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Aster opens its 200th Aster Pharmacy in India

New Delhi, September 5, 2022: Aster Pharmacy branded retail pharmacies operated by Alfaone Retail Pharmacies Private Limited has opened its 200^th Aster Pharmacy in India and 58^th in Kerala. Aster Pharmacy which is in a rapid expansion mode recently launched its 200^th Aster Pharmacy in Trivandrum, Kerala

Inaugurating the latest Aster Pharmacy outlet, Dr. Azad Moopen, Founder Chairman, and Managing Director, Aster DM Healthcare said, “Aster DM Healthcare is one of the largest integrated healthcare providers in GCC and India. In our endeavor to bring omnichannel healthcare delivery to the doorsteps of people, we are adding more pharmacies to our network of hospitals, labs, clinics, and online consultation platform. It is indeed a proud moment for us as we launch our 200^th Aster Pharmacy in India at Trivandrum and extend this initiative to more and more places to provide quality healthcare at affordable cost.”

Mr. Rama Krishna D. CEO, Aster Pharmacy said, “We have been consistently witnessing a rising demand from different cities across India where people always look for trustable brands offering reasonably priced, easily available pharmaceutical goods. At Aster Pharmacy, our intent is to increase the efficiency of the supply chain and offer our customers effortless services through our growing ventures.”

The 200^th Aster Pharmacy has come up in just 18 months, in fact, the last 100 Aster Pharmacies have come up in just 8 months, making it one of the fastest growing pharmacy chains in India. Aster Pharmacy currently operates in Karnataka, Kerala, and Telangana and would be looking at other states in the coming years to solidify its pharmacy presence in the country

Its Time To Become Financially Secured With Goal-Based Investments: Akhilesh Gupta, Chief Investment Officer, Aviva India

Nobody wants to look back on their years with regrets. A little financial planning can help you enjoy a stress-free life with nothing but joy. On this, Akhilesh Gupta, Chief Investment Officer, Aviva India, has shared some tried and tested tips on how goal-based investments can help individuals to organize their finances and control their financial future to attain the luxuries they aspire to.

“The first and foremost thing that you should do with your money is decide your goal, for which you need to save money. Always start with your goals, and this is what is known as goal-based investments.,” Akhilesh Gupta said.

Adding to that Akhilesh Gupta further explained the reasons to start goal-based investing. He added, “Goal-based investing provides you with a clear image of your financial objectives. The focus and determination required to achieve your financial goal teach you financial discipline and improve your money management skills, allowing you to invest wisely. The basic purpose of investing is to compound the capital over a longer period of time. Depending on your risk appetite, you may invest in SIPs, ULIPs, a life insurance policy, etc.”

Lastly, he concluded by emphasizing how goal-based investment helps you to attain peace of mind and financial independence. “Before anything, in order to make goal-based investments, you have to take baby steps by identifying the goals. Goals should be SMART – specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound.”, he suggested.

Pullman & Novotel New Delhi Aerocity appoints Mr. Sandeep Kalra as Director of Culinary

New Delhi, 5th September 2022 –

Pullman & Novotel New Delhi Aerocity appoints Mr. Sandeep Kalra as Director of Culinary

Pullman & Novotel New Delhi Aerocity is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Sandeep Kalra as the Director of Culinary. He’ll be responsible for supervising the culinary operations and providing high standards of guest satisfaction and experience.

Being a professional chef with over 27 years of experience, he has worked in various managerial positions in top-tier hotels like The Ritz-Carlton; The Oberoi New Delhi, and The Imperial. He carries extensive knowledge and expertise in a variety of cuisines like Italian, French, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Indian.

In his new role, Sandeep will be spearheading the culinary segment alongside F&B operations at Pullman & Novotel New Delhi Aerocity. He displays great potential and pledges to shoulder responsibilities in everyday activities at our F&B avenues. As a culinary artist with immense credibility, he masters in menu engineering, standardizing recipes, and plating design.

He has completed his comprehensive training in order to gain an exceptional proficiency in culinary art from Michelin Star chefs, across Vietnam, Switzerland, France, Belgium, etc. With expansive learning in the field of food & beverage, he has accompanied South-East Asian and American chefs in various ethnic settings and cultural diversities.

