Ecom Express to Hire Over 7000 Employees Across Indian Cities

Ecom Express, a leading technology enabled end-to-end logistics solutions provider to e-commerce industry, has announced that it plans to hire over 7000 employees at a time of economic and employment ambiguity in the current COVID-19 situation. The full-time openings in the next two months spans across business functions such as last-mile delivery, warehousing management, operations, information technology and data sciences.

These new positions represent around 25% of the Company’s total workforce. The hiring will be made across the country including metro cities i.e. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru,Hyderabad as well as cities including Ahmedabad, Surat, Chandigarh, Indore, Patna, Lucknow, Kanpur, Bhopal and Jaipur.

Saurabh Deep Singla, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer, Ecom Express said,

‘’As a provider of logistics services to e-commerce industry, employees are paramount and a pivot to what we do. In these difficult times, we see increase in the demand for online shopping across cities and we need to support the scale and size for doorstep deliveries. The hiring of new employees is driven by unprecedented need to keep the supply chain running for e-commerce industry and in ensuring safe and timely deliveries.’’

Ecom Express has chalked out plans to hire around 35000 employees till the beginning of this year’s festive season in order to be prepared for the surge in online shopping backed by festival sales and increasing preference to doorstep deliveries. At the same time, the company is in a unique position to contribute towards helping our communities wade through the crisis and provide them with the opportunities to earn.

About Ecom Express

Ecom Express Private Limited is a leading end-to-end technology enabled logistics solutions provider to the Indian e-commerce industry. Headquartered in Gurugram, Ecom Express was incorporated in 2012 by T.A. Krishnan, Manju Dhawan, K. Satyanarayana and Sanjeev Saxena with their 100+ years of cumulative experience in the Indian logistics and distribution industry. Ecom Express has its presence in all 29 states of the country and operates in over 2400 towns across 25,000+ PIN-codes in India. The company is the first private logistics company in India to envision a full-state coverage strategy, offered in 20 states including Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. Through this deep reach strategy, the company has a capability to deliver to over 1.2 billion people i.e. 92%+ of India’s population.

Tata Motors Provides Holistic Support to Truck Drivers and Fleet Operators for Seamless Supplies

Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, has been comprehensively supporting the transport ecosystem to ensure all necessary supplies remain uninterrupted and seamless, nationwide. Closely working with truck drivers, small transporters, mid-size transport operators and fleet owners amidst the unprecedented times, Tata Motors identified the existing and emerging pain points in every link of the transport value chain and partnered it to address them in the most effective and efficient manner. 

Partnering truck drivers and transporters:

* For frontline hero truck drivers transporting goods across the country, supplies of food, masks and sanitisers have been arranged at numerous ‘Saarthi Aaram Kendras’, across the entire Tata Motors operations network, and many other Indian Oil facilities located on the busiest national and state highways across the country. Several thousand truck drivers benefitted from the facilities and services offered.

* During the lockdown, a dedicated, 24x7 helpline 1800 209 7979 was set-up for truck drivers and transporters across the country. To speedily address the requests received, 900 emergency response teams were created and meticulously located in key transport hubs and corridors. These teams were manned by 4,000 trained and experienced technicians selected from Tata Motors extensive network of 1400 workshops nationwide and supported by 21 well-stocked warehouses with spare parts quickly accessible for fast turnaround of vehicles. Over 10,000 requests received for vehicle related assistance were promptly addressed to keep the wheels of supplies running.

 

* To provide requisite repairs and servicing support, workshops were made operational at the earliest possible with a new set of standard operating procedure (SOPs). These defined minimal interactions, maintaining prudent social distance, vehicle contact and sanitisation etc. while engaging with customers.

