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DPS Jaipur’s Avalokit Singh: Indian Junior Squash Prodigy Gears Up for World Junior Championship
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DPS Jaipur’s Avalokit Singh: Indian Junior Squash Prodigy Gears Up for World Junior Championship

Jaipur, July, 2024.In the heart of Jaipur, a city steeped in vibrant art and culture, DPS Jaipur student Avalokit has emerged as a beacon of sporting excellence. Avalokit's journey into squash began at the tender age of eight under the watchful eye of his father, a distinguished curator, who recognized his son's natural agility and passion for sports.Under the direction of coach Surbhi Mishra, a renowned figure in Commonwealth and Asian Games teams, Avalokit swiftly ascended the ranks, securing top national and Asian rankings under 13 years old. His achievements include representing India thrice at the Asian Junior Championship, marking him as a formidable force in the international squash arena.Despite a rigorous training regimen and frequent international competitions, Avalok...
Samsung Unveils ‘Bespoke AI Days’ Offers on AI-Powered Digital Appliances
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Samsung Unveils ‘Bespoke AI Days’ Offers on AI-Powered Digital Appliances

Gurugram, July 2024.Samsung, India's largest consumer electronics brand, today announced exciting promotions on its range of Bespoke AI-powered digital appliances.With these offers, Samsung aims to democratize AI and make its digital appliances more accessible for consumers. Samsung’s new range of Bespoke appliances enable smart living by seamlessly integrating AI to streamline tasks, allowing users to reclaim time for more meaningful pursuits in life, perfectly aligning with the ethos of "Do Less, Live More."For the next 10 days beginning July 5, customers can seize exclusive offers to explore the advantages of AI-driven living. These Bespoke AI-powered appliances empower users to personalize settings, offer user-friendly controls for all ages, and deliver prompt diagnostics for o...
Embracing Lifelong Learning is not just only imperative but an absolute necessity today: Shri Jayant Chaudhary
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Embracing Lifelong Learning is not just only imperative but an absolute necessity today: Shri Jayant Chaudhary

New Delhi, July 05, 2024.Shri Jayant Chaudhary, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), emphasized the pivotal role of digital infrastructure and collaborative learning models during his address at the SKILLS Bridge Masterclass Series today. It focuses onPromoting Lifelong Learning (LLL) for the Future of Work and the webinar’s topic was— AI-Powered Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) for a Future Ready Workforce. It wasjointly organized by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), International Labour Organization (ILO), World Bank and UNESCO. The webinar attracted over 120 delegates and 3000 participants with the discussion centered on leveraging digital infrastructure, work-based learning models, and industry-aca...
Optiemus Unmanned Systems diversifies; launches indigenized Drones for Agricultural and Mapping Applications
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Optiemus Unmanned Systems diversifies; launches indigenized Drones for Agricultural and Mapping Applications

New Delhi, July 2024.Optiemus Unmanned Systems(OUS), a subsidiary of Optiemus Infracom Limited, a leading telecommunications and electronics manufacturing company in India, today launched its range of drones in agricultural and mapping category, which will be powered by components designed and manufactured in India. The innovative and competitively priced portfolio of drones are being showcased at the ongoing 5th Drone International Expo at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Optiemus Unmanned Systems (OUS) will be adopting a ‘Drone as a Service’ strategy to reach out to target markets and will be training around 6000 pilots to manage a fleet of 5000 drones by the end of 2025. Optiemus Infracom will be investing around INR 140 Crore in this project and targeting a service revenue of around INR ...
Credit card spends treble in three years to Rs 18.31 lakh crore
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Credit card spends treble in three years to Rs 18.31 lakh crore

New Delhi, July 04, 2024.Credit card use is rising rapidly in the country if the customer spends through this route are any indication. The value of credit card transactions tripled in the last three years to Rs 18.31 lakh crore during the year ended March 2024 from Rs 6.30 lakh crore in March 2021 with the economy coming out of the problems created by the Covid pandemic and consumer confidence increasing steadily over the last several quarters.The value of credit card transactions rose from Rs 6.30 lakh crore to Rs 9.71 lakh crore during the year ended March 2022 and Rs 14.32 lakh crore as of March 2023, according to Reserve Bank of India data. The monthly spends by card users are now above Rs 1.50 lakh crore and remained at Rs 164,459 crore in the month of March this year. It was...
India’s T20 world champs welcomed by frenzied fans; hosted for breakfast by PM
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India’s T20 world champs welcomed by frenzied fans; hosted for breakfast by PM

