54 School Principals From Across India Get The Prestigious Change Maker Award For Digital Transformation & Holistic Learning

New-age Technology has swept the Education sphere into the future in a sparkling Award Ceremony, where Change Maker awards were presented to fifty-four School Principals in India by Tech Avant-Garde (Microsoft’s Global Partner), Knowledge L’avenir in association with Microsoft and Rotary Club.

Amidst a spirit of elation, the Principals were acknowledged, celebrated and applauded for their selfless and sincere service to the fruition of the dream of Digitalization of Formal Education. Each Principal articulated their school’s transforming digital journey to make ‘Connected Learning Community’ into a palpable reality. They set a shining example and imparted true inspiration to other Principals of Educational Institutions across the length and breadth of the nation, by guiding and handholding teachers and students alike to administer critical knowledge and wisdom, paving the way ahead into a brightly lit exciting future. The organizers were convinced that with Principals plunging into the fray, others will readily follow and put India on the map, at par with global education, especially now more than ever with the Pandemic looming large over our heads.

Certain select Principals were from schools that were honored with Carte Blanche Digital School graduation at a special function held in November 2020. These schools have subscribed towards the Digital Transformation and Holistic Learning Program (DTHL); where the school teachers have been trained in Digital Teaching; where the school is conducting online classes daily for all grades; where teachers are MIE (Microsoft Innovator Educator) certified and where teachers have trained the participants in the Knowledge L’avenir Conclave Webinars. The DTHL Coordinators are awarded with Digital Catalyst Certification; Knowledge L’avenir Conclave presenters are awarded with Adroit Mentor Certification; Teachers with digital skills are  presented with Empowered Educator Certification; Students are  presented with Connected Learner Certification and Parents are presented with Participative Parent Certification. Schools are also eligible to become Microsoft Showcase Schools. And in addition, teachers who have given presentations in Knowledge L’avenir Conclaves are trained to become MIE Trainers.

111 teachers were certified as MIE (Microsoft Innovator Educator) Trainers at the Knowledge L’avenir Platform conducted by Tech Avant-Garde (TAG), Global Training Partner of Microsoft, in association with Microsoft and supported by Rotary and Knowledge Key Foundation.

Ali Sait, CEO, Tech Avant-Garde, says, “India is the first nation in the world where educational institutions have fulfilled the requirement of Knowledge Age by becoming part a ‘Connected Learning Community’. In history any Nation or Society, which adopts modern Educational practices, becomes the most progressive society of the world. India has had the head start and we hope it maintains the lead.”

Christine Thoresen, Director Worldwide Education Strategy, Microsoft Corporation, said, “I heard about 111 MIE Trainer are getting graduated I am so excited, it’s so important and accomplishment is tremendous.”

Olga Svyrydenko, Business Strategy Lead Manager, Global Training Partner Program at Microsoft, added, “Global Training Partner is going to give teachers an opportunity to share their experiences on various forums. MIE certified teachers are going have a responsibility to train their colleagues.”  

The Change Maker Awardees are as follows: Maharashtra/ Goa: Balvinder Kaur Kooner, Arya Gurukul, Ambernath, Kalyan; Radhamani Iyer, Arya Gurukul, Nandivali, Kalyan; Sapna Uppal, Little Aryan's, Pre K, Kalyan; Shobhana Jha, St. Mary's High School, Kalyan; Farha Asif Daruwala, Crescent High School & Junior College, Pune; Asha Srinivas Reddy, Priyadarshani School, Moshi, Pune; Arpita Dixit, Priyadarshani School & Jr. College, SSC Board, Pune;  Dr. Gaitri Suhas Jadav, Priyadarshini School & Jr. College, CBSE, Indrayaninagar, Pune; Nalini Samuel, The Orbis School, Keshav Nagar, Pune; Gunjan Srivastava, The Orbis School, Mundhwa, Pune; and Sindu Hemanth, Sunshine Worldwide School, Goa.

