Young Kannadigas are Tking Marriage Decisions into Their Own Hands: Report by KannadaMatrimony.com

KannadaMatrimony, the leading matchmaking service for Kannadigas, from BharatMatrimony, studied the demographic patterns of lakhs of registered users. The data revealed fascinating insights on Kannada speaking people and their life partner preferences.

Highlights from the research report:

The user base comprised of 31% women and 69% men with the average age of male registrants being 28 years and that of women being 27 years
NRI registrants were mostly from United States of America, United Arab Emirates, Canada, United Kingdom and Germany
57% of Women and 55% of Men were open to seeking life partners living overseas, of which USA, Canada and Australia were among the most preferred countries
Indicating the progressive nature of the Kannadiga community was the fact that 25% men and 20% women were open to a life partner outside their own caste
The top cities within Karnataka that witnessed maximum number of registrations included Bangalore, Mysore and Tumkur
The top professions of men were Business owners/ Entrepreneurs, followed by software professionals, whereas for women, it was Software Professionals and teachers
Individuals are increasingly taking marriage decisions into their own hands as is evident from the fact that 70% of the total profiles were created by the individuals themselves.

52% women seeking a life partner are 23-27 years, while 45% men are in the age group of 26-30 years.

In terms of educational qualification, the most popular stream of education amongst registrants was technology and arts degrees.

31% women and 14% men preferred life partners whose education qualification is Masters degree or above.

In tune with the mobile and internet trends, 90% of KannadaMatrimony members did their life partner search using their mobile.

Commenting on the interesting trends, Murugavel Janakiraman, Founder and CEO, Matrimony.com said, "Over the last 19 years, KannadaMatrimony has become the No. 1 choice for lakhs of Kannada speaking people when it comes to finding a life partner. Lakhs of Kannadigas have successfully found their life partner here and we continue to grow our user base amongst the vibrant Kannadiga community in India and across the globe. Karnataka is a large and priority market for us, and we continue to step up our efforts to help more Kannadigas find their life partner.”

JK Tyre Unveils its Most Fuel Efficient Radial Tyres - XF Series

Highlights

* The lower rolling resistance technology in the tyres leads to up to 8% fuel saving and improved mileage
* Created using the JETOCT technology that results in greater durability and resilience

Indian Tyre Industry major & the market leader in Truck Bus Radial segment, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd today launched the next generation of fuel-efficient tyres - the XF Series, delivering unprecedented savings to customers in terms of cost per kilometer (CPKM) while also improving mileage. The XF fuel-efficient tyre series comes in two variants - front axle JETWAY JUH XF and rear axle JETSTEEL JDH XF, ideal for long and regional haul applications.

The XF tyre series is built on the cutting edge advanced technology – ‘lower rolling resistance’ (RRC). This technology helps improve tyre efficiency by saving up to 8% fuel in comparison to normal radial tyres.

Mr. Vikram Malhotra, Marketing Director, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd, said, “At JK Tyre & Industries, it’s our constant endeavor to cater to the needs and requirements of our customers to enhance their driving experience. With our game-changing XF series, we want to give our customers the next generation of fuel-efficient tyres. This further underscores our promise to deliver to the evolving needs of the market and introduce tyres that help maintain pace with the changing market requirements.”

The XF tyre series is created using the innovative JETOCT technology that helps in the reduction of heat buildup in the carcass, resulting in improved durability. In addition, aided by the new tetra beam belt, this series also maintains a higher tread stiffness, allowing for greater number of retreads. The technology used to create the XF series has been tested and validated at the Raghupati Singhania Centre of Excellence- RPSCOE.

The XF Series tyres are now available across JK Tyre authorized dealers in the country.

About JK Tyre and Industries Limited:

Part of the JK Organisation, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd is a leading tyre manufacturer in India and amongst the top 25 manufacturers in the world with a wide range of products catering to diverse business segments in the automobile industry. JK Tyre is the only tyre manufacturer in India to be included in the list of Superbrand in 2019, the seventh time the honour has been conferred upon the company.

JK Tyre has global presence in 100 countries across six continents, backed by production support from 12 plants - 9 in India and 3 in Mexico. Currently, the capacity across all its plants is about 35 million tyres per annum. In April 2016, JK Tyre acquired Cavendish India Limited from Birla Tyres. While acquisition added three modern plants to its portfolio taking the total count to 12, it helped the tyre major foray into the two/three wheeler segment as well. In 2018, the company inaugurated its state-of-the-art Raghupati Singhania Centre of Excellence (RPSCOE) at Mysore.

