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ZinEdu Launches First of its Kind Hybrid (Offline + Online) Coaching Center in Bilaspur for National Level Competitive Exams

Sep 23, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Co-founder & Director, #Mr. Prashant Sharma, #ZinEdu

Bilaspur: ZinEdu, India’s leading Ed-Tech company today announced the launch of first of its kind Learning Centre that will conduct Hybrid (Offline+Online) classes with an aim to provide affordable learning solutions through Avant grade technology platforms for aspiring students in Bilaspur and across the state of Chhattisgarh. The institute is situated in J.B. Plaza, Agarsen Chowk, Link Road, Bilaspur and was inaugurated by Mr. Himanshu Pandey & Mr. Amit Mishra, both Sr. Vice President & State Head, ZinEdu, Chhattisgarh.

For the first time, young aspirants from Bilaspur and the state of Chhattisgarh will be able to get access to the best teachers from Kota and Delhi at affordable fees, bringing in the best results for the State in National Level competitive examinations like JEE (Mains/Advanced), NEET, NTSE, KVPY & other Science Olympiads.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Prashant Sharma, Co-Founder & Director, ZinEdu said, “We are steadily and swiftly moving towards our goal of reaching out to young students especially in tier 2, 3 & 4 cities who do not have access to quality education and provide them with best in class services. We are successful only when our students are successful. After a successful centre launch in Ranchi & Raipur, we are elated to be launching this centre in Bilaspur. We have some of the best faculty available in the country with us and under their competent guidance our students will see the change in themselves.”

All ZinEdu, programs are focused on providing quality education leading to defined outcomes. Through disciplined, focused, guided programs, students can achieve success in competitive examinations. ZinEdu believes in creating an ecosystem of teachers, peers, and parents to provide educational and psychological support in a healthy competitive environment and at the same time providing access of education to students across geographies to achieve their career goals using the best online and offline resources.

Health, News

Lifeline Laboratory Conducted Series Of Blood Test Camp At Delhi’s Slum In Collaboration With Chintan NGO

Aug 20, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Co-founder & Director, #Dr. Asha Bhatnagar, #Lifeline Laboratory

New Delhi: Lifeline Laboratory, Delhi’s premier pathology lab, launched a series of health camps to conduct blood tests in collaboration with Chintan, an Environment and Action Research group which works at the grass-root level to improve the lives of the underprivileged section of society, as part of its CSR initiative. Chintan’s social outreach programs cover a wide range of activities, from waste management to providing education and life skills to waste workers and their children.

Ahead of organizing this series of blood tests, a meeting was organized, in which the slum level stakeholders including local health workers, youth organization representatives, and community leaders participated. Decisions regarding the date, venue, and implementation plan for the blood donation camp were finalized as a part of this meeting.

During the camp, CBC blood test (Complete blood count), height and weight measurements were done to check their basic health parameters. The entire series of such health camps endeavors to cover over 700 underprivileged women who are waste pickers.

Keeping in mind the current COVID – 19 restriction and protocols, Lifeline Laboratory ensured and followed standard screening protocol prior to donation. Waiting queues were marked in s distance of 2 feet each, hand sanitizers and masks were provided to all. At the camp, Hemoglobin level was measured by the Hemocue method. A semi-structured interview schedule was administered to those who reported to the blood donation camp. As a token of appreciation, mementos were given to blood donors.

Speaking on the successful completion of the Camp, Dr. Asha Bhatnagar, Co-Founder & Director, Lifeline Laboratory said “Waste Pickers play a very prominent role for ensuring cleanliness & hygiene of the city as most of the times they perform their duties under very adverse conditions and making them reluctant towards their health. It is no secret and we all know that One healthy woman amounts to one healthy family, and it is our endeavor to improve the health of underprivileged women. We aim to continue conducting such Blood tests camp across slums in Delhi in the future”

Lifeline Laboratory completed a series of health camps for women over 18 years at 5 different slum areas Bhalswa JJ colony, Bhalswa Landfill, Murga Mandi, Wazirwabad and Mahipalpur.