* Warranties of commercial vehicles expiring during the period of national lockdown have been extended. Similarly, timelines of Tata Suraksha annual maintenance contracts have also been extended for the benefit of customers

Speaking about the initiatives undertaken, Mr. R. Ramakrishnan, Global Head - Customer Care, CVBU, Tata Motors Limited said, “Truck drivers and transporters are frontline heroes as they have played a stellar role in ensuring that the wheels of the nation are kept running with seamless transportation of all supplies. Being India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, a majority of them use our vehicles and we are their first port of call for assistance.  In these unprecedented times, we are the committed partner, providing all possible support to them and their vehicles. We have focused our efforts with a holistic approach to making their tough tasks and lives a little easier” 

Partnering supplier, dealers and fleet owners:

With the entire logistics sector hit hard due to a significant reduction in overall economic activity, Tata Motors Finance (TMF), a subsidiary of the Tata Motors Group engaged with 3,000 of its customers, across segments and vehicle applications, to understand the key issues being faced by them and accordingly extend assistance. Getting stranded vehicles operational, low fleet utilisation and challenge of operational viability due to minimal cash flow, emerged as the major areas of concern.

Understanding their difficult situation and cognizant that these were exacerbated by the unprecedented disruption caused by COVID-19, TMF extended the RBI moratorium on payment of EMIs to all its retail and corporate customers who opted for it. While it was amongst the first financiers to do so, additionally TMF has also developed and is offering a rich portfolio of customised options for its customers to avail basis their need and ability. These include:

Opex Funding to maintain liquidity in the value chain by taking care of fixed expenses for 3-4 months and service claims financing for dealers and suppliers.

Restructuring of loans of retail fleet customers for benefit from flexible EMIs by reducing current EMIs to a level in line with their current income levels and with provisions to step up EMIs once business normalises over next 6-9 months. This is for customers who come within the definition of MSMEs and are eligible under the prevalent scheme of RBI.

Working capital solutions for large fleet operators meet their obligations for the next few months. Funding is made available against collateral of their free vehicles or any other tangible collateral already available with TMF.

Bill Discounting Solutions for fleet operators to take care of increase in payment cycle from an average of 45 days Pre-COVID days to an anticipated level of 90 days going forward.

Developing Credit solutions that will be of immense benefit to retail fleet operators by providing much needed plying time liquidity and credit support. Customers can buy fuel, recharge their fastags, pay for scheduled expenses like vehicle service, insurance, permit-road tax etc.

New vehicle loans with low EMI levels for first 12 months. Also, bundled working capital loans with new vehicle loans with requisite collateral. Customers can navigate easily through the initial few months taken for the operations of a new vehicle to stabilize.

Speaking about the novel financing solutions being offered, Mr. Samrat Gupta, CEO, Tata Motors Finance said, “Being one of the large NBFCs operating in the country and as a committed captive commercial vehicle financer, our primary focus is to ensure economic success of all our stakeholders, especially our customers. In the aftermath of COVID, we have extensively engaged with them to understand their immediate challenges better and accordingly develop a range of solutions to address their need of liquidity for immediate survival and near term sustenance. This partnering amidst crisis has strengthened our relationships with our customers for the longer term.”

Discovery Plus App Launches on Amazon Fire TV; 8 ‘Big Screen Delight’ Titles Lined Up for the Week

Discovery Plus, India’s first aggregated real-life entertainment streaming app, is catching on with passionate communities across the country appreciating and enjoying the world-class content across 40+ genres such as Science, Adventure, Food, Lifestyle among others. In addition to being available on Android, iOS and on the desktop & mobile web, Discovery Plus is now also available on Amazon Fire TV. Within a week of the launch on Amazon Fire TV, Discovery Plus proved its mettle in the living room screen experience by netting an impressive 41.3 minutes per subscriber* per day.

Discovery Plus also augmented its content to celebrate the launch with a collection of new ‘Big Screen Delight’ titles dropping every day of the week. Over the last week, Discovery Plus dropped marquee content specials including ‘NASA and SpaceX: Journey To The Future’, ‘Carter’s War’, ‘Space Launch: America Returns To Space’, ‘How The Universe Works’ and ‘Expedition Asia with Ryan Pyle’.  Additionally, starting today audiences can now stream ‘Nature’s Strangest Mysteries Solved’, ‘Mythbusters’ and season 10 of the very popular show ‘Gold Rush’ on their Fire TV devices.

