Narayan Seva Sansthan Organizes Artificial Limb Measurement Camp in Bengaluru

Narayan Seva Sansthan - a charitable organization that runs charitable hospitals in the country for Specially-abled, in particular polio and by-birth disabled, hosted another Artificial Limb Measurement Camp in Jaya Nagar, Bengaluru on 30 August. Wherever 15 specially abled got measured and benefitted by obtaining artificial limbs for better mobility.

Early in August this year, Narayan Seva Sansthan has organized camp across India like Jaipur, Agra, Aligarh, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

Senior Prosthetics and Orthotics specialist team supervised the Measurement and Distribution camp where polio affected as well as those who lost their legs/hands due to diabetes, accidents, etc, got themselves measured for artificial limbs.

Prashant Agarwal, President, Narayan Seva Sansthan said, “We have provided around 99,133 calipers, 10,452 wheelchairs and around 3,646 tricycles which we feel are not adequate. That is why Narayan Seva Sansthan runs ‘Measurement and Distribution Camp’ initiatives across India to help every underprivileged differently abled to be able to ambulate by themselves.”

Narayan Seva Sansthan has a ‘Smart Village for Differently- Abled’ with all the facilities that these individuals may require. The Sansthan operates with its 480 branches in India and 86 branches abroad focusing on alleviating disabilities. As a daily practice, a free of cost vehicle is assigned by Narayan Seva Sansthan to pick up the patients and their families from Udaipur Railway Station while also providing free accommodation and food at Narayan Seva Sansthan.

Enjoy the Crunch of MUNCH with Nestlé MUNCH CRISP-POP!

Nestlé MUNCH, one of India’s most popular brands in the chocolate and confectionery category sets another innovation benchmark in the coated wafer category with the launch of Nestlé MUNCH CRISP-POP. With the all-new Nestlé MUNCH CRISP-POP, get the subtle pops of caramel flavored popcorn, packed in a coated wafer format to awaken the senses.

In a nation where millennials are looking for unique and richer experiences, Nestlé India’s latest offering delve into the crunchy MUNCH treat with the delightful flavor of caramel popcorn.
         
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Nikhil Chand, Director – Foods and Confectionery, Nestlé India said, “Inspired by the generation that enjoys popcorn and movies, the MUNCH CRISP-POP is once again a category first, that brings the delicious caramel pops to India’s favorite crunchy MUNCH. MUNCH CRISP-POP has been developed after extensive consumer research. This product has been created by leveraging the capabilities of our global product development center and then customizing it to the local taste and flavor expectations of the consumers in India. We are extremely excited to launch MUNCH CRISP-POP and are confident that our consumers will enjoy the unique experience of caramel popcorn through the CRUNCHilicious MUNCH.”

Priced at INR 10, the combination of caramel flavored popcorn and delicious coated wafer Nestlé MUNCH CRISP-POP will be available at super markets, large, format grocery stores.

Hero Motocorp Introduces Customer Outreach Programmes in Flood Affected Areas

Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, today announced special benefits for its customers in the flood affected regions of Kerala, North Karnataka & South Maharashtra.

The benefits are aimed at ensuring seamless mobility for people in these regions and to help accelerate the ongoing rehabilitation initiatives.

Extending support to all the owners of Hero MotoCorp products, the Company will forego any fee for check-up or repair of their vehicles in the flood affected areas. In addition, customers will also be provided with 30% discount on Genuine Hero Spare Parts to ensure optimal vehicle performance.

The benefits - available across all dealerships and authorized service centers of Hero MotoCorp in the affected regions - can be availed of till September 10th, 2019.

As a responsible corporate citizen, Hero MotoCorp is monitoring and assessing the situation and will continue to extend its support to the rehabilitation initiatives in these regions.

TECNO Brings ‘Segment-First’ 6.1” HD+ Dot Notch Display and AI Front Flash at just INR 5499

Following an efficacious launch of the brand’s flagship PHANTOM 9 last month, TECNO the premium smartphone maker is set to – further add to the festive excitement of its fans with the introduction of yet another global product line “SPARK”, thereby strengthening its India portfolio.

After making its mark in the mid-range smartphone segment, the brand is shifting gears with the launch of two all-new entry-level smartphones from its best-selling global ‘SPARK’ series in India, namely TECNO SPARK Go at INR 5,499 and TECNO SPARK 4 Air at INR 6,999.

The newly launched duo goes on sale starting today and will be available at 35,000+ offline retail stores across the country. Adding joy to the festivities, every TECNO SPARK Go buyer will get a complimentary gift of Bluetooth earpiece worth INR 799. Offer available for limited period only.

