.Thomas Cook India & SOTC Introduce Attractive Air Inclusive Holidays - Partner with IndiGo to launch Crazy Deals IndiGo Special

Thomas Cook India & SOTC Introduce Attractive Air Inclusive Holidays -

 

Partner with IndiGo to launch Crazy Deals IndiGo Special

Mumbai, October 29, 2020: The upcoming festive season is a perfect opportunity to escape the pressures of lockdown. Travellers are yearning to holiday and explore new places and experiences. Eyeing the pent-up demand for travel, Thomas Cook (India) Ltd., India’s leading integrated travel services company and its Group Company, SOTC Travel Ltd., have introduced Crazy Deals in partnership with IndiGo with a wide range of options and value add ons - at great pricing!

 

 

 

On offer are an array of top domestic destinations such as Goa, Udaipur, Jaipur, Kerala, Himachal, North East, Ranthambore, Mussoorie, Rishikesh, Chittorgarh, Andaman, among others, starting at an attractive price of Rs. 10 999.00* and international short haul destinations such as Dubai and Maldives starting at Rs. 32 640.00* and Rs. 45 710.00* respectively.

 

 

 

Mr. Rajeev Kale, President & Country Head – Holidays, MICE, Visa, Thomas Cook (India) Ltd. said, “We always strive towards delighting customers by striking the perfect balance between affordability and experience. And for the upcoming festive season, to benefit Indians who are hungry to travel again, we have curated Crazy Deals in partnership with IndiGo. These great value air inclusive holidays are so easy to book and go! With our attractive pricing and inclusions, we aim to catalyze demand across a wide segment of travellers from India’s metro, tier 2 and 3 cities as well.”

 

 

 

He added, “Our Assured Program in partnership with Apollo Clinics ensures meticulous health & safety protocols across every touch-point and to further assist our customers, we have tied up with ICMR accredited labs to offer seamless, contactless end-to-end COVID-negative certification services – across India. Our Safe Holiday Helpline is yet another meaningful consumer initiative - a free service to support customers in safe holiday planning.”

 

Click here for details on Thomas Cook India’s Dekho Apna Desh Crazy Deals (IndiGo Special), Dubai - Crazy Deals (IndiGo Special), Dubai Fully Loaded - Crazy Deals (IndiGo Special), Maldives - Crazy Deals (IndiGo Special)

 

Click here for details on Thomas Cook India’s Dekho Apna Desh Crazy Deals (IndiGo Special), Dubai - Crazy Deals (IndiGo Special), Dubai Fully Loaded - Crazy Deals (IndiGo Special), Maldives - Crazy Deals (IndiGo Special)

 

 

Mr. Daniel D’souza, President & Country Head, Leisure, SOTC Travel said, “While Indian travellers are price conscious, they also seek value in their holiday package. They long to spend some quality vacation time with their family and friends. Understanding this need of customers, SOTC has launched Crazy Deals in partnership with IndiGo. Travellers with pocket friendly budgets can now avail the best deals that offer air inclusive value driven packages to domestic and international destinations. As customers recognise the value and peace of mind of booking with reputed brands, we have introduced a range of assured, insured & secured holidays in line with our Safe Travel program to suit customer requirements.”

 

 

 

He added, “As health and safety is a key concern, all our holidays come with ‘Assured’ - a comprehensive program to safe travel in the COVID-19 era in partnership with Apollo Clinics. To further assist our customers, we have launched India’s first Safe Holiday Helpline, a free service to the public - offering expert guidance & assistance for safe holiday planning, visa assistance, country specific updates, on-ground health and safety measures, travel documentation, health certification, etc. and have also tied up with ICMR accredited labs to offer seamless end-to-end COVID-negative certification services with contactless facilitation – across India.”

 

Click here for details on SOTC Travel’s Crazy Deals (IndiGo Special)

 

Click here for details on SOTC Travel’s Crazy Deals (IndiGo Special)

 

 

 

*Per person on twin sharing basis

 

*Terms and conditions apply

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Chief Strategy & Revenue Officer, IndiGo said, “We are pleased to partner with Thomas Cook India and SOTC to introduce air inclusive holiday deals. We also introduced products like 6E double seat, multiple hotel partnerships and accelerated reward points on Ka-ching card in-line with consumer demand over the last few months. We have been consistently working towards stimulating customer demand, resulting into the 6.4Mn travelers placing their trust in IndiGo post lockdown, for a safe and hassle-free travel onboard our lean clean flying machines.”

 

 

 

Highlights:

 

 

 

Dubai - Crazy Deals (IndiGo Special)*

 

 

 

· Return Airfare on IndiGo

 

· 5 night’s accommodation with breakfast

 

· Return Airport Transfers (Dubai International Airport)

 

· Dubai Visa Charges Included

 

· 5% VAT Charges Included

 

· Travel Insurance

 

 

 

Dubai Fully Loaded - Crazy Deals (IndiGo Special)*

 

 

 

· Return Airfare on IndiGo

 

· 5 night’s accommodation with breakfast

 

· Return Airport Transfers (Dubai International Airport)

 

· Dubai Visa Charges Included

 

· 5% VAT Charges Included

 

· Travel Insurance

 

· Sightseeing and Attractions include Dubai City Tour on Seat In Coach Basis, Desert Safari with Barbeque Dinner and transfers, Dhow Cruise with Dinner, At the Top Burj Khalifa – 124th Floor along with entry ticket to Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo

 

 

 

Maldives – Crazy Deals based on Arena Beach Resort (IndiGo Special)*

 

 

 

· Return Airfare on IndiGo

 

· 4 night’s accommodation in a Deluxe Sea View Room with breakfast, lunch and dinner

 

· Travel Insurance

 

 

 

Maldives – Crazy Deals based on Sheraton Full Moon Resort & Spa (IndiGo Special)*

 

 

 

· Return Airfare on IndiGo

 

· 4 night’s accommodation in a Deluxe Room with breakfast and dinner

 

· 1 Child (between 3 - 11 years) stays free on sharing basis with parents

 

· Travel Insurance

 

 

 

Goa – Crazy Deal (IndiGo Special)*

 

 

 

· Return Airfare on IndiGo

 

· 3 night’s accommodation with breakfast

जनसोलर पूरे भारत में डीलरों और वितरकों को पार्टनरशिप्स और अन्य लाभ प्रदान करने के लिए आमंत्रित कर रहा है

अक्टूबर 2020: कोविड-19 महामारी दुनिआ भर की स्थिति ने भारत की सोलर इंडस्ट्री पर गहरा प्रभाव डाला है जिसमें डीलरों और फिल्ड पर डिस्ट्रीब्यूटर्स भी शामिल हैं। विभिन्न रिपोर्टों के अनुसार, वे सप्लाई चैन, लोजिस्टिक्स और गुड्स प्रोक्योरमेंट से संबंधित कुछ मुश्किलों का सामना कर रहे हैं, जिसके कारण उनके रेवेन्यू में 60-70 प्रतिशत की गिरावट आई है। ऐसी स्थिति में, भारत की प्रमुख सोलर कंपनी जनसोलर अपने सोलर प्रोडक्ट्स की एक विस्तृत सीरीज को बेचने के लिए पूरे भारत में डीलरों और डिस्ट्रीब्यूटर्स को आमंत्रित कर रहे हैं, जो उन्हें रिटर्न ऑन इनवेस्टमेंट (आरओआई) को अधिकतम करने के फायदे के साथ एक लाभदायक साझेदारी की पेशकश कर सकते है | यह ब्रांड सोलर पैनल, सोलर बैटरी, सोलर इनवर्टर, सोलर मैनेजमेंट यूनिट, सोलर चार्ज कंट्रोलर, MC4 कनेक्टर्स , डीसी वायर - स्टैंडअलोन और डिफरेंट कॉम्बिनेशंस में सोलर एंड टू एंड सोलर सॉल्यूशन देता है।

डीलरों के लिए पार्टनरशिप्स की वर्तमान पेशकश में तीन ऑनबोर्डिंग केटगिरिस - सिल्वर, गोल्ड और प्लेटिनम शामिल हैं। सोलर पार्टनर्स के कुछ एकसाइटिंग बेनिफिट्स में ई-कॉमर्स लिस्टिंग, डिजिटल एड्स, रीजनल न्यूज़पेपर एड्स, फ्री ऐप एक्सेस का उपयोग और अन्य शामिल हैं। सोलर बिज़नेस पर महामारी के प्रभाव को ध्यान में रखते हुए कंपनी बिना किसी सिक्योरिटी डिपॉजिट के डीलरशिप की पेशकश कर रही है और सीमित अवधि के लिए 1199 / - का न्यूनतम बोर्डिंग फी रखी है।

 

इसी तरह डिस्ट्रीब्यूटर्स को भी डिस्ट्रीब्यूटर्स और एक्सक्लूसिव डिस्ट्रीब्यूटर्स के दो पार्ट्स में अलग अलग किया गया है । योजनाओं और फाइनेंसियल इन्सेन्टिव्स में सेकेंडरी सेल्स सपोर्ट, रेग्युलर न्यूज़ पेपर एड्स, जस्टडायल, इंडियामार्ट और गूगल में लिस्टिंग, टेक्निकल सपोर्ट, डिस्प्ले बोर्ड और मार्केटिंग मटेरियल का नियमित वितरण शामिल हैं।

 

इस समय में वर्तमान देश भर में 300+ डीलर सोलर बिज़नस को आगे बढ़ाने के लिए जनसोलर के साथ काम कर रहे हैं और नोटेबल प्रॉफिट मार्जिन द्वारा एसोसिएशन से लाभ उठा रहे हैं। अगले 12 महीनों में कंपनी का लक्ष्य 5000 + डीलरों के विस्तार नेटवर्क का निर्माण करना है।

 

 जनरूफ के संस्थापक और मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी श्री प्राणेश चौधरी इस बारे में बात करते हुए कहते हैं, “हम देश के हर कोने में अपनी सेवाएं उपलब्ध कराना चाहते हैं। इसलिए, हम अपने उत्पादों को बेचने के लिए लोकल डिस्ट्रीब्यूटर्स और डीलरों की पार्टनरशिप का स्वागत कर रहे हैं ताकि हम अपनी सेवाओं को अधिक से अधिक लोगों तक पहुंचा सकें। हम डिस्ट्रीब्यूटर्स और डीलरों को उनके लाभ को बढ़ाने में मदद करने के लिए कई बेनिफिट्स और इंसेंटिव भी दे रहे हैं। जनसोलर के साथ हम बहुत ही उचित दर पर सोलर प्रोडक्ट्स और रूफटॉप सोल्यूशन प्रदान कर रहे हैं और इसलिए हम अपने प्रोडक्ट्स को हर आम आदमी के लिए सुलभ बनाने की योजना बना रहे हैं। ”

*Blue Dart announces Q2 results, Sales at ₹8,644 million*

 The Company posted ₹414 million profit after tax

Mumbai, October 29, 2020: Blue Dart Express Limited, South Asia's premier express air and integrated transportation & distribution company, declared its financial results today for the quarter July

– September 2020, at the Board Meeting held in Mumbai.

 

The company posted ₹414 million profit after tax (previous year ₹140 Million) for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. Revenue from operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 stood at

₹8,644 million.

 

The Covid19 pandemic posed a challenging time for all. Blue Dart not only weathered these challenges successfully, but also continued to ensure unmatched service delivery to its customers. To appreciate the hard work put in by its employees, Blue Dart being part of the DP-DHL Group which strongly believes in People First Policy, paid one-time ex-gratia of ₹26,238 (€300) to each Blue Darter (excluding Senior Management) in September 2020. This one time ex-gratia had an impact of ₹342 million during the quarter.