Discovery Plus, emphasizing the big-screen delight experience, launched a new marketing campaign that will run across all 14 Discovery network channels as well as on all key digital platforms. Discovery Plus is also amplifying spends on performance marketing to ensure that all enthusiasts are aware of new platforms debut on Amazon Fire TV.

Speaking about the launch, Issac John, Business Head – Digital (South Asia), Discovery, said, “One of the foremost demands put forth by ardent fans of Discovery+ has been met with the launch of our app on Fire TV. Our tremendous engagement on FireTV bears testament to that. Besides the convenience of consuming the largest repository of premium real-life entertainment content across devices, our audiences have loved the experience of watching Discovery+ on big screen and that’s what this launch on Fire TV allows us to provide. Our marketing campaign too builds on this simple, yet critical insight.”

“Our endeavour has been to offer Fire TV customers the widest selection and a frictionless way to discover their favourite content. Discovery Plus indexes a vast range of content about our planet, its rich culture, history, flora and fauna as well as the contribution of science and technology in the evolution of the human race. We are excited to add this selection to Fire TV customers in India,” said Parag Gupta, Head of Amazon Devices, India.

*Average consumption per day per subscriber of Discovery Plus on Fire TV from June 06 – June 14

Big Screen Delight

* SPACE LAUNCH: AMERICA RETURNS TO SPACE- The event takes viewers along the mission to launch veteran astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the ISS on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. The mission, known as Demo-2, used a Falcon 9 rocket, also built by SpaceX, to propel it. The event also features some of the biggest names in entertainment with appearances by global superstar Katy Perry, TV and Internet personality Adam Savage, former NASA engineer and YouTube sensation Mark Rober and other surprise celebrity guests. It also includes expert insight by former astronauts Mike Massimino and Karen Nyberg; active astronauts Jessica Meir and K. Megan McArthur and; NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine as well as an interview with Astronaut Chris Cassidy from the International Space Station (ISS).

* NASA & SPACEX: JOURNEY TO THE FUTURE- a special 2-hour documentary featuring exclusive access to the incredible journey leading up to Space X launch. The film crew was granted unprecedented access to NASA and to SpaceX headquarters – giving viewers a rare glimpse inside Launch Control and first-hand accounts from SpaceX Founder and Chief Engineer Elon Musk, Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. The documentary reveals the behind-the-scenes action with the teams of SpaceX engineers, NASA employees and scientists as they fulfill the SpaceX mission to “fly, test, and fix” their way to the ISS – with the goal of eventually flying to the moon and to Mars.

* NATURE’s STRANGEST MYSTERIES SOLVED - Audiences take a front-row seat to the demonstrations, experiments, and first-hand experience needed to solve NATURE'S STRANGEST MYSTERIES as a team of experts, including biologist Dan Riskin, zoologist Lucy Cooke, wildlife expert Bradley Trevor Greive and marine biologist Andrew Nosal, unpack each mystery to reveal the explanations behind these remarkable behaviors.

* HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS -   How is the universe put together? How is it built? And how does it work? Science's hit space series will blow your mind by answering how the universe started and how it will end - and everything in between. Learn how nuclear fusion keeps them burning for billions of years and what powers our nearest star: the sun. The inner workings of outer space will be revealed as modern astronomy helps to demystify a series of unusual phenomena.

* MYTHBUSTERS - The Emmy-nominated series MythBusters aims to uncover the truth behind popular myths and legends by mixing scientific method with gleeful curiosity and plain old-fashioned ingenuity to create a signature style of experimentation. Inspiring a generation to inquire, interact, and get involved with science, MythBusters uses a signature brand of explosive experimentation to prove or disprove popular myths, misconceptions, or legends. Over the years, the team has tested hundreds of myths, filmed over 7900 hours, created 840 explosions, and used 56,500 yards of duct tape.

* GOLD RUSH S10 - Once gold fever strikes, it’s impossible to give it up. This season of GOLD RUSH marks a decade of digging with all-new claims, crews and challenges. Miners Parker Schnabel, Tony Beets and Rick Ness are back and putting everything on the line in pursuit of the American dream. The year starts with a major crisis in the Klondike. The miners are forced to take massive gambles to strike it rich as they hunt for gold on new grounds.

