WION Sweeps The Future Of News Awards 2022

* The leading international news channel from India has been honoured with 17 prestigious awards at the first edition of ‘The Future of News' Conference & Awards, curated by Afaqs!

WION - the leading International news channel from India, conferred 17 prestigious awards at the first edition of ‘The Future of News' Conference & Awards 2022, curated by Afaqs!. The on-ground awards and conference held on 21st December in New Delhi, rewarded outstanding broadcasters who made their mark in the business of breaking news, untapping the potential of digital platforms and content consumption as per the market demand.

The channel has been consistent in presenting reliable reportage of unfiltered truth of incidents on the hour, by the hour, unleashing the on-ground reality for a globalized united world. Its efficient team of journalists and series of prime time shows comprise of a strategic approach towards news consumption with the inclusion of gripping visuals, timely reporting, fast-paced news and strong content backed by research and investigation.

WION was honoured with nine prestigious awards for factual reporting and trending content:

·       Best Prime Time Show – WION Fineprint

·       Best Breaking News Story – Roger Federer’s retirement announcement

·       Best Breaking News Story – Sri Lanka Economic Crisis

·       Best Coverage of Entertainment – WION Wideangle- Stream or Screen: What’s the future of cinema?

·       Best Rural Reporting – Health Workers in Kashmir

·       Best Launch of New Show- World At War

·       Best Coverage of Social Issues- WION Wideangle- Disability: Special People, Special Stories

·       Best Follow-up Reporting –WION at Kabul

·       Best Inquiry into Fake News- The truth behind the military ‘coup’ against China’s president Xi Jinping

In addition to the above list, innovative design, packaging and presentation by WION, also resulted in winning:

·       Best Channel Packaging – WION

·       Best Show Identity – World of Africa

·       Best Use of infographics in a Business Story- India Budget 2022

·       Best Channel Promo (Single) – World Elections on WION

·       Best Channel Promo (Campaign)- WION Climate tracker

·       Most Innovative Promo- The Stickiest news brand

·       Best Programme Promo – World At War

·       Best Set Design- World at War

Commenting on this win, Madhu Soman, Chief Business Officer, said, “We feel honoured to be rewarded and receive national recognition for redefining The Future of News. It is a moment of pride and acknowledgment for the efforts put in by our entire team- be it shows and campaign ideation, packaging, market research for trending content consumption, etc. This also encourages us to deep-dive and explore potential opportunities through a detailed readers/viewers market study in 2023.”

About WION:

WION (World is One) is an English global news brand from Zee Media with a presence in over 190 countries. It focuses on delivering global news from an Indian perspective.

Website: www.WIONews.com

About Zee Media Corporation Ltd: ZMCL is one of India's leading media and entertainment companies with a strong presence in the news and regional entertainment genres with 13 news channels in 7 different languages, touching more than 528+ Million viewers through its linear and digital properties like Zeenews.com, dnaindia.com, india.com and others.

Bangalore Emerges As The Top City To Place The Highest Volume Of Meat, Fish And Seafood Orders On FreshToHome’s Platform App

~ As per the FreshtoHome Statistics Report 2022, 68 orders have been made every minute and 3.6 crore deliveries were enabled ~

~Chicken Curry Cut (Skinless) continues to be the most popular SKU for 7 years in a row~

~Green Mussels, a rare seasonal exotic, went out-of-stock in less than 30 minutes after it was launched on the app~

FreshToHome (FTH), the world’s largest fully integrated online e-commerce brand in fresh fish and meat, has announced some fun facts and delightful trivia about its customers’ preferences in the platform that took the brand by storm and surprise this year!

For instance, the meat e-commerce marketplace & subscription app received over 68 orders per minute and enabled more than 3.6 crore deliveries this year across all product categories. That’s 3 times the population of Bangalore, clearly!

