2nd Cultural Dialogue on Contemporary Cultural Issue

  

Mr. Anuj Garg ,Mr.RC Dalal ,Captain Rahul Bali with Mr.Nasrullah Qureshi

Mr. RC Dalal felicitating Mr. Qureshi

 

 

• Mr. RC Dalal and Waman Kendra-Director (NSD) facilitate Mr. Nasrullah Qureshi , an eminent actor-director and Head of Bollywood film festival Oslo Norway
• Mr. Ajit Rai and Mr. Anuj Garg were other dignitaries present at the occasion.

An air of excitement was evident at the 2^nd Cultural Dialogue on Contemporary Cultural Issue at the National School of Drama recently. The event witnessed the presence of Sh. Waman Kendre (Director National School of Drama) Mr. RC Dalal (Executive Director, JD Institute of Fashion & Technology), Mr. Ajit Rai (a renowned Film Critic) and Mr. Anuj Garg (MD of IAAAN Institute of Mass Communication).

The Cultural Dialogue was addressed by Mr. Nasarullah Qureshi, The Festival Director, Bollywood Festival Norway on the gaining popularity of Indian cinema in Europe especially among the people not familiar with Hindi and English as a language. He also talked about how Indian cinema is changing the way Europe looks at India.

On felicitating Mr. Nasarulla Quershi, Mr RC Dalal said, ‘It is a moment of sheer pleasure and pride for all of us to come together and honour Mr. Quresh for his tremendous contribution in popularising Indian Cinema in Europe”.

The event ended on a note that such cultural dialogues are essential and should be initiated amongst different strata’s of the society to keep up the culture and tradition alive amongst the youth of our nation.

INDIA ITME 2016 mega event for innovative textile technology launched today

 

Mumbai, January 20, 2015…..“Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better”. 35 years of striving by India ITME Society has culminated in 10^th India International Textile Machinery Exhibition, Mega event for innovative Textile Technology, Machinery Raw Material, Accessories & related Services

ITME Society is a nonprofit Industry body working towards creating excellence for Textile Industry through facilitating display & access to latest Technology from world over.

The launch of this prestigious event was held on 20^th Jan. 2015 at Westin. The event was launched by Chief Guest, Mr. Vishvajit Sahay Joint Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Department of Heavy Industry, New Delhi, Guest of Honour, Mr. Anil Rajvanshi, Senior Executive Vice President & Head Corporate & Industry Affairs of Reliance Industries Ltd. & Hon. Director General Mr. Sileshi Lemma, Textile Industry Development Institute, Ethiopia in the august presence of Ambassadors & Consulate Generals from 16 Countries i.e. Gabon, Burkina Faso, Benin, Gambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Togo, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Mauritius, Egypt, Ethiopia and Rwanda.

Exhibitors of GTTES-2015 also were part of this event. The interest from Asian & African Countries, especially Ethiopia, Srilanka, Ghana, Malavi who are looking to develop their textile interest is a pointer to the vast interest & anticipation to India ITME -2016.

India is a convenient converging point for all the Countries to buy & sell for technical training, Joint Venture, Investments, Education etc.

Cost wise, it is comfortable for most of Asian/African nations. This Mega launch was simultaneously relayed in 92 Countries worldwide at a press of button by Chief Guest, Mr. Vishavajit Sahay. Guest of Honour Mr. Anil Rajvanshi, & Mr. Sileshi Lemma launched this India ITME-2016 website.

10^th India International Textile Machinery Exhibition-2016 event is expected to cover an area of 1,50,000 Sqm. Participation from 92 countries and an exhibitors strength of 1500 from across the globe in 19 chapters spanning the textile segment from raw material to finished products.

Privilege booking for India ITME-2016 exhibitors and visitors will be available on site at Hall No.6, Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre on 21^st and 22^nd January 2015.

India ITME-2016 is much anticipated & looked forward by Industry member, Technical study students Researches, Education of Textile & Textile Engineering Industry. It’s a catalyst to future growth.

Participate in India ITME-2016 to create the force, be the force of the Country & globally. Be at India ITME-2016.

For more details contact : India ITME (022) 2685 0214 or 22851579.

उत्साहात रंगला सुवर्णमहोत्सवी ‘भरतमुनी सम्मान २०१५’ सोहळा

‘KPDL’ Mobile App launched

‘KPDL Mobile App – Customer Connect and Partner Connect’ hosted by Rajiv Makhni and with Bollywood actress PARINEETI CHOPRA in attendance on behalf of Mr Sujay Kalele, CEO Kolte – Patil Developers Ltd.

PIX BY KABIR.

Star Pravah’s Landmark Episode (Devyani 900, Durva 600, Lagori 300)

Durva Complet 600 Episodes

Lagori’ completes 300 episodes

मुंबई, १६ जानेवारी १५: स्टार प्रवाह वाहिनीवरील मालिका नेहमीच प्रेक्षकांच्या पसंतीस उतरल्या आहेत.

केवळ पसंतीस नव्हे तर प्रेक्षकांनी सगळ्याच मालिकांवर भरभरून प्रेम केले आहे. प्रेक्षकांच्या याच प्रेमामुळे

स्टार प्रवाहवरील मालिकांनी अनेक मैलाचे दगड पार केले आहेत. याच सूचीत अजून  तीन विक्रमांची भर

पडली आहे.  स्टार प्रवाहवरील ‘देवयानी’ मालिकेने ९००, ‘दुर्वा’ मालिकेने ६०० तर ‘लगोरी’ मालिकेने  ३००

एपिसोड्सचा  टप्पा पूर्ण केला आहे .

स्टार प्रवाह वाहिनीवरील  मालिकांमध्ये  नेहमीच नात्यांचे अनेक बंध उलगडून दाखविले आहेत. मानवी

मनाच्या  विविध पैलूंचे प्रत्ययकारी चित्रण  मालिकेतील   विविध व्यक्तिरेखांद्वारे दाखविले आहे. याच

वैशिष्ट्यामुळे स्टार प्रवाहवरील मालिका सर्वच वयोगटातील प्रेक्षकांना भावल्या आहेत.प्रेक्षकांच्या या

प्रतिसादामुळे ‘देवयानी’, ‘दुर्वा’ आणि ‘लगोरी’ या मालिकांची ही  घौडदौड अशीच सुरु राहणार आहे.

आगामी काळात  या मालिका  अधिकाधिक  रोचक  होणार  आहेत. ‘देवयानी’ मालिकेमध्ये एक संस्कारी

आणि सुशिक्षित  स्त्री आपल्या चांगुलपणाने वाईट मार्गावरील माणसाला देखील भल्यामार्गावर आणू शकते

याचे चित्रण दाखविण्यात आले  आहे. देवयानीने आपल्या प्रयत्नाने आजवर  एक्काला योग्य मार्गावर

आणले आहे.  मालिकेच्या आगामी भागात देवयानी आणि एक्का यांच्यामध्ये फुलू पाहणारे प्रेम आणि

त्यात  येणारी संकटे याचे चित्रण  दिसणार आहे. ‘दुर्वा’ मालिकेमध्ये दुर्वाचा सामान्य स्त्री ते आमदार हा

खडतर प्रवास दाखविला आहे. मातृत्व आणि  राजकीय नेतृत्व याचा समतोल साधणाऱ्या स्त्रीचे प्रभावी

चित्रण या  व्यक्तिरेखेद्वारे दाखविले आहे. आगामी भागात दुर्वाच्या व्यक्तिगत आयुष्यातील संघर्ष

बघायला  मिळणार आहे. ‘लगोरी’ मालिकेत पाच मैत्रिणीच्या अनोख्या मैत्रीची कहाणी दर्शविली आहे.

आजच्या युगातील या मुली आणि त्यांचे विचार प्रेक्षकांना खूपच भावले आहेत. या मालिकेमध्ये स्त्रीभ्रूण

हत्या आणि एकेरी पालकत्व असे अनेक सामाजिक विषय देखील हाताळले गेले आहेत. लगोरी मालिकेच्या

आगामी भागात एकमेकींच्या संकटाना तोंड देताना यासगळ्याजणी आपली मैत्री टिकवू शकतात का याचे

चित्रण बघायला मिळणार आहे .

या प्रसंगी बोलताना स्टार प्रवाहचे प्रोग्रामिंग हेड जयेश पाटील म्हणाले  की, “बदलत्या काळानुसार

प्रेक्षकांचे  राहणीमान  आणि आवडी-निवडी बदलत आहेत. आधुनिकता आणि संस्कृती यांची सांगड कशी

घालावी हा प्रश्न मराठी घरांतील प्रत्येकाला सतावत आहे. जुनी आणि नवी नाती यांत सुवर्णमध्य

साधताना मराठी स्त्रीला फार कसरत करावी लागत आहे. म्हणूनच आम्ही एक नवीन विचार घेवून येत

आहोत -‘संस्कृती सोबत प्रगती’. आमच्या कथा आणि व्यक्तिरेखा मनोरंजक पद्धतीने दाखवून देतील

की,फक्त  जुन्या  संस्कृतीचा उदो उदो करणे म्हणजे मराठीपण नव्हे. तर संस्कृतीला प्रगतीची जोड देणे

हे  अस्सल मराठ्मोळे लक्षण आहे. ‘संस्कृती सोबत प्रगती’ कशी साध्य करता येईल या प्रश्नाचे उत्तर

आमच्या कार्यक्रमांतून  मिळेल.”

