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Humans are moving away from humanity – Atul Malikram, Founder, PR 24×7

 

With changing times humans have also changed, in many ways. With the changing times the world is also moving on and adopting modern social standards and means, but moving away from their actual origin of being human beings. From being a socially responsible character humans have changed their personality to being hu-means, one who have become mean, self acknowledging and people who live with the regressive behavior of ‘Might is Right’. Learning to live with this competitive world and proving individual worth Humans have inculcated the habit of being pickers and opportunists to find mistake in others existence and the work they do. Being mean is not only a bad habit but a curse to making however living in the society we exist today and the competition with ‘Survival of the fittest’ is the soul motive. However, brutal but true this is that today’s humans exist human beings don’t.

The generation today is factor of their individual soul, thinking of what’s right/wrong is their own choice with limited thought process is the reality that is faced by today’s generation. On the other hand, if we talk about having faith, humans today are neither true nor trustworthy. Today if you go to seek individual opinions a person would rather believe an unknown than their own family/friends/relatives. This is surprising but true, that today’s generation want to stay away from everyone, however there is no restriction or problem of love and care but still living on someone’s guidelines is always difficult specially when a person has a stand for himself and is self-sufficient. Whenever a celebrity promotes a product or service, people are eager to buy it. But when a relative or friend of ours starts a new business, how often do we think in taking his product or service, we research it, judge it, and finally ensure not being a regular customer for it. Taking out negatives is easier than saying ‘yes, you can do it’.

One question that keeps popping up my mind, all the times, I’d like to put out here, Why we blindly believe in people whom we have never met, whom we do not even know well, who are already living a life full of amenities vis-à-vis people who live the same life as us or say that we have millions of reasons for not supporting our loved ones. Actually if we go out and measure reality these are mere excuses, yes! Just excuses.

Why don’t we for once question ourselves what are we doing? Why don’t we understand that we are pushing our own people backwards? How can we trust a stranger more than our loved ones? Why are we not able to make this belief towards our loved ones?

Think, about it… when you have some time for self-analysis

The Vocal for Local Campaign launched by the Prime Minister contains all the answers to these questions. We must go ahead and promote this initiative and do something good for bringing back the flavor of oneness and humanity amongst our people. When someone starts a new job, weaves thousands of dreams, the affection from their loved ones doubles but with the urge to work. This is the time when your oneness and companionship works to boost their courage, and they find a way to touch new heights. Even if you do not need that product or service at that very point in time, but it is always advisable to extend a hand of support to other people to maintain humanity and goodwill. It is a humble request, whenever a relative or friend posts about their business, do not forget to like, share and comment. Encourage them and their efforts, be a part of their journey and promote it together.

Forgetting the odds caused due to pandemic, PR 24×7 took an opportunity to sing along and celebrate the Family Day – Udaan 2021

Indore, Madhya Pradesh: It’s been almost a year full of up’s and down’s, high’s and low’s with the pandemic at peak. Where on one hand a few were hit badly on the other hand a few took it up as an opportunity to spend time with the family and concentrate on few stalled thoughts. However, we all are aware that the time lost in the interim of this pandemic is not going to return, a lot is unsaid, unshared and unattended during this period. In the midst of this entire phase and to overcome the sadness the year bought in stall for us, the PR 24×7 family took an opportunity to bring together the families of all employees and celebrate their annual event Udaan 2021.

On the occasion of Udaan 2021; Mr. Atul Malikram, Founder, PR 24×7 said; “The year has taken us almost a decade back, the year has not only given us some fond but a lot many bad memories too, when we look back the memory lane a lot of known and unknowns have lost their lives due to this pandemic. There are tones of people who are till date scared to step out of their homes due to the terror spread because of this virus. But its better said that the clock never stops ticking we have to go with the flow and so did our employees did although the lockdown and even post that. I am glad that with the economic crisis, extreme work pressure, tension of spread of corona virus my employees took up the challenge and successfully organized Udaan 2021, a show or day dedicated to the families of all members of PR 24×7.”