Karnataka: Wng. Cdr. Ranjit Kumar Mandal and Chabbi Mandal, BGS World School, Chikkaballapura, Bangalore; Judith Singh, Cambridge Public School, HSR Extension, Bangalore; Geetha Mohan, Carmel School, Padmanabhanagar, Bangalore; Sribala Srinivasan, Carmel School, Padmanabhanagar, Bangalore; Nimmy George,   Clarence Public School, Bangalore; Sobha Venkateswar, Embassy Public School, Bangalore; Abida, Florence Public School, Bangalore; Bridgette Mc Gavin, Florence Public School, Bangalore; Aruna Iyer, Greenfield Public School, Bangalore; KV Vincent,      Huddard High School; Kavitha B V, Jubilee International Public School,  Bangalore; Sujatha Nagaraj N, Lawrence High School, HSR, Bangalore; Umadevi N, Lawrence High School, Koramangala, Bangalore; Reetu Thapa, NPS Utrahalli, Bangalore; Thomas P J, Royal Public School, Electronic City, Bangalore; Deepthy Madhu, Samsidh MLZS, Electronic City, Bangalore; Rekha Sinha, Samsidh MLZS, Horamavu, Bangalore; Sangeetha Shenoy, Samsidh MLZS, HSR Layout, Bangalore;  Mamta Chandra, Samsidh MLZS, Vidyaranyapura, Bangalore; Joice Lobo, Samsidh Mother Teresa International School, Kanakpura, Bangalore; Meenu Bhattacharya, TCIS, Sarjapur, Bangalore; Roopa Arun, TCIS, Sarjapur, Bangalore; Priya Anand, TCIS, Whitefield, Bangalore; Usha Iyer, The Green School, Bangalore; Usha Ravi, The Regency Public School, Bangalore; Y Padma Sagar, Vagdevi Vilas School, Marathahalli, Bangalore; and Devika Nagaraju, VLS International School, Bangalore.  

Other South: Lakshmi Vindala     International School Shaikpet, Hyderabad; Fahmidha, Oxford Grammar High School, Hyderabad; Fatima Kim Hussain, Oxford Grammar High School, Hyderabad; Ramanjula G, Oxford Grammar High School, Hyderabad; Dr. A Chhalamayi Reddy, Sri Aurobindo International School, Hyderabad; Kajol Chatterjee, Samsidh International School, Visakhapatnam; C Bhuvaneswari, Litera Valley Zee School, Hosur, Tamil Nadu; M D Ganga Devi, Samsidh MLZS, Vellore, Tamil Nadu; and Santosh Kanavalli, Subbiah Central School, (CBSE) Tirupur, Tamil Nadu.

North: Dr. Seema Dutt D.A.V Public School, Ambala, Cantt; Vijayshree Pandey, Dr. Virendra Swarup Education Centre, Shyam Nagar, Kanpur; Neelam Ohri, Mind Tree School, Ambala; Sudha Mathur, Mind Tree School, Ambala; Brinda Sam, St. Thomas' School, Gopiganj, Uttar Pradesh; and Saman Sherwani, The Blossoms School, Aligarh.

The Change Maker Event included five critically informative Sessions. A large audience across India got a wonderful opportunity to hear a potpourri of words spilling with knowledge, experience and wisdom, describing their digital journey along with the victory over the uncertainties due to the pandemic.  They also described their determination to keep Formal Education alive and furthermore, fulfilling the aspiration of every child by imparting better education on a digital platform and protecting the Human Capital of the country. Their narrative was convincing, where they urged other schools to accept digitalization as the new normal of the times. The list of luminaries who spoke runs as follows:

Precognition Session:  Sr. Sadhaya  SND, Manager, Notre Dame School Vasai, Maharashtra, Mrs. Princess Franklyn, Dean of Studies, National School of Journalism, Bangalore, Mr. Vineet Kshirsagar, Director Sales, Hitachi Vartara, India and Ms. Roshini Kumar, President, Lycee Corp.

