Month: March 2023

Pinnacle Group Announces Gudi Padwa offers on Residential and Commercial Projects

PUNE, India, March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Auspicious days like 'Gudi Padwa' ignite the sparks of the buying tradition among families. Traditionally, home-buying will be on the cards for many prospective home seekers. On the occasion of Gudi Padwa, Pinnacle Group, one of the most respected real estate players in Pune, is pleased to announce enticing Gudi Padwa offers on their residential and commercial projects.

The offers are for the Group's two largest residential construction developments, Pinnacle 9 Sadashiv* in Sadashiv Peth and Pinnacle Neelanchal* near Sus in Pune. Customers who book a flat in either of these projects will receive a gold coin on spot booking, while those who book a commercial shop at 9 Sadashiv Peth will enjoy free stamp duty and registration.

Seize the chance to boost the investment plans with their exclusive Gudi Padwa offer. This offer is valid till Gudi Padwa.

Rohan Pawar, CEO of Pinnacle Group, says, “We are excited to celebrate the festival of Gudi Padwa, an auspicious day for us here in Maharashtra, with our esteemed customers by offering them these deals. This is our way of expressing our gratitude and appreciation towards their continued trust and support.“

“We believe that everyone should have access to quality homes and commercial spaces. Our Gudi Padwa offers are a small way of making that happen,” he further added.

For more information on the offers and the properties, please visit their website- www.pinnaclegroup.in

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Experts stress on sustainable water use and innovative technologies at Water Sustainability Awards 2023



The Emphasizing that water is everybody’s business, government representatives and experts underscored the criticality of sustainable water use and the imperative need for technological innovations for its effective management at the Water Sustainability Awards (WSA) hosted on the eve of World Water Day in New Delhi on Tuesday.

 

Experts at Water Sustainability Awards 2022-23

 

Observing that vital strategies were needed to combat the challenges faced by the water sector, Ms Debashree Mukherjee, Special Secretary, Ministry of Jal Shakti said, “We need a big strategy on storage of water – both on the surface and under our feet. How do we improve storage and have it when we need it and where we need it.”

 

Touching upon the issue of water equity, she noted the resource has to reach the poorest and most marginalised sections of the society. “We need to work with the States and communities to understand equity issues,” she said at the WSA, initiated by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Water Association (IWA), and endorsed by the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

 

Ms Mukherjee also emphasized the need to manage the existing storage mechanisms better. “There is an estimation that we will lose 50 billion cubic metres of storage to sedimentation by 2050 if we do not manage our reservoirs better, if we don’t manage our catchments better.”

 

Noting that water use efficiency in agriculture remains a challenge, she highlighted the need for innovations to address the issue, and importantly, facilitate their move from labs to land. Realising the circular economy of water is another challenge that requires new strategies, she said. “It is worthwhile to have treated water recharge existing water bodies. It is worthwhile to ensure water is treated to a standard so that the recharge of existing waterbodies does not contaminate ground water. We also have to look at ways to compensate municipal bodies for treating water to maintain ecosystems.”

 

Observing that the real crisis in the water sector is of management, Mr Bharat Lal, Director General, National Centre for Good Governance and former Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission, noted that scientific and innovative technological interventions are needed to minimise water wastage and enhance water security. “Sustainable use of water involves technological innovations. Measurement and monitoring of water, its supply and recovery, is key,” said Mr Lal adding that availability and access of sensor-based testing of water quality is a much needed innovation.

 

The WSA recognizes the individual and collective efforts being made to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on water, and the Water Champion awards were given to Sadhguru helming the Isha Foundation and the NAAM Foundation headed by Mr Nana Patekar and Mr Makarand Anaspure.  Sadhguru was given the Water Champion award for his ecological initiatives such as Project GreenHands, Rally for Rivers, and Cauvery Calling which address the urgent need to grow the green cover, revitalize Indian rivers and restore soil health. The NAAM Foundation was given the Water Champion award for institutions for its solutions aimed at water management in the drought-affected regions of Maharashtra.

