Lenovo India launches industry-first channel partner app – #EarnWithLenovo

BENGALURU, INDIA, March 22, 2023: Lenovo, the global technology leader, has launched an industry-first initiative, Earn with Lenovo (EWL) app for its channel partners, across all cities in India.

This initiative is a step forward for the industry, as Lenovo helps future-proof its channel partners’ business through technology. Earn With Lenovo app (EWL) enables a large number of small and large channel partners across India to engage with Lenovo directly on multiple aspects as they buy and sell Lenovo products.

Partners can upload their sales/purchases of Lenovo products and get incentives directly from Lenovo.

This app is not just about enabling higher margins for partners. It also provides rich information to partners through product training presentations and videos. This enhanced reward structure and new business opportunities allow channel partners to earn incentives as they do business with Lenovo.

Retail partners and distributors can earn attractive commissions through ‘Earn with Lenovo’, every time they buy/sell a Lenovo product. Lenovo is also motivating retail partners to go beyond selling devices, by providing bundled offerings like Lenovo services and product accessories. This includes solutions like Extended Warranty, Accidental Damage Protection (ADP), which have been the most preferred add-ons for customers. Partners have a unique opportunity to increase their earnings per customer by selling such solutions along with a PC.

This is an industry-first facility offered by Lenovo, and it already has more than 3,300 partners registered since January 2023 and has the potential to get 10,000+ partner registrations in the next 6 months.

Lenovo continues to pioneer the use of technology for driving business growth and ensuring channel partners in India are equal partners in this growth. EWL is another program by the company, launched after similar technology led initiatives like OMO (Omnichannel model), price parity portal (PPP) and retail point of sale software like Heartbeat.

Subodh Deshpande, Director – Consumer Channel, Lenovo India said, “At Lenovo, we deliver smarter technology with cutting-edge products and solutions for our customers. We’re committed to investing in growing all channels and offering programs like ‘Earn with Lenovo’ that will help our partners increase their earning potential and drive deeper, more profitable business models. This app also provides rich content to partners on our latest products and technology for them to train their staff and also use as selling aids. We believe our ‘partner first’ approach will strengthen our partners to make our devices and solutions more accessible, ultimately benefiting our customers.”

Lenovo India’s presence is now spanned across 825 cities and towns in India, with around 9000 channel partners.

Rashtriya Sewa Bharati’s 3-days-long Rashtriya Sewa Sangam to be hosted in Jaipur from 7-9 April

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Rashtriya Sewa Bharti, an organization active in the service sector for twenty years, is going to organize Rashtriya Sewa Sangam in Jaipur from 7th to 9th April. More than 4000 representatives of 1000+ voluntary service organizations dedicated to social development are going to participate in the 3rd edition of Mahasangam of Seva Bharti. Self-reliant & Prosperous India will be the theme grand Rashtriya Sewa Sangam 2023. During a press conference at the Press Club of India, New Delhi, on 21 March 2023, Rashtriya Sewa Bharti made an official announcement about these developments.

Key speakers at the press conference included National President of the Rashtriya Sewa Bharati Pannalal Bhansali and General Secretary Renu Pathak. The eminent leaders threw light on the special Sewa Karya done by RSB, the challenges faced by them, and the organisations’ efforts in rural as well as urban India. During the conference, it was highlighted that RSB has provided employment to over 25,000 people in just a year and the social group’s constant contribution in fields such as education, health, skill development, and women empowerment.

“The primary focus of the Rashtriya Sewa Bharati is to provide equal education and training opportunities for all to empower every individual of the country towards realizing the government’s vision of Atma Nirbhar Bharat or Self-reliant India. The main and implicit objective of the Rashtriya Sewa Sangam is to build a harmonious, capable, and self-reliant society and a prosperous India by establishing synergy between the collective efforts of the voluntary organizations associated with Rashtriya Sewa Bharati,” stated National President of the Rashtriya Sewa Bharati Pannalal Bhansali.

