CG Inaugurates New Motor Manufacturing Facility “Smart LV Motors” at Ahmednagar

Mr. Vellayan Subbiah, Chairman CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited inaugurated theState-of-the-art facility at Ahmednagar in Maharashtra on 21st December, to manufacture next generation smart Motors.

This is the 7th manufacturing facility of the company in Ahmednagar which is spread over an area of 4200 sq.mtr. and is equipped with latest world class equipment and machineries.

The new facility will manufacture Smart Electric Motors from 75 kW to 1000 kW. It will cater to the increased demand of domestic and global market and will help CG to gain greater market share for higher range of LV Motors.

Speaking on the occasion Chairman- Mr. Vellayan Subbiah said, “The new plant is a testimony of the company’s commitment towards Make in India initiative and deliver to its customers world class products at affordable price. This plant will keep India ahead of the curve in Motor technology.

About CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited

CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited is a global pioneering leader in the management and application of electrical energy. CG provides end-to-end solutions that meet all electrical needs of its customers. CG’s offerings include electrical products, systems and services for utilities, power generation and industries. CG is a subsidiary of Tube Investments of India

Limited which forms part of the Murugappa Group.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Introduces ‘Adarshmann’ - A Caricature Series Based on Urban Cruiser

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) today unveiled ‘Adarshmann’, a novel cartoon strip whose protagonist is based on the leading Bollywood star, youth icon and Toyota Urban Cruiser brand ambassador, Mr. Ayushmann Khurrana. The cartoon series to be released on TKM’s social channels feature Ayushmann as a character who talks about the message of #Respect.

In the series, Mr. Ayushmann’s character together with #UrbanCruiser help people find the right way to earn #Respect. Based on the concept of 'contest and create your own' activities, the Adarshmann campaign comprises exciting contests and activities for fans of Mr. Ayushmann and Toyota Urban Cruiser.

Talking about this association with Adarshmann, Mr. Ayushmann Khurrana, said, “I have always believed in delivering fresh ideas through new and emerging formats. Therefore, I was excited with the concept of Adarshmann as a platform to connect with the fans to talk about respect as an extension to the successful brand campaign for Urban Cruiser. I’m glad to take forward this campaign and keen to engage with the audience in this new avatar.”

Giving more insights into the new initiative, Mr. Naveen Soni, Senior Vice President, Sales and Service, TKM, said, “The idea behind Adarshmann was to leverage new-age tools to convey the story of respect in a fun and engaging format while delivering key messages on safety and wellbeing among others. And who better than Mr. Ayushmann Khurrana, who embodies the brand promise of Urban Cruiser, to tell the story of respect. We are excited and hope our customers and fans of Mr. Ayushmann will thoroughly enjoy the series. Adarshmann provides an opportunity to delve into the ethos of the brand and its ambassador.”

The Urban Cruiser, Toyota’s Youngest Urban SUV, which was launched during the festive season in September 2020, has earned the trust and admiration of customers in a short period. Mr. Ayushmann Khurrana who is the brand ambassador for the compact SUV has been an integral part of various campaigns in electronic and print communications helping endear Brand Toyota to young achievers. The belief that respect cannot be demanded; it must be earned is at the core of Toyota Urban Cruiser’s communication campaign.

Local cloud Infrastructure, Seamless Digital Experience and Zero Trust Security Model Among Top Tech Predictions for 2021

 

Faced with perhaps the most disruptive circumstances of their existence, organisations worldwide realised that they had no greater ally than technology in their quest to ensure some sort of work continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

”The coronavirus vaccines now entering the market are expected to bring relief to businesses soon by paving the way to normalcy,” said Rajesh Ganesan, Vice President at ManageEngine, the enterprise IT management division of Zoho Corporation. “But the past year has shown that technology resilience is fundamental to business resilience and that it’s better to take steps in that direction now rather than later.”

In the spirit of resilience, here's a list of five top tech predictions for 2021 by ManageEngine, compiled after discussions with relevant stakeholders, including business and tech leaders.