Balfour Manuel, Managing Director, Blue Dart said, “Macroeconomic indicators as well as the opening up of the economy signals a greener future for the nation. We see our customers’ businesses coming back on track with an exciting festive season around the corner for which we are fully prepared. We are cautiously optimistic for what the future holds for the economy as a second wave of pandemic is expected to hit the Country in the winter season. We have also consolidated our position over this quarter for our key products. As pharmaceutical organizations and the Government of India work in tandem to roll out a COVID-19 vaccine, Blue Dart is gearing up to provide logistics support when a prospective vaccine candidate does arrive. Blue Dart’s Resilience, Responsiveness, Safe & Reliable network continues to be the reason we remain the Government’s as well as every citizen’s trusted express logistics provider. Our employees as well as our market-leading technology continue to remain our primary differentiators as a premium brand.”

 

Balfour Manuel, Managing Director, Blue Dart added that “Blue Dart continued to provide unrelenting support to customers across industry verticals through the pandemic. These efforts were richly appreciated by our customers at various forums. Blue Dart has navigated through the crisis well. Performance during the quarter has been supported by better revenue realization and cost efficiencies initiatives.”

 

 

 

Balfour Manuel, Managing Director, Blue Dart further added, “Automation and Technology will continue to be the pivot for the business and Blue Dart will continue investing in these capabilities. Our investments into the Brand, People, Digitization & Infrastructure will take a new trajectory as we build our Brand for the future. “

Blue Dart remains India’s most innovative and awarded express delivery company. Blue Dart was recently certified as a Great Place to Work by Great Place to Work®️ Institute India for the 10th year and recognized as the Most Trusted Brand 2020 for the 14th year in a row by Readers Digest. Blue Dart was also ranked amongst the 50 Best Workplaces in India – 2020 by Great Place to Work®️ Institute and The Economic Times, voted a Superbrand for the 13th year, recognised as a Company with Great People Managers by Great Manager Institute and Forbes, awarded with ET NOW presents Stars of the Industry Awards ‘Brand Leadership Award’ for Excellence In Supply Chain & Logistics. Blue Dart received the prestigious Golden Peacock Award at IOD India's ‘4th Annual Global Convention on Corporate Ethics & Risk Management’ and recognized by Green Freight Asia (GFA) for its commitment to adopting Green Road Freight Practices as a Carrier in 2019.

 

 

About Blue Dart:

Blue Dart Express Ltd., South Asia's premier express air and integrated transportation & distribution company, offers secure and reliable delivery of consignments to over 35,000 locations in India. As part of Deutsche Post DHL Group’s DHL eCommerce Solutions division, Blue Dart accesses the largest and most comprehensive express and logistics network worldwide, covering over 220 countries & territories, and offers an entire spectrum of distribution services including air express, freight forwarding, supply chain solutions, customs clearance etc.

 

The Blue Dart team drives market leadership through its motivated people, dedicated air and ground capacity, cutting-edge technology, wide range of innovative, vertical specific products and value-added services to deliver unmatched standards of service quality to its customers. Blue Dart's market leadership is further validated by its position as the nation’s most innovative and awarded express logistics company for exhibiting reliability, superior brand experience and sustainability which include recognition as one of ‘India's Best Companies to Work For’ by The Great Place to Work®️ Institute, India, ranked amongst ‘Best Multinational Workplaces in Asia’ by The Great Place to Work®️ Institute, Asia, voted a ‘Superbrand’ and ‘Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brand’, listed as one of Fortune 500’s ‘India's Largest Corporations’ and Forbes ‘India's Super 50 Companies’ to name a few.

 

Under the DHL group motto of “Connecting People, Improving Lives”, we focus our corporate responsibility under three pillars - GoTeach (Championing education), GoGreen (Protecting the environment) and GoHelp (Structures engagement with communities & Disaster management response).

*SOS Children’s Villages Helps Poor Farmers in Vizag Villages Create Green Fodder Fields and Boost Income from Livestock Farming*

• Supplies green fodder seeds at subsidized prices and facilitates in the creation of grazing fields for over 250 cows, 50 buffalos, and 80 goats and sheep.

• Boosts the income of about 150 farmers from livestock farming, and enables them to provide quality parental care to their school / anganwadi-going children.  

NEW DELHI, October 30, 2020: SOS Children’s Villages of India, an international NGO dedicated to the holistic development of children without parental care, has been supplying green fodder seeds at subsidized prices for the farmers of the villages of Routhulapalem, Korada, and Yathapeta of the Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, and facilitating in the cultivation of forage crops for grazing. 

 

The goal of this outreach project, titled, Pashu Grasha Kshethra, is to increase the income of farmers, which in turn would help them take care of the food, health, and educational needs of their school-going children better. 

Launched in two phases in 2016 and 2019, the project is being implemented with the support of the Department of Animal Husbandry, Government of Andhra Pradesh. SOS Children’s Villages is also organizing livestock campaigns on screening and vaccination of animals regularly, besides supplying medicines at free of cost for the livestock.

 

The number of beneficiaries, at present, include nearly 150 farmers who are able to cultivate green fodder for their livestock comprising over 250 cows, 50 buffalos, and 80 goats and sheep. The benefits also include increased yield of milk in cows and buffalos, and increased meat weight in goats, and sheep. 

 

Commenting about the Pashu Grasha Kshethra project, Mr Sumanta Kar, Senior Deputy National Director, SOS Children’s Villages of India, said, “There are about 500 farmers in the villages of Routhulapalem, Korada, and Yathapeta of the Visakhapatnam District for whom livestock is the only source of income. They have a total livestock of about 900 cows, 280 Buffalos and 250 goat and sheep. But in the backdrop of increase in price of dry fodder, and non-availability of green fodder, feeding their livestock has been a big struggle. 

 

With low returns, the families of farmers continue to remain below the poverty line and these families have school/anganwadi-going children below 12 years, who are not getting adequate parental care. Hence, we stepped in and launched Pashu Grasha Kshethra, as an outreach ‘family strengthening’ program, to boost the income of farmers from livestock farming, with the support of the Department of Animal Husbandry, Andhra Pradesh. 

In a phased manner, we could help the local farmers create green fodder fields. Today nearly 150 farmers are able to cultivate green fodder and ensure that their livestock which comprises over 250 cows, 50 buffalos, and 80 goats, and sheep are well fed. As a result, the milk yield from cows and buffalos, and meat weight in goats and sheep has increased.” 

 

In India, livestock serves as an insurance for about 12 crore small and marginal farmers in India in the event of crop failures. However, the country is currently facing an acute shortage of animal fodder. What adds to the woes of the distressed farmers is the rising cost of dry fodder such as straws and other crop residue, and the cost of concentrates like oilseed cakes and crushed pulses. For instance, the price of dry fodder, usually sold at Rs 600-700 per quintal, has reached Rs 800-1,000 in the recent times. Since fodder is the single biggest cost item in livestock farming, constituting upto 70% of the cost of maintaining animals, any increase in fodder cost further reduces the income of farmers.

In addition to boosting the income of farmers from livestock, SOS Children’s Villages also facilitates in the formation of Self Help Groups, and helps farmers get loans from banks for milch animals, goats, and sheep. The NGO focuses on capacity building at various levels by ensuring that the villagers avail the benefits of various developmental and social security schemes of State and Central governments. Importantly, it sensitizes the local community on child rights and child protection.

 

About SOS Children’s Villages of India

Established in 1964, SOS Children’s Villages of India protects the best interests of children who do not have a family or those who are risk of losing one. It focuses on providing children a loving home, keeping their families together and supporting young people on their path to independence. It directly touches the lives of 25,000 children every year through its operations in 32 locations across 22 States/UTs in India. 

It also advocates for the rights of 20 million children and young people to lay the foundations for a brighter future. For more information please visit https://www.soschildrensvillages.in/

*Paytm Payments Bank becomes India's largest facilitator of digital toll collection, issues 5 Mn FASTags & enables toll collection at 211 plazas*

- Continues to be the largest issuer of FASTags in India

- Becomes India's largest acquiring bank under NETC program

- Facilitates movement of over 4 million vehicles through toll plazas every month  

- Aiming to acquire another 100 toll plazas by Jan'21

- Targeting to issue another 5 million tags in the next 3 months

 

New Delhi, October 30, 2020: India’s home-grown Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) has today announced that it is now enabling automatic cashless payments at 211 toll plazas across the country and has become the largest acquiring bank under National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) program. The bank continues to be the largest issuer of FASTags in the country and has equipped over 5 million vehicles with these tags. With this, Paytm Payments Bank has emerged as the largest facilitator of digital toll payments in the country. It is further aiming to acquire another 100 toll plazas and achieve 100% growth in FASTag sales in the next 3 months.

Unlike FASTags issued by other banks, Paytm FASTag doesn't require any separate prepaid account to be created. The money for toll payments gets auto-debited from Paytm Wallet and the balance can also be used for shopping, recharges, bill payments, etc. It can be purchased with minimal documentation like vehicle registration number & certificate and is delivered free of cost at the registered address of the buyer.

 

In order to educate people about the convenience of cashless payment at toll plazas and help vehicle owners purchase the tags, the bank has set up over 20,000 camps at toll plazas, residential parking lots, fuel stations and other commercial areas across the country.  

 

Satish Kumar Gupta, CEO & Managing Director, Paytm Payments Bank Ltd said, “We are committed to increasing the adoption of digital toll payments in the country and making road travel seamless and time-efficient for everyone. We are overwhelmed with the response of our users who have helped us become the largest issuer and acquirer of FASTags in the country. All our efforts are aligned to boost ‘Digital India’ mission of our government and encourage cashless payments in our country."

 

FASTag is promoted by the National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) program for making toll payments directly from the customers linked prepaid or savings/current account. Paytm Payments Bank has also partnered with the dealers of the leading automobile manufacturers such as Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai Motor India, Honda Cars India, Kia Motors India Pvt Ltd, MG Motor India, among many others to offer pre-fitted Paytm FASTags at the time of vehicle purchase itself.

*Punjab National Bank Launches TMSAC portal and 2020 Vigilance Manual*

New Delhi, 28th October 2020: As a part of the Vigilance Awareness Week (VAW), the nation’s leading public sector bank, Punjab National Bank (PNB), today launched the PNB Tracking & Monitoring Staff Accountability Cases (TMSAC) portal and PNB’s 2020 Vigilance Manual. The ceremony was graced by the presence of Shri Suresh N Patel- Vigilance Commissioner, Central Vigilance Commission and Shri P. Daniel - Secretary-in-charge of Central Vigilance Commission along with Shri CH S.S. Malikarjuna Rao - Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of PNB. 

Addressing the occasion, Shri Suresh N Patel, Vigilance Commissioner, said, “We must remember that newcomers learn from the existing ecosystem, and if we have good practices across the organization, they learn quickly and imbibe them for life. Thus, organizations must ensure an atmosphere of learning. While there should be fairness and transparency in the workplace, we must also seek severe penalty for those who lack integrity.”

“Being an ex-banker, I clearly understand the importance of honesty and integrity in a bank. I really appreciate PNB’s initiatives of setting up a robust portal and an efficient manual to stay updated and create awareness regarding preventive vigilance. It will not only help the existing employees but also benefit the new joinees to understand the bank’s policies. Such initiatives bring fairness and transparency in the organization and help solving issues at a lightning speed,” he added.

Shri Patel said being the second largest public sector bank, PNB had a great responsibility towards the society, the nation and customers at large hence it was imperative to have the best practices and create an employee friendly environment.

Commenting on the occasion, Shri CH SS Malikarjuna Rao, Managing Director, and Chief Executive Officer of PNB said, “Celebrating the Vigilance Awareness Week raises the importance of risks in our working as well as personal life and ensures that the threat perception is properly assessed and dealt with. In the case of an organization, what we need are processes and guidelines that can be disseminated to the entire organization to assess risks. Through the Vigilance Awareness Week, we are reiterating our commitment to preventive vigilance and to thwart the impact on the organization with better experience and understanding.”

Shri Vijay Kumar Tyagi, Chief Vigilance Officer, PNB concluded the ceremony with the Vote of Thanks “PNB is observing a VAW between 27th October to 2nd November. The celebration of Vigilance Awareness Week was started way back in 1999 by the CVC. CVC's fundamental strategy is to observe VAW every year to encourage all stakeholders to prevent corruption in public life collectively. The theme for this year is "सतर्क भारत, समृद्ध भारत – Satark Bharat, Samriddh Bharat" creating vigilant and prosperous India.”

