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Zee Digital Concludes The Edufuture Excellence Awards With A Successful Virtual Event

New Delhi: Zee Digital announces the winners of its most prestigious virtual event, The Edufuture Excellence Awards featuring 4 main categories and 33 sub-categories. Conceptualized and executed by India’s most reputed conglomerate, Zee Group, these awards are an endeavour to recognize the exemplary contribution of educators in shaping the future of the nation across Engineering, Management and Media, & Design industries.

Universities and institutes such as Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, Manipal Institute of Technology, MATS University, Rabindranath Tagore University, to name a few were recognized and awarded at this grand virtual event.

To ensure utmost transparency, the winners were selected through combined efforts of an online survey conducted by Edustart Solutions and honourable jury members with a great reputation such as Kamini Prasad (CEO and Director, Mind Leaders Learning India Pvt Ltd), Dr Vishwapati Trivedi, IAS (Retd.), Ms Pooja Kapur, Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Denmark, Prof. Debashis Chatterjee, Director, IIM Kozhikode, Dr. Harish Chaudhary, Professor, IIT Delhi, and Partho Ghosh, Indian Film Director.

The power-packed event was sponsored by LIC as presenting partners, co-powered by Binomo and Intel, Aamrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham partnered as special partners and Edu Start as survey partners.

The event witnessed presence by well reputed dignitaries of the society. Beginning with an opening speech by Mr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Union Education Minister, the virtual event further hosted a Fireside chat with Guest of honor – AICTE Chairman, Prof. Anil Sahasrabudhe. Further, the event was graced by keynote speakers through informative sessions on the topics ‘Building Platform for Future Engineers’ and ‘The Art of Management –Practical Knowledge is the new approach’. The first panel discussions included experts like SupriaDhanda – Vice President and Country Manager of Western Digital India, Rajesh Ghusinga – Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Publis Works Department of Government of Rajasthan and Shailesh Vilankar – Senior Vice President – Field Operations at Schindler India Electronics Engineer, VJTI Mumbai and was moderated by Tejas Shyam, an entrepreneur, educator and Business Coach. While the second panel featured Nandita Abraham, Chief Partnership Officer of GUS Global Services, Prateek Bhargava CEO of Mindler, and Amit Gujral, Chief Marketing Officer of JK Tyres and was moderated by Malathi Rai, Vice President of HR @ Continuum.

Commenting on the accomplishment of the award show, Shridhar Mishra, CRO – Digital Publishing, Zee Group said, “We are honored and delighted with such an overwhelming response from the education fraternity. Moving ahead, year on year, our endeavour will be to recognise and reward the educators showcasing exemplary work across their respective fields through The Edufuture Excellence Awards.”

“I would also like to thank my entire team at Zee Digital for putting together a great show, sponsors for showing trust in us, the judging panel for helping us choose deserving winners and all the eminent dignitaries for imparting insightful views and gracing us with their presence”, he adds.

As a run-up to the grand celebration, specially curated counseling sessions by Anjali Anand, Meena Arora, Savita Singh, and Upasana Kinra were hosted on a microsite. The students sought career advices from these experts and the platform was accessible 24X7. Additionally, workshops were conducted by admired personalities of the industry on varied topics such as Tejas Shyam on ‘Winning on Entrepreneurship’, Aditi Anand on ‘Digital Marketing’, Ashish Sadekar on ‘Design Thinking & Project Management’, Rajat Chakravarty on ‘Artificial Intelligence’, and Deepthi Anne on ‘Quantum Computing’.

The virtual event was hosted on ZeeNews.com and India.com along with all the all social media platforms. The recorded version of the awards can still be accessed through You Tube channels of India.com and ZeeNews.com.

Winners List

· Best Private Engineering University (North) – Amity University Uttar Pradesh

· Best Private Engineering University (South) – R V college of engineering

· Best Private Engineering University (East) – Narula Institute of Technology

· Best Private Engineering University (Central) – ITM University Gwalior

· Outstanding Engineering Institute (West) – Hope Foundation’s Finolex Academy of Management and Technology, Ratnagiri

· Best Polytechnic College – D. N. Polytechnic, Meerut

· Outstanding Engineering Institute for Promoting Industry-Academia Interface – L.D.College of Engineering

· Most Emerging Tech School – Madhyanchal Professional University

· Outstanding Engineering Institute with Best Infrastructure – Manipal Institute of Technology