मानवी नातेसंबध , नात्यांचे अनेक कंगोरे आणि त्यातून निर्माण  होणारे नाट्य अनुभवण्यासाठी  पाहायला विसरू

नका –‘ स्टार प्रवाह’ !

Brinda Miller unveils ‘The Last Drop’ to launch Creator Space™ tour Mumbai

from left to right – Vikram Bawa, Dr. Raman Ramachandran-(Chairman and MD, BASF India Limited and Head BASF South Asia), Brinda Miller, Sanjeev Gandhi (Member of the Board of Executives Directors of BASF SE),Vikram

n  An art installation depicting Water challenges of Mumbai, in collaboration with Vikram Bawa and Vikram Arora

n  Unveiling marks the beginning of the global Creator Space™ tour by BASF

n  Project celebrates 150 years of BASF

Mumbai, India – Acclaimed artist Brinda Miller unveiled her latest art installation, ‘The Last Drop’, at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in Mumbai today. An eight-foot tall tap, with an over-sized bucket half filled with water, portrays the city’s challenges pertaining to water accessibility and quality. This captivating art piece was unveiled today to launch BASF’s Creator Space tour, celebrating BASF’s 150^th anniversary, and will remain on display until January 23, 2015.

The body of this tap is clad with smaller taps, drawing the viewer’s eye to images from the lens of photographer Vikram Bawa, which are projected onto the water in the bucket. This distinctive piece of art depicts various aspects of water related issues in the city, underlining the paradox of shortage of potable water and the floods from the overflowing Mithi River. Hardships involving water, women standing in long queues to fill their buckets and pots, lack of education, and awareness regarding environmental issues and water wastage form the basis of the concept for this installation.

At the Creator Space tour in Mumbai, more than 250 water experts, business professionals, NGOs, academia and interested citizens will discuss solutions to water challenges and other important topics.

 

About BASF

At BASF, we create chemistry – and have been doing so for 150 years. Our portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. As the world’s leading chemical company, we combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF had sales of about €74 billion in 2013 and over 112,000 employees as of the end of the year. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN). Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

Chennai’s Leo Prime Payment Solutions Pvt. Ltd designs innovative & energy efficient Gen-X ATMs

Mr.Khadeer Peer Shariff,Executive Director, Leo Prime Payment Soultions Pvt Ltd

~Patented in-built Highly Secure  ATM,  Designed to be grouted on the wall; does not require rooms~

Mumbai, 16^th January 2015: Riding the “Make in India” wave, Chennai-based Leo Prime Payment Solutions Ltd. has designed the next generation ATM called iATMS (intelligent ATMs) and has establishing a manufacturing set up to produce 100,000 units a year.

So far, the company had been a sub-assembly manufacturer for the world’s largest ATM manufacturer. But it was discontinued two years back, keeping in mind the company’s intention to enter the market on its own.

“As a sub-assembly manufacturer in the past, the company had already invested into machineries and space and has been manufacturing about 100,000 sub-assemblies for exports. Hence the entire set up to manufacture 100,000 units a year is already available,” said Mr Vasudevan, Managing Director of Leo Prime Group.

With added security features and hybrid power model, this next generation ATM has been designed to hold cash in two denominations for more than 5 days of average transaction required in an ATM.

”The existing set of ATM’s fundamental design mostly warrant a Room, AC etc, and hence thereby increasing the Capex cost and labour cost to make an ATM live. Our enhanced design can easily be grouted to the wall and hence does not require specific rooms. Deploying Leo Prime’s ATM’s will give a saving of about 25% on the Capex” Mr. Khadeer Peer Shariff, Executive Director, Leo Prime Payment Solutions Pvt Ltd said.

The innovation in design will save rentals on 80-100 square feet of a separate room, lower electricity consumption where sun rays are available, and avoiding security guards expenditure as these ATMs are patent pending in-built security and will lead to overall savings of 15% in operational expenditure, Mr. Khadeer Peer Shariff further added.

Indian ATM: User ratio is one of the poorest in the world, there is an urgent need of more ATM’s in the country. In addition

• There is increase in the number of people opening Bank Accounts
• More and More usage of Banking Channels for Banking as well Government activities including direct benefit transfer.

RBI has taken many steps to increase the ATM spread, by allowing white Label Operators, Small and Payment bank licenses,

Leo Prime estimates that there is an additional need of more than 200,000  ATMs in the next few  years.

Leo Prime has already commenced operations in its manufacturing facility to address the immediate needs. Leo Prime intends to capture market share of 10% in FY16 and exploring exports in 2016-17.

About the Group

Leo prime comp Pvt Ltd is a 30 Year old, engineering company with expertise in

• Automobile
• Banking Automation Products
• Hydraulics
• Oil and gas.

Leo Prime serves Fortune 200 customers and exports to 16 countries worldwide.

Leo Prime is known for its High Precision Quality engineering, which is why about 60% of Global CRDI cars use the component manufactured by Leo Prime.

Leo prime has about 600,000 Sqft of owned Industrial area, more than 200 high end machineries worth more than 300 Crores of Indian rupees.

Leo Prime is also one of the world’s largest CDM assembly manufacturer, and have produced about 100,000 ATM assemblies in a year for the Global requirement of ATM OEM’s.

Leo Prime has now moved up the value chain and is into Product Manufacturing, for which it has created a wholly owned subsidiary called Leo Prime Payment Solutions Pvt Ltd, which will be in charge of R&D, Sales and Support.

The first product that LPS launched is the “Automated Teller Machine” – ATM

Dosti Group offer buyers home loans at just 7.99%

 

 

 

• Home loan offer for first 3 years on current home loans rate at 10.50%
• Dosti to reimburse customers if loan rate increases beyond 10.50% during offer period

Mumbai, January 15, 2015: Dosti Group, a leading real estate developer in Mumbai has introduced a special offer on home loans at just 7.99%, for its customers on their projects.  Dosti Group’s latest offer will help reduce the overall cost of home buying by reducing the buyers’ home loan interest burden to 7.99% for next three years, as compared to prevailing interest rate of up to 10.50%.

This offer has a potential to help customers save up to 2.50% of the home loan amount for 3 years that they borrow in addition to an interest rebate which comes in the form of reimbursements from Dosti. Taking customer’s desire for flexibility into account; Dosti has also made it possible for the scheme benefits to be availed as an upfront cash rebate. During the offer period if the home loan interest rate increases beyond 10.50%, Dosti Group will reimburse the additional increased interest amount, to their customer.

This offer is open to all home buyers and applicable to any institute where the interest rates are up to10.50%. The reimbursement shall be done for a maximum period of 36 months from the date of booking the apartment. Buyers need to book the homes before 28 February 2015 to avail the offer. This offer is applicable on projects Dosti Ambrosia(Wadala), Dosti Imperia(Thane) and Dosti Vihar(Thane).

Commenting on the initiative,  Mr. Deepak Goradia, Chairman & Managing Director, Dosti Group and Vice President, MCHI, said, “We believe in reaching out to our customers who have been waiting for home loan rates to reduce,  and therefore this offer will now help them in fulfilling that desire of owning their dream home. We at Dosti are in sync with market expectations and therefore come up with various offers tailor-made to suit and fulfil our customer requirements.”

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About Dosti Realty:

Ever since its inception in 1980, the Dosti Group has been synonymous with trust, togetherness and reliability. Our first priority has always been to make friends with our customers, a practice that has served us very well over the years. In the space of a little over three decades, we have built an impressive portfolio of over 5,500 homes that house over 27,550 residents in 92 impressive Dosti complexes, which occupy a total developed area of 5 million sq.ft. across Mumbai. Besides residential complexes, we have also made our mark in the Residential Townships, Commercial and Retail segments.

Bangkok braced for Godrej Properties Golf Challenge Season Four Finale

 

 

Godrej Properties Limited (GPL) (BSE: GODREJPRP), the real estate development arm of the Godrej Group, today announced season four of the annual Godrej Properties Golf Challenge that is set for its grand climax with the lineup for the International Finals, to be held on January 23^rd in Bangkok.

After seven gripping city rounds and an estimated participation of 1200 golfers, the seven men field that will battle it out in the finale at the exquisite Nick Faldo designed course at Summit Windmill Golf Club comprises of Captain Cheema (Classic Golf Resort), C Sundar (Karnataka Golf Association), Akshay Kilachand (Willingdon Sports Club), Anmol Puri (Qutab Golf Course), Rohan Jaitha (Oxford Golf and Country Club), Mayukh Ray (Tollygunge Club) and D Nagaraj (Madras Gymkhana Club).

While the previous two seasons of this increasingly popular event for amateur golfers saw winners of both handicap categories – 0-12 and 13-24, qualify for the International Finals, this season has had one Final spot on offer to competitors in each of the seven club rounds. The qualifiers listed above have thus merited their entry – courtesy of posting the best gross score in their respective rounds.

“The club rounds witnessed several keenly fought battles and I extend my congratulations to all the qualifiers for the International Finals,” said Mr. Girish Shah, EVP, Marketing & Sales, Godrej Properties. “I’m sure these players will be eager to carry their form into Bangkok and we are all eagerly awaiting the finale of what’s been yet another exciting season.”

He added: “When we started with the Golf Challenge, we had no idea it would be so popular and go this far. At Godrej Properties, we have always believed in engaging with customers on a personal level. This goes a long way in cementing the bond of trust that Godrej Properties as a brand has built over the years with its customers.”

Cheema was the first to earn his Finals berth, giving himself a dream birthday present in the process, when he shot a two-under-par 70 in the opening round at Classic Golf Resort  that saw him top the gross points tally. It was also enough to hand him victory in the 0-12 handicap category.

