Five Gifting Ideas for Men’s Grooming Day Celebration on August 19!

August 19 is celebrated as ‘Men’s Grooming Day’. So, here is an easy guide on choicest gifts you could offer grooming conscious gentleman in your life. Right from accessories to grooming kits, perfumes and much more!

1)  Park Avenue Gift set

Add to his accessory collection by gifting him the Park Avenue Gift set that is available in various colours. The set includes a tie in an unconventional design with matching cufflinks adorned with a semi-precious stone. It comes in a sleek gift box adding to its regal appeal.

Price – Rupees 1,350

2) Forest Essentials Gift Box

Especially curated for men, this comprehensive grooming collection features high-performance  skin care essentials including a Face Wash  made with gentle, naturally derived foaming agents that leave the skin feeling clean without drying it out, a hydrating Moisturizer and an After shave spray infused with Sandalwood & Orange Peel.  It is the perfect gift for the men who like to take care of their skin.

Price- Rupees 4,275

3) Park Avenue Grooming Gift Collection

The Park Avenue Grooming Gift Collection includes a shaving gel, deo, after-shave lotion, face wash, styling gel and beer shampoo.  All which are absolutely necessary for a gentleman who values being well-groomed.

Price- Rupees 748

4) Raymond Gift Box

This gift box by Raymond includes a tie, cufflinks coupled with Raymond Eau De Parfum (50ml). It is the perfect gifting solution for grooming conscious men. A tie and cufflinks help a man look dapper whereas the right fragrance adds to the appeal of the entire ensemble.

Price - Rupees 2,499

5) Beardo Combo Gift Box

Beardo Gift Box contains the essentials required for maintaining a good beard. It is indeed one of the important aspects of grooming with regards to men.  It contains a beard oil, beard wash and a moustache wax stick.

Price- Rupees 980

JK Tyre Expands India Footprint with the Opening of 500th Brand Shop

In a landmark achievement bolstering its position as the definitive leader in the Indian tyre industry, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd inaugurated its 500th Brand Shop – JK Tyre Steel Wheels Centre in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. Strengthening the tyre major’s PAN India network, the launch is a reaffirmation of JK Tyre’s vision of expanding its visibility and availability across the country to efficiently cater to the expanding car and SUV tyre segment. 

JK Tyre’s Brand Shops are purpose-built with customer centricity at their core and serve as a one-stop destination for the company’s all-round tyre portfolio and innovative service solutions. With a strategy in place to be available where its customers are, JK Tyre’s Brand Shops are already present in all metros as well as commercial hubs in India. The company is now aggressively expanding its presence across Tier 2 cities and towns to ensure availability to its brand loyalists in the country’s hinterlands.

Concurrently, JK Tyre is ramping up its R&D investments to lead by innovation and reinventing the tyre. To this end, JK Tyre recently ventured into the world of connected mobility with the launch of Smart Tyre technology - TREEL Sensor. These sensors are now available across the network of JK Tyre’s 500 brand shops in India.

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Vikram Malhotra, Marketing Director, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd said, “We are delighted to celebrate the milestone opening of our 500th brand shop, JK Tyre Centre in Muzaffarpur. As pioneers of radial technology in the country, this adds yet another feather to our cap and is a testimony to our commitment to providing top-of-the-line customer experience with a widespread presence across India. It is our vision to build the most robust retail network to optimize our availability in every location where demand exists. In less than two years, we have added over 300 brand shops, a reflection of our leadership in the after-sales market. We are confident that our expansive retail network will bring our brand closer to our customers and add cheer to their lives through new products offerings and innovative solutions.”

In 2016, JK Tyre became the first Indian tyre manufacturer to sell 10 million Truck and Bus radial tyres in India. JK Tyre has evolved as a 360-degree service solutions provider and is currently the No. 1 franchise network that provides tyre care solutions through its network of service centres spread across the country. With the inauguration of this Steel Wheels Centre, the company now has 372 Steel Wheels and 128 Xpress Wheels Centers in India.  

Puravankara and Makkala Jagriti to Give Government School a Makeover

With a growing focus on supporting and providing education with a meaning, Puravankara has always been in the forefront to leverage the existing capabilities and expertise of various organisations to create viable impact in the community. On the similar lines Puravankara Limited and the Makkala Jagriti, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) today come together to give the government school at Hunasamaranahalli village in Bangalore a new look.

