Yamaha FZ 25 Gets A Sporty Edge With Monster Energy Yamaha Moto GP Edition

- The FZ 25 Monster Energy Yamaha Moto GP Editionis priced at Rs. 1,36,800 (Ex-showroom, Delhi)

- The FZ 25 Monster Energy Yamaha Moto GP Editionwill be produced in limited numbers

- Yamaha also plans to introduce the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Limited Edition in its other models

India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. as a part of its exhilarating ‘The Call of the Blue’ campaign, introduced the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Edition of its popular FZ 25 model. The all new FZ 25 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Edition gets Yamaha Moto GP branding on the tank shrouds, the fuel tank and side panels, outlining its Racing background. The FZ25 model continues to retain the same BS-VI compliant 249-cc Air Cooled, SOHC, 4 Stroke, Single-cylinder Engine that produces maximum power of 20.8PS at 8000rpm and a maximum torque of 20.1Nm at 6000rpm.

The strong background of Yamaha’s excitement in India that started with the R Series, FZ Series and MT Series testifies Yamaha’scommitment of offering two wheelers that live up to the global spirit of Yamaha Racing. Further to stimulate its growth, Yamaha aims to strengthen the global image of excitement, style, and sportiness by offering MotoGP inspired Editions in the future.

On this occasion, Chairman of Yamaha Motor India Group of companies, Mr. Motofumi Shitara said, “The spirit of The Call of the Blue is born from Yamaha’s Racing DNA. This year our performance in MotoGP has been exceptional. Till now we are #1 in all three Standings - Team, Constructor and Rider. As a brand, our objective is to bring the global racing excitement onto Indian roads and today, we are launching the FZ 25 Monster Energy Yamaha Moto GP Edition for Indian customers. Going forward, thecompany will continue to introduce more exciting products as a part of its brand commitment to India.”

The FZ 25 also continues to pack in loads of features that include aMulti-Function Negative LCD Instrument Cluster, LED Day Time Running Lamp, Class-D Bi Functional LED Headlight, Under cowl and Side Stand with an Engine Cut-off Switch. All this equipment along with the upright street fighter riding position comes mated to amasculine design that enables the FZ 25 Monster Energy Yamaha Moto GP Limited Edition to carve out its own identity with the brand’s Excitement, Style, and Sportiness. 

The FZ 25 Monster Energy Yamaha Moto GP Edition is launched at Rs. 1,36,800 (Ex-showroom, Delhi) and will be available in India by end of July 2021.

Jaipur Rugs Unveils A Magnificent Display Of Vintage Design & Craft Though Their Latest Collection ‘Someplace In Time’

Jaipur Rugs, India’s leading manufacturer of hand-knotted rugs unveils its latest collection ‘Someplace in Time’.

The new collection is a magnificent display of an alternate evolution merging heritage and modern lifestyle, whimsically reviving an era lost in vintage design and craft with an emotion transcending existence. Using Afghani wool, the yarn is groomed and adorned by tradition, uncarded, spun on a latoo by the hands of the ancients. These hand-crafted knots bring alive raw and unseparated colours, enabling people to travel through a journey, ‘Someplace in Time.’

Speaking about the collection, Mr. Yogesh Chaudhary, Director, Jaipur Rugs, said, “Rugs are a distinctive medium to elevate and transform functional aesthetic and add panache to the customer’s living space. Our latest collection ‘Someplace in Time’ aims to delineate the vibrancy of vintage India though a contemporary and modern interpretation.”

Jaipur Rugs is a story of empowered artisans, with a close-knit community of more than 40,000 spread across 600 villages in India. These artisans have gone through rigorous training to uphold the quality standards promised with every rug and systems in place for choice of material sourcing, timely delivery, and sustainable production.

Experience this collection on https://www.jaipurrugs.com/in/collections/someplace-in-time starting July 17, 2021. 

About Jaipur Rugs

Jaipur Rugs is a family business strengthened by the purpose of protecting ancestral know-how and connecting rural craftsmanship with global consumers. By placing the human aspect at its core, the company has grown to become the largest network of artisans in India. It uses the age-old art form of handmade carpets as a tool to bring prosperity into the homes of 40,000 rural artisans of which 80% are women. Founded in 1978 by Nand Kishore Chaudhary with just two looms, it now has over 7000 looms and sells in over 60 countries. Today the company creates contemporary works of art by collaborating with creative talents capable of showcasing this ancestral craft with a new vision.

