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‘Study Now, Pay Later’ model of Masai School

‘Study Now, Pay Later’ model of Masai School

Masai School began its operations in June 2019, in Bangalore. It also has a branch in Patna and plans to graduate more than 1000 students in the coming months. Masai School offers 6-8 month long intensive coding programs. Presently, they have courses in Android Development, Full-Stack Development and Backend Development and are planning to launch Frontend Development, Data Science, User Experience design (UX), Frontend & UI Development, Product Management and more programs over the next few months. In India, social status and financial barriers are common hurdles to access quality education. In an attempt to break this, Masai School integrated…
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Amway earmarks Rs 30-crore for strengthening supply chain

Amway earmarks Rs 30-crore for strengthening supply chain

To support the surge in online orders, Amway India is focusing on bolstering it's home delivery (HD) and logistics network. 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.  Amway India 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 reach over 5-6 lakhs per month by the end…
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Dream11 IPL 2020: Colgate is official Smile Partner

Dream11 IPL 2020: Colgate is official Smile Partner

In its continuous endeavour to Keep India Smiling, Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited 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. This season of Dream11 IPL 2020, being held against all odds is a remarkable show of the country’s positivity and optimism and is in line with Colgate’s ideology of ‘Smile karo aur shuru ho jao’ (Get started with a smile).  Vice-President (Marketing) of Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited, Mr Arvind Chintamani said, “While the pandemic…
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Harpic’s new campaigns highlight disinfection

Harpic’s new campaigns highlight disinfection

Being a leader in the toilet care category in India, Harpic has been pioneering the cause of hygiene and sanitation in Indian homes for decades. Both, Harpic Toilet Cleaner and Harpic Bathroom cleaner have been tested by internationally accredited external laboratories and have been proven to effectively kill>99.9% germs and the Sars-Cov-2 (Covid-19) virus when used undiluted. For 100 years, Harpic has been working towards providing clean and hygienic sanitation solutions across the world. With its new brand campaign ‘Saaf Nahi Swachh’, Harpic is educating consumers on superior hygiene and disinfection of toilets and bathrooms at home to protect their…
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World Rhino Day celebrated in Siliguri

World Rhino Day celebrated in Siliguri

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…
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Forest Minister formed Monitoring committee 

Forest Minister formed Monitoring committee 

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.…
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Massive Landslide Cuts Off Road Communication

Massive Landslide Cuts Off Road Communication

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

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

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…
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GIGAnet – the new-age network from Vi

GIGAnet – the new-age network from Vi

India’s strongest 4G network GIGAnet has been launched by Vi, the new brand born through the integration of two of India’s most loved telecom brands - Vodafone and Idea. 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 from Vi is being introduced to mobile phone users in India through a high decibel creative campaign on TV and Digital. The campaign portrays GIGAnet as the network that is in tune with the needs of the customers in…
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‘Leaders Award’ goes to HCCB factory

‘Leaders Award’ goes to HCCB factory

One of India’s top 5 FMCG companies, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB) 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…
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