Every company honors the hard-work of their employees, who work with their full dedication all through the year. But this year PR 24×7 decided to honor the employees differently with titles like: ‘The Yes I Can award’, ‘Focus on the Future Award’, ‘Most Improved Performer Award’, ‘The Ultimate Contributor Award’, ‘Unmasked Dedication Award’, ‘Salute to Loyalty Award’, ‘Dronacharya Award’ and, ‘The Iron Pillar Award’. The awards were given to the employees by their parents and families which doubled their joy and happiness and also motivated them for their upcoming journey in 2021. Parents & Families were also overwhelmed to live this experience along with the dear ones.

Bobble AI launches New Year campaign My Bobble Keyboard 2020

New Delhi: Bobble AI, the world’s first Conversation Media Platform that offers highly engaging smartphone keyboard solutions, personalized content for users today announced the launch of its New Year campaign, ‘My Bobble Keyboard 2020.  The campaign aims to give a quick glimpse of the year 2020– to all individual users of Bobble Keyboard through an interesting analysis of conversations-led trends.

The data-backed      personalized insights include     :

Ø  Time spent on texting      throughout 2020

Ø  Favourite or Most used Emojis, stickers and GIFs in 2020

Ø  Fun analysis of mood swings      in 2020

Ø  The cutest or the favourite Bobblehead of 2020

Story 7Story 1Users will be able to share personalised cards with their friends and across their own social media pages to flaunt and compare their scores with each other.     Known for its personalised content, Bobble AI uses sophisticated new age technologies such as AI and machine learning to find out users’ favourite Emojis, GIFs, Stickers, and much more, to describe their mood swings throughout the year.

According to the data report by Bobble AI in the month of April this year, applications such as Instagram, Facebook, Whatsapp, and Twitter have seen a 46.28% hike in time spent indicating that people spending more time      texting each other this year than ever before.

Talking about the insight and the creative vision behind this campaign, Ankit Prasad, Founder, and CEO, Bobble AI said, “     The user engagement trends that we witnessed on our platform are a clear reflection of the overall sentiment of millennials and GenZies – the pervasive, instantaneous, and tech-savvy, India’s younger, digital-first audience. It was a year when their conversations were filled with expressing gratitude, compassion, and being thankful for      the small things that made all of them happy.      This in essence was the spirit of the year and the campaign aims to celebrate these struggles and victories, joys and miseries that 2020 brought into our lives.”

Ankit Prasad, Founder, and CEO, Bobble AI added, “The latest ‘My Bobble Keyboard Stats’  feature won’t be limited for a short campaign period rather we have decided to make it permanent in our keyboards letting users view and compare their conversation stats against friends in a gamified manner. At Bobble AI, we are additionally releasing a host of new and exciting features in the upcoming year such as a typing meter which will reflect the number of words typed in the day, typing speed, and accuracy to name a few.

CORE & PURE aims at helping their customers derive the best benefits of the essential oils

The market of Essential Oils has seen a rise even during the pandemic, According to the Market Research, India is considered as one of the Largest producer of Essential Oils, realising its enormous potential, entrepreneur Priyanka Sachdeva thought about tapping into this market.

After spending Five years researching about the essential oils and their immense benefits, Priyanka Sachdeva decided to take the entrepreneurial plunge with CORE & PURE, a startup that sells Essential Oils that are Purely Vegan and Cruelty Free; taking forward her aim to serve the customers with Purity and Potency of the essential oils.

To her surprise, sourcing the Purest Essential Oil was a herculean task, because there were hardly any brands offering the purest Essential Oils in Indian market as it is exported in other countries.

Priyanka says,”The market is dotted with a lot of brands, and not everyone is offering essential oils with all the therapeutic benefits. Most of the players are giving synthetic and mixed Essential Oils, which are mere fragrance with no therapeutic benefits, In Indian market, awareness and the use of Essential Oils are increasing, but as compared to the demand, the supply is not adequate, as the companies are not there which are offering Grade-A Essential Oils,” Still In Natural space, companies are offering Herbal, Organic, Safe and Natural products whereas Essential Oils are more than Natural products and the most Purest and Potent offering from Mother Earth,” says Priyanka.

She further reiterates,”Future is right here with Essential Oils as these are the most powerful form of the oldest medicinal systems. On an average Essential Oils are 50 times more Powerful than Herbs.CORE & PURE was born to provide age old and time-tested benefits of Grade-A, Essential Oils which are from 100% Natural Origin and Potent that nature can offer. We source most the products directly from the farmers and process in our own Ayurvedic Manufacturing facility,”

According to Priyanka Sachdeva, Founder, CORE & PURE,”We aim to embark a pure and potent relationship with the customers, each product undergoes meticulous quality checks from conceptualization to final product to ensure highest quality not only to meet but also exceed international standards,”

She concludes,”All products are certified under Ministry of AYUSH, and we are serving our customers not only in India but Globally as well.”

