New Range Rover Evoque Introduced With Prices From ₹ 64.12 Lakh Launched Across Indian Market

The New Range Rover Evoque combines renowned Range Rover luxury with sophisticated design details and a refined interior with state-of-the-art technology

The new Evoque comes with the next-generation four-cylinder Ingenium diesel engine alongside the 2.0 I Ingenium petrol engine, that offer exceptional efficiency, power and on-road performance

New exciting features like  3D Surround Camera Cabin, Air Ionisation with PM2.5 filter and Wireless Device Charging with Phone Signal Booster have been introduced

Land Rover’s most advanced infotainment system, ‘Pivi Pro’, is now available on Range Rover Evoque

New  dual tone interior colorway called Deep Garnet / Ebony has been introduced for the first time in Range Rover Evoque

The new Range Rover Evoque pricing starts from ₹ 64.12 Lakh, ex-showroom in India

Customers can book the new Range Ro­­ver Evoque online by visiting www.findmeasuv.in from the safety of their homes

Jaguar Land Rover India, today announced that it has begun deliveries of the new Range Rover Evoque in India. The new Evoque is available in R-Dynamic SE trim on Ingenium 2.0 l petrol and the S trim on 2.0 I diesel powertrain. The 2.0 l petrol engine delivers a power of 184 kW and 365 Nm of torque and the 2.0 l diesel engine delivers a power of 150 kW and 430 Nm of torque. The new Range Rover Evoque pricing starts from ₹ 64.12 Lakh, ex-showroom in India.

Rohit Suri, President & Managing Director, Jaguar Land Rover India, said, “Range Rover Evoque has always turned heads with its unique, modernistic and smart design. With the introduction of new interior colorways and latest Land Rover technologies, the new Evoque’s style quotient is even more enhanced and the new Ingenium powertrains make it more powerful and efficient.”

The new Range Rover Evoque comes with exciting new features such as 3D Surround Camera, Cabin Air Ionisation with PM2.5 filter, Wireless Device Charging with Phone Signal Booster and new Pivi Pro infotainment system.

To know more about the new Range Rover Evoque, kindly visit www.landrover.in.

Land Rover Product Portfolio in India

The Land Rover range in India includes the New Range Rover Evoque ( starting at ₹ 64.12 Lakh), Discovery Sport (starting at ₹ 65.30 Lakh), Range Rover Velar (starting at ₹ 79.87 Lakh),  Defender 110 (starting at ₹ 83.38 Lakh), Range Rover Sport (starting at ₹ 91.27 Lakh) and Range Rover (starting at ₹ 210.82 Lakh). All prices mentioned are ex-showroom in India.

Jaguar Land Rover Retailer Network in India

Jaguar Land Rover vehicles are available in India in 24 cities, through 28 authorized outlets in Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Bengaluru (3), Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai (2), Coimbatore, Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kochi, Karnal, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Mangalore, Mumbai (2) , Noida, Pune, Raipur, Surat and Vijayawada.

Glance And Collective Artists Network Announces A Global Platform For Celebrities And Creators To Launch Their Own Brands

* Form a JV company Glance Collective, to co-create product labels with celebrities and creators; will leverage Glance and Roposo to drive brands globally  

Glance, the world’s largest lock screen-based content provider and owner of video-platform Roposo, today announced that it has entered into a joint venture with Collective Artists Network, India’s largest talent management agency and pop culture marketplace. The JV company, Glance Collective, will co-create and operate multiple unique brands in partnership with some of India’s biggest digital creators, which include top celebrities and social media influencers. 

This is a first of its kind strategic alliance in India, where a global content, creator and commerce platform has partnered with a leading talent management network. The JV combines Glance and Roposo’s technology and global reach with Collective Artists Networks’ deep understanding of the celebrity and influencer world. This new entity will generate massive scope for creators to earn revenue through part ownership of the brands, while also giving them access to global markets, through Glance and Roposo’s combined worldwide user base. 

“Glance Collective is a synergy of strengths. It will give creators entrepreneurial opportunities at a large scale in producing successful consumer brands. We are creating a unique ecosystem for creator-led, discovery-based LIVE commerce, and are confident that our partnership with Collective will make us leaders in this rapidly growing market,” said Piyush Shah, Co-founder of InMobi, and President and COO of Glance. 

