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New Delhi, 25 February 2023- NimbusPost, India’s leading provider of tech-enabled logistics solutions for SMEs, enterprises, and D2C brands, and ClickPost, the fastest-growing logistics intelligence platform, announced the availability of an integration between the two logistics platforms to streamline eCommerce brands’ shipping journeys.

Through this collaboration, the two logistics giants will integrate their platforms to build an advanced logistics interface throughout supply chain operations. The partners intend to leverage new-age technology such as AI and Machine Learning to facilitate a superior shipping experience for online merchants and upgrade the brand-customer relationship. The association is projected to transform eCommerce logistics by enhancing logistics capabilities and accelerating eCommerce brands’ scalability.

While consistently expanding eCommerce demand is straining the present supply chain scenario, further fuelling complexities, automation has become the need of the hour. The partnership between NimbusPost and ClickPost is also a step towards promoting automated operations with maximum transparency. Now eCommerce merchants will be able to identify fake delivery attempts by delivery partners and reduce undelivered orders (RTO) and customer escalations through automated NDR management. Automatic order confirmation through WhatsApp, SMS and IVR calls will help in bringing down the return order percentage, promoting a higher margin on sales.

Mr Naman Vijay, the Co-founder and CEO of ClickPost, expressed his thoughts on the collaboration by saying, “ClickPost and NimbusPost’s commonality lies in our desire to craft shipping solutions and services that improve customer experience. Backed with engines and workflows designed with AI and ML, we both focus on enriching brand-customer relationships through timely communications and automated resolutions. ClickPost’s technical capability along with NimbusPost’s shipping solutions can be a game changer for the supply chain operations of any eCommerce business.”

Commenting on the alliance, Mr Yash Jain, the Founder and CEO of NimbusPost said, “Partnering with ClickPost reinforces our commitment to providing seamless and efficient logistics solutions for eCommerce merchants. Together, we bring a wealth of industry experience and expertise in providing technically innovative and advanced logistics solutions. This collaboration leverages ClickPost’s logistics intelligence platform with the shipping excellence, expertise, and resources of NimbusPost, creating a powerful solution for eCommerce brands looking to optimise their supply chain operations. We are confident that this partnership will drive significant value for our customers and position us as leaders in the logistics industry.”

New Delhi, February 25 2023: HDFC Life, one of India’s leading life insurers, has launched HDFC Life Guaranteed Income Insurance Plan. This product provides guaranteed, regular, tax-free benefits and guaranteed death benefits.

HDFC Life constantly endeavors to offer products that meet various life stage needs of individuals. With HDFC Life Guaranteed Income Insurance Plan, the Company is providing an opportunity for customers to build a financial corpus that would support them through regular and guaranteed income.

Life insurance is a necessity for every individual with responsibilities and long-term financial goals. HDFC Life Guaranteed Income Insurance Plan can enable fulfillment of these goals.

Key benefits:

• · The plan provides a guaranteed income of 11% to 13% annually as a percentage of the Sum Assured under the policy
• · Discount on first-year premium is available for online purchase; discount of 12% for 8 and 10 years of premium payment term (PPT) and a discount of 15% for 12 and 15 years PPT
• · The plan provides life cover even during the income payout phase
• · Individuals can choose the income period of 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25 or 30 years
• · Guaranteed Death Benefit can be availed of either in lump sum or in monthly installments as a family income benefit option
• · The entry age for the plan ranges from 0 (zero) to 65 years
• · This is a non-participating life insurance plan

Speaking on the launch Aneesh Khanna – Head of Products & Segments, at HDFC Life said, “At HDFC Life, our aim is to ensure financial security for our policyholders and their loved ones. Life insurance as a product category provides the dual benefits of protection and long-term savings. HDFC Life Guaranteed Income Insurance plan offers guaranteed returns and secures policyholders from future uncertainties. The plan offers choice of premium payment term and life cover even during the income payout phase. We hope individuals make the most of this plan and build a corpus along with a financial safety net for themselves and their families.”

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Bengaluru 25^th February 2023: Bengaluru Margadarshana, a first-ever walk-through map of major roads and junctions that depicts how several major roads seamlessly connect to the central business district of the city was inaugurated by Pavitra Shankar, Managing Director, Brigade Enterprises Limited, today. Located under the flyover crossover after Hebbal junction near Nagashettihalli, Bengaluru Margadarshana, which is sponsored by Brigade Group in association with The Ugly Indian and BBMP also features brief narratives of five centuries of the expansion of Bengaluru since 1537 when the city was founded by Nadaprabhu Kempegowda. It is said that when Kempegowda built his new capital town, he called it Bengaluru as his mother and wife belonged to the hamlet of Hale Bengaluru (Old Bangalore).

