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Surat, March 23, 2023: Anupam Rasayan India Ltd. (NSE, BSE: ANURAS), one of India’s leading custom synthesis & specialty chemical players, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Gujarat for setting up new plants with an investment of Rs. 670 crores. These plants will be set up in Jhaghadia and Sachin in Gujarat. The company aims to commission the plants before 2025.

The large part of the plants will focus on manufacturing Fluorochemicals which will service the demands of existing and potential clients catering to Agrochemical, Polymers, and Pharma sectors in Japan, Europe, and America.

Speaking on the occasion, Anand Desai, Managing Director of Anupam Rasayan, said, “We are pleased to announce the MoU we have signed with the Gujarat Government for setting up three new plants in Surat and Bharuch. The investment of Rs. 670 crores is in line with the strategic move to expand our operations and strengthen our manufacturing capabilities.

The new units will bolster our growth prospects and allow us to diversify our product offering. We will introduce niche Fluoro derivatives on an exclusive basis for the relevant customer”

India, March 23, 2023: SNICKERS®, the nougat, caramel and nuts-filled chocolate bar from Mars Wrigley, globally known to animate its brand proposition of ‘You’re Not You When You’re Hungry’ through a range of iconic films is back with two new quirky films, introducing two new characters – Alexander and Einstein. The latest digital and TVC films capture the daily struggles of Gen Zs and Millennials. These struggles further turn up in dramatic and exaggerated reactions, especially when hunger strikes. The new brand films bring to life two relatable and popular characters to present a humorous take on the sudden onset of ‘Hunger Pangs’.

Talking about the launch of the new SNICKERS® films, Varun Kandhari, Director of Marketing, Mars Wrigley,India said, “The brand proposition of SNICKERS®, ‘You’re not you when you’re hungry’, has become iconic and is loved by consumers across the world. The campaign has a simple message that while stress and hunger can get to the best of us, one can always grab a SNICKERS®. The films are also relatable for younger generations dealing with highly stressful situations such as exams and have an universal appeal. At Mars Wrigley India, we are led by our purpose of creating a billion better moments for consumers and communities, and we are confident that the audience will love the new TVC as we celebrate the joy associated with SNICKERS®.”

The film with Einstein opens with two friends deeply involved in pre-exam night preparation, showcasing how one of
them transforms into the iconic character Einstein in a dramatic way. The character is hungry and stressed and starts believing that scores are inconsequential. To bring her back to her senses, her friend offers her a SNICKERS® and gets her to focus back on studying. The second film with Alexander, highlights the pre-exam anxiety and stress,
showcasing how one of the friends is all set to wage a war. Seeing his friend transform into a character like Alexander, his friend offers him a SNICKERS® and rushes him to the examination hall.

On the campaign, Akashneel Dasgupta, Chief Creative Officer, Network Advertising, said, “You are not you when you
are hungry’ is such an enduring, versatile idea for SNICKERS®. It’s an idea that keeps giving campaign after campaign.

We are happy to be a part of this one which makes small hunger relevant in the lives of young people and students.”
Additionally, the SNICKERS® consumer packs especially curated for exam fever are available at the nearest stores and have a promo code that offers 100% assured UPI cashback on INR 20, INR 35, and INR 50 SNICKERS® variants. The films are available in nine languages including Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telegu, Bengali, Oriya, Gujrati, and Marathi on both TV and digital platforms. Below are the links to the Hindi version of the TVCs.

•  Snickers l Alexander Hindi 20s
•  Snickers Einstein 20s Hindi Campaign Details/ Agency credits:
•  Agency: Network Advertising
•  Creative: Akashneel Dasgupta (Chief Creative Officer), Ishrath (ECD), Rajan (ECD)
•  Account Management: D B Murli (COO), Shilpa Kamath (Sr. V.P.), Chirag (Group Account Manager)
•  Production House: Karman Line Films
•  Producer: Viveck Daas Chaudhary
•  Director: Reema Das Chaudhary

Mumbai, March 23, 2023: The Fintech Meetup’s fifth edition of Fintech Yatra 2023 has so far interacted with over 250 Fintech start-ups across Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Chennai, and Hyderabad. The city sessions focused on deal identification for the Yatra team while offering valuable feedback, mentoring sessions, etc. to founders through Yatra’s network of senior bankers, angel investors, and venture capitalists.

14 start-ups have been identified given their innovative approach and path-breaking business models and shall now be invited to Yatra’s upcoming cohort. The Fintech Yatra, currently happening in Delhi and expected to conclude in May, will add another 5-8 names to the list. As next steps, the cohort will be closely introduced to Yatra’s network of financial institutions and mentors to improve the product and reduce go-to-market timelines. Subsequently, lead up to a ‘demo day’ with 20+ investors.