To enhance the culinary experience at Pullman, Sandeep aims at creating innovative food platters by bringing his culinary exposure into practice. He was awarded with the “Executive Chef of the Year” in 2019 from IHA Hotelier in collaboration with BW Hoteliers and was the recipient of the prestigious “Most Innovative Chef of the Year” in 2018 received from BBC in collaboration with Callebaut and food.

In his leisure time, Sandeep Kalra loves to spend time with his family and traveling.

Onam Special at Caraway Kitchen, Conrad Bengaluru

Barracuda names Chris Ross as Chief Revenue Officer

INDIA, Sep 05, 2022 — Barracuda, a trusted partner, and leading provider of cloud-first security solutions today announced that security, storage, and channel veteran Chris Ross has been appointed Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), responsible for worldwide sales and partnerships. Ross joined Barracuda in 2015 as senior vice president of international sales and brings over 30 years of technology experience to the company.

As CRO, Ross will focus on accelerating the company’s current growth trajectory across its geographic sales regions.

“We are delighted that Chris has taken on this role at what is an exciting time for Barracuda,” said Hatem Naguib, CEO at Barracuda. “Supported by KKR, we are driving innovation across the business as we evolve our integrated suite of advanced security solutions to meet the needs of customers and partners. Since joining Barracuda, Chris has driven rapid expansion and acceleration of Barracuda’s international business. As CRO, he will help our worldwide sales team to harness best practices, power growth, drive efficiency and further deepen the alignment of sales with key supporting functions.”

“I am excited to be taking this next step in my journey at Barracuda,” said Chris Ross, CRO at Barracuda. “This is a pivotal time for the company, as we embark on the next stage of our accelerated growth journey and complete the acquisition with KKR. I’ll be working to integrate our global sales teams and to share and adopt best practices across the teams as we deliver our next-generation cloud-first cybersecurity solutions that protect our customers from the ever-evolving threat landscape.”

6 Trends That Are Shaping Up The Future Of the Relocation Industry

The relocation industry in India is a vast, competitive, and unbound sector. The individuals, to avoid scams and mediocre services, look forward to contacting licensed, experienced, and expert relocation service providers. With the ever-changing market situation, the relocation industry often faces challenges pertaining to rising transportation costs, high order intensity ratio, talent shortages, tax compliances, and process lag due to the country’s socioeconomic conditions. But, these challenges, as per the record, have only proved Relocation Sector to be an unstoppable one, providing its clientele with maximum satisfaction in all changing situations.

Despite the challenges, the relocation industry is persistent due to the presence of expert industry players who understand the hardships faced by individuals and even organizations in the uphill battle we’ve come to know as relocating. Therefore, the success of the relocation service providers depends on understanding the pain points of the customers and providing them with seamless experiences through hassle-free services.

Here’s a look at six trends that are shaping the future of the relocation industry:

The desire of people to move

The people, in today’s scenario, want to move to Tier-2 cities and people from Tier-2 cities are wanting to move to Tier-1 cities. It’s majorly because families are becoming smaller. People are not living in joint families anymore. People want to leave and relocate to the cities where they can live for new growth, education, and job opportunities. We see a new transition in people’s perspectives about shifting from one place to another

Seeing on the other side, the people in Tier-1 cities are also wishing to relocate to Tier-2 cities. It’s because of the population size and pandemic, people are now wanting to live in spaces that are less crowded. Therefore, growth opportunities are cropping up in Tier 2 cities as well.

Bangalore used to be a big hub, but slowly, Pune took up the same pace. Soon, we might see places like Coimbatore & Indore picking up. Many companies have relocated their base to such cities. For instance, various FMCGs have headquartered in Bangalore. Some companies have based their centers in Hyderabad today which were previously in another metropolis like Delhi. Hence, there is a lot of city-to-city moves that is happening majorly because of the need to ensure industry growth and flexibility in generating job opportunities.

Post pandemic shifting is becoming a norm now

The impact of the pandemic has stalled several industries and the relocation industry was no exception. The employees and corporates did not relocate until it was absolutely important and also safe while more and more people moved from metropolitan cities to tier 2 and tier 3 towns. There had been a major break in the last two years. People had to stop for some time or shut down, even after not wanting to. They had to put a halt and postpone their plans if they were thinking to shift to some other place. Everybody was held up in some chaotic kind of socioeconomic conditions. But now after the lockdown and terror of Covid have been lifted up, everybody is executing their plans. This is helping them to make swift changes in their lives.