“Sewa Bharti is an umbrella organization with the motto of ‘Nar Seva Narayan Seva’, which encourages and supports voluntary organizations serving the deprived, deprived, neglected and suffering brothers. Sewa Bharti is trying to bind society and make it strong and harmonious through a total of 43045 service projects including 16184 efficiency projects, 10513 health projects, 6805 self-help projects, 9543 social projects. 12187 self-help groups are being operated in 117 districts of the country, in which there are about 120000 members. Among these groups, 2451 groups are active in the works of self-reliance. Self-help groups are being run in 55 districts of the country in Vaibhavshree Rachna. There are 27494 members in these,” added Shri Pannalal Bhansali

During the conference, deliberations were also made on how Rashtriya Sewa Bharti has been fervently dedicated to educating, training and empowering women across the country. Recently Rashtriya Sewa Bharti has undertaken key initiatives like Run for Girl Child in Hyderabad and Kishori Vikas programme to promote women’s empowerment. Awareness of Rashtriya Sewa Bharati’s past accomplishments, organisation’s vision and objectives for the next five years were also discussed. Furthermore, the RSB activists informed the gathering regarding future activities on self-reliance for women and youth in urban areas and distributed books. The key speakers also spoke on the importance of the Rojgaar Policy in Pali, Rajasthan, and its effectiveness in creating livelihood opportunities.

“Rashtriya Sewa Bharati has always been active towards supporting society during any moment of crisis, and our volunteers have provided medical, food, and monetary assistance during the turbulent times of the Covid-19 pandemic. We have also been working for the betterment of people from every section of society. Over the years, Rashtriya Sewa Bharati has taken several measures to ensure healthy child nutrition,” said RSB General Secretary Renu Pathak.

Recently, to mark the inauguration of the Rashtriya Sewa Sangam, Rashtriya Sewa Bharati worshipped the ‘Matribhoomi’ through “Bhoomi Poojan”. The Bhoomi Poojan program held on 9 March was graced by the presence of All India President of Rashtriya Sewa Bharti Panna Lal Bhansali, RSB Vice-president Shrawan Kumar, and other top officials and workers of RSS.

The CXO ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE by Codleo brought together industry leaders to learn about improved communication methods

New Delhi, March 2023|| Codleo, one of the most trusted IT companies in India conducted a CXO Round Table Conference on Thursday, March 16th, 2023 at the Hyatt Regency hotel, New Delhi with the goal of spreading knowledge about the Marketing Cloud & Slack- the collaboration & communication tool of tomorrow.

Cooperation and efficient communication are essential for success in the digital age. As a Salesforce® Summit tier Partner, Codleo took pride in bringing together C-level industry leaders to discover the upgraded communication technologies such as ChatGPT that are altering the way people do business and excel in the future. The conference included detailed presentations on both Marketing Cloud & Slack by subject experts as well as an interactive discussion with various attendees as well as an informative Q&A session. The various attendees spoke on how they are leveraging these tech tools to their advantage, running their businesses, and enhancing ROI.

Mr. RS Maan, Managing Director, and Global CRO, Codleo says “Your company’s success is dependent on business networking, team productivity, and process efficiency, as well as how well you understand your clients and respond fast to their needs. Cooperation and efficient communication are essential for success in the digital age. Sustaining and growing great client connections is critical since it is directly influenced by how you serve them and increase satisfaction. Here is where technology comes into play, as it aids organizations in their processes and strategies for managing interactions with customers, leads, and prospects. So, we sought to spread awareness about technological advancement and how they may use it to their advantage in their enterprises.”

Unacademy opens its first-ever offline GATE Unacademy Centre

Delhi, March 22, 2023: Unacademy, India’s largest learning platform*, announced the opening of its first-ever Unacademy Centre for GATE aspirants in Delhi, which aims to offer quality education through a premium offline learning experience. With the opening of the GATE Unacademy Centre, the company is extending the benefits of interpersonal learning that would enhance overall preparation for such highly competitive exams for Learners.

