Tuesday, November 27, 2018

ALLEN Career Institute launches study center in Pune


  • Two New Study Centers launched in Pune
  • Students of Maharashtra will get India’s highest result producing academic system from the session 2019-20

ALLEN Career Institute, Kota is a trendsetter in the field of coaching for IIT-JEE & Pre-Medical and it has several records in its name. With the legacy of 30 years and trust of more than 9.25 lac students taught in classroom courses so far, today ALLEN is the most-refined learning platform with the strength of 6900+ team members and 22 study centers across India. Adding to the pan India presence with 23rd study center, ALLEN has expanded in Maharashtra State by launching two study centers in Pune. First Study center is located At A&T House, 1205/01/10, NanaSaheb DeshPande Path, Near Apte Road, Off Jangli Maharaj Road, Shivaji Nagar, Pune 411004. The second center is situated at Multi Planet, 711/C, Shankar Sheth Road, Opp. Kumar Pacific Mall, Pune 411002.


During the launch, Sh. C. R. Chaudhary, Senior Vice President, ALLEN Career Institute said, “Students of Pune and surrounding areas, who are aspiring for success in reputed entrance exams like IIT-JEE, NEET-UG, AIIMS, NTSE & Olympiads, will surely get an advantage as well as students of class 8, 9, 10, will also be empowered with stronger foundation through our classroom courses commencing from April 2019.”

Sh. Chaudhary added “There will be an adaption of Kota coaching system at ALLEN Pune center so that the students could be benefitted by the same and could produce great results in engineering and medical entrance examinations”. He further added that this year, more than 1.58 Lac students took admission in classroom courses at ALLEN, including 96,000 at Kota alone, which is a testimony of the top level trust on ALLEN courses among science students across India.

The meritorious students will be given “ALLEN Sharp” Scholarship. The scholarship exam will be held on 16th December. Sh. Tushar Parekh (Vice President, ALLEN Career Institute), Sh. Pankaj Agarwal (Vice President, ALLEN Career Institute), Sh. Pankaj Birla (Vice President, ALLEN Career Institute), Sh. Yogesh Malav (Core Team Member Pre Medical Division) and Sh. Mohit Chorasiya (Core Team Member Pre Medical Division) and other senior faculties from Allen were present during the inaugural ceremony of the Pune centers.

ALLEN has proven its supremacy with the historical and unique record by producing 7 Times All India Rank 1 in Pre-Medical (AIPMT/NEET) and IIT-JEE (Advanced) from its yearlong classroom courses. The classroom course students of ALLEN have proven their strength through the results by securing All India Rank 1 in both IIT-JEE (Advanced) and NEET (UG) in the year 2014, obtaining All India Rank 1, 2 & 3 in both IIT-JEE (Advanced) and NEET (UG) in the year 2016 and in the year 2017 bagging All India Ranks 1 to 10 in AIIMS, which was recognised by Limca Book of World Records.

While in the year 2018 students of ALLEN secured 9 ranks in Top 10 in AIIMS, 30 ranks in Top 100 AIR in JEE (Advanced) and 55 ranks in Top 100 in NEET. Total 81230 ALLEN students qualified cut off of NEET, which is the highest in India.

Monday, November 26, 2018

This is what you should know about Pancreatic Cancer from Expert

Recent diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in famous chief minister of one state has caused not only political flutter but also has caused increased awareness about the disease in the general public. This is a disease which has very poor prognosis but at the same time has some preventable causative factors like smoking. This article discusses the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options for pancreatic cancer.



What is Pancreas?  

The pancreas is an elongated organ which is placed behind the stomach, deep inside the abdomen and anterior to the vertebral column. It has basically two important functions, First is to produce digestive juices required for digestion and second is to produce insulin hormone which controls the level of sugar in the blood. Thus, functionally pancreas is divided into exocrine and endocrine parts. All juices which are produced by pancreas are carried through a network of ducts to major pancreas duct which in turn drains into part of the intestine called as duodenum. Anatomically pancreas is divided into three parts called as head, body and tail.

