Amid COVID-19, father donates liver to save life of his little daughter, Jupiter Hospital performs a liver transplant to save 5-years old Pune girl

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Amid COVID-19, father donates liver to save life of his little daughter, Jupiter Hospital performs a liver transplant to save 5-years old Pune girl

Aug 15, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Dr Gaurav Chaubal., #Dr Kalpesh Patil, #the Paediatric surgeon.

Timely surgical intervention and liver donation by father to a little daughter, in times of COVID-19, saved the life a 5-years old Pune girl who was suffering from life-threatening liver disease. Ten-hours long liver transplant surgery by an experienced team of surgeons at Jupiter Hospital saved the life of Shubhra who received a liver from her father

Shubra was suffering from biliary atresia, a condition in which there is the failure of development of bile ducts in the liver at birth. Children suffering from this condition develop jaundice. She underwent a corrective procedure at birth known as Kasai’s procedure, said Dr Kalpesh Patil, the Paediatric surgeon. However, when she became 4 years old, she developed jaundice, accumulation of fluid in her abdomen and multiple bouts of vomiting containing blood and would require life-saving liver transplantation, said Dr Vishnu Biradar, the Paediatric gastroenterologist

The complex surgery which took place over ten hours at Jupiter hospital in Baner, Pune was performed by a team of transplant surgeons headed by Dr Gaurav Chaubal.

“Liver transplantation in children is often very challenging as they have very small blood vessels which need to be connected to the new liver and the operation is technically challenging. There is no room for error,” said Dr Chaubal.

Shubra’s father donated a part of his liver to his child. All necessary testing and diagnostic procedures were carried out and the transplant was performed on 4th July 2020

Shubra and her father underwent a full and extensive transplant assessment. The old liver from the child was removed surgically and the donor’s liver was connected. The transplanted liver began working straight away. At the end of the surgery, the recipient was stable and shifted out to the intensive care unit for further care. All the protocols related to the prevention of the spread of the COVID was followed during the conduct of this surgery and in the Transplant ICU said Dr Srinivas Tambe, Paediatric intensivist. She spent 14 days in the hospital and was discharged. Both father and child have recovered completely. This successful transplant has led to a very high possibility of a complete cure from the liver cirrhosis in a new lease of life to the child”

Shubhra’s case clearly points out that people should not be scared of COVID-19 and should not delay life-saving surgeries. Jupiter Hospital has been taking full care of non-COVID-19 critical cases and performs advanced surgeries taking all precautions for patient safety and care.

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PXIL highlights key power market regulatory reforms and insights

Aug 15, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Power Market) Regulations 2020, #Chairman, #Dr. Kirit S. Parikh, #MAC & Independent Director, #MD & CEO, #Mr. Prabhajit Kumar Sarkar, #PXIL, #the Power Exchange India Limited (PXIL)

Ahead of the public hearing of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Power Market) Regulations 2020, the Power Exchange India Limited (PXIL), conducted its 2ndMarket Advisory Committee and stakeholder consultation meeting to discuss key market regulatory reforms concerning the power industry. The event threw light on crucial topics – Key aspects of Draft Power Market Regulations 2020, Decision support tools for Real-Time Market (RTM), Significance of market coupling and dual price discovery, Efficiency and convergence of prices. The meeting was attended by more than 80 participants from Distribution Companies, IPPS, SLDCs, Captive generators and other stakeholders from the market.

Dr. Kirit S. Parikh, Chairman, MAC & Independent Director, PXIL, in his opening remarks emphasised on the need of converging prices in the collective segment, congratulated the market participants for having demonstrated the need to have competition between exchanges, and, finally, on the benefits, the proposed market coupling is likely to bring to the market and market participants. Dr. Parikh further added that the Government has been promoting competition in the procurement of various services. The electricity sector, in general, and electricity procurement, in particular, falls under the guiding principles to foster competition and transparency.

In the opening remarks, while talking about market coupling, pricing and need for market participation, Mr. Prabhajit Kumar Sarkar, MD & CEO, PXIL said that “The rapidly changing framework of the entire power sector demonstrates the key role that power markets have to play. The underlying need for competition in the power markets is therefore gaining acute significance in the industry. A competitive marketplace can thrive on a strong foundation of an enabling market structure like market coupling, fair rules that allow competition to thrive and ensuring ease of participation on various marketplaces.”