As per the recently declared GATE exam results, Unacademy Learners have secured top ranks with three Learners acing the exam with AIR 1 Suban Kumar Mishra from Delhi, Rohit Bhagat Kalwar from Pune, and Anshuman Aggarwal from Chandigarh have secured AIR 1 in Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Engineering Sciences, respectively. 11 Unacademy Learners have secured ranks under the top 5 and 17 Learners under the top 10, in the highly competitive exam.

Along with the inauguration of the GATE Unacademy Centre, Unacademy also hosted ‘GATE & ESE: Engineer’s Conclave’ to help Learners with insights on GATE preparations from the top Educators. The event witnessed participation from India’s Best Educators like SK Mondal, Umesh Dhande, JS Gill, Praveen Kulkarni, amongst others. They delivered their thoughts on crucial topics like, ‘why should you give GATE & ESE?’ and ‘merits of hybrid learning.’ amongst other key topics for the exam. Further, Learners also got an opportunity to receive career-related counselling in the field during the event, followed by a scholarship test.

Commenting on celebrating several milestones for GATE, Vivek Sinha, Chief Operating Officer, Unacademy, said, “We are delighted to announce our first ever GATE centre in the capital city of Delhi. We are constantly taking stock of Learner feedback to understand their sentiments and needs. I am happy that we have received a positive response which has motivated us to expand and create the GATE Unacademy Centre. We hope this offline learning opportunity will empower millions of GATE aspirants with access to the best educators and curriculum with the benefits of interpersonal mentoring and high-end tech infrastructure.”

He further added, “It is also a great academic year as Unacademy Learners have performed exceedingly well in GATE 2023 exams. I would like to further take this opportunity to congratulate all our Learners who have cracked the exam and taken that journey with us.”

The newly launched Unacademy Centres will facilitate offline classes for Learners and will extend access to top Educators in the GATE & ESE course category. The offline experience promises the ideal combination of Unacademy’s pedagogy, best-in-class technology and product, and interpersonal mentorship through an online subscription. Unacademy Centre’s academic team includes seasoned and reputed Educators such as Jaspal Singh (Civil Engineering), Rajeev Singh (Mechanical Syllabus), Umesh Dhande (Electronics and Communications Engineering), and Saurabh Kumar Pandey (General Aptitude).

The Centre has advanced infrastructure including a functional library, special doubt-clearing sections, and classrooms with interactive smartboards. GATE Unacademy Centre can accommodate over 900 Learners across its first batch and is spread across over 1500 sq ft within five classrooms. GATE Unacademy Centre is currently accepting admissions, and classes will commence on 26 March onwards.

GATE Unacademy Centre is located at Khasra No. 262, Westend Marg, Saidulajab, Saket, New Delhi – 110030 and will be open from 10 am to 8 pm on all seven days for all Learners.

MX Player drops the trailer of the much-awaited Tu Zakhm Hai Season 2

The wait is finally over! After receiving a phenomenal response from viewers on Season 1 of MX Serial, Tu Zakhm Hai, MX Player is all set to delve further into the popular romance drama peppered with several twists and turns. The long-format MX Serial features the twisted love story of captor Viraj Trehan (Gashmeer Mahajani) and his hostage Kavya Grewal (Donal Bisht) in Season 2. Directed by Aniruddha Rajederkar and Noel Smith, the 9-episodes series will release on MX Player on 23rd March 2023.

The fascinating trailer follows the blooming romance between Viraj and Kavya. Moved by Kavya’s affection, Viraj drops his guard and unveils his never seen before compassionate side, leaving everyone stunned. While the two get attached and build a forever bond, their closeness is opposed by others.

