Automation India Is The Master Systems Integrator (MSI) of The Bengaluru project

Awiros’ AI-based Video Intelligence platform, facial recognition system, automatic number plate recognition and other Video AI applications are going to empower analysis of video feeds of over 7000 cameras spread across 3000+ locations in the Bengaluru city. The video analytics system provided by Awiros will process and analyse the video feeds and identify persons and vehicles of interest as per the requirements of the city police. This will enable Bengaluru City Police to undertake real-time monitoring and situational analysis, and take timely actions to any potential crime being committed by offenders for the safety of the citizens, particularly women and children.

Elaborating on the notable features of the project, Mr Yatin Kavishwar, Co-Founder and COO, Awiros, said, “At Awiros, we are committed to developing state-of-the-art AI-enabled Video intelligence technology which will significantly empower authorities and law enforcement agencies. We are honoured and excited to be part of this project, as for the very first time, an 100% indigenously developed and true make-in-India technology in Video AI space will be deployed for citizen safety initiatives at such a massive scale. It would be a game changer in women and child safety as verification of suspect identity, real-time intelligence gathering, attribute-based search and monitoring of criminals and suspects throughout the network of cameras in the city will be available on demand”.

Awiros is a part of the start-up India programme and is carrying out key deployments in India including more than 14 smart and safe cities where Awiros Video AI solutions are collectively deployed across more than 50,000 AI channels.

About Awiros

Awiros is a one-of-its-kind Operating System (OS) and marketplace for AI-powered video analytics solutions. The company’s mission is to bring the power of Video Intelligence to everyone; right from developers to the end users. It was co-founded by Vikram Gupta and Yatin Kavishwar in 2015. Awiros’ proprietary software infrastructure powers a marketplace of 60+ Video AI apps which can be subscribed to by the customer on-demand. The marketplace offers a holistic solution to the end customers for diverse use cases across private enterprises and public sector/ Government entities, such as Smart Cities/Traffic Management, Manufacturing units, Warehousing & Logistics, Retail, Critical Infrastructure segments, etc. Further, the company has 100+ esteemed clients and partners including Fortune 500 companies such as Hewlett Packard Enterprises, Intel, Honeywell, Cisco, Dell, Qualcomm, DXC Technology, Mercedes-Benz, and many more..

Latest Study Recognises India Gate As World’s No.1 Basmati Rice Brand: 2022 Report

* Latest study by leading global research agency shows how the grain is witnessing an increased demand, globally

* The made-in-India brand successfully exports Basmati Rice to over 90 countries, translating to 8+ cr. packs annually

* As a global leader brand in the category, India Gate plans to grow in India through converting a largely loose unbranded category to a branded one

The aromatic Basmati Rice is a staple across households in India. According to a recent research study on the Global Basmati Rice Market, the iconic grain is witnessing huge demand owing to its high quality, premium appearance, and distinct taste. India Gate, the flagship brand of KRBL, has been recognized as the world's No. 1[1] Basmati Rice Brand in a market study conducted by a leading global research company.

The quantitative study by Mordor Intelligence covers research of White and Brown Basmati Rice Category across continents like Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Middle East & Africa. The research has been done using methodologies like Primary & Secondary Research, Data Triangulation and Insight Generation.

Mordor Intelligence, a leading global research company founded in 2014 has been conducting studies providing insights to 4000+ enterprises across 100+ countries across multiple industries.

Since its introduction in 1998, India Gate Basmati Rice, has been working continuously to deliver its purpose of enriching lives through Basmati Rice, a nutritional wonder of nature. Over the years, India Gate has developed a successful global consumer franchise, as evidenced by the fact that it is exported to over 90 countries and sells 8+ cr. packs annually. The grains of India Gate Basmati Rice are aged to perfection, which makes them longer, fluffier, non-sticky, and full of beautiful aroma, setting them apart from the others.

