Eighth convocation ceremony of Ajeenkya DY Patil University (ADYPU) was organized on Tuesday (16 Jan 2024) in the august presence of Chief Guest Shri Ramesh Bais, Governor of Maharashtra. Dr Ajeenkya DY Patil-President-ADYPU presided over the ceremony. Ms. Pooja Patil, Chairperson, Ajeenkya DY Patil Group was present. Prof. Hrridaysh Deshpande, Vice Chancellor presented the university report. The convocation witnessed the presence of five eminent stalwart leaders who were conferred the Doctor of Letters –Honoris Causa (D.Litt.) for their valuable contribution to the world of entrepreneurship, law, national security, cinema, business and society. The recipients included were Mr. Bharat Amalkar, Educationist and Promoter of Social Entrepreneurship, Mr. J Sai Deepak, Counsel Supreme Court of India and Author- The Bharat Tetralogy, Mr. Robert Walton MBE, President, Restaurant Association of Great Britain, Lt. Gen. Vinod Khandare (Retd), Principal Advisor Ministry of Defence, GOI, and Mr. Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, Indian Filmmaker were conferred with The Degree of Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa (D.Litt.) of the university. Around 852 students across 13 Masters programs and 23 Bachelors programs including Management, Design, Engineering, Law, Architecture, Hotel Management, Film and Media were conferred degrees. This includes the first batch of five Ph.D scholars which is a testament of ADYPU’s commitment to Research oriented education. At the graduation ceremony, 159 students from various programs were honored with Gold, Silver and Bronze medals for academic excellence.
Sahyadri Hospitals has announced commercial collaboration with ImmunoACT to introduce the CAR-T cell therapies in Pune. Sahyadri Hospitals, equipped with comprehensive haematology treatment centers, is set to provide access to NexCAR19 (Actalycabtagene autoleucel). This CAR-T cell therapy is designed to treat relapsed or refractory B-cell lymphoma and B-acute lymphoblastic leukaemia patients aged 15 and above. “The introduction of CAR-T cell therapy marks a significant leap in our commitment to providing cutting-edge care for cancer patients. This innovative approach reflects our continuous endeavour to push the boundaries of cancer treatment, offering patients the most advanced therapeutic options available,” said Abrarali Dalal, Director & CEO of Sahyadri Hospitals. “The integration of CAR-T cell therapy sets a new benchmark in treating complex blood cancers, aligning with our mission to offer the highest standard of precision medicine. This launch places Sahyadri Hospitals at the frontline of innovative treatments for blood disorders, promising to significantly improve the lives of patients in Pune and Maharashtra.”
Salaam Bombay Foundation (SBF) in partnership with TRENT Limited organised an exhibition ‘TECHVISION’ at Dnyanada Prashala, a government-aided school where 30 Class 9 students (hailing from slums and studying in govt. and govt. aided schools) from the Robotics programme exhibited 14 smart technology solutions. These state-of-the-art projects were developed by the students with the goal to help solve everyday problems. Some of the projects included ‘Patient Health Monitoring System’, ‘Smart Shoes’, ‘Automatic Plant Watering System’, ‘Fire Fighting Robot’ and ‘Temperature & Humidity Control System’ among others. The event was graced by Dr. Shobha Khandare – Joint Director SCERT, Ms. Prachi Pasalkar – Programme Manager, Pune Knowledge Cluster, Pune and Former MP Ashokrao Mohol. Gaurav Arora, Chief Growth Officer and Sr. Vice President – Skills, Salaam Bombay Foundation said, “At Salaam Bombay Foundation we focus on equipping our beneficiaries with critical 21st century skills through a multidisciplinary approach. These skills of the future are necessary to navigate a continually evolving society and job market. These adolescents hail from backgrounds that would typically make it difficult for them to access skills such as Robotics, depriving them of the opportunity to explore their interest and aptitude, besides pursuing fulfilling careers in the future. Salaam Bombay Foundation understands this is the need of the hour and like their privileged urban counterparts, these adolescents too deserve a chance of a promising future.”
Arshiya Mecklai, Lead CSR and Employee Volunteering, TRENT Limited added, “We are immensely proud to watch these resource challenged adolescents present their projects with such confidence and knowledge. We are happy with the impact that we have been able to achieve as a close collaborator and partner of Salaam Bombay Foundation’s skill development programmes. A multipronged approach of skilling these adolescents while providing them with platforms such as TECHVISION to hone and showcase their skills, not only builds employability skills but also their aspirations. This is key to ensuring these adolescents, who are otherwise at risk of dropping out of school, instead see value in pursuing their education while preparing them for jobs of the future.”
In an effort to promote Ayurved products and provide a global platform , Pune based Bluemark Software Pvt Ltd under it’s ABN (Atmanirbhar Bharat Network) initiative has launched Ayur Promote platform to provide global market for Ayurvedic products.The initiative includes virtual exhibitions,consultations to reach out to global markets and related seminars .
As part of this initiative, a special program was organized at the Maratha Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture Auditorium, SB Road. The program included information on export opportunities, importance of presence on digital media, business growth through digital promotion etc. Dr. Jayant Abhyankar, Managing Director of ‘Sharangdhar’ along with Ayurved experts Dr. Bhim Gaikwad and Dr. Vikrant Patil, Sanjay Landge, ABN Managing Director and Rujuta Pujari, Director ABN were present. The program was well attended by doctors, product manufacturers and distributors. Director of ABN Rujuta Pujari said that through virtual expo, we aim to reach countries in Asia and Africa in the first phase and we are organizing the first virtual expo in March 2024. We organized this special seminar for Ayurveda doctors, Ayurveda drug manufacturers, service providers and distributors to inform about this virtual expo and other aspects of exports.
