E42 Joins Forces With Beyondsoft To Offer An AI-NLP-Powered No-Code Platform For End-To-End Automation

E42, an AI-NLP-no code Cognitive Process Automation (CPA) platform, has joined forces with Beyondsoft Consulting Inc., a global IT services and solutions provider, to offer end-to-end automation solutions to enterprises across the globe. The partnership aims to enhance services provided by both partners to provide best-in-class, AI-powered solutions to enterprises across the region.

“We’re thrilled about our partnership with Beyondsoft,” says Animesh Samuel, CEO and Co-Founder, E42. “Together, we can offer our customers the best of both worlds – E42’s expertise in deep tech and Beyondsoft’s subject matter knowledge in a wide range of industries, providing solutions that enable customers to embrace automation and grow their businesses more successfully.”

Sathyanarayan Shetty, GTM and Business Unit Head, Beyondsoft, says, “We are pleased to provide our clients an AI-driven, no-code platform, augmenting humans that will automate complex business processes to improve organizational efficiency, increase accuracy in decision making, reduce operational costs, and improve employee and customer experiences. We are excited to be part of this journey with E42 as our partners in co-creating cutting-edge solutions.”

Ajay Dixit, Business Unit Head, Beyondsoft adds, “Beyondsoft is excited to partner with E42 and with our shared values and vision, we are looking forward towards innovation through co-creation. Leveraging cutting-edge AI solutions that accelerate our client’s automation journey, we are confident to take the digital transformation journey beyond expectations."

About E42

E42 is the world’s leading no-code AI-NLP-powered cognitive process automation (CPA) platform to build multifunctional AI workers that automate complex people and process-centric functions driving enterprise cognition across processes. E42 enables their partners to provide end-to-end automation to enterprises ranging from Fortune 500 companies to SMEs and start-ups across sectors. By maximizing efficiencies and scalability while minimizing complexities and costs, E42 is disrupting the enterprise automation space to deliver a seamless user experience.

About Beyondsoft

As a global IT company with more than 30,000 associates, Beyondsoft leverages emerging technologies and a proven delivery method, enabling customers in every industry to take an agile and forward-thinking approach to business. For the past 27+ years, Beyondsoft has provided a broad range of high-quality IT services, including cloud, big data and analytics, business process outsourcing, custom software solutions, test automation, digital enablement, and other software engineering and digital transformation services.

Tezos India And Buidlers Tribe Partners To Foster Web-3 Innovations And Build More Decentralised Applications

* Synopsis: Tezos India, a blockchain adoption studio, and Buidlers Tribe, an incubator for Web 3.0 native applications, have partnered to foster the creation of more decentralised applications on the Tezos blockchain. The program will benefit from India’s tremendous developer potential and its rapidly developing Web-3 ecosystem.

Blockchain adoption studio Tezos India and Buidlers Tribe, a Web-3.0 native incubator, partners to foster the creation of more decentralised applications on the Tezos blockchain. The program will give Tezos India greater exposure and increase the number of projects and start-ups that apply for the EGG program. The Tezos EGG program includes mentorship and insights from the Tezos India team, integration and technology support, go-to-market support, cross-connection with Tezos ecosystem projects, access to the Tezos community, ecosystem support from Tezos and Buidlers Tribe and introduction to VCs (for mature projects).

Buidlers Tribe is a Web-3 native incubator that collaborates with various Web-3 founders, start-ups, investors, and businesses to build new companies. It is one of the most recognized names in the Indian Web-3 industry, supported by investors such as Sequoia India, Eximius VC, Coinbase Ventures, etc. There is also an aggregator for grant and incubator opportunities. Additionally, they have alliances with AWS, Biconomy, Hypersign, etc.

India is entering the very competitive Web-3 market. The program will take advantage of India’s enormous potential as a developer nation and its rapidly expanding Web-3 ecosystem.

For instance, Tezos will likely see an increase in applications for decentralised finance (DeFi) initiatives, which will make it possible for individuals in developing nations to participate in the global financial system without using conventional financial institutions. Projects focusing on various NFT use cases, blockchain infrastructure, and Web-3 gaming are also expected to apply. This could result in more high-quality Web-3 games or NFT use cases, such as ticketing. NFT collectables, communication applications, creator tokenization, crowdfunding, decentralised finance, gaming, payment solutions, developer tools and infrastructure, and cloud integration tooling are a few of the non-exhaustive list of use cases supported by the EGG program.

Commenting on the partnership, Amanjot Malhotra, Head of Growth Tezos India, “We are delighted to be working with Builders Tribe to empower the upcoming generation of Web-3 builders and entrepreneurs and to give them access to a worldwide platform for their projects. We look forward to working together to promote the growth of decentralised technology in India.”

About Tezos India

Tezos India is a private limited organisation supporting the Tezos ecosystem in the Indian sub-continent. As innovation in the blockchain space advances in India, Tezos India constantly strives to address key barriers facing blockchain adoption to date in India, through developer adoption, education and training, and ecosystem development. 

Learn more about Tezos India at https://tezosindia.org.in

About Tezos

Tezos is a self-upgradable blockchain that enables forkless upgrades with its on-chain governance system, improving accessibility and longevity for solutions built and utilised by the Tezos community. An energy-efficient Proof of Stake blockchain with a proven track record, Tezos seamlessly adopts tomorrow's innovations without network disruptions today. 

For more information, visit https://tezos.com/

About Buidlers Tribe

Buidlers Tribe is a Web-3 native incubator that collaborates with various Web-3 founders, start-ups, investors, and businesses to build new companies. It is one of the most recognized names in the Indian Web-3 industry, supported by investors such as Sequoia India, Eximius VC, Coinbase Ventures, etc. There is also an aggregator for grant and incubator opportunities. Additionally, they have alliances with AWS, Biconomy, Hypersign, etc.

For more information, visit https://buidlerstribe.com/

EDII Organises Annual Startup Summit ‘Empresario’ On National Startup Day

·         EDII’s Technology Business Incubator - Centre for Advancing and Launching Enterprises (CrAdLE) has incubated 106 startups so far and raised over INR 30 crore in funding

·         Startups featured in the popular reality show ‘Shark Tank India’ also participated in the two-day festival

The Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), on Monday organised its annual entrepreneurship festival— Empresario— on the occasion of National Startup Day. The event was inaugurated by Shri Harsh Sanghavi, Hon’ble Minister of State for Home, Industries, Cultural Activities (State Minister); Sports, Youth Service (Independent Charge), Government of Gujarat. Other dignitaries at the inauguration included Shri Rajiv Gandhi, Co-Chair, FICCI, Gujarat State Council and Prof. Deepak Kumar Pandey, Assistant Director, Department of Higher Education, Government of Uttarakhand.

The two-day festival (16th & 17th Jan’2023) includes master classes by industry veterans, talks by successful startup founders, workshops, discussions and startup awards. The summit also included a Big Pitch Event, where over 30 startups pitched their products and services to a panel of 15 investors with an aim to garner funding. The theme for this year’s celebration was entrepreneurship and sustainability. Notably, startups featured in the popular reality show ‘Shark Tank India’ also participated in the two-day event.

In his inaugural address, Shri Harsh Sanghvi, said, “Gujarat is on the road to being one of the most progressive startup destinations in the country through a merger of proactive policies, strong institutional setup, and dynamic participation of the private sector. The  ‘Stand Up India’ and’ Start Up India’ Schemes were launched in 2016 and since then, more than 80,000 startups have been registered and about 100 unicorns have come into being. It is heartening to note that more than 48% startups are by females.”

He added, “The state has introduced several changes in regulations and clauses to create a conducive ecosystem. We see an active collaboration between government, industry and institutions, association of startup hubs of India with startups in the state and creation of intrastate regional centres for startups. The State has successfully addressed the concerns of startups through innovative and sustainable solutions, and through setting up of incubators and accelerators.”

Speaking about Empresario, Dr Sunil Shukla, Director General, EDII, said, “EDII’s startup summit is one of the most unique entrepreneurship festivals held in India. Since its inception in 2012, Empresario has witnessed participation from over 1,000 startups. There is idea generation, opportunity creation and exceptional learning at this event. ”

Dr Shukla emphasized on the role of technology and innovations in the success of startups. He announced that the EDII’s Technology Business Incubator – the Centre for Advancing and Launching Enterprises (CrAdLE), has incubated 106 startups so far, that have raised over INR 30 crore in funding. Talking about a recent development, he said, “EDII will now have another incubation centre sanctioned by the NITI Aayog under the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM). EDII is also associated with CSR projects of several corporates directed at raising the numbers of entrepreneurial ventures and startups in the country.”

Shri Rajiv Gandhi, Co-Chair, FICCI, Gujarat State Council, said, “Empresario is a big networking platform, and networking makes a huge difference in enhancing boundaries, curating opportunities and developing knowledge for an entrepreneur. Shri Gandhi also stressed on the significance of dedication, integrity and commitment for an entrepreneur. To the potential and the existing startups, his advice was to institute a transparent human resource policy and establish good communication.”

Prof. Deepak Kumar Pandey, Assistant Director, Department of Higher Education, Government of Uttarakhand said, “The concept of entrepreneurship and startups is picking up in the country. I believe a conducive ecosystem and thrust on entrepreneur-friendly policies are playing a big role in ensuring that youth and other sections of society opt for entrepreneurship as a career. As academicians, we are placing accent of developing an entrepreneurial mindset among our students.”

The event also witnessed The Startup Award 2023, in which 4 startups were selected for awards out of 28 nominations.

Some of the notable speakers over the two days will be: Dr. Anil K. Gupta – Founder, Honey Bee Network; Shri Deepak Gadhia - Chairman & Managing Director, Sunrise CSP India; Shri Paresh Gupta, Neos Angles, Network LLP; Shri Dipan Sahu, Asst. Innovation Director, Ministry of Education's Innovation Cell & AICTE, GoI; Shri Sanjay Maury –Urban Air Labs; Shri Mansukh Prajapati - Founder, Miticool; Shri Snehal Desai- Motivational Speaker; Ms. Anushree Maloo, Co-Founder, Nuutjob; Shri Sulay Lavsi - Founder, Bummer; Shri Bhupendra Madaan, Founder, Theka Coffee;  Shri Rutvij Dasadia - Founder, Booz Mobility; Shri Kuldeep Singh Kaler, Motivational Speaker; Shri Himanshu Ghosh - Founder, Knownsense Studio; Shri Deepak Makwana, Founder, Biztea; Shri Saurabh Jain, Ex-Vice President, Paytm; Mr. Lou Van Noorden, Senior Expert, PUM Netherlands; Shri Mihir Joshi, CEO, GVFL and Shri Jeet V., CEO, MEITY Startup Hub.

Himalaya Wellness Company Launches Baby Massage Oil, Complete With The Goodness Of Coconut And 4 Essential Herbs

Himalaya Wellness Company, India’s leading wellness brand, recently announced the launch of Himalaya Baby Massage Oil – with the goodness of Coconut. The oil is specially formulated with carefully selected herbs and ingredients that help nourish baby’s skin with a non-sticky formula. Moreover, it locks the moisture on baby’s skin, making it soft and smooth. The essence of four herbs – Aloe Vera, Vetiver, Winter Cherry, and Country Mallow, when combined into one traditional oil, will improve blood circulation, strengthen muscles, and promote baby’s growth. 

Himalaya’s new Baby Massage Oil is a well-defined combination of traditional wisdom and modern science and is clinically tested. It is made without parabens, mineral oil, and synthetic fragrances, making it a safe skincare product for newborns.

Commenting on the launch, Mr. Chakravarthi N.V, Business Head – BabyCare, Himalaya Wellness Company, said, “The Himalaya Indian Heritage series of Baby Massage Oil is inspired by age-old traditional Ayurvedic practices that emphasize the importance of body massage (Abhyanga) in your baby’s daily regimen. Moreover, millennial parents are increasingly becoming conscious and aware of the ingredients and products they use on their babies. They look for chemically safe products along with giving the right nourishment to their babies. Hence, we believe our new Baby Massage Oil – Coconut will resonate with the parents of today. With the launch of this new oil, we want to provide an all-in-one solution to parents with a tidy residue-free option for their babies.”

“Over for 16 years, we have created a product portfolio of over 14 babycare products and reached over millions of customers Pan India. With such new launches, we intend to anchor our presence 'across India, along with strengthening our position nationally,” he further added.

“Coconut will moisturize and soothe dry and irritated skin and is known to improve the skin barrier function. Traditionally, Coconut Oil helps improve body strength and maintain healthy skin. Regular massages with pure Coconut Oil can enhance skin strength in newborns. Furthermore, while Olive Oil and Aloe Vera helps nourish, soften, and moisturize skin, Vetiver is known for its cooling and soothing properties. In addition, herbs like Winter Cherry and Country Mallow will improve muscle tone and promote muscle strength,” Dr. Prathibha Babshet, Ayurveda Expert R&D, Himalaya Wellness Company.

Himalaya Baby Massage Oil – Coconut will come in a pack size of 100 ml and 200 ml, priced at 125 INR and 230 INR respectively. It is available across all channels, including general trade, modern trade, and e-commerce at Himalaya’s online store https://himalayawellness.in/

About Himalaya Wellness Company

In 1930, a young visionary by the name of Mr. M. Manal foresaw the benefits of herbal remedies while riding through the forests of Burma. After diligently researching the science of the traditional field of Ayurveda, he decided to dedicate his life to creating products that would improve millions of lives across the world. Today, with a history spanning nine decades in herbal research, Himalaya has positioned itself as a brand that cares about not only enriching people’s lives but also the environment. With the ‘head-to-heel’ range of products, Himalaya aims to provide a holistic solution to everyday ailments that affect our bodies.

To know more, visit https://himalayawellness.in/

BYJU’S Implements 4-Tier Tech-Driven Sales Model To Enhance Customer Satisfaction

* Transitions to internal sales model to ensure more accurate customer identification, clearer communication and to guard against mis-selling

BYJU'S, the world’s leading EdTech company with over 150 million registered learners, has rolled out a 4-tier tech-driven internal sales process replacing its existing direct sales process. The newly introduced sales model is far more rigorous, entirely remote and includes a centralized tech-driven audit process that ensures all sales are triple-checked.

The 4-tier process begins with educating an incoming lead about BYJU’S product portfolio and its new refund policy over a live Zoom session that is recorded for future audit.

The company has introduced multiple checks to verify customers’ intent and consent to purchase. In the first step, the interested customers have to give their consent after reading the terms and conditions on the customer consent screen on a custom mobile app. The order verification team then revalidates the consent and double-checks if the customer agrees to make the purchase. The customer gives another consent on this app upon which the sale is closed.

In order to assist students who require financial support, where requested, BYJU’S facilitates connecting the parents/guardians of such students to reputed third party banks/ financial institutions. The financing options, if acceptable to the parents, are concluded between the parent and the third party banks/ financial institutions and the approvals are done by these banks/institutions as per the mandated guidelines.

Commenting on the new sales model, Mrinal Mohit, CEO, BYJU’S India said, “The emergence of the post-pandemic world required us to give a fresh look at how we engage with our customers in the initial stages of a potentially lifelong relationship. BYJU’S is fully committed to a transparent sales mechanism, and our tech-driven, 4-tier approach enhances communication and precludes potential/rare mis-selling. Students are at the centre of everything we do, and their interest is paramount to us. We are constantly striving to improve our customer experience and we believe that this new approach will make the initial stages of the sales process more efficient, clear and empathetic, and will help us establish a strong foundation for a long-term relationship.”

Within the renewed 4-tier sales process, the company has introduced an affordability test for all potential customers. A threshold family income of Rs. 25,000 per month is necessary to move forward with the purchase. Families with an income of less than Rupees 25,000 per month automatically qualify for the BYJU'S Education For All (EFA) programme, where they receive access to BYJU'S content for their child’s grade level free of cost. There are more than 55 lakh children from underserved families who have been provided free learning content along with a free digital tablet from BYJU’S under EFA. BYJU’S has a stated goal of expanding EFA to at least 1 crore children by 2025.

About BYJU’S:

BYJU'S, the world's leading education technology (EdTech) company, provides engaging and personalized learning programs to more than 150 million students around the world. The BYJU'S family of brands caters to a wide range of learners of all ages and includes BYJU'S Learning App for K12 after-school learning, BYJU’S classes with a unique two-teacher model, BYJU’S Live for live 1-on-1 learning, BYJU’S Tuition Centre for hybrid learning, BYJU'S Future School for skill-based learning, Epic for digital reading, Osmo for hands-on ‘phygital’ learning games, Tynker for creative coding in K12, Aakash Education for test-prep, Great Learning for upskilling, and GeoGebra for interactive and collaborative mathematics learning tools. With users in more than 120 countries and learning programs offered in multiple global languages, BYJU'S is at the forefront of deploying cutting-edge technology in education, as well as providing thought leadership to the global EdTech community. BYJU’S has been backed by some of the world’s most prominent impact investors, including Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, Naspers, CPPIB, General Atlantic, Tencent, Sequoia Capital, Sofina, Verlinvest, IFC, Aarin Capital, TimesInternet, Lightspeed ventures, Tiger Global, Owl Ventures and Qatar Investment Authority.

ACT Fibernet Partners With Netflix For Select ACT Broadband Plans At No Extra Cost

ACT Fibernet, one of India's largest fiber broadband ISPs (Internet Service Providers), today announced a new partnership with Netflix, the world's leading streaming entertainment service, to kickstart 2023. ACT Fibernet’s customers on select long-term plans will get access to a Netflix Basic Plan at no extra cost. ACT and Netflix will launch the  #TwoGoodtobeTrue campaign to highlight the benefits of the ACT and Netflix bundle.

“Our unique ACT SmartFiber® technology provides advanced capabilities that enable the fastest broadband speeds, seamless service, and the best streaming experience for our customers. In line with our brand promise of Feel the Advantage - we are delighted to partner with Netflix. Through this partnership our customers can access a  Netflix subscription as part of our bundles at no extra cost, “said - Ravi Karthik, Head of Marketing, Customer Experience and Innovation Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd

Gaurav Pradhan, Director of Business Development, Netflix India, and Southeast Asia, said, “We’re delighted to expand our incredible relationship with ACT Fibernet. We are seeing a huge appetite for local and global stories across India. The combination of our growing collection of must watch stories, along with the work we have done behind the scenes on dubbing and subtitles have made these stories more accessible to wider audiences. With our continued investment in South Indian films and series and ACT Fibernet’s national reach and large South Indian footprint, the partnership will enable ACT's customers to access Netflix with their broadband plans.”  

ACT Streaming bundles come with significant benefits. The top three benefits are detailed  below:

This offer is applicable across all cities of ACT Fibernet operations. This will be applicable to both existing customers of ACT Fibernet who switch to ACT Streaming bundle and to new customers who select ACT Streaming bundle. These plans are listed in the table below. For e.g., ACT Fibernet users on the 6-month plan in Hyderabad at Rs 799 have Netflix included. The 6-month plan starts at Rs 799 in Delhi and Rs 820 in Chennai.

Existing customers who want to upgrade to Netflix Standard or Netflix Premium from their Netflix Basic Plan, can do so, and pay only the differential amount. For e.g., a customer on ACT Netflix bundle plan, upgrades to Standard plan of Netflix Rs 499 p.m., will pay an incremental amount of Rs 300 per month. Customers can pay for this differential amount via their ACT broadband bill.

If a customer already subscribes to Netflix directly, they can opt to switch to the ACT Streaming Bundle (by paying just for ACT's broadband plan) and get Netflix at no additional cost.

Jawa Yezdi Motorcycles Partners With NCC’s 'Dandi Se Dilli' Motorcycle Rally To Commemorate Their 75th Anniversary Celebrations

*  The 1300km ride was flagged off by Shri Kanubhai Mohanlal Desai - Minister of Finance, Energy and Petrochemicals, Gujarat

* Rally will conclude in New Delhi on January 28th, 2023

Jawa-Yezdi Motorcycles is proud to partner with the National Cadet Corps’ (NCC) ‘Dandi se Dilli’ motorcycle rally. This motorcycle rally is an initiative by the NCC Directorate Gujarat as a part of its ‘Pachattar Varsh’ (75 years) Celebrations. The 1300 km rally was flagged off by Shri Kanubhai Mohanlal Desai - Minister of Finance, Energy and Petrochemicals, Gujarat in Dandi on 15 Jan 2023.

A team of 25 NCC cadets will carry a pot of salt made at National Salt Satyagraha Memorial (NSSM), Dandi and a CD containing a software programme developed by Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG) to symbolize India’s journey from the ‘extractors of salt’ to the ‘makers of software’. These tokens will be handed over to the Honourable Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi during the Prime Minister’s NCC Day Rally to be held in Delhi on 28 Jan 2023.

To commemorate this occasion, Jawa-Yezdi Motorcycles has presented two Jawa motorcycles, one each in limited edition Khaki and Grey to the NCC Directorate. The Jawa Khaki was introduced in the model’s line-up to honour the bravery and sacrifices of Armed Forces Personnel. Apart from these, an assortment of 25 Jawa-Yezdi Motorcycles will be ridden by the cadets through their journey.

The rally will see riders traverse cities like Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Udaipur, Ajmer, Jaipur and Alwar before concluding the ride in New Delhi. Celebrations are planned across Jawa Yezdi dealerships across these cities where the riders will be taking pitstops and will be recognised for taking part in this rally.

This partnership falls under Jawa Yezdi Motorcycles’ #ForeverHeroes initiative, conceived to inculcate a sense of gratitude towards the Armed Forces. Right from its early phase, the company has been developing a culture of values to appreciate their efforts and sacrifice that helps keep the country safe, peaceful & prosperous. In 2019, the company formally announced this initiative to contribute to the cause of welfare of Armed Forces personnel and their next of kin. The company, since then, has continued its support through contributions and support in rides marking historic and victorious milestones like Kargil Vijay Diwas, Swarnim Vijay Varsh and 75 years of Independence. 

In its day-to-day functioning, the company also looks forward to facilitating interactions of its employees & customers through its network and other suitable occasions with the armed forces personnel to help build regard & respect for their contribution to the country.