Commenting on this, Mr. Anil Kumar Mittal, Chairman and Managing Director, KRBL Limited, said, “With a rich industry experience of more than a century, KRBL Limited has created its place as a world leader in the Basmati rice industry. From the very beginning, our unconditional commitment has been to offer the best quality to our consumers. Today, our flagship brand India Gate Basmati Rice is appreciated worldwide for its premium quality. This latest study recognizing India Gate Basmati Rice as the World’s No.1 Basmati rice brand is testimony to our unwavering commitment to get the best quality basmati on the consumer plates across the world.

In India there's a huge task ahead to convert a largely unbranded loose market into a branded one. Mr. Mittal adds, “Brand India Gate has tasked itself to drive conversion from unbranded Basmati Rice to branded. There is a well thought out strategy basis robust consumer and category insights that has been put in place to drive this which includes sharp consumer communication, aggressive retail footprint expansion from the current 3 lacs to 5 lacs outlets, distributor expansion in lower population class markets and scaling up digitization to accelerate efforts in this direction”

Products in the India Gate Basmati Rice portfolio are available across leading e-commerce platforms as well as offline modern trade and general trade stores.

About KRBL

KRBL is world’s largest & only integrated manufacturer and exporter of Basmati rice. The Company is certified by FSSC 22000 issued by Eurofins, a globally recognized certification. The certification confirms that the organizations food safety management system is in conformance with the scheme requirements. It also showcases how the Company has been successful in maintaining compliance with international standards. Thus, ensuring top-notch product quality and safety attributes.

KRBL has two state-of-the-art manufacturing units and four technologically advanced packing units strategically located across India. Through their extensive network of 500+ distributors and 3 lac+ retail outlets operating in more than 750 cities, KRBL enjoys product presence throughout all of India.

KRBL Limited is also India's first, integrated rice company with an extensive supply chain presence and a rich, 130-year history. With processing capacities of 195 MT/per hour. KRBL Limited’s portfolio also includes 14 brands in Rice and a variety of healthy food products like Quinoa, Chia Seeds, Flax Seeds, and Brown Rice. The Company offers its rice under a varied range of brands namely India Gate, Unity, Nur Jahan and many more. Its’s flagship brand India Gate is appreciated worldwide for its premium quality.

The Company engages in seed production, touch cultivation, paddy procurement, storage, processing, and packaging, basmati rice branding and marketing. The Company enjoys presence in the domestic as well as in 90+ international markets, which includes USA, Australia, EU, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar, amongst others.

For more information, log on to https://krblrice.com/.

AU Small Finance Bank Hikes Interest Rates On Fixed Deposits

* Senior citizens to get inflation-beating returns from FDs with hiked FD interest rate 

AU Small Finance Bank, the largest Small Finance Bank and one of the fastest-growing retail Banks in India, has announced an increase in fixed deposit interest rates so that customers can get maximum return on their investments.  

The Bank has hiked the FD rates by up to 60 basis points for retail deposits from flagship 6.9 percent to 7.5 percent for regular customers and 7.4 percent to 8 percent for senior citizens. With this hike, the bank is offering one of the most competitive FD interest rates. Given the rising inflation, AU Bank provides an opportunity to customers, particularly senior citizens to get inflation-beating returns from their fixed deposits. 

There is also an increase in the Savings deposit rate by 50 basis points in the balance buckets of Rs. 1 Crore to less than Rs. 2 Crore, thereby taking it to 6.5% p.a. Moreover, the Bank continues to offer a higher interest rate of 7% p.a. for balance buckets of Rs. 25 Lakh to less than Rs. 1 Crore. 

Commenting on the rate hike, Mr. Uttam Tibrewal, Executive Director, AU Small Finance Bank, said, “AU Bank has always strived to offer world-class services to its customers and competitive loan and deposit rates. With the recent spate of repo rate hikes announced by the RBI, we have increased the FD rates to extend the maximum benefit to our customers. Currently, we are offering one of the most competitive rates in fixed deposits in the industry.” 