In round two at Karnataka Golf Association in Bengaluru, C Sundar missed out on winning the 0-12 handicap category itself which went to R N Shashank who posted a superior nett score of 41 points, but the two swapped places in the gross points tally where a player’s handicap isn’t taken into account. This paved the way for Sundar to seal the second Finals berth.

The third club round took place at the Willingdon Sports Club (WSC) in Mumbai where two-time reigning champion KhushaalThackersey was eyeing a third consecutive appearance at the Bangkok Finals. However, a horror start for Thackersey put paid to his hopes as Akshay Kilachand clinched the main prize after racking up a gross score of 31.

Anmol Puri celebrated a memorable double in the fourth round at Qutab Golf Course, pocketing the 0-12 handicap prize as well as a ticket to Bangkok. The fifth round saw the event embrace a new venue in the form of the award winning Oxford Golf and Country Club in Pune where, like Puri at Qutab, Rohan Jaitha also reigned supreme on both counts.  Mayukh Ray continued that trend in round six at Tollygunge Club in Kolkata before a dramatic final round at Madras Gymkhana Club saw D Nagaraj grab the last Finals spot on offer ahead of V Darshan. Both players ended up with the same gross tally of 27 points, but Nagaraj’s superior score on the back nine earned him the win.

 

 

About Godrej Properties Ltd.:

Godrej Properties brings the Godrej Group philosophy of innovation and excellence to the real estate industry. Each Godrej Properties development combines a 117-year legacy of excellence and trust with a commitment to cutting-edge design and technology. Godrej Properties is currently developing residential, commercial and township projects spread across 9.7 million square meters (104 million square feet) in 12 cities.

Godrej Properties has always embraced the notion that collaboration is the essence of excellence. To that end, we have worked with the best designers, architects and contractors within India and around the globe to deliver imaginative and sustainable spaces. By bringing together the best talent in the global real estate sector, Godrej Properties works to create developments that will last into the future, and foresee the needs of each and every resident.

In the last 3 years, Godrej Properties has received over 80 awards and recognitions, including “Most Reliable Builder for 2014″ at the CNBC AWAAZ Real Estate Awards 2014 and “Popular Choice – Developer of the Year” award by ET NOW in 2013.

TAFE – Cultivating The World!

Ushering Modern Agriculture in Macedonia

 

Chennai, India, January 13, 2015: Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited (TAFE) Chairman and CEO, Ms. Mallika Srinivasan hosted a meeting in honour of the visit of Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and his delegation to India. The Macedonian delegation explored the possibility of forging an enduring partnership with TAFE to develop the agriculture sector in Macedonia. TAFE’s strong presence in the Macedonian market for the past two decades gives it a deep insight into the needs of the customer.

TAFE expertise goes beyond providing farm mechanization solutions with an established competency in providing integrated farm solutions via, JFarm. TAFE’s JFarm, has developed a model of integrated farm practices suitable for small to large farms resulting in enhanced production and productivity. It follows a balanced approach to nutrient management with emphasis on low cost in-farm input creation, supported by mechanization, tested soil and water management practices, appropriate crop and seed selection, advanced crop production and protection technologies to make farming viable with commensurate increase in farm profitability leading to improved livelihood.

Agriculture contributes 12% to the GDP of Macedonia with potential for much more. The farming topography here is akin to Indian conditions where small farms and fragmented land holdings are in majority. The agriculture here primarily consists of vegetables, fruits and vineyards which require lower horsepower (Hp) tractors. TAFE as a leading player in the sub 100 Hp range of tractors, the leading exporter of tractors from India and the second largest tractor manufacturer in India with more than 50 years of experience is suitably equipped to usher in modern agriculture in Macedonia.

About TAFE:

The world’s third largest tractor manufacturer and second largest in India by volumes with an annual sale of over 170,000 tractors, TAFE is India’s largest exporter of tractors with a turnover in excess of INR 96 billion. TAFE manufactures a range of tractors in the sub 100 HP segment in both the air-cooled and water-cooled platforms and markets them under its three iconic brands – Massey Ferguson, TAFE and Eicher. Its over 1000 strong distribution network covers the entire length and breadth of India. Apart from India, its products have found excellent acceptance in over 75 countries across the world, including developed countries in Europe and the Americas.

Apart from tractors and farm machinery, TAFE manufactures diesel engines, batteries, hydraulic pumps and cylinders, gears and transmission components, besides business interest in vehicle franchises and plantations. TAFE is committed to the total quality movement and three of its tractor plants are certified under ISO 9001and ISO 14001.

TAFE was named the Best Employer in India 2013 by Aon Hewitt. It has also been presented, the TPM Excellence Award from the Japan Institute of Plant Management several times, the Frost & Sullivan – IMEA Award for significant progress towards reliable processes, the Regional Contributor Award for quality supplies from Toyota Motor Company, Japan, the Manufacturing Supply Chain Operational Excellence – Automobile Award at the second Asia Manufacturing Supply Chain Summit, the Agriculture Leadership Award by Agriculture Today magazine, the Corporate Citizen of the Year Award by Public Relations Council of India, and also received Commendation for Significant Achievement on the journey towards Business Excellence by the CII-EXIM Bank – Business Excellence Award jury, etc. to name a few.

Raj Vadgama set to complete 10,000 km on 26th January

Raj Vadgama set to complete 10,000 km on 26^th January as a part of Bharathon, one India running mission

 

The first Indian to accomplish the important milestone of 9,000 km, by running 83 kms per day across the country in 151 days

 

Mumbai, 14^th January 2015: One man, one mission, the first Indian, Raj Vadgama is all set to complete 10,000 km on republic day by running  over 40 cities in the four corners of the country.

Raj’s Bharathon mission started from Gateway of India in Mumbai on August 15, 2014 and covered 9000km reaching NCPA, Nariman Point at 8:30 am today. Raj will touch its ultimate 10000th km mark on the Indian Republic Day of 2015. His journey included  Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi, Ladakh, Punjab, Haryana, UP, Kolkata, Bangalore, Goa, Kanyakumari, Mumbai, Pune and a few more states by running 83 kms every day.

Dream- to get Indian running! Through this pan India run, Raj wants to reach out to the youth in various geographies, identify and nurture talent, and get a percentage of the population to take to running. Through Bharathon, Raj wants to popularize marathon among youngsters between 12 and 18. His dream of setting up an academy in Mumbai is to train runners identified during Bharathon who can represent India on international platform.

Talking about his mission, Raj says,” it is a myth that running causes injuries after 30. But the fact is a person ‘s body adopt a correct posture and muscular balance for running, which can be taken up at any age”.

Vadgama represented India at the 100 km high-altitude Zendurance Ladakh run and the 1,500 km Delhi to Mumbai Greenathon in 2012, for which he was felicitated by the Limca Book of Records.

About Raj Vadgama:

Raj Vadgama is a 47 year old sport enthusiast has been in the fitness industry for 27 years and took to running 12 years ago. After holding two different Limca Records, he is now attempting a Guinness World Record by running cross-country for 10,000 kilometers- a marathon he aims to complete in 4 months! By running 83 kilometres every day, Raj Vadgama aims to cover over 40 cities in the four corners of the country. While this might seem a mammoth task to anybody else, it seems within well the reach of this trained martial artist, who has been the veteran of many half marathons, marathons and ultra-marathons. His dream- to get Indian running! Through this pan India run, he wants to reach out to the youth in various geographies, identify and nurture talent, and get a percentage of the population to take to running. In his words- “Running gives immense pleasure along with improved health. It helps to de-stress, prevents diseases, boosts confidence and eliminates depression. The benefits are endless and it is time for the nation to know them.”

About Bharathon :

Bharathon 10,000- One India One run is a cross country 10,000 kms epic run spanning 120 days or 4 months.

This is also a Guinness Book of World Record attempt (Claim Id 439124, Membership number: 381126) and is being attempted by Raj Vadgama not only as a personal benchmark but also to popularize running as a sport. Ultimately, he also aims to set up a running academy where top talent identified during the Bharathon 10,000 in the age group 12-18 years, are trained for free to win laurels for India on the world stage.

Objectives:

1. To develop a sustainable Running culture in India. #werunindia
   2. The Future (Youth) of India will live a healthier lifestyle.
   3. Spot local talent who may be able to win accolades for India on International stage and put India on the running map.

Become a Bharathoner and be a part of this historical event. Follow and support Raj in completing this exceptional run and keep the flag of India flying high. Let us scream and cheer, push and encourage, help and inspire the man who has resolved to put India on the global map of running.

Lenskart announces hiring of top talent across ranks driven by the latest round of funding

 

Brings on board Mayank Batheja as AVP of Home Eye Check-up services, Aakratee Vajpai as Head HR and Anand Thakur as AVP- Technology

New Delhi, January 12, 2015: Lenskart, India’s largest online retailer of fashionable and stylish eyeglasses, sunglasses and contact lenses recently announced a fresh round of funding of Rs. 135 Crore. Following the investment, the company has made key appointments across leadership ranks. Mayank Batheja has joined Lenskart as ‘AVP – Home Eye Check-up Program’.  Aakratee Vajpai has joined Lenskart as ‘Head of Human Capital’ and Anand Thakur has been appointed as ‘AVP – Technology’.

Peyush Bansal, CEO & Founder, Lenskart commented: “The best way to utilise our funds is by investing in a strong team which is focused on solving customer problems. Keeping Lenskart’s vision in mind, we have to acquire best talent in the industry. The recent appointments are a first step in the process of enhancing our personalised services and enlarging the scope of the business. We are thrilled to have Mayank, Aakratee and Anand on board to steer the growth of the company internally and in terms of technology and customer services.”

