Month: November 2022

–       India’s First Sporty Born E-SUV is now available at INR 33.99 Lakhs (All India, Ex-showroom)

–      Overwhelming customer response to the BYD-ATTO 3 as it obtains close to1500 Nos of bookings

The world’s leading new energy vehicle manufacturer BYD announced the price of India’s First Sporty Born E-SUV, BYD-ATTO 3, available at INR 33.99 Lakhs (All India, Ex-showroom).  BYD-ATTO 3 has received an electrifying response from customers and is close to the 1,500 mark since booking began on October 11. BYD-ATTO 3 is available in 4 colors: Boulder Grey, Parkour Red, Ski White, and Surf Blue.

Equipped with the ultra-safe Blade Battery and the born EV platform (e-Platform 3.0), BYD-ATTO 3 features fast charging from 0% to 80% in 50 mins, a range of 521km according to ARAI tests with a higher battery capacity of 60.48kWh, and a 0-100km/h acceleration time of 7.3s. With a sporty, powerful exterior and rhythmic interior, BYD-ATTO 3 also features the L2 Advanced Driving Assistance System (ADAS) BYD Dipilot, 7 airbags, a panoramic sunroof, a 12.8-inch (32.5cm) adaptive rotating Screen, 360° holographic transparent imaging system, NFC card key, and a Vehicle to Load (VTOL) mobile power station, making this car an extremely competitive EV offering. BYD-ATTO 3 also boasts features such as mobile phone wireless charging, a one-touch electric control tailgate, an 8-speaker audio system, electric seat adjustment, voice control, LED headlamps, LED rear lights, multi-color gradient ambient lighting that responds to music rhythm, PM 2.5 air filter, CN95 air filter, etc.

BYD-ATTO 3 offers a 7kW home charger and its installation service, a 3kW portable charging box, a 3-year free 4G Data subscription, 6-year roadside assistance, and 6 free maintenance service. Besides, BYD-ATTO 3 offers a warranty of 8 years or 1.6 Lakhs kilometers (whichever is earlier) for the traction battery, 8 years or 1.5 Lakhs kilometers (whichever is earlier) for the motor & the motor controller, 6 years or 1.5 Lakhs kilometers for the vehicle, and warranty details of other components. Details of the warranty can be found at bydautoindia.com.

BYD-ATTO 3 is on display at every BYD India dealership showroom & Customers can now book the vehicle at any authorized BYD India dealership. Local dealership location

details can be found on the BYD Auto India web portal www.bydautoindia.com. The first batch of deliveries of the BYD-ATTO 3 will begin in January 2023.

Sanjay Gopalakrishnan, Senior Vice President of Electric Passenger Vehicles of BYD India, said, “We are delighted at the overwhelming response from our customers and thank them for joining the EV journey towards a sustainable future. We are happy to announce the price of our much-acclaimed electric SUV BYD-ATTO 3 in India at INR 33.99 Lakhs (All India – ex-showroom). We are eager to introduce BYD-ATTO 3 to the world and plan to expand its availability in the future.”

BYD is planning to open 24 showrooms across 21 cities in India by the end of this year and aims to expand to at least 53 showrooms by the end of 2023. BYD India plans to participate in the Auto Expo 2023 and will debut more products and technologies for the Indian market. BYD will continue to leverage technological innovations for a better life, promote sustainable development of society, and implement its “Cool the Earth by 1°C” initiative.

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Participants in the conference ‘National Megaproject in the Arctic: Staffing and Scientific Support’ discussed the creation of a digital environment in the Arctic, how to modernize educational programmes, and the needs of the Arctic regions for staffing. The event took place on 10-11 November in Arkhangelsk at Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov (NArFU) with the support of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science as part of the plan of events for Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021-2023, which are being organized by the Roscongress Foundation.

National megaproject in the arctic: staffing and scientific support

“Ensuring the sustainable socioeconomic development of the Arctic is one of the key focuses of Russian policy. As part of the work to this end, the Arctic today is becoming a sort of laboratory for testing promising technologies and smart solutions. In turn, this requires the existence of the appropriate digital environment, which implies the widespread introduction of automation, robotic technologies, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and work with big data. These concepts are becoming integral components for developing activities in a wide range of areas from education to the development of urban infrastructure,” said Nikolay Korchunov, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chair of the Arctic Senior Officials.

Deputy Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and the Arctic Anatoly Bobrakov noted that in the current environment the Arctic as a whole and the Northern Sea Route in particular offer a fundamental opportunity to ensure the growth of the Russian economy and the social development of the entire country. In terms of personnel, the Russian North most of all needs engineers and IT specialists, he said.

“Today, more than 530 projects are being implemented under preferential conditions in advanced special economic zones in the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation. Total private investment amounts to more than RUB 1 trillion. More than 28,000 jobs will be created, including at least 6,000 high-performance jobs. These are precisely the jobs that require people who are number-savvy. These are people who must have a level of education that enables them to work with high-tech equipment and deal with engineering and programming. I believe the Arctic is the best place to become an engineer or a programmer,” Bobrakov said.

Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education Andrey Omelchuk said personnel for the Arctic should above all be trained in the North: people who train in the harsh Arctic environment better understand the problems of Russia’s Arctic zone. However, the staffing needs of the Russian Arctic extend way beyond the capabilities of Arctic universities. In this context, it is paramount to consolidate research groups that deal with the development of the Russian Arctic zone, he said.

“In the near future, together with the Rosatom Corporation, we will discuss ways to fund and consolidate Arctic science. We believe it is essential to unite researchers who work on the Arctic within a single framework,” Omelchuk said.

The Far East and the Arctic Development Corporation (FEADC) is analysing and forecasting the staffing needs of Russia’s Arctic regions. FEADC First Deputy General Director for Social Development Elvira Nurgaliyeva said the Arctic zone’s staffing can be divided into three areas: working professions, special new and rare professions, as well as managerial personnel. At the same time, sociological surveys of residents of the Arctic regions show that people do not simply want a job, but an opportunity for self-fulfilment.

“The Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation is the world’s largest special tax regime and special development zone. It’s a unique territory in terms of opportunities for business development. Companies that have not yet signed an investment agreement, but see the promise of working in the Arctic over the period until 2035, require 180,000 new jobs. This is a special challenge for the Arctic,” Nurgaliyeva said.

The FEADC, along with the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and the Arctic and the Ministry of Higher Education and Science, is working on adapting educational programmes based on the forecasts of companies’ further staffing demands, she said.

During the conference, the participants learned about the Digital Arctic IT Park that is being set up at NArFU. NArFU Rector Yelena Kudryashova said the technological solutions that will be developed at the IT park will become a cornerstone of domestic software products and developments. The IT park is being built to create an interregional IT ecosystem in the Arctic in order to provide the local population with digital expertise, train personnel, and implement digital economy projects to ensure Russia’s technological sovereignty. At present, the IT park already includes seven laboratories for robotics and automation, eight laboratories for networks, cybersecurity, web development, and machine learning, as well as rooms for coworking and project work. The park is being created jointly by NArFU and the Arkhangelsk Region Government.

The conference programme also included thematic sections and roundtables on various aspects of the development of the Arctic and digital technologies in the Far North. In particular, experts discussed information security in the digital economy, the customization of personnel training for the Arctic region, the monitoring of the labour market, as well as the transformation of urban spaces and robotics. The conference participants viewed an exhibition dedicated to digital technologies for the development of the Northern Sea Route. The Rostec State Corporation and AFK Sistema also presented their developments. The conference was attended by representatives of federal and regional agencies, CEOs of IT companies and several specialized organizations, as well as leading experts and representatives of the scientific community.

The programme also featured cybersport and information security competitions, as well as the Sports Programming and Activity Championship for schoolchildren. Master class participants learned the basics of cryptography and the Internet of Things, how to use neural networks, how to develop mobile applications, and control a quadrocopter.

A priority of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council is to ensure responsible governance for the sustainable development of the Arctic, which is largely determined by the quality of human capital. By developing measures to support the population of the North, including Indigenous peoples, Russia is helping to promote projects and initiatives to digitalize remote Arctic villages and reindeer herding farms by improving the reliability and efficiency of satellite navigation systems in the Arctic.

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·         HDFC Capital & CREDAI announce investment in Tier- 2 & Tier -3 Future Cities through its U$ 3 billion fund  

• CREDAI & Venture Catalyst & NeoVon to partner on a $100mn proptech fund – ‘Spyre VC Proptech Fund’ for tech-enabled startups in the RE sector.

Accelerating its commitment to UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030, CREDAI today announced that its 13000+ member developers have taken a pledge to become 100% carbon neutral by 2050. 

With this pledge, CREDAI has become the industry’s first association to facilitate an ecosystem and lay a strong foundation for a sustainable reality in India. Furthermore, CREDAI also announced a slew of measures including a collaboration with HDFC to empower Tier-2 & 3 cities with a US $ 3 billion fund, and a $100 million fund for emerging start-ups with Venture Catalyst and NeoVon. All these major developments were announced at its annual event NATCON 2022 held at YAS Island Abu Dhabi which was attended by 1300 plus developers. The event was inaugurated by H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Cabinet Member, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence.

With a keen eye on the world's future, especially India, CREDAI pledged to explore the best practices available to reduce the sector's carbon footprint by 25% before 2030 and be carbon neutral by 2050. As India pledges to become a low-carbon economy, the real estate industry can partner with the Government in extending its commitment significantly. Even though the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has implemented measures to promote more developers to use sustainable techniques, CREDAI will work with the policy implementation body to ensure the measures are well ingrained with the real estate developers in the country. 