Pancreas cancer: 

Cancer is rapid, uncontrolled growth of cells which causes aggregation of cells and result in a tumour. Cancer formation is mainly due to mutations in genes which control cell division process. These abnormal cells spread locally in surrounding tissue or these cells spread through lymphatic and blood vessels to distant organs of the body which in medical term is called as metastasis. Cancer can arise from any cell of the body. Some tumours remain localised, grow slowly and don’t spread to distant organs called as benign tumours.
        95 % of pancreatic cancers arise from exocrine cells of the pancreas. These cancers arise mainly from cells which lines pancreatic ducts. These types of cancer are called adenocarcinoma. Few percentages of cancers arise from the endocrine part of the pancreas which are called 'neuroendocrine' or 'islets cell cancer'. These types of cancers secrete hormones as per their cells of origin and cause symptoms accordingly. Generally, these cancers have better prognosis and different natural history than adenocarcinoma. Treatment of neuroendocrine tumours is different from adenocarcinoma. In this article, we will discuss mainly adenocarcinoma of the pancreas which are more common.

What are risk factors?

The true cause of pancreatic cancer in patients is difficult to know. In many population-based studies, we have found a relation between some risk factors and cancer. Presence of these risk factors does not guarantee one will have cancer but exposure to these factors definitely increases the possibility of getting pancreas cancer.
Age: Incidence of pancreatic cancer increases as age advances. Most of pancreatic cancer patients are between 60-80 age groups.
Sex: Male tends to have a higher risk of pancreatic cancer but the recent trend has shown a decrease in gender gap possibly due to more smoking prevalence in the female population.
Cigarette smoking:  Tobacco smoking is a prominent cause of pancreatic cancer. 20-30% of cases are due to smoking. Smokeless tobacco like tobacco quid, pan masala also increases cancer risk.
Obesity:  Obese people have increased risk of pancreatic cancer
Diabetes: Pancreatic cancer is more likely in those with diabetes but the actual relation between the two is not clear.
Diet: Few medical studies have shown an increased risk of pancreatic cancer in patients who eat a high level of meat, a diet rich in fat.
Alcohol: Recent studies have shown an association of alcohol intake and pancreatic cancer.
Genetics: Pancreatic cancer can run in families due to genetic risk. Genetic factors are attributed for about 10% of pancreatic cancers. Few genetic syndromes like BRCA families, Lynch syndrome, Von Hippel Lindau syndrome, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome increases pancreatic cancer risk.

What are symptoms of pancreatic cancer?

Pancreatic cancer symptoms are generally nonspecific and vague, therefore early diagnosis requires high suspicion from patient and physician’s side. 
Pain: vague mid-abdominal pain is one of the first symptoms of pancreatic cancer. As the disease advances pain increases in severity and radiates to back.
Bloating: Some patient will have sense of abdominal fullness after eating.
Nausea
Vomiting
Jaundice: Pancreatic duct blocks bile duct which causes yellowish eyes, dark urine, light coloured stools and body itching. Jaundice occurs mainly in pancreatic head cancers as bile duct courses through pancreas head.
It is very important to know that having any of above symptom doesn’t mean you are having pancreatic cancer. These general symptoms can occur in many diseases.
As tumour grows and spreads in body following symptoms occurs
Loss of appetite
Loss of weight
Diabetes
Ascites (collection of fluid in abdominal cavity and distension)
Fatigue

Diagnosis:

Unfortunately, most of the patients are diagnosed in the late stage as symptoms are nonspecific and occur at later stages. The doctor takes a clinical history, do a physical examination and advises blood tests. Based on this doctor advises the following imaging tests.
CT scan
MRI scan
PET scan
Ultrasound
These imaging tests confirm mass in the pancreas but the diagnosis is confirmed by biopsy which is performed under CT scan guidance or endoscopy guidance (ERCP). If a tumour is localised and resectable surgery is advised without a biopsy.

