Archive: January 23, 2023

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India conducts Road Safety Awareness Campaign in Rajasthan

Bassi, January 2023: Re-emphasizing the need for road safety awareness among the people to build a collision-free India, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India’s (HMSI) National Road Safety Awareness Campaign reaches Bassi (Jaipur) in Rajasthan.

The three-days camp (19 – 21 January 2023) at Tilak PG College witnessed spirited participation from over 2600 college students and staff members who set out to imbibe the safe riding practices. HMSI’s road safety instructors utilized the age-appropriate road safety learning programs to enhance the retention of road safety awareness among all.

Speaking on HMSI’s commitment towards sensitizing India on road safety, Mr. Prabhu Nagaraj, Operating Officer – Brand & Communication, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India said, “Road safety education is essential for developing a road safety mindset. HMSI has been conducting Road safety awareness campaign to develop more responsible road users across the country. With this campaign, we aim to cultivate the right road safety habits amongst the new and upcoming riders as well as help them in understanding the importance of using the roads safely.”

HMSI’s National Road Safety Awareness program made learning fun yet scientific through:

1. SCIENTIFICALLY DEVISED LEARNING MODULE: Honda’s skilled instructors set the foundation with theory sessions on road signs & markings, driver’s duties on road, riding gear & posture explanation and safe riding etiquettes.

2. PRACTICAL LEARNING: A special training activity on Honda’s virtual riding simulator was executed for all to experience over 100 possible dangers on road before actual riding.

3. INTERACTIVE SESSION: Participants were given danger prediction training known as Kiken Yosoku Training (KYT) which helps in enhancing rider/driver’s sensitivity to danger and ensures safe driving behaviour on roads.

4. EXISTING DRIVERS HONING RIDING SKILLS: Students & school staff members who are already existing riders tested & honed their riding skills through slow riding activities and riding on narrow planks.

5. LEARNING IN A FUN WAY: To ensure that the young students could learn more about road safety, Honda also conducted fun educational activities like road safety games and quizzes on daily basis.

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India’s CSR commitment towards Road Safety:

For Honda globally, road safety comes first. As announced in April 2021, “Honda will strive for zero traffic collision fatalities involving Honda motorcycles and automobiles globally by 2050”. Fulfilling its corporate social responsibility (CSR), HMSI has been promoting road safety in India since its start in 2001. Working towards the realisation of Honda’s global safety vision, today HMSI’s road safety awareness initiative has already spread to more than 50 lac Indians. Its team of skilled safety instructors conduct daily programmes at its 10 adopted traffic parks across India and 7 Safety Driving Education Centres (SDEC).

Not only this, all HMSI’s 1000+ dealerships across India spread road safety awareness. HMSI’s proprietary virtual riding simulator increases the risk-prediction ability of riders; while new customers too are given predelivery safety advise (PDSA) before they start riding at every dealership across India.

Additionally, ensuring that learning doesn’t stop in the new normal, HMSI started the digital road safety education initiative – Honda Road Safety E-Gurukul. Since its start in May’20, this initiative has sensitized more than 8 Lac Indians on importance of being aware & responsible road users.

Moneycontrol unveils Budget 23-The New Normal Budget, a comprehensive multimedia coverage of the Union Budget

23rd January 2023: The Union Budget 2023 is a highly anticipated event in India’s economic calendar and this year’s exercise assumes significance because it is the final full-year budget before the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. Budget 2023 is expected to provide vital insights into India’s economic recovery from the pandemic.

To keep its audience up to date with all the news and actions pertaining to the Budget, Moneycontrol, the leading business, and finance platform, has unveiled Budget 2023-The New Normal Budget. This multi-format line-up is designed to explain the Union Budget policies, simplify them, and examine their impact on India.

Moneycontrol’s Budget coverage contains the Moneycontrol Manifesto, which provides a holistic set of recommendations for the government’s policies to revitalise the Indian economy after COVID-19. The sectoral analysis will discuss essential policies and reform report cards for several industries; Macros and Markets, a video-led IP, will include CEOs, COOs, and economists’ perspectives on the upcoming budget.
B for Budget, G For Green will focus on core climate finance issues; Commentary Box will include an opinion piece from economists, sector experts, and industry captains on the state of the economy, the business environment, and policy imperatives.

