The first time he learned about kickboxing, he was merely a kid of 5 yrs. All he understood that that early age was kickboxing was a sport which was a blend of boxing and kicking. He also gathered knowledge that it is an art of self-defense. But, Morteza Malekain, could see beyond that in kickboxing. His mind was unconsciously recording every kick and punch that he saw. It got so well impressed on his mind that his mind was totally engrossed in the moves and punches and his mind was rehearsing those moments virtually. At that very moment, he knew this is what he is born for. He had such craze for kickboxing that at a very young age, he wanted to not just play kickboxing but also train others. Born in 1993, Morteza Malekian has a passion for martial arts since childhood. Unlike other kids who played with fancy toys and watched cartoons, Morteza just wanted to have his boxing gloves and rehearse day and night.  

He started kickboxing training from 2002 at the age of 9. Although he wanted to rehearse immensely, he could manage to train himself for 4 months and then had to take a break from his training for some other issues. As time passed, his hurdles got cleared and in 2007, we officially launched himself as kickboxing fighter. In the same, he was facilitated with his first provincial title in the Kickboxing championship. He is so immensely talented and has an immense craze for kickboxing that he has since then been winning multiple youths and state titles in the youth kickboxing category. His competitiveness in kickboxing and the right moves and the accurate time with the proper balance of speed, strength, and endurance made him eligible to win the bronze medal in the 2014 Kickboxing International Tournament.

You might say when you are born in a rich and renowned family life becomes easy, and you have just to enjoy every luxury of life.

As we were surfing on the internet looking for top influencers we found one extraordinary young talent impressed us a lot with his profile and his real lifestyle. He comes from a reputed family. He is dynamic a young personality Shamsullah (shams). He is a youth Icon very helpful by nature and cool and calm personality. He comes from a royal family who has a big name. But when you see him, you won’t feel like he comes from a wealthy and renowned family he is that much down to earth by nature. Always busy in helping people, His way of living is a perfect example to young ones who belong to a family like him Shamsullah has handled many significant events in his short life and its and common thing for him now. 

Many young ones in India follow him faithfully as if he is a superstar. We feel he is giving the right message to society. He has quite a bright future as he has got popularity insignificant numbers in his tender age. It will be great to see how this lad grows in the coming years. According to us his lifestyle and way he is growing in his life a perfect example of how an influencer should be he loves travelling and making vines, he lives in Saudi Arabia and is passionate about his work also maintains social media as well as with his work. 

Food, nutrition and health-related decision making in urban areas are increasingly becoming digital. People order food through apps, seek health-related advice online, keep a track of their physical activity via digital devices and so on. 

But not all health and nutrition information being dished out on digital platforms and mobile apps may be reliable, as scientists at the Hyderabad-based National Nutrition Institute (NIN) have found in the case of calorie-counting or weight loss apps available on smartphones. 

A scientific assessment of the quality of the information provided in 20 top ranking weight management apps available in Google Play store and their use by a set of volunteers revealed that most of apps did not provide authentic information and had no significant impact on weight or eating behavior of those participating in the study.

The apps selected for the study claimed to calculate both calorie intake and expenditure, were available in the English language and free to download. The apps were ranked according to their popularity in the app store, based on the number of downloads and user ratings. The first three most popular apps – S Health, MyFitnessPal and Calorie Counter – were selected for the first phase of the study. The effectiveness and user perceptions of these apps were noted. 

In the second phase, the quality of information provided by all 20 apps was examined using a 55-point scale which was modified for Indian conditions. Of them, 13 apps scored below 70 percent on this scale. It was found that practices such as consumption of high fibre fruits and vegetables, limiting saturated fatty acids were encouraged by only 40 percent of the apps. Regular physical activity was promoted by only half the apps ranked in the study. While all of them kept track of weight change, the waist-to-hip circumference was included in just 25 percent.  

A set of 30 healthy, young adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 23 kg/m2 or above, willing to reduce weight but not undergoing weight loss programme was included in the study. They were told to download an app of their choice and track food intake and physical activity on a regular basis for eight weeks. Another set of healthy adults with a similar BMI followed their routine lifestyle. 

At the end of the study period, no significant change was noted in both the groups in terms of weight and other parameters, but those using the apps indulged more in intentional physical activity and ate less of sweets and deep fried snacks.

“Participants mentioned confusion with portion sizes, unavailability of data of commonly consumed foods or burden of manual entry as major deterrents for usage of the apps. The only positive impact seen was an increasing trend of physical activity which was probably an effect of motivation to be active because of the ‘pedometer’ feature. It does not require manual entry and can automatically track exercise of users,” pointed out researchers in their study published in Health Informatics Journal.