Commenting on the initiative, Pavitra Shankar said, “The area is an important crossover point between Nagashettihalli, Kodigehalli and planned layouts like Devinagar and RMV extension. It is also adjacent to a railway crossing which makes it a crossover point for multi-nodal transport. We noticed that the large unused space at the crossover under the flyover was unkempt and doubled up as a garbage dump; and leveraged our association with The Ugly Indian and BBMP to beautify the area. The Ugly Indian team took it one step ahead by creating a one of its kind walk-through roadmap of Bengaluru. An added incentive for us to develop this crossing point was its proximity to Brigade Senate. This is the latest addition to a series of similar initiatives that Brigade has undertaken around our developments including the beautification of Mukunda Flyover near Orion Avenue Mall, Racecourse Flyover, Yeshwantpur Railway Station and Sandalwood Soap Factory Metro Station. We intend to take our ongoing relationship with The Ugly Indian forward as a community-based initiative for citizens to take ownership of public spaces. We will continue to engage in such opportunities that give back to society, be it redeveloping parks, rejuvenating lakes or beautifying public spaces.”

According to a co-ordinator from The Ugly Indian, “It’s wonderful to see a joint initiative from a concerned corporate, local volunteers, traffic police and BBMP to improve the usability and aesthetics of an important junction – by creating a unique themed under-flyover space that is safe, clean, educational and creates a sense of pride in the city. Such initiatives create a sense of positivity that change is possible and provide a good example of government-citizen partnership to improve public spaces.”

The two central pillars of the crossover point adjacent to the model walkthrough road map are painted in Navy blue that stands out against a backdrop of the greenish light-blue ceiling of the flyover. Bold white ‘Crossover’ motifs on the dark blue background act as reflectors with mounted flood lights on the sides, visually reducing the heaviness of the pillars. There is also a visual representation of how the city has grown over the last five centuries.  The walk-through road map is a good learning experience for the public and for children as it highlights the history of the city.

Hyderabad, 24 February 2023: Central Public Sector Enterprise, NMDC organized an Interactive Session on GeM Contracts and Management with a focus on Customized Bids at its Head Office in Hyderabad on Friday. Shri Prakash Mirani, Joint Secretary and Additional CEO, GeM, Ministry of Commerce and Industry were the Keynote Speaker at the session.

NMDC’s CVO Shri B. Vishwanath and ED Personnel Shri Praveen Kumar highlighted the company’s booming procurement share in the GeM ecosystem and encouraged employees present from across projects to gain knowledge and give constructive feedback. NMDC has procured Goods and Services worth Rs. 665 crores through the Government e-Marketplace so far in FY23. The State Miner’s GeM procurement percentage is witnessing the
the fastest increase in Steel PSEs.

Highlighting the features of the e-procurement portal, Shri Prakash Mirani said, “The contribution of public sector companies in building and strengthening the GeM ecosystem is monumental.” He invited feedback and inputs for the continuous process of making GeM more efficient and user-friendly while sharing his vision to make NMDC one of their biggest procurement partners.

NMDC’s senior officials from its Projects across India participated in the Session to enhance future procurements through GeM. NMDC promotes its vendors, especially MSMEs, to enlist on the National Public Procurement Portal and leverage the efficiency and transparency offered by GeM.

India, 24 Feb2023: WorkIndia, India’s largest blue and grey-collared job portal, has partnered with JustDial, India’s largest search engine provider to fulfill its critical hiring plans, by placing an additional recruitment order of over 5,000 employees. Over a span of two years, WorkIndia has helped facilitate over 10K jobs until now and is currently continuing to provide support to fulfill various other staffing needs.

Through this alliance, WorkIndia will look to onboard staff with specific skillset requirements across Field Sales, Tele calling executives, and Customer Support Associates departments. The significance of these partnerships is that they will not only address the gap between demand and supply but will also, on a larger scale, assist to fortify the foundation of our nation.