Solutionist Session: Mr.  K V Vincent, Principal, Huddard High School, Kanpur, Mrs. Priya Anand, Head of School, TCIS, Whitefield, Bangalore and Mrs. Radhamani Iyer, Principal, Arya Gurukul,  Nandivali, Kalyan.

First Transformist Session: Mr. Chandrashekhar R, Chairman, Litera Valley Zee School, Mr. Bharat Malik, Chairperson, Education Today Foundation, Mrs. Neelam Malik, Academic Director, Education Today Foundation, M.K. Sherwani, Chairman, The Blossoms School and Waseefullah Khan Sherwani, Chief Administrator, The Blossoms School.

Second Transformist Session: Mr. K.Harish, Chairman, Vagdevi Vilas Group of  Institutions and Wg. Cdr. Ranjit Kumar Mandal, Principal, BGS School, Chickkaballapura .

Visionary Session: Major Harish Kumar, Secretary, NCERT, Mr. Rahul Tandon, Design Head Product Development and Compliances, Bharat Bill Pay and Rtn. Ramesh Kumar RDDRFC, Rotary.

The Change Makers were profusely thanked for being the guiding light and an important catalyst to one and all in the darkest time in our current history. Their spectacular endeavors are taking Digital Education right at the doorstep of schools from the remote Indian villages to the lofty classrooms in global arenas, revolutionizing the system.

About Tech Avant-Garde (TAG): TAG is a technology services organization which focuses on “Product Fostering” which means Development, Nurturing and Promoting of the software products. To enhance customer support and user experience, TAG has innovated an App based “Help Desk called TAG” which is accessible to the user from anywhere, any place and on any device. Being a socially conscious organization, it has taken the cause of “women empowerment” in the digital age, it trains and employs women at its residential complexes called “Navy Campuses”. In these campuses, it provides boarding, lodging and continuum training, on software development and Help Desk management. Tech Avant-Garde features on the Microsoft website as its global education training partner. Tech Avant-Garde has been recognised as ET Industry Leaders 2020 Award Winner for Software Innovation in Ed-Tech.

NowFloats Is Committed To Empower Indian MSMEs To Stay Competitively Ahead

* Business sees 3X increase in customers amidst the pandemic

For a long time, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have been a major growth driver for several economies including India. Today, there are approximately 6.5 crore MSMEs that contribute to 30 percent of India’s GDP. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has created a massive transformation for MSMEs and in the way they operate. With the need to shift to a digital model, several small businesses faced the challenge to integrate technology into their business processes. Further, the lack of awareness of operating new technologies and the unavailability of tools custom for their business remains a major challenge for most small businesses. That further leads to the challenge to find the skilled talent to run these technologies at a moderate cost, which is necessary to build and manage the digital infrastructure effectively.

Enter NowFloats, a SaaS company that is enabling MSMEs across various sectors pan-India to digitalize. With the mission to enable businesses to digitize, easily and quickly, and to help the small merchants across the country, NowFloats is simplifying the digital journey of every business in India. Empowering over 35,000 businesses to grow online, its Boost360 business is focused on helping MSMEs across the country set up their online presence, thereby enabling the Indian MSME journey to transcend into digital and ensuring that they stay relevant. In doing so, NowFloats is not only helping brands to reach more customers but also connecting with customers from across geographies. 

Amidst the pandemic, NowFloats has been all the more relevant in enabling several small businesses to not only staying afloat but in being competitively ahead. The company saw three times higher adoption of digital platforms across businesses amidst the pandemic and is focused to help even more businesses stay profitable in the current environment. Its Do-It-Yourself (DIY) capability allows any small business owner to integrate digital technologies into their day-to-day operations without the need of any prior expertise, making it easy to adopt and use for anyone, thereby, democratizing technology.