· Outstanding Engineering Institute with Best Placements – Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology

· Outstanding Innovation by Engineering Institute – Mar Baselios Institute of Technology and Science [ MBITS ]

· E-campus Award – Sri ManakulaVinayagar Engineering College

· Outstanding Institute for Providing Global Exposure – Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University

· Outstanding Institute in Entrepreneurship Development – G. Narayanamma Institute of Technology & Science For Women

· Outstanding Engineering Institute for Research and Innovation – Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Pimpri, Pune

· Outstanding Business School (North) – Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur

· Outstanding Business School (East) – International Management Institute

· Outstanding Business School (Central) – Daly College Business School

· Outstanding Business School (West) – S.B.Jain Institute of Technology, Management and Research, Nagpur

· Most Emerging Business School – Rishihood University

· Outstanding Business School with Best Placements – GIET University

· The Most Promising Infrastructure amongst Business Schools – Jagran Lakecity University

· Outstanding Leadership amongst Business Schools – Imperial College

· Outstanding Faculty amongst Business Schools – ISBR Business School

· Excellence in Industrial Interface – LEAD College of Management, Dhoni

· The Most Emerging HR Management College – Auroras Technological and Research Institute

· The Most Emerging Finance Management College – Indirapuram Institute of Higher Studies

· The Most Emerging Marketing Management College – IIEBM, Indus Business School

· Outstanding Specialization Opportunities in Management – C.K.ShahVijapurwala Institute of Management

· Emerging Public Relations Management College – Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Management Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

· Excellence in Distance Learning Education – MATS University

· The Most Emerging Best Journalism & Mass Communication Institute – IIMT Group of Colleges

· The Most Emerging Architecture School – School of Architecture and Interior Design, SRM Institute of Science & Technology

· The Most Emerging Liberal Arts Institute – Ashoka University

· The Most Emerging Hotel Management Institute – Munnar Catering College

· The Most Emerging Interior Designing Institute – REVA University, School of Architecture

· The Most Emerging Agriculture Institute – College of Agriculture, Parul University

· The Most Emerging Dance Institute – Kimaya Dance and Fitness Academy

· The Most Emerging Theatre Institute – Theatre Professionals

· The Most Emerging Music Institute – Furtados School of Music

· The Most Emerging Sports Institute – Nest Academy of Sports Management

· Editor’s Choice Award for Outstanding Institute in Journalism & Mass Communication -Himgiri Zee University

· Editor’s Choice Award – Excellence inEducation through Immersive Learning – Mahesh Tutorials

· Editor’s choice award for Academic Excellence – AISECT Group of Universities

· Editor’s Choice Award for Educationist of the year – Mr Aditya Berlia( Co – Foundr& Pro – Chancellor, ApeejayStya University)

BGR.in becomes the first Tech website in India to bring product transparency at scale; expands to more product categories

New Delhi: BGR.in or Broad Guidance & Ratings, the leading technology website from the Digital Publishing portfolio of Zee Group, has been the go-to destination for users for their daily dose of news, reviews and in-depth videos focusing on major tech categories like mobiles, laptops, wearables and smart TVs.

Keeping true to what it stands for, BGR.in or Broad Guidance & Ratings has been providing
best-in-class ‘guidance’ to its users for all tech-related queries and keep its users updated with article, videos and reviews about the latest gadgets, gaming, apps, telecom and everything else that fall under the “technology” category. It helps its users resolve all tech related problems including finding the best deals, telecom plans and much more.

The platform now plans to re-define the future of the consumer tech ecosystem in India through a transparent and quantitative ratings system which shall change the way consumers make their buying decisions.BGR.in shall be the first platform to bring transparency to product evaluations and reviews at scale in India. Further, the platfrom is also expanding its product search and listings to include other tech categories like laptops, TVs and wearables making it one stop shopfor all of its users’ needs.

As per, Rohit Chadda, CEO, Zee Group, Digital Publishing, ‘True to our name, Broad Guidance and Ratings, we are launchinga new product rating mechanism where all the tech gadgets will be rated based on standardised quantitative metrics. This will not only make the user experience better by enabling easier comparison among products but also minimise subjectivity to ensure accurate ratings, something which has been missing from the Indian Tech market as of now.The platform currently allows product search and listings of mobile phones which is where the new rating mechanism will first be deployed. This shall be further expanded to other product categories as they are introduced on the platform.”