IIFL Home Finance Launched 12th Chapter of ‘Kutumb’ To Raise Awareness About Green Affordable Housing For EWS, LIG In Karnataka

·         To promote and propagate green affordable housing and spread awareness about building climate resilient housing, that also saves cost and energy, in Karnataka.

·         Over 7,300+ households benefitted, as on August 25th, 2022, with a total loan disbursement of over Rs 1,600 cr in the state of Karnataka, in line with government’s mission of ‘Housing for All’.

·         Over 1,300 households benefitted with Credit Linked Subsidy (under PMAY-U) of over Rs 29 cr.

India’s fastest growing digital first home finance company, organised the 12th chapter of Kutumb themed ‘Rebuilding Green and Affordable Karnataka’ in Bengaluru and Mysuru. It’s 6th Kutumb in association with the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The objective is to promote green, affordable, future-ready, and sustainable housing in India and to engage with developers, architects, rating agencies, and local influencers to establish a better understanding of green design, rating, and financial options available. This is the second chapter of Kutumb in Bangalore in past three years.

The event took place in Bengaluru and Mysuru on October 13th, 2022. The speakers present at the event were Ashok B. Lall (Principal, Ashok B. Lall Architects New Delhi), Kranth Namala, (Zonal Sales Head, South Region, IIFL Home Finance Ltd.), Chitra Vishwanath (Architect and Managing Director, BIOME Environment Solutions), Saumadip Dey (Senior Investment Officer, Asian Development Bank) and Somashekar MG (Chairman & MD, PG Setty Group).

This event was focused on spreading awareness among the developer community about affordable green housing and educating them to have better grasp of the green design, rating, and financing options available. The event was organised by IIFL HFL to address and reduce persistent problems in Karnataka, such as the drastic natural calamities across the state. The need for the adoption of green and affordable housing; and the trend observed for the first time EWS and LIG home buyers owing to the large-scale migration.

Speaking at the event, Kranth Namala, (Zonal Sales Head, South Region, IIFL Home Finance Ltd.), said, “With Kutumb, we want to create an impact in housing finance industry that leads to awareness about green and affordable housing. We had developers from the state of Karnataka, architects working on green sustainable options for housing construction projects and spokesperson from ADB all at one platform. IIFL HFL has always focussed on aligning itself with government’s mission of ‘Housing for All’ while being thought leaders in sustainable housing. We hope to continue bring about this positive change in our sector.”

While IIFL Home Finance, focusses on providing affordable home loan, they also offer IIFL Shakthi Loan which is a small ticket size Loan Against Property for small business owners such as, small grocery store owners, salon owners, vegetables vendors, small traders and agricultural ancillary owners. To enable the MSME sector, IIFL Shakthi is secured business loan to boost the ‘Make in India’ initiative. IIFL HFL has been supporting the MSME sector with over 40,000 loans.

The event was also live streamed on YouTube and later available as recording on the same platform. Click here for the event link: https://youtu.be/SMB3j7DWaPI

GoDaddy Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary With 3x Growth And Over 1.5 Mllion Customers In India

GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, today announced its 10-year anniversary in India. The world's largest domain name registrar celebrated this milestone in recognition of GoDaddy registering 3x growth in the last decade with more than one and half million customers in India, which includes both independent small businesses and GoDaddy partners (Pros + Resellers). With 20+ million customers worldwide, GoDaddy is the place people come to name their i
dea, build professional websites, attract customers, sell their products and services, and manage their work.

GoDaddy entered the Indian market in 2012 and started with 40 customer care agents in the country, handling around 300-400 calls per day. Today, GoDaddy has about 1,000 customer care agents, who handle an average of 3,500 calls per day and close to 90,000 messages per month. GoDaddy is pleased to offer its multilingual integrated product offerings and customer care to support customers in this culturally dynamic market. GoDaddy continues to build awareness about online adoption, through its national marketing campaigns in Hindi, English, and 6 local languages including Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati, Kannada, and Malayalam. As well as offering customer care in five languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, and English. 