The Manual, a video/podcast series will explain key fiscal and budget terms, processes, and practices for the uninitiated; Your Money, Aapka Paisa will feature stories on personal finance and what’s expected in the form of tax breaks, mutual funds, etc for citizens. Multiple series like Ghar Ka Ganit will discuss kitchen economics and managing the kitchen budget; Youth Agenda will highlight what the youth of India expects and wants from the budget; Sectoral Expectations will have 7 roundtables of industry experts from 7 sectors and their expectations from the budget. Through these formats, Moneycontrol will facilitate accessibility and comprehension of the budget and present it in a simplified manner.

Binoy Prabhakar, Executive Editor, Moneycontrol, said, “The Union Budget is a crucial event as it sets the tone for the financial and economic plans of the government for the coming year, and is closely watched by businesses and citizens alike for its potential impact on various sectors. In keeping with our commitment to providing the users with comprehensive and expert coverage of the Union Budget 2023, Moneycontrol has compiled an extensive array of content offerings to give our audience a clear and intelligent analysis of the budget.”

On February 1, Moneycontrol will provide comprehensive minute-by-minute coverage and analyses of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s key announcements. Users can catch the LIVE Union Budget speech and obtain senior editors’ and economists’ real-time analysis of the effects of the announcements on Moneycontrol’s home page and its social media accounts.

TRUGlobal Announces a Staggering 100% Y-o-Y Growth for Fiscal Year 2022

Bengaluru – January 23rd, 2023: As TRUGlobal celebrates its 19th anniversary, the company looks back on its journey of growth and success. Founded in 2004, TRUGlobal began as a small team of dedicated individuals with a mission to provide clients with the highest quality products and services. Over the years, the company has expanded to become a thriving organization with a diverse and talented workforce and has established offices in Dublin CA (USA) and global Delivery centres in Bengaluru and Pune.

TRUGlobal has built its reputation as a customer-centric technology company, with a strong focus on delivering excellence through a combination of skill, competency, and passion. The company’s well-defined processes enable quality deliveries and are best suited for global customers.

At the Grand celebration of its 19th Anniversary, The CEO of TRUGlobal Ibrahim Shariff announced that TRUGlobal has doubled its revenue in the year 2022-23 and is on course to achieve another 100% growth year in 2023. Looking towards the future, The CEO also announced that TRUGlobal plans to scale up its business & is looking forward to increasing its workforce to 1000+ employees to continue delivering excellence to its global clientele. TRUGlobal also plans to aggressively expand its global reach & open offices in Mexico, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, and the UK. TRUGlobal also plans to expand its presence in the United States with additional locations.

“We are thrilled to be celebrating this milestone,” said Founder & CEO Mr. Ibrahim Shariff, “When we first started this journey, our goal was to create a company that was dedicated to excellence. I am so proud of all that we have achieved over the past 19 years, and I am confident that we will continue to grow and succeed in the future. “We wouldn’t have been here, where we are today without the support of our clients, partners and employees,” Ibrahim added while addressing the audience at the 19th anniversary celebration event.

Through its industry knowledge and implementation thought-leadership, TRUGlobal has helped its clients solve business challenges. The company’s rich technological prowess and deep insights for innovation have assisted in delivering business impact to a wide range of clients, from Fortune 500 Companies to high-growth start-ups. As TRUGlobal celebrates its 19th anniversary, the company looks forward to continuing its commitment to providing its clients with the highest quality products and services, and to driving digital transformation and technology services forward.

TRUGlobal is poised to help their clients get the right solutions by combining their rich technological prowess and deep insights for innovation that assist in delivering business impact.

South Indian Bank opens a new branch at Matunga in Mumbai

January 23, 2023: Mumbai: The central suburb of Matunga will be home to the 21st branch of South Indian Bank in Mumbai.

The new branch will cater to the financial and banking needs of the business and working class residing in and around Mumbai’s central suburbs. It is one of Mumbai’s bustling and thriving areas, business-wise. The Matunga branch will house an ATM and provide facilities to customers for branch banking and availing of various loans.

Mr. N S Venkatesh, CEO of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), and Fr. Ashley Miranda inaugurated the branch and ATM along with Mr. Pradeep M Godbole, Non-Executive Director, South Indian Bank.

Speaking about the launch, Mr. Murali Ramakrishnan, MD & CEO, South Indian Bank, said, “The opening of our new branch reinforces our commitment to providing banking services to our customers through a fast expanding network of branches and other channels. We stand committed to serve customers through our branches and digital channels.”