* CARTER’S W.A.R. (Wild Animal Response) - An inspiring 10-part engaging series where wildlife investigator, hunting guide and conservationist Ivan Carter, determined in his efforts to spread awareness and save the wildlife of Africa, uncovers the many threats it faces. From heavily armed poachers butchering elephants for their tusks to the slaughter of rhinos for their horns, with each episode, Ivan looks deep into the threats that the wildlife of Africa faces and tries to find solutions. He takes the viewers inside the real Africa to the front lines of the wars being waged on its wildlife.

* EXPEDITION ASIA WITH RYAN PYLE - Expedition Asia is a modern television series that is focused equally on adventure, exploration and cultural education. Join Ryan Pyle as he unplugs himself from his urban life and heads out to explore the world in an exciting new 10-part series. He spends months exploring the best adventure trekking destinations in Asia such as Mount Apo in Philippines, Badain Jaran Desert in China, Bali in Indonesia, Khuiten Peak in Mongolia, Holy Ridge in Taiwan, Maclehose Trail in Hong Kong, The Turkestan Circle in Kyrgystan, Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia, Northern Thailand Trail and finally Jagatsukh Peak near Manali in India. Ryan’s human-powered adventures are always inspiring as he proves that anyone can get out and explore the great unknown.

Range Rover Marks 50 Years of All-Terrain Innovation and Luxury with Exclusive New Limited Edition

50 Years of Innovation and Luxury 

* The Original: Range Rover was the original luxury 4x4; half a century after it made its global debut, it remains the benchmark for design, refinement and engineering innovation

* Family of SUVs: Now 50 years on, the original luxury 4x4 has evolved into the world’s most desirable family of SUVs – Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Velar and Range Rover Sport

* Special Edition: Range Rover celebrates half a century of design and engineering excellence with a special edition Range Rover Fifty model

* Celebratory model: Limited to 1 970 units globally to mark the 1970 birth year of this iconic model, options include three heritage colours from Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations

* Evolution of the Range Rover: Watch the evolution of the Range Rover here

* Range Rover Fifty: View the Look Book for the Special Edition here

Range Rover celebrates 50 years of pioneering innovation, peerless refinement and unparalleled all-terrain capability with the introduction of the new Range Rover Fifty. The original luxury SUV has defined the market since 17 June 1970 and, five decades on, the Range Rover has evolved to become a family of desirable and capable luxury vehicles. Its compelling blend of design, refinement and engineering innovation has ensured its place as the benchmark for all luxury SUVs.

Over its 50 year lifespan, the Range Rover has achieved many world firsts and completed numerous impressive feats. It was the first SUV to feature a permanent 4WD system when it was launched, and in 1989 was the world's first 4x4 to be fitted with ABS anti-lock brakes. Later in 1992 it became the world's first 4x4 to be fitted with electronic traction control (ETC) and automatic electronic air suspension – ensuring the refined driving feel Range Rover is so famous for, both on and off-road. In 2012, the latest generation Range Rover became the world’s first SUV to feature an all-aluminium lightweight construction, making it lighter, stronger and more efficient.

It has crossed the notoriously impassable ‘Darien Gap,’ was the first vehicle to ever be displayed at the Louvre Museum in Paris, and has even won the Paris-Dakar rally – twice. No other vehicle combines the levels of luxury, comfort and sophistication with off-road capability and on-road performance like Range Rover.

With its clamshell bonnet, distinctive floating roof, split tailgate and trademark front fender vents, the Range Rover of today can still trace its roots back to the 1970 original. In its golden anniversary year it is now the most efficient, connected, luxurious and capable yet.

To celebrate 50 years of a motoring icon, the limited-run Range Rover Fifty will be restricted to just 1 970 vehicles globally, in recognition of the year the original Range Rover was launched.

