Press release from Business Wire India
Source: HomeShop18
Thursday, September 01, 2011 04:00 PM IST (10:30 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Lifestyle; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Electronic appliances & components, Information technology, Retailers; Technology
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HomeShop18.com Announces Shop and Win Everyday this September
A month-long shopping festival where customers can win the all-new Maruti Swift and exciting Daily Prizes
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, September 01, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- HomeShop18.com, India's leading e-commerce portal has a treat for all its customers this September - Shop & Win Everyday. It's a chance for customers to drive home in the all-new, fully loaded Maruti Swift ZXI - the top-end variant of the petrol version. If that was not enough, every day, one customer gets a chance to bag amazing prizes like Nikon Cameras, Kodak Cameras, Mobile Phones, Samsung Netbooks and more.
Shop & Win Everyday starts on 1st September and ends on 30th September. HomeShop18.com has created a unique winner-board for this promotion that displays the names of the daily prize winners of the previous day and will also reveal the prize to be won everyday on the same day. The name of the Bumper Prize Winner will be announced on 6th October. The winners' list will also be displayed on HomeShop18 TV channel during this promotion period.
To stand a chance to win these prizes, customers can make any purchase or multiple purchases of any value only on www.homeshop18.com. They can avail varied payment options like cash on delivery and online modes of payment (Internet Banking/Credit/Debit cards/Paid Gift Certificates). HomeShop18.com offers FREE Shipping on every purchase and also has a dedicated 24x7 customer care centre to handle customers' queries.
Shopping on HomeShop18.com is really easy with a wide range of brands and products it offers. Customers can choose from brands like Reebok, Fabindia, Nokia, HP and product categories like Mobiles, Cameras, Apparel, Jewellery, Appliances, Movies and Books, to name a few to fill their shopping cart and become eligible to win everyday. To read the terms and conditions of Shop & Win Everyday, just click http://www.homeshop18.com/#
About HomeShop18
HomeShop18 is the Network18 group's online and television retail marketing and distribution venture.
HomeShop18.com is India's fastest growing e-commerce website (traffic growing at the rate of 300% YoY) with a monthly reach of over 1.7 million unique visitors, each spending over 7 minutes (avg.) on the website. It is today ranked as the largest e-commerce sites (B2C e-commerce, Shopping Cart sites) in the country, in terms of % share of transactions. (Source: ViziSense, Period - Jan to June, 2011)
Adding a new customer every 6 seconds, HomeShop18's robust distribution set-up helps it reach out to over 3000 cities across the country. HomeShop18 offers a complete product range across all major categories; including digital, fashion & lifestyle, beauty products, jewellery, kitchen essentials, home & furnishings, kids' gear, books and many more. HomeShop18 has partnered with more than 500 established brands and marquee labels such as Reebok, Lee, Peter England, Nokia, Canon, Samsung, Whirlpool, Videocon, Spice and Sia among many others, giving its millions of customers over 70 lakh products to choose from.
HomeShop18's 6.1 million CRM base is supported by a trained and customer focused 24X7 call centre manned by 750 executives catering to over 35,000 calls a day.
HomeShop18 was launched as India's first home shopping TV channel in 2008, which today has a weekly GRP of 1.33 (Source: TAM, TG CS4+, Week 49) and a weekly reach of over 10 mn viewers. It is nationally available through both cable and DTH platforms.
