Month: July 2022

IMS Noida Hosted Workshop on Health and Nutrition

Institute of Management Studies (IMS) Noida, conducted a highly informative workshop on Health and Nutrition for Journalism students. The keynote speakers of the session were Ruchika Bhanot and Arti Sharma a Nutrition Trainer & Diabetes educator. The workshop aimed towards guiding students about good nutrition and diet for better health.

During the session, Ruchika Bhanot explained how a good nutrition plan could lower the risk of developing certain diseases such as diabetes, and osteoporosis. Both the body and the brain benefit from healthy eating. Arti Sharma, Nutrition Trainer & Diabetes Educator, said that, “A person’s general health and well-being depend on having a good diet, engaging in regular exercise, and maintaining a healthy weight.”

While addressing the students, Dr. Kulneet Suri, Senior Director of IMS Noida, said, “Healthy diet is crucial to your life, there is no doubt about that. You may be more susceptible to illnesses, infections, or even tiredness if you don’t keep a good diet for your body.” “A balanced diet alone is insufficient; equally necessary are healthy eating habits,” she added.

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Business Financial Platform Tide partners with Transcorp to roll-out RuPay powered Expense Card

/~The MSME-focused fintech aims to help small businesses in India save time and money~/
/~Plans to launch other Payment and Business services later this year~/
MUMBAI, India, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Tide, the UK’s leading MSME-focused business financial platform that began setting up operations in India in 2020, today announced that it has partnered with Transcorp International Limited, a 27-year-old Reserve Bank of India (RBI) permitted Authorised Dealer Category II and perpetual Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) license holder, to launch co-branded prepaid cards (Tide Expense Card) as an entry product. This roll-out stems from Tide’s expansion strategy in India, its first international market outside the UK, and a pillar of its global ambitions.
Tide will offer payment services to small businesses across India, starting with a Tide Business Account, accompanied by a Tide Expense Card powered by RuPay.
The partnership leverages the expertise of RuPay, India’s indigenous payment network, the long-standing reputation of Transcorp, and Tide’s vast experience with SMEs in the UK, to help small businesses in India save time and money. Tide also plans to launch other payment and business services for India, later this year.
*Commenting on the partnership, Oliver Prill, CEO, Tide, said, *”Launching Tide’s business financial platform in India has been our priority since we announced our international expansion. We are excited to partner with Transcorp as we embark on the next stage of Tide’s journey, to serve the 64-million and growing SMEs in the Indian market. With Transcorp, we are ready to begin our initial product offering of Tide India, in order to build the best possible service to help SME owners save time and money.”
Users will be able to activate and manage their Tide Business Account and Tide Expense Card through the Tide app, which will also be used to load money, collect payments and check spends, amongst other services.
*Kumar Shekhar**, VP, Tide (India), said,*”We, at Tide, wish to support entrepreneurs in their journey and believe we’re in a strong position to do exactly that. As we scale-up in India, we will expand our product offerings for small businesses who wish to take the big step of starting out in business – whether it’s as a contractor, freelancer, sole trader, or small business owner. Transcorp is a great partner for Tide, with a great reputation as an issuer for co-branded prepaid instruments. Transcorp has already demonstrated success with its partners and Tide is delighted to join this illustrious list.”
The needs of SMEs globally are largely universal, with time wasted on business and administrative tasks being a key issue. Tide exists to fix that problem. Tide has developed the right approach and a mix of services to meet the diverse needs of small businesses. In the next year, Tide plans to introduce a few more features like Business Savings/Current Account in partnership with a RBI-licensed bank, Fund Transfer, Invoicing, GST and Pay by link and Credit services, for its members.
“Transcorp is delighted to partner with Tide to enable digital payments and promote financial literacy amongst India’s largest business fraternity: SMEs. This segment is India’s economic backbone but remains financially underserved. With Tide, we aim to include them into the formal economy by delivering excellent products and exceptional service,” *said Ayan Agarwal, Vice President, Transcorp.* “As India’s premier non-bank card issuer, Transcorp takes pride in enabling financial inclusion for Indian SMEs, and continuously strives to deliver success to its partners through the optimisation of stakeholder alignment.”
Small businesses that are just starting out will find the business accounts helpful for their daily transactions and expenses. Being fully-digital, Tide’s Business account is not just hassle-free, but is secure and protects user privacy.
As the India platform is built out over the course of 2022, Tide plans to partner with a range of service providers from payroll providers to credit partners.
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SBI General Insurance launches Cyber VaultEdge, a comprehensive cyber insurance cover for individuals

SBI General Insurance, one of India’s leading General Insurance companies, launched the Cyber VaultEdge insurance plan, a comprehensive cyber insurance cover for individuals that provides protection against financial losses arising from cyber risks and attacks.

