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Bobby deol celebrates the one year anniversary of Aashram, a journey that took him to an undiscovered territory

Aug 30, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments

Actor Bobby Deol who had amazed us with his performance last year as Baba Nirala in his big OTT Debut, Aashram, celebrated the one-year anniversary of the show by sharing gratitude on this social media.

This last year has turned out to be the most rewarding one for Bobby as he went ahead and established himself as the most bankable star in the world of OTT with Asharam and the character of Baba Nirala, one that has given him popularity like never before. The actor also received the Dadasaheb Phalke International Awards for Best Actor in Web series for Aasharam.

The actor celebrated the 1 year anniversary of the show today by sharing pictures from Season 1 and said “Sometimes a journey takes you to a memorable destiny, Aashram is one such trip that took me to the undiscovered and i can’t wait to take the journey forward. Janpnaam”

Bobby is currently gearing up for Season 2 of Aashram and has a lineup of interesting projects coming the forthcoming year.

His future line is quite as impressive as he has a range of releases from ‘Love Hostel’, ‘Apne 2’, ‘Penthouse’, ‘Animal’ and finally ‘Aashram Season 2’.

News

The dust on the classroom benches has its own stories to tell: Atul Malikram

Aug 30, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #adolescence, #anxious, #Friendship, #school, #self-conscious, #teenagers, #the Corona pandemic

Eyes on the door of the classroom, he was waiting anxiously for the girl to enter. Like the past month, he made sure to come to the classroom before the final bell rang. In all his school life, he usually was the last student to enter the classroom. But this year, it was different. The reason for his early arrival is the new girl who made sure to always sit on the front bench. Today as she was entering the class, something made her look up and she stared directly into his eyes and gave him a little smile. And in this way, the school witnessed the beginning of a new love story. There was a time when the schools used to be the centre of many such occurrences, but now the dust on the locks of the school buildings tells the tales of sorrow, loneliness and despair.

It is seen that when two people meet, talk or share the bond of love, they often face many challenges in the form of religion, society and family. Even those people who have gone through the same phase at one time or the other in their life, raise objections against their lovers. They forget that they too have gone through this phase of attraction in their past. Suffice to say, in everyone’s life, there comes a day when the dreams turn to reality, the heart becomes the carrier of an avalanche of emotions, and the wave of faith starts flowing to the one person who becomes the centre of your world. The time when a person finds himself tied with an invisible thread of deep emotions. This consciousness begins at a very unique stage of age… Yes! In adolescence…!

This is the time when changes occur in the way of speaking and living. The seeds of attraction begin to sprout in a fickle mind. Friendship gets blurred when someone starts knocking on the doors of the heart. At the same time, the heart becomes an algebraic equation, which keeps searching for that ‘someone in the crowd.

Many childhood love stories start in schools. But now, with the schools shut down indefinitely, many things have changed. Students haven’t been to school for the last 1.5 years. How can they develop these mild ‘crushes’, without any meeting ground? Yes, we have social media where one can still form the connection, albeit virtually, but can it take precedence to real experience? No, it cannot.

The truth is, the Corona pandemic has also affected the sentiments of teenagers, which has gone unnoticed.

Teenagers imprisoned in homes for the past years have been deprived of making beautiful memories in the last days of their school life. They have become self-conscious, anxious, and hopeless. Some of them are getting more and more depressed as they have no one to share their feelings or talk to. While others under the pressure are closing themselves from others and seeking solitude. There is something pure and wonderful with the school crushes. It is an experience of a different level, the existence that fills the teenager with confidence. But to bridge this gap of 1.5 years, we have to start giving priority to the emotions and feelings of the teenagers. Try understanding their mindset to stop them from taking the wrong path. Be their friends but don’t pressurize them. Give them time and trust them. Be strict, but not overbearing. Guide them but let them make their own decisions. Help them differentiate between right and wrong. Give them your attention and love and don’t forget that you also had to cross this stage once in your life.

Business, News

13th Realty+ Conclave & Excellence Awards 2021- Gujarat Grand Show Celebrates 17th Anniversary of Realty+ Publication

Aug 30, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #The 13th Realty+ Conclave & Excellence Awards 2021

The 13th Realty+ Conclave & Excellence Awards 2021- Gujarat Edition on August 27, 2021 concluded with the stalwarts of Gujarat’s realty coming together for deliberating on the present and future prospects of the state’s real estate and to receive awards for their exemplary work in spite of the challenging times.

