Monday, July 19, 2021

Reliance General Insurance Introduces Reliance Health Super Top-Up Policy With Coverage Of ₹1 Crore+


Reliance General Insurance Company Limited (RGICL), launched the “Reliance Health Super Top-up insurance policy”, that aims at addressing the challenge of health coverage inadequacy when medical costs go beyond standard cover and increase out-of-pocket expenses for the customer. The policy has been designed for retail customers and can be purchased by anyone between the age of 18 to 65 years. 

With growing medical costs, Reliance Health Super Top-up is an affordable way of enhancing the health insurance coverage with a host of industry-leading benefits. From Organ Donor Expenses, to Modern ‘Technologically advanced’ treatments like Robotic Surgeries, one can avail it with ease, without any capping in the policy. The policy also provides Worldwide coverage, Air Ambulance cover of up to ₹5lakhs, Maternity up to ₹2 lakhs, and Consumables items, that are rare to find benefits.  

Reliance Health Super Top-up is available with a wide range of sum-insured options from ₹5 lakhs to ₹1.3 Crore, that act as a financial cushion for customers to top their existing low-cover health policies, which are inadequate to meet financial needs in case of even minor hospitalization. Customers without an existing health policy can also choose this super top-up plan and pay the deductible as chosen in the policy, from their own pocket. A range of deductible options starting from ₹2 lakhs to ₹30 lacs making it easy for customer to choose it as per their need, depending on whether the deductible amount paid by the customer is from an existing base policy or from one’s own pocket, before the super top-up policy can start to cover.  

Mr. Rakesh Jain, ED & CEO, Reliance General Insurance, said “The last one year has been challenging for everybody as people navigated an uncertain heath crisis. With medical costs going exorbitant with the growing healthcare demand, we realized that as a responsible insurance brand, we were in a unique position to alleviate the pain points for our customers by offering an insurance product like Reliance Health Super Top Up policy, that gives customers the much-needed surplus financial coverage they need, in a cost-effective way, that can boost the insurance protection for them and their family.” 

Reliance Health Super Top Up policy can be taken on individual or family floater basis, for 1, 2 or 3 years policy tenure. The policy is the first in the industry to offer ‘Long Term Aggregate Deductible’, where the deductible amount is to be crossed just once for long-term policy periods of 2 or 3 years, which otherwise is an annual requirement. The policy also gives an option to remove deductible and convert the super top-up policy into a standard health policy after 4 claim-free years, with its Deductible Buy-Back feature. The policy has exclusive discounts on offer for first time buyers.  

IIM Sambalpur Begins Its Virtual Induction Week With 48% Female Students In Its Flagship MBA Degree Program


* IIM Sambalpur has consistently recorded one of the highest gender diversities among the IIMs of the country since 2019

Continuing its streak of a high gender diversity, the handcrafted IIM Sambalpur, one of the most promising and dynamic management institutions among the new generation IIMs of the country, welcomed their MBA Class 2021-23 through an august inauguration programme. The virtual session was graced by distinguished and esteemed guests which included Chief Guest, Dr Saurabh Garg, IAS Chief Executive Officer, UIDAI and Keynote Speaker, Mr Lalit Gupta, Co-founder, Edduus, Leadership Coach and ZIIL Malaysia. The induction programme also witnessed a welcome address by Prof Mahadeo Jaiswal, Director, IIM Sambalpur. The program began with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp, followed by an address by Prof. Poonam Kumar, Chairperson Admissions. The MBA Program was introduced to the other faculty members, staff, students and media by Prof. Merlin Nandy, Chairperson, PGP. The 7th MBA batch with its strength of 169 students is a vibrant combination of gender and academic diversity.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof Mahadeo Jaiswal, Director, IIM Sambalpur, said, “The Vision of IIM Sambalpur is to “Nurture Responsible Leaders with Entrepreneurial Mind Set”, and we operate around our 3 Core Values: INNOVATION, INCLUSIVENESS & INTEGRITY. The ecosystem we have created based on the 3I's of Innovation, Inclusiveness and Integrity has been instrumental in creating a difference. As an evidence to our Inclusiveness Value propositions, we became the first IIM in 2019 MBA admission with highest gender inclusive diversity of 49% female students in MBA, 44% in 2020 and 48% female in 2021. As an outcome of this, every other IIM has started following our inclusive policy and now we are happy to see that this has become the trend in all other Institutes. Another evidence of our Inclusiveness value propositions is that we have signed MOUs with MSME, GOI and India SME Forum to develop small businesses and start-ups in smaller towns to make business more inclusive and not confined to big companies in big towns. This year we have 48% girls in a batch of 169 students in MBA 2021-23 from more than 22 different states in India. 67% of the candidates are from Engineering background and 65% of students have prior working experience.”

