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23 Sep

Colgate to inspire optimism at IPL 2020

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The market leader in Oral Care in the country, Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited, in its continuous endeavor to Keep India Smiling, has collaborated as the official Smile Partner with 6 teams at the upcoming Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020. The teams include Delhi Capitals, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Colgate’s Smile Icon will be visible across a variety of touchpoints across the tournament. Mr. Arvind Chintamani, Vice-President, Marketing, Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited, said, “While the pandemic has been a time of uncertainty and difficulty, the start of the upcoming T20 cricket season has brought…

23 Sep

Amway looks at scaling home delivery orders to 5X

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One of the country’s leading FMCG direct selling companies, Amway India is focusing on bolstering it's home delivery (HD) and logistics network to support the surge in online orders. As a part of Amway’s 10-year growth vision, focused on unleashing the power of entrepreneurship coupled with the emerging trend of social commerce, the global direct selling giant had begun integrating offline-to-online (O2O), earlier this year, to drive targeted results. The company has witnessed a significant shift to online sales, from 33.6% in February 2020 to over 70% today. Amway expects the trend to continue and foresees the online orders to…

23 Sep

Masai School enables us to achieve the dream job

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In India, social status and financial barriers are common hurdles to access quality education. In an attempt to break this, Masai School integrated the Income Sharing Agreement (ISA) or the ‘Study Now, Pay Later’ model as a business practice. In definition, an income share agreement (or ISA) is a financial structure in which an individual or organization provides something of value (often a fixed amount of money) to a recipient who, in exchange, agrees to pay back a percentage of their income for a fixed number of years. Masai School began operations in June 2019, in Bangalore. It also has…

23 Sep

World Rhino Day celebrated in Siliguri

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On the occasion of World Rhino Day, a programme was organized at Siliguri’s Bengal Safari Park yesterday. Forest Minister Rajib Banerjee inaugurated the programme and felicitated six forest workers of Gorumara and Jaldapara Sanctuary at the event.Addressing the gathering, the Forest Minister maintained that any illegal work in the department will not be tolerated. With this, he added that the forest workers with good records will be felicitated, while legal action will be taken against those who are negligent in their work. Banerjee further stated that rhinos are found in two places across the world i.e. Africa and India. Two…

23 Sep

Forest Minister formed Monitoring committee

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Elephant deaths due to electrocution, accidents, and blade fencing are on the rise across entire North Bengal. Forest Minister Rajib Banerjee expressed concern over the issue today at an event in Siliguri’s Bengal Safari Park. A meeting with the administrative officials was also held in this regard. The meeting was attended by officials of the National Highways Department, members of the Tea Association, power department as well as the railway department officials. During the meeting, the forest minister issued instructions to immediately remove blade fencing from the tea gardens. He also asked to install rubber speed breakers in national highways.…

23 Sep

landslide on NH10 in the 29th Mile area

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Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal and neighbouring state Sikkim are under red alert after the India Meteorological Department forecasted the regions to experience heavy rainfall starting September 21. Following this, heavy downpour lashed over the hills, as well as the plains, since last night causing a flood-like situation in several areas.Reportedly, the incessant rainfall led to several landslides between a large area between Sevoke police station and Sevokeshwari Kali Bari. No vehicles were allowed to ply in NH-10 and NH-31. Road repair work was also hampered.As a result, road communication was completely cut off between Sikkim, Kalimpong, and…

22 Sep

The hanging body of a 9th class student was recovered from Jalpaiguri

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A 9th grader was found hanging from a noose in the Pilkhana Colony area under Ward No. 09 of the Jalpaiguri Municipality. The deceased has been identified as Priyanka Das, a student at the Jalpaiguri Sonali Girls High School. According to local sources, the deceased’s mother found Priyanka's body when she returned home in the evening. Following which, the incident was reported to the police. The police reached the spot shortly after and recovered the body. The Police handed over the body to the family members on Tuesday after an autopsy was carried out. The police have launched an investigation…

22 Sep

GIGAnet network from Vi

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Vi, the new brand born through the integration of two of India’s most loved telecom brands - Vodafone and Idea, launched GIGAnet, India’s strongest 4G network. India’s leading telecom operator, Vodafone Idea Limited has set up a world-class network with largest spectrum portfolio, huge capacity, and built on many principles of 5G architecture that help in delivering a superior network experience. GIGAnet is future fit and promises a stronger, better and faster network. VIL’s 4G population coverage now reaches nearly 1 billion Indians and the company continues to invest in 4G to increase coverage and capacity. VIL has successfully deployed…

22 Sep

HCCB factory bags ‘Leaders Award’

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Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB), one of India’s top 5 FMCG companies, has been conferred with the ‘Leaders Award’ by Frost & Sullivan and TERI for its sustainability practices for 2020. Presented for the Medium Business category under FMCG Sector of Sustainability 4.0 Awards, the recognition acknowledges HCCB’s efforts to adopt green manufacturing practices in a consistent and structured fashion. HCCB’s factory in Jalpaiguri secured the maximum out of the total score of 1200 covering more than 125 touch-points in its category to win the award. The assessment was based on four major parameters; Purpose, Partnership, Planet and People and 13…

22 Sep

Dolby launches an educational program

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A leader in immersive audio and video entertainment, Dolby Laboratories launched an educational program for members of The Indian Performing Right Society Limited (IPRS), India’s sole performing rights organization representing more than 6000 prominent music authors, composers, and publishers across the country. The program will provide members with the opportunity to attend Dolby Atmos Music Webinar Series covering technology & workflows, Dolby Atmos Tutorial Series, Dolby Institute Masterclass and a free trial to Dolby Atmos Production Suite among other activities. Managing Director (Emerging Markets) of Dolby Laboratories, Mr Pankaj Kedia said, Dolby Atmos is a new experience for creators and music…