Capri Global Capital Ltd. Launches Affordable Housing Loans – PRIME

* Housing Loan rate of interest starting from 7.99% p.a. onwards 

* Additional discounted rates for women borrowers 

To cater to the rising demand for affordable housing in urban and rural regions, Capri Global Capital Ltd. (CGCL), the fastest-growing NBFC focused on MSME and housing finance launches Affordable Housing Loans– Prime offering the interest rate starting from 7.99% onwards both for urban and rural customers. All the salaried employees employed with government, public and private can avail for this loan. The women applicant to receive an additional 0.10% discount in rate of interest. 

In India, the affordable housing segment is still highly underpenetrated as people still struggle to source loans due to stringent credit policies. Housing is one of the key components of a nation’s well-being. The right guidance and easy access of funds can make government’s vision of ‘Affordable Housing for All’ achievable. Customers are increasingly looking for home loan providers that can allow more flexible, customized, and affordable payment mechanism suiting their needs. 

The scheme is targeted towards the salaried employees working in government, public and private firms with minimum one year of experience and with a good credit score. The loan amount can be utilised for the Fresh repurchase of dwelling unit, construction on already hold land, renovation, upgradation of dwelling unit 

Explaining the necessity of the various housing schemes in India, Mr. Rajesh Sharma, Managing Director, Capri Global Capital Ltd said, “The need and demand for better housing have always been the major agenda even before the pandemic. We still see people leaving with poor-quality infrastructure, overcrowded places, and many without a home. We believe, if sufficiently incentivised, the affordable housing sector could benefit substantially from the sheer size of its target group. The government and regulatory bodies like RBI, and National Housing Bank (NHB) have launched numerous initiatives to bridge the demand-supply gap & create an ecosystem where all the participants benefit socially and economically.  

At CGCL, we constantly research our customers’ demands, identify their needs, and offer customised services to meet their requirements. Our diverse range of products and specialised schemes for housing targets to improve access to shelter especially those who lack affordable, stable, and decent-quality housing. We believe that we will continue to see a strong growth momentum in the affordable housing sector over the next few years” 

About Capri Global Capital Limited  

Capri Global Capital Limited (CGCL) is a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE). The Company operates in two major verticals – MSME Loans and Housing Finance – through its strong network of 80 offices spread across 8 states and backed by a strong and committed workforce of 1,477 employees in the country. CGCL addresses the capital needs of MSMEs through its SME & Retail Lending vertical by offering multiple products: MSME Business Loans, Working Capital Term Loans, Term Loans Against Property Rentals, and Term Loans for Purchase of Property. Our tech-enabled processes and smart analytics ensure that we offer products tailored to meet the requirements of our customers. Capri Global Housing Finance Limited, a subsidiary of CGCL, operates in the affordable housing finance space is providing home loans to Lower and Middle-Income families and is a key contributor to the PM’s vision of “Housing for All” by 2022. 

Canadian Specialist Hospital Collaborates With Meitra Care Network To Launch A Collaborative Centre Of Excellence In UAE

* The combined Centre of Excellence will provide the full spectrum of services under heart and vascular care – which the Canadian Specialist Hospital will now be able to offer for the first time as a result of its partnership with Meitra Care Network

Meitra Care Network (MCN) announced its partnership with Canadian Specialist Hospital (CSH) in Dubai to launch a collaborative Centre of Excellence that will offer heart and vascular care services to patients.

CSH and Meitra Care Network are at advanced stages of signing MoU for the full spectrum of services, and in the first phase, the centre will offer advanced interventional cardiology procedures and electro physiology department. A full-time Meitra team will also be located at the CSH as per the terms. In the second phase, the Centre will have a full-fledged cardiac sciences department that will offer all heart-related surgical procedures.

Centers of Excellence in Orthopedics & Robotic surgery, Advanced Neurosciences & Spine will also be introduced during the second phase.

The Centre will be a first-of-its-kind healthcare hub in Dubai and the Middle East providing seamless healthcare services by leveraging the Meitra Care Network platform. It will also deploy cutting-edge digital technology that will open up a host of diversified medical interventions across tele-consultation, tele-medicine to diagnosis, critical care to surgical support and advisory.

“This is a groundbreaking collaboration, and with Meitra Care Network, the pioneering disruptive medical and healthcare ecosystem, we will be able to enhance patient-centric care connecting with multiple specialist healthcare experts and entities from around the world. We will be offering the full spectrum of heart and vascular care services to patients that will complement Dubai’s reputation as a regional healthcare and medical tourism hub,” said Mr. Mohammad Rashid Al Falasi, Chairman, Canadian Specialist Hospital.