“Lifeline Laboratory has started the initiative for their blood test so that the participants could become aware of their health conditions and could get better health care. Lifeline Laboratory ensured that if any disease was noticed during blood test, the participant would be diagnosed free of cost and referred to the nearest Government Hospital” Dr. Bhatanagar concluded.

Business, News

SWAMIH Fund invests Rs. 150 crore in Tridhaatu Realty’s Chembur project

Aug 14, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Co-founder & Director, #Mr. Pritam Chivukula, #Tridhaatu Realty

Mumbai: Special Window for Completion of Construction of Affordable and Mid-Income Housing Projects (SWAMIH I), the government-backed last-mile financing platform has made an investment of over Rs 150 crore to complete a residential project of realty developer Tridhaatu Realty & Infra located in Chembur, Mumbai. As per the terms, SWAMIH’s investment will hold senior charge for the exit from the project once it gets completed and the existing investor will get repaid after that.

Tridhaatu had started this project Tridhaatu Morya in 2018 and now with the financial support from SWAMIH I, it is expected to complete the same by December 2023 as per the final investment terms. The funding will be utilised for construction activities and paying statutory development premiums to the government authorities along with ensuring the completion of the project within the RERA deadline.

Commenting on the investment, Mr. Pritam Chivukula, Co-Founder & Director, Tridhaatu Realty said, “This last-mile funding from SWAMIH fund has helped us speed-up the construction activities at our site. The project management team of SWAMIH is thoroughly recording and monitoring the progress of the development each day to ensure timely completion of the project to the homebuyers. We at Tridhaatu Realty have always prioritized our customers’ satisfaction and are assuring them the on-time delivery of Tridhaatu Morya backed by SWAMIH’s support.”

Inspired by the myriad elements of nature and redefining all the parameters of luxury, Tridhaatu Morya comprises 1 & 2 Bed Residences starting from 1.37 cr onwards. The gated residential complex is one of the very few projects in the neighbourhood that is a freehold development and a non-SRA project. It is spread over 2 acres featuring 3 towers of 18 floors each with 3 Basements and 1 Podium. The carpet area for the apartments ranges between 477.28 sq. ft. to 723.77 sq. ft. With more than 16+ lifestyle amenities, the project is centrally located in Chembur that enjoys the best physical and social infrastructure in the immediate vicinity. It also enjoys excellent connectivity to the Eastern Freeway, Santacruz Chembur Link Road (SCLR), BKC, and Navi Mumbai. The RERA possession of the project will be June 2025.

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The Pleasure Playbook by Domina: Pee Safe Launches an Exclusive Online Platform for Women

Aug 12, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Co-founder & Director, #Founder & CEO, #Pee Safe, #Srijana Bagaria, #Vikas Bagaria

Delhi: Pee Safe, India’s leading hygiene and wellness brand has built an online platform named The Pleasure Playbook by Domina. The idea is to build a safe and exclusive community for women to hold conversations on personal topics such as sex, health and wellness.

Despite the rapid strides made by India in almost all walks of life, there is negligible support when it comes to creating a conducive environment for women to talk about important personal matters related to their sexual health and life. Such discussions are considered taboo and usually not held even among couples or women themselves. The Pleasure Playbook by Domina is aiming to address this gap.

Speaking about this, Vikas Bagaria, Founder & CEO, Pee Safe said, “It is quite surprising to see the lack of awareness and information on a fundamental topic like sex in India. We live in the land of Kamasutra, but even a free discussion on these things is considered a taboo. There is undoubtedly enough curiosity and desire for discussion as evident by the fact that India is the second most populated country in the world. This suppression of information and tagging any talk about the topic of pleasure, intimate hygiene and health has caused significant damage to the physical and mental wellness of many. Through The Pleasure Playbook by Domina, we aim to build an empathetic environment to discuss, understand and encourage all genders, especially women, to come forward and own their sexuality with complete freedom.”

