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India’s Economy witnesses Massive Boost

India’s Economy witnesses Massive Boost

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla stated that India is one of the world's fastest-growing economies. He praised India's economic policy and stated that the country's upcoming presidency of the G20 group is both an acknowledgement of our enhanced global standing and an opportunity to project our perspectives and highlight our priorities. Lauding PM Narendra Modi's initiative of "Aatmanirbhar Bharat", Shringla stated that it had transformed India's economic diplomacy. India will become a more prominent hub for resilient and dependable supply chains and global value chains and it’s democracy dividends in foreign policy and strategic affairs are growing. Shringla also stated…
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Panasonic inaugurates new manufacturing unit in Andhra Pradesh

Panasonic inaugurates new manufacturing unit in Andhra Pradesh

A wholly owned subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation Panasonic Life Solutions India announced the opening of its new manufacturing facility in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. The facility aims to develop market synergies by providing swift material deliveries and customer delight. The factory also aims to produce more than 200 mil pieces of switches per year in the next 5 years. The ‘highly automated’ unit is spread over 133,584 sq.mt and currently covers a floor area of 37,025 sq.mt. This will be the company’s first electrical equipment manufacturing base in Southern India and seventh in India followed by facilities in the North…
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Flipkart launches its largest fulfillment center in Haringhata

Flipkart launches its largest fulfillment center in Haringhata

Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, announced the inauguration of India’s largest fulfillment center (FC) in Haringhata, West Bengal. The tech-enabled facility that will create more than 11,000 job opportunities and will support around 20,000 sellers from the state and North-East region, was inaugurated (virtually) during the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) 2022 by the Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee in presence of Principal Chief Advisor to Chief Minister Amit Mitra, Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee, Minister of Transport and Housing Firhad Hakim, and Chief Secretary H.K. Dwivedi. Located 50 km from Kolkata, the facility has an integrated supply chain management spread across…
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‘Happiness Truck’ powered by Valvoline

‘Happiness Truck’ powered by Valvoline

The ‘Happiness Truck’ powered by the Original Engine Oil maker and a leading global lubricant manufacturer Valvoline Cummins Private Limited reached Kolkata. The truck has covered 5 destinations across Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand after being flagged off from Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar, New Delhi. It reached Kidhirpur in Kolkata and the occasion was marked by celebrating with performances followed by informative sessions on automotive technology and engaging contests. The objective is to reach out and connect with mechanics, Fleet owners, and other service providers and involve them by empowering and educating them on the latest technologies. It will continue its…
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Northeast India’s first Best Sound Centre

Northeast India’s first Best Sound Centre

Signia, a leader in the hearing aid industry, announced the launch of Best Sound Centre, the first store of its kind in Aizawl, where consumers can experience hearing live with hearing aids. The BestSound Centre is set to showcase the finest from Sivantos’ premium hearing care brand, Signia. BestSound Center is one of the largest networks of hearing care professionals with over 290 centers spread across the country and aims at providing quality services to people. Mr Mohan Swamy, Director, Sivantos India said, “Sivantos India, along with Nawka Speech & hearing, is excited to announce the launch of Northeast India’s…
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Strong financial results for FY2022

Strong financial results for FY2022

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has delivered another strong financial performance leading to a 33% year-on-year growth in the Value of New Business (VNB) for FY2022. The VNB margin expanded to 28% and absolute VNB stood at Rs 21.63 billion. This was led by a robust growth of 25% in new business sum assured and 20% in Annualised Premium Equivalent for the same period. During FY2022, Annuity and protection new business premiums grew by 29% and 35% year-on-year respectively. New Business Sum Assured of the Company grew to Rs 7,731.46 billion for FY2022 making ICICI Prudential Life Insurance the leader in…
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KUMAR ENGINEERING introduces Electric Goods Career

KUMAR ENGINEERING introduces Electric Goods Career

Assam based Auto Manufacturing company "KUMAR ENGINEERING" today introduced "Electric Goods Carrier" with base model "KUMAR" having gross vehicle weight of 756 kgs and this vehicle will deliver 1.42 KWs power at 1500 RPM. During the launch, company Chairman Ambassador Deepak Vohra (Special Advisor to the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India) stated that the company has introduced this product after receiving I-CAT approval from the Government of India, which is capable of carrying 310 kg of weight and receiving a full charge in 4 hours. The company's world-class product would be accessible in the Assam market with an MSP of…
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Amazon.in announces ‘Summer Sale’

Amazon.in announces ‘Summer Sale’

Amazon.in is excited to announce its ‘Summer Sale’ kickstarting from May 04, 2022. Amazon is introducing ‘Countdown Deals’ for the first time that will be open for all customers and the selected offers will give them early access to a wide array of products across categories until May 3. Customers can explore and shop for a wide selection offered by small and medium businesses, Indian direct-to-consumer start-ups, neighborhood stores & women entrepreneurs across India. They can also explore sustainable, handcrafted products from artisans and weavers of different states across from popular crafts. The offers including 16 new launches from Top…
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Vi partners with ICRIER to set up InViCT

Vi partners with ICRIER to set up InViCT

With the objective to facilitate research advisory and policy support in the field of telecom policy, governance and regulation and with a view to contribute to the achievement of the Digital India mission, Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi) has partnered with the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) for a Telecom Centre of Excellence (CoE) and have named the Centre – InViCT (ICRIER and Vodafone Idea Centre for Telecom). A MoU to this effect was signed in the national capital recently between Dr. Deepak Mishra, Director & CEO, ICRIER and Mr. P. Balaji, Chief Regulatory & Corporate Affairs…
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Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela

Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela

The Union Minister of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan digitally inaugurated the launch of the National Apprenticeship Mela across 700+ locations in the country. Over 4000 organisations from more than 30 industries participated in the event. Individuals having a 5th–12th grade pass certificate, a skill training certificate, an ITI Diploma or a graduate degree were eligible to participate. The main objective was to encourage the hiring of approximately 1 lakh apprentices and to assist employers in identifying and developing their potential through training and practical skill sets. The young and aspiring workforce was given a choice of…
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