A very warm Christmas wishes and a prosperous New Year 2011!!:)

Entrepreneurship_ Post 7

(This article was published in the bimonthly newsletter of Electrical Technocrats Association - ETA)

It is a very common fact that Entrepreneurship has become a buzz word these days. As the awareness level is grow up, naturally, an ecosystem of entrepreneurship try to evolve.

To accelerate the growth of entrepreneurship, there are a few organisations that are actively involved in promoting entrepreneurship, both among the young and the experienced people. Let us look at a very few organisations that help students to become an entrepreneur.

1. NEN (National Entrepreneurship Network)

2. TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs)

3. EDI (Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India)

NEN (National Entrepreneurship Network)

NEN was started way back in 2003 as a Non Profit Organisation by the joint efforts of IIT Bombay; IIM Ahmedabad; BITS, Pilani; SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai; Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Bangalore.

The main objective of the organisation is to promote entrepreneurship, thus leading to job creation and economic growth. The organisation mainly concentrates towards the students and functions at numerous educational institutes across the breadth and depth of the country.

The organisation also has a online web portal (http://www.nenonline.org) where a lot of information and tools are available to help new and budding entrepreneurs.

I would be happy to introduce the concerned authorities, if MSEC is interested to start a chapter of NEN.

TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs)

TiE was established in Silicon Valley, way back in 1992. The organisation, a not for profit organisation has chapters all over the world, including one in Chennai. The organisation organises various events such as My Story Session, Technology Talk, etc. There are various membership schemes, including special packages for students.

EDI (Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India)

The Entrepreneurship Development Institute was set up in 1983 with the aid of SBI, IDBI, IFCI and ICICI. The institute offers various courses including a full time MBA program in Management. The course curriculum is suited in such a way that various nuances of entrepreneurship are easily imbibed by the students. The full time MBA program in entrepreneurship is a god platform for the undergraduate students who like to be an entrepreneur.

There are various other organisations as well that support entrepreneurship. Interested readers can get in touch me for further details.

The author is the Founder & C.E.O. of Ulaginoli Energy Solutions and can be reached at boniface@ulaginoli.com or +91 9884342050

art aids... An Charity art show to help children infected with HIV/AIDS

art aids...

To help children affected and infected with HIV/AIDS,, people AIDS initiative is organizing charity art show “art aids…“. The evening with art will feature a puppetry show by the children and a short video on contributing artists. The launch of art aids… will be on Saturday, 4th December 2010 at Sheraton Park Hotel & Towers, Chennai between 4.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m.

art aids… is a limited edition series collection of museum quality art pieces that provoke thought and dialogue. The works have been gathered through generous support of artists who have offered them freely as part of their contribution towards funds raised for the shelter of HIV/AIDS affected and infected children. This event is initiative of people AIDS Initiative that runs 9 homes with 1000 HIV infected kids.

art aids… is one such effort to cast this epidemic to history and offer ‘childhood’ to children living with HIV/AIDS. Your participation is your willingness to care for these children and a clear message of concern on this issue.

We would be very grateful if you come and support and encourage us in this noble cause on Dec 4^th.

Artist		Launch
Trotsky Marudu		Place: Sheraton Park Hotel &
K.R.Santhana Krishnan		Towers ,TTK Road, Chennai
Farhan Mujib
Mark Rathinaraj		Date: Saturday 4th Dec 2010
Niloufer Seth Siddharth		Time : 4.30 to 6.30 p.m
P. G. Dinesh
George K		Exhibitions:
N. Ramachandran		Muse Art Gallery (Marriott)
Bhavna Sonawane		Hyderabad 11th to 17th Dec 2010
Suresh Kumar

A few of the masterpieces:

Trotsky Marudu’s 'Line on Grey' series 5	Mark Rathinaraj’s Neighbourhood series 16	K. R. Santhana Krishnan	George K’s Melancholy
N. Ramachandran’s Degree of Certainty	Farhan Mujib’s Still life with three vases	P. G. Dinesh	Niloufer Seth Siddharth
	Bhavna Sonawane’s Bloom	P. Suresh Kumar’s Orange AB

For any queries please feel to contact:

Fr. A. Raj SDB + 91 9786608292 Email: rajsdb@gmail.com	Jebaston J Mobile: +91 9841377766 Email: jebaston@gmail.com
LIBA RADIUS liba.radius@gmail.com radius@liba.edu	Gracelyne Mobile: +91 9003822287 gracelyne@gmail.com

Visit: http://www.peopleaidsinitiative.org to know more about this noble cause

Happy Deepavali 2010

Dear friends:

Wish you and your family a very happy and warm Deepavali. May your life be filled with the warm and colorful as the festival of lights.
God Bless!!

Warm Regards
Boniface P.

Side effects of Social Networking?

Ulaginoli Energy Solutions - Boniface Pascal

NEN (National Entrepreneurship Netwrok) Newsletter October 2010

BY RADHIKA SAXENA | OCT 2010

Boniface Pascal, former NEN E Leader from Chennai’s Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), decided to explore the energy sector because he was determined to work on something “eco-friendly.”

