Swaraj Pro Combine 7060 Tracked Harvester To Enable Best-In-Class Acreage For Farmers In Karnataka This Harvest Season

* Loaded with new features the Swaraj Pro Combine 7060 offers enhanced durability, performance and operator comfort

* Designed and developed for paddy harvest with world-class tracked solutions for tough soil conditions

* Aims to improve farmer earnings with best-in-class equipment and a powerful fuel effecient 72 HP engine 

The new Swaraj Pro Combine 7060, a tracked Harvester by Swaraj, will offer paddy farmers in Karnataka with enhanced productivity, performance and ease of operation, while maximizing potential grain yield, for best-in-class acreage.

Fitted with a new paddy cutter bar, the new Swaraj Pro Combine 7060 is also capable of performing efficient cutting of sleeping crop with consistency at comparatively lower costs.

Designed & developed to efficiently harvest paddy and soyabean the new combine harvester by Swaraj will enable reaping, threshing, and winnowing of grains efficiently, with minimal grain loss and breakage.

Engineered to be rugged, powerful and fuel-efficient, the Swaraj Pro Combine 7060 is reliable and is fitted with a 72HP @2300rpm engine. Along with a sturdy low ratio reduction gear box and a low-speed, high torque hydraulic motor for lesser wear & tear, thus guaranteeing a longer product life. With a focus on safety, the harvester also has an overhead guard to prevent electrocution from low-lying electric cables in the field.

Commenting on the offering, Harish Chavan, CEO – Swaraj Division, M&M Ltd.  said, “With a very short window for harvesting, and with agriculture increasingly becoming technology intensive, we at Swaraj are pleased to have the Swaraj Pro Combine 7060 made available for the farmers of Karnataka, with complete on-ground sales, service and spares support at a time crucial for them. Our new product will ensure maximum productivity, quality and yield, with minimum wastage and product downtime thereby ensuring maximum earnings for the farmer.”

The Swaraj Pro Combine 7060 is sold and serviced via Swaraj’s wide retail and service network across Karnataka. The harvester is available at an attractive price with financing available from several banks and finance companies. Apt for wet and soft fields, the Swaraj Pro Combine 7060 is also made available in Orissa, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

The Swaraj Pro Combine 7060 is an addition to Swaraj’s legacy of rugged and reliable harvesters. Having launched its first harvester about four decades ago, today Swaraj is a leader in harvester technology in India with a rich product portfolio of wheeled, tracked and tractor mounted harvesters manufactured and developed in Mohali, Punjab.

About Swaraj

Swaraj Tractors a division of Mahindra Group is India’s second largest and fastest growing tractor brand. Established in 1974, based in Punjab, the grain bowl of India, Swaraj is a brand that is made by the farmer, for the farmer as many of its employees are also farmers. They bring real world performance and create an authentic, powerful product with assured performance and enduring quality, designed with one purpose – enabling the Indian farmer to Rise. Swaraj Tractors manufactures tractors in the range of 15HP to 65HP and also provides complete farming solutions.

What’s Common between Barack Obama And Ranveer Singh?

Bollywood superstar Ranveer Singh has been named the NBA Brand Ambassador for India. He will engage with NBA Fans in India throughout the League’s 75th Anniversary Season in 2021-22. Interestingly, while Ranveer is associated in promoting basketball in India, it is being reported that Barack Obama is backing NBA Africa! Looks like the league is pulling in global heavyweights for their campaigns! 

Over the course of the season, Ranveer will participate in a number of league initiatives that will be featured on the NBA’s and his personal social media accounts. Ranveer will attend NBA All-Star 2022 in Cleveland, where he will post behind-the-scenes social media content and meet NBA players and legends. Ranveer previously attended NBA All-Star 2016 in Toronto, where he sat courtside at the NBA All-Star Game.

Ranveer will also be featured on “NBA Style” (@nbastyle_in), a new lifestyle-focused Instagram account for fans in India that showcases the convergence of the NBA and popular culture. ‘NBA Style’ serves as a destination for fans in India to immerse themselves in the many ways that the league and its players influence and are influenced by music, style, art and entertainment. The new account also spotlights a wide range of local personalities and their contributions to both NBA and popular culture.

