Equitas Small Finance Bank Conducted Green Exhibit In Bangalore

Equitas Small Finance Bank conducted a plant exhibition in its HSR layout & Kasur Nagar branch in Bangalore. The event called as ‘Green exhibit’ had over 100 rare and unseen plants on display. With the aim to maintaining a sustainable environment for the future, the unique plant exhibition was also open for public to walk in and buy the plants.

Equitas has always been a promoter of greenery. They have consistently conducted plantation drives across India, promotes sustainable banking and has indoor plants in their branches to embrace greenery. This initiative is in line with the brands idea to do its part to protect the environment. Equitas believes that any step no matter how big or small will impact the environment in the long run. They believe that such initiates will create awareness about such plants and showcase that one can have plants for their houses that helps them and the environment simultaneously. The top management of the bank was present for this social initiative.

Everyone can open a paperless bank account online and avail 7% interest on it savings account for balances above Rs 5 Lakhs upto Rs 2 Crores and for senior citizen FD and RD, despite this time of economic slowdown. It has one of the highest CASA ratio in the industry of 52%. It has various offerings as per the customers need. Apart from environment, Equitas has been a big promoter of sports. Hockey Player Rani Rampal and Cricketer Smriti Mandhana are associated with the brand as its ambassador.

First Small Bowel Transplant Patient Of Mumbai Embarks On A New Journey

* Global Hospital Parel Gives New Lease of Life To A 46 Year Old Patient Hailing From Kolkata

Key Facts

·         12 surgeries conducted in India

·         Out of 12 surgeries conducted this is the 1st in Mumbai’s Global Hospital

·         Over 7 surgeries performed by Dr. Gaurav Chaubal and his team

·         Dr. Gaurav Chaubal  recently made the way for the first living donor intestine transplant surgery in Singapore

Global Hospital, a centre for multi organ transplantation conducted the first ever small bowel transplant in Mumbai on Anirban Samanta, a 46 year old patient from Kolkata. Dr. Gaurav Chaubal with his team of doctors performed this complex surgery. Small bowel transplant, a complex and rare surgery has been conducted approximately 12-18 times in India. More than 50% of these surgeries were conducted in Maharashtra alone and this is the first surgery conducted in Mumbai. 

Mr. Anirban Samanta had diffuse severe abdominal pain in April 2022, which was diagnosed as Superior Mesenteric Artery Thrombosis leading to Bowel Gangrene for which he was treated at a local hospital. He underwent resection anastomosis and jejunostomy on 17th April 2022. He was on parenteral nutrition since then and was listed with ZTCC in May 2022. An alert was received on 18th May 2022, and the team went for retrieval after receiving a negative report on the CDC cross match. 

Dr. Gaurav Chaubal,  Director - liver, pancreas, intestine transplant programme and HPB surgery at Global Hospital, Parel, said, “The donation of the Small Bowel is important to treat people who suffer bowel failures caused by twisting of the bowel, birth defects, or when a part of the bowel tissue dies. Dr. Chaubal added, “Early last month, Anirban was listed with the Zonal Transplant Coordination Center (ZTCC), Mumbai, for an organ transplant as this was the only treatment available for him given the challenges he faced. The patient has shown phenomenal progress post- surgery and has fully recovered. I urge people to come forward and donate organs for those who are in need, this might give them a new hope to live their lives.” Dr. Chaubal has successfully conducted over 600 complex surgeries like Living donor Intestine Transplants, Liver Transplants, Simultaneous Kidney Pancreas transplant, Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplants and complex HepatoPancreaticoBiliary surgeries. 

Small bowel transplant may be considered for people with bowel failure who develop complications from total parenteral nutrition (TPN - where a person requires all their nutrition to be given through a drip into a vein because their bowel is unable to absorb nutrients from any food they eat). Bowel failure means a person's bowel is not able to absorb enough nutrients from food. It's most often caused by either short bowel syndrome or a non-functioning bowel. Intestinal transplants are very complex and rare across the world and very few doctors have specialisation in such transplants. Small bowel is a complex organ and transplants are prone to rejection. Dr Gaurav is trained to do such surgeries and has the largest series of small bowel transplants in western India including Living donor small bowel transplants. Such rare and complex case studies have helped us set new benchmarks not only in India but internationally too.

Mr. Anirban Samanta said, “When I was in Kolkata the doctors there lost all the hope that I would even survive more than two months and then later when we got to know about Dr Gaurav Chaubal who specialises in such cases and we came down to Mumbai to meet him and we got hope that I might survive through this. And my surgery was successful. Me and my family feel blessed and grateful that the transplant was successful, considering that just a few dozen small bowel transplants have been performed in the country so far. We would like to thank the donor family for taking the magnanimous decision of donating organs in time of grief for them.

Dr. Vivek Talaulikar, CEO, Global Hospital, Parel, lauded the entire team for taking up challenging and complex cases and delivering excellent clinical outcomes. He mentioned “The success of the Intestine Transplant is a proud moment for the hospital as with the discharge of this patient, Global Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, is the only private hospital in India to have to its credit multi-organ transplants like Kidney, Liver, Heart, Lung, Pancreas, Hand and Small bowel. Global Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, has always been on the forefront of Transplant care in western India with multiple firsts to its name with regards to Liver, Kidney, Heart, Hand and now small bowel Transplant. It is a matter of pride for the hospital that the transplant surgeon Dr. Gaurav Chaubal who performed Mumbai’s first small bowel transplant also started the living donor intestine program and performed the first transplant on a paediatric patient in Singapore.”

Snap Games Prove To Be A Roaring Success With Indian Snapchatters; inspires Launch Of 3rd Local Game - Carrom Gold!

Games have redefined how Snapchatters connect on the app resulting in more exciting, shared experiences. Introduced in 2019, Snap Games have over the years gained immense popularity amongst the 100M strong Indian Snapchatter community. 

Last year, Snap partnered with Moonfrog Labs to launch Ludo Club, which was played by over 27M Snapchatters in 6 months of launch - nearly 30% of whom came from India. The enthusiasm after launching Ludo Club inspired Snap to collaborate once again with Moonfrog Labs on Carrom - another classic multi-platform social board that Indian players love. Carrom Gold is the third India-centric game introduced by Snap today. Carrom Gold is supported by an AR Lens developed to provide a preview of the game play with the user’s face in the middle of the carrom board to give an immersive feeling to the user.

“At Snap, our focus remains on creating a culturally and locally relevant experience for Indian users through product developments, creative tools, community engagement and partnerships. With Carrom Gold, we’ve introduced a new, local gaming experience Snapchatters can share with their friends, and is a great addition to the existing line-up of Dosa Dash and Ludo Club. We hope to continue creating a truly local games experience for our community and are excited to develop this partnership with Moonfrog Labs and Mojiworks to keep innovating with our games offerings,” stated Satyajit Swain- Growth & Strategy, Snap Lakshya Malu- Interim - Market Development Lead. 

“Snap Games is a unique platform that makes it easy for individuals to engage in mutually fun experiences. This echoes Moonfrog’s purpose of building fun and easy games, and we are truly excited to extend our partnership with Snap in bringing Carrom Gold to a wider community of players whilst driving gamification of social interactions'', said Anand Adkoli, Chief Operating Officer at Moonfrog Labs.

Carrom Game Snap code: 

In a collaboration with Mojiworks for one of Snap’s most popular games - ‘Ready Chef Go!’ - Snap introduced a localized challenge called ‘Dosa Dash.’ This introduction of ‘Dosa Dash’ to ‘Ready Chef Go’ led to twice the number of players, matches, and overall engagement in India. With this success, Snap partnered further with Mojiworks to implement India-themed trivia in their second hit game, ‘Trivia Party’.

“We love collaborating with Snap on our hypersocial games, exclusive to Snapchat, with our first two hits “Ready Chef Go!” and “Trivia Party” reaching millions of players in India alone. Working with the Snap India team to create “Dosa Dash”, a special stage for Ready Chef Go!, helped us make a culturally-authentic experience enjoyed by tens of millions of Snapchatters around the world. And in Trivia Party we’ve seen huge numbers of questions contributed by players in India that are helping us grow this unique UGC trivia game to new revenue highs for us on the Snap Games platform. We are always excited to partner with Snap, with India one of the most exciting growth territories for us in the years to come.” stated Matthew Wiggins, CEO & co-founder, Mojiworks.