One of the important aspects discussed during the meeting was that the two existing Power Exchanges operate in the same geographical area with completely independent order books and independently-run price discovery systems. Consequently, different prices also known as dual prices are discovered for market participants for the same time and geography in the two Exchanges. This difference in prices between the two exchanges is sometimes used by participants to compute notional gains and losses, which in turn is used to determine whether to continue participation or not. Such loss/gain computation is a fallacious exercise because the price differences itself are notional and an outcome of the change in participation from one exchange to another.

Mr. Anshul Garg, Head, Power Sales & Trading, Adani Power emphasised that competition will foster exchanges to enhance the service levels, innovate for the market which in turn will reduce the overall costs for procurement. Mr. Baba, Director TTIC, JK PDD, echoed the sentiment and mentioned that monopolistic structures are inherently inefficient. He also suggested bringing down the gate closure time, in RTM segment, closer to delivery so that sudden changes in demand/generation can be handled effectively.

Mr. Rajesh Mahajan, Head, KISPL, also brought forth the increased role power exchanges will have to play as the markets for longer duration contracts and financial markets open up in the sector.

While sharing his views on pricing and market participation, Mr. Kapil Dev, Vice President & Business Head, PXIL said, “We believe that prices cannot be the glue to stick liquidity in one product or one exchange. And efficiency in the convergence of prices can only be achieved through higher consistency and sustained participation. I think market participants need to continue participation on both the exchanges which would lead to better overall returns for the buyer and the seller depending on the market dynamics.”

The power market of India is expected to grow exponentially in the future considering its scale and size which has created a dire need for multiple exchanges and competing marketplaces to be available for participants. And, as the power market progress, PXIL is determined to play a critical role in providing competitive efficiency in innovation, services, cost, management and all such parameters which can enable to create a thriving and optimized power market.

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‘Myntra Fashion Superstar @MTV’ – India’s only digital fashion reality show, returns for its second season

Aug 15, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #‘Myntra Fashion Superstar @MTV’, #Amar Nagaram, #CEO, #digital fashion reality show, #Ferzad Palia, #Head – Network Sales, #Head – Voot Select, #Mahesh Shetty, #Music and English Entertainment, #Myntra, #Viacom18, #Youth

 Myntra announces the return of its hugely popular, Myntra Fashion Superstar – a one of its kind digital fashion influencer talent hunt and reality show. Myntra Fashion Superstar @MTV is set to go live on Myntra’s own content destination, Myntra Studio and its YouTube channel, India’s no. 1 youth destination, MTV and Voot, in late September.

In addition to streaming the 8 episodes, Myntra Studio will be the one stop destination for loads of exclusive content around the show, including BTS moments, shoppable celebrity looks, episodic reviews, trivia, quizzes and lots more. With the capability of hosting all formats of content and its in-built gamification features, Myntra Studio will keep the buzz going right from the start of the auditions, up until November, when the show ends.

With the two powerhouses of fashion and reality shows coming together, this season of Myntra Fashion Superstar is set to break its record on reach and impact across Metros and Tier 1 and 2 youth markets. The auditions will be tougher, tasks more challenging and the gratifications bigger, in season 2.

Online auditions for the upcoming show are set to kick off on August 15, 2020, and will invite entries from across the country, from anyone with a strong point of view on fashion and social media. The pan-India entries will be accepted on the Myntra App and Myntra’s social channels along with Voot. The theme of this year’s show and also the official hashtag is, #MFSChangeTheConversation, which aims at ‘fashion for good’ and inclusivity. The theme focuses on how influencers are not afraid to be themselves and use fashion to enhance their uniqueness, and express and amplify their voice.

Manish Malhotra, the couturier, costume stylist, entrepreneur, and revivalist who has redefined the Indian fashion space for over 3 decades is set to be the judge for the upcoming edition of Myntra Fashion Superstar. Known for his inimitable aesthetics and versatile sense of styling, his presence on the show would help establish a strong relationship between fashion and social media while enhancing its relevance amongst the youth. India’s first-ever fashion influencer and bold fashion creator, Manish Malhotra is the only Indian designer to have the largest following on social media.

