Pune, February 16, 2023: To support self-employment and augment entrepreneurial opportunities, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), working under the aegis of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has entered into a partnership with HDFC Life, one of India’s leading life insurers, under the Skill India Mission.

As part of this collaboration, NSDC will support HDFC Life in inducting trained life insurance advisors and strengthening the last-mile reach. The partnership will provide training to candidates undergoing the IC38 examination conducted by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and drive skill enhancement. Further, by imparting soft skills, this collaboration will facilitate opportunities for the youth to explore self-employment prospects for sustainable livelihood. The candidates will be trained for soft skills that will groom them professionally thus enabling them to connect better with prospective customers.

On this occasion, Ved Mani Tiwari, CEO, of NSDC and MD, of NSDC International, said, “NSDC endeavors to create a sustainable and enabling skill ecosystem. This partnership with HDFC Life is an important step to strengthen the existing talent and upskill them in the insurance sector, as per the market requirements. Our focus on skilling and upskilling India’s youth will not only empower its workforce but will also create new booming sectors in the economy. This partnership envisions huge growth potential for both organizations and will serve as a great opportunity for the potential candidates to become job providers from job seekers.”

Speaking on the collaboration, Suresh Badami – Deputy Managing Director, HDFC Life said, “We are delighted to partner with NSDC and do our part in supporting the Skill India Mission. India is poised for growth as a large number of young Indians are entering the workforce. Our partnership with NSDC will aim to impart skills and give an opportunity to individuals enabling them to build their livelihood. Our strong learning and development platform is designed to equip individuals with a diverse set of skills. These individuals will in turn play a key role in enhancing the reach of life insurance in the country.”

This partnership intends to facilitate livelihood creation and promotion of entrepreneurship opportunities for financial and social inclusion. In addition, to create wider awareness about the program under this collaboration, NSDC, and HDFC Life will organize various digital and on-ground initiatives.

Mumbai, February 16, 2023: Mumbai’s ultimate destination mall, Phoenix Market City Mumbai, presents an exciting calendar of events with offers galore to delight guests this February.

THE BIG PHOENIX FOOD FESTIVAL: Phoenix Marketcity Mumbai is one of the city’s most exciting destinations for food lovers, offering a range of delectable gastronomy and varied cuisines designed to delight every palette. Food and beverage outlets at the mall welcome foodies at this month with an exciting offer of 23% off.These delicious offers run from 16th to 28th February, and guests can conveniently make reservations online, by logging on to the
Phoenix website’s special section on the food festival.
DATE: Monday to Sunday through February

VENUE: Phoenix Marketcity Mumbai
BOOK: https://www.phoenixmarketcity.com/mumbai/foodfest

EXCITING EVENTS AT PHOENIX MARKETCITY MUMBAI:

ODDBALL FESTIVAL: The ODDBALL FESTIVAL opens at Phoenix Marketcity, Mumbai this month providing yet another exciting event for music lovers. Rock and funk trailblazers The Aristocrats. The virtuoso trio of guitarist Guthrie Govan, bassist Bryan Beller and drummer Marco Minnemann return to India for the first time since the pandemic, and are joined by YouTube-famous rock act KOIAI ft. Li-Sa-X, jazz fusion supergroup MaMoGi (collaborating with Lydian Nadhaswaram) and New Delhi-bred rock band Kraken will join the lineup for the
Mumbai show on February 18 th . Book now for a rocking time.

DATE: 17/02/2023
TIME: 3 pm onwards
VENUE: Dublin Square, Phoenix Marketcity Mumbai
BOOK: https://www.skillboxes.com/events/oddball-festival-17th-february-mumbai

MEEPLECON INDIA:
India’s pioneering Boardgaming event is coming back and bigger than ever! MEEPLECON is a delight for every boardgame enthusiast and Phoenix Marketcity Mumbai’s legendary and sprawling entertainment venue Dublin Square makes space to include the widest array of interests!

MEEPLECON presents games in every category imaginable – from STEM-based learning games for kids to family games, party and strategy games for adults to role playing games to games based on pop culture there’s something for everyone. Enjoy building a civilisation or try your hand at fantasy and sci-fi-themed games, truly a wide
range makes the cut for this festival.