The platform has been launched at a very crucial time since censorship is prevalent to such an extent that sexual health is not even included in the medical curriculum for clinical medicine in India. There is also no structured or dedicated educational curriculum for sex education in schools and colleges.

In such a scenario, 17% of all births in the country are attributed to the below 20 mothers, and nearly 14% of all pregnancies in the country are unplanned. The suppression of information also causes severe mental and physical challenges for Indian women. To grow as a fair, unbiased and global society, it is important for India to shun this censorship and encourage free dialogues on this basic human desire.

Adding to this, Srijana Bagaria, Co-Founder & Director, Pee Safe said, “Everyone, especially women, should no longer be prevented from having access to the right information related to sexuality and intimacy. Avoiding a discussion doesn’t curb the need. All human beings crave for it and it is time we understand that it is absolutely normal to discuss the subject without any shame, fear or social judgment. The Pleasure Playbook by Domina will be the beginning towards changing the narrative. Pee Safe has successfully tackled other such taboos related to important subjects such as menstrual and intimate hygiene in the past and now we are going to boldly break the shackles confining discussion of sexual health and wellness among women.”

Pee Safe’s Domina range includes Female Condoms as well as other products such as Handheld Full Body Massager. The idea behind introducing the Domina range is to enable women to embrace their sexual preferences and feel confident about them.

Pee Safe is the leading hygiene and wellness brand in India that constantly endeavours to enhance public health through bold, topical, and pan-India digital initiatives on menstrual hygiene methods as well as the role of intimate and personal hygiene. Pee Safe’s online business has seen a 40% jump in the current quarter and the brand has achieved over 70% growth annually (FY20-21).

Apart from raising $10 million in series B funding, Pee Safe is looking at expanding its retail presence from the current 10,000 stores to having a few franchise-owned brand exclusive stores (FOFO) to enhance the customer experience across India. They have already expanded overseas and are building local production of toilet seat sanitizers in Europe.

Business World

Realtors plan precautionary measures at construction sites

Apr 6, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Chief Operating Officer, #Co-founder & Director, #CREDAI MCHI, #Director, #Mr Ashok Mohanani, #Mr. Abhishek Jain, #Mr. Anuj Khetan, #Mr. Pritam Chivukula, #NAREDCO Maharashtra, #President, #Satellite Developers Pvt Ltd, #Tridhaatu Realty Hon. Secretary, #Vijay Khetan Group

With daily surge in Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, the State Government has imposed new guidelines with regards to the continuation of construction activity. Here are the guidelines:

a) Construction to be allowed only for sites where labourer’s are living on site. Movement to and fro from outside must be avoided, except for the purpose of material movements.

b) Every one engaged in the activity to get vaccinated at the earliest, as per criteria of GOI and till get vaccinated must carry a negative RT-PCR test result certificate, which will be valid for 15 days. This rule will come into effect from 10th April, 2021

c) Defaults will lead to a fine of 10000/- for the developer of the construction site and repeated defaults may lead to closure of the site till existence of notification of COVID 19 epidemic.

d) lf a worker is found positive he or she would be allowed medical leave and cannot be discontinued during this absence for this reason. He or she will be entitled for full wages that he or she might have earned had he or she not contacted corona.

Soon after the announcement, the real estate industry quickly rushed into the action mode and ensured that they took necessary precautionary measures to battle out the pandemic crisis. Taking the experience from the last year, some of them have already implemented these measures for the safety of the labourers much before the State Government imposed the guidelines.

Mr. Ashok Mohanani, President, NAREDCO Maharashtra

”We are working closely with all the NAREDCO members and following all the necessary Government guidelines. Infact, all our members have been doing this much before from the time Covid-19 crisis disrupted the real estate sector last year. Labourers are the most vital and the integral part of the real estate industry and taking utmost care of them is our paramount responsibility. We are ensuring that regular sanitization of the construction sites are done and proper accommodation is provided to the labourers at the sites. We are also conducting regular health check-ups and vaccination awareness programs for the workers. We have made the RT-PCR test mandatory for all the migrant workers who are coming back from their hometown as per the Government guidelines. We are ensuring that they complete their tests before joining the construction sites.”

