Archive: November 23, 2022

R CITY kicks off its mega Black Friday Sale with exciting discounts this November

Mumbai’s iconic shopping and entertainment destination, R CITY, is back with its mega Black Friday Sale this winter. The three-day sale – starting from 25th November 2022 to 27th November 2022 – is all set to offer discounts of up to 70% across a range of fashion, accessories, beauty, footwear and electronics brands, as well as loads of exciting deals and prizes to the shoppers!

R CITY promises to make shopping a rewarding experience for its visitors this winter with the Black Friday Sale. Shoppers will be in for a delight as several prominent fashion brands, including H&M, Guess, Marks & Spencer, Mango, Nautica, Aldo, Hidesign, Skechers, Sephora, Nykaa Luxe, Vero Moda, Only, Jack & Jones, Croma amongst others, are offering up to 70% off on their collections.

And that’s not all! As part of the ongoing R CITY Fiesta, shoppers who shop for Rs 10,000/- and above can stand a chance to win exciting prizes worth a whopping Rs. 4 Crore*! This includes the Audi A4, BMW G 310 RR, an international family trip, a home makeover by Home Centre, iPad Pro every week, and daily gold coins, besides other assured prizes for every shopper! (*Terms and Conditions Apply)

With over 10 entertainment centers, 250+ cuisines to pick from, leisure and recreational indulgences at the spacious 24000+ sq. ft. courtyard located at the heart of the mall, breathtaking interiors, and an array of exciting rewards, R CITY is bringing an extraordinary shopping experience to its patrons while enhancing their entertainment escapade this November!

When: 25^th – 27th November, 2022
Where: R CITY, Ghatkopar (W)

4 things you must know when choosing a builder

Authored by – Suren Goyal, Partner, RPS Group

Selecting the right builder for your dream home is a critical step. The builder you choose will be in charge of your home and everything it has to offer. There are far too many builders on the market, but who is the most dependable of them all? To find the best builder who will provide the best quality in terms of quality of material, architecture, and service, one must be cautious and conduct a thorough market study. One must compare, analyse, and select a builder who is the best among his competitors and provides what you require.

Here are some simple, yet crucial, pointers to help you choose the best builder for your home.

1.       Experience of the builder:

The industry experience of the builder you choose speaks volumes about his efficiency. If a builder has been in the market for a while and has consistently performed well, one can be confident that he provides both quality and service. An experienced builder will be well-versed in the industry, materials, and evolving architecture. You can be convinced that someone with extensive experience will construct high-quality homes.

2.       The one who meets your needs:

Each of us is looking for something unique in our ideal home. Different builders’ projects may include a variety of styles, scales, and lifestyles. Or, one builder may offer a wide range of options—make sure you choose something that meets your needs and that the builder you choose offers a home within your budget as well as the amenities and lifestyle that you desire.

3.       Quality checking:

A good builder adheres to timetables and is constantly monitoring the quality and progress of work. The work schedule should be transparent, and the buyer should have access to quality checking guidelines, regular updates on the progress of their home’s construction, and so on. A builder who has a thorough inspection process and follows it will provide you with the highest quality homes.

4.       Service and post care:

It is critical to not only provide a well-planned home but also to provide good post-occupation service. The builder should maintain the homes and amenities in order to provide a relaxing experience to their customers. A builder who does not provide good post-occupancy service does not qualify as a dependable option. Sometimes residents have problems maintaining their homes but do not receive the necessary assistance.

Influential Business Guru Dr. Ram Charan in India to launch his new book

“Leading Through Inflation: And Recession and Stagflation” Co-authored by Geri Willigan,

The book will be your guide to avoid the hazards of inflation

23, November, 2022, Delhi: A long time New York best-selling Author, Global Business Advisor & Speaker Dr. Ram Charan launches his new book -Leading through Inflation: And Recession and Stagflation in Delhi on 23rd November 2022 at The Leela Palace. This book is co-authored with Geri Willigan and published by McGraw Hill in India. Futurense Technologies and Miles education is India’s largest ed-tech company in Finance & Accounting are presenting this book.