The day was even more special as it was also the 17th Anniversary of the Realty+ publication. Dr. Annurag Batra, Editor-in-Chief & Chairman, exchange4media Group & BusinessWorld Media Group started his inaugural address of the day with best wishes for the Realty+ team and for the publication to reach new heights of success while serving the realty sector with unbiased commitment.

Addressing the Gujarat realty professionals he said, “Gujarat stands for entrepreneurship and no wonder, the real estate of the state has been one of the most vibrant in India even during the pandemic. We will continue to see the economic growth of the state given the resourceful entrepreneurs of the state are working relentlessly to grow their business against all odds.”

In his special address Irfan A. Kazi, CIO-SWAMIH Investment Fund I. briefed about the SWAMIH fund, “We are here to support the developers, finance projects going through difficulty but have future viability and are open to discussing with developers big or small their problems in completing the project. We have already given final approval to 87 projects, committed 8500 crore in the process and are completing 53,000 homes. SWAMIH fund is available for affordable and mid-income housing projects. We provide funding as soon as the project meets all the criteria.”

Taking a cue from the special address, the first session discussed – ‘Road To Recovery: Rebooting Gujarat’s Residential Realty’. It was moderated by Santhosh Kumar, Vice Chairman, ANAROCK Property Consultants Private Limited. And the eminent speakers were Kamal Singal, MD & CEO, Arvind Smartspaces, N K Patel, Founder Director & Group Chairman, Sun Builders Group, Paras Pandit, Chairman & Managing Director, Sheetal Infrastructure, Pavan Bakeri, Managing Director, Bakeri Group, Rocky Israni, Managing Director, Pacifica Companies. The panellist described the trends and overall scenario of Gujarat residential real estate and how sales were moving forward after Covid-19 pandemic. They were optimistic of the growth of tier II cities and further horizontal expansion of major cities of Gujarat.

The next panel talked about ‘Future of Office & Retail: Reimagining Commercial Properties’ and was chaired by Viren Mehta, Managing Director -Office Services- Gujarat, Colliers. The speakers were Parth Patel, Managing Director, Kavisha Group, Prashant Bhatu, Managing Director – Surat, Pramukh Group, Rajesh Vaswani, Managing Director, Venus Infrastructure, Sameer Sinha, Managing Director Savvy Group, Swagat Vyas, Managing Director, Vishwanath Builder. All the speakers agreed while developing the office space projects, developers should not compromise on selecting the right location. They were positive of the growth of the commercial real estate in coming times and felt that Gujarat’s Gift city was one of the prime examples of successful commercial development in the state.

Next discussion on the topic of Real Estate Sales & Marketing: Roadmap in ‘New Normal’ was moderated by Govind Rai, Co-Founder & CEO, Totality, Anand Choksi, Chairman and Managing Director, The Real Estate CONNECT, Deep Vadodaria, Chief Executive Officer, Nila Spaces Ltd, Dushyant Goswami, Managing Director, Suvidha Projects, Pravin Bavadiya, Founder & Managing Director, City Estate Management and Sharvil Shridhar, Founder, A. Shridhar Group. The experts deliberated on the shift from traditional to digital marketing, offline & online sales synergies, reinventing customer communications and channel partner, developer evolving association in the present times.

The final session of the day on ‘Value for Design: Creating Human Centric Cities’ was chaired by Vikram Vidyala, Sr. Executive Director – Project Management, CBRE India, Hiren Gandhi, Founder & Principal Architect, HGA Architects & Planners, Jagrut Patel, Founder Partner, Jagrut & Partner, Parul Zaveri, Principal Architect, Abhikram, Shaon Sika Sengupta, Director, Business Development; Zonal Head: North & East India, Edifice Consultants. The speakers were of the view that learnings can be taken from our traditional practices while also integrating technology to enable holistic solutions that can offer well designed buildings and cities catering to the wellness of the people.

After the power packed panel discussions, the Awards evening began on a musical note with renowned Gujarati Singer Saumil Munshi who joined live to motivate and encourage the participants at the 13th Realty+ Excellence Awards 2021- Gujarat edition.

The 13th Realty+ Excellence Awards 2021 Gujarat saw the winners sashaying on the virtual red carpet walk and receiving their awards. The evening came to a grand finale with congratulatory wishes for all the winners as well as Realty+ for completing 17 glorious years in the industry.