He added that thanks to the efforts of institutions like CVC, today, we have better frameworks and guidelines that seek organizations to refocus and reinforce the onboarding process of Management Trainees and Probationary Officers so that they understand the threats and risk perceptions before they take up bigger responsibilities. “The entire ecosystem is contributing to harmonizing the guidelines further so that the threat to the operational framework is eliminated,” he said.

The user-friendly TMSAC portal tracks and monitor the complaints/NPA reference at various stages on a real-time basis. The portal will help the Bank identify the internal fraud in advance, take instant action, and improve the internal processes. It will create a bridge between the concerned officers and divisions for sharing of information and will also track relevant information onward submission through DFS and RBI. This will inculcate a sense of honesty and integrity among the employees and control the internal systems making it more transparent. 

The Vigilance Manual helps to have a better understanding of the vigilance functions and the guidelines. The new initiatives like Preventive Vigilance Monitoring Portal, training sessions to promote vigilance awareness, do’s and don’ts and the recent policy changes have also been covered under the new manual.

*FC Goa announces 30-man squad for the 2020/21 season of the Hero Indian Super League*

~ The squad comprises of 14 players from Goa ~

Goa, October, 2020: Following the end of the domestic transfer window last week, the FC Goa squad for League action this season has now been submitted to the Indian Super League. Each club may register 35 first-team players with at least three developmental players (born after 1st January 2000) to be included in the squad.

 

As per the 2020/21 rules, All clubs are allowed to have at least five and no more than seven foreign players in their squad. Out of this, one of them must belong to an AFC (Asian Football Federation) member association country. Australian defender James Donachie fulfils that criteria.

 

The FC Goa squad sees 6 foreigners being named in the squad in addition to 14 players from the home state, Goa. 11 players from last season make the squad once more.

 

Speaking on the squad days after taking over the reins on the practice ground, Head Coach Juan Ferrando said, “I am very happy to see a very good disposition to work hard and take another step towards improvement amongst all the players. After all, this preseason will be pretty different to previous ones for everyone and attitude is the key.

 

“Throughout the campaign, I would like to see the team improve week by week and game by game. Our goals as a team are to reach the playoffs and have a good showing in the AFC Champions League.” 

FC Goa’s squad for the 2020/21 season of the Indian Super League is as follows:

 

Goalkeepers:

 

Mohammad Nawaz, Naveen Kumar, Shubham Dhas, Dylan D'Silva

 

Defenders:

 

Sanson Pereira, Seriton Fernandes, Leander D'Cunha, Iván González (Spain), Mohamed Ali, James Donachie (Australia), Sarineo Fernandes, Aibanbha Dohling, Saviour Gama

 

Midfielders:

 

Lenny Rodrigues, Nestor Dias, Edu Bedia (Spain), Princeton Rebello, Alberto Noguera (Spain), Brandon Fernandes, Phrangki Buam, Redeem Tlang, Makan Winkle Chothe, Alexander Romario Jesuraj, Jorge Ortiz (Spain), Flan Gomes, Seiminlen Doungel

 

Forwards:

 

Igor Angulo (Spain), Aaren D'Silva, Devendra Murgaonkar, Ishan Pandita

About FC Goa

FC Goa is a professional football club based out of Goa that competes in the Indian Super League (ISL) and is the current holder of the Super Cup. Nicknamed the Gaurs, FC Goa has been one of the most consistent teams in the ISL - reaching 3 semi-finals and 2 finals in 6 seasons.

In Season 2019/20, the club won the Hero ISL League Winners Shield, by finishing top of the table in the league stages and became the first-ever club from India to qualify for the group stages of the AFC Champions League. The Gaurs are also the only ISL side to win more than 50 games and score more than 200 goals.

Co-owned by Mr Jaydev Mody, Mr Akshay Tandon and Mr Virat Kohli, FC Goa is one of Indian few Clubs to have a complete youth development ecosystem. It’s U14, U16, U18 and Developmental Teams compete at the highest levels in Goa and nationally. The system has produced recognizable talents like Saviour Gama, Princeton Rebello and many more. The Gaurs are also the Champions of the GFA U20 & GFA U18 Leagues and the winners of the Goa Professional League in 2018/19.

*PayPoint offers free Personal Accident Insurance to support migrant workers*

Complimentary insurance cover of Rs 50,000 on money transfers at the company's retail stores or PayPointz Wallet

Mumbai, October 29, 2020: PayPoint India, a last-mile distribution network of Financial Services, is driving a unique initiative that offers a complimentary Personal Accident Insurance cover for migrant workers transferring money to their families at native place. The insurance cover provides financial protection of up to Rs 50,000 to the insured person against uncertainties such as accidental death or partial, temporary, permanent and total disability due to an accident.

 

At zero premium cost, the cover is available exclusively for PayPoint India customers, especially those coming from India's vast under-served rural areas as well as the unskilled migrant laborers. To be eligible for the benefit, the user has to simply remit money from a nearby PayPoint store or PayPointz wallet. Regardless of the transferred amount, the cover automatically renews - once a new money transfer is initiated - in the subsequent month. 

 

Unskilled workers the most vulnerable to accidents: The insurance benefit is designed majorly for laborers staying and earning in industrial zones and cities or working in factories, transport, loading and unloading, etc. According to government statistics, these unskilled workers are the most likely victims to fall for accidents during their working hours. 

 

Commenting on the peerless initiative aimed at filling a major void in the migrant lives, Ketan Doshi, Managing Director of PayPoint India, said, "Given India is traditionally an underinsured and one of the most acutely vulnerable countries, we aim to expand the blanket of financial security for the ones who need it the most through this initiative. By integrating with a transaction, we want them to be aware and proud of their commitment to their own families."

 

Ensuring social and financial security during the Covid-19 pandemic: As per various NGO reports, there were at least 1,461 accidents throughout the nationwide lockdown - from March 25 to May 31 - at least 750 people were killed, including 198 migrant workers. During such unprecedented times, when the need for social and financial security has come to the fore, such benefits can add valuable support to migrants. PayPoint expects to cover 1 million customers through its network of 48,000 plus digitally enabled retail stores by next year.

 

"The pandemic has created tougher times for migrant laborers. The initiative has been introduced in line with our vision to reach out to the proverbial bottom of the pyramid population, prioritizing the self-employed migrants' financial resilience and embedding a sense of security in them", added Mr. Doshi.

 

PayPoint catering small ticket size insurance: While insurance agencies usually shy away from small ticket size insurance policy because of low commission rates, PayPoint successfully manages to sell such policies in urban and rural areas, thereby increasing the insurance penetration. This is done by ensuring compensation from other services such as remittance, utility bill payment, DTH & mobile recharges, air and bus ticket booking, etc. 

 

 

About Pay Point India Network Pvt. Ltd.

PayPoint is a technology-enabled Distribution network of Financial Services. The company's digitally connected network of 48000+ offline stores offers various Financial services like Banking (PMJDY accounts), micro ATM services, Wallets (Paypointz), Remittances, Bill payments, insurance, Merchant QR, and many more. Apart from Financial services, PayPoint also offers consumer services to the underserved like Travel booking, Recharges, Amazon assisted shopping, Gift Cards, etc. through its strong network of retail stores spread across the country. The company's retailer-driven assisted model helps customers make an informed decision for availing services from their trained partners and its digital platform. 

PayPoint offers a bouquet of services through its plug-and-play platform. More than 100 Services providers are plugged into the company's system and interact with them on a real-time basis catering to more than 5 million customers month on month. The primary objective is to bridge the financial inclusion gap between developed urban India and under-served rural India.

पश्चिम बंगाल में मैंने खुद 100 कार्यकर्ताओं का तर्पण किया: जेपी नड्डा

भारतीय जनता पार्टी के अध्यक्ष जगत प्रकाश नड्डा ने न्यूज़18 इंडिया से एक्सक्लूसिव बातचीत में बिहार चुनाव के साथ-साथ पश्चिम बंगाल में हो रही राजनीतिक हत्याओं को लेकर भी कई बातें कहीं. नड्डा ने कहा कि वह खुद 100 कार्यकर्ताओं का तर्पण कर चुके हैं. जेपी नड्डा ने कहा कि जहां तक पश्चिम बंगाल का सवाल है वहां ममता जी की जमीन खिसक गई है. बंगाल विधानसभा चुनावों में बीजेपी की सरकार ही बनने जा रही है. बंगाल में राजनीतिक हत्याओं को लेकर जेपी नड्डा ने कहा “मैं खुद 100 कार्यकर्ताओं का तर्पण करके आया हूं. पुलिस और राज्य के समर्थन से होने वाली हत्याएं वहां आम हो गई हैं. लेकिन इस तरह की घटनाओं से भाजपा पीछे हटने वाली नहीं है.” नड्डा ने कहा कि राज्य में काम करने के लिए भाजपा कार्यकर्ता तैयार बैठे हैं. बंगाल में राष्ट्रपति शासन लागू करने की भाजपा नेताओं की मांग पर जेपी नड्डा ने कहा कि हम लोकतंत्र में विश्वास करते हैं, हम चाहते हैं कि राज्य की सरकार चले, इसके लिए हम अपनी तरफ से सहयोग भी करते हैं. बाकी राज्य की कानून व्यवस्था को लेकर कौन सा कदम सही होगा इसे लेकर फैसला वहां के राज्यपाल का है.

 

बिहार का महागठबंधन अस्वभाविक

 

वहीं बिहार के महागठबंधन को अस्वभाविक करार देते हुए जेपी नड्डा ने कहा कि बिहार में ये जिस तरह का महागठबंधन किया गया है वह सिर्फ सत्ता में आने के इरादे से किया गया है, इसके अलावा इसका कोई लक्ष्य नहीं है. राजद का चरित्र अराजकता का है. सीपीआई (माले) विध्वंस / आपदा के समाज में है, यहां तक कि विचारधारा से भी. नड्डा ने सवाल उठाया कि क्या वे बिहार को आगे लाने की भी कोशिश करेंगे? उन्होंने कहा कि कांग्रेस सत्ता में आना चाहती है. उन्होंने मोदी का विरोध करते हुए देश का विरोध शुरू कर दिया है. राहुल

गांधी, शशि थरूर पाकिस्तान समर्थक हैं.

 

वहीं चुनाव नतीजों के बाद बिहार में बड़े भाई की

 

भूमिका में आने के सवाल पर नड्डा ने कहा गठबंधन के साथी के साथ हम बड़ा-छोटा नहीं करते हैं, अगर हम चुनाव नतीजों में बड़े भी रहे तो नीतीश कुमार ही हमारे नेता रहेंगे. एलजेपी और चिराग पासवान को लेकर भाजपा अध्यक्ष जेपी नड्डा ने कह भाजपा अपने गठबंधन के साथी के साथ पूरी शिद्दत के साथ चुनाव लड़ती है, हम अपनी गठबंधन की चार पार्टियों के लिए ही प्रचार कर रहे हैं. कुछ लोग भ्रम फैला रहे हैं. मजदूर और किसान मोदी जी के साथ तेजस्वी पॉलिटिकल टूरिस्ट भाजपा अध्यक्ष जेपी नड्डा ने कहा- तेजस्व पॉलिटिकल टूरिस्ट हैं, ये सिर्फ चुनाव के समय आते हैं इससे पहले इनकी विधानसभा में कितनी उपस्थिति रही थी इससे ये साबित होता है ये सिर्फ चुनाव के समय सामने आने वाले लोग हैं.

 

उन्होने आगे कहा कि तेजस्वी यादव कह रहे हैं कि वह 10 लाख नौकरियां देंगे इनके पिता जी के समय में 10 लाख से ज्यादा पलायन हुआ है. “इसे लालू तारीफ समझते थे अब तेजस्वी इस पर माफी क्यों नहीं मांग रहे हैं?” भाजपा अध्यक्ष जेपी नड्डा ने कहा- ये लोग समाज को खंडित करके वोट बैंक की राजनीति करने की कोशिश करते हैं. इन लोगों ने सिवाय अपने और अपने परिवार के लिए करने के अलावा किया ही क्या है. इनका उद्देश्य लोगों को गुमराह करना है, विकास इनका एजेंडा कभी नहीं रहा है.

