Archive: December 26, 2022

Views by Mr. Ranjan R Reddy, Founder & CEO, Bureau on 2023 Outlook For Identity Fraud Verification and Cyber Security

“2022 was filled with news about crypto meltdowns, synthetic ID fraud, phishing, fraud rings, UPI fraud, money laundering, collusion, OTP theft, and referral abuse, to name a few. Online fraud has exploded as attackers constantly evolve their techniques for maximum benefit, leading to financial and reputation loss for businesses across industries.

In 2023, businesses must look beyond traditional approaches and opt for digital-first technologies that combine AI, machine learning, behavioural biometrics, and device intelligence. It will also be crucial for all stakeholders to collaborate and create a pro-privacy data infrastructure. In the wake of rising data leaks and alarming identity theft incidents, the key focus for organisations across sectors will be to ensure trust and security by creating an underlying risk infrastructure that will help protect user data, simplifying the user journey by creating a secure, transparent and frictionless experience across sectors. This will further pave the way for innovation and scalability.” – Mr. Ranjan R Reddy, Founder & CEO, Bureau

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Toyota Kirloskar Motor to Showcase “Sustainable Mobility Solutions for All” At Auto Expo 2023

December 26, 2022, Bangalore: As the country gears up for the Auto Expo 2023, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) is all set to be a part the mega event with its advanced technology and product line-up based on the concept of “The Thrill & Joy of moving together”. The exciting and distinctive displays are divided into three zones namely the Technology Zone, Emotional Zone, and Environment Zone representing the overall concept and key sections of the stall.

On display at the Technology, the zone includes a range of Self Charging Strong Hybrid Electric vehicles, Plug-in Hybrid vehicles, Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle, Flexi Fuel Hybrid Electric Vehicle, and Electric Vehicles representing wide range of green technology line- up. Also on display is the Hydrogen concept technology. The Emotional Zone showcases youth connect through a thrilling SUV line-up including modified vehicles to appeal to our younger customers and audience. The Environment Zone embodies TKM’s efforts to build a sustainable society through People, Process, and Products thereby contributing immensely to the country’s sustainable initiatives.

Over the years, TKM has been focusing on making even better cars for the rapidly expanding Indian market. With the recent launches of Urban Cruiser Hyryder and  Innova HyCross, we are redefining the paradigm and redrawing boundaries of technological and product excellence while taking customer experience to a new high like never before.

Confirming participation at the Auto Expo 2023, Mr. Atul Sood, Associate Vice President, Sales, and Strategic Marketing, TKM said, “At Toyota, we are working towards bringing models which are environment friendly and based on customer feedback. With over two million happy customers, our focus in India continues to be the introduction of technologically advanced products that are safer and greener. Achieving carbon neutrality has been one of our biggest challenges and the fight against carbon will require multiple technology pathways our latest offerings are another step in that direction.

In addition, through this event, TKM aims to showcase our holistic approach to reduce carbon through an array of advanced products, technologies, and sustainable plant initiatives which are exciting to all our stakeholders. We are confident that our  unique range of exhibits will further strengthen our bond with customers thus enabling the creation of lasting and valuable associations.”

Currently, Toyota is focusing on embracing the shift towards sustainable mobility by bringing practical solutions, that best meets the customer needs and energy mix of the country towards achieving the national objectives of “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”, “Mass Electrification” and “Carbon Neutrality”.

New Year Camping Party at Woods@Shamshabad

Hyderabad, December 2022: The Woods@Shamshabad has chalked out your New Year’s Eve party. It is not just kids friendly, pet-friendly as well.

When we say the night will be young at The Woods in Shamshabad on Dec 31^st, we mean it. While we assure you lots of fun, good food, music, and joyous moments, we also assure you a stunning sunrise to begin the new year.

We have tents ready that will go up just for you. The bonfire will be crackling promising your Insta posts to be lit.

There will be scrumptious food, beautiful drinks, and a lot of laughter and good vibes. Ferry light will lead you to a musical space where a beautiful open environment awaits you to celebrate your New Year’s eve.

We have got you and your needs covered with family tents for families. Food and drinks will be unlimited and there will be good live music and a DJ to set the party mood.

Bundle up your kids, and furry babies and celebrate like never before. 

