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FUJIFILM India Deepens Commitment to TB Eradication, strengthen CSR Efforts to Include Kutch, Gujarat

Jun 21, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #CSR Efforts to Include Kutch, #FUJIFILM India, #FUJIFILM India – a leading healthcare company, #Gujarat, #India TB Report 2024, #Mr. Kai Yoshida, #TB Eradication

Kutch, June 21, 2024: FUJIFILM India – a leading healthcare company is proud to announce the extension of its Tuberculosis (TB) Screening under its CSR campaign to Kutch District of Gujarat with its implementation Partner Apollo Telemedicine Network Foundation, further broadening the scope of its community health initiatives that are already underway in Valsad and Banaskantha. This significant step aligns with the commitment to the national TB elimination campaign, “TB Harega Desh Jeetega,” reinforcing the dedication to combatting TB across India.

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The National TB Elimination Programme’s India TB Report 2024 reveals that 25.55 lakh TB cases were notified last year, marking the highest number since the programme’s inception in the 1960s. Despite positive trends, the estimated number of TB cases remains high at 27.8 lakh in 2023. TB-related deaths remained unchanged at 3.2 lakh. These figures underscore the substantial TB burden in India and the need for sustained efforts to reduce both incidence and mortality.

With India bearing the highest burden of TB globally, it is crucial to adopt a cohesive and robust approach to eradicate this disease. FUJIFILM India’s expanded efforts in Kutch reflect their resolve to contribute to the national goal of eradicating TB. The campaign emphasizes the importance of early detection, continuous awareness, and comprehensive treatment to curb the spread of tuberculosis.

Building on their past initiatives, FUJIFILM India has successfully conducted numerous screenings and awareness programs in Valsad and Banaskantha, reaching thousands of individuals and providing critical support in the fight against TB. Since the inception of the TB screening CSR initiative in Gujarat, FUJIFILM India has been able to screen 8,218 individuals. Their innovative mobile TB diagnostic units, including the advanced FDR X-Air, have played a vital role in these efforts, ensuring that even the most remote communities get a comprehensive active case finding project of Tuberculosis.

Mr. Kai Yoshida, Business Advisor, Medical Systems Division, FUJIFILM India, shared his enthusiasm – “At FUJIFILM India, we are deeply committed to leveraging our technological expertise to improve community health outcomes. Extending our TB screening under CSR campaign to Kutch District of Gujarat is a testament of providing advanced diagnostic solutions and comprehensive healthcare services to communities which are far from the reaches of modern healthcare. The FDR X-Air, a state-of-the-art portable X-ray machine, is designed to offer high-quality imaging in a compact and mobile form for TB screening. This advanced technology will allow for quick and accurate TB screening in the remote regions, significantly improving early detection rates. The introduction of new van equipped with the FDR X-Air into Kutch District of Gujarat will enhance FUJIFILM India’s capacity to deliver timely diagnostic services and expand the reach of our TB campaign under CSR project.”

Mr. Abhi Shekhar Singh, Vertical Head, Corporate Communications & CSR, FUJIFILM India, added, “My extensive travel and field visits to Valsad and Banaskantha motivated me to take the challenge to expand our active case finding project of TB Detection to the largest district in India which is 45,674 square kilometres and poses a challenge to any public health program to manage its day-to-day operations. I am confident that the professional team of Apollo Telemedicine Network Foundation along with our robust handheld x-ray device, FDR X-Air will triumph all the hostilities and irrespective of the unforgiving terrain and climate in the region, we will be able to serve the people in our mission to support eradication of TB from India. As a leading healthcare company in India, FUJIFILM India, is committed to uphold the Fujifilm’s Group purpose which is “Giving our World More Smiles” and our efforts to take difficult challenges for the social good is a living example of that.”

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Australian fashion brand, Forever New opens doors for its first store in Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Jun 11, 2022 by Agency 0 Comments #Ahmedabad, #Australian fashion brand, #Gujarat

The Melbourne based premium fashion brand, Forever New opened its first store in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujaratlast week. With a pan India presence of 41 stores now, inmetropolitancities such Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, Chennai and, other cities such as Chandigarh, Jaipur, Ludhiana and more, the brand is on a mission to further cement its retail store presence across the country.

