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10 Mar

Amazon India’s campaign to honor women Amazonians

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With this year’s theme ‘Break the Bias’, on the occasion of International Women’s Day Amazon launched a campaign ‘SheIsAmazon’ to put the spotlight on women in the fast-paced e-commerce industry. Amazon launched a coffee table book written by the IAS and former secretary to the Government of India Dr. Aruna Sharma which gives an insight into the professional and personal lives of these women and their journey. The Rekindle program provided opportunities and supports women to professionally re-integrate themselves and resume their corporate career after a break. Amazon also has a specially designed program ‘Amazon WoW’ for women in tech…

10 Mar

New Volkswagen Virtus unveiled at World Premiere

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A new global sedan has been unveiled by Volkswagen for the Indian market - ‘Volkswagen Virtus’. Big by design, the New Volkswagen Virtus embodies a dynamic and emotional design language.The newest member of the Volkswagen family and latest entrant in the premium midsize sedan segment, the New Virtus is striking, exhilarating and German engineered and will reinvigorate the segment and reignite the love for sedans. With the World Premiere of the Volkswagen Virtus, pre-bookings for the sedan have commenced across the 151 sales touch points in India and can also be initiated through the online booking platform on the Volkswagen…

09 Mar

Birla Century’s Home Division Launches Hill & Glade

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Birla Century’s home division is set to enrich the Indian textile market with the launch of Hill & Glade, its flagship brand catering to the home bedding segment. It will provide a plethora of choices in both colour and quality on the basis of the preferences of the customers. It will send off with north of 250 eye-getting plans in a scope of shadings that will envelop solids as well as prints for the insightful purchaser. The whole scope of cotton bed sheets guarantees a previously unheard of degree of uniqueness with amazing guidelines of value. This will likewise supplement…

09 Mar

The winning NGOs of the seventh edition of the HCL Grant

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The CSR arm of HCL Technologies HCL Foundation reported the triumphant NGOs of the seventh release of HCL Grant, a lead program committed to supporting drives of NGOs for economical change of provincial India. The NGOs were picked subsequent to screening and survey of utilizations by a famous jury, observed, and inspected by the administration accomplice Grant Thornton.Laid out in 2015, HCL Grant has arisen as one of India's greatest and most pined for regulated CSR awards perceiving the ascent of the Fifth Estate - the NGOs. HCLF has up to this point submitted 95.75 crores including the current year's…

08 Mar

Indians Stock Up Cooking Oil, Fuel Fearing Shortages Amid Ukraine War

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Fearing a supply crunch in safe to eat oil amid the ongoing Russian military offensive in Ukraine, Indians are stocking up on the kitchen staple, while a consolidation in global crude prices would possibly on the spot the central government to raise fuel expenditures as the assembly elections conclude in the key states. A upward jostle of more than 20 per cent in the fit to be eaten oil costs in less than a month and the pretend viral messages on social media regarding its scarcity have induced panic buying in India, which takes care of over two-thirds of its…

08 Mar

MG Motor India launches ZS EV

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ZS EV - MG Motor India launched its all-new globally successful car that comes with the largest in-segment 50.3 kWh battery with advanced technology. The car is available in 4 exterior colour variants: Ferris White, Currant Red, Ashen Silver and Sable Black. The all-new ZS EV will be available in 2 variants (Excite & Exclusive). ZS EV comes with a full digital cluster with a 17.78cm (7”) embedded LCD screen, a 10.1” HD touchscreen with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, wireless phone charging, 5 USB Ports including 2 Type C charging ports, climate control through auto AC, and PM 2.5…

07 Mar

NIESBUD implements the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme

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An organisation under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Rural Development to develop a sustainable model for promoting entrepreneurship at the grass roots by initiating the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP). It will enable the rural community by helping them set up their trades and provide complete support till they are stabilized. Rural entrepreneurs will be able to access banking systems for receiving financial support for starting their enterprises, including support from MUDRA bank. The beneficiaries of the project are…

07 Mar

Indian women prefer almonds to achieve better skin health

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According to a recent survey conducted between 7th to 22nd December by a research consulting firm YouGov, 72% of women in India find healthy dietary changes as an important step for beautiful looking skin. The quantitative survey aimed to assess the correlation between beauty and snacking, and understand women’s snacking patterns for beauty benefits.It was conducted amongst a sample size of 3,959 women. 80% of women in India are of the opinion that beauty shines through by being healthy rather than using topical skincare products. The majority of the females prefer to snack on healthy and nutritious food items such…

07 Mar

ICICI has settled Rs. 982 crore worth of Covid-19 related claims

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ICICI Prudential Life Insurance’s claim settlement ratio stood at 97.9% during FY2021 and the Company took 1.4 days to settle non-investigated death claims. For the 9 months-ended FY2022, the Company has settled Rs. 982 crore worth of Covid-19 related claims. The mobile app developed by the Company enables customers to choose the layout of the dashboard for ease of access of top transaction options. The Company offers over 3,00,000 touch-points to make renewal premium payments, covering approximately 95% of the pin-codes in the country. These initiatives have enabled the Company to post a 13thmonth persistency of 84.8% for 9M-FY2022, one…

07 Mar

HUL launches new campaign #BinBoy

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Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) has launched ‘BinBoy’ campaign that looks to inspire individuals to segregate household waste at source and ensure that waste stays out of the environment and in the circular economy. The ‘BinBoy’ campaign through its child protagonist ‘Appu,’ aims to drive behaviour change among citizens and urge them to segregate waste at homes and residential societies. Through an engaging narrative and thought-provoking dialogue, the campaign draws attention to the seriousness of mixedwaste disposal and need for immediate action. HUL has achieved 100% plastic waste collection. The Company has facilitated environmentally safe disposal of more than 1.1 lakh…