Tableau Partners With AICTE To Empower Educators And Students In Over 10,500 Higher Education Institutions Across India With Data Skills

Tableau, the world’s leading analytics platform (NYSE: CRM), today announced its partnership with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of Education, Government of India to equip students and educators from AICTE’s over 10,500 higher learning institutes with modern data analytics skills. Through this partnership, Tableau will provide AICTE with Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep licenses, access to eLearning, and sample curriculum material co-created with University professors for educators to get started teaching analytics in classrooms. 

AICTE has selected over 200 educators as Tableau Champions to teach 1-2 other educators from each higher learning institute through a series of workshops and eLearning curriculum. These educators will create courses for students to learn data skills with Tableau.

There remains a growing need to bridge the data skills gap in India. Coursera’s Global Skills Report 2021 revealed how Indians — despite showing high proficiency in machine learning and mathematics — ranked low in data analysis and data visualization skills proficiency at 25% and 38% respectively.

Speaking on the partnership, Dr. Chandrasekhar Buddha, Chief Coordinating Officer, AICTE, Ministry of Education, Government of India, said, “We are happy to collaborate with Tableau to bring data skills into higher education nationwide. Skill sets are changing across the globe to accommodate a data-driven world. It is increasingly valuable for knowledge workers across all industries to use data to problem solve and make decisions.”

“The year 2020 showed us the significance of data and how it is a strategic asset for all to navigate in the pandemic,” said Anand Ekambaram, Country Manager India, Tableau. “Everyone, regardless of their position or department, must understand data which is the new language of business. We’re honored to partner with AICTE to democratize analytics and put the power of data in the hands of everyone.”

Since 2011, Tableau's Academic Programs have enabled more than 1.7 million students and teachers from accredited institutions around the world, across disciplines, with critical data skills.

About Tableau, a Salesforce Company

Tableau helps people see and understand data. Tableau’s self-service analytics platform empowers people of any skill level to work with data. From individuals and non-profits to government agencies and the Fortune 500, tens of thousands of customers around the world rely on Tableau’s advanced analytics capabilities to make impactful, data-driven decisions. For more information, please visit www.tableau.com.

About AICTE

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is a statutory body of the Ministry of Education, Government of India, established under the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987. The vision of AICTE is ‘to be a world-class organization leading technological and socio-economic development of the country by enhancing the global competitiveness of technical manpower and by ensuring high quality technical education to all sections of the society.

Cyient Upgrades SaaS-Based Solution To Launch CyiOPS

Cyient, a global engineering and digital technology solutions company, has upgraded its software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based solution and decision support platform to launch CyiOPS. The updated version of the Outage Planning, Scheduling, and Visualisation solution will continue to be powered by Microsoft Azure and includes newly developed functionality with a focus on the Distributed Energy Resource (DER) users’ requirement.

The solution from Microsoft Gold Partner, Cyient, leverages Microsoft technologies to address challenges faced by the utility industry. The latest enhancements in CyiOPS will offer customers a spatial view to quickly identify sites that have a current or planned outage. Moreover, the solution will offer easy and simple integration with DER systems through secure APIs. This will enable the users to manage their site details, update contact information, and even request an outage on the distribution network. The solution will improve the transparency in communicating planned outages and will help reduce outage costs that can affect operational budgets.

About Cyient:

Cyient (Estd: 1991, NSE: CYIENT) is a global engineering and digital technology solutions company. As a Design, Build, and Maintain partner for leading organizations worldwide, Cyient takes solution ownership across the value chain to help customers focus on their core, innovate, and stay ahead of the curve. The company leverages digital technologies, advanced analytics capabilities, domain knowledge, and technical expertise to solve complex business problems. 

Cyient partners with customers to operate as part of their extended team in ways that best suit their organization’s culture and requirements. Cyient’s industry focus includes aerospace and defense, medical technology and healthcare, telecommunications, rail transportation, semiconductor, geospatial, industrial products, and energy and utilities.