नीतीश पर चिराग को राजनाथकी नसीहत-व्यक्तिगत विद्वेष से राजनीति न करें

रक्षामंत्री राजनाथ सिंह बिहार चुनाव के लिए लगातार चुनाव कैंपेन कर रहे हैं. इस क्रम में उन्होंने पटना जिले के बाढ़ विधान सभा क्षेत्र में चुनावी सभा को संबोधित किया. इस दौरान उन्होंने बिहार मंफ एनडीए की सरकार बनाने की अपील करते हुए कहा कि पंद्रह सालों में बिहार में विकास के अनेकों काम हुए हैं और यह आगे भी जारी रहेंगे. राजनाथ सिंह ने कहा कि प्रधानमंत्री मोदी की विश्वसनीयता अद्भुत है. उन्होंने लोगों का भरोसा हासिल किया है. चुनाव प्रचार के दौरान ही न्यूज़18 इंडिया से खास बात करते हुए उन्होंने बिहार की राजनीति पर कई बातें कहीं.

 

तेजस्वी के नितीश पर आरोप का जवाब

राजनाथ सिंह ने नेता प्रतिपक्ष तेजस्वी यादव द्वारा बिहार को बर्बाद कर दिए जाने के आरोप कर कहा कि इसका सही मूल्यांकन कोई कर सकता है तो जनता कर सकती है. 15 सालों का कार्यकाल जो रहा है उसमें कोई सवाल नहीं कर सकता. नीतीश जी ने बिहार के हर क्षेत्र का विकास किया है और यह जमीन पर भी साफ-साफ दिख रहा है.

 

कोरोना को लेकर एंटी इन्कंबेंसी नहीं

बिहार में कोरोना काल में बिहार सरकार को विफल करार देने के विपक्ष के आरोप पर राजनाथ सिंह ने कहा कि मैं नहीं मानता के एंटी इनकंबेंसी है, बल्कि यहां तो प्रोइनकम्बेन्सी है. कोरोना के मुद्दों पर भाजपा ने विषेश ध्यान दिया हैऔर आने वाले समय में भाजपा सभी बिहार वासियों को कोरोना का टीका मुफ्त में उपलब्ध करवाएगी.

 

केंद्र-राज्य में बहुत अच्छा ताल मेल रहा 

राजनाथ सिंह ने कहा डबल इंजन की सरकार (केंद्र में मोदी, बिहार में नीतीश) पर कहा कि प्रदेशमें मोदी जी की योजनाओं को ज़मीन पर कामयाबी से उतारा है. बिहार में राशनकार्ड का मामला हो या फिर, 32 लाख लोगों को आयुष्मान कार्ड देने का मामला हो. किसान सम्मान योजना हो या फिर प्रधानमंत्री आवास योजना हो, नीतीश सरकार ने इन सभी पर बेहतरीन काम किया है.

 

चिराग की तल्खी पर राजनाथ का जवाब

चिराग पासवान द्वारा सीएम नीतीश को टारगेट करने को लेकर राजनाथ सिंह ने कहा कि स्वस्थ राजनीति में व्यक्तिगत विद्वेष की भावना, या पूर्वाग्रह के साथ राजनीति नहीं करनी चाहिये. राजनीति में तल्खी नहीं होनी चाहिये. बिहार की जनता चाहती है किसी भी तरह भाजपा-जेडीयू की सरकार आऩी चाहिये.

 

दो तिहाई बहुमत से बिहार में बनेगी सरकार

केंद्रीय मंत्री ने लोजपा और भाजपा की मिली भगत से नीतीश कुमार को डैमेज करने के प्रश्न पर कहा कि चिराग से मिली भगत का आरोप बेबुनियाद है. हम गठबंधन में पूरी तरह से इमानदारी बरतेंगे. भाजपा की साज़िश का आरोप लगाने के पीछे साफ नीयत नहीं है. चुनाव के बाद क्या हो सकता है ये तो भविष्य के गर्भ में छिपा है, ये मैं नहीं जानता, लेकिन भाजपा-जेडीयू का गठबंधन था है और रहेगा. 2/3 बहुमत से सरकार बनने की बात को नकारा नहीं जा सकता.

*InsuranceDekho launches online mobile app ‘ID Edge’, will help partners grow their business*

- Increase insurance awareness and penetration in under-served Tier II and Tier III cities

- Will offer end-to-end operational efficiency 

New Delhi, 28 October, 2020: InsuranceDekho, a leading Insurtech startup, today launched ID Edge, a mobile app that allows individuals, including insurance partners, to sell insurance via its seller platform. With this app, the company while leveraging its proprietary technology aims to benefit thousands of insurance partners and potential micro-entrepreneurs associated with it.

 

ID Edge will optimize performance and improve the operational efficiency of insurance partners and help the company reach a wider audience and help generate employment. With the app, partners can keep track of their business, leads, fulfil inspections, issue policies, raise service requests and track upcoming renewals. 

 

Talking about the launch, Ankit Agrawal, Co-founder and CEO, InsuranceDekho, said, “We are excited to launch our mobile app, ID Edge for insurance partners across the country. In the Beta phase, We are receiving positive response from insurance partners, due to the meticulously designed interface. The approach towards insurance needs in India will improve tremendously with this app.”

 

Ankit further added, “The pandemic has created greater health insurance awareness. The number of health policies fulfilled has doubled every month since March. Additionally, the mobile app will further handhold our vision of onboarding 1 lakh insurance partners across the country. We have already started seeing a huge interest from rural youth, women and small businessmen who run their set-up at a smaller scale, awaiting to use ID Edge and become financially secure.”

 

InsuranceDekho recently received an investment commitment of $20 Million from its parent company GirnarSoft towards strengthening their tech, product and sales teams. As a part of the expansive plan to onboard insurance partners across the country, the company has already enrolled more than 20,000 partners. 

 

The launch of ID Edge is the second phase of the umbrella strategy. Owing to end-to-end digital processes, zero paperwork or in-person meeting to fulfil policies has helped the company grow in a sector that was impacted by the pandemic. New initiatives such as self-inspection module where a customer can himself inspect the car to get the policy issued, ensured zero contact with surveyors visiting their premises and thus reducing avoidable contacts. 

 

InsuranceDekho 

Launched in 2017, InsuranceDekho is an Insurtech venture. It enables its consumers to compare different insurance policies based on their requirements and offering them the best choices available. In less than a year, InsuranceDekho has achieved rapid growth, with the company business doubling every quarter and tie-ups with 29+ insurance companies. InsuranceDekho is at an annualized run rate of 20 lakh policies and intends to close March 2021 at an annualized run rate of 36 lakh policies. The company is headquartered Jaipur and has offices in Gurgaon, Ludhiana (Punjab), Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan) and Udyog Vihar (Haryana).

*Agra's Preeti explains to PM Modi on how Paytm Soundbox give Instant Voice Payment Confirmation & other benefits*

- The pioneer of India's QR revolution Paytm introduced soundbox so that merchants never miss a payment again

- Available in regional languages, connects with the mobile sim and requires no wi-fi

- Empowers hawkers & kiranas with secure digital payments, to deploy 10 lakh devices by Mar '21

 

 

 

 

 

National, 28th October’ 20: India's leading digital financial services platform Paytm has today announced that it will deploy 10 lakh Paytm Soundbox by the end of this fiscal year. The company that pioneered QR payments in the country launched this IoT device that empowers merchants with instant voice confirmation so that they don't miss a payment. This confirmation can be received in the language of one's choice, thereby bringing more transparency to the whole experience of digital transactions.

 

Paytm has already empowered over 2 lakh street hawkers, kiranas and merchants across the country with Paytm Soundbox. The device comes with Paytm All-in-QR, enabling the merchants to accept unlimited payments at zero percent fees directly into their bank account. As soon as a transaction is completed, the Soundbox confirms the total amount received against a purchase. The device comes with a SIM card and can operate without any wi-fi connection. There are several easy payment plans which the merchant can choose from.  

The positive impact of various Paytm's technology revolutions on the lives of small merchants and hawkers was clearly visible during a recent interaction of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi with a woman fruit-seller. When Preeti from Agra was asked about the device placed on her cart, she confidently displayed the Paytm All-in-One Soundbox explaining how it helped her to accept digital payments and get confirmation instantly. She said, "Achaa hai na? Saamne Waala Paagal Nahi banaa Sakta". ("It's good no? No one can make a fool of me").

 

Narendra Yadav, Vice President - Paytm said, "We are the pioneer of India's QR revolution & we constantly strive to empower the grassroots of the country with robust digital payment solutions that help them become part of Atmanirbhar Bharat. Paytm Soundbox ensures that everyone starting from small shopkeepers & street hawkers to MSMEs never miss a digital payment and confidently complete transactions. In the future, this device will become an access point to multiple services for our merchant partners."

 

Besides the All-in-One Soundbox, Paytm has launched a series of IoT devices to accelerate the growth of the digital payment ecosystem in the country. The All-in-One POS, All-in-One QR, Dynamic QR, Paytm for Business App, Business Khata, among others are helping more merchants from smaller cities & towns to join Digital India movement.

*SBI General Insurance Clocks 17% GWP growth in H1*

- 53% growth in Net Profit After Tax

- Combined Ratio of 96.8%

- Underwriting Profit of Rs. 56 cr in H1 FY 20-21

Mumbai, October 28, 2020: SBI General Insurance, one of the leading general insurance companies in India, recorded a profit before tax of Rs. 402 cr for the first half of the financial year FY20-21 compared to Rs. 278 cr for H1 FY 19-20. SBI General recorded Underwriting Profit of Rs. 56 cr in H1 FY 20–21. The Gross Written Premium (GWP) also witnessed a significant growth of 17% from Rs. 3118 cr in H1 FY 19-20 to Rs. 3658 cr in H1 FY 20-21. The solvency ratio for H1 FY20 –21 is 2.34 against 2.12 for the same period, last year.

 

P.C. Kandpal, MD and CEO, SBI General Insurance Company Limited said, “Our strong distribution network and diversified products portfolio have enabled us to strike growth rate of 17% against the industry growth rate of 1.6% per cent. Led by Health, we expect to close this year with an overall growth of 20%. Since August, there has been uptick in the motor segment, however it will still be some time before the segment will come back to pre-Covid level. On back of massive increase in use of personal mode of commute due to the pandemic, we are expecting positive traction in the third-party cover business. In H1, our Crop and Fire segments have also contributed in our growth. 

 

Rikhil Shah, CFO, SBI General Insurance Company Limited said, “Despite the pandemic, SBIG has managed a steady growth in H1 of FY 20 – 21 and Health category has seen a growth of 57% this year. SBIG has also recorded a healthy solvency ratio of 2.34 as against the regulatory requirement of a minimum of 1.50.”

 

He added, “SBI General believes in offering varied products customized to customer needs. We are scaling up our product bouquet with instant insurance solutions for the ease of consumers.”

 

At the start of Q2, SBI General revamped its brand identity. It conveys SBIG’s future-ready services to an evolving consumer consisting of traditionalist and modernist. 

 

SBI General also managed to bag well known recognitions in the last two quarters:

 

● Confirmed the ‘CRISIL AAA/stable’ rating 

● Awarded the 'Insurer of the Year' at the FICCI Insurance Industry Awards 

● Insurance Company of the year at the 5th India Insurance Summit and Awards

● Featured among the most trusted brands in insurance category by Readers’ Digest

 

About SBI General Insurance Company Limited: 

SBI General is one of the fastest growing private general insurance companies, with the strong parentage of SBI, we, at SBI General Insurance, are committed to carry forward the legacy of trust and security; and to become the first choice for every Indian’s general insurance needs. 