What are Treatment options?

Treatment of pancreas cancer depend on how much it has spread i.e. stage of disease. There are four stages, stage I to stage IV.
Surgery: Surgery is only curative treatment in pancreatic cancer. Only about 15-20% of those individuals with pancreatic cancer will be found to be eligible for surgery. Surgery is possible only in early stages. The resection, known as the Whipple operation or pancreaticoduodenectomy is typically done for patients who have tumours which are located in the head of the pancreas or which are located in regions adjacent to the head of the pancreas. If a pancreatic tumour is located in the tail of the pancreas, often that portion of the pancreas will be removed along with the nearby spleen. If a tumour is not resectable then palliative surgery is done for intestinal obstruction, pain and jaundice.
• Chemotherapy:  chemotherapy includes use of drugs to kill cancer cells, it is used after surgery as adjuvant treatment or in locally advanced disease to shrink tumour. In stage IV where disease spread in distant organs palliative chemotherapy is only treatment.
Radiotherapy: radiotherapy uses x rays to kill cancer cells. It is used along with chemotherapy in locally advanced disease.


Dr Ashish Pokharkar

MS, MCh (surgical oncology)
Fellowship in minimally invasive gastrointestinal Oncosurgery
Consultant Oncosurgeon
Jupiter Hospital, Baner Pune.

Thursday, November 15, 2018

GoAir's 13th Anniversary Offer: Up to 13 Lakh seats on sale at Rs 1,313 (all-inclusive)

§   Up to 13 Lakh seats on sale at Rs 1,313 (all-inclusive) across all sectors
§   Booking period – 05th November, 2018 to 18th November, 2018
§   Travel period – 05th November, 2018 to 04th November, 2019
§   On GoAir’s 13th Anniversary, travel all year round
§   Offer available on first-come-first-serve basis


Pune, November 05, 2018: To celebrate its thirteen successful years, GoAir, the fastest growing LCC in the world, today announced its 13th anniversary special low fare offer to thank its customers. GoAir is offering its customers a 13 day special sale across all sectors with ticket starting as low as Rs 1,313 (all-inclusive) for the travel period from 05th Nov, 2018 to 04th Nov, 2019.

These tickets are on-sale for purchase from 05th November, 2018 and available until 18th November, 2018. This offer is available across all routes that GoAir operates.

GoAir has initiated this exclusive offer to give their customers a value for money and enhanced customer satisfaction.

Commenting on the occasion, Cornelis Vrieswijk, CEO, GoAir said, “We are proud to celebrate over decade of service excellence and to commemorate these successful years in the domestic skies,  we are offering 13 lakh seats across our network with special low fare offer. This milestone would not have been possible without the loyalty and support of millions of guests who have chosen to fly with us.”

This offer is available exclusively across GoAir networks (GoAir website, GoAir ticketing counters, GoAir Call Centre and travel agents). Booking period will be from – 05th November, 2018 to 18th November, 2018 for the travel period from 05th November, 2018 to 04th November, 2019. This offer is not valid on infant bookings. Group discount is not applicable on this offer and this offer cannot be clubbed with any other on-going promotional offer. Fares are subjected to Standard Cancellation & Rebooking policy applies. GoAir reserves the right to cancel / modify / substitute / alter any aspect of this offer either partly or entirely, at its sole discretion without reason or prior notice. For other terms and conditions and limitations of liability applicable as per 'Citizen's Charter' displayed on www.goair.in  For any other conditions applicable; please review at the time of booking.

