Global NFT-Marketplace Creator NFTICALLY Marks 138% MoM Growth In Users; Highest In The Space Globally

* With a presence in India and Singapore, NFTICALLY has already powered 6300+ NFT stores across 50+ countries.  

* Since inception it has exhibited 138% MoM growth in users, among the highest in the space globally. 

* The platform behind iconic global NFT stores like Bollycoin (Dabang Movie NFTs - India), Late Milkha Singh (India), Zipmex (Thailand), and Sportego (UK) - has exhibited topmost security protocols with almost 0% downtime -  which is at par with the world’s topmost NFT platforms 

* More than 50% of premium online stores of NFTICALLY sold out their first collection in less than 24 hours - thanks to embedded marketing, affiliate, and NFT structure automation 

NFTICALLY, the first of its kind global NFT Marketplace creator has taken high strides in powering the most iconic NFT collections since the time of its inception. Over the short span of 6 months, NFTICALLY has enabled 12K+ NFTs and 6300+ listed stores from more than 50 countries across the globe. With an ever-growing number of 24000+ registered wallets on the platform, the B2B SaaS company has experienced an MoM growth of 138% in users - making it one of the fastest-growing NFT platforms in the world.

With every creator and publishing platform now looking to create their own set of transactable digital goods with significant utility, the NFT space has come to the forefront. NFTICALLY has established numerous meaningful partnerships to help brands harness the power of non-fungible tokens. These include market leaders such as Zee Studios, AltiusDAO and BollyCoin among others. As of today, NFTically has powered a total sales of over $500,000 for their clientele. In the coming 6 months, the company is set to back not just iconic Bollywood studios and celebrities but also premier educational institutions, sports teams and real estate companies in launching their NFTs - with expected transactions of over 200Mn USD. 

Toshendra Sharma, Founder and CEO, NFTICALLY, said, “This span of time has been nothing short of exhilarating. India as a market is growing with accelerated speed and so is NFTICALLY. As we go forward, our mission at NFTICALLY is to build knowledge resource, trust and transparency in the ecosystem while democratizing access to the same on all levels - including brands, celebrities, artists and buyers." 

While the craze for non fungible tokens is still at a nascent stage in India, numbers show that the field has insurmountable potential to tap into. In the coming months, NFTICALLY has the vision to become a full stack Web 3.0 SaaS provider with their top of the line services to provide users with end-to-end compliance and help them in setting up their own White Label NFT Store, completely removing the dependency on understanding the tech for the process.  

About NFTically 

NFTICALLY is a first of a kind global NFT marketplace creator and a B2B SaaS for launching white-label NFT Stores & Marketplaces to Mint, Buy or Sell NFTs. The company has a vision to become a full stack NFT Company to help anyone monetize their digital assets. The platform aims become a full stack Web 3.0 SaaS provider and simplify the NFT ecosystem and allows users to create a marketplace at a click of a button allowing them to park the NFT marketplace under their own domain names. From Airdrops to Social Tokens, from NFTs to Unlockable content - the users of NFTICALLY can access the latest & best of what NFTs have to offer, along with the ability to integrate their own CRM, Analytics, Marketing, etc. 

Being a B2B SaaS platform, NFTICALLY enables celebrities, influencers, gamers, clubs & enterprises to launch their own NFT Marketplace globally. It can be seen as “Shopify for NFTs”. World’s first NFT store launching solution on the cloud with features like Custom UI, Social Tokens for celebrities, KYC, USD Support, etc. 

Leverages Over Eight Decades Of L&T’s Rich Experience And Trust To Enable Business Transformation For India’s Mid-Market Segment

Larsen & Toubro, an Indian multinational engaged in EPC projects, hi-tech manufacturing and services, today announced the launch of L&T-SuFin, an integrated e-commerce platform for B2B industrial products and services.

Drawing on its rich experience of over 80 years, with the trust of the nation as its core strength, L&T via this B2B e-commerce platform is poised to empower businesses, especially MSMEs, to enable them source their industrial supplies pan-India, digitally and cost-effectively.

The Indian manufacturing ecosystem has been facing significant inefficiencies in the industrial supply chains, relying heavily on resources such as B2B directories - digital or otherwise - to fulfill MSME’s sourcing needs. These traditional supply chain issues have resulted in challenges in the domains of maintaining business continuity, revenue or inventory optimisation and manpower deployment.

With digital technologies at the core, L&T-SuFIn is poised to transform Indian business landscape, leading to the formalization of the traditional supply chains and creating a win-win situation for suppliers and buyers . Built to provide greater transparency and wider market access, L&T-SuFin marks another chapter in the expansion of L&T as a digital powerhouse after it launched L&T EduTech, an ed-tech platform for bolstering engineering and technology knowledge, last year.