Mayank Batheja had co-founded Letsintern.com, India’s leading student-employer platform, which has now grown to become world’s largest window to connect the youth with corporates. Letsintern.com was listed among the 20 hottest emerging startups of 2011 by Nasscom. Passionate about people’s management and technology, Mayank has also worked for a boutique consulting firm, Mirabilis Advisory and then in Morocco for the telecom major, Alcatel Lucent, as their regional transformation specialist for the North West & Central Africa Region. At Lenskart, Mayank will be responsible for the company’s Home Eye Check-up Service and will enhance the conveniences offered to customers, setting new benchmarks for the brand.

Aakratee Vajpai was heading the Human Resource Division for the Delhi Circle of Bharti Airtel before joining Lenskart. She has been instrumental in conceptualizing, designing & rolling out large scale organisational development interventions for Airtel in India & Africa. With her vast experience in the Human Capital domain across its varied facets, she will steer Talent Management for the company.

Anand Thakur, AVP of Technology at Lenskart.com, is an entrepreneur, technology leader and computer scientist with over 11 years of experience and expertise in the areas of e-commerce, start-ups, team management, website development, project execution, and software development. Before joining Lenskart, he was the CEO and Co-Founder at EasyRation Retail Pvt. Ltd (www.easyration.com), one of Delhi-NCR’s most popular online supermarkets.

At Lenskart, Anand is heading the entire technology vertical comprising multiple teams including software engineers, team leads, quality assurance, architects, system administrators and DBAs. He will be responsible for aligning and building technology to support all business initiatives and goals of the enterprise.

The recent round of co-investment at Lenskart.com was led by TPG Growth with participation from Hong Kong-based TR capital for a significant minority stake, along with the existing investor IDG Ventures India. Prior to this, the four-year old startup raised a series B round funding from Ronnie Screwvala’s Unilazer Ventures and IDG Ventures, in February 2013.

About Lenskart:

Lenskart is India’s fastest growing optical business. The company was co-founded in 2010 by Peyush Bansal, Amit Chaudhary & Sumeet Kapahi.  1/3^rd of India’s population today needs vision correction and only 25% of those in need wear specs. Lenskart was founded in 2010 with a vision to solve this problem of eyewear and be the numero uno eyewear provider in India.

By leveraging technology and keeping a deep focus on consumer satisfaction, Lenskart has grown more than 200% year on year in the last 2 years, to be among the top 3 optical businesses of India today.

The company offers over 5000 stylish frames and glasses, fashionable sunglasses from varied brands and a wide collection of Toric, bifocal and coloured contact lenses to suit every budget.  Its unique services include home eye check-up service in 7 cities, try before you buy, virtual studio or try on, new lenses in old frames, refer and win and eyeglasses exchange offer. It also has click & mortar franchisee stores pan India where customers can get their eye check up and then book orders online as well as avail after sales services.

Datsun GO+ Compact Family Wagon launched at INR 3.79 lakh

Mr. Vincent Cobee, Global Head – Datsun, Mr. Guillaume Sicard, President – Nissan India Operations and Mr. Arun Malhotra, MD – Nissan Motor India

• Datsun GO+ is India’s first sub-4 meter Compact MPV

• Datsun GO+ will be offered in four variants – D, D1, A & T and five colour options  

• Range topping T variant to come with electronic power steering, front power windows and first in segment Mobile Docking Station

MUMBAI, India (January 15, 2015): Datsun India is opening up a whole new world of ‘more’ for Indian car buyers with the launch of Datsun GO+. Datsun’s second offering for India, new Datsun GO+ is a sub-4 meter Compact Family Wagon with a spacious interior and flexible three-row seating. TheDatsun GO+ is a clean sheet design that not only sets new standards, but also creates its own market segment – Compact MPV.

The Datsun GO+ range will be priced competitively starting at Rs. 3.79 lakh, ex-showroom, Delhi and will be available across Nissan and Datsun exclusive showrooms in India.

Details of the prices are as follows:

Variant	Ex-Showroom Price (Mumbai)	Ex-Showroom Price        (Delhi)
Datsun GO+ D	INR 3.96 lakh	INR 3.79 lakh
Datsun GO+ D1	INR 3.98 lakh	INR 3.82 lakh
Datsun GO+ A	INR 4.33 lakh	INR 4.15 lakh
Datsun GO+ T	INR 4.81 lakh	INR 4.61 lakh

Speaking at the India launch, Vincent Cobee, Global Head of Datsun, said, “Datsun GO+ is our second model for India in a span of one year and confirms our commitment to the Indian market. It delivers on our promise of making motoring more accessible and more attractive for Indian customers and helping them realize their dream of car ownership. The Datsun GO+ also opens up a completely new segment of sub-4 meter Compact Family Wagon in the country and we are confident that the ‘+’ will certainly add new possibilities to our customers’ lives.”

Adding to this, Guillaume Sicard, President–Nissan India Operations, said, “The Datsun GO+ is our effort in recognizing the needs of evolving Indians who are always seeking for more. This compact family wagon ensures just that – more comfort, flexibility and practicality. All this is packaged in a stylish and distinctive body style and backed by Nissan’s technological expertise. With this product, we are not only committed to deliver more value to our customers, but also a superior ownership experience to boost their lifestyle.”

With an all-new and distinctive design language, Datsun GO+ has been carefully crafted to reflect the freshness and direction of the 21^st century Datsun brand. Unique to its core, the Datsun GO+ adopts extended squared-off estate car styling, allowing it to accommodate a third row of seats and added luggage space – another first in the Sub–4 meter segment.

A class-leading boot space of 347 litres, with the third row folded, adds to Datsun GO+’s list of best in class features. This modern compact family wagon is conceptualized to offer best-in-class roominess and a superior driving experience in terms of performance, quality and fuel efficiency.

It offers first-in-segment features such as fatigue reducing front seats with Spinal support, Smart Meter with optimum gear shift indicators and digital trip computer, Follow Me Home headlamps, Intelligent speed sensitive Wipers with Teardrop function, connected front seats and ventilated front disc brakes. Adding convenience to the cabin is the unique Mobile Docking Station (MDS) available in the Datsun GO+ T variant.

The Datsun GO+ is equipped with a compact, modern and highly efficient 1.2-litre, three-cylinder engine which delivers 68PS and 104Nm. The Datsun GO+ also boasts best in class fuel economy of 20.6km/l and the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) amongst its competitors.

The Datsun GO+ colour palette will feature 5 colours – Red, Gold, White, Silver & Bronze Grey. Datsun GO+ will come with a two year / unlimited kilometers warranty. Another segment first is an optional extended warranty for additional two years that covers unlimited kilometers.

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About Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd.

Nissan Motor India Private Ltd. (NMIPL) is a 100% subsidiary of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. Japan. The company was incorporated in 2005 and offers innovative and exciting products across hatchback, MUV, SUV and sedan segments in India. Nissan together with its global alliance partner Renault set up a manufacturing plant and a Research & Development Centre near Chennai. Nissan in India has a portfolio of two brands, Nissan and Datsun. For more information, visit www.nissan.in.

 

About Datsun

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced the return of the Datsun brand, Nissan’s third global brand, alongside Nissan and Infiniti, in March 2012. Datsun provides a sustainable motoring experience to optimistic up-and-coming customers in high-growth markets. Datsun represents 80 years of accumulated Japanese car-making expertise and is an important part of Nissan’s DNA. Datsun started sales in India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa from 2014. For more information, visit www.datsun.co.in.

 

About Datsun History

Datsun originated in Japan as DAT-GO (the DAT-car) almost a century ago in 1914. The word DAT means ‘lightning-fast’ in Japanese but is also a reference to the first letters of family names of the three financiers who supported the business at the time: Den, Aoyama and Takeuchi. Using the same logic, it was promoted as Durable, Attractive and Trustworthy, or DAT for short.

In 1933, Nissan’s founding father Yoshisuke Aikawa took over the business with a vision of “mobility for all”. The introduction of a light-weight, economical yet resilient car to meet the aspirations of young Japanese people in the early 1930s was named the ‘son of DAT’ – Datson – which later changed to Datsun. Local engineering and mass-production made the founder’s dream a reality.

Most Innovative launch of Snapchat for Viviana Mall, by White Rivers Digital

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PewiH1VrGk&feature=youtu.be

13th January,Mumbai: Viviana Mall, One of India’s largest malls, spread over an area of 1 million sq. ft., announced today the launch of Snapchat, one of the fastest growing applications in the world of social media. By partnering with White Rivers Digital, this new social vehicle will enable Viviana mall to cater to its young and digitally-savvy visitors by engaging and encouraging them to and share their experiences and moments using pictures.

Conceptualized by Team White Rivers Digital, an innovative activation was carried out at the mall to launch the brand on the new Social Platform, Snapchat. The app was launched on the day of the Christmas via a Treasure Hunt and the entire game;including clues, tasks, team management was carried out on Snapchat.

White Rivers Digital, having established themselves in the retail and entertainment space have been managing the digital duties of Viviana Mall on all Social Media platforms.

As the concept suggests, Snapchat is an interesting and engaging app where users communicate through snaps (images). A one of its kind activity was needed to launch the app with much needed hype. The Christmas Treasure hunt organized for the same was a unique mélange of entertainment, engagement and information. The strategy was to mainly focus on generating necessary buzz around Snapchat, intriguing the users via clues and tasks communicated by the app, innovatively.