He further added, “The role of IIM Sambalpur is to build entrepreneurial capacity so as to create wealth for our Country and our society. Our unique proposition is to nurture large number of start-ups and entrepreneurs across the country. hence, we would encourage our young MBA students all those who are a part of the institute to align themselves with our Vision and participate in executing the same. We desire for you all to acquire skills and capabilities to create wealth for the organisation and for yourself. I wish that all the students make maximum and optimum use of their next 2 years hear in developing their managerial and leadership capability and become a responsible leader with an entrepreneurial mindset.”

Addressing the new batch, Keynote Speaker, Mr Lalit Gupta, Co-founder, Edduus, Leadership Coach and ZIIL Malaysia, stated, “We are living in an era of entrepreneurs and leaders. Studying at an IIM, you are sure to have a successful career, whether you join a multinational company or start a venture of your own. There is a huge amount of disruption happening around us and COVID has only accelerated those changes. Technology makes things more efficient. Today we are all connected with each other, and these uber-technologies are disrupting traditional business models faster than ever before. These changes are revolutionary. Leaders have high level of emotional integrity that is about being brutally honest in knowing what exactly they want for themselves. While this is an era of uncertainties, it is at the same time an era of opportunities and possibilities. We have to figure out how to take advantage of these opportunities and possibilities and not get bogged down by the challenges. This is what will create the difference between living and leading. You are at the right IIM to be able to excel at that because the focus on entrepreneurship at IIM Sambalpur is exemplary.”

Chief Guest, Dr Saurabh Garg, IAS Chief Executive Officer, UIDAI, commented, “Companies that existed 100 years ago, don’t exist anymore and this is normal. People can make educated guesses on what the future holds but they remain guesses and that is the exciting thing about the future knowing that there will be changes which one could have never imagined a few years back. Keeping in mind that change is the only constant, the one advice that I can give these students is that figuring out the gaps that is there in your education. Every interaction you have with another human being, is a course in communication. Performance of a leader also depends on teamwork so do learn how to work in groups and teams. Life is a marathon, and you will not have victory at every point. I am sure you are all looking forward to the next two years, but I would suggest you do think about your alma matter once you go out as well.”

BharatPe To Grow Its Tech Team By 3X In FY22: Announces Host Of Referral & Joining Perks


·         Plans to add 100 more members to its Tech team

·         Tech team appraisals for Mar 22 preponed by 8 months

·         All new joinees to get BMW Bikes across levels

·         Tech team to work out of Dubai during ICC T20 World Cup

BharatPe, India’s leading fintech company for merchants, today announced aggressive hiring plans to strengthen its talent pool in the Technology team. The company, that is planning to launch a slew of products in the merchant and consumer lending space, will be tripling the strength of its Technology team and hiring 100 more members. BharatPe announced a first-of-its-kind Referral & Joining Policy for any start-up in India.

First: All new Tech team joinees will have an option to choose between Bike Package or Gadget Package. Bike package has 5 super bikes as options – BMW G310R, Jawa Parek, KTM Duke 390, KTM RC 390 and Royal Enfield Himalayan. The gadget package includes -  Apple iPad Pro (with Pencil), Bose Headphone, Harman Kardon Speaker, Samsung Galaxy Watch, WFH desk and chair, and Firefox Typhoon 27.5 D bicycle.

Second: BharatPe will host its entire Tech Team in Dubai for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup from Oct 17- Nov 14, 2021. The Tech team members will get a chance to watch the matches of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and cheer for their favourite team.

Third: Tech team appraisals for the team have been preponed by 8 months and the team has earned 75% increments split between CTC and incremental ESOPs, effective July 1, 2021.

Fourth: The Bike Package and Gadget Package is available to anyone referring tech talent to company and has been extended to the whole team as well as alumni of BharatPe.

Speaking on the initiative, Ashneer Grover, Co-Founder and CEO, BharatPe said, “BharatPe is a tech-first Fintech. As we build the next generation of banking in India, we want to invite and excite the best Tech talent to work with us on building market leading products at scale. We will, therefore, be taking the lead in Tech talent compensation in India because that’s the only real investment our business needs given the capital efficiency of our model.”

