Archive: September 29, 2021

Former Test Cricketer Syed Kirmani inaugurates first-of-its-kind Sound Center at Karol Bagh, New Delhi

New Delhi, 29th September 2021: Former Test Cricketer and Sound Ambassador Padma Shri Syed Kirmani as well as Avinash Pawar, Managing Director, Widex India, today inaugurated a one-of-its-kind sound center at Karol Bagh, New Delhi. The center is a comprehensive one-stop solution for the hearing impaired. It is equipped with the latest state-of-the-art diagnostic facilities and cutting-edge technology to optimize and fit hearing aids for all age groups.

The newly inaugurated world-class center for the hearing impaired will be managed and operated by well-known Punjab Optical House (POH), under the guidance of Dr Sunil Malik & his team. Established in 1964, POH is one of the leading players in the hearing care industry in Delhi.

Sound Ambassador Syed Kirmani is also a user of Widex Moment, one of the most advanced hearing aids so far. The revolutionary WIDEX MOMENT changes the game to deliver pure and natural sound with zero delay technology, which is more reliable and relates to his personality with Widex as it is the world’s no.1 brand.

The new sound centre would offer customized solutions to meet individual hearing problems, right from diagnosis for children with communication and hearing disabilities to providing hearing aids and speech therapy suited to individual needs and requirements.

The Sound Centre also has special services for Tinnitus (constant discomfort noise in the ear), Hearing Screening (OAE & BERA), Widex Digital Hearing Aids, Batteries, and Hearing Aid Accessories for the hearing-impaired population.

Speaking at the opening, Avinash Pawar, Managing Director, Widex India said, “POH Sound Centre has a sound station and accessories lounge, so users can experience the connectivity and clarity of hearing sounds without any distortion. Sound station not only gives an opportunity to potential users to witness the sound from hearing aids before actually buying one but caregivers can also avail a hands-on experience & feel the difference of sound from Moment hearing aids vis a vis other hearing aids”

Addressing the media on this occasion, Dr Sunil Malik, Director & Proprietor POH Sound Center said, “the philosophy behind this Sound center is to develop a world-class hearing care delivery system and improve the standard of dispensing and service for the hearing impaired in central Delhi.”

Pure Storage Introduces Pure Fusion: A Self-Service, Autonomous Storage-as-Code Platform Built for Limitless Scale

Mumbai — September 29, 2021 — Pure Storage® (NYSE: PSTG), the IT pioneer that delivers storage as-a-service in a multi-cloud world, today announced Pure Fusion™, an industry-first self-service, autonomous storage platform that marries the best of enterprise storage with the agility and scalability of the cloud. Pure Fusion delivers a SaaS management plane that pools storage arrays into availability zones and automates previously complex tasks such as workload placement, workload mobility, and fleet rebalancing. It also includes a new API framework that enables both storage teams and end users to operate in an on-demand, storage-as-code model that integrates with the developer tools they use today.

Today’s IT leaders want the scale and ease-of-use of the public cloud from their own infrastructure, but legacy storage is mired in fundamentally complex architectures, making it impossible to automate at scale. Enterprise storage must evolve to deliver a cloud-operating model that gives organizations the flexibility, agility, and speed they want, no matter where their data ultimately resides.

Pure Fusion delivers a new infinite scale-out storage model that unifies arrays and optimizes storage pools on the fly, bringing the simplicity of the cloud operating model anywhere with on-demand consumption and back-end provisioning. End-users will be able to rapidly consume volumes, file systems, and advanced data services like replication without waiting for back-end manual work, making hardware truly invisible. Pure Fusion will allow organizations to scale seamlessly, integrating first with FlashArray//X, FlashArray//C, and Pure Cloud Block Store, with future integrations planned with FlashBlade and Portworx. Pure Fusion, coupled with the powerful Pure portfolio, will take performance, density, and data availability to new levels.

“Customers want a new agile storage experience that is fully automated, self-service, and pay-as-you-go. Pure Fusion breaks down the traditional barriers of enterprise storage to deliver true storage-as-code and much faster time to innovation.” — Ajay Singh, Chief Product Officer, Pure Storage
“Many organizations today want everything: accelerated application development without sacrificing performance, availability, and security. Today’s announcement of Pure Fusion aligns exactly with that need and simply put, they have created something that the new generation of IT wants.” — Scott Sinclair, Sr. Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group

Key features and benefits of Fusion include:

• Infinite scale-out: Modernize storage clustering with new cloud-like availability zones to achieve nearly unlimited scale-out.
• Cloud self-service: Enable end-users to rapidly consume volumes, file systems, and advanced data services like replication without waiting for back-end manual work.
• Intelligent workload management: Optimize storage pools by assigning and rebalancing workloads on the fly as conditions change – without hands-on management.
• Enhanced reliability: Ensure global availability and superior fault tolerance without impacting performance.
• Seamless automation through our Storage-as-Code™ model: Provision and deploy customer storage volumes faster, from the most common tools developers use today like Terraform and Ansible, with a powerful API-first interface.

