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Get Ready For the ‘Budget Ballot: Vote for Growth” with CNBC-TV18 – India’s Budget Headquarters

Feb 1, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #budget, #Budget Ballot: Vote for Growth, #CNBC-TV18, #India’s Budget, #Smriti Mehra

1st Febreuary 2024: CNBC-TV18, India’s No. 1 English Business news channel, kickstarted its exclusive Budget programming with ‘The Budget Ballot – #MyBudgetWishlist’ campaign, a pioneering initiative that captured the nation’s pulse and given voice to the citizens’ expectations leading up to the Interim Budget 2024. With over 2500 entries received through the website and multiple on-ground touchpoints in Mumbai and Delhi, the campaign emerged as a significant channel for the nation to articulate its hopes and expectations from the Union Budget and the finance minister, especially as a run up to the upcoming general elections.

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This engaging initiative complemented the dynamic CNBC-TV18 programming lineup dedicated to offering in-depth insights and expert analysis in the run-up to the Budget as well as decoding the implications of the announcement for the audience.

The pre-budget shows comprehensively address various facets of the Budget, featuring well-researched information and cutting-edge analysis led by CNBC-TV18’s Esteemed Guest Editors such as Dr. K.V. Subramanian, Executive Director, International Monetary Fund and Former CEA; N.K. Singh (15th Finance Commission); Sajjid Chinoy (JP Morgan); Dinesh Kanabar (Dhruva Advisors). In the ‘Budget Market Masters,’ market veterans like Raamdeo Agrawal (Motilal Oswal Financial Services); Nilesh Shah, (Kotak Mahindra AMC); S Naren (ICICI Prudential AMC); Prashant Khemka (White Oak Capital); and Ashok Wadhwa (Ambit) discuss expectations of the markets and anticipated movements because of the Budget announcement.

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The comprehensive and well-rounded Budget Day reportage will include shows such as the “The FII View” where the viewers gain a perspective on foreign investments in India, featuring Robert Sockin (CITI) and Arvind Sanger (Geosphere Capital) sharing their expertise. Featuring the biggest voices from India Inc., leaders such as Dinesh Khara (SBI), Sanjiv Bajaj (Bajaj Finserv), Sanjiv Puri (ITC), Sunil Vachani (Dixon Technologies), Suneeta Reddy (Apollo Hospitals) will share their opinions & analysis of the Budget 2024 announcement. Through ‘Mapping the Macros’, experts such as Sajjid Chinoy (JP Morgan), Jahangir Aziz (JP Morgan), and Samiran Chakraborty (CITI India) will explain the macroeconomic landscape and in ‘The Tax Tangle’, Dinesh Kanabar (Dhruva Advisors), Rajiv Memani (EY) and Sudhir Kapadia (EY) will help decode taxation complexities.

“The CNBC-TV18 Budget Ballot campaign is a powerful forum for voicing our nation’s collective hopes & dreams from the Budget. We believe the Citizen must be at the centre of policy making and the Budget ballot is an effort to initiate a dialogue. This is our latest effort in making the Budget accessible to viewers, an endeavour we have been committed to for the last 25 years. Our experience, expertise and understanding of the Union Budget will ensure our coverage comprehensively decodes the fine print of the Interim Budget 2024 and amplifies the impact of the announcements, all this LIVE and in real time. With a stellar line up of industry leaders, economists, policymakers & global investors, CNBC-TV18 will bring you the most value-added analysis of the Union Budget”, stated Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor, CNBC-TV18.

Smriti Mehra, CEO, Business News, Network18, added, “Our dedication to being the foremost authority on business & financial news and insights is encapsulated in our programming lineup and the enthusiastic response to the #MyBudgetWishlist campaign. As Budget Day approaches, we aim to equip our audience with information that is relevant and useful to them in their financial journey. For Union Budget 2024, we have partnered with some of the most renowned brands such as Life Insurance Corporation of India, along with State Bank of India and Bandhan Bank. Notably, CNBC-TV18 being a multiplatform news brand, will be going LIVE on TV, website, and YouTube, ensuring that our viewers can access real-time updates and expert analysis seamlessly across various mediums.”

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CNBC-TV18 launches ‘Financial Quotient’ – a special series on Women and Money

Sep 2, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited, #Avinash Shekhar, #CEO - Business News, #Co-CEO of ZebPay, #MD & CEO, #Mr. A. Balasubramanian, #Network18, #Smriti Mehra

Mumbai: True independence is when a woman is financially independent and can pursue her goals and ambitions without constraints. With financial freedom, women can develop the confidence to enable themselves to make successful strides in life, realize dreams and achieve goals. This freedom also contributes to rising female leadership in the workforce, upliftment in their living standards, higher economic contribution and overall building of a stronger nation.