Here are some key highlights from the Yatra:

•  65 Fintech Conversations came from Mumbai.
•  Bangalore saw a 25% rise in fintech startup growth.
•  50% are senior financial professionals; 15% are returning home to harness India’s growth potential.
•  5% were founded by women or had a woman co-founder.

Abhishant Pant, Founder, The Fintech Meetup, and General Partner, YAN Angel Fund, said, “We are thrilled to see the overwhelming response to The Fintech Yatra this year. In light of the recent challenges faced by the fintech industry with regard to downturn in funding, turnout of founders for Fintech Yatra conversations is a testament to the resilience and creativity of entrepreneurs in this space, and we are confident that the partnerships and innovation opportunities forged at The Fintech Yatra will help founders accelerate their journey.”

“Another trend we have observed is that quite a lot of senior bankers and financial services professionals are starting up after spending over 15 years in financial services,” Pant added. “Interacting with 50+ fintech entrepreneurs in Bangalore was quite a refreshing experience. It was exciting to listen to founders try to solve the problems and fill the white spaces in the financial services industry with a fresh approach. The Fintech Yatra has been an excellent platform for bankers like me to share our experience and knowledge and, simultaneously, learn from founders on their resilience in starting up and aiming to build sustainable organizations by solving genuine problems,” says Ashish Singhal, Former MD & CEO, SVC Bank & Former MD, Experian CIC. “Fintech as a segment continues to have great potential and remains our core focus area for backing founders. Associating with Fintech Yatra has been a great experience, as founders are thoroughly guided with idea validation, market access, and feedback around venture capital,” says Vidya Sagar, Managing Partner, July Ventures.

The Fintech Yatra, which previously invested in 16 startups including unicorn OneCard and unicorn M2P fintech, has gathered unprecedented momentum in 2023 with a host of major VCs, such as DMI Sparkle Fund, BEENEXT, Omidyar Network India – Impact Investor, Pentathlon Ventures, IIFL Fintech Fund, July Ventures, Disruptors Capital, Piper Serica, Eximus Ventures, Inflexor Ventures, and Ideaspring Capital, among others, coming on board for active conversations
during the event.

By Chef Tarun Sibal

Amaranth and Peas Vada, White pea salad
Ingredients
1 cup Amaranth seeds
2 cups water
1/2 cup peas, fresh or frozen
1 large potato, boiled *
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 cup walnuts
1/2 cup coriander leaves
2 green chillies, or as per the preference of heat
2 tbsp ghee, or any oil that has a high smoking point
1 Cup boiled white peas
1 tbsp melted butter
½ cup kachumber ( onions, tomatoes, chillies, with chat masala and lemon) Salt and pepper to taste

Method
Bring the vegetable stock to a boil and add the amaranth and peas. Salt the stock if it is not already seasoned. Cover and cook for 20 minutes or until the water is absorbed.

In a food processor, roughly pulse the coriander leaves, walnuts and green chillies. You don’t want to make a paste. Just hand-chop them if you so choose. Mix it with the amaranth, peas and potatoes. Add salt, pepper and cumin seeds. Roll into equal size balls and slightly flatten them.

Heat the ghee until it’s very hot and add the fritter to the pan. Let it sizzle and crisp up on one side and then flip them over. They take about a minute on each side. Mix the warm white peas with kachumber, add the butter.
Serve together

Mumbai, March 23, 2023: NTPC Limited, India’s largest power producer, today commemorated World Water Day through a conference on ‘Sustainable Supply Chain with Focus on Water Sustainability’, by NTPC along with prominent supply chain partners and vendors to observe World Water Day 2023.

Shri Ramesh Babu V., Director (Operations), and officials from multiple organizations participated in the discussions.

The event witnessed the release of the NTPC Water Compendium 2023 and the NTPC Sustainable Supply Chain Portal.

To showcase effective water conservation methods, a unique cross-sectoral representation of the NTPC value chain. Deloitte moderated a panel discussion featuring senior executives from IOCL, BHEL, Ion Exchange, GE, L&T, and NTPC.

The conference additionally featured a Business Case Studies session with representatives from Emerson, Inox, and Vikram Solar.

CHENNAI – Dr. TM Roh, President & Head of the Mobile eXperience Business at Samsung Electronics, said the premium smartphone market in India is likely to grow despite the economic slowdown. Rising adoption of 5G smartphones and the global consumer trend to buy smartphones that are more reliable will lead to growth in the Indian market, he added.

“Demand for premium smartphones, with a price tag of over $400 in India, is rising quickly as the 5G network expands. The 5G smartphone market here is expected to grow by over 60% in 2023, with the premium smartphone market projected to grow by more than 30%,” Dr Roh added.