CONTACT DETAILS
Siddharth Bijpuria, PR Pundit, +91 8800922828, siddharth.b@prpundit.com/
Ritika Kashyap, PR Pundit, +91 9654283809, ritika.k@prpundit.com
Soumya Chandran, HomeShop18, +91 9811376648, soumya.chandran@network18online.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, LIFESTYLE, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, ELECTRONICS, IT, RETAIL, TECHNOLOGY
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
BWI: First Energy gets The World Economic Forum Award
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: First Energy Private Limited
Thursday, September 01, 2011 02:00 PM IST (08:30 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People, Social issues; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Agriculture, Business services, Energy companies, Healthcare, biotechnology & pharmaceutical, Heavy industries, Mining companies; Technology
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First Energy gets The World Economic Forum Award
First Energy, Indian firm marketing Oorja branded Biomass energy solution, gets Tech Pioneer 2012 Award
Pune, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, September 01, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- First Energy ,an alternate energy company from India, makers of Oorja branded Stoves and Fuel pellets made from Agri residues, has been selected as one of the top 25 Technology Pioneers 2012 by The World Economic Forum. The World Economic Forum today announced its new class of Technology Pioneers, comprised of 25 of the most innovative technology start-ups from around the world. These companies represent the latest generation of innovation and are poised to have a critical impact on how business and society work.
The Technology Pioneers 2012 will be recognized for their work at the Annual Meeting of the New Championspions in Dalian, People's Republic of China, from 14 to 16 September 2011.
The Technology Pioneers 2012 selected were drawn this year after a rigorous selection process from over 800 organizations in the fields of information technology and new media, energy and environment, and life sciences and health where they are active in a variety of areas, illustrating the broad range of impact they have on the world.
"One particular aspect to highlight this year is the large number of companies that are focusing on having a social impact, such as providing health or financial services to underserved populations, while revolutionizing the business paradigms in their industries," said Olivier Schwab, Director, Head of Technology Pioneers, World Economic Forum. "This year's companies showcase the diversity in which innovative technology can be deployed to benefit business and society".
First Energy was spun from BP in 2009 when its founders Mahesh Yagnaraman and Mukund Deogaonkar partnered with The Alchemists Ark to continue the concept developed while in BP. The firm is focused on providing affordable alternate energy solution to commercial segment consisting of caterers, restaurants, and hostels and also household customers in rural/semi urban parts of India. First Energy through Oorja has reached over 3000 commercial customers in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Pune and over 500,000 household customers in rural Maharashtra and Karnataka. "The pioneering aspect of the work done by First Energy", as per Mahesh Yagnaraman, CEO, "is not in creating breakthrough technologies but in trying to develop sustainable business models using technologies that provide real alternative affordable energy options to different customer segments".
www.firstenergy.in
CONTACT DETAILS
Mahesh Yagnaraman, First Energy Private Limited, +91 (20) 27277108, maheshyagna@firstenergy.in
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, PEOPLE, SOCIAL, MARKETING, AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS SERVICES, ENERGY, HEALTHCARE, HEAVY INDUSTRIES, MINING, TECHNOLOGY
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Source: First Energy Private Limited
Thursday, September 01, 2011 02:00 PM IST (08:30 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People, Social issues; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Agriculture, Business services, Energy companies, Healthcare, biotechnology & pharmaceutical, Heavy industries, Mining companies; Technology
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First Energy gets The World Economic Forum Award
First Energy, Indian firm marketing Oorja branded Biomass energy solution, gets Tech Pioneer 2012 Award
Pune, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, September 01, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- First Energy ,an alternate energy company from India, makers of Oorja branded Stoves and Fuel pellets made from Agri residues, has been selected as one of the top 25 Technology Pioneers 2012 by The World Economic Forum. The World Economic Forum today announced its new class of Technology Pioneers, comprised of 25 of the most innovative technology start-ups from around the world. These companies represent the latest generation of innovation and are poised to have a critical impact on how business and society work.
The Technology Pioneers 2012 will be recognized for their work at the Annual Meeting of the New Championspions in Dalian, People's Republic of China, from 14 to 16 September 2011.
The Technology Pioneers 2012 selected were drawn this year after a rigorous selection process from over 800 organizations in the fields of information technology and new media, energy and environment, and life sciences and health where they are active in a variety of areas, illustrating the broad range of impact they have on the world.