 

Underscoring the critical role access to water plays in a woman’s life, Dr Kiran Bedi, Founder and Mentor, Navjyoti Foundation and former Lieutenant Governor, Puducherry, said, “Without water there is neither sanitation nor food for her. It affects her mobility when she has to go and pick up water, and she might probably hold back her daughter from going to school in order to fetch water. Water is essential for the transformative quality of life in India.”

 

Citing the effort in Puducherry where the 86km stretch of the canal which splits the Union Territory into two distinct areas was desilted, Dr Bedi said the model could be adopted anywhere. “It is a collaborative model [involving] the government, the community, and the corporate world. Whichever corporate is a water guzzler can adopt the nearby canal… pay for it directly and get it cleaned,” she said taking part in a discussion on ‘Accelerating the Change – Need to achieve Sustainable Development Goal on Water Women in Water Leadership’ ahead of the award ceremony.

 

Contextualising the issue of water security, Ms Archana Varma, Mission Director, National Water Mission, pointed out, “We have only 1126 billion cubic metre of utilizable water for the country, while our demand is estimated to be 1180 billion cubic metre. However well we improve the supply side, unless we reduce the demand side, we can never think of a water secure future.”

 

Dr Anitha Sharma, Counsellor in Urban Development, Royal Danish Embassy, highlighted the need to value and manage water, “It is about finding the good practices that existed, then promote it, and co-create.” Ms Rema Mohan, Chief Executive Officer, NSE Foundation, underscored the criticality of community involvement and ownership in sustaining efforts aimed at reviving water structures. Moderating the discussion, Mr Vikram Chandra, Founder, Editorji Technologies Pvt. Ltd., noted that those who understand the problems related to water the most and are the most motivated to find a solution are women.

 

In his welcome address, Dr SK Sarkar, Distinguished Fellow, TERI, observed that at the half way point to the 2030 time frame for the SDGs, water access and sanitation remain two areas were India has made strides forward. “Areas such as water use efficiency, water treatment, integrated water management, restoring water ecosystem require more work,” he added.

 

A policy brief on ‘Air to Water’ technology – offering potential to achieve Water for All and a compendium on WSA were released at the event. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between TERI and Deendayal Port Authority to work on water conservation and achieving water neutrality. The MoU was signed by Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI and Mr V Raveendra Reddy, Chief Engineer, Deendayal Port Authority. In an intervention to create awareness on water conservation, a comic book Chacha Chaudhari aur Har Ghar Jal: Humara Haq was released by TERI and Diamond Toons.

 

The WSA was instituted to encourage the efforts made to reduce water footprint among stakeholders through the adoption of ‘water neutrality' approaches.

 

The WSA evaluates excellence in new ideas, approaches, processes, products, services, technologies, and other innovations in the water sector which can tangibly address the SDGs. Winners in the multiple categories are: UltraTech Cement Limited (Category: Water for All); Network 18 (Category: Sanitation for All); Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Kochi (Category: Wastewater Treatment & Safe Reuse); NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Company Limited and Jhajjar Power Limited (Category: Excellence in Water Use Efficiency – Industrial Sector); Sarvottham Organics (Category: Excellence in Water Use Efficiency – Agricultural Sector); Lupin Human Welfare and Research Foundation (Excellence in Participatory Water Management); Self-Reliant Initiatives through Joint Action (SRIJAN) (Category: Protect and Restore Community Water Resources); Royal Danish Embassy in New Delhi (Category: Promoting Water Cooperation); Solidaridad Regional Expertise Centre (Category: Innovation in Water Technology).

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Former WHO officials highlight science-backed solution to reduce tobacco harm


According to the article published in Lancet by Prof. Robert Beaglehole and Prof. Ruth Bonita, only 30% of the countries are on track to achieve WHO's target of 30% reduction in adult tobacco usage by 2030

MUMBAI, India , March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Globally, tobacco control measures are not yielding the desired outcomes exacerbating the challenges for policymakers. WHO statistics indicate that 8 million deaths occur every year due to tobacco and an additional 1.2 million deaths are caused due to second-hand smoke. An article by two former WHO officials Prof. Robert Beaglehole and Prof. Ruth Bonita published on Lancet, a global medical journal, suggests that only 30% of the countries are on track to achieve WHO's target of 30% reduction by 2030 in adult tobacco usage. The number of tobacco smokers worldwide is reducing at a much slower rate than expected. India with close to 100 million adult smokers – has a critical public health concern.