The pandemic has led to a significant increase in adoption of digital infrastructure across services. Individuals were forced to adopt work from home model (WFH) and various digital methods of operating for most services, including payments. While this is a welcome development, in terms of rise of widespread digitisation and internet penetration, threats of cyber-attacks are on the rise. According to CERT-In, cyber security incidents jumped to Rs. 14.02 lakh in 2021 from Rs. 2.08 lakh in 2018, meanwhile, the losses due to cybercrime, ATM/debit card, credit card and internet banking fraud were estimated at Rs. 63.4 crore in 2020-21, as per data published by private and public banks.

To address the heightened risks that individuals face due to cybercrime and instances of reputation damage, fraudulent transactions with credit cards, debit cards, theft of personal information, etc., SBI General has designed SBI General Cyber VaultEdge which offers a range of benefits and protects individuals against cyber risks, allowing them to be assured against any such instances while conducting activities on the internet or during digital transactions. It covers unauthorised e-transactions, loss of wages resulting from identity theft and instances impacting online reputation including social media trolling, bullying, and stalking.

Anand Pejawar, Dy. Managing Director, SBI General Insurance, said “While internet has made our life easier, it has also created a world that is riskier than ever before. With digital transformation taking center-stage, individuals are more susceptible to new age emerging risks. At SBI General, it is our endeavour to design need-based products that can address the evolving requirements of customers. Through SBI General Cyber VaultEdge, we aim to secure individuals by minimising financial losses arising due to internet-based risk / cyber risks through a comprehensive and affordable product. We will continue to expand our offerings to add-value to our customers and safeguard them financially for the future.”

SBI General Cyber VaultEdge also takes care of any legal expenses incurred in pursuing or defending legal action against any third parties and reimburses individuals for expenses incurred to restore data by availing services of any IT specialist. To ensure the mental well-being of individuals, Cyber VaultEdge also covers consultation expenses of psychologists for trauma or stress arising due to such incidents.

For more policy details, customers can visit: www.sbigeneral.in or download and refer to the SBI General mobile app.

TTC Appoints Philip Samuel as CEO India to Facilitate Expansion

PUNE, India, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — TTC, a leading software assurance provider, is pleased to announce its expansion with the opening of a new office location in Pune, India. TTC currently has primary office locations within USA, New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom, Singapore, and United Arab Emirates.

The new office will be led by Philip Samuel, who has been appointed CEO of TTC India. Philip is an experienced technology management professional with experience in setting up and incubating operations within India. Philip comes with more than 20 years’ experience in a variety of different roles, with his most recent role being Regional Managing Director – APAC at Sandhata Technologies.

“We’re beyond excited to introduce TTC’s presence into India,” said Grant Borrie, Founder and Director of Technology at TTC. “It’s a clear marker of our organisation’s growth and ability to successfully provide our testing services across numerous geographies. Having Philip step into this position will surely bring the growth we’re hoping to see as he has the drive, skill, and vision needed to succeed in this role.”

“TTC’s India journey is the next logical step after our successful expansion into the UK & Middle East. With our vast experience and knowledge, TTC India will bring together the best and brightest within the software testing industry to continue helping our clients achieve new levels of success,” said Philip.

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Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan to feature in Legends League Cricket-2

Former India cricketers Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan will be in action when the second season of the Legends League Cricket returns in September with four teams and 110 International players on board, the organisers announced on Tuesday.
“I love to be on the cricket field. I missed playing the 1st season of LLC but it would be great to go back into the field with the LLC season 2,” Sehwag, who missed the last season, said.
Apart from Sehwag, the Pathan brothers have confirmed their participation so far in the tournament.

Former India coach Ravi Shastri, who is the commissioner of Legends League Cricket said: “The carnival of legends is back. Top Cricketers from around the world would be seen coming together.
“These players have contributed immensely to cricket throughout their career. I am looking forward to watching them play the Legends League Cricket second season.”
The first season of the tournament had former cricketers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, England divided into three teams representing India, Asia and Rest of the World.
But this time it would follow IPL style with franchises owning four teams.
“We will announce the owner of the four teams in due course,” Raman Raheja, CEO of the Legends League Cricket said.
“Currently, we have 110 top class players in the pool who will be put in four teams through a player draft process in early August. Apart from India, there would be players from Australia, England, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka.
“The format is such that it would make us an International T20 League with the highest number of International Cricketers in the playing eleven,” he added.