Pioneers of radial technology, JK Tyre produced the first radial tyre in 1977 and is currently the market leader in Truck Bus Radial segment. With over three decades of technological innovation, JK Tyre offers tyre for entire range of passenger and commercial vehicles, starting from a 3 kg two-wheeler tyre to a 3.5-ton OTR tyre.

Goodness is Now the Headline Act in Bangalore with Seagram’s 100 Pipers ‘Play for a Cause’ on Nov 29, 2019

After positively impacting the society through previous editions of ‘Play for a Cause’, Seagram’s 100 Pipers expands the impact of the platform with 100 musical events spread across 27 cities on 1 Day; Nov 29, 2019. The 100 events will witness renowned musicians and bands like Parikrama, Delhi Indie Project, Indus Creed, The Local Train, Usha Uthup, Hari Sukhmani and Ankur Tewari amongst others uniting to play on 29th November, 2019; to create awareness for concerns related to polluted air and water; dying hills, art, oceans, plantation and wild life, and other issues such as meals for underprivileged and one time plastic use, rain water harvesting amongst others. 109 bands performed across 100 locations simultaneously.

Expressing his excitement towards the initiative, Kartik Mohindra, Chief Marketing Officer, Pernod Ricard India said, “Seagram’s 100 Pipers believes in leadership with purpose. It has always worked on initiatives that lead a positive change in the society. The fact that our whole country would resonate with the sound of goodness with over 100 gigs on one single day, brings alive our proposition ‘Be remembered for good.”

100 Pipers Play for a Cause has been contributing to the society in more than one way over the years, the brand 100 Pipers is positioned on the platform of ‘TRUE LEGENDS’, personified by successful people who rise above materialistic markers of success and work towards leading a positive change for the society. And hence, the brand’s expression of ‘Be Remembered for Good’. Over the years, 100 Pipers has consistently translated this positioning into actual consumer experiences via the ‘Play For A Cause’ music events wherein the brand brings together celebrated musicians & organizes performances to generate awareness & contribution for various causes that impact our society like Clean Drinking Water, Meals for the underprivileged, Kerala floods, to name a few.

GoAir Participates at Global Expo of Services 2019 Attracts Global Attention in B'luru

GoAir, India’s most trusted, punctual and fastest growing airline, participates at Global Exhibition of Services (GES) that’s being held at the Palace Grounds, Bengaluru. GoAir’s stand has been attracting huge global attention, along with individuals attending the exhibition. Officials from GoAir exchanged notes and ideas with the global contingent on possible skills in aviation, and GoAir’s role in empowering its employees in varied skill sets and the training process it has adopted across its departments, which has resulted in GoAir being one of the most efficient airlines in the country.

On this occasion, GoAir spokesperson said: “GoAir is happy to be a part of GES 2019, one of India’s finest platforms for showcasing Indian services, skill sets and capabilities. We’re sure the initiative will help bring more synergies between India and other nations to help the common cause of giving a boost to trade and service-related industries across sectors. GoAir has always endeavored to train its employees to achieve the unthinkable and the result can be seen in the form of GoAir receiving highest FOUR-STAR rating, voted by 1.4 million passengers, making it the only airline in its category to receive such an accolade in the entire Central Asia Region. GoAir has also received an award for ‘Best Cabin Service’ by the highly coveted APEX Passenger Choice Awards.”

The fifth year of the three-day event was kicked off on 26 November 2019 and has been witnessing huge footfalls. The exhibition houses more than 500 participants from 100 countries. What the exhibition also showcased was varied Indian culture and cuisine, among other things and is the second largest ecosystem of startups in the world.

With an aim to engage industry and governments across the world to promote greater exchange of trade in services between India and the rest of the world, the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, in association with Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) and Confederation of Indian Industry (Cll) created a dedicated platform, the Global Exhibition on Services (GES), with an attempt to give the multifaceted Indian services the global visibility they deserve and to simultaneously encourage trade in services at a global level.

GoAir currently operates 325+ daily flights flies to 25 domestic destinations including Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bagdogra, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Kannur, Leh, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Port Blair, Pune, Ranchi and Srinagar. GoAir flies to 8 international destinations, including Phuket, Malé, Muscat, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bangkok, Kuwait and Singapore.

Bentley Institute Press Announces Availability of “STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition

Bentley Institute Press, publisher of cutting-edge textbooks and professional reference works for the advancement of the engineering, architectural, construction, operations, geospatial, and educational communities, has announced the availability of a new publication titled STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition - Seismic Analysis using IS 1893 (Part-1)-2016  now available in print at www.bentley.com/books, as an e-book at www.ebook.bentley.com and on Amazon Kindle. The iTunes version will also be available soon.

