Archive: December 30, 2022

Entertainment

Hoopr Originals Once Again Makes Noise With the Release of Shriya Pareek’s Original Track “Mehendi Te Vavi”

Dec 30, 2022 by Rabindra 0 Comments

Mumbai, 30th December 2022: Mumbai-based music licensing platform Hoopr releases its new song titled, ‘Mehendi Te Vavi’ written by singer-songwriter Shriya Pareek. This is the latest release in a string of original tracks that Hoopr has released since starting its business earlier this year.

Mumbai-born Shriya Pareek, aka Shaandaar Shriya, is a singer-songwriter who made her Bollywood debut with her first single, “Teri Zameen,” written for the film “Raag Desh.” She subsequently continued lending her voice to movies with songs such as, “Aa Fuaad Te Todyu.” She has also experimented with her abilities as an anchor beyond the music industry, interviewing personalities such as SRK, Arjun Kanungo, Darshan Raval, Diana Penty, Ali Fazal, Jassie Gill, vocalist Savita Seth, and many more. These interactions benefited her holistic artistic development as well. Currently focusing on music, Shriya is excited about meeting people and sharing her experiences through her work and performances.

Original songs such as “Mehendi Te Vavi” have continuously been published by Hoopr this year. The platform for licencing music offers thousands of tracks, SFX, and scores. It is looking forward to actively collaborating with burgeoning artists, supporting them, and winning as a team. Original compositions composed and sung by diverse musicians from across India are an important component in promoting the Sounds of India.

Music Video: http://bit.ly/3IaBYiL

Hoopr track: http://bit.ly/3WBj2NM

Gaurav Dagaonkar, CEO and Co-founder, Hoopr, said, “Hoopr Originals is that platform, which will enable emerging artists who are producing music for Hoopr to gain recognition in the business. Shriya is a gifted songwriter and performer, and her song “Mehendi Te Vavi” really shows off her skills.”

The platform not only helps artists by promoting and publishing original music, but also supports them commercially. The artists at Hoopr Originals get the opportunity to earn money through sync. Users will have access to original songs such as “Mehendi Te Vavi,” “Mera Chanda’ by Rishi Pathak, ‘Kyun main Kahoon’ by Abhinav Singh, and many more on Hoopr. Subscribers on Hoopr can license and use these songs in their videos, vlogs, and other content. The platform will aid in the discovery of new artists as well as their global exposure.

“Through Hoopr and Songfest, we’ve worked with a number of well-known actors and musicians over the past few years, including Shaan, Divya Kumar, Ash King, Monali Thakur, Mame Khan, and Shamali Kholgade, as well as a number of important influencers. However, as we have built Hoopr over the past eight to nine months, we have noticed a repertoire and diversity of fresh songwriters, composers, music producers, and musicians across India. We are happy that the platform gives exceptional talents a way to showcase their fantastic work. Our previous releases, ‘Mere Chanda’ by Rishi Pathak, have garnered over 20k views in just 2 weeks, while Abhinav Singh’s ‘Kyun Main Kahoon’ has crossed 30k views.” shares Meghna Mittal, Co-founder and CMO at Hoopr.

Hoopr is a music licensing platform that is helping artists such as Shriya receive more exposure. The music available on the platform can be used across a wide variety of content, – videos and vlogs by individual creators, professional ads, TV series, movies, live game streaming, etc. The Mumbai-based company provides music that has all the appropriate licenses so anyone who uses it doesn’t have to worry about royalties, copyright issues, etc. Crucially, this means that using music from Hoopr helps users avoid takedowns and lawsuits. Subscribers to Hoopr can access 25,000 music tracks and 3,000 sound effects from artists all over India. The music on Hoopr is also completely exclusive to the platform.

It is noteworthy to mention that many of the films that recently won awards at the India Film Project used songs from Hoopr. The artists of these songs got their due credit and recognition, which might not have happened if they weren’t on the platform. Some of its users include content creators such as Ashish Vidyarthi and Tanya Khanijow, along with brands such as New Jagran Media.

Hoopr has seen over 45,000 users sign up on the platform since its launch to the public in July 2022, and these users include content creators, filmmakers, enterprises, and brands across India.

Health

Dip in Temperature Raises the Risk of Stroke by Atleast 10%

Dec 30, 2022 by Rabindra 0 Comments

By- Dr. Vipul Gupta chief of Neurointervention and Co-chief of Stroke unit, Artemis hospital

Every year it has been seen that the dipping temperatures are responsible for a rise in a number of cardiovascular problems, among which stroke is one of the critical illnesses. This year, the temperatures have started to take a sudden dip and is expected to be so throughout the new year period, especially in the Northern part of the country.