“I have loved basketball and the NBA since my childhood and have always been fascinated with its influence on popular culture including music, fashion and entertainment,” said Ranveer. “With the NBA tipping off its 75th season celebrations, there couldn’t have been a better time to join forces with the league and support their efforts to grow basketball in the country.”

“We are thrilled to welcome Ranveer Singh as NBA brand ambassador for India ahead of what promises to be a memorable 75th Anniversary Season,” said NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer Mark Tatum. “A Bollywood icon and one of the most celebrated actors of his generation, Ranveer is also a dedicated NBA fan who is passionate about the league and its players.  We’re excited to work with Ranveer to engage with fans in India and around the world on a variety of platforms.”

“Ranveer is an ideal ambassador to headline the launch of NBA Style, our new Instagram handle that explores the intersection of basketball and culture,” said NBA Asia Executive Vice President and Managing Director Scott Levy. “Art, fashion and entertainment are part of the fabric of India, and with Ranveer’s help, NBA Style will contribute to the cultural landscape and showcase how the league and its players have been shaped by and influence culture.”

Sterling And Wilson Solar Limited Wins Its First Waste-To-Energy Project Worth INR 1,500 Crore

Sterling and Wilson Solar Limited (SWSL/ Company) (BSE Scrip Code: 542760; NSE Symbol: SWSOLAR), one of the world’s leading solar EPC and O&M solutions providers, announced that it has received the first order worth ~ INR 1,500 crore for its waste-to-energy business from a leading developer of energy assets in the UK and Europe. Last month, the Company had announced expansion of its renewable energy offerings to include hybrid energy, energy storage and waste-to-energy solutions. 

The facility will process 23.2 tonnes of non-recyclable solid municipal waste per hour, diverting over 185,600 tonnes of waste each year. The facility will generate around 19.6 MW of energy, enough to power over 30,000 homes, and will also provide heat that can be used by nearby businesses. 

Mr. Amit Jain, Global CEO, Sterling and Wilson Solar Group said, “We are delighted to have bagged our first order in the waste-to-energy segment, which we recently forayed into. This is a double delight since it is also our first order in the European market, further cementing our position as the most trusted partner in the EPC segment. Since waste-to-energy projects have a larger execution period, through such orders, the Company will be able to manage a consistent revenue stream year-on-year.” 

“This is an important project for the region, in terms of sustainability and renewable power generation. With over two billion tonnes of municipal waste produced globally each year, the treatment of non-recyclable trash that otherwise emits methane from landfills will help reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere,” he added. 

Scope of work for this project includes design, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and testing of the facility, Boiler (fuel - Refused Derived Fuel), 19 MWe steam turbine generator and condensor, pollution control equipment, water treatment plant, associated balance of plant and subsequent O&M.  Construction will start in Q3FY22 and will take over three years to commission. 

About Sterling and Wilson Solar Limited 

Sterling and Wilson Solar Limited, a Shapoorji Pallonji group company, is a global pure-play, end-to-end solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) solutions provider. The Company provides EPC services primarily for utility-scale solar power projects, with a focus on project design and engineering, and manages all aspects of project execution from conceptualising to commissioning. The Company has been executing projects globally and has to its credit more than 11.4 GWp of solar power projects (commissioned and under various stages of construction) in various geographies. SWSL also provides operations and maintenance (O&M) services, including for projects constructed by third parties, and currently manages a portfolio of 8.8 GWp. Present in 24 countries today, Sterling and Wilson Solar Limited has operations in India, South-East Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Americas and Australia.  

Bidadi Industries Association Conducts 9th Annual General Body Meeting

* Underscores its strengths while navigating the COVID-19 pandemic on its journey towards becoming the most admired industrial area

The Bidadi Industries Association (BIA) today held its ninth Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) at Wonderla Resorts. The Association ensured compliance with all government restrictions given the coronavirus pandemic to conduct the AGM by following all COVID-19 protocols. 

The AGM approved the actions of the Executive Council for FY 2020-21 by a large majority and approved all the resolutions on the agenda, comprising the adoption of Annual Accounts 2020-21 & BIA bye-law amendments. Various contributors & sponsors were felicitated in a modest but professionally organized AGM event with a clear agenda. Dr. K. Rakesh Kumar, IAS, Hon’ble Deputy Commissioner & District Magistrate, Ramanagara District & Mr. Mohammed Ikramulla Shariff, IAS, Hon’ble CEO, Ramanagara Zilla Panchayat presided over the event.

