Birlasoft Appoints Angan Guha As New CEO And Managing Director

Birlasoft Ltd (BSE: 532400, NSE: BSOFT), a leading technology services and consulting company, announced today the appointment of Angan Guha as its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, effective December 1, 2022 (subject to regulatory approvals). Angan joins the Birlasoft Board as a full-time Director and will be based in the US.

Angan will provide strategic leadership to Birlasoft, driving significant scale and transformation. He will focus on building the organization through innovation to strengthen niche capabilities, enhance customer intimacy, and significantly expand the revenue base and profitability in high growth and strategic focus areas for Birlasoft.

Amita Birla, Chairman, Birlasoft said, “I am delighted to welcome Angan as CEO and Managing Director of Birlasoft. With Angan at the helm at this pivotal time, I believe we are well positioned to meet the changing demands of the business. His extensive experience in scale and business transformation, brand building, strong customer engagement, and building high-performing teams aligns well with our growth ambition. Our commitment to stakeholders remains unwavering, and we look forward to Angan steering Birlasoft to its next chapter of growth and value creation.

I thank Dharmender Kapoor for his valuable contribution to Birlasoft.”

Angan joins Birlasoft from Wipro, where he was the Chief Executive Officer for the Americas 2 Strategic Market Unit and served on its Executive Board and Group Executive Council. He has extensive experience leading large transformational engagements and building strong global teams.

About Birlasoft

Birlasoft combines the power of domain, enterprise, and digital technologies to reimagine business processes for customers and their ecosystem. Its consultative and design thinking approach makes societies more productive by helping customers run businesses. As part of the multibillion dollar diversified CK Birla Group, Birlasoft with its 12,500+ professionals, is committed to continuing the group’s 160-year heritage of building sustainable communities. For further information, visit www.birlasoft.com

FICCI ARISE Is Organizing Its Annual Flagship Conference For School Education On The Theme ‘Reboot-Re-imagine- Rebuild’ On Dec 9–10

As we move towards self-reliance, it is imperative for schools to develop an ecosystem that instills resilience, encourages innovation, promotes sustainability and equips our students to be ready to face the disruptive future. While the pandemic has already accelerated transformational change at the institutional level, it is important for other stakeholders including the government, industry, and society to work towards making systemic changes and build a robust, resilient, student-centric and futuristic school education system. Through this conference, FICCI ARISE aims to bring forth solutions whereby K-12 sector can work along with the government to make a definitive difference and complement our nation’s priorities to facilitate a mindset needed to drive future-oriented teaching and learning. The conference will witness participation of more than 500 delegates including state and central government officials, regulators, prominent educators, think tanks, consulting firms and institutions from across India.

On the side-lines of the conference, FICCI ARISE has also organised focused Master Classes on School Improvement Framework and School Safety and Child Protection. The conference also features world-class keynote speakers: proven experts with contributions that will take you on a journey far beyond conference theme, bringing new perspectives and new impulses for innovation. Additionally, this edition has an exciting opportunity to visit top of the line schools in Delhi/NCR region and gain exposure to successful pedagogical tools and practices & innovative learning spaces.

For more details write to us at ficciarise@ficci.com

Sahasra Hospitals Celebrating Six Years Of Excellence & Announcement Of Free Health Checkup Camp

Sahasra Hospitals has announced on the occasion of completing six years of successful operations, a free check-up camp on 15th, 16th & 17th November at hospital premises. The following diseases will be screened on these days from 10 am to 2 pm;

1. Hernia

Umbilical Hernia - Inguinal Hernia - After surgery Hernia

2. Stones

Gall Bladder Stone - Pancreatic Stone - Kidney Stone

3. Acid Reflux

4. Blood in Stool 

We will be doing free GRBS test free of cost and 40% discount on all laboratory investigation, Endoscopy & Colonoscopy procedure

Dr. Srikanth Gadiyaram, a well-known surgical gastroenterologist, left his full-time career in high-paying corporate hospitals to establish Sahasra Hospitals. Sahasra Hospital in Jayanagar, Bangalore is a Gastroenterology and Minimal Access Surgery Centre. It aims at providing affordable cost & care and personalized attention to patients. It strives for excellence in treating patients with digestive diseases. The hospital has completed six years of service successfully.