#1. Local regulations and cloud infrastructure

With the accelerated cloud adoption, it is inevitable that governments across the world will bring in region-specific regulations to uphold aspects of sovereignty, user privacy, security, culture, policies, and other issues; and this will call for cloud infrastructure to be hosted in every such region to comply with those regulations. Also, specific states within big countries could have their own regulations, and hence businesses should be aware of this factor while choosing cloud providers. When it comes to their data as well as their customers' data, it is imperative for businesses to operate with clarity of regulations and how they apply.

#2. More focus on a seamless digital experience

A seamless digital experience will be an important differentiator for businesses, especially in the post-pandemic era. Hence, they will increasingly invest in digital experience monitoring to relieve bottlenecks, such as the inability to track employee devices, besides issues in their home network and other cloud-based productivity tools.

Organisations will also strive towards effectively engineering AIOps to contextually monitor and remediate their IT and business logic in order to provide an intuitive user experience. Furthermore, AI-powered and data-informed monitoring tools will be sought out to analyze security risks and increase operational efficiency.

#3. Zero Trust security model will be the new norm

Before COVID-19, Zero Trust was being driven by a need to modernize the information security stack. With the shift to remote work, the traditional perimeter-based security model was rendered obsolete. Digital identity is now a single control point across users, devices, and networks. Zero Trust security models, however, operate with the principle that all network users—internal or external—are considered hostile until proven otherwise. Trust is established through strong authentication to users upon verifying who is requesting access, the context of the request, and sensitivity of the access environment; and each user’s behavior is continuously assessed for risk.

It addresses the agile needs of modern organizations and eventually it will become the way any security framework is architected. From a business option to a business imperative, every one of us is on a Zero Trust journey— whether we know it, or not.

#4. Hyper converged infrastructure is ideal for the cloud-era

Having a strong IT framework is a critical factor for businesses to achieve infrastructure efficiency. Hyper converged infrastructure (HCI) consolidates traditional hardware-based infrastructure (compute servers, networking and storage) into virtualised, software-defined environments. This approach is not only a cost-efficient option but also helps simplify the management of these virtualised resources from a single, unified interface.

Considering the impact of the pandemic, many organisations are looking to adopt technologies that can support their digital workspace. Keeping in mind the cost and security related issues associated with public cloud, it may not be the immediate choice for most businesses, making 2021 the year for HCI. And due to its simplified and flexible framework, HCI is ideal for the cloud-era.

#5. Increasing utilization of analytics by non-IT departments

Now that organisations realize the effectiveness of analytics platforms, their usage is expected to penetrate not just IT but other departments that have traditionally not relied on analytics applications. For example, data from HR applications combined with employee performance metrics can be used to measure the influence of employee welfare initiatives on employee productivity.

This focus on analytics brings an interesting dynamic to the way organisations work and also introduces a set of challenges in data governance and maintenance. IT will play a pivotal role in facilitating fine-grained access levels before moving to a higher trust model where individual teams have complete access to all relevant data that is necessary for their efficient functioning.

Indian Direct Selling Industry to Touch Rs 64,500 Crore by 2025

• By 2021, the Direct Selling Industry is expected to reach INR 15,930 crore

• 18.1 million people to be employed by the direct selling industry by 2025

The year 2020 has truly been a year of uncertainties. For many, it has meant the loss of loved ones; for some others, their livelihood. However, the news of vaccines for Covid-19 coming in 2021 has certainly brought a great deal of hope. Some sectors are already witnessing the green shoots of recovery. Direct selling is one such sector that continues to promise a bright future despite the current obstacles and challenges. 

Gautam Bali, Managing Director, Vestige Marketing Pvt Ltd., said, “Direct Selling is one of the fastest-growing sectors in India today. Despite these challenging times, the sector has witnessed spectacular growth in the last three quarters. At Vestige, we have provided an alternative career opportunity to millions during the pandemic period. We are looking forward to 2021 and we hope to continue to be a key player in the Direct Selling Industry’s rapid growth by empowering people”.

