Future Generali Brings Spotlight On “Everyday Wellness” Rewarding You For ‘Active Health Management’

~ Launches FG Health Absolute, a Comprehensive Health Insurance product ~ 

~ Product offers guidance, access to wellness platforms as also rewards, and loyalty programmes ~ 

Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited (FGII), one of India’s fastest growing, top 10 private general insurance company has launched a comprehensive health insurance product - FG Health Absolute. This latest health insurance offering is designed towards empowering customers to actively manage their health and leading a healthy lifestyle.  

FG Health Absolute comes with a host of wellness benefits provided as a part of the product - The policy helps customers to access value added services like tele counselling, webinars on mental and physical health, vouchers for wellness centres, fitness, sports and diagnostic centres and regular health check-ups to ensure a healthy and fit lifestyle.  

This product comes with a loyalty program that enables customers to encash their reward points for premium discounts, availing a variety of goods, memberships etc. in the renewal policy. Under its wellness programme, customers are encouraged to undertake stress and happiness checks, and health risk assessments, twice a year, in addition to annual expert wellness assessments and lifestyle disorder monitoring. Monthly tracking has been included towards monitoring fitness and healthy lifestyle of the customers, ensuring a comprehensive approach towards physical and mental wellbeing.  

Speaking alongside the launch of FG Health Absolute Anup Rau, Managing Director & CEO, Future Generali India Insurance says, “The pandemic has brought forth better appreciation for active health management, amongst individuals. While on one hand we are witnessing enhanced customer interest in health products and expect this segment to grow substantially, we are also sensing customer need for an all-encompassing health product, with enhanced features and maximized benefits”. 

He further adds: “FG Health Absolute is a step in the direction of providing customers with a proposition that not only suits their ask for a comprehensive product but goes a step further by encouraging them to practice healthy habits, regularly, for a holistic health. This solution caters to almost all possible healthcare requirements, from wellness and value add services, which are the USPs of the product, to enhanced mother and child care as well as overseas treatments for specific illnesses. In keeping with our focus on being an ‘Inclusive’ insurer, with this product, we are also taking an important step by expanding the scope of ‘Family’ definition for our health indemnity products, to offer protection to members of the LGBTQIA+ community & members in a live-in relationship”.  

The FG Health Absolute cover, designed in line with the health insurance requirements of India’s diverse populace, is one of the best and most comprehensive healthcare policies available today. In addition to the coverage against a host of healthcare requirements, including maternity and new-born expenses, infertility treatment, overseas treatment, OPD focus on mental and physical health, vaccination cover for children up to 12 years of age, and home healthcare, among others, FG Health Absolute offers a girl child benefit where maternity Sum Insured is increased by additional amount of INR 10,000 on the birth of a girl child.  

The salient features of Future Generali’s new policy include coverage for the new born baby under its mother’s policy, until the expiry of the cover, enhanced vaccination coverage for new-borns, a reinstatement of comprehensive mental illness benefits under OPD cover, enhanced cover for Lasik and Cataract treatments, as well as the host of value added services and wellness rewards programmes. 

The policy, which is available across online and offline channels, features eleven sum insured options for customers, ranging from Rs. 3 lakhs to 100 lakhs and offers protection to a maximum of 15 family members. There is no upper age limit for customers, ensuring access to optimal healthcare at all stages of the individual’s life. 

Publishing of MSME State Profile - Facilitating Development of MSME Ecosystem In The States

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), the Principal Financial Institution engaged in the promotion, financing and development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) has been working closely with state governments to strengthen MSME eco-system at State level, based, inter alia, on recommendation of UK Sinha Committee report. SIDBI has extended technical assistance to state by setting up Project Management Unit (PMU) in 19 states. These PMUs have been working closely with nodal departments of State to facilitate shaping enterprise/industrial policies as also adopt good practices in other states.  

Under SIDBI Cluster Development Fund, concessional loan support to state governments for development of infrastructure in clusters is provided. In few of the states going beyond hard infrastructure, SIDBI has also extended soft infrastructure support in few clusters. SIDBI has been proactively engaging with state governments to avail this and build/enhance MSME infrastructure. 