Speaking on this, Nitin Jain, Co-Founder of NowFloats, “The onset of the pandemic has changed the entire environment for several companies on how they engage with the customers. However, with many MSMEs pivoting to digital in order to stay relevant, several companies became far more profitable in a digital model against the traditional methods. Our DIY model of enabling MSMEs to digitize is unique because it helps even micro and small businesses transform into digital without the need for any prior technical knowledge. We are committed to working with businesses from across the country to help them pivot to digital and further empower the culture of innovation and new business in India.” 

Established in May 2012 by Neeraj Sabharwal, Nitin Jain, Ronak Samantray, and Jasminder Gulati in Hyderabad, the brand has since grown into servicing customers across India. So far, NowFloats has enabled MSMEs to not only staying afloat during the pandemic but has helped them become profitable amidst the pandemic. By leveraging the power of digital, the company empowered its customers to connect with more customers digitally and helped them grow their businesses. The focus of Boost360 is to support SMBs to set up, manage and grow their business online. 

About NowFloats:

NowFloats Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a SaaS company that helps SMBs & retail businesses take their business online effortlessly, and enterprises, optimize their digital products. With 53 million businesses wishing to connect with over 600 million internet users in India, NowFloats’ mission is to help them do it easily and quickly without any need for technical knowledge. Founded in 2012 in Hyderabad, it now has customers all over India for three of its main products: Boost 360, Zadinga & Kitsune. Its team of 150 people ensures every business using NowFloats’ products becomes truly digital by offering solutions such as local content discovery platform, online business management suite, website promotion, marketing solutions, among other B2B services.

FIABCI Appeals To Central Government For One Country, One License For Real Estate Brokers, Urges GST Waiver

The Indian chapter of the international real estate body for Realtors, the FIABCI has urged the central government in a letter, requesting for a single license for brokers to operate throughout the country irrespective of the state they belong to. This will enable Realtors and all brokers to carry out their business across all states in the country seamlessly.

“Currently Realtors have to apply for licenses to the respective state governments for first sales and cannot operate beyond the jurisdiction of the license being granted. Since the real estate industry and small brokers in particular have got affected badly by the pandemic, we at FIABCI have urged the government to allow brokers to operate throughout the country with just one common license,” informs Farook Mahmood  Chairman Emeritus & Founder President FIABCI - India, who is now also a member of Global Strategic Planning.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, Mahmood has also requested for an industry status for developers. "Several real estate bodies including FIABCI have been repeatedly requesting the government for many years now. An industry status will give us a strong platform to voice our concerns. The industry contributes millions of crores of rupees to the exchequer and we don't see why we should not be granted industry status," laments Mahmood 

FIABCI’s appeal to the central government has been made in the light of the fact that several brokers have been reeling under pressure due to all time low business in the last one year and more owing to series of lockdowns with near zero second sales in many cities. This has prompted many small brokers to shut shop as well.   

Another issue plaguing the real estate sector in India is the huge burden of GST. “The GST burden of 18% has added to the already grim situation. Customers are not willing to pay GST and hence we Realtors have to absorb the cost. The government should look at GST waiver or at least a reduction on both first and second sales as well as brokerage. This will give immense fillip to the lagging real estate industry", he urged.

About FIABCI: FIABCI was founded 68 years ago and is a business network of real estate professionals worldwide. FIABCI provides access and opportunity for real estate professionals interested in gaining knowledge and conducting international Real Estate business. It has Members in 65 countries, including 100 Professional, 1 million associate members Associations, 65 Academic Institutions, 3,000 Individual Members and will be a million associate members shortly.

FIABCI has four world councils: 1) World Council of Developers/Investors 2) World Council of Brokers 3) World Council of Experts 4) World Council of Managers.FIABCI is the most representative organization of the real estate industry in the world and holds special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. 

