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09 Jul

IIE, Guwahati boosts the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

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The Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Incubation and Enterprise Support Centre of Indian Institute of Management Shillong (IIMS) to boost the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the North Eastern Region. The objective of this partnership is to encourage entrepreneurship, incubation and startups in the North Eastern Region. In the presence of Shri Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary, MSDE and many other dignitaries, Ms. Anuradha Vemuri, Joint Secretary, MSDE, Shri Sandesh Tilekar, Director, MSDE, Dr. Lalit Sharma, Director, IIE Guwahati, and Dr. D.P. Goyal, Director, IIM Shillong, signed the MoU. The MoU will be valid for…

09 Jul

Avantra by Trends comes with biggest Sale from 24th June

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‘Avantra by Trends’ a unique experiential ethnic wear destination store for women is coming up with one of the biggest Ethnic-Wear Sale of Upto 50% off from 24th June to 31st July 2022. It is a novel concept designed exclusively for the contemporary Indian woman who values tradition, culture, heritage and celebrates everything that’s ‘Indian’ and ‘Ethnic’. Categories participating in sale are Sarees, Lehengas, Blouses, Kurtas, Accessories, Jewellery, Footwear & Handbags. Store redefines contemporary Indian women’s shopping experience through impeccable store ambience, innovative and flexible retail experience between assisted service and self-service, saree drape styling station, non-shopper lounge, complementing product…

09 Jul

Nissan India appoints new Director Marketing

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Nissan India has appointed Mohan Wilson as Director Marketing, Product & Customer Experience, for Business Transformation for India market. Mohan Wilson replaces Sriram Padmanabhan and will take over the role effective July 1, 2022. Mohan has worked across geographies in Japan, Hong Kong, Germany and India with cross functional experience of over 20 years in sales and marketing with expertise in areas of Brand building, MarCom, Product Marketing, Customer Experience, Corporate Strategy and Data driven Marketing. Prior to this, Mohan was head of Global Marketing Planning at Nissan Motor Corporation’s Premium car brand INFINITI at Global HQ in Japan and…

08 Jul

Chess-Olympiad Torch Run

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The Torch Run for the 44th Chess Olympiad scheduled at Mahabalipuram, Chennai touched down at Siliguri, West Bengal. Dr. Sankar Ghosh, member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly received the torch at the renowned Salugara Monastery and handed it over to Grand Master Mitrabha Guha. He gave a simultaneous display against upcoming players during the occasion and a cultural program was also arranged. The next destination is Gangtok, Sikkim where another grand function is scheduled. India is hosting the 44th Chess Olympiad from 28th July to 10th August where 187 countries are participating. Yesterday evening, the Chess Olympiad Torch Flame…

08 Jul

Toyota forays into the Coveted B-SUV Segment in India

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Toyota Kirloskar Motor unveiled the new Urban Cruiser Hyryder, Toyota’s first Self-charging Strong Hybrid Electric SUV and the first of its kind, in the B SUV segment in India. The Urban Cruiser Hyryder with its bold and sophisticated styling and advanced tech features, making it a perfect choice in the segment. Based on the Advanced Body Structure, the Urban Cruiser Hyryder has been designed for a greener future, delivering a unique combination of exemplary dynamic performance, best in class fuel economy, quick acceleration, lower emissions and a smooth drive. The Urban Cruiser Hyryder is capable of running 40% of distance…

08 Jul

SMART SUPERSTORE launches its first store in Suri

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SMART Superstore large format supermarket from Reliance Retail has launched its first store in Suri. The store provides one-stop shopping experience by offering a wide range of products under one roof, ranging from Grocery, Fruits & Vegetables, Dairy to Kitchenware, Homeware, Apparel, Consumer Electronics etc. Smart Superstore now has a presence of 20 stores in West Bengal. The spacious store spread over 16,000sq feet will be largest Grocery Super Market. SMART Superstore with its strong value proposition coupled with guaranteed discount of min 5% below MRP, on the entire range of products throughout the year and other attractive offers such…

08 Jul

Škoda Auto India breaks its own sales records

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INDIA 2.0, an endeavour that began in 2018, is seeing the company break its own sales records and set new ones month after month. June 2022 has seen 6,023 ŠKODAs find new homes across India. This is after breaking a decade-old record with 5,608 units in March 2022. Year-on-Year, June 2022 is a rise of 721% compared to the 734 cars sold in June 2021. It crossed the annual sales of 23,858 units in 2021 with 28,899 units already sold in H1 2022. It is already beating projections and targets for 2022. Just last month, the company hit 205+ customer…

08 Jul

Excellent opportunity for staggered investments

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DSP Investment Managers says that current valuations offer an excellent opportunity for staggered investments and is positive on sectors like Banking & Financial Services, Autos & Ancillaries, Healthcare and some construction materials companies, while maintaining a cautious outlook on IT and metals segments. The recommendations are from DSP Investment Managers ‘The Navigator’, an asset allocation tool which would recommend investors every quarter a strategy to deploy their investible surplus and allocate funds among asset classes. According to it, auto is one of the few sectors with limited earnings downgrade risk and potential re-rating because the easing of steel prices bodes…

08 Jul

Shopsy marks successful one year of its launch in India

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Flipkart’s social commerce platform Shopsy has marked one year since its launch in India. Introduced in July 2021, Shopsy made it easy for local entrepreneurs to come on board and redefine the spirit of entrepreneurship pan-India. Shopsy has over 2.5 lakh seller-base with 150 million products ranging across fashion, beauty, mobiles, home and much more. It ensures higher levels of reliability and reach in every small city and town. Boosted by strong growth in 2022, Shopsy has been growing at a steady pace and over the last six months, it has recorded a 2.7X increase in the units sold and…

06 Jul

Maruti Suzuki launches Hot and Techy Brezza

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Maruti Suzuki launched an All New feature packed Hot and Techy avatar of the country’s most loved compact SUV - Brezza. The All New Hot and Techy Brezza is equipped with a bouquet of cutting-edge technologies along with next-gen comfort and convenience features. This city-bred SUV offers a stylish & exciting new design, powerful performance and is packed with advanced safety features. Packed with advanced technology-driven safety features, Brezza offers: 6 airbags (front, side and curtain), Electronic Stability Program (ESP) with Hill Hold Assist as standard across all variants, 20+ safety features like reverse parking sensors, high-speed alert system, ISOFIX…