As part of development initiative SIDBI also organised a national sharing and learn shop for state stakeholders, which had evinced appreciative participation.   

SIDBI brought out state profiles in respect of enterprise/industrial policies and good practices adopted in other states through our Project Management Units (PMUs) of 16 States viz. Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, J&K, West Bengal, Odisha and Bihar.   

SIDBI has for the first time come out with the MSME State Profiles of 16 States, which was launched on September 12, 2022. These State Profiles are to be provided to state governments for them to take advantage of the profiles and spread the best practices followed for the benefit of MSME in their respective state. 

CMD SIDBI stated that the objective of the MSME State Profile is to understand the existing practices and initiatives about the MSME ecosystem in the states across India. The reports contain the brief industry profile of the state, cluster development initiatives, supporting agencies, state promoted schemes, policies, and partnership with GoI in twinning various schemes. The report also captured the best practices that are being implementing in the other states and suggested measures to create more conducive environment to develop start-up entrepreneurs and strengthen existing MSMEs.   

About SIDBI:  

Since its formation in 1990, SIDBI has been impacting the lives of citizens across various strata of the society through its integrated, innovative and inclusive approach. Be it traditional, domestic small entrepreneurs, bottom-of-the-pyramid entrepreneurs, to high-end knowledge-based entrepreneurs, SIDBI has directly or indirectly touched the lives of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) through various credit and developmental measures. For more information,  visit:  https://www.sidbi.in/   

FADA Concludes 4th Auto Retail Conclave – “Success Through Synergy”

* FADA launches Model Dealer Agreement & Inaugurated the FADA Academy 

* FADA Delhi & Delhi Government signs Memorandum of Understanding 

The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) hosted the fourth edition of the Auto Retail Conclave on the theme of ‘Success Through Synergy’. The conclave witnessed the presence of automobile industry stalwarts from Indian and global automobile Manufacturers, along with over 300 dealer members from across the nation.  

Under the leadership of FADA President Mr. Manish Raj Singhania, the conclave witnessed the launch of the much-awaited "Model Dealer Agreement (MDA)." The new draft agreement visions to offer level playing field for OEMs and Dealer partners, in addition to further extending the responsibilities towards the end customers. FADA research studying over 100 global and Indian OEM- Dealer Contracts before coming up with the draft and visions enactment of the Auto Dealers Protection and proposes a Model Dealer Agreement to keep the agreement balanced.  

The Conclave was inaugurated in the presence of our distinguished Guests, Mr. Vinod Aggarwal, President Elect, SIAM, Mr. Sunjay J Kapur, President ACMA, Mr. Arvind Kapil, Country Head-Retail Assets, HDFC Bank, and Mr. Amar Jatin Sheth, Treasurer FADA.  

Hon’ble Guest, Mr. Vinod Aggarwal, President Elect, SIAM, acknowledged the significant contribution made by the dealer community in the auto industry since their existence, said, the dealer community has been the extended face of the brand for the customer. It is our privilege to work closely FADA and complement each other’s assets. Since the Indian Auto industry faced a lot of ups and downs caused due to inflation, less supply and high fuel prices we are confident to witness the recovery of the industry. During last year, the growth has been particularly observed in domestic sales of vehicles. Thus, we are yet to reach the peak level of 2018 – 2019 but we have already reached in the pre pandemic level in most of the automotive sectors.  

Apart from this we are looking forward to step ahead for a new phase of growth in the industry, the recovery of the industry has been in the hands of auto OEMs and automobile dealers, who further plays an integral part.  

Hon’ble Guest, Mr. Sunjay J Kapur, President ACMA, said, component is an important part of the automobile ecosystem and we are committed to offer our OEM dealer partner will the best ease of supply of accessories. We have seen strong sales over the past few months and anticipate breaking non-covid global records. We have also had erratic supply and logistical difficulties, which have led to problems with a scarcity of semiconductors. Recognizing the impressive resiliency displayed in the face of difficulties, the dealership sector is anticipated to transform into the mobility sector. Globally, the EV industry has had rapid expansion, and the use of digital platforms is also well-liked. Given that the pandemic has forced us to operate in a hybrid manner, it is practical to support WFH to facilitate improved performance. Public awareness and road safety initiatives should both be emphasized. 