In fact the article further highlights the missing strategy of harm reduction in WHO's global treaty, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), causing its failure to meet goals. Globally, many nations will miss the target of achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 3.4 for non-communicable diseases. This paints a rather grim picture of the future especially for low-income countries that are more vulnerable.  With over 1 in 4 adults consuming tobacco, India continues to have the world's second largest tobacco using population. Tobacco consumption claims over a million deaths every year in the country. Tobacco addiction, especially in the low-income population results in this vulnerable group falling into a vicious cycle of poverty induced by lack of tobacco harm control. Further, the economic costs arising out of addiction-induced diseases cause an impediment to the economic growth of the nation.

Unfortunately, WHO and the FCTC Conference of Parties reject harm reduction as a concept. Their approach is not taking into account the 21st century technological advances that are available. As an autonomous country, India needs to consider an independent assessment on new age harm reduction technologies and form evidence based progressive policies on its own merits.

It is confounding when scientifically supported products that clearly demonstrate customer desire are outright forbidden rather than scientific review and suitable regulation. A good and progressive public policy must allow customers to obtain innovative products based on informed choice rather than entrenched interest.

In recent panel discussions experts like Dr. Kiran Melkote, Orthopaedic surgeon, and a member of AHRER and Dr. Nimesh Desai, Senior Consultant Psychiatrist & Former Director, IHBAS – collectively opined that there's a public health opportunity in regulating reduced risk, scientifically proven safer alternatives. Tobacco control and reduction require regulation not a ban– this will significantly help the Indian government's efforts to reduce comorbidities associated with Tobacco.

Additionally legal experts like Upendra N Sharma, Partner, JSA Advocates & Solicitors and Supratim Chakraborty, Partner Corporate/Commercial, Tech/Data Protection, Khaitan & Co echoed, that in the case of new technology or a healthcare-based solution, there must be adaptive, outcome-oriented, risk-weighted and collaborative views that need to be considered before narrowing down on a regulation.

As a sovereign leadership, the government of India took an informed independent position to fight the crucial pandemic of COVID-19 in the country in line with global learnings, not restricting itself to solely WHO's guidance. Similarly, India needs to take a unique solutions'-oriented approach towards harm reduction – with insights from countries like UK, Japan and New Zealand who have benefitted from a progressive science-backed harm reduction approach by minimizing harm and decreasing total mortality and morbidity. Japan, a country that has successfully adopted harm reduction policies has witnessed 35% of the population switching to safer heated tobacco products.

Recently, economies like Thailand and Egypt are positively looking at adopting Tobacco harm control. A study under the house standing committee on public health of Thailand suggests that the government should adopt a policy of Tobacco Harm Reduction and revisit relevant laws towards safer alternatives.  Similarly, in Egypt, experts associated with the government have voiced their opinion about novel nicotine products.

India's G20 presidency provides an opportune moment to advocate sustainable public health by setting an example for emerging economies. This can certainly help in accelerating the adoption of science-backed approach to mitigate a chronic global public health challenge.

Prohibition on reduced-risk products have the opposite effect of increased tobacco usage. Hence, India also needs to adopt a rather nuanced, progressive, and evidence-based approach to policymaking by making available access to better alternatives. A reduced risk approach will benefit millions of legal age smokers who find it difficult to quit and will also help reduce the public health burden of the Government.
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P&G India Concludes its ‘Women In STEM Caravan’ Roadshow, Awarding Scholarships to Girls Pursuing STEM Education


Procter & Gamble India (P&G India) and Centre For Civil Society concluded the first-of-its-kind multi-city ‘Women In STEM Caravan’ Roadshow at the NITIE P&G Equality & Inclusion Summit 2023, held at National Institute of Industrial Engineering in Mumbai. At the concluding ceremony, P&G India recognized and awarded P&G Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship to 5 girls pursuing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) courses at NITIE. These girls qualified for the scholarship basis merit along with financial challenges.

