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29 Jan

Meghalaya Gets a Taste of Oaksmith®

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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

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

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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

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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

Philippines confirms move to acquire BrahMos cruise missiles in $375 mn deal

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India got its first-ever export order for BrahMos missiles on Friday when the Philippines' Defence Ministry signed USD 374 million contract with BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited to supply an undisclosed number of missiles, military officials said. The BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited, an India-Russian joint venture, produces the cruise missile BrahMos that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft, or from land platforms. The USD 374 million contract is to supply shore-based anti-ship BrahMos missiles to the Philippines' Navy. In a statement, the defence ministry said, "The BAPL signed a contract with the Department of National Defence of the Republic of…

28 Jan

Sikkim Gets a Taste of Oaksmith®,

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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…

28 Jan

Housing.com ties up with solartech start-up Loom Solar

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Housing.com has launched Solar Rooftop – a one stop solar rooftop solution for homes under its rental and allied services platform Housing Edge. With the help of this innovative residential solution, homeowners can save up to 90% on their electricity bills. In this context, Housing.com has entered into a partnership with Loom Solar, an emerging SolarTech start-up under Government of India’s Start-up India initiative. This pan India partnership aims at leveraging and augmenting the strength of both organisations for providing a one-stop solution to the home owners for their solar needs and further lays the foundation that offers great synergy…

27 Jan

Nissan India launches initiative to sustain the environment

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Nissan India has launched a major initiative at its plant in Chennai to support nearby villages in conserving natural water bodies, reducing pollution and raising living conditions. The initiative will create more greenery around the lakes and strengthen bunds through a program of Miyawaki tree planting around the village of Vallakottai. In addition, Nissan will decompose garbage through specialised equipment, which will reduce the volume of garbage in the area by a factor of 300. Through this initiative, Nissan will also be supporting the villagers to solve the issue of water shortages during summers. The company will recharge ground water…

27 Jan

Chandigarh allows opening of schools for classes 10 to 12

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On Thursday, the Administration eased Covid-19 restrictions, by allowing opening of schools for students of Classes 10 to 12 from February 01, 2022. However, Punjab Governor Banwari Lal Purohit, who is the Administrator of Union Territory Chandigarh, appealed to people to follow Covid-related protocols and guidelines at public places. All students above 15 years of age should have been vaccinated at least once to attend offline classes. Coaching institutions will be allowed to open at 50% capacity, subject to the condition that all students of 15 to 18 years should have received at least one dose of Covid vaccine and…

27 Jan

Casio India extends Gyan ki Roshni initiative

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Casio India, one of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer electronics donated 150+ projectors in support with GlobalHunt Foundation to set up digital connectivity across underprivileged and backward communities of Delhi, Assam and Tripura. Casio’s ‘Gyan Ki Roshni’ CSR initiative aims to inculcate social, cultural, environmental, and financial skills among communities that lack basic access and understanding of larger life concepts. These skills are fostered though digital connectivity which has been established through provision of more than 150 Casio LED Laser hybrid projectors across government & aided schools, colleges, tea estates, local tribal communities and agricultural farmers to generate awareness…

27 Jan

Fabindia files DRHP for its IPO

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A consumer lifestyle platform and India's first environmental, social and governance (ESG) IPO Fabindia Limited has filed a Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with market regulator comprising a fresh issue of up to Rs 500 crore and sale of 25,050,543 equity shares by existing shareholders. Fabindia has empowered over 50,000 artisans of which 64 per cent are women demonstrating a pathway of empowerment to others. The company also works with over 2,200 farmers directly and over 10,300 farmers through associates to create sustainable agricultural practices.In order to reward and express gratitude to certain artisans and farmers engaged with the company…