Godrej Properties enters Kurukshetra

Mumbai, December 26, 2022: Godrej Properties Ltd. (GPL), (BSE scrip id: GODREJPROP), one of India’s leading real estate developers, today announced that it has acquired approximately 62 acres of land in Kurukshetra, Haryana. This project will offer approximately 1.4 million sq. ft. of plotted residential development, offering attractive plot sizes along with exceptional lifestyle amenities. The site is strategically located with access from National Highway 44. Kurukshetra is a self-sufficient city with good infrastructure consisting of schools, colleges, hospitals and has significant historical and religious importance.

Gaurav Pandey, MD & CEO Designate, Godrej Properties, said, “We are pleased to announce our entry into Kurukshetra. Haryana has been a key market for us and we look forward to further strengthen our presence in Haryana with this project. We will aim to build an outstanding residential community that creates long term value for its residents.”

*On the basis of the current business assumptions.

2022 Roundup: Taboola releases India Readership Insights around top stories

New Delhi, December 26, 2022: Taboola, a global leader in powering recommendations for the open web, helping people discover things they may like, today released the readership insights for the year 2022. Using Topic Insights, Taboola Newsroom used real-time audience analytics to discover some of the interesting and trending topics that caught Indian readers’ attention during the year.

From Droupadi Murmu becoming the 15th president of India and the first person from the tribal community to helm the highest constitutional post, to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, one of the most important sports events for cricket fans in India, and India holding the Presidency of the 2022 G20 Summit, this was one of those years where a lot of enthralling developments took place and the daily news cycle skyrocketed.

There are endless headlines from Taboola’s news, entertainment, sports, health & fitness, and business insights to read on the open web. Not only that, but Taboola took a deep dive into its 2022 publisher data to highlight which were the interesting topics that kept its readers intrigued and accumulated the most pageviews across its network. Taboola shares these news insights with its publisher partners through its proprietary Newsroom tool, to give the editorial team insights into what 1.4 billion people are reading about. Here are some of the key insights revealed from the readership trends for the year 2022:

1. General News: On August 18, 2022, Nitin Gadkari, India’s Minister of Road Transport and Highways, unveiled India’s first air-conditioned bus at the YB Center in Mumbai. The double-decker bus is named ‘Switch EiV 22’ and has been designed, developed, and manufactured in India, offering the highest safety and best-in-class comfort. It saw 1,156,727,300 pageviews on the Taboola Newsroom.

2. Entertainment News: From RRR to Brahmastra, the year 2022 has been an interesting year for movies. People were curious to know about the release dates, casts, songs, and trailers. Furthermore, the readers were also excited to find out which films will be released in theatres, and which will be streamed on numerous OTT platforms, and it witnessed more than 908,050,650 pageviews during the year.

3. Sports News: From July 28 to August 8, 2022, India competed in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, and it was India’s 18th appearance where the Indian athletes won a total of 61 medals: 22 gold, 16 silver, and 23 bronze. This saw 125,659,400 pageviews on the Taboola newsroom. Similarly, the FIFA World Cup 2022 was one of the most important sports events this year, as Indian football fans were eager to seek details about the important matches from the tournament, which resulted in garnering 142,990,500 pageviews.

4. Health & Fitness News: This year, there were multiple news stories about the increase in heart attacks, where incidents of young people and celebrities were reported. This created a strong awareness amongst people, resulting in 156,761,850 pageviews about risks and necessary preventions around health that one should take to stay fit and healthy.

5. Business News: The global layoffs at the social networking platform have significantly impacted the Twitter India team, with the majority of the approximately 250-member team being fired just a week after Elon Musk purchased the company for $44 billion, which saw 104,317,150 pageviews. However, Mukesh Ambani’s resignation from the board of Reliance Jio Infocomm in June 2022 was also one of the important business stories that witnessed 63,381,950 pageviews.

All insights come from Taboola’s Newsroom product suite, which uses AI and the largest dataset on the open web to support quality journalism. The world’s largest publishers are using Taboola Newsroom as part of Taboola’s platform, to increase readership and more effectively monetize.

ICC organises interactive session on ways to improve Indian Economy

Kolkata, 26 December 2022: The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) organized an interactive session to discuss reforms required by the Indian economy through Innovation, Technology, and Decentralisation. The session witnessed valuable insights from  Dr. Rajeev Singh, Director General, Indian Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Dhanpat Ram Agarwal, Founder Trustee Swadeshi Research Institute, Padma Shree awardee Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Faculty IIT Madras, Padma Shree awardee Sridhar Vembu, CEO, Zoho Corporation and Shri R. Sundaram, National Convenor, Swadeshi Jagaran Manch.