About GoAir

GoAir, an aviation foray of the Wadia Group, operates as a low cost carrier model that demands cost leadership, operational efficiency and reliability. GoAir currently operates across 23 domestic and 02 international destinations, with a fleet of 41 aircraft, compromising of Airbus A320 and Airbus A320neo. GoAir is committed to providing travellers a value for money proposition through highest standards of customer service delivery and affordable air fares. The airline is committed to provide secure and efficient transportation at all times with attention to essential details whilst strengthening its position of ‘The Smart People’s Airline’.  With a wide array of services being made available to enhance the travel experience for economy and business travelers alike, GoAir ensures it lives up to its theme of ‘Fly Smart’. GoAir connects over 1500 weekly flights and approximately 2,000 plus connections weekly.

Digit Insurance Crosses 1mn Customers

Bangalore, INDIA, November 09, 2018 – Digit Insurance—a new age insurance company which aims to “Make Insurance Simple” today announced that they have crossed 1mn customers within 1st year of their business.

An important aspect of growth so far that helped Digit Insurance achieve this customer milestone has been the super-fast and easy claims settlement across all products. Digit’s claim process is completely paperless:

  • 100% of travel flight delay claims are automated and are settled via customers’ smartphone
  • Digit is also the first company to launch Advance Cash facility. 85% people opt for advance cash during mobile claims.
Commenting on the achievement, Digit’s Chairman, Kamesh Goyal said, “Digit’s mission from the very beginning is constant ‘Simplifying Insurance’. In order to achieve this, we have made the claims process completely digital so that its fast and provides seamless customer experience. Additionally, we have reduced the documentation process and de-jargonized the language so that it’s easy to understand for our customers.”

Talking about the company’s focus, Kamesh Goyal, Chairman, Digit Insurance said, “Our focus in the coming years would be on customer experience. In the coming quarter we will be launching video calls for better customer experience. Alongside, we will also be empowering our partners to do business real time by creating multiple-technology solutions.”

Digit started its operations in Oct 2017 and have expanded their distribution through their direct channel partners including e-commerce giants like Amazon, Flipkart, Cleartrip and offline players like Tanishq from the house of Tata. They also have 1500 strategic partners including agents, brokers and dealers. They had been recently featured in the Linkedin Top 25 Startups India and featured in CB Insights top 250 fastest growing fintech companies globally 2018. 


About Digit:
Digit is a new-age General Insurance company started by Kamesh Goyal, and backed by Fairfax Group, one of the largest financial services groups in the world. With a mission to ‘Make Insurance, Simple’, Digit is reimagining products and redesigning processes to provide simple and transparent insurance solutions that matter to consumers. Digit is building a technology driven platform that can offer customized products at reduced cost and provide a great customer service. They recently raised $44 million from Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Holdings. With the second round of investment Digit’s total funding amounts to $94 million.
Headquartered in Bangalore, Digit has successfully partnered with some of the leading companies, PayTM, Cleartrip, Sterling Holidays, SOTC, Policy Bazaar & Tanishq with unique products.
Digit started with a capital base of around 350 cr which is one of the highest that any insurance company has started with.  It is also one of the fastest to market, having launched products across 3 categories (Motor, Travel, Personal accessories). Digit Insurance has been ranked #5 as the most attractive startups to work for in India by Linkedin in 2018 and featured in CB Insights top 250 fastest growing fintech companies globally 2018. 
For more information please write to mediarelations@godigit.com

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

‘VIRSAA FEST 2018’ TO ENTERTAIN PUNEKARS WITH MUSIC SENSATIONS SHIRLEY SETIA AND HARRDY SAN

TRUSTFORT EVENTS BRINGS BACK VIRSAA WITH A GRAND TWO DAY CONCERT!

Pune November 2018: For the first time in Pune, Trustfort Events is bringing not one, but two days of back to back foot tapping music with ‘Virsaa Fest 2018’. The two-day concert will be held at Phoenix Market City on 24th and 25th November, as a part of their 100 days of Phoenix Festival. The event is presented by Vinay Aranha in association with Vivek Bidgar.