Last year, giving all gamers a Diwali twist, was the game “Color Together” on Snap, developed by Funday Factory, that launched four Diwali themed sketch skins that users were able to color. In terms of language localisation, Color Together is also Snap’s broadest localized title, and supports nine Indian locales like Gujarati, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu.

Snap Games rests within the Snap app and lets Snapchatters play games and feel like they are hanging out, sitting side-by-side even when they’re apart. Snapchatters can launch Snap Games from the Chat bar, allowing them and their friends to instantly play together. Games have redefined how Snapchatters connect on the app resulting in more exciting shared experiences.

About Snap Inc.

Snap Inc. is a camera company. We believe that reinventing the camera represents our greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. We contribute to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. For more information, visit snap.com.

Altigreen Runs Over 150+ Kms On A Single Charge From Mysore Palace To Bangalore Palace

* Breaks the Barrier with an intercity 150+ kms run on single charge

Altigreen, a ten- year-old Bengaluru-based 3W EV company showcased the capability of its maiden product neEV today with an Intercity Run from Mysore Palace – Bangalore Palace within a time span of 6 hours. The 6-hour run started with a flag off at Mysore Palace this morning and concluded at Bangalore Palace at 11 am today. Dr Amitabh Saran – Founder & CEO – Altigreen, Shalendra Gupta – Co-Founder Altigreen and Mr Debashis Mitra – Director – Sales, Service & Marketing received the vehicle with a flag in.

Dr Amitabh Saran, Founder & CEO of Altigreen said, “Range anxiety is one of the biggest concerns for the electric vehicle owners and potential buyers. This is a major challenge and we realised that while developing our first product. Building a robust EV charging infrastructure is a long-term solution to this. We need holistic solutions, not tomorrow but today. This is why we opted for a larger battery pack (11 KWH V/s Market Competition at 8 KWH) and used our Application engineering derived from our 26 global patents to ensure highest Regeneration of energy to give maximum mileage. Today’s INTERCITY Drive reinforces our commitment.

Altigreen has been investing heavily in the Research and Development of EV technology, bringing disruptive innovation in the space. With the rising demand for last-mile passenger and goods transportation in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Indian 3W market is projected to grow to Rs 14,000 crores in FY23 and with around 20% penetration the e-L5 3Ws in this fiscal will grow to Rs 4,500 crores. With the Made-in-India and Made-for-India Altigreen neEV with its class-leading Range, Ground Clearance, Top Speed performance and Volumetric load-carrying capacity along with the upcoming future products the ONLY ELECTRIC Last Mile Transportation Company aims to grab a leading position in this space.

Mr. Debashis Mitra – Director – Sales, Service & Marketing said that “Altigreen is poised to build a country-wide network and will bring innovative products in the coming months, which will promise technological prowess just like the neEV both in Cargo and Passenger category”.

NFTICALLY Announces World's First E-Commerce Metaverse Ecosystem COMEARTH

* The Polygon-Based E-Commerce Metaverse platform COMEARTH will let brands, enterprises, celebrities & influencers buy virtual real estate, land-parcels

* COMEARTH enables brands to build virtual stores, shops and experience centers to offer immersive E-Commerce experience

NFTICALLY, global Web3 E-Commerce SaaS platform, announces the launch of "COMEARTH", the go-to destination for commerce in the Metaverse. COMEARTH, a 3D immersive virtual environment, will be powered by NFTICALLY's "Web3 E-Commerce Engine" and backed by the trust and decentralization of the Polygon Blockchain. In COMEARTH, brands, enterprises, content creators, and celebrities will be able to purchase their virtual spaces / virtual real estate as COMEARTH’s "Citizens" and launch the E-Commerce experiences for their customers, consumers & followers.

The Metaverse has the potential to be a $13 Trillion ecosystem within a decade. The E-Commerce industry also is expected to expand at a CAGR of 22.9% between the years 2020-2027 to size over $16.2 Trillion. Exploring the intersection of two burgeoning markets, Polygon co-founders Sandeep Nailwal and Jaynti Kanani, Coinbase CPO Surojit Chatterjee, Unacademy Co-Founders Gaurav Munjal, and Roman Saini, Indian film-maker Subhash Ghai, Actor Kunal Kapoor, Capital X's Cindy Bi, Nazara's Nitish Mittersain have invested in NFTICALLY to build a 3D immersive Metaverse ecosystem that would power E-Commerce for 100,000 brands & individuals by 2025.

Toshendra Sharma, Founder, and CEO, of NFTICALLY, said, "Web3 is the next generation of the internet, which will profoundly impact E-Commerce solutions. COMEARTH will bring a fully-immersive DIY layer to E-Commerce and enable immersive hyper-personalization for everyone. We intend to democratize and facilitate mass Web3 adoption & bridge the gap between web3 & web2 E-Commerce."

The launch was graced by NFTICALLY’s advisors and partners including renowned film Writer-Director and Producer, Subhash Ghai, Priyavrata Mafatlal, Vice-Chairman at Mafatlal Group, Govind Singh Sandhu, Director, Kulturemint and Pradeep Aswal, CEO, The Blockchain Council. They reflected upon the perspectives of brands getting empowered with COMEARTH for augmenting retail and consumer experiences.

COMEARTH comprises different sizes of land parcels that cater to businesses and industries ranging from large to small enterprises, celebrities, and individuals. It will act as a global marketplace for goods (digital, physical, and phygital) and services (within and outside of the Metaverse) and facilitate E-Commerce and lead generation. The land parcels can be purchased as NFTs and are governed by the smart contracts deployed on top of Polygon Blockchain. The comprehensive DIY tools empower the landowners to start their Metaverse venture in minutes and will be accessible by mobile, laptops, and VR devices.

Brian Trunzo, Metaverse Lead at Polygon Studios, said, "Polygon Studios is pleased to welcome COMEARTH as a valued partner into the ecosystem. Their easy-to-use and powerful suite of tooling brings brands and rights holders closer to their audiences — a key aspect of facilitating broader Web3 adoption".

Subhash Ghai, renowned Film Director, upbeat about the NFTs and Metaverse said, “I’m proud to support visionary projects such as COMEARTH which will propel the World to bring alive immersive experiences across industries, including the education, arts and entertainment industry which are very dear to me. It is the NFTICALLY team’s in-depth understanding of the NFT space and blockchain technology that gives them a leg up in the game.”

UPES Dehradun Implements MATLAB And Other Technologies For Its Advanced Engineering Projects

UPES, a multidisciplinary university in Dehradun, has implemented MathWorks to provide unlimited use of its technologies to all students, faculty, staff, and researchers, on and off campus through the MathWorks Campus Wide License program.

MathWorks products include the MATLAB technical computing platform and Simulink, a block diagram environment for simulation and Model-Based Design, in addition to 100+ toolboxes and specialized products. These tools have been adopted by many industries across application areas including machine learning, artificial intelligence, signal processing, wireless communication, etc. More than 6,500 colleges and universities around the world use MATLAB and Simulink for teaching and research in a broad range of technical disciplines.

Faculty using a Campus-Wide License get access to MathWorks learning resources that support curricula, significantly enhance learning at a distance and help students to complete project-based assignments. Faculty are also equipped to engage with students through online learning tools from MathWorks. Students gain access to the same tools used by engineers and scientists and can develop the computational skills needed for in-demand careers in IoT, deep learning, artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, robotics, wireless communication, neuroscience, and finance, or for building their own startup.

Dean, UPES School of Engineering, Professor Gurvinder Singh Virk said, “MATLAB and Simulink are globally accepted as the gold standard in deeply supporting a wide range of sectors covering technical, engineering, design, health sciences, and business sectors and it is great to make it available to all our faculty and students in the School of Engineering. At UPES, we have recently started four highly ambitious Flagship projects which are planned to be worked upon for the next 5 years to develop advanced engineering technologies, demonstrators and innovations.”

The Flagship projects are as follows:

Flying cars: Realize multi-environment car vehicle demonstrators able to travel on multi-terrain ground, take-off, fly in air and land, go on water, go underwater, and into space and return

Smart cities (Urban & rural): Develop safe, secure, environmentally friendly and efficient communities (urban and rural) with advanced infrastructures such as sensors, electronics and networks to stimulate sustainable economic growth high quality of life for all in ways aligned with government plans

Disaster management: Develop disaster resilient future by developing solutions for disaster scenarios (focusing on pre-disaster, during disaster and post-disaster) by involving local, regional, national and global perspectives for natural and manmade disasters on land, sea and air

Rural technologies: Empower rural communities with smart, sustainable, affordable and self-sufficient technologies.