Announcing Salesforce+, A New Streaming Service For Live Experiences And Original Content Series

* Salesforce+ content will inspire and motivate everyone — for every role, industry or line of business — to succeed in the digital-first, work anywhere world

* Salesforce+ will bring the magic of Dreamforce to viewers across the globe with luminary speakers, Trailblazer success stories, and groundbreaking innovations

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the global leader in CRM, today announced Salesforce+, an all-new streaming service with compelling live and on demand content for every role, industry and line of business, all in one place.

Salesforce+ includes live experiences, original series, podcasts, and other programming. With engaging stories, thought leadership and expert advice, Salesforce+ will illuminate the future of technology in the digital-first, work anywhere world and inspire millions of Trailblazers to learn new skills, pursue new career opportunities, and drive change in the world.

“Over the last 18 months, we've had to reimagine how to succeed in the new digital-first world. We reimagined our events, shifting them to all-digital brand experiences and introduced new, relevant, original content," said Sarah Franklin, President and Chief Marketing Officer, Salesforce. "We’re not going back, we’re creating the future now. Just as brands like Disney, Netflix and Peloton have done with streaming services for consumers, Salesforce+ is providing an always-on, business media platform that builds trusted relationships with customers and a sense of belonging for the business community.”

Salesforce+ features original programming from Salesforce Studios

Salesforce Studios has developed and produced the core content for Salesforce+, and is growing its team of writers, editors, directors and producers to bring new original programming to the lineup.

The current Salesforce+ lineup features:

● “Leading Through Change” launched in March 2020 as a weekly program focusing on how business leaders were dealing with the global pandemic. With more than 60 episodes, the series has had more than 700 million views and won the 2021 Content Marketing Award for Best Content Marketing Program.

● “Connections” showcases some of the most innovative marketers from companies like IBM, Levi’s, and GoFundMe. The COVID-19 pandemic flipped marketing on its head and made long-standing playbooks and tactics obsolete. Salesforce President and CMO

Sarah Franklin talks with some of the best and brightest marketing minds about how they are connecting with their audiences in a whole new way.

● “The Inflection Point” features CEOs from leading brands sharing how their personal backstories, professional influences and values inform their leadership. Hosted by Salesforce EVP Monica Langley, who spent 27 years as a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, the series takes an inside look at how the chief executives of companies, including Coca-Cola, PayPal, Ford, and Workday, became who they are today.

● “Boss Talks” is a career advice series hosted by Salesforce’s Chief Philanthropy Officer Ebony Beckwith and designed to inspire professional growth. In conversations with the likes of NFL player Kelvin Beachum Jr. and Mona Monica Kattan of Huda Beauty, Beckwith dives into topics such as dealing with imposter syndrome and unlocking workplace authenticity.

● “Simply Put” is a short-form video series hosted by Emmanuel Acho that makes complex business problems easy to understand, focusing on topics like how to build an ecommerce business and how to grow digital sales.

In the coming months, Salesforce+ will debut more original content featuring leaders in fields like sales and service, as well as a new series on how Trailblazers from underrepresented communities are re-skilling to find new career opportunities and create generational wealth.

Dreamforce goes global and on demand with Salesforce+

Salesforce+ will be available to a global audience just as Dreamforce, the world’s largest software event, arrives in September. Dreamforce is a family reunion designed to bring together the entire Salesforce community — customers, partners, employees, students, and more — to learn, connect, have fun, and give back. Salesforce+ will help make the Dreamforce experience more personalized with live and on-demand content that viewers can tailor to their interests.

With the launch of Salesforce+, Dreamforce and broadcasts like the Success Anywhere World Tour, Connections, and TrailheaDX will include both point-in-time live experiences and new, on demand brand experiences, complemented by a slate of original programming.

Viewers can also customize the Salesforce+ experience, selecting content relevant to roles, industry, or topic. For example, members can view and watch a collection of content on sales, financial services, or artificial intelligence.

