Mumbai, 14th March 2023: Promate, a global leader in Mobile Accessories, has partnered with Sangeetha Mobiles, India’s leading multi-brand retail chain, to strengthen its retail presence in India. With this association, Promate shall establish its retail footprint across 800+ stores of Sangeetha Mobiles spread across Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Gujarat, Tamilnadu, and Goa states. The available categories & products in the first phase at the stores shall include – GaN chargers, fast-charging power banks, Type C Hubs with Multi Streaming Transport, TWS, and neckbands.

Speaking on the association, Gopal Jeyaraj – Country Head, Promate India & SAARC, said, “We are glad to associate with one of the oldest and trusted multi-chain retail stores – Sangeetha Mobiles. We are confident that Sangeetha Mobiles’ in-depth understanding of the market and its substantial reach will be instrumental in establishing our strong retail presence.”

Commenting on the tie-up, Mr. Anil Prabhas – Director – Sangeetha Mobiles Pvt Ltd said, “We look forward to a long-lasting association with Promate. With this partnership, our customers will be able to explore the wide range of Promate products with some exciting deals & offers. On top of it Promate offers 2 years warranty to all their products which definitely gives more confidence to us as a retailer and in turn supports our customers.

Sangeetha Mobiles has a strong market in South India. The association will help Promate in serving a larger customer base, especially those who like the touch & feel the experience of goods before taking any purchase decision. This association further reiterates the importance of India as its priority market for Promate. Very recently, Promate extended a warm welcome to Sangeetha Mobiles in Dubai, hosting a training and meet-and-greet with international associates.

Promate, a global brand, has sold over 90+ million units worldwide. Promate makes the right fit to Indian market and will be focusing on bringing new innovative lifestyle accessory products to India consumers at aggressive price points.

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Guests traveling to Four Seasons Resort Maldives at LandaaGiraavaruthis year will benefit from the island nation’s most elevated arrival experience, thanks to two superlative new additions: The Flying Boxfish seaplane and The Island Café – a Landaa haven located in the new Seaplane Terminal at Velana International Airport.

The Flying Boxfish is the second marine-inspired marvel to take to the Maldivian skies as part of Four Seasons private seaplane fleet, following the 2019 launch of its Picasso-inspired predecessor, The Flying Triggerfish.

With a bold yellow and black spotted livery, the new customized premium 10-seater DHC-6-300 Twin Otter Flying Boxfish is a striking option for private seaplane transfers from Velana International Airport to LandaaGiraavaru, a scenic 35-minute flight from Malé in the secluded Baa Atoll UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve.

International arrivals can now experience Four Seasons service in The Island Café: a retreat with a wrap-around balcony, revitalizing dining options, areas for lounging, dining, resting, and refreshing, as well as a play area, and an observation telescope to watch the seaplanes take off and land.

The Island Café isn’t just an arrivals haven. As seaplanes only fly during daylight hours, late international departers can now take the last flight from Landaa and stay in The Island Café until their international check-in gate opens.

To be one of the first to experience the Maldive’s most elevated arrival experience, contact the Central Reservations Department team at tel: (960) 66 00 888 or email: reservations.mal@fourseasons.com.

14th March 2023, India Garuda Aerospace who has created a huge impact with their defense drone showcased four of tis indigenous drones at the 54th Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) day. The event, which took place at the National Industrial Security Academy (NISA) in Hyderabad, was attended by the Hon’ble Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah. The showcased drones included Tethered Drones for disaster communication, aerial surveying, inspection, surveillance, and rescue operations for the NDRF. Other drones like Munition & Ordinance Dropping Drone, Fire Fighting Drones, Bomb Dropping Drone,s and Tactical Surveillance Drones were also exhibited, displaying Garuda Aerospace’s latest innovations in drone technology.

Agnishwar Jayaprakash, Founder and CEO, of Garuda Aerospace, said, “We are proud to showcase our latest innovations in drone technology to the Hon’ble Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah Ji and the CISF. Our drones are designed and manufactured in India and we are committed to promoting indigenization and self-reliance in the drone industry.”

New Delhi, 14th March 2023: SohanLal Commodity Management (SLCM), one of India’s leading comprehensive service providers in the global post-harvest space for agricultural commodities, has received the coveted accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories (NABL) for its ground-breaking AI ML QC application which falls under its Patented Process Management system “Agri Reach”. This is the first time in the history of NABL that a Mobile App has received a NABL Certification.