The Winners were:

· Integrated Township Project of the year- Adani Estate Management Pvt. Ltd. for Shantigram

· Ultra-Luxury-Lifestyle Project of the Year- Arvind Smart Spaces Limited for Arvind Uplands

· Themed project of the year- Kavisha Group for Celebration City Centre

· Residential Project of the Year- Sun Builders for Sun Atmosphere AND Rajeshri Group for Maruti Amrakunj – Three

· Luxury Project of the Year- Saanvi Nirman for Skydeck Prive

· Design Project of the Year- Suvidha projects for Interstellar

· Budget Housing Project of the Year- Rajyash Group for Rains

· Iconic Project of the Year- UB Heritage for The Storeys

· Residential Complex of the Year- Pramukh LLP for Aura

· Affordable Housing Project of the Year- Shilp Group for Shilp Corporate Park AND Goyal & Company Constructions Pvt. Ltd for Aakash Homes

· Redevelopment Project of the Year- NILA Infrastructures Limited for Chhana Jina Chhapra

· Plotted Development of the Year- Arvind Smart Spaces Limited for Arvind High Grove

· Commercial Project of the Year- Sun Builders for Sun West Bank

· Mixed-Use Project of the Year – Kavisha Group for Kavisha Amara

· Mid-Segment Project of the Year- Goyal & Company Constructions Pvt. Ltd & HN Safal for Riviera Elite AND Shaligram Group for The Pursuit of happiness

· Institutional Project of the Year- PSP Projects Ltd. for Zy-dus Sitapur Hospital

· Industrial / Warehousing project of the year- Godwitt Construction Pvt. Ltd. for Soko by Godwitt – Detroj

· Most Environment-Friendly Residential Space – UB Heritage for The Storeys

· Best Selling Project of the Year- Savinay Developers for Swara Park Lane

· Real Estate Destination of the Year – Pacifica Companies for Forest Trail

· Most Popular Project of the year- A.Shridhar Infracon LLP for Kaveri Soham Vivanta

· Villa Project of the Year- Arvind Smart Spaces Limited for Arvind Forreste

· Villa Project of the Year Non-Metro- Kakaria Housing and Infrastructure Ltd. for Royal Solitaire

· Developer of the Year – Residential- Adani Estate Management Pvt. Ltd.

· Developer of the Year – Commercial- Sun Builders Group

· Emerging Developer of the year- Kavisha Group

· Emerging Developer of the Year -Industrial & Warehousing- Godwitt Construction Pvt. Ltd. for Soko by Godwitt – Detroj

· Excellence in Delivery- Sun Builders Group

· Excellence in Customer Service- Suvidha Projects for Stellar

· Fastest Growing Realty Brand of the Year- Kavisha Group

· Architectural Design of the Year – Residential- PDC Architects for Nysa Sky dale

· Architectural Design of the Year – Commercial- Suvidha projects for Stellar

· Interior Design Firm of the Year- PDC Architects

· Innovative Marketing Concept of the Year- Om shanti Estates Pvt. Ltd. for Om Shanti Raj Niwas, Vatva

· Project Launch of the Year- Pacifica Companies for Amara

· PropTech Architectural Firm of the Year- DSP DESIGN ASSOCIATES

· Young Achiever of the year- Dushyant K. Goswami, Managing Director, Suvidha Projects

Business

Dr. Mickey Mehta will be stepping into the super sixties

Aug 29, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments

Four decades normally seem very long, but for Dr. Mickey Mehta it seems they flew past like a breeze. Yes this year as he steps into his 60th birthday, he also completes 40 years as the pioneer of the wellness industry on many counts. The first holistic health columnist in India, first fitness TV radio presenter, first one to bring fitness to reality shows (Indian idol junior, fame gurukool, Nach Baliye, channel V get gorgeous, channel V pop stars, and many more), first personal trainer of India, first one to promote equipment free training in India, first one to coach miss India / Mr. India / supermodels, etc. He also has a world record in teaching swimming in 24 hours.

Incidentally, he also completed 51 years of practicing yoga. Yet when we ask him are you a yogi? Pat comes the answer, “no am just an ordinary bhogi.”

He feels very fortunate as being appointed the FIT INDIA MOVEMENT champion and he also got the original Indian Olympics t-shirt to make videos for cheering the Indian Olympians.

Dr. Mickey Mehta, Global Leading Holistic Health Guru & Corporate Life Coach (1)

Being a part of the Indian merchant steering committee for holistic health there are lots India can expect post-pandemic with his intended ventures HEALTHY INDIA WEALTHY INDIA.

As he steps into his 60th year, the Fit India movement turns three-is it a coincidence you ask? “And he says … I am simply blessed! ….”.

So what’s new we wonder? “Every moment, newness depends on your creativity driven by your own enthusiasm and getting inspired from within “. And he quickly opens up his cell phone with childlike enthusiasm, shows me the cover of his new book with global super chef Sanjeev Kapoor and the book is called, “IMMUNITY PLUS” where Chef Sanjeev Kapoor has contributed with health food recipes. Immunity plus also has a 4-week program of workouts, breathing, meditation, mind science, affirmations, and prayers. In his own words, it is a fully loaded club sandwich of well-rounded IMMUNITY all the way.