DATE: 18/02/2023 & 19/02/2023
TIME: 11 am – 7 pm
VENUE: Dublin Square, Phoenix Marketcity Mumbai
BOOK: https://insider.in/meeplecon-indias-first-and-only-boardgaming-convention-feb18-
2023/event

Mumbai, February 16, 2023: Proptech major Housing.com has announced the launch of the latest edition of its signature online property event, Happy New Homes 2023. To run virtually between February 15 and March 15, the mega property event would showcase real estate projects by leading developers in India’s 27 cities.

Coming in the backdrop of favorable market conditions, the event is slated to be the biggest in terms of collection and participation for REA India. During the virtual event, which provides consumers an option to buy and sell virtually with the utmost ease through the use of the latest technology enablers, properties from across price segments in India’s megacities as well as Tier-II and Tier-III markets would be up for grabs.

Over 500 developers will be showcasing their more than 800 housing projects during the month-long gala event which is expected to see participation from nearly 2,500 channel partners. Some of the leading developers participating in the gala event include Panchsheel, Kohinoor Group, Kalpataru, Mahagun, Casagrand and many others.

Through its high-decibel, multi-channel promotional campaign, the Gurgaon-headquartered company expects to reach over 45 million users. Last year’s event, through its omni-channel marketing campaign, achieved a reach of 42 million users.

While providing a contactless home-buying experience to its audience, the company has put on display a 3D virtual booth to offer users an experience of a real property kiosk. To make this year’s event more exciting from the point of view of developers and sellers, the REA India-owned company has also added new services for re-engaging with consumers and introduced listings of commercial spaces to maximize presence and better audience targeting.

“All data indicate an extremely high positive buyer sentiment in the backdrop of favourable home purchase conditions. Even though past editions of this annual event have been all highly successful, we expect this year’s Happy New Home event to break all records and help the Housing platform enable all-time high deals,” says Amit Masaldan, National Business Head, Housing.com.

To make their offers attractive, several freebies have been made part of the package deals by real estate developers during the Happy New Homes 2023 event. Among the incentives on offer are free covered parking, modular kitchens, pre-installed air conditioning in bedrooms, complete waiver on a year of maintenance fee, and complete waiver of bank processing fee. Some developers are also offering 10-gram gold coins on spot booking while others are promising double penalty payment in case of project delay.

Gurugram, 16th February 2023: M3M Foundation, in association with Agastya International Foundation, organised a science exhibition “Parwaaz” at Government Girls Senior School Ghamroj, Gurugram. The exhibition was driven by more than 1000 children present. 50 students displayed their work from various science education endeavours undertaken as part of their journey in collaboration with the M3M Foundation and Agastya International.

The exhibition started with the ribbon cutting by Dr. Payal Kanodia, Trustee, M3M Foundation, Smt. Sheel Kumari, District Project Coordinator, Mr. Manvir Singh, Sarpanch of Ghamroj, Dr. Aishwarya Mahajan, M3M President, school’s teachers and principals were present.

The students displayed their models and were confident while explaining their models to other students. All the students who displayed their models were motivated by various obstacles and problems they have seen in their society and villages. Many kids came up with different solutions on how they can make their village a smart village, another student came up with a solution on how we can prevent accidents while driving with his innovative obstacle avoidance car, and so on.

More than 50 children from different schools under this program have showcased their learning in the following narratives, Jharokha, Aah! Aha! Ha-Ha!, Main Bhi Creative, Bazooka ki Udaan, Boojho to Jaane, and Question Tree are a few examples. The culmination of the annual process is planned as a day-long event full of learning and exposure through various activities and interactions like a rocket-making competition too.

Speaking about this amazing exhibition, Dr. Payal Kanodia, Trustee, of M3M Foundation said, “When children show so much effort and enthusiasm, it feels so proud. We have always encouraged young talented students to show interest in various science-related projects. We are glad our partnership with Agastya International Foundation has been fruitful. We collectively can help boost the interest in science in children.”