Stroke, which can be because of blockage causing paralysis or burst of blood vessels leading to bleeding, is seen more commonly during the winters. This is an important problem, as stroke is recorded to be the third leading cause of death and disability and WHO estimates suggest that one in four people may suffer a stroke over a lifetime.

The neuro intervention & stroke team at Artemis hospital has witnessed more incidences of stroke in the winter months. It is particularly worrisome that many young patients with uncontrolled blood pressure have developed bleeding in the brain during this vulnerable period. Probably the sudden increase in blood pressure in cold weather has played a role in these particular patients.

Various studies conducted in Japan, Korea, USA and China also suggest that there are more chances of stroke during the winter months. Several studies suggest that during extremely cold conditions, the risk of getting a stroke attack increases by 80% particularly when temperature dips below 15 degrees Celsius. Last year a study of around 56000 stroke deaths (over a decade) in Sao Paulo, Brazil found that falling temperatures may increase the number of deaths from stroke, particularly among people over 65 years. Another German study published in the same year in the European Journal of Epidemiology discerned that for every 2.9-degree Celsius drop in temperature over 24 hours, strokes increased 11 percent, and at higher rates for those already at risk. In the year 2016, a study published in the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases examined nearly 1.72 Lakh ischemic hospitalizations in the United States and found that most of them occurred in cold average temperatures and when temperatures fluctuated significantly. Taking care of this issue is very important because this may lead to more chances of this deadly disease.

Why is winter a potential season for the rising incidences of stroke?

One of the prime reasons can be attributed to that during the cold seasons the blood vessels constrict, which leads to an increase in blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for stoke. Also, there are various changes in the chemical balance in our body during the winters that increases the chances of clotting. Probably the reason number of stroke cases go up by 11 percent during winters.

Other factors include prevalence of unhealthy habits like too much eating and drinking combined with decrease in physical activity. And in countries like India, High pollution levels and depleting Air Quality Index (AQI) clubbed with winter smog also aggravates the condition.

Though anyone is susceptible to getting a stroke, however, people with existing cardiac problem, high blood pressure problem, smokers, obese and elderly need to be watchful as with the weather getting cold, they are the ones more vulnerable to getting a stroke. In fact, such patients have a higher risk of even dying from heart disease as well.

Reducing the risk of stroke in winters

In order to curb the chances of stroke and other cardiovascular events, the most vulnerable groups need to take sensible precautions to ensure and minimize the after-effects of extreme cold weather. it is strongly recommended to regularly monitor your blood pressure during this changing weather, particularly for those who are already hypertensive. And even with mild changes or a rise in blood pressure, one needs to immediately consult the doctor who can prescribe an adjustment in the medications.

It is also advised to keep warm and avoid sudden exposure to severe cold temperatures as the risk of stroke remains for many days after the exposure. The elderly are advised to keep warm and if possible heat the home as well. It is advisable to keep oneself well-hydrated and avoid sudden excessive exertion, excessive drinking or unhealthy eating.

Entertainment

This Holiday Season, Get 24-hour Delivery Service at Your Doorstep

Dec 30, 2022 by Rabindra 0 Comments

31St Night celebration—and no snacks ? Upsets? No need to worry, we have the answer here.

All thanks to the grocery store delivery applications, which made ordering snacks and drinks so easy and convenient—just a click away—and delivered them to our doorway.

It frequently occurs to all of us that, while attending Christmas or New Year’s Eve parties, we get so caught up in the celebration that we fail to notice when we are running low on snacks. This frustrates everyone and dampens their spirits.

But what if someone told you not to worry because there are supermarket retail companies open 24*7 hours a day that has a wide selection of snacks in addition to flavors from around the world? And you don’t need to travel for it. Simply put everything in your shopping basket, place your order, and it will be delivered to your location at any time.

Sounds alluring. Right ? Therefore, we are here to share the names of all the shops in your area that provide these services.

1. The New Shop: One of the top grocery stores right now is The New Shop, India’s largest and fastest-growing omnichannel convenience retail network that is tech-enabled. One of the main reasons is that it has convenience stores in India that are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Launched in 2019 by Ms. Aastha Almast, Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer, . The firm offers 24/7/365 availability and sells and delivers fresh food as well as FMCG products like packaged food, snacks, personal care products, pet care, stationery, and other requirements in 15 to 30 minutes.

