Bentley Systems Joins as a Multinational Member – Announces Support of IFC for Digital Twins

BuildingSMART International is delighted to welcome Bentley Systems to the community. Bentley Systems, Incorporated is the leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twin cloud services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure. Bentley Systems joins as a multinational member bringing a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the standards and solutions program.

At the same time, Bentley announced the availability of iModel Bridge for IFC, a generic IFC bridge that enables Bentley’s iModels to consume IFC geometry and business data. iModels are specialized containers for infrastructure information that are at the heart of Bentley’s digital twins strategy for infrastructure engineering. iTwin Services now enable iModels to export snapshots in IFC and treat IFC datasets as an input source, aligning their content for use by Bentley’s design applications. Earlier this year, Bentley announced the availability on GitHub of version 1.0 of iModel.js, an open source platform for digital twins (see imodeljs.org).

Bhupinder Singh, Bentley’s chief product officer, said: “Bentley is committed to supporting the best implementation of IFC for digital twins. We are committed to openness, and in fact we’re making plans to open source iModel Bridge for IFC. The combination of IFC support and open source principles should give the community confidence that they can create and curate digital twins without being boxed in by dark data.”

Richard Petrie, CEO, buildingSMART International said, “I am delighted that Bentley has joined buildingSMART International. As one of the major software vendors in our field, Bentley plays a critical role in our community. The vision Bentley has for iModels and open source offers the IFC community exciting new possibilities for open interoperable ways of working with digital twins.”

Emirates, SpiceJet Seal Codeshare Deal for Seamless Access to Indian Travellers

Emirates has signed a codeshare and interline agreement* with SpiceJet to give travellers to and from India seamless access to a wider and a stronger route network. This is the first-ever codeshare agreement signed by SpiceJet.

From early 2020, customers travelling to India can take advantage of many more flight options on routes common to both airlines – Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Cochin and Delhi. Emirates’ customers can conveniently book and connect seamlessly in Dubai on direct services to Amritsar, Calicut, Mangalore, Madurai, Jaipur and Pune – routes served by SpiceJet. 

The codeshare agreement means travellers from across the globe can book a single ticket with attractive fares to any of Emirates’ nine points across India and connect onwards to 172 domestic routes that are part of SpiceJet’s network. SpiceJet’s domestic network includes popular destinations like Goa, Dehradun, Dharamshala, Jaisalmer, Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Guwahati, Pondicherry, Port Blair, Shirdi, Tirupati, Udaipur and Varanasi.

In this first phase of interline agreement customers can start booking flights from 25 November, for travel starting 15 December 2019.

Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ Chief Commercial Officer said: “Emirates has historically shared a close and collaborative bond with India. In the last decade, we have flown more than 50 million customers on our Indian routes, which we now serve with 170 weekly services from Dubai. Our partnership will help us leverage SpiceJet’s extensive route network, so that our customers who are visiting friends and family can fly closer to their hometowns, while tourists can more easily access many of the incredible sights and sounds India has to offer. This will also have a significant and positive impact on businesses in both countries and globally. We look to strengthening our partnership with SpiceJet even more in the coming months.”

Ajay Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, SpiceJet said: “We are very pleased to partner with Emirates for this new codeshare agreement which will offer a seamless travel experience and the widest possible travel options to our passengers travelling to and from Europe, America, Africa and the Middle East. This codeshare will further strengthen our position in the region and complement our international expansion strategy.”

The codeshare agreement follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by both airlines in April 2019.

*The codeshare agreement is subject to government approvals. 

Fanzart Eagles Now Set to Soar High Among Pro-League Golf Teams

Luxury designer fan brand Fanzart now owns a pro-league golf team, aptly called Fanzart Eagles. With this, Fanzart is backing a great set of sportspersons in the game. India may be a cricket loving nation but, growing silently on the anvil have been several powerhouses in the game of golf that are catapulting the country into the international golfing arena.

Speaking on backing the pro-league golf team, Anil Lala, Founder and Managing Director of Fanzart says, “As a luxury brand, our association with a premium game is a natural step forward. We have some fantastic single handicap players such as Arun Bajaj, Rahul Bhalla and Prahlad Rao, golfers who are held in high esteem in the league, on our team. Just as the mascot of the Eagle that forms the logo our team, we are sure of the soaring success that this league team will achieve going forward”.

Anil Lala goes on to say that it is important that sports forms of every kind have the right kind of backing from strong players across the industry. Backing a pro-league golf team is a way to take the sport to the next big level.

