Archive: June 2, 2022

Business

CitiusTech Partners with BITS Pilani WILP to Upskill Technology Professionalsin Data Science and Business Analytics

Jun 2, 2022 by Agency 0 Comments #BITS Pilani WILP, #Business Analytics, #CitiusTech, #Data Science

CitiusTech, a leading provider of healthcare technology and consulting solutions, has partnered with Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani’sWork Integrated Learning Programmes (WILP) division to help upskill their technology professionalsindata science and analytics technologies. CitiusTech’s engineerscan now leverage BITS Pilani WILP’s leading programmes, such as M. Tech. Data Science & Engineering and MBA in Business Analytics, to fortify their healthcare and quality analytics expertise.

WILP has been a pioneering and integral division of BITS Pilanifor nearly four decades now, and aims to help working professionals enhance their knowledge and skills primarily in science and technology, among other fields, while continuing to work for their respective organizations.

Tapping into healthcare analytics market
As per the findings of Global Big Data and Business Analytics (GBDBA) Market report, the healthcare analytics market is projected to reach $75 billion by 2026 from an estimated $21 billion in 2021, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 29% during the forecasted period. The GBDBA size is also expected to reach $448 billion by 2027.

These numbers endorse the fact that the growth of value-based healthcare will be a huge opportunity and thereby makes a case for healthcare organizations to invest significantly in analytics. CitiusTech too realizes that to tap into thismarket potential, some of its professionals need to constantly upskill themselves through some leading learning and education programmes.

WILP’s tailored programmes for specific industries
CitiusTech will benefit from BITS Pilani WILP’s flexible teaching curriculum that offers multi-year programmes, which are tailored around organizations and their respective industries. The latteruses fully functional and frequently maintained equipment and software in its virtual and remote labs, which are open to the students throughout the year; it also provides course handouts and video lectures that can be attended at the learners’ convenience, making it an ideal choice for CitiusTech’s current engineering and consulting workforce.

Elaborating about the partnership, Prof. G. Sundar, Director, Off-Campus Programmes & Industry Engagement, BITS Pilani, said, “At BITS Pilani WILP, we strive constantly towards developing programmes that provide working professionals with the requisite knowledge, and integrate in them the skills required in line with industry requirements. As part of this endeavour, we are happy to partner with CitiusTech through our new-age programmes in the field of Data Science and Engineering, and Business Analytics. These programmes aim to help the enrolled individuals (from CitiusTech) to keep themselves abreast of emerging technologies and prepare them to anticipate and address market requirements in a specialised industry, such as healthcare.”

“With the growing adoption ofdigital transformation and new-age technologies in healthcare, there is a need to reskill or upskill technology professionals on a continuous basis,” said Vaishali Desai, Vice President & Head of Learning at CitiusTech.“We take pride in collaborating with BITS Pilani, one of India’s leading institutions for technical education. With WILP, CitiusTech’s employees can now build deep data science and analytics expertise through high quality programs,while they continue to work with us and deliver better engineering and analytics solutions to our global clients.”

Education

IIMC Admissions 2022 Begins, Apply Via CUET Before June 18

Jun 2, 2022 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments

New Delhi, June 2022: The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) has started the admission process for admissions to the post-graduate diploma courses of mass communication and journalism. From this year onwards, the IIMC admissions will be done via Central University Entrance Test (CUET) which will be conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA). Aspirants can apply online at https://cuet.nta.nic.in/. The last date to register for IIMC admissions 2022 is June 18, 2022.

The Entrance examination for admission to PG Diploma in English Journalism, PG Diploma in Hindi Journalism, PG Diploma in Advertising and Public Relations, PG Diploma in Radio and TV Journalism and PG Diploma in Digital Media at IIMC will be held by the NTA along with the CUET PG.

The admission to various courses will be subsequently held through a counselling process. The details of the same would be available in the IIMC Prospectus shortly.

The entrance examination for PG Diploma courses in Odia, Marathi, Malayalam and Urdu Journalism will however be held separately and the application forms for these will be issued shortly on the IIMC website www.iimc.gov.in.