 

P&G Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship fellows with senior dignitaries from P&G India and National Institute of Industrial Engineering

 

The roadshow, officially recognized as a part of the G20 events, was flagged off with a high-powered roundtable discussion focused on policy provisions, ground realities, role of corporates and direct interventions for Women in STEM. The roadshow started in New Delhi on February 11, on International Day for Women and Girls in Science, and then travelled through various destinations across the country including Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, and Maharashtra, leveraging other days of importance like National Science Day. Through the caravan, P&G India recognized and awarded P&G Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship to over 100 girls pursuing STEM courses at various institutes like Industrial Training Institutes and Engineering colleges.

 

Throughout its journey, the Roadshow brought together distinguished stakeholders including policymakers, practitioners, academia among others, to spark conversations and discuss ways in which women representation in STEM can be strengthened through the right interventions, necessary policy reforms and implementation of best practices.

 

Speaking on the occasion, LV Vaidyanathan, MD & CEO, P&G India said, “As a company built on the foundation of innovation, we truly recognize the need of a highly-skilled and diverse STEM workforce – not just within P&G, but in the world outside of P&G. Female representation in STEM workforce in India is limited to 14%, despite women making up 40% of total STEM graduates. At P&G, we are committed to take meaningful actions to bridge this representation gap. In a systemic approach, we are stepping up to help ensure all girls, regardless of background, get the right STEM experiences and opportunities through our different initiatives. Towards this, last year, we launched P&G Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship Program to enable more women to pursue STEM courses and make a career in the field. I am proud that we have been able to aid over 300 girls through this program. We stay committed towards creating an inclusive, gender-equal environment while breaking down the barriers for women in STEM.”

 

Laxmi Sampath Goyal, Chief Executive Officer, Centre For Civil Society said, “Centre for Civil Society is delighted to be partnering with P&G for the Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship for promoting STEM education among girls. Inculcating scientific temperament and a spirit of enquiry among young girls is imperative for shaping women's participation in science and technology. CCS hopes to not only encourage more girls across India to pursue education and careers in STEM, but also to provide them with the much-needed support and mentorship.”

 

Key highlights of the roadshow journey:

  • New Delhi – The inaugural leg of the roadshow brought together representatives from P&G India, Centre For Civil Society, Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, and Niti Aayog among others. Held on “International Day for Women and Girls in Science”, the roundtable conference focused on policy provisions, ground realities, role of corporates and direct interventions for advancing women’s representation in STEM opportunities.

  • Nalagarh in Himachal Pradesh – The roadshow then moved on to Nalagarh in Himachal Pradesh on ‘National Science Day’ where 60 girls pursuing STEM courses were recognized and awarded with the ‘P&G Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship’. Shri. Ram Kumar Chaudhary, Hon’ble Member of Legislative Assembly, Doon & Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Town & Country Planning, Industries and Revenue, Government of Himachal Pradesh graced the event as the chief guest. Additionally, the event also included various workshops for the students present, as well as an inspiring address from senior female leaders from P&G India’s manufacturing plant at Baddi.

  • Telangana – The roadshow then moved to Khammam district in Telangana, where 29 girls pursuing STEM courses were recognized and awarded with the ‘P&G Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship’ marking the first year of the Program in Telangana, where 80+ girls pursuing STEM courses at ITIs and Engineering Colleges across the state have been awarded with the scholarship.

  • Mumbai – In the final leg of the roadshow, P&G India and Centre For Civil Society announced the extension of the 'P&G Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship’ program to National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai, recognizing and awarding the scholarship to 5 girls pursuing STEM courses at the institute on 3rd NITIE P&G Equality & Inclusion Summit.

 

P&G India in partnership with Centre For Civil Society launched the ‘P&G Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship’ program last year, as part of its flagship CSR initiative P&G Shiksha, to provide financial aid and mentorship to girls aspiring to pursue STEM education. This year, the program has awarded the scholarship to more than 300 girls across the country, with the aim of breaking barriers and enabling entry of skilled women professionals into manufacturing, technology, engineering, and other STEM related jobs.