Over the last decade, GoDaddy has launched India-specific product offerings such as the Online Starter Bundle, an all-in-one internet solution that offers an India-specific domain name (.IN and.CO.IN), a starter one-page website, and a security professional email account. GoDaddy also offers Websites + Marketing, which combines a website builder with digital marketing tools and an online store.  For a more sophisticated digital presence, GoDaddy offers Managed WordPress, VPS, and dedicated servers.  All of this is backed by 24-hour customer care support to provide guidance along their journey.  

“We extend our warm felicitations to GoDaddy on completing 10 years here in India,” said Anil Jain, CEO, of NIXI. “GoDaddy’s mission has been to empower everyday entrepreneurs and small businesses, which are considered the foundation of India’s growing economy.  With the changing dynamics around internet adoption in India amongst businesses, there is strong potential for the digital marketplace to grow. Considering this, we at NIXI aspire to leave no stone unturned to help widen the scope of small businesses and start-ups in the country to grow online. This makes our association with GoDaddy extremely special, as we resonate with their vision of encouraging Indian small business owners and entrepreneurs to create a digital presence by providing them with the right tools and services. We look forward to continuing to work with GoDaddy supporting Indian entrepreneurs,” he added.

Commenting on the 10-year milestone and GoDaddy’s presence in India, Nikhil Arora, V.P. & M.D - India, GoDaddy, said, “India is home to 63 million small and medium-sized businesses, and they continue to be a major contributor to the socio-economic development of the country. As we look a decade back, we feel proud of our efforts to empower businesses, digitally. Today, according to NIXI, GoDaddy is #1 in market share with over 45%.IN domain name registrations.  Aligned with the Government of India’s ‘Make in India’ and ‘Vocal for local’ missions, looking forward, GoDaddy will continue to support the small and medium business ecosystem to scale up with our products, services, and guidance to help them benefit from having an online presence.”

GoDaddy is invested in empowering the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)  ecosystem in India. With the intent to offer seamless support to businesses, GoDaddy recently opened its first Data Center in India to make available resources that can help improve overall server response time by up to 40%, offer an improved user experience, and further the goals of security protections. Having a local Data Centre can help to improve the loading time of websites and improve the search rankings results positively. 

As a step towards supporting the Government of India’s ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative, GoDaddy continues to put Indian small business owners at the center of everything they do. By providing training to become digitally empowered, Indian small business owners can be in further control of helping their businesses grow.  

To help raise awareness around the GoDaddy brand and offerings, GoDaddy partnered with the International Cricket Council (ICC) as the official sponsor of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019, one of the biggest sporting events in the world.  GoDaddy also sponsored the 3-match Home T20 series vs Sri Lanka in Dec 2017, and the 5-Test match home series vs England in November/December 2016.  In addition to cricket, GoDaddy has partnered with various national & international organizations to elevate & promote various sports globally. This includes GoDaddy’s long-term collaboration with the Badminton World Federation (BSF) as ‘Official Partner’ for their major events like TOTAL BWF Thomas Uber Cup, TOTAL BWF World Championships, and more. GoDaddy’s partnership with Delhi Women's Rugby Team is designed to promote its mission to unlock new opportunities and inspire young women along the way.  

To maintain its legacy of delivering enlightening campaigns to educate small businesses, GoDaddy has conducted India Marketing Campaigns with MS Dhoni being the voice of the brand. The cricketer was seen playing the character of Bijness Bhai, a helpful business mentor, guiding and encouraging small local business owners to build their presence online to reach a larger set of customers and grow their ventures successfully. GoDaddy’s most recent marketing campaign focuses on the benefits of creating an online presence to help make a business ‘visible’ around the world, irrespective of size and location. The campaign strives to inspire and empower more women entrepreneurs to go online and make opportunities more inclusive. 