Keeping some old rules into play, BGR.in will still maintain itself to be the friendly neighbourhood tech website, providing detailed reviews and ratings for these categories which in turn will help its users to make the final buying decision by finding the best deals.

“Over the years BGR has createdmany benchmarks and industry best practices that have been followed by competitors in the mobile phone category. With our expansion into other product categories, we wantto create similar benchmarks in those categories as well. ”, Chadda Added.

Recently, ZEE Digital did the largest PWA launch for 13 of its national and regional news brands covering 9 languages to offer seamless news consumption experience to its users.Earlier this year, India.com launched its new mobile site to provide a more immersive experience to users which resulted intremendous growth for the brand in terms of monthly active users.

India.com Hits 50 Million Monthly Unique Visitor Mark in January 2021 comScore India Ranking

New Delhi: India.com, the flagship website of ZEE Digital and one of the fastest-growing internet companiesin Indiareported a noteworthy growth of 4.7x in monthly unique users over the past year from January 2020 to January 2021 according to comScore India.

Catering to the new-age digitally savvy Indians, India.com is a multi-lingual platform that covers a plethora of topics about the country including news, entertainment, Bollywood, sports, business, technology, health, lifestyle, and spirituality. With a strong focus on travel in India, it also covers popular tourist places, offbeat destinations, and weekend getaways.

Since its launch in 2011, India.com has gained significant market positions in several key content categories, including entertainment, news, and sports. With a stable technology infrastructure in place, an experienced content team, and new monetization avenues, the brand is one of Zee’s most powerful media assets.

Constantly striving to succeed,India.com crossed a 35 million monthly unique visitor mark earlier in May 2020. Riding on this victory, with the onset of 2021, it crossed50 million monthly unique visitorfigure.

Commenting on the growing success of India.com, Rohit Chadda, CEO – Digital Publishing, ZEE Group said, “India.com has established itself as a credible benchmark for content innovation over the years. We are committed to making India.com the most preferred digital destinations for Indians and Indophiles globally.”

“Encouragement from our readers is truly a reassurance towards the steps taken to deliver on our commitment”, he adds.

BollywoodLife.com Awards 2021 Kickstarts the Voting Process…

New Delhi: The digital space is abuzz with the forthcoming BollywoodLife.com Awards 2021. If you were waiting with a bait breath then your wait is over, as it is time to announce nominations for these prestigious awards.

Fans, it is your turn to roll-up your sleeves and be ready to vote for your favorite celebrities and influencers who entertained you throughout the year. Voting process will span from 22nd February till 21st March 2021. Entering its third season, the coveted BollywoodLife.com Awards have managed to garner curiosity and a greater response than before. The tempo is already set for this exciting event with the announcement of the nominations. The audience is spoilt for choice this time with six major categories and 60 subcategories to vote for actors, celebrities and influencers from the digital world. The most talked about categories include – Social Media King/Queen, Social Media Swag Star, Most Woke Celebrity, Most Awaited Social Media Debut, Troll Assassin of The Year, Fan-Friendly Star, etc. Nominations were also filed for – Groundbreaking Creation of The Year, Best Original Content Creator, Best Comeback Show, etc. Some of the most influential names nominated this year include Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Virat-Anushka etc.

BollywoodLife.com Awards are organized by BollywoodLife.com – the leading entertainment website from the Digital Publishing, Zee Group. It is a unique event focusing on recognizing and felicitating outstanding contributors and contributions in the digital space. The BollywoodLife.com Awards 2021 is believed to be the most transparent award in the digital space where the choice of the winner is made purely on the basis of the online voting done by their fans. This year, there will also, be a jury panel of film personalities like a producer and actor of international repute- Gulshan Grover, writer-director of many popular movies-Tarun Mansukhani, director duo known for giving chart bursting numbers – Vinay Sapru and Radhika Rao, critic and trade analyst -Ramesh Bala, film distributor and exhibitor Akshaye Rathi, well-known television actress Tina Dutta and small screen powerhouse performer Urvashi Dholakia. This panel will assist in the selection of winners along with the audience poll.

Last few editions’ winners were Priyanka Chopra, Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone etc. “Receiving recognition for your hard work is a great contribution from your fans and is truly a gratifying experience for most stars. Through the BollywoodLife.com Awards we aim to channelize a platform for the fans to showcase their loyalty and love towards the best in their respective fields,” said, Rohit Chadda, CEO, Digital Publishing, Zee Group.

