<p>Karnataka Council of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) presented its awards to eight persons/institutions during the Karnataka Coastline Business Conclave 2021 organised by it here on Sunday.</p> <p>Minister for Medium and Large Scale Industries Jagadish Shettar presented the awards.</p> <p>The “outstanding leadership award” was presented to New Mangaluru Port Trust (NMPT) for establishing Mangaluru as a gateway to Karnataka. Chairman of the trust Venkata Ramana Akkaraju received the award.</p> <p>The “outstanding leadership award” was presented to Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) for establishing coastal Karnataka as a strategic energy security region of the country. Managing director of MRPL M. Venkatesh received the award.</p> <p><br /> The “lifetime contribution award” was presented to Nitte Vinay Hegde, Chancellor, Nitte Deemed to be University, for making coastal Karnataka an education hub.</p> <p><br /> The “outstanding contribution award” was presented to four persons. They are Ushaprabha Nayak, vice-president, Expert Group of Institutions, Mangaluru, for nurturing the coastal region as an education hub; Pradeep G. Pai, Managing Director, Hangyo Ice Creams Pvt. Ltd., for developing the coastal region into an ice-cream goblet of the country; Bola Surendra Kamath and Sons, Karkala, for making the coastal region a cashew processing hub; and Vathika Pai, head, Nirmala Travels, Mangaluru, for being a young woman leader of industry and commerce in the coastal region.</p> <p>The “social entrepreneurship award” was announced for Padmanabha Kamath, an interventional cardiologist who has set up Cardiology and Doorstep (CAD) Foundation and established a network of ECG machines and is saving many lives.</p>