The Dreamforce experience includes four broadcast channels with more than 100 hours of innovative and inspiring content:

● Prime Time Channel: The best of Dreamforce includes the latest news and announcements from Salesforce and the most inspiring stories of customer success and transformation from Marc Benioff, Salesforce executives, global leaders, and changemakers.

● Trailblazer Channel: Viewers can learn from fellow Trailblazers — pioneers, innovators, and life-long learners — and discover how to use Salesforce to build a successful career, company, and community. The latest Customer 360 product innovations come to life here as well, with sneak peeks at the Salesforce product roadmap.

● Customer 360 Channel: Success stories direct from the Trailblazers who have lived them, and behind-the-scenes content highlighting innovations from the Salesforce experts who created them.

● Industries Channel: Stories of how industry innovators are driving growth and reimagining their industries in an all-digital, work anywhere world.

More information

Registered Dreamforce attendees will get first access to Salesforce+ by signing up for a digital front-row seat at Dreamforce 2021.

About Salesforce

Salesforce, the global CRM leader, empowers companies of every size and industry to digitally transform and create a 360° view of their customers. For more information about Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), visit: www.salesforce.com.

Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase Salesforce applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. Salesforce has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “CRM.” 

Round Table, Ladies Circle India Join Hands With Varthana To Ensure Continued Education For Over 1000 Students

As part of the Round Table India ( RTI) & Ladies Circle India (LCI) ongoing initiatives during this pandemic, Bangalore Round Table 07 ( BRT7), Bangalore Ladies Circle 19 ( BLC19) and Varthana, an education-focused NBFC which works with affordable private schools, have come together to support the education of over a thousand students in Bangalore. School closures amidst the pandemic have led to widespread loss of learning for students. To bridge this learning gap Varthana has devised a unique 'Unlock School' program that comprises concepts from both previous and current grades. 

The Unlock School Program is an initiative to help children have access to education through the pandemic by providing printed workbooks featuring "Bridge" content for English and Mathematics that aims to bring students gradually back to their current grade level from pre-pandemic levels. The books were disseminated across 4 schools in the city - Sree Vijaya Public School, GM Public School, St Anns, and VIPS Shikshana Samsthe. The total cost of this project is 1.1 Lakhs. Roundtable India will look to sponsor even more schools depending on the success of the program in these schools.

The program is designed in such a way that it does not require internet connectivity. It can be run by schools during school closures as well as to supplement curriculum once classes resume.

Ms. Tanaya Kilara - Head, Education Solutions at Varthana said, “The pandemic has presented schools with unprecedented challenges, we are only beginning to realize its impact on student learning. We started the Unlock program to ensure that learning doesn’t stop. We understand that a lot of households have only one smartphone and struggle with internet connectivity and we wanted to make sure that this program allows children to learn independent of internet infrastructure”

“The education sector has been hit the worst by the pandemic. We have never witnessed such a prolonged disruption to education. We wanted to do our bit to help schools and students get back on their feet. With Varthana’s Unlock Program we found a solution that fits the context well and allows schools to proactively address the learning loss”, said Mr. Parashuram, Chairman of Bangalore Roundtable 7 and Tulsi Parashuram. Chairperson of Bangalore Ladies Circle 19.

Area6 Chairman of RTI Tr.Sandesh and Area6 Chairperson of LCI Cr.Nidhi addressed the gathering and walked through the key objectives of RTI and LCI with focus on community service and building infrastructure for education of underprivileged children. They extended their support towards the Unlock School program and encouraged all the parents and students to take full advantage of the learning benefits coming out of this program.

“Thousands of children are currently out of school because of COVID-19. But learning cannot stop. We are thankful to RTI, LCI & Varthana for providing these books to our students. These will definitely help them overcome the learning loss till the time the normal classes start", said Headmaster of one of the beneficiary schools. 