The best 3 projects were awarded post the exhibition. The first prize was awarded to Prince Kumar of GSSS Badshahpur, Sohna, and Gurgaon, who designed a smart village outfitted with technologies to assist villagers in saving energy and improving rainwater harvesting and farming. Subham Kumar and Amit Kumar, GSSS Badshahpur, Sohna, Gurgaon, came in second place. They represented an amazing solution for government officials- a QR code for houses that will help people to know the details of their houses, in an emergency, their numbers are also available. Home-helping robots by Parv, GSSS Badshahpur, Sohna, Gurgaon, and obstacle-avoiding cars by Yug, GBSS Badshahpur High School, Sohna, Gurgaon, tied for third place.

These young talents will be supported by the M3M Foundation and Agastya International Foundation for special training and learning classes where they can learn better, build more amazing models, and make India proud.

SEQRITE, a leading global enterprise cybersecurity solutions provider, shared its predictions for the cybersecurity space in 2023, highlighting Vishing attacks and an increase in Android malware usage. A social engineering attack known as “vishing” (also known as “voice phishing”) involves calling the target and requesting information. In order to deceive victims into disclosing personal information or taking action on the attacker’s behalf, these callers pose as representatives of financial institutions like banks or credit card firms and utilize psychological techniques.

A screen-sharing program like AnyDesk or TeamViewer from the Google Play Store is frequently requested by the attacker in order to access the victim’s device. Recently, we have also noticed an increase in the prevalence of SMS forwarder trojans. The level of access to a user’s financial and personal information might vary depending on the banking trojans and RATs that are used. We anticipate that threat actors will launch attacks using this malware in 2023 as opposed to screen-sharing programs.

Cybercriminals have seized the opportunity as businesses struggle with the economic and geopolitical uncertainties of 2022, which has led to a sharp rise in cyberattacks. The number of cyberattacks increased by 125% between 2021 and 2022, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook study, and the trend is anticipated to continue in 2023. The predictions made by SEQRITE highlight emerging cybersecurity trends that are projected to disrupt the evolving business landscape.

SEQRITE has published details on its website

Everyone enjoys having a deck outside their home where they can unwind and spend time with their loved ones. Even though natural wooden decks are aesthetically pleasing, the fear of it getting affected by weather, colour fading, splitting can become a major issue, restricting your flooring options. SquareFoot is a one stop destination to experience floors without having to worry about mishaps while also experiencing a sophisticated product. They offer a large decking range including Ipe natural wood decking, Java Teak decking, composite decking and our technologically advanced co-extrusion decking which offers elegant, resilient, low maintenance products with a stunning appearance and classic charm of natural wood.

SquareFoot co-extrusion deck is the ultimate in durability and one of the toughest co-extruded composite decking ranges available. Its resilient protective cap made of advanced polymer resists scratches, fade, mould, and mildew, and is exceptionally low-maintenance, with only the most basic of cleaning required for optimal longevity. Co-extrusion deck offers decay and weather resistance with top protection from biodegradation, insects, and harsh weather. Its streaked colour variation provides a natural look that embodies the essence of timber. Enjoy the stain and slip resistance of this environmentally friendly alternative to timber, which is holistically sustainable from its manufacturing to its use of raw materials.

The elegance and inimitable warmth of natural wood is combined with the convenience and durability guaranteed by their exclusive technology. SquareFoot outdoor flooring is made up of a combination of bamboo fibre, high-density polyethylene and chemical additives, making them recyclable and eco-friendly. The product is available in two varieties viz tile deck and long deck; in a wide range of sizes and patterns, which have been designed to meet all your needs. SquareFoot outdoor floorings are designed ergonomically to create a non-slippery surface with a good grip for wet areas like pool sides, gardens and parks and can also be installed as a composite deck flooring at a beach.

Mr. Gaurav Saraf, Jt Managing Director, SquareFoot says, “We assure you that our flooring is the most versatile and will suit every project. By combining modern technology and design, you can achieve an ethnic and realistic look. Our Co-extrusion deck floors have been specially seasoned and treated to ensure long-term use in all outdoor areas.”

SquareFoot gives you an all-in-one, easy-to-install, versatile product which is needed to maintain feasibility, convenience and style. It can also be installed over existing surfaces. The designed tiles can be removed and stored in winter. The deck floor tiles are low maintenance and can be used without damaging rental properties.