DigitSecure SoftPoS payments platform ready for international markets

National: With the demand for touchless payments growing globally in wake of the pandemic, DigitSecure aims to expand its operations across APAC and CEMEA. Financial institutions are interested in solutions that are simple and affordable for small merchants who continue to transact in cash. DigitSecure’s app-first and mobile-friendly solution takes the complexity out of accepting digital payments safely and securely on their own personal devices.

By displacing the PoS hardware terminals with PCI certified app, DigitSecure’s solution greatly enhances merchant experience and eliminates the hardware cost traditionally required for card acceptance. Over 95% percent of 300 million SMEs in APAC and CEMEA are at risk of losing business to competition by not offering the choice of digital payments to their customers. A solution like DigitSecure’s will help SMEs attract higher spending customers and grow business.

DigitSecure offers customers the choice of white-labeling the app or integrating into their own app for a seamless experience to merchants. Large enterprise merchants with their own apps can also avail this feature to accept payments at customers’ doorstep. After early success in India, DigitSecure solution has seen increasing demand from financial institutions in other markets.

Jay Krishna, Founder, DigitSecure, said, “Our solution is designed to lower the cost of acceptance for SMEs and to help financial institutions acquirer SMEs profitably. With DigitSecure’s SoftPoS acceptance platform, banks and enterprise merchants across the globe can go to market with a small fraction of investment in time, money, and resources.  It empowers price-sensitive SMEs to operate at a lower cost and grow business by attracting new customers inclined to making digital payments. SMEs also prefer our solution because it does not require dedicated hardware for card acceptance, allowing them to use their mobile device for the purpose.”

Ahead of the last date to file ITR, Sqrrl Fintech partners with Tax Filing Platform Quicko to facilitate ITR filing

Gurugram: Gurugram based, savings and investment platform ‘Sqrrl’ has collaborated with leading tax planning and return filing platform ‘Quicko’ to facilitate the process of Income Tax Return filing for 14.6 million users. As the last date of filing ITR is approaching, many professionals will rush to chartered accountants to help them out with lengthy and complicated tax filing processes. As a ‘Do It Yourself (DIY)’ financial planning platform, Sqrrl saw the growing need of consumers in the market looking for a simpler alternative to the otherwise tedious process of tax filing and decided to join hands with Quicko for a seamless platform to assist millions of customers.

By partnering with Quicko, Sqrrl has simplified not only the basic salaried ITR filing process, but also the more complex ones like filing of capital gains tax. Mutual fund investors are often puzzled when it comes to computing and filing capital gains tax. With Sqrrl now, investors can seamlessly file their capital gains taxes as well as their basic salaried ITR. The ITR filing service is a part of their membership called Sqrrl Prime which offers free investing, filing ITR, getting accidental coverage and much more.

Historic data shows that the number of people filing taxes in India is lesser than expected. In fact, over the recent times the government of India has been actively working to increase the tax base of the country. By offering the tax e-filing feature, we aspire to de-complicate and simplify the tax filing processes so that more and more people can file their taxes conveniently.

Under this association, people can log on to https://sqrrl.quicko.com/ to file tax from a wide range of tax filing plans depending on their needs. Individuals can choose the most basic “Do It Yourself” tax filing plan, wherein, for eg. salaried individuals just have to upload their Form no. 16. Once uploaded, all the required data would be extracted from their Form no. 16 and is used in furthering the process. Soon after confirming that all the details are correct, the candidate will be redirected to Quicko. For complicated business-related filing, users can also opt for CA assisted plans.

Commenting on the partnership, Mr. Samant Sikka, Co-Founder, Sqrrl said, “This partnership with Quicko will especially be useful for those mutual fund investors who often get confused while computing and filing capital gains tax. We have specifically curated an option for mutual fund investors to file the capital gains statement which will be of great help for regular investors in the market. The aim of this association is to make the tax filing process as seamless as saving and investing, on the platform.”

