The Indian Teenager Who Used the Internet to Run the World’s Largest Blood Drive
In this episode of #SiliconValley2.0, hosted by Sabrina Halper, we bring you a conversation with young entrepreneur Akash Mamidi.
Growing up in India, he began his entrepreneurial career at 13 years old, when he started a software consulting firm.
After numerous technology ventures in his early teenage years, he found his non-profit success in founding and running Mother Blood Bank, an online service which connects those who are in need of blood transfusions to those who are willing to donate blood at the time.
Mother Blood Bank holds a Guinness World Record for conducting the largest blood donation drive in the world and it has helped save more than 400,000 lives till date, with more than 200 volunteers across India.
This is just the beginning for Akash, who has recently graduated from Stanford University with a degree in computer science and plans to continue to make an impact in the world through his entrepreneurial initiatives.
Silicon Valley 2.0 is a fortnightly series that showcases next gen entrepreneurs and businesses that have the potential to scale new heights.
10 Reasons Why Walking Is
Beneficial to Your Health.
1. A 2016 study from the
National Institutes of Health says
walking can put you in a "better mood.".
2. Another report in 'JAMA Psychiatry'
says it can also help prevent depression.
3. According to a Stanford University analysis,
walking pumps more oxygen into your brain,
therefore increasing alertness.
4. A 2014 study from the California college
adds that your creative output will
receive a boost as well.
5. A University of Missouri study found that
walking reduces stress by increasing blood flow.
6. Researchers from the National Cancer Institute
say walking an hour on a daily basis
can increase longevity.
7. A study from Appalachian State University adds that your immune system can be boosted
by moving 30 to 45 minutes each day.
8. According to the
American Cancer Society,
walking every day lowers
your risk of getting cancer.
9. A 2011 study from the
'International Journal of General Medicine'
adds that it also helps with digestion.
10. Have painful inflammation?
The Arthritis Foundation says
walking can even help with joint pain
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Aging Energy Infrastructure, Plus Climate Change, Are a Growing Risk.
NPR reports that Texas investigators say that a power pole , "that appeared to be decayed at the base", was the cause of the worst wildfire in the state's history.
Xcel Energy, the state's electric
utility, said in a statement that , "its facilities appear to have been involved
in an ignition of the Smokehouse Creek fire.".
Rob Gramlich, president of consulting firm
Grid Strategies, warns that many of the U.S.'s
power lines were built 60 to 70 years ago. .
According to Gramlich, most electric utility providers
in the U.S. lack the technology to let them know
when power lines are overheating or sagging.
Combined with increased temperatures
and drier vegetation, this aging infrastructure
could spark larger, more intense wildfires.
There are some utilities
that are really leaders and
are getting ahead of the risk, Michael Wara, director of the Climate and Energy
Policy Program at the Woods Institute for
the Environment at Stanford University, via NPR.
And then there are others
that we look at and think are
walking into a catastrophe, Michael Wara, director of the Climate and Energy
Policy Program at the Woods Institute for
the Environment at Stanford University, via NPR.
According to experts, wildfire prevention
can not only impact safety, but also the
cost of energy bills across the nation.
We cannot afford – literally,
in terms of our pocketbooks –
to have utilities be perceived
by their investors as high risk, Michael Wara, director of the Climate and Energy
Policy Program at the Woods Institute for
the Environment at Stanford University, via NPR.
There is a set of practices
that utilities can take that
do not cost an arm and a leg
that can dramatically cut
the risk of outcomes
like we saw in Texas, Michael Wara, director of the Climate and Energy
Policy Program at the Woods Institute for
the Environment at Stanford University, via NPR
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