Just last October (2020), BIA had celebrated the official opening of its state-of-the-art new office building and a full-fledged Centralized Solid Waste Management (CSWM) Facility at Bidadi Industrial Area in Bidadi, Ramanagara District, which have since been operational and functioning well.

Addressing the gathering, the President of BIA, Mr. K V Rajendra Hegde, recounted the tough but systematically planned and executed actions for improving infrastructure in the Bidadi Industrial Area. He said this was possible by following its motto of inclusive development involving industry, government, and community, by a dedicated and passionate Special Purpose Group (SPG), comprising experienced personnel deployed from major industries like Toyota & Bosch, and mandated and supervised by an expert Executive Council, represented by all categories of industries from the large to the small.

Attending the AGM event were senior representatives from BIA, industry heads & senior officials from the Government of Karnataka.

Addressing the audience as Chief Guest, Dr. K. Rakesh Kumar, IAS, Hon’ble  Deputy Commissioner & District Magistrate, Ramanagara District said, “It is highly appreciable that BIA has been able to attain recognition from the Government of Karnataka for its unique model as a professionally managed organization, with a robustly planned system of operations for long term sustainability. It is indeed a model for other industry associations to emulate.”

Formed in 2011 by a group of 25 industries, BIA kick-started the development initiatives in 2014 with the formation of a 13 member EC, ably supported by the SPG, a team of dedicated professionals from across member industries, who have taken proactive collaboration to new levels. The progress can be witnessed on the ground, a direct consequence of the self-reliant, self-sustainable approach of BIA towards its goal of becoming the most admired industrial area, by proactively aligning and liaising with government, industry, and community – the three “pillars” as the President of BIA terms them, to develop, manage and sustain the estate, the fourth pillar, which houses the industries of members, currently numbering 212.

“The BIA has been nothing but optimistic in navigating out of the shadows of COVID-19 to provide valuable support to member industries, many of whom are MSMEs. All of us are hoping that we can overcome the crisis soon and we are looking forward to a period of recovery and stability,” was the consensus from the team at BIA, as it concluded its ninth AGM event successfully.

Serial Entrepreneur & Healthcare Industry Veteran Jay Reddy Joins “Click2Clinic” As Chairman Of The Board

* New appointment to bring in great momentum to an already fast-growing healthcare services enterprise

* Click2Clinic announces expansion of the board and infusion of new capital

Click2Clinic, a technology-enabled marketplace for home healthcare with the mission to deliver consistent high quality affordable patient care at home, today announced appointment of Mr. Jay Reddy, an industry veteran, as Chairman of the Board. This new appointment further expands the board of the company which also witnessed infusion of fresh capital into the business.

Click2Clinic has deep-rooted penetration currently in Delhi-NCR & Hyderabad in the B2C segment while through institutional clients like corporates, Insurances & TPAs etc. have services across 10+ cities in India. With the corporate office at Gurugram (Delhi-NCR) & regional branch at Hyderabad, the core management team brings in a cumulative experience of more than 4 decades to serve customers every day across its 25+ home healthcare service categories.

Mr. Jay Reddy, a successful serial entrepreneur who till recently was the Founder, CEO & Chairman of Vitreoshealth from 2010 to 2019, a healthcare predictive analytics company, will assume the role of Chairman at Click2Clinic effective October 2nd, 2021. Testament to Mr. Reddy’s success as an entrepreneur are the accolades his company won over the years, and under his leadership Vitreos Health was successfully acquired by HMS Holding (HMSY)in 2019. Prior to VitreosHealth, Jay Reddy founded a supply chain optimization company _ MindFlow Technologies _ and was its CEO from 2000 to 2007.

Commenting on this milestone, Dr. Sujeeth R Punnam, Founder, Click2Clinic said, “This is a significant development in the history and for the future of our organization. Jay’s addition to our team brings the best of clinical, operational, technology and entrepreneurial spirit with a proven track record of successfully scaling up our operations, which we intend to do with the launch our solutions across multiple cities over the next few years.”

“The infusion of new capital and talent will accelerate our growth plans by continuously innovating and delivery of new care models that our customers are demanding,” added Mr. Vivek Khanna, CEO, Click2Clinic.