"One particular aspect to highlight this year is the large number of companies that are focusing on having a social impact, such as providing health or financial services to underserved populations, while revolutionizing the business paradigms in their industries," said Olivier Schwab, Director, Head of Technology Pioneers, World Economic Forum. "This year's companies showcase the diversity in which innovative technology can be deployed to benefit business and society".
First Energy was spun from BP in 2009 when its founders Mahesh Yagnaraman and Mukund Deogaonkar partnered with The Alchemists Ark to continue the concept developed while in BP. The firm is focused on providing affordable alternate energy solution to commercial segment consisting of caterers, restaurants, and hostels and also household customers in rural/semi urban parts of India. First Energy through Oorja has reached over 3000 commercial customers in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Pune and over 500,000 household customers in rural Maharashtra and Karnataka. "The pioneering aspect of the work done by First Energy", as per Mahesh Yagnaraman, CEO, "is not in creating breakthrough technologies but in trying to develop sustainable business models using technologies that provide real alternative affordable energy options to different customer segments".
www.firstenergy.in
CONTACT DETAILS
Mahesh Yagnaraman, First Energy Private Limited, +91 (20) 27277108, maheshyagna@firstenergy.in
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, PEOPLE, SOCIAL, MARKETING, AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS SERVICES, ENERGY, HEALTHCARE, HEAVY INDUSTRIES, MINING, TECHNOLOGY
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BWI: Shell Helix Announces the F1 Ticket Winners
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Shell Lubricants
Thursday, September 01, 2011 12:39 PM IST (07:09 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Automotives, Business services, Energy companies, Media & entertainment; Automotive
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Shell Helix Announces the F1 Ticket Winners
Four lucky winners get free tickets to witness the inaugural F1 race in India
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, September 01, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Shell Helix, one of the leading global lubricant brand has announced the four lucky winners who will get the opportunity to witness the first ever Indian Grand Prix slated this October for free. The winners are Vishal Talwar of Gurgaon, Amit Singh of Noida, Sumit from New Delhi and Rajesh Bhasin of Mumbai. These winners participated in the Shell Helix F1 promo campaign Mall activation programme being conducted in the select cities where they were chosen to be lucky winners by participating in the performance based activities for an F1 entry ticket.
Shell Lubricants is successfully executing the promotion by involving consumers through experiential Mall activation in select cities. This is part of a 360 degree nationwide activation initiative which Shell Helix has kicked off to engage and excite Indians about hugely popular global sport. Apart from this, Shell Lubricants is running the F1 "Scratch&Win" promotion in which consumers after buying Shell Helix Ultra (4L) and Shell Helix HX7 (3.5L) packs can scratch the on-pack label and win assured prizes. Apart from the mega prize being a free ticket to witness the inaugural Indian F1, the other prizes include cash prizes of upto Rs 2000 or a free pack of Helix Ultra/Helix HX7.
Customers can still participate in the offer as it is valid till 30th of September, 2011. The promotion is also applicable on Shell Helix Ultra oil changes done from franchisee workshops of participating dealerships.
Shell has worked alongside Ferrari for over 60 years to produce and develop racing fuels and lubricants that optimize performance and efficiency. The engine of every Ferrari, whether it's a road car or racing thoroughbred, is lubricated by Shell Helix.
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Shell Lubricants
The term 'Shell Lubricants' collectively refers to Shell Group companies engaged in the lubricants business. They manufacture and blend products for use in a range of applications from consumer motoring to mining and power generation to commercial transport. Shell's portfolio of lubricant brands includes Pennzoil®, Quaker State®, Shell Rotella T, Shell Helix, Shell Rimula, Shell Tellus, Monarch, a portfolio of car care products and Jiffy Lube®. Shell has leading lubricants research centres around the world: in Germany, Japan, UK, and the US, plus a new presence in India.
For the fourth consecutive year, Shell is the number one global lubricants supplier - selling more lubricants in 2009 than any other company in the world, with a 13% share of the market in volume terms (source: Kline & Company report: 'Competitive Intelligence for the Global Lubricants Industry, 2009 - 2019').