Fanzart Eagles is one of 20 major pro-league teams. Each of these teams have been backed by major corporates and legacy brands based in India. 

All New vivo U20 Mobile Gives Unstoppable Performance & Priced at Rs 10,990

Highlights

·         Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 AIE and massive 5000mAH battery supporting 18W Dual-Engine Fast Charge
·         16.53cm( 6.53) display - Biggest in the segment
·         To be available on Amazon.in and vivo India E-Store starting 28th November, 12PM onwards

vivo, the global innovative smartphone brand, today announced the power-packed addition - U20 to its U-series portfolio. Following the successful launch of U10, this all new entrant is the company’s second offering under the U-series designed especially to cater to the unstoppable generation. The U20 is equipped with the new generation Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 equipped with 4th Generation Kryo CPU and 6th Generation Adreno GPU and best in segment 5000mAh battery that comes with 18W fast charger inside the box. The device will be available in two variants - 4GB + 64GB and 6GB + 64GB variants (both variants have expandable storage) in two attractive color options – Racing Black and Blaze Blue priced at INR 10,990 and INR 11,990 respectively. The device goes on sale in India on Amazon.in and vivo India E-Store starting from 28th November, 12 noon onwards.

A perfect amalgamation of #UnstoppablePerformance, vibrant display and supreme camera capabilities – U20 offers an impressive 5,000mAh battery that is complemented by 18W fast charge. Running on the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 675AIE Octa-core processor clocked up to 2.0GHz, the U20 ensures a seamless experience.  The device also comes with 16MP selfie camera and an AI triple camera setup at the back - 16MP Sony IMX499 (Primary + Night Mode) + 8MP (Super Wide Angle) +2MP (Super Macro).

Consumers will also get an array of attractive offers* on the purchase of vivo U20 including:

·         INR 1000 off on prepaid orders
·         No cost EMI upto six months
·         Jio Benefits worth INR 6000

Like all vivo devices, the U20 follows vivo’s commitment to ‘Make in India’ and is manufactured at vivo’s Greater Noida facility.

Commenting on the launch, Nipun Marya, Director-Brand Strategy, vivo India said, “After the great response that we received for U10 in India, we are excited to announce our second offering under the U-series portfolio; the vivo U20 that will offer a superior experience. This new unstoppable performer will incorporate a differentiated offering at great value, and offer best in class features in the sub-12k category that we believe will be a great fit for the discerning Indian audience.”

Nishant Sardana, Category Leader - Mobile Phones, Amazon India added “Following the success of Vivo U10, we are delighted to extend our association with Vivo for the new U20. We look forward to millennial customers enjoying the second device from the powerful U-Series portfolio on Amazon.in.”

#Unstoppable Performance with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 675AIE

The latest vivo U20 uses the new generation Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 equipped with 4th Generation Kryo CPU and 6th Generation Adreno GPU to give you effortless multi-tasking and powerful gaming experience. To complement SDM675, U20 comes with faster LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.1 Storage. The Antutu score of the processor is over 2 lakhs, thereby providing unstoppable performance.

#Unstoppable Power with a 5000mAh Battery and 18W Fast Charging

Experience Unstoppable Power with the big 5000 mAh Battery on U20. Don’t let the battery stop you from playing games or watching movies. With U20, battery worries are a thing of the past, 18W Dual-Engine Fast Charging technology fills up this big battery in no time. U20 also supports with reverse charging technology and can charge other devices like a mobile power bank. (OTG cable required).

With the help of massive 5000mAh Battery with 18W fast charging, in a single charge users can get:

·         273 hours of standby
·         21 hours of Instagram
·         17 hours of Facebook
·         11 hours of YouTube

#Unstoppable Experience with FHD+ Halo FullView™ Display

U20 gives an immersive experience while playing games and watching videos as it comes with With a 16.58cm (6.53 inch) FHD+ Halo Fullview Display in the segment combined with a high 90.3% Screen to body Ratio. The U20 display also comes with Panda MN228 display protection that scores 700 on the Vickers hardness test results.

Create Memories with AI Triple Camera

When you see the world through an AI Triple Camera, creating photographic masterpieces is easier than ever. U20 features the Sony IMX499 Camera Sensor with large Aperture of f/1.8 and PDAF, to handle everything you throw towards it. A truly versatile camera which comes loaded with like AI Super Wide Angle, Super Macro, Bokeh with Shot-Refocus and much more.