What’s more, is the growing share of women opting for credit, opening trading accounts, investing in mutual funds & equity markets and checking CIBIL scores clearly points to the emergence of a healthy appetite for investment-related guidance among the female audience.

With this central thought, CNBC-TV18, a purpose driven brand and the undisputed leader in the English business news space, is launching a special series titled ‘Financial Quotient’, to equip women in their journey towards financial freedom. Season 1 of the show goes live on Friday, 3rd September, 2021 at 2 PM.

Understanding that empowerment of women is closely linked with financial empowerment; this show will seek to provide them access to all aspects of financial independence.

Hosted by Sumaira Abidi, Deputy Editor at CNBC-TV18, each episode will focus on contemporary and relevant topics such as Investing for the first time, Insurance, Estate planning, Risk profiling assessment, Inheritance management, Reviewing & Consolidation of investments and much more. It will also shed light on aspects such as retirement planning, maternity planning and career breaks, thus keeping women at the centre of the conversation. Additionally, the show will focus on providing wealth solutions for the entire family, making it relevant for men as well.

Two leading brands namely Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund and Zebpay have partnered with the show.

Speaking about the show, Smriti Mehra, CEO – Business News, Network18 said, “Fund your dreams, fund your freedom, it’s YOUR time. This is the central theme behind Financial Quotient. We could not have been prouder to bring such a unique and powerful content offering to our women audience in this form. As a nation, we have faced some very tough challenges in the last 1.5 years, and our endeavour as a brand has always been to be the best possible ally to our audience in their journey towards wealth creation and financial planning. Our Women and Money Series is simply the natural progression to carry this philosophy forward. We are proud to address women and curate content that helps them fulfil their dreams and aspirations.”

Commenting on the association, Mr. A. Balasubramanian, MD & CEO, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited, said, “We have always believed that financial empowerment begins with awareness and education. We have held several impactful and large scale initiatives over the years that have propagated investment awareness. While our efforts have been recognised, our pursuit to spread financial education is relentless and we have now embarked on an ambitious journey with For HER- one of the largest financial literacy initiatives aimed at women in India in collaboration with The Women’s Collection, and we aim to reach over 10 million women across the country in next 3 years. CNBC-TV18 as a brand has proven expertise and depth in the field and has been championing financial education for many years. The synergies between us are well aligned and we look forward to this partnership in taking our vision forward. Instilling the power of financial education amongst the women of our country is essential to India’s economic growth. Such focussed engagement will provide the right knowledge and enable their active participation in financial decisions.”

Avinash Shekhar, Co-CEO of ZebPay also shared, “ZebPay’s Women’s DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) is an all-women-led decision-making project that uses blockchain technology. The goal with this initiative is to promote more women in ZebPay’s leadership roles by providing a supportive environment and also create new programs for higher engagement with women customers. ZebPay is proud to partner with CNBC-TV18, the leader in business news and market updates, on the Financial Quotient series to achieve our mutual goal to boost women’s empowerment. We trust this series will help develop more women leaders and decision-makers in the country.”

Viewers can watch the show every Friday at 2 PM on CNBC-TV18.

With the upcoming World Health Day, CNBC-TV18 launches its new initiative ‘#MySmileMyInsurance’ to raise awareness on the importance of having a smart Health Insurance plan
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With the upcoming World Health Day, CNBC-TV18 launches its new initiative ‘#MySmileMyInsurance’ to raise awareness on the importance of having a smart Health Insurance plan

Apr 6, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Business News, #CEO, #Network18, #Smriti Mehra

Mumbai: The year 2020 was an eye opener for everyone as it brought to fore the stressful implications of medical emergencies and the unpredictable financial disturbance it can cause. Now more than ever, having a robust health insurance plan can provide the added financial and emotional protection needed during such unprecedented times. Thus, this World Health Day, with an aim to educate and spread awareness on having your health insured and thus ensuring your million dollar smile, CNBC-TV18, India’s leading English business news channel launches their latest initiative, ‘#MySmileMyInsurance’ – Say Yes To Health!

According to a 2020 survey on health insurance done by a leading insurance company in India, before the outbreak of COVID-19 in India, only 10% of people were interested in health insurance that covered new age diseases. However, the number has drastically risen to 71% as people consider health insurance a necessity now, after the pandemic and the tumultuous year gone by.

Taking note of this fact and the overall importance of health insurance as a must-have product, the channel endeavors to promote and reinforce the several benefits and safety nets that a robust health plan can offer to its audience.

To further amplify the campaign, CNBC-TV18 has put together on-air content, deployed dedicated promos, and activated an extensive social media campaign for their followers to engage with. CNBC-AWAAZ, the flagship Hindi business news channel too will promote the initiative on-air and on their social media pages to reach out to their dedicated set of audience.

