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01 Feb

Sunstone Eduversity’s “Step Up Scholarship”

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Education, IndiaSunstone Eduversity

Sunstone Eduversity has announced 1000+ scholarships amounting to INR 5 Crores through its "Step Up Scholarship" program. The program offers an opportunity for students to launch their careers with outcome-oriented and impactful higher education programs. Under this breakthrough initiative, students pursuing or planning to pursue Post Graduate courses (MBA, MCA, and PGDM) are eligible to apply for scholarships up to 100%. As a first step towards availing the Scholarship, aspirants must take the "Step Up Scholarship" test to be conducted on the 5th & 6th of February 2022. The test will entail multiple-choice questions on quantitative and verbal aptitude, psychometric…

01 Feb

Nissan Magnite exports expand to 15 global markets

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Indianissan magnite

Nissan has said that after the successful first year sale of its highly popular Magnite compact SUV, the company has expanded the number of export markets to 15 in total. Magnite, produced at Nissan’s Chennai plant in Tamil Nadu, was launched in December 2020 and has since gone on to achieve 78,000 cumulative customer bookings in India alone, with a further 6,344 shipped overseas. Magnite was the first global product to launch under the Nissan NEXT transformation plan, shifting the company’s focus towards high-demand products that deliver lasting value to the business and to customers. Following the successful introduction of…

01 Feb

FICSI signed an MoU with IGCC

editor0 CommentsBusinessFICSI, MoU

Food Industry Capacity & Skill Initiative (FICSI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indo German Chamber of Commerce (IGCC) to establish Centres of Excellence (CoE) for dual bakery training according to set standards of German Dual System, giving a push to endeavors focused on apprenticeship training. The aim of the collaboration is to set up new baking-related vocational training courses in India. There is a demand for well-qualified candidates in the bakery sector, which is not met, currently. The purpose of these courses is to meet the changing requirements of the enterprises in India and global markets. Commenting…

01 Feb

FNP Cakes ‘N’ More Unveils its first outlet in Howrah, West Bengal

editor0 CommentsBusiness, West BengalFNP Cakes ‘N’ More

FNP Cakes ‘N’ More (A unit of Ferns N Petals) has opened its first outlet in Howrah in West Bengal. With the launch of the 9thcake outlet in the state, the bakery brand now has 143 retail outlets PAN India. Located at138, GT Road Shree Apartments, Shibpur, the new outlet is spread across 250 Square feet of space, offering all kinds of cream cakes, fondant cakes, dry cakes, and many more. The store also offers a wide range of bakery products, chocolates, quick snacks, beverages, other savouries and soft toys. To maintain the quality standards, the company has set up…

29 Jan

SBI suspends circular on recruitment of pregnant women

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State Bank of India (SBI) has suspended its revised instructions regarding recruitment of pregnant women candidates after criticism by certain section of the media. “In view of the public sentiments, SBI has decided to keep the revised instructions regarding recruitment of pregnant women candidates in abeyance and continue with the existing instructions in the matter,” SBI said in a statement. SBI said it has recently reviewed the various ‘Fitness Standards for Recruitment’ in the bank, including norms for Pregnant Women candidates. “SBI has recently reviewed the various fitness standards for recruitment in the bank, including norms for pregnant women candidates,”…

29 Jan

Meghalaya Gets a Taste of Oaksmith®

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Indiameghalaya, Oaksmith®

Beam Suntory, has launched Oaksmith®, India’s first International Blended Whisky in Meghalaya. After a successful launch in December 2019 in Maharashtra and Telangana followed by rapid expansion in West Bengal, Goa, Assam, Chandigarh, UP and Karnataka, the iconic brand is now available in Meghalaya with both blend variants - ‘Oaksmith® Gold’ and ‘Oaksmith® International’. The brand has delivered 300,000 cases since its launch in India. Oaksmith® has been created by world-renowned Shinji Fukuyo, Chief Blender, Suntory, the founding house of Japanese Whiskies – with world-class Japanese craftsmanship, blending high quality Scotch Malt whiskies and smoothest American Bourbons to build a…

29 Jan

Nutritionist Neha Ranglani lists 3 foods for everyday

editor0 CommentsBusiness, HealthNeha Ranglani, Nutritionist

A paradigm shift is noticed in our day to day lifestyle with the rise of continuous screen time and extended working hours which the work-from-home dynamic has brought up. This has also changed everyone’s eating habits, especially working professionals and students, with the frequency of munching on unwholesome ready-to-eat foods increasing day by day. Given the intervals between two meals are getting longer this causes acidity and other digestive problems which cause permanent complications in the long-run. Nutritious food plays a pivotal role in helping one stay healthy. Integrative Health Coach and Nutritionist Neha Ranglani suggested three foods one must…

29 Jan

7UP® unveils its latest campaign in its ‘Think Fresh’ series

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India‘Think Fresh’, 7UP®

7UP®, has launched as part of 7UP®’s ‘Think Fresh’ series, is to address everyday curveballs/googlies through a fun and playful attitude. The quirky brand campaign features the much-loved, curly-haired 7UP® mascot Fido Dido who looks at turning life’s googlies into opportunities and encouraging today’s youth to not be frustrated with daily problems. The campaign opens with a man who’s sitting in the ladies’ section of a bus and pretends to fall asleep as soon as he sees a young girl enter the full bus takes a swift swig of 7UP® and comes up with a fresh solution. In a ‘Think…

28 Jan

Honda Grazia125 achieves 2 lac customers’ milestone

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaHonda Grazia125

Making deeper inroads into the two-wheeler landscape of eastern India, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India announced that the Sporty Stunning Genius – Grazia125 is now trusted by over 2-lac families in the region. This remarkable feat for Grazia125 is driven by growing demand amongst the youngsters in the eastern states of Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Sikkim, Odisha, Nagaland and Assam.Mr. Yadvinder Singh Guleria, Director - Sales & Marketing, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd., said, “It is a moment of great pride and a testimony from 2-lac happy & satisfied Grazia125 customers in…

28 Jan

Sikkim Gets a Taste of Oaksmith®,

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBlended Whisky, Oaksmith®

Beam Suntory, has launched Oaksmith®, India’s first International Blended Whisky in Sikkim. After a successful launch in December 2019 in Maharashtra and Telangana followed by rapid expansion in West Bengal, Goa, Assam, Chandigarh, UP and Karnataka, the iconic brand is now available in Sikkim with both blend variants - ‘Oaksmith® Gold’ and ‘Oaksmith® International’. The brand has delivered 300,000 cases since its launch in India. Oaksmith® has been created by world-renowned Shinji Fukuyo, Chief Blender, Suntory, the founding house of Japanese Whiskies – with world-class Japanese craftsmanship, blending high quality Scotch Malt whiskies and smoothest American Bourbons to build a…