The hospital aims to keep in-hospital stay to a minimum for the patients. The common day-to-day procedures are laparoscopic surgery for gallstones, hernia, and heartburn (reflux). The patients get admitted only on the morning of the surgery for these procedures. The hospital also provides weight-loss surgery. Cancer surgeries of the food pipe, stomach, colorectal, liver, and pancreas are performed routinely.

The hospital also offers endoscopy procedures – both diagnostic and therapeutic. They include upper GI endoscopy, colonoscopy, and ERCP. Besides, minimal access surgeries in urology and gynecology are also performed.

"Experience of two decades and over 12000 operations provided the confidence to start a standalone GI center." With more than 2000 procedures performed in six years using state-of-the-art cutting-edge technology, at Sahasra Hospitals, Jayanagar, Dr. Srikanth believes his stand is vindicated.

"The need of the hour is to have multi-disciplinary coordination. We strive to get patients active as soon as possible after surgery. Thereby plan discharge at the earliest possible time. The hospital provides minimal access surgeries for 90% of problems. The hospital provides affordable, individualized care through proper integration with treating teams. The large corporate hospitals could bring all the auxiliary facilities under one roof. However, there is a striking lack of coordination, personalized care, and undue delays in treatment. Also, prohibitive costs pose serious challenges for patients. The Centre dispels the myth that complex operations need a large facility. "

About Sahasra Hospitals

* First hospital is the first in India to get the latest fluorescence guided laparoscopy system from ERBE, the German giant in surgical equipment

* Largest experience in scarless surgery in the state of Karnataka (SILS or ‘No scar surgery’ for gallbladder, Speen, colon and bariatric)

* Recognized by ERBE, India as the ‘National Reference Centre for Advanced Laparoscopy'

* Highest number of international publications in renowned peer-reviewed journals of any Centre in the state of Karnataka over the past two years 

* Clinical research and the advancement of science.

* Newer techniques in laparoscopy

* Collective experience in all aspects of gastroenterology including GI cancers, including the foregut, colorectal, liver, and pancreas

The mission of our hospital is to provide, affordable, personalized care with cutting edge technology by harnessing the skills of highly trained super-specialists in the field of Gastroenterology and Minimal Access Surgery.

GreenCell Mobility, Drives Highest Standards For “Environment, Safety, Energy, And Quality Management

* Receives certifications from TUV INDIA (TÜV Nord GROUP) post independent assessments 

* Becomes one of the first company in EV space to have achieved these certifications within six months of commercial operations 

GreenCell Mobility, offering electric mobility as service platform, has received ISO 9001(Quality Management System), ISO 14001 (Environment management system), ISO 45001(Occupation Health and safety) and ISO 50001 (Energy Management system) from TUV INDIA (TUV Nord Group), a reputed international provider of quality Certification. It is one of the first company in the Electric Mobility space to have achieved these certifications within six months of commercial operations.  

To receive the ISO certification, GreenCell Mobility underwent an evaluation process that included quality management system audit, system documentation review, pre-audit, initial assessment, and clearance of non-conformances, all of which work to identify corrective actions that eliminate non-conformance to the standards. GreenCell Mobility is promoted by EverSource, the fund manager of India’s pioneering climate impact fund and set up to become a leading pan-India shared electric mobility player.  

Of the milestone, Sumit Mittal, COO & Director- Finance, GreenCell Mobility says, “These certifications are the first of its kind in this sector and signify though leadership a major milestone in our efforts to develop and deliver clean energy solutions for the transportation needs of the country. This independent recognition demonstrates the group’s commitment through our policies, systems and processes focused on health and safety of all our stakeholders." 

To meet the requirements for the ISO certification, GreenCell Mobility has been able to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide products that meet applicable statutory & regulatory requirements and continue to meet changing expectations of customers. While, also developing environmental and energy management programs to meet its policy, objectives and regulatory requirements and work towards continual improvement of the work environment and employee health & safety. 

On this coveted achievement, Manish Bhuptani, MD, TUV INDIA (TUV NORD GROUP), says, “GreenCell Mobility’s decision to work towards ISO accreditations, while being one of the first company in EV space to do so, proves its commitment to providing high-quality and continuous service to clients, as well as an ongoing investment in technology, development, and processes. We congratulate the team on this feat.”  

About GreenCell Mobility Pvt. Ltd: 

GreenCell Mobility (GreenCell) has been set up to become a leading pan-India shared electric mobility player by leveraging proven global experience, developments in e-mobility technology, and the Government of India’s strong push for electrification of transportation in India.  