Dr KR Balakrishnan, world-renowned expert in heart and lung transplant & mechanical circulatory support, will play a key role in this partnership of Meitra Care Network with Canadian Specialist Hospital. Dr KR Balakrishnan is an acknowledged expert in cardiothoracic surgery who has mastered evidence-based approach to healthcare practices. He is known for refining clinical expertise in surgery, and his areas of expertise include end-stage heart failure management, pediatric cardiac surgery, lung transplant, and heart and lung transplant.

CSH is a reputable acute cum critical care hospital catering to the tertiary healthcare needs of the UAE and the region. Our goal with this collaboration is to create an ever-expanding healthcare eco-system, bringing patients and doctors, as well as primary, secondary, tertiary and critical care service providers, under one integrated system, connected through hard and soft infrastructure – that will reduce downtime and wastage of resources, and result in better utilisation of doctors, laboratories, operation theatres, and healthcare facilities – to offer the best healthcare services at an affordable price.

“We believe Meitra Care Network addresses the critical gap in collaborative healthcare supported by technology, and our debut in Dubai with CSH is a milestone in bringing quality global healthcare to patients in Dubai and the UAE,” said Faizal E. Kottikollon, Founder Chairman of KEF Holdings and Meitra Hospital.

Canadian Specialist Hospital is a super specialty hospital provides high-end treatments including acute cardiac care to angioplasties, neuro spine surgeries, joint replacements, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, neonatal care including and so on. The partnership will also pave the way for Canadian Specialist Hospital to develop specially designed healthcare packages as well as introduce specialized surgeries at affordable prices.

Zoho Corporation Launches Qntrl To Address Wide Mid-Market Gap In Rapidly Growing Workflow Orchestration Market

* New Corporate Division Enables Business Managers to Maximize Visibility and Control and Reduce Manual Work Through Automation

Zoho Corporation, the parent company of leading technology brands such as ManageEngine, WebNMS, and Zoho.com announced today the launch of a new business division, Qntrl (pronounced "control"). As a separate brand, Qntrl delivers workflow solutions aimed at solving the widening gap in process management for modern, complex workflows that require tight alignment between multiple stakeholders. With Qntrl, department and process managers—also called orchestrators—gain more visibility, control, and automation over their workflows, making it easier for them to collaborate across stakeholders and departments. Qntrl empowers orchestrators with tighter alignment for non-linear modern workflows, so tandem efforts can be managed with seamless clarity.

"Zoho Corporation continues to scale and diversify to meet ever-changing customer needs, and the launch of Qntrl is an excellent example of the company's disciplined and innovative approach," said Daniel Newman, Principal Analyst, Futurum Research. "The market is well aware of the impact that data, AI/ML, and automation can have on businesses, but still struggles to employ tools to maximize BPO and workflow automation benefits. With Qntrl, Zoho is ambitiously working to democratize workflow orchestration in a flexible and compatible software package, removing mundane processes while improving enterprise efficiency."

"Managers need increased visibility into their department's operations to ensure things are running the way they designed them to. Qntrl allows Orchestrators to customize workflows at scale in a more intuitive way, without sacrificing the ability to manage complex scenarios," said Rodrigo Vaca, Qntrl's Chief Marketing Orchestrator. "Qntrl was built to make this process simpler and smoother, addressing the specific challenges and needs of both business and IT, and helping to achieve their objectives with confidence and certainty. Orchestrators are empowered for lock-step collaboration among stakeholders, minimizing the typical frustrations and redundancies of process management so that teams can focus on delivering high-quality work."

Qntrl enables users to:

Centralize requests from all process stakeholders, providing unparalleled visibility into the status of each request

Ensure process compliance, with a focus on eliminating redundancy and mistakes

Enable contextual, workflow-centric collaboration across stakeholders

Automate repetitive, low value-added tasks

Take advantage of powerful workflow intelligence reports and insights that improve operational KPIs

Effectively design and manage processes without having to know complicated technical notations

Integrate with existing IT stack solutions including Zoho business software apps and third-party solutions including Slack, Microsoft Teams, Workday, and others.

Leverage advanced data security and information access controls

"As the workflow management market grows in size and sophistication, frustrations related to efficient and transparent management are becoming a bigger roadblock for organizations across the board," said Mani Vembu, Chief Operating Officer at Zoho Corporation. "These challenges require robust solutions that minimize the negative impact on business. With the full support of Zoho Corporation, Qntrl will tackle this head on, helping its customers accelerate business with the support of first-class orchestration software."