And knowing our mighty Mickey we certainly knew that wasn’t it at all. He once again pulls out his research paper on ‘IMMUNITY FOR HUMANITY’ by UGC- UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION for which he was assisted by Dr. Havovi Rana under the guidance of Dr. Ali Irani- HOD PHYSIOTHERAPY NANAVATI HOSPITAL, DEAN NMIMS COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY and his assistant Dr. Mansi Mehta. And yes this is Dr. Mickey Mehta’s second medical research paper, the first being the monumental code – Vedic Wisdom, published in SCI VISION JOURNAL.

Wow, now we have 2 global Parsees in the business of immunity from our community. One – Mr. Adar Poonawala and the second – Dr. Mickey Mehta. He quickly remembered his first meeting with Adar Poonawala at the Serum Institute of India 2020 march 17 just 5 days before the lockdown to be precise and he says the idea of work on immunity germinated there.
Let’s say GET IMMUNIZED…GET MICKEYMIZED!!!

And in his own words he says, work and communicate, to the world and let maximum people get the benefit. So what’s the noise we ask? And yes he says a campaign of wellness revolution for human evolution on radio one, fever, and Nasha parallelly around STEPPING INTO SIXTY, and that’s not it, hold on; a campaign on Tata sky by Dr. Mickey Mehta’s “freedom from fat” was launched on Independence Day.

On his birthday itself 29th August, Tata sky will run a special tribute for the legendary global leading holistic health guru Dr. Mickey Mehta – SUPER FIT SIXTY…completing 40 years of professional journey.

Parsees are known for caring and sharing and Dr. Mickey Mehta has just launched a brand new 360-degree holistic health healing center at Bhulabhai Desai Road Mahalaxmi chambers south Mumbai.

And you ask him for any community-related service, and he says “ I serve the Maharashtra police, the BMC, the immigration, the customs, army, navy, air force from time to time and have now started serving senior citizens from the Zoroastrian community every Friday at 6 pm at captain colony.

So does legendary mean THAT’S IT? And he says “I have just begun, I plan to live forever and contribute forever. I share my passion for social impact with my brother Jimmy Mistry and yes we both are driven by purpose. “

Then comes the line from the wordsmith’s mouth, “don’t chase your dreams …pursue your purpose and the universe will fulfill your dreams”

The project closest to his heart is DELPHIC GAMES of Greece. It’s like the Olympics of art and culture. This was launched at the governor’s house on Saturday the 21st of August by joint commissioner Gst Sahil Seth, Hema Malini Ji , veteran actor Paresh Rawal, music directors Salim Suleiman, choreographers Bosco – Ceasar, MD BMG Crescendo, and above all the grandmaster of physiotherapy Dr. Ali Irani, just to name a few. As a chair of holistic health for Delphic games, it seems he has the responsibility of starting a “SWAST BHARAT MAST BHARAT MOVEMENT”

It was time we had to close the interview and he appealed like a child that I have four more lines please and of course who could refuse that innocent face with a charming and a mesmerizing smile.

And then he says, “My vision is, LET WELLNESS BE THE RELIGION NUMBER ONE.
My mission is to START A WELLNESS REVOLUTION FOR HUMAN EVOLUTION.
My objective is LET’S HAVE A DISEASE FREE WORLD. And my motto is SLEEP EVERY NIGHT WITH A WISH TO HEAL YOURSELF …. AND WAKE UP EVERY MORNING WITH A PROMISE TO HEAL THE WORLD.”

Yes of course Mickey – we are mesmerized and are Mickeymized ….

Business

Inspired by Olympics glory, children of construction workers take part in iMpower’s ‘Khel Malhar’ competition on National Sports Day

Aug 29, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments

Gurugram, 29 August 2021: Inspired by India’s thumping performance in the Tokyo Olympics and following the success path of the champions, over 60 children of construction workers participated in ‘Khel Malhar’ competition organised by M3M Foundation on National Sports Day. The event which was organised at iMpower Resource Center, Sector-67, Gurugram supported by Aide-at-Action-International development organization was aimed at identifying talents and encouraging them early to prepare for a dream career in sports. The success of players of Haryana has already instilled passion for sports among the young talents and M3M Foundation through its efforts is doing its best to help them achieve their goals. The best performing players were also awarded with prizes.