Since its debut in 2017, TECNO has been growing rapidly in the Indian market owing to its strong CAMON product portfolio. In line with the brand philosophy of ’Expect More’, TECNO has been consistently pushing the benchmark on camera quality and features-pack available in the mid-range segment.  With the introduction of Spark series, TECNO has further strengthened its commitment by bringing the best-in-class smartphone design, display & camera experience to the entry-level segment.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Arijeet Talapatra, -Chief Executive Officer, TRANSSION India said, “At TECNO, it is our relentless focus to bring future-ready devices at affordable price points. We are committed to continuously push the boundaries and owing to this focus, each offering from the TECNO portfolio is a game-changer in its respective segment. With every new launch, we aspire to scale new heights of product innovation and customer centricity. With the proliferation of high speed Internet and ever-growing content consumption pattern, there exists a remarkable need for high quality video viewing devices in the entry-level segment, especially in Tier 3 cities and towns. Recognising this demand, with TECNO SPARK, we are certain to address the pain points of our consumers, related to video watching experience in the entry-level segment, with vivid 6.1-inch dot notch display, brighter color output with eye care feature, Dual Volte and an AI powered camera coupled with Video Chat Flash. All this is further supported by a user friendly interface powered by Android 9 Pie for an immersive viewing experience.” 

Key features of TECNO SPARK:

Immersive video viewing experience

6.1” HD+ Dot Notch Display coupled with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and impressive 85% screen to body ratio makes the smartphones ideal for binge watching videos, reading, and browsing. The duo also comes with an exceptionally high category-defining 450 nits screen brightness and 1000:1 Contrast ratio which accentuate the brightness even in the sunlight, thereby, ensuring an amazing video watching experience. The device also comes with a unique AI Read mode that automatically adjusts the screen brightness and colors while reading to provide extreme comfort to your eyes and an ease of reading like never-before.

Futuristic Design

In terms of design, the TECNO Spark duo is aesthetically crafted with trendy Dot Notch 2.5D Curved edges, 3D back cover, slim bezels and gradient finish. With all these elements coming together, the TECNO Spark duo’s exquisite look makes it ideal for consumers who want their brand to reflect their personal style. Tt is available in two attractive and contemporary color schemes- Nebula Black and Royal Purple.

Shun the Low light photos

Setting it apart with the camera optics, TECNO Spark Go comes with 8MP AI rear camera, F2.0 aperture and night Algorithm 2.0 paired with Dual Flash that let you capture clear, bright and beautiful shots in any light. On the other hand, TECNO Spark4 Air comes with a category-first dual-lens camera sporting a 13MP f1.8 primary sensor which captures perfect portraits.  The Dual flash light lets your beauty shine through even in the dark setting. In addition to these, the SPARK duo features Portrait Mode, HDR, Night Mode and professional camera settings to further enhance the overall photography experience.

Enhance your selfie experience

5MP AI selfie camera with Micro slit front flash, which is major breakthrough in dot notch display, ensures stunning selfies under any light. Its customizable flash light, allows the user to capture sharper and brighter selfies even in low light conditions. It comes loaded with features like AI Beauty Mode, Portrait Mode, in-build localized AR Stickers and Wide Selfie Mode for better selfie experience. Video call is another unique experience on the duo as it comes with AI beauty mode and adjustable flash that enables you to look beautiful irrespective of the surroundings & lighting conditions.

Accentuate your smartphone unlocking experience

Adding more to user safety, TECNO SPARK duo comes with Face Unlock 2.0 which comes with advance security function of not unlocking the device when eyes are closed. Now, enjoy faster and safer screen unlocking conveniently. Face Unlock 2.0 comes with the screen fill light feature in device that helps users to unlock quickly in dark environment. Additionally, TECNO SPARK 4 Air comes with an anti-oil fingerprint sensor, especially keeping the Indian consumers in mind. It also enables consumers to hide their privacy app, and launch it with the fingerprint in 0.3 seconds. Now security is no more a concern. Experience the perfect combination of security, privacy and convenience – all under 7k!

Experience uninterrupted multi-tasking

While the display, design and security features steal the spotlight, the duo comes with a massive 3000mAh battery capacity with an intelligent power saving technology which empowers users to stream content, click photos and make calls without any interruption. Once fully charged, with both the smartphones you can enjoy 9.8 Hours of uninterrupted Video playback, 7.6 hours of web browsing, 10 hours of calling or 12.4 hours of music playback.

An Evolving Operating System HiOS 5.0

Based on Android 9.0 HiOS, the TECNO Spark Duo offers unique features that enable consumer to have an ever-evolving experience with the AI Video Call, Smart Panel, hassle-free notification management, AI read mode, AI Battery Lab and safe charging among many other aspects to give users a delightful experience.