Bengaluru emerged as the top Tier I city to order the highest quantity of meat, fish and seafood products among all its peer cities. Among Tier II cities, Jaipur in the North and Vijayawada in the South emerged as the top cities that ordered the most on the marketplace compared to other Tier II cities. The meat lovers in Vijayawada pleasantly surprised FreshtoHome when the brand saw over 125% growth in two quarters!

Speaking of fast growth, the customer community of FreshtoHome knocked it off the park with its preference for ready-to-cook category. The newly launched category on the marketplace emerged as the fastest growing category with various cities having their preferred choices. If Mumbai, Pune, and Bangalore repeatedly chose Spicy Chettinad Chicken, meat lovers in Chennai and Hyderabad were swooned over by Granny's Masala Fried Chicken, a bestseller on FreshtoHome’s platform. Evidently, Chennai and Hyderabad share a common love for good meat! In the land of Rice and Fish Curry, Handcrafted Chicken Dumplings was a hot pick this year, and Kerala subtly asked us to look beyond our stereotypes.

Speaking on the occasion, Shan Kadavil, Co-Founder, FreshToHome said, "Day after day at FreshtoHome we are driven to build solutions that will help our customers make easy, healthy food choices. For instance, the launch of India’s first E-range additives and preservatives-free ready-to-cook products in the frozen meat category in FreshtoHome platform registered 1.9 times growth during the year and emerged as the fastest growing category. Led by such positive customer feedback, we have expanded our geography spread by 60% in 2022. Such data also affirm that we are in the right direction in building a large customer community that will choose preservative-free and chemical-free meat with every purchase.”

North India relished its favorite Seekh kebabs, and Meaty Chicken Seekh Kebab raced against all other ready-to-cook SKUs to emerge as the most ordered product on the app. Cocktail Chicken Samosas emerged as a people pleaser with the product’s popularity crossing borders and it was the most preferred ready-to-cook product in the UAE region.

Some old charms did not lose their shine, as Chicken Curry Cut (Skinless) remains to be the most repeatedly ordered SKU in the last 7 years. Goat Curry Cut, Chicken Curry Cut, Chicken Breast Fillet, Rohu, Sardine, Prawn, and Baasa are the highest selling  products in the Meat, Chicken and Fish categories respectively.

Currently, FreshtoHome enables deliveries in more than 190 cities, comprising 8 international cities, 15 states & union territories and 2 countries.

Launched in 2015, FreshToHome is among the world’s favorite destinations for fresh, chemical-free fish, seafood, and meat and has over 2000+ varieties of products that can be conveniently ordered through the brand’s mobile app or the website. The platform offers a range of fish, poultry, seafood, goat, and lamb along with its ready-to-cook assortment.

FreshToHome’s technology-enabled platform, Commodities Exchange empowers fishermen and farmers to electronically auction their produce to vendors who sell on www.FreshToHome.com. This process eliminates middlemen and ensures that the customers get the best products within 24 – 36 hours of sourcing. Additionally, an end-to-end cold supply and 100+ quality checks for standard chemicals, antibiotics, and preservatives, make FreshToHome the most reliable brand for the freshest fish and meat.

Furthermore, FreshToHome provides only safe and healthy products that adhere to FSSAI standards and are certified by TUV and other reputed agencies. These certifications are available on the brand's platform.

INT. Makes Strategic Investment In Remote Development SaaS Startup Codebuddy

INT. (Indus Net Technologies), India’s leading and trusted digital engineering and transformation service provider, today announced that it has made a strategic investment in Codebuddy, one of India’s fastest growing digital consultancies that enables SMEs and startups to build their businesses online and help them scale. The investment demonstrates INT.'s commitment to harness the benefits of emerging technologies to empower non-enterprise customers in a Connected Economy. 

Founded 4 years ago and now a committed team of 40+ experts, Codebuddy specialises in 360 degree software & product development, talent-augmenting strategic partnerships and remote development teams. Through its consultative and transparent approach, Codebuddy provides its customers with reliable and sustainable solutions to traditional as well as emerging business problems.