 

Further, the Company’s skin care brand Olay is working to shrink the gender gap in STEM careers with its ‘STEM The Gap’ initiative, by spotlighting the biases and stereotypes that hold back progress and enabling young girls to get interested and excited by STEM subjects. P&G India also has a long-standing partnership with NITIE and hosts the annual ‘P&G-NITIE Equality Summit’ to spark conversations on issues that perpetuate a glass ceiling for women, uncover deep-rooted stereotypes that still exist, and motivate change specifically linked to equal representation of women STEM and Supply Chain. The Summit in its 3rd edition has reached more than 400 college campuses.

 

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KPMG announced winner of Central Banking’s ‘Risk Management Services Award’

NEW DELHI, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — KPMG has been conferred with the 'Risk Management Services Award' by Central Banking as part of third tranche of winners of their 10th annual industry awards recognising excellence in the central banking community. #CBawards

Drawing on more than 30 years of independent and informed reporting, analysis and comment, the Central Banking Awards were judged by a panel made up of members of the Central Banking Editorial Team and Editorial Advisory Board.

A brief description follows, detailing the rationale for the awards, as well as reaction comments from Rajosik Banerjee.

KPMG has developed a strong reputation with central banks and supervisors around the world for its work in risk management. Notably, in the past year, was KPMG's work with the Central Bank of UAE in number of areas including supporting insurance supervision team across different regulatory changes.

Rajosik Banerjee, Partner and Head of Financial Risk Management, KPMG in India said “We are extremely delighted, humbled and thankful to be recognised as the winner of Central Banking's Risk Management Services award.

KPMG has been working with several regulators across Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas in regulation and supervision. This recognition is a testimony of the varied and nuanced work done by us.

Our engagement with the regulator is unique, supporting them in effectively supervising the regulated insurance companies across ERM, risk-assessment frameworks and IFRS 17 – insurance contracts standard implementation.

While working on the engagement, we have leveraged the experience of working with other central banks and regulators in the banking and insurance domains. Getting recognised for the work, proves that KPMG brings value for our clients and reinforces the firm's commitment to assist our business partners in an era of rapid technological changes in the field of risk management as well as new regulations and standards coming into effect in the BFSI domain.”

Christopher Jeffery, Chairman of the Central Banking Awards Committee and Editor-in-chief of Central Banking, said, “This project drew on extensive experience that KPMG has built up in other countries, underscoring broader credentials that helped carry secure your victory this year.”

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Parimatch Sports Brings in Dinesh Karthik as its Brand Ambassador

With the start of the Indian Premier League 2023 just over a month away, Parimatch Sports – online major Parimatch’s sportswear brand – has announced that Dinesh Karthik will be its brand ambassador. The wicketkeeper-batter, who plays for the Bangalore`s team in the IPL, will collaborate with Parimatch Sports to create an exclusive line of apparel for the Indian market, to be tentatively launched during the competition.
 

Parimatch Sports brings in Dinesh Karthik as its brand ambassador 
 

Karthik, 37, has shown that age is no barrier to representing the national team, having turned out for India during the ICC T20 World Cup. In last year’s edition of the IPL, Karthik was in irresistible form for the Bangalore franchise, enjoying great success in the role of finisher. It was such form that got him on the plane to Australia for the World Cup. As engaging and articulate off the field as he is explosive on it, Karthik will be looking to pick up from where he left off in 2022.

 

Commenting on being appointed brand ambassador, Karthik said, “I’m thrilled to be associated with Parimatch Sports, which I am confident will soon be sharing space with the known names in sports attire. Because it’s an upcoming and youthful brand, it’s the perfect fit for me, for I feel I still have a lot to offer the game and to my team-mates. I can’t wait to be in the dugout again for The Premier League, and to show others that age is only a number.”

 

It’s a pleasure to welcome Dinesh Karthik to the Parimatch Sports family, and we are looking forward to him promoting this brand. Dinesh has appeal among the youth as well as the older generation, and his exploits in the last IPL would have won him even more fans. I’m sure he would be raring to go in the latest edition of the league, and we’re excited to partner him on this journey

 

The Parimatch Sports is a sportswear brand dedicated to all sports enthusiasts passionate about top–quality athletic clothes. Those who strive to take their sports experience to the next level and express their champion identity through clothes Parimatch Sports brand that represents unparalleled style, exceptional comfort, and strong winning spirit.

