Mangaluru: 'Bearys Arena' sports ground inaugurated at Bearys Knowledge Campus
Mangaluru: Bearys Arena, the sports ground was inaugurated on 23rd Nov 2019 at 9:30AM in the presence of Chief guest Rajesh Naik U, MLA, Bantwal Constituency, the guest of honour Arunangshu Giri, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mangaluru, Syed Mohamed Beary, Chairman of Bearys Group of Institutions, and Ashraf Beary,Director, Bearys Infrastructure & Construction Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
Rajesh Naik and Arunangshu Giri inaugurated the Bearys Arena.
Rajesh Naik, Speaking on this occasion, he said that “Sports is an important of education. Earlier it was being ignored and students were forced to only concentrate on their academics. Things have changed for good now and sports is getting its deserved recognition. Educational institutions have started giving more weightage to the sports.” Rajesh said.
Rajesh also added that the kids who grow up in the rural areas are more active than those who grow up in city’s environment due to various factors. “Kids today are more into gadgets and mobile phones rather than going out and playing sports. The technology has brought the world to their feet” he said.
He further added the students should actively take part in sports activities and opportunities that are being provided by institutions like BIT and others.
Addressing the gathering Arunangshu Giri said that every Student’s life is shaped by the educational context. This means that both academics and extra-curricular learning will decide which direction to pursue. Hence the students have to cut down on Mobile usage. Stay away from drug addiction. And one should get more interested in the sport, to come out of frustration.
Syed Mohamed Beary, President of the Bearys Group, who chaired the event, said, “The Group's mission is to promote Education, Entrepreneurship and the Environment.That is why, the stadium is built in a special way for multipurpose use i.e for outdoor games, panel discussion and group study. He said “The Student community should actively involve in sports and cultural activities. He said stadium has several eco-friendly elements like under-deck drip irrigation system installed which will reduce water consumption by 90%. The stadium creates a greener environment by directing the flowing water. Also, about 1.25 lakh laterite stones from the ground are extracted for future construction. The land scape area is used for growing fruit yielding plants Ar. Ashok Mendonca, Principal of BEADS, Dr. Aziz Mustafa, Director of BIT-Polytechnic College, Dr. Mahendra, Event coordinator, Dr. Abdullah Gubbi, Media incharge and Head of various departments were present. Dr. Manjur Basha, Principal, BIT delivered the welcome note and Safwan Khan, Physical Education Director, delivered the vote of thanks. Sanya Rahman, Student of ECE was the Master of ceremony.
To coincide with the auspicious occasion, a football tournament was conducted. The PUC students from Kasaragod, Udupi and Mangalore Districts took part in the inter collegiate level football tournament. The total of 23 teams participated in the tournament.
Workers involved in the construction of the stadium were felicitated on this occasion.
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Karnataka approves AI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru's Electronics City
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government has approved the establishment of a CoE for AI in Biotechnology at IBAB in Electronics City (Phase 1), here.
The decision, taken by the state Cabinet on Thursday night, marks a significant step towards strengthening Karnataka’s leadership in emerging technologies, IT and biotechnology, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said on Friday.
The centre will be established over four years with a total outlay of Rs 20 crore, in partnership with the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), according to a statement from the minister’s office.
"Karnataka has consistently been at the forefront of technological innovation. As we enter the decade of deep tech, our focus is on building future-ready capabilities at the intersection of artificial intelligence and biotechnology," Minister for IT and Biotechnology said.
"This Centre of Excellence will strengthen our research ecosystem, accelerate innovation and enable Karnataka to lead in high-impact next-generation technologies," he added.
Priyank added that the state government, through the Departments of Electronics, IT, Biotechnology, and Science & Technology, is actively investing in emerging technologies and taking steps to strengthen Karnataka’s AI and deep-tech ecosystem.
The minister said the Cabinet has also approved the transfer of a 51 per cent stake in the Karnataka Technology & Innovation Museum Foundation (KTIMF) to the Unboxing BLR Foundation.
KTIMF was established by the Government of Karnataka as a not-for-profit organisation to promote innovation, technological awareness, startup culture and public engagement in science and technology, aligned with the state’s vision of building a robust innovation ecosystem, he said.
The Technology & Innovation Museum will be developed at the NGEF campus in Baiyappanahalli, Bengaluru, under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, with a total project cost of Rs 100 crore. Of this, Rs 49 crore will be contributed by the state government and Rs 51 crore by the private partner, he said.
