Press release from Business Wire India
Source: SIFE India
Saturday, July 03, 2010 01:37 PM IST (08:07 AM GMT)
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Loyola College Declared SIFE India National Champions; to Lead India for SIFE World Cup 2010 in Los Angeles
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Saturday, July 03, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- Loyola College from Chennai was declared the national winners at the SIFE India National Championship 2010 for their project. At a gala event organized by Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) India, at the Intercontinental, the Lalit, Mumbai in the presence of Mir Ranjan Negi, former hockey player Indian team. The winner will represent India at the SIFE World Cup 2010 in Los Angeles in October 2010, where they compete with award-wining projects from over 45 countries globally.
SIFE Loyola assessed the state of agriculture in the country and the demand potential of bio-pesticides in the world market and formulated and promoted a botanical bio-pesticide, "PONNEM", in collaboration with Entomology Research Institute.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Keshav R Murugesh, Chairman, SIFE India and Group CEO, WNS Global Services said, "Wealth and character creation forms the basis of nation building. As business leaders of today, we need to lay the foundation to enable India to claim its rightful place in global business. At SIFE we strive to create meaningful and sustainable businesses and groom budding leaders and entrepreneurs to make a significant contribution to the community and the country."
SIFE India, a global nonprofit organization has been involved in cultivating leadership and entrepreneurial skills among students for the benefit of the communities around them. SIFE hosted the 7th Annual SIFE Competition in Mumbai today. The SIFE National Championship 2010 has brought together students of more than 45 leading national universities, academic professionals and business executives through the SIFE platform. Top names from the corporate world evaluated the entries and selected the SIFE India Champion Team last year the team from India was the runners up.
The Semi-finals were held earlier in the day where winners from the Regional championship held in Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai. The semi finalists were S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research - Sustainable Mountain Initiative for Livelihood and Enterprises and Velu, HR College of Commerce & Economics - Project Chirag, Loyala College - Botanical Bio Pesticide "PONNEEM" and Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women - Navratna Jewellry and Yummy Homemade, competed for the trophy.
SIFE student teams leverage their personal educational experiences and support of local business advisory boards to implement programs that create viable business models and real economic opportunities for members of their community. SIFE offers college students the opportunity to apply their academic knowledge to solve real problems. In this process, they learn to form teams, compete in global competition, understand business ethics, cultivate leadership and communication skills.
About SIFE
SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) is a global organization that is literally changing the world through highly dedicated student teams from more than 2000 university campuses in 45 nations. Founded in 1975, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) has grown to become one of the largest collegiate organizations in the world promoting the spirit of free enterprise.
SIFE's mission is to provide college and university students the best opportunity to make a difference and to develop leadership, team work and communication skills through learning, practicing and teaching the principles of free enterprise.
About SIFE India
SIFE was initiated in India in May 2003 and has been expanding ever since. SIFE projects are guided by distinguished faculty advisors who help students apply their classroom experiences to develop and implement real-world educational outreach programmes.
For more information visit www.sifeindia.org
The sponsors for SIFE National Championship 2010 are:
Platinum Sponsors: KPMG and WNS
Gold Sponsors: HSBC LUPIN, Price Waterhouse Cooper
Silver Sponsors: Copal and Kellogs
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