School of Engineering faculty and students will work on at least one of these Flagship projects to develop core engineering competencies in developing the initial Flagship demonstrators. It is expected that Matlab/Simulink and all the Toolboxes will form the central resource for all our research, teaching and entrepreneurship activities related to these Flagship projects and beyond. Investing in this partnership with Mathworks has been an important decision that we expect to benefit our staff and students hugely and in turn we expect the outputs to lead to good impact for nation building and advancing engineering in India and beyond.”

MathWorks India Country Manager – Sales & Service, Sunil Motwani said, “We are happy to welcome UPES Dehradun to our Campus-Wide License program which is adopted in hundreds of institutions in the country. Looking forward to a great journey to create industry ready students.”

TenderCuts Crosses The Milestone Of Receiving 2500 Orders Per Hour

* Tendercuts is currently present in Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore

Tech-enabled fresh meat and seafood ordering platform, TenderCuts announced that it has achieved the milestone of receiving 2500 orders per hour. TenderCuts is present in Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad from multiple warehouses and experience stores with the help of an efficient last-mile delivery network. 

Becoming the largest player in the south, the omnichannel model of TenderCuts has attracted over 11 lakhs customers with new customer acquisition growing at 200 percent. 75 percent of business for TenderCuts comes from online with the remaining business by walk-ins from the stores.  

Commenting on the special occasion Venkkatesan R, Co- Founder, and the Chief Business Officer of TenderCuts said, “It is a moment of joy when we see our technology framework can handle 2500 orders per hour. We have been continuously working on our technology as we saw TenderCuts growing exponentially and more and more of our customers reposing their faith on our products. The “Freshness Tracker” a disruptive technology where our customer can track their orders right from the moment they place the order, thereby ensuring that they receive only the “Freshest Cut” meat.” 

TenderCuts’ diverse application of food technology to the selection, processing, preservation, packaging, and distribution of fresh-cut meat and seafood has helped to set a new benchmark in the industry.  

About TenderCuts: 

TenderCuts a tech driven omni-channel Meat & Seafood Company, founded in 2016 by Nishanth Chandran, with a unique outlook on the process of meat and seafood retail. The company is FSSAI certified and provides fresh quality meat that complies with the standards of World Health Organization (WHO). TenderCuts is an innovative and a first-of-its-kind venture, which has brought a revolution in poultry farming and aquaculture in India. They offer the finest selection of chicken, seafood, mutton, and marinades that can be ordered online/ through the phone or at any of their TenderCuts retail experience stores in Chennai and Hyderabad and Bangalore. 

Karnataka Bolstering Its Capabilities In Cyber Security With The Centre of Excellence Cyber-Verse In Mysuru

The Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Cyber-verse, located at Mysuru was inaugurated today at Vikasa Soudha, Bengaluru by Hon’ble Minister Dr Ashwathnarayan, Dept of Electronics IT BT S&T, Higher education, Skill development and entrepreneurship, His Highness Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, Chairman, Bherunda Foundation, Her Highness Trishika Kumari Wadiyar, Chairman Cyberverse, Mr Sanjeev Gupta, CEO, Karnataka Digital Economy Mission, Mr Kanthararaje Urs, Managing Trustee at MYRA and Director at Cyber-verse, Dr R Ambarish, Dean Myra School of Business, Mr Anand Naidu, Group Captain, Director, Cyberverse & ISAC, and Mr Karthik Verma, CTO, ISAC.

Cyber-verse is a Section-8, not-for-profit organization set up by Bherunda Foundation, ISAC, and MYRA school of business. Karnataka Digital Economy Mission, is supporting in this initiative, with an objective of promoting the Mysuru cluster as a cyber security hub. The Cyber-verse will provide capacity building, training, simulation, and R&D in the cyber security domain to create a talent pool of cybersecurity experts to carve Karnataka as the country's epicentre for cybersecurity talent, innovation, and research.

The COE Cyber Security Cyber-verse, Mysuru is spread over about 4,000 sq. ft area with a Phygital Lab - that can train 50 students hands-on, in more than 200 cyber-security scenarios and themes related to practical applicability, SOC simulator, Virtual Labs - a cyber-security scenario simulator equipped with more than 500 scenarios, Hyacinth platform - for attack & defence simulation in cyberspace, Malware repository – that includes more than 1.5 million malware available for the start-up ecosystem to test the robustness of their products and services, Policy & research wing - to focus on developing various policies based on cyber security.

Speaking at the inauguration Dr. Ashwath Narayana, Minister for Higher Education; IT & BT, Science & Technology; Skill Development, Entrepreneurship said, “The Royal family of Mysuru has always been at the forefront in giving back to the society and taking development steps for the state and country at large. It is heartening to see that emerging tech areas like cyber security are being taken up by the them at Mysuru, echoing our vision of Beyond Bengaluru. The emerging hub of cyber security - Mysuru, will be serving as a gateway to deep tech to the students, startups, industry and academia. We are confident that this Centre for Excellence in Cyber security at Mysuru will propel Karnataka to become a frontrunner for cyber security services and technologies the world over. “

His Highness Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, member of the erstwhile royal family said, “Synergizing the efforts of our Bherunda Foundation with the Government of Karnataka’s Beyond Bengaluru initiative, through the Center for Excellence in Cyber Security, we aim to create a sustainable and growth-driving ecosystem, wherein a business can transcend their ideas to reality, and catalyze entrepreneur success. “

Her Highness Trishika Kumari Wadiyar, Chairman Cyberverse said “The Cyber-verse will facilitate in building an innovation ecosystem emanating from the Mysuru cluster with wide reachability, adopting the best global practices. The COE for cyber security at Mysuru will help the state pioneer the Cybersecurity transformation in the country “

Mr. Sanjeev Gupta, CEO, KDEM said “This is a watershed moment for us when one of our Beyond Bengaluru clusters has highlighted innovation capabilities as per global standards. Together with the collaboration of industry leaders, think tanks, and GoK, the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission with a mission of taking industries beyond Bengaluru- through the clusters and developing the Mysuru hub as the key powerhouse for the rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape.”

About Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM)

With an objective to increase the share of Digital economy in the state, the Government of Karnataka set up the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM), a Section-8 organization, which acts as a knowledge bridge between the industry and the government. To meet the objectives, KDEM has been working towards the five focus areas, viz. IT Products & Services, BPM & GCC promotion; Innovations & Start-ups; ESDM; Beyond Bengaluru; and Talent Accelerator.

The Beyond Bengaluru Program

The Beyond Bengaluru program of KDEM, in particular, is spearheading the objective of proliferating the growth of digital economy in clusters beyond Bangalore. This is done for select identified clusters in the state by developing and facilitating a product-based ecosystem. Building a community of key industry players, entrepreneurs, start-up owners, academia, accelerators, and student community, the Beyond Bengaluru program of KDEM is steering towards getting investments and generating employment in the state.

A Large South Indian Marketing Company Is Launching Brand - Elegance Infra – “Building Tomorrow together”

Elegance Enterprises, South India's largest real estate marketing and sales organization, is venturing into real estate development. Mr. Pawan Kumar Tripathi, Elegance Infra's Director of Finance & Strategy, and Mr. Amit Porwal, Elegance Infra's Director of Sales & Operations, made the announcement on 9th June 2022 (Thursday) at ITC Gardenia, Residency Road, Bengaluru.

Elegance Infra, founded in 2021, hails from a family with a trusted history in the real estate industry. Headquartered in Bengaluru, is one of India's largest real estate marketing and sales organization. The organization began its extraordinary adventure 10 years ago, in the year 2012, with a clear vision and objective to meet the aspirations of millions of people by assisting them to make the right real estate choices. Today, the company has offices in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Goa, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Pune, with plans to expand internationally. It has by now acquired around 20,000 home owners.

Elegance Infra was founded after a decade of experience in better understanding customer’s needs, substantial captive research capabilities, and understanding gaps in the existing offering in the market.

The Company’s mission is to "Building Tomorrow Together" and would work hard to maintain positive relationships with all the stakeholders. The Company strives to ensure customers, channel partners, development partners, architects, and contractors by bringing transparent processes and allowing better engagement.

Elegance Infra's core principles are Transparency and Innovation. Ethical business practices and quality workmanship would be used to achieve highest quality of product and dedicated to creating a secure work environment in which individual professional development is the cornerstone for corporate progress.