Vishvajit Sonagara, Founder, Quicko said, “We are glad to partner with Sqrrl to extend the ease of filing ITR through our platform. Tax filing is often considered as a tedious process, through our partnership we wish to simplify the process of tax filing for the larger group.”

The app is available on both Android and Apple. Existing Sqrrl users can avail additional benefits through Sqrrl Prime subscription.

SocioStory spearheads Leaders For Social Change, an initiative to encourage sustainable social impact

The need for change remains constant and inevitable: positive and sustainable change, change that impacts individuals, communities and societies.

“LeadersFor Social Change” was initiated by Socio Story with the objective of encouraging corporate change makers to present their stories of impact, incorporating sustainable development goals.

“Selection process was very credible and the jury took a completely independent decision; our objective was to bring to light CSR projects that are making a sustainable impact on the community,” says Manoj Pachauri, Founder, SocioStory:

The jury for the initiative comprised of Dr Seema Sharma, HoD, IIT Delhi, Dr K.K. Upadhyay, Former Head of FICCI; and ProfPrashant R Chauhan, Department of Social Work, Amity University, Noida, along with the mentorship of Padma Bhushan Dr Anil Joshi, Founder HESCO, and Mr Yashveer Singh, Executive Director Ashoka Young Changemakers.

On the process of the assessment Dr Upadhyay commented: “Impact assessment was an open and a transparent process based on environmental, social and governance parameters, with an aim to make business accountable. It is extremely competitive and based on ethics, transparency and a responsible sustainable development paradigm.”

The following projects have been shortlisted for the final round –“Jeewan Jyoti women empowerment”, a CSR initiative by Sterlite Tech, with focus on creating a comprehensive ecosystem to help remote women achieve financial independence and self-reliance; Bharti Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bharti Enterprises, aiming to transform the lives of children and youth by proactively implementing and supporting programmes in school education; UPL Vasudha Program, a nature conservation initiative by UPL Limited, which aims for an integrated nature conversation; Schneider Electric India Foundation’s “Energy for Livelihood” project aims at livelihood enhancement of the rural community in the remote and economically backward districts of Jharkhand and Odisha; “Prabhaav Foundation”, a non-profit organization supported by Jindal Stainless Foundation which focusses on restoring, maintaining and developing an urban park; Roots Foundation’s DSR project (Direct Seeded Rice) aims at reducing water consumption by about forty percent, especially in areas where the water tables are low; Spark Minda Foundation’sprison programme that helps prisoners learn new skills, enabling them to find employment.

ESDS unveils the Tech ecosystem of the future- SPOCHUB 2.0

Mumbai: India’s leading Managed Cloud Hosting Service Provider and Data Center Company “ESDS Software Solution Pvt. Ltd” announces the new avatar of their Digital Tech Ecosystem ‘SPOCHUB’ (SaaS PaaS On Click).

SPOCHUB has been established to enable Independent Software Vendors (ISV’s) to offer their unique Products, Solutions, and Services for Small and Medium Businesses (SMB). On the other hand, it assures the customers as well by giving them the right choice of Products, Solutions, and Services for their Digital Transformation Initiatives.

SPOCHUB will leverage world-class Infrastructure and the global reach created by ESDS over a period of time and ISV’s can benefit out of the same by being an active part of the SPOCHUB Digital Tech Ecosystem and reach the global market with the right technology and go to market strategy. Cloud-based SaaS & PaaS can provide notable savings, flexibility and security while eliminating the upfront cost for the end-users and is also readily available 24x7x365.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, SaaS-based products are already witnessing a humongous amount of growth globally. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Global SaaS (Software as a Service) and PaaS (Platform as a Service) adoption rates were significantly higher as compared to India. Whereas, the pandemic led to accelerated growth in Indian SaaS-based offerings concerning that of the global market demand. SPOCHUB aims to serve all the 19 countries where ESDS already has its presence by delivering relevant solutions to all major business verticals like Government/PSU, BFSI, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Education, Media, Entertainment & Agriculture to name a few.

SPOCHUB is a unique platform that adopts a plug & play model providing Industry Specific Offerings On Click. It enables the ISVs to display their offerings across the Globe with a unique “Omni Channel Proposition”. This model makes ISV’s focus on developing innovative solutions for the end-users which in-turn acts as a catalyst in customer’s Digital Transformation Journey.