M3M Foundation and Aide-at-Action organized 'Khel Malhar

Dr. Payal Kanodia, Trustee, M3M Foundation, on the occasion, said, “Children have limitless potentials and they can scale new heights if they get the right platform early. The event was organised to develop the sportsperson spirit within the children of the construction workers to support them with the required resources under the iMpower program. The joy and enthusiasm on their faces encourages us more as an institution. M3M Foundation is committed to bring forward the hidden talent in the field of sports & arts and many such nationwide campaigns are in progress. Soon these events will be seen at the district, state and national level as well.”

The sports competition included sack race, three-legged race, obstacle race, balloon race and other children’s games. The event became a platform for the children of construction workers to showcase their sports talent. The thrilling performance by the children won everyone’s heart. The winners included Abdul (100m race), Kavita (musical chair), Anksh and Surya (three-legged race), and Noor Hasan (jalebi race).

Supriya Yadav, Project Manager, Aide-at-Action said, “The objective of the iMpower program is to provide opportunities and resources to children of construction workers to join the mainstream and showcase their talents.”

Understanding that such an event brings out the sports talents of the children, M3M Foundation is successfully running the ‘iMpower’ program with Aide-et-Action’ which aims to uplift the workforce at construction sites. The initiative is ensuring their access to education, health, financial and social security, legal aid, and state and central welfare schemes.

Business

Hyderabad’s corporate executive Srikanth Badiga is elected as the Vice Chairman of Export Promotion Council for EOUs & SEZs (EPCES)

Aug 29, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments

Hyderabad, 29th August 2021 – Export Promotion Council for EOUs and SEZs announces its new leadership. Hyderabad’s corporate executive and Founder Director, Phoenix Group Srikanth Badiga is chosen as the Vice Chairman of Export Promotion Council for EOUs & SEZs (EPCES).

Mr Srikanth Badiga is the first South Indian chosen for the office of Export Promotion Council for EOUs & SEZs (EPCES)

Mr Bhuvnesh Seth, the current Vice-Chairman, has been promoted to the role of Chairman of the Council. Mr Srikanth Badiga, who until now served as a member of the Central Governing Council, has been unanimously elected as the Vice-Chairman. All the newly elected Regional Governing Councils from the seven zones will assume office.

Mr Srikanth Badiga is a key executive at Phoenix, a corporate conglomerate with business interests in Realty, Automobiles, Power and Mining has held many positions in the past as Chairman of Indo American Chamber of Commerce, Hyderabad consecutively for the record three terms and later elevated as the Executive Council Member of IACC, South India and associated with World Free Zones Organization (WFZO) among many others.

He is the member of Baba Kalyani Committee, constituted by Ministry of Commerce and Industry , Govt of India to revive the SEZs in India

He is the Board of Directors of the World Free Zones Organisation for the Asian region. The WFZO is a body that provides one authoritative, collective voice representing the interests of free zones around the world. It works closely with World Bank, World Trade Organization (WTO), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Customs Organization

Reacting to his election, Mr Srikath said, it is a great honour bestowed on me as being the first South Indian chosen for such a responsible position, I will strive hard and play my role to serve the export promotional needs of EOUs & SEZs in the country.

Telangana has a huge scope of Dry Ports and Free Trade Zones (FTZs). As such the Hyderabad is already leading in IT/ITES SEZs exports

Export Promotion Council for Export Oriented Units(EOUs). and Special Economic Zone SEZs (Export Promotion Council for EOUs–EPCES), the apex body set up by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India to service the export promotional needs of EOUs & SEZs in the country

EPCES works to service the export promotional needs of EOUs & SEZs in the country.

The Council aims to achieve an export target from India of $400 Bn by 2022 and $1-trillion (Rs7,500 Cr) under the new Foreign Trade Policy FY 2026 as envisaged by our Honourable Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi. India seeks to tailor its policies suitably to cash in on an expected rebound in the global economic growth as it recently introduced the Performance Linked Incentives Scheme (PLIS) for exporters.

Over the years, EPCES has endeavoured to facilitate consultations between different stakeholders including industry, policymakers, banks, financial institutions and multilateral agencies to facilitate greater competitiveness in the Indian EOUs & SEZ sector.

EPCES is the only scheme-specific & Multi-product Council and represents major industrial sectors, like Textiles, Garments & Yarn, Gem &Jewellery, Leather Goods, Food &Agro Products, Electronics & Software, Information Technology, Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals, Engineering, Minerals, Granites & other stones, Plastic & Rubber goods etc.

India was one of the first Asian countries to recognize the effectiveness of the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) model in promoting exports, with Asia’s first EPZ set up in Kandla in 1965.