“If a person uses all the 20 apps, he or she will get 20 different kinds of suggestions while might be highly confusing. This is because these apps do not use authentic and scientifically approved data and do not take into consideration important determinants of calorie requirements such as the user’s activity levels,” pointed out SubbaRao M Gavaravarapu, who led the study, while speaking to India Science Wire.

The study team included Paromita Banerjee, Damayanthi Korrapati, SubbaRao M Gavaravarapu (National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad); and Vishnu Vardhana Rao Mendu (National Institute of Medical Statistics, New Delhi). (India Science Wire)

To boost skill development at the district level, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) signed a contract with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore for introducing a two-year fellowship program tilled ‘Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF)’.

The contract was signed in the presence of R. Subrahmanyam, Secretary, Dept. of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, GoI, Dr. K P Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, G Raghuram, Director, IIM, Bangalore, Junaid Ahmad, Country Director, World Bank, and officials from the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, GoI. 

The newly introduced program has been developed under the guidance and leadership of Dr.Mahendra Nath Pandey, Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Designed under Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) the fellowship aims to address the challenge of non-availability of personnel for implementation of various programs at national, state and district levels.

MGNF program

The MGNF program has an in-built component of on-ground practical experience with the district administration. It is launched on a pilot basis in 75 districts across Gujarat, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. 

Speaking on the development, Dr KP Krishnan, Secretary, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship said, “A dearth of individuals who can implement and manage skill development programs at the grassroot level is a deficit and we seek to address this with this fellowship program. MGNF seeks to create a cadre of young individuals and train them in a blended academic program that provides both academic inputs and a component of field immersion at the district level. Besides allowing for an immersive experience to fellows under the program, MGNF will also be an attractive proposition for those who wish to eke a career in public policy.”

Who is eligible to apply?

In order to apply for the program, candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria: 

• Must be in 21-30 years age-group
  
• Should have a graduation degree from a recognized university
  
• Should be a citizen of India 
  
• Proficiency in official language of state of fieldwork will be mandatory

“Today, our nation’s youth is willing and is anxious to contribute to our nation building exercise and to the society at large. It has to be our effort to ensure that they are given the right opportunities to extend their support. This is a great initiative by MSDE and I am sure that it will see through all the challenges at the district level and come out to be a great outcome based program,” said R. Subrahmanyam, Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development. 

What they will benefit from?

In the course of their training, fellows will work under the close supervision of state skill development missions (SSDM) and will understand skilling challenges and gaps in the district. Fellows will receive a stipend of Rs. 50,000 in the first year and Rs. 60,000 in the second year. On completion of their engagement, they will be awarded a Certificate in Public Policy and Management from IIM Bangalore.

“The Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship program is aimed to identify and train a group of young, committed and dynamic individuals, who will leverage the IIMB ecosystem in management, entrepreneurship and public policy and work with the district administration in strengthening the process of skilling to create a vibrant local district economy. Its unique design will allow the Fellows to take academic learning at IIM Bangalore and use it in the field under faculty mentorship with the goal of understanding challenges and barriers that the district ecosystem faces in fostering growth and development,” said G Raghuram, Director, IIM Bangalore.

Dr. Monica Jacob is MBBS, M.D (Bom), She is an Aesthetic physician, Obesity Consultant, and Anti-Aging Physician. 

She has been practicing for 16 years. She completed her M.B.B.S from J.J Group of hospitals, Grant medical college (Mumbai) in 1999, M.D. from TNMC, Nair medical college (Mumbai).

 DPB from C.P.S in 2002.Diploma in aesthetic dermatology (American academy of aesthetic medicines), Nutrition & Diet planning (Australia, gold coast academy), Hair transplantation (American Acadamy of Aesthetic medicines), Anti-ageing medicine- hormones.

Her clinic offers the latest technologies for the treatment of various skin and hair ailments.

Dr. Monica Jacob is an amazing doctor. She is so vibrant and her good attitude is infectious. She is thorough and meticulous in her job. She is very friendly & equally professional. She helped her patients in understanding the reasons for the skin issues & also explained in detail various treatment procedures to address the same. In fact, Various patients highly recommended her. 