Tu Zakhm Hain Season 2 will also feature Nehal Chudasama, Parinita Seth, Jinal Joshi, Sachin Verma, Aparna Kumar, Udhav Vij, Saurabh Man, and Abhinav Verma and their respective characters will add more drama and intrigue to the romantic thriller

Revealing a little bit about the new season, Gashmeer Mahajani said, “Firstly, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the viewers, who’ve showered us with abundant love and support in Season 1. Their immense adulation has left us overwhelmed and super excited for the upcoming season. Tu Zakhm Hai Season 2 will certainly be a treat for Viraj and Kavya admirers, as the duo’s chemistry will leave fans awestruck. Moreover, viewers will witness an unexplored side of Viraj and understand him better. Personally, it has been a fulfilling journey, and I’m eager to see viewers’ reactions to Viraj’s new side and his bond with Kavya. Without divulging much, I would say to expect the unexpected, and don’t forget to tune into MX Player on 23rd March.”

Sharing her excitement for Season 2, Donal Bisht said, “The wait is over! Just like the viewers, we’ve also been waiting for Tu Zakhm Hai Season 2. But let me tell you, the trailer is just a glimpse, and the series will surely leave you thrilled. Season 2 will witness Viraj and Kavya’s bond evolve as the drama unfolds. I’m glad that Season 2 is finally about to unveil the secrets and mind games, and I hope viewers enjoy it as much as the maiden season.”

Has the beast really fallen in love, or is it just a facade? Will love heal the wounds or form new ones? Will Viraj-Kavya share a real relationship above hatred and revenge? What will happen when the captor falls in love with his hostage? Viewers can seek answers to their questions in Tu Zakhm Hai Season 2.

Produced by Inspire Films Private Limited (a Beyond Dreams company), Tu Zakhm Hai Season 2– will stream from 23rd March 2023. Unravel the mysteries of this extraordinary love story and find out if ‘Pyaar Zakhm Bharega ya Naye Zakhm Dega?’, is only on MX Player.

Nova IVF Fertility join hands with Aravani Art project spreads the message of Infertility having no gender through a graffiti art

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Mumbai: Infertility means a disease of the male or female reproductive system leading to failure in achieving a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse.  Often, women are blamed for not conceiving due to the myths surrounding infertility. Just like women, men play a vital role in family planning and conceiving. To dispel the myths regarding infertility and create awareness regarding this stigmatised topic, Nova IVF Fertility, Mumbai performed a unique idea of a graffiti with the theme ‘Infertility Has No Gender’ in Chembur

“The blame for not being able to have children is frequently placed on women, and infertility is a prevalent stigma in our society. Women are often looked down upon, ostracised and shamed for their inability to conceive. It is crucial to dispel the misconception that infertility is solely a female issue. Men can also experience infertility due to various health conditions. Fertility concerns are not exclusive to women but also affect men. It is essential to raise awareness and break the stigma surrounding infertility” said Dr Sneha Sathe, Fertility Consultant, Nova IVF Fertility, Chembur.

Dr Sneha added, “Through this graffiti, we aim to spread the message that infertility doesn’t differentiate between males and females and both the genders get equally affected.  Men too face infertility issues due to Erection or ejaculation problems, obesity, low sperm production/ low motility, lump or swelling of the testicle area, age, and prostate or sexual problems, and increased smoking/ tobacco/drinking are some factors. The couple must act as a unit instead of blaming each other and get themselves tested to plan their parenthood. We hope that this message is circulated to the general public so that they can take the help of a fertility specialist and plan their parenthood”

Infertility means the inability of the couple to get pregnant. India has a population of as many as 27.5 million infertile people, including men and women, according to the Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction. The factors causing infertility in females could be stress, fallopian tube issues, hormonal imbalance, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and menstruation disorders among many others.

Shyamal Pujari, Transgender Artist said “Through our art we are explaining infertility can happen to anyone male or female. We are glad to support the cause with Nova IVF.”

Certified Workmen of Central Vista Project Felicitated with NIPUN Scheme Certificates, Insurance, and Reward Money

Certified Workmen of Central Vista ProjecNew Delhi 21 March: The National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman workers (NIPUN), a skilling project launched by Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Shri Hardeep Singh Puri last year, has successfully progressed with training programs organized by NAREDCO, for construction workers engaged in the prestigious Common Central Secretariat Building Project 1, 2 & 3 of the Central Vista project being developed by L&T.