Commenting on the same, Kunal Patil, the Founder, and CEO, WorkIndia, commented, “We are delighted and privileged to be partnering with JustDial to help staff their workforce. At WorkIndia, it’s been our constant endeavor to provide meaningful lives for the blue and gray-collar workforce across the country. We are elated that our partnership has enabled over 10k jobs and created a positive impact in their lives thus far and we will continue in our commitment to fulfilling the ongoing requirements.”

Spread across 772 cities, 28 states & 8 union territories in India, WorkIndia caters to the critical hiring needs of over 15 lakh SMBs and multiple large corporates. Driven solely by technology, the platform has built a recruitment ecosystem that eliminates middlemen, and fraudulent jobs, providing job seekers with a platform they can trust when it comes to finding genuine job opportunities.

Covestro will build its largest Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPU) site in Zhuhai, China. With an overall investment in the low three-digit million Euro range, it will also be the company’s largest investment in its TPU business. TPU are a highly versatile plastic material, a real multi-talent that offers a broad range of properties for a diverse set of applications like sports shoe soles, IT devices such as sweepers, smart speakers and phone cases or automotive applications.

“This investment shows our ongoing commitment to growth in our Solutions & Specialties business entities”, said Covestro CCO Sucheta Govil. “With this new plant for TPU, we want to capture the expected fast and high market growth of the TPU market globally, especially in Asia and China. The production site will be able to serve both the growing Asian markets, as well as demand in Europe and North America.”

Located in the Zhuhai Gaolan Port Economic Development Zone in Guangdong province, the new site will eventually span 45,000 square meters. It shall be completed by 2033 and is expected to achieve a production capacity of nearly 120,000 tons of TPU per year. It will be built in three phases. The mechanical completion of the first phase is estimated for the end of 2025. This will lead to a production capacity of about 30,000 tons per year and the creation of about 80 new jobs. The initial investment for this phase lies in the mid-double-digit million Euro range.

“I’m delighted to share this important news for our Business Entity. This new plant will enable us to be in close proximity to our customers and the value chains in the IT, consumer electronics, footwear, and other industries”, said Dr. Andrea Maier-Richter, Head of TPU at Covestro. “The majority of the TPU market and its growth prospects are in Asia and particularly in China. Our investment there shows our clear intention: We want to remain successful with our customers and partners in the long run.”

An innovation center will also be part of the investment, enabling researchers on-site to design customized material formulas and to do formula adjustments to meet customer demands within very short cycles. Sustainable and ever more circular solutions are among the long-term core target for these efforts. This shall also support broadening the offerings under the recently introduced, sustainable “CQ” product line. Products labeled as such consist of at least 25% alternative, non-fossil raw materials. The site will furthermore utilize the most advanced production technologies and be run on 100% green power. It will produce injection molding grades for footwear and a wide range of IT devices, as well as extrusion grades for cables, hoses and tubes or automotive applications.

Covestro will build its largest Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPU) site in Zhuhai, China. With an overall investment in the low three-digit million Euro range, it will also be the company’s largest investment in its TPU business. TPU are a highly versatile plastic material, a real multi-talent that offers a broad range of properties for a diverse set of applications like sports shoe soles, IT devices such as sweepers, smart speakers and phone cases or automotive applications.

“This investment shows our ongoing commitment to growth in our Solutions & Specialties business entities”, said Covestro CCO Sucheta Govil. “With this new plant for TPU, we want to capture the expected fast and high market growth of the TPU market globally, especially in Asia and China. The production site will be able to serve both the growing Asian markets, as well as demand in Europe and North America.”

Located in the Zhuhai Gaolan Port Economic Development Zone in Guangdong province, the new site will eventually span 45,000 square meters. It shall be completed by 2033 and is expected to achieve a production capacity of nearly 120,000 tons of TPU per year. It will be built in three phases. The mechanical completion of the first phase is estimated for the end of 2025. This will lead to a production capacity of about 30,000 tons per year and the creation of about 80 new jobs. The initial investment for this phase lies in the mid-double-digit million Euro range.

“I’m delighted to share this important news for our Business Entity. This new plant will enable us to be in close proximity to our customers and the value chains in the IT, consumer electronics, footwear, and other industries”, said Dr. Andrea Maier-Richter, Head of TPU at Covestro. “The majority of the TPU market and its growth prospects are in Asia and particularly in China. Our investment there shows our clear intention: We want to remain successful with our customers and partners in the long run.”