SquareFoot meets all your design requirements while keeping up with the volatility of your dynamic tastes to help you achieve the flooring that you seek.

The outdoor flooring range starts from Rs.425 per sqft and is displayed at SquareFoot showrooms in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Coimbatore, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Patna, Pune and Surat.

Celebrity Cricket League 2023 announced the onboarding of A23 – a skill-based gaming platform- as this season’s Presenting Sponsor. Parle is already on board as the Title Sponsor for CCL 2023. The league also introduced an all-new format, for the first time in cricket history where a T20 match will be played in 2 innings of 10 overs each. The new format will offer More Cricket, More Entertainment, and More Fun with the Cine Stars from 8 teams representing the respective Film Industries (Telugu Warriors, Karnataka Bulldozers, Chennai Rhinos, Kerala Strikers, Bengal Tigers, Bhojpuri Dabanggs, Mumbai Heroes and Punjab De Sher) competing for the CCL 2023 crown. The Celebrity Cricket League 2023 is back with an enthralling season that promises to be more entertaining than ever.

CCL 2023 to bring in a new format never played anywhere in the world.

1.  T20 match will consist of each team playing 2 innings just like in a test match but each innings will be a maximum of 10 overs.
2.  The power play will be applicable for the first 3 overs of each inning.
3.  The batsmen coming in to bat in the 1, 2 & 3 positions in the 1st innings will not be allowed to bat in the 1, 2 & 3 positions in the 2nd innings. They can only come into bat from number 4 in the second innings.

ü The bowlers who bowled in the power play of the first innings cannot bowl in the power play of the second innings.

According to Gunnidhi Singh Sareen, Vice President of Marketing A23 said, “We are thrilled to partner with Celebrity Cricket League, an event that captures the attention of millions of fans across the country. As pioneers of online skill-based gaming in India, we recognize the importance of connecting with our target audience, who are passionate about games of skill and celebrities. By aligning our brand with such events, we can tap into fans’ excitement and enthusiasm, and increase our message’s relevance to our existing and prospective customers. We are confident that this partnership will help us enhance our brand awareness and engagement, and we look forward to a successful collaboration with CCL”.

“CCL has been a pioneer in containment in India, and we are proud to bring it back for our fans,” said Vishnu Vardhan Induri, Founder & Managing Director of Celebrity Cricket League ” This CCL 2023 offers the viewers More Cricket, More Celebrities, and More Fun with the new format. It is a testament to our commitment to providing the best possible experience for fans and players alike. “

Actor-producer Riteish Deshmukh is leading Mumbai Heroes, Punjab De Sher captain is actor Sonu Sood, Bhojpuri Dabanggs has actor Manoj Tiwari as their captain, actor Jisshu Sengupta is leading Bengal Tigers, Karnataka Bulldozers will be led by actor Kiccha Sudeep, Telugu Warriors is headed by actor Akhil Akkineni, Kerala Strikers has actor Kunchacko Boban as their captain and actor Aarya is captain of Chennai Rhinos.

The matches will be telecasted live and exclusively across the ZEE TV network on 6 different channels.

All 19 Games of CCL are to be telecasted on Zee Anmol Cinema, 4 League Matches of the home team, and 2 Semis + 1 Final in their respective Regional language Commentary. Matches of Mumbai Heroes will be telecasted on & Pictures Hindi, PTC Punjab will telecast matches of Punjab De Sher, Zee Cinemalu, Zee Thirai, Zee Pichar, Zee Biskope, Zee Bangla will telecast matches of Telugu Warriors, Chennai Rhinos, Karnataka Bulldozers, Bhojpuri Dabanggs, Bengal Tigers and matches of Kerala Strikers will be telecasted on Flowers TV.

CCL 2023 is all set to thrill cricket and movie fans alike in its new season – Reimagined, Refreshing, and Reloaded!

Fasten your seatbelts for more Fun!!

To plan your next 5 weekends refer to the match schedule enclosed herewith.

Bengaluru, 16th February 2023: At Aero India 2023, the biennial air show and aviation exhibition held at Yelahanka Air Force Station, Bengaluru, Hexagon India signed MOU with BEL and BEML to collaborate in the field of Defence, Transportation, Smart Cities & Safe Cities, Critical Infrastructure Projects, Smart Agriculture, Disaster Management and Mining. Parties have agreed to jointly capitalize on the emerging opportunities in the domestic market.