Speaking on the launch, Mr. Ashwin Sheth, MD of Sheth Developers said, “Viviana Mall is constantly striving to create an iconic destination that will stimulate and excite our visitors. While we have a vibrant mix of unique retail and entertainment outlets; a social media app such as Snapchat, will take our engagement, especially with the youth, to a much higher level. With the expertise of White Rivers Digital, we’re hoping to transform the brand experience for our consumers giving them a new channel and the power to communicate with us freely.”

CEO of White Rivers Digital, Shrenik Gandhi said,“Snapchat is a great tool to connect with the viewers inreal time and we took it up a notch by launching the app through an excitingly innovative activity! The response of the fans was brilliant & we look forward to many more innovations, online’’

 About White Rivers Digital

 White Rivers Digital operates in verticals of Entertainment, eCommerce Consultancy, F&B and Fashion segments, and specializes in ROI driven innovative approach to digital marketing and media promotions. More about the company: www.wrd.co.in

YuppTV takes IBN7 to Malaysia

HYDERABAD, January 12, 2015: YuppTV today announced the launch of IBN7 in Malaysia region. IBN7 India’s leading Hindi news channels with over 2200 reporters across the country provides extensive coverage which no other network can match. IBN7 is led by some of the most credible faces of TV journalism that include Sumit Awasthi, Richa Anirudh, Akash Soni and the channel’s present team of young and credible journalists and reporters.

IBN7 is a part of Network18, India’s largest pure play media conglomerate.

 

About YuppTV: 

YuppTV is one of the largest internet TV providers of South Asian Content. YuppTV delivers more than 200 live Indian TV channels in 12+ Indian languages, worldwide. Users can watch live TV, 10 days of Catch-up TV and enjoy unlimited Indian movies anytime anywhere. Users can access YuppTV via 25+ internet enabled devices comprising of Smart TVs, Internet STBs, Blu-ray players, PCs, Gaming consoles, Smart Phones and Tablets.Visit us at:www.yupptv.com

Bloomberg TV India Autocar India Awards 2015 Honours the Indian Automobile Industry

 

Bike of the year- Mr. Siddhardh Zarabi , Shri. Nitin Gadkari, Honourable Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Shipping, Mr. Atul gupta,exexutive VP,sales and marketing,Suzuki motorcycle india and team

Car of the year Mr. Siddhardh Zarabi , Shri. Nitin Gadkari, Honourable Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Shipping , Mr. Bo Shin Seo –MD Hyundai Motors India, Mr. Tarun Katial,

All the winners on stage

Smt. Shaina NC, National Spokesperson & National Executive Council of the BJP and Shri. Quaiser Khali, Additional Commissioner of Police –Traffic, Mumbai

Shri. Nitin Gadkari, Honourable Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Shipping , Smt. Shaina NC, National Spokesperson & National Executive Council of the BJP

Mr Nitin Gadkari- Shri. Nitin Gadkari, Honourable Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Shipping

Viewer’s choice of the year

 

 

~ ­­­­­­­­­­­­Hyundai i20 drives away with the ‘Car of the Year’ Award

~ Suzuki Gixxer rides away with the ‘Bike of the Year’ Award

~ Hyundai i20 & KTM RC 390 bags the Viewer’s Choice Award in the Car and Bike segment

 

Mumbai, January 10, 2015: Bloomberg TV India, the nation’s leading English business news channel and India’s definitive guide to the auto industry – Autocar India magazine, today presented the ‘The Bloomberg TV India Autocar India Awards 2015’ in Mumbai. The winners were felicitated at a dazzling ceremony in the august presence of chief guest, Shri. Nitin Gadkari, Honourable Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Shipping and guest of honour Smt. Shaina NC, National Spokesperson & National Executive Council of the BJP and Shri. Quaiser Khali, Additional Commissioner of Police –Traffic, Mumbai. The awards also witnessed an elite list of personalities from the corporate world, who came together to honour achievers from the automotive sector.

The awards based on the theme “Recognizing the evolving needs of the fast-paced Indian”; saw a fierce competition amongst the most reputed names in the auto sector. A total of 24 awards were given away across two and four wheeler segments. The Bloomberg TV India Autocar India Awards 2015 was presented by Reliance General Insurance.

At the awards, in the four wheeler segment, Hyundai i20 made a sensational debut by winning the ‘Car of the Year (Jury’s Choice), while Honda won the ‘Car Manufacturer of the Year’. In the two wheeler segment, Suzuki Gixxer won the Bike of the Year (Jury’s Choice) while Hyundai i20 & KTM RC 390 bagged the Viewer’s Choice Award in the Car and Bike segment. 

Mr. Lavneesh Gupta, COO – Bloomberg TV India while speaking about the Awards said, “The Indian Auto Industry, which has always been the economy’s growth dynamo, is once again revving up. This acceleration in growth holds the promise of “Achhe Din” for the manufacturing sector and millions of youth seeking quality jobs. As a business news channel that gives in-depth understanding of various industries, it is about walking that extra mile to give the viewer an unbiased understanding of various industries including the Indian Automotive sector, which has contributed enormously to the country’s economy over the last decade. We at Bloomberg TV India are proud of our association with the Autocar India team that helps us build and maintain a close relationship with the sector and celebrate its success.”

The Bloomberg TV India Autocar India Awards sets the standard for the Automotive Industry and honors the best-in class vehicles launched by the industry over the last one year. The winners were selected by an eminent jury on the basis of extensive & grueling track tests and a detailed methodology validated by knowledge support partner, PricewaterhouseCooper.

The jury panel that selected the winners from the top contenders in each category comprised of experts like Hormazd Sorabjee (Editor – Autocar India); Renuka Kirpalani (Editor – Autocar India show); Shapur Kotwal (Deputy Editor – Autocar India); Narain Karthikeyan (India’s first Formula 1 Driver); Kartikeya Singhee (Consultant Editor – Autocar India Show); Manvendra Singh (India’s leading Automotive Historian); Rishad Cooper (Two Wheeler Editor – Autocar India); C S Santosh (Motocross Rider).

 

Mr. Hormazd Sorabjee, Editor – Autocar India, speaking at the award ceremony, said, “I am glad that over the last seven years, the Bloomberg TV India Autocar India Awards have grown in stature, popularity and prominence. The Awards has always been a celebration of the best products of the year across the automobile industry. Today the Indian customer has the choice of the best cars, bikes and SUVs in the world equipped with advanced technology, which improves the performance and efficiency of vehicles. It’s hard to find sub-standard vehicles these days and that makes the competition even tougher for us to judge.”

 

 

 

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rakesh Jain, CEO, Reliance General Insurance, said,” Bloomberg TV India Autocar India Awards 2015 is a prestigious forum to recognize the best in the Auto Industry and we would like to congratulate all the winners. These Awards are the most coveted awards in the Indian Auto industry. We are proud of our association with Bloomberg TV India Autocar India Awards 2015 and appreciate the opportunity provided to promote our cause of safety awareness amongst the customers and the Industry.​”

This year at the awards, Bloomberg TV India felicitated best performing women officers from the Mumbai Police Traffic Department, as a commemoration of their contribution to the city. This special tribute was given in recognition of their outstanding service and contribution to the society. The Mumbai Police Traffic Department, as part of their special initiative for women empowerment, encourages women to join the force. Bloomberg TV India extended its support for this initiative by way of this felicitation.

A special episode on the Awards function will be telecast exclusively on Bloomberg TV India on 10^th January, 2015 9.00 PM & 11^TH January, 2015 7.30 PM.

 

 

 

About Bloomberg TV India:

 

Bloomberg TV India, nation’s leading English business news channel with unique access to newsmakers and research-based data, illuminates stories that affect companies and industries. Bloomberg TV India provides immediate perspective on critical business news as it happens, from where it happens. Backed by an enviable squad of Indian journalists, global network of 150 bureaus and 2500 professionals, we deliver the most credible insights to our viewers.

Bloomberg TV India’s focus on delivering breaking news and key insights aligns with Bloomberg’s overall goal of being the world’s most influential news organization. The core of the channel’s viewership is formed by influential leaders, business executives, and affluent professionals.