Ever since our establishment in 2009, from 17 branches in 2011, we have expanded our presence to around 124 branches pan-India. 

We follow a robust multi-distribution model encompassing Bancassurance, Agency, Broking and Retail Direct Channels. Today, our distribution family includes over 22,900 IRDAI certified advisors including the State Bank Group employees, and over 12,000 Agents to make insurance easily available even in the remote areas of the country.

On the distribution network front, we have strong distribution partners adding up our reach to every nook and corner of India, with SBI’s over 22000 branch network, other financial and digital partners. Our current geographical exposure covers 125+ cities pan-India with a presence of another 350+ locations through satellite resources. 

We currently serve three key customer segments viz. - Retail Segment (catering to Individual & Families), Corporate Segment (catering mid to large size companies) and SME Segment; and are future-ready to serve the growing needs of Indians with new age-processes and services at affordable prices. 

SBI General Insurance closed the financial year 2019-20 with a Gross Written Premium of Rs. 6840 cr at a YoY growth of 45%.

*Acer launches FIVE new laptops with 11th Gen Intel Core Processor in India*

The new range of laptops demonstrates Acer’s technology leadership in the PC industry and its commitment to bring the latest technology first to market.

 

Highlights:

• Swift 5 is the premium ultra-thin laptop which comes with fully-featured antimicrobial solutions (the chassis and Antimicrobial Corning®️ Gorilla®️ Glass touch display), and is certified as an Intel Evo platform laptop design which delivers exceptional mobile experience - including instant wake and long battery life and latest connectivity options like Thunderbolt 4

• The two new Swift 3 models provide top-line performance which comes in two different display aspect ratios: Swift 3 (SF313-53) expands viewing and productivity in an ultra-thin stylish body with a high-brightness 13.5-inch 2K 3:2 display; Swift 3 (SF314-59) 14-inch Full HD 16:9 display comes in a gorgeous slim, full metal light-weight design.

• Swift 3X powered by 11th Gen Intel®️ Core™️ processor and Intel’s first discrete Graphics - Intel®️ Iris®️ Xe MAX discrete graphics delivers outstanding graphics performance, amazing AI acceleration to help user to focus, create, and engage at new levels while maintain the ultra-thin profile the series is known form along with battery back-up that lasts for upto 17.5 hours 

• New Aspire 5 with a choice of colors and has an ergonomic hinge design that lifts the body of the laptop and tilts the keyboard with an angle that gives users comfortable typing, improved cooling, and a high-frequency sound experience

 

Bengaluru, 28th October 2020: ACER, the leading global PC brands, today unveiled a range of laptops with the latest 11th Gen Intel processors aimed at consumers looking power-packed performance in an ultra-thin stylish design. Acer is the first brand in India to launch the 11th Generation Intel Core platform laptops on the Intel Evo platform and first to launch with Intel revolutionary discrete graphics – Intel Xe Max based laptop.

 

The new laptops by Acer powered by 11th Gen Intel®️ Core™️ processors brings together ultra-thin chassis, stylish metal design, industry-leading CPU performance, immersive graphics, amazing AI acceleration, and best-in-class wired and wireless connectivity to help users focus, create, and connect at new levels. It also features like an instant wake, powerful graphics performance with Intel Iris Xe graphics, all-day battery life that can be fast charged, feature best-in-class wireless, and wired connectivity with Thunderbolt™️ 4 and Intel®️ Wi-Fi 6 and deliver an outstanding audio with DTS sound and display to make each experience superior. 

 

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Sudhir Goel, Chief Business Officer, Acer India, stated, “Keeping up with the growing PC demand, Acer has always gone the extra mile to bring the best technology first to market for our customers. Our laptops powered by 11th Gen Intel Core Processor represent a significant leap forward in performance, responsiveness, and usability for our customers who wants to blend work, life, and passion-projects on-the-go. With added safety features like ant-microbial coating we offer a safer computing experience as well.”

 

Prakash Mallya, VP & MD – Sales, Marketing & Communications Group, Intel India said, “The latest 11th Gen Intel Core processors are the best laptop processors we have built to maximize real-world performance on applications and features people use the most. Whether it’s productivity, rich collaboration, content creation, gaming or entertainment, 11th Gen Intel Core powered laptops with the Intel Iris Xe graphics engine offer groundbreaking capabilities that provide superior support to users through their day. Intel®️ Evo™️ verified designs raise the bar for laptop experiences through remarkable responsiveness, battery life, performance and connectivity.” 

 

Swift 5 (SF514-55T) Specifications: Portable Sophistication with Antimicrobial Properties

The Acer Swift 5 ultra-thin and-light laptop comes with an elegant design, powerful performance and anti-microbial coating for added protection. Powered by 11th Gen Intel Core processors and verified to meet the requirements of an Intel Evo platform, the Swift 5 has the power and performance to effortlessly run demanding applications and provides up to 17 hours of battery life for all-day productivity. 

 

The premium magnesium-lithium and magnesium-aluminum chassis are durable yet lightweight; it weighs around just 1 kg. The specially intended hinge elevates the device when the screen is opened, which enhances ergonomics while typing, provides better thermal performance, and keeps the focus on the vibrant 14-inch Full HD display. At 340-nit brightness rating and covering 100% of the sRGB color gamut, the display is surrounded by ultra-narrow bezels on all four sides, resulting in a 90% screen-to-body ratio and creating an immersive viewing experience. In addition, take full advantage of the plentiful array of ports such as USB-C™️, Thunderbolt 4 and USB3.2 Gen 2 for fast data transfer and power delivery.

 

The Swift 5’s touchscreen display is covered with a layer of Antimicrobial Corning®️ Gorilla®️ Glass, which has been specially formulated to reduce the growth of microorganisms. Additionally, users have the option to further include an antimicrobial solution on the touchpad, keyboard, and all covers of the device.

 

Price starts from Rs 79,999 onwards

 

 

Swift 3 X Specifications: Disrupt the status quo with the powerful performance

 

The new Swift 3X is powered by 11th Gen Intel®️ Core™️ processor and the revolutionary Intel®️ Iris®️ Xe MAX graphics allows consumers to do graphics intensive tasks like photo and video editing and play modern games with high FPS. It features multiple cooling modes, accessible via easy shortcut keys, dual heat pipes, and a device-lifting hinge, all combine to further enhance the laptop’s performance. It brings images and videos to life in the 72% NTSC color gamut through the use of a narrow bezel, offering up an 84% screen-to-body ratio, users see more of the 14-inch FHD IPS screen. With Acer ExaColor™️ and Acer Color Intelligence™️, it lessens the Eye strain and improved colors. Also, take full advantage of the plentiful array of ports such as USB-C™️, Thunderbolt 4, and USB 3.2 Gen 2 port for fast data transfer and power delivery. Plugin another display via HDMI 2.0 for additional screen real estate. Also, Swift 3 X quickly connect to wireless networks with the latest tech via 2x2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 AX) and Bluetooth 5.1.

 

For spending all day on the move requires a large battery, and at 58.7Wh it’s capable of lasting for up to 17.5 hours. In cases of emergency, Swift 3 X can also be fast-charged to provide 4-hours of use for just 30 minutes of charge time.

 

 

 Price starts from Rs 79,999 onwards

 

 

Swift 3 specifications: Performance and Portability in Two Different Display Choices

 

Offering a balance between performance and design, two models in the Acer Swift 3 line is powered by new 11th Gen Intel Core processors and certified as an Intel Evo platform laptop design. Both the laptops come with a sleek metal chassis, the latest technology including Intel Iris Xe graphics and Thunderbolt™️ 4. With Wi-Fi 6 (Gig +) users can enjoy a fast and reliable Internet connection for a true wire free experience.

 

The new Acer Swift 3 (SF313-53) expands viewing with a vibrant 13.5-inch display and a 3:2 aspect ratio for 18% more vertical viewing display. Also, the display covers 100 percent of the sRGB color range and has a 400-nit brightness rating. The Swift 3 (SF313-53) delivers up to 16 hours of battery life for more than all-day productivity. In cases of emergency, it can also be fast-charged to provide up to 4-hours of use for just 30 minutes charge. Its stylish and durable aluminum and magnesium-aluminum design make the Swift 3 (SF313-53) easy to carry anywhere; it measures only 15.95 mm thin, weighing just 1.19kg.

 

The second variant features an ultra-thin and stylish design, the new Acer Swift 3 (SF314-59) has an aluminum chassis and a magnesium-aluminum palm rest for premium feel. The Swift 3’s ultra-narrow bezels up to 5 mm enhance the compact frame and provide a screen-to-body ratio of up to 82.73 percent, keeping the focus on the vibrant images on the Full HD 14-inch display. Weighing just 1.2kg and measuring just 15.95 mm thin, the Swift 3 is easy to carry by hand and fits easily into a suitcase.

 

Both new Swift 3 models have a backlit keyboard, utilize fast and reliable SSD storage and support up to Up to 1TB PCIe Gen 3 x 4 SSD memory. Besides, they support Windows Hello via a fingerprint reader for easy and more secure logins.   

 

Price starts from Rs 67,999 onwards

 

Aspire 5 Specifications: Breeze through tasks and easily make edits

 

The new Aspire 5 comes with a choice of colors and the slim 17.95mm body projects a ultra-modern look and has an ergonomic hinge design which increases airflow on the underneath. The Acer Aspire 5 is powered by the latest 11th Gen Intel®️ Core™️ processors to address diverse computing needs and experiences. It comes with NVIDIA®️ GeForce®️ MX350 discrete graphics. The Acer Aspire 5 is easy on the users’ eyes irrespective of whether it being used for surfing, watching content, or for work. Its narrow-bezel design provides plenty of screens so you can focus on what’s in front of you with its Full-HD 14-inch IPS panel using advanced technologies like Acer’s Color Intelligence™️ and eye care feature Acer BlueLightShield™️. It can easily stay connected with a full range of connectivity options. The new Aspire 5 also features dual-band Wi-Fi 61 (802.11ax) improves the average network throughput by up to 3 times and reduces latency by up to 75% compared to Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac). Users have plenty of power and storage to carry out their tasks with up to1TB M.2 PCIe SSD and up to 2TB HDD.

 

 Price starts from Rs 54999 onwards

 

 

 

Availability 

The latest Acer laptops powered by 11th gen Intel Core processors will be available to purchase from Acer e-store from November 1st week onwards. Customers can purchase from our online store by visiting the link https://store.acer.com/en-in/new-launches or our Acer exclusive stores, Flipkart, Amazon and other multi- brand outlets. Reliance Digital will be the exclusive launch partner in the large format retailer category for Acer laptops powered by 11th Gen Intel Core processors.

 

About Acer

 

Founded in 1976, today Acer is one of the world’s top ICT companies and has a presence in over 160 countries. As Acer looks into the future, it is focused on enabling a world where hardware, software and services will fuse with one another to open up new possibilities for consumers and businesses alike. From service-oriented technologies to the Internet of Things to gaming and virtual reality, Acer’s 7,000+ employees are dedicated to the research, design, marketing, sale, and support of products and solutions that break barriers between people and technology. Please visit www.acer.com for more information.

*76% women aware about self-examination of breast cancer, finds Neuberg Diagnostics’ survey*

~ Lack of awareness related to ‘frequency’ and ‘best time’ for self-examination persists ~

Wednesday, October 28, 2020: Neuberg Diagnostics - India’s fourth largest diagnostic chain– carried out a breast cancer awareness survey pertaining to self-breast examination, it's importance and awareness on hereditary aspects of breast cancer. 70 percent of women are aware of the self-examination of breast cancer out of which 56 percent of women said that they do regular self-examination. However, 35 percent were not aware of when to start performing self-breast examination and 19 percent were unsure about what to do further if they noticed changes. 

Dr. Anagha Zope, Breast Cancer Surgeon, Apollo Hospitals, Ahmedabad emphasized the need for women to start self-examination after 20 years of age and said that there is a need for women to be familiarized with their breast shape and size to detect subtle changes. While suggesting the signs women need to look for during self-breast examination, she said, “A lump in the breast or under the armpit, thickening or swelling of part of the breast, irritation on the breast skin, redness around the nipple area or breast, change in size or shape of a breast, breast pain, or blood discharge from the nipple area are some of the indicative symptoms of breast cancer.” 