Upping the ante of performance in Entry-level category

Equipped with MediaTek Helio A22, 2.0GHz Quad-Core processor and 2GB RAM, TECNO Spark Go is sharp and runs efficiently without any lag. The duo provides future-ready features including Dual VoLTE SIM solution. With SPARK duo, the consumers can use 4G VoLTE in both the SIM slots at the same time. It also comes with 3-in-1 multi card slot where users can put Dual nano SIMs and a dedicated microSD card which can support expandable memory of upto 256GB. Therefore, letting you reap the benefits of multi-tasking with ease.

Dream11 Creates a Guiness World Records Title for Hosting the 'Largest Online Fantasy Cricket Match'

Dream11, India’s Biggest Sports Game, today created a Guinness World Records title for hosting the 'Largest Online Fantasy Cricket Match'. This incredible feat was achieved by Dream11 during the 2019 final match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. Dream11 users created over 1 crore (1,03,17,928) fantasy teams to compete in this fantasy sports match. To claim this record, Dream11 had to prove the participation of at least 40 lakh fantasy teams in that particular match. This is the first-ever Guinness World Records in the Online Fantasy Sports category.

The electrifying finale, which had the entire country on the edge of their seats, also proved to be an exciting playground for fantasy sports enthusiasts as fans of the game unequivocally surpassed the minimum requirement of fantasy teams playing the game of cricket at a given time to create history. Dream11 recorded over 1 crore fantasy teams created by over 43 lakh (43,77,610) unique users playing together for the final match of Indian Premier League (IPL) match.

Expressing his delight over the achievement, a Dream11 Spokesperson said, "Dream11 is excited to announce this record on India’s National Sports Day, as a dedication to our 7 crore+ users and their passion for sports. We are honoured to receive this certification from Guinness World Records. This global recognition is a validation of our belief in the rapidly evolving culture of sports fandom where more and more fans are seeking new avenues to immerse themselves in their favourite sports. This is resulting in a higher impetus for the sports ecosystem in India. We are deeply thankful to all our users who enjoy playing fantasy sports on Dream11 and made such an incredible feat possible for us!”

Swapnil Dangarikar, Adjudicator, Guinness World Records™, said, “After careful scrutinisation of all the evidence, I am very happy to confirm that Dream11 has set a new record for a Largest Online Fantasy Cricket Match with an impressive 1,03,17,928 teams participating. I am pleased to say, Dream11 is now Officially Amazing!”.

Guinness World Records is the ultimate global authority on new record creations as well as breaking old records that researches, measures, documents and authorizes the world’s superlatives. The creation of this record is a testament to the growing popularity of fantasy sports, and especially, Dream11 in India.

Mahindra Introduces New Bolero City Pik-Up Competitively Priced at Rs.6.25 Lac (Ex-Showroom, Bengaluru)

New Bolero City Pik-Up is perfectly suited to city applications with its easy manoeuvrability, stronger suspension, bigger cargo box and reliable, high-power engine.

Ø  Specially designed for City Application with a shorter bonnet, leading to better manoeuvrability on narrow and crowded city roads.
Ø  Higher payload capacity of 1.4T and a large 8.7 ft cargo box
Ø  Strong Suspension – the rear suspension is over slung in nature allowing for a higher loading capability
Ø  Large 215/75 R15 inch (38.1 cm) tyres for better road grip and overloading
Ø  Warranty of 3 years/ 1 lakh kilometers for complete peace of mind
Ø  Superior performance with the proven 2,523cc m2Di engine, power of 46.3 kW (63 HP) & torque of 195 Nm
Ø  Wider co-driver seat for comfortable seating of people in the cabin
Ø  Aimed at transportation needs of stand operators, small & medium scale businessmen and traders across India to ensure last-mile connectivity

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., a part of the US $20.7 billion Mahindra Group and a leader in the Indian pick-up segment, today announced the launch of the ‘New Bolero City Pik-Up’, an addition to its ‘pick-up’ range. This new model scores high on parameters such as manoeuvrability, reliability and comfort, and is available at a competitive price of Rs.6.25 lac (ex-showroom, Bengaluru).

The New Bolero City Pik-Up has been developed keeping in mind the need for easy manoeuvrability, ruggedness and comfort. The new model boasts a strong suspension, with the rear suspension strengthened to take any type of load in city driving conditions. The cabin ergonomics have been further enhanced with a wider co-driver seat, giving the best driving experience during intra-city business trips. All these make the New City Pik-Up an ideal pick up for urban goods transportation.