An innovation center will also be part of the investment, enabling researchers on-site to design customized material formulas and to do formula adjustments to meet customer demands within very short cycles. Sustainable and ever more circular solutions are among the long-term core target for these efforts. This shall also support broadening the offerings under the recently introduced, sustainable “CQ” product line. Products labeled as such consist of at least 25% alternative, non-fossil raw materials. The site will furthermore utilize the most advanced production technologies and be run on 100% green power. It will produce injection molding grades for footwear and a wide range of IT devices, as well as extrusion grades for cables, hoses and tubes or automotive applications.

Delhi, February 24, 2023: Marking a momentous development, Keybridge Global Education, an innovative education services organization, has set down the marker for its Edtech 2.0 vision with the launch of Accreda, a personalized career-building platform designed for the new-age professional. With the launch, Keybridge aims to redefine how professionals approach holistic career development through tech-enabled self-empowerment and learning that is organic, structured, continuous, and hyper-personalized to their needs.

Accreda’s launch marks an evolution in the professional education and career development space. Since the early 2000s, edtech has done stellar work in enabling better access to a wealth of tools and resources for upskilling, reskilling, and knowledge acquisition for professionals. While this has improved access and affordability, it has not delivered the expected improvement in employability outcomes for the workforce as its one-size-fits-all approach is not as effective at scale. As a result, all too often, professionals struggle to apply their new/upgraded skills to improve their job performance and career growth prospects.

Speaking on why a platform such as Accreda, Amol Dani, Co-Founder & CEO – Keybridge Global Education, said, “The current edtech approach is very product-centric instead of focusing on the learner. However, every learner’s needs and journey are different and, for effective learning, the individual has to be at the heart of the learning process. With Accreda, we see an opportunity to transform the entire career development and professional education ecosystem. It is the culmination of our Edtech 2.0 vision and will champion the shift from ad-hoc skill acquisition to holistic, tech-driven career growth enablement.”

Operating at the intersection of domain expertise, employability skills, expert career coaching, and continuous learning, Accreda leverages ‘Forever Learning and You’ (FLY), its proprietary career and professional education system designed by global heuristics experts to deliver unparalleled learning differentiation.

FLY’s four-pronged framework begins with ‘Learner Discovery’, where Accreda conducts a series of in-house assessments to analyze the individual’s employability skills, domain competencies, and job readiness. For each user, this analysis is mapped against detailed, domain-specific parameters for competency and employability to create a learner profile. This offers users with unmatched insights about their current position, with respect to the market, and areas where they need to improve.

These insights are complemented by a call-to-action, which provides personalized recommendations for the most relevant skills that need development in the context of the domain or the academic program. Developed by Accreda in collaboration with innovative universities focused on workforce development, these academic programs offer comprehensive, up-to-date, and outcome-driven learning.

Moreover, to accelerate career development, FLY facilitates guidance from career experts that have been brought on board to serve as coaches to Accreda learners. This hands-on coaching provides learners with the tools, resources, and expertise for effective career exploration, career planning, and career advancement.

“Degrees and certifications are incredibly useful in getting you a seat at the jobs table. But, by themselves, degrees cannot guarantee success. To truly be successful, professionals need to know how to apply the knowledge acquired in practice to deliver results. That is what Accreda and its proprietary FLY framework are designed to address. We are here to help our learners bridge the gap between education and employability so that, instead of merely counting their degrees, they can truly make their degrees count,” added Amol.

Amod Dani, Co-Founder & COO ( India) – Keybridge Global Education, added, “With Accreda, we are not building just another edtech solution. We are developing a personalized career building platform for professionals that aligns with our Edtech 2.0 vision of connecting learning to outcomes and results, which will be essential in addressing the ever-increasing industry-academia gap. We have partnered with domain experts, including leading academic experts, and renowned institutions to create an ecosystem where our users are empowered to explore and learn with a more effective and fulfilling learning experience. It is, essentially, a new way of building new-age careers that doesn’t just focus on securing employment but enhancing employability.”

But that is not where the differentiation ends. FLY also empowers learners to take greater control of their career growth journey by providing self-assessment tools for real-time assessment of their current skills and domain proficiency. Doing so enables Accreda learners to embark on a holistic journey of continuous, involved, and personalized learning that empowers and informs their career growth and long-term success.