 

 

BTVI AUTOCAR AWARDS 2015 WINNER LIST
Sr.No.	Categories	Winners
1	Category 1 Car Dealer of Year	Nippon Toyota
2	Category 2 CSR Initiatives towards Road Safety (Two Wheeler)	Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India Pvt Ltd
3	Category 3 CSR Initiatives towards Road Safety (Four Wheeler)	Maruti Suzuki India Pvt Ltd
4	Category 4 Innovation and Technology Award	Mercedes Benz – Pre Safe Impulse
5	Category 5 Best design and styling	Jaguar F Type
6	Category 6 Variant of the Year	Fiat Avventura
7	Category 7 Best driver’s car	Audi A3
8	Category 8 Best Value for money	Tata Zest
9	Category 9 Import Bike of the Year	Triumph Daytona 675R
10	Category 10 Premium Bike of the Year	Harley Davidson Street 750
11	Category 11 Scooter of the Year	TVS Scooty Zest 110
12	Category 12 Engine of the Year	Mercedes-Benz 2.0 AMG Petrol (CLA 45/GLA 45)
13	Category 13 Performance Car of the Year	Lamborghini Huracan
14	Category 14 Viewer’s Choice Bike of the Year	KTM RC 390
15	Category 15 Viewer’s Choice Car of the Year	Hyundai i20
16	Category 16 Car Manufacturer of the Year	HONDA
17	Category 17 Hatchback of the Year	Hyundai i20
18	Category 18 Compact luxury Car of the Year	Audi A3
19	Category 19 Luxury Car of the Year	Mercedes-Benz S Class
20	Category 20 Compact Sedan of the Year	Tata Zest
21	Category 21 Sedan of the Year	Honda City
22	Category 22 SUV of the Year	Mahindra Scorpio
23	Category 23 Bike of the Year(Jury)	Suzuki Gixxer
24	Category 24 Car of the Year(Jury)	Hyundai i20

 

બ્લૂમબર્ગ ટીવી ઈન્ડિયા ઓટોકાર ઈન્ડિયા એવોર્ડસ 2015માં ભારતીય વાહન ઉદ્યોગનું સન્માન

 

~ હુંડાઈ i20ને કાર ઓફ ધ યર એવોર્ડ

~ સુઝુકી Gixxerને બાઈક ઓફ ધ યર એવોર્ડ

~ હુંડાઈ i20 & KTM RC 390ને કાર અને બાઈક સેગમેન્ટમાં વ્યુઅર્સ ચોઈસ એવોર્ડ

મુંબઈ, 9મી જાન્યુઆરી, 2015: રાષ્ટ્રની અગ્રણી ઈન્ગ્લિશ બિઝનેસ ન્યૂઝ ચેનલ બ્લૂમબર્ગ ટીવી ઈન્ડિયા અને ભારતની વાહન ઉદ્યોગમાં વ્યાખ્યાત્મક ગાઈડ ઓટોકાર ઈન્ડિયા મેગેઝીન દ્વારા આજે મુંબઈમાં ધ બ્લૂમબર્ગ ટીવી ઈન્ડિયા ઓટોકાર ઈન્ડિયા એવોર્ડસ 2015 એનાયત કરવામાં આવ્યા હતા. વિજેતાઓનું મુખ્ય મહેમાન કેન્દ્રીય માર્ગ પરિવહન, ધોરીમાર્ગ અને જળપરિવહન મંત્રી શ્રી નીતિન ગડકરી, સન્માનનીય મહેમાન ભાજપનાં રાષ્ટ્રીય પ્રવક્તા શ્રીમતી શાયના એનસી, મુંબઈના ટ્રાફિક વિભાગના એડિશનલ કમિશનર શ્રી કૈઝલ ખલીની પાવન હાજરીમાં ઝાકઝમાળભર્યા સમારંભમાં સન્માન કરાયું હતું. આ એવોર્ડ્સ સમારંભમાં કોર્પોરેટ જગતની નામી હસ્તીઓ વાહન ક્ષેત્રના સિદ્ધિકારોને સન્માનિત કરવા માટે એકત્ર આવી હતી.

આ એવોર્ડ રેકગ્નાઈઝિંગ ધ ઈવોલ્વિંગ નીડ્સ ઓફ ધ પાસ્ટ- પેસ્ડ ઈન્ડિયન પર આધારિત થીમ પર હતા, જેમાં વાહન ક્ષેત્રમાં અત્યંત નામાંકિત નામો વચ્ચે ગળાકાપ હરીફાઈ જોવા મળી હતી. કુલ 24 એવોર્ડ ટુ અને ફોર વ્હીલર સેગમેન્ટમાં એનાયત કરવામાં આવ્યા હતા. બ્લૂમૂર્ગ ટીવી ઈન્ડિયા ઓટોકાર ઈન્ડિયા એવોર્ડસ 2015 રિલાયન્સ જનરલ ઈન્શ્યુરન્સ દ્વારા પ્રસ્તુત કરાયા હતા.

એવોર્ડસ સમારંભમાં ફોર વ્હીલર સેગમેન્ટમાં હુંડાઈ i20એ કાર ઓફ ધ યર (જ્યુરીઝ ચોઈસ) જીતીને સંવેદનશીલ પદાર્પણ કર્યું હતું, જ્યારે હોન્ડાએ કાર મેન્યુફેક્ચરર ઓફ ધ યર જીત્યો હતો. ટુ વ્હીલર સેગમેન્ટમાં સુઝુકી Gixxerએ બાઈક ઓફ ધ યર (જ્યુરીઝ ચોઈસ) જીત્યો હતો, જ્યારે હુંડાઈ i20 અને KTM RC 390એ કાર અને બાઈક સેગમેન્ટમાં વ્યુઅર્સ ચોઈસ એવોર્ડ જીત્યા હતા. એવોર્ડ વિજેતાઓની સર્વ શ્રેણીઓની યાદી આ સાથે જોડવામાં આવી છે.

 

બ્લૂમબર્ગ ટીવી ઈન્ડિયાના સીઓઓ શ્રી લવનીશ ગુપ્તાએ એવોર્ડસ વિશે બોલતાં જણાવ્યું હતું કે ભારતીય વાહન ઉદ્યોગ અર્થવ્યવસ્થાની વૃદ્ધિની ગતિશીલતામાં હંમેશાં યોગદાન આપતો આવ્યો છે અને ફરી એક વાર તેમાં નવો પ્રાણ ફૂંકાયો છે. વૃદ્ધિની આ તેજી ઉત્પાદન ભેત્ર અને ગુણવત્તાયુક્ત નોકરી ચાહતા લાખ્ખો યુવાનો માટે અચ્છે દિનનું વચન આપે છે. વિવિધ ઉદ્યોગોમાં ઊંડાણથી ડોકિયું કરાવતી બિઝનેસ ન્યૂઝ ચેનલ તરીકે ગત એક દાયકામાં દેશની અર્થવ્યવસ્થામાં અનન્ય યોગદાન આપતા ભારતીય વાહન ક્ષેત્ર સહિતના વિવિધ ઉદ્યોગો વિશે પૂર્વગ્રહ મુક્ત સમજદારી દર્શકોને આપવા માટે અમે હંમેશાં સર્વ પ્રયાસો કર્યા છે. બ્લૂમબર્ગ ટીવી ઈન્ડિયામાં અમે ઓટોકાર ઈન્ડિયાની ટીમ સાથે સહયોગ બદલ ગર્વ અનુભવીએ છીએ, જેણે ક્ષેત્ર સાથે નિકટવર્તી ઘરોબો જાળવી રાખવામાં અને તેની સફળતાની ઉજવણીમાં અમને મદદ કરી છે.

બ્લૂમબર્ગ ટીવી ઈન્ડિયા ઓટોકાર ઈન્ડિયા એવોર્ડ વાહન ઉદ્યોગ માટે ધોરણ સ્થાપિત કરે છે અને ગત એક વર્ષમાં ઉદ્યોગ દ્વારા રજૂ કરાયેલાં કક્ષામાં શ્રેષ્ઠ વાહનોને સન્માનિત કરે છે. વિજેતાઓ વ્યાપક અને સઘન ટ્રેક ટેસ્ટ્સ અને નોલેજ સપોર્ટ પાર્ટનર પ્રાઈસવોટરહાઉસકૂપર દ્વારા પ્રમાણિત વિગતવાર પદ્ધતિને આધારે નામાંકિત જ્યુરી દ્વારા પસંદ કરાયા હતા.

 

દરેક શ્રેણીમાં ટોચના સ્પર્ધકોમાંથી વિજેતાની પસંદગી કરનારી જ્યુરીની પેનલમાં હોર્મઝ સોરાબજી (એડિટર- ઓટોકાર ઈન્ડિયા), રેણુકા કૃપલાની (એડિટર- ઓટોકાર ઈન્ડિયા શો), શાપુર કોટવાલ (ડેપ્યુટી એડિટર- ઓટોકાર ઈન્ડિયા), નારાયણ કાર્તિકેયન (ભારતના પ્રથમ ફોર્મ્યુલા 1 ડ્રાઈવર), કાર્તિકેય સિંઘી (કન્સલ્ટન્ટ એડિટર- ઓટોકાર ઈન્ડિયા શો), માનવેન્દ્ર સિંહ (ભારતની અગ્રણી વાહન ઈતિહાસકાર), ઋષદ કૂપર (ટુ વ્હીલર એડિટર- ઓટોકાર ઈન્ડિયા), સીએસ સંતોષ (મોટોક્રોસ રાઈડર)નો સમાવેશ થાય છે.

 

એવોર્ડ સમારંભમાં બોલતાં ઓટોકાર ઈન્ડિયાના એડિટર શ્રી હોર્મઝ સોરાબજીએ જણાવ્યું હતું કે ગત સાત વર્ષમાં બ્લૂમબર્ગ ટીવી ઈન્ડિયા ઓટોકાર ઈન્ડિયા એવોર્ડસ તેનો દરજ્જો, લોકપ્રિયતા અને નામનામાં વૃદ્ધિ પામ્યો છે. આ એવોર્ડસ હંમેશાં વાહન ઉદ્યોગમાં વર્ષની ઉત્તમ પ્રોડક્ટોની ઉજવણી કરે છે. આજે ભારતીય ગ્રાહકો પાસે ઉત્તમ કાર, બાઈક અને એસયુવીની પસંદગી છે, જે અત્યાધુનિક ટેકનોલોજીથી ઉત્તમ સુસજ્જ છે અને તે વાહનોની કામગીરી અને કાર્યક્ષમતામાં સુધારણા કરે છે. આજકાલ હલકી ગુણવત્તાનાં વાહનો મળવાનું મુશ્કેલ છે અને તેને લીધે જ આ સ્પર્ધા વધુ રસાકસીભરી બની જાય છે.