All SEZs must be members of EPCES. It is mandatory. Presently, 378 SEZs are notified in India, out of which 265 are operational.

Business

GAIL, a Govt of India extends Rs 15lakh under CSR to Blind School for construction of Rooms

Aug 29, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments

Hyderabad, August 29, 2021: GAIL (India) Ltd, a Govt of India Undertaking, extends rupees fifteen lakh financial support to a Hyderabad based Development & Welfare Association of the Blind (DWAB) which has a blind school at Nalgonda. The support is extended under CSR Project Support for DWAB for the construction of Rooms at the 20years old Blind School.

GAIL has written a letter towards this effect and the same is handed over to Mr Chokka Rao, General Secretary of DWAB. Mr B. Balaji Naik, Senior Manager and CSR Nodal Officer in Incharge, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana visited and inspected the Blind School and handed over the letter.

Mr P. Chokka Rao thanked Mr Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy, MP, Ongole for recommending the same to GAIL for the help.

Nalgonda School for the blind is run by DWAB —Development and Welfare of the Blind which recently completed 25 years. The blind school is run on donations from the public. The school is well known for its role and in producing results. Recognising its efforts, several Governors, Chief Ministers, the President of India Mr Abdul Kalam; Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi, State Human Rights Commission Chairman and members either visited the school or appreciated their efforts.

Chokka Rao, who himself is visually challenged, is a retired Gazetted Head Master and founded it on 4th January 1996. DWAB is running a secondary School called Nalgonda School for the Blind with residential facilities for the Visually Impaired students providing free education and boarding in a spacious four stories building of a 15000sft area. It runs classes from 1 to 10th class. Its journey began with just three students. It currently has 97 blind students. Recently, the School also started English medium from Classes 1 to 7. The organization could construct its building for school and hostel which can accommodate 300 Blind children [Boys & Girls] with all basic amenities. It is purely run based on donations. 24 batches of 10th class students passed out with 100% results. Well over 100 visually challenged from this school secured government jobs. About 600 students have gone for higher studies.
A lot of its students have got jobs in very good organizations and settled.

Entertainment

Popular tv actress Jinal Jain in Elegance with F&G Dazzle accessories

Aug 29, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments

Every city has Entrepreneurs who have grown their startups with hard work and dedication. The percentage of startups is uncountable. Similar is the story of dazzle which looks forward to growing their small business.

F&g dazzle is a new startup launched on 12th April 2021, which makes budget-friendly accessories for women, men and children of all ages. The startup brand was recently seen getting promoted by popular TV actress Jinal Jain.

Jinal Jain Jinal Jain

A down-to-earth, beautiful, and adorable personality who has struck the television industry with her elegance. Jinal was seen wearing a beautiful pearl necklace, the latest launch by F&G Dazzle was the Pearl necklaces with diamonds.
F&G Dazzle has a variety of unique accessories starting from glitter epoxy resin to Charms necklaces followed by unique pearl accessories.

The Founder and CEO have always believed in the quote “where there is a will there’s a way”. That is their motivation to their upcoming challenge in growing the business.

They are soon coming up with a website. F&G Dazzle looks forward to reaching a large number of customers in the near future.

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Pol(e) position at the British GP

Aug 29, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments

MotoGP 2021 Round 12, British Grand Prix

‎Britain, August 28, 2021: Pol Espargaro’s early weekend form converted into a sensational pole position at the British GP, his first on board the Repsol Honda Team RC213V. Marc Marquez will line up just behind his teammate in fifth on the grid, completing a very positive Saturday.

A typically gloomy British morning was waiting as the MotoGP World Championship rolled out of pitlane for Free Practice 3. The cooler conditions didn’t stop the quick lap times as all of the top 11 dropped into the 1’59s, Pol Espargaro and Marc Marquez kept up with the pace to earn direct passage to Q2.

Marc Marquez at Britain GP

There was no slowing down for Espargaro in Free Practice 4 as the #44 ended the session in second and once again took top Honda honours – a small crash at the end of Free Practice 3 having no major impact on his performance. With his trademark determination, Espargaro rolled out of pit lane for Q2 and got to work. A steady first run had him well placed but on his second set of tyres, Espargaro unleashed himself and set his best ever lap time around Silverstone – a 1’58.889. The time put him second in the session with just seconds to go of Q2. As the Repsol Honda Team rider rolled into Parc Ferme, he was promoted to pole position due to a track limits infringement for Martin.