GoDaddy has also partnered with Public Interest Registry (PIR), to launch its digital video campaign in India - “Faces behind Change”, to further promote the adoption of.ORG domain names in India. With this campaign, GoDaddy supported and created awareness about various renowned non-profit organizations

like Kiran Bedi’s India Vision Foundation, Indian music director duo Salim and Sulaiman Merchant’s Zariya Foundation, and Indian actor and social activist Rahul Bose’s HEAL, amongst others. 

Last year amidst the global pandemic, GoDaddy launched its first virtual event in India, Digitized Bharat e-Conclave 2021, which was focused on supporting small business owners and entrepreneurs to help ensure business continuity in the new normal operating environment. With a goal to provide guidance and resources to those starting and growing digital businesses, GoDaddy Pro, a sub-brand of GoDaddy, also launched EXPAND 2021 conference to nurture the next generation of Indian web designers and developers.  

GoDaddy offers an integrated suite of online products ranging from domain names, hosting, website building, email marketing, security protections, and an online store, along with 24/7 customer support, locally and in regional languages, to help guide customers in the growth of their venture, and to find the tools that best meet their needs.

About GoDaddy

GoDaddy is empowering everyday entrepreneurs around the world by providing all of the help and tools to succeed online. GoDaddy is the place people come to name their idea, build a professional website, attract customers, sell their products and services, and manage their work. Our mission is to give our customers the tools, insights and the people to transform their ideas and personal initiative into success. To learn more about the company visit www.GoDaddy.com

Kellogg’s Launches Breakfast Cereal ‘Pro- Muesli’ Across Indian Market

~ The breakfast cereal with milk provides 29% of the daily protein requirement* ~

Kellogg’s, India’s leading breakfast cereal manufacturer, has launched ‘Kellogg’s Pro Muesli’. A high protein Muesli, which is 100% plant is the latest innovation from the bowl of Kellogg’s for the nutrition seeking and time-pressed consumers. It is a tasty, wholesome and an easy way to incorporate protein in one’s breakfast. *One serving of Kellogg’s Pro Muesli with 200 ml milk provides 29% of an adult’s (sedentary woman’s) protein requirement for the day.

Kellogg’s Pro Muesli is the latest addition to the strong range of Kellogg’s Muesli portfolio, which includes Kellogg’s Muesli with 20% Nuts Delight, Kellogg’s Muesli with 21% Fruit, Nut & Seeds, Kellogg’s Muesli with 0% Added Sugar and Kellogg’s Muesli with 22% Fruit Magic. As per the recent Nielsen data of July 2022, Kellogg enjoys a 70% share in the Muesli & Granola category in India and the category is growing at a strong double digit, which indicates its strong affinity with consumers.

Made in the manufacturing unit of Taloja, Maharashtra, Kellogg's Pro Muesli is available across all prominent retail chains like Reliance, D Mart, More Retail, etc. It is exclusively launched on the e commerce platform of Big Basket and is scaling to other e-commerce platforms. The product is available at a SKU of 500 grams for Rs.420/-.

Commenting on the launch, Sumit Mathur, Senior Director of Marketing, Kellogg South Asia, said, "Health-conscious individuals are aware of the importance of protein in their diet to be at their energetic best. And for someone looking at a protein-rich option that is tasty too, Kellogg’s Pro Muesli is a great breakfast option for those busy mornings. I want to commend the efforts of the team which has painstakingly crafted this food keeping in mind the dual desires of consumers, which is nutrition and taste. It is reflected in all brand assets, including packaging design, clear nutrition information on the pack and especially the taste of the food."

About Kellogg’s Pro Muesli

Kellogg’s Pro Muesli is made up of 5 grains (wheat, rice, oats, barley, corn), soy protein nuggets, moong dal, combination of seeds (pumpkin, flax seed, chia), and delightful cranberries, raisins & papaya, making it both nutritious and tasty. It is also naturally cholesterol free. The product contains 100% plant protein without added whey powder.