The first day will have internet sensation, Shirley Setia who will be coming to steal the heart with her top hits like ‘Koi Vi Nahi’, ‘Jab Koi Baat’ and many more covers. The second day will witness the king of Punjabi Music, Harrdy Sandhu who has won the hearts of millions with his charm and transfixing music. MH43 India and Monks Inc will be the opening act for these days respectively.

The crowd-pulling event, VIRSAA Fest 2018 will be filled with some amazing performances and a showcase many of their renowned cover songs. Directed and scripted by Trustfort Events, this event will prove to be a bespoke package of entertainment with live performances by Shirley Setia and Harrdy Sandhu.  

Date: 24th and 25th November, 2018
Venue: Liberty Square, Phoenix Market City, Viman Nagar
Time: 7:00 pm Onwards.

Tickets can be bought online from Ticketexpress, BookMyShow, Meraevents, eventshigh, insider, paytm, Townscript

The Ticket pricings are as below:
Shirley Setia:
·         Gold(Standing):Rs 600
·         Diamond(Standing):Rs 800
·         Platinum(Seating):Rs 1200

Harrdy Sandhu:
·         Gold(Standing):Rs 600
·         Diamond(Standing):Rs 800
·         Platinum(Seating):Rs 1200

Shirley Setia and Harrdy Sandhu
·         Gold(Standing): Rs 900
·         Diamond(Standing):Rs 1200
·         Platinum(Seating): Rs 2000

Monday, November 12, 2018

The Orbis Celebrates TEDxOrbisSchool!

Powerful stories, ideas that inspired youth at TEDxOrbisSchool
  • The event was held on Saturday at The Orbis School, Keshavnagar
  • Speakers; Lt. Col Shashikant Sharma, a physician by profession at AFMC and Mr. Vinit Jain, a software engineer
  • Student speakers; Nitin Rodekar, IIT Mumbai, Ayush Vatal and Gopikaashree Sampathkumar

The global event, with focus on sparking and spreading ideas within the local community, was much appreciated and well attended, as young speakers initiated discussions and connections, at the TEDxOrbisSchool stage.
The notable, speakers from different walks of life, brought on the stage new ideas and fresh perspectives on the theme, ‘I Think and Therefore I am’.
Nitin Rodekar, a student of the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, and a passionate educator to the underprivileged, shared his ideas on revamping the fundamentals, in his talk on ‘Reimagining Education in Rural India.
Lt. Col Shashikant Sharma, a physician by profession at AFMC, shared his ideas on strategizing ‘Thinking as a profession’ for a successful life.
Ayush Vatal, a class 12 student, gamer and athlete, revealed the ‘Science behind the Fiction’ as he shattered many common misconceptions.
Gopikaashree Sampatkumar, a young student, creative writer and traveller, explored the patterns of global censorship as she spoke on ‘Censorship: Ever Evolving: Then and Now’.
Vinit Jain, a software engineer and an Artificial Intelligence enthusiast, unveiled the world of ‘Humanoid Robots and Their Future’ in India.
Every speaker very successfully initiated deep discussions and connections that will continue to foster learning beyond the given range of subjects.
The TEDxOrbisSchool stage honoured its ‘speaker selection panel’ that comprised of Sudha Menon, an acclaimed author and speaker, Milind Vishwas Sathe, founder of the Indian Art Gallery and Ranjeev Misra, scientist at IUCCA, Pune.
Ms. Mala Jetly, Principal of The Orbis School said, “The event was a great success and another feather in our cap. TEDxOrbisSchool was just the beginning of many such meaningful conversations that the school will continue to initiate and trigger deep discussions.”
The event also staged an impressive Dance Musical, presented by the young Orbians, on the synergy between the elements of life. The school choir presented mesmerizing renditions and so did the school Jazz Band that entertained the audience during the break time. “We thank all associated with the event for making it a befitting platform for spreading ideas and also for the Graffiti wall that was full of accolades! We march ahead hoping to hold more such thought-provoking events to spark and energize young minds and old.” Said the Principal
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Thursday, November 1, 2018