Elegance Infra will concentrate on two major development streams: city apartments, plots, villas, under the brand Elegance Infra and lifestyle farmlands, farmhouses, vacation homes under the brand Aranyakaa Farms.

For the Financial Year 2022-23, Elegance Infra has planned eight projects totaling over 600 acres of development.

Elegance Infra plans to make significant investments in land acquisition, technology, and other innovative construction methods. Its key focus has been on value engineering and its goal has always been to provide R&D a prominent place within the organization. The Company strives to be a research-driven organization where the designs are market-driven.

“We are getting into proprietary technology and it will be a disruptive game-changer in how owners and developers interact with each other using Artificial Intelligence and IoT devices. By exceeding their expectations and earning their confidence, we hope to build long-term partnerships with our clients and professional associates”. 

Mr. Pawan Kumar Tripathi, Elegance Infra’s Director of Finance & Strategy, said, “We have always in pursuing value creation. If you want to provide exceptional services that set your organization apart from the competition, you should always seek methods to add value to the lives of people. You'll always be on a growth trajectory if there is a gap that a service solution can fill and if you are talented enough with a real desire to produce excellent, honest work. We presently advise on approximately 500 crores of capital and manage 800 acres of land. We put our capital to work alongside our clients in almost every transaction, aligning interests and bringing the advantages of our operational expertise, on-the-ground insights, and large-scale capital to bear on everything we undertake.” 

Additionally, Mr. Amit Porwal, Elegance Infra’s Director of Sales & Operations, said, “Our vision is to penetrate deep into the market and get the much needed transparency in the sales process by making buyers “buying experience” seamless. Our Emphasis will be on building proprietary technology which will ensure achieving such transparency is possible. With focus on growth trajectory in the southern India, Goa will be one of our focus areas and we will soon be announcing our plans for the region”

Mr. Samir Arora, President of National Association of Realtors India ( NAR India ) and President of CREA (I) Bangalore says, Transparency adds to Trust and builds Credibility and Accountability. Elegance Infra is the birth of a Developer from being hugely successful Realtor from the stables of CREA (I) and NAR India, the largest and the best Bangalore and National Associations, respectively. Transparency of operations, Trust in the processes, Credibility of Delivery & Technology and Accountability of Payments & Transactions will always be the hallmark of a Realtor turned Developer, especially if it is one of our very own Success stories like Elegance. CREA (I) and NAR India are proud of Elegance and wish them humongous success in their journey ahead as Developers. The timing is perfect because the Real Estate Industry is headed towards an unparalleled growth in the times ahead post pandemic as one of the biggest contributors to India’s GDP, both economically and via employment as Nation Builders.

About Elegance Infra:

Elegance Infra is a Bangalore-based real estate development firm that specializes in development of real estate projects as well as farm lands. It was launched in 2021. It is the most well-known real estate firm in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. See https://eleganceinfra.com/ for additional information.

LG Electronics Brings Cinema To Indian Homes With New CineBeam Projector And UltraFine Display OLED Pro

* Bringing exceptional viewing experience, the new CineBeam HU715Q projector and the UltraFine Display OLED Pro come with the latest technological features and interior-friendly designs

LG Electronics, India’s leading consumer durable today launched the all-new CineBeam Projector with HDR picture quality and the UltraFine Display OLED Pro. The new LG CineBeam HU715Q comes with Ultra Short Throw (UST) features, sophisticated technologies including auto-brightness and the ability to create an 80-inch image when placed only 11.8 centimetres away from the wall, delivering stellar picture quality in a flexible, space-conscious design. Whereas the UltraFine Display OLED Pro comes with variable color mode, true 10bit color and DCI-P3 99% and Adobe RGB 99% technology.  

LG’s all new OLED Pro helps in enhancing the working of most popular software for VFX and 3D animation to achieve high resolution, detailed colors and seamless VFX work. The OLED Pro’s exceptionally accurate HDR / SDR picture quality and calibration feature help creators to maintain the details of their creative works. The 4K resolution and OLED panel helps creators to monitor their work more precisely.

The CineBeam projector works as aesthetic home decor as it comes with a stylish design. Unlike other conventional 4K laser projectors that feature large, bulky designs, the HU715Q’s sophisticated design seamlessly blends in, with anyone’s home decor. The harmony of Kvadrat’s sustainable, grey canvas premium fabric accent, which is EU Ecolabel, Greenguard Gold, HPD, and EPD certified, combined with the clean white colouring of the projector to add an air of luxury and elegance to the home interior.

Commenting on the launch, Hak Hyun Kim, Director- Home Entertainment, said, “The latest CineBeam projector and the UltraFine Display OLED Pro by LG are loaded with powerful new features, making them the perfect choice for movie lovers and high-quality visual content creators. LG has always been keen on bringing some remarkable innovations for its consumers in India. With the rapid increase in content consumption, LG is willing to provide an immersive cinematic experience at the comfort of one’s home. The new LG CineBeam HU715Q projector is sophisticatedly designed and offers outstanding brightness, excellent picture, and rich sound quality as well as a choice of the most popular streaming apps on webOS. The 32EP950 UltraFine OLED Pro provides professional grade of picture quality, excellent color representation and optimized workstation for professionals. With all these efforts, LG wants to reinstate their commitment to provide customers with innovation that is beyond their imagination and state-of-the-art display and features that provides consumers with an all-immersive experience that is truly unparalleled and completely unforgettable!”

UltraFine Display OLED Pro Product Features-

OLED, Detailed and Precise Colors: 31.5/27-inch 4K OLED | OLED Pixel Dimming | 1M: 1 Contrast Ratio. The self-light-emitting pixels of the LG UltraFine OLED Pro allows incredibly accurate image while adjusting each individual pixel to express the contrast up to 1Million to 1 between adjacent pixels. This completely removes any halo, which enables accurate color expression without light interference between pixels. Therefore, users can make quick judgments based on accurate color expression, and even the smallest details of the output can be perfectly expressed.

Mastered Colors, Intended Contents: DCI-P3 99%(Typ.) | Adobe RGB 99%(Typ.) | Variable Color Profile. LG UltraFine™ OLED Pro accurately represents your creative idea and intended colors. It uses the industry-standard DCI-P3 99%(Typ.) and Adobe RGB 99%(Typ.) to deliver a wider range of color gamut. The True 10bit can express 1 billion colors without any dithering, providing a smoother and high-quality result. The 32/27EP950 supports the standard color modes for professionals -BT2100 / P3, PQ / HLG covering the full range of HDR signal.

Workstation to Heighten Creativity: H/W Color Calibration | USB Type-C™ (PD 90W) | DisplayPortx2, USBx3, HDMI. The 32/27EP950 features Hardware Calibration allowing direct adjustments of the 10-bits look-up table (LUT) in the monitor to enhance the color accuracy. LG UltraFine™ OLED Pro is compatible with various types of devices by providing USB Type-C™ (Power delivery up to 90W), two DisplayPorts, three USB ports, and an HDMI port.

CineBeam Product Features-

Immersive Cinematic Expericence: The HU715Q offers High Picture Quality, Large Screen, and Rich Sound for Even Deeper Cinematic Immersion. It comes with 4K UHD picture quality for a truly cinematic experience with an incredible 8.3-million-pixel screen. Using XPR technology based on Texas Instruments’ 4K/UHD DLP technology, the screen can be quickly adjusted in four directions to obtain a maximum resolution of 3840×2160. The HU715Q delivers impeccable precision and detail at four times the resolution of Full HD meaning that even images up to 120 inches remain clear and crisp.

Ultra-Short Throw: With the HU715Q’s advanced Ultra Short Throw, one can enjoy an 80-inch cinematic screen by placing the projector just 11.8cm away from the wall. For the maximum, 120-inch screen size, the HU715Q can be placed merely 31.7cm from the wall. Simple, efficient set-up and compact design ensure it’s easy to get stunning viewing experiences on a realistic cinema scale at home.

Brightens up the movie watching experience:  The projector has a brightness of 2500 ANSI lumens, providing users with true-colour images, even in daytime. These brighter and clearer images enhance the movie watching experiencing without the need to completely block the outside light.

Auto-Brightness and Adaptive Contrast: The projector also offers the feature of Auto-Brightness and Adaptive Contrast.  The Auto-Brightness feature, introduced in the HU715Q, automatically adjusts the brightness of the light source according to the projected image and the surrounding environment. This allows users to enjoy images with optimized brightness and quality. When the Ambient Sensor at the bottom of the HU715Q is on, the ambient light environment is automatically recognized by the sensor and the energy-saving level is set.