Expressing his gratitude, Mr. Jay Reddy, Chairman-designate, Click2Clinic said, “This pandemic has shown that healthcare in India, which is predominantly acute-care centric, is broken when it comes to delivering ongoing care for patients suffering from chronic diseases. And ‘home healthcare’ can significantly fill-in this existing gap. I am excited to be a part of this transformation in the Indian healthcare through Click2Clinic, who are pioneers in the marketplace model. Click2Clinic is an exciting idea and a company built by a group of physicians. It has clinical DNA entrenched in its ethos, processes and products.”

Click2Clinic has raised a total of USD 1.5 Million from a group of angel investors (primarily a group of doctors) based out of USA. The new influx has been introduced by Mr. Jay Reddy along with an individual reputed hedge-fund manager well established in the American circuit. They would together continue infusing capital to fund the growth of the company at angel level before going to the market for Series-A funding by professional investment groups.

About Click2Clinic:

Founded by a group of highly successful physicians with deep clinical experience and expertise from India and the United States of America, Click2Clinic is a fast-growing enterprise which provides patient care in the comfort of one’s home by connecting providers with patients in a highly transparent and secured environment. Click2Clinic is transforming the Indian Home Healthcare landscape enabling a dynamic shift from overly dependent hospital-centric healthcare ecosystem to the most secure & desirable care setting - The Loving Home, by continuously innovating with new user-friendly technologies and new care delivery models.

Kennametal India Launches The “One Billion Drops” Project In Bengaluru In Partnership With United Way Of India

Kennametal India Limited, in partnership with United Way of India, a non-profit organization, initiated the launch of the “One Billion Drops” project in Bengaluru, India today with a groundbreaking ceremony. The project will take place at the Jayaprakash Narayan (J.P. Park) Bio-diversity Park in Mathikere to improve the ground water table of the park and its surrounding residential area. Apart from several community members, the event was graced by a special guest, Shri N. Munirathna, Hon’ble Horticulture, Planning and Statistics Minister for the State of Karnataka.

This project entails building 86 percolation pits over 90 days and will yield manifold benefits – from a 6-meter increase in the water table around J.P Park, to a decrease in rainwater waste, as well as securing water availability for the park and nearby residential areas. These efforts will also result in a substantial reduction in dependence on other water sources in the near term, while generating water supply for gardening and watering the park.

Speaking at the event, Mr. Vijaykrishnan Venkatesan, Managing Director, Kennametal India Limited said, “Our Corporate Social Responsibility platform is built on a three-pronged framework: promoting technical education, Kennametal involvement in community and protecting our planet. Through credible NGO partners, our Bengaluru facility is involved in various projects to make a meaningful impact around our manufacturing facility. ‘One Billion Drops’ is an initiative aligned with our core values and commitment to sustainability that ensures protection of the environment for future generations.”

Citing the importance of such projects, Shri N. Munirathna said, “The horticulture department of Karnataka has been taking initiative to increase the green cover of Bengaluru and sustain its status as the “garden city of India.” We are thankful to Kennametal for proposing and sponsoring this project through United Way India that will positively impact the environment by aiding in the conservation of our precious natural resources.”

Speaking on the significance of environmental sustainability, Jayanti Shukla, CEO – United Way of India said, “Rejuvenation of water bodies provides a viable water source for local communities and improves ground-water levels. Our programs for community welfare go hand-in-hand with environmental protection and reclamation.” She adds, “United Way of India is proud to be a part of this coalition with Kennametal India Limited and United Way of Bengaluru in building a long-term and sustainable solution for environmental conservation." 

NITI Aayog, AWS, And Intel Collaborate To Accelerate Digital Innovation In India

* New Experience Studio at the NITI Aayog Cloud Innovation Center to be a hub for collaboration and experimentation, initially focusing on healthcare, agriculture, and smart infrastructure verticals

The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), the Government of India’s national policy think tank, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Intel have come together to establish a new experience studio at the NITI Aayog Frontier Technologies Cloud Innovation Center (CIC). Located in NITI Aayog’s New Delhi premises, the studio will be a hub for collaboration and experimentation to enable problem solving and innovation between government stakeholders, startups, enterprises, and industry domain experts.