Vinayak Trivedi, vice president, and global head for Bentley Institute said, “We are pleased to offer this much-needed title from Bentley Institute Press authored by Sanjib Das, who was the technical lead for the implementation of IS 1893 (Part 1):2016 in STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition. Needless to mention this title will help our users improve their productivity and take full advantage of the Seismic Analysis feature in STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition”

With the recent release of IS 1893 (Part-1):2016 standard, seismic analysis procedure has not only streamlined the analysis procedure to be used for general structures and buildings but has promulgated some special checks to be performed.

As the most popular and widely used structural analysis and design software, STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition, is packed with cutting-edge seismic analysis features which enables users to perform detailed calculations effortlessly.

STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition - Seismic Analysis using IS 1893 (Part-1)-2016 follows a step-by-step approach to using IS 1893 (Part-1):2016 in STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition. The understanding required by structural engineers to use Indian Standard for seismic analysis has also been covered in this publication. The publication also includes examples for understanding different parameters used in STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition for static and dynamic analysis as per the requirement of Indian Standard.

Rewards-Based Payments Platform TWID Enters into Strategic Alliance with Ola Money

TWID, the Reward based Payment Network app that seamlessly pools multiple loyalty/reward points of banks, retail, entertainment, F&B, travel, etc and makes them redeemable for consumers, has partnered with Ola Money to offer its wallet balance on twid network and seamless checkout option. Through this association, customers will be able to make purchases at any of the TWID’s partner brands with their Reward Pool, Ola Money wallet and post-paid balance in a single click checkout. They can settle the payment made from their Ola postpaid once in 15 days.

A mobile-first platform, TWID empowers its users to track all the rewards and loyalty points at one place, and spend them just like cash across many online and offline retail stores, making their existing and future reward points valuable.  By teaming up with Ola Money, one of the largest digital wallets in the country, TWID endeavours to leverage the convenience of easy payment checkout and ensure a simple and seamless payment experience for consumers shopping through its platform.

Speaking on the launch of this revolutionary product, Rishi Batra, Co-Founder & COO of TWID said, “Through this strategic tie-up, we are introducing single-click checkout where the existing balance of Ola Money Wallet gets clubbed with TWID’s partner reward pool and users get more buying power. Further, Ola Postpaid allows extra credit to the users to make seamless checkout across the TWID network. ”

Speaking on the association, Prateek Jindal, Business Head, Ola Financial Services said “This association is a significant step towards creating a holistic digital payments ecosystem that enables effortless purchases at TWID’s partner brands through both Ola Money wallet and OlaMoney Postpaid balance. Ola Money users can have extensive options to use Ola Money along with the consolidated rewards the consumer has, thus ensuring consumer delight.”

Within the first year of operation, TWID has been aggressively aiming to on-board additional 50+ brands and banks with their rewards pool, over 3 Lakh+ merchant base to accept TWID as a mode of payment and over 3 million active users to transact atleast 5 times a month using TWID. As the company built a Global Payment Network using Rewards as a base, it brings in additional currency for usage in the economy. It will introduce new products for users to engage with and merchants along with banks to better communicate with the consumers. At present, the platform is working towards digitizing the transactions in the country and bringing innovative solutions and offering for its consumers and partners.

Diesel Announces its First Celebrity Ambassador for Watches in India

In today’s fast moving world, Diesel has long established itself as an innovative international lifestyle brand through a storied history of strong, ironic and playful campaigns. Diesel does not follow trends; it creates them.

The brand has always influenced the lifestyle of people who wear it through bold and never-shy designs that reflect Diesel’s assertive nature and unique voice. Kick starting the Holiday 2019 campaign, Diesel now announces millennial heartthrob and rising Bollywood star – Aditya Roy Kapur, as its latest celebrity ambassador for watches.

Aditya’s young, energetic and vibrant persona resonates with the brand’s individualism and authentic attitude. While he is known for his work in the movies, he is also a music and sports enthusiast. By bringing him on-board, this collaboration will aim to further amplify the brand’s proficiency in creating distinctive timepieces that take inspiration from military, denim and rock and roll.

Talking about the association, Aditya Roy Kapur said, “Diesel is not just a brand, it’s an attitude. It creates designs that are bound to make a statement. In line with the brand’s DNA “For Successful Living,” – their watches and the new range of smart watches focus on individuality and self-expression.

I’m really excited to associate with Diesel watches and look forward to accentuating the brand’s energy and fearless style that is aligned with mine.”

The Bollywood star will be seen in an upcoming holiday campaign by Diesel, which will feature bolder-than ever, 90’s inspired, unique styles designed to stand out. The new collection will be available in November on diesel.com as well as in select department stores and at Diesel stores in India.