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13 Nov

Varmora Granito to invest Rs. 300 crore in two plants

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Varmora Granito Private Limited, one of India's leading tile and bathware brand is setting up two state-of-the-art high-tech plants at Morbi in Gujarat. Company is planning to invest around Rs. 300 crore in 35,000 sq meters per day facility for large format GVT tiles. Company expects the plants to be fully commercial operations by April 2021 and will generate 1,200 direct & indirect employment opportunities. Celebrating 25 years of innovation, design and technology, company has set a target of Rs. 1,600-crore revenue in the next 2-3 years. Virtual stone laying ceremony of the new plants was conducted at the hands…

13 Nov

TKM launches its first Regional Stockyard

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In line with its customer-first philosophy of enabling easy access to world-class products and services to its customers, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) launched its first regional stockyard in Guwahati. Ensuring a leaner and efficient distribution network across the region, the stockyard will further reduce delivery time from the current 13 days to a maximum of two days for furthermost dealers in the Northeast states immensely benefitting our customers. TKM’s current product line includes the all-new Urban Cruiser, Glanza, Innova Crysta, Fortuner, Toyota Yaris, Camry and Vellfire. The new regional stockyard will enable delivery of Toyota vehicles in a maximum of…

13 Nov

FDC Limited introduces PiFLU & Favenza

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FDC Limited announced the launch of new strength variants of its Favipiravir brands – PiFLU and Favenza, used to treat mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 in India. These prescription-only drugs will be available at all retail medical outlets and hospital pharmacies across the country, from 1 November. The 800mg version of the drugs will help reduce the number of tablets to be taken by any patient by 75%. Currently, patients are required to take 18 pills on the first day followed by 8 tablets every day for the next 13 days. Drug Controller General of India (DCGI)-approved Favipiravir is…

12 Nov

Delhi government launches Jeevan Seva app for Covid patients

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Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain launched a mobile app that will allow people to access a free e-vehicle service dedicated for transportation of COVID-19 patients who are not critical, officials said.The Jeevan Seva app can be download through a link which will be sent through SMS and QR codes to every COVID-19 positive patient in Delhi who have been tested, they said. "The app, launched in collaboration with EVERA, will use electric vehicles as an ambulance to transfer non-critical cases to healthcare facilities within Delhi free of cost," the Delhi health department said in a statement. Patients will be able…

12 Nov

Tejashwi Yadav demands recounting of votes, says mandate in favour of Grand Alliance

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After being elected leader of the Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) on Thursday, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav asked the Election Commission on Thursday to release videos and other documentary evidence on counting of postal ballots in 20 seats where the alliance candidates lost by a margin of less than 200 votes. “We lost about 20 seats where irregularities were resorted to in counting postal ballots and our candidates’ queries were not heard by the Election Commission…we’ve won 130 seats and the mandate was in our favour, but the Election Commission’s results were declared in favour of NDA,” Mr. Yadav told…

12 Nov

Mirzapur renewed for a third season

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After the resounding success of Mirzapur Season 2, the makers and the streaming platform have renewed the web series for a third season. As per Amazon Prime Video, almost 50% of the audience finished watching the show’s second season in just two days. It has also become the most-watched show on the OTT platform within just seven days of its release. On the success of the second season, producer Ritesh Sidhwani said, “The show’s massive fandom and the viewers’ magnitude of love towards the new season was seen through reactions on social media within days of its release, and we…

12 Nov

Flipkart partners with SafeGold

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Flipkart has partnered with SafeGold to make investing in Digital Gold available to millions of customers. Customers can buy 99.5 per cent pure, 24 karat gold, starting from as low as Rs. 10 on the Flipkart app, providing a transparent and efficient way of buying gold online. Leveraging technology, Flipkart will enable investing in gold, buying and selling it in a seamless manner helping reach millions of customers in metros and across the country including tier 3 cities and beyond. Investing in Digital Gold is convenient and cost-effective and gives customers the option to buy gold in either rupee or…

12 Nov

L&T to construct longest road bridge over the Brahmaputra

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As the lowest bidder at Rs 3166-Crore, Larsen & Toubro is going to construct a 20 km, 4-lane road bridge across the River Brahmaputra from Dhubri to Phulbari on NH 127B for the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. The bridge will connect two eastern states - Assam and Meghalaya. It will be the longest road bridge (18.36 km) over a river in the country. The project is being financed by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) is the executing agency. Expected to be completed by 2026-27 the four-lane bridge will be…

12 Nov

Maruti Suzuki’s sixth BS6 compliant S-CNG vehicle

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In line with the company’s Mission Green Million announced at Auto Expo 2020, Maruti Suzuki India Limited launched BS6 compliant S-CNG variant of Super Carry. Maruti Suzuki Super Carry is the first light commercial vehicle to upgrade to BS6 engine. Having already sold one million green vehicles (including CNG, Smart Hybrid vehicles), Maruti Suzuki, under its ‘Mission Green Million’, aims to sell the next one million green vehicles in the next couple of years, spearheading their mass adoption across the country. Maruti Suzuki S-CNG vehicles are equipped with dual interdependent ECUs (Electronic Control Units) and intelligent injection system. Vehicles are…

12 Nov

Sony launches new Bravia TV

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Sony introduced the new 4K HDR OLED televisions A8H series in India. The A8HOLED TV is available in164 cm (65) in a very slim form factor. The TV is powered by self-illuminating pixels which are precisely and individually controlled by the picture processor X1 Ultimate. It provides crisp, high-contrast and true-to-life picture. This processor showing amazing versatility also scales up SD (Standard Definition) and HD (High Definition) content to near 4K picture quality. The high-powered processor in this 4K OLED TV creates a beautiful picture in total harmony with sound, all from a stunning one-slate design. With Pixel Contrast Booster,…