Mr. SN Subrahmanyan (SNS), CEO & MD, L&T, said, “As India aspires to become a $5 trillion economy, there lies a critical need to digitalize supply chains to enhance the overall global competitiveness of Indian industries, especially small and medium enterprises. With the launch of L&T-SuFin, we take yet another leap in our digital transformation journey, building on our legacy of trust and deep understanding of the ecosystem.”

“We are confident about L&T-SuFin transforming the B2B marketplace for industrial products. Making it easily accessible, convenient, and transparent, even for the customers in and beyond tier-1 and tier-2 cities, thereby enabling a level playing field and inclusive growth for all businesses.”

L&T-SuFin hosts a vast selection of industrial products across 40+ categories as well as financing and logistics support from carefully vetted partners. For sellers, L&T-SuFin is an opportunity to broaden their markets like never before. The platform is designed to reach out to buyers across categories and pan India geographies. It will enable businesses by providing them with a complete ecosystem of seller tools, delivery, and negotiations on a single platform.

Designed to be highly secure platform, L&T-SuFin will host KYC-verified sellers and buyers vetted by L&T and guarantee a last-mile delivery to over 15,000 pin codes. The platform will provide working capital to MSMEs from a large array of banks and other financial institutions at attractive interest rates. The platform will also provide an online transaction facility for trading products and enabling services with a payment and settlement mechanism that will aid traditional enterprises to take on their newer digital-native competitors.

About L&T

Larsen & Toubro is an Indian multinational engaged in EPC Projects, Hi-Tech Manufacturing and Services. It operates in over 50 countries worldwide. A strong, customer–focused approach and the constant quest for top-class quality have enabled L&T to attain and sustain leadership in its majorlines of business for eight decades.

ACT Fibernet Further Upgrades Internet Broadband Plans Across Chennai Market

* Increased speed at no additional cost to customers

ACT Fibernet, one of India’s largest fiber broadband ISP (Internet Service Provider) recently upgraded internet speed for its existing fixed term broadband plans in Chennai at no additional cost. As the usage of the internet increased in the past few years, so did the challenge of delivering reliable internet connectivity. Being a leading internet service provider in the country, ACT Fibernet has unveiled these upgraded plans to foster greater connectivity, stronger access and provide superior speed across its customer base in Chennai.

The plan upgrades are – ACT Basic has been upgraded to 100 Mbps from 75 Mbps with unlimited data*. ACT Blaze and ACT Blast have been upgraded from 125 Mbps and 200 Mbps to 150 Mbps and 250 Mbps respectively with unlimited data*. Similarly, ACT Blast Promo and ACT Storm have now increased speed of 250 Mbps and 300 Mbps from 200 Mbps and 250 Mbps respectively with unlimited data*. Finally, ACT Lightning has been boosted to 350 Mbps from 300 Mbps with unlimited data* and ACT Incredible has been upgraded from 350 Mbps to 400 Mbps with unlimited data*.

As per Inmobi Pulse research and Ookla® of Speedtest Intelligence® data for average download and upload speeds conducted in Q4 2021-22, ACT Fibernet emerged as the best broadband for streaming and the fastest wired broadband in Chennai respectively.

About ACT Fibernet

ACT Fibernet is one of largest wired ISPs (Internet Service Provider) in India. Headquartered in Bangalore it has operations in 19 cities with 1.8 million customers. ACT Fibernet is known for its cutting-edge technology and high-speed broadband connectivity that the company provides to its customers. In 2019, ACT Fibernet forayed in the consumer category with the launch of its product ACT stream TV 4K. ACT Fibernet was the first broadband service provider to bring 1 Giga speed connectivity in India to the city of Hyderabad in 2017, followed by Bengaluru and Chennai in 2018. ACT Fibernet has been recognized as India’s most Consistent Broadband Network in 2020 by Ookla, Best Brands 2020 in the broadband category by The Economic Times, Best Broadband for Streaming in Hyderabad and Chennai as per research conducted by InMobi in Sept 2020, and No.1 Broadband for Gaming according to The Times of India Report, 2020.

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Toothsi Ropes In South Indian Actress Nivetha Pethuraj For Its Latest Digital Campaign

Toothsi, India’s leading D2C brand specialized in providing affordable and invisible teeth aligners today announced the launch of their new digital advertising campaign on Clear Aligners featuring renowned South Indian actress Nivetha Pethuraj. toothsi has worked towards solving the problem of teeth misalignment and providing its users with an easy, contemporary, and affordable solution since its inception. 

Toothsi as a brand has always aimed to give its users the confidence to flaunt their desired smile and now the brand is all set to unite/pair up with the youthful and upbeat attitude of Nivetha in its latest campaign. 