Speaking on this occasion, Vikram Garga, Vice President - Marketing, Automotive Division, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. said, ““As market leaders in the pick-up segment for over two decades, it is imperative that we know the pulse of the market; hence new product offerings at regular intervals are necessary. With The launch of City Pickup, Now Bolero Pik-up Range has clearly defined portfolio for different needs – 1.7T Bolero Pickup for Intercity Application and Bolero City Pickup & Bolero Maxitruck plus for Intra city application. The new Bolero City Pik-Up reflects our customer centric approach to delivering on the increasing need for better manoeuvrability in cities, to counter traffic congestion, along with enhancing the earning potential for our customers, while retaining the tough and rugged DNA associated with Bolero Pick-ups”.

The New City Pik-Up is powered by Mahindra’s proven 2,523cc, m2Di, four-cylinder, diesel engine providing power of 46.3 kW (63 HP) & torque of 195 Nm for better performance. The City Pik-Up has a payload capacity of 1.4T and an 8.7ft x 5.6ft cargo box to carry heavy loads effortlessly. It sports eye catching wrap around headlamps, a stylised front chrome grille, a trendy dual tone instrument panel and comfortable fabric seats with matching door trims, giving it a more stylish and elegant look.

With a warranty of 3 years/ 1,00,000 kilometres and minimal maintenance costs, customers are guaranteed to earn more profit and have complete peace of mind.

As leaders in the pick-up segment for 20 years, Mahindra has continuously focussed on understanding the evolving needs of its customers in the areas of performance, reliability, profitability and comfort. To add to this, the widespread Mahindra dealer network facilitates easy repairs and servicing. Today with over 15 lakh delighted customers in India, the Bolero Pik-Up range scores far higher than its competitors.

HealthHR 2019 - India’s First HealthHR Conference Explores the Evolving Role of HR in India’s Fastest-Growing Industry

CreativeSprout through Assimilate, in partnership with Medvarsity has organized India’s first Health HR conference in Hyderabad yesterday till laate evening which discussed, showcased, and acknowledged the power of HR in transforming India’s business market, especially Healthcare. The conference addressed some of the critical points on the roles of HR beyond hiring and managing employees. It acknowledged that HR roles also include administering and promoting the value of the company by improving the internal workplace environment, promoting the organisation’s value for stakeholders, and to be able to equip HR with the essential skills to manage and improve the modern workforce.

Eminent panelists at the event spoke on how to manage HR for the company’s growth, upskilling the workforce to compete with the dynamic market, the importance of continued learning for delivering excellence in the workplace, redefining the talent through engagement, and preparing millennials for tomorrow’s success. The engaging presentations and conversations included various topics such as driving Human capital valuation in mergers & acquisitions, reskilling for peak performance innovations in HR, leveraging technologies, and transforming industries by empowering the HR fraternity. While the primary focus was on the roles of HR in healthcare, the event also gave out some of the valuable insights into other business markets.

Some of the eminent speakers included Dr. Sangita Reddy: Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospital Group, Dr. Sriharsha Achar: CHRO - AHEL, (Col) Kannan Venkatnarayan: Member - Niti Aayog, Suresh Anubolu CHRO GVK Biosciences, Satish Rajarathnam: Sr VP HR Mphasis, Dr. Shailaja: Officer on Special Duty - Department of ITE&C, Government of Telangana and others.

Gerald Jaideep, Founder - CreativeSprout Media Pvt. Ltd. & CEO Medvarsity Online Ltd. added: “The grand success of the HealthHR Conference portrays the true potential of HR, the power of millennial workforce, and advancing technologies in driving the growth of healthcare and other industries in India. We were able to bring together some of the leading minds in Healthcare and HR and get them to share their insights, experiences and challenges with other HR professionals. The event also encouraged and rewarded the HR who are promoting next-gen solutions and startups who have come up with some of the excellent innovations to drive the growth of HR and other domains. With the healthcare industry growing to Rs. 8.6 trillion business over the next few years, strong HR leadership and practices will be fundamental to this.”

The event further felicitated the visionaries and innovators with awards and recognitions for their contribution to the HR industry other Visionary HR of the Year, Visionary Woman in HR of the Year, Best CHRO of the Year Award, Impact Award, Jury’s Favourite, and Top Innovator categories were the awards given out in different categories by recognising the visionaries of HR and startups.

The recent expansion of organisations into new domains and growing acquisitions have challenged the HR in hiring and managing the people for diverse organisational requirements. The event has addressed some of the critical issues faced by HR, ways to effectively handle the modern-day challenges, and also equipped the HR professionals with the optimal ways to enrich their knowledge to grow their careers and seize new opportunities. With many such activities, the HR professionals are about to bring a massive change and contribute to the success of Indian healthcare.