The Matunga branch will be functional from Saturday, January 21st, as per regular banking hours. The branch is located at: Pinnacle 323/ A, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar road, Matunga East.

Bharat Petroleum launches its first café franchise in India

Uttarakhand, January 23, 2023: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a ‘Maharatna’ and a Fortune Global 500 Company, has launched its first café outlet – ‘BeCafe’ – Brewing Journeys, at M/s Gurunanak Service Station, Haldwani in Uttarakhand enroute major tourist locations along Nainital, Bhimtal corridor.

 The inauguration of the café was done by Mr. Rajiv Dutta, Head (Retail) BPCL, Northern Region. The café will be the first of the proposed 20 BeCafé’s that are scheduled to come up in strategic ROs in the Nothern Region along prominent Highway corridors. The company has plans to expand to 50 such outlets in FY23 in order to create density for higher market impact and optimize resources including the supply chain.

BeCafé is the company’s “Highway to Non-Fuel Business”, thus enabling them to gain entry into the high-margin F&B segment. BPCL’s mission statement is to be India’s largest franchised café chain with a customer value proposition of providing ON THE GO F&B convenience.

 BPCL aims to sustain and grow their highway business while staying relevant to the highway consumer by building a network which offers a differentiated customer experience around fuel, on the go F&B convenience, hygienic toilets, EV charging, CNG, and parking to the rapidly growing motorist segment.

 The name of the café “Be” suggests the state of being – the status of oneself. The company wishes to establish “BeCafe” as a young brand which engages the youth to be what they want to be, at the same time aspiring them to go beyond their individuality.

The other upcoming corridors are Ambala – Chandigarh, Ambala – Ludhiana- Pathankot, Chandigarh – Manali, Chandigarh – Dharamshala, Pathankot – Dharamshala, Dharamshala – Manali.

Southern Travels Holiday Mart brings mega offers for travel enthusiasts

New Delhi, January 2023: One of the country’s leading organizations in tourism and hospitality sector, Southern Travels is back with its biggest flash sale – “Holiday Mart”. Southern Travels will be organizing its grand holiday road-show in different cities across the country from 23 January 2023. During this year’s Holiday Mart, India’s most preferred travel partner Southern Travels will be offering huge discounts and amazing offers on international and domestic tour packages. Attractive offers like silver coin on bookings, Cash Back offers, Free Domestic Holiday along with booking of International Holidays and many prizes on lucky draw.

For the first time this year, the Holiday Mart is being organized both physically in different cities and through virtual platform, where travel enthusiasts who cannot visit the venue of the mart can book slots online and interact with our travel experts who will guide them. The cities across the country where swashbucklers can physically visit and book their exclusive tour packages include Hyderabad, Warangal, Karimnagar, Srikakulam, Kakinada, Rajahmundry, Vizag, Vijayawada, Nellore, Kurnool, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Raipur, and New Delhi. Customers can get detailed information regarding the amazing deals through Southern Travels official website.

“During the flash sale, the people who aspire to explore can book any tour package of their choice at a significantly discounted price, without having to pay the entire amount of the package. Just a token amount of R.s 5000/- can be considered as the booking amount. The customers will have the same price as offered in holiday Mart during this period and the token amount will be adjusted for any tours booked till December 23” noted Managing Director of Southern Travels A Krishna Mohan.

This year, Southern Travels has launched more than 440 customized and group packages for Indian and international destinations. Some of the few exotic international locations for which tourists can book their tour packages to Europe, Africa, Scandinavia, Australia, Far East Asia, Middle East, Dubai, USA, Canada and in India right from North India to South India and East India to West India. Major Indian destinations covered in Holiday Mart like Rajasthan, Kerala, Andaman, Char Dham, Himachal, Kashmir, North East, Tamilnadu, Gujarat, etc. The mega holiday Mart will be providing a host of options for travelling like budget travel, family travel, honeymoon, wellness, adventure, group travel, etc.

Honda India Foundation conducts safe driving training for Light Motor and Heavy Motor Vehicle drivers of Haryana

Karnal, 23 January 2023: Taking a giant leap in its endeavour to build a collision-free society, Honda India Foundation (HIF) in association with the Transport Department, Government of Haryana successfully imparted safe driving training to its first batch of Light Motor Vehicles (LMV) and Heavy Motor vehicle (HMV) drivers of Haryana at Institute of Driving Training and Research (IDTR), Karnal.