120-inch screen size: It delivers an awe-inspiring viewing experience with an impressive screen size of up to 120-inches. The screen size is larger than four standard 60-inch large screens, which allows users to dive into an even more immersed experience.

Cinema-Quality Audio The projector also has a cinema-quality built-in sound system to complete the viewing experience, thanks to 20W+20W stereo speakers and Quad Woofers. Four passive radiators are placed above and below the speaker to prevent vibration. With the improved 2.2Ch (quad woofer) 20W+20W speaker, users can enjoy a cinematic sound experience similar to that of a real movie theater.

Connectivity to Bluetooth: For a richer, more powerful movie sound experience, one can connect two extra wireless Bluetooth speakers to create a 4.2 channel sound system. Adding these two additional speakers to the powerful 2.2 channel speaker, will enhance the movie-watching experience with surround sound.

Easy Installation: The Cinebeam HU715Q comes with enhanced convenience for easy Installation. With the help of magic remote control, one can easily adjust the focus. It also features Point Warping for easy horizontal and vertical alignment. Using these 15 points, users can ensure that the screen can be viewed without distortion and in the correct proportions, no matter what angle it is projected from.

An outstanding OTT experience: The Cinebeam HU715Q allows enjoying a Wide Variety of Content for Longer with OTT Service, High Device Connectivity, and a 20,000 Hour Lifespan. All one would need is an internet connection to enjoy content quickly and comfortably. With LG’s exclusive Smart TV platform, webOS 6.0, is simple to set up and makes it easier than ever to find great content on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and YouTube.

Compatibility with other apps: The HU715Q can connect to Airplay 2 and Screenshare, allowing users to stream, mirror, control, and share content from smartphones directly to the projector. The projector works with the Home app, so consumers can easily and securely control the projector from all Apple devices. The Home app ensures that all connected devices in the homework are smarter for the consumer. The HU715Q supports Miracast, allowing Android users to wirelessly move content from their phone to the big screen.

Strong battery lifespan: The HU715Q has a 20,000 hour-long lifetime before bulb or lamp replacement is necessary. This is the equivalent of 2-hour daily use over 28 years.

Price and Availability-

The Ultrafine Display OLED Pro Monitor starting at INR 1,99,999 is now available on Amazon. The CineBeam HU715Q priced at INR. 3,96,000 is available for pre-booking on online brand store (LG official website).

About LG Electronics India Pvt Ltd               

LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd. (LG Electronics), a wholly-owned subsidiary of LG Electronics, South Korea was established in January 1997 in India. It is one of the most formidable brands in consumer electronics, home appliances, HVAC, IT hardware. In India, LG has earned a premium brand positioning and is the acknowledged trendsetter for the industry. LGEIL's manufacturing unit at Greater Noida is one of the most eco-friendly units among all LG manufacturing plants in the world. The second Greenfield facility is located at Ranjangaon; Pune has the capacity to manufacture LED TVs, air conditioners, commercial air conditioning systems, washing machines, refrigerators, and monitors.

*Home Appliances include- Refrigerator; Washing Machine, AC, Water purifier, Microwave, Fan, Dishwasher & Air purifier.

Meesho Records 428% YoY Order Growth, Logs 5.35 Million Orders On A Single Day

* The company recorded 5.35 million orders during the one-day sale event ‘Maha Indian Savings Sale’

* Nearly 1 lakh sellers participated in the recent sale with 75% of them coming from tier 2+ regions

* During the sale, the company served over ?20,000+ pincodes in India

Meesho, India’s fastest growing internet commerce platform, recently hosted a ‘Maha Indian Savings Sale’ on June 5. The company recorded 5.35 million orders during the one-day sale event. From 1 million orders on June 6, 2021 to 5.35 million orders on June 5, 2022 - the e-commerce platform has seen stellar growth inspite of prevailing macroeconomic conditions.

Nearly 1 lakh sellers participated in the recent sale. Around 75% of the participating sellers are from tier 2+ regions including deeper corners of India such as Bathinda, Haldwani, Solapur and Tirunelveli among others. Participating sellers witnessed ?217% increase in orders during the sale event compared to business-as-usual (BAU).

Over ?26,000 new sellers have participated in the sale event. Be it industry-first initiatives, improved operational efficiency or providing tools & solutions, the company has implemented several initiatives to drive this impact.

According to Utkrishta Kumar, CXO, Business at Meesho, “The recently concluded ‘Maha Indian Savings Sale’ witnessed a phenomenal response from both customers and sellers. Despite rising inflation and macroeconomic conditions, we hit an all-new record of 5.35 million orders during the one-day sale event, serving over ?20,000+ pincodes. In the last 6 months, we have witnessed a ?3.75X jump in seller participation in sale events. We will continue to fuel the discoverability of hyperlocal businesses and products, make e-commerce accessible to customers from all corners of the country, and innovate to become the preferred e-commerce destination for the next billion users in the country.”

Making e-commerce accessible to customers from all corners of the country, nearly 78% of the demand came from tier 2+ markets like Bhilal, Guntur, Hubli, Kollam, Meerut and Port Blair. Top categories to witness the highest growth during the sale were Apparel, Kidswear, Consumer Electronics and Home Decor.

Meesho’s app downloads surged nearly 5X YoY to over 102 million in Q4 FY22. We are building a single shopping destination for the next billion consumers in India. With 44 million active product listings, Meesho is the lowest-price destination catering to India’s value-conscious market.

About Meesho

Meesho is India’s fastest-growing internet commerce platform. With a vision to enable 100 million small businesses, including individual entrepreneurs, to succeed online, Meesho is democratising internet commerce and bringing a range of products and new customers online. The Meesho marketplace provides small businesses, which includes SMBs, MSMEs and individual entrepreneurs, access to millions of customers, selection from more than 700+ categories, pan-India logistics, payment services and customer support capabilities to efficiently run their businesses on the Meesho ecosystem.

Wella Professionals Unveils Kromatic With A Look And Learn Seminar In Bangalore

* Wella Professionals Has Launched Kromatic - A New Vibrant Color Collection That Celebrates Diversity And Self-Expression

As they say, Hair is an expression of who we are, and Wella Professionals continues to push the boundaries on helping hairstylists and consumers find their self-expression. With Kromatic, Wella allows hairstylists to unlock their creativity and help consumers discover and flaunt their best looks every day. The brand launched this diverse collection with a look and learn seminar in Bangalore on June 7, 2022, which had collection curators, Nikhil Sharma and Placid Braganza decoding color techniques and styling.

The new color collection, Wella Kromatic showcases 4 celebrities – Neha Dhupia, Aparshakti Khurana, Krishna Mukherjee & Sakshi Agarwal, in customized looks created by 4 Wella Passionistas – Elton Steve, Nikhil Sharma, Placid Braganza & Rohan Patel. These looks celebrate the creative freedom of hairstylists and inspires them to create their own unique colour cocktail and technique. At the same time, for consumers, it inspires them to find their own vibe, which is in keeping with their many quirks, talents, ideas, and perception of the world. It also encourages them to not wait for an occasion to color their hair.

The seminar had Wella Passioniatas decoding these celeb looks live on stage and interacting the audiences on tips and tricks to create their "own signature" looks.

Placid Braganza, Owner at Placid Salon, shared, “It is always an honor to be a part of an initiative by Wella Professionals and the Kromatic collection enabled me to creatively express myself as a hairdresser. Curating a look allowed me to find myself as a hairdresser once again and for me anyone can pull this off. When curating a look for Krishna Mukherjee, I tried to match her lively personality and played off her radiant skin using rustic copper tones that added a beautiful interplay to her tresses. Combining a semi-circular section and weaved foil toned with multiple hues of Copper gave her a fresh look and accentuated her hair, totally matching her vibe.”

Nikhil Sharma, Founder at Nikhil Sharma Hairdressing, adds, “After being associated with a global brand like Wella Professionals, it was always a dream to curate a technique that would further allow people to express themselves and what better way than a fresh new hair color. To compliment Aparshkati Khurana’s multi-faceted personality I created a super fun look with different hues of sienna brown to match his charming and playful vibe. As a stylist I have the power to style, transform and be a creative change maker playing with a mix of visual freehand placement with dual toning is the way to go.”