As a business division of Zoho Corporation, Qntrl is able to integrate with products from sister divisions such as Zoho.com and ManageEngine. Qntrl is launching as a separate division focused exclusively on delivering a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use workflow orchestration software that also integrates with technology from other vendors.

Pricing and Availability

Previously in beta, Qntrl becomes generally available today. Paid plans start at ₹420 per user/month, with an annual contract. Qntrl also offers a free version for up to five users and three orchestrations. For more information about pricing, please visit qntrl.com/pricing.

Disclaimer: All trademarks, product names, and company names cited herein are the property of their respective owners.

About Qntrl

Qntrl is a leading Workflow Orchestration Platform. Qntrl delivers visibility, control, and automation to business orchestrators and process managers, freeing them up to focus on the most important tasks and to achieve more as a result, faster. With a visually intuitive process designer, workflow-centric collaboration, and multiple automation and extensibility options, Qntrl enables business managers to ensure process compliance and improve operational KPIs.

Qntrl is dually headquartered in Austin, Texas, and Chennai, India. Qntrl is a business division of Zoho Corporation, a private and profitable company founded in 1996, which currently has more than 9,000 employees globally. 

ELGi Partners With The Italian Red Cross To Maintain Critical COVID-19 Response Vehicles

* The EN Series compressed air station ensures reliability and ease-of-maintenance for the Red Cross logistics fleet supporting the Greater Turin area

ELGi Compressors Europe, a subsidiary of Elgi Equipments Limited, one of the world’s leading air compressor manufacturers, is privileged to have had the opportunity to support the Italian Red Cross with an urgent compressed air requirement. In line with ELGi’s corporate philanthropic approach, ELGi Europe responded swiftly and comprehensively with a charitable contribution of an air compressor package for one of Italy’s Red Cross logistic hubs serving the Turin area.

Michele Belmondo, Site Manager at the Red Cross Bussoleno, said “The COVID emergency has placed pressure on all people and equipment. We contacted ELGi and other companies asking if they could support us with a new air compressor to enhance our operational capacity at the logistics centre. ELGi responded immediately, visited our Centre, analysed our compressed air needs and within days, provided not just an air compressor, but a complete system including a tank and dryer.”

The Red Cross Polo Logistica Valle di Susa site is a critical logistics hub that serves the Greater Turin area with emergency services, medicine delivery, transport and meal support, for vulnerable people. The compressed air system provided by ELGi is used to power tools. It is also used to support the maintenance of Red Cross vehicles as they support the Italian Health and Emergency services and make critical medical deliveries as part of the country’s COVID-19 response.

Graziano Dal Tio, Regional Manager, ELGi Southern Europe, said “When the frontline of Italy’s health services reached out to us during the COVID-19 emergency, asking for urgent help – we did not hesitate for a moment. After the initial visit, we were able to specify, deliver and install an EN Series Air Station in a matter of days. The offered air station comprised of a receiver and fridge dryer which made it plug and play, enabling high reliability, ease of maintenance and a small footprint. Definitely an ideal compressed air system solution for the Red Cross - Polo Logistico Centre.”

Chris Ringlstetter, President at ELGi Europe, said “At ELGi Compressors Europe, we aspire to be ‘Always Better’ in everything we do – and this includes building long-lasting partnerships with our employees, customers, channel partners and the local communities where we operate. We are grateful for the opportunity to support the Italian Red Cross in its tireless efforts with caring for the local community during these challenging times.”

ELGi's EN series screw compressors (2.2 – 45KW) are designed to encapsulate all functional components including a screw compressor element within a common housing. With its small footprint, high reliability and low maintenance requirements, these compressors are ideal for a wide variety of industrial applications where size, efficiency and cost, matter.

About ELGi: Elgi Equipments Limited is a global air compressor manufacturer with a broad line of innovative and technologically superior compressed air systems. ELGi has consistently worked towards ensuring that its customers achieve their productivity goals while keeping the cost of ownership low. ELGi offers a complete range of compressed air solutions from oil lubricated and oil free rotary screw compressors, oil lubricated and oil free reciprocating compressors and centrifugal compressors, to dryers, filters and downstream accessories. The company’s portfolio of over 400 products has found wide application across industries.

Bharat Petroleum Collaborates With Accenture To Digitally Transform Its Sales And Distribution Network

* AI-powered, digital sales and distribution management platform called IRIS to increase operational efficiency and service quality for its customers across India

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) are collaborating to transform India’s second largest oil and gas company by digitally reimagining its extensive sales and distribution network. Accenture will use its capabilities in data, artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud technologies to build, design and implement a digital platform, called IRIS.