As we all learn to lead through inflation, this new book of Ram will prepare you for recession and stagflation. You will know how to protect your cash, your customers, and your capital investments. Your psychology will shift from anxiety and fear to optimism and excitement as
you define the path to a reimagined future. Dr. Ram Charan has guided hundreds of companies through many tough business challenges. In the early 1980s, he helped GE preserve its teetering credit rating in the face of double-digit inflation. Now, in Leading through Inflation, he

brings the same common sense and wisdom that made his book Execution, co-authored with Larry Bossidy, a long-time New York Times bestseller. Dr. Ram Charan expresses, “Inflation is everybody’s business, every single person will be affected by it and every single person needs to contribute to tame it and the most critical one is pricing. If you have not done digitization or not using your data for analytics to forecast demand and competition, you will be left behind. I am delighted to launch this book in India through Futurense Technology and Miles education. ”

This book will be your guide to avoiding the hazards of inflation while positioning your company to thrive when the business cycle stabilizes. It provides Ram’s down-to-earth recommendations and real-world examples to help you navigate a landscape that may be new to you.
Mr. Vikas Gupta is the Chairman and Managing Director of Miles Education and Futurense Technologies said, “We are incredibly honored and privileged to have collaborated with Dr. Ram Charan to launch his latest book in India. His immense knowledge and understanding of
businesses & the economy and his ability to simplify it is truly one of a kind. This book will provide business leaders and lot of entrepreneurs the in-depth understanding of navigating businesses through times of inflation & recession. We look forward to working on more such
projects in the future.”

Dr. Lalit Singh, Managing Director of McGraw Hill India said “This book, presented as an easy read, is like a synopsis of his decades of experiences and wisdom, and will help business leaders to take critical decisions in times of inflation, recession, and stagflation.”

Interweave Consulting brings the Second Thought Leadership Session on the growing need for Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) for organisations

Bengaluru, 23rd November 2022: Continuing with its efforts of making workplaces inclusive for all, leading Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) firm Interweave Consulting is bringing its Second Thought Leadership Session on “Establishing Effective ERGs” on 24th November. The unique session will host corporate leaders, policymakers, and experts engaging in a thought-provoking discussion on a Linkedin live session, sharing their insights on the growing need for employee resource groups (ERGs) to foster diverse, inclusive workplaces.

As organisations are actively stepping up to make workplaces diverse and inclusive, an ERG program can help them create a platform for employees from diverse backgrounds to get access to support and develop a sense of belonging toward the companies they work for. It can also aid them with organisational support, community building, and access to decision-makers. The Second Thought Leadership Session will focus on the need for organisations to define the purpose and role of ERGs. It will witness the speakers talk about how ERGs with clear and measurable mandates can help in managing the effectiveness and timely execution of DEI programs.

Commenting on this, Nirmala Menon, Founder & CEO of Interweave Consulting said,“ The companies today are trying to build a diverse workforce where every individual feels valued and supported. ERGs are a great support to companies to address employee needs and challenges by providing assistance. Thus, it becomes crucial to establish ERGs within companies to create a safer space where employees can confidently express their ideas without any hesitation. The Thought Leadership Session is our attempt to initiate dialogue on this crucial topic and also to help organisations achieve their DEI goals.”

Previously, Interweave Consulting hosted its first Thought Leadership Series in collaboration with Social Equity Advisory Services on “Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities at the Workplace”. The unique event was aimed at showcasing practical insights, thought-provoking sessions, and challenges on varying aspects of DEI.

vivo’s new campaign explains how its efficient customer service model helps deliver CareWithJoy

India, 23rd November 2022: vivo, the global innovation brand, launched a heart-touching campaign, ‘CareWithJoy’ to highlight how the brand is committed to do all it takes to bring a smile on their customers’ faces. The campaign showcases a vivo customer service executive going against all odds to make sure that customer’s phone gets repaired and delivered on time and to his surprise finds out why the phone repair was so important.