Automation Anywhere Ranked #1 for Public Cloud RPA Market Share by Leading Analyst Firm

Report ranks Automation Anywhere No. 1 in worldwide cloud automation market share for a second consecutive year

BANGALORE, India, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Automation Anywhere, Inc. a global leader in Robotic Process Automation (RPA), announced today that it has been ranked #1 for 2021 market share in Public Cloud RPA.

The ranking comes from the global research firm IDC, which released its market share report for Cloud RPA entitled, “Worldwide Intelligent Process Automation Market Shares, 2021: Accelerating Growth Despite Consolidation, June 2022”. For the second consecutive year, Automation Anywhere took the number one spot, with a 46% market share.[1] IDC’s research confirms that the ever-evolving workplace requires an agile, scalable, cloud-first platform to consistently meet customer needs.

Automation 360, the company’s unified, cloud-native, AI-powered enterprise automation platform, transforms the employee and user experience with seamless, continuous, and quarterly updates which can be deployed instantly. With continuous updates, organizations can move at the pace of business to accelerate their automation initiatives and instantly switch on any new features – or decide to postpone them to a later date.

“IDC’s latest market share report is confirmation that customers are choosing our cloud-native automation platform to deliver the agility and flexibility that will sustain business performance,” said Mike Micucci, Chief Operating Officer at Automation Anywhere. “Cloud powers the future – and business leaders need to accelerate and scale automation to help counter the impact of recent global events, such as staffing shortages and supply chain issues.”

“Trends in 2021 were in favor of cloud adoption, and we anticipate that trend to continue over the coming years, regardless of whether organizations choose to use RPA as a cloud service or buy software and implement it on public cloud infrastructure,” said Maureen Fleming, Program Vice President, Worldwide Intelligent Process Automation Market Research and Advisory Service at IDC. “There is no doubt that more businesses around the globe are utilizing cloud automation, and this trend is only expected to get stronger.”

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IGP Launches Designer Rakhi Collection, With Over 3000+ Designs

    • With the capability to deliver Rakhi gifts to over 100+ countries and 1000+ cities in India, IGP is the go-to destination for festive gifting for Indians

    A mark of protection and epitome of love between siblings, Raksha Bandhan, is the largest festival in the world that celebrates the sibling bond. To add to the festivities of millions of Indians across the globe, this Raksha Bandhan, IGP, one of India’s largest multi-category gifting companies, has launched its handcrafted Rakhi collection, which offers 3000+ designs, nearly 1000 more than last year’s catalogue. Inspired by the various crafts of India, such as Kundan jewellery work, CZ, filigree, metal cut work, meenakari, semi-precious stone work and oxidized jewellery work, the collection is handcrafted by over 2000 artisan families and treated like a piece of jewellery. Made from premium quality materials like kundan, polki, silver, pearls, semi-precious stones, polished metals, and handwoven threads sourced from all over India, the craftsmanship for every rakhi is very intricate with smooth finishing.

    This year, the exclusive collection includes traditional rakhis, which are handcrafted by skilled artisans and are ‘Jewelleryesque‘ in look. Trendy designs and motifs theme the contemporary and quirky range; family sets contain rakhi sets for the whole family, such as bhaiya-bhabhi and kids rakhis. The kid’s range includes a pop-it series with matching accessories. The other categories launched in the collection are curated hampers, Gifts for brothers and thank you gifts for sisters. “What makes our Rakhi collection stand out is the fact that our team of designers and merchandisers do ground research for more than 6 months on popular trends, design details, colours, materials and a lot more to understand the needs of the customer and curate the expansive collection of handcrafted rakhis,” said Tarun Joshi, Founder & CEO, IGP.

    The collection is exclusively live on the IGP website and app.

    Every year anticipation runs high in wait for the time-honoured festival of protection, the knots of love among siblings. Keeping in mind the popularity of the festival, the vast collection has something for every sensibility for the traditionalist, spiritualist, youthful and quirky, which, when combined with sweets, chocolates, dry fruits and gifts, make a complete celebratory package that too at a wide range of price points which suits every pocket.

