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Under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Uttar Pradesh government and the Prayagraj Mela Authority are ramping up preparations for the grand Mahakumbh 2025. A key aspect of these preparations is the upgradation of the Integrated Command and Control Center (ICCC), initially built for the Kumbh Mela in 2019. As the 2025 event promises to be even larger and more elaborate, the ICC Center is being enhanced to accommodate the growing scale of the gathering. During his recent visit to Prayagraj, CM Yogi personally inspected the ICC Center and provided instructions to expedite the upgradation work, ensuring its timely completion. With an estimated 45 crore devotees expected to attend the Mahakumbh, the largest human gathering in the world, the event will draw global attention. The Integrated Command and Control Center was built for the successful organization of Kumbh 2019, with its inauguration done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Prayagraj Mela Authority and Prayagraj Smart City use the ICCC to manage the Mela with advanced technologies like AI, chatbots, live surveillance, and CCTV cameras. Since Mahakumbh 2025 will be much larger and grander than any previous Kumbh or Mahakumbh events, the ICCC is being upgraded. Following CM Yogi’s vision for heritage and development, efforts are being made to make the ancient traditions of Mahakumbh accessible and safe through modern technology. The Prayagraj Smart City and Mela Authority are upgrading the ICCC with help from top engineering institutes in the country. For Mahakumbh 2025, about 1,650 new CCTV cameras, 24 ANPR cameras, 40 VMCDs, 100 smart parking systems, and AI components for crowd management and vehicle counting will be installed. Additionally, 20 more seats will be added to the complaint resolution call center. The entire fair area will be inspected from ICC Center Mela, MCR Center, Arail and Jhunsi Viewing Center. Crowd management and surveillance will also be handled at 9 railway stations using AI-controlled CCTV cameras. The 1920 helpline will begin operations on December 1.
New funding goes to groundbreaking products that pour plant fibers into our favorite foods to reduce the toxic impact of sugar and lower the incidence of metabolic disorders linked to the modern processed diet SACRAMENTO, Calif. , Dec. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- One Bio , a pioneering biotechnology company committed to revolutionizing nutrition to empower people to live better, longer, has raised $27 million in Series A funding led by Alpha Edison and joined by new investors including Leaps by Bayer, Mitsui E12, Morado, ReMY, DSM-Ferminich, and Better – alongside existing investors including iSelect, Skyview Life Sciences, Collaborative and Acre. This catalytic investment round energized a unique global mix of strategic and institutional investors and is a testament to investor belief in One Bio's potential to reshape how much (and how often) the world consumes fiber, and to combat the disease epidemic linked to the modern processed diet by transforming your favorite foods into engines of good health while helping all of us reduce and eliminate the harm of sugar. One Bio has innovated a technological process that releases anti-inflammatory short chain fibers from thousands of plants, making them undetectable, more bioactive and uniquely high dose. This novel process unlocks fibers from seeds, nuts, fruits, vegetables, legumes and grains. People today consume 10X more sugar than they did 200 years ago and 90% less fiber than we evolved to. Consequently, 95% of people are running a dramatic fiber deficiency that starves the microbiome while denying our bodies of core functions for healthspan. The result is skyrocketing rates of inflammatory disease including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, cancer and autoimmunity. One Bio promises a meaningfully positive shift in these alarming public health outcomes by not only eliminating traditional barriers to fiber consumption - like taste, texture, and appearance - but also reframing naturally-derived fiber as an essential but *undetectable* ingredient in our favorite foods and beverages. As humans evolved, our beneficial gut microbes co-evolved to unlock and consume the sugars bound in the rich diversity of fibers present in plant foods to produce molecules we need to provide core functions including balancing our blood glucose, regulating mood & energy, and making us feel satiated. But modern diets composed of processed foods have isolated the sugars and discarded the fibers. One Bio short chain fibers can even provide an offramp to reduce the population's reliance on GLP-1s to treat chronic metabolic diseases: increasing consumption of high-fiber foods can prevent such diseases in the first place. "Modern food processing techniques strip plant fibers from our foods and starve the microbiome of the nutrients it needs to make us healthy. One Bio works to help us restore core functionality to our diet like blood glucose regulation and mood & energy balance. We aim to avoid and reverse the negative impact of today's processed food diet which accounts for 70% of calories consumed. We have the opportunity to offer industry and people an exponentially better set of choices than those on shelves today," said Matt Barnard , Co-founder and CEO of One Bio . " One Bio puts thriving microbiomes to work delivering longevity, aiding digestion and providing the fuel we need to maximize health," he added. "Faced with endless shelves of processed and packaged foods, and surrounded by chronic diseases, consumers are rapidly awakening to the power of the gut microbiome. An