On this occasion, Pramod Kaushik, President of Hexagon India said, “Hexagon India is collaborating with BEL and BEML and intends to capitalize on the emerging opportunities in the domestic market through joint business development efforts. We look forward to a successful collaboration with them in the fields of Defence, Transportation, Smart Cities & Safe Cities, Critical Infrastructure Projects, Agriculture, Disaster Management and Mining. India has always been a big focus for us and we see a massive potential to contribute to this growth story through our technology. We are the global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies to put data to work.”

Mumbai, 16th February 2023: Quick Heal, a global cyber security solutions provider, through its CSR initiative, organized ‘Cyber Shiksha for Cyber Suraksha Awards in Mumbai. The award ceremony acknowledged the remarkable contribution made by volunteering institutions, teachers, and its students in spreading awareness on cyber safety, especially amongst the marginalized sections of society. Awards were given in presence of Ms. Anupama Katkar, Chairperson, Quick Heal Foundation and the academicians from four participating institutions.

The awards ceremony was organized at Valia College Andheri, Mumbai. Volunteering institutions include AlamuriRatnamala Institute of Engineering & Technology, Asangaon, KIHES’s Maharashtra College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Mumbai, VPM’s B. N. Bandodkar College of Science, Thane, and Valia C. L. College of Commerce & L. C. Valia College of Arts, Andheri, Mumbai. The ceremony was attended by more than 100 students from the volunteering institutions.

Colleges, teachers, and students were awarded under separate categories, the winners for which were finalized as per data received from the colleges describing the action, activities, and outreach efforts by showing active participation in its ‘Cyber Shiksha for Cyber Suraksha’ program. A dedicated Voting page was created on the Quick Heal Foundation website where the nominated performances were posted as video clips.

Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Anupama Katkar, Chairperson, Quick Heal Foundation and Chief of Operational Excellence, Quick Heal Technologies Limited, said, “Our purpose – ‘securing futures’ is only made possible through the collective efforts of many individuals and organizations. Today I extend a heartfelt thanks to all our partners including the DSCI, Maharashtra Cyber, and the local police for their invaluable support to the ‘Cyber Shiksha for Cyber Suraksha’ initiative. With these awards in Mumbai, we acknowledge the phenomenal work being done by our warriors – the students, torch bearers – the colleges, and the teachers in spreading awareness on cyber safety amongst all.”

The following editions of the felicitation ceremony will be organized in Nagpur, Solapur and Aurangabad in the month of March respectively.

Kochi, 16 February 2023: Muthoottu Mini Financiers a.k.a Yellow Muthoottu, one of the leading NBFCs in India in association with Rotary Cochin Midtown Club completed a milestone of sponsoring 600 dialysis tokens to financially backward patients through Lisie Hospital Ernakulam. As a part of the Muthoottu Mini CSR initiative 600th token was handed over to the beneficiary by Sri. Hibi Eden, Hon’ble Member of Parliament along with Fr. Pual Karedan, Director – Lisie Hospital, in the presence of Sri. Mathew Muthoottu, Managing Director – Muthoottu Mini, Smt Nizzy Mathew, Chairperson -Muthoottu Mini, Sri.PE Mathai, CEO – Muthoottu Mini, Sri. Radhesh Bhat, President – Rotary Midtown, KK George – Project chairman, Rotary Cochin Midtown Club, and KV Augustine – Project coordinator, Rotary Cochin Midtown Club. Speaking on this event, Sri. Hibi Eden, Hon’ble Member of Parliament appreciated the efforts of Muthoottu Mini in improving the lives of the common man with their CSR initiatives.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Mathew Muthoottu, Managing Director, Muthoottu Mini Financiers said, “The project is consistent with our commitment to improving the lives of people, and we will continue to support initiatives of this nature. We are pleased that our CSR funds are being used to benefit people because it is our way of giving back to the public that has supported us over the years. We are committed to extending this collaboration so that more people in need can receive this life-saving treatment. We would like to thank everyone who helped with this project, especially Lissie Hospital and Rotary Cochin Midtown.”