The studio will help showcase the potential of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/ VR), blockchain, and robotics to accelerate their application in public sector use cases. The studio will encourage open innovation and serve as a hub for government, healthcare, education, and nonprofit startups from India to showcase their solutions. It will also provide startups with an option to access necessary support to enhance and scale their solutions.

NITI Aayog will also leverage the studio to demonstrate the application of geospatial, AR/VR, drone, and IoT solutions in verticals such as healthcare, agriculture, and smart infrastructure. Major homegrown industry leaders in respective fields of technology and research – like MapMyIndia in geospatial solutions, Raphe mPhibr Pvt. Ltd. in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and the Centre for Advanced Research in Imaging, Neuroscience and Genomics (CARING), which delivers AI in healthcare – and global leaders like Dassault Systemes, and startups like Vizara Technologies and Agatsa Software Pvt. Ltd. are demonstrating their solutions at the studio. Startups will be encouraged to participate actively in the studio through hackathons, grand challenges, and other capacity building initiatives, in collaboration with the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and Atal Incubation Centres (AIC).

The studio was inaugurated today in the presence of Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, by Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog and Rahul Sharma, President, Public Sector – Amazon Internet Services Pvt. Ltd. (AISPL), AWS India and South Asia. Prakash Mallya, VP & MD – Sales, Marketing & Communications Group, Intel India attended the inauguration virtually.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that effective collaboration and experimentation matter significantly when developing innovative solutions to address problems of scale in the country. As the NITI Aayog Frontier Technologies CIC identifies societal challenges to address, it is important to embrace a culture of open innovation and working backwards from problem statements. The new experience studio with AWS and Intel will further support our mission to identify and deploy leading edge technologies to drive continuous innovation in delivering citizen services,” said Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog.

“The new experience studio at the NITI Aayog Frontier Technologies CIC, based on the AWS Cloud Innovation Centers program, aims to quickly solve public sector challenges through collaboration and actualize innovations from experimentation and prototypes. The studio will help subject matter experts from different verticals, government stakeholders, and startups to apply design thinking to go deeper into problem areas and develop solutions to enable digital healthcare, build the digital agriculture ecosystem, and develop the digital infrastructure for smart cities in India. It will be a hub for creativity, experimentation, and testing new ideas to solve challenges sourced from the community,” said Rahul Sharma, President, Public Sector – AISPL, AWS India and South Asia.

“Cloud innovation is fundamental to unlocking the potential of future technologies to create scalable impact across sectors. Intel is committed to expanding access to technology resources and knowledge through our collaboration with NITI Aayog and AWS to develop, build, and support cloud services that can enrich the lives of people in India and around the world. The new NITI Aayog CIC Experience Studio is a powerful example of industry collaboration to accelerate technology solutions for meaningful social impact,” said Prakash Mallya, VP & MD – Sales, Marketing & Communications Group, Intel India.

The experience studio at the NITI Aayog Frontier Technologies CIC will adopt a hybrid model enabling physical and virtual workspaces to collaborate seamlessly. The physical workspace design in the studio will enable solutions showcase, interactive demos, and rapid prototyping among stakeholders to converge on ideas for further action. The studio’s digital workspace will enable state-of-the-art collaborative environments to invite experts from various verticals, government departments, research institutions, and not-for-profit organisations for hands-on workshops.

The NITI Aayog Frontier Technologies CIC was established in October 2020 as part of the AWS Cloud Innovation Centers Global Program. Focusing on tackling the challenges facing India, the CIC recently developed COvAID during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Developed in five days, COvAID provided a platform for consolidating the end-to-end flow of aid received to support COVID-19 affected people, distributing the aid in a transparent manner, and accelerating the speed at which the aid reaches beneficiaries. In another example, working with the Digi Yatra Foundation, the CIC also anchored the Digital Yatra Central Ecosystem (DYCE) Challenge, inviting startups to develop a real time facial biometric validation solution to provide a friction-less, hassle-free, contact-less, and safe experience to passengers during air travel.

AWS Public Sector CICs are also present across Australia, Bahrain, Canada, France, Germany, South Korea, and United States. Earlier this year, AWS also collaborated with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in India to establish a Quantum Computing Applications Lab in the country, focused on accelerating quantum computing-led research and development, and enabling new scientific discoveries aligned to the government’s science and technology priorities.

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