Even though it is still at a nascent stage in India, creator-led, interactive and LIVE commerce is expected to become a $40 billion opportunity in the country by 2025. This format has already seen tremendous success in China where it now accounts for around 20% of the country’s total e-commerce market. Glance Collective will leverage this emerging mode of shopping to drive sales of its brands, primarily on the Glance lock screen and the Roposo app. The products will span across segments such as lifestyle, home, fashion, apparel, beauty, and fitness, amongst others. 

The truly empowering aspect of Glance Collective is that it will enable creators to launch, scale and co-own brands that reflect their unique persona. "Glance Collective is dedicated to influencers at its very core. It will be a legitimate house of influencer brands, with the potential to bolster the monetization strength of the influencer economy and pop culture via commerce,” said Vijay Subramaniam, Group CEO and Co-Founder at Collective Artists Network. “Our joint value proposition will effectively benefit both the end consumer and an ever-growing community of influencers," Subramaniam added. 

Earlier this month, Glance had announced that it was acquiring full-stack e-commerce firm Shop101, as part of its foray into influencer and celebrity driven mobile commerce. The robust end-to-end supply chain and technology platform gained through this acquisition will be leveraged for operational support to Glance Collective. 

Mansi Jain, General Manager, Roposo and Commerce at Glance said, “There are hundreds of creators who have a large following, but do not have the resources to launch their own brands. Glance Collective will enable such creators to build labels that reflect their identity. There is no platform in the country that is currently doing this at such a scale.” 

Collective Artists Network has over 70% share in the talent management market. Its clients are A-list celebrities across pop culture, including Bollywood and South entertainment industry, as well as top social/digital media influencers. Glance has over 125 million daily active users and delivers content in 8+ languages in India and Southeast Asia. Roposo, which is a leading short-video talent platform, has over 100 million downloads and offers content in 12 languages.

Social Alpha Announces Top 17 High-Impact CleanTech Start-Ups Of Techtonic – Innovations In Clean Energy Challenge

* Various incubators, accelerators and investors are expected to deploy collectively more than Rs 20 Crore to accelerate clean energy innovations over 24 months to realise the goal of net-zero emissions

The 17 winners of the third edition of the Social Alpha energy challenge “Techtonic – Innovations in Clean Energy”, were announced by Social Alpha today. The winning solutions include battery integrated fast-charging solution for EVs, affordable solar dryer for minimizing post-harvest losses, affordable and efficient sodium-ion batteries, and renewable-energy powered climate-controlled vertical farming system.

The top start-ups were chosen from a pool of 195 entries based on affordability, accessibility and user experience, in addition to the criteria of innovation, impact potential, problem-solution fit, scalability potential, business viability and team strength. The International Energy Agency (IEA) and Sweden-based RISE Institute also contributed to the multi-stage assessment process as knowledge partners to the program.

The diverse offerings of Techtonic are aimed at fulfilling the specific needs of the winning start-ups who are at different stages of their product-development journey. Winners in the pre-pilot category will receive physical incubation at Social Alpha-Atal Incubation Centre, set up under Atal Innovation Mission, the flagship initiative of NITI Aayog, Government of India. The customized incubation includes prototype and MVP design and development support; business model development support; mentorship from technical and business experts; and access to legal, IP, communication and branding services.

Post-pilot category winners will be incubated at Social Alpha’s Clean Energy International Incubation Centre, an initiative supported by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India,  BIRAC, Tata trusts, and Tata Power group. They will receive support in product design, testing and development, GTM and market access, and get international collaboration opportunities through Mission Innovation, a global initiative working to accelerate clean energy innovations.

Selected start-ups from both the incubation labs will also receive full spectrum venture development and scale-up support from Social Alpha, which may include techno-commercial pilot support by Tata Power’s Pilot Accelerator of up to Rs 25L per start-up, scale-up support of up to Rs 50 lakhs per start-up by Social Alpha’s SDG-7 accelerator and Sustain Plus Foundation, and seed funding of up to Rs 1 crore per start-up by Social Alpha. Besides this, a number of corporations and investors are expected to join the support ecosystem as the programme progresses. Various incubators, accelerators and investors participating in the programme are expected to deploy collectively more than Rs 20 Crore over a period of 24 months.