Easy Remedies that she tells to Follow

1. Protect your skin from the sun every day. …

2. Apply self-tanner rather than get a tan. …

3. If you smoke, stop. …

4. Avoid repetitive facial expressions. …

5. Eat a healthy, well-balanced diet. …

6. Drink less alcohol. …

7. Exercise most days of the week. …

8. Cleanse your skin gently.

He is a civil engineer by qualification and a developer for the past 20 years. Survey licensor of MCGM. This experience has brought him immense knowledge and expertise within the field. Mr Bharat Jain is the Managing Director of Earth Corporation and is the driving force behind the success story of the constructions based company Earth. Earth Group of Companies was formed in the year 1988.

Since then they have strived to best the best in their field under the guidance of Mr Bharat Jain. Mr Jain is a man of commitments and has always strived to keep up to the promises made by him.

He is always into creating new real estate projects pushing the limits of success to new levels each time. 

Since he came into being in 1988, he has undertaken projects that are primarily re-development ones unlike freshly started. He believes in giving back to the customer his home in better shape than the one left by him. His aim at Earth Group is to re-develop the various sections within the city whilst maintaining the high standards and good quality associated with the name of Earth.

His years of experience in the field have made the name synonym with Trust. They had created goodwill on the basis of giving good customer experience. And building and maintaining long-lasting relationships with customers. They provide good homes at competitive prices and are completely up-to-date with the latest developments in the business like modern apartments with a large space, creating residences with new and varied features among them. Their Dream Home is created with the help of a well-equipped service team that has on-board a team of great engineers with immense talent.

They are proud to say as a developer.  They specialize in re-development projects to create something new and beautiful. At the same time, they have explored various construction opportunities apart from residences and commercials.

“Determination burns within each one of us. Whether or not it will heat the room or the whole house depends on how much time we spend feeding the fire.” Shivaditya Barjatya has definitely been feeding the fire since a very long time with a huge amount of it’s necessity. The accomplishments this man has achieved till date are worth all the praise.

How can one manage to work inside the boundaries of professionalism and manage to live his dreams and interests at the same time? Well, Shivaditya is the living answer to the above mentioned question. His indefatigable belief and efforts to grow, irrespective of the situation he is in, has led him to become one of the Google certified digital marketer. It is very impressive and something that he takes pride in. His hard work has finally been recognized and acknowledged on a grand scale. Shivaditya has been an inspiration not only because of his professionalism and his dedication towards the same, but because he is a multi-tasker. Being only 25 years of age, Shivaditya’s treasure of talents have taken a huge leap in his life. 

One of the most important thing to Shivaditya is travelling. His love and passion of travelling is notable. People sometimes wonder if it is possible to maintain everything at the same time. How can one travel all along and manage to comply with his profession as well. Not only this, is also a fitness enthusiast. Bodhi Dharma quoted, “If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it is the fruit of the seed planted by us in the past.” Shivaditya’s mantra to live a life like this one was determined since long. He never wanted to be one of those working individuals who would only be working towards a singular goal. The planning he did for his career and to pursue his passion was accurate and firm. Although he travels a lot, he still works it through. He gives his time and attention to his profession as much as is needed. Not only this, if we sneak into his social media handles, he has been very actively posting pictures and stories for his followers. 

There is almost no hurdle or pause to Shivaditya’s journey of success. He has been a boon to the youth of the country with his skills of becoming a fashion influencer. He has worked vigorously on his physique and his stature. Being a foodie, to possess a body like Shivaditya is almost a dream come true. This takes hard work, sincerity and extreme dedication. He is a trendsetter. His goal is to enlighten people about the modern and yet ethnic fashion sense and give them an Outlook of the ethnicity of this fashion regime. There is quite by John F. Kennedy that fits right to describe Shivaditya and his errands – “Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body but it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” 

“From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.” Shivaditya has been giving his followers the faith and belief that one true resolution is enough to achieve the best in life. Just by stopping at some point in life and being satisfied will only bring lethargic and obsolete nature in one. But hungry for more and enthusiastic about life and the explorations it gifts, are the true mantra for success. Shivaditya is an inspiration to people because he chose not to settle for what life offered but to utilize his skills to explore what life is hiding.

Difficult times don’t last. Everything passes with time. While people think about living a life with secured jobs, Happy Singh dared to take a risk by leaving his studies of Chartered Accountant midway. Yes, you read that right. The young man after years realized his passion for fitness and chose a different path which was no less than a roller-coaster ride. He is a fitness consultant, transformation expert and ISSA certified nutrition coach. After his graduation, while he thought to become a CA, he simultaneously worked out and saw his inclination towards fitness. That’s when he decided to invest everything in becoming a top name in the health and fitness world. 