Building on the luxuriously appointed Autobiography, the Range Rover Fifty features a number of bespoke exterior accents in Auric Atlas as well as two unique (22) inch wheels. The badging features a ‘Fifty’ script created personally by Prof Gerry McGovern OBE, Land Rover’s Chief Creative Officer, which will appear on the exterior of the vehicle and throughout the interior on the unique “1 of 1970” centre console commissioning plaque, headrests, dashboard and illuminated treadplates.

Prof Gerry McGovern OBE, Land Rover Chief Creative Officer, said: “In the world of luxury vehicles, the Range Rover has always stood apart as peerless and enduring.  Its unique and pioneering sensibilities together with an unrivalled engineering approach have been the intrinsic values which our customers have admired since the first of the breed was revealed in 1970.”

The Range Rover Fifty will be available in both standard and long wheelbase body designs with customers able to choose from four carefully curated exterior colours; Carpathian Grey, Rosello Red, Aruba, and Santorini Black. In extremely limited numbers, Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations is also offering the Range Rover Fifty in one of three Heritage exterior solid paints reproduced from the original Range Rover paint palette; Tuscan Blue, Bahama Gold and Davos White. A range of powertrain options will be available; petrol, diesel and even a plug-in hybrid P400e version.*

Now in its fourth generation with over a million sold in its lifetime, the Range Rover is the ultimate expression of luxury. It’s unmistakable, sophisticated design and class-leading all-terrain capability has ensured the Range Rover is as peerless and relevant today as it was in 1970.

THE RANGE ROVER FAMILY

After three decades at the top of the luxury SUV sector, the Range Rover became a family in 2005 with the launch of the Range Rover Sport, a vehicle which combines the luxury and capability of the larger Range Rover with a sporty and engaging driving character. In 2010, the compact Range Rover Evoque made its debut, aimed at a younger and more urban customer base. In 2017, the family grew once again with the introduction of the Range Rover Velar, filling the space between the Range Rover Sport and Range Rover Evoque. Taking its name from the first Range Rover prototypes, the Range Rover Velar broadened the Range Rover portfolio with a statement reductionist design and a technology-rich interior.

RANGE ROVER HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

Today marks 50 years since the first Range Rover was revealed, but the story goes back even further. During the mid 1960s, in a bid to revolutionise the growing 4x4 leisure market, the Rover car company's engineering chief for new vehicle projects, Charles Spencer 'Spen' King (nephew of the founders of Land Rover), hatched a plan to combine the comfort and on-road ability of a Rover saloon with the off-road ability of a Land Rover.

Development of the first (100) inch station wagon prototype began during the late 1960s, with the first model being released to the world’s media to critical acclaim in 1970. Its blend of ability – motorway cruising, off-roading, and even towing in style and comfort – ensured its instant popularity. The original Classic model was cited as an 'exemplary work of industrial design' when it became the first vehicle to be displayed at the world famous Louvre Museum in Paris in 1971.

The first generation Range Rover (1970-1996) was originally only available as a two door when it went on sale in 1970. During its 26 year lifespan the Classic continued to evolve with the introduction of the four-door model in 1981 and an automatic gearbox in 1982. The first diesel Range Rover arrived in 1986.

The second generation Range Rover known as the P38A arrived in 1994 and was instantly recognisable thanks to its familiar silhouette, floating roof, clamshell bonnet, practical split tailgate and continuous waistline; all of which continue to this day. The vehicle also displayed an even more luxurious interior without compromising on its on-road ability and off-road capability. It also featured enhanced height-adjustable suspension as well as a 2.5 l diesel and 3.9 and 4.6- l versions of the V8 petrol, providing greater performance than ever before.

The third generation Range Rover (2001-2012) delivered a wealth of improvements on all predecessors during its 11 year period. Engineering innovations included a stiffer monocoque body (replacing the traditional 4x4 ladder frame) and fully independent suspension with interconnected air springs (at the time nearly all 4x4s had rigid axles). The interiors of these vehicles were inspired by high-end yachts, fine furniture and first class airline seats, providing more space and luxury.