Speaking about the winning solutions, Manoj Kumar, Founder and CEO of Social Alpha said, “Climate change will impact food, human health, environment and all the other things crucial to the existence of life in this planet. Our planet needs transformative strategies to advance rapidly scalable clean energy solutions. Like the previous years, the winners of the latest edition of Social Alpha energy challenge offer hope that high potential innovations can drive climate action towards a sustainable future. Social Alpha is already working with 20 start-ups that collectively have the potential to avoid more than 200 megatonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions every year by 2030 as evaluated by RISE Institutes, Sweden.”  

List of 17 winning start-ups under pre-pilot and post-pilot categories:

Enhanced Innovations is developing Phloton, a smart, active cooling vaccine carrier system

Raheja Solar Food Processing has developed an affordable solar dryer for minimizing post-harvest losses

Steamax Envicore provides efficient biomass combustion system for small-scale food industry’s heating needs

Hydrogreens Agri Solutions provides a renewable-energy powered climate-controlled vertical farming system

MachPhy Solutions provides an energy efficient hybrid cooling system with phase change materials and nanomaterials

Orora provides solar-powered modular mini-grid solution with configurable options for off-grid energy applications

Rechargion Energy has developed a plug-and-play Li-S battery

Godi India has developed next-generation advanced lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors

Aloe eCell has developed eco-friendly and non-hazardous aloe vera-based battery

Valerio Electric has developed smart charging sockets for electric vehicles

Vidhyutalaya Energy Storage Systems is developing affordable and efficient sodium-ion batteries

MOJO Green has developed a mobile, battery integrated fast-charging solution for EVs

Apeiro Energy has developed iWind – smart vertical axis wind turbine

Aerostrovilos Energy has developed ultra-low emission micro gas turbine-based power generation using biofuels

Thumbi Labs has developed Triazu, a simulation platform that models energy-use

Evergen has developed a software platform that optimises battery storage and orchestrates fleets of batteries for network operators and electricity retailers

Wenergie Ecoworks provides Quark, a series of smart solar-to-battery interfacing devices

About Social Alpha:

Social Alpha is a multistage innovation curation and venture development platform for science and technology start-ups that address the most critical social, economic and environmental challenges through the power of entrepreneurship and market-creating innovations. Since its inception in 2016, Social Alpha has supported more 150 start-ups including 40+ seed investments. 

Spinny Is Committed To Deliver Simple And Delightful Car Ownership Experience

* Releases feature-specific digital films that celebrate moments, big and small, that make buying and owning a Spinny car special. 

Spinny – India’s leading used-car platform – has launched a series of films, capturing its differentiations in the used car industry. Spinny’s approach syncs with the mindset of a new generation when it comes to car ownership, and the new films from the brand attest to their views and considerations. Owing to the advantage of being completely full-stack, Spinny is able to deliver unparalleled customer experience in the category. Right from maintaining quality cars in their inventory across 14 cities to the buying experience that has been tailor made for new-age urban Indian and even more relevant to maintain social distancing. 

On view at spinny.com, the films elaborate the brand’s point of view at every touchpoint of the car-buying and selling process. Each tangible benefit that guarantees a hassle free car buying i.e.  Spinny Assured has been encapsulated in a simple, yet fresh way. 

The films will further be seen on digital platforms. 

Says Niraj Singh, Founder and CEO – Spinny, “Our talking point is Spinny’s overhaul of the used-car market and the clarity, ease and integrity that our full-stack model offers customers. Of course, showing the world our new generation of Spinny car buyers and reflecting their car-buying personas only makes our point of view authentic. Our plainspeaking reflects theirs, that’s why we are trusted in the place.”  

Added Niraj Singh, “We satisfy a range of particular needs across age groups and it is important that any work we put out reflects this inclusionary approach. Questions running through prospective customer’s minds while we shop online at spinny.com are answered helpfully and immediately in these web films. Browsing, comparison-shopping and finally, even outright purchase of a car within minutes on spinny.com is something that has exponentially increased over the last year and our communication, we realize, must help our customers decide. That said, it’s a happy coincidence that Spinny’s new work reflects a new generation of snap-happy, moment-recording Instagrammers.”   

As a new age end-to-end preowned car platform, by establishing absolute trust and simplicity in its transactions, Spinny is revolutionising how people buy used cars. Customers are presented with thoroughly inspected high-quality cars in an entirely transparent, seamless manner. Every handpicked Spinny car passes a 200-point rigorous quality check before being listed and comes with a detailed inspection report and 360 view - another first in the used car industry, delivered at a fixed price. 