avalanche of signals points to a large pool of latent demand. This is One Bio's market," added Nate Redmond of Alpha Edison . " One Bio enables their partners to deliver functional products that reshape global health and unlock growth. We are thrilled to be working with Matt and the talented, passionate leaders who are building a category leading platform company. For more information about One Bio , please visit one.bio . About One Bio : One Bio is a biotechnology company returning healthspan to our diet by reintroducing active plant fibers to our food and reshaping how we approach health and nutrition in everyday products. Using their cutting-edge technology, One Bio has demonstrated its ability to solve malnutrition in the modern diet. The company specializes in releasing short chain fibers from plants, while making them easily consumable and highly effective to invigorate our microbiome and immune system. Through its innovative solutions and strategic partnerships, One Bio aims to eradicate inflammatory disease and help people thrive. Press contact: Original Strategies Simone Hassan-Bey simone@originalstrategies.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/one-bio-secures-27-million-in-series-a-funding-to-revolutionize-nutrition-with-launch-of-breakthrough-technology-making-high-dose-anti-inflammatory-plant-fiber-imperceptible-in-food-and-beverage-for-the-first-time-302331656.html SOURCE One BioNarin An leads with a 64 in the wind as Nelly Korda struggles in LPGA finale
Thousands of protesters marched through Barcelona on Saturday demanding lower rents in Spain's second city. Barcelona, which has already taken action to stop the spread of holiday rental apartments, is the latest Spanish city to see protests for cheaper housing. Backed by left-wing parties and unions, the demonstrators gathered in central Barcelona behind a giant banner declaring "Lower the rents". "Today a new political cycle starts concerning housing," Carme Arcarazo, spokesperson for the Catalan Tenants Union, the main organiser, told reporters. "Investors must not be allowed to come to our cities and play with the apartments like a game of Monopoly," she added. The union would target "profiteers" who are taking "half of our salaries", Arcarazo said. The demonstrators demanded a 50 percent cut in rents, leases with an unlimited term and a ban on "speculative" sales of buildings. They threatened to start a rent strike. An estimated 22,000 people took part in a similar demonstration in Madrid on October 13. Campaigns have been launched in other cities. According to the Idealista specialised website, rental prices per square metre have risen 82 percent across Spain over the past decade. The average salary has gone up by 17 percent in that time, according to the national statistics institute. Facing pressure over a housing crisis, the government in 2023 passed legislation calling for more social housing, greater restrictions on rents in high demand areas and penalties for owners who do not occupy properties. But rents have continued to rise while the government has battled city and regional authorities to get some parts of the law applied. vid-vab/tw/jmNone
Hunter, Jeanty give Heisman ceremony a different vibeAlgert Global LLC purchased a new position in shares of Mativ Holdings, Inc. ( NYSE:MATV – Free Report ) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 45,229 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $768,000. Algert Global LLC owned about 0.08% of Mativ as of its most recent SEC filing. Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. nVerses Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Mativ in the third quarter worth $25,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new stake in Mativ during the 2nd quarter worth about $185,000. Radnor Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Mativ during the 3rd quarter worth about $186,000. Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc. bought a new position in shares of Mativ in the 3rd quarter valued at about $228,000. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Mativ in the third quarter valued at about $252,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.95% of the company’s stock. Analyst Ratings Changes Separately, Stifel Nicolaus started coverage on Mativ in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. They set a “hold” rating and a $15.50 price target for the company. Mativ Price Performance NYSE:MATV opened at $13.15 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.37, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $15.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $16.77. Mativ Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $10.78 and a 1-year high of $19.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $714.57 million, a PE ratio of 6.71, a P/E/G ratio of 3.76 and a beta of 0.70. Mativ Dividend Announcement The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.04%. Mativ’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.41%. Mativ Company Profile ( Free Report ) Mativ Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells specialty materials in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, the Americas, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Advanced Technical Materials and Fiber-Based Solutions. The Advanced Technical Materials manufactures and sells various engineered polymer, resin and fiber-based substrates, nets, films, adhesive tapes, and other nonwovens for the filtration, protective solutions, release liners, and healthcare end-markets. Read More Receive News & Ratings for Mativ Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Mativ and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .