Ecom Express Announces “55,000 Registrations For Its Delivery Partner Program”

 

~ Engages 20,000 partners on a weekly basis~ 

~Offers a host of benefits including accidental insurance of Rs. 2 lakhs~ 

Ecom Express Limited, a new-age technology-driven end-to-end logistics solutions provider to the e-commerce industry, announced that it has crossed 55,000 gig workers registration on their dedicated app called ‘Ecom Sanjeev’ to onboard delivery partners since its launch in September 2021. 

The company’s delivery partner program aims to create part-time work opportunities for individuals with the option of flexible timings to maximize their earnings by delivering e-commerce shipments to customers. Delivery Partners working through Ecom Express’ gig model can earn anywhere between Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 60,000 per month. 

Close to 60 per cent of registrations have been from Tier 4 cities and towns, indicating massive affinity for gig opportunities in those areas. The top 10 cities/towns with the highest registrations include from Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Pune, Lucknow, Gurugram and Patna among others.  

In Karnataka, close to 7000 gig-workers have registered for part time engagement as delivery partners with Ecom Express. Most of the registrations have been from Bengaluru, Bijapur, Hubli, Mangalore and Mysore among other cities. 

Saurabh Deep Singla, Chief People Officer, Ecom Express said, “Since the launch of our ESP program last year, we have created opportunities for students, homemakers and individuals looking to supplement and maximize their income by delivering e-commerce shipments during their spare time. This flagship program, besides empowering gig workforce, also helped the company to scale their delivery capabilities in assuring speed, reliability, and effective logistics solutions to deliver online-ordered products at end-customers’ doorstep safely.” 

The company has also announced provision of accidental insurance of Rs. 2 lakhs to safeguard delivery partners from any mishaps, besides offering a host of other benefits, including attendance bonus depending on their work continuity. Referral programs are run from time to time to expand the delivery partner base while rewarding the existing partners. To create stronger affiliation with delivery partners, Ecom Express has further collaborated with leading brands to provide numerous enticing benefits. 

Any individual, male or female, fresher or experienced, can earn extra income by applying for this part-time job online using the app, Ecom Sanjeev, available on Google Playstore. They will have the flexibility to choose their preferred time slots and workdays. 

To join as a Delivery Partner with Ecom Express, candidates must possess a valid Aadhaar card, preferably own a vehicle, and have a smartphone. Ecom Express also allows gig workers who don’t have any owned vehicles to register themselves and work. All personal documents for enrollment can be uploaded through the Ecom Sanjeev app and the verification (PAN card, Bank account) is done online along with physical document verification at the nearest Ecom Express center. The app even allows Delivery Partners to view the list of nearby Delivery Centers to choose in their vicinity.   

For better user experience, Ecom Express’ has upgraded its propriety app, called SATHi, used by partners for performing delivery job, for faster performance and lighter GPS data runs to reduce battery usage which makes it easier and efficient for the delivery partners to perform their deliveries. 

Interested delivery partners can sign up using the Ecom Sanjeev app. For more details, visit: https://ecomexpress.in/delivery-

About Ecom Express:  

Ecom Express Limited is one of India’s leading end-to-end technology enabled logistics solutions providers to the Indian e-commerce industry. Headquartered in Gurugram, Ecom Express was incorporated in 2012 by T. A. Krishnan, Manju Dhawan, K. Satyanarayana and Late Sanjeev Saxena with their 100+ years of cumulative experience in the Indian logistics and distribution industry. Ecom Express has its presence in all 28 states of the country and operates across 27,000+ PIN codes in India. Through its deep reach strategy, the company has the capability to deliver to 95%+ of India’s population. 

BigHaat Has Roped In Jitesh Shah As Its New Chief Operating Officer

BigHaat, India's largest Digital Agri Platform, has roped in Jitesh Shah as its Chief Operating Officer to boost the adoption of agri-tech and expand its presence from 10 million farmers to the next milestone.   

Jitesh Shah, who was earlier with Cropin Technology as its Chief Revenue Officer, is a seasoned professional with over 15+ years of experience in Sales, Customer Management, and Operations. He has been campaigning for the adoption of agri-tech globally.  

Prior to his role in Cropin, he had a decade-long stint with InterCall (later acquired by West Unified Communications) where he handled various roles and was also one of the Board members for its India business.  

Jitesh holds a master’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Clemson University, South Carolina, and graduated in B.E. Electronics and Communication from Andhra University, India. 

Sateesh Nukala, CEO & Co-Founder, BigHaat, said, “We welcome Jitesh to our BigHaat family as BigHaat endeavours to enhance the services and becoming the go-to name for all farmers in India. Jitesh’s experience and his expertise will help us reach our goals faster. His extensive industry knowledge will help in driving future business, expanding our portfolio as well as looking at new routes to market.” 

About BigHaat – 

BigHaat is India’s fastest-growing Agri-tech start-up and a leading player in providing end-to-end solutions for the farming community. With funding of INR 100 crores from J M Financial India Trust II, BigHaat, recently touched a milestone of catering to 10 million farmers across India. BigHaat is transforming the agriculture value chain from pre-harvest to post-harvest leveraging data, technology, and crop science.  BigHaat also has an Agri-Store with a wide range of quality inputs such as seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, nutrients, and farm implements.  

With the help of its tech-enabled farmer-centric platform, BigHaat is addressing the challenges posed by conventional retailers, thereby helping farmers to make informed decisions while buying inputs such as seeds and pesticides resulting in cost savings and better yield. 

Korean Netflix Series “Business Proposal" Brings Uptick In Kross Komics Readership By 20%

-       Netflix series, Business Proposal has received a cumulative of 218.29 million watch hours

-       The web novel and webtoon garnered 450+ million views across Asia and North America

-       Kross Komics has quickly emerged as a popular source of Comics. Currently, 300000 users of Kross Komics app have read 1.6 million episodes in 2022, Kross Komics Is Planning To Launch The iOS And Latest Android App with a more robust UI

One of the top 3 most read series on Kross Komics, A Business Proposal comes with stunning visuals and a compelling story in familiar languages such as English, Hindi, and Telugu. It is a delightful new romantic slew of story of a woman named Ha-ri who goes on a blind date on behalf of her friend. The aim was to get dumped. Later on, she finds out the date is Taemu, who happens to be the Handsome CEO of the company she works at. Many media reviews imply that the comics-inspired show is an instant pick that hits the spot as a frothy, simple rom-com and stays true to the genre. It has received total watch hours close to 218.29 million on Netflix.

The show kept their audiences glued to the screen, and the digital comics did likewise to the comic fanatics. A Business Proposal, which was released in 2021 became a total hit among the Desi audience and also boosted 20% of readership on Kross Komics. The popularity of the Korean drama became omnipresent, and after being a great success on Netflix, it has skyrocketed the readership on Kross Komics. It contributes almost 15% of Kross Komics' monthly downloads, which counts to approximately 15,420 since July 2021.

The monumental presence of the digital sketches is exceptional with wonderful details. A few of the sensational efforts of the 94 episode webtoon are its punchy lines, sketches of the actors, making them instantly recognisable on-screen and bringing their art into performance. This is by far one of the significant webtoons of Kross Komics and is a must-see experience, especially for rom-com readers in India.

Speaking of the attributes for the success of the plotline Mr Hyunwoo Thomas Kim, co-founder and president, Kross Pictures, said, "A Business Proposal has captured the audience's interest in Asian countries, including India. On social media, viewers praised the show for its fast-paced storytelling and charming ensemble cast. The popularity of the show on Netflix has played a vital part in our success, and we expect more readership in coming months."

Researchers From MAHE Rreport Development of 3D Printed Self-Moisturising Contact Lens

Researchers from Manipal Academy of Higher Education have recently published a paper reporting the development of self-moisturising contact lens using the 3D printing technology. The study has implications for the development of the next generation of contact lens-based medical devices.

Contact lenses offer great promise in the areas of vision correction and wearable sending technologies. However, wearing a contact lens can result in dry eye problems and associated inflammation or corneal wound. To mitigate these concerns the researchers developed strategies to keep the lens moisturised.

The team of researchers consisting of Dr. Sajan George, Dr S Chidangil and Dr M Aravind, are using a novel approach to 3D printing by developing the self-moisturizing contact lenses using AutoCAD and stereolithography, which is a common 3D-printing technology. The research has two major accomplishments i.e, improving the self-moisturizing capabilities of printed contact lenses and providing a platform for future development of contact lenses with lab-on-a-chip capabilities—paving the way for the lenses to work as functional real-time biomarker-probing applications.

Speaking about this accomplishment of MAHE researchers, Lt Gen (Dr) MD Venkatesh, Vice Chancellor, MAHE said “The findings of this research can have implications on the future manufacturing of contact lenses around the world. We admire the dedication of the team of researchers in this study and congratulate them on their success”

Link to the published paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S221486042200241X

Study Shows Financial Services Organizations Are In Early Phases of Multicloud Adoption

* Research Reveals Hybrid Multicloud is the Ideal IT model, but the Financial Services Industry is Slower to Adopt

Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, announced the financial services findings of its global 2022 Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI) survey and research report, which measures enterprise progress with cloud adoption in the industry. The research showed that fewer financial services organizations have adopted multicloud than any other industry surveyed, trailing the global average by 10%. However, adoption is expected to nearly double from 26% to 56% in the next three years, in line with the global trend of evolving to a multicloud IT infrastructure that spans a mix of private and public clouds.

Among financial services ECI respondents, 31% are still operating non-cloud-enabled three-tier datacenters as their only IT infrastructure. They also reported having the lowest deployment of all industries surveyed in public cloud usage, with 59% using no public cloud services compared to 47% globally, likely due to substantial existing legacy investments in applications and the highly regulated nature of the industry. The complexity of managing across cloud borders remains a major challenge for financial services organizations, with 84% of respondents agreeing that success requires simpler management across multicloud infrastructures, and 50% citing security concerns as a challenge to the multicloud model. To address top challenges related to security, interoperability, and data integration, 82% agree that a hybrid multicloud model, an IT operating model with multiple clouds both private and public with interoperability between, is ideal.

“While the financial services industry appears to be in the early phases of deployment, the evolution to an interoperable multicloud IT infrastructure that spans a mix of private and public clouds is underway,” said Anand Akela, VP of Product and Solutions Marketing at Nutanix. “As information security and operational resiliency remain front and center for financial services organizations, they must look to hybrid multicloud solutions with integrated manageability and security, and the ability to quickly move apps among cloud infrastructures cost-effectively.”

Financial services survey respondents were asked about their current cloud challenges, how they’re running business and mission-critical applications now, and where they plan to run them in the future. Respondents were also asked about the impact of the pandemic on recent, current, and future IT infrastructure decisions and how IT strategy and priorities may change because of it. Key findings from this year’s report include:

Financial services organizations face multicloud challenges, including security (50%), integrating data across clouds (46%), and performance challenges with network overlays (43%). Given that nearly 78% cited the lack of some IT skills to meet current business demands, simplifying operations is likely to be a key focus in the year ahead. However, IT leaders are realizing that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to the cloud, making hybrid multicloud ideal according to the majority of respondents (82%). This model will help address some of the key challenges of multicloud deployments by providing a unified cloud environment on which security and data governance policies can be applied uniformly.

Application mobility is top of mind. Nearly all financial services respondents (98%) have moved one or more applications to a new IT environment over the last 12 months, likely from traditional datacenters to private clouds given the industry’s relatively low multicloud and public cloud penetration. Faster app development (43%) was most often cited as the reason for the move, followed closely by security (42%), and integrating with cloud-native services (40%). Additionally, with a large majority (83%) agreeing that moving applications to a new environment can be time-consuming and costly, it’s expected that the adoption of containers will rise in step with multicloud deployments to enable apps to run and move nearly anywhere quickly and easily. Among financial services respondents, 86% said that containers will be important to their organizations within the next year.

Top financial services IT priorities for the next 12 to 18 months include improving security posture (54%), improving multicloud management (49%), and developing and/or implementing cloud-native technologies (47%). When asked what their organizations had done differently because of the pandemic, 70% said they had increased spending to strengthen their security posture, 64% spent more on increasing AI-based self-service automation, and 64% invested in infrastructure upgrades.

For the fourth consecutive year, Vanson Bourne conducted research on behalf of Nutanix, surveying 1,700 IT decision-makers around the world in August and September 2021. This report is supplemental to the global Fourth Annual Enterprise Cloud Index master report and focuses on cloud deployment and planning trends in the financial services industry, based on the responses of 250 IT professionals in banks and insurance companies across the globe. It compares the cloud plans, priorities, and experiences of these organizations to other industries and the global response base overall.

EnableX Wins The Gold In Software Reviews 2022 CPaaS Report

* User feedback placed EnableX at no. 2 amongst renowned international players

EnableX.io, a Singapore-based, global full-stack communications platform and solutions provider, has been recognized as a Gold medallist and a leader in the Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) Data Quadrant report 2022 of Software Reviews.

SoftwareReviews is a division of IT research and consulting firm Info-Tech Research Group. The recognition is basis software users’ satisfaction with the product features, vendor experience, capabilities, and emotional sentiments. The company received an overall number two ranking while being compared to some of the most established global players in the CPaaS industry.

EnableX, with a customer experience (CX) score of 8.6 out of 10, secured the highest satisfaction scores across areas representing product features, including customer engagement, communication, and cloud offering. Additionally, the ability to seamlessly integrate data, timely and sufficient support, and quality of training were the strongest capabilities associated with EnableX, resulting in a 100% plan to renew reported by the users. 

Speaking on the development, Pankaj Gupta, CEO, and Founder, EnableX.io said, “This recognition comes at an exciting time when we are mining the innumerable possibilities of CPaaS. It is an acknowledgment of our steady growth in the segment. We have created a platform that puts customers’ convenience and ease of use at the top. We are committed to creating new global benchmarks with our innovations that can further simplify the customer journey.”

The top spot in the SoftwareReviews 2022 CPaaS Data Quadrant report is only the latest of many industry recognitions that EnableX has received from numerous industry organizations.

SoftwareReviews creates Data Quadrant Reports to provide a thorough evaluation and ranking for all software in an individual category to compare across dimensions. The reports consider user satisfaction, business value scores, vendor capability comparisons, and individual feature evolutions.

About EnableX.io

EnableX.io is a Singapore-based, global, full-stack communications platform and solutions provider that enables developers and businesses to deliver a holistic omnichannel experience to their consumers.

Backed by a team of over 50 passionate technologists, it empowers Fortune 500 companies as well as start-ups across the globe through its interactive and highly engaging customer experience platform. 

Founded in 2017, the company has established a strong presence across APAC, US, and Europe, serving customers from a diverse industry including Healthcare, Telecom, BFSI, Education, Retail, and E-commerce.

An industry first, EnableX.io is offered both as a cloud and on-premise CPaaS platform. This flexible deployment capability allows EnableX to work with Telcos and service providers looking to launch CPaaS under their brands as a fully white-labeled offering. It also addresses the needs of enterprises looking at the private deployment of CPaaS due to regulatory and data privacy requirements, and the developer community at large.

EnableX.io is a full-stack CPaaS service empowering businesses to deploy omnichannel communication (Video, Voice, SMS, and Messaging) across devices and platforms. From one-to-one chats to large-scale broadcasts, EnableX.io makes communications smarter, flexible and more personal, helping enterprises stay ahead in the digital world. 

EnableX.io’s value proposition is its ability to innovate, which is evident from the recent launches of the most powerful and flexible DIY Visual Builder for Real-time Communication and FaceAI – an advanced AI-driven real time video based emotion analysis API. 

The company has established strategic partnerships with leading Global System Integrators & ISV’s to deliver real time communication capabilities to their global clientele.

 For more information, visit www.enablex.io

Procedures for Removal of Glasses Through Refractive Surgery

By: Dr. Shibu Varkey, MS, DNB, DO, FRCS (UK) Regional Medical Director, MaxiVision Eye Hospitals

Procedures for the removal of glasses (Refractive surgery) are generally classified as cosmetic procedures.  But are they truly cosmetic or curative? Take the case of a person with high glass power, the first action on waking up in the morning is groping around for the glasses, a person with minus power can at least see the time on the alarm clock by the bedside, but persons with plus glass power can neither see the alarm clock nor the wall clock clearly. The extreme situation would be that of the person who reaches for glasses even to see dreams with clarity. So in a nutshell spectacle dependency has a direct effect on the functionality and hence the quality of life and freedom from spectacles are more curative than cosmetic. The options that are available for achieving freedom from glasses are LASER-based and LENS-based surgical procedures.

LASIK has become a household term, not only in families with girls of marriageable age but also as a requirement for jobs that specify clear vision without glasses.

A safe and easy procedure, invented in 1989, conventionally uses Excimer LASER. Now FEMTO laser is also used to make the procedure simpler and safer. The latest technology in this field is the SMILE procedure, which has done away with even those few rare complications possible with regular LASIK.

Then there are those people who have high powers which are not amenable to be corrected with Laser technology, the option available for them is the Phakic IOL procedure, wherein a very thin bio-compatible synthetic lens is permanently implanted inside the eyeball.

This again is a procedure with minimal complications and good reproducible outcomes.

The success of both LASIK and Phakic IOL procedures depends as much on flawless surgery in the hands of an experienced surgeon as much as on precise pre-operative assessment using cutting-edge technology to acquire the details of the patients' eyes in the most accurate way. Advanced software uses this data to design personalised treatment protocol for each eye.

Words like Aspheric, wavefront and higher-order aberrometry which are routinely used in astronomical telescopes become regular in the vocabulary of Refractive Surgeons, indicative of the peak of optical technology that is utilised in providing that crystal clear spectacle free vision.

Refractive surgery offers a safe simple and easy solution to those who dream of having a clear vision without the burden of spectacles paving their way to a better quality of life