In 2012, the fourth generation and most recent Range Rover debuted. It was the first SUV to feature lightweight all-aluminium construction, saving 420 kg in weight compared to its predecessor. Featuring a wealth of new off-road innovations such as automatic Terrain Response™ 2 and All-Terrain Progress Control, it has evolved to include efficient new electrified Ingenium engines, a plug-in hybrid electric version and innovative infotainment and safety technologies.

For the last five years the Range Rover SVAutobiography has been at the pinnacle of the model line-up, with the most powerful and refined vehicles in Range Rover’s history.  Produced by Land Rover's Special Vehicle Operations division, customers can also choose from the Range Rover SVAutobiography and SVAutobiography Dynamic – which feature powerful V8 engines and finely crafted cabins.

SPARK Power 2 Set to Change the Idea of Infotainment with Segment First 7” Display, 6000 mAh Battery

Key Points 

* Priced at INR 9,999, SPARK Power 2 is the only smartphone in the sub-10K segment offering 7” dot notch display and a massive 6000mAh battery with fast charger enabling 3 hours of calling time in 10-minutes of charging.

* The smartphone will be up for grabs starting 23rd June 00:00 hrs on Flipkart https://bit.ly/3fycVEE

A move that will enhance the usability of smartphones in the sub-10k segment, TECNO, the global premium smartphone brand, today launched the SPARK Power 2 that introduces two major segment-first features: an enormous 7” Dot Notch display with stereo sound dual Speakers and a massive 6000 mAh battery with 18W Fast Charger. These features, along with a 16 MP front camera and 16MP Quad Rear Camera in the sub-10k segment, exponentially enhance the immersive experience with superlative audiovisual offerings and enable TECNO’s customers to rediscover telecommuting and entertainment in much better and Bigger way

The pioneering 7” display with a 20.5:9 aspect ratio and 90.6% screen body ratio makes the new smartphone an entertainment ‘tour de force’, allowing category customers an opportunity to experience movies, music and games almost similar to that of premium smartphones. It is also the Best Battery Smartphone in the segment: the 6000 mAh battery with an 18W Fast Charger that will allow customers to enjoy 3 continuous hours of calling on a 10-minute charge as well as the 50% of massive 6000mAh battery can be charged in just 1 hours’ time. TECNO SPARK 2 is available in two unique colour variants: Ice Jadeite & Misty Grey.

Commenting on the SPARK POWER 2 launch, Mr. Arijeet Talapatra, CEO, TRANSSION India said, “In the wake of COVID-19, the importance of telecommuting has increased significantly. People’s smartphones are now a primary medium of work, information and entertainment. With this increasing reliance on the device, the demand for more, better features at an affordable price point has gone up. We, at TECNO, are committed to our consumer-centric approach and accordingly, with SPARK Power 2, we are providing consumers access to the two most important features in the sub-10k segment that directly impact telecommuting – a large display that will make all audiovisual communication convenient and a long-lasting battery that will ensure you are always connected with your environment. With this new launch we will firmly establish Spark series as the Best battery Smartphone Series”

Mr. Talapatra further added, “As part of TECNO’s next growth phase, we are adopting a mix strategy to maximize customer outreach pan India. While offline remains our dominant channel, we realize that consumers are gravitating to the online space, and accordingly, we want to ramp up our online presence with unique tie-ups with e-commerce platforms. Flipkart is currently the leader in the e-commerce space and in mobile category, and we believe our collaboration with them for the sale of SPARK Power 2 is a great way to consolidate our online position.”

To celebrate the launch of TECNO SPARK Power 2 on Flipkart, Mr. Aditya Soni, Senior Director, Mobiles at Flipkart. "Flipkart is always committed towards enhancing the smartphone offering across price points for our consumers. We are excited to partner with Tecno to introduce the TECNO SPARK Power 2 and we believe that this smartphone will fulfil the growing consumer expectations from the sub-₹10,000 price point."