As a brand committed to #CareWithJoy, vivo has worked relentlessly to create a hassle-free, seamless experience for its customers, right from purchase to reliable after-sale service. vivo has 650+ company managed service centers, online service tracking, home pick up & drop off services and joyful offers during service day and much more!

The campaign has been conceptualized by FCB India.

On the occasion, Yogendra Sriramula, Head, Brand Strategy, vivo India, said, “Everything we do revolves around our customers. As a customer-centric brand, we have worked hard to establish a strong nationwide network of 650+ service centres that are entirely managed by vivo.

Our new ‘CareWithJoy’ campaign explains how we provide our customers with a reassuring and caring experience. And, this is reflected in the numerous decisions we make, such as locating our service centres in easily accessible and well-connected areas, maintaining transparency of costs on all spare parts, most service centers remaining open seven days a week, and offering extended hours on Wednesday every week to provide our customers with a hassle-free experience.”

“Authenticity and warmth are the 2 foundations of all vivo communication in India. At FCB we hold on to these 2 pillars with strength and clarity as we partner with this beautiful brand. We wanted our service film to be more than just a film. We wanted it to be a warm, sincere and heartfelt promise to our consumer. A promise that feels truly genuine and is delivered in a manner that is truly memorable. And now with the final campaign ready to break, all of us are extremely and quietly confident.”, said, Surjo Dutt, Chief Creative Officer, FCB India.

The campaign is in line with the brand’s continued efforts to enhance customers’ lives through exceptional services and offer a holistic customer experience to all of its customers, reiterating its sustained commitment to aftersales service.

The campaign encapsulates the brand’s commitment to delivering a well-rounded client experience, not just with its technologically cutting-edge products but also with its after-sales customer service.

CPhI & P-MEC India expo to encourage ‘Make in India’ opportuninities towards a Rs 10.5 lakh crore Pharma Market by 2030

New Delhi, November 2022: Continuing the winning streak of CPhI & P-MEC India, Informa Markets, the leading international B2B events group is once again back with its 15th edition in an evolved hybrid format to be held from 29th November to 1st December 2022 at the India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, Delhi – NCR. Embracing modernization CPhI & P-MEC India create platforms to showcase modern technologies critical in facilitating advancement in India’s pharma machinery, technology, and ingredients industries. Indian pharmaceutical industry is set to grow at a 12% CAGR and reach $ 130 billion (INR 10.5 lakh crores) by 2030. The show will be a part of India Pharma Week, a marquee celebration catering to every need of the pharma community attendees. To stimulate the anticipated growth of the industry, a pre-connect congress will take place on 28th November 2022 at Crowne Plaza, Mayur Vihar, New Delhi.

The expo will yet again be a marketplace to bridge the ecosystem with knowledge, technologies, and market opportunities. CPhI & P-MEC India are expected to witness over 1500 exhibitors, more than 40,000 visitors, and representation from over 80 + Countries over the 3-days. It gives direct access to highly targeted senior pharma executives, buyers, procurement managers, contract manufacturers, hospital administration, and many more along with National and State Regulatory Boards, and Policymakers to congregate and conduct business, arrive at solution-driven innovations to counteract economic uncertainties and domestic trade in India.

Emphasizing this year’s CPhI & P-MEC India Expo, Mr. Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, Informa Markets in India said, “The Indian pharma Market is rising at an annual growth rate of 15%, which is twice the world market growth rate. To further accelerate the growth of this industry, the government has approved incentives to the tune of almost INR 22,000 crores and 100% FDI, under the automatic route for greenfield pharmaceuticals. Over the last 15 years, our show CPhI and P-MEC India has demonstrated excellence in supporting the industry and growing along with it by curating highly effective platforms for showcasing technology solutions, knowledge sharing, networking, and advocacy in the past and will continue to act as a catalyst to ‘Make in India ‘movement and provide an impetus to the Indian economy. The expo will surely provide a huge platform to establish and enhance business by meeting active suppliers looking for collaboration with the Indian Pharma and Healthcare market. Every edition of CPhI and P-MEC India has set a successful milestone for its esteemed visitors and this year too, we will raise the bar to give a significant boost to this industry.”