Welcoming all the members from the entire automotive ecosystem at the Auto Retail Conclave, Mr. Manish Raj Singhania said, “Dealerships have been a responsible and credibly integral part of the automobile industry ever since its existence. On behalf of the dealer community, I wish to assure our OEM partners & customers that as a community we are entrusted to serve each of them to the best of our abilities, and the industry will strive to offer all customers a unique buying and ownership experience every time they visit a dealership. This year, we are thus extremely delighted to present two of our very intelligent verticals: FADA GenX, a vertical for the future generation of auto dealers, and Women in FADA, which encourages female entrepreneurs who run any department of dealerships to join FADA. 

The launch of "Model Dealer Agreement (MDA)"marks a significant turning point for the community. The model dealer agreement will provide a level playing field to both the dealer partner and OEMs in addition to giving them a significant amount of confidence towards a long-term association and an exciting future. Since the auto dealership industry requires significant capital investment and it takes dealers 4-5 years to break even. It is imperative that our agreement safeguards and create a balance between OEMs and Dealers since they are both crucial components of a single ecosystem. In addition to boosting dealer and OEM confidence, a stronger dealer agreement would instils a sense of increased accountability for both parties towards the end users. A bigger contribution to the growth of the economy in the form of capital investments & job creation would come from the amount of confidence that MDA instils in the sector. Without relocating them, the auto dealer community currently employs more than 4.5 lakh people directly and indirectly; improved business confidence will boost this number. 

The Model Dealer Agreement is a document that FADA strongly advises OEMs to consider since it is intended to maintain all parties equally responsible for their obligations and to advance the auto industry and the consumer ownership experience. In order to protect Indian car industry & customers from any uncertain & abrupt exits from the country or business, we also require the Indian government to introduce Auto Dealer Protection Act.” 

Mr. Singhania  further added; India sells around 2 crore vehicles annually, with the 2W market accounting for over 70% of sales, totaling 1.4 crore vehicles. These cars are subject to a 29% effective tax rate that is made up of 28% GST + 1% cess. Indians desire to own a car, but the 2W product is more of a need than a pleasure. We look forward to advocating for a reduction in the GST rate from the current effective rate of 28% to 18% to all the states and the GST Council members. As a result, all parties involved will gain from the rise in car sales. Therefore, 2-Wheeler industry in India, which is in decline for several reasons, including rising product prices, high fuel prices, rising cost of ownership, etc., will benefit from this action. 

The conclave witnessed a series of sessions with industry abled leadership sharing their views & vision for the sector & its challenges. The key Power Panel discussion were on Perfecting Supply & Demand followed by Dealer Satisfaction Study – Hits & Misses 

Panel 1: Perfecting Supply & Demand  

The Supply and demand imbalance has been a concern for the industry for quite some time now, the efficient industry leadership panelists’ discussion on many scenarios that demonstrate the necessity of refining the supply and demand curve, each of the segment and variant is witnessing a unique challenge. Higher supply than demand in 2W ICE, lower supply than demand in ICE PV and 2W Electric. This has significantly impacted the opportunity. The efficient panelists gave recommendations and suggestions on how to maintain a healthy inventory, consistent market research to be done to gage the demand cycle, etc.  

The editor of Autocar India, Mr. Hormazd Sorabjee, moderated the panel, which includes 

Mr. Ashutosh Varma, National Sales Head, Hero MotoCorp, Mr. Ravneet S Phokela, Chief Business Officer, Ather Energy, Mr. Sabyasachi Chakraborty, National Head Sales (2-Wheelers), Greaves Electric Mobility, Mr. Shashank Srivastava, Executive Director, Maruti Suzuki India, Mr. Tarun Garg, Director - Sales, Mktg & Service, Hyundai Motor India, Mr Vikas Pandey, Executive Vice President, HDFC Bank, Mr. Yadvinder Singh Guleria, Chief Commercial Officer, Royal Enfield, Mr. Soham Misra, State Chairperson, FADA West Bengal.  