Fusion will be in preview by the end of this year, with general availability to come in the first half of 2022. To learn more, visit the Pure Fusion site.

LG And Habitat For Humanity India’s “Life’s Good – Hope Village” Project Highlights The Value Of A Home During The Pandemic

PUNE, 29th September 2021 — For families with inadequate and substandard housing, the COVID-19 pandemic was a dire threat. Taking shelter at home was unsafe or even impossible for people living in vulnerable conditions. A safe and decent home can be the frontline of defense against the coronavirus.

Habitat for Humanity India, a housing nonprofit that helps low-income families build homes and improved sanitation facilities, has partnered with LG Electronics (LG) for a community development project for the people of Kharoshi village located in Khed taluka of Pune district, Maharashtra. In a dedication ceremony held on 28th September 2021, 12 families were handed over new permanent homes. Seven of the homeowners are women who have lost their husbands, and four homeowners are differently-abled. The homes are equipped with one living room, one bedroom, a kitchen and solar lighting systems. In addition to this, individual household latrines were handed over to 25 families.

The project titled “Life’s Good – Hope Village” aims to improve the village holistically and has also installed solar street lights for the community in Kharoshi. In addition to the construction of homes, consumer durables including refrigerators, washing machines and water purifiers are being donated to public health centers in the village. The exterior and interior of an educational institution in the village was also thoroughly painted.

The dedication ceremony was held on-ground in the village of Kharoshi and was attended virtually by Ms. Neeta Linz, DGM – CSR and PR and Mr. Abhishek Kumar, CSR Consultant from LG Electronics India, Mr. KH Lee, Managing Director, Habitat for Humanity Korea and Dr. Rajan Samuel, Managing Director, Habitat for Humanity India.

“Today was a proud moment for us as homes were handed over to the villagers. We are committed to making life good for all, and LG Hope Village is an extension to this vision. With this support, not just 12 families, but the entire village is empowered. We would also like to applaud our partner Habitat for Humanity for this tremendous work during the pandemic,” said Mr. Young Lak Kim, Managing Director, LG Electronics India.

“Having a decent place to live ensures that a family is safe and secure, not just against the forces of nature like wind and rain, but also against diseases and pandemics. COVID-19 has shown us this. We are grateful to LG for this project which has brought hope for families in the village of Kharoshi. Together, we have been able to develop the village holistically, ensuring that families living here have a safe space to stay,” said Dr. Rajan Samuel, Managing Director of Habitat for Humanity India.

Aditya Thackeray, Minister of Environment and Tourism, visits leading Electric Vehicle manufacturer Kinetic Green

Pune, 29th September 2021: Kinetic Green Energy and Power Solutions Limited, India’s leading manufacturer of electric vehicles, today welcomed the Minister of Tourism and Environment for the Government of Maharashtra Shri. Aditya Thackeray. The minister, who is a champion of green initiatives and the driving force behind the new Maharashtra EV Policy, visited the company to assess the potential and guide for further growth in the sector.

Kinetic Green is pioneering company in electric vehicle space offering a wide range of electric vehicles including Electric three wheelers for passenger as well as cargo applications, Electric two wheelers and range of Electric Smart Carts including golf cars and buggies for tourism. The company has always been at the forefront of introducing game changing and revolutionary electric vehicle products from the house of Kinetic. Kinetic Green has a robust in-house government approved R&D center and focusses on design and development of durable yet affordable range of electric vehicles with a vision to bring this technology and its benefits within the reach of common man.

Maharashtra is a leading automobile manufacturing hub in India. On backdrop of new electric vehicle policy for Maharashtra, which is being developed under Aditya Thackeray Ji’s great vision and leadership, the state is keen to become leading state for electric vehicle manufacturing and deployment. Policy envisages sops for manufacturing of electric vehicles and components, charging ecosystem creation and incentives to electric vehicle buyers. Under the policy, state government departments will also be mandated to procure electric vehicle for their requirements.

Speaking on the occasion Ms. Sulajja Firodia Motwani, Founder and CEO, Kinetic Green said, “It was a pleasure to host the Honorable Minister of Tourism and Environment Aditya Thackerayji, at Kinetic Green today. We, at Kinetic Green, are committed to promoting electric vehicle technology as well as skill development in Maharashtra. We thank Aditya Ji for his leadership in bringing a very progressive electric vehicle policy for Maharashtra which is comprehensive and timely. Kinetic Green plans to invest Rs. 300 crores in electric three-wheeler and electric two-wheeler as well as golf cars model development and capacity expansion in Maharashtra, at our EV manufacturing facilities in Ahmednagar and Pune districts over the next few years.”