Alongside the display of the latest technologies, of CPhI & P-MEC India, the India Pharma Week will include the 9th Annual India pharma awards and CEO Roundtable and Women in Pharma Roundtable which an initiative is aimed at acknowledging and celebrating the significant and continued contribution of women to the pharmaceutical industry in a closed-door roundtable discussion.

InCruiter Helps Businesses Make the RightSelection With NextGen Tech-Driven Interview Solutions

New Delhi, November 23, 2022: InCruiter, a leading interview solution provider has launched four uniquely-tailored virtual hiring solutions to structure and expedite the hiring process. The idea is to evaluate the candidate’s skills thoroughly and shortlist them without any bias.

Anil Agarwal, The CEO of InCruiter, said, “The success of any organization majorly depends on how skilled and talented their employees are. And in times like these, when in-person interviews are almost dead, wrong hires can only exacerbate the situation and take your company backward. Our latest solutions are devised to address this issue by making the hiring process faster and more accurate. Through our groundbreaking products, we aim to redefine the interviews conducting & hiring landscape and help companies recruit the best talents to scale their operations to new heights.”

Here are InCruiter’s Groundbreaking Interview Solutions

InCServe: Interview-as-a-Service helps businesses outsource their tech and non-tech interviews to 2000+ expert interviewers, who will screen and assess the candidates and bring the best fit for the respective roles.

InCVid: Video Interview Platform that evaluates candidates’ skills using a real-time feedback system. A business should invest in InCVid to conduct interviews seamlessly facilitating live interactions with access to industry-specific interviewers evaluating the talent. The platform also comes with exceptional features like calendar invites, automated feedback reports, a live code compiler, brand promotion, and an in-built proxy check, thus making hiring decisions faster and more efficient.

InCFeed: Interview Scheduling Software is an effective platform to schedule interviews that gives businesses seamless access to detailed and actionable feedback reports, enabling them to make informed hiring decisions and speed up the hiring process by 1.5X.

InCExit: It allows businesses to conduct organized exit interviews with employees using customizable questionnaires to source honest and constructive feedback and accordingly take corrective measures to mitigate employee attrition rates by 50%.

Even if the corporate world has moved to a hybrid mode, the importance of remote hiring will continue to stay relevant in the coming years. As a result, it is more crucial than ever for leaders to adopt these Sophisticated NextGen tech-driven interview technologies to develop a quality team.

Give and PATH complete installation of 76 Oxygen Generation Plants with support from Google.org

November 23, 2022, New Delhi: Social impact organizations Give and PATH today announced the completion of their joint endeavor to install and commission 76 Pressure Swing Absorption (PSA) oxygen generation plants in 22 states and union territories across India. The project was galvanized by the acute shortage of medical oxygen in India during the second wave of Covid-19 and was supported by a grant of INR 109 Crore (approximately US$15 million) from Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm.

These plants strengthen the oxygen generation capacity of healthcare facilities in high-need and rural geographies to better serve the needs of thousands of patients, helping with medical surgeries and the treatment of a range of respiratory conditions. Especially for health facilities in hard-to-reach areas – such as Kargil in Kashmir or the Sunderbans in West Bengal – this sustainable source of onsite oxygen generation empowers them to be self-sufficient and support a wider array of medical services that were once difficult due to a dependence on oxygen cylinders.

As part of the project, Give and PATH have also enabled the training of approximately 3000 medical professionals, and the sensitization of over 7000 stakeholders across government, nonprofits, and industry, in the appropriate and judicious use of the PSA oxygen plants.

Announcing project completion, Give CEO Atul Satija said: “During Covid’s second wave, while Give was working on the ground providing oxygen concentrators and cylinders to patients in need, we realized that what hospitals really required was access to oxygen throughout the year through oxygen generation plants. The Google.org grant was crucial in enabling Give and PATH to identify hospitals that would benefit most from the installation of such plants. These plants have provided hospitals the capacity to serve patients across over 20 states and union territories. When organizations such as Google place their trust in us, there is no limit to the impact that social sector organizations like ours can have.”