Samsung recently said it had notched over 140,000 pre-bookings for its premium Galaxy S23 series in just 24 hours in India, twice the number of pre-bookings it received for the Galaxy S22 series last year.

“It is being very well received by Indian customers, especially the Galaxy S23 Ultra in green,” he said.

Dr. Roh, the youngest President ever appointed at Samsung, said the Indian smartphone market will keep growing and Samsung will be there for the ride.

According to analysts, India will have nearly 1 billion smartphone users by 2026, driven by the rapid adoption of smartphones in young consumers. India has over 600 million Gen MZ consumers, the largest in the world.

Dr Roh said Samsung will continue to invest in its R&D center in India and advance the smart factory technology at its manufacturing center in India.

“2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Korea and India’s diplomatic relationship. I am looking forward to the next 50 years and please continue to show your love and support for Galaxy products, which are created with effort, dedication and innovation,” Dr Roh said.

22 th March 2023, Bangalore: The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest HR association is organizing the 3rd edition of SHRMI Talent Conference. The theme of the conference is ‘Lead the Charge’ in 2023 and beyond. The Conference will be held offline on 5 th and 12th of April in Bengaluru and Mumbai respectively. The event is expected to witness 800+ HR leaders and CXOs across the 2 cities, 30+ knowledge sessions, 60+ Speakers, and showcase sessions encompassing 4 content pillars – Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Talent well-being, and Talent Development.

The world of work today is riddled with questions such as, “How do we transition into the new hybrid world while maintaining exemplary culture and innovation?”, and “How do we do this in an equitable and fair manner?”

This unique event for HR Professionals will equip them with the know-how on how to radically re-imagine fairness in the workplace, to build the high-performing, equitable organizations of tomorrow. Meant also for Talent Specialists & People Managers, SHRMI Talent Conference will help delegates find objective insights, strategic advice and practical
tools to achieve their most critical priorities.

HR Professionals will connect with and learn alongside peers and experts and thus gain practical and cross-functional insights to drive organizational performance through talent. The delegates will also learn new, short- and long-term workforce planning strategies to prepare for the future of work.

Prominent speakers at the conference are Anita Bhogle, Speaker, Author Partner & Learning Content Head, Pro search Consultants &Bizpunditz; Saurabh Govil, President & CHRO, Wipro;; Richard Lobo, Executive Vice President, Head HR, Infosys; Amit Sharma, CHRO, Volvo Group;; Vikas Maheshwary, CHRO, Biocon; among others.

The Conference will delve into topics like Talent at the Helm: Shift Towards a People-First Culture, The Equity Imperative: Nurturing Talent with Fairness, Pursuit of Wellness: Fostering a Workforce that’s Too Fit to Quit, Employment Value Proposition: Purpose Beyond the 3 Cs; Untapped Potential: Scripting the Perfect Employee DEI&B Storyboard, HR Leading the Digital Age: Employer-driven Upskilling and much more.

Achal Khanna, CEO of SHRM India, APAC & MENA, said, “Talent plays a vital role in any organization. It is essential for the HR fraternity to identify the right talent to take the company to greater heights. SHRM India believes in identifying those with immense talent and helping them achieve great success, along with their organizations. The Conference will help HR Professionals strategize to compete in today’s challenging talent marketplace.”

New Delhi, 22 March 2023: Sportiqo, a blockchain-based fantasy sports platform has announced ace Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa as their brand ambassador. Sportiqo marked the beginning of its operations in India in the month of February and so far, amassed 32,000 active users owing to its beta launch.

The stylish batter from Karnataka, Robin is a generational talent, wanted by every cricket league in the world. Uthappa was a part of the Indian squad which won the ICC World T20 in 2007. He is known for his masterful batting performances and his great impact on his team’s success.

Speaking on the association, Robin Uthappa said, “Sportiqo is the perfect platform where I am able to find a cohesive link between sports and technology. The stock market is something that is often portrayed as being meant for a particular segment of the audience but with Sportiqo sports fans across age groups would not only be able to learn how the stock markets work but at the same time be able to use their sporting knowledge and skills to do it in a fun and engaging manner.”

He further added, “Making the youth learn about investing and trading using cricket is a great idea. India needs creative options to improve the financial literacy of the masses and I am glad that Sportiqo is addressing that gap. I am proud to be associated with the platform.”

“We are delighted to welcome Robin Uthappa to the Sportiqo family as our new brand ambassador. He is one of the most exciting cricketers of his era. said Anindya Kar, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Sportiqo. “With his disruptive and instinctively innovative approach to his sport, Robin Uthappa embodies the same pioneering spirit that will drive Sportiqo to keep pushing boundaries in the sector.”