About Kellogg India Private Limited

At Kellogg Company, our vision is a good and just world where people are not just fed but fulfilled. In India, we serve consumers with a wide range of cereals which are made with staple grains like wheat, corn, and rice. Our cereals fulfil the diverse nutrition needs of different members in the family, be it the home-maker, growing children or adults on the go. Our trusted brands such as Kellogg’s Corn Flakes®, Kellogg’s CHOCOS®, Kellogg’s® Muesli, Kellogg’s® Chocos® Fills and Kellogg’s® Oats, are loved by millions of consumers in India. Kellogg’s cereals, made in India, are consumed in the country and exported to Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh & Maldives.

We began our journey in India by setting up a manufacturing plant at Taloja (Maharashtra) in 1994. Since then, we have innovated, invested in, and built the breakfast cereal category. We grew our commitment towards Make in India by launching our second manufacturing facility at Sri City (Andhra Pradesh) in 2015. We also established a Research and Development Centre in India that caters to the demand of the South Asian markets for Kellogg.

Through Kellogg’s® Better Days, our purpose platform globally, we aim to Nourish the Great of our consumers and communities in India.  Our CSR and sustainability programs such as Bright Start, provide underprivileged children with fortified cereals and milk to ensure they start their day on a healthy note.

To know more about our vision and purpose,  visit www.kelloggcompany.com. For India-specific information,  visit www.kelloggs.in

Happiest Minds Partners With Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences And Research In Establishing Molecular Testing Laboratory

Happiest Minds Technologies Limited (NSE: HAPPSTMNDS), a ‘Born Digital . Born Agile’, Mindful IT Company, today announced the inauguration of the molecular testing laboratory established at Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research in Bengaluru.

The laboratory with its state-of-the-art research facilities and infrastructure was unveiled by Dr. Ravi V, Senior Professor and HOD, Department of Neurovirology from NIMHANS in the presence of Dr C.N. Manjunath, Senior Cardiologist and Director, Sri Jayadeva Institute and Mr. Venkatraman Narayanan, MD & CFO, Happiest Minds. Happiest Minds has contributed INR 1 crore to the Institute for establishing the testing lab and 3 ICU Ventilator Beds.

Mr. Venkatraman Narayanan, MD & CFO, Happiest Minds Technologies said, “Social Responsibility is a core value of Happiest Minds. In line with our 5-year vision of being a responsible corporate citizen and a leader in social responsibility initiatives, this facility further adds to our ongoing efforts to expand medical facilities for the public and undertake innovative R&D and collaboration for understanding human health and disease.”

Aligned with the Company’s CSR objectives for community engagement and contribution of resources for social and environmental causes, the Company has associated with several other partners like the Akshaya Patra Foundation, Bangalore West Lions Super Specialty Eye Hospital and NGOs like Baale Mane, Balajothi Centre for the Disabled, One Billion Literates Foundation & Jeevarathni Foundation.

About Happiest Minds Technologies:

Happiest Minds’ Technologies Limited (NSE: HAPPSTMNDS), a Mindful IT Company, enables digital transformation for enterprises and technology providers by delivering seamless customer experiences, business efficiency and actionable insights. We do this by leveraging a spectrum of disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud, digital process automation, internet of things, robotics/drones, security, virtual/augmented reality, and more. Positioned as ‘Born Digital. Born Agile’, our capabilities span digital solutions, infrastructure, product engineering and security. We deliver these services across industry sectors such as automotive, BFSI, consumer packaged goods, e-commerce, edutech, engineering R&D, hi-tech, manufacturing, retail, and travel/transportation/hospitality.

A Great Place to Work-Certified™ company, Happiest Minds is headquartered in Bangalore, India, with operations in the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, and the Middle East.