Myntra Fashion Superstar offers Myntra the perfect pedestal to leverage the strong relationship between fashion and social media, while enhancing its relevance among the youth. It provides an opportunity to the fashion enthusiasts of the country to exhibit their creative prowess, thereby connecting them with their audience in a powerful way. With the first edition of Myntra Fashion Superstar, the company has successfully established itself as a leading content destination for all things fashion and with this edition, it is further consolidating its position as a tech, content and fashion innovator. MTV’s expertise with reality shows and wide reach and Myntra’s innovative concept and on-app technology are coming together to create the most relevant and relatable fashion reality show for the youth of today. This show will focus on using Fashion as a tool and social media as a platform to create thought-provoking conversations that truly matter to the youth of the country.

Speaking about the upcoming edition of Myntra Fashion Superstar@MTV, Amar Nagaram, CEO, Myntra, said, “We are elated to announce the arrival of the second edition of Myntra Fashion Superstar. The huge success and popularity of the first edition has given us the confidence to return with a bigger and more glamorous – edition of India’s only digital fashion reality show, packed with greater challenges and surprises to bring out the best among India’s fashion influencer community. We want to demonstrate fashion as a medium to empower millions of enthusiasts by providing them an opportunity for self-expression and amplifying that expression using content and social media platforms. With MTV being the biggest youth channel in India and a leader in youth-centric reality shows, the upcoming edition of MFS is set to be a phenomenon to be reckoned with.”

Speaking about the new property, Ferzad Palia, Head – Voot Select, Youth, Music and English Entertainment, Viacom18 said: “MTV has an immensely successful lineage of reality shows around fashion which have become iconic properties in their category. Our insights into the minds of young India fuels our content engine and with Myntra Fashion Superstar @MTV, we are once again ready to create a genre-defining show. Myntra as a brand resonates very strongly with youngsters and we are excited to partner with them for this season.”

Further elaborating about the partnership with Myntra, Mahesh Shetty, Head – Network Sales, Viacom18 said: “Fashion is a popular genre when it comes to reality content and we are happy to co-curate the next big fashion reality revolution. As India’s no.1 youth brand, MTV is uniquely predisposed to give Myntra Fashion Superstar the popularity and engagement it deserves amongst India’s GenZ and we are excited to start this journey.”

The first edition of Myntra Fashion Superstar was held in September 2019 and provided a never-before opportunity for fashion enthusiasts with a knack of creating style-related content and bringing forward their unique personalities. The contest was judged by Bollywood actor, Sonakshi Sinha and leading celebrity stylist, Shaleena Nathani, who declared Tanumita Ghosh as the winner of the show. Manish Malhotra too joined the judges’ panel during the grand finale. The series offered an immersive experience to over 100 million viewers on TV and the Myntra app, where they voted for their favourite influencer, while also accessing rich and exclusive content in fashion. 

The upcoming edition of the show will be judged by leading celebrities from the world of fashion, including Manish Malhotra and will see them help the contestants with their efforts. Like the previous edition, the shortlisted contestants will make it to the show and participate in an eight-part series, co-curated by Myntra and MTV, and will be aired on MTV, The Myntra App (Studio), Myntra’s YouTube Channel and Voot. Each forty-five-minute episode will have a fashion-related task and elimination to test the contestants on three key parameters, namely, their fashion acumen, ability to create meaningful content, and proficiency in using social media to make a positive impact. The winner of the show will be adjudged India’s ‘Fashion Superstar’, for the year, and win an exclusive 1-year influencer contract with Myntra worth ₹ 1 million, along with an exclusive 1-year contract with MTV to be the Social Influencer in Fashion.

The show will be promoted across TV and Digital channels of MTV and Myntra’s own Digital channels, including social media. Overall, the current season is set to break all records of the super successful first edition. 

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Vidyamandir Classes to conduct final National Admission Test for NEET and IITJEE aspirants on16th August, 2020 across nation

Aug 15, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Brij Mohan, #co-Founder, #IITJEE and NEET, #National Admission Test, #Vidyamandir, #Vidyamandir Classes

Vidyamandir Classes, a name synonymous with IITJEE and NEET preparation is all set to conduct the final National Admission Test for the current academic cycle on 16th August, 2020. The last date of registration for this exam is 8pm, 15th August, 2020. VMC has observed an overwhelming response to the Online NAT so far with thousands of students, who have successfully given the test and taken admissions in the highly successful and sought-after classroom and online programs. VMC will award the top performers with a scholarship towards the tuition fee for both classroom and VMC Guru online program.