Admissions incharge Prof. Govind Singh said, candidates who have a bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university can apply for admissions in IIMC. Students who have appeared/are appearing for Final year/semester examination of their Bachelor’s Degree are also eligible to apply. If selected, their admission will be subject to their producing at least a Provisional marks-sheet/Certificate in original from their college/university latest by 30th September 2022, (extendable in genuine cases after ascertaining the reasons). On completion of the course, the Diploma will be awarded only if the Original Degree Certificate is produced for verification at IIMC office.

For any query, the applicants may contact Academic Department, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi-110067. Tele No. 011-26742920, 26742940, 26742960 (Extension 233). Mobile No. 9818005590, (Mob. No. 9871182276 – WhatsApp message only).

gaming

Club Statement: FC Goa confirms departure of 6 first-team players

Jun 2, 2022 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments

Hyderabad/Goa,  June 2022: FC Goa can confirm the departures of six first-team players – Ivan Gonzalez, Alberto Noguera, Alexander Romario Jesuraj, Dylan Fox, Airam Cabrera and Christy Davis – following the end of their contracts on May 31, 2022.

The Club would like to thank each of them for their contributions, love and support throughout their tenure.

Gonzalez and Noguera joined FC Goa in 2020 and represented the club in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons of the ISL, along with Romario who signed a year earlier. Fox and Cabrera joined in 2021 and were a part of the first-team squad for ISL 2021-22. Davis signed with the Dev Team in 2019 and was promoted to the first team in 2021.

FC Goa wishes each of them good luck in their future endeavours.

Entertainment

Pune,get ready for B Praak’s euphoricmagic with Supermoon ft. B Praak – King of Hearts Tour!

Jun 2, 2022 by Agency 0 Comments #B Praak’s euphoricmagic, #pune

B Praak won over Aamchi Mumbai with his outstanding performance and it’s time for Pune to sway to his beats! Wolf777 News presents Supermoon ft. B Praak – King of Hearts Tour, co-powered by Tuborg Zero packaged drinking water, special partner Skoda,is now heading to Puneon June 3rdat the Drome Arena!

This action-packed live show promises a high-octane mix of record-breaking hit songs by the Punjabi heartthrob himself and his grand live symphony team. Be there for an unforgettable musical night as B Praak performs crowd favorites Mann Bharrya, Ranjha, Teri Mitti, Dholna, Kaun Hoye Ga,Filhalland many others.

So, what are you waiting for?!Book your tickets right now on BookMyShow and Paytm!

Business World

Comment| Unified MCD decides to increase transfer duty by 1% on purchase of properties priced above Rs 25 lakh in Delhi

Jun 2, 2022 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments

Ashutosh Kashyap, Director, Advisory Services, Colliers India

“The proposed increase in the transfer charges, will increase the incidence of transaction cost on transfer cases. This move would imply an additional landed cost for secondary purchase. This move will marginally add to the lucrativeness of property purchases in the primary market from the developer, which might slightly sweeten the purchase in the primary market.

On the other hand, the money collected on account will imply better funds with Urban local bodies to undertake betterment of infrastructure and civic services within the city.”

Business

Glad U Came becomes the first PR agency to introduce period leaves for menstruating employees

Jun 2, 2022 by Agency 0 Comments #Glad U Came, #menstruating employees, #period leaves, #PR agency

Glad U Came, the first PR agency to announce a period leave for its menstruating employees on Menstrual Hygiene Day. On this day, the agency honours women by announcing the new policy and encourages other businesses to follow suit. With 90 percent of its employees being women, the agency recognises the importance of the hour and believes that period leaves are something that every working woman deserves.

Glad U Came, the award winning PR and Influencer Marketing agency attempts to break down the taboos surrounding menstruation in a country where it is still a sensitive subject. This policy will make it easier for women to take time off on the first day of their period. Female employees are hesitant to explain the reason for their leave during their period, so they avoid taking leaves and work in discomfort and pain.