GreenCell has been promoted by EverSource (www.eversourcecapital.com), India’s leading climate impact investor. Eversource is an equal joint venture between Everstone Group (www.everstonegroup.com), one of Asia’s premier investments manager with assets in excess of US$7 billion across private equity, sustainability and climate change, logistics, digital and venture capital.; and Lightsource bp, a global leader in development and management of solar energy projects. 

Eversource manages India's largest climate impact fund with anchor investments from India's National Investment & Infrastructure Fund and UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). 

GreenCell is building a platform to provide Electric Mobility-as-a-Service (eMaaS), initially using electric buses, and delivering the core value proposition of cheaper non-polluting on-demand shared transportation, charging infrastructure, and enabling products for the e-mobility value chain. For more information, visit www.greencellmobility.com  

Cure.fit Launches Gender-Neutral Parental Leave Program Across India

* Male, female, and non-binary parents to get 6 months of paid leaves

Cure.fit, India’s leading health, and fitness organization announced the launch of its gender-neutral parental leave program for employees. This is an update on the existing maternity and paternity policy of 6 months and would further expand the program to cover non-binary parents.

With this launch, employees who are opting for parenthood through natural birth, surrogacy, or adoption will be eligible to avail of the parental break, regardless of their gender.

The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act 2017 prescribes a maternity break of 26 weeks.  If a woman adopts a child under the age of 3 months, then she is eligible for a leave of 12 weeks. Central government employees can avail of paternity leaves for up to 15 days, but no formal policy is in place for employees in the private sector. The leave program from Cure.fit strikingly differs in terms of equalizing the benefits for all parents. This break is a paid leave of 6 months and is followed up with flexible working models for those who’d like to opt for a longer break.

There are monthly check-ins by the team and project members, should the employee choose to get updates on their projects. This is designed to provide an option for the employee to be engaged with the organization during the break and smoothen the learning curve on their return. Once the employee is back, they can choose to continue the previous project that they were working on or be mapped to new projects. The program also addresses the commonly quoted pain point of decelerated careers during parental breaks, by not altering the employee appraisal cycles.

Ankit Gupta, Head of Product & Engineering at the organization said, “One of the core values at Cure.fit is ‘doing the right thing’. In an era, where we’re collectively on a journey to remove labels and enable all individuals to discover their best selves and be better every day, this program organically seemed like the right thing to do. The program empowers our employees to design a life best suited to their aspirations and eliminates bias”.

About Cure.fit 

Cure.fit Healthcare Pvt Ltd is well known for its brand ‘cult.fit’, India’s largest fitness chain . Founded in 2016 by Mukesh Bansal and Ankit Nagori, cure.fit caters to living a healthy life through its critical dimensions — physical fitness & wellness. The platform named ‘cult.fit’ provides fitness-related services through a mix of online and offline channels. These include offline group workouts at cult.fit centres and other gym- or equipment-based workouts at partner gyms and fitness centers across the country. cult.fit also offers online personal training and live fitness classes across various formats. cult.fit is an app-based service provider and is available on Android and iOS. For more information on cult.fit, visit : www.cult.fit

Nitin Gadkari Appreciates IDPL For Rewarding Innovative Technology, Designs And Quality At Auto Awards 2022

* The event  included panel discussions on EV penetration and road safety in India

* Nitin Gadkari revealed plans on how Green Highways can boost Indian Tourism at IDPL’s Auto Awards 2022

IndiaDotCom Digital Private Limited (IDPL) hosted the second edition of the Auto Awards 2022, to celebrate the best launches, innovative technology, designs, marketers, and impactful campaigns in the Indian Automotive Industry. IDPL's Auto Awards 2022 appreciated the efforts of brands and individual achievers for the usage of innovative technology across 25 award categories.

To name a few winners- Montra Electric,  Hyundai Venue, Mercedes-Benz, Hyndai Tucson and Audi. The jury members consisted of Dr.Neharika Yadav- Superbike Racer, Mr.Sumit Garg – Co-founder and MD Luxury Ride, Mr. Nikhil Chawla- Tech Auto Journalist and Founder of Unbiased Blog, Ms. Garima Avtar- Rally Racer and Ms. Swati Khandelwal - Executive Editor Zee Business.

