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TECNO Mobile in collaboration with Cosmopolitan India, the world’s largest-read fashion and lifestyle magazine, has launched the CAMON 19 Pro 5Gsmartphone. This one-of-a-kind launch for a mobile handset has been inaugurated at a plush fashion event, titled ‘A Stylish Affair’ that willinclude fashion showcase and a Style Hunt helmed by a distinguished jury panel. Delhi’s most stylish faces, including fashion influencers, designers, and industry experts will attend the launch event at Shangri-La. The latest launch is a part of the lauded CAMON series. The CAMON 19 Pro 5G is an advanced version of the recently-released CAMON 19. The Pro5G version…

ET Money, has released an exclusive report titled “India Investment Personality Report 2022” that looks into the minds of lakhs of investors. The insights have been drawn from their unique feature of Investor Personality assessment that assesses investors on four key parameters of risk tolerance, loss aversion, financial mastery, and overconfidence levels and draws a map of their unique investor psyche. The assessment gives investors 8 unique Investor Personality tags that are closest to the type of investor they are. The report reveals that the majority of Indian investors are Strategizers (35%) - a type of investors who are action…

 Godrej Agrovet, one of India’s largest diversified agribusiness company, announced that it has signed three MoUs (Memorandum of Understand) with Assam, Manipur and Tripura state governments for development and promotion of oil palm cultivation in the region under the National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) scheme. Godrej Agrovet is the largest oil palm processor in India and works directly with the farmers for the entire lifecycle of their crop. The MoUs are in line with Godrej Agrovet’s long-term strategy to be the catalyst in India’s oil mission through sustainable growth of oil palm production and double farmer’s income. In…

PNB MetLife has launched PNB MetLife Junior Badminton Championship 2022 (JBC), to be held in 12 states across India under the banner of 12 State Badminton Associations. This marks the 6thedition of PNB MetLife’s sponsorship since it launched this successful sporting event in 2015 to build the sport for young talent. On the launch of JBC 2022, P.V. Sindhu, two-time Olympic Medallist and brand ambassador of PNB MetLife, said, “I’m delighted to be associated with a brand that lays emphasis on harnessing the potential of young sports enthusiasts who are poised to become the Badminton stars of tomorrow.” The 6th…

A social initiative of Raymond JK Trust together with its supporting partners,signed a MoU with the Government of Nagaland to launch an “Employment Linked Skill Training Program” in Kohima during CSR Conclave. The MoU was signed in the presence of the Hon’ble Finance Minister of India, Smt.Nirmala Sitaraman and Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri. Neiphiu Rio. The project is supported by NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development), Silver Spark Apparel Limited (Raymond Group) and Directorate of Technical Education under the Government of Nagaland. India has a demographic dividend advantage and if this potential is tapped, the country will witness…

Bandhan Bank has celebrated its 7th Anniversary.  Dr. Pronab Sen, the former Principal Economic Advisor, Planning Commission, graced the occasion as the chief guest. He has delivered the Anniversary Lecture on “Build Back Better – The Role of Finance”. On this occasion, the Bank has launched a new account, called ‘Neo+ Digital Savings Account’, to offer more convenience to the customers. This account offers a completely paperless and contactless account opening process, including a video KYC module. It also provides instant access to mBandhan mobile app and Internet Banking for online transactions. Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, Founder, MD and CEO, Bandhan…

Meesho has announced that more than 5,000 small businesses from the state of Assam are now registered on the platform. The platform also recently logged more than 102 million downloads in Q4 FY2022, up more than 5x year on year. Meesho has witnessed a significant increase in the number of MSMEs from Assam joining the platform in the past year. Top categories preferred by the suppliers in the region include apparel, personal care & wellness, consumer electronics and home décor. Meesho has extensively worked towards supporting and enabling SMBs across the country especially helping small cities exploit the benefits of…

 Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, the Finance Minister of India, lauded the efforts of Axis Bank (India’s third largest private sector bank) for dedicating its Mon branch, which is now the first private sector bank branch in Mon District, Nagaland. It was a proud moment for the Bank as the Finance Minister of India graced the new branch at Mon and addressed its people in the presence of Mr. Amitabh Chaudhry, MD & CEO, Axis Bank and Mr. Ravi Narayanan, Group Executive & Head - Branch Banking, Retail Liabilities & Products, Axis Bank. Axis Bank recently dedicated four branches in the North-East region. It includes the Mon Branch…

One of the largest FMCG direct selling companies in India, Amway India has become ‘Pre- and Post-Consumer Plastic Waste Neutral’ after having managed 100% post-consumer plastic waste based on its Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) collection and recycled 100% pre-consumer plastic waste generated at the Amway manufacturing facility. Amway India has collected and recycled 800 metric tons of post-consumer plastic waste, which is equivalent to managing over 50 million units of plastic product waste comprising bottles, tubes, caps, jars, and sachets of different sizes. Additionally, it has recycled and reused 100% hazardous products and plastic waste at its manufacturing plant to…

 Tata Motors (India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer) has won an order of 921 electric buses from Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC). Under the larger tender by Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), Tata Motors will supply, operate and maintain 12-metre electric buses for a period 12 years, as per the contract. Till date, Tata Motors has supplied more than 715 electric buses across multiple cities in India, which have cumulatively clocked more than 40 million kilometers. Tata Starbus is an indigenously developed vehicle with superior design and best-in-class features designed for sustainable and comfortable travel. Tata Motors has already received orders…