Pol Espargaro will start the 2021 British Grand Prix from pole position, his first with the Repsol Honda Team and his third in the premier class. This is also the first time a Repsol Honda Team rider has started on pole since Marc Marquez lined up at the head of the field for the 2019 Japanese GP. Espargaro also becomes the first Repsol Honda Team rider other than Marc Marquez to take pole since the 2017 Malaysian GP.

Marc Marquez was rarely more than three tenths behind his Repsol Honda Team teammate throughout the course of Saturday in Silverstone. Tenth in Free Practice 3 and fourth in Free Practice 4, Marquez was continuing to show at the sharp end as he had done on Friday. Track limits during his first run of Q2 saw the eight-time World Champion’s lap times revoked. With it all to play for, Marquez produced a strong final lap to earn fifth on the grid, 0.197s behind his teammate. Together, Marquez and Espargaro have produced the Repsol Honda Team’s best Saturday of 2021.

Sunday is a new day, but both Espargaro and Marquez and determined to convert their practice pace into race pace and challenge for the top positions. The 20-lap race will begin at 13:00 Local Time, before the Moto2 race.

Pol Espargaro (Pole) 1’58.889

“Incredible. Just incredible. I almost can’t believe it. We arrived here in Silverstone after two really difficult weekends in Austria and this gave me a lot of motivation, a lot of fire to push this weekend. I have been feeling so good this weekend with the bike, the track, the grip and I am so pleased we were able to make the most of it today. I want to say a huge thank you to the Repsol Honda Team, to Alberto Puig, to Takeo, to Kuwata-san, all of them have helped me so much and continued to work 100% behind me no matter what. We have kept working all this time and we will keep working, but I just want to enjoy this moment for now.”

Marc Marquez (5th) 1’59.086

“My eye today is much better; it was not a big problem, but it was disturbing me a lot yesterday. My body still had some pain today after the 270km/h crash. I think our Qualifying was strong today since normally I feel some limitations there and we have achieved our goal of the second row. Let’s see what’s possible tomorrow in the race because the bike has been working well here since Free Practice 1. If we can continue in this direction we can have a good race and it’s important to keep closing the distance to the top guys. Also congratulations to Pol and to Honda for the pole position.”

British GP Qualifying Result

 

Pos.

 Rider Num Nation Team Constructor

Time/Gap
1 ESPARGARO Pol 44 SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1’58.889
2 BAGNAIA Francesco 63 ITA Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 0.022
3 QUARTARARO Fabio 20 FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 0.036
4 MARTIN Jorge 89 SPA Pramac Racing Ducati 0.185
5 MARQUEZ Marc 93 SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 0.197
6 ESPARGARO Aleix 41 SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 0.384
7 MILLER Jack 43 AUS Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati 0.479
8 ROSSI Valentino 46 ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 0.642
9 ZARCO Johann 5 FRA Pramac Racing Ducati 0.69
10 RINS Alex 42 SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 0.75
11 MIR Joan 36 SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 0.874
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IIM SAMBALPUR welcomes its first Executive MBA batch through a virtual inauguration program

Aug 29, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments

~The degree program for working professionals aims to aid entrepreneurship and digital transformation~

Mumbai, 28th August 2021: After introducing their Executive MBA degree program for working professionals in March 2021, IIM Sambalpur, welcomed their first Executive MBA batch through a virtual inauguration program. The session was graced by distinguished and esteemed guests which included Chief Guest, Mr. Rajeev Dubey, Chairman – Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd., Mahindra First choice Wheel Ltd. & Mahindra Steel Service Centre Ltd., and Guest of Honour and Keynote Speaker Mr. Sandeep Tyagi, Director-HR, Samsung Electronics. The inauguration program also witnessed a welcome address by Prof Mahadeo Jaiswal, Director, IIM Sambalpur. The program began with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp, followed by the introduction of the Executive MBA Program by Prof. Shikha Bhardwaj, Chairperson, EMBA to the faculty members, staff, students, and media journalists. The program was concluded with a vote of thanks by Prof. Merlin Nandy, Chairperson, PGP.

IIM SAMBALPUR welcomes its first Executive MBA batch

 

There are 54 students in the first batch of the two-year program. They have come from diverse sectors from Banking and Finance to It & ITEs, manufacturing, and several others. SBI, ICICI, AXIS, TCS, Deloitte, Amazon, IBM, JK Cement, Tata Steel, Alstom, Ministry of Home Affairs are some organizations whose employees are a part of the first batch of Executive MBA. The average work experience of the students is 9.7 years, and they are working as mid to senior-level executives in their respective organizations. There are 2 students from Germany in the mix.