The awards have gone grandeur this year and will have a star-studded conclave on the Awards Show day. The conclave with eminent film personalities and stalwarts from the entertainment industry will have two panel discussions on ‘the current scenario in the entertainment world’ along with an Awards’ ceremony and will be telecasted live on Awards.BollywoodLife.com and its social media platforms on March 26. So, log on to Awards.BollywoodLife.com and vote for your favourites.

BGR Tech Excellence Awards 2020 honours exceptional contributors for their technological innovation

New Delhi: In a one of its kind, the first edition of the BGR Tech Excellence Awards recognised and honoured innovators for their contribution in the field of gadgets, consumer electronics, and technology.

The 25 award categories that encapsulated the ‘best in tech’ were nominated and selected by experts from the Indian tech circle through online voting. For the 7 Editor’s choice awards, the jury member included technology veterans, independent writers and consultants, and senior editors of online and print publications.

Rohit Chadda, chief executive officer, Digital Publishing, ZEE Group explained that the 25 awards categories were spread across six major verticals – Smartphones, TVs, Wearables, Audio Devices, Laptops, and Gadgets. “We had some of the most senior and experienced team of jury members which had a mix of senior editors, technology veterans, and writers. The choice of jury awardees was meticulously done,” he explained.

Chadda pointed out that hundreds of users got an opportunity to win prizes worth lakhs of rupees through their ‘Vote and Win’ and ‘Play and Win’ section.

“Participants could log on the website and then submit their vote under various award categories. All voters got assured prizes. In our Play and Win, participants had a chance to feature in the leader board and win hourly, daily, weekly, and bumper prizes,” He said.

It was perhaps for the first time that participants could honestly select their trusted brand and at the same time win prizes worth more than Rs 30 lakhs.

Besides the awards there was also a Tech conclave which discussed insights and views around technology with various tech experts, professionals and esteemed members of the tech fraternity in the power-packed panel discussions.

The awards witnessed Airtel Xtream as presenting sponsor. It was Co-powered by Housing.com, Amazon Prime, Volkswagen Connect, and Funn 88, supported by Intel, in association with Zee Business.

Here’s a complete list of all the winners of BGR Tech Excellence and Conclave Awards 2020:

1. Most promising laptop brand award: Xiaomi
2. Laptop of the year award winner: Apple MacBook Air 2020
3. Best gaming laptop of 2020 winner: Asus Zephyrus G14
4. Editor’s Choice award for the best business laptop winner: Dell Vostro 5402
5. Best value for money headphones winner: OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z
6. Most promising headphone brand award: Boat
7. Best affordable TWS earphones winner: OnePlus Buds Z
8. Earbuds of the year: Sony WF-1000XM3
9. Best speaker of the year winner: Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar
10. Editor’s choice award for the best overall speaker: JBL charge 4
11. Best Innovation in wearables winner: Snap Spectacles 3
12. Best value for money wearable winner: Mi smart Band 5
13. Best smartwatch of the year winner: Apple Watch Series 6
14. Best fitness tracker of the year award: Fitbit Charge 4
15. Editor’s choice award for the best overall wearable: Mi smart band 5
16. Best innovation in TVs: LG Rollable OLED TV
17. Best value for money smart TV award: Xiaomi Mi TV 4A Horizon Edition 32-inch
18. Most promising TV Brand: Vu
19. Best media streaming device award: Xiaomi Mi Box 4K.
20. Editor’s Choice best budget smart TV of the year: Treeview India.
21. Most innovative gadget of 2020: LG Wing
22. Affordable gadget in 2020 that affected consumers positively award: LG g8x ThinQ
23. Best gadget of the year award: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
24. Editor’s choice award for the best overall gadget: Oppo Find X2
25. Best Innovation in smartphone award: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
26. Best Value for money smartphone award: OnePlus Nord
27. Best Budget smartphone award: Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime
28. Most promising smartphone brand: Samsung
29. Best selfie smartphone of the year: Apple iPhone 12
30. Best smartphone of the year award: Apple iPhone 12 Pro
31. Editor’s choice award for the best budget smartphone: Tecno Spark 6 Air
32. Editor’s choice for best AI technology: Whirlpool