The startup presently operates more than 70+ stores in India, including those in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Agra, and Meerut.

2. 7-Eleven : 7-Eleven: 7-Eleven: Headquartered in the US, 7-Eleven is a chain of Japanese businesses. There are about 81,000 7-Eleven locations throughout 18 nations and regions. In order to modernize the small-retail environment and provide customers with more convenience, the company has collaborated with master franchisee Reliance Retail in India. The business plans to aggressively expand in Mumbai and other locations in the upcoming months. stores offer packaged foods, drinks, small personal care items, and other necessities. It serves 24 hours- 7 days a week to its customers at their doorstep.

3. The Twenty Four Seven: The Twenty Four Seven Convenience Stores are also a great option for retail chains that operate on a “round-the-clock” convenience store model. The retail chain offers a variety of goods and services, giving clients a global shopping experience. These shops offer new, more comfortable solutions that satisfy both the needs of the young working population and those of contemporary Indian culture. With a strong emphasis on setting a good example, 24 Seven Convenience Stores’ leadership is extremely active.

4. Nature’s Basket: Nature’s Basket is Spencer’s subsidiary that was established in 2005. As suggested by its name, Nature’s Basket provides its consumers all throughout India with the tastiest and freshest meals. Everything from fast meals to beverages to dairy goods and groceries may be delivered to your house by Nature’s Basket. One of the greatest grocery delivery apps is Nature’s Basket since it makes buying simple and is trusted by many Indians. To receive regular updates about the bargains and offers, you can also leave the alerts turned on. Additionally, Nature’s Basket offers a variety of offline and online payment methods.

News

Quote on Retail & Beauty Outlook for 2023 || Mr. Samir Kumaar Modi – Founder & Managing Director of Colorbar Cosmetics

Dec 30, 2022 by Rabindra 0 Comments

Appended below is the quote from Mr. Samir Kumaar Modi – Founder & Managing Director of Colorbar Cosmetics on Retail & Beauty  Outlook for 2023

  • “The beauty and skincare industry has been resilient in the past, and we are eyeing a robust return to growth in 2023.  The natural beauty and personal care segment are growing at 1.5x the overall market with trends such as hyper-personalisation, inclusivity, and sustainability making great strides. Given the rising digital and social awareness amongst new-age consumers, Colorbar Cosmetics is geared to offer a distinctive omnichannel customer experience with a focus on providing personalised immersive experiences. Being a proud purveyor of inclusive beauty, all our products come with a ‘clean beauty’ promise. With our current retail footprint extending in 200 Indian cities, we are expecting the brick-and-mortar store sales to remain strong averaging higher spending levels in 2023, whilst pushing our digital expansion simultaneously.”
News

Electrosteel Empowers Women in Tirupati District

Dec 30, 2022 by Rabindra 0 Comments

Tirupati, December 30, 2022: Electrosteel Castings Limited (ECL), a pioneer in the production of Ductile Iron Pipes and Fittings in India has initiated a skill development training under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme to empower women residing in villages around Srikalahasthi in Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh with the vision of making them self-sufficient. Currently – Srikalahasthi Works is conducting 100 day – skill development programme on “Tailoring and Fashion Designing” for women by professional trainers from Citizens Welfare Forum, Srikalahasthi. The participants, who have gained tremendous self-confidence, can now earn approximately Rs.15,000/- to Rs. 18,000/- per month from the stitching of garments, thus supplementing their family income.

The skill development center with required infrastructure and sewing machines has been set up in the company’s premises in Srikalahasthi. At the skill training centre, a regular batch of 30 women from nearby villages are attending this programme. They are being imparted training on stitching and designing ladies garments like jackets, traditional women garments, stitching saree fall, etc. While the pandemic had interrupted the programme, the centre was refurbished completely and the infrastructure was updated with new sewing machines to restart the initiative in full swing recently.

There has been an overwhelming response from the participants as well as from other women from the nearby villages to this training and many more have expressed their desire to participate in the forthcoming programme. They have also expressed their desire to learn to stitch men’s garments and kids uniforms to earn additional income. From the first batch, a few successful candidates in 2022 will be provided with sewing machines for self-empowerment. This training has been planned as a continuous initiative round the year, churning out batches of skilled, empowered and confident women.

Commenting on this initiative, Mr Suresh Khandelwal, Chief Operating Officer-Srikalahasthi works said: “Corporate Social Responsibility has a long tradition in Electrosteel. We have created a niche for ourselves, not just as a technology and innovation pioneer, but also as a Company that lives its mantra of “technology that cares”. We are committed to Women empowerment which we believe will help in the development of communities around Srikalahasthi.”