On August 15, 2019 Puravankara Limited completes 44 glorious years on the realty landscape of India. To celebrate this momentous number, the employees of Puravankara and Makkala Jagriti visited the government school at the Hunasamaranahalli village with an intent to create a conducive learning environment which motivates the students to learn quickly.

The employees of Puravankara along with employees of Makkala Jagriti took on the clean-up drive in and around school. The employees painted murals on the walls of the premises under the guidance of an artist. The theme was sports & learning, and the employees depicted different sport activities, yoga and games (that enhance reading, writing, listening and speaking skills) in the murals.  The objective is to bring in information about the subjects they are taught in school and to have a better understanding of the topics.

Speaking on the collaboration Amanda Puravankara, Director of Provident Housing Limited, said, “We, at Puravankara, firmly believe that education is the first step to building a good society. Quality education is like a strong foundation. This initiative aligns with our Founder and Chairman Ravi Puravankara’s vision of giving back to the society through education of the children. We are glad to partner with Makkala Jagriti to make the learning more fun and engaging for students and at the same time give our employees a platform to engage with communities. Going forward, Puravankara will continue on the path of being committed to being a valued partner in the community and contribute viability to create a lasting impact in larger ecosystem. Starting from this year, the Week of 15th August, every year, will be deemed as the ‘Week of Giving’ and we will take this program to every city across the country.”

Flag Hoisting Ceremony at Manipal Hospitals on the Occasion of India's 73rd Independence Day

Manipal  Hospitals saluting the nation and its freedom fighters on the eve of its 73rd Independence Day by holding a unique march past highlighting the cultural diversity of India.

Every year on 15th August the country celebrates freedom from the British rule. As we celebrate independence, we also celebrate the rich Indian culture and tradition. Independence Day is a national holiday and is celebrated with much passion across the nation.

According to Mr.Salil Jain an Industrialist, an Educationist, a Cancer Survivor and a Cancer Survivorship Coach – We Indian have become self-reliant in many fields like science, airways and in healthcare industry. Manipal Hospitals has worked very well & contributed so much to the country. By launching new technologies, Providing services based on scientific knowledge and best practice & Providing care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences.

"Let us together pledge for a New India & Cancer free India. Jai Hind Jai Bharat.

Hyperlocal Connectivity App ‘Bhonga’ Teams Up with Ex-Army Men

Bhonga, a hyper-local connectivity app which connects users within a kilometer of radius; has now teamed up with ex-servicemen to take care of emergencies on its platform. The user can use the app to reach out to everyone around for posting messages which may be an emergency, an offer, a query or even an opinion or information which he believes may be of help to people around him. The app only shares location coordinates for security and anonymity reasons and supports photos and audio.

Radhika Agarwal, Director, Linkus Infratech said; “Reliability, discipline, commitment to work and the eagerness to take responsibility are the traits that make defense personnel perfectly on top of the form for administering the emergencies on the platform. Thus, we decided to have ex-servicemen scrutinize all the emergencies shared on the app."

The team will be led by ex-military Captain Mahendra Gopal Ghag who has served the Indian Army for 32 years. Captain Ghag will now guide the citizens facing various kinds of emergencies. The team is also keen to travel across Mumbai if needed.

Commenting on the same Captain Ghag said; “Every year 60,000 soldiers retire with little option but to take up miscellaneous security jobs. I feel that Bhonga can not only leverage the experience of retired armed forces personnel but also offer valuable help to the locality and at the same time offer a great opportunity to army men to live a meaningful life by serving the nation”

Linkus Infratech plans to partner with the Army Welfare Placement Organization (AWPO), which comes under the Ministry of Defence, to enable and empower army veterans and encourage them to come and help the civilians.

“The app is meant to empower citizens and ex-servicemen monitoring emergencies would multiply the value of the platform. We plan to have 37 ex-servicemen monitoring every constituency of Mumbai on our payrolls by the end of FY 2020-21” concluded Radhika.  

Estimation and Tendering Software ‘EASY-BID’ to Embrace Most Infrastructure Projects in India

India’s leading end-to-end Information Technology (IT) solutions provider for the infrastructure industry, Highbar Technocrat Ltd accelerates ‘Easy-Bid’ - its next-generation ‘Estimation and Tendering’ software. With a 360-degree view of the overall project cost, Easy-Bid can streamline the estimation process and increase efficiency.