Mr. Pritam Chivukula, Co-Founder & Director, Tridhaatu Realty

Hon. Secretary, CREDAI MCHI

“Unlike the last year lockdown, we are relieved that atleast construction activities can go on where labourers are already present at the site. The Government has mentioned that the labourers need to get vaccinated at the earliest and till their vaccination they need to get their RT PCR test done. This won’t affect the large and medium-sized developers as they are already taking the necessary precautions at the sites. Although this will affect the small developers and also the redevelopment projects as they do not have enough space for labour camps.

There is no stringent lockdown like last time as essential services and other basic requirements are easily available. We at MCHI-CREDAI are getting the health check-ups done for the labourers along with the vaccination awareness program. We will comply with the Government guidelines and get the RT PCR test done for most of the labourers till 10th April. We are in talks with local urban bodies for conducting free tests for the labourers. For project sites in the outskirts of the city, we are planning to tie-up with private organizations to conduct the Covid tests. Most of the labourers are in the age groups from 20-40 and as per the GOI directive, the vaccination below the age of 45 has not been initiated yet. Hence we are writing to the Government to grant permission to conduct the vaccination for these labourers on priority and if feasible to conduct the vaccination drive on the construction site itself.”

Mr. Abhishek Jain, COO - Satellite Developers Private Limited — Mr. Abhishek Jain, COO – Satellite Developers Private Limited

Mr. Abhishek Jain, Chief Operating Officer, Satellite Developers Pvt Ltd

“Proper health and hygiene for all our workers have always remained a top priority and all necessary initiatives are taken from our end. We have provided shelter to the workers in labour camps and have also provided resources for their daily food along with masks and sanitizers. Also, as per the government guidelines, we are getting their RT PCR test done before the said timeline.”

Mr. Anuj Khetan, Director, Vijay Khetan Group

”We at Vijay Khetan Group have always prioritized the health and safety of our workers at all our different construction sites. We have arranged for hygienic boarding and lodging on site for our workers along with distribution of face masks and sanitizers. The Covid 19 pandemic, while draws the world’s attention on the importance of vaccines, we have ensured to give paid leave to all the eligible workers for vaccination. Also, for the workers, we are getting RT PCR tests done as per the government guidelines. We are maintaining thorough sanitization at all our sites for the safety of our workers and stakeholders.”

Business World

Umbr Tree joins hands with Eminent Brands to offer online and offline shopping experiences

Mar 18, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Co-founder & Director, #Ms Sangeeta Nandy, #Umbr Tree

Bengaluru, March 17, 2021: Umbr Tree, a Bengaluru-based fine home fragrance company, has joined hands with online retail giant Amazon India to strengthen its portfolio in the online market and to enhance shopping experience of its customers. This partnership allows the home fragrance brand to showcase its organic, non-toxic and paraffin-free products in the major ecommerce platform, Amazon. Umbr Tree products are also available at MiradorLife, a boutique lifestyle store in Bengaluru for customers who enjoy more physical approach to shopping. Along with these collaborations, Umbr Tree plans to associate with more resellers across the country by the end of this year to maximise their customer reach.

Umbr Tree, conceptualized and founded by Mr. Syed Naqib Ahmed and Ms. Sangeeta Nandy, began with a mission to bring fine home fragrances of the highest quality expressing the purity, diversity and heritage of India. The organic brand produces hand-poured candles which are ecologically sound, sustainable and manufactured without paraffin, parabens, pesticides or any other harmful chemicals. Additionally, Umbr Tree makes their own wicks using 100% natural lead-free cotton that burn clean and help reduce soot and carbon shootouts. All the fine fragrance candles are made using their proprietary all natural wax blend of soya wax, coconut wax, beeswax and palm wax. Umbr Tree scented candles last 3 times longer than a paraffin candle of the same weight. Furthermore, the products are non-allergic and free of any additives, dyes, preservatives and other toxic chemicals. Proud of India’s natural resources, this ‘Made in India’ brand sources all their raw materials within the country.