Mr. Piyush Somani, (Founder, CMD & Group CEO) of ESDS says, “There is a huge demand for Industry Specific SaaS offerings and it is estimated that the global addressable market for SaaS will be around $400 billion by 2025. Whereas, SPOCHUB is targeting 2% of this market share in the next 5 years with it’s highly innovative & relevant SaaS offering supported with ESDS’ patented Cloud technology”

“SPOCHUB is a product-agnostic organization and believes firmly in assuring customers with the industry-specific offerings by enabling the relevant ISV’s that fit the bucket. SPOCHUB has successfully on boarded 25+ ISVs and is targeting to have close to 50+ products by the end of current fiscal which will assist the SMB sector in their Digital Transformation Journey. ESDS has also agreed to port some of it’s unique Software solutions like IPAS ERP system, VTMScan, Loan Origination System, HIMS and online Learning solutions on SPoCHub for rapid growth of SPoCHub Marketplace” Says Mr. Kishore Shah, CEO of SPOCHUB.

VPOP, a custom designed Table Decor brand launched in Indian market

November 2020: From contemporary to traditional, there’s a local brand for every aesthetic. VPOP, a custom designed Table Decor brand that curates stunning and affordable Table Decor DIY Box has recently forayed into the Indian Market. The homegrown brand designs Table decor & Table linen matched and customised to each theme all in one box.

VPOP offers bespoke interior styling solutions through a fusion of traditional crafts, contemporary aesthetics and modern functionality. The brand has over 37-70 table decor items within the DIY box including centerpiece decorative items along with a complete table linen set which includes a custom-made table runner, napkins, napkin rings and placemats.

Now that Christmas as well as the wedding season is upon us, which calls for a more intimate affair due to the pandemic, VPOP’s customised Table Decor set is all you need to spice up your home. The table setting box ‘You’re a Firecracker’ Festive box comes in two gorgeous colors red and violet and the newly launched ‘You’re Totally Sleighing It’ – Christmas Table Decor DIY Box will liven up your space with its stunning statement pieces and bring in the cheer and joy of Christmas.

VPOP also looks after your preferred designs, colour palette, theme etc. by sending over a custom designed DIY table decor box at your doorstep.    All you have to do is to effortlessly lay it out. What’s more, is that every item in the box lends itself to various combinations so you will never get bored of the same arrangement.

Commenting on the launch, Varuna Chand, the founder of VPOP said, “Once Covid hit, quarantine gave me the creative space to realise that décor and design are my true passions. In the past, I myself have struggled to find complete sets of table linen which were original yet affordable and hence the idea of VPOP arose! VPOP makes sure that you continue celebrations in the comfort and safety of your home with yours loved ones”

Shaadi.com’s Ex-CTO, Siddharth Sharma joins InVideo

National: Popular online video editing platform InVideo has appointed dynamic professional Mr Siddharth Sharma as its new chief technology officer. An IIM alumnus, Sharma, has contributed to the growth of several start-ups and big brands in his illustrious career. His latest stint was in popular matchmaking platform Shaadi.com.

Mr Sanket Shah, CEO of InVideo, said, “We are building the best tech team in India. With SVS coming in, I’m looking forward to a rock solid tech team + culture.”

Mr Siddharth Sharma, new CTO of InVideo, said, “I am really excited to become a part of this team. InVideo is solving a very hard technical problem in a blue ocean space. The startup energy is unbeatable and coupled with the rigor of the process, it makes for very thrilling engineering and to lead this team is a great privilege. I am humbled with this opportunity and look forward to contributing to InVideo’s skyrocketing growth.”

Commenting on his responsibilities as the CTO of InVideo, Mr. Sharma said, “I’ll balance building the right product and building the product right, along with building the product right now!” He added, “I believe that people in the trenches should be fully autonomous, able to take decisions that align with the company’s goals by serving the user better. And it’s the job of leadership to set the context, the guardrails, and then get out of the way.”

Mr. Sharma took it to Twitter to announce his joining. Interestingly, Anupan Mittal, founder of People Group, joined in the conversation and wished him luck for a new journey. Take a look here – https://twitter.com/AnupamMittal/status/1338507826776268802

The development comes after the brand launched a unique hiring initiative and rolled in popular stand-up comic Rahul Subramanian for the campaign. In probably a first, InVideo leveraged LinkedIn’s algorithm to reach out to engineers from all over the country.