NAT is an online national qualifying test designed for students who aim to score high grades in IIT-JEE & NEET by joining the prestigious classroom & online programs. NAT is an exam for admission at VMC and self-analysis for the students. Through this aptitude test, students can also review their current potential and realize their academic intellect on the basis of the marks obtained. Since the past 33 years, VMC has a proven track record of success in national competitive exams.

VMC facilitates classes from faculties who are alumni of top engineering and medical colleges and have teaching experience of more than a decade. This exam is specially designed for IIT/JEE and NEET aspirants who want to be a part of the top engineering and medical colleges and want to pursue courses in these streams. The classroom programs are running on schedule – LIVE Online until the situation improves. The Online sessions are being taken by the best faculty members including VMC founders.

NAT is an opportunity for the students to be a part of the methodical training program of VMC which emphasizes on explaining the fundamental concepts of the subjects and provide mock tests and special sessions for eliminating their doubts.

Speaking on this occasion, Brij Mohan, Co-Founder, Vidyamandir Classes added, “This eligibility test is a golden opportunity for students to fully comprehend their ability to appear for IIT/JEE and NEET. It is an opportunity for the aspirants to kick start their preparation under the guidance of industry icons, excellent teachers from IITs and premium colleges of our country. Our unique study material churns out academic excellence in students and confidence in them to score higher marks in competitive exams. Above all, by attending NAT, students are taking a step ahead towards success in national level competitive exams. As there is no major change in the current scenario, we are again conducting NAT test through the Online medium. “

The registration fee for the exam has been revised to Rs.49/- in view of the pandemic situation. Students can visit the website www.vidyamandir.com for more information on NAT.

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NESCO Q1FY20 Results announced | August 14, 2020

Aug 15, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Chairman, #Nesco, #NESCO Q1FY20 Results, #Sumant Patel

Nesco revenues increased by 21% from Rs. 392 crores to Rs. 474 crores, profit before tax increased from Rs. 247 crores to Rs. 292 crores, an increase of 18%. PBT was 62% of revenues. This was the year when the Company had the highest PBT in history.

Nesco IT Park showed a growth of 57% its revenues rising from Rs. 136 crores to Rs. 214 crores. IT building 04 – 17 lakhs sq. ft. BUA – was completed during the year. License agreements have already been finalized with leading MNCs including KPMG, BlackRock, Here Solutions, etc. Revenues of about Rs. 200 crores per year are expected from IT04.

Bombay Exhibition Centre revenues were Rs.158 crores. So far Bombay Exhibition Centre was providing space & infrastructure to guest exhibitions. Last year our Company set up a new division – Nesco Exhibitions – which launched its own exhibitions that included India Auto Show; Edutech; Machine Tools, Manufacturing & Technology Expo; Hobby & Lifestyle India; and Arogya Expo.

Income from investments increased by 34% to Rs.42 crores, the previous year was Rs. 31 crores; liquid resources increased by 27% from Rs. 538 crores to Rs. 685 crores. This was after Rs. 57 crores were spent on capital expenses.

II. 2020-21:

As regards the first quarter which ended on 30 June 2020 income increased by 15% to Rs.91.35 crores as against Rs.79.53 crores in the corresponding quarter of the previous year, while profit before tax increased by 39% from Rs.45.82 crores to Rs.63.78 crores.

IT Park revenues expected to grow. Now that IT Park Tower 04 is completed, the Company has decided to take up next IT Tower, the built-up area will be about 40 lakhs sq.ft. which will be financed from its own resources without raising any debt.

Growth expected in Indabrator and Investment incomes.

Bombay Exhibition Centre customers had to reschedule or cancel their exhibitions due to COVID-19. Hence BEC revenues will be affected. The Company has decided to build a new exhibition hall so as to increase the capacity of the Bombay Exhibition Centre.