“The Accreda approach is built on the Three Cs of Customisation, Continuity, and Control. We empower them to take charge of their learning and add value by introducing hyper-personalisation with FLY. In doing so, we are customizing learning to the needs, skills, and goals of the learner, and offer them a guided path to continuous learning that keeps them ahead of the curve of a dynamic workplace. We are confident that Accreda will deliver the differentiation that professionals want and desire, and become their partner of choice as they embark on a journey of lifelong learning and growth,” concluded Amod

Bengaluru, 24 February 2023: JAIN Online’s student community platform “ENGAGE” will hold an engagement program in Dubai from 27th Feb to 3rd March 2023. The program’s core objective is to connect all its online learners into one close-knit community and to provide them with a unique opportunity to gain real-world skills and knowledge through practical experience.

This offline program is meant to arm them with invaluable life lessons with such practical tools as how to form a well-organized community; identify potential talent and utilize it; fulfill various business needs; and delegate and collaborate on multiple tasks.

Commenting on this program Dr. Raj Singh, Vice-Chancellor, JAIN (Deemed-to-be-University), said, “This engagement will provide our students one-of-its-kind opportunity to understand Business and Economy in Dubai – considered the business hub of Western Asia. The tour will help develop their practical skills and expand their education. This unique experience will also ensure the prospect of creating lifelong friendships and collaborating on exciting new ideas that may become unicorns.”

Together for five days, the learners will learn about the culture, history, economy, and business practices of Dubai which will establish a holistic understanding of the business world. There’s no city like this one to travel together, attend various programs of academic importance, explore fun places, and bond over international cuisines all while spending time with their fellow students.

ENGAGE, the learner’s community space of JAIN Online, is built upon the four pillars of engage, ignite, inspire, upskill & upgrade. With the core idea to connect all learners with each other, it invigorates them through various contests and fun campaigns and connects them with entrepreneurs, business owners, and industry experts to inspire. The aim of ENGAGE is to motivate them with real-life examples to hone their skills and also to reward them.

New Delhi, February 24, 2023: Barbeque Nation is launching a street food festival – Khoa Galli Mela that allows its esteemed customers to savour the taste of a choice of zesty, popular street food preparations that are really spicy, and crunchy, bite after bite.

The food festival will commence on 24th February 2023 till 17th March 2023 across all Barbeque Nation outlets in Delhi, Noida, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Meerut, and Kaushambhi.

On this occasion, Mr. Faiz Azim – Chief Operating Officer, Barbeque Nation Hospitality Limited, said, “We are pleased to invite our guests to relish and celebrate the food festival ― Khao Galli Mela. We would be offering popular street food dishes that are specially crafted by our chefs.”

At the Khao, Galli Mela take a trip down the street food corners of India. The curated menu for this food festival includes veg and non-veg dishes like Green Garlic Kumbh, Tandoori Paneer Tikka, Hing Mutter Kebab, Dahi Ke Kabab, Assorted Vegetables Skiver, Pudina Ananas Ke Tikka, Cheese Malai Broccoli, Crispy Corn, Cajun Spice Potato, Chicken Sheek Kebab, Malai Chicken Tikka, and Surkh Fish Tikka.

This is besides Barbeque Nation’s plethora of vegetarian and non-vegetarian spreads. For starters, non-vegetarians can indulge in the famous Mexican Chilli Garlic Fish, Hot Garlic Chicken Wings, Tandoori Tangdi, Cajun Seekh Kebab, Coastal Barbeque Prawns, and much more, while vegetarians can feast on the mouth-watering Kuti Mirch Ka Paneer Tikka, Wok Tossed Seekh Kebab, Shabnam ke Moti Mushroom, Poori Kebab, and Honey Sesame Cinnamon Pineapple, among others. The main course section for non-vegetarians includes Chicken Dum Biryani, Rajasthani Laal Maas, and Dum Ka Murgh, while vegetarians can indulge in Paneer Butter Masala, Methi Matar Malai, Dal-E-Dum, and Veg Dum Biryani. The live counters offer a variety of non-veg/veg options like Chilli Crispy Puri, Palak Chaat, Margarita Pizza, Keema Pav, and Chicken Sheek. The dessert section comprises Chocolate Brownie, Red Velvet Pastries, Angoori Gulab Jamun, Kesari Phirnee, and more. The wide range of Kulfis at the restaurant will leave the guests asking for more. These kulfis can be twisted by mixing various flavours into one and creating diverse combinations of the much-loved dessert.