The second edition of the Auto Awards 2022 event was graced by Shri. Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, emphasized on how the Auto Industry is employing to the skilled youth of our country, decisions on 'E-highway' from Delhi to Jaipur, how Green Highways will boost India Tourism and his vision of India becoming the No.1 manufacturer of E-passenger buses in the world in the next two years. 

Leaders across the Industry shared insights on the EV charging infrastructure, perspectives on the advantages and challenges in reference to EVs, the need for the development and advancement of innovative technology, how consumer awareness is crucial in improving road safety etc.

Speaking at the IDPL Auto Awards 2022 event, Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways said, “The Auto Industry truly has the potential to transform the future of the Indian economy. At present, it is experiencing a transformational revolution of converting from a cost-centric to a quality-centric industry. In the next 5 years, India is expected to be the No.1 manufacturing hub of automobiles in the world. This is encouraging emerging entrepreneurs, innovators and manufacturers to develop best-in-class products and designs, thus enabling growth-driven competition in the Industry.I am glad to see the consistent efforts put in by IDPL to encourage innovative technology and design, and other milestone achievements of the industry through the Auto Awards 2022.”

Mr. Devadas Krishnan, Chief Executive Officer of IndiaDotCom Digital Private Limited, further highlighted “India is poised to be the world’s third largest automotive market by 2030. India’s $222bn Auto sector is contributing 49% of the manufacturing GDP and generating 37 million jobs every year. Zee Auto Awards is IDPL’s humble tribute to the policymakers, captains, innovators and marketers of Indian Automotive industry who are making this happen. We also help this vibrant sector reach 300mn Indians every month through our performance marketing and brand solutions “

This event was co-powered by Montra Electric and OLX Autos. RedBus, Intel, and Canara Bank were the Special Partners and IGL was the Special Sponsor for IDPL’s Auto Awards 2022.

About IndiaDotcom Digital Private Limited

IndiaDotcom Digital Private Limited (formerly Zee Digital) is one of the largest digital media publishing company in India. IDPL’s distinctive digital Products are amongst the fastest-growing websites and applications worldwide, with over 32 digital properties; including Wion, Zee News, Zee Business, Zee Hindustan, DNA and more.

With A 4x Growth Momentum And Profitability, Amber Targets $1B In Gross Bookings Value By 2023

Amber, the leading global student housing platform, executed 1000% growth in team size and operations, securing the leading spot in the market with a gross booking value of $600M by 2022. 

More than 232 million students worldwide are looking for accommodation near their schools and universities. However, far fewer students find housing well within budget and matching their requirements. 

“If finding a place to stay can be so difficult and expensive in a city like Mumbai, imagine the struggle students must face finding one across borders,” said Saurabh Goel, IIT KGP alumni, Founder and CEO of amber. “Our friends’ struggling with student accommodation were the real eye-openers to a growing problem in the student housing market.”

Thus, two IIT KGP graduates, former batchmates and now co-founders, Saurabh Goel and Madhur Gujar launched amber in 2016. Born out of Google forms and Facebook groups, amber quickly grew as one of the world’s largest leading student accommodation platforms. 

In only six years, the company revamped the student rental space, grew into a 400-member team, made $600 million in gross booking value with 40% net margin, and carved a large presence in the global real estate market. Showing no signs of slowing down, the team tripled gross booking values even during the pandemic.

“There is no one man or one brain behind this success,” beamed Madhur Gujar, cofounder and Chief Business Officer. “The strategy is very simple - you have to have a great team with a vision for growth. So we decided to onboard the best minds in the country, built a solid team, and pushed through any hurdles the market threw at us. The last couple of years were especially tough for the industry, but we made it through simply because of the resilience and focus our team brought to the table.” 

Keeping with the momentum of growth and expansion, the team wants to scale to 100,000 bookings with a gross value of $1 billion by 2023. As a disruptor of the student rental landscape, it would be interesting to see how things evolve.

About Amber 

Amber is a leading global student housing platform, providing affordable housing options to students in more than 100 cities across the UK, US, Australia, and Ireland, with more than 1 MM beds on the platform. The company was launched in 2016 in Pune, Maharashtra, to offer cross-border students an easy house-hunting experience without the hassle of negotiations, credit scores, non-standardised paperwork, and broken payment processes. As a one-click platform, the company provides the comfort of secure online search, and 24/7 free and personalized customer service in locating the ideal student accommodation.