Award-winning mixologist Gaurav Dhyani to lead South markets for Stranger & Sons!

Bengaluru, 29th September 2021 – From stints at standalone establishments to star chains, Gaurav Dhyani has had quite the journey so far and he’s ready to stir up South markets for Indian spirited Gin, Stranger & Sons, debut spirit from Third Eye Distillery, Goa.

Born in Uttarakhand, Gaurav’s passion for bartending and mixology stems from his exposure to food and spirit cultures across the world gathered during his travels. His approach to bartending adds a fresh flamboyance to classics, and his zeal to incorporate an Indian touch into their flavour makes him a standout. He has been adding accolades to his name with his adept skills, which combine local ingredients and modern mixology techniques. He’s a household name in the Indian bartending community and his renowned skills have earned him international recognition through a number of awards, including:

• 1st Place, Monin Ultimate Cup, 2014
• Asia’s Best Bartenders, Diageo World Class, 2014
• Monin Best Young Mixologist – People’s Choice Big F Award, 2017
• 1st Place, Diageo World Class 2018
• Flamboyant Bartender of the Year, 2019

At Stranger & Sons, Gaurav will be channeling his inherent curiosity for Indian customs and contemporary techniques to establish the brand in industry circles of South India. “I’m excited to wield the unique flavours of South India to curate cocktails with my personal touch and I hope to build a massive ‘strange’ community soon!” says Gaurav, speaking on his future plans for the South markets.

Stranger & Sons hit the Bangalore market in January 2021 and will be launching very soon in Telangana and Puducherry this year. The brand already holds 55% of the market share in the Indian premium gin segment in Karnataka currently and is available in 300+ outlets across the state. Stranger & Sons is popular across India for their experiential, immersive events and Indian spirited cocktails and they’re swiftly working towards carving a niche for themselves down South as well!

Sustainable Era Has To Begin, With ‘Earthum’ It Has.

Sept 2021: When it comes to keeping our environment clean and healthy, we lack the awareness of it. Starting from using plastic straws to toothbrushes to cutlery to plastic bags we are harming the environment in every possible manner. Aquatic life is the one that is being hampered the most by our deeds. In helping and teaching us how to be effective and efficient in sustainable products, EARTHUM a brand that deals in sustainable products has come up in the market with a aim of bringing a change in the society and our daily habitual products.

They are bringing in the products which are eco-friendly, biodegradable, and are naturally sourced. The top Flagship products they already have introduced to the market are Bamboo toothbrushes, which grows faster and doesn’t disturb the ecological balance; ToothABS, these are tablets which is a new form of toothpaste that helps in decreasing the use of plastic tubes and be minimal on non-recyclable products.

The name of the brand EARTHUM itself tells you the vision which is EARTH + HUM = EARTHUM. They believe that earth is not our permanent asset, but our current liability and we should treat it the same way. They want to handover a planet to the future generation for which they are thankful for, a clean air they can breathe in and natural habitat they can enjoy in.

Their first and foremost mission is to educate the youth of the country about the need for sustainable and organic replacements of already existing toxic substances in shape of products. Second is to sell the product once they are educated and then to talk about the benefits of their product. They want to be selfless while educating them about the harmfulness and the need for the replacement.

M3M Foundation, Health Department Gurugram come together to organize free mobile vaccination camp for construction workers in Gurugram

Gurugram 29th September 2021: In view of the possibility of a third wave of corona, M3M Foundation with the Health Department, Gurugram organised a free mobile vaccination camp for construction workers at iMpower club 65th Avenue labour camp. This first-of-its-kind vaccination camp saw the ‘Mobile Medical Unit’ of the iMpower programme that provided the first dose of Covaxin to 143 beneficiaries above 18 years of age. The initiative was well received by workers who expressed their happiness on the same.

“The mobile vaccination drive ensured that beneficiaries receive the first dose of their vaccines hassle free. It is vital for us to sustain the momentum of vaccination to safeguard everyone against the pandemic and make India a Covid-free country as early as possible,” said Dr. Payal Kanodia, Trustee, M3M Foundation.

Moreover, the foundation also organized ‘Jan Swasthya Chetna Yatra’ with support from Aide et Action (an international development organization) and Health Department, Tauru, Haryana Government. It received an overwhelming response from all corners. The 20-day campaign which was held between 12-31 August 2021 was focused on ramping up vaccination and shedding vaccine-related hesitancy among communities in 64 villages.

M3M Foundation has been actively working for the betterment of society with its efforts in improving health, education, livelihood, and environment. During the pandemic, it provided relief to over 2 lakh people across the country and also ensured medical support to the people of Gurugram by establishing a Covid Care Center with the help of district administration. The Foundation believes that positive endeavors like these will greatly help in protecting the society against a possible 3rd wave of coronavirus.