AEC 'Big Show India' comes to Mangaluru on October 1
Mangaluru: The two-day mega event featuring exhibitions, industry-specific conferences, seminars and product launches, ‘the BIG Show India’ will be launched on October 1 at the TMA Pai Convention Centre in the city.
With a total gross exhibition over a space of sqm and having 100-plus brands, this would be the biggest ever architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry trade show in Mangaluru.
The highlights of the event would be a series of seminars and workshops conducted by industry experts. The programs will provide the participants with valuable insights into the latest trends, developments and technologies within the AEC and real estate industry.
In addition, the exhibition during the show will showcase innovative products and services, providing a platform for business to connect, network and grow.
The prominent speakers during ‘the BIG Show India’ include Ar Krishnarao Jaisim, founder, Jaisim Fountainhead, and former chairman, Indian Institute of Architects, Karnataka Chapter; Deben Moza, senior executive director-head, Project Management Services, Knight Frank (India) Pvt Ltd; Sukumar Srinivas, managing director, Shankara Building Products Limited, Bengaluru: Arun Prabha K S, general manager, Mangaluru Smart City Ltd, Mangaluru, Ar. Mohammed Nissar, chairman, Indian Design School, chairman, Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID) MLRC, founder aBuilding Lab; Shafsheen Fameez, planning manager, ALEC-UAE; Rao Srinivasa, managing director, Data Centres, Colliers; and Pawan Jain, co-founder, Neocoats decorative coatings.
Also, the press conference during the show will be attended by Mohammed Hussain, chairman, ZMZ Events; Zaheer Ahmed, managing director, ZMZ Events; Rakshita Shetty, project executive, ZMZ Events; Dhananjay Mirlay Srinivas, head of Shankara Buildpro; Ar. Ramnath Nayak, hon. joint secretary, IIID, Mangaluru; and Abdul Rauf, chief sales officer, AK Group.
The event is powered by Shankara Buildpro and Platinum Sponsor Apple Ply and AK Plywoods and received support from IIID, Mangaluru, The Indian Institute of Architects (IIA) Mangaluru and Beary's Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCI).
This is a must visit event for architects, builders, engineers, contractors, interior designers, dealers, students from the AEC industry, property owners and homeowners, who intend to construct or renovate their property.
Event dates: October 1, 2, 2022 / Timing: 10 am to 8 pm
Entry is free.
Online visitor registration is open through the event website www.bigshowindia.com and people can get their e-badges online for a hassle-free entry to the event.
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SC asks Centre to consider amending law on terminating pregnancy of rape survivors
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday took strong exception to a plea by AIIMS seeking to set aside its order allowing a 15-year-old girl to medically terminate her 30-week pregnancy, and asked the Centre to consider amending the law to permit rape survivors to terminate unwanted pregnancies even beyond 20 weeks.
The top court said when there is pregnancy due to rape, there should not be a time limit.
Law needs to be organic and in sync with evolving time, it stressed.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said this is a case of child rape and the survivor will have a lifelong scar and trauma if termination is not allowed.
The top court said if the mother does not have permanent disability then it should be carried out.
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It asked AIIMS to counsel parents of the survivor over the issue and said the decision has to be of the person concerned.
"There are children for adoption. In this country we have lot of sympathies...There are deserted, abandoned children on the streets and even mafias on it. We have to look at them. This is an unwanted pregnancy of a 15-year-old child.
"This is a curative petition. Unwanted pregnancy cannot be thrusted on a person. Imagine she is a child. She should be studying now. But we want to make her a mother. Imagine the pain, the humiliation the child has suffered in this," the bench said.
Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for AIIMS, mentioned the curative plea, and said the termination of pregnancy is not possible.
"It will be a live baby with severe deformities. Minor mother will have lifelong health issues and cannot reproduce. Minor mother will have lifelong health issues. This child can be given for adoption. It has been 30 weeks now. It is a viable life now," she said.
The top court said the decision on termination has to choice of the survivor and her parents and AIIMS may help them take an informed decision.
On April 24, a bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan had allowed the girl to medically terminate her pregnancy of 30 weeks.