Commenting on the major development, Mr. Harsh Vardhan Patodia, President, CREDAI, said, “We believe that our role as nation builders is to also contribute to people and planet alike. When the entire world is waking up to the need for Green Real Estate, as an industry leader, we need to walk the talk by evaluating and exploring newer ways to reduce, and reuse waste through recycling. We are partnering with some of the best minds from the start-up industry to enable this initiative. We will set up an education exercise for all our member developers so that they jump onto the sustainable realty bandwagon and help us in building a better tomorrow for future generations.” 

Technology today is changing every walk of our lives and to be a part of this change CREDAI is partnering with India’s first and largest integrated incubator and accelerator for startups – Venture Catalysts & NeoVon – to set up a $100mn fund – ‘Spyre VC Proptech Fund’. The fund shall invest $100mn in the next couple of years across early and growth stage start-ups.

Additionally, to be able to accelerate the adoption of technology, CREDAI will launch ‘Credaiverse’ to have a permanent presence in Metaverse for an immersive buying consumer experience. 

Mr. Boman Irani, President-Elect, CREDAI, said, “India is a start-up hub, and a lot of new-age start-ups are finding solutions to real-world problems more swiftly and effectively. Our Sphyre VC fund will bring together a lot of young leaders who will help us in bringing Sustainable Realty to life.” 

Mr. Satish Magar, Chairman, CREDAI, said, “This year, the Real-estate ecosystem has witnessed the best year in decades at the back of pent-up demand post-COVID-19 and consumer sentiment continues to be positive. We are confident that with multiple planned launches and a shift in consumer behavior from HomeRenting to HomeBuying, the growth momentum will continue.”

Dr. Apoorva Ranjan Sharma, MD & Co-founder, VCATs said, “The rapid advancements of the digital age present a plethora of opportunities that were unfathomable a decade ago. Emerging technologies are continually transforming businesses, and the Indian real Estate Industry is no stranger to these developments. New startups have populated the ecosystem, offering a wide range of products and services intent on enhancing consumer experiences, while significantly affecting improvements in businesses. Our partnership with CREDAI brings along an opportunity to tap into the real estate industry and provides us the chance to help emerging tech-driven businesses through the Spyre Proptech Venture Fund, leveraging a vast network of entrepreneurs, led by our team of experienced founders.”

Venture is India’s first integrated incubator. It invests $250K – $1.5 Million in early-stage startups that have potential to create enduring value for over a long period of time. Venture Catalysts brings a lethal combination of Capital, Mentoring and Business Network to help investee companies to succeed. Their innovation provides value to startups through its extensive angel network, funding, community, services and co-working facility.

• The platform enables professional networking among the rising workforce through several algorithms and technology tools

While professional networking was always restricted to the white-collar job market, it has now become a mainstream activity for the rising workforce to grow in their careers. Apna.co – India's leading jobs and professional networking platform, witnessed a sizable rise in professional networking among the rising workforce and such conversations touched a whopping 50 million in Quarter 3, 2022 (July, August, and September), on its platform.

In October this year, around 14 million professional connections were made on the platform. We also recorded 13 million plus professional conversations during the last month. Apna also recorded a feed traffic of around 2 million in the past month.

The platform supported above 5 million community users in the previous quarter (Q2). 

Out of 26 million users on Apna.co, 80 percent have been utilising Apna’s professional networking. 40 per cent of these users are from Tier II and beyond. Cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Kolkata and Lucknow saw a surge in users building their professional networks and engaging with their peers. It is also noteworthy that around 40 per cent of creators on the platform prefer languages other than English. In fact, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu and Bengali were the most preferred languages on Apna’s platform apart from English.

Women are also unlocking their potential through professional networking. According to Apna.co’s recent data shows that at the beginning of November, more than 5 lakh women are using Apna’s platform to create professional content. Every 1 in 5 posts is in fact created by women on the platform. Maximum networking by women has taken place in cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune and Kolkata.

Apna facilitates professional networking through various advanced tech algorithms and tools, which in turn, has enabled an extensive and diverse discovery of professionals working in similar fields. Post-COVID, community engagement has emerged more prominently as a significant communication channel, as it allows people to share their opinions and views on a common platform. It has helped people in standing together for each other, while being a part of a larger group, thereby fostering a sense of belonging and oneness.

Speaking on how networking and fostering professional relationships has become so crucial in today’s world, Mr. Karthik Manivannan, COO, Communities at Apna.co, commented, “Today's workforce strongly advocates professional networking to grow in their career journeys, upskill themselves and learn from their peers in the industry and Apna’s recent data is a testimony to this. We are highly encouraged seeing the recent numbers and will continue building and evolving our platform for the workforce to support our users in their careers.”

In order to provide its users with more chances for hyperlocal employment, Apna is currently trying to expand even further into the country in the upcoming months. With more than 26 million users and 300,000+ employer partners, the platform is accessible in 70+ Indian cities.

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