About Shell Lubricants India
Shell Lubricants India is a 100% subsidiary of Shell. Shell Lubricants' India operations demonstrate Shell's long-term commitment to India and its support for the country's increasing energy needs. Going forward, the company expects to see much greater availability of Shell lubricants and faster growth in the market as it wins new customers. Shell Lubricants' customers in India include Wartsila, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Ford and Thermax.
CONTACT DETAILS
Nidhi Malik, Shell Lubricants, +91 9810120557
Madhavi Kochar, 20:20 MEDIA, +91 9810788188
Chetna Sharma, 20:20 MEDIA, +91 8800598786
Sneha Bhati, 20:20 MEDIA, +91 9818637328
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, AUTOMOTIVE, BUSINESS SERVICES, ENERGY, MEDIA, AUTOMOTIVE
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Source: Shell Lubricants
Thursday, September 01, 2011 12:39 PM IST (07:09 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Automotives, Business services, Energy companies, Media & entertainment; Automotive
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Shell Helix Announces the F1 Ticket Winners
Four lucky winners get free tickets to witness the inaugural F1 race in India
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, September 01, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Shell Helix, one of the leading global lubricant brand has announced the four lucky winners who will get the opportunity to witness the first ever Indian Grand Prix slated this October for free. The winners are Vishal Talwar of Gurgaon, Amit Singh of Noida, Sumit from New Delhi and Rajesh Bhasin of Mumbai. These winners participated in the Shell Helix F1 promo campaign Mall activation programme being conducted in the select cities where they were chosen to be lucky winners by participating in the performance based activities for an F1 entry ticket.
Shell Lubricants is successfully executing the promotion by involving consumers through experiential Mall activation in select cities. This is part of a 360 degree nationwide activation initiative which Shell Helix has kicked off to engage and excite Indians about hugely popular global sport. Apart from this, Shell Lubricants is running the F1 "Scratch&Win" promotion in which consumers after buying Shell Helix Ultra (4L) and Shell Helix HX7 (3.5L) packs can scratch the on-pack label and win assured prizes. Apart from the mega prize being a free ticket to witness the inaugural Indian F1, the other prizes include cash prizes of upto Rs 2000 or a free pack of Helix Ultra/Helix HX7.
Customers can still participate in the offer as it is valid till 30th of September, 2011. The promotion is also applicable on Shell Helix Ultra oil changes done from franchisee workshops of participating dealerships.
Shell has worked alongside Ferrari for over 60 years to produce and develop racing fuels and lubricants that optimize performance and efficiency. The engine of every Ferrari, whether it's a road car or racing thoroughbred, is lubricated by Shell Helix.
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Shell Lubricants
The term 'Shell Lubricants' collectively refers to Shell Group companies engaged in the lubricants business. They manufacture and blend products for use in a range of applications from consumer motoring to mining and power generation to commercial transport. Shell's portfolio of lubricant brands includes Pennzoil®, Quaker State®, Shell Rotella T, Shell Helix, Shell Rimula, Shell Tellus, Monarch, a portfolio of car care products and Jiffy Lube®. Shell has leading lubricants research centres around the world: in Germany, Japan, UK, and the US, plus a new presence in India.
For the fourth consecutive year, Shell is the number one global lubricants supplier - selling more lubricants in 2009 than any other company in the world, with a 13% share of the market in volume terms (source: Kline & Company report: 'Competitive Intelligence for the Global Lubricants Industry, 2009 - 2019').
About Shell Lubricants India
Shell Lubricants India is a 100% subsidiary of Shell. Shell Lubricants' India operations demonstrate Shell's long-term commitment to India and its support for the country's increasing energy needs. Going forward, the company expects to see much greater availability of Shell lubricants and faster growth in the market as it wins new customers. Shell Lubricants' customers in India include Wartsila, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Ford and Thermax.