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Lendingkart Is Now Great Place To Work Certified

AHMEDABAD, India, March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Lendingkart, one of India's leading Fintech Companies, has been Great Place To Work® Certified™ in India from February 2023 to February 2024. The assessment is considered a 'Gold Standard' in workplace culture, and places Lendingkart among a coveted group of companies in India.

Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting, and insights they need to make strategic people decisions. The Institute serves businesses, non-profits, and government agencies in more than 60 countries and has conducted pioneering research on the characteristics of great workplaces for over three decades.

“Lendingkart being recognized as a Great Place to Work is a testament to our commitment to building a workplace culture with values of respect and collaboration,” said Harshvardhan Lunia, Founder & CEO of Lendingkart.

“Being named a Great Place To Work is not only an honor, but also a responsibility. It means that as an organization, we need to build momentum on this and continue to prioritize our employees' well-being and strive to create an even better workplace in our pursuit of better,” said Asit Kumar, Chief Human Resources Officer of Lendingkart.

In India, the institute partners with more than 1400 organizations annually across over 22 industries to help them build High-Trust, High-Performance Cultures™ designed to deliver sustained business results. Hundreds of CEOs and CXOs from India Inc. are part of the Great Place community that is committed to the vision of making India a great place to work for all.

The Institute's research shows that great workplaces are characterized by great leadership, consistent employee experience, and sustainable financial performance. These organizations can deliver a consistent experience to all their employees irrespective of their role, gender, tenure, or level. Their leaders believe in the vision of creating and sustaining a great place to work for all and role models for all leaders.

Learn more at https://www.greatplacetowork.in/ and on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.


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PwC India Launches Cloud Technology Development Programme in Five Campuses to Boost Digital-First Skills


PwC India today announced the launch of a new Cloud Technology Development Programme, an 18-month long (three semesters) credit course on Salesforce training aimed at third-year computer engineering graduates and post-graduates (B.Tech and M.Tech students). The goal of the programme is to make the next generation of students future ready by equipping them with the skills relevant in a digital-first economy.

 

In its first phase, the Cloud Technology Development Programme will enroll 500 students across five regional engineering institutes. The collaboration will integrate industry-specific knowledge into the curriculum and provide avenues for students to learn digital skills needed for the future.

 

Padmaja Alaganandan, Chief People Officer, PwC India said, “As we move toward a complex, dynamic and tech-enabled future, the need for industry and academia to come together to integrate digital skills into the curriculum becomes more important than ever. Our long-term goal is to help develop a strong tech talent pool and build stronger tech communities that are needed to solve important problems in India and the world. ”

 

As part of the programme, students will be able to learn Salesforce skills through curated trails mapped to the National Occupation Standard (NOS). The course will be a mix of in-class and virtual learning with PwC experts investing 40 hours in teaching time during the full course. Students will also have the opportunity to earn a certificate from PwC India which will give graduating students industry-endorsed capabilities and skills in digital and cloud competencies.

 

Speaking about the programme, Anjumara Syed, Partner & Salesforce Technology Competency Leader at PwC India said, “PwC India’s Cloud Technology Development Programme will empower students with the right skills and build a robust talent pool that will accelerate sustainable growth, drive greater productivity and businesses resiliency. We are delighted to associate with a strong partner like Salesforce that is equally motivated and committed to building a thriving tech community in India.”

 

Sanket Atal, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Salesforce India said, “As we continue to navigate in a digital first world, the need for reskilling has never been more important. We're proud to be working with PwC to help close the skills gap and empower the next generation with the skills required to build a successful career in tech.”

 

The Cloud Technology Development Programme is one of the many ways in which PwC India is working with academia to boost their curricula and make it more industry relevant. PwC India recently launched the PwC ESG Research and Innovation Forum in partnership with the Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad). This forum aims to play an important role in initiating the right conversations within the ESG space in India and in contributing towards thought leadership in ESG research, industry use cases and timely policy interventions. Among other initiatives, PwC India also hosted Campus Contender 3.0 last year that connects with the brightest minds from leading B-schools across the country to give them the opportunity to present innovative ideas on solving some of the biggest problems that organisations are facing today.