Company’s new division – Nesco Exhibitions expects growth in the current year. Overall, the Company expects reasonable revenues and PBT in 2020-21.
III. On the social front, Nesco continued to enlarge its activities, spent an amount of Rs. 5.09 crores on CSR initiatives which is slightly higher than 2 % of the average net profit of the last three years. So far the Company set up in rural areas a girls’ hostel; an Industrial Training Institute; three English Medium Schools; a surgical ICU in a large medical complex; several toilets; and, water supply systems. The Company expect to start Nesco Incubation Centre actively from September 2020.

Sumant Patel, Chairman, Nesco said “The macroeconomic and business environment continues to be volatile and challenging with the Covid19 pandemic. In the year 2019 -20, Nesco has delivered one of the highest PBT in our Company’s history. This year, first-quarter our income has increased by 15% to Rs.91.35 crores as against Rs.79.53 crores in the corresponding quarter of the previous year, while profit before tax increased by 39% from Rs.45.82 crores to Rs.63.78 crores. Nesco IT Park showed considerable growth and the IT building 4 was completed in no time and we are quite thrilled to have our license agreements finalised with leading MNCs including KPMG, BlackRock, Here Solutions among others.”

He adds “Bombay Exhibition Centre revenues were Rs.158 crores in the year FY 2019 – 20. So far Bombay Exhibition Centre was providing space & infrastructure to guest exhibitions. Last year we have set up a new division – Nesco Exhibitions – which launched its own exhibitions that included India Auto Show; Edutech; Machine Tools, Manufacturing & Technology Expo; Hobby & Lifestyle India; and Arogya Expo. Even in these trying times, Nesco Exhibition expects growth in the current year. We have been investing aggressively in expanding our business verticals, improving and focusing on revenue from our businesses, growth from key sectors, ramping up our engineering, infrastructure and technology solutions. It is expected to benefit us going forward. Our strengthened focus on quality, cost rationalisation to improve margins and better customer experience will continue to drive the growth of our business and create value for our stakeholders. Our commitment to serve the country and strengthen our leadership with the support of our highly passionate team remains persistent”.

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NDDB issues advisory for management of dairy animals during the rainy season to dairy cooperatives

Aug 14, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #management of dairy animals during the rainy season, #NDDB, #The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)

14 August 2020, New Delhi: The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has disseminated essential advisory for the management of dairy animals during the rainy season to dairy cooperatives across the country. NDDB has also requested the dairy cooperatives to prominently display the advisory at village level dairy cooperative societies for wider propagation. Shri Dilip Rath, Chairman, NDDB said that the rainy season presents its own set of challenges to the dairy farmers. Adequate measures are required in the areas of housing, feeding, health, and breeding for managing dairy animals. He said that the dairy cooperatives have a massive community outreach in rural areas and we should leverage this network to create awareness on adopting measures for rain-affected dairy animals. During the rainy season, dairy farmers tend to alter animal feeding systems in favour of green fodder which is available in abundance in most parts of the country. This is likely to pose challenges in terms of impaired digestive efficacy and altered milk quality. Similarly, the incidences of parasitic infestations, as well as mastitis, are also common in this season. NDDB-developed advisory for the efficient management of dairy animals during the rainy season will help optimize the productivity of dairy animals.

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Birla Institute of Hotel Management & Studies

Aug 14, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Birla Institute of Hotel Management & Studies (BIHMS)

Birla Institute of Hotel Management & Studies (BIHMS), a business partner with Birla Shloka Edutech Ltd, is conceived by a group of highly experienced and seasoned professionals from the hotel and education industries, who visioned that there is a definite need of an institute which can address and provide the knowledge to the students to become a qualified professional for the hospitality and service-oriented industries. The institution was established on 27th April 2018. Located in Greater Noida, Knowledge Park has easy access by metro or road. There is a vast choice of courses available for students to choose from, which will groom a student not only in terms of strong theoretical knowledge but will give all practical exposure and overall development workshops one needs to learn before making a strong entry into the industry. The courses available areB.Sc. of Hospitality & Hotel Administration (Eligibility- 12th), Diploma in Catering Management and Kitchen Operation (Eligibility- 12th), Diploma in Bakery Confectionary & Production (Eligibility- 10th), Diploma in House Keeping & Maintenance (Eligibility- 10th), Diploma in Front Office Operations (Eligibility- 10th).