The Agri Reach app puts the power of recent scientific advancements in agriculture into the hands of regular smartphone users. People in rural India are making the most of this application’s advantages. In just two months since its launch, it has been utilized to inspect 21.59 lakh metric tons of crops at 303 locations in 17 states.

Using this AI ML QC module smartphone application to conduct a quality check of agricultural products is as simple as taking a picture. A simple click and submission through the app will analyze the image for a variety of quality metrics. The user will then receive a quality report that details the photographic evidence’s evaluation on specifications like damaged, shrunken, shriveled, or immature grains, foreign matter, and a host of other physical parameters like height, length, grid, color, and pattern of the commodity. Results are automatically compared with pre-fed data in the back-end system, which updates itself on a regular basis utilizing a combination of technologies including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) with Python programming language.

Commenting on the NABL accreditation, Mr. Sandeep Sabharwal, Group CEO, SLCM said, “We had the vision for ‘phygitalizing’ (physical + digital infrastructure) the warehouse management system over a decade ago. With a dedicated team of professionals, SLCM created ‘Agri Reach’ – a system that enables effective warehousing solutions agnostic of infrastructure, geography, and crops. We are the only company in the Indian agriculture sector that has registered a technology patent in the Agri-Logistics (warehousing) segment to date which spans 75 years post-Independence and now I am proud to state that we have reaffirmed our leadership status by being again the first and only company in this space to get the coveted NABL accreditation for an Application which will transform the way Agri industry assays the Quality of its Commodities.”

In addition to this, SLCM recently added new proprietary solutions to its product line under the ‘Agri Reach’ umbrella, such as ‘Agri Suraksha,’ which enables REAL TIME remote audiovisual monitoring of storage facilities that are holding commodities, regardless of whether the commodities are kept inside a Godown or out in the open. Also, according to a study conducted by FICCI, India’s oldest and largest top business association the “Agri Reach” framework of services implemented in warehouses has contributed to reducing post-harvest losses to a mere 0.5% from a normally accepted loss of 10%

New Delhi, March 14, 2023: Welspun One Logistics Parks (WOLP), India’s first integrated fund and development management platform focusing on warehousing and industrial real estate, today announced the launch of its second fund of INR 2,000 crores, including a green shoe option of INR 1,000 crores.

Welspun One Logistics Parks Fund 2 is the successor of WOLP Fund 1, a SEBI-regulated Alternative Investment Fund or “AIF” offering for domestic investors which it launched in early 2021. WOLP Fund 1 received a favorable response from investors and successfully raised capital commitments of ~INR 500 crore from a set of high net-worth investors including marquee individuals and family offices. WOLP Fund 1 has delivered strong performance with a track record of 100% commitment across a portfolio of 6 investments, aggregating to ~6.5MM sf in a short span of ~1.5 years from its first close. Further, the portfolio has also seen excellent traction on the ground with ~50% of the portfolio expected to be physically delivered, leased, and operating by mid-CY2023. The fund’s performance is reflected in its inception to-date gross IRR of ~21% basis its 30 September Net Asset Value (NAV) which is computed based on an independent third-party valuation by a leading international property consultant.

Due to its unique integrated fund and development management offering, the warehousing and industrial real estate platform not only raises, invests, and manages capital on behalf of its investors, but is also able to execute the real estate side of the business in-house, including securing approvals, master planning, and design, leasing, and project management/execution, thereby providing its investor’s access to “full cycle” returns right through land acquisition, leasing, development and sale of the completed assets. In order to deliver this, the Company has built a team of 150+ professionals led by a highly experienced senior management team.

The Company places a strong emphasis on creating and implementing robust processes for a high level of governance and transparency across its business. A recent initiative on this front is the “WOLP investor portal”, a first-of-its-kind offering in the real estate private equity space which provides investors with online access to comprehensive information on their portfolio assets and performance along with a full repository of fund documents, all at the click of a button.

Balkrishan Goenka, Chairman, of Welspun Group said, “The warehousing industry is now a fully integrated priority sector in India that contributes to the USD 1 Trillion economies. Owing to the country’s favorable policy changes, this resilient asset class has drawn the significant interest of national investors; Welspun One is the only warehousing platform to permit domestic capital to be invested in the Indian warehousing growth story. This sector provides lucrative development returns and stable long-term yields proving to be an attractive investment destination. In the current climate, Welspun One will continue developing Grade-A warehouses that will serve prominent and emerging businesses across the country.”