One of its kind felicitation ceremonies took place at Kamani Auditorium, where the certified workmen of the Central Vista project were awarded their certificates along with insurance coverage of INR 2 lakhs and an assurance of reward money of INR 500, to be provided by the Government of India under the NIPUN scheme.

The certificates were presented in the presence of Shri Rahul Kapoor (JS-MoHUA) as Chief Guest, Shri Madhukar Pandey, (US-MoHUA), Mr. Alok Gupta (Director General Naredco), Dr. Ananta Raghuvanshi (President NAREDCO MAHI), Executive Engineers of CPWD, Representatives from NSDC & Construction SSC and senior representatives of L&T.

The National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) collaborated with the L&T-B&F IC division to execute the NIPUN project for bridging skill gaps among construction workers engaged in the real estate sector. The project aimed at improving the workmanship of the workers, including women workers if available, and making them better equipped for employment over the coming years.

The Chief Guest Shri Rahul Kapoor, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs said in his address to the recipient of certificates that “They must feel proud to be associated with such a prestigious construction project and having secured a certificate of NIPUN. For years when the Common Central Secretariat building will be unveiled and fully functional, you will be able to tell the stories of your contribution to this National Development Work”.

“NAREDCO is proud to be associated with the National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman workers (NIPUN) project and to have successfully partnered with L&T to execute the program. We are delighted to see the certified workmen of the Central Vista project receive their well-deserved certificates and incentives under the NIPUN scheme. This initiative will go a long way in bridging the skill gaps in construction workers engaged in the real estate sector and making them better equipped for employment over the coming years.” – Dr. Ananta Singh Raghuvanshi, President, NAREDCO MAHI

“Under the project, over 1.06 lakh construction workers across the nation are to be certified by June 2023 and the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has already crossed the figure of 50,000 construction workers to date. We wish that after the successful closure of the pilot, we will come up with even a larger scheme in the coming years.” – Shri Madhukar Pandey, Under Secretary, MOHUA

NAREDCO, with the support of well-trained experts, has been holding these training programs across the country, and the skilling initiative of the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has been well appreciated by NAREDCO’s developer community. The community has also offered its construction sites for the skilling drive.

NAREDCO and L&T have set a target to cover 10,000 construction workers by March 2024, and the successful execution of the NIPUN project for the Central Vista project has set a benchmark for further upskilling initiatives in the real estate sector in the country. NAREDCO also felicitated the seniors from L&T and recognized their contribution, for actively participating in the execution of skilling works in their CCS project.

Financial Planning Standards Board Seeks Candidates for 2024 Board of Directors

DENVER, COLO – 21 March 2023 – Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB), the standards-setting body for the global financial planning profession and owner of the international CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER certification program, is seeking nominations for two open three-year positions on FPSB’s Board of Directors, beginning 1 April 2024. Nominations should be submitted to the FPSB Nominating Committee Coordinator at nominations@fpsb.org no later than 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on Friday, 28 April 2023.

FPSB is seeking nominees that will complement the talents of its continuing Board members and who can meaningfully contribute to FPSB’s strategic vision and future business development. Nominees should be able to provide tangible value in one or more of the following areas:

  1. Diversity. FPSB values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive Board of Directors that represents a variety of perspectives. Of particular interest for this year’s nominees are individuals who can bring a perspective from:
    The next generation of professionals and consumers
    The Asia and U.S. regions
  2. Experience to strengthen FPSB and help enhance / improve its existing programs.
    As FPSB and its affiliated organizations future-proof the financial planning profession, FPSB welcomes nominees who have strategic experience with standards setting for allied professions (such as accounting)
    FPSB also welcomes nominees who have experience providing oversight of the financial reporting process, the audit process, organizational system of internal controls, and compliance with laws and regulations
  3. Experience to help FPSB build new businesses/ enter new territories. As FPSB grows the global financial planning profession, it welcomes nominees who can provide insight into launching and adapting existing business models in new territories
  4. Public interest / consumer-oriented perspective. As a non-profit association with a public-interest mission to benefit the global community by establishing, upholding and promoting worldwide professional standards in financial planning, FPSB welcomes nominees with this perspective