While welcoming the dignitaries, Director General of, Indian Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Rajeev Singh, said, “This will be a unique session with insights from the two Padma Shree winners. I believe that every person should understand the valuable insights of the economy and try to comprehend its implications in their lives.”

Commenting on the current scenario of the Indian economy, Dr. Dhanpat Ram Agarwal, Founder of Trustee Swadeshi Research Institute, said, “I believe we firstly have to understand the problem of our Indian economy, which would then lead to the development of the primary area which is rural India. Since the past 70 years, our country has been struggling with economic policy, per capita income, global infrastructure, and innovation index. I believe a solution to this is to develop our research and development team and increase the human resource of our country. This could be possible by providing education to our potential talent pool. China is way ahead of us in terms of GDP growth and to manage this crisis we should strengthen our quality production and practice decentralization to make reforms. 

Commenting on the development of the Indian economic structure, Chief Speaker, Padma Shree and IIT Madras Faculty, Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, said, “India has changed since 1991 and it is phenomenal. As education is growing stronger, 95% of the students are now able to study in schools, but there is still less employment in our country and people are earning less. To build a stronger country we first have to create a strong talent base by investing in the youngsters. This employability rate will make our large market structure into an affordable market category. Since independence, we have been struggling with this as we did not have a technical base and to build that the IITians have been developing various programmes since the 1970s to provide education to students. We are still lacking because of the strong import policy by our country. However, in the late 2000s, we witnessed technological improvements, through startups and online practices through investments in research and development leading to the growth of our country. So if we are given the privilege, then we should develop better opportunities for our youngsters and build an Aatma Nirbhar Bharat. 

Commenting on the future plan of action, Padma Shree awardee and Zoho Corporation CEO, Sridhar Vembu, said, “I believe research and development will be a valued addition for economic growth. For this, we have to invest in our R&D structure. It is a low-risk investment strategy. Taking cognizance of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, I believe that these applications can provide the necessary improvements in remote areas by building a business with a very small investment and a small team. Koymathu region has developed this way by improving the per capita income of the region, as rural communities have started investing in developing areas and therefore received a huge response. Zoho was a very small organization with a team of 4-5 members but we have invested in our research and development leading to a surge of our organization. So it is time to focus and wake up and think for ourselves rather than depending on various MNCs.

Commenting on the Swadeshi initiative, National Convenor, Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, Shri R. Sundaram said,”  Tamil Nadu and Kolkata share a very deep connection. We all know that the Swadeshi System started in the year 1905 in this very place with a motive of building up our country’s economic system. The notion of ‘making native can be substance’ has been carried on for the past 70 years and it has been contributing largely to build our country’s economy. So I would say that creating awareness and making ourselves self-reliant should be our country’s primary motive.

AirAsia India launches its New Year, New Deals Sale

Mumbai, December 2022: Making the most of the year-end uptick in travel sentiment, AirAsia India announced its ‘New Year, New Deals’ sale  for routes like Bengaluru-Kochi, in addition to similar discounted sale fares across its network. The offer is applicable for bookings made till 25th December 2022 for travel between 15th January 2023 to 14th April 2023.

The airline extended the offer for bookings made on its website www.airasia.co.in, mobile app and other major booking channels. As part of ongoing loyalty benefits, NeuPass members booking on the website and app also get a complimentary fruit platter and priority check-in, baggage and boarding in addition to up to 8% NeuCoins.

The airline recently launched a first-of-its-kind in-flight experience hub, ‘AirFlix’ and organised an exclusive in-air premiere of ‘TVF Pitchers: Season 2’ with the cast and crew of the cult show. AirFlix is available across the airline’s fleet and offers more than 6,000 hours of high-resolution content, enabling access to more than 1000 international and Indian movies, short films, and 1500+ episodes of web series, allowing users to stream content lag-free and place in-flight orders on food and beverages and curated e-commerce brands including boAt, Man Matters, Liva and others.

The airline remains committed to driving operational excellence and an enhanced guest experience with pioneering digital and marketing initiatives like cloud-tech powered in-flight experience hub AirFlix, its award-winning website and mobile app, AI-powered conversational chatbot Tia, and integration with innovative service providers to enable products like FlyPorter baggage delivery services, and seamless Single Sign-On, profile management and personalisation built on the Tata NeuPass loyalty program.