Features that make SPARK POWER 2, a perfect entertainment package smartphone

BIG Display and Clearview entertainment

* Notching up its game, the phone is equipped with a segment first 7” HD+ Dot notch display with 20.5:9 aspect ratio, perfect for watching videos, reading, and browsing. SPARK Power 2 has an exceptionally high category defining 480 nits accentuate the brightness even in the sunlight, so that videos watching experience is always amazing. And it can be used with ease even in the dark with Eye care mode which automatically adjusts the colours in the display that go easy on your eyes. With 2.5D curved edges, 90.6% screen-to-body ratio, slim bezels & matte finish coming together, SPARK Power 2 exquisite looks makes it an ideal device for consumers who want their brand to reflect their personal style.

Best Battery smartphone for an Uninterrupted movie marathon experience

* The SPARK Power 2 has a massive battery of 6000 mAh with an 18W fast charger which enables the device to run for 4 days on a single charge.  Once fully charged you can enjoy 376 hours standby time, 37 hours calling, 19 hours internet, 155 hours music, 13 hours game playing & 14 hours video playback. Leading to a smooth video watching, game playing, photography, and music playback experience in a seamless format.

Powerful cameras

* The 16 MP selfie camera (F/2.0) with 78.3° view angle comes with Dual Flash and also features AI Beauty, Wide Selfie, AR Mode, Portrait Mode, Custom Beauty Modes,. The Rear camera comprises of 16MP AI Quad Camera with Quad Flash (F/1.85) with 115° Anti distortion Super Wide Angle, 2.5cm Macro Photography, Bokeh Effect, Auto Scene Detection, AI Body Shaping, AI HDR, AR Mode, Google Lens, AI Beauty, Panorama

Superior surround sound

* To enhance the overall multimedia experience, SPARK Power 2 pumps rich stereo audio output from dual phone speakers powered by DIRAC to add depth to the video viewing experience on the device.

BIGGER Storage

* The SPARK Power 2 hosts a 4GB RAM & 64GB ROM expandable upto 256GB. The device runs on  HIOS 6.1 based on Android 10 and an Octa core- 2.0GHz processor

BIG Security

* A smartphone with a solid security is a must nowadays. The SPARK Power 2 is equipped with a Smart Fingerprint Sensor and Face Unlock 2.0. The Smart fingerprint sensor enables one to perform functions like receiving and recording calls, taking photos and dismissing alarms. The Face Unlock 2.0 tightens the security on your smartphone as it prevents the smartphone from getting unlocked with eyes closed. It also holds a physical Smart Key leading to easy access to Google Assistant.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Launches Child’s Future Assured Plan

Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance (ABSLI), the life insurance subsidiary of Aditya Birla Capital Limited (ABCL), has launched a one-of-its-kind insurance plan called ABSLI Child’s Future Assured Plan. It aims at assured returns combined with protection, to financially secure a child’s future milestones. 

This child plan offers guaranteed returns and is a non-linked non-participating life insurance plan. ABSLI Child’s Future Assured Plan enables you to plan for child’s two significant milestones - education & marriage by providing the required cash flow to help you meet your goals for your child’s future. It has an in-built Waiver of Premium element that ensures that the policy continues in case anything unfortunate happens to the life insured. This plan offers the flexibility to choose periodic pay-outs of 3, 6 or 9 years to plan for child’s education and a lumpsum at the desired milestone, to plan for marriage. The customer can also avail the option to receive both, guaranteed regular income to plan for their child’s high school, graduation, and post-graduation expenses and guaranteed lump sum as corpus for marriage related expenses.

The plan can be tailor-made and customized basis an individual’s requirement by opting for solutions such as flexible benefit options, premium paying term, death benefit, and additional riders. It offers the choice to enhance risk cover up to 200% of Sum Assured. This plans also enhances the benefits by providing Loyalty Additions of 20% of each pay-out for policies, where all the premiums have been paid through the premium paying term (PPT).

Policyholder can avail assured pay-outs and high sum assured rebate with maximum guaranteed benefits, to plan for his/her child’s education, marriage, or both together by opting from any of the following options:

* Education Milestone: Option to receive guaranteed annual pay-outs for 3/6/9 years as per the need for child’s education preferably on child’s age from 15 to 21 years.