Sportiqo will also launch a host of digital campaigns with Robin Uthappa in the near future.

Sportiqo has so far, raised $1.25 million (Rs. 10 crores) in the pre-seed round from angel investors with a focus on user acquisition in its first phase post-launch. The cricket stock market platform is already live for the ILT20 League, Pakistan Super League (PSL) and additionally, in the coming time, Sportiqo will add a portfolio of other sports and leagues as well such as the English Premier League and the Indian Premier League among others.

Chennai, 22.03.23: Indian Overseas Bank conducted the SHG Special Campaign at Chennai District on 21-03-2023. Indian Overseas Bank General Manager & SLBC Convenor Shri. Reyazul Haque and TNULM Chennai, Asst. Project Officer Thiru E Ravi participated as a special guest for the campaign. Loans to the tune of Rs. 507.80 lakhs were sanctioned and disbursed to 87 Self Help Groups across Chennai District. Financial Literacy to SHGs was also conducted. Chennai-I, Chennai-II region, and Lead Bank, Chennai conducted the second SHG campaign of the month totaling Rs. 1010.70 lakhs to 171 Self Help Groups in Chennai District alone during the month of March 2023.

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Mumbai, March 22, 2023: Global warming and its resultant impact on the environment and mankind have forced countries globally to take concrete measures to curb the damage and preserve for the future – and India is at the forefront of this movement.

SEBI has mandated the top 1,000 listed companies in India by market capitalization to make filings as per the Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) from FY23. Coming against this backdrop, Thomas Cook (India) Limited, India’s leading omnichannel travel services company and its Group Company SOTC Travel, announced their partnership with global technology consulting and digital solutions company LTIMindtree, to launch “Green Carpet” – a global platform to monitor and manage business travel emissions.

Green Carpet is built on the combined prowess of Thomas Cook & SOTC’s deep expertise in the travel industry, LTIMindtree’s ESG consulting and digital solutions capabilities, and also leverages the global expertise of Fairfax Digital Services (a Fairfax company).

A SaaS-based platform, “Green Carpet” is designed to address specific concerns faced by organizations, helping them capture, monitor, analyze, and reduce their carbon emissions from business travel. It offers real-time insights related to Scope 3 emissions and helps organizations to significantly reduce their ESG reporting costs.

“Green Carpet” enables:

1.  Simplified data capture & analysis of travel emissions with real-time dashboards
2.  Adherence to BRSR and alignment to global audit requirements
3.  Swift and easy integration with current business travel platforms of corporates
4.  Advanced AI & ML to provide analytics & recommendations
5.  Decision-making to drive enterprise net zero goals

Mr. Madhavan Menon, Chairman & Managing Director, Thomas Cook (India) Limited said, “Under its G20 Presidency, India has set ambitious ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) goals, & India Inc. has been called on to implement SEBI’s BRSR mandate starting FY23. The need for a trustworthy partner to provide accuracy and speed in reporting is hence imperative. At Thomas Cook & SOTC, our leadership in the travel sector formed the basis of our partnership with LTIMindtree – a leading technology solutions provider. “Green Carpet” therefore, not only embodies this potent partnership of leaders but also leverages the global expertise of Fairfax Digital Services to collectively empower enterprises with the ability to seamlessly monitor and manage business travel emissions and drive their net zero goals.”

Mr. Sudhir Chaturvedi, President and Executive Board Member, LTIMindtree said, “ESG has become a board-level priority for nearly all organizations, especially in cognizance of India’s ambitious goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2070. To achieve this goal, organizations are investing in initiatives and infrastructure that will enable them to track, reduce and report carbon footprint seamlessly. The Green Carpet, powered by LTIMindtree’s ESG digital platform and advanced analytics techniques and Thomas Cook & SOTC’s travel expertise, will help climate-conscious clients to comply with regulatory expectations. It will accelerate their net-zero journey through data-driven engineering solutions, cloud computing data analytics, and enable business decisions towards sustainable future.”

Mr. Sanjay Tugnait, CEO of Fairfax Digital Services said: “Green Carpet is a scalable and powerful to l that will enable the enterprise customers accelerate their journey to Net Zero. This is an exemplary partnership between Thomas Cook, SOTC & LTIMindtree powered by the Global Knowhow of Fairfax Digital to create ESG solutions. To capture, measure, benchmark and report is not only a requirement by SEBI for scope 3 emissions but also a social obligation for us to do our bit and save the planet. In this the year of India’s G20 Presidency, as a member of the G20 Startup 20 Task Force on Sustainability, under the leadership of Dr Chintan Vaishnav, I am delighted we have built this digital solution that India can showcase amongst the G20 nations.”