In this latest campaign, Nivetha engages and empathizes with the people who have inhibitions to smile openly due to teeth misalignment issues. Nivetha highlights the aesthetics of toothsi’s clear aligners that are affordable, invisible, convenient, and give the user comfort and confidence to smile freely. Through this campaign, the brand showcases its utility and importance in one’s life.  toothsi is leveraging the campaign to explore and outreach the GenZ and Millenials in South India. 

Shuchita Wadhwa, Head of Marketing, toothsi said, “We are extremely excited to have Nivetha on board for our latest campaign. With this collaboration, we intend to explore and reach the audience in South India. Nivetha, the young, vibrant, and talented actress resonates perfectly with the youthful brand like toothsi. The campaign serves as an opportunity for us to connect and build a strong brand presence with her fans and audience.”

Speaking on the collaboration Nivetha Pethuraj said, “Smile is the best make-up that anyone can wear. I am delighted to associate with toothsi, who aim to empower people by delivering their desired smile.”

Nivetha is one of the most popular actresses from the south industry who is known for her remarkable films like Oru Naal Koothu, Podhuvaga En Manasu Thangam, Mental Madhilo, Tik Tik Tik, Chitralahari, Brochevarevarura, and Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo. She is highly appreciated for her exceptional work and appealing persona. Over the years, Nivetha has made a mark in the south film industry by delivering some outstanding performances in over 25 films that has proved her dedication and commitment towards her passion.  

Medtronic Launches MiniMed 780G System With SmartGuard Technology To Simplify Type 1 Diabetes Management In India

* First Advanced Hybrid Closed Loop Insulin Pump System in India features automatic insulin delivery, automatic correction boluses, and Bluetooth® connectivity

* First patient in India treated at Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialties Center, Chennai

India Medtronic Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) — a global leader in healthcare technology, announced the launch of MiniMed™ 780G system in India. The MiniMed 780G system is a next generation closed loop insulin pump system for the treatment of type 1 diabetes in people age 7 to 80 years. Leveraging the company’s most advanced SmartGuard™ technology, the system automates the delivery of both basal insulin and correction boluses every five minutes to help people with diabetes avoid highs and lows with greater ease. The first patient in India to receive this therapy was through Dr V. Mohan, chairman and chief of diabetology, Dr Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Center, Chennai.

India is home to the second largest number of children and adolescents aged 0–19 years with type 1 diabetes in the world (171,300), and accounts for the majority of children and adolescents with diabetes in Southeast Asia. Estimated number of incident (new) cases of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents (0–14 years), per annum is 15,900.1 Unfortunately, very few people with type 1 diabetes achieve diabetes treatment goals of HbA1c <7% and Time in Range >70%. HbA1c is the average blood sugar levels for the last two to three months and TIR is “Time in Range” - the amount of time you spend in the desired glucose range—between 70 and 180 mg/dL.

“No two days are alike when it comes to blood glucose levels in people with type 1 diabetes and this variability presents a huge challenge that can increase burden for the patients, caregivers, doctors and others. With the new MiniMed 780G system patients can reduce such variability and aim to maintain glucose levels within defined parameters leading to near normal life. This technology can help reduce the burden for people living with diabetes while driving better clinical outcomes,” said Dr. Mohan.

“Insulin pump therapy has a lot of potential for helping individuals with type 1 diabetes reach their glucose goals. The new MiniMed 780G system further simplifies diabetes management and adapts to a person’s life with the goal of enhancing their experience in a seamless way. The automation built into the MiniMed 780G system provides patients, caregivers & physicians a way to manage all the variables inherent with diabetes and achieve the optimal outcomes. With advancements in technology, we are seeking better outcomes for patients so they can focus on life and not glucose levels,” said Chandra Shekhar Jaiman, head of Specialty Therapies, Medtronic India.

The treatment goals for type 1 diabetes include maximizing Time in Range and avoiding long-term complications, which is a constant juggle as individuals work to manage insulin levels while maintaining their everyday life. Managing blood glucose variables, administering correction boluses when necessary and effectively counting and tracking carbs are daunting for people living with diabetes as they are a constant reminder of the disease. That said, advanced technologies like the MiniMed 780G system can help ease some of that work.

The MiniMed 780G system enables the personalization of glucose goals with an adjustable target setting as low as 100 mg/dL — lower than any other advanced hybrid closed loop system — and is designed to help stabilize blood sugar levels and further improve glucose control. Patients who participated in a clinical study2,3 provided feedback that the MiniMed 780G system “made life with diabetes and control so much easier” and that it made “life significantly easier.”