Anshul Singhal, Managing Director, Welspun One Logistics Parks, said, “Our strong performance in WOLP Fund 1 has encouraged us to launch our second Fund on a larger scale allowing domestic investors to be part of this exciting asset class which has already attracted US$5-6BN of foreign institutional capital. With the financialization of real estate taking center stage with REITs, our fund takes this a step further by allowing investors to participate across the entire asset creation cycle without any of the hassles of owning and managing physical real estate. We’re also pleased to offer this product in collaboration with India’s leading wealth management franchises.”

Karan Bhagat, Founder, MD & CEO, of 360 ONE, (formerly IIFL Wealth & Asset Management) said, “The Indian warehousing sector presents an excellent investment opportunity while checking all the right boxes. It offers robust growth potential, with favorable demand-supply dynamics and potentially attractive returns. Additionally, its de-risked nature is noteworthy, as warehouses are quick and easy to construct, and are typically built only after securing a lease commitment from a tenant. We are excited to offer Welspun One as an extension of our real asset/infrastructure investment options; it’s perhaps the only platform through which, domestic investors can access this opportunity in an institutional, transparent, and organized manner.”

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Kolkata 14th March 2023: DUDigital Global is pleased to announce the opening of a new Bangladesh Visa Information Centre at Kolkata Railway station in (Chitpur) Kolkata, India. The purpose of this centre is to facilitate and empower the process to visa Applicants of Indian citizens who wish to visit Bangladesh for business, tourism, or other purposes. The Bangladesh Visa Information Centre in Kolkata will be operated by DUDigital, a leading visa processing company, which already operates Bangladesh Visa Application centres in Kolkata and Siliguri. Existing Centres are located at the 1st Floor, Plot No. 15 (Infinium Digispace) CP Block, Sector 5, Salt Lake in Kolkata and Shop No. 30 & 31,2nd Floor International Market, Sevok Road Near Pani Tanki More in Siliguri.

The opening of the Bangladesh Visa Information Centre in Kolkata is a major step forward in strengthening the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India. It will make it easier for Indian citizens to obtain visas to Bangladesh, thereby increasing trade and tourism between the two countries.

The Bangladesh Visa Information Centre in Kolkata will provide updated information and complete the visa application process. Applicants can apply for Bangladesh Visa by visiting the application centre in Salt Lake, Kolkata and Siliguri by walk-in, and they don’t require any prior appointment to submit their application. The centres will also provide a wide range of services, including visa application form filling, photograph taking, passport collection and delivery, and more. We hope that the opening of the Bangladesh Visa Information Centre in Kolkata will serve as a catalyst for increased travel and trade between Bangladesh and India. It is part of our ongoing commitment to improving the ease and convenience of travel between India and Bangladesh. We look forward to welcoming more visitors from India to Bangladesh.

DUDigital Global Limited is focused on and has served 6 Governments through our own 35 Visa Application Centres and some partnered 3,546 Application Centres, operating in 143 countries across the world. We deliver the highest quality of service through our own trained staff, the utmost use of safe and secure technology and best-in-class infrastructure.

Mumbai 14th March 2023: Amrita School of Ayurveda, a part of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, has launched two online portals for the Ayurveda community. While e-MAP is an e-module application for Panchakarma, AyurCel is tailor-made for clinical e-learning. The projects have been funded by the Rashtriya Ayurved Vidyapeeth, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India.

The portals were launched at a high-powered event at Amrita University, attended by dignitaries like Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Vaidya Jayant Deopujari, Chairman, NCISM, and Dr. Kousthubha Upadhyaya, Advisor, from Ministry of AYUSH; Dr. Tanuja Nesari, Director, All India Institute of Ayurveda; Dr.Maneesha Vinodini Ramesh, Provost, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Dr. Venkat Rangan, Vice Chancellor, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham; and Swami Sankaramirtananda Puri, Dean, Amrita School of Ayurveda.

The e-MAP project is an interactive portal that provides comprehensive information related to Panchakarma. It includes a learning module featuring lesson plans, sloka recitations, illustrative animations, and self-assessment aids on UG and PG Panchakarma syllabi. It also offers standardized videos of various clinically practiced Panchakarma procedures and a directory search for information related to faculties, postgraduates, publications, dissertations, and colleges offering Panchakarma PG, Ph.D., and equipment suppliers. The project is led by team Dr. Parameswaran Namboothiri, Professor, Panchakarma, School of Ayurveda, Amritapuri.

The AyurCel project is a clinical learning tool to make the clinical experiences of successful Ayurveda clinicians available in a digital format to facilitate continuous clinical learning. It offers case studies, modules for post-publication review of published case reports, and a preprint server for fast-track publication of the first draft of case reports. The doctors can use the portal to share their treatment experiences. The project is led by a team under Dr. P Rammanohar, Research Director, Amrita Centre for Advanced Research in Ayurveda (ĀCĀRA), School of Ayurveda, Amritapuri.