As per industry estimates, the Direct Selling industry in India, which currently ranks No. 15, globally, is expected to grow at a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of about 4.8 percent to reach Rs 15,930 crore by 2021. This proves that the Direct Selling Industry is flourishing and illustrates its potential with the continued rate of growth – increasing at an impressive rate of 12.1% Y-o-Y.

Another interesting trend that is noticeable is that the sector has been instrumental in employment generation for nearly 122 million Indians who lost their jobs this due to the pandemic.

Initiatives like ‘Vocal for Local’ and ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ encouraged Indians to explore the option of buying and selling locally made products via the direct selling route, which entails low investments and high returns. This not only boosted local manufacturing but also established a sense of ownership as well as determination amongst budding entrepreneurs to succeed. In India, the Direct Selling industry has provided additional income opportunities to its people and has significantly promoted micro-entrepreneurship. In FY 2018-19, there were 5.7 million direct sellers. These numbers are projected to grow exponentially to 18.1 million by 2025.

The sector has also empowered women in a significant way right since its inception. There are almost 2.1 million women today who are at the heart of this industry and have gone on to become successful entrepreneurs.

Emirates SkyCargo Transports First Batch of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines for Dubai Health Authority

Emirates SkyCargo has notched yet another milestone by flying in COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech to the UAE for the first time for the Dubai Health Authority (DHA). The vaccines were transported from Brussels on Emirates flight EK 182 on 22 December 2020, arriving at Dubai International Airport (DXB) at 22.15 local time.

HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Group said: “Emirates is proud to be transporting the first batch of Pfizer vaccines for COVID-19 into the UAE for the Dubai Health Authority. Our healthcare ecosystem has played an absolutely critical role in every step of the fight against COVID-19. I would like to thank everyone who has worked unceasingly over the last year to protect the lives of those most vulnerable against the disease. In recognition of their immense contribution for the wellbeing of everyone in the UAE, it has been our honour to transport these vaccines free of charge on our flight.”

Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President, Cargo said: “At Emirates SkyCargo we are doing our part to join Dubai’s efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to the effective management of the pandemic by Dubai’s visionary leadership, the city has retained its position as a global logistical hub for connecting vital cargo including PPE, medical supplies, vaccines, food and other essential items. Emirates SkyCargo has set up the world’s largest airside hub dedicated to distributing COVID-19 vaccines and we stand ready to support not just Dubai, but countries around the world, including markets with limited cool chain infrastructure with our advanced capabilities. By transporting COVID-19 vaccines across our extensive network, we look forward to helping people around the world get back on their feet after the devastating impact of the pandemic.”

On arrival at DXB, the containers with the vaccines were unloaded on priority from the aircraft and then taken to Emirates SkyCargo’s dedicated pharma facility Emirates SkyPharma to await clearance for delivery.

Emirates SkyCargo is no stranger to transporting vaccines and other temperature sensitive pharmaceutical cargo. The carrier has more than two decades experience in transporting pharmaceuticals on its aircraft and has set up state of the art EU GDP certified facilities dedicated for storing and handling pharma cargo in Dubai. Emirates SkyCargo has also established a global Pharma Corridors programme working with ground handlers and local airports at major pharma origin and destination stations for enhanced cool chain protection. The current pharma network covers over 30 cities across the world including Brussels.

More recently, Emirates SkyCargo has set up the world’s largest dedicated airside storage and distribution hub for COVID-19 vaccines in Dubai with the capacity to store up to an estimated 10 million doses of vaccine at the 2-8C temperature range at any one point of time. With its advanced infrastructure, extensive network and modern all wide-body aircraft fleet, Emirates SkyCargo can transport COVID-19 vaccines rapidly and securely from manufacturing locations to destinations across six continents. Emirates SkyCargo has already commenced distribution of COVID-19 vaccines from a range of manufacturers and geographies.

