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26 Dec

SIDBI works for the Development of MSME Ecosystem in West Bengal

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Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of West Bengal (GoWB) to develop the MSME ecosystem in the State. The MoU was exchanged by Shri Sudatta Mandal, Deputy Managing Director, SIDBI, and Shri Rajesh Pandey, Principal Secretary, MSME & Textile, and other official members. Dr. Hari Krishna Dwivedi, Chief Secretary, Government of West Bengal stated that this MoU would be beneficial to the MSMEs in the State of West Bengal and is looking forward to working with SIDBI for MSME clusters and infrastructure development in the State.

26 Dec

Huggis Nature Care

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Huggies - Kimberly-Clark’s iconic brand has launched its new awareness campaign underlining the innate goodness of organic cotton that forms a vital ingredient of Huggies® Nature Care. With its attributes rooted in the efficacy of organic cotton, the premium diaper pant by Huggies® Nature Care, is designed for safeguarding a baby’s delicate skin. In pursuit of its philosophy of always having a parent’s back, the brand is aiming to further empower them with knowledge while boosting their confidence in the choices they are making for their baby. Commenting on the campaign, Saakshi Verma Menon, Marketing Director, Kimberly – Clark India…

26 Dec

Tokenization will bring a new era of safer digital payments

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To safeguard India from mounting cyber and financial fraud cases, the Reserve Bank of India rolled out a landmark decision in September 2021. The new regulation by the central bank permitted the payments networks and issuer Banks to offer card tokenization services as Token Service Providers (TSPs) to the e-commerce Merchants and Payment Aggregators starting 1 January 2022. Tokenization is a mechanism to replace card numbers with a token, i.e., a virtual number, specific to a merchant. When a consumer logs into a merchant app or website, where their card details were stored, they only see the last 4 digits…

26 Dec

Amway bets big on India to drive global growth

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Amway has continued its growth trajectory in India powered by its nutrition and wellness portfolio along with its thriving community of entrepreneurs. The company is now set for the next-level transformation, further building on the growth strategy charted out by global CEO Milind Pant. Aligned with the focus on unleashing entrepreneurship and creating long term value in the health and wellness category, Amway has earmarked a global investment of over USD 300 million through 2024 to boost innovation and science, digital technology, and entrepreneurship. Among the 100 plus markets that Amway operates in, India is one of the key growth…

24 Dec

Ashok Leyland inaugurates dealership in Tripura

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Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group and India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, inaugurated a new 3S (sales/service/spares) dealership, Tirupati Motors in Agartala, Tripura. It offers 4 bays including accident repair facility. This dealership is located in Tulakona Bypass Road, the transport hub of Agartala. After construction of Chattogram dry port at Bangladesh, containers can be sent from Kolkata to Agartala via this dry port. Ashok Leyland also has 9 upcoming outlets in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura to cater to the rising demand in North-East India.The company also launched its BOSS 1920 Haulage, for this market on this…

24 Dec

Mountain Dew’s new campaign

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Mountain Dew is all set to inspire the youth of India to push boundaries and move beyond fear and self-doubt through its Darr Ke Aage Jeet Hai campaign this year. The beverage brand has unveiled its new power packed TVC featuring Bollywood superstar and brand ambassador Hrithik Roshan. ,The film has been shot on the top of the world’s tallest building –Emaar’s Burj Khalifa in Dubai The Mountain Dew TVC will be amplified across TV, digital, outdoor, and social media with a 360-degree campaign. This TVC is a reiteration of Mountain Dew’s belief that in the face of any challenge…

24 Dec

Workers die in Solapur due to lack of safety equipment in Maharashtra

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Four municipal corporation workers dies while working on a drainage system in Akkalkot of Maharashtra's Solapur district on Friday. Two workers had died on the very spot on Thursday while the two others had been taken to a hospital in serious condition and died on Friday morning. After the incident, the locals blamed Solapur Municipal Corporation for their negligence. Locals said that the municipality did not provide the safety gears necessary for workers engaged in drainage work. According to local people, construction work of a national highway in the area is also creating problems for the workers. The locals had…

24 Dec

Siliguri becomes second city in the state to have a Starbucks store

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Tata Starbucks Private Limited announced its entry into Siliguri with the launch of the first store in the city. The new store located at the City Centre Mall – Siliguri, The Uttarayon Township Matigara. It marks Siliguri Starbucks’ second city in West Bengal after Kolkata.The new Starbucks store in Siliguri will offer customers a wide range of Starbucks beverages including all-time favourites such as Java Chip Frappuccino®, Cafe Mocha, Signature Hot Chocolate etc. Starbucks will also bring My Starbucks Rewards™ loyalty program to the city, which provides members with rewards and personalized benefits as they make Starbucks a part of…

24 Dec

Ludhiana Court Blast : One dead, five injured after explosion in district court complex; MHA seeks report from Punjab govt

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A man was killed and five others injured in a blast at the district courts complex here on Thursday. Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said no one shall be allowed to disturb the hard earned peace of Punjab. He has announced free treatment for all five persons injured in a blast that took place in gents toilet on second floor of District Courts Complex. The blast reportedly took place at 12:22 pm inside a bathroom on the second floor of the building. The explosion damaged the walls of the bathroom and ripped through a section of the building, besides…

24 Dec

Postpone UP polls, ban rallies: Allahabad HC urges ECI, PM Modi on Omicron

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The Allahabad High Court on Thursday requested the Election Commission to postpone the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 by a month or two, reported news websites. The court also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the EC to immediately ban rallies and public meetings of political parties in the state amid the rising fears of the highly contagious Covid variant Omicron. "If rallies are not stopped, results will be worse than the second wave," Justice Shekhar Yadav said. The court made the observations while hearing an unconnected bail petition. The observation comes on the same day when PM Modi…