“FPSB’s governing body is seeking individuals with leadership and strategy expertise in the areas of international certification and education, adapting or launching certification programs in new territories, standards-setting for allied professions, public interest, and auditing,” said FPSB Board chairperson-elect, Ana Cláudia Akie Utumi, CFP. “We look forward to welcoming new members to a talented, geographically diverse Board focused on advancing the financial planning profession with CFP certification its global symbol of excellence and increasing access to financial planners who have committed to rigorous standards of competency and ethics and to putting clients’ interests first.”

FPSB’s Board of Directors is responsible for guiding the organization’s administration of its public interest mission and vision; developing governing policies that address the broadest levels of all organizational decisions and situations; identifying needs and advocating on behalf of FPSB’s stakeholders; and overseeing organizational performance and providing strategic guidance to FPSB’s CEO. As the preeminent standards-setting organization for financial planning worldwide, FPSB and its network of organizations span across 27 territories, which together represent more than 213,000 CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER professionals worldwide.

Nominees for FPSB’s 2024 Board of Directors must be able to participate in English-language meetings and cannot be a staff members, director or office holders with an affiliated organization. FPSB strongly prefers that CFP professional nominees have senior-level volunteer experience with FPSB or an FPSB Affiliate and the endorsement of their affiliate organization. FPSB expects to finalize its selection for the FPSB Board in October 2023. Selected candidates will join other volunteer Board members from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and the Netherlands.

AICTE, YOL join hands on International Happiness day 2023

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21 March 2022, Delhi. On the occasion of World Happiness Day, a webinar was conducted by AICTE in collaboration with NHRDN ( National Human Resource Development Network) and YOL an ed-app that arrests and reverses brain drain.

The agenda of the webinar was
1) Happiness and
2) Identification of gives and gets between the ‘industry’ and ‘academia’ to promote innovation.

PM Modi Ji had recently expressed his serious concern about the excessive usage of mobile phone screens accounting up to 6 hours, daily by students which leads to ‘consumption’ of mind that adversely impacts ‘creation’.

The webinar was chaired by Prof . Anil Sahasrabudhe, who has earlier been chairman of AICTE and is the current chairman of NETF, NAAC, and NBA. Speaking on the occasion, He said, “This colonization of minds by the apps must be rescued and retrieved to spur innovation. Trillion-dollar valuations of popular social media companies hold our mind-share captive which accounts for 50% of their valuation. Phones are an unavoidable accessory of life and the mind. “

He further said, ” Last year through adequate research and guidance we enabled the introduction of an app titled YOL on the same phone screen that arrests and reverses the brain drain. YOL reverses that as it engages with the left brain and right brain of the student and shows how it is being navigated and shared across a student’s own life aspects. It calibrates the mind. It has been color-coded and intuitively enables navigation while balancing IQ, EQ, right brain, left brain, mindshare, mind map, happiness index and improves the spatial and temporal aspects of cognition.”

On the occasion, through a Recorded message, Prof T G Sitharam, Chairman of AICTE said, “ This random and ambiguous screen time of over 6 hours is the major cause of stress, loss of attention spans, misbalancing of emotions, promotion of deceit at a very subtle level and its adverse impact on the endocrinal system. We are gearing the education system for ‘creation’, reversing the ‘consumption’ of the mind. YOL was introduced in our APH and our administration with the educational institutes helps us meet the emphasis laid in the new education policy on Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning. Our enzymic activity is all based on the ‘retention’ and depth of ‘feeling’ followed by ‘expressing’. That ‘retention’ and ‘feeling’ and ‘emotion’ is being replaced by emotiCONS without depth. So the mind, the body and the environment is under threat. We are continuing to address this issue through Indian knowledge system and examining how to further reinforce deepen and improve the adoption of YOL.”

There was a roundtable organized between the academia and industry comprising of leaders from both.

