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Koo shares 'Eminence Criteria' in the public domain

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 • The Yellow Tick – called Eminence – recognises and showcases distinction in Indian life; promotes well-regarded personalities  • In line with Koo’s ideology towards transparency for its users and the social media ecosystem  National, July 21, 2021: A Yellow Tick on Koo recognises and celebrates a user’s eminence, stature, achievements, abilities and professional standing in Indian life. It implies that the user is well-regarded in the Indian framework – be in an artist, scholar, sportsperson, politician, businessperson or any other field. Koo welcomes all those on the platform to apply for Eminence, as the Yellow Tick is known, at Koo. Requests for Eminence are evaluated based on internal research, third-party public resources and in the Indian context. Eminence criteria are reviewed by a special team at Koo in March, June, September and December each year. As on date, the Eminence Yellow tick has been confirmed for approximately one percent of requests received and these eminent
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सोनी सब के ‘तेरा यार हूँ मैं’ में क्‍या दलजीत को नहीं मिलेगी अपने बच्‍चों की कस्‍टडी?

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 सोनी सब का स्‍लाइस-ऑफ-लाइफ शो ‘तेरा यार हूँ मैं’ प्रासंगिक पारिवारिक कहानियों पर केन्द्रित एक खुशनुमा कहानी से दर्शकों का मनोरंजन कर रहा है। इस शो में सुदीप साहिर और सायंतनी घोष मुख्‍य भूमिकाओं निभा रहे हैं। यह शो चौंकाने वाले घटनाक्रम से दर्शकों को बांधे हुए है। अब बंसल और बग्‍गा परिवारों के सामने राजीव (सुदीप साहिर) और दलजीत (सायंतनी घोष) की कॉन्‍ट्रेक्‍ट मैरिज डील का खुलासा होने का खतरा है। जब परिवार ने राजीव और दलजीत को सपोर्ट किया था, तब हम अचरज में पड़ गये थे, लेकिन उनकी खुशी ज्‍यादा समय तक टिक नहीं पाई। शक्ति (मोहित डागा) ने कस्‍टडी केस को दोबारा खोलने का फैसला किया। आने वाले एपिसोड्स ड्रामा और अटकलों से भरे होंगे, क्‍योंकि दर्शक त्रिशाला (निहारिका रॉय) को दुखी होता देखेंगे, जब उसे पता चलेगा कि उसकी लव लाइफ के कारण दलजीत के बच्‍चों की कस्‍टडी खतरे में आ गई है। सारी परेशानियों के लिये त्रिशाला खुद को जिम्‍मेदार ठहराएगी, जबकि बंसल परिवार हर कीमत पर बेरी और ट्विंकल को शक्ति और उसके बुरे इरादों से बचाने का फैसला करेगा। दर्शक देखेंगे कि बेरी अपनी माँ के साथ रहने के लिये कहेगा, जबकि
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*Bank of Baroda partners with U GRO Capital for co-lending to MSMEs*

 Co-lending partnership to offer ₹1,000 crore loans across 200+ channel touch points pan-India   Mumbai, July 21, 2021: Bank of Baroda, one of the country’s largest public sector banks, announced a co-lending partnership with U GRO Capital, a BSE listed NBFC engaged in lending to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME). The first loan disbursement under this program commenced on the occasion of Bank of Baroda’s 114th Foundation Day on July 20th, 2021. The Bank is amongst the first PSBs to start co-lending in partnership with U GRO.   This program has been launched under the revised co-lending guidelines wherein U GRO will be co-lending under their product named as “Pratham”, with Bank of Baroda. This will help MSMEs to avail customized lending solutions at a competitive rate of interest with a significant reduction in turn-around time. The loan amount would range from ₹50 lakh to ₹250 lakh to be offered at an interest rate starting from 8% with a maximum tenure of 120 months.   Duri
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*ADIF aims to transform the Indian startup ecosystem to be among the top 3 globally by the year 2030*

 ✔ Committed to building an alliance of individuals and organisations that are vested in the success and growth of the startup ecosystem. ✔ ADIF aims to be the voice of Indian startups and represent their views before the government and industry forums  New Delhi, 21 July 2021: ADIF (Alliance of Digital India Foundation), a think tank for India’s digital startups, today shared its plans to meet its objective of the long-term prosperity of the Indian startup ecosystem. While India is the 3rd largest startup ecosystem in the world, it ranks only 20th in the global start-up ranking. ADIF aims to transform the Indian startup ecosystem to be among the top 3 globally by the year 2030. In the process, ADIF will also be evangelising the Indus Valley playbook as an alternative ideology to the Silicon Valley playbook. At its core, ADIF wants to build an alliance of individuals and organisations, all of whom are driven towards making India the best startup nation globally. We aim to achieve this
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Central India's First Startup To Provide Menstrual Leave To The Female Employees

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 Indore, July 2021: Unlike men, women have to go through a cycle of biologically- driven pain that causes great discomfort at work. Most of the time, women have to disguise their menstrual-related leave as "sick leave". Menstrual Leave given at a workplace can give all the women employees psychological peace and comfort so that they can feel safe during these times and stay at home to rest. Moreover, acknowledging "Period leave" as a need outside of sick leave warrants is directly being addressed at the workplace. Since the very beginning, Byloapp has been taking steps to redefine the workplace environment. And after intensively thinking upon moves to level up the productivity and wellness of the workforce, it brought up measures to ease up the problems faced by the female employees. With its initiative to provide 12 days of paid menstrual leave to all female employees, the startup has made a significant move in making the company a more empathetic workplace. Menstr
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This World Youth Skills Day, Marico Limited joins hands with UNDP along with other partners to upskill India’s women and youth

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 Aims to economically empower over 12,000 women and young individuals across India through several digital upskilling projects Mumbai, July 2021: Marico Limited, one of India’s leading FMCG majors, has joined hands with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other implementing partners - to digitally train more than 12,000 women and youth across the country via impactful upskilling initiatives in this financial year. The large-scale project will empower individuals to secure skill-basedjobs and isexpected to add around INR 31 croresin incremental income by helping women and youth secure 7,000 jobs overall. This undertaking reiterates Marico’s commitment towardscreating inclusive and sustainable growth across communities.  Through this Digital Women Economic Empowerment Initiative, Marico aims to benefit the society by matching the needs and aspirations of women and youth with the requirements of potential employers through collaborative platforms that provide skill-based,
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*SAI International School Receives Cambridge IGCSE Affiliation

 National July 2021: SAI International School, one of the leading schools in India has received affiliation to the Cambridge Assessment International Education, UK to offer its world-leading Cambridge programme. SAI has received affiliation for the early years, the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and the AS & A levels. The primary segment will completely follow the IGCSE curriculum while students of Classes IV and above can opt for either IGCSE curriculum or CBSE curriculum. The school will continue to remain affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) as well. SAI International School will set up a new block for IGCSE classes. The new IGCSE block will have all facilities to ensure that every student gets a 360-degree education, including music lab, science lab, robotics lab, innovation lab, computer lab, language lab, art lab, multi activity rooms, outdoor science park, outdoor sports area, recreation area and, cafeteria. The Camb
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