Talking about the seminar, Elton Steve, Hair Specialist, Makeup artist, & Educator said, “Being a part of Wella Professionals has always been revolutionary. With every collection, the brand provides us with an opportunity to create something NEW. This time around I curated an exclusive look for the Kromatic collection and I couldn’t be more excited to share it with everyone. With Neha Dhupia I knew I wanted to create a cool mocha vibe for her hair, so I added some depth around the face with a deep violet to bring out that icy mocha flavor, perfectly matching her cool, confident and edgy personality. The whole point of Kromatic for me is that hairdressers can create amazing looks with depth and large weaves combined with color melting technique. It’s a good way to creatively express yourself and get a hair makeover you absolutely deserve no matter the occasion.”

Rohan Patel, Creative Director at RnG Salon explained, “I recommend Kromatic to everyone, regardless of your gender, to take a leap of faith and flaunt your hair regardless the occasion. I personally loved curating and playing around with the technique by placing the color in triangular sections using freehand painting and color saturation. To match Sakshi Agarwal’s bold and go-getter vibe, we chose to go with the magnificent tones of rossa red, making her stand out. I believe, a renewed hair color can give anyone the confidence boost that they are looking for.”

BMW India To Kick-Start its Pre-Monsoon Service Campaign Across Its Dealer Network

Special service camp for monsoon readiness across its dealer network.

Additional inventory of BMW/MINI Original Spare Parts for faster turnaround.

#BMWIndia #SheerDrivingPleasure

BMW Group India has announced the launch of pre-monsoon service campaign for BMW and MINI vehicles across its dealer network. This special service initiative will ensure complete car readiness for the upcoming rainy season.

BMW Pre-Monsoon Service camp is conceptualized to offer useful information and tips on effective vehicle management, on-time maintenance and overall understanding of BMW and MINI vehicles. The program provides a comprehensive vehicle check and, if required, a basic Condition-Based Service as well ensuring that the car is in top condition.

The service is conducted by certified technical experts. Prior appointments can be booked at the workshop. Customers will also be able to check and update their details to receive special promotions and offers from dealers.

As part of BMW Group India’s comprehensive aftersales campaign, Pre-Monsoon Service special provisions have been made in cities that are venerable to heavy flooding during the monsoon season. Prompt support will be offered by a task force of certified technicians and service advisors. They will be deployed at various service points to bring flood-affected vehicles back on the road. Ordering of spare parts will be prioritized for quick turn-around time.

BMW Group India regularly conducts periodic service campaigns across the country to ensure that a BMW or MINI is always ready. Cars older than 5 years would get discounts up to 30% under the ‘BMW Joy Rewards’ campaigns. Details of the offer and other vehicle checks would be available at the service camps.

BMW Group India urges its customers to be cautious while driving during heavy rains and around waterlogged areas. Customers are advised not to attempt to re-start the engine of a stalled vehicle to avoid damage to the engine. Affected customers can call BMW/ MINI Roadside Assistance at 18001032211 or Customer Interaction Centre at 18001022269 for assistance.

Deakin University, Australia, And O.P. Jindal Global University Announce Global B.Com. + B. Business + MBA (International) Integrated Program

Deakin University, Australia, and O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) announced that applications are open for Global B.Com. (Hons.) + B. Business + MBA (International) integrated program, a first of its kind in finance and business education in India, which grants students two undergraduate degrees and one postgraduate degree leveraging on the expertise of two internationally renowned universities. This program is announced under the Jindal and Deakin Education (JADE) Partnership, established in 2021 to offer innovative models of global education, training, and research for students in India.

This integrated program employs a unique 2+1+1.5 structure that assures savings of cost and time for students. Students of the program can begin their academic journey at Jindal School of Banking and Finance where they spend two years studying Global B.Com. (Hons.). After two years, upon completion of the course, students will be enrolled directly in the 3rd year of the Bachelor of Business (B. Business) program at Deakin University.

Students can then opt to continue to the master’s program where they will spend 1.5 years at Deakin University pursuing their postgraduate studies at the end of which they will graduate with the MBA (International) degree in addition to the two undergraduate degrees. The partnership will be coordinated through Deakin University’s South Asia office based in New Delhi and through JGU’s campus in Sonipat.

Professor Colin Higgins, Associate Dean, Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University, joined Professor (Dr) Ashish Bharadwaj, Dean, Jindal School of Banking and Finance in an open house session to share information about the program and answer the questions of interested students. The virtual open house session was held virtually on 8th June and was well participated.

Speaking about the partnership, Professor Colin Higgins said, “There’s so much that binds India and Australia together and this partnership aims to set a benchmark for truly engaging transnational education. We have many international facets to Deakin and absolutely peak amongst those is the relationship with India which is now nearly three decades long and has become part of the identity of Deakin University.

Deakin Business School is an internationally accredited business school in the top 1% of business schools globally. We are one of only 150 schools worldwide to hold both AACSB and EQUIS accreditation. Indian students will benefit from The Global B.Com. (Hons.) + B. Business + MBA (International) integrated program through international exposure, industry-relevant curriculum, skill-based learning, global research, and work opportunities.”   

“I am excited to present Global B.Com. (Hons.) – the first of its kind in India – that is tailored to meet the post-pandemic needs of evolving businesses. This program is the result of implementing the vision behind the landmark Jindal and Deakin Education (JADE) Partnership.

Under this remarkable pathway, you will have two highly sought-after undergraduate degrees and an MBA (International), which will help you become future leaders with enhanced international skills and a very evolved intercultural understanding of the world.

With more than 50% of the faculty at JSBF that have overseas experience or qualifications, JSBF is best suited to offer this innovative program in collaboration with Deakin, which is one of the most popular destinations for higher education in the world,” Professor (Dr) Ashish Bharadwaj.

Through this integrated program, students completing Global B.Com. (Hons.) + B. Business + MBA (International) will be eligible for post study work rights after studying 2.5 years in Australia.

For admission requirements, course curriculum and more information about the program, visit https://jgu.edu.in/global-bcom-hons/

About Deakin University

Established in 1974, Deakin University successfully combines excellence in teaching, research and effective partnerships with industry and government to deliver high quality courses and undertake research that makes a difference to the domestic and international communities it serves.

Deakin's South Asia operations commenced in 1994 at New Delhi, India, making it one of the first overseas education provider to set operations in this region. Here, Deakin engages with the government, industry, and the academia to share its vibrant culture of education and research.

For more information on Deakin University, visit: www.deakin.edu

American Airlines And Indigo Launch Codeshare Agreement In India

This week American Airlines launched its codeshare agreement with India’s leading airline, IndiGo, adding new options for customers traveling to India.

American’s customers are now able to book travel beyond Delhi on two of IndiGo’s domestic routes, Bangalore (BLR) and Mumbai (BOM), providing a convenient option for customers arriving on American’s New York (JFK)- Delhi (DEL) flight. American and IndiGo plan to expand the codeshare in the near future to include more than a dozen additional destinations in India.

“IndiGo is a premier Indian carrier and through our codeshare agreement, customers can book travel on IndiGo via Delhi to and from two of India’s most popular destinations, Bangalore and Mumbai,” said Anmol Bhargava, American’s Vice President of Global Alliances and Partnerships. “Our partnership with IndiGo furthers our mission to build a leading global network, which includes an average of more than 375 daily flights to more than 110 international destinations this summer.”

With the new codeshare agreement, members of American’s AAdvantage® loyalty program now earn miles when traveling on American codeshare flights operated by IndiGo. Customers who aren’t yet members of the award-winning AAdvantage program can enroll online and enjoy immediate benefits such as Group 6 boarding on flights operated by American.

“We are pleased to embark on this flight plan with American Airlines, one of the world’s largest and most reputed airlines. We are confident that this strong partnership will create many opportunities for trade and tourism through IndiGo’s seamless nationwide connectivity,” said Ronojoy Dutta, IndiGo’s Chief Executive Officer. “We look forward to having American’s customers on our lean clean flying machine, as we extend to them our on-time, affordable, courteous and hassle-free travel experience across a wide network within India.”

IndiGo, India’s largest airline by number of passengers carried, is based in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. With its fleet of more than 275 aircraft, the airline operates more than 1,600 daily flights, connecting 75 domestic destinations and 25 international destinations. Since the inception of the airline in 2006, IndiGo’s 23,000 employees have professionally served more than 300 million customers.

Unwind before taking off

Customers traveling in American’s Flagship® Business cabin on DEL–JFK flights have access to IndiGo partner lounges in their originating city where they can relax, unwind and enjoy hot food, beverages, Wi-Fi and more. Customers can learn more about lounge locations and offerings on the IndiGo website.