New Delhi, July 04, 2024.Exuberant fans lined up to express support despite monsoon showers and heavy security deployment before Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted them for breakfast as India's T20 World Cup-winning cricket stars returned to a euphoric reception, here on Thursday.Hundreds of supporters, holding placards congratulating their favourites and waving the national flag, braved the inclement weather to wait outside the airport for the victorious side, which defeated South Africa by seven runs in the final in Bridgetown on Saturday last week.There was dancing, there were multiple cakes, and there were fans on streets showing just why cricket is the most passionately followed sport in the country. The energy rubbed off on the weary players, who joined in the fun after ...
Motorola launches razr 50 ultra
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Motorola launches razr 50 ultra

Mumbai, July 04, 2024.Motorola, a global leader in mobile technology and innovation, today has flipped the script of foldable smartphone technology yet again with the launch of its most advanced smartphone in the razr franchise, the motorola razr 50 ultra. This flip phone highlights Motorola’s commitment to evolution and excellence with its various industry leading features such as the largest, most intelligent external display of any flip phone.Imagine a world where your smartphone isn't just a device, but a personal assistant, creative studio, and productivity powerhouse all in one. By collaborating with Google, Motorola has turned this vision a reality by bringing AI-driven experiences and convenient features to the new mot...
India to roll out Rs 10,000 crore plan to procure AI GPUs in 2-3 months: Ashwini Vaishnaw
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India to roll out Rs 10,000 crore plan to procure AI GPUs in 2-3 months: Ashwini Vaishnaw

New Delhi, July 04, 2024.The Centre will roll out the Rs 10,000 crore India AI Mission in the next two to three months under which it will help procure computing power for the domestic industry run artificial intelligence (AI) systems, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Wednesday.“We will procure 10,000 or more graphics processing units (GPUs) under a public-private partnership so that the efficiencies of the industry can be harnessed for a bigger cause. We will also have an AI innovation centre, high quality data sets which can add more value to the efforts of startups, and an application development initiative where apps relevant to our socio-economic problems can be developed. We will have a huge focus on skill development,” Vaishnaw said at the inaugural session of the Glo...
Indian shares hit record highs, day after Sensex breached 80,000-mark
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Indian shares hit record highs, day after Sensex breached 80,000-mark

New Delhi, July 03, 2024.IT stocks led Indian shares to open higher on Thursday, in line with Asian peers, after softer US data boosted hopes for a rate cut in September.The NSE Nifty 50 was up 0.27% at 24,354.1 points, while the S&P BSE Sensex added 0.29% to 80,214.56 points, hitting record highs, as of 9:26 a.m. IST.Asian shares rose on renewed bets that the Federal Reserve may start cutting rates in September following soft labour data in the world’s largest economy.Nine of the 13 major sectors in India logged gains. US rate-sensitive IT stocks rose 1%.Non-bank lender L&T Finance rose about 3% after strong loan growth and disbursal numbers in the June quarter.
International experts to explore India’s Flagship Skilling Platform SIDH
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International experts to explore India’s Flagship Skilling Platform SIDH

New Delhi, July 03, 2024.National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), under the aegis of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), in collaboration with International Labour Organization (ILO), World Bank and UNESCO is organising a webinar on Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) to prepare the workforce for the Future of Work on July 4. Shri Jayant Chaudhary, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge), MSDE will address the webinar where approximately 120 countries are participating and around 3,000 people have already registered.The webinar- AI powered Skill India Digital Hub- will focus on the pivotal role of digital infrastructure, work-based learning models and industry-academia collaboration in bolstering the Skills and Lifelong Learning ecosystemfor the...
Samsung Opens Pre-Reserve for Next Galaxy Z Series Foldable Smartphones
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Samsung Opens Pre-Reserve for Next Galaxy Z Series Foldable Smartphones