Dr Jayanti Thumsi, Lead Consultant – Breast Oncology, Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore recommended doing a self-examination one week after the period. She said, “The examination should be repeated at the same time every month because, during this window of the monthly cycle, the breasts are not very tender or lumpy. In the case of menopause, it is recommended to do self-examination on the same day every month.” 

Dr. Arun Warrier, Medical Oncologist, Aster Medcity, Kochi emphasized the importance of getting clinically examined when you notice changes in your breast. He said, “Many women are now fearing going to the hospital due to the Corona pandemic, but it is important to catch breast cancer before it progresses. Early detection leads to better survival.”  

Discussions amongst families about medical illnesses were far and few according to survey results as more than 50 percent were unaware regarding their family history. 

Dr. Udhaya Kotecha, Clinical Geneticist, Neuberg Diagnostics said, "5-10 percent of patients have breast cancer due to a change (variation) in genes associated with Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer syndrome. Identifying the underlying genetic variation helps assess risk for cancers in other organs and allows informed decision-making regarding risk reduction in surgery."

Aishwarya Vasudevan, Group Chief Operating Officer, Neuberg Diagnostics said “In recent years, there has been a spike in the number of breast cancer incidences in India. Hormonal imbalances, child-bearing age preferences, and lifestyle changes are key factors in high incidences. Early detection can improve the chances of breast cancer survival. However, early detection can only happen when an individual is aware of what to look out for!”

She added, “We found that women are becoming more aware of the self-examination, however about 35 percent are still unaware about the next steps. The only possible solution to this is seeking medical guidance which can support early diagnosis, and access to more effective treatment. This will also help in reducing the number of post-breast cancer survivals in India which is reported at 60% for Indian women, as compared to 80% in the U.S”

Remember, “The best protection is Early detection” Aishwarya says.

In this survey, more than 400 respondents from about 100 Indian cities including Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Kochi and Hyderabad had participated. The age group of respondents was 18 and above. 

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About Neuberg Diagnostics:

The best-in-class laboratories from across India, UAE & South Africa have united under the banner of Neuberg Diagnostics to bring the latest technology and techniques within the reach of developing countries. Utilizing their combined strengths, the Neuberg alliance brings capabilities to perform over 6000 varieties of Pathological investigations and will promote Prevention & Early Diagnosis, Focused Wellness Programs and Structured Disease Management programs for rare diseases using the most advanced technologies assisted by Data science and AI tools. Today, Neuberg Diagnostics is among the top diagnostics companies of Indian origin and the fastest growing healthcare start-up in India. The founding members of the Neuberg consortium - Anand Diagnostic Laboratory (Bangalore), Supratech Micropath (Ahmedabad), Ehrlich Laboratory (Chennai), Global Labs (South Africa), and Minerva Diagnostics (Dubai) bring their combined heritage of over 200 years and process over 20 million tests annually. Some of the best Pathologists, Biochemists, Geneticists, Microbiologists and several other Clinical Lab Professionals from around the world are working closely, sharing knowledge and using the latest generation of diagnostics techniques to take accurate and timely diagnosis to the next level.

*Consumer sentiment upbeat on domestic travel, but constrained by budgets PAYBACK-Unomer Travel Study*

PAYBACK, multi-brand loyalty program with over 100 million members launches its first survey, as part of the series - Festive’20 Consumer Sentiment Study, with its digital research partner, Unomer 

Businesses are most impacted by the change in behavior of their loyal members. Hence it is apt to measure the sentiment of the loyalists, to gauge the true impact, believes PAYBACK

The first survey on travel loyalists’ points to a gradual revival in the festive season  

More than 20% respondents are planning a vacation in the coming weeks, and it looks even more optimistic for South & North India with over a third respondents planning their trips 

However, a quick recovery may not be visible soon, as more than 40% respondents said that they will be spending less than last year, coupled with the fact that long vacations or international travel are not in consumers’ minds for the balance of the year

Domestic travel has been gaining momentum since unlock, as nearly 40% respondents have either already visited their hometown or have taken a weekend break 

 

New Delhi, October 28th, 2020: The much-awaited festive season is already showing signs of growth spurts across popular spend categories with the recent online and offline sales marking the start of the festive season. However, with the uncertainties of current times and changing behaviour patterns, it is important to get a pulse of the real consumers to understand emerging trends. Basis insights from a survey conducted on travel loyalists (frequent travellers over the last 2 years), domestic travel is expected to see some revival, especially short or weekend travel. Top choices for travel mode were flights or self-drive while safety and precautions were rated as the top preference as opposed to deals, which used to swing the vote previously. 

 

This was revealed in a recent study conducted jointly by India’s largest multi-brand loyalty program, PAYBACK and its digital research partner, Unomer. The study examined the sentiments, preferences and outlook of around 1000 respondents regarding Travel in the festive season, post Covid. The respondents were chosen basis their travel behavior in the past 2 years, in the age group of 25 to 50 years across 12 cities including all Metros and few Tier 1’s, with varying income thresholds. Some of the key takeaways are listed below:

 

Short travel breaks rule 2020

Since the first unlock, nearly 40% of the respondents have either gone back to their hometowns or for a weekend getaway. In the festive season, more than 20% respondents are planning a vacation with nearly one third respondents in South & North India planning their trips. Nearly three-fourth of respondents chose domestic holidays, mostly a weekend or short getaways to nearby destinations. Long vacations and international holiday are off the table for the rest of 2020. Female respondents preferred long trips as opposed to male respondents who chose short vacations.

 

Females fasten the self-drive mode for short holidays

Nearly 50% respondents during the initial phases of unlock chose self-drive as the preferred mode for short holiday travels with young females leading the pack. North, West & South regions lead the preference for self-drive as trains or buses become the least likely choice (15%) even for short trips or getaways. However, in last few weeks, travel by flights is also seeing an uptick, specifically in the East & West regions garnering 50% preference. 

 

Less than one-fourth frequent travelers plan to loosen their purse strings this year

More than 40% consumers will be spending less than last year this festive season, followed by 35% at same level and only 20% planning to spend more this year only in the higher annual income households. Respondents in South cities chose to spend more followed by North India.

 

Deals take a backseat as safety and ratings become driving factors

Nearly two-third of the respondent are booking their travel itineraries via online booking platforms vs the traditional travel agents. Close to 60% respondents have either booked or plan to book hotels for vacation stays and among them, nearly three-fourth are looking at safety precautions (higher than any other aspect), sanitization certificates and high star ratings as key booking criteria, as opposed to affordable rates, deals & offers which would swing the vote earlier. Over 60% respondents plan to go on vacation with their family followed by 25% wanting to go with friends. Solo trips still do not find many takers (9%).

 

Less travel means more for home consumption

Other than holiday travel spend, other discretionary spends are also getting saved or diverted. There is growing preference for large & small appliances (60%) which emerged as an overwhelming choice, along with apparels (59%), followed by mobiles (45%) and home decor/improvement (37%). Respondents in South India have shown preference for large appliances and mobiles, whereas in North, West and East regions have shown preference for small appliances and home improvement. 

 

PAYBACK members have been active on shopping across several spend categories and the platform has been collaborating with top brands to decide the right customer engagement and retention strategies. With a 360-degree understanding of shopping behavior across key categories like travel, groceries, fuel, entertainment, apparel, electronics and more, PAYBACK India is creating opportunities for brands to leverage these insights using their research platform. Giving a perspective on their first ever study, Mr. Ramakant Khandelwal, CMO, PAYBACK India, said, “Businesses are most impacted by the change in behavior of their loyal members. Hence it is important to measure the sentiment of the loyalists, to gauge the true impact. PAYBACK has created an integrated digital platform that provides brands with an opportunity to engage with the relevant member-base via meaningful conversations, be it for brand promotion or for consumer research. The current environment, which is replete with uncertainties, requires us to use the right data and levers to navigate the business challenges. We are launching our first study, and now look forward to partnering with more brands on their consumer engagement strategies.”

 

Sharing his thoughts on the research aspects of the survey, Mr Vinay Bapna, CEO, Unomer, said, “This is a unique partnership between PAYBACK and Unomer, where PAYBACK has a large base of loyal consumers across brands and Unomer brings in technical and research expertise. This survey brings the best of both worlds together - we solicited feedback from consumers who have spent previously on travel and asked them specific questions on their travel plans during this Diwali / New Year and the impact of Covid-19 on the same. Our joint platform enables us to execute such outcomes from data selection to insights within 15 days and can truly help brands plan their go to market or consumer forecasts more efficiently and seamlessly”.

 

 

 

About PAYBACK India:

PAYBACK is India’s largest multi-brand loyalty program offering its 100 Million+ members multitude of benefits. It has over 100 partners in the PAYBACK Network across categories, in-store as well as online, namely American Express, ICICI Bank, Big Bazaar, Central, Brand Factory, HPCL, Bookmyshow, Cleartrip, Amazon, Flipkart and many more. With such a varied portfolio of partners, PAYBACK Members can earn points on everyday shopping and redeem for attractive rewards of their preference.

PAYBACK India has been a recipient of numerous awards over the years including ‘Best Use of Partnership in a Loyalty Program & Best Big Data Analytics Team of the Year’ at the Customer Fest in 2019; ‘Best Card Based Loyalty Program, Best Use of Partnership in a Loyalty Program & Best Big Data Analytics Team of the Year’ at Customer Fest in 2018, North India Best Employer Award 2018 and many more.

For more information visit us at www.payback.in

 

About Unomer:

Unomer is India's leading digital market research platform. It reaches millions of consumers through its network of apps and provides consumer insights, feedback and opinions with speed, scale and precision. Unomer solutions for brand tracking, campaign effectiveness, ad testing, concept evaluation, consumer profiling and customer feedback are used by over 50 top brands and agencies.

खादी और ग्रामोद्योग बोर्ड से कबिरा और विंध्य वैली ग्रेट इंडियन फेस्टिवल के दौरान Amazon .in पर लॉन्च हुए

• मध्यप्रदेश के 50,000 से ज्यादा कारीगरों और बुनकरों को मिलेगा फायदा

• ग्रेट इंडियन फेस्टिवल के दौरान कस्टमर्स अपने पसंदीदा प्रोडक्ट जैसे खादी जैकेट, साड़ी , दुपट्टा, और घर के बने सूखे मसाले भी खरीद सकते हैं

भोपाल, अक्टूबर 2020: Amazon.in ने आज खादी और ग्रामोद्योग बोर्ड (विंध्य वैली मध्यप्रदेश) के साथ जुड़े कई सेलर्स और उनके प्रोडक्ट्स को लॉन्च करने की घोषणा की। कारीगरों और बुनकरों को विकसित करने और प्रोत्साहित करने के मिशन के साथ इंडियन क्रॉफ्ट्स के सभी प्रकार के प्रोडक्ट्स को ऑनलाइन लाया गया है। इससे कस्टमर्स को बड़ी रेंज में अपने पसंदीदा प्रोडक्ट सिलेक्ट करने का मौका मिलेगा। Amazon.in पर लॉन्च से मध्यप्रदेश के 50,000 हजार से ज्यादा कारीगरों और बुनकरों के जीवन पर खास असर होगा। लॉन्च के दौरान 150 से ज्यादा यूनिक प्रोडक्ट की बड़ी रेंज कस्टमर्स के लिए उपलब्ध होगी। 