Manufactured using artisanal craftsmanship along with modern technologies and machinery of the world, Umbr Tree does not use paraffin or petroleum by-products and only has natural and organic ingredients in its products.

In recent years, there has been an increase in demand for organic candles made from natural wax. Millennials are now more sensitive about the impact on health and the environment caused by burning candles that are made out of paraffin, which is ushering them towards organic candles. As a product that has an aesthetic-appeal to it as well as a soothing effect, these candles witness a high consumption not only in the household environment, but also in restaurants and spas. This demand will help Umbr Tree to expand their customer outreach through association with Amazon India, thus enabling a widespread access to their products.

Elaborating on the association, Mr. Syed Naqib Ahmed, Co-founder & Director, Umbr Tree said, “We are extremely pleased to partner with Amazon India and MiradorLife as business partners. The pandemic has increased the awareness on buying products of high quality. Also, consumers are becoming more health conscious which is leading to a rise in the demand for products or brands that promote healthy living. Umbr Tree bridges this gap by providing organic home fragrance products which are free from harmful chemicals and synthetic additives. With an aim to reach every home, we are planning to collaborate with over 100 reseller partners in the next 9 months. We are also looking at expanding our presence in the international markets through various associations”.

Umbr Tree’s products – ‘Vogue Collection’ and ‘Soul of India’ are fine fragrance candle collections that are available in traveller tins, elegant glass containers and gift sets and have exclusive fragrances like Amber Oudh, Rose Clove, Dakshin Woods, Memoirs of Ziro, etc. These products are manufactured using the best artisanal craftsmanship with all the ingredients ethically sourced within India. All the 14 varieties of home fragrance candles are available in online as well as offline platforms.

Highlighting about the business, Ms Sangeeta Nandy, Co-founder & Director, Umbr Tree said, “Genesis of Umbr Tree was powered with a solitary intention to redefine Indian home fragrance industry and be a global leader. We have taken the next giant leap in ensuring that our products are available to our esteemed customers at their convenience. For the ones who love to experience the fragrance first hand, we have tied up with MiradorLife, a boutique lifestyle store for an offline shopping experience. Our best in quality products and the unique fragrances are attracting customers as well as retailers from various regions”.

Business World

Leading Ladies Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the Professional World

Mar 5, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #ChekMarc, #Co-founder & COO, #Co-Founder & CPO, #Co-founder & Director, #Founder and CEO, #Ms. Kriti Aggarwal, #Ms. Nisha Parikh, #Ms. Shikha Kumar, #Ms. Vrinda Johnson, #Nino Bambino, #Prerna Puri, #Prerna’s Handcrafted Ice Cream, #StoreHippo, #Telebu, #VP - HR & Marketing

The entrepreneurial norms are changing with each passing day. With the changing times and circumstances, women have now been able to break the glass ceiling and stand next to their male counterparts. Every woman is strong and possesses an individualistic approach towards life.

1. Prerna Puri, Founder and CEO, Prerna’s Handcrafted Ice Cream – This revolutionary ice cream brand is the brainchild of Prerna Puri, a concerned mother and a homemaker who is now a strong business enthusiast. The mompreneur is a fashion designer from NIFT and has worked as a fashion designer/stylist & interior design consultant prior to her role as a mother and entrepreneur.

Driving inspiration, motivation, courage, support and constant strength from her family, Prerna has been able to create this revolutionary product. Apart from being a visionary entrepreneur, Prerna loves spending time with her family and friends. Also, she is a travel enthusiast and loves adventure sports like sky diving and scuba diving. She is also a mother of one child and on the other hand she manages the both work and parenthood smoothly.