 

આ પ્રસંગે બોલતાં રિલાયન્સ જનરલ ઈન્શ્યુરન્સના સીઈઓ શ્રી રાકેશ જૈને જણાવ્યું હતું કે બ્લૂમબર્ગ ટીવી ઈન્ડિયા ઓટોકાર ઈન્ડિયા એવોર્ડસ 2015 વાહન ઉદ્યોગમાં શ્રેષ્ઠતમનું સન્માન કરવા માટે પ્રતિષ્ઠિત મંચ છે અને અમે સર્વ વિજેતાઓને અભિનંદન આપવા માગીએ છીએ. આ એવોર્ડસ ભારતીય વાહન ઉદ્યોગમાં અત્યંત પ્રતિષ્ઠિત એવોર્ડસ છે. આથી જ બ્લૂમબર્ગ ટીવી ઈન્ડિયા ઓટોકાર ઈન્ડિયા એવોર્ડસ 2015 સાથે અમારો સહયોગ સાધવાની અમને ખુશી છે અને ગ્રાહકો તથા ઉદ્યોગમાં સુરક્ષાની જાગૃતિ ફેલાવવાના અમારા કાજને પ્રોત્સાહન આપવા માટે આ તકને અમે વધાવી લઈએ છીએ.

 

એવોર્ડસમાં આ વર્ષે બ્લૂમબર્ગ ટીવી ઈન્ડિયાએ શહેરમાં અનન્ય યોગદાન આપવા માટે મુંબઈના ટ્રાફિક પોલીસની મહિલા અધિકારીઓને શ્રેષ્ઠ કામગીરીનું પણ સન્માન કર્યું હતું. આ વિશેષ સલામી સમાજને તેમની અનન્ય સેવા અને યોગદાન માટે આપવામાં આવી હતી. મહિલા સશક્તિકરણની વિશેષ પહેલના ભાગરૂપ મુંબઈ પોલીસનો ટ્રાફિક વિભાગ મહિલાઓને આ દળમાં જોડાવા માટે પ્રોત્સાહન આપે છે. બ્લૂમબર્ગ ટીવી ઈન્ડિયાએ આ સન્માન કરીને આ પહેલ માટે ટેકો આપ્યો છે.

 

એવોર્ડસ સમારંભનો આ વિશેષ એપિસોડ ખાસ બ્લૂમબર્ગ ટીવી ઈન્ડિયા પર 10મી જાન્યુઆરીના રાત્રે 9 અને 11મી જાન્યુઆરીના સાંજે 7.30 વાગ્યાથી પ્રસારિત થશે.

બ્લૂમબર્ગ ટીવી ઈન્ડિયા વિશેઃ

બ્લૂમબર્ગ ટીવી ઈન્ડિયા ન્યૂઝમેકર્સ અને સંશોધન આધારિત ડેટાને અજોડ પહોંચ સાથેની રાષ્ટ્રની અગ્રણી ઈન્ગ્લિશ બિઝનેસ ન્યૂઝ ચેનલ છે, જે કંપનીઓ અને ઉદ્યોગોને સ્પર્શતી માહિતી આપે છે. બ્લૂમબર્ગ ટીવી ઈન્ડિયા મહત્ત્વપૂર્ણ વેપાર સમાચારો સર્જાય, તે ક્યાંથી સર્જાય છે તેની તાત્કાલિક પરિપ્રેક્ષ્યમાં તે આપે છે. અજોડ ભારકીય જર્નલિસ્ટોની ટીમ, 150 બ્યુરોનું વૈશ્વિક નેટવર્ક અને 2500 વ્યાવસાયિકો સાથે અમે અમારા દર્શકોને કોઈ પણ સમાચારમાં અત્યંત ઊંડાણથી ડોકિયું કરાવીએ છીએ.

 

બ્લૂમબર્ગ ટીવી ઈન્ડિયા બ્રેકિંગ ન્યૂઝ અને ઊંડાણથી ડોકિયું કરાવતા સમાચારો પર ધ્યાન કેન્દ્રિત કરે છે. તેનું એકંદર લક્ષ્ય દુનિયાની સૌથી પ્રભાવશાળી સમાચાર સંસ્થા બનવાનું છે. ચેનલની વ્યુઅરશિપનું હાર્દ પ્રભાવશાળી આગેવાનો, વેપાર કારોબારીઓ અને સક્ષમ વ્યાવસાયિકો દ્વારા અભિપ્રાય છે.

 

Firoz Nadiadwala is soon going to be back with the third film in his hit comedy franchise Hera Pheri.

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We have learnt that after an eight-year gap, Firoz Nadiadwala is soon going to be back with the third film in his hit comedy franchise Hera Pheri.
The film currently titled Hera Pheri 3 will once again be directed by Neeraj Vora and has managed a coup by getting the Dostana boys John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan as leading men, in addition to Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal, who will continue from the original trio.The mahurat of the film is likely to be announced It is learnt that Vora saw some portions of ‘Welcome Back’ and felt John had a good comic timing in the film. “He also feels that Abhishek is quite a natural at doing funny scenes. So, there was no doubt about signing on the lead actors,” adds the source. –

स्टार प्रवाह वाहिनीवर दोन तास ‘संक्रांत स्पेशल’!

‘रुंजी’ आणि ‘देवयानी’च्या आयुष्यावर येईल का संक्रांत ?

मुंबई, १२ जानेवारी २०१५ : स्टार प्रवाह वाहिनीवरील ‘रुंजी’ आणि ‘देवयानी’ या मालिका प्रेक्षकांच्या खास

पसंतीस उतरल्या आहेत. आजच्या काळातील युवतींचे  प्रतिनिधित्व  करणारी रुंजी  सगळ्याच

वयोगटातील प्रेक्षकांना भावली आहे. तर नुकतेच ९०० एपिसोड पूर्ण करणाऱ्या देवयानी मालिकेने

लोकप्रियतेचा नवा उच्चांक गाठला आहे. ‘रुंजी -रिशी’ आणि ‘देवयानी-एक्का’ या जोड्यांच्या आयुष्यात

हळुहळू प्रेम फुलू लागले आहे. पण त्यांचे हे प्रेम बहरत असताना आयुष्याच्या पुढच्या वळणावर नियतीने

काय ठेवले आहे याची कल्पना या दोन्ही जोड्यांना नाही आहे. पण ‘रुंजी -रिशी’ आणि ‘देवयानी-एक्का’

यांच्या प्रेमाला कुणाची नजर तर लागणार नाही ना ? संक्रांत स्पेशल एपिसोडमध्ये ‘रुंजी’ आणि ‘देवयानी’

या मालिकांमध्ये एक वेगळेच नाट्य प्रेक्षकांना अनुभवयाला मिळणार आहे. १५ जानेवारी २०१५ रोजी रात्री

८ वाजता रुंजी आणि रात्री ९ वाजता देवयानी या मालिकेचे महा-एपिसोड्स प्रसारित होणार आहेत.

रुंजीने पिटकर कुटुंबात आल्यापासून मिनाक्षीकाकूंच्या साम्राज्याला एकप्रकारे धक्का दिला आहे. अत्यंत

चतुराईने रुंजीने काकूंचे सगळेच प्लान हाणून पाडले आहेत. त्याचबरोबर रिशीची आई अपर्णाला तिचा मान

मिळवून दिला आहे. या सगळ्यामुळे बिथरलेली मिनाक्षीकाकू आता चांगलीच पेटून उठली आहे आणि तिने

रुंजीचा काटा काढायचे ठरविले  आहे. तर देवयानीने एक्काला गुन्हेगारी जगतापासून तोडून चांगल्या

मार्गावर आणले आहे. सुरेखाने केलेल्या अनेक कट-कारस्थानांवर देवयानीने मात केली आहे. एक्काला

देवयानीनेच  आपल्यापासुन हिरावुन घेतले आहे या भावनेने पछाडलेल्या  सुरेखाने  आता  देवयानीलाच

एक्कापासून कायमचे वेगळे करायचे कारस्थान रचले आहे.

काय असेल मिनाक्षीकाकू आणि सुरेखाचे कारस्थान? ही संक्रांत ‘रुंजी’ आणि ‘देवयानी’च्या जीवावर बेतेल?

पाहायला विसरू नका

१५ जानेवारी २०१५ रोजी रात्री ८ वाजता ‘रुंजी’ आणि रात्री ९ वाजता ‘देवयानी’

फक्त स्टार प्रवाहवर !

Poet Dinesh Gupta launches his anthology of poems When beauties are unveiled,

Even the mourning tears fade…

Mumbai Press Club, Jan. 9, 2015: Young poet Dinesh Gupta has launched his collection of poems “Kaise Chand Lafzon Men SaaraPyarLikhun”today. Although the treasury of Hindi literaturehas no dearth of romantic works, Gupta has attempted to add a new dimension to the traditional thoughts of‘love’. He is the master of making metrical depiction withsimple diction to portray feminine exquisiteness.

What is ‘love?’ In today’s busy world, how many of us think of the true nature of ‘love,’ even for a little while? The ever growing mechanization of the society is literally weeding out our subtle feelings. Today, we are almost forgetting that true ‘love’ abides in the world of imagination; it’s more a matter of feeling than an act.

Although a software engineer by profession, Gupta’s natural talent of stitching simple words soaked with romantic thoughts to form tiny poems – undoubtedly earns an exceptional distinction to him in the world of Hindi literature. In his work, he has reached the apex of emotion many times – but nicely exercised restraint on the language. Thus, lovers of all ages can enjoy the anthology of ‘love’.