Tata Motors Introduces the Ultra T.7; India’s First Truck Designed Specifically for Urban Transportation

 

Key highlights:

* All new sleek Ultra Cabin for easy manoeuvrability through narrow streets and tight corners

* Offers best-in-class driving experience, NVH levels and fuel efficiency

* Highest payload capacity in 7-tonne GVW category

* Available with a modular platform, with various deck lengths and 4-tyre & 6-tyre options

Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, introduces the Ultra T.7 – the most advanced Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV), designed specifically for urban transportation, with its all-new sleek Ultra cabin. The highly-appreciated Ultra cabin has been engineered for a sleeker version to offer the best-in-class comfort and agility with its optimum dimensions of 1900mm wide cabin to reduce the turnaround time. The reduced turnaround time ensures higher earning potential for the truck owners and brings more efficiencies in the logistics sector for profitability. The Ultra T.7 range comes with a modular platform with variants of various deck lengths and in 4-tyre and 6-tyre combinations to suit a wide range of applications.

The Ultra T.7 is powered by the technologically-advanced 4SPCR engine, with superior 100hp of power and 300Nm of torque from 1,200 to 2,200rpm. It has underpinnings of a strong modular chassis design for better durability and radial tubeless tyres, offering increased fuel economy. In addition, the Tata Ultra T.7 is designed keeping in mind Tata Motors’ ‘Power of 6’ philosophy, which promises superior fleet profitability, vehicle performance, driving comfort, convenience and connectivity, along with safety – all with a lower total cost of operations (TCO). This has been validated with extensive real-world and pilot testing, across various challenging terrains and conditions. Tata Motors is the only Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer offering the power of choice of three unique and distinct cabin options to its I&LCV customers – Ultra, SFC and LPT range of trucks.

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. V Seethapathi, Vice President, ILCV Product Line, Tata Motors said, “With the introduction of the latest Ultra T.7, Tata Motors furthers its commitment to scale new heights of innovative automotive manufacturing to provide a variety of products for diverse applications at minimum operation costs. The Ultra T.7, with its pioneering and award winning design, possesses the ability to bring the best of both worlds – comfort and agility – while aiming to offer the highest profitability for its owners. With the industry best operating economics, superior fuel efficiency and power, longer tyre life, it makes the best product in the category.”

Equipped with a crash-tested cabin and powerful air-brakes for enhanced safety, adjustable seating positions, tilt-and-telescopic power steering and a dash-mounted gear shifter for comfort, the Ultra T.7 combines futuristic styling with comfort, providing significantly lower NVH levels and a fatigue-less driving experience. It comes with standard fitment of a music system, USB fast charging port, ample storage space and Tata Motors’ next-gen connected vehicle solution that enables fleet management, the Fleet Edge. It features clear-lens headlamps and LED tail-lamps that significantly improve visibility at night.

The Ultra T.7 is the ideal vehicle for applications such as transportation of e-commerce products, FMCG, industrial produce, consumer durables, electronics, essential goods and LPG cylinders. The reefer variants of T.7 are best suited for transportation of vaccine, pharmaceuticals, perishable goods, food items such as eggs and milk, along with farm produce. The Ultra T.7 comes with a comprehensive set of fully-built solutions, offering customers a one-stop solution with multiple advantages like better financing terms, nationwide service support and higher resale value, thus making a much better value proposition for customers. Adding to these lucrative offerings, the Tata Motors I&LCV range comes with a warranty of 3 years / 3 lakh kilometres and also offers Sampoorna Seva 2.0 and Tata Samarth – the company’s commitment to commercial vehicle driver welfare, uptime guarantee, on-site service and customised annual maintenance and fleet management solutions.

About Tata Motors

Tata Motors Limited (NYSE: TTM; BSE: 500570 and 570001; NSE: TATAMOTORS and TATAMTRDVR), a USD 35 billion organization, is a leading global automobile manufacturer of cars, utility vehicles, pick-ups, trucks and buses. Part of the USD 113 billion Tata group, Tata Motors is India’s largest and the only OEM offering extensive range of integrated, smart and e-mobility solutions. It has operations in India, the UK, South Korea, Thailand, South Africa, and Indonesia through a strong global network of 103 subsidiaries, 10 associate companies, 3 joint ventures and 2 joint operations as on March 31, 2020.