Sharing her thoughts on the brand’s endeavor, Smriti Mehra, CEO, Business News, Network18 said, “As the adage goes, Health is Wealth and the pandemic has underlined its relevance like never before. The COVID-19 outbreak saw a vast amount of people suffer through last minute medical contingencies and expenses, along with major loss of income, jobs etc. This coupled with often not having an active and viable health insurance plan resulted into serious distress for many.

As a brand that has always been cognizant towards our audience’s needs, we look forward to making the most of our platform to voice awareness on important factors such as these that affect them and reinforce smart habits that lead to a better, healthier life and a financially secure future”

CNBC-TV18 and CNBC-AWAAZ as media brands are well-known in guiding their audiences into making sensible and important life and financial decisions, and thus are backing a cause pertaining both to health as well as financial security.

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CNBC-TV18 and Microsoft announce Arya Collateral Warehousing Services Pvt. Ltd as the second winner of SMB Utsav

Feb 25, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Arya Collateral Warehousing Services Pvt Ltd, #CEO of Business News Cluster, #Microsoft, #Network18, #Smriti Mehra

Mumbai: CNBC-TV18 and Microsoft announce Arya Collateral Warehousing Services Pvt Ltd, Noida, as the second winner of ‘SMB Utsav’. They will be rewarded benefits worth up to INR 15 Lakhs* including technology and business aid along with training sessions by Microsoft and promotion on CNBC-TV18. Thus far, the 3-month long program has guided and felicitated the SME sector for their contribution towards rebuilding India and the economy’s growth.

The winner, Arya Collateral Warehousing Services Pvt. Ltd has been recognized as India’s leading Agritech startup. They provide one of the country’s largest post-harvest services platform for farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), and agri-corporations in near farm primary and secondary agri-markets.

Assisting CNBC-TV18 in choosing the right candidate are their knowledge partners — Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India (ICRA) analytics who shortlisted the 2nd winner. The esteemed Jury panel comprises of industry stalwarts including Vijay Sethi – Former CIO, Head HR & CSR, Hero Motocorp Ltd; Aditya Ghosh – Board Member, FabIndia & OYO; Animesh Saxena – President, FISME. MD, Neetee Apparel LLP; Chandrakant Salunkhe – Founder & President, SME Chamber of India; Harish Vellat – SMB & Corporate Business Leader, Microsoft India; and Shivir Chordia, Azure Business Lead, Microsoft India.

Commenting on the same, Smriti Mehra, CEO of Business News Cluster, Network18 said, “The second month was a huge success and we received incredible case-studies to evaluate and assess. Standing out from the rest, Arya Collateral Warehousing’s expertise across domains such as agriculture, dairy, logistics, banking, FMCGs, and commodity management is laudable. Their undeterred commitment to innovate and go beyond the ordinary to transform the agricultural industry is an inspiration to businesses that are looking to grow in the category. We would like to congratulate them and wish them growth in their future endeavors.”

To know more about the event, you can visit the given link: https://www.cnbctv18.com/ms/smbutsav/

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CNBC-TV18 and Microsoft launch SMB UTSAV to recognize and reward unsung SMB heroes of the Indian economy

Dec 15, 2020 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #CEO, #CNBC-TV18, #Smriti Mehra

Small and Medium Businesses have been the backbone of the Indian economy. While Covid-19 did hinder their streamlined work, it also made them appreciate the role of modern technology plays in growth and prosperity in this digital age, and how it can help them step into the future. Driving this similar thought ahead and aiming to help SMBs in this long run – CNBC-TV18, Indian leading English business news channel has joined hands with Microsoft to launch ‘SMB Utsav’. This contest is an opportunity of recognition for all the unsung heroes of the Indian economy to get business and technology offerings worth upto ₹ 15 lakhs and bolster their growth in the new paradigm.

Started from 7th December 2020, this is a 3 month-long event, which will identify and award the best SMB for their business/organizational resilience every month. The aim is to provide a game-changing environment for small businesses that will enable flexibility, operational efficiencies, and increased productivity. This in turn will help the winning SMB to drive innovation and unlock opportunities. With the help of Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India(ICRA) analytics – the knowledge partners, CNBC-TV18 will shortlist businesses from the received entries and assess their mettle that helped tide over the recent adversities. The winner will be awarded benefits of worth 15 lakh which will include technology benefits, business benefits by Microsoft and country wide promotion on the CNBC-TV18 platforms.

The CNBC-TV18 editorial panel along with ICRA will conduct a 3-phase methodology (Judging process), which will be a deliberate procedure designed on a combination of various criteria, including online submission, shortlisting, and at the final stage,  the jury meet.

Commenting on the same, Smriti Mehra, CEO at CNBC-TV18 said, “Considering the situation of the current time, we have realized that implementation of technology is a must for every business. With more and more innovations coming into the picture, it is only practical that SMBs adapt to them and take their businesses to the next step. Using the expertise of Microsoft, we want to help businesses realize their potential and give them a boost towards their growth with digital transformation and help uplift the economy of our country.”