HCL Technologies Appoints Vanitha Narayanan To The Board Of Directors

HCL Technologies Ltd (HCL), a leading global technology company announced the appointment of Ms. Vanitha Narayanan as an Additional Director on its Board who shall hold office as an Independent Director of the Company. With the addition of Ms. Narayanan, the Board of the Company includes four women Directors. Ms. Narayanan’s appointment is effective July 19, 2021. 

Vanitha Narayanan is a senior global executive and board leader with a successful track record spanning three decades in technology and telecommunications. In 2020, Vanitha retired after a career spanning three decades at IBM where she held multiple key roles leading large businesses in geographies like US, Asia-Pacific and India. These roles included serving as Managing Director and Chairman of IBM India and other leadership positions in the global communications and telecommunications industries. Vanitha has a reputation for her deep industry expertise in telecom, transforming businesses, unwavering client focus and passion for continuous learning. 

Welcoming Vanitha Narayanan to the Board, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson, HCL Technologies said, “I am pleased to welcome Vanitha to the Board of HCL and appreciate her decision to become a part of the HCL family. She brings rich and diverse experience of navigating organizations through digital transformation journeys. Her deep knowledge and understanding of evolving marketing and technology landscape will be a great asset to HCL’s focus on driving growth. Her experience of viewing evolution and innovations in technology from a multi-geography lens will add value to HCL as we expand our footprints globally. We look forward to working together.” 

“HCL Technologies has been the flagbearer of the technology sector in India. From a garage start-up to operating in 50 countries, the growth and innovation journey of HCL is remarkable,” said Narayanan. “To be part of a dynamic and responsible company like HCL Technologies is indeed a great honor and I would like to thank the Board for considering me for this role. HCL Technologies’ deep-rooted belief to be a sustainable and responsible business contributes immensely to my decision. I look forward to be a part of the continuing success story of HCL,” she further added. 

Vanitha played a significant role as a leader and influencer across industry bodies. She was the first woman chairperson of the American Chamber of Commerce in India (2015- 2016) and served as a member on the National Executive Board from 2014-18. She was on the executive council of NASSCOM during 2016-18 and on the Catalyst India Advisory Board.  

Vanitha was named one of the ‘Most Powerful Women’ in Business in India by both Fortune India and Business India, one of the 12 Global Indian Super Women of 2016 by CXOToday and conferred with the Degree of Doctor of Letters by the LNM Institute of Information Technology. 

About HCL Technologies 

HCL Technologies (HCL) empowers global enterprises with technology for the next decade today. HCL’s Mode 1-2-3 strategy, through its deep-domain industry expertise, customer-centricity and entrepreneurial culture of ideapreneurship enables businesses to transform into next-gen enterprises.  

HCL offers its services and products through three business units - IT and Business Services (ITBS), Engineering and R&D Services (ERS) and Products & Platforms (P&P). ITBS enables global enterprises to transform their businesses through offerings in areas of Applications, Infrastructure, Digital Process Operations and next generational digital transformation solutions. ERS offers engineering services and solutions in all aspects of product development and platform engineering. Under P&P, HCL provides modernized software products to global clients for their technology and industry-specific requirements. Through its cutting-edge co-innovation labs, global delivery capabilities and broad global network, HCL delivers holistic services in various industry verticals, categorized under Financial Services, Manufacturing, Technology & Services, Telecom & Media, Retail & CPG, Life Sciences & Healthcare and Public Services.   

As a leading global technology company, HCL takes pride in its diversity, social responsibility, sustainability and education initiatives. For the 12 months ended June 30, 2021 HCL had consolidated revenue of US$ 10.54 B. Its 176,499 Ideapreneurs operate out of 50 countries.

Paytm Payment Gateway And Paytm Payments Bank Bring An Case For Customers To Use Their Fixed Deposit Balances With Partner Bank

- First-of-its-kind payment solution being offered in the country

- In partnership with Paytm Payment Bank, whose account holders can now use their IndusInd Bank fixed deposits (FD) to make payments

- No charges or penalties on premature withdrawal of FD from IndusInd Bank

- Offers the option of partly liquidating the FD, and then continue to earn interest on the balance FD amount as per applicable IndusInd Bank rates

India’s leading digital financial services platform Paytm has today announced that its All-In-One Payment Gateway now allows Fixed Deposit (FD) balances to make payments on partnered platforms. This is in association with Paytm Payment Bank Ltd, whose account holders can now use their fixed deposits with IndusInd Bank to make instant payments across online platforms. The innovation will help customers manage their liquidity in real-time to make payments seamlessly.