    Since its conception, the company has delivered over 5 million gifts worldwide. “Adding to celebrations for Indians, by Indians is our mantra, and considering the anticipation around the festival, we have decided to give our Rakhi Collection an early launch to ensure that Indians across the globe can celebrate the sibling bond and families ties with physical gifts at hand,” Tarun remarked on the launch of the collection.

    Besides having the best-in-class gift discovery platform, signature product portfolio, bespoke packaging, zero-tolerance service quality standards, and farm-to-table supply chain, the brand has always been Vocal For Local. Over the years, IGP has provided continued employment to 2000+ artisan families in Rajasthan, even during the pandemic. IGP also provides one of the best-curated collections of festival merchandise, gifts, flowers, cakes, plants, gourmet food and other personalized products for all occasions and festivals. IGP was titled “Best D2C brand 2022 (Gifting)” in the D2C awards 2022 hosted by Franchise India.

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PHD Media and 1862 OML win big at the Inkspell Media’s MarTech Fest held on 24th June in New Delhi

*Industry stalwarts graced the 6^th Annual mCube Awards & Conference and 4^th Annual Inn-Tech Awards & Conference*
NEW DELHI, July 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The 6th Annual Edition of Inkspell Media’s _Masters of Modern Marketing Awards & Conference <www.mcubeawards.com/>_, an engaging confluence of market leaders and experts from the leading brands and agencies, was organised on 24th June where more than a hundred brands, agencies, marketing leaders and experts participated. The aim of hosting mCube 2022 Awards was to acknowledge and reward the pioneering and impactful work being done in the marketing space by individuals, agencies, brands, and communities._mCube <www.mcubeawards.com/>_ is also one of the leading platforms where marketing efforts are recognized at such a comprehensive level in India.
Along with mCube, Inkspell also presented the 4th Annual Edition of Inn-Tech – Innovation & Technology Awards & Conference <www.inntechawards.com/> at the MarTech Fest, where the importance of innovation and technology in the overall uplift and upgradation of the ecosystem was recognized. Inn-Tech 2022 <www.inntechawards.com/> is a pioneering platform designed and developed to acknowledge and applaud the exemplary and innovative work done by professionals and enterprises across various fields and sectors.
The stellar _jury panel <www.mcubeawards.com/jury/>_ of the mCube Awards conferred PHD Media with the prestigious Marketing Agency of the Year award after getting 7 golds. 1862, OML (Only Much Louder) became the Marketing Enterprise of the Year after bagging 9 golds in the ceremony. Dell became the Technology Enterprise of the Year in Inn-Tech Awards whereas Onward Technologies grabbed the Engineering Partner of the Year award.
Some of the companies that took home awards across various categories in the MarTech Fest include Times Network, &TV, Nickelodeon, Curry Nation, The Laughing Cow, MOFSL, Alakh Advertising, Columbia Pacific Communities, Abbott, ŠKODA, Discovery Plus, Paisabazaar.com, Dewar’s, Arré, Bisleri Vedica , MindShift Interactive, ITC Limited, Bridgestone India, FleishmanHillard India, CNBC-TV18, Bang In The Middle, PhonePe, Edelweiss Mutual Fund, Sirona, Amazon Prime, SoCheers, News18 Bihar/Jharkhand, News18 India, Hyundai, JioFiber, ICICI Prulife, BREEZER, Schbang, House of Hiranandani, Pexalon, Vivo, Hershey India, Bacardi, Eggfirst Advertising, Dolby, Art-E Media, Bingo!, London Dairy, Inextis Events, Domino’s, Tata Play, Chimp&z Inc, OnePlus TV, mCanvas, LG, HDFC Securitie, Puretech Digital, Tata CliQ, Metro Shoes, IFB, Sony Pictures Entertainment India, Cult.fit, Mankind Pharm, Logicserve Digital, PayTM, We-Storytellers, Thomas Cook India & SOTC Travel Ltd., Myntra, Hero Lectro, CCAvenue (Infibeam Avenues Limited), Scienaptic AI, SingleInterface, Successive Technologies, Bi-Sons, ICICI Lombard GIC Ltd, Merkel Sokrati, Tata CliQ, among others.
This year’s theme for the event was based on “/#CreateToImpact/”. Marketers, in today’s day and age of business transformation, are taking the central responsibility of connecting the dots of data, creativity, and business priorities to understand customers’ needs and their behaviour patterns. The day witnessed a Keynote Address by Rahul Kaushal of Casio India and a Panel Discussion having Nidhi S Mittal of JioSaavn, Siddharth Asthana of Collectcent, Sai Thota of Ferns N Petals, Anil Kumar Singh of HT Digital streams, Kaustav Mukerji of Maison D’ Auraine and Sugato Banerji of DishTV India as speakers. Bharath Vaidyanathan of Swiggy, Gaurav Gupta of Momspresso, Juhi Garg of ED Times and Paritosh Jauhari of Successive Technologies delivered Special Addresses in the event. The attendees also got industry insights in the Fireside Chat consisting of Yogin Vora of Zee5 Global and Ankoor Dasguupta of Arm Worldwide.
The ceremony was supported by Inkspell’s partners Global Trends Forum, India Creative Industries Council, India Today Group, 24 Frames Digital, ED Times, Kenscio, Pinkvilla, Momspresso, CollegeDunia and Sai Mehar Media. For more detailed information on the categories and the respective winners, visit: www.mcubeawards.com <www.mcubeawards.com/>, www.inntechawards.com <www.inntechawards.com/> and _www.inkspell.co.in <www.inkspell.co.in/>_ or contact Geetika on 7863851515.
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Chola partners with Kinetic Green to offer retail finance for EVs