Sanjay Gupta, Country Head & Vice President, of Google India, remarked: “Right at the outset of Covid-19, we prioritized making sure that people had the information and tools they needed to stay informed, connected, and safe. We also broadened our support to frontline organizations delivering critical and timely community support in India’s fight against Covid-19. As we emerge from the shadows of the pandemic, we’re very pleased that the Google.org grant has helped Give and PATH expand the self-sufficiency, equity, and sustainability of oxygen access in high-need healthcare facilities.”

Neeraj Jain, PATH’s Country Director for India, added: “PATH has been working in the field of respiratory care for almost a decade now. As the Covid-19 crisis hit India, we worked tirelessly to provide critical health systems to support multiple state governments and health facilities. With the help of Google.org, we helped more than 20 states and union territories scale up their oxygen generation capacity to ensure that everyone in need has access to oxygen therapy now and in the future, strengthening every step of their oxygen delivery process—from planning to delivery. This included assessing demand against the healthcare facility’s requirements, identifying gaps, procuring, and commissioning PSA plants, and developing roadmaps for strengthening oxygen systems, training healthcare workers, and building capacity for long-term sustainability.”

Sharing the sentiment of hospitals that benefited from the plants, Rethu Krishna of Nazareth Hospital, Meghalaya, said: “Our health facility was just not prepared to handle the burdens that accompanied the pandemic. With the availability of the PSA plant, the difficulties and financial cost of procuring medical oxygen for our facility have greatly reduced.”

Delta Selected among the Taiwan Best Global Brands for the 12th Consecutive Year

Bengaluru, November 23, 2022 — Delta, a global leading provider of power and thermal management solutions, today announced it has been selected among the Best Taiwan Global Brands for the 12^th consecutive year. Delta’s brand value this year increased by 8% compared with 2021, reaching US $426 million and setting a record of ten consecutive years of growth. The Best Global Taiwan Brands Survey is organized by the Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, and executed by Interbrand, an international brand valuation institution.

Ms. Shan Shan Guo, Delta’s Chief Brand Officer, stated, “Delta has marked a new milestone in 2022 that ushers in a new era for the next 50 years. We have successfully transformed ourselves from a component supplier to a system integration solution provider, and we continue to innovate our products and services and seize opportunities in the market. As a result, we have witnessed outstanding and growing business performance despite the impact of the global pandemic in recent years. Today, Delta is getting closer to users and has expanded from a pure industrial brand to include a commercial brand, with the business scope covering electric vehicle charging, smart buildings, microgrids, and energy solutions, to create healthy, safe, and people-oriented smart cities. Delta’s Brand Inauguration Year was 2010 and our brand value has grown steadily over the past decade. This year, Delta launched a brand-new corporate identity and carried out a series of brand campaigns under the theme of “Unceasing Innovation for a Better Living” to highlight how Delta’s energy-saving solutions facilitate sustainable transitions. We are looking forward to working with our partners to continuously enhance Delta’s brand and strive toward a new era.”

Delta has adhered to the brand promise of “Smarter. Greener. Together.” and incorporated environment, social, and governance (ESG) best practices into its own business model and operations to create a sustainable brand. At the recent 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) of the United Nations, Delta successfully held a side event and an action hub in the Blue Zone to demonstrate our energy storage solutions and coral restoration achievements to the world, while exchanging ideas and sharing our experiences with global climate opinion leaders. We continue to contribute to energy conservation and carbon reduction with our innovation capabilities. The high-efficiency products we shipped between 2010 to 2021 have helped clients save 35.9 billion kWh of electricity, which is equivalent to reducing roughly 19.01 million tons of global carbon emissions. Delta is also actively creating healthy and energy-saving buildings around the world through technology and so far, has built or made donations of 32 green buildings, as well as two certified green data centers. Among them, 15 certified green office buildings and five certified green buildings donated for academic purposes have saved a total of 18.09 million kWh of electricity during 2021, equivalent to reducing 11,142 tons of carbon emissions. We will continue to strive for more innovation and energy conservation to achieve our net-zero vision.