Additionally, the Super Wide Angle lens expands your view to 120° to give you a wider view. And the 16MP front camera with AI Face Beauty helps you celebrate your most radiant moments in life, without effort. It also comes with multiple selfie modes, such as AI Face Beauty, AR Stickers etc. which makes the selfie-taking experience enjoyable and fun.

#Unstoppable Gaming with Ultra Game Mode

Ultra game mode is designed to give you an Unstoppable gaming experience. Multi-Turbo is the lightning-fast feature gamers need. By reducing frame-drop, it gives you smoother gaming experience.

The City Held Second Convocation of Presidency University on November 23, 2019

“India is on the threshold of becoming an economic superpower and India is the leading country when it comes to use of space technology. India has launched 269 satellites of other countries and 118 satellites of its own. The youth of the country can take India to lead the world in all spheres. You have the opportunity to take India to the forefront”. This was stated by Mr. A. S. Kiran Kumar, Former Chairman, ISRO. He was speaking as Chief Guest on the occasion of the 2nd Convocation of Presidency University, Bengaluru on Saturday, 23rd November 2019.  Calling upon the new graduates to keep continuously updating themselves, Mr Kumar said that the knowledge they have acquired today will help them to remain competitive not beyond  two years. And they need to un-learn old knowledge as well as re-learn new knowledge  in order to succeed beyond that. Stressing on the need for acquiring knowledge in multiple domains, Mr Kiran Kumar said that no single domain expertise is sufficient. One has to acquire  knowledge and skills in inter-disciplinary as well as multi-disciplinary areas in order to remain competitive in the present day. Calling upon the new graduates to contribute to society, Mr Kiran Kumar said that not many people get the opportunity for high quality education and therefore, they have a responsibility to contribute to the society, mother earth and nation at large.

The Honourable Chancellor, Sri Nissar Ahmed while delivering the presidential remarks expressed that it was a happy and proud moment for him as the second batch of students graduate out of the university this year. He thanked the parents, students and all the stakeholders who have helped scale up Presidency University to one of class and repute with over 9,200 students on roll today and wished the students success. Giving an inspirational advice to the passing out graduates, the Chancellor said, “ Be smart, be bold and be humble”.

The Guest of Honour and Found Pro Chancellor, Prof. Dr. M Ramachandran recalled the formative days of the university and commended the Chancellor for his commitment to excellence. He stressed that students should build a good character and develop positive qualities of honesty, punctuality and sincerity.

In the beginning, Vice Chancellor, Prof. Radha Padmanabhan welcomed the gathering. Present on the occasion of the Convocation were Pro Chancellor, Prof. Vijayan Immanuel besides members of Board of Governors,  Trustees, faculty members, graduating students and parents. Controller of Examinations, Prof. Surendra Kumar conveyed the Vote of Thanks in the end.

192 MBA graduands of 2017-19 batch and 513 BTech graduands of 2015 -19 batch received their degrees from the Hon’ble Chancellor.  The following graduands received the Gold Medals :

Mr. Jagadish K Reddy of 2017-19 MBA Program received the Kathija Bi Memorial Gold Medal.
Besides, the following graduands received the Abdul Hameed Memorial Gold Medals :

Mr. Nitish Kumar of 2015-19 B.Tech. (Civil Engineering)
Ms. Aparna Dasgupta of 2015-19 B.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering)
Ms. Aysha Sayed Iqbal of 2015-19 B.Tech. (Electronics and Communication Engineering)
Mr. Prajwal C S of 2015-19 B.Tech. (Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
Mr. Syed Mustaqeem of 2015-19 B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering)
Mr. Pardeshi Rishabh Kishor of 2015-19 B.Tech. (Petroleum Engineering)

Brand Torque Collaborates with Grant Thornton in India to Launch AISL

A Unique forum where Investors, Real Estate Developers & Art Curators come together, exchange thoughts, and understand new unique opportunities from a global landscape.  AISL, 2019 is conceptualized and executed by Brand Torque LLP, a firm that aggregates content, understanding the stakeholder requirements, and need to support and also consults and executes transactions to enhance ROI’s ( Return on Investments ). Brand Torque LLP would launch this initiative, in association with their knowledge partner Grant Thornton in India. Through this forum, they intend to open up new opportunities for existing & future investors, in the  Alternate Space  Like Real Estate & Art, and assist them to create a  fresh new perspective, let down their guards, and make informed and bold investment decisions. Many renowned dignitaries would be attending the event. Few of the speakers at the event will be Mr. Vikash Mittersain, Founder & President (India Business Group Chamber of Commerce and  Chairman & Managing Director &  Nazara Technologies Ltd) Mr.Khushroo Panthaky( Director - Grant Thornton Advisory Private Limited), who also would be moderating the Panel Discussions and  Mr. Rishiraj Sethi( Director- Aura Art Development Pvt Ltd).

