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26 Apr

Thomas Müller joins Jaguar Land Rover

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusinessJAGUAR LAND ROVER, Thomas

Jaguar Land Rover has announced the appointment of Thomas Müller as the new Executive Director of Product Engineering. His expertise in technology, agile leadership and digital capabilities will bring significant benefits to the efficient delivery of the next generation of modern luxury vehicles. He joins Jaguar Land Rover from the Volkswagen Group, where he held a variety of engineering leadership positions at Audi. He was Executive Vice President for Research and Development ADAS and Autonomous Driving at Volkswagen Group’s automotive software subsidiary, CARIAD. He will play a key role in bringing to life the company’s Reimagine strategy: a sustainability-rich reimagination…

26 Apr

H&M India launches its Menswear Linen Campaign

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaArmaan Malik., H&M, Menswear

H&M India launches its linen collection which features fresh classics and captures the essence of comfort and effortless ease. The campaign featured singer and songwriter Armaan Malik. The aim of the campaign is to motivate us to become the flow instead of going with the flow. The key garments are the linen long sleeve shirts, the linen tees, relaxed fit resort shirts, along with pull-on trousers and shorts both in relaxed fits. The silhouettes and colours give the collection a fresh and light feel through neutral shades along with playful prints. The campaign film shows Armaan Malik lounging around the…

25 Apr

53rd edition of IHGF Delhi Fair in the National Capital Region

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaMSDE, National Capital Region

Two recent skilling initiatives by MSDE have started bearing fruits as skilled craftsmen from Jammu and Kashmir and Nagaland showcase their rich heritage and traditional handicraft in the 53rd edition of IHGF Delhi Fair in the National Capital Region. It was observed that the heritage and traditional skill clusters required skilled artisans from villages to meet the demand for traditional crafts in Nagaland and Jammu and Kashmir. The Handicrafts Sector provides employment to a vast segment of population settled in rural and semi-urban areas, generating substantial foreign exchange for the country while preserving its cultural heritage. The handicraft and handloom…

25 Apr

Registration Open for 3rd Edition of HCL Jigsaw

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusinessHCL, HCL JIGSAW

A US $11.2 billion global conglomerate HCL announced that registrations are now open for the third edition of HCL Jigsaw- India’s premier critical reasoning platform. It is aimed at building a community of young problem-solvers by identifying and awarding India’s Top Young Problem Solvers through a multi-layered evaluation process. HCL Jigsaw assesses school students in grades 6 to 9 on key 21st-century skills including research, critical thinking and communication. It will assess participating students on 10 parameters under three primary attributes such as research skills, communication process and thinking critically. It will include three assessment stages—qualifiers round, semifinals and finals.…

25 Apr

Jodii – a vernacular matrimony app in Bengali

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaBengali, Jodii, Matrimony.com

India’s leading online matrimony company Matrimony.com announced the launch of Jodii – an exclusive vernacular matchmaking app. The company rolled out the new service based on its successful history of helping lakhs of Indians to find a life partner. Jodii app addresses the needs of those who have studied Diploma, Polytechnic, 12th, 10th standard or below and in terms of profession, the service will appeal to blue-collar workers and self-employed people. The Key highlights of Jodie app are: (a) It is simple to use and available in 10 languages including Bengali. It seeks basic information for creating a profile. (b)…

25 Apr

Kingfisher ropes in Rashmika Mandanna & Varun Dhawan

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusinessKingfisher, Rashmika Mandanna, Varun Dhawan

United Breweries Limited announced that it has signed actors Rashmika Mandanna and Varun Dhawan as brand ambassadors for its iconic brand Kingfisher. The association will kick off Kingfisher’s ‘Spread the Cheer campaign, focused on celebrating this year as the ‘Year of the Cheer’. Kingfisher is a youthful, contemporary, and fun brand, which constantly reinvents itself to engage with its consumers in new and exciting ways. The brand is associated with some of the best music, food, and sporting events, and lives up to its name of ‘The King of Good Times. Kingfisher has also created an exciting dance hook-step with…

24 Apr

PM Narendra Modi on Mann ki Baat: Small online payments helping build big digital economy in country

editor0 CommentsBusinessPM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said small online payments system are assisting construct a large digital economy, and many new fintech startups are on the way. Digital transactions worth Rs 20,000 crore are taking place in India on daily basis encouraging an environment of honesty in the country, the rate minister said in his month-to-month Mann Ki Baat addressing the nation. He also stated that that transactions via UPI (Unified Payments Interface) have reached Rs 10 lakh crore in March this year. He additionally urged humans who have any trip associated to digital repayments and the startup ecosystem to…

23 Apr

AqarChain and India’s ForestMan celebrate Earth Day

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusinessAqarChain, ForestMan celebrate Earth Day

Earth Day started in 1970, and after 51 years Earth Day is getting a salute from the Metaverse with AqarChain’s AqarLand and India’s ‘Forest Man’. AqarLand, a Virtual Land Metaverse with an NFT Marketplace, part of AqarChain the pioneer in Fractionalizing NFT of real world real estate assets, is working to bridge the physical environment with the metaverse in an effort to help reforestation and restoration of lands by planting trees in a Digital Forest. For Earth Day, AqarChain is partnering with Jadav Payeng, better known as the forest man of India, who spent his entire life single handedly erecting…

22 Apr

OPPO F21 Pro Series will go on sale

Business Correspondent0 CommentsBusinessOPPO F21 Pro

The leading global smart device brand OPPO announces the sale of its much-awaited OPPO F21 Pro and OPPO F21 Pro 5G.The F21 Pro’s 32MP selfie camera is backed by Sony's IMX709 RGBW selfie sensor. It comes with the Orbit Light feature and AI Portrait Enhancement feature. The F21 Pro 5G boasts a 16MP front camera, 64MP main camera, 2MP depth camera and 2MP macro triple camera unit. It comes with the AI Scene Enhancement feature and Dual View Video feature. Both the handsets come with a 6.4-inch AMOLED display, HDR selfie 4,500mAh battery, 33W SUPERVOOC, 128GB storage, 8GB RAM, ColorOS…

22 Apr

Flipkart launches first grocery fulfillment center in Guwahati

Business Correspondent0 CommentsAssam, BusinessFlipkart, grocery

India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace Flipkart has launched its first grocery fulfillment center in Assam, Guwahati. This facility will create more than 300 direct and indirect jobs and bring market access to thousands of local sellers, MSMEs, and farmers from Assam and the northeast region, and also offer customers a wide variety of more than 7,000 regional grocery products across 200 categories. This is Flipkart’s second facility in India, after Coimbatore, which is almost entirely run by women. The center is spread over 1.23 lakh square feet and will cater to the grocery needs of customers in over 800 PIN codes…