MoU Ceremony between FADA Delhi and Delhi Transport Department 

To make the ownership process easier, FADA Delhi and the Delhi Transport Department signed a Memorandum of Understanding. Since FADA and Delhi Transport are collaborating to implement numerous measures, including easy verification, paperless registration, offering a unique ease of vehicle ownership to the customers. The Minister and Secretary state Transport are working closely with FADA to improve the entire consumer experience. 

The ceremony took place in the presence of Mr. Kailash Gahlot, Hon'ble Minister of Transport & Environment, Govt of NCT of Delhi, Mr. Ashish Kundra, Principal Secretary-cum-Transport Commissioner, Transport Department, Govt of NCT of Delhi, Mr. Om Prakash Mishra, Special Commissioner Transport- Road Safety, Transport Department, Govt of NCT of Delhi, Mr. Manish Raj Singhania, President, FADA, Ms. Garima Misra, State Chairperson, FADA Delhi 

Panel 2: Dealer Satisfaction Study 2022 (DSS’22) – Hit & Misses  

The panel discussion on the Dealer satisfaction Study 2022, a project launched by FADA and PremonAsia, will analyze and debate the ease of expanding a business as well as other initiatives undertaken by OEMs. 

The panel will be moderated by Mr Sumant Banerji, National Editor, LiveMint and leading industry expert will participate such as Mr Hardeep Singh Brar, Head - Marketing & Sales, Kia Motors India, Mr Rajeev Chaba, President and Managing Director, MG Motor India, Mr Sanjeev Kumar, Head- M&HCV, Ashok Leyland, Mr Satinder Singh Bajwa, Sr. Vice President Head - Sales and Customer Care, Mahindra & Mahindra, Mr Sharvik Shah, State Chairperson, FADA Rajasthan. 

Women In FADA 

FADA has developed a programme to support women in the auto sector that will encourage them to look at potential opportunities. Highlights of the effort will be presented by Ms. Garima Misra, Chairman of Women in FADA and State Chairperson of FADA Delhi. 

FADA Academy  

The dealership industry employs over 4.5 lakh people directly or indirectly without having to relocate them. To revitalize and further strengthen the automobile industry with efficient and abled manpower, FADA initiates a vision to providing the industry with some trained & skilled labor to the auto industry, FADA established the FADA Academy. The Inauguration program was launched by the Chairman, Academy & Research, Mr. Vinkesh Gulati.  

Dealer Satisfaction Study 2022 Presentation of Awards  

An award ceremony was conducted to honor the winners of FADA’s Dealer Satisfaction Study - 2022. Earlier a study was done by FADA in partnership with PremonAsia, a consumer-insight driven consultancy & advising organization located in Singapore. The survey data was disseminated across industries & categories on a pan India basis, spanning a broad geographical and OEM brand. The felicitation categories of OEMs earning the prize include 2W; CV; PV (Mass); PV (Luxury); and crème de la crème. 

Gaja Capital Business Book Prize Announces Its Fourth Edition

Gaja Capital, one of India’s leading growth stage private equity firms, has today announced the Fourth Edition of the ‘Gaja Capital Business Book Prize.’ The Book Prize was instituted to encourage and inspire Indian entrepreneurs, business owners, authors, and journalists to write and share their stories with the world. It offers a prize money of INR 15 lakhs, making it the biggest book prize in the country to honour authors transforming the business ecosystem with their creativity.

Each year, the Gaja Capital Business Book Prize receives a diverse and wide range of nominations from leading publishers in India. This year too, nominations included books on Entrepreneurship, Indian family businesses, India’s digital tech revolution, important events in the Indian business landscape, economics and stories of personal success and failure covering the entire gamut of Indian business from independence to more recent, contemporary stories.