To provide easy and affordable finance for Kinetic Green’s E3W and E2W customers nationwide

 Kinetic Green Energy and Power Solutions Limited, India’s leading manufacturer of electric vehicles today, announced its partnership with Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited (Chola), the well-known financial services arm of Murugappa Group, to offer easy and smart financing for their range of battery-operated three-wheelers and electric two-wheelers. By virtue of an MoU signed by both the companies, Kinetic Green has nominated Chola as an ‘Accredited Financier’ for financing its customers.

The collaboration aims to make Kinetic Green’s battery-operated vehicles more affordable for the discerning and price conscious buyers with attractive financing solutions. This will also enable Kinetic Green to cater to newer markets with Chola’s widespread presence across the country.

Commenting on the partnership, Sulajja Firodia Motwani, Founder and CEO, Kinetic Green said, “I strongly believe that this partnership will enable Kinetic Green and its dealers to offer easy and affordable financing solution to our EV customers which perfectly fit their needs and repayment abilities. With attractive finance options provided by Chola-Kinetic partnership, Kinetic Green’s customers can be assured of competitive financing solutions for their finance needs. This will further propel the growth of Kinetic Green’s electric 2W and 3W and help us achieve our vision of bringing green mobility to the masses in India.”

“We are happy to be partnering with Kinetic Green, a brand which comes with the legacy and culture of innovation and excellence, and a proven track record. This relationship will help us in taking a step closer to fulfilling our ESG goals. Building quality relationships has always been a cornerstone of Chola’s philosophy. We are committed to building lasting, loyal relationships with our customers and partners by consistently delivering excellent value for both. The best aspect about this alliance with Kinetic Green is the fact that the biggest beneficiaries will eventually be the esteemed customers. With our strong network of 1145 plus branches across India, we aim to offer the customers a never-before experience through customised finance packages that would come with speedy, convenient and transparent processes. This partnership is also in line with our continuous endeavour in enabling our customers to ‘Enter a Better Life’,” adds Mr. Ravindra Kundu, Executive Director, Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited.

 

With unmatched customer care, state-of-the-art manufacturing infrastructure, robust R&D and intelligent manpower, Kinetic Green continues its pioneering work to promote the green movement to electrify India’s mobility sector.

GO FIRST RECOGNIZED AS “MOST PREFERRED WORKPLACE 2022” & “BRAND OF THE YEAR 2022” BY TEAM MARKSMEN

GO FIRST (formerly known as GoAir), today announced that it has been recognized as the “Most Preferred Workplace 2022” & “Brand of the Year 2022” by Team Marksmen. This honour marks the exceptional work GO FIRST has been doing to foster a culture that places employee wellbeing and safety at its core.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Kaushik Khona, Chief Executive Officer, GO FIRST said,“ To be named among the “Most Preferred Workplace in 2022” and “Brand of the Year 2022” is a tribute to GO FIRST’s enduring employee-centric culture. This honour is the result of our sustained efforts to create a culture that values, develops and inspires our employees. I congratulate all of my co-workers on reaching this milestone.”