Mangaluru: APD Foundation gets ‘MSME Best Social Enterprise Award 2018’

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November 7, 2018

Mangalore, Nov 7: City Based APD Foundation has been conferred with the ‘MSME Best Social Enterprise Award 2018’ during NITTE-KBL Conclave and Business Excellence Awards - 2018', a programme jointly organized by K S Hegde Institute of Management, Nitte and Karnataka Bank Limited, at Hotel Ocean Pearl, Mangalore on Saturday, November 3.

MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise) Awards are a platform to acknowledge, recognize, inspire and reward the MSMEs that have showcased the potential to be world class enterprises, according to the programme organizers. It selects the most distinguished achievers from among the state's MSME enterprises to recognise and honour their outstanding contribution to society.

APDF team lead by Founder-Chief Abdullah A. Rehman and comprising Karl D’Cunha and Dhanush Desai received the award from Mr. Ramakrishna Achar, Managing Director of SKF Boilers and Dr. Ashalatha from Nitte University. APD Foundation received the Award under the category ‘Best Social Enterprise’ for its various pioneering interventions in improving the solid waste management profile in the city. “We are grateful to NITTE-KBL for recognizing the efforts of a small organization like ours along with many other much larger organizations. This is truly uplifting and motivates us to increase our commitment to strive for public health and welfare,” said an excited Abdullah A. Rehman.

Anti Pollution Drive (APD) Foundation is a nonprofit organization that works towards mitigating air pollution, facilitating sanitation of the environment and thereby help improve public health and the economic profile of Indian cities. Since 2016 APDF has partnered with Manglauru City Corporation and Antony Waste Handling Cell for organizing continuous and sustained IEC campaigns on solid waste management for Mangaluru city. On an average 15-20 such outreach programmes are held each month.

APD has also conducted ‘Shudda Gaali’, the city’s first Air Quality Assessment and Health Impact Assessment and an aggressive campaign against smoke emitting vehicles. In order to reduce the waste from reaching the landfills APDF has driven various on ground activities and used technology by proving solutions through a one-of-its-kind ready reference website recycleindia.org. APDF has also developed 10 toolkits for waste generators to learn on how to achieve zero waste lifestyle. In the past three years since its inception APD Foundation has successfully completed about 25 projects for Mangaluru city.

APDF has earlier been recognized prestigious awards like UN-Habitat & NSF, Mumbai (2015), Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), Mangalore (2016) and Skoch Order of Merit, New Delhi (2018).

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JD(S) leader G T Devegowda backs CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA row, taunts HDK

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October 4,2024

Mysuru: Chairman of JD(S) core committee and Chamundeshwari constituency MLA G T Devegowda on Thursday expressed his solidarity with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah saying the latter need not resign, while lambasting leaders of his own party and alliance partner BJP, including Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

In his speech during Mysuru Dasara inauguration he said that if persons against whom FIR is registered have to resign, many leaders from all the three parties, including Opposition Leader R Ashoka, will have to resign.

“All are sitting in glass houses... Since I know Siddaramaiah well, I am talking about him. At a time when mines and real estate are ruling politics, Siddaramaiah has survived in politics. He has never done any favour,” Devegowda said.

He added, “Allegations against Siddaramaiah are unexpected and accidental. If the Governor and Chief Justice order an investigation, it does not mean that he should resign."

He continued, asking, "Have they told Siddaramaiah to resign or have they asked to imprison him? When a person becomes a Central minister, he or she should realise their dignity and responsibility. Instead of recognising the good work done by Siddaramaiah, they ask him to resign. Will Kumarswamy (facing an FIR) resign? Should Siddaramaiah, who has become CM with a support of 135 MLAs, resign?"

"Opposition leaders are not remembering the good work of earlier CMs Kengal Hanumanthaiah, Veerendra Patil, Ramakrishna Hegde, H D Deve Gowda or S M Krishna. Karnataka is a model state. It is a bad trend to topple an elected government which is doing good work,” he further said.

Devegowda added, “Siddaramaiah is Goddess Chamundeshwari’s ‘Varaputra’ and hence has her blessings during tough times. He won the election in Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency, when the BJP-JD(S) government was in power in 2006. With the blessings of the Goddess, he has held varied positions right from becoming an MLA for the first time in 1983. He presented 15 budgets and has become CM for a second time. He took H C Mahadevappa, a Dalit leader to the state level. Siddaramaiah has the support of Deputy CM D K Shivakumar as ‘Jodeththu’. Blessings of the beneficiaries of guarantee schemes are with him (Siddaramaiah).”

Siddaramaiah said, “Devegowda was a MUDA member. He knows the truth. Hence, he is saying this. His words have filled strength in me. ‘Satyameva Jayate’, Truth will always triumph.”

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