Employees are driving back to the metropolitan cities as the Work from Office pattern resumes. Various Tech Related Companies and MNCs that were following the Work from the Home sequence are now calling their people back to the offices. This is also leading the people to relocate in huge numbers.

Challenges faced domestically and globally

Owing to the past two years, Mobility Sector has faced a major challenge in Transport in India and Freight on a global scale because of the struggle between demand and supply. It has majorly impacted the Cost Structure of the Industry. The capacity of people to manage is also being challenged. The shipments are lying in the warehouses more than they were ever. There has been a huge backlog created, still in process of being sorted out. The huge and sudden demand has led to the lack of containers, workers at the port, vehicles to carry the goods, etc.

However, the industry is tackling all these challenges majorly through Expansions. They are seeking to upgrade their facilities and expand to meet the demands of their customers & clients. Also, by adopting various strategies and working towards them rigorously, there is an opportunity for a vast industry like relocations to outreach and growth.

India turning into a Hot Spot of Opportunities

With the advancing time, expectations are happening. People want to move to other countries aiming toward personal and professional growth. They are not expecting to do a 9 to 6 job, but rather reaching out to work beyond that. The corporates are setting up their head offices in fast-moving cities such as metropolis due to the availability of talent pools and other business resources

To talk about the country’s scenario, India is becoming a hot spot for such opportunities slowly and gradually. Cities like Bangalore, Pune, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Gurgaon, Indore, Kochi, and more are becoming some of the best cities for people to work in. Turning into some remarkable tech hubs of the world, these cities are venturing to provide some of the best reasons for people to relocate. The access which used to lie with Japan and China is now shifting to India. Many global enterprises are now making headquarters in India because they see that kind of growth and potential in the country. At large, this has impacted the entire global relocation.

Holding People Back- the New Trend for every Industry

Looking back at the times of the global pandemic, which jammed everything at corporates and made people accommodate to the New Normal WFH Scenario, the concern for every industry has transitioned to a certain level. The Work from Home scenario had been the way of working for a long time. Various MNCs and organizations didn’t halt it even after the Lockdowns were lifted off. While for some it had been a really flexible way of functioning in an organization, for others, however, it brought inefficiency in their personal and professional lives.

Especially, as women, if you’re at home, no matter if you are working or not, you are supposed to take care of your household and provide for your family. The break you got from all your household responsibilities while you spent 8 to 9 hours at work is lost. There may be other kinds of distractions as well for any individual that worked from home. You get to lose the touch with people the way you used to interact when all were physically present together as if sitting and planning about future plans in a meeting or even celebrating the success of the company as a team. In such circumstances, it becomes next to impossible for a person to work efficiently and stay satisfied at a personal level with one’s own work

To address the problem and various other issues that tag along with it, companies have lately switched back to the Work from Office pattern again. MNCs which previously adopted the work-from-home methodology are now preferring to open offices, which has driven employees back to metropolitan cities. Enterprises have also understood that working from home has affected the workforce and hence they are curating employee-friendly policies to address mental issues. This is making organizations want to retain talent because the consistency of work and workforce is becoming a major challenge.

Human Touch and Technology together are the enabler of accessibility

Technology has affected several industries and sectors in the Indian markets and the relocation sector is not far behind. However, unlike other sectors, it is important to note that there is little role of technology plays in the relocation sector. The human touch while packing & moving plays a major role in this industry. The goods and valuables of clientele are of extreme importance to them and need to be handled and moved with the feelings they attach to them. Man-handling is so important in this industry that it tends to define the core of everything that goes around. This aspect cannot be replaced at any cost, no matter how innovative the technological approach is made in the market.

We can only put technology to use as and when it is possible. With the customer having a strong digital presence, Technological advancements have made the task of relocation a little outreaching, organized, economic, and accessible. Organizations are gradually investing in new software and ERP Systems. GPS tracking services have made it easier for the moving industry and customers to efficiently track long-distance transportation. Digital payments are replacing cash transactions due to better convenience. Hence, relocation industries are indeed bettering by using technology as a part of their work. However, the sector is still defined by the packing & moving professionals that make every move happen with the expertise and emotions they invest into it.

Summing up

With the paradigm shift in the relocation industry, organizations need to be more flexible and agile. This sector has also come forward to transform the challenges into opportunities to sustain itself through tough times. The laggards in the relocation sector need to adapt to new methods in order to keep themselves running. Several firms have embraced technology and are making full use of applications, barcode scanners, cameras, and smart labels for the oversight of details of the consignment.