About Round Table India

Round Table India, is an organisation of non-political and non-sectarian young men between the age group of 18 and 40, promoting service, fellowship and goodwill in national and international affairs. Working towards the education of underprivileged children, till date, 7141 classrooms have been built across India in 3041 schools, impacting over 78 lakhs children.

About Ladies Circle India

Ladies Circle India, is a non-political and non-sectarian Organisation with membership open to only the wives of members of Round Table India. It offers opportunities for serving the community, for fostering and strengthening friendships between like-minded young women and helps create a better understanding of the obligations one owes to the society. Ladies Circle India comprises over 1600 members with 114 active Circles spread across India, present in 19 States and 57 cities.

Hero Motocorp Achieves The Guinness World Records Title For The Largest Motorcycle Logo

Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest motorcycle and scooter manufacturer, has been recognized by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ for creating the ‘Largest motorcycle logo’ with country’s most popular and iconic motorcycle Splendor+. 

The GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ record of the ‘Largest motorcycle logo’ was unveiled on the completion of 10 glorious years of Hero MotoCorp’s solo journey on August 9, 2021.

To achieve this world record, 1845 Hero Splendor+ motorcycles were uniformly placed to form the Hero logo at the company’s manufacturing facility in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The area spread over 1000ft x 800ft was used as the canvas to create the record.

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Malo Le Masson, Head of Global Product Planning and Strategy, Hero MotoCorp said, “At the beginning of this year, Hero MotoCorp celebrated the landmark of 100 Million cumulative sales since inception- a record in the heart of all the Heroes. This milestone comes in 2021 which is also the 10th anniversary year of the Hero Brand logo, unveiled on 9th of August 2011 at the O2 Arena in London. So as part of our unique celebrations for the special day, we have achieved a Guinness World Records™️ of the ‘Largest motorcycle logo’ to demonstrate our brand stature. This is another global record set by brand Hero, and we shall not stop there. Stay tuned for more from Hero MotoCorp!”

A video of the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ achievement of ‘Largest motorcycle logo’ can be viewed below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltTdLAAcius

Spokesperson from Guinness World Records™ said, “The attempt for the largest motorcycle logo is always a challenging one. It involves immense planning and effort in execution. Hero MotoCorp being the leading two-wheeler manufacturer, made the best use of one of their most popular motorcycles, Splendor to form the Hero logo in their manufacturing unit in Chittoor. I reviewed the entire evidence online and I am very happy to announce that Hero MotoCorp has broken this record with 1,845 motorcycles in a stunning manner. Congratulations and Hero MotoCorp, you are now Officially Amazing!”

An adjudicator from the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ was virtually present to witness the world record attempt and determine the veracity of the activity with support from independent witnesses, who were appointed as per Guinness guidelines.

Year 2021 is marked by a series of exciting initiatives to celebrate the historic milestone of Hero MotoCorp surpassing 100 million units in cumulative production – one of the fastest global achievements by an automotive company.

The Company kicked-off the celebrations in January 2021 when its 100 millionth motorcycle, the Xtreme 160R, was rolled-out of its manufacturing facility in Haridwar.

In keeping with its commitment towards sustainable manufacturing, Hero MotoCorp has also initiated a Green Drive where it has invited the masses to contribute towards achieving another GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for ‘Largest Online Photo Album of People Planting Plants’.

Thermo King Launches The T-80E Series For Refrigerated Truck

* Stronger performance in Refrigeration Capacity and Precise Temperature Control 

Thermo King®, the world’s leader in transport temperature control solutions, and a brand of Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, has launched its innovative product T-80E series units across the Asia Pacific market recently. As the next-generation product based on the Thermo King T series, T-80E series features new improved version of the control software, and are equipped with long-life electronic evaporator fans. It represents Thermo King’s innovative technologies and sustainability focus to deliver greater refrigeration capacity with more accurate temperature control ability, exceeding customer expectations.  