CONTACT DETAILS
Nidhi Malik, Shell Lubricants, +91 9810120557
Madhavi Kochar, 20:20 MEDIA, +91 9810788188
Chetna Sharma, 20:20 MEDIA, +91 8800598786
Sneha Bhati, 20:20 MEDIA, +91 9818637328
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, AUTOMOTIVE, BUSINESS SERVICES, ENERGY, MEDIA, AUTOMOTIVE
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BWI: OSSCS Surgical Technique Comes as a Blessing for Older Children Suffering from Cerebral Palsy
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Trishla Orthopedic Clinic
Thursday, September 01, 2011 10:47 AM IST (05:17 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Social issues; Business: Healthcare, biotechnology & pharmaceutical; Healthcare
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OSSCS Surgical Technique Comes as a Blessing for Older Children Suffering from Cerebral Palsy
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Thursday, September 01, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- In an yet inimitable medical miracle, older children suffering from the stinging, distressing disease of cerebral palsy have been blessed with a ray of new hope of being alleviated from the agony of having to depend on others for life. The path to this overwhelming discovery was initiated and practiced by Dr J K Jain, Consultant Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon at Trishla Orthopedics Clinic and Rehab Center & Secretary Samvedna Trust, Allahabad.
Cerebral Palsy is a condition of "Damaged Brain" that inhibits the normal functioning of the motor skills and leads to disablement in maintaining body posture. Children afflicted with cerebral palsy depict symptoms of late motor development skills and may also be hearing, speech and visually impaired accompanied by other associated diseases. The very utterance of the two words "Cerebral Palsy" conjures up images of these poor little souls striving to get the fundamental things of life straight. Cannot we do anything to assuage the excruciating mental pain to some extent?
Medical advancement has indeed reached stupendous heights of success and one such phenomenal breakthrough has recently been achieved by means of the Orthopedic Selective Spasticity Control Surgery, abbreviated as OSSCS. The efficacy of this surgery has been witnessed in not only younger children, but among older groups as well, kindling rays of new optimism and prospects for the young people. As Dr Jain puts it, "Now older children with cerebral palsy will also walk by the help of OSSCS Surgical Technique"
Research studies till now had been focusing on proffering treatment for cerebral palsy to the affected children as early in life as possible as brain deformities, at such beginning stages could be molded and trained to one's advantage more easily. Treatment encompassed therapeutic modalities such as NDT, SI, Light Weight Braces and the likes. However, with age, implementing these therapies becomes cumbersome and may show decreased signs of success since deformities tend to get rigid with time and increased body weight.
The advent of OSSCS techniques, entailing deformities of multi-articular muscles as well as normal antigravity mono-articular muscle, has indeed been momentous in the field of diagnosing cerebral palsy. Multi-articular muscles are responsible for hypertonic posture, while their mono-articular counterparts aid in maintaining antigravity dispositions and activities. Through one Single Event Multi Level Surgery or SEMLS, the door is now open for rectifying the fixed contracture and spasticity of the affected long multi-articular muscles of human body. Remarkable results have been spotted post surgery as a child, severely palsied previously, starts demonstrating signs of amelioration that becomes more improved with continuous specialized therapy treatment programs.
The success of OSSCS has been extremely noteworthy, setting a benchmark in the field of medical sciences. The extensive indications of the treatment procedure are truly outstanding mollifying hypertonicity of all parts of the body and have shown successful endeavors in children as old as six years and more. As the eminent Dr J K Jain has claimed to see excellent results by applying the treatment in younger as well as older groups of children for the past five years, supporting the reliability and success of the technique in the field of cerebral palsy. What makes OSSCS stand out is the reduced instance of motor malfunctioning or decreased functioning and absence of any side effects.