The new innovation does not require any additional integration on the partnered merchant side who are using the payment gateway services. Customers with a Paytm Payment Bank account can redeem the FD from IndusInd Bank into Paytm Payments Bank Account in real-time and use the money to make payments.

While there are no charges or penalties for premature liquidation of the FDs opened in association with IndusInd Bank, this arrangement also gives customers the option to partially liquidate the FD as per their immediate needs, and to continue to earn interest on the balance amount as per applicable rates.

The company said that it is the only payment gateway in the country that has brought in such innovation.

Praveen Sharma, Senior Vice President at Paytm said, “Product innovation is at the heart of our payment solutions and this is a great example. We are proud to be the first in the country to allow real-time redemption of Fixed Deposit balances into customer's current / saving account for making payments, which will promote wider acceptance of digital payments in the country.”

Paytm Payments Bank Ltd. spokesperson said, “This partnership with Paytm Payments Gateway is for a first-of-its-kind solution to use Fixed Deposit balance as a payments source. This will make way for greater convenience for the user and will also help them to liquidate their balances to make real-time payments with ease.”

Lam Research Funds The Expansion Of Critical Care Infrastructure At Hassan Institute Of Medical Sciences, Karnataka

Lam Research today announced the funding of additional critical care facilities at the Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS), Karnataka. As part of the initiative, 18 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds have been added at the institution in partnership with United Way, Bengaluru.

The HIMS support is a result of Lam Research’s previously committed $1 million (~7.5 cr INR) for COVID-19 relief efforts in India to provide critical medical supplies and support to health care providers in communities across India.

“At Lam Research, we remain committed to giving back and creating a positive impact in our communities by investing in educational, health improvement, and environmental protection programs, among others,” said Rangesh Raghavan, Corporate Vice President and General Manager at Lam Research India. “Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have focused on supporting the healthcare systems and helping frontline healthcare workers in their fight against the virus. The expansion of critical care infrastructure at HIMS is a step towards the same.”

HIMS was facing a shortage of ICU beds during the second wave of COVID-19 in India, due to which the Hassan district administration decided to add 40 ICU beds to take care of the patients (Source).  HIMS used Lam’s donation to obtain critical medical equipment such as pediatric ventilators, ICU cots, multipara monitors, pulse oximeters, infusion pumps, syringe pumps, Pediatric LED laryngoscopes, ventilator circuits, humidified high-flow nasal cannula circuits, and nasal prongs.

“We are grateful to Lam Research for aiding us in the expansion of our critical care facilities,” said Dr. Ravikumar B.C., Director at Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences. “With the third wave of COVID-19 in India projected to affect more children, increasing the ICU bed capacity will equip HIMS to treat additional patients while addressing pediatric cases that may need critical care.”

Lam Research India has also funded vaccination drives in various Bangalore-based schools with which its Corporate Social Responsibility organization engages. Close to 900 adults were vaccinated including parents, siblings, and immediate family members of students, alongside school staff. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the company has provided COVID-19 relief and support, including funding for 7,500 PPE kits among government-run hospitals in Karnataka to aid frontline healthcare workers fighting the virus.

In addition to contributing to the funding of the additional ICU beds, the previously committed $1 million for COVID-19 relief efforts in India announced in May 2021 helped support Direct Relief’s broader efforts in India.

About Lam Research

Lam Research Corporation is a global supplier of innovative wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. As a trusted, collaborative partner to the world’s leading semiconductor companies, we combine superior systems engineering capability, technology leadership, and unwavering commitment to customer success to accelerate innovation through enhanced device performance. In fact, today, nearly every advanced chip is built with Lam technology. Lam Research (Nasdaq: LRCX) is a FORTUNE 500® company headquartered in Fremont, Calif., with operations around the globe.