Encouraging Young Women To Take Up Entrepreneurship

Dream 4 India Project, has been conceived as a continuous endeavour by APC Consultants Pvt Ltd and Taurus Media to spread awareness about creating ‘Inclusive India’ where 50 % of the population in the productive age group

should be brought within the ambit of growth and progress of the country. This endeavour also tries to encourage inclusion of those marginalized from contributing productively to the society such as those who are differently-abled or challenged.

As a part of enhancing women power, Dream 4 India Project will involve itself in encouraging women power by deploying different means  such as events, visual & audio media and  print  & electronic media. The launch of this ambitious project is  aimed for encouraging  young women to take up entrepreneurship.A Women’s Convention was organized along with the Award Ceremony.

The keynote address was delivered by Smt. Sheela Rani Chunkath IAS, the   Principal Secretary and Chairman and Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment  Corporation Limited. Other women speakers who spoke on different issues concerning women including women entrepreneurship were Dr. Rekha Shetty, Vice Chair of RFPD  who spoke  about Innovation in Enterprise, Advocate K. Sumathi who dealth with Law and the Woman, Ms. Shashi Ravichandran, Founder, President , STAMPA, Ms. Mallika Mani, Director, Srikriti, The Teacher Education Centre, Ms. Janaki Ananth, Secretary, The Marketing Organization of Women Entrepreneurs, Ms. Usha Subramaniam, Corporate Filmmaker and Renowned Writer, Ms. Ophelia, Radio Jockey, Big FM and Ms. Swati Amar, Founder, Editor of Eve’s Times, a lifestyle monthly from Chennai. MOP Vaishnav College for Women won the overall shield for Invest India 2011. Three awards  each were given to students from SRM University, Ethiraj College for Women, SIET college, Queen Mary’s College, Mop Vaishnav College for Women and Stella Maris. Winners of the Individual event and team event made their presentations. In their effort to encourage  new talent, a cultural programme was presented by upcoming playback singers Anand and Krithika Surajit.

Exhibition Of Glass Sculptures

An exhibition of  glass sculpture and installation works by Anjali Srinivasan is on at Apparao Galleries, No-7,Wallace Gardens, 3^rd Street, Nungambakkam. The show is on till 30^th May 2011. Apparao Galleries has the distinction of having promoted some of the most renowned names of Indian Contemporary Art.The gallery deals with established artists while also building unknown emerging artists into 'brands' in the art world. Apparaoart Auctions, a sister concern of Apparao Galleries was established in 2006. Apparao Galleries is nurtured with passion by Sharan Apparao who firmly believes in 'art for art's sake'. For details contact 28332226.

World Sailing Championship 2011

The sixth Perth 2011 Emerging Nations Programme (ENP) being held at Fremantle Sailing Club brings 11 of the most exciting sailors from developing sailing nations to Perth in search of Olympic glory. Implemented as a world first sailing initiative in July 2009, the successful Perth 2011 ENP project is proving its worth in identifying young international sailing talent, increasing their sailing skills and assisting them towards international success. The concept was developed by Perth 2011 as part of the bid to hold the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Perth this December. 

It is designed to encourage developing sailing nations to participate in the Olympic sailing competition and to increase the number of participating ISAF member nations and competitors at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships being held between 3 – 18 December. It is hoped talented sailors identified during the ENP will qualify to compete in the World Championships and perhaps represent their country in sailing at the 2012 London Olympic Games. 

The inaugural ENP camp was held at Fremantle Sailing Club in July 2009 and was the first of seven ENP intensive training camps held in WA in the lead up to the ISAF Sailing World Championships this December. 

This camp is the sixth and will provide the athletes with their last chance to push for selection to compete in the World Championships. Under the guidance of ENP Head Coaches Belinda Stowell (2000 Sydney Olympic Games Gold Medallist) and Arthur Brett (2008 Beijing Olympic Games Sailing Coach), they will be helped to be the best they can be. 

The highlight of this program will be the City of Perth Regatta, sailed on the waters of the Swan River against the picturesque backdrop of the Perth City skyline. In a boost to West Australian talent, local sailors will have the opportunity to race against the international athletes.

Deputy CM Stalin Campaigns At 13th Main Road

The Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister MK Stalin, campaigned for Mr. Anbazhagan (DMK), for Villivakkam Assembly constituency on 11^th April 2011 afternoon at 4pm on 13^th Main Road, Anna Nagar in Chennai.

Senior DMK leaders and party workers participated in the election campaign  for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Election 2011.

Polluted Garbage Dump Yard

An approximate five ground site on Konnur High road  in Ayanavaram where a sewage pumping station was functioning  until  1960s is abandoned  by southern  railways all  these years. 

The vacant plot covered with thick vegetation  is misused as garbage dump yard and public toilet by the residents living around, besides throwing of food wastes generated by a mess belonging to ICF barracks.