In any case, most women try to push through and go to work. This is typically due to a concern of being viewed as weak or unable to execute their jobs if they disclose menstrual-related symptoms to their supervisors in most of the companies. This policy by Glad U Came would give employees who have painful menstrual or menopausal symptoms the option of working remotely and taking a set number of paid leave days each year. It’s past time to acknowledge that women menstruate and that it’s perfectly acceptable to take a day off to get through the discomfort.

Talking about the new policy, Maddie Amrutkar, Founder of Glad U Came, shared, “We are a young and small team of 25 people, 21 of whom are women. Menstruation is something that she goes through every month and this is the least we can do to comfort her. I believe that period leave is not a privilege but a basic right that every woman deserves. The aim is to decrease the stigma associated with menstruation and make it easier for women who are experiencing period pain to take a break.”

Business

XLRI ExPGDM has successfully completed its FlagshipOperations & Supply Chain Conclave

Jun 2, 2022 by Agency 0 Comments #FlagshipOperations, #Supply Chain Conclave, #XLRI ExPGDM

COVID-19, the resulting economic crisis, and climate-change challenges have put the spotlight on Sustainability and how it is not just a priority for companies but also for investors and consumers. For most companies, the supply chains are responsible for the bulk of their environmental and societal impact. Companies have managed to reduce costs, protect their market shares, and reduce risks by actively responding to sustainability disruptions in the supply chain.

ClockSpeed 2.0 aims to provide a platform for sharing best industry practices for overcoming disruptions in the supply chain.
The Event waspacked with a series of Guest Lecture sessions, interactive panel discussions, exciting case competitions, and keynote addresses by an eclectically assembled list of industry leaders and Supply Chain practitioners.

The Conclave started with an Inaugural Addressby Dr. Tata L. Raghu Ram, Chairperson of Father Arrupe Centre for Ecology & Sustainability and Associate Professor of Strategic Management at XLRI Jamshedpur.It was followed by the Chief GuestAddressby Mr. Prashant Yadav, Affiliate Professor of Technology and Operations Management, INSEAD on Musings on Supply Chains that Save Lives and Improve Sustainability. This was followed by a Keynote Address by Mr. Ranjan Sinha, Chief Group Shipping, Tata Steelon the topic ‘Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity & Ambiguity: How to best position people, processesand technology to define supply chain vision for 2025 and beyond’.

The next came a panel discussion on the topic: ‘Do Supply Chains run the risk of Disruption due to ESG concerns?’. The session was moderated by Dr. Bijaya K Mangaraj, Professor – Production, Operationsand Decision Sciences, XLRI Jamshedpur. This eclectic panel comprised of Mr. Jasmeet Singh Marwah, Vice President, Moglix,Mr. Naresh BabuGutta, Director- Business Finance and Procurement, Snapdeal, Mr. Arvind Singh Rana, Partner, Vector Consulting Group, Ms. Richa Pant, Founder, Harmony Inc.

This was followed by a second panel discussion on the topic: ‘Can Digital accelerate our Journey to Net Zero?’ moderated by Dr. Sayan Mukherjee, Assistant Professor – Production, Operationsand Decision Sciences, XLRI Jamshedpur. This panel featured Mr. Somnath Chatterjee, Vice President – Head of Procurement & Logistics, ITC Limited, Mr. Shailen Shukla, Chief Logistics Officer, MHAO (Mohamed Hareb Al Otaiba) Group,Ms. Neha Parekh, Head of Logistics, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd., Mr. Preet M S Saroa, VP and Head, Supply Chain and Procurement, Thyssenkrupp.

The next session featured a KeynoteAddress byMr. Shubhrangsu Dutta, Director- Femcare Supply Chain, Procter & Gamble on the topic ‘Supply Chain Resilience’. This session covered critical insights on the core elements of budling resilience within supply chains across the board.