BIHMS is conceived by industry experts having over two decades of experience in best of the Hotel companies across the country with brands like Taj Hotels, ITC Hotel Division, Grand Hyatt. After graduating, the student will be qualified to work at hotels, restaurants, cruise liners, pursue higher studies and research, or start innovative endeavours. BIHMS provides practical sessions related to all courses that are provided by the institution and also promises 100% placements to the students.

BIHMS believe in the overall growth of our students by providing them with the best education through train your brain, theoretical and practical exposure. A pedagogy comprising case studies, practising professionals from the industry, shop floor work and experience in the relevant specialisation will ensure the right skills among the graduates. The institute has the best infrastructure needed to provide exact knowledge of the industry, all module kitchens are equipped with the best equipments and latest technology to train the students which will help them in their future assignments. Personality development is the key concern at BIHMS. They groom the students not only to be confident and strong but a master in their space of work.

New session starting from September 2020, so if you are looking forward to a bright future in the industry of Hotel Management enrol now at Birla Institute of Hotel Management and Studies.

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NoBrokerHOOD Adds a Bundle of Security Features to Help Residents Fight Covid-19

Aug 14, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Akhil Gupta, #COVID-19, #NoBrokerHOOD, #Security Features

August 14, 2020: As India continues to fight the spread of the pandemic, NoBrokerHood, the integrated visitor, society, and payment management app by NoBroker.com has added multiple features to its existing suite of services. These features ensure that society residents are well-equipped to mitigate the risk of catching or spreading infection.

While information about the rise and decline in the number of cases in the vicinity is being dispersed by a few apps and news channels, none of them gives micro-level data. The COVID Tracker feature in NoBrokerHood gives details of the containment zones near a society. So, in case, domestic help or a driver are coming from any of the containment zones near the society, residents will be alerted and can choose to deny entry to them. Along with that, the app is also integrated with Aarogya Setu, an app that determines the risk status of a visitor or domestic help by scanning through a database of known cases across India. The app then marks individuals as safe, infected, at high risk, or at moderate risk. With NoBrokerHood integration the app scans QR code from the visitor’s Aarogya Setu app and their risk status is instantly sent to the residents along with their other entry details.

All the NoBrokerHood societies have mandated temperature checks and masks for any visitors entering society. Guards using the NoBrokerHOOD app will screen every visitor with a temperature gun and upload the respective details on the app, thereby alerting the residents. If a visitor has a high temperature, residents can ask the guards to deny them entry. They have also installed UV Sanitization kits at the entrance for products being delivered within a society.

Another safety measure that the brand has implemented across societies is a touchless entry with face recognition. The touchless entry process begins with a face capture with three scans from left, right and centre, which takes less than 30 seconds. During this process, encrypted representation of the face is captured, rather than an image to ensure high-level safety. Once this detail is added to the app, daily visitors will just need to face the guard’s mobile phone camera, get instant contactless approval and enter the society building – a much secure and faster process than any other solution available till date.

Committee members and residents can’t personally monitor if their security guards are checking every spot in the building society with many blocks and many miles to cover. With NoBrokerHood’s Live Patrol, residents and MC members can print out unique QR codes for the society. These QR codes are linked to latitudes and longitudes and QR code stickers can be placed at the matching locations. The feature uses geotagging and GPS on the guard devices which means each scan has to match the geotagged location, and GPS will show if the guard is actually at that spot while taking the QR scan.

The security staff or guard on patrol has to scan each QR code on his beat. Committee members can even track the guard’s movement and see the time and date of each scan from the NoBrokerHood dashboard.

This is a fool-proof method to ensure safety. If the guard tries to scan the QR code for the clubhouse in his cabin, or anywhere else, he will get an error message indicating the wrong location. If there is anything that seems out of place, the guard can instantly take a picture and create an Incident Report.

To ensure seamless and secure communication within society residents, the app has a feature called InterCaller, through which residents can communicate with each other and with guards without sharing personal numbers. A similar feature called Guard-talkie is also launched for guards to communicate with each other.

Akhil Gupta, Co-founder and CTO of NoBroker said, “COVID-19 has disrupted lives by affecting the daily routines and activities. The features that we have integrated are many firsts in a society app and are aimed at solving pain points of society living. We are leveraging solutions powered by a mix of man and machine such as face masks and touchless entry – to get the best of both worlds. With the combination of these measures, we hope to cut down the risk of COVID-19 transmissions across societies.