* Marriage Milestone: Option to receive a guaranteed lump sum on maturity for a child’s marriage fund preferably on child’s age from 24 to 32 years.

* Education and Marriage Milestones: Option to receive both guaranteed income and a lump sum for a child’s education & marriage.

Death Benefit: In the event of unfortunate death of Life insured, any premiums due thereafter will be waived off and nominee will continue to receive scheduled Assured pay-outs. The nominee can also avail the option to receive a lump sum of future Assured pay-outs at a discounted rate. 

Commenting on the launch, Kamlesh Rao, MD & CEO, Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance said, “Building and sustaining wealth corpus for child’s important milestones has always been the topmost priority for every parent. During such unprecedented times, protection for your child’s dreams and goals becomes a matter of utmost importance, hence the need for creating a tailored solution, which provides guaranteed returns for addressing your child’s future needs. We believe that ABSLI Child’s Future Assured Plan is a distinctive product with assured pay-outs, which will cater to suit financial goals of parents and a defined corpus will ensure peace of mind”.

Maikubo Increases Staff Efficiency with Zebra Technologies’ RFID Solution

Zebra Technologies Corporation, an innovator at the edge of the enterprise with solutions and partners that enable businesses to gain a performance edge, today announced that Maikubo Artificial Intelligence (AI) Academy has adopted Zebra’s RFID solutions to achieve faster, more accurate asset tagging and management of its training equipment, which has saved staff time, improved accuracy and visibility along with enhanced staff efficiency. 

Maikubo is an institute of integrated education that provides AI training along with a technology incubator and teaching mode products. Led by AI experts, IT academics and professionals from leading organizations, Maikubo integrates academic research with industry experience to further enhance AI technology.

Maikubo’s staff previously managed its assets manually to track status updates and audit training equipment. The manual process was labor intensive, time-consuming and prone to human errors. The deployment of Zebra’s ZT400 series RFID printer and MC3190-Z UHF RFID reader helped Maikubo to  significantly reduce the mistakes made and the time spent on asset tracking. This allows the academy to re-deploy more of their staff’s time to focus on educational activities.

Maikubo worked with Zebra PartnerConnect channel partner, Qianyu Info-Tech Co. which provided overall support from the preliminary research to identify the right solution to the technology deployment.

“The unique ability of the ZT400 series RFID printer to print on metallic surfaces enables us to print thicker RFID tags faster, while maintaining RFID reader performance,” said Deep Agarwal, Regional Sales Director, Zebra Technologies .“Compared to traditional asset tags, RFID tags allow changes to be made to the data stored on the labels, which makes tagging more flexible and hassle-free.”

“The MC3190-Z UHF RFID reader improves our asset auditing efficiency by reducing the time required to audit our training equipment. For instance, the auditing of about 1,000 units of our training equipment which would have required about 20 staff members can now be completed by just one person when equipped with the right tools,” added Deep.

Zebra’s MC3190-Z UHF RFID reader features an advanced, highly efficient RFID reader engine for faster read rates and higher throughput. Its design offers high versatility for faster, more accurate reads. The pairing of the two RFID-enabled devices has empowered Maikubo with increased visibility and accuracy to manage its assets. 

“The augmentation of staff with RFID-enabled devices will continue to trend upward. RFID is a powerful tool that converts physical materials into digital assets that are easy to track in a facility in real time,” said Winston Wu, RFID Specialist, Zebra Technologies Greater China. “Organizations like Maikubo can use RFID to capture, move and manage critical information to and from every point of their business activity for maximum visibility into their enterprise assets, while improving efficiency and accuracy at the same time.”

KEY TAKEAWAYS

* Zebra’s RFID solution optimizes Maikubo AI Academy’s asset management effort to achieve faster and more accurate asset tagging and management, resulting in greater time-savings, less errors and enhanced staff efficiency.

* The pairing of Zebra’s ZT400 series RFID printer and MC3190-Z UHF RFID reader helps Maikubo’s staff better manage its training equipment.

* Zebra’s RFID solution turns physical materials into digital assets for easy tracking to help organizations manage critical information, driving maximum visibility into their enterprise assets.