Edify International School celebrated World Animal Day

The Edify International School Hinjewadi Pune celebrated World Animal Welfare day, The early years’ students of Nursery, Prep 1, Prep 2 and Grade 1, presented their very first in-house production “The Grass is greener on the other side” a play with animals as various characters.
It portrayed a wish to see and experience, the city life by the jungle residents but eventually coming back to the place they belonged.  The little toddlers were excited to showcase their talent as the play was a part of week-long animal welfare activities to celebrate World animal welfare day.
“The main motive of celebrating Animal welfare Day is to create awareness about animal protection among the children. It’s our duty to make our upcoming generation to understand the importance of Animals and Animal protection methods for the betterment of nation”, said Ms Priya Anand, Head of School
‘In order to protect the environment, we need to protect our wildlife animals which are already on the edge of Existence. A functional ecosystem with essential biodiversity cannot be possible if we failed to protect wildlife. There are lots of chemicals taken from animal bodies to derive medicines for many diseases. So, protecting animals is our duty’
The facilitators worked with the young learners to present this beautiful endeavour. The PYP Coordinator Ms Shefali Tewary opened the event by suggesting to students, various methods for animal protection like volunteering for animal shelters, feeding birds using herbal methods rather than chemical for conserving the environment.
Ms Priya Anand reiterated the importance of conservation of the environment by taking action towards species of birds and animals which are on the verge of extinction.
We at EISP believe that showcasing the talent at the tender age gives an immense boost to the personality development of children as well as fostering responsibility.
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Man saves wife’s life by donating part of his liver

The patient was suffering from Jaundice for two weeks

A 25-year-old woman admitted at Jupiter Hospital in critical condition from Jalgaon gets part of the liver from her husband; the transplant surgery was successfully performed at Jupiter Hospital, Pune.

The patient Mrs. Rupali Patil was suffering from jaundice and was being treated at the local hospital. However, the condition started worsening day by day. Dr Rishikesh Choudhari, Gastroenterologist from Jalgaon made the timely diagnosis of liver failure and advised that patient must have the immediate transplant. The same evening the patient was transferred to Jupiter Hospital in critical condition, where she was stabilized and her family was counselled about the quick transplant procedure and the husband was the potential donor who saved her life from the critical disease.

Dr Gaurav Chaubal, Chief Liver Transplant Surgeon, Jupiter Hospital said, “The suspicious mind and timely referral of the doctor was a big help to save the patient’s life, as she was suffering from acute viral hepatitis for two weeks, which could have cost her life.”

The team Surgeons who performed transplant were; Dr Gaurav Chaubal, Dr Somnath Chattopadhyay, Dr Sharan Narute, Dr Aditya Nanavati, Hepatologists; Dr Parijat Gupte, Dr Pavan Hanchanale, and Intensivists Dr Sanjay Walke and Dr Jayant Shelgaonkar. 

“Liver has the capacity to re-grow within ‘eight to ten’ weeks when a part of the liver is removed also; the transplanted partial liver has the same capacity to grow in the recipients,” said Dr Gaurav Chaubal.

“I am very happy to have this new life, that was possible because of doctors at Jupiter hospital who performed the surgery and my wonderful husband who did not hesitate to donate part of his organ,” said Rupali Patil, Patient

The husband driver was the potential donor, within three days donor and patient underwent all the tests and a timely transplant was done. The patient had a good recovery and went home in a week’s time. Jupiter Hospital, Pune helped them out by subsidizing the cost for the lifesaving surgery as the financial condition of the patient’s family is weak.



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Bright Future partners with Cognizant Foundation’sTech4All program to ensure sustainable livelihoods for young women of marginalized communities in Pune

  ·        215 female aspirants registered in the first batch. ·        This is the 15 th operational center of Bright Future I Pune with...