The jury for the fourth edition of the Gaja Capital Business Book Prize comprise stalwarts from the worlds of industry, investments, academia, public policy, and governance: Manish Sabharwal, Chairman TeamLease (Chairman, Jury), Imran Jafar, Managing Partner & Co-founder- Gaja Capital, Dr. Lakshmi Venu, MD of Sundaram-Clayton Ltd (SCL),  Michael Queen, Former Chief Executive of 3i (British Multinational PE fund),  Prithvi Haldea, Founder Chairman of Praxis Consulting (Prime Database), Neelkanth Mishra, Managing Director and Head of Equity Strategy, Asia Pacific for Credit Suisse, Shailesh Haribhakti, Founder and Managing Partner of Shailesh Haribhakti & Associates Chartered Accountants and Upendra Kumar Sinha, Former Head, RBI Expert Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)

Gopal Jain, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Gaja Capital, said “India has a rich history of successful businesses that have been looked up to by entrepreneurs all over the world. Learning from their stories is what gives future entrepreneurs the courage to wade through various hurdles and emerge victorious. At Gaja Capital, we believe that over the next few decades, Indian entrepreneurship and business models should be written about, critiqued, celebrated, and improved to create a vibrant business ecosystem, that is built to last.

I look forward to the fourth edition of the Gaja Capital Business Book Prize and I’m confident the Jury will curate an excellent reading list that should be on the bookshelves and desks of entrepreneurs, business owners and anyone interested in India’s growth potential. I am especially hopeful that these interesting stories encourage young entrepreneurs to read and learn from the experience of others. As for writers, journalists, and entrepreneurs, this will continue to serve as a platform to share their stories and create a body of knowledge that others can leverage and build upon.”

The Gaja Capital Business Book Prize 2022 longlist of 10 books is a must read: (1) Broke to Breakthrough: The Rise of India's Largest Private Dairy Company by Harish Damodaran, (2) Disrupt and Conquer: How TTK Prestige Became a Billion Dollar Company by T.T. Jagannathan and Sandhya Mendonca, (3) Harsh Realities: The Making of Marico by Harsh Mariwala and Ram Charan, (4) Indomitable: A Working Woman's Notes on Work, Life and Leadership by Arundhati Bhattacharya, (5)  Maverick Effect: The Inside Story of India's IT Revolution by Harish Mehta, (6) Rahul Bajaj: An Extraordinary Life by Gita Piramal, (7) Tata - The Global Corporation That Built Indian Capitalism by Mircea Raianu, (8) The Ambuja Story by Narotam Sekhsaria, (9) The Struggle And The Promise: Restoring India's Potential by Naushad Forbes and (10) Xiaomi: How a Startup Disrupted the Market and Created a Cult Following by Jayadevan P.K.

The winning book will be assessed not only basis the overall caliber of narration and research, but also on the quality of its insights and capacity to motivate and instruct young entrepreneurs. The jury will announce the shortlist in November 2022, and the winner in January 2023.

Amrit Raj's book "Indian Icon: A Cult Called Royal Enfield," a gripping account of how a strong Indian brand became global, received the 2021 Gaja Capital Business Book Prize. Mint journalist Mihir Dalal had won the Gaja Capital Business Book Prize 2020 for his debut book, Big Billion Startup: The Untold Flipkart Story. The 2019 prize was won by Girish Kuber, the author of The Tatas: How a Family Built a Business and a Nation.

About Gaja Capital

Gaja Capital is India’s leading growth stage, private equity firm. Gaja Capital invests in technology and technology enabled companies in high growth sectors such as Education, Financial Services, Consumer, Healthcare and Software. Its recent investments include LeadSquared, India’s leading high velocity sales execution software and Xpressbees, India’s leading ecommerce fulfilment company.

Tata Power To Develop 4MWp Solar Project At Tata Motors’ Pune Plant

* Tata Motors expands on-site solar power capacity to 9 MWp at its Pune commercial vehicle manufacturing facility

* Project will generate 5.8 million units of electricity, mitigating over 10 lakh tonnes of CO2 ; equivalent to planting 16 lakh teak trees over a lifetime

Reiterating Tata Group’s promise towards promoting sustainable manufacturing, Tata Motors and Tata Power have entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to develop a 4 MWp on-site solar project at Tata Motors’ Pune commercial vehicle manufacturing facility. A significant step towards building a resilient and sustainable future, the installation is collectively expected to generate 5.8 million units of electricity, potentially mitigating over 10 lakh tonnes of carbon emission. This is equivalent to planting over 16 lakh teak trees over a lifetime.