The pioneering experience of home test drives and home deliveries from Spinny is a testament to the commitment to serve customers by challenging the industry norms. In a category with so many variables, Spinny has been able to earn trust of over 20,000 car buyers and sellers.

With a 5-Day No Questions Asked Money-back Guarantee and Buyback options, the customer can concentrate on things that matter, the joy of owning a car, and not negotiations and mistrust.

Spinny’s full-stack business model offers value, transparency and simplicity so customers can purchase a car that matches their aspirations with absolute confidence and complete peace of mind.

Get A Life-Like Virtual Shopping Experience From Home With Augmented Reality Demo For Samsung’s Flagship Refrigerator & TV

* As a part of Samsung’s contactless offerings, AR Demo allows consumers to experience the product virtually in their homes, check product dimensions and make informed decision

* Consumers can also take an appointment to visit a store, get a live video demo of their favourite products or make online purchases directly from their nearest retail stores

Samsung, India’s largest and most trusted consumer electronics brand, has expanded its contactless offerings for consumers with a new Augmented Reality (AR) enabled demo for its flagship refrigerator and TV that will let them virtually experience how their favourite Samsung products would look like in their homes.

Consumers can use the AR Demo to virtually place Samsung’s lifestyle TV The Serif in their living room or have a 360-degree view of how the latest SpaceMax FamilyHub™ refrigerator would look like in their kitchen, while also exploring detailed features of the products. Consumers can also check for dimensions of the product and match it with the space and décor of their homes.

The AR Demo makes it easy for consumers to explore and discover Samsung products from the comfort of their homes and make informed purchase decisions, without stepping out of their homes.

Samsung Has Launched AR Demo With The Serif lifestyle TVs And SpaceMax Family Hub™ Refrigerators

“As consumers spend more time at home and continue to look for smarter lifestyle choices, we wanted to ensure they can experience their favourite Samsung products right in the comfort of their homes and close transactions without stepping out. The new AR Demo enables our consumers with technology so they can make an informed decision in an experiential way,” said Raju Pullan, Senior Vice President, Consumer Electronics Business, Samsung India.

How Does the AR Demo Work?

Samsung Experience Consultants will share a link to the AR demo with consumers interested in a product. Consumers can also access this link from Samsung’s Facebook page. Once the link is clicked, the AR demo would be activated on their smartphones. The user can then view the product in his/her home environment, placing the television or refrigerator at the desired location using their smartphone camera.

The camera will scan the space and place the product to scale, providing a clear idea of how the product would look aesthetically in their homes. In the case of a refrigerator, users can even open the doors and look inside for a holistic experience of the product.

After the virtual experience the customer has the option to “Request Callback” and connect with their nearest Samsung retailer, ensuring they can purchase Samsung products without stepping out their homes.

Check out the AR Demos here:

The Serif: https://web2.avataar.me/samsungce/serifcta/index.html

SpaceMax Family Hub™: https://web2.avataar.me/samsungce/spacemaxcta/index.html

Untact 2.0

Over the last few weeks, Samsung has rolled out several contactless offerings for consumers that allows them to experience and purchase their products in a safe environment and with ease.

Shop by Appointment

Consumers can now set up appointments at their nearest retailer by simply filling up an online form - https://www.samsungindiamarketing.com/Promotions/promo-of-the-month/. Once the form is filled, a Samsung Experience Consultant contacts the customer and assists in setting up an appointment for store visit.

Live Video Demo at Home

Samsung Experience Consultants will take consumers through the demo of any product via a video call, helping them select products from the comfort of their homes. Post selection, consumers can also make an online payment and get the product delivered to their homes, all without stepping out.

Buy Products Directly from Neighbourhood Retail Stores

With a simple Google search, consumers can now find websites of their nearest neighbourhood retail stores that sell Samsung products. They can select and make payments for the products on these store websites through digital payments platform Benow.