CONTACT DETAILS
Dr J K Jain, Consultant Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, Trishla Orthopedic Clinic, +91 9453039213/ +91 9415235159, Samvedna9453039213@rediffmail.com, jjain99@rediffmail.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, SOCIAL, HEALTHCARE, HEALTHCARE
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Source: Trishla Orthopedic Clinic
Thursday, September 01, 2011 10:47 AM IST (05:17 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Social issues; Business: Healthcare, biotechnology & pharmaceutical; Healthcare
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OSSCS Surgical Technique Comes as a Blessing for Older Children Suffering from Cerebral Palsy
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Thursday, September 01, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- In an yet inimitable medical miracle, older children suffering from the stinging, distressing disease of cerebral palsy have been blessed with a ray of new hope of being alleviated from the agony of having to depend on others for life. The path to this overwhelming discovery was initiated and practiced by Dr J K Jain, Consultant Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon at Trishla Orthopedics Clinic and Rehab Center & Secretary Samvedna Trust, Allahabad.
Cerebral Palsy is a condition of "Damaged Brain" that inhibits the normal functioning of the motor skills and leads to disablement in maintaining body posture. Children afflicted with cerebral palsy depict symptoms of late motor development skills and may also be hearing, speech and visually impaired accompanied by other associated diseases. The very utterance of the two words "Cerebral Palsy" conjures up images of these poor little souls striving to get the fundamental things of life straight. Cannot we do anything to assuage the excruciating mental pain to some extent?
Medical advancement has indeed reached stupendous heights of success and one such phenomenal breakthrough has recently been achieved by means of the Orthopedic Selective Spasticity Control Surgery, abbreviated as OSSCS. The efficacy of this surgery has been witnessed in not only younger children, but among older groups as well, kindling rays of new optimism and prospects for the young people. As Dr Jain puts it, "Now older children with cerebral palsy will also walk by the help of OSSCS Surgical Technique"
Research studies till now had been focusing on proffering treatment for cerebral palsy to the affected children as early in life as possible as brain deformities, at such beginning stages could be molded and trained to one's advantage more easily. Treatment encompassed therapeutic modalities such as NDT, SI, Light Weight Braces and the likes. However, with age, implementing these therapies becomes cumbersome and may show decreased signs of success since deformities tend to get rigid with time and increased body weight.
The advent of OSSCS techniques, entailing deformities of multi-articular muscles as well as normal antigravity mono-articular muscle, has indeed been momentous in the field of diagnosing cerebral palsy. Multi-articular muscles are responsible for hypertonic posture, while their mono-articular counterparts aid in maintaining antigravity dispositions and activities. Through one Single Event Multi Level Surgery or SEMLS, the door is now open for rectifying the fixed contracture and spasticity of the affected long multi-articular muscles of human body. Remarkable results have been spotted post surgery as a child, severely palsied previously, starts demonstrating signs of amelioration that becomes more improved with continuous specialized therapy treatment programs.
The success of OSSCS has been extremely noteworthy, setting a benchmark in the field of medical sciences. The extensive indications of the treatment procedure are truly outstanding mollifying hypertonicity of all parts of the body and have shown successful endeavors in children as old as six years and more. As the eminent Dr J K Jain has claimed to see excellent results by applying the treatment in younger as well as older groups of children for the past five years, supporting the reliability and success of the technique in the field of cerebral palsy. What makes OSSCS stand out is the reduced instance of motor malfunctioning or decreased functioning and absence of any side effects.
CONTACT DETAILS
Dr J K Jain, Consultant Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, Trishla Orthopedic Clinic, +91 9453039213/ +91 9415235159, Samvedna9453039213@rediffmail.com, jjain99@rediffmail.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, SOCIAL, HEALTHCARE, HEALTHCARE
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BWI: Online Eye Donation Campaign by Mulamoottil EHRC a Big Hit
Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Mulamoottil Eye Hospital
Thursday, September 01, 2011 10:00 AM IST (04:30 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Healthcare, biotechnology & pharmaceutical, Media & entertainment; Healthcare
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Online Eye Donation Campaign by Mulamoottil EHRC a Big Hit
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, Thursday, September 01, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Among the numerous funny posts and junk forwards, a noble message on eye donation is getting immense popularity among Facebook and YouTube fans. A group of people working for the promotion of eye donation, made a specially choreographed Bharatanatyam recital to create awareness on eye donation. They are excited by the encouraging response for their campaign from internet users.