He is from Raipur, Chattisgarh and has become a popular name in the field of bodybuilding. Popularly known as Happy The Monk Singh, he has got clients not just in India but also in many other countries. He began his career as a fitness consultant after which he joined the Squats team as a nutrition coach. However, at the initial stage, he went through a lot of ups and downs as he injured his back and was told to take bed rest. The young man did not lose his hope and returned with a bang from his injury and stunned everyone with his insane transformation. In 2015, he bagged the second position in the Muscle Mania competition and established his name in bodybuilding.  

Happy Singh has trained celebrities like Sambhavna Seth, Dev Gill among others and has brought many transformed lives of many people. “Fitness is my passion and I want to transform lives and make people aware of the importance of living a healthy lifestyle”, he said. Singh is widely considered as everyone’s favorite who has made a positive impact on people’s lives. He has also done various fashion shows and has been called to judge many big events and shows in Raipur. Today this young man is an epitome of success who teaches everyone to follow their passion.

Efforts of the Central Pollution Control Board are resulting in more ‘good days’ in terms of the environment in the National Capital Region of Delhi.  Giving details at a Press Conference in New Delhi today, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar, said that a high-level meeting of the five States to address the problem of air pollution in Delhi, due to stubble burning will be held soon. To control stubble burning, the government has given more than 20 thousand machines to farmers in Punjab and Haryana at a cost of about Rs.1150 crore, the Minister said.

Javadekar said “Recognition of the existence of a problem is the beginning of the solution of the problem. The pollution problem of Delhi-NCR started aggravating since 2006 and was not recognized until 2014. In 2015, under the supervision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Air Quality Index (AQI) was launched. Today, 113 AQI monitoring stations are present in Delhi-NCR and 29 more are to be installed soon”. The Minister highlighted that out of 273 days till 30th September in 2019, a number of ‘Good’, ‘Satisfactory’ and ‘Moderate’ days were 165 as against 104 in 2016.

The Minister further informed that Bharat Stage Six (BS-VI), is a revolutionary step in the transformation of fuels. He added that there has been an 80% reduction in Particulate Matter emissions and a 30% reduction in Nitrogen Oxide emissions in BS-IV heavy-duty diesel vehicles compared with BS III norms. Nearly ?60,000 Cr were spent on switching over to BS-VI fuels. “The Country will shift to BS-VI vehicular emission norms from BS-IV by April 2020. BS-VI petrol/diesel is already available in Delhi/NCR”, said Javadekar.

Pointing out various efforts undertaken to control pollution, Javadekar stated: “From today onwards, 46 teams of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) are taking stock of pollution levels in Delhi-NCR and will take appropriate action wherever needed”.

Anthony Sarandrea, a leading US-based entrepreneur, a permanent feature in Forbes’  top “under 30-year-old” entrepreneurs list and a motivational speaker, is all geared up to get into Bollywood as an actor.

After making his mark as a successful entrepreneur, he is looking to take up new challenges in life. He has been facing the cameras for very long and is also a renowned motivational speaker. His expertise sparked interest in acting in him and he finally started looking for some good roles to mark his acting debut.

Finally, he received a call from Bollywood where he has bagged a big-budget project in which he will be the leading actor.

“After spending so many years as an entrepreneur, I wanted some new challenges in life and my interest in acting helped me find that challenge. I was looking for some offers for months now but finally, I have got something which I believe would be good to begin my career with. I wanted a significant role in a movie which I would be able to do justice to and I feel God just listened to me,” said Sarandrea.

“It is a dream come true moment for me as I have no experience of acting but I have started taking acting classes now and my teachers are impressed with my improvement so far. I hope to excel in this field as well and enjoy a career here as well,” he added.

Currently, Anthony is known as one of the best customer-generators across the world. He specializes in the financial services space and has a team that has been generating over 1 million customers every year. He has also helped Americans recover more than 650 million dollars in debt.

He had also featured alongside Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel as one of the “Entrepreneurs who are changing the world”.

Now, him turning to act, it feels like he is going to give a tough competition to his counterparts here.

He has already come to India and is also taking dance classes to brush his dancing skills. Not much has been revealed about the film but it seems that it is going to be an unorthodox love story which has never been seen before in Bollywood.

“We are working on an original story which is not inspired by any past films from India or around the world. This story has touched my heart and I feel blessed to be a part of the project. It really is a great opportunity for me to prove myself in a different field as I have got a great script to work upon,” said Sarandrea.