About American Airlines Group

To Care for People on Life’s Journey®. Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AAL and the company’s stock is included in the S&P 500. Learn more about what's happening at American by visiting news.aa.com and connect with American on Twitter @AmericanAir and at Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines.

About IndiGo

IndiGo is amongst the fastest growing low-cost carriers in the world. IndiGo has a simple philosophy: offer fares that are affordable, flights that are on time, offering a courteous, hygienic, and hassle-free travel experience. With its fleet of 275+ aircraft, the airline is operating over 1,600 daily flights and connecting 75 domestic destinations and 25 international destinations. For more information, please visit www.goIndiGo.in. You can also connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Olam’s Mobile App Adva, Designed By Moonraft, Wins iF Design Award

Moonraft, the experience and innovation design arm of UST, announced that Adva, a mobile app it designed for Olam Group, has won an iF Design Award for its user interface. Out of almost 11,000 entries from 57 countries, Adva’s innovative approach to carbon impact measurement through gamified experiences won over the 132-member jury, made up of independent experts from all over the world.

Adva is an education and action-oriented app designed to create a global environmental movement through collective individual action. It helps people adjust their living habits to reduce their impact on carbon emissions through their daily activities and works toward a more carbon-neutral society. The app is available on both Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Speaking on the win, Smitha Suryaprakash, President, Moonraft, said, “We are thrilled to receive this award from a renowned organization like iF Design. As the need to address climate change becomes more acute, digital experiences like Adva will play a huge role in educating and nudging users towards a healthy and sustainable lifestyle.”

“We are delighted and proud to have our sustainable lifestyle app Adva recognized by iF for its intuitive user interface. Adva stems from Olam’s independent incubator of start-up growth initiatives focusing on digital and sustainability. This award gives us renewed confidence in nurturing and growing exciting next-generation platforms at Adva as we seek to advance sustainability in business and in our lives,” said Suresh Sundararajan, Chief Executive Officer, Olam Ventures, Olam Group.

About Moonraft

Moonraft, the experience and innovation design arm of UST, delivers a differentiated and impactful experiences that drive business outcomes for global organisations. Our unique integrated approach brings together design, art and technology and ensures that the experience is relevant, personalized, and seamlessly connected across channels. Moonraft has been working successfully with clients across industries like banking, insurance, travel hospitality, telecom, automotive etc. as they embark to address the incredible speed at which consumers are demanding new experiences.

For more information, visit www.moonraft.com

About UST

For more than 22 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people, and led by our purpose, we partner with our clients from design to operation. Through our nimble approach, we identify their core challenges, and craft disruptive solutions that bring their vision to life. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, we embed innovation and agility into our clients’ organizations—delivering measurable value and lasting change across industries, and around the world. Together, with over 30,000 employees in 25 countries, we build for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process. Visit us at www.UST.com.

About Olam Group

Olam Group is a leading food and agri-business supplying food, ingredients, feed, and fibre to 20,900 customers worldwide. Our value chain spans over 60 countries and includes farming, processing, and distribution operations, as well as a global network of farmers.

Through our purpose to ‘Re-imagine Global Agriculture and Food Systems’, Olam Group aims to address the many challenges involved in meeting the needs of a growing global population, while achieving positive impact for farming communities, our planet and all our stakeholders.

Headquartered and listed in Singapore, Olam Group currently ranks among the top 30 largest primary listed companies in terms of market capitalisation on SGX-ST.

Since June 2020, Olam Group has been included in the FTSE4Good Index Series, a global sustainable investment index series developed by FTSE Russell, following a rigorous assessment of Olam’s supply chain activities, impact on the environment and governance transparency. The FTSE4Good Index Series identifies companies that demonstrate strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices and is used by a variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds.

About the iF DESIGN AWARD

Since 1954, the iF DESIGN AWARD has been recognized as an arbiter of quality for excellent design. The iF Design brand is renowned worldwide for outstanding design services, and the iF DESIGN AWARD is one of the most important design prizes in the world. It honors design achievements in all disciplines: product, packaging, communication, and service design, architecture, and interior architecture as well as professional concept, user experience (UX) and user interface (UI). All award-winning entries are featured on www.ifdesign.com and published in the iF Design App.

METRO, Capillary Technologies Team-Up To Helm Multi-Country B2B Loyalty In 24 Countries Across Europe

* The Landmark Deal Marks Bangalore-based Capillary’s First European Client

METRO, a leading international wholesale company, and Capillary Technologies, a B2B SaaS platform for customer loyalty and engagement, today announced a long-term partnership to create a multi-country B2B loyalty program reaching METRO’s 17 million customers worldwide. This landmark deal with METRO also marks Capillary’s debut in the European market.

With a high number of recurring customers, large shopping baskets, and elevated productivity, wholesale businesses are typically powered by a robust, loyal customer base. By using Capillary’s Loyalty+, METRO will build closer and more trusted relationships with its vast network of international hotels, restaurants, catering businesses, and distributing grocery stores. With the increasing demand for rewarding and more memorable customer experiences, Capillary’s advanced, secure, and scalable loyalty platform will help METRO streamline a unified loyalty platform across 24 countries.

Capillary will capture the brand’s high-volume transactions across multiple channels, including METRO’s 672 wholesale stores and 66 supply depots, whose IT-infrastructure is provided by METRO.digital. Solving the need for interfacing, data analysis, and identification of country-specific partners, Capillary’s AI-powered platform will enable METRO to target specific loyalty user groups, incentivize them with cashbacks, and support a self-service model that offers training and certifications.

Phase 1 of the loyalty implementation will be rolled out in 11 countries initially, among them France, Romania and Poland. Infosys is working closely with Capillary and Metro as the SI partner to connect the Capillary platform with the METRO Landscape by building a microservice layer to communicate with Capillary’s self-service loyalty platform.

Mario Quell, Product Manager Loyalty at METRO DIGITAL: ‘Already during the tender process we learned to appreciate CAPILLARY as an innovative and highly committed Loyalty provider. Especially the bonus and cash-back programs, which are important for our B2B customers, are fully covered by Capillary. We are pleased about a new, strong partnership and are proud to be able to offer our customers even more innovative solutions together with Capillary.’

Subhro Chakraborty, Vice President, Sales at Capillary Technologies, said, “We are delighted to be a partner in METRO’s loyalty transformation. By modernizing its sales channels this pioneering global brand has placed its trust in Capillary’s business agility and data-driven approach to empower METRO’s digital transformation journey. With this partnership marking Capillary’s first European client, we look forward to establishing a strong footprint in the European loyalty landscape.”

Ayana To Advance Govt Of Karnataka’s Clean Energy Capacity

* The Company has signed an Expression of Interest with the Government of Karnataka to develop 2 GW of renewable energy projects

National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) backed Ayana Renewable Power Private Limited (Ayana), one of India’s largest renewable energy producers, is set to expand Karnataka’s clean energy capacity.

The Company has signed an expression of interest with the Government of Karnataka to develop wind and solar power projects totaling 2-gigawatt (GW) capacity in Karnataka with an investment of around INR 120 billion. This capacity addition will be enough to provide clean energy for nearly 2 million households. At present, Ayana has an operational portfolio of 340 megawatt-alternate current (MWAC) in the State.

“Karnataka is a big pull for the renewable energy industry, and we are pleased to have partnered with it to expand the sector further,” said Shivanand Nimbargi, MD & CEO, Ayana.

“The State under its Renewable Energy Policy 2022-27 aims to develop 10GW of additional renewable energy projects. Ayana is keen to help it achieve that target, creating an attractive and sustainable ecosystem for clean and green energy development,” he added.

About Ayana Renewable Power Pvt Ltd.

Ayana Renewable Power is one of India’s largest and fastest-growing renewable energy producers. With one of the largest equity commitments in the sector, we are developing utility-scale wind, solar and hybrid energy projects in South Asia. We support India’s mission to achieve carbon-neutrality. With the help of smart technology, Ayana is building cost-effective and sustainable power capacity that our generation and generations to come can benefit from. By 2025, our goal is to develop 10 GWAC portfolio.

Ayana is a majority-owned company of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF). British International Investment (formerly CDC Group) and EverSource Capital-managed Green Growth Equity Fund (GGEF) are other shareholders in the Company.