Abhishek Rungta, Founder and CEO, INT. said, “In the current environment, both startups and SMEs are manoeuvring through technology and talent gaps, to serve their end customers in a profitable manner. Keeping these demand and supply vectors balanced is a tall order today. Codebuddy has a proven track record of creating innovative, future-proof solutions for businesses. While INT. does not look beyond enterprise clients, Codebuddy extends our network and enables our vision to help organisations across diverse industries and geographies. I believe that our resources, knowhow and processes will help the Codebuddy team achieve their own vision in time. In short, we are like the wind in their sails.” 

Codebuddy was founded in 2019 by Abhishek Gupta, a CS graduate with an innate passion for creating technological solutions to business problems, and Sudipta Bhowmick, a programmer-turned-cofounder, with an eye for technical excellence. In the last 4 years of its journey, the firm has serviced over 100+ customers in SaaS, Insurance, EdTech and Legaltech industries. A majority of Codebuddy’s business comes from referrals and repeat business. 

Abhishek Gupta, Co-founder, Codebuddy said, "Codebuddy’s mission has always been to help SMEs and Innovative startups in building world class solutions. With a vision of 3Y->10X, i.e. 10 times growth in 3 years, we are growing at a very rapid pace. Joining forces with an industry leader like INT. will propel it further, with their experience in the Enterprise sector being a great value addition, in us realising that vision much faster than we imagined.” 

About INT. 

INT. (Indus Net Technologies) is an award-winning full-stack software engineering solutions company with a pioneering legacy spanning 25 years, over 500 clients, and 11,000 plus client projects. Today, after an eventful journey of two and a half decades, INT. stands for innovation, trust, and sustainability. 

We:  

- Are constantly innovating and adapting to the new opportunities that the digital world presents 

- Trust our clients, partners, employees and people-at-large 

- Are committed to Sustainability, as everyone needs an anchor to rely on, in such a fast-changing and uncertain world  

INT. operates at the confluence of technology, web 3.0, analytics, and marketing in the digital space with a team of over 850 experts.

Mphasis Ltd: Near-Term Pain; Medium-Term Growth Drivers In Place

BUY

CMP: Rs1959  

Target Price: Rs2500

* Furloughs, lesser number of working days, deferred spending, and continued weakness in mortgage (uptick in interest rates in the US) would weigh on the sequential revenue growth trajectory in Q3. Management expects Q4 growth to be better than Q3 growth.

* Exposure to the interest rate-sensitive portion of the business is in a low single-digit percentage of revenue; hence, the incremental impact will be limited. MPHL has exposure to home equity loans and Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOC), which may come under pressure if home prices correct sharply.

* Mphasis remains confident of delivering EBITM within the guided range of 15.25-17% for FY23 (15.3% in H1FY23); however, the pace of margin expansion would be slower due to growth moderation.

* We have revised our EPS estimates by 0.1% to -2.7% for FY23E-25E, considering the revised forex assumption for H2FY23 (Rs81.5/$ vs. Rs80.25/$ earlier) and lower growth assumptions. We have rolled forward our TP to Dec-24 and lowered the target multiple to 22x (earlier 23x), factoring growth moderation. We maintain BUY with a TP of Rs2,500 at 22x Dec-24E EPS (earlier Rs2,600), considering reasonable valuation, steady wallet share gains, and expansion in addressable markets with competency build-up.

Yorkshire Water Selects LTIMindtree As A Strategic Transformation Partner

* LTIMindtree To Transform Yorkshire Water’s Core Business Leveraging SAP S/4HANA And Intelligent Technologies

LTIMindtree, a global technology consulting and digital solutions company, announced today that it has been selected as a transformation partner by Yorkshire Water, a leading UK utilities company, to modernise operations across its clean water, waste water, and asset management businesses. Yorkshire Water is the ninth largest water utility in the world and provides water and wastewater services to 5.2 million customers across Yorkshire.

As part of the engagement, LTIMindtree will help migrate Yorkshire Water’s core business systems to the SAP S/4HANA platform covering a wide range of areas such as work and asset management, complex scheduling, materials management, inventory management, health, and safety. By automating and simplifying processes, consolidating data, and modernising core systems using intelligent technologies, LTIMindtree will enable Yorkshire Water to boost operational efficiencies, augment capabilities, and enhance user experience. Unified management of assets, workforce, and finances will allow Yorkshire Water to drive integrated planning and scheduling of work, and dynamic asset maintenance across the organisation.

“This engagement is key to our ability to deliver water and wastewater services in a resilient, sustainable, and cost-effective manner,” said Lee Harris Head of Technology Change, Yorkshire Water. “Our services support not just the basic health needs of our customers, but also the long-term economic growth of the region. In LTIMindtree, we have a partner who brings a rich portfolio of innovative offerings, and proven track record of helping similar transformation programmes. This partnership will bring us closer to our vision of what shape our operations should take in the future for us to proactively address the economic, social, and environmental needs of tomorrow’s Yorkshire.”

“We are excited to partner with Yorkshire Water in helping millions of customers get access to clean water and safe sanitation, which are the cornerstones of human health, well-being, and development,” said Sudhir Chaturvedi, President and Executive Board Member, LTIMindtree. “By blending our next-generation ERP expertise and extensive industry experience with the advanced end-to-end capabilities of SAP S/4HANA, we look forward to accelerating the digital transformation journey of this critical national infrastructure and helping Yorkshire Water deliver services tailored to customer needs.”

About LTIMindtree

LTIMindtree is a global technology consulting and digital solutions company that enables enterprises across industries to reimagine business models, accelerate innovation, and maximize growth by harnessing digital technologies. As a digital transformation partner to more than 750 clients, LTIMindtree brings extensive domain and technology expertise to help drive superior competitive differentiation, customer experiences, and business outcomes in a converging world. Powered by nearly 90,000 talented and entrepreneurial professionals across more than 30 countries, LTIMindtree — a Larsen & Toubro Group company — combines the industry-acclaimed strengths of erstwhile Larsen and Toubro Infotech and Mindtree in solving the most complex business challenges and delivering transformation at scale. For more information, visit www.ltimindtree.com.

Airtel 5G Plus Now Avialable Live In Vizag, Andhra Pradesh

* Promises to offer massive speeds, best voice experience, will work on all 5G smart phones and be kinder to the environment

* No SIM change needed; existing Airtel 4G SIM is 5G enabled

* Existing data plans will work on 5G until roll-out is complete

* Airtel 5G Plus now works on all Android and Apple supported 5G devices

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s leading telecommunications services provider today announced the launch of its cutting edge 5G services in Vizag.  

Airtel 5G Plus services will be available to customers in a phased manner as the company continues to construct its network and complete the roll out. Customers with 5G enabled devices will enjoy high speed Airtel 5G Plus network at no extra cost until the roll out is more widespread. Currently operational at Dwarkanagar, Beach Road, Dhaba gardens, Maddilapalem, Waltair Uplands, Purna Market, Gajuwaka JN, MVP Colony, Ramnagar, Railway station road, Tenneti nagar and few other select locations, Airtel will augment its network making its services available across the city in due course of time.

Commenting on the launch, Shivan Bhargava, CEO, Bharti Airtel, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana said, “I am thrilled to announce the launch of Airtel 5G Plus in Vizag. Airtel customers can now experience ultrafast network and enjoy speeds upto 20-30 times faster than the current 4G speeds. We are in the process of lighting up the entire city which will allow customers to enjoy superfast access to High-definition video streaming, gaming, multiple chatting, instant uploading of photos and more.”

Airtel 5G Plus will bolster the entire portfolio of services that Airtel offers. In addition, it will allow superfast access to High Definition video streaming, gaming, multiple chatting, instant uploading of photos and more. With this launch, India will get a fillip to economic growth as Airtel 5G Plus revolutionizes education, healthcare, manufacturing, agriculture, mobility and logistics.

In the last one year, Airtel has demonstrated the power of 5G with a host of powerful use cases that will change the way we lead our lives and do business. From India’s first live 5G network in Hyderabad to India’s first 5G powered hologram to India’s first recreation of a game changing world cup match played at a time when there was no TV coverage to India’s first 5G connected ambulance to India’s first private 5G network with Bosch for boosting manufacturing productivity, Airtel has been at the forefront of 5G innovation.

About Bharti Airtel Limited

Headquartered in India, Airtel is a global communications solutions provider with over 500 Mn customers in 17 countries across South Asia and Africa. The company ranks amongst the top three mobile operators globally and its networks cover over two billion people. Airtel is India’s largest integrated communications solutions provider and the second largest mobile operator in Africa. Airtel’s retail portfolio includes high speed 4G/5G mobile broadband, Airtel Xstream Fiber that promises speeds up to 1 Gbps with convergence across linear and on-demand entertainment, streaming services spanning music and video, digital payments and financial services. For enterprise customers, Airtel offers a gamut of solutions that includes secure connectivity, cloud and data centre services, cyber security, IoT, Ad Tech and CPaaS (Airtel IQ). For more details visit www.airtel.com

Tata Power Delhi Opens A Vocational Training Cum Tutorial Centre For Aspiring Youth Residing In Daryapur Kalan Village, Bawana

•         The Vocational Training centres are a part of the ‘Unnati’ program

•         The vocational training cum tutorial centre will cater to more than 650 students annually, including youth and children from Daryapur Kalan and nearby villages

With an aim to enhance upskilling and boost employment opportunities for the underprivileged youth, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (Tata Power-DDL) inaugurated a Vocational Training cum Tutorial Centre at Daryapur Kalan Village- Bawana. The centre was inaugurated by Shri Jai Bhagwan Upkar, Hon'ble MLA- Bawana and Mr. Ganesh Srinivasan, CEO, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited.

The Vocational Training centre will cater to more than 650 students annually, including youth and children from Daryapur village. Aspiring individuals will be provided with vocational training, upskilling courses which includes stitching, computer knowledge and beautician training. The newly built centre is disabled- friendly and will be run in association with Viklang Sahara Samiti Delhi. The training program is being taken up to ensure high placement prospects are being provided to the beneficiaries, encouraging them to start their own ventures.

As today’s youth need to get ready for industry-relevant competencies and secure a better livelihood, the courses under the Vocational Training program are selected as per need assessment surveys carried out by our NGO partners. These centres aim to provide a platform to the less privileged youth and to support them in learning the desired skill sets which will make them employable and empower them to earn their living.

Commenting on this occasion, Mr. Ganesh Srinivasan, CEO, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited said, “Tata Power-DDL believes in the overall socio-economic development of the underprivileged sections of the society. With this new Vocational Training centre, we plan to expand the reach of our literacy and vocational training programs for the youth, who are the torchbearers of a bright future of our country.”

This is the second vocational training centre inaugurated by the company in village area. The first VT Centre in this area was inaugurated earlier this year in Jaunti Village, Bawana.

These centres are a part of the ‘Unnati’ program under the Social Impact Initiative -‘Saathi’ and caters to around 220+ JJ clusters in its licensed area. 20 such vocational training centres have been setup by the company so far and have trained more than 10,000 youth till date. These programs are a small step towards the ‘Skill India Program’ which aims to equip the youth with industry-relevant competencies that will help them in securing a better livelihood.

Picture Caption- Shri. Jai Bhagwan Upkar, Hon'ble MLA- Bawana and Mr. Ganesh Srinivasan, CEO, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited during the inauguration of the vocational training centre at Darya Pur Village, Bawana.