This session was followed by the last panel on the Topic: ‘Will Sustainability bind Leaders, Customersand Investors to seek long-term Value?’.It was moderated by Dr. Abhishek Chakraborty, Associate Professor – Production, Operations and Decision Sciences, XLRI Jamshedpur.
This panel featured dynamic leaders including Mr. Niraj N Ambani, Group President- Supply Chain, Reliance Industries Limited, Mr. Pradeep Jadhav, Co-Founder & Director, Thoucentric and Mr. Saibal Kumar Nag, Asst. Vice President (Supply Chain Modernization), Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd. (Times Group).

This session was followed by a sessionbyMr. Yogesh Sarin, Director- Supply Chain, Dell Technologies on Supply Chain Transformations. Thesession shared insights on the core drivers of transformation in Supply chains and the vital role of analytics, digitalization and resilience in attaining operational excellence while driving sustainability.

Unlocking ESG within Supply Chain was the next session, led byMr. Daryl Watkins, Senior Director- Supply Chain, GEP Worldwide USA, discussing the topic ESG within the Supply Chain.

The grand event concluded with a vote of thanks by Ms. Anam Gwaliori, General Secretary, Placement Committee summarising the whole session.

Business

ENTs, Sexologists and Gynecologists are the top-3 most searched medical practitioners in India: Just Dial Consumer Insights

Jun 2, 2022 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments

Mumbai, June : Demand for sexologists and gynaecologists has been rising steadily across the country as India saw a 33% rise in online searches for doctors, reports the latest Justdial Consumer Insights.

ENT specialists were the most searched doctors online and along with sexologists and gynaecologists made up the top-3 most searched medical practitioners on Justdial, India’s No.1 local search engine. The remaining of the top-10 were made up of orthopaedics, general surgeons, urologists, ayurvedic, homeopathic, gastroenterologists, and neurologists. Online searches for doctors in Tier-I cities saw a YOY jump of 25% during the JFM’22 quarter and in Tier-II it shot up by 40%.

Commenting on the trend, Mr. Prasun Kumar, CMO, Justdial, said: “Over the past few years, there has been an increasing trend of people getting online to search for doctors and an array of health services. The pandemic has acted as a catalyst and our endeavours have been to aggregate online the entire neighbourhood health service including doctors. Justdial has ensured availability of authentic information that can help users access information 24X7 in case of any health emergency.” 

Among Tier-I cities, Mumbai stayed on top when it came to searching for doctors online, followed by Delhi and Kolkata in the second and third place respectively. Patna was the top-ranked Tier-II city when it came to searching for doctors online and along with Lucknow, Jaipur, Bhopal, and Varanasi made up the top-5 with maximum searches.

Demand for ENT specialists saw a demand rise of 78%, the maximum among the top-10 most searched medical practitioners in India. Mumbai, Delhi, and Chennai generated maximum searches among Tier-I cities and among Tier-II cities, Patna, Ranchi, Lucknow, Chandigarh, and Coimbatore were the top-5 with maximum demand for ENTs.

Sexologists saw a 28% rise in demand across the country. Delhi topped with maximum searches among Tier-I cities with Mumbai, and Hyderabad second and third respectively. Patna was on top in terms of demand among Tier-II cities while Indore, Surat, Gorakhpur, and Jaipur made up the top-5.

Online searches for gynaecologists in Mumbai were 50% higher vis-à-vis Delhi with Kolkata in the third place. Patna, Jaipur, Jammu, Lucknow, and Bhopal were the top-5 Tier-II cities that saw high demand for gynaecologists.

Among others, homeopathy and ayurvedic practitioners saw a 9% and 23% rise in demand respectively across the country. Demand in Mumbai remained at par with Delhi for homeopathy and ayurvedic practitioners and the two cities contributed to 50% of the searches that took place in Tier-I cities. Among Tier-II cities, Jaipur, Coimbatore, Patna, Lucknow, Varanasi, and Nagpur saw maximum searches for homeopathy and ayurvedic practitioners.

Business

2baconil crafts an emotionally-charged campaign on this World No Tobacco Day

Jun 2, 2022 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments

Mumbai, June 2022: 2baconil, a Smoking and Tobacco Cessation product of Rusan Pharma Ltd, has come up with an innovative campaign for all tobacco consumers on this World No Tobacco Day. The video does not preach or instruct; instead, it emotionally appeals to the people who consume tobacco in any form.