Expressing gratitude to the company for its initiative, a participant at the skill development centre, said: “We are grateful to the company for taking up a skill programme that will make us self-sufficient and contribute to our family income.”

Over the years, the company has focused on many initiatives with the objective of improving the livelihood of village communities through active CSR in the areas of Health, Education, Empowerment, Infrastructure Development and Sports.

Business

“CSR progress towards Embassy Group’s vision this year”

Dec 30, 2022 by Rabindra 0 Comments

Over the last two years, the Indian business landscape has seen a prominent shift towards becoming more responsible, with CSR becoming a leading indicator and an integral strategic priority for businesses. Today, corporates have realized that a business cannot succeed in isolation and that direct engagement in social development and social progress is necessary for sustainable growth, employee retention, and shareholder satisfaction. There is an urgent need to look beyond our silos to make a positive social impact through collective action.

Driven by this concept, the Embassy Group Community Outreach team has established a number of practises that are setting standards for the industry and changing the game for society.

         1) Embassy Group’s Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Embassy Group contributes to 9 out of 17 SDGs through its three pillars of Education, Sustainable Infrastructure & Community Engagement, under the overall approach of Corporate Connect.

Underpinned by the philosophy “together we can do more,” the Corporate Connect Program aims to bring together the 200+ corporate occupiers of our business parks with a shared vision for our communities. A strong, aligned focus on partnering together, identifying innovative solutions, executing projects, and bringing in the involvement of stakeholders is the path we see toward sustainable impact. Till date, we have partnered with 34 Corporates for 63 projects in the areas of educational infrastructure, public infrastructure, health, and Covid-19 relief.

2) Sustainable Infrastructure Impact – With a focus on developing structures and systems, Embassy Group promotes grassroot solutions to complementing global problems of Environment Sustainability and Community Healthcare, thus addressing two different targets defined under the Global Goals.

– The Anonymous India Charitable Trust (TAICT) – Embassy has partnered with TAICT to create a unique model for waste management called EcoGram. The TAICT project demonstrates how a Panchayat (basic unit of administration) in peri-urban areas adjacent to a metropolis like Bengaluru can propagate sustainable waste, water and soil management. Till date, TAICT has managed over 1573 metric tons of wet and dry waste, having segregated over 596 metric tons in 2022 alone. The initiative is also bolstered by the “Ecogram Shakti Program,” which empowers over 50 women from these villages to drive environmental sustainability in their communities.

– Under the EcoGram program, Embassy provided a brand new Integrated Waste Management Centre for the Bettahalasuru Panchayat. Built with an investment of ₹1.74 crores from Embassy and a contribution of ₹10 lahks from the Bettahalasuru Panchayat, the project will benefit around 4000 households across 10 villages and will be instrumental in providing decentralised, sustainable solid waste management services to the Bettahalasuru Panchayat as well as large commercial establishments in North Bangalore. It has also created employment and livelihood opportunities through waste stream management.

– Continuing to support community health, Embassy Group supports the running of the dialysis centre and administrative costs for the clinic at Sarvagna Healthcare Institute. Over 3838 patients received free and subsidised consultations, as well as free and subsidised dialyses, in 2022.

                  3) Education & Healthcare Intervention – Embassy Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Education, Government of Karnataka, in 2022 to create model schools for the all-inclusive development of government schools in Bangalore. The scope of the MoU is to provide educational resources, infrastructural support, and holistic health program for 22 government schools.

– Over 42,000 students from 43 Government Schools benefited from our health & hygiene program over the last two years.

– Over 18,764 students from 158 Government and Tribal Schools have benefited from our educational support over the last two years.

– 103 individuals benefit from Skill Development programs

Forward-looking outlook – As responsible business leaders, our endeavor should be to collaborate with other corporates and the government to utilize our expertise to actively contribute to the social, economic, and environmental development of the communities in which we operate. The idea is to pioneer a collective CSR approach by undertaking projects in collaboration with the government as well as other industry leaders and making a better world for everyone. We will also see the rise of an important trend: an emphasis on measuring the impact related to a company’s CSR initiatives. More developers will report on energy and emissions, participate in ESG benchmarking, and commit to global targets. With India critical to the success of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, greater investments in sustainable infrastructure, biodiversity, and diversity & inclusion will meet the evolving needs of investors, tenants, and other stakeholders.