The Real estate investments in traditional real assets like residential and commercial properties, have been shrinking and has seen a downward trend in recent times, for different macro and micro reasons. The new - age investor is looking beyond traditional means of investing. Alternate investments generally offer opportunities, to diversify and explore newer avenues of investment. Over time, a well-planned, diversified, portfolio could help them minimize their overall risks, and increase long-term ROI (Return on Investments). Alternatively, they also generate high- delta for investments, with a defined exit mechanism.

Alternate investments in Real Estate Space today, are sought after, with new-age products like managed Student and Professional accommodation, Pre-leased Commercial Assets, investments in the Co-living and Co-working spaces, Warehousing and Cold-Storages, Data Centres, Senior Housing, etc. Technological disruptions, changing  demographic patterns, changing work culture, psychological change in the way Millennial think has brought about a paradigm shift in the way real estate is consumed today. It will change the way residential real estate is consumed by the “next generation”, says Mr.Swapnil Patil ( Director- Soul Spaces Pvt. Ltd )

Not only the Domestic markets, but International markets also offer a lot of opportunities in space of managed preleased student / professional accommodations in countries like the UK, USA, Australia, and Canada. It can be looked upon as a great way to diversify the real estate portfolio by diversifying across geographical boundaries and mitigating the risk of any particular micro markets. Most of them also seek to peruse their educations in these countries and hence these investments can serve a dual purpose. It can deliver rental yields, till the time the child moves to the country for education, and after he moves and be used by the child for his own consumption. So, real estate now is a lot more today, than just owning traditional real assets.

“With such a paradigm shift in the way Real estate will be consumed in the future, Investors will also have to proactively realign their real estate portfolio’s to be in line with the futuristic demand and start “Thinking out of the Box” and beyond the traditional real estate opportunities, to make relevant investment decisions”, says Ms.Madhushree Dutta (Founder & CEO, Brand Torque LLP)

With our strong expertise in providing professional services to the Real Estate Industry, and the options available today, in the Alternate Investments space, which is of significant interest within the private client practice of ours, we are well placed and privileged to support this event as a “Knowledge Partner”, for the uniqueness and diversity, it brings in, by inseminating knowledge to the investors, who are just not price-conscious, but also product conscious. The discussions will add value by enabling conscious and informed investment decisions says Khushroo B. Panthaky (Director - Grant Thornton Advisory Pvt Ltd).

Likewise, they would introduce Art in a new light here. Investors love art, but have vague know-how on valuations, monetizing the same. Brand Torque will offer expert advice to their investors, though their Art partner “Aura Art”, led by Mr. Rishi Raj Sethi.

The Indian Textile Commissioner Acknowledged the Significance of Techtextil India 2019

An industry growing at a CAGR of 20 percent to reach USD 28.7billion, the technical textile industry is one of the most dynamic sectors in India. Techtextil India 2019, the leading platform to source products and solutions using technical textiles, reflects the progressive industry with the biggest opening received this year. India’s first Hackathon for the industry was concluded successfully. Technical textile has been a promising sector for the Indian industry which is set to play a crucial role in the creation of New India.  The exhibition is an important marketplace to develop new ideas, strengthen existing consumer relations, and build new business relationships.

“It is always good to know about the latest happening and how the industry will develop over the years. Visiting this show fulfilled that, which means great exposure. The show was a good take away for my senior officers too, as it will help us in our work related to the development of this industry. My personal opinion such exhibitions add your knowledge, which improves your functioning” says Shri Moloy Chakraborty

Mr. Vijay Patil, Deputy Collector & General Manager ( Mktg) - MIDC also joined the event as one of the eminent speakers at Techtextil India symposium. “Techtextil is a beneficial platform for organizations like us, who want to promote their investments. Techtextil India is a beneficial platform because you always get quality entrepreneurs who are interested and we also get to know the difficulties they are facing. It is not only about expansion or inviting new industries but understanding the already existing industries as well,” shared Mr. Vijay Patil, General Manager- MIDC.