ACMA And Hero MotoCorp Collaborate For First-Ever EV Tech Expo

* More than 35 EV Component Manufactures participate in the show

* Companies put on display their latest innovations and products for e-mobility 

The Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), the apex body of the Indian auto component industry, and Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, today kicked-off a one-of-its-kind EV Technology Expo. The Expo will be held on 8th and 9th June, 2022 in Jaipur.

Whist ACMA regularly organises tech-shows for OEMs, these have been largely in the conventional ICE domain. This is, however, for the first time, that ACMA is organising a tech-show dedicated to components of Electric Vehicles (EVs). 

Inaugurating the Expo, Dr. Arun Jaura, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Hero MotoCorp, said “In line with our Vision - “Be the Future of Mobility”, we are constantly working towards developing newer technologies that drive the mobility segment forward. The EV segment is a crucial part of this journey, and we are glad to be collaborating with ACMA to engage with supply chain ecosystem and provide them an apt platform to showcase their latest EV technologies. We are delighted that ACMA has stepped up to be the game changer of e-mobility along with us not only in India but also progressively, overseas.”

“This Expo is an extension of our commitment to ‘Make in India’ and promote the country as a global manufacturing base for future technologies. This ensures India’s self-reliance, reduces dependence on imports and naturally provides wider e-mobility options for everyone. Sustainability is pillar of our strategy and e-mobility will be an important lever in our journey,” Dr.  Jaura added.

Speaking on the occasion, Vinnie Mehta, Director General, ACMA said, “We thank Hero MotoCorp for collaborating with ACMA for the EV Tech-Show and inviting ACMA members to participate in this unique event. Our combined efforts are bound to give impetus to localisation of e-mobility solutions in the country and would become a model for the industry to follow.” 

“With our government declaring net-zero carbon emissions by 2070, e-mobility has indeed caught the attention of the policy makers and consumers alike in India. The transformation is very pronounced in two-wheelers and three-wheeler segments. As we move towards mass adoption of EVs and electrification of fleet, it is an opportune time for ACMA members to contribute to creation of a robust EV component ecosystem and ACMA is committed towards this endeavor,” he added.

More than 35 auto components are participating in the EV tech-show for Hero MotoCorp and have put on display their latest technological innovations and products in the realm of motors, motors & controllers, inverters, DC-DC convertors, battery technology, BMS,  thermal management system, charger & charging systems, telematics & remote diagnostics, vehicle tracking systems, e-braking, energy recovery and digital stimulation technology, to name a few.

About ACMA: The Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) is the apex body representing the interest of the Indian Auto Component Industry. Its membership of over 800 manufacturers contributes more than 90% of the auto component industry’s turnover in the organized sector. ACMA is an ISO 9001:2015 Certified Association.

About Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

The New Delhi (India) headquartered Hero MotoCorp Ltd. is the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, in terms of unit volumes sold by a single company in a year — the coveted position it has held for the past 21 consecutive years. The Company has sold over 100 million motorcycles and scooters in cumulative sales since its inception. Hero MotoCorp currently sells its products in 43 countries across Asia, Africa, Middle East, and Latin America. Hero MotoCorp has eight state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, including six in India, and one each in Colombia and Bangladesh. Hero MotoCorp has two world-class, state-of-the-art R&D facilities — the Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) in India and Tech Centre Germany (TCG) near Munich. Hero MotoCorp is one of the largest corporate promoters of multiple disciplines of sports, including, Golf, Football, Field Hockey, Cricket and Motorsports. Fifteen-time Major winner Tiger Woods is Hero’s Global Corporate Partner.

ZEE Hindustan Conducted Ananya Samman To Facilitate Experts From Various Fields

* Sunil Gavaskar – former Captain for the Indian Cricket team was recognized with Life time achiever award

Zee Hindustan, held their flagship event ‘Ananya Samman’ awards ceremony felicitating leaders of the society. This year, former Captain for the Indian Cricket – Sunil Gavaskar was awarded the Life time achiever award. Some of the recipients of various awards were Padma Bhushan Awardee, Sajan Mishra for his contribution to the Indian Classical Music; Karnam Malleshwari and Deepa Malik for their outstanding achievements in the field of sports; Dr. Kumar Vishwas for his exceptional accomplishment in the field of poetry and Dr. Randeep Guleria, Director AIIMS, whose contribution to medicine has been pivotal for the health sector.

Ananya Samman is an initiative of Zee Media to recognize the contribution of various people through different fields. The award show had three categories – Ananya Vishesh, saluting the unsung heroes across the country who deserve due recognition for helping the community during such challenging times; Ananya Samman, to acknowledge & award eminent personalities consisting of celebrities and luminaries and Lifetime Achiever Award, felicitating an icon who has devoted his/her life to become a true maverick in their respective field.

The evening was also graced by various Union Ministers, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Anupriya Singh Patel, Prahalad Singh Patel, and Dr. Mahesh Sharma.

In his address during the Ananya Samman, Purushottam Vaishnava, CEO, Zee Hindustan, said, “Zee media is proud to honor stalwarts from various industries who are working towards the betterment of society and abide to make a difference in many ways. With these awards our aim is to acknowledge the great work done by these dignitaries so as to inspire many more people to contribute to the society.”

Some of the other people who graced and were facilitated the event were M.J. Kadri, Ramveer Tanvar, and Gaurav Rai.  

About Zee Media Corporation Limited: Zee Media Corporation Limited (formerly Zee News Ltd.) is India's one of the largest News Network with 14 news channels in 8 different languages touching more than 300 Million viewers and digital properties like Zeenews.com, dnaindia.com, india.com and others.

IFTSC 2022 Will Boost The Sustainable Startup Culture In The Country: Dr. Ashwath Narayan

·         All India Council for robotics & automation to set up the Center of excellence for AI in the city and with a corpus fund of 100 Cr for promoting new-age startups

·         More than 100 startups exhibited transformative technologies and solutions for a better future

Aiming to boost sustainable startup culture in the country,India's largest startup event "India First Tech startup conclave & awards 2022" commenced today in Banglore. The two days event supported by the Ministry of Information and Technology, Government of India was inaugurated by Hon’ble Chief Minister / Minister of IT & education, Govt of Karnataka Dr Ashwath Narayan.

Organized by All India Council for Robotics & Automation (AICRA) under the India startup mission IFTSC witnessed the presence of ISRO Chairman S. Somanath, Shi Rajesh Pathak (Sec. technology Development, GOI), Senior government officials of various states, more than hundred Investors and Venture Capitalists and technology startups from many states like Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Odisha etc.

The Bengaluru chapter highlighted the latest transformative technologies in the tech startup ecosystem, such as Artificial intelligence, Machine learning, Drone technologies as well as several new categories. IFTSC envisions promoting technology startups to find a space for themselves and creating beneficial partnerships with industry giants and technology behemoths. It provides strategic platform for newbies to meet and connect with business leaders and policymakers to accelerate their start-up’s growth in the right direction.

Addressing the inaugural session, Dr Ashwath Narayan said “The government of India has launched a series of initiatives and schemes for the start-up sector to grow and sustain. The state government of Karnataka has also launched various initiatives to complement the central government policies. All the stakeholders must come together to take full advantage of these programs. Karnataka has always been at the forefront of creating supportive policies for businesses, innovators, and start-ups. Today 55% of the total value of start-ups in India is from Bengaluru. Karnataka was also the first to adopt the New Education policy as the state firmly believes that skilled manpower is the most important resource for creating a future of growth and sustainability. Events like IFTSC help bring all the stakeholders on one platform and foster healthy competition and cooperation.”

Mr. Rajkumar Sharma, President at AICRA said "IFTSC 2022 aims at accelerating technological innovations in the tech startup ecosystem of our country. These transformative technologies will reshape the sector and will provide solutions for all the current challenges. We are developing the Center of excellence for artificial intelligence in the city of Bengaluru and also building a fund corpus of 100 Cr for promoting new-age startups in the country which will ensure sustainability in the startup ecosystem.

The keynote stage of the event witnessed discussions on building a startup ecosystem by understanding the state's vision of technologies and current challenges for startups in India. The session included representatives from different states. The event also addressed the Technology Innovations and their integration across Industries by some honorable speakers sharing their views.

The IFTSC Bengaluru chapter will help the startups to find the right opportunities, collaborate, forge partnerships, make deals and grow in their businesses. The event provides everything that startups need to find a space in the ever-growing market and redefine the future.

All further updates regarding the event are available in the official online portal of IFTSC

https://indiafirststartup.com/index#schedule