Nearly 20,000 people have liked their campaign page on Facebook and YouTube. Dr. Ashley Thomas Mulamoottil, an ophthalmologist and a longtime campaigner for the cause of eye donation is the mastermind behind this campaign. The campaign is supported by Koottam, an internet community of Keralites, and www.indiavideo.org, a video portal, in this 'eye-catching' initiative.
The music and dance of the 2 minutes video have been composed and performed by eminent dancer Rajashree Warrier. Sanskrit scholar J. Radhakrishnan selected the verses from an ancient text.
Public sector BSNL has joined the campaign with a commitment to send about 5 million SMS. Though their campaign is becoming a big hit in the web world, Dr Ashley and friends are eagerly waiting to see an increase in the number of eye donations.
When the country is readying to observe the 26th Eye Donation Day on 8th September, 2011, Dr. Ashley feels a lot more needs to be done to tackle the problem of corneal blindness. Around one-third of the global blind population i.e., 4.5 crore live in India. Corneal transplantation can help a majority of them.
It is estimated that around one lakh eye donations are required to fight corneal blindness in India. ''It is an irony that we cannot even manage to get five percent of corneas though 8 million deaths occur in the country every year and 16 million eyes go wasted burying,'' Dr Ashley said.
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Eye Donation Rajashree Warrier
Dr. Ashley Thomas & Ms. Rajashree Warrier
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CONTACT DETAILS
Jayakumar S., Invis Multimedia, +91 94479 71832, jak@invis.in
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, HEALTHCARE, MEDIA, HEALTHCARE
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Source: Mulamoottil Eye Hospital
Thursday, September 01, 2011 10:00 AM IST (04:30 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Healthcare, biotechnology & pharmaceutical, Media & entertainment; Healthcare
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Online Eye Donation Campaign by Mulamoottil EHRC a Big Hit
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, Thursday, September 01, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Among the numerous funny posts and junk forwards, a noble message on eye donation is getting immense popularity among Facebook and YouTube fans. A group of people working for the promotion of eye donation, made a specially choreographed Bharatanatyam recital to create awareness on eye donation. They are excited by the encouraging response for their campaign from internet users.
Nearly 20,000 people have liked their campaign page on Facebook and YouTube. Dr. Ashley Thomas Mulamoottil, an ophthalmologist and a longtime campaigner for the cause of eye donation is the mastermind behind this campaign. The campaign is supported by Koottam, an internet community of Keralites, and www.indiavideo.org, a video portal, in this 'eye-catching' initiative.
The music and dance of the 2 minutes video have been composed and performed by eminent dancer Rajashree Warrier. Sanskrit scholar J. Radhakrishnan selected the verses from an ancient text.
Public sector BSNL has joined the campaign with a commitment to send about 5 million SMS. Though their campaign is becoming a big hit in the web world, Dr Ashley and friends are eagerly waiting to see an increase in the number of eye donations.
When the country is readying to observe the 26th Eye Donation Day on 8th September, 2011, Dr. Ashley feels a lot more needs to be done to tackle the problem of corneal blindness. Around one-third of the global blind population i.e., 4.5 crore live in India. Corneal transplantation can help a majority of them.
It is estimated that around one lakh eye donations are required to fight corneal blindness in India. ''It is an irony that we cannot even manage to get five percent of corneas though 8 million deaths occur in the country every year and 16 million eyes go wasted burying,'' Dr Ashley said.
To view the photographs, please click on the link given below:
Eye Donation Rajashree Warrier
Dr. Ashley Thomas & Ms. Rajashree Warrier
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CONTACT DETAILS
Jayakumar S., Invis Multimedia, +91 94479 71832, jak@invis.in
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CONSUMER, HEALTHCARE, MEDIA, HEALTHCARE
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