Gurugram, July, 2024.Samsung, India’s largest electronics brand, said consumers can now pre-reserve its next Galaxy Z series foldable smartphones to become eligible for early access and special offers.Customers can pre-reserve the next Galaxy Z series foldable smartphones by paying a token amount of INR 2000 on Samsung.com, Samsung Exclusive Stores, Amazon.in, Flipkart.com and leading retail outlets across India. Consumers who pre-reserve the next Galaxy Z series smartphones will get benefits worth up to INR 7000 on purchase of these products.Samsung had recently announced that it would launch the next generation of Galaxy Z series smartphones and ecosystem devices at its global event on July 10. The Galaxy Unpacked event will be hosted in Paris — where the iconic cultural nexu...
Amit Mohan, President, Logistics and Infrastructure, Kotak Mahindra Bank on Commercial Vehicle Industry Sales Figure
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Amit Mohan, President, Logistics and Infrastructure, Kotak Mahindra Bank on Commercial Vehicle Industry Sales Figure

New Delhi, July 2024.’Passenger transport segment demand continues to be strong even as the overall Commercial Vehicles space has been flat from May 24. On a YOY basis for June 2024, there is a 6% de-growth.Even in the Q1 nos, the CV sales show a meagre 1% gain, YOY. Relative to our expectations of 4-5% growth in Q1, the industry growth remained moderated owing to general elections and the heatwave which had restricted the momentum to some extent. In June’24, LCV segment has shown good growth over the last year while CV largely remains flat & SCV has registered de-growth. Although there is de-growth in goods segment but the momentum in the passenger segment continues and it has grown by 55% over June’23.This augurs well for the passenger transport segment which is witness...
Tata Motors’ Holistic After-Sales Services Keep Rajasthan’s Trucks Moving
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Tata Motors’ Holistic After-Sales Services Keep Rajasthan’s Trucks Moving

Jaipur, July 02, 2024. Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, has made significant strides in the Indian trucking industry by continuously strengthening its service ecosystem and playing a pivotal role in ensuring higher uptime of vehicles, a crucial element in meeting today's tight freight delivery timelines. Focused on offering a robust service network, range of value-added services, easy access to genuine spare parts, along with prioritizing driver well-being, the company consistently assures customers of an excellent ownership experience.Keeping a vehicle running smoothly with minimal downtime remains critical to the success of customers’ business. Recognizing this early on, Tata Motors has established an extensive service network across Rajasthan, w...
How SRI-Bangalore Collaborated with Samsung R&D Centres & Local Partners to Democratize Galaxy AI in India
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How SRI-Bangalore Collaborated with Samsung R&D Centres & Local Partners to Democratize Galaxy AI in India

Gurugram, July, 2024.The development of Galaxy AI involved multiple R&D teams working across cultures and borders. SRI-Bangalore, Samsung's largest R&D centre outside Korea, collaborated with teams around the world to develop AI language models for British, Indian and Australian English as well as Thai, Vietnamese and Indonesian.Recently, core engineers from other Samsung Research centers visited Bangalore, India — where the SRI-B team helped ramp up the technology to bring Vietnamese, Thai and Indonesian to Galaxy AI.SRI-B also developed the Hindi language for Galaxy AI. Developing the Hindi AI model wasn’t simple. The team had to ensure more than 20 regional dialects, tonal inflections, punctuation and colloquialisms were covered. Additionally, it is common for Hindi ...
Nestlé India unveils “Utha MUNCH, Dikha Crunch” campaign
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Nestlé India unveils “Utha MUNCH, Dikha Crunch” campaign

Jaipur, July 02, 2024.In a world where criticism and doubt sometimesweigh down creativity and ambition, Nestlé MUNCHhas unveiled its “Utha MUNCH, DikhaCrunch” campaign,encouraging individuals to embrace their unique qualities and confidently pursue their passions.Each bite of MUNCH celebrates the "crunch," symbolizing the inner strength and resilience within each person, reminding them of the delightful rewards that come from staying true to themselves and pursuing their dreams.Commenting on the campaign, Rupali Rattan, Director, Confectionery Business, Nestlé India said,“Through this campaign, we want MUNCH to be an ally in crunching all the noise from the doubters and not letting anyone stop you from being your authentic self. We are hopeful that the crunch