5G Superphone The New OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G To Go On Sale From July 20 With Great Offers


·         OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G goes on sale at 12 midnight, across all mainline retailers and Flipkart

·         OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G is priced in India at Rs. 39,990

·         First time by OPPO, cashback of up to Rs 4000 through Bajaj Finance

·         OPPO Premium Service with special service benefits for Reno users including Industry 1st EMI option for repairs

Post the successful launch of the new Reno6 series on the 14th of July, OPPO, the leading global smart device brand, announces the sale of videography expert - OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G smartphone, starting July 20th, 2021 at 12:00 Midnight, across all offline stores as well as on Flipkart in India.

The OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G will be available for INR 39,990 which goes on sale starting July 20th, 2021 for 12GB RAM and 256GB ROM further supports OPPO's exclusive RAM Expansion feature for extra storage. Bundled with some exciting offers the OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G will come in two dazzling colour variants Aurora and Stellar Black.

The smartphone offers next-generation portrait video experience, aided by industry-first Bokeh Flare Portrait Video that provides cinematic bokeh flare effects in portraits and AI Highlight Video, among others, enabling you to record professional-grade videos. The gorgeous design marvel is lightweight with 7.6mm thickness and 177g weight, comes along with OPPO’s exclusive Reno glow design that offers shimmery look with Matt touch.

Attractive offers on Reno6 Pro 5G

Offline

The new OPPO Reno6 Series will be available with attractive schemes and offers. Cashback up to ₹4000 on HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Kotak Bank Credit Cards/ Debit Cards EMI Transactions valid till July 30th 2021. The customers can also avail 15% instant cashback when you make payment through Paytm. Attractive cashback for the first time with Bajaj Finserv up to Rs 4000 & ONE EMI Cashback is also available from IDFC First Bank. Not just this Zero Down payment scheme & Long Tenure EMI scheme are also available from all the leading financers Exchange bonus with the purchase of Reno6 series up to Rs 3000 valid till July 30th 2021 along with Complete Damage Protection for 180 days only applicable for the Loyal OPPO user only. Consumers can also avail Assured buyback offer up to 80% via oppo Upgrade if consumer wish to return their handset within span of 12 months.

OPPO Premium services including 80% assured payback other attractive offers for loyal OPPO customers. In addition, there is a premium Flipkart special Live Commerce offer on the Reno6 5G, for 2 days, 1 hour each day. Customers will get Flipkart Supercoins worth INR 1000. For detail information, Visit the official website or nearest store.

OPPO Premium service

Additionally, OPPO also introduced set of special service benefits exclusive for Reno phone consumers in the name of OPPO Premium service. Now consumers can avail EMI options for repair of spare parts during service. This is first of its kind option for consumers to make service more convenient. Also, as a part of this OPPO Premium Service, customers get exclusive 24*7 hotline support for any queries, free screen guard and back cover. For first 3 days of sale, OPPO is also bringing complete mobile damage protection plan for 180 days without any additional cost.

Online offers

Customers will get Flipkart Supercoins worth INR 1000, which can be redeemed on 27th and 28th July, 2021. For detailed information, visit the official website or nearest store. Furthermore, OPPO is offering up to 30 Days Guarantee through 10 days online and 20 days extended through offline for replacement.

IoT Offers

The OPPO EncoX will come in a Blue color variant with new features that include, “Dynaudio Simple and Clear” tuning that brightens the higher frequencies and brings out the emotions of music, while “Dynaudio Warm and Soft” softens the music and makes it soothing. The OPPO Watch will now come with the latest software version that introduces 10 new watch faces, including one that reflects the design language of the Reno6 series.  

The EncoX will now be available for only INR 8990. There will be INR 2000 discount on the OPPO watch as well. The Watch 46mm will be available for INR 17990 and the Watch 41mm will be available for INR 12990. The OPPO Enco W31 will also come with attractive discount of Rs 1500 and will be available for INR 1999 along with the purchase of OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G.

About OPPO Mobiles India Private Limited

OPPO is a leading global smart device brand. Since the launch of its first mobile phone - “Smiley Face” - in 2008, OPPO has been in relentless pursuit of the perfect synergy of aesthetic satisfaction and innovative technology. Today, OPPO provides a wide range of smart devices spearheaded by the Find and Reno series. Beyond devices, OPPO provides its users with the ColorOS operating system and internet services like OPPO Cloud and OPPO+. OPPO operates in more than 40 countries and regions, with 6 Research Institutes and 5 R&D Centres worldwide, as well as an International Design Center in London. More than 40,000 of OPPO's employees are dedicated to creating a better life for customers around the world. OPPO’s Hyderabad R&D center is the largest research center outside of China and is playing a pivotal role in innovation across fields including software, imaging, and communication network. Aimed at elevating global 5G experience, the brand also launched its first overseas 5G innovation lab in Hyderabad. In line with its commitment to Make in India, OPPO has a manufacturing plant at Greater Noida, established in 2016. As per International Data Corporation ’s (IDC) Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, OPPO witnessed a growth of 35% YoY in 1Q 21.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Provides CT Scanner To Ramanagara Covid Hospital To Augment Healthcare Infrastructure