This platform will integrate real-time data from across BPCL’s countrywide network, including more than 18,000 fuel retail outlets, 25,000 tank trucks, 75 oil installations and depots, 52 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bottling plants and 250 additional industrial and commercial locations, to provide a consolidated view of its extensive operations.

Driven by analytics based on AI and machine learning technologies, the IRIS platform will subsequently trigger automated alerts and actions, including rapid response to equipment failures or hazardous situations. It will also empower the BPCL workforce of more than 100,000 across the country to make faster and more accurate decisions, including preventative maintenance. This can help increase sales at fuel retail outlets by minimizing infrastructure downtime and ensuring consistent fuel quality, as well as improve the experience for customers.

By embedding intelligence in BPCL’s sales and distribution network, Accenture is helping BPCL optimize its operational performance and efficiency, enhance security and safety and deliver a superior experience for its retail and commercial customers across the country.

Arun Kumar Singh, Director (Marketing) and Director (Refineries), BPCL, said, “Digital transformation opens up new opportunities for the oil and gas industry. As an organization passionate about embracing change and leading the charge, we look forward to leveraging technology to unlock tremendous value, sustainable growth, and improved efficiency.”

“With the deployment of this highly automated command and control platform called IRIS, we will not only bolster our digital capabilities significantly, but also improve customer experience and transform operations at scale. It will further ensure consistent and uniform delivery of BPCL’s brand promises of innovation, care and reliability to our customers,” said Rahul Tandon, Head, Digital Transformation, BPCL.

The new platform will be capable of accepting more than three million inputs per second from automated sensors, cameras and Internet of Things (IoT) devices deployed at all key locations, tracking performance based on key parameters such as fuel stock, safety, compliance, equipment health and boosting asset uptime. BPCL’s field workforce and partner network will have a seamless experience thanks to support from a portal, mobile app and call centers in Noida and Chennai.

The digital sales and distribution platform will use BPCL’s cloud infrastructure, making it more agile and scalable.

“The future will belong to companies that purposefully combine advanced digital technologies with human skills and creativity,” said Piyush N. Singh, India Market Unit Lead at Accenture. “We believe our industry expertise and extensive digital capabilities can help BPCL drive the next wave of growth and gain a distinct advantage in the market. The powerful combination of human and applied intelligence will facilitate transformative change to ensure BPCL’s operations are safer, more secure and more efficient.”

About BPCL

A Fortune Global 500 Company, Bharat Petroleum is the second largest Indian Oil Marketing Company and one of the premier integrated energy companies in India, engaged in refining of crude oil and marketing of petroleum products, with a significant presence in the upstream and downstream sectors of the oil and gas industry. Bharat Petroleum attained the coveted Maharatna status, joining the elite club of companies enjoying enhanced financial autonomy and other decision-making authorities. Bharat Petroleum is India’s second largest retailer with a nationwide robust marketing and distribution network comprising more than 18,000 fuel retail outlets, 25,000 tank trucks, 75 oil installations and depots, 52 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bottling plants and 250 additional industrial and commercial locations. Visit us at www.bharatpetroleum.com

About Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services — all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 537,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. 

Future Generali India Insurance Promotes Mental Wellbeing Through Sports Personalities

 

* Sania Mirza, Abhinav Bindra, Sunil Chhetri, Robin Uthappa & Cheteshwar Pujara will share their stories of mental health struggles and advocate for better mental health in a talk show 

With a commitment to make mental health conversations mainstream, Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited (FGII) launched the talk show ‘Mind Matters’ on YouTube and Facebook. Through the talk show, the company has created a platform for the top sports personalities to come forward and share their stories of the mental health issues that they have experienced during their career. 

Hosted by the renowned television presenter and actor, Samir Kochhar, this series will see him converse with leading sports personalities like Sania Mirza, Abhinav Bindra, Sunil Chhetri, Robin Uthappa, and Cheteshwar Pujara. The conversations will be focused on their struggles related to their mental health and their journey to self-awareness while re-enforcing that mental issues can strike anyone and that it's ok to not be ok. The fundamental aim of this talk show is to create awareness about mental health, eliminate prevailing taboos, and lead people towards healthy conversations on mental wellbeing.  

Anup Rau, MD & CEO, Future Generali India Insurance said, “We want to propel a movement to get all Indians to take their mental health seriously. With the pandemic increasing levels of anxiety and stress, people are turning to experts, and I am afraid, quacks too to seek advice. We have curated a series, inviting sports celebrities and encouraging them to share their highs and lows of their career. Our talk show - ‘Mind Matters’ brings to life a never-seen-before side of the sports personas - their struggles with mental health and how they overcame that. We hope that watching these sports stars speak about mental wellbeing will inspire the rest of us to open up, discuss their challenges proactively and seek timely help.”  