लॉन्च में एम्पोरियम से जुड़े सेलर्स को खादी साड़ी, खादी जैकेट, शर्ट, दुपट्टे, सूखे मसालों जैसे कई प्रोडक्ट Amazon.in के लाखों कस्टमर्स के सामने प्रदर्शित करने और सेल करने का मौका मिलेगा। एम्पोरियम के लॉन्च से मध्यप्रदेश के माहेश्वरी और उज्जैन की तरह 60 क्लस्टर्स के कारीगरों और बुनकरों द्वारा बनाए गए प्रोडक्ट की मांग को बढ़ाने में मदद मिलेगी। अमेज़न इंडिया मार्केटप्लेस पर अपने प्रोडक्ट को सेल करने के दौरान सेलर्स कस्टमर्स को अतिरिक्त लाभ भी दे सकते हैं। इस दौरान एक्स्ट्रा डिस्काउंट, शिपिंग चार्जेस में कमी और डिलिवरी संबंधी मदद भी दी जा सकती है। 

अमेज़न इंडिया के एमएसएमई और सेलर एक्सपीरियंस डायरेक्टर प्रणव भसीन ने कहा कि ''कारीगर और बुनकर हमारी सेलर कम्युनिटी का एक इम्पोर्टेंट सेक्शन है। अमेज़न में हम देश भर के कारीगरों, बुनकरों और उनके खास क्राफ्ट्स को ऑनलाइन लाने के लिए प्रतिबद्ध हैं, ताकि उनके कस्टमर्स की संख्या बढ़ाई जा सके और उनके प्रोडक्ट्स को ज्यादा से ज्यादा कस्टमर्स तक पहुँचाकर उनकी सांस्कृतिक विरासत को जीवित रखकर उन्हें अतिरिक्त फायदा दिया जा सके।फेस्टिव सीजन नजदीक आने के साथ Amazon.in पर इन एम्पोरियम को लाने के लिए यह एक आदर्श समय है। Amazon.in मार्केटप्लेस पर इन एम्पोरियम के लॉन्च के माध्यम से, हम फेस्टिव सीजन में अपने बिजनेस को बढ़ाने के लिए और 50,000 कारीगरों को लाभान्वित करने के लिए ईकॉमर्स अपॉर्चुनिटी को एक्सटेंड करने का काम जारी रखेंगे। सेलर्स अपने बिज़नेस के विस्तार के लिए ग्रेट इंडियन फ़ेस्टिवल में शामिल हो सकते हैं जबकि कस्टमर्स अपने लिए यूनिक प्रोडक्ट्स की खरीदी कर सकते हैं।“

भोपाल खादी एंड इंडस्ट्रीज बोर्ड, खादी और ग्रामोद्योग बोर्ड के एमडी गौतम सिंह (आईएएस) ने कहा कि " मौजूदा परिस्थितियों में कारीगरों के लिए ऑफ़लाइन बिक्री के माध्यम से कमाई करना बेहद मुश्किल हो गया है। ऐसे परिदृश्य में, ई-कॉमर्स उनके लिए अपने व्यवसाय को बनाए रखने और मुश्किल समय में खुद को कायम रखने व टिके रहने के लिए आदर्श समाधान के रूप में सामने आया है।हम रूरल इंडस्ट्रीज में कार्यरत 5,000 से अधिक कारीगरों और बुनकरों के साथ काम करते हैं और हमें विश्वास है कि Amazon.in पर बिक्री करने से उन्हें ज्यादा फायदा होगा। इसके माध्यम से वे बड़े कस्टमर बेस तक पहुंच प्राप्त करेंगे।निश्चित रूप से इस तरह वे अपने प्रोडक्ट के साथ-साथ अपने स्किल्स के लिए भी उचित पहचान हासिल करेंगे।इन दिनों जारी त्योहारी सीजन इन कारीगरों और बुनकरों के लिए अपनी ई-कॉमर्स यात्रा शुरू करने का सबसे सही समय है "।

इंडियन क्राफ्ट के सभी रूपों को ऑनलाइन लाने और कस्टमर्स के लिए सिलेक्शन रेंज बढ़ाने के लिए अपने मिशन में अमेज़न इंडिया ने 2016 में कारीगर प्रोग्राम लॉन्च किया था। 2016 में लॉन्च होने के बाद से Amazon.in ने 3000 से अधिक मास्टर बुनकर, कारीगर, विभिन्न् मंत्रालयों के तहत सहायक, और सरकारी संगठन के साथ काम किया है। इन सेलर्स में से हजारों सेलर्स 17 अक्टूबर, 2020 से शुरू हुए ग्रेट इंडियन फ़ेस्टिवल के दौरान कस्टमर्स के लिए यूनिक सिलेक्शन पेश करेंगे। जिससे उन्हें अपने बिज़नेस को रिबिल्ड करने और स्पीड देने में मदद मिलेगी। देश भर के अमेज़न कस्टमर्स को कारीगर सहित दूसरे अन्य प्रोग्राम के जरिए यूनिक प्रोडक्ट्स खरीदने का बड़ा अवसर मिलेगा। 

खादी और ग्रामोद्योग बोर्ड के बारे में

खादी और ग्रामोद्योग बोर्ड अपने प्रोडक्ट्स और मार्केटिंग आउटलेट के नेटवर्क के माध्यम से क्षेत्र द्वारा पैदा किए गए माल की बड़ी बिक्री करता है। मसालों का प्रोडक्शन और मार्केटिंग, 'विंध्य घाटी' कार्यक्रम कॉर्पोरेट दिग्गज हिंदुस्तान लीवर लिमिटेड (एचएलएल) और एसएचजी माइक्रो- इंटरप्राइस की मार्केटिंग को भी इंटरफेस करता है।   

Amazon.in के बारे में

Amazon.inमार्केटप्लेस का संचालन Amazon.com, इंक. (NASDAQ: AMZN) से सम्बद्ध अमेज़न सेलर सर्विसेज प्राइवेट लिमिटेड द्वारा किया जाता है। Amazon.in ग्राहकों को अपनी पसंद के उत्‍पाद खोजने के लिए सर्वाधिक ग्राहक-केंद्रित ऑनलाइन स्‍थल उपलब्‍ध कराने का प्रयास करता है। अमेज़न ग्राहकों को उनकी पसंद के अधिक से अधिक उत्‍पादों को पेश करता है और उनके लिए विशाल चयन, कम कीमत, तेज और भरोसेमंद डिलीवरी, तथा भरोसेमंद और सुविधाजनक अनुभव; और एक विश्व स्तरीय ई-कॉमर्स मार्केटप्लेस प्रदान करता है।

अधिक जानकारी के लिए, वेबसाइट www.amazon.in/aboutus को देखें। 

अमेज़ॅन से सम्‍बंधित समाचारों के लिए,www.twitter.com/AmazonNews_IN को देखें। 

अमेज़न के बारे में

अमेज़ॅन की गतिविधियां चार सिद्धांतों पर आधारित हैं: प्रतियोगी पर ध्‍यान देने के बजाय ग्राहक के प्रति लगाव, आविष्कार के लिए जुनून, परिचालन उत्कृष्टता के लिए प्रतिबद्धता और दीर्घकालिक सोच। अमेज़न के कुछ अग्रणी उत्पादों और सेवाओं में ग्राहक समीक्षा, 1-क्लिक शॉपिंग, व्यक्तिगत सिफारिशें, प्राइम, फुलफिलमेंट बाय अमेज़न, एडब्‍लूएस, किंडल डायरेक्‍ट पब्‍लिशिंग, किंडल, फायर टैब्‍लेट्स, फायर टीवी, अमेज़न ईको, और अलेक्‍सा शामिल हैं।

अधिक जानकारी के लिए amazon.com/aboutदेखें और @AmazonNewsको फॉलो करें।

 

 

 

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निखिल द्विवेदी ने "शेप-शिफ्टिंग" नागिन के सुपर नेचुरल पॉवर्स पर तीन-फ़िल्म फ्रैंचाइज़ी की घोषणा की हैं, जिसका निर्देशन लपाछपी के निर्देशक विशाल फुरिया करेंगे

फिल्म हो या भारतीय टेलीविजन, भारतीय पौराणिक कथाओं और पारंपरिक लोकगीतों ने हमेशा दर्शकों के ऊपर अद्भुत तरीके से काम किया है।

डायरेक्टर निखिल द्विवेदी "इच्छाधारिन नागिन" के सुपर नेचुरल पॉवर्स को फिर से बड़े पर्दे पर लाएंगे, जिसमें सुपरपावर को दर्शाने के लिए कुछ बहुत ही रोमांचक विजुअल इफेक्ट्स का नजारा देखने को मिलेगा। इन तीन-फिल्म फ्रेंचाइजी को विशाल फुरिया द्वारा निर्देशित किया जाएगा। विशाल पहले कई हाई कंटेंट वाली फिल्मों और वेब सीरीज में डायरेक्टर रहे हैं। उनकी वेब सीरीज क्रिमिनल जस्टिस इंडस्ट्री में और दर्शकों द्वारा काफी सराहना मिली थी, उन्होंने मराठी सुपरहिट लपाछपी के साथ निर्देशक के रूप में अपनी काबलियत साबित की थी, जिसके लिए उन्होंने कुछ प्रमुख वर्ल्ड फेस्टिवल्स के साथ कई अवार्ड अपने नाम किए। वर्तमान में, विशाल लपाछपी के हिंदी रीमेक छोरी के लिए भी कार्य कर रहे हैं। 

वीरे दी वेडिंग और दबंग 3 जैसी ब्लॉकबस्टर फिल्में बनाने वाले निखिल अपने अगले प्रोडक्शन वेंचर की प्लानिंग कर रहे हैं, जिसमें वह कुछ समय के लिए शेप शिफ्टिंग नागिन के इर्द-गिर्द घूमने वाले महा काव्य को पर्दे पर उतारते दिखेंगे। अपनी सटीक विजन के लिए जाने जाने वाले, निखिल ने अपनी तीन नागिन फ्रैंचाइज़ी फिल्म को बेहद बड़े पैमाने पर लाने का फैसला किया है। फिल्म में टॉप स्टार्स देखने को मिलेंगे और यह एक लव स्टोरी होगी, जो वीएफएक्स और स्पेशल इफेक्ट्स से भरपूर होगी। निखिल हमेशा बॉलीवुड में सबसे अधिक कमर्शियल मेकर्स में से एक रहे हैं और नागिन के साथ भी ऐसा ही कुछ होगा। वह इस प्रोजेक्ट को इंटरनेशनल लेवल पर डिजाइन करते हुए, एक पौराणिक-ड्रामा के लिए एक अलग मानक स्थापित करना चाहते हैं। प्रिमरि रोल के लिए निखिल पहले से ही ए लिस्ट की एक्ट्रेस के साथ बातचीत कर रहे हैं, जिसकी आधिकारिक घोषणा जल्द होने की उम्मीद हैं।  

इससे पहले भी, इच्छाधारिन नागिन पर आधारित बॉलीवुड फिल्मों ने बॉक्स ऑफिस पर शानदार प्रदर्शन किया है। श्रीदेवी की नगीना और निगाहें आखिरी ऐसी फिल्में थीं जो जबरजस्त हिट रहीं। यहां तक ​​कि, इसके माध्यम से टीवी सीरीज ने भी बहुत अधिक टीआरपी हासिल की, जो पैन इंडिया कंटेंट की पहुंच और कंजप्शन को साबित करने में सफल रही और अब, अपने नागिन ट्राईलॉजी की घोषण के साथ निखिल पूरी तरह तैयार हैं।

*Pledge Taking Ceremony at PNB on Vigilance Awareness Week*

New Delhi, 27th October 2020: The nation’s leading public sector bank, Punjab National Bank (PNB) with 1 lakh employees across the nation participated in the Integrity Pledge taking ceremony as a part of Vigilance Awareness Week from 27th October to 2nd November 2020. The pledge is a commitment for highest standards of honesty and integrity at all times and to support the fight against corruption. The pledge was administered by Sh. CH SS Malikarjuna Rao, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer and Sh. Vijay Kumar Tyagi, Chief Vigilance Officer. Messages from Honourable President of India, Prime Minister of India, Vice-President of India and Central Vigilance Commission were echoed during the ceremony by Executive Directors.