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Maple announces 21% discount on iPhone 14 as their Gudi Padwa Offer

Highest discount of Rs. 23,000 offered on iPhone 14 only at Maple.

MUMBAI, India , March 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — One of India's top Apple Premium Resellers Maple has announced a special offer on the iPhone 14 in celebration of the upcoming festival of Gudi Padwa. From March 15th to March 31st, customers can avail a flat discount of Rs. 23,000 on the iPhone 14 when they purchase from Maple.

This Gudi Padwa Maple offers flat Rs. 23,000 on iPhone 14

Gudi Padwa is a significant festival for people in Maharashtra, and Maple wants to make the occasion even more memorable by giving them the opportunity to own the latest iPhone model at a discounted price.

Currently, the MRP of the iPhone 14 512GB is Rs. 109,900. However, by using Maple's instant discount, customers can receive a flat discount of Rs. 13,000, and an additional HDFC instant cashback of Rs. 4,000, resulting in an effective price as low as Rs. 92,900.

Moreover, Maple is offering a unique opportunity with their March2Maple campaign, where customers can exchange their existing device at their physical stores or online and receive the best buyback value for the device. Additionally, one can also avail an exchange bonus of Rs. 6,000.

With the Maple discount of Rs. 13,000, HDFC cashback Rs. 4,000 and exchange bonus of Rs. 6,000, the total discount comes to Rs. 23,000 on the iPhone 14.

The iPhone 14 is packed with exciting features, including a powerful A18 Bionic chip, 5G connectivity, and an improved camera system. It also boasts a stunning Super Retina XDR display, making it the perfect device for streaming videos, browsing the web, and playing games.

Don't miss out on this fantastic offer on the iPhone 14 from Maple. Celebrate Gudi Padwa in style with the latest technology at fingertips.

Maple offers best-in-class customer experience and valuable offers, giving them an edge over others. It has a robust PAN India e-commerce presence with stores in Mumbai and Mangalore. Over its 15 years of experience, it has more than half a million customers and it aims to strengthen it further by offering exemplary customer service.

To know more about other offers on latest iPhone, MacBooks, iPads & Apple Watches, visit the nearest Maple store or maplestore.in.

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Wiley and Manipal Academy of Higher Education Sign Open Access Agreement in India

The agreement aimed at promoting open access represents Wiley’s first in India

Today, Wiley, one of the world’s largest publishers and a global leader in scientific research and career-connected education, announced an open access agreement with Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE). Beginning in 2023, this agreement will be in effect with MAHE, an institute of eminence.
 

L-R: Dr. B. S. Satish Rao, Director, Research, MAHE, Lt. Gen. (Dr.) MD Venkatesh, Vice-Chancellor, MAHE & Mr. Ritesh Kumar, Country Lead for Wiley in India

 

The agreement, which represents Wiley’s first in India, provides authors affiliated with the Manipal Academy of Higher Education with access to Wiley’s journal portfolio and enables participating researchers to publish articles open access in nearly 2,000 hybrid and gold open access journals, including those published by Hindawi.

 

Commenting on the partnership, Lt. Gen. (Dr.) MD Venkatesh, Vice-Chancellor, MAHE said, “Both Manipal Academy of Higher Education and Wiley have formed a partnership to foster an open science culture among stakeholders. Through this collaboration, the aim is to promote the dissemination of MAHE's research outcomes to researchers worldwide, without any access barriers. This will facilitate the advancement of science and encourage greater collaboration among researchers.”

 

Mr. Ritesh Kumar, Country Lead for Wiley in India, said, “We are delighted to announce our new agreement with Manipal Academy of Higher Education. We are also excited as this is Wiley’s first open access agreement in India. Our collaboration with Manipal Academy of Higher Education will ensure that research created by the academic community in the institution is accessible to a broader audience. By enhancing opportunities to publish open access, we aim to maximize the impact of research and support greater engagement and collaboration among research communities.”

 

Wiley has strong momentum in delivering open access agreements globally, having signed partnerships with over 2,200 institutions spanning 23 countries. Every one of Wiley’s transformational agreements, whether for hybrid or gold journals, includes read access, which allows researchers at participating institutions full access to content published within its portfolio of journals.

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