In line with its mission to support the Government of Karnataka in enhancing healthcare infrastructure, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) today handed over a CT  Scanner to the authorities at the Ramanagara Covid Hospital in the presence of Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C N Ashwathnarayan and Mr. Sudeep S. Dalvi, Senior Vice President, Director & Chief Communication Officer, Toyota Kirloskar Motor and other company representatives.

TKM procured and had the CT Scanner installed, including all its hardware and software components, at Ramanagara Covid Hospital. With this, critical patients need not travel far for a CT scan, thereby enabling speedy diagnosis and treatment.

Dr. C N Ashwathnarayan who was present on the occasion of the handover, said, “TKM has been constantly complementing the Government of Karnataka’s efforts to expand the healthcare facilities quickly, particularly for those people from the rural parts of the state; and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them. More importantly, the infrastructure being created now with the help of corporates will help serve the communities beyond the current pandemic by improving accessibility to critical diagnosis. I am confident that with the continuous cooperation of the citizens and corporates alike, we will effectively curb the spread of the pandemic.”

Talking about the  initiative, Mr. Sudeep S. Dalvi, Senior Vice President, Director & Chief Communication Officer, Toyota Kirloskar Motor said, “Today, there is a need to augment the public healthcare infrastructure at a rapid pace as many people are dependent on it for their treatment needs. At TKM, we are committed to extending all possible help to the local communities as per their emerging needs by joining hands with the Government to complement their efforts for better impact. We will continue to undertake initiatives and support the healthcare domain wherever possible as the pandemic has put unprecedented pressure on the available health infrastructure.”

Since the outbreak of the second wave, TKM has been consistently working closely with the Karnataka Health Department by providing essential medical equipment, transportation, and health kits, as necessary. Recently, TKM handed over 130 oxygen concentrators to the Government of Karnataka; and made available another 10 oxygen concentrators to the Uttar Pradesh Police Department. Besides oxygen concentrators, TKM has given Ambu bags, bedside monitors, oximeters, glucometers, masks, sanitisers and other essential materials to the District Health Office of Ramanagara for their immediate requirements. It also extended help to ensure maximum reach of the vaccination drive by enabling transportation facility for the Health Department of Ramanagara District. To complement government efforts and support community, TKM has invested 4 crore towards Covid support since the second wave.

Further, TKM is setting up an oxygen generating plant at Community Health Centre (CHC), Bidadi, near Bangalore. The company is also supporting the construction of a modern CHC at Bidadi to benefit the local communities.

Social Beat Partners With Salesforce To Drive Marketing Automation


Salesforce, one of the world's leading customer relationship management (CRM) platforms has partnered with Social Beat, the fastest-growing independent digital marketing solutions company in India, to drive marketing automation and digital transformation for brands in the country.

According to the mandate, Social Beat has been chosen as the implementation and setup partner for Salesforce. Salesforce along with Social Beat will help leading brands in India take up the marketing automation solutions to align their marketing and sales. The solution will help not only generate the best leads, but also keep the leads engaged and connect with them at the right time to close more leads. Social Beat will also help Salesforce’s customers accelerate their productivity and make insightful decisions to garner more leads.  

With Salesforce’s marketing automation tool, a company’s sales and marketing can work hand-in-hand to manage the existing customers and also identify prospective ones. This tool also helps companies track their leads from click to close. Salesforce, with the help of Social Beat, will make sure companies can stay connected to the consumers through email, mobile and social networks. 

With Salesforce as a partner, Social Beat also has the opportunity to join 150,000+ like-minded companies and find a massive community of experts and evangelists committed to the company’s growth. “We are really excited to be partnering with Salesforce to drive marketing automation projects with brands in India. We are confident about this partnership leading to accelerated growth in the domain of digital transformation & marketing automation for both of us,” said Suneil Chawla, co-founder of Social Beat.

About Salesforce

Salesforce.com, Inc. is an American cloud-based software company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It provides customer relationship management service and also provides a complementary suite of enterprise applications focused on customer service, marketing automation, analytics, and application development. In 2021, Fortune magazine ranked Salesforce second on its list, "100 Best Companies to Work For," based on an employee survey of satisfaction.