The first episode of the weekly series - ‘Mind Matters’ features Sunil Chhetri. 

The viewers can watch the talk shows on the following links –  

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d72NrBeDa48  

About Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited 

Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited is a joint venture between Future Group – the game changers in Retail Trade in India and Generali – a 190 years old global insurance group featuring among the world’s 60 largest companies*. The Company was incorporated in October 2006 and received the IRDAI license in September 2007 with the objective of providing retail, commercial, personal and rural insurance solutions to individuals and corporates to help them manage and mitigate risks. 

Future Generali India has been aptly benefitting from the global Insurance expertise in diverse classes of products of Generali Group and the Future Group. Having firmly established its credentials in this segment and effectively leveraging on the skill set of both its JV partners, Future Generali India has evolved to become a Total Insurance Solutions Company. 

*As per Fortune Global 500 Ranking (2017) 

*Future Generali India Insurance is certified ‘Great Place to Work’ (December 2020-November 2021) 

About Generali Group 

Generali is an independent, Italian insurance Group, with a strong international presence. Established in 1831, it is one of the largest global insurance providers present in over 60 countries with total premium income exceeding €68 billion in 2017. With nearly 71,000 employees in the world and 57 million customers, the Group has a leading position in Western Europe and an increasingly significant presence in Central and Eastern Europe as well as in Asia. 

Neuberg Diagnostics Conducts “COVID Screening For IPL Team”

India’s fourth largest pathology player, Neuberg Diagnostics Private Limited, is conducting COVID 19 RT PCR test for all the IPL team members. The screening of teams has already started in Mumbai and Chennai, where the initial matches are scheduled to be played. Earlier, Neuberg Diagnostics had conducted screening during the IPL auction in Chennai as well. 

As per the guidelines, all the players, management team, broadcasting crew, state and central cricket committee member, groundskeepers, hotel staff, and the event management team are being tested. The tests are conducted at various hotels where the teams are stationed in the bio bubble and at the stadiums for the other staff members at a regular interval. 

Speaking on the development Ms. Aishwarya Vasudevan, Group Chief Operating, Neuberg Diagnostics Private Limited said, “For the smooth functioning of IPL 2021, we are happy to undertake testing for all team members on the ground and help them curtail the spread of the virus.” 

Neuberg will be conducting tests in all IPL venues Viz: Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Delhi and Kolkata. 

Neuberg follows guidelines and protocols laid down by ICMR and the state government authorities for sample collection.  With a mantra of "safety with convenience", Neuberg ensures that their phlebotomists wear PPE, face shield, gloves, masks etc during the sample collection process. 

About Neuberg Diagnostics:  

Best-in-class laboratories across India, USA, UAE & South Africa have united under the banner of Neuberg Diagnostics, to bring the latest technology and techniques within the reach of developing countries. Utilizing their combined strengths, the Neuberg Alliance brings capabilities to perform over 6000 varieties of Pathological investigations and promotes Prevention & Early Diagnosis, Focused Wellness Programs and Structured Disease Management programs for rare diseases using the most advanced technologies assisted by Data science and AI tools. 

Today, Neuberg Diagnostics is among the top diagnostics companies of Indian origin and the fastest growing healthcare start-up in India. The founding members of the Neuberg consortium - Anand Diagnostic Laboratory (Bangalore), Supratech Micropath (Ahmedabad), Ehrlich Laboratory (Chennai), Global Labs (South Africa), and Minerva Diagnostics (Dubai) bring their combined heritage of over 200 years, and process over 20 million tests annually. With 10 approved labs for Covid testing, the group has processed more than 1.5 million RT PCR Tests in India and South Africa. Some of the best Pathologists, Biochemists, Geneticists, Microbiologists and several other Clinical Lab Professionals from around the world are working closely, sharing knowledge and using the latest generation of diagnostics techniques to take accurate and timely diagnosis to the next level. 

Apart from the coming together of leading players, green field laboratories have been established in Cochin, Trivandrum and Hyderabad. Currently the group has over 80 labs and over 1000 touch points across 4 countries. Our Indian Expansion plans include setting up a network of 500 collection centers across the country within the next 12 months. Our overseas expansion plans include establishing a presence in East Africa, West Africa, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, USA and Germany. 

Neuberg also provides Hospital Laboratory Management Services, Preventive Health Checks, Corporate Wellness, Home Health Services and Drive through Phlebotomy Services.