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 

Samsung inspires the world and shapes the future with transformative ideas and technologies. The company is redefining the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, digital appliances, network systems and memory, system LSI, foundry and LED solutions. For the latest news on Samsung India, please visit Samsung India Newsroom at http://news.samsung.com/in. For Hindi, log on to Samsung Newsroom Bharat at https://news.samsung.com/bharat. You can also follow us on Twitter @SamsungNewsIN

PhonePe Partners With Flipkart To Digitise Cash-On-Delivery Payments

 

* Customers just need to scan the PhonePe QR code to make contactless payments from home

PhonePe, India’s largest digital payments platform today announced that it has partnered with Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace to launch contactless Scan and Pay for Flipkart’s pay-on-delivery orders.

PhonePe’s dynamic QR code solution will enable customers who earlier opted for cash on delivery to pay digitally through any UPI app at the time of delivery. This will help reduce personal contact while ensuring safety, and drive contactless payments for customers who are traditionally more comfortable with cash on delivery.

Commenting on the partnership, Ankit Gaur, Director of Business, PhonePe said, “Digital payments adoption has become widespread over the past few years thanks to UPI. However, there still continues to be a preference for cash on delivery among some customers at the time of delivery. Digitising these cash-based payments would give a major boost to not just e-commerce but also contribute to the larger goal of Digital India. Our partnership with Flipkart to enable contactless and safe payments for its Pay on Delivery customers is a big step in that direction. Our solution not just offers a seamless and contactless payment experience to customers but also helps to reduce cash handling costs for e-commerce and logistics companies.”

Ranjith Boyanapalli, Head – Fintech and Payments Group at Flipkart said, “As the lines between e-commerce marketplace and digital payments continue to converge, it becomes imperative to solve for customers' evolving needs and attitudes. While the pandemic has urged several consumers to make a shift to online shopping, some trust deficit during checkout remains in pockets. With ‘pay-on-delivery’ technology, we want to ensure that customers have peace of mind with their payments and at the same time can shop within the safety of their homes.”

Airtel Launches ‘Airtel Black’ – India’s First All-In-One Solution For Homes

One Plan for all plans –Fiber, DTH, Mobile services 

One Bill - Freedom from managing multiple bill payment dates 

One Customer Care number, dedicated relationship managers, priority resolution 

Flexibility to create customised plans on Airtel Black   

Amazing value – Airtel Xstream Box at no additional cost, zero installation &  service charges  

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s premier communications solutions provider announced the launch of its latest innovation Airtel Black – India’s first all-in-one solution for homes.  

In today’s world, the customer’s home has become the single place for both work life and personal life. The need for high speed data, the need for entertainment at home and the need for seamless connectivity on mobile, is now one holistic need.   

Yet these services have historically been bought and managed, as individual services. Customers have expressed their frustration on multiple bills to be paid on different due dates across the months, services getting switched off due to forgotten recharges, and difficulty in managing services from multiple local service providers. We decided to innovate to solve this customer problem. 

Airtel Black is the new program for the discerning, quality-seeking customers. A customer can bundle 2 or more of Airtel services (Fiber, DTH, Mobile) together to become Airtel Black – which entitles the customer for one single bill, one Customer Care number with a dedicated team of relationship managers, and priority resolution of faults and issues. All of this, also comes with amazing value of zero-switching and installation costs coupled with free service visits for life. 

Airtel Black elevates the customer experience with a host of industry-first features: 

Simplify your life: Airtel Black is super convenient and liberates customers from the hassle of managing multiple bill payment dates, navigating customer care IVRs, or interacting with separate service providers. 

Get the Priority you deserve: A customer will connect to a care representative within 60 seconds of calling. The team of experts managing the customer relationship keeps in touch for all your requirements and solves them on a priority basis. All service visits needed for your service come to you on priority, and free of charge. 

No TV service disconnection: Airtel Black also helps customers enjoy uninterrupted TV viewing, due to DTH being offered as a billed service. All the user needs is to pay their one bill monthly.  

Customise it to your needs: Airtel Black offers a simple feature where users have full choice of selecting their suitable plans for each service, and then bundle them together for billing.   

Says Shashwat Sharma, Director – Marketing and Communications, Bharti Airtel: “Airtel Black is another step in our obsession for solving our customer problems at Airtel. This squarely addresses the need for convenience and peace of mind for our customers, as they navigate their lives in the new normal. As an integrated operator, Airtel is uniquely positioned to deliver an exceptional experience on all home services –Fiber, DTH and Mobile, to our customers. And Airtel Black is focussed on doing just that.”