Delighted with the addition of the new approximately 1000 sq ft store to its already robust store presence, Mr Dhruv Bogra, Country Head, Forever New, says, “Gujarat is definitely a potential market for Forever New and we are excited to launch our store for our customers in the state. People are more style conscious now and on the lookout for the latest trends and we are certain that we would be able to bridge this gap and fulfil their fashion aspirations. We are motivated and geared to further secure a much stronger presence in the coming years ahead.”

With the upcoming stores being conceptualised on the basis of an updated retail store interiors model, the Ahmedabad store boasts the same with premium fixtures and spacious trial rooms for the ease of customers. The store layout has seen an advancement in terms of more efficient store layouts which involves styles segregated on the basis of colours and themes in order to boost the overall customer experience. Located on the Ground Floor in the South Zone of the Alpha One Mall, one of the most premium malls in the city, the brand targets to fulfil the fashion needs of all the fashion forward women with a wide array of pieces across dresses, jumpsuits, co-ord sets, tops, blouses, pants along with accessories and more to offer. The brand kick starts their latest store launch with the display of its new Spring Summer’22 Collection, ‘Feel Fresh’ an alluring fusion of dreamy styles in a fresh colour palette with floral prints and bright pops of colour. With statement necklines such as the halter neck and cowl neck, the collection also brings to the forefront fun sleeves designs such as puff and flutter sleeves. Flowy silhouettes, sleek styles and comfort clothing are the mantra for the latest collection whilst maintaining the brand ethos of timeless pieces.

Kickstarting the induction of the new store with the latest collection, Mr Bogra, further adds, “We are extremely excited to open this store with our latest SS22 collection, ‘Feel Fresh’. The pieces are fun, flattering and beautiful with bright shades of candy pinks and jades, perfect for summer. Along with exquisite garments such as dresses, jumpsuits, blouses and more, we also have a wide range of accessories to accompany, such as hats, sunglasses, jewellery pieces and handbags.”

Mr. Ichiro Shimokawa, Chief Production Officer & Director and Mr. Atsushi Ogata, Managing Director, President & CEO Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India

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Honda 2Wheelers India expands renewable energy portfolio, Installs second wind turbine system in Gujarat

Dec 17, 2021 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Atsushi Ogata, #Gujarat, #Honda 2Wheelers India, #renewable energy, #Solar & Wind Energy, #wind turbine system

Reducing its dependence on non-renewable resources by leveraging hybrid energy systems (wind & solar), Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. Inaugurated its 2nd wind turbine system in Bhanvad (Dwarka district, Gujarat), around 350kms from the company’s Vithalapur plant.

Built with an investment of INR 176 million, Honda will now produce a total of 4.7 MW wind energy including its first wind turbine system (2 MW capacity) installed in Radhanpur (Patan district, Gujarat) last year.

Noteworthy, HMSI will now meet over 50% of total energy requirements at its 4 manufacturing plants in Manesar (Haryana), Tapukara (Rajasthan), Narsapura (Karnataka) & Vithalapur (Gujarat) from renewable energy resources.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Atsushi Ogata, Managing Director, President & CEO, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India said, “As a company aware of its responsibility towards the society, now and in the future, energy security is a key focus area for us at Honda. By reducing our thermal power consumption, HMSI is moving closer towards Honda’s long-term environmental vision to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The inauguration of our second wind turbine in Gujarat is yet another step towards reducing the environmental impact of our products and business activities. We continue to remain committed in our efforts towards protecting the natural environment.”

Harnessing Solar & Wind Energy for sustaining future generations

Further broadening its approach towards renewable energy, Honda 2Wheelers India is consistently investing in sustainable resources for power generation. Generating close to 66 MW of electricity every year, all HMSI manufacturing facilities across India harness renewable energy sources for meeting the company’s diverse energy requirements.

For FY’20-21, HMSI generated more than 77 Million KWh units’ electricity from renewable resources while offsetting over 55,000 metric tonnes of Carbon dioxide emissions in the environment.

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OTIPY launches value added products Farm fresh Gur, White butter, and flowers for delivery

Dec 3, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Delhi, #Founder, #Gujarat, #Haryana, #healthy lifestyle, #Himachal Pradesh, #Karnataka, #Otipy, #Rajasthan, #UP, #Varun Khurana

Otipy, the social commerce venture of farm-to-retail agritech startup Crofarm, has augmented its existing portfolio of products with the addition of new valuable items, including farm-fresh gur, white butter, and flowers. This development will create a win-win situation for both urban folks and farmers, by giving the latter access to fresh products and former the opportunity to drive more earnings.