Delivering the inaugural address, Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH, said: “Ayurveda has a wide range of research possibilities, and we should utilize them to the full. I welcome the launch of these two authentic digital reference initiatives related to studies in Ayurveda. The Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth of the Ministry of AYUSH collaborates with Amrita School of Ayurveda in various fields related to Ayurveda treatment and research.”

Swami Sankaramritananda Puri, Dean, Amrita School of Ayurveda, said: “We are excited to launch the e-MAP and AyurCeL portals for the Ayurvedic community. These will help students, practitioners, and researchers access the latest information related to Panchakarma and Ayurvedic clinical practice. Our goal is to facilitate learning and innovation in Ayurveda through digital tools and platforms. These two portals are part of the Amrita School of Ayurveda’s commitment to promoting excellence in Ayurvedic education and research. They are accessible to anyone interested in Ayurveda and are designed to be user-friendly and easy to navigate.”

Dr.Prema Nedungadi, Director, AmritaCREATE, Amritapuri | Chairperson, School of Computing, Amritapuri (Chair, EDT C20 Working group), said “The aim of the joint project by Amrita Centre for Advanced Research in Ayurveda (ĀCĀRA) and Amrita CREATE is to develop a clinical e-learning platform. This platform will gather the real clinical experiences of physicians, transform them into data, and organize them in a structured manner. The result will be an interactive learning environment that will undergo a rigorous review by an expert team. The platform will provide continued clinical education in the field of Ayurveda through the contributions of experts, including the Panel of Contributors and Clinicians of Amrita School of Ayurveda Published Case Reports. Essentially, this project aims to create an ecosystem for the domain and for future generations of clinicians, practitioners, and researchers.”

Mumbai: 14th March 2023: Mumbai-based asset securitization and reconstruction company, Invent Assets Securitisation and Reconstruction Pvt. Ltd has appointed well-known banker Mr. Jagdish Capoor as its Chairman. The appointment was made by the board of the company at its meeting held recently in Mumbai.

Mr. Jagdish Capoor has had an illustrious career in the finance sector having served as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. He has also been the Chairman of HDFC Bank and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and has served on the boards of several leading banks like State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, National Housing Bank, NABARD, and EXIM Bank among others.

Speaking about the appointment, Mr. Pankaj Gupta, Vice Chairman, of Invent Assets Securitisation and Reconstruction said, “We are fortunate to have an eminent and respected professional like Mr. Jagdish Capoor on our board as Chairman of Invent Assets Securitisation and Reconstruction. His vast experience in this space and in the industry overall will be of immense value to our growth plans in the years to come.”

Pune/Mumbai, March 14, 2023: DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations Limited, a Pune-based drone service provider and DGCA certified Drone Pilot Training organization, today announced its partnership with Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU. SPPU is one of India’s top Universities and a globally acknowledged knowledge Center and a Center of Excellence in teaching and research-based in Pune city. SPPU is also known as the ‘Oxford of the East’.

The major purpose of the partnership is to work together with SPPU to initiate courses concentrating on the applications of drones like drone building, drone data processing, applications of drones in disaster management and agriculture, and Python coding, in addition to the flagship DGCA Certified Drone Pilot Training Course.

To date, DroneAcharya has certified more than 230 DGCA-certified drone pilots within a span of only nine months from their RPTO in their Pune Headquarters and overall, more than 600 students. They aim to train 25000 pilots each year.

Drones have become more integral to the operations of a wide range of companies and government agencies, breaking through previously uncharted territory in a variety of industries. Drones provide several benefits to companies throughout the world, including increased efficiency and productivity, decreased labor and production costs, improved accuracy, refined service, and customer interactions, and worldwide solutions to security challenges.

The opportunity for individuals in the drone industry is increasing by the day as the drone industry is expanding rapidly. This has opened up new career avenues for young people. With the increase in demand for skilled professionals in the industry, there is an increasing need for drone-specific training and education. Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways in the closing ceremony of the ‘Agrovision’ exhibition said, “Use of drones in the farm sector can generate 50 lakh jobs.”

“DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations through our association with Savitribai Phule Pune University will become an integral source to cater to the significant increase in the need for qualified professionals in the drone business as a result of increasing demand for drones in every industry in light of the Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of making India a drone hub by 2030,” says Prateek Srivastava, Founder, and Managing Director of DroneAcharya.