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VMC starts Special Rank Booster Program for JEE 2020

Aug 14, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #co-Founder, #JEE 2020, #Mr. Brij Mohan, #Special Rank Booster Program, #Vidyamandir Classes, #VMC

New Delhi, 14th August 2020: Vidyamandir Classes, a name synonymous with IIT-JEE preparation offers the last opportunity to the IIT-JEE aspirants to improve scores by introducing the Rank Booster Program which is a Special Super-Condensed Program for 4 weeks which includes 2 sessions a week (weekend classes) focusing on tough problems students can expect in JEE 2020.

These 8 sessions will assist students to improve their problem-solving aptitude by 1000 tough and common questions types which students get in exams. This module will help students in a way they can attempt these questions better and solve doubts. Through this program, VMC experts will provide last-minute guidance and tips/tricks to IIT-JEE aspirants. The aim of this program is to help students to give a finishing touch through weekend sessions, so they can appear in exams with high confidence. Students also get All-India Test Series with 5 tests free with the Rank Booster Program.

On this occasion, Mr. Brij Mohan, Co-Founder, Vidyamandir Classes, said, “This course is intended for those aspirants who are not only planning to crack their IIT-JEE examination but score better. We believe these weekend sessions will definitely boost our student’s morale and they will come up with fruitful results. This program is not a replacement of the regular classes but a supplement, hence it can not make up for lack of preparations but only help improve the outcome depending on the efforts students have put in.

During the program, faculties will continuously make efforts towards boosting the aspirants to approach problems by following a special teaching method”. Students can visit the website www.vidyamandir.com or contact nearest centres for more information.

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HDFC Bank launches Shaurya, 1st-of-its-kind card for armed forces

Aug 14, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #“Shaurya KGC Card”, #Business Head, #card for armed forces, #HDFC Bank, #Managing Director, #Mr Aditya Puri, #Mr. Rajinder Babbar, #Rural Banking Group, #Shaurya

Mumbai, August 14, 2020:

HDFC Bank Ltd. today announced the launch of a 1st-of-its-kind product for the armed forces. Called “Shaurya KGC Card”, this unique product comes with never-seen-before features and eligibility criteria specially crafted for our over 45 lakh Indian armed forces personnel.

The product is based on the Kisan Credit Card guidelines by the government.

The key benefits are as follows:

# Life cover of Rs 10 lakh as against Rs 2 lakh for an average card

# Simple and easy documentation that doesn’t require the personnel’s physical presence to accommodate the nature of his job and his availability

The new product was launched digitally from Mumbai by Mr. Aditya Puri, Managing Director, HDFC Bank in the presence of Mr. Rajinder Babbar, Business Head, Rural Banking Group, HDFC Bank on the eve of India’s 74th Independence Day.

Speaking at the launch, Mr. Puri said, “It’s an absolute honour to launch this product for the armed forces and their families. Coming from an Air Force family, I have seen from close quarters the sacrifices they make and hardships they go through – the personnel on duty and their families back home. I feel like my career is complete now that we’re able to do something for them. With this, we have an equally good product for armed forces brethren as we have for farmers. This is our Independence Day gift to our protectors. Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Hind.”

To view the launch video: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2wJkVQMg7I&feature=youtu.be

The Shaurya KGC Card will provide armed forces personnel with finance for agricultural requirements like production of the crop, post-harvest maintenance and consumption needs. They can also avail of this funding to purchase farm machinery, irrigation equipment or construct storage structures etc.

The loan facility has been designed keeping in mind the financial needs of the armed forces and can be availed by:

1. Visiting HDFC Bank Branches

2. Applying for the loan through recently launched HDFC Bank e-Kisan Dhan app

3. By dialling an all India Interactive Voice Response (IVR) toll-free number (1800 120 9655).

All branches of the armed forces including those who serve in Army, Navy and Air Force, as well as Para Military Forces.

This activity is part of the Bank’s ‘Har Gaon Hamara’ initiative to provide banking facilities to customers in the rural and under-served areas of the country.

The Bank has already disbursed over five lakh agri-loans and has set up 12 Krishi Dhan Vikas Kendras across India, which has enabled farmers to avail facilities like soil testing and access the latest information on the best farming practices.