Since its inception, OTIPY has gained significant traction and successfully emerged as the most preferred platform of fresh produce for end-consumers across Delhi-NCR. Although the new additions made to the platform are at a nascent stage and are slated to constitute a miniscule share at the start, they will attract more consumers in the following months. OTIPY has always remained committed to delivering fresh products to customers while creating newer avenues of income for farmers. The latest addition to the portfolio will further strengthen its vision, help the brand tap into more modern markets, and take it to new heights. This will also open up new untapped markets for farmers which will eventually increase their net income.

Varun Khurana, Founder, Otipy, said, “After doing a lot of research, we have come up with a fine conclusion. Consumers hailing from urban cities have an adequate supply of various products. However, what they truly lack is access to fresh items. The launch of new products on our platform is in line with this vision. It will also help us expand our reach to more new consumers and give us an opportunity to cater to them with fresh farm produce, eventually contributing to their safe and healthy lifestyle.”

Following a social commerce model, OTIPY delivers fresh products to the resellers who handle the last-mile deliveries with their neighbourhood and earn a healthy commission. The platform currently serves over 50k customers by sourcing fruits and vegetables from various regions across India, including Haryana, UP, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra. The new addition of products to the platform will further increase its reach and make fresh produce available to more new customers. This will help consumer access value added fresh produce.

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Quick Heal helps in the recovery of stolen desktops and other items in Gujarat

Nov 26, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #cybersecurity solutions, #Gujarat, #Quick Heal

Gujarat: We have heard a lot about how cybersecurity solutions protect end-users from threat actors stealing their sensitive data. But, have you ever imagined how this can also save users from robbery? As astonishing as it may sound, the news is 100% authentic, and the protagonist in this story is Quick Heal!

Two desktops along with a few other items were robbed from Hari Preet Fashion, a garment store in Surat, in September 2020. A group of thieves barged into the shop and stole a couple of items, including two desktops, an embroidery machine, garments, a CCTV unit, and an LED. However, little did they know that the Quick Heal anti-virus solution installed on the desktops would turn out to be a trap that would help in tracing them.

Post the robbery, the end-user filed an FIR, followed by the local police initiating their investigation process. After about a month, the victim purchased a new desktop and requested Universal Computer, who is also a Quick Heal dealer to install the Quick Heal solution with the previous license key, which went away with the stolen desktop. On the next day itself, the new desktop that now had the old QH license key started receiving multiple installation errors. The dealer was aware that this problem occurs only when the same QH license is simultaneously being used on another machine.

The dealer immediately contacted Quick Heal support team and shared the FIR copy with them. The team registered a query on TrackMyLaptop, a free Quick Heal laptop tracking facility to retrieve stolen laptops. Post registration, Quick Heal support team assisted the police and guided them to use this service, as per the given instructions. After the tracking process, the team shared details such as Mac ID, IP, city and location of the stolen desktops with the police officials. The digital evidence helped in their investigation and eventually trace and recover most of the stolen items fromthe culprits. Later, the data on the system was accessed and found intact.

Amit Kathrotiya of Hari Preet Fashion said, “I am truly grateful to Quick Heal and Police authorities for retrieving the stolen items in such a short time frame. I never thought of recovering these items, but Quick Heal has restored faith in us and proved that safety could be ensured in today’s digital-first era too. I would highly recommend Quick Heal to everyone who owns a computer, be it a desktop, laptop or mobile. Thanks, Quick Heal!”

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Bus travel on path to normalcy: Over 3 lakh passengers travelled through redBus for the 2nd October long weekend

Oct 16, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Andhra Pradesh, #Gujarat, #Karnataka, #Maharashtra, #post-COVID, #Prakash Sangam, #redBus, #Tamil Nadu

RedBus, India’s largest online bus ticketing platform, recorded over 3 lakh seat reservations across the country over the 2nd October long weekend, in the latest sign of the industry returning to normalcy. States such as Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are currently showing high demand for bus travel, surpassing pre-lockdown levels, partly due to limited availability of trains on key routes, making buses the most preferred means of travel.

Over the long weekend, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and West Bengal recorded maximum demand for travel in the country, while the top destinations preferred by the passengers were Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

The top 5 routes in the country for which redBus is witnessing significant bookings at present are, Bengaluru – Hyderabad, Delhi – Chandigarh, Hyderabad – Vijayawada, Asansol – Kolkata and Gorakhpur-Delhi.

