BIT, BEADS' "Green Walkathon" held to celebrate green building week
Mangaluru: Bearys Institute of Technology (BIT) and Bearys Enviro Architecture Design School (BEADS) along with Mangalore University on Saturday organised 'Green Walkathon' as a part of "Green Building Week" here at its Bearys Knowledge Campus.
Vice-chancellor of Mangalore University Dr P Subrahmanya Yadapadithaya flagged off the walkathon from Mangala Auditorium at Mangalore University on Saturday morning.
Speaking after inaugurating the walkathon, Dr. Subramanya said when the conscience of the people is clean, the environment of such society is also clean.
"To preserve life on earth, the preservation of greenery and environment is very important. We all need to come together to save the environment and the earth, to preserve life here," he said.
Presiding over the event, Syed Mohammed Beary spoke about the importance of creating awareness for our environment and added that the green environment is a healthy environment.
"For constructing a building, we chop down several trees, but we never replace it by planting more saplings. Only by planting more trees, we can make our planet greener" he said.
He also spoke about the climate change crisis and how it is affecting millions of lives across the world as we are not able to take care of our nature.
"We are nothing without nature. We are not above nature. It is our responsibility to save the environment and build greenery around us" he added.
The event concluded at the Bearys Knowledge Campus with Syed Mohammed Beary planting saplings in the campus.
Hundreds of students from the BIT, BEADS, and BIT Polytechnic participated in the tree planting exercise at the campus.
In the ample 6 acre land, more than 350 trees were planted including species of trees such as the Burma, Gaduva, Sihi, Stalk Sai, and 5 types of Tulta, and thus the ‘Green Walkathon’ event was concluded.
The Innoli region where Bearys Knowledge Campus is situated is known to be surrounded by rocks and boulders. Intending to make that region full of greenery, the Bearys Group has taken the first step by planting various trees.
BIT Principal Dr. SI Manzoor Pasha welcomed the guest during the event, while Prof. Mubeena Taj sang prayers.
BEADS Principal AR Ashok Mendonca, Dr. Aziz Mustafa, Venkatesh Pai, Santhosh D'Souza, Dr. Abdullah Gubbi and others were present.
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Minister Patil chairs industry meetings to chart growth for key sectors in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Minister M B Patil on Tuesday chaired meetings with industry representatives from the aerospace and defence, machine tools, auto/EV, and green energy sectors to discuss sector growth and government support measures.
The meetings were attended by leading industrialists and their representatives, with some participating virtually.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister for Large and Medium Industries said Karnataka is at the forefront of the country’s aerospace and defence sectors.
He noted that Suzuki and Toyota plan to launch aerial taxi services in Japan by 2028, with Bengaluru-based Sasmos supplying electrical equipment for the project.
Industrialists suggested introducing similar “fly-taxi” services in Karnataka through an appropriate policy, which Patil said would be examined seriously.
The minister highlighted the need to establish testing centres and Common Facility Centres for the aerospace and defence industries and assured that these facilities would be provided.
Suggestions were also made to prepare a comprehensive roadmap for sector growth.
Karnataka has urged the Central Government to approve Defence Corridor projects in the Bengaluru North–Kolar–Chikkaballapur and Dharawada–Vijayapura–Belagavi regions.
Industrialists also suggested a corridor between Bengaluru and Mysuru, Patil said.
He said Karnataka aims to become a hub for defence electronics manufacturing, with plans to establish a 200-acre Defence Electronics Park and a 100-acre Avionics and Sensor Park.
These projects will be implemented once the Special Investment Region is operational, and land availability will not be an issue.
On the machine tools sector, Patil said the industry has recorded an annual turnover of Rs 36,500 crore and is witnessing steady growth.
Large-scale exhibitions have increased demand, and the state must strengthen its capabilities to develop control systems for heavy machinery. One testing unit is already operational in Bengaluru, with another planned for Tumakuru. Expansion of vocational training institutes in industrial areas is also underway.
In the Auto and EV sector, Vision Group members highlighted the need for a network of dry ports and more EV charging stations across the state.
Patil noted that the Tata Group is manufacturing EV buses in Dharawada for nationwide supply. Plans for mini excavator production and export facilitation were also discussed, along with the establishment of a testing facility for two-wheeler EVs.
For the Green Energy sector, the group emphasised the need for a suitable policy on battery-based energy storage and the establishment of data centres.
Patil assured that the government will seriously consider all suggestions and respond positively.
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