Theme for this year’s Vigilance Awareness Week is ‘सतर्क भारत, समृद्ध भारत “Vigilant India, Prosperous India”. While taking the pledge, Sh. CH SS Malikarjuna Rao, MD & CEO said that “Everyone must imbibe the quality of being vigilant in day to day routine to protect against untoward incidents. Preventive vigilance takes a very important stage for any organisation, if an organisation is vigilant it will always be strong. Preventive Vigilance is basically a checkpoint to understand if we are adhering to the laid down guidelines. In the interest of newly recruited POs & management trainees, CVC in consultation with PSB’s has issued guidelines to ensure that new staff members are imparted 1 year classroom training as well as on the job training before deployment in to credit division. The scheme was inaugurated by the Honourable Finance Minister, Ms Nirmala Sitharaman.”

Sh. Rao also emphasized on the need to reinforce our commitment every year & think about incidents happened in last one year. The celebration of the VAW 2020 is to be cautious and alert in our professional and personal lives against all potential risks. The core theme of Preventive Vigilance helps and reminds us to create an atmosphere or an ecosystem wherein members of the PNB parivar do not bring any risks upon themselves or the organisation.

Sh. Tyagi, Chief Vigilance Officer reiterated message from CVC highlighting that all organisations must focus on enhancement of internal processes & activities. Systemic improvements may be carried out to improve the delivery of services to the public.

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ZEE5 ने ज़िंदगी ओरिजिनल ‘एक झूठी लव स्टोरी’ का मधुर प्रेम गीत ‘मेहरमा’ रिलीज किया यह गाना निश्चित रूप से आपके दिल को पिघला देगा

इस सीजन का लव एंथम ‘मेहरमा’ रिलीज हो चुका है

 

अक्टूबर, 2020: चुड़ैल्स की शानदार सफलता के बाद, ZEE5 ज़िंदगी का अगला ओरिजिनल ‘एक झूठी लव स्टोरी’ प्रारंभ करने के लिये तैयार है। ‘एक झूठी लव स्टोरी’ हल्के-फुल्के अंदाज वाली एक नई कहानी है, जिसमें प्यार और जिन्दगी की जटिलताओं को दिखाया गया है। इस जश्नक में चार-चांद लगाने के लिये, प्लेटफॉर्म ने अपना ओरिजिनल गीत ‘मेहरमा’ भी रिलीज किया है, जो इस सीजन का नया लव एंथम होगा।

‘मेहरमा’ अभी सुनें:

 

इस मधुर गीत को मस्ताहसन खान और जेनब फातिमा सुल्तान ने गाया है। इसे साद सुल्तान ने अपने संगीत से सजाया है, जिन्होंने पी जाऊं, लाइयां लाइयां, अखियां नू रहन दे और बलिये जैसे हिट गीत कंपोज किये हैं। इस गीत के मंत्रमुग्धा करने वाले बोल दिवंगत शकील सोहैल ने लिखे हैं।

 

साद सुल्तान ने कहा, ‘‘एक झूठी लव स्टोरी के लिये ओरिजिनल साउंडट्रैक को कम्पोज करना और उसे उमेरा द्वारा लिखी तथा मेहरीन जब्बार द्वारा निर्देशित इस खूबसूरत कहानी में फिट करना एक सुखद अनुभव था। मोशन कंटेन्ट ग्रुप और ZEE5 के साथ काम करने का अनुभव बहुत अच्छाै रहा, उन्होंने हम पर पूरा भरोसा किया और हमें सहयोग दिया। यह गाना बहुत ही मधुर और सुकून देने वाला है। मुझे उम्मीद है कि लोग इसे पसंद करेंगे!’’

 

निर्देशक मेहरीन जब्बार ने कहा, ‘‘मेहरमा एक खूबसूरत गाना है, जो शो का मूड सेट कर देता है। यह सपने जैसा, जादुई और रोमांटिक है; और इसमें ताजगी का भी अहसास है। हमें उम्मीद है कि दर्शक इसे जरूर याद रखेंगे।’’

 

‘एक झूठी लव स्टोरी’ सलमा और सोहेल की एक सादगीभरी कहानी है। ये दोनों किरदार इस शो के अन्यम किरदारों की तरह ही हैं और अपने लिए एक आदर्श पार्टनर ढूंढने के सफर पर निकले हैं। यह मनोरंजक ड्रामा जिंदगी की जटिलताओं और ऐसे किरदारों से भरा हुआ है जिनसे आप तुरंत जुड़ाव महसूस कर सकेंगे। यह हरेक इंसान की कहानी है। इस संपूर्ण कहानी को बेहद प्रतिभाशाली कलाकारों द्वारा जीवंत किया गया है। हल्के-फुल्क अंदाज वाला यह फैमिली ड्रामा निश्चित रूप से आपको हंसाएगा और मध्यम वर्गीय परिवारों द्वारा सच्चे प्यार को ढूंढने की अपेक्षाओं के संघर्ष को दिखाएगा।

 

‘एक झूठी लव स्टोरी’ को उमेरा अहमद ने लिखा है और इसका निर्देशन किया है मेहरीन जब्बाएर ने। इसमें बिलाल अब्बा स खान और मदीहा इमाम मुख्यम भूमिकाओं में नजर आयेंगे। साथ ही दर्शकों को किरण हक़, हिना बयात, मरियम सलीम, बियो राणा ज़फर, मोहम्मद अहमद और फवाद खान जैसे कई चर्चित कलाकारों को भी देखने का मौका मिलेगा। 

 ‘एक झूठी लव स्टोरी’ का प्रीमियर 30 अक्टूबर, 2020 को केवल ZEE5 पर होगा

*GIM hosts celebrated American philosopher and B-school Professor Robert Edward Freeman for a session on Responsible Management and B-School Pedagogy*

Panaji, Oct 2020: Goa Institute of Management (GIM) recently hosted celebrated American philosopher and business school professor Robert Edward Freeman, particularly known for his work on stakeholder theory and business ethics. Freeman is known widely in business and academic circles for his award - winning book Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach. 

Freeman spoke about ‘Responsible Management and B-School Pedagogy’ in a virtual setting hosted by GIM as part of its 'Teaching Excellence Program' series. 

Sharing his thoughts on a new narrative of business and capitalism emerging, Professor Freeman said that a balance is to be struck between five seeming dichotomies which are Purpose & Profit, Stakeholder & Shareholder, Society & Market, Humanity & Economics and lastly Ethics & Business. 

Contrary to common perception he stressed that " a business and ethics are not separate entities and can harmoniously live with one another."

Freeman stated how people must quench their thirst for solutions by following their passion, and to do so, they must focus on the idea, rather than the route of technology taken to achieve it. He illustrated how one needs red blood cells (RBC) to survive, but the purpose of life is not to make RBC. Similarly, profit is essential for businesses, but it cannot be the sole purpose of business. Accordingly, he proposed that business schools need to focus on the real problems of business and develop pedagogies to enhance and inspire responsible managers.

“Business is an institute of hope. If you think you need to critique something, do that by creating something better”, Freeman advised the B-school students.

Freeman emphasised on the need to build innovative and ethical business leaders. The integration would take businesses to new heights. He also elucidated that for a business to be efficient and successful, it must have a few elements - a great product, supplier’s trust, environmental awareness and a conducive employee workplace. 

In an earlier series, GIM has hosted a session on Open Pedagogy and Higher Education along with Prof. Arley Cruthers, Teaching Fellow from the Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Canada.

क्लेन्स्टा ने आपके परिवार के लिए संपूर्ण सुरक्षा कवच, क्लेन्स्टा 24x7 कोविड-19 प्रोटेक्शन लोशन लॉन्च किया

नेशनल, अक्टूबर 2020: आईआईटी, दिल्ली के साथ मिलकर एक प्रमुख इनोवेटिव हेल्थ टेक्नोलॉजी स्टार्टअप, क्लेन्स्टा ने क्लेन्स्टा- कोविड-19 प्रोटेक्शन लोशन लॉन्च किया है। यह लोशन किसी व्यक्ति को वायरस से सुरक्षित रखने में प्रभावी है और इसका असर 24 घंटे तक बना रहता है। इस प्रॉडक्ट को इस्तेमाल करना बहुत आसान है तथा वायरस, बैक्टीरिया और फंगस से 100% सुरक्षा पाने के लिए इसे दिन में तीन बार लगाने की आवश्यकता है। 100 मिलीलीटर लोशन 298/- में मिलेगा। यह प्रॉडक्ट नये कोविड-19 वायरस से लड़ने में आपके लिए कारगर समाधान है।

 

 

 

कोविड-19 प्रोटेक्शन लोशन प्रोलॉन्ग्ड एंटीवायरल प्रोटेक्शन टेक्नोलॉजी यानी पीएपी टेक्नोलॉजी पर आधारित है, जो कोविड-19, फ़्लू वायरस, एमआरएसए और कैंडिडा एल्बिकांस सहित रोगजनक सूक्ष्मजीवों से 24 घंटे तक की सुरक्षा प्रदान करता है। प्रॉडक्ट नैनो-बायो टेक्नोलॉजी फॉर्म्युलेशन की एडवांस उपलब्धियों पर आधारित है जिसमें मानव स्वास्थ्य को नुकसान पहुंचाए बिना वायरल, बैक्टीरियल और फंगल संक्रमण को रोकने के लिए पेटेंट की गई, अपनी तरह की पहली पीएपी टेक्नोलॉजी का उपयोग किया गया है। प्रॉडक्ट की एंटीवायरल और रोगाणुरोधी प्रभावकारिता का परीक्षण, अलग-अलग समय पर 99.5% प्रभावशीलता के साथ क्रमशः एनएबीएल से मान्यता प्राप्त प्रयोगशाला और आईआईटी, दिल्ली इन्क्यूबेशन सेंटर में किया गया है।

 

 

 

लॉन्च के इस अवसर पर, डॉ. पुनीत गुप्ता, सी.ई.ओ और संस्थापक, क्लेन्स्टा इंटरनेशनल ने कहा कि “मैंने तय किया कि आत्मनिर्भर बनने और अपने सर्वोत्तम संभव तरीके से कोविड-19 से लड़ने के समाधान तैयार करने का समय आ गया है। पूरी तरह से मेक इन इंडिया प्रॉडक्ट, क्लेन्स्टा – कोविड-19 प्रोटेक्शन लोशन कोविड-19 के खिलाफ आपके संपूर्ण कवच की तरह काम करता है। प्रॉडक्ट को तकनीकी रूप से और तीन एडवांस सक्रिय एनग्रेडिएंट्स के साथ तैयार किया गया है। ये एनग्रेडिएंट्स नैनोपार्टिकल्स (AgNPs), बायो सर्फैक्टेंट और एसिड हैं। यह ट्रिपलेट कॉम्प्लेक्स 24 घंटे तक एक नियंत्रित स्तर पर रिएक्टिव ऑक्सीजन स्पिशीज (आरओएस) जारी करता है और त्वचा की सतह पर एक एंटीवायरल या एंटीमाइक्रोबियल माइक्रोएनवॉयरनमेंट बनाता है जो अन्य रोगाणुओं सहित कोविड-19 वायरस से लंबे समय तक 99.5% गहरी सुरक्षा प्रदान करता है। प्रॉडक्ट के एनग्रेडिएंट्स सीडीसी और डब्ल्यूएचओ के निर्देशों का अनुपालन करते हैं और दीर्घकालिक उपयोग के लिए खाद्य एवं औषधि प्रशासन (एफडीए) द्वारा अनुमोदित है।

 

 

 

इसकी माइक्रोबियल दक्षता केवल कोविड-19 वायरस तक ही सीमित नहीं है, बल्कि यह सर्जिकल साइट इंफेक्शन (एसएसआई) से भी लड़ेगा और प्रतिरोधी बैक्टीरिया (एमआरएसए) से भी रक्षा करेगा जिसे मारना मुश्किल होता है।

 

 

 

प्रॉडक्ट आपके नज़दीकी रिटेल स्टोर पर उपलब्ध है तथा अमेज़न और फ्लिपकार्ट जैसे ई-कॉमर्स प्लेटफार्मों के जरिये भी इसकी ऑनलाइन मार्केटिंग की जाती है।