So Boniface, encouraged by his NEN Faculty Leader to pursue his dream, decided to give campus placements a miss. And despite parental disapproval, while still in college, he launched ‘Ulaginoli Energy Solutions’ in November 2009, as a one stop shop to provide energy efficiency related solutions. However, the team moved into their office premises in June 2010 and Ulaginoli began full fledged operations in September 2010.

One of the start-up’s primary offerings is its solar energy solutions. Boniface and his team identify a client’s energy needs based on requirement and budget and accordingly, design a solar energy package that will work for them. The startup also installs the designed package for the client, which includes solar panels and other equipment.

Since it started regular operations, Ulaginoli Energy Solutions has worked on three projects in Tamil Nadu and is in discussions with nearly 30 potential clients across the state. With 3 employees and a turnover of three lakhs since September 2010, the start-up is also expanding its services to provide energy audits, carbon advisories and consulting in ‘green’ building design.

National Energy Conservation Awards 2010_Questionnaire for SDA

Source: http://www.emt-india.net/eca2010/2010.htm

NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION AWARD – 2010

STATE DESIGNATED AGENCIES (SDAs)

Award for Excellence in Energy Conservation and Management

OBJECTIVE

The objective of the scheme is to give national recognition to the management of respective SDAs who have made systematic and serious attempts for efficient utilization and conservation of energy during the past year.

THE AWARDS

First and second prizes are proposed to be given to the management of SDA in the form of a Silver Plaque with appropriate citation on such awards as may be decided by the Ministry of Power. The performance of the SDA would be judged through a questionnaire (format enclosed) which would be evaluated by an Award Committee.

It is not necessary to give first and second prize to the SDAs. The Award Committee would take a final decision depending upon the number of entries received and other considerations.

ELIGIBILITY

The scheme is open to all SDAs.

Criteria for Judging Merit

a) The Award Committee will decide the recipient of the awards on the basis of outstanding achievements and contribution in the field of energy conservation and management.

b) The Award may not necessarily be decided on the basis of only quantitative achievements but also taking into account the various other factors such as innovative techniques adopted for undertaking the activities of Energy Conservation in the respective state, etc.

c) The members of the Award Committee or their nominees may visit SDAs for verification of data supplied, if felt necessary, and it will be obligatory on the part of the management to provide necessary co-operation. The SDAs have to bear all the expenditure in this regard.

e) The Committee's decision would be final and no appeal would be entertained.

Submission of nomination

The filled in Questionnaire should reach the office of

Director General

Bureau of Energy Efficiency

4^th Floor, Sewa Bhawan

R. K. Puram, New Delhi-110 066

Tel. No.: 011-2617 9699 (5 lines)

Fax No.: 011- 2617 8328, 2617 8352

Latest by 20th October, 2010

Note:

1. The current year’s Questionnaire is a revised version and contains some changes at appropriate places. Therefore, please do not use the last year’s Questionnaire while submitting your application for consideration of Award

2. You may download the Questionnaire from www.bee-india.nic.in & www.energymanagertraining.com.

3. The filled in application can also be e–mailed at awards@beenet.in followed by submission of duly signed hard copy by post at BEE office address.

NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION AWARD – 2010

STATE DESIGNATED AGENCIES

“AWARD QUESTIONNAIRE”

1	Name of the SDA
2	Year of commencement of SDA
3	Complete Address of SDA location (including Chief Executive’s name & designation) with telephone no., fax no. & E-mail Address
4	Name, Designation, Address, Telephone, mobile, fax nos. & E-mail of responsible person who could be contacted in connection with the application for award
5	Ø List of Activities undertaken by SDAs in 2009-10 & 2008-09 Ø Quantum of Energy saved by carrying out the EC Activities in 2009-10 Ø List of high impact Demo projects carried out in the area of Lighting, Buildings , Municipalities and the amount of energy saved
6	Ø List of Notifications/Regulations issued for Energy Conservation activities in the state till the year 2009-10
7	Ø Status of fund utilization with regards to the grant received from Bureau of Energy Efficiency for Energy Conservation Activities
8	Ø Annual Report on Impact of EC Act and other activities carried out by SDAs related to Energy Conservation measures in year 2008-09 and 2009-10
9	Ø Status of Energy Conservation Fund / provision of funds in the state budget on Energy Conservation

Evaluation Criteria - State Designated Agencies	Max 50 marks
Energy Saved in 2008-09
Electricity Consumption in MU in the state during 2008-09
Energy saved in MU by carrying out EC activities during 2008-09
% Savings in 2008-09	(10 marks)
Activities undertaken by SDA during 2007-08 & 2008-09
Estalishment of IT infrastructure	(2.5 marks)
Organizing workshops/ seminars involving EMs /EA & DCs or involving officials from other Govt. Departments	(2.5 marks)
Conducting Awareness programme	(2.5 marks)
Number of buildings identified for Investment Grade Energy Audit
Number of buildings, IGEA has been carried out
% of buildings for which IGEA has been conducted
Marks for IGEA	(2.5 marks)