With a focus on engineering and tech enabled automotive solutions catering to the future of mobility, Tata Motors is India’s market leader in commercial vehicles and amongst the top four in the passenger vehicles market. With ‘Connecting Aspirations’ at the core of its brand promise, the company’s innovation efforts are focused to develop pioneering technologies that are sustainable as well as suited to evolving aspirations of the market and the customers. Tata Motors strives to bring new products that fire the imagination of GenNext customers, fueled by state of the art design and R&D centers located in India, UK, US, Italy and South Korea. Internationally, Tata commercial and passenger vehicles are marketed in countries, spread across Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia, South America, Australia, CIS, and Russia.

Clinical Study Suggests, Regular Intake of Dabur Chyawanprash Reduces the Risk of COVID-19 Infection

 In a major breakthrough development, DABUR India Limited, one of India’s leading Ayurvedic companies, has completed a large scale, multi centric, clinical study on their premium Ayurvedic healthcare product– DABUR Chyawanprash. This clinical study evaluated the beneficial role of Dabur Chyawanprash as a prophylaxis remedy for COVID-19 infection. This study was conducted following applicable GCP guidelines,  was approved by multiple Institutional Ethics Committees and was registered with Clinical Trials Registry of India which is a portal of ICMR.Subjects were enrolled in the study after taking an informed consent from all the study participants.

The findings of the study reveal that regular use of Dabur Chyawanprash reduced the risk of COVID-19 infection by up to 12 times in comparison to control group which was  not consuming Chyawanprash. It was also noted that with regular usage of Dabur Chyawanprash, there was up to 6 times lesser severity of COVID 19 infections when compared to subjects in control group. The severity of COVID-19 was assessed as per ordinal scale published by the WHO (World Health Organization) for COVID-19.

Commenting on the revelations, Mr. Prashant Agarwal, Marketing Head - Health Supplements, Dabur India Ltd said: “In the era of COVID-19, strong immunity has become the primary need of every individual more than ever before. Dabur Chyawanprash, with the power of more than 40 Ayurvedic herbs like Amla, Ashwagandha, Giloy etc., has always stood for boosting immunity to fight illnesses. Now, with the findings of current clinical study which was conducted following GCP and ICMR ethical guidelines coming in, we are confident of helping the nation in this steep battle against COVID-19.”

“Dabur has been relentlessly pursuing the cause of providing Ayurveda based solutions backed by modern science. Dabur Chyawanprash has earlier been studied scientifically in various studies for its beneficial role on boosting immunity. The beneficial effects of this study probably are due to the proven effects of Chyawanprash on immunity. The investigational team for this current study included Doctors and Scientists from both Ayurveda as well as modern system of medicine. Dabur has submitted the results of the study to the concerned ethics committees as well as to the Ministry of AYUSH, Dabur India Ltd.’s Head - Scientific Affairs, Dr. Arun Gupta said.”

This open-label, randomized, controlled, multi centric clinical study was conducted on healthy volunteers across five different Ayurveda Institutions including Jaipur, Mumbai, Pune and two sites at Vadodara. In one group, the subject consumed one tea spoonful of Dabur Chyawanprash two times a day for a period of 3 months. A total of 696 subjects completed the study, out of which 351 subjects were in Chyawanprash group and 345 subjects were in control group that did not take Chyawanprash. This clinical study revealed Dabur Chyawanprash to be a good prophylaxis remedy for healthy individuals for its beneficial effects in the prevention of COVID-19 infection.

About Dabur India Ltd:

Dabur India Ltd is one of India’s leading FMCG Companies. Building on a legacy of quality and experience for 136 years, Dabur is today India’s most trusted name and the world’s largest Ayurvedic and Natural Health Care Company. Dabur India's FMCG portfolio nine Power Brands with distinct brand identities – Dabur Chyawanprash, Dabur Honey, Dabur Lal Tail, Dabur Honitus, Dabur Pudin Hara, Dabur Red Paste, Dabur Amla Hair Oil, Vatika and Réal fruit juice.