104738635636736 https://twitter.com/PrajwalBusta/status/1139154250443845632 https://twitter.com/acmemahesh/status/1139137336552280069 A crestfallen Dutta issued a statement denouncing the police report and calling the investigators corrupt."A corrupt police force and a legal system giving a clean chit to an even more corrupt person , Nana Patekar, who has been accused even in the past of bullying, intimidation and harassment and by several women in the film industry. Our witnesses have been silenced by intimidation and fake witnesses have been put forth to weaken the case," she said in the statement. https://twitter.com/Udayindiaonline/status/1139134692332978176 https://twitter.com/PiyushParashar/status/1139135521223897088 https://twitter.com/gautamkaulgud/status/1139131820153294849 DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttp://realstate.0and1.com/UserProfile/tabid/42/userId/87040/Default.aspx
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