 

Popularly known as ‘Din’, Gupta says, “Poetry originates from the inherent sense and feeling of human heart.”According to him, a verse isborn anytime anywhere: in daylight or night, in gladness or sadness, in win or ruin, in passion or fashion, in certainty or uncertainty and so on. “Thoughts perpetually originate in the deepest core of heart, and when right words are found to express them – a poem is born,” explains Gupta.

“Kaise Chand Lafzon Men SaaraPyarLikhun”is a compilation of deep feelings of a great lover. Young poet Gupta’s easily said ever-true expressions often makereaders recollect their own experience. Thus, while reading often the reader loses his own identity and gets mingled with the thought of the poem.

“Vo HarRojMujhseMilti Hai, Main Har Bar NahinKehPaata

Jab Dil Men ItnaPyar Hai, Labon Par KyunNahinAata

Ham BhiNahiKarteTheKabhi, Pyar-MuhabbatKeKisson Par Yakin

Magar Jab DilKo Chu Jaye Koi EkBaar, Phir Koi AurNahiBhata “

 

True ‘love’bestows pleasure, and once in deep love people start feeling great about themselves. Well, poet Gupta’s sensitive mind has very nicely portrayed those fantasies in lines like:

“Meri Jaan Gar Main Tujhse Juda Ho Jaaun,

TereIshk Men Phir Main Khuda Ho Jaaun”

 

The lane of ‘love’ is not so smooth always. There are ups and downs. Yet, those who are in real ‘love’ never retreat. The feeling is vividly uttered by the words:

“Jab BhiBehad Tut KarBikharta Hun Main

DugnaHokarNikharta Hun Main”

 

Poet Dinesh Gupta’s works show us the real nature of ‘love’. They rekindleour lost thoughts of ‘love’. They inspire us to rediscover the act of ‘love’ from a non-materialistic angle. Although, he was born in the Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh, he has stayed in several places of India. So, this romantic poet has a long association with manyHindi magazines and websites. Today, his poems are read widely, and they have earned him a good number of fans in the Hindi readers’community. He gratefully recalls, “I got inspiration to stick to and grow in this field from the encouraging reactions of my beloved readers in blogs and social networking sites.”

On the eve of Valentine’s Day, “Kaise Chand Lafzon Men SaaraPyarLikhun”is a great giftto the lovers of the country. Its contents conquer the generation gap – as the poems are presenting thoughts, which are universal and ubiquitous.

Befikar, umar bhar! The IDBI Federal Promise

MUMBAI, Jan 12, 2015:  IDBI Federal Life Insurance has launched its latest advertising campaign for its flagship product Lifesurance Whole Life Plan. The campaign uses the thought of “Befikar, Umar Bhar” to highlight the core product benefit of protection till 100 years of age.

Consumers, who buy life insurance for the dual benefit of protection and savings, usually expect a lump sum payout to fulfil the dreams they have for their families and themselves. When it comes to protection, it is common place to buy life insurance to financially protect one’s loved ones only during the working years of one’s life. What most individuals miss seeing is the financial stress that their absence will put on their loved ones, even after their working lives. With life spans increasing significantly, having adequate protection throughout the lifetime is not only meaningful but also essential. This is where whole life plans come to the picture.

IDBI Federal’s new campaign takes help of humour to explain the different roles that a whole life plan may play as part of the consumers’ overall financial plan. The campaign portrays a 35 year old Mukesh in conversation with an IDBI Federal representative. During the interaction, we also see the 50 year old and the 70 year old Mukesh come in with their points of view. Each Mukesh is at a different life stage with a different dilemma about his future and a distinct need. The IDBI Federal representative answers their concerns and explains how the policy will take care of Mukesh and his family throughout his life.

In the life insurance category in India, such a TVC treatment has never been attempted before with multiple roles to depict the different life stages. The execution needed significant planning and precision to get the sequencing of events right while shooting the TVC. The TVC seeks to make IDBI Federal Lifesurance Whole Life Plan stand out in the maze of insurance products and simplify product understanding for the consumers.

Aneesh Khanna, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, IDBI Federal, says, “IDBI Federal Lifesurance Whole Life Insurance plan is our flagship product. With increasing life spans, this product works well to effectively address the long term financial needs of the Indian consumer. In a category, where most life insurance players have refrained from advertising whole life plans, we have taken the bold step of communicating a complex product in a simple yet interesting way, keeping in line with our humorous approach that has worked really well for us in the past. The two key challenges for us were to bring out the key benefits of a whole life plan within the limited duration of a TV commercial and yet ensure that the same stands out in the clutter of financial services advertising. Our TV commercial with its unique treatment hopefully overcomes both these challenges with simple, yet effective storytelling.”

Says, Kawal Shoor, Head of Planning, Ogilvy Mumbai, “IDBI Federal wanted us to help them take the lead in positioning insurance on its true purpose – beyond savings, beyond investments – as an instrument that provides material and some emotional security. What makes the offering special is its simplicity – one policy that covers needs at various life stages, and continues to provide cover till the age of 100. We can all now live longer. Carefree lifelong was a promise we wanted to bring alive, and hopefully our work has done that.”

Explaining the rationale behind the campaign, Amitabh Agnihotri, Group Creative Director, Ogilvy & Mather Mumbai Office, says, “We have always loved writing campaigns for IDBI Federal. Every campaign has had humour and ingenuity at the heart of it. This was no different. Yet in this campaign, we had to take up the challenging task of explaining a complicated financial product in the most simplistic way. We chose to relay a real product pitch packaged in an interesting and easy conversation. We hope the approach works well for the brand and the product.”

Creative Team:

 

• Creative Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Mumbai
• Creative Team: Abhijit Avasthi, Amitabh Agnihotri, Sameer Sojwal, Mayank Yadav, Chirayu Palande, Binish and Gauri
• Client Servicing: B Ramanathan, Chitralekha Chetia, Shrutika Sinha and Ankita Pandit
• Planning: Kawal Shoor and Aparna Jain
• Production House: Corcoise Films
• Director: Prasoon Pandey
• Language: Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu

 

 

About IDBI Federal Life Insurance 

 

• IDBI Federal Life Insurance is one of India’s growing life insurance companies and offers a diverse range of wealth management, protection and retirement solutions to individual and corporate customers.
  IDBI Federal Life Insurance Co Ltd is a joint-venture of IDBI Bank, India’s premier development and commercial bank, Federal Bank, one of India’s leading private sector banks and Ageas, a multinational insurance giant based out of Europe. Having commenced operations in 2008, IDBI Federal was able to achieve breakeven within just 5 years; the Company’s passion for innovation and growth helped it achieve this feat. Through a nationwide network of 2,500 branches of IDBI Bank and Federal Bank, and a sizeable network of advisors and partners, IDBI Federal Life Insurance has achieved presence across the length and breadth of the country. As on September 30, 2014, the company has issued nearly 7.3 lakh policies with a sum assured of over Rs. 37,948 crores. IDBI Federal Life Insurance has total assets under management of 3855 crores and a robust capital base of over 800 crores, as on September 30, 2014.

To know more, visit www.idbifederal.com.

 

About the sponsors of IDBI Federal Life Insurance Co Ltd

 

• IDBI Bank Ltd. continues to be, since its inception, India’s premier industrial development bank. It came into being as on July 01, 1964 to support India’s industrial backbone. Today, it is amongst India’s foremost commercial banks, with a wide range of innovative products and services, serving retail and corporate customers in all corners of the country from 1459 branches and 2727 ATMs. The Bank offers its customers an extensive range of diversified services including project finance, term lending, working capital facilities, lease finance, venture capital, loan syndication, corporate advisory services and legal and technical advisory services to its corporate clients as well as mortgages and personal loans to its retail clients. As part of its development activities, IDBI Bank has been instrumental in sponsoring the development of key institutions involved in India’s financial sector – National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and National Securities Depository Ltd, SHCIL (Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd), CARE (Credit Analysis and Research Ltd).

To know more, visit www.idbibank.com.

 

  

• Federal Bank is one of India’s leading private sector banks, with a dominant presence in the state of Kerala. It has a strong network of over 1,214 branches and 1,435 ATMs spread across India. The bank provides over four million retail customers with a wide variety of financial products. Federal Bank is one of the first large Indian banks to have an entirely automated and interconnected branch network. In addition to interconnected branches and ATMs, the Bank has a wide range of services like Internet Banking, Mobile Banking, Tele Banking, Any Where Banking, debit cards, online bill payment and call centre facilities to offer round the clock banking convenience to its customers. The Bank has been a pioneer in providing innovative technological solutions to its customers and the Bank has won several awards and recommendations.

To know more, visit www.federalbank.co.in.

 

 

• Ageas is an international insurance group with a heritage spanning 190 years. Ranked among the top 20 insurance companies in Europe, Ageas has chosen to concentrate its business activities in Europe and Asia, which together make up the largest share of the global insurance market. These are grouped around four segments: Belgium, United Kingdom, Continental Europe and Asia and served through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and partnerships with strong financial institutions and key distributors around the world. Ageas operates successful partnerships in Belgium, the UK, Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, China, Malaysia, India and Thailand and has subsidiaries in France, Hong Kong and the UK. Ageas is the market leader in Belgium for individual life and employee benefits, as well as a leading non-life player through AG Insurance. In the UK, Ageas is the second largest Motor insurer and has a strong presence in the growing over 50’s market. Ageas employs more than 13,000 people in the consolidated entities and over 30,000 in the non-consolidated partnerships, and has annual inflows of more than EUR 23 billion.

 To know more, visit www.ageas.com.