2. Ms. Shikha Kumar,Co-founder & Director, Nino Bambino – Motherhood led this woman to kickstart her own venture into organic clothing for kids, Nino Bambino in the year 2014. Realising the uprising need of safe and sustainable clothing for her new born opened great avenues in the form of Nino Bambino for Shikha. It’s been close to 8 years, and there is no looking back for this womanpreneur who has been striding to create and bring a positive change for the kids as well as the environment.

A proud mother of two, Shikha has developed the concept of Nino Bambino along with her husband, who is also the founder of the brand, Mr Vickram Kumar.

3. Ms. Kriti Aggarwal, Co-Founder & CPO, StoreHippo – A dynamic leader with a demonstrated record for finding innovative solutions and delivering constructive business results, Kriti Aggarwal is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Hippo Innovations. She is the driving force behind the avant-garde designs, overall UI/UX of its product StoreHippo, and heads the marketing and branding efforts of StoreHippo.

4. Ms. Nisha Parikh, VP – HR & Marketing, Telebu – Unleashing the power of communications and innovation, Nisha believes that doers own land of success. The visionary is erudite with a strong academic background. She holds her Master’s degree in Psychology. Nisha also has a deep domain experience of 14+ years where she has been successfully playing the role of a creator, communicator, trainer, leader, entrepreneur & startup evangelist.

5. Ms. Vrinda Johnson, Co-Founder & COO, ChekMarc – Vrinda began this journey with ChekMarc because she believed (and continues to believe) wholeheartedly in the need for a platform that unites people in the simplest, purest of ways. Vrinda is an academic and believes that one never really stops learning. Prior to ChekMarc, Vrinda spent most of her career in Leadership and Financial Services consulting at Russell Reynolds Associates and PwC. She has over 15 years of experience in strategic consulting including leadership development, customer experience and digital transformations, and large-scale enterprise transformation projects. Vrinda is a devoted mother of two, and she and her husband spend most evenings and weekends between homework, art lessons, and basketball and track competitions. In her non- existent free time she is also an athlete & fitness enthusiast, and is just getting back into her first love, dance.

Business World

Pre-Budget quote- Logistics | Ecom Express

Jan 23, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Co-founder & Director, #Ecom Express, #Mr. K. Satyanarayana

By Mr. K. Satyanarayana, Co-founder & Director, Ecom Express.

‘’The logistics industry is one of the key sectors of the Indian economy that has seen immense growth in the last couple of years. With improved logistics infrastructure, there is a significant growth potential of e-commerce and trade in general, especially in tier 2/3 cities and rural areas.

From the Union Budget FY2021-22, the expectations for the logistics industry are a series of supportive initiatives, such as effective execution of a well-defined National Logistics Policy (NLP), rationalization and relaxation of taxes for warehousing, and focus on creating a skilled workforce for logistics and supply chain. Several players, driven largely by the e-commerce boom, have implemented some of the latest technologies such as automation, IoT, AI/ML for smart warehousing and logistics. In order to provide the much-needed impetus, the industry is expecting policy support and tax relaxations that will help infuse investment particularly on technology and make India’s logistics industry more competitive globally. Furthermore, subsidy/incentives for usage of Electric Vehicle (EVs) for logistics purposes and for transportation of goods could go a long way to help EV adoption in the long run.

Rising fuel prices present a challenge for logistics industry, as increasing costs typically force players to either raise prices or suffer financial losses. Therefore, neutralization or relief measures must be provided by government so that the pressure on the transportation costs is contained and it does not have an impact on viability of operations.

Given the nature of pan-India presence of logistics companies, we expect policies that make it easy for businesses to manage multiple offices spread across the country. Not all businesses have resources to meet the micro level compliance requirements under various laws, such as The Shops and Establishments Act, Trade Licenses and CLRA provisions. The government should ease rules and also offer support/exemptions or single-window clearances to small and medium businesses from certain mandatory compliances.

Overall, the post-pandemic budget is expected to keep logistics as a priority sector. Increased allocations in the Union Budget FY2021-22 for logistics can benefit other sectors too and create a strong backbone for our country’s lifeline.’’

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