Going forward, technological advancements and industry-supporting policies are bound to positively impact the relocation experience. However, the irreplaceable Human Element is still at the core of the Industry. As for the future, movers and packers will thrive to keep up with the demands of the people and provide reliable relocation solutions.

This Teacher’s Day, show your appreciation for your Gurus through these tech-savvy gifts

Do you recall the exciting Teacher’s Day celebrations in school—those uncountable wishes with greeting cards, chocolates, and that special rose and a fountain pen for your favorite teacher? Of course, you do.

Every year on September 5th, we all recall the faint echo of those days that have left a distinctive impression on our souls. And why not? After all, our beloved teachers have played a pivotal role in shaping our lives. Needless to say, Teachers Day has always been a special occasion where students get to shower their mentors and Gurus with love, respect, and appreciation.

Let’s bring this tradition to life again this Teacher’s Day again and wish our mentors. Let’s show our appreciation for them with incredible gifts that lighten up their coming days. Here’s an extensive list of items that can be the ideal gift for this occasion:

PLAYFIT STRENGTH
Teachers always remind us to be on time and that punctuality is the key to leading a successful life. This year, gift an incredibly inclusive watch to remind your teachers that you still value their wisdom. PLAYFIT STRENGTH is the best present product in this regard as it keeps the wearer accountable for their health and punctuality. Buy Here: PlayFit Strength

PLAYFIT SLIM
PLATFIT SLIM is the perfect gift for teachers. This pioneering innovation exudes modern aesthetic vibes perfectly tailored for sophisticated individuals. With a large round display, unparalleled visual clarity, IPS protection, and smooth sensory touch to fit into the user’s active digital life, PLAY FIT SLIM makes staying healthy infinitely more convenient. The best part, once fully charged, the gadget may operate for up to seven days.

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PLAY T20
PLAYGO T20 wireless buds are stylish, chic, and lightweight. The device comes with a 16-hour battery backup to sustain long journey hours without hiccups. PLAYGO T20’s immaculate style adds to its overall performance. This PLAY product is renowned for providing sound environmental noise reduction that helps the wearer to concentrate.

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PLAYGO BH47
Stylish, sophisticated, and lightweight headphones, PLAYGO BH47 is the invention of the century. The product has a 30-hour battery life and 40mm drivers. Integrated with Active Noise Cancellation technology, music lovers’ can have a smooth listening experience with utmost accuracy and clarity. The device comes with several high-end audio technologies that ensure an electrifying adventure. Moreover, PLAYGO BH47 is designed meticulously, making it the perfect modern gadget to carry around.

Vitesco Technologies honoured with the Prestigious Brand of India 2022

Mumbai, September 05, 2022. Vitesco  Technologies, a leading international provider of modern drivetrain technologies and electric mobility solutions, has been recently awarded the Prestigious Brand of India 2022. Prestigious Brand of India is a listing of remarkable brands that have redefined the benchmarks in their respective fields through their innovations, legacy, and sustainability in the Asian market.

The award is an initiative by Herald Global to celebrate the achievements of the visionaries, thought leaders, policymakers, academicians, and corporate heads playing a pivotal role in shaping industries with their inspiring contributions. The brands for this award were selected after an extensive three phases of research comprising of evaluation of the industry reports, market surveys, brand reports, and an in-depth primary survey conducted among the target audience on the parameters of Trust, Image, Sustainability, Goodwill, Positioning, Recall, Growth, Reach and Innovation.

Prominent leaders from different industries participated in the Prestigious Brand of India 2022 organized by Herald Global in Delhi.

Anurag Garg, Managing Director, and head of Vitesco Technologies India received the award from Mrs. Chaity Sen- Publishing Editor, Herald Global, and Mr. Anand Raj Anand, renowned Music composer of India. On this momentous occasion, Anurag Garg said, “It is an honor to receive national-level recognition and to be awarded the ‘Prestigious Brand of India 2022’. As a business module, our focus on sustainability plays an integral part, we aim to reduce the environmental impacts of the automotive industry worldwide and promote emission-free mobility, and clean and efficient electrification by 2030, and we aim to go carbon-neutral in production. We have always kept all our customers at the highest pedestal and upgraded our technology and services with utmost attention at every stage.”

Besides the Prestigious Brand of India 2022 award, Vitesco Technologies has already received several prominent recognitions, among others the German Brand Award for its brand design in 2021 and 2022.