Safety of passengers and the bus crew continues to be the top priority for redBus and the platform had earlier launched its Safety+ program, certification for its partner bus operators who meet the highest standards of excellence in safety and sanitization. Safety+ certified operators follow strict safety protocols to address the concerns around safety due to COVID-19.

The redBus ticketing platform indicates bus operators with this self-certification, with a Safety+ tag next to the bus listing, enabling passengers to opt for such operators or buses.

While Safety+ ensures that the partner bus operators enforce a slew of strict safety measures to keep the passengers safe, redBus has also listed out a set of passenger guidelines encouraging them to travel responsibly for a safe journey.

A behavioural shift that has been evident post-COVID is the preference for online bus booking going up. This has gained traction lately due to the safety and convenience aspects associated with it, compared to offline modes of ticket purchase. redBus has seen a rise in first-time customers, with the percentage of the transactions undertaken by new customers nearly doubling from 11% (Pre-COVID) to 21% (Post-COVID).

Another interesting trend being witnessed is the willingness among people in Tier 2 and Tier 3 towns to travel, resulting in them contributing around 67% of the current bookings, as they look to return back to their workplaces (this was 56% earlier in the pre-COVID period).

Some of Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities with high demand for bus travel at present are Jaipur, Gorakhpur, Indore, Visakhapatnam, Kalaburagi, Rajkot, Malda and Guwahati.

Speaking on the upbeat near-term outlook for the industry, Prakash Sangam, CEO, redBus, said, “The current phase is an important inflection point with a steady rise in demand for bus travel across the country, brought about by the gradual resumption of activities across all spheres, making travel a necessity. We expect this trend to continue with an increase in economic activity, further relaxation in locked down activities, the upcoming festive season and also when colleges/universities reopen. On many routes, we have also seen a substitution of demand moving from Trains to Buses.”

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Chief Minister of Gujarat to start Digital Seva Setu in rural areas

Oct 8, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Digital Seva Setu, #Gujarat, #Mr. Vijay Rupani

Chief Minister Mr. Vijay Rupani has decided to start Digital Seva Setu Program in rural areas of the state to ensure optimum utilisation of technology for public welfare.

Under this, citizens will be able to reap the benefits of various public welfare services of rural areas at the Panchayat level itself. Citizens can get various documents like duplicate ration card, income certificate, senior citizen certificate, caste certificate etc. at their doorstep.

The Phase-1 of Digital Seva Setu will start from 8th October 2020 in 2000 Village Panchayats and provide 20 types of pro-people services. Another 8 thousand Village Panchayats will be covered by December 2020. Citizens will be able to reap the benefits of this program by paying a nominal fee of Rs.20.

The Seva Setu program was started by the Chief Minister in 2016. A cluster of 8-10 villages was made and a team of officers administered the Seva Setu camp of a particular cluster. People were provided on-spot solutions under this. More than 12,800 programs were successfully completed and more than 2 crore people reaped benefits of the Chief Minister’s initiative to provide Governance at the Doorstep of common people.

The Digital Seva Setu is also a step towards fulfilling the vision and mission of Digital India of Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi.

The Digital Seva Setu has been initiated under the BharatNet Project- an initiative to connect the Village Panchayats through fibre network.

Gujarat has been a leader in Phase-2 of the BharatNet project.

Villages of Gujarat will be connected with a 100 MBPS optical fibre network under the Digital Seva Setu. The aim is to make every village a Mini Sachivalay.

Under the provision of Article-3 of Oaths Act-1969, the government will provide powers of the affidavit to the Talati cum Minister at the Village Panchayat level so that people in rural areas do not have to visit the notary offices in towns and cities.

The Chief Minister has also decided to use E-sign rather than physical signatures. Under this, the concerned person can avail the necessary documents at the click of a button in his/her mobile phone and the documents will be made available in DigiLocker.

An integrated and dedicated platform will be made in the future to encompass all the villages of Gujarat under Digital Seva Setu.

This digital initiative will reduce human interface and propel a paperless working system under Chief Minister’s mantra of ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance.’ It will also pave way for transforming more than 18,000 villages of Gujarat into Modern and Global villages.

Gujarat will once again lead India in Good Governance under the Chief Minister and pave way for other states in the digital stride.

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