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16 May

#NeverAloneSummit

editor0 CommentsBusinessChopra Foundation, HINDUJA FOUNDATION

The philanthropic arm of Hinduja Group, the Hinduja Foundation is making its foray into the field of mental health and well-being. The Foundation, in association with the Chopra Foundation, the John W Brick Mental Health Foundation, and CG Creatives, will be co-sponsoring a three-hour segment, Spotlight India, within the Never Alone Global Mental Health (Virtual) Summit. This virtual Summit will be streamed live on Facebook, YouTube, and other media platforms on 21 May and participants can access free online tools to support their mental health and well-being through https://neveralonesummit.live/. The segment will be curated by Satya Hinduja’s Alchemic Sonic Environment…

15 May

Airtel Payments Bank launches DigiGold – a digital platform for customers to make investments in gold

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Technologyairtel, Business, DigiGold, INDIA, TECHNOLOGY

As part of its growing bouquet of digital services, Airtel Payments Bank today launched DigiGold in partnership with SafeGold - the leading provider of digital gold. With DigiGold, Airtel Payments Bank’s savings account customers can invest in 24K gold using the Airtel Thanks app. Customers can also gift DigiGold to their family and friends, who have a savings account with Airtel Payments Bank. The gold purchased by customers is stored securely by SafeGold at no additional cost and can be sold through Airtel Thanks app at any time in a matter of few clicks. There is no minimum investment…

14 May

Delhi govt seeks help from Serum Institute mentioning the non-availability of vaccines

editor0 CommentsBusiness, HealthCovid-19, Delhi, Health, INDIA, Serum Institute, Vaccine

Delhi government has written to Pune-based Serum Institute of India to "come to its rescue", adding it has a week's stock of Covishield for 18-44 years. The letter further mentioned that vaccination centres will have to be shut down due to the non-availability of vaccines. This letter came after Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech stated it cannot supply more vaccine doses to Delhi. The Serum Institute replied to this and said that they are doing their best to meet countrywide vaccine requirements. "We rely on your support for provision of sufficient quantities of vaccine in a time-bound manner. Delhi has a limited…

13 May

Rise in palm oil prices may be leading to rise in Chocolate prices

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Healthchocolate, Covid-19, food

The meteoric rise in palm oil prices is poised to inflate costs for everyone from restaurants to confectionery and cosmetic manufacturers, and could potentially change consumption patterns. The world’s most consumed edible oil has surged more than 120% in the past year and burst through 4,500 ringgit ($1,091) a ton to a record on Wednesday. The tropical oil, which is found in products as diverse as chocolate, pastries, soaps, lipstick and biofuel, and is widely used in Asian restaurants, has been swept up in the global commodity rally as farm crops soar on weather worries and China’s crop-buying spree. Palm…

13 May

Blue Dart forms Blue Dart Med-Express Consortium

editor0 CommentsBusinessblue dart, Community Health Centres (CHCs), Primary Health Centers

Blue Dart, India’s leading express logistics service provider and part of the Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL) formed Blue Dart Med-Express Consortium with the mission of revolutionizing the delivery of vaccines and emergency medical supplies to the remotest parts of India with Drones. Blue Dart Med-Express Consortium is part of the ‘Medicine from the Sky’ project in collaboration with the Government of Telangana, World Economic Forum, Niti Aayog and Healthnet Global. Balfour Manuel, Managing Director, Blue Dart .The Ministry of Civil Aviation has granted the project with necessary exemptions and rights to fly drone flights on an experimental basis in…

13 May

Zydus Cadila to sell its India animal health business for Rs 2,921 crore

editor0 CommentsBusinessAnimal health, Business, cadila, Zydus, zydus cadila

Zydus Cadila on Wednesday announced ZAHL has entered into a business transfer agreement and transfer its animal healthcare unit to the Multiples-led consortium. The deal is to sell one of the two business undertakings of ZAHL on a going concern basis, for Rs 2,921 crore on a cash free and debt free basis, subject to certain closing date adjustments and other conditions. Pankaj Patel, chairman of Cadila Healthcare Ltd said, “Over the last three decades, Zydus AH has grown to become a pioneer and market leader in the Indian animal health industry. With Multiples and its consortium partners committed to…

13 May

Toyota Kirloskar Motor increases sales

editor0 CommentsBusinessTOYOTA KIRLOSKAR MOTOR

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) revealed that its initiatives to enhance customer experience have contributed to a rise in sales contribution from the Northeast Region. The company also reiterated on the growing significance of the region in its customer outreach programs focused at making TKM’s world-class products and services increasingly accessible to a wider customer base. In accordance with its customer-first philosophy, TKM has been rolling out measures to enhance the experience at every stage of the customer lifecycle from pre-sales to after-sales. To provide easy access to its world-class products, TKM had unveiled its first regional stockyard in the country…

12 May

‘State of Healthcare in India’ report by Housing.com

editor0 CommentsBusiness, HealthHEALTH CARD, housing.com

Kolkata lags in terms of delivery of health care services, sanitation and solid waste management compared to other cities, shows a recent report by leading online real estate firm Housing.com, titled “State of Healthcare in India: Indian cities through the lens of healthcare”. The city of joy has been ranked at the 7th spot on ‘Housing.com City Health Card’, which is a part of the report by the Elara Technologies-owned company. According to the report, Kolkata, which currently has a 15.7 million population, has 2 beds per 1,000 people, including private and government hospital beds and the additional beds currently…

12 May

Reliance Jio adds more customers than Airtel in February

editor0 CommentsBusinessairtel, jio, relience, Telecom

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has added more mobile phone customers than Bharti Airtel in February 2021, bucking a trend of losing to the Sunil Bharti Mittal-led telco for six straight months. Jio gained 4.26 million wireless subscribers compared with Airtel’s 3.73 million in February, data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Tuesday shows. In the month of January, Jio had added 1.9 million users while Airtel had added 5.8 million users. After February's addition, Jio's mobile user base rose to 414.9 million while for Airtel it stood at 348.3 million. Experts say the strong market momentum in…

12 May

Assam’s JSB Infrastructures wins big at 13th REALTY+ Conclave & Excellence Awards

editor0 CommentsAssam, BusinessAssam, Business, INDIA, jsb

JSB Infrastructures, a pioneering real estate group from Dibrugarh with several residential projects under its belt, announced today that they have been honoured with three prestigious awards in the 13th REALTY+ Conclave & Excellence Awards | EAST 2021. JSB Infrastructures has won the Developer of the Year– Residential (Non Metro), Emerging Developer of the Year – Non Metro and Budget Housing Project of the Year - Non Metro for its project JSB Angan, Dibrugarh. Speaking about this achievement, Nikunj Harlalka, Managing Partner, JSB Infrastructures, said, “We are thrilled that our efforts in the JSB Angan project have been recognized by…