Website: https://www.salesforce.com/in/ 

About Social Beat

Founded in 2012, Social Beat is a digital growth partner for hyperscaling startups and top brands in India. With a 250+ strong team of digital experts across Bengaluru, Mumbai, NCR and Chennai, they are India's fastest-growing independent digital marketing solutions company. They manage 3% of digital media investment in India and are Premier Partners with Google, Facebook, Linkedin, Amazon. They work as extended growth teams at startups including Khatabook, mFine, boAt, Scaler, ZestMoney, Paytm, Pinelabs, Dhani, Chumbak, and with top brands including Bharat Matrimony, Jaquar, Tata Cliq, Hotstar, Himalaya, Sundaram Mutual, Give India and Isuzu on driving innovation through a combination of creativity and performance. They have bagged numerous awards from Google, ET Brand Equity, Foxglove, Digies, Advertising Club of Madras, Advertising Club of Bangalore and adjudged amongst the Fastest Growing Agency by Agency Reporter.

Cisco And NSDC Partner To Upskill Indians In The Digital Skills


Cisco Networking Academy and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) have partnered to address the shortage of a tech-proficient workforce in India and create career opportunities for millions in the digital economy.

The partnership will offer access to the Cisco Networking Academy courses through NSDC’s eSkill India platform, to provide comprehensive digital skills critical for the digital-first world. The demand for technical talent continues to outpace supply, and as an example, Cybersecurity demand is expected to increase five times over the next four years in India. The partnership aims to enable free access to an industry-relevant global curriculum and content in Networking, Cybersecurity, Programming, the Internet of Things (IoT), Digital Essentials, and Linux. The Networking Academy offers courses to help develop foundational Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills needed to design, build and manage networks, along with soft skills such as problem-solving, collaboration, and critical thinking. The courses are open to all and will prepare candidates for entry-level ICT jobs, help them pursue additional training or education, and earn globally recognized certification. 

eSkill India is an e-learning aggregator portal from NSDC that brings together digital learning resources through various Indian and global knowledge partnerships. It enables access to the best-in-class learning resources for the Indian youth. Presently, the portal catalogues over 1,200 digital courses from its partners, and 4000+ additional courses are connected through affiliate channels across various sectors in multiple languages, providing learners with the technology and skills needed to prosper in a rapidly transforming digital world. 

Commenting on the partnership, Ms. Vandana Bhatnagar, Chief Program Officer, National Skill Development Corporation said, “NSDC endeavours to build a tech-enabled workforce to meet the evolving needs of the new-age work environment.  This partnership underscores a mutual commitment to make digital skilling accessible to all.”

Harish Krishnan, Managing Director, Public Affairs and Strategic Engagements at Cisco India said, "India's demand for a digitally skilled workforce is expected to increase nine-fold by 2025. As we march steadily towards a digital economy, we need no less than a skilling revolution to bridge this considerable gap. This partnership with NSDC aims to upskill the existing talent in emerging technologies to drive innovation, accelerate growth, and transform India into a Digital Talent Nation."

About National Skill Development Corporation

National Skill Development Corporation, working under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, is a unique public-private-partnership which aims to catalyze creation of quality vocational training ecosystem in India. Since inception in 2010, NSDC has trained more than 2.5 crore people through its partnership with 600+ training partners, 11,000+ training centers spread over 600+ districts across the country. NSDC has established 36 Sector Skill Councils and is implementing Government's flagship skill development schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), among others.

About eSkill India

NSDC's eSkill India is an elearning aggregator portal that provides learners with a platform to explore online skill-courses anytime, anywhere. The portal leverages technology to enable skill seekers accelerate their learning through methods like virtual learning and remote classroom. Having crossed one million enrolments across 10 Indian languages, eSkillIndia offers over 16 lakh minutes of high-quality digital content that spans various industry sectors, including agriculture, healthcare, telecommunication, retail, pharmaceutical, banking and finance, electronics and information technology. For more, visit https://eskillindia.org 

About CISCO

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in technology that powers the Internet. Cisco inspires new possibilities by reimagining your applications, securing your enterprise, transforming your infrastructure, and empowering your teams for a global and inclusive future. Discover more on The Network and follow us on Twitter.    

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About Cisco Networking Academy

Cisco Networking Academy is guided by its vision to empower all people with career possibilities by transforming the lives of learners, educators, and communities through the power of technology, education and career opportunities. Networking Academy is the largest and longest running corporate social responsibility education program, operates in up to 27 languages across 180 countries in nearly 12 thousand academies around the world, and has trained more than 12.6 million learners with 95 percent globally either going onto higher education or getting a job.

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