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India Today
02-05-2025
- Business
- India Today
Got an idea to solve real issues? This challenge offers Rs 1 crore to innovators
Samsung India has officially launched the fourth edition of its flagship CSR initiative, Solve for Tomorrow 2025, calling on young minds across the country to bring forward innovative, tech-based solutions to real-world challenges. The programme, open to students aged 14–22, promises a total grant pool of over Rs 1 crore and extensive mentorship from Samsung leaders, IIT Delhi faculty, and industry initiative spans six months and invites individual and team entries across four focus areas: AI for a Safer and Inclusive Bharat, Future of Health and Well-being, Social Change through Sports and Education Tech, and Environmental Sustainability through Innovation. Applications are open from April 29 to June 30, top four winning teams will each receive an incubation grant of Rs 25 lakh, totalling Rs 1 crore. Additionally, the top 40 teams will get Rs8 lakh and Samsung laptops, while the top 20 will receive Rs 20 lakh each and Samsung ZFlip smartphones. Special accolades such as the Goodwill Award, Young Innovator Award, and Social Media Champion will offer another Rs 4.5 lakh in total prize YOUNG INNOVATORS WITH FUNDING, TRAINING AND GLOBAL EXPOSUREParticipants will benefit from over 82,000 hours of mentorship and training in design thinking, go-to-market strategy, and business planning. The top 100 selected teams (25 per theme) will undergo online training, video pitching, and prototyping exercises, with curated visits to Samsung's research and design facilities in Bengaluru, Noida, and Delhi. The top 20 teams will compete in the grand finale, culminating in investor meets, pitch presentations, and an awards Park, President & CEO of Samsung Southwest Asia, stated, 'Solve for Tomorrow encourages students across India to become agents of change, supporting the vision of Digital India through tech-led solutions.'Echoing the sentiment, IIT Delhi Director Prof. Rangan Banerjee noted the initiative's potential to nurture impactful ideas into scalable products that benefit collaborators such as the United Nations and MeitY Startup Hub are also backing the initiative, recognizing its alignment with Sustainable Development Goals and India's 2047 development in the U.S. in 2010, Solve for Tomorrow is now active in 68 countries and has engaged over 3 million youth globally under Samsung's global CSR vision: Together for Tomorrow! Enabling Watch
Zawya
25-04-2025
- Health
- Zawya
World Health Organization (WHO) and Ministry of Health Strengthen Partnership to Advance Botswana's Health Priorities
WHO Botswana Representative Dr. Fabian Ndenzako and his team recently paid a courtesy call on the Ministry of Health, where they met with Honorable Minister Dr. Stephen Modise and senior ministry officials to reaffirm their partnership and shared commitment to improving health outcomes in Botswana. During the meeting, Dr. Ndenzako expressed WHO's continued commitment to working closely with Botswana to advance national health priorities. He emphasized the need to build resilient health systems, particularly in light of recent natural disasters such as floods, and congratulated the country on its remarkable progress in key areas, including the national HIV response. These achievements, he noted, align with WHO's focus on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and strengthening primary healthcare. Dr. Ndenzako also highlighted the importance of the WHO-Ministry of Health cooperation framework, which outlines shared strategic priorities to achieve national health goals. He reaffirmed WHO's role as a technical partner in areas such as disease control, health research, and emergency preparedness and response. Additionally, he acknowledged Botswana's active participation in WHO's governing bodies and its contributions to shaping global health policies. Minister Modise welcomed the ongoing collaboration with WHO and reaffirmed Botswana's commitment to achieving UHC. He noted the government's ongoing efforts to develop a national health insurance scheme, manage changing donor funding landscapes, and ensure strategic allocation of resources for health priorities. Key outcomes from the engagement included WHO's pledge to continue providing technical support, plans to reallocate resources to maintain essential health services, and the reinstatement of quarterly review meetings to enhance coordination and accountability. Both parties expressed their dedication to deepening collaboration and strengthening health systems to ensure better health for all in Botswana. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of World Health Organization (WHO), Botswana.
CBC
28-01-2025
- Business
- CBC
2023 wildfires cost N.W.T. government about $175M
The 2023 wildfires in the N.W.T. cost the territorial government approximately $175 million. Celestino Oh, the territory's assistant comptroller general, provided the figures during a public accounts committee meeting on Tuesday. He said the figure includes all natural disasters from 2023-24, but the primary expenses were associated with the 2023 wildfire response, when the majority of the territory evacuated. The bulk of those expenses, $115 million, came from the department of Municipal and Community Affairs, which was the lead on the wildfire response, evacuation and assistance. There were also expenses by the department of Health, and Environment and Climate Change. Oh said the territory received $91 million from the federal government through its Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements fund to cover some of the costs. At the committee meeting on Tuesday, Denny Rodgers, MLA for Inuvik-Boot Lake, asked if there was any more money coming from the federal government. Oh said all assistance has been received for the year, but the territory could still potentially apply for additional assistance. "The departments will be reviewing and identifying any expenditures they may have additional support for," Oh said. The wildfire season in 2023 was the worst on record for the territory, but natural disasters — including devastating floods — have plagued many N.W.T. communities in recent years. In 2021 and 2022, several communities, including Hay River and Fort Simpson, were evacuated because of flooding.