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Speaking on the occasion, Prof Mahadeo Jaiswal, Director, IIM Sambalpur, said, “The Executive MBA Class of 2021 with 54 participants is a vibrant combination of the executive in terms of diversity in their profile, industry, academic, gender with experience ranging from 4 to 15 years at the executive role. In a very short span, IIM Sambalpur has become a fully integrated Business school. Generally, it takes 15-20 years to achieve what we have accomplished in 6 years. We operate around our 3 core values of Innovation, Integrity, and Inclusiveness. If you as a professional acquire these 3 Is in your value system, you will be highly civilised and have a transformed personality, and will be able to create value and impact for yourself, your surroundings, society, and civilization. The role of IIM Sambalpur is to build entrepreneurial capacity so as to create wealth for our Country and our society. Our unique proposition is to nurture a larger number of start-ups and entrepreneurs across the country. Hence, we encourage our young MBA students to align themselves with our Vision and participate in executing the same. We desire you to acquire the skill and capability to create for the organisation and yourself.”

He further added, “We are all witnessing massive disruption in our socio-economic life due to the global pandemic. We have to learn and discover ways to fight it and move on. However, new world order is expected to post the COVID crisis. New jobs will also get created in industries that will be more in demand post lockdowns such as healthcare services, pharma, telemedicine, e-commerce, social e-commerce, eLearning, online-offline solutions, robotics, and drone-based logistics, specialized IT services for global as well as domestic clients, organic farming, manufacturing for domestic and global clients which will boost and guide companies to further invest in Make in India. We are all waiting for the curve to flatten including the Government, but as equal stakeholders, I believe it is the right time to shift from an economy focused on aggregate GDP growth to differentiate among sectors that can grow and need investment.”

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Chief Guest, Mr. Rajeev Dubey, Chairman – Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd., Mahindra First choice Wheel Ltd. & Mahindra Steel Service Centre Ltd. added, “My congratulations and salutations to all those who are embarking on this fascinating journey. I am sure it will be a journey of magic, mysticism, learning, unlearning, relearning, discovery, and fun. In this new normal what organisations require is proactive decision making at various points of the value chain which means the concept of leadership has to change. We have to go to what is known as distributed leadership. In addition, there is a requirement for a deep connection with stakeholders, especially the consumers, and that requires empathy and extreme care. Five leadership behaviours that will be highly crucial in this time of disruption and transformation – the ability to connect the whole mind, to be a multiplier of energy, passion, and engagement by listening and respecting and not wanting to command and control, knowing how to manage fear and leverage failure to enable innovation to take place, being mindful by being open to all possibilities and to create trust through authenticity. Transformational leaders are led by purpose, have the ability to combine knowledge with implementation and aligning these two with their being, their inner space, their purpose, their dream.”

Guest of Honour and Keynote Speaker Mr. Sandeep Tyagi, Director-HR, Samsung Electronics highlighted, “I am delighted to be amidst you today in the Executive MBA Orientation Program. The topic today is a most talked about discourse – Business transformation in a digital era that has been disruptive and the transformation that has happened is humungous and unparalleled. The speed at which business has transformed has made digital become the key enabler. Some of the statistics tell us that by 2025 there will be 900 million active users of internet customers in India and the third-largest online shopping country after the USA and China. The pandemic has changed the human experience, buying and using behaviour. The onset of the Omnichannel mode of selling (a combination of Online and Offline mode) from digital to phygital is the new mantra. It connotes that digital is going to be synchronized with an offline mode of selling. India is expected to add 140 billion turnovers in terms of online shopping. Rural penetration is and connecting the last mile population through optic fibers has been phenomenal. Online education has become the new normal given a thrust to digital sales and customer choices. We need to find a hybrid model of an online and offline model of classrooms to bridge the digital divide. Digital competency has become a key skillset for success and benchmark. I wish all the students the very best and wish they all have a great career ahead.”

Text BoxThe Two-year degree program will follow the institute’s innovative experience learning through Flipped classroom pedagogy in blended mode (mostly online). The classes will be scheduled on weekends and weekday evenings. The program has been designed to provide candidates with rigorous, cutting-edge curriculum to build responsible leaders with entrepreneurial mindset. It will entail interactions with faculties from top national and international Business Schools, CEO immersion program, and specialization in all domains with emphasis on digital innovation. With the core values of Integrity, Inclusivity, and Innovation, the institute will be extending their aim of creating responsible leaders with an entrepreneurial mindset, for working professionals as well, while accelerating the digital transformation of the country. Being a pioneer among IIMs, to conceive the concept of Flipped classroom, which enabled a smooth transition from offline to online classes, and online proctored examinations and admission process, IIM Sambalpur truly stands for comprehensive education.