Estimation is one of the core processes for the Engineering, Construction & Operations (EC&O) industry. Traditionally, knowledge and information while preparing estimates resided with individual estimators. Dependence on individuals, improper planning and missing costs etc. often led to inaccurate estimates and budget escalations during estimation. Accessing of historical information quickly and easily, ensuring apt assessments in item rates, lump sum, cost plus and cover for all models like BOT, EPC, etc. for a time-bound submission makes the task complex and challenging.

“Trying out various estimation scenarios manually/ with excel sheets/ improper software requires a lot of time and efforts. Given the time crunch, companies must not miss the opportunity and get an accurate estimation. Dependence on individuals, improper planning and missing costs lead to inaccurate estimates and budget escalations during estimation. Highbar Technocrat has demonstrated expertise in handling end-to-end business transformation for private, public and government sectors. Our depth of understanding of the infrastructure and construction domain covering both urban and industrial infrastructure has enabled us to offer future-ready and fool-proof Estimation and Tendering insights for our prestigious customer” said Ashok Wani – Head Innovation and Technology, Highbar Technocrat.

Easy-Bid a productivity enhancement solution is a very user-friendly solution. It reduces the learning curve for the users to a great extent and stabilizes the system in a short period. Highbar, with its alliance partners, provides estimation solution which covers all scenarios of estimation and tendering. Integration with major ERPs facilitates the use of estimate data during the execution phase. The resource libraries enable to store the knowledge and information of experts and make it part of the system. Multiple users can work parallelly on the same projects and components saving time.

This Rakshabandhan, Capture the Best Moments on TECNO PHANTOM 9

Within the sweet-spot price segment of INR 6-15 K, there is a stiff competition in the Indian smartphone market. TECNO is one such brand that has been constantly improvising the segment by pushing norms to make advanced camera technology and meaningful localized features available to consumers at a competitive price-points, ever since the brand’s launch in 2017

Post the success of CAMON i4 which led the crown of best smartphone with triple rear camera under 10K, the brand has taken another step forward recently by launching its Flagship ‘PHANTOM 9’ available on Flipkart in India.

Priced at INR 14999, what makes TECNO PHANTOM 9 a bang-for-the-buck smartphone is its in-display fingerprint sensor, 6GB+ 128GB configuration and Hair Crack Dual LED Front Flashlight, which isn’t available in any other smartphone in this segment.  It is designed for today’s tech savvy millennials who do not want to compromise on style along with advanced features, without going too deep in their pockets.

With a small dot notch display and minimal bezels, the design of TECNO PHANTOM 9 offers a premium feel with its dual-tone gradient finish & Lapland Aurora inspired styling. The device features a bright and colorful 6.4-inch full HD+ AMOLED display. The phone is slim and weighs around 164 grams, making it ultra-light and easy to carry.

‘Camera’ being the core strength of TECNO, the PHANTOM 9 ticks every box of premium smartphone camera features that today’s youth looks for while buying a smartphone. TECNO PHANTOM 9 possesses a triple rear camera setup with Super Quad LED flash comprising of a 16MP primary sensor, 2MP depth sensor and an 8MP Ultra wide-lens captures 120°cinematic shots, it has an additional feature of microspur that supports focusing on objects within 2.5 cm. This collectively help capture superior quality images with ample detailing and brighter pictures irrespective of low light conditions. The front camera is equipped with a 32MP high resolution selfie camera that uses the second generation of camera technology ‘4-in-1’ pixel for high-definition resolution. The unique Dual Flashlight ensures brighter, more stunning selfies irrespective of any scenes, especially lowlight ones. You can also tweak the brightness of the flash upfront by a simple swipe up/down gesture on the camera app. The selfie snapper supports features like HDR, Beauty, Wide Selfie, Animoji, and Night Algorithm 2.0. Using these features, one can capture some appealing and powerful selfies.

Talking about the performance, TECNO PHANTOM 9 comes with a 3,500 mAh battery and 12nm technology based Octa-core processor which makes the smartphone faster and power efficient. Running on Android 9.0 Pie, the phone boots the HiOS 5.0 and provides user-friendly features such as Quick Toolbar, Smart Panel, and Reading mode.

Overall, TECNO PHANTOM 9 is a great piece of innovation packed with high-end features. The versatile triple rear-camera, 32MP selfie camera, and super responsive in-display fingerprint are the key highlights of the product, making it the most desirable smartphone under this price bracket. To top it all, TECNO PHANTOM 9 comes with an exceptional promise of “111” under which a consumer is entitled to a 1-time screen replacement for six months, 100 days’ free replacement, and 1-month extended warranty, which is yet again a unique service promise in the online space.