Industry was represented by SV Nathan, the CHRO of Deloitte India and president of NHRDN, delivered a keynote address on the subject of “what can education and industry give and take from each other?”.

The others that supported this coming together of education with industry were Dhananjay Singh, Director General, NHRDN, Dewang Neralla, CEO NTT DATA, Prem Singh, CHRO, and JK group. Deewakar Gupta, AWS, jointly they noted that. “This bridging of the gap of social and emotional learning will provide us better and reinforced students. We shall work with AICTE to create a tandem that supports AICTE with latest technologies, mentorships, internships, and assignments for R&D. Under the guidance of the past and current chairman it is amazing to see that the transition of guard at AICTE has not only been seamless, rather like a concert it is managing the steering the cadence of reforms with immense speed and certitude.” A panel discussion above on the subject of ‘gives’ and ‘gets’ from education was moderated by Dr. Mamta Rani Agarwal.

The webinar addressed the issue of what Education wants and can deliver for the corporate world and vice versa.

Academia was represented from North, East, West, and South by eminent vice chancellors Prof R Velraj- Anna University, Prof Padmakali Banerjee – SPSU, Prof. Niranjan Patel – Sardar Patel University, Prof. Nupur Das-Secretary North Bengal University. A panel discussion comprising the above was moderated by Prof Rajendra Kakde. Each of the VCs lauded this new initiative by AICTE of introducing the app and confirmed that they would embrace it.

Dr. Mamta Rani Agarwal said, “Let industry and academia join hands and share a symbiotic relationship by communication, connect, collaboration, and creation.”

Yogi, the founder of the app said that “UN’s ranking of India on the 136th position out of 145 countries is a joke considering that these entire global rankings are based only on 3000 responses collected from each country. Bhutan has refused to participate in the survey and we have written to the honorable Prime Minister pointing to this flaw. The next set of rankings will be announced today and we are curious”.

Mr. Yogi has earlier been a leader at Microsoft and has been awarded at the British Parliament for his work on happiness his work has been recognized by UN in addition to AICTE which has granted approval to his app; YOL for introduction across all higher ed institutions.

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri, Ambassador UN SDGs and member evaluation committee for Nobel Prize was the guest of honor and sent her message lauding the initiative and congratulating the participants committed to taking on record the work in the space of happiness in India.

Luis Gallardo, the President of the World Happiness foundation extended his warm wishes to all.

Evanssion partners with ExtraHop to provide regional businesses with enterprise-grade security and cloud scalability

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 21, 2023– Evanssion, a leading cybersecurity and cloud-native value distributor, is pleased to announce its partnership with ExtraHop, the leader in cloud-native network detection and response, across the Middle East region. Through this partnership, Evanssion’s customers and partners will be able to leverage cutting-edge network detection and response (NDR) solutions from ExtraHop. In response to an increase in cyberattacks this past year, there has been a widespread deployment of NDR solutions to eliminate blind spots and inspect east-west traffic for threats and anomalies. When used in conjunction with EDR and SIEM solutions, NDR fills in the gaps that other tools may miss, detecting threats across the entire network from data centers to remote locations and in the cloud.

A recent report from MarketsandMarkets, published in January 2022, projected that the global network detection and response market would grow from $1.1 billion in 2021 to $3.3 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 24.7% during the forecast period.

Fouad Tawk, Area Vice President for the Middle East, Turkey, and North Africa at ExtraHop, said: “ExtraHop can help enterprises stop breaches 84% faster with cloud-scale machine learning across cloud, hybrid, and distributed environments. With ExtraHop Reveal(x), Evanssion can deliver an enterprise-class NDR solution for the modern SOC, so security teams can unlock complete 360-degree visibility, real-time detection, and intelligent response to act with confidence and speed.”

“We are confident that this partnership with ExtraHop, the leader in NDR, will drive change and impact customer experience to easily adopt the best cyber defense practices,” said Ahmed Al Qadri, CEO of Evanssion. “This partnership is a great opportunity for ExtraHop to showcase their value proposition to our enterprise customers and partners.”