Creating a difference with their specialized programs, HIF carried forward its vision to develop safe and responsible drivers by imparting instrumental sessions on unsafe ways of driving LMVs and HMVs on roads to the first batch of 30 drivers through its one-month training program.

To felicitate its first batch, HIF rewarded participants with the certificate of participation in the presence of Mr. Prabhu Nagaraj (Operating Officer, Brand & Communication, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India), Mr. Satyaprakash Patil (Operating Officer, Honda India Foundation) and other Senior officials from HMSI & HIF.

Speaking on HIF’s commitment towards sensitizing India on road safety, Mr. Atsushi Ogata, Chairman, of Honda India Foundation said, “With the essence of road safety engrained in our DNA, we carefully curate our programs to drive the important message of safe riding and driving across age groups. Being a part of a driver’s journey from the beginning is another way of ensuring a safer road environment. With the conclusion of training to first batch, I am confident that these participants now have a better understanding of safely using the roads which will support us in the achievement of our vision of zero traffic collision fatalities.” 

The scientifically devised learning course facilitates a combination of theoretical and practical training. HIF’s expert trainers help participants learn responsible driving practices and traffic rules that needs to be followed on roads through its innovative teaching methods. This is followed by training on the state-of-the-art simulators at IDTR that enable participants to experience multiple riding conditions before actual driving on road. Further, the participants test their driving skills on the driving training track at IDTR before getting on the actual road.

Asahi Kasei adds another feather in its cap by pioneering into environment friendly double line Zipper Bag with innovative anti slip technology for the millennials on the go

– The premium zipper bag to keep all your meals fresh –

India:  Japan’s No. 1 premium wrap and silicone-coated foil & sheet brand, Asahi Kasei, has launched its latest product – double line Zipper Bag – in addition to its existing range of products in India. In-keeping with the consumer requirements, the Zipper Bag will be revolutionary in the kitchen product segment vis-a-vis its competitors. The innovative product is not just handy to homemakers and remote workers but convenient for office goers and students too, who can use it as takeaway to keep food fresh for a long time.

Designed to be leak-proof, this unique product is need of the hour. The unique seal-tight double line zipper gives it an edge over other similar products available in the market. Easy to open and close with anti-slip technology, it can be used for multiple purposes such as freezing/refrigerating, storing at room temperature and even carrying cooked food to the office, picnics or while travelling. Asahi Kasei’s zipper bags can also be used to cook and store a week’s worth of food and smoothie preparations. By keeping even chopped fruits fresh for long and helping one manage their meals and fruit combos for the week in a hassle-free way, the zipper bag allows one to maintain a healthy regime easily. The novel labelling space used on the bag lets one organise a week’s food efficiently by using the label to indicate the designated day or type of meal stored in the zipper bag.

Savouries, crispy snacks, puffed rice, dry fruits – one can store various types of food items in the zipper bag as the double lock technology will keep the crispiness and taste intact. Curries, purees and even marinated meat can be stored in the refrigerator odour-free and fresh since the leak-proof zipper keeps liquid dishes from spilling or leaking – making storing and labelling in separate bags as well as snacking on the go easy and less clumsy.

Speaking of the launch, Luve Oberoi, Sr. Marketing Manager, Asahi Kasei, said “For millennials who are running short of time and are looking for a convenient and healthy food storage option, Zipper Bag from Asahi Kasei is the right choice. Innovative, with first ever anti slip and labelling technology, the product will be an essential household name.” He further added, “The product assures the consumer of smell-free, fresh meals even after a week. Labelling the items will further help in being organised and completely free of worrying about what to prepare for the next meal.”

Asahi Kasei’s latest tech-based product will definitely make meal prep simpler and storage of foods easier, thus saving time for homemakers, office-goers, working couples and nuclear families. From – cooked food, snacks to raw vegetables, fruits and meat – it is a perfect product for storage and takeaway. Having been used in Japan for over 50 years, their products demonstrate their durability and quality.

The Zipper Bag is now available in stores like Big Bazaar, Spencers, Le Marche, Foodhall in Delhi NCR, Reliance stores and many general trade stores in Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kerala, Punjab and also online at Big Basket, Amazon and Flipkart.