With more than 80 years of experience in transport temperature control solutions, Thermo King provides cold chain solutions for all kinds of transport systems. From railway to highway and marine transportation, from containers to trailers and trucks, its solutions cover the entire cold chain. Since the invention of the first transport refrigeration unit in 1938, Thermo King has been working to provide innovative solutions to meet various market challenges. The newly launched T-80E series units have many highlights: improved accuracy of temperature control in the truck’s cold compartment; an engine with lower emissions to the environment, higher performance, longer life, lower maintenance cost, and better cost efficiency, contributing to lower total cost of ownership.   

“The T-80E series continues Thermo King’s tradition of customer-centric innovation,” said Jeffrey Huang, Leader of Product Management and Engineering of Thermo King, Asia Pacific. “It shifts the performance of the Thermo King independent units to a higher level with accurate temperature control, greater refrigeration capacity and efficient air flow management. We will continue to uphold our innovation commitment and provide customers with temperature control transport products and solutions exceeding their expectations, while driving the further development of the cold chain market.”   

A cold chain transport truck equipped with the T-80E series unit 

Precise temperature control and great refrigeration capacity 

By optimizing the airflow design, and with great refrigeration capacity, the air flows to the bottom of the compartment to effectively solve the refrigeration problem during parking so that the design of the unit can perform in even the harshest of conditions, right up to 55? which has been proven by extensive filed trials and thousands of running hours. As tested, the measured refrigeration performance of the T-80E series units is better than those of their predecessors based on the same test standard. More particularly, at 30? ambient temperature, the capacity of T-80E series units on engine power ranges from 7100W to 8150W when the return air to evaporator is at 0?, and from 3700W to 4100W at -20?.  

The T-80E series integrates a variety of outstanding innovations. With extensive test optimizations and the outstanding system design and logic control, the units have achieved the industry-leading goal: a temperature control accuracy of less than ±1.2? at normal ambient temperatures as tested in accordance with applicable standards. As a result, the temperature-sensitive goods can be better protected. Meanwhile, this series provides various options in temperature control accuracy, a dual-temperature solution, and water heating. What’s more, the units feature the remote monitoring function to monitor the temperature changes within the compartment throughout the entire transportation process to ensure the safety of the transported goods. In addition, the highly functional EMC series controllers are also easy to operate, ensuring accurate temperature control when transporting any product. It easily meets the needs of simultaneous transportation of different goods, improve transportation efficiency, shorten distribution routes, and reduce operating costs. 

High-performance, reliable, energy-efficient, and environmentally friendly 

Key components of the T-80E series units have many advantages as following:   

High performance and high security: The T-80E series is equipped with compressors that are corrosion-resistant, perform better, and last longer. Additionally, the series also features the spring-loaded exhaust valve plates, which are lifted as a whole at excessive high pressure to achieve the purpose of discharging and ensure the safe operation of the compressors and the units. 

Low fuel consumption and low operating cost: The T-80E series  is highly  efficient  and achieve the balance between fuel consumption and performance, providing sufficient refrigeration capacity in a variety of ambient environments to  protect the goods. The included EMC controller efficiently manages all functions of the units and its advanced fuel-saving technology greatly improves the fuel efficiency. The maintenance interval is up to 2,000 hours (EMI2000), which effectively reduces the maintenance cost. 

Low emission and low pollution: The T-80E series is also equipped with an efficient engine that reduces fuel consumption by 15% compared to similar products in the industry under the same ambient conditions and is superior in reducing environmental emissions and noise pollution. The longer maintenance interval of 2,000 hours/24 months reduces liquid leakage and waste emissions, creating less pollution to the environment. Additionally, 99.7% of the unit materials are recyclable to minimize the environmental impact.  

Easy to operate and access 

The EMC controller with graphical display and multi-language capability is easy to use. Furthermore, the units have alert levels for oil and coolant levels in addition to programmable service intervals and regular maintenance reminders. The electrical and engine components are easy for service access. The USB port enables communications with the PC MonitorTM software which supports easy unit configuration and data download.