The system is part of the new Medtronic portfolio of insulin pumps with smartphone connectivity via Bluetooth® technology. This advancement allows users and their care partners to see real-time glucose data and trends on compatible iOS® and Android™ smartphones via apps. Additionally, healthcare providers will find that managing patients on the system is simple as there are only a few settings that need adjustment to enable optimal use of the technology.

Time in Range

Clinical consensus regarding Time in Range means that a person living with diabetes should be in the recommended range of 70-180 mg/dL (3.9 – 10 mmol/L) for at least 70% of time to be well-controlled. This may increase the likelihood that short and long-term complications of this chronic disease can be avoided.

About Medtronic

Bold thinking. Bolder actions. We are Medtronic. Medtronic plc, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is the leading global healthcare technology company that boldly attacks the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people across 150 countries. Our technologies and therapies treat 70 health conditions and include cardiac devices, surgical robotics, insulin pumps, surgical tools, patient monitoring systems, and more. Powered by our diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to help all those who need it, we deliver innovative technologies that transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. Expect more from us as we empower insight-driven care, experiences that put people first, and better outcomes for our world. In everything we do, we are engineering the extraordinary. For more information on Medtronic (NYSE:MDT), visit www.Medtronic.com and follow @Medtronic on Twitter and LinkedIn.

FIGSI To Build Centre Of Stone Excellence At Hosur In Tamilnadu

* CSE to establish stone museum of international standards

Federation of Indian Granite and Stone Industry (FIGSI) is an All India body having 1,300 members throughout the country serving for the benefit of Natural Stone Industry of India for the last 39 years. FIGSI conducts International Stone Fair popularly known as STONA once in 2 years and has already announced its 15th edition of the fair during Feb 2023.

The Chief objective of the Federation being promotion of the Natural Stone Industries, which comes under the category of Ornamental or Decorative building stones like Granites, Marbles, Sandstones, Slates, Quartzite and ancillary and auxiliary Industries of Machinery, Tools, Abrasives, Consumables related to stone Industries and conduct Conferences, workshops on each and every aspect of Stone Industry.

FIGSI endeavors to act as a bridge between Industry and the Government in bringing constant improvement in mineral regulation, policies, processes, systems and procedures. It proactively promotes upgradation of technology aimed at mine safety, productivity, cost efficiency and quality improvement.

Federation is working tirelessly for the betterment of the Natural Stone Industry and looking into the present conditions FIGSI decided to establish training and skill development centers for the Natural Stone Industry in order to train worker force both in the quarry and processing sector. In this endeavor already on 21st Feb 2022, ‘Bhoomi Puja’ was conducted in the property owned by FIGSI at Mahindra World City Jaipur which will cater to the requirements of the West and North India.

The ‘Bhoomi Puja’ for the Centre of Stone Excellence at Hosur was held today and the construction work will start after getting all the statutory requirements from the government departments. It is proposed to be completed within a span of 10-12 months.

“Vivekananda Global University (VGU) is our knowledge partners who are having a global University at Jaipur wherein there are more than 5,000 students and they will be running the entire program of imparting skill development training to the existing workforce, middle level management and senior level management. The skill development will be given also to the unemployed youths in the stone sector,” apprised Mr Ishwinder Singh, President, FIGSI.

In this Centre for Excellence both at Jaipur and Hosur, the Federation will be establishing a Stone Museum of International standards wherein we will be displaying various varieties of Granites and other natural stones  in different forms including monuments and artifacts from all over India.

Bhoomi Puja was done by Mr. Ishwinder Singh, President FIGSI along with Mr R. Veeramani Founder President, Mr. R. Sekar, Imm. Past President, Office Bearers, Executive Committee Members, and all the members of the stone fraternity.

State Government Should Provide Soft Loans, Interest Subsidy Schemes For MSMEs

By Nishank Kariappa

On March 4, the focus will be on Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai as he will present the state budget. Inspite of the severe economic challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic for the past 2 years, revenue collection has improved allowing for some big ticket announcements.

Improvement of Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs) plays an important part to  reduce the economic stress. The government should provide soft loans and interest subsidy scheme for MSMEs and other affected industries in the budget this year

The educational sector hopes for funding in technology in schools and education systems, considering challenges posed in online education. The government must take steps for bigger funding on education, push greater digitization and reducing the gap between rural and urban education. The increased funds will ensure better quality education in government schools which educate a majority of children.

The education sector is facing enormous challenges due to the pandemic and the budget is going to play a important role in uplifting the education system. The government must issue funds for upgrading technology in educational institutions in rural areas so the education of students studying in these institutions are well equipped to face the pandemic challenges.

(The author is General Manager, Vogue Institute of Art and Design, Bengaluru)