The brand offers Nicotine patches and Nicotine Gums, which work on the principle of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT), recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), as an aid to help quit smoking and smokeless tobacco. 2baconil is India’s 1st brand to launch a nicotine patch. Today, 2baconil Patches are the most prescribed & trusted by doctors because of their high efficacy and patient compliance.

Conveying 2baconil’s intentions behind this campaign, Malavika Kaura Saxena · Director – Marketing, Rusan Pharma Ltd., says, “According to the reports by Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), almost 55% of the smokers and 50% of smokeless tobacco users want to quit, but yet they are unable to do so. Everyone knows about the ill effects of tobacco consumption, yet they use it regularly. Thus, we wanted to make an emotional and motivational video with the family members of tobacco consumers to let Tobacco users understand how much their loved ones are concerned about and how they feel. We hope this video will motivate Tobacco consumers to quit and non-tobacco consumers to help their loved ones quit.”

She added, “We have also launched N1 Pack, which people can use as a gift to their loved ones or can use as a trial pack.”

Zero Gravity Communications has helped Rusan’s brand team create this video, where real people are letting their loved ones know that they are concerned about their bad habit of tobacco consumption. After numerous failed attempts at reasoning and explaining the adverse effects of tobacco consumption, our challenge was to find an innovative way to communicate the same.

The video depicts heartfelt appeals from people requesting their dear ones to simply break up with the bad habit. It effectively shows that the fear of losing someone dear to tobacco consumption is real, and it communicates the emotion that no one would want to lose their father, spouse, son, relative, friend or any loved one to this sort of slow poison.

“Our team is glad to have received this opportunity of creating a video campaign for 2baconil towards this noble intention of quitting tobacco consumption. We hope this video strikes the right chord with the tobacco consumers as intended and has a positive impact on their lives,” says Khushboo Solanki Sharma, Founder, Zero Gravity Communications.

Business

AIC-GIM Foundation will disburse upto Rs 9 crores to Goa Startups

Jun 2, 2022 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments

Hyderabad/Panjim, June 2022: Startup India, Government of India has selected AIC-GIM Foundation to disburse Seed Funds to Startups. AIC-GIM Foundation will disburse approx Rs 5 crores to about 16 certified Startups. AIC GIM will disburse up toRs 20 Lakhs as Grant or up toRs 50 Lakhs through Debt instruments to each Startup.

Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeITY) Startup Hub, Government of India has selected AIC-GIM as the Implementation partner for SAMRIDH, MEITY flagship scheme to support & accelerate Startups. MeITY’s SAMRIDH Scheme aims to scale 300 Indian startups. Under SAMRIDH, AIC-GIM Foundation will select 8 Goa based startups. The pivotal component of SAMRIDH scheme is to Investors & Investment upto Rs 40 lakhs each to the eight selected Startups.

Speaking on these latest updates at AIC-GIM, Professor Ajit Parulekar, Director Goa Institute of Management said “Startup Funding plays a pivotal part in building a vibrant Startup Ecosystem. Since Rajesh Joshi joined as CEO in January 2021, building a better startup Ecosystem has been our Mission. In line with this mission, AIC-GIM launched different initiatives & conducted various programs, activities, and organised marquee events in Goa and for the Startups community. We are also engaging with different Central Government departments, schemes and bringing these startup schemes for Goa Startups to take advantage of. Over the last 12 months, ourTeam also collaborated with Infotech Corporation of Goa Ltd (ITG) and enabled disbursal of approx Rs 75 lakhs to Goa based Startups.” 

AIC-GIM Incubation services include knowledge support, legal assistance, networking opportunities and access to Finance, Market, Talent. Apart from above funding, as part of AIM upto Rs 1 crores will be disbursed by AIC-GIM Foundation to Goa Startups. AIC-GIM has launched GAIN (Goa Angel Investor Network) platform for HNIs, Professionals, Investors to angel invest in Startups in Goa.