Mr. Alok Kumar Singh, Plant Head, Commercial Vehicle Manufacturing Facility, Plant, Tata Motors, “It has been our continuous endeavour to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to achieve Net Zero Emission goal. We have been exploring different avenues and business models for using renewable energy to promote sustainable business growth. In FY22, the total renewable energy contribution at our CV Pune plant was 32%. With this agreement, we reaffirm our commitment to moving closer to our goals of cultivating 100% renewable energy capacity.”

Until FY22, Tata Motors at its Pune plant, including its passenger and commercial manufacturing facility, deployed 15 MWp solar project, generating 21 million kWh of renewable electricity. Over the next few years, the company plans to expand the solar capacity of its Pune plant to meet the growing demand for renewable energy.

Mr. Shivram Bikkina , Chief – Solar Rooftop ,Tata Power, said, “Tata Power is pleased to collaborate with Tata Motors in supporting the expansion of green energy utilisation through this 4 MWp power project at its manufacturing facility in Pune. We are committed to working closely with all our partners and creating clean energy solutions for making their operations green and sustainable. ”

Tata Motors, as a signatory to the RE100, is committed to using 100 percent renewable energy in its operations and has taken many steps toward this objective by gradually increasing the proportion of renewable energy used in its operations. In FY22, across all its plants in India, the company generated 92.39 million kWh of renewable electricity for its manufacturing operations, which is 19.4% of the total power consumption leading to avoidance of 72,992 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent and financial saving of Rs. 27.37 crores.

Tata Power comes with a proven credentials and background in executing multiple large solar rooftop solutions including one of the world’s largest rooftop (16MW) at a single location at Radhasoami Satsang Beas (RSSB), Amritsar; 2.67MW at Cochin International Airport; one of the world’s largest solar-powered cricket stadium-Cricket Club of India (CCI) with 820.8 kWp capacity in Mumbai; unique installation of the solar vertical farm (120kW) at Dell Technologies at Bangalore and 1.4MW floating solar at Tata Chemicals, Nellore. In addition, Tata Power is carrying out an extensive pan-India residential rooftop program to make people aware of the benefits of savings through solar energy.

Campus Activewear Unveils New Autumn & Winter Collection At Its Annual Retailer Meet

-          Plans to introduce 300+ new shoe designs by end of the year; exciting designs for ladies and kids footwear

-          Over 300 retailers attended the event along with brand’s key leadership Team and its employees

Campus Activewear Ltd. (Campus Activewear) (formerly known as Campus Activewear Private Limited), which is India's largest sports and athleisure footwear brand in terms of value and volume in Fiscal 2021(1), hosted its annual Retailers’ Meet, on 12 & 13 September, 2022 at New Delhi through their distributor M/S Apposite marketing Delhi. The retailers’ meet was attended by over 300 retailers from North and West part of Delhi. Steering the meet, Mr. Surender Bansal - Country Head MBO - Campus Activewear Ltd. announced the introduction of over 300 new shoe designs out of which 100 have already been launched and remaining would be launched by end of the year 2022. He further appreciated the retailers’ for their positive spirit, sustained focus and dedication for adding value and credibility to the partnership.

This event also witnessed the debut of “Autumn-Winter” collection by Campus Activewear. Catering to a wide variety of customers, this range is being introduced across retailers. The collection presents a diverse range of shoes for men, women and kids to hop from one occasion to another, anytime and anywhere ensuring perfect blend of fashion-lifestyle and comfort.

Talking about the event, Ms. Prerna Aggarwal- CMO - Campus Activewear Ltd. said, "We are pleased to host our extended family members – our distributors and retailers to showcase our diverse product portfolio to drive sales and maintain steady growth, collectively. While, Campus has definitely made its mark in the sports and athleisure footwear segment as we now have partners and customers coming in and requesting specifically for our products; the work is underway, in full swing for over 300 new shoe designs to be introduced by end of this year. This is all a result of advanced planning, reading key fashion trends in-line with consumer expectation without compromising with consistent quality, affordability and accessibility of the products offered by Campus.”

Over two days of sharing of experiences along with planning of future course of action, Campus Retailers' meet was full of excitement and enthusiasm. Among the major highlights, Campus showcased its diverse product portfolio across categories amongst the retailers and distributors. Retailer’s Connect Program, Campus Sobhagya Lakshmi Yojna along with other offers were made available for on-spot buying of products in a fun filled way. The top performing retailers and distributors were awarded as Campus Elite Partners during the event along with emcee-based games to keep the excitement high.

Campus aims to become an integral part of every Indian's daily active lifestyle, by offering best of technologies & designs to boost customers footwear experience. Campus has a retail network of over 19000+ stores across the country and sells online across all leading e-commerce platforms. The brand is working firm to raise shoe consciousness and become India's most aspirational sports and athleisure brand.

About Campus Activewear Ltd.

Campus is India’s largest sports and athleisure footwear brand in terms of value and volume in Fiscal 2021. In 2005, Mr. Hari Krishan Agarwal with his acumen, skill and innovative thinking, started a never-to-end revolution in the footwear industry with Campus Activewear. Today, the flagship brand ‘’Campus’’ has emerged as the biggest domestic sports and athleisure footwear brand in India that offers a diverse product portfolio for the entire family. With the changing market dynamics, Campus sustained its focus on product design and innovation by facilitating access to the latest global trends and styles through fashion forward approach. With over 19000+ multi-brand retail stores, over 150+ company’s exclusive outlets, website (campusshoes.com) and amongst one of the top brands available on e-commerce portals, Campus secured its pan India presence while capturing the imagination of millions of people across Omni-channel platforms. The brand offers multiple choices across styles, colour palettes, price points and an attractive product value proposition making Campus, an aspirational brand especially for - young adults, everyday performers and fashionistas. Strengthening the brand's leadership position in India, Campus - covering 85 per cent of the total addressable market, recently got listed in May 2022.

Konica Minolta Expands Strategic Partnership With MOBOTIX For The Indian Market

·         The company aims to deliver a comprehensive end-to-end intelligent video security and analytics solution

·         MOBOTIX is a leading manufacturer of premium intelligent IP video systems

Konica Minolta India, a leading name in providing digital transformation solutions & services, and MOBOTIX AG have joined hands to intensify their strategic partnership in the Indian market. With this partnership, the company aims to deliver AI powered and IoT enabled intelligent video security and analytics solutions that helps government and enterprises to analyse processes, situations, and behaviour as well as act upon them

The Konica Minolta India team structure is expanding and reorganising for deeper regional Sales, Service, Pre-sales and Logistics to ensure the best support and services for business development and technical functions via channel partners to end customers.

Speaking about the partnership Mr. Katsuhisa Asari, Managing Director, Konica Minolta India said, “We are delighted to have MOBOTIX onboard for the Indian market. The relationship between Konica Minolta India and MOBOTIX plays an essential role in continuous progress and breakthroughs in the video surveillance segment. We aim to cover many existing and future applications with the combination of Konica Minolta’s core competencies of AI and Deep Learning and MOBOTIX’s high-end camera technology.”

Under this partnership, Konica Minolta India aims to cater to government and enterprises that need intelligent security solutions to protect their assets, employees, and operations. It will also cater customers who want to leverage IoT capabilities built into cameras to protect themselves from potential threats. The company’s business activities will also focus on key vertical markets, particularly in industry, energy, logistics & transportation, healthcare, government, education, and retail. Video technologies will help optimise workflows, processes, and productivity in these sectors and improve day-to-day operations.

"In recent years, consumers and their requirements have changed dramatically, and video surveillance systems go far beyond the concept of security. Thus, collecting, linking, and analyzing data open ups new possibilities. We can use it to make processes transparent, accelerate and simplify them or, in general terms, "make life a little bit better for everyone". At MOBOTIX we focus on meeting these changing demands and customize our offerings accordingly. Under our collaboration with Konica Minolta India, we aim to bring our technologies together that will enable us to take video security to new heights,” said MOBOTIX CEO, Mr. Thomas Lausten.

In recent years, video security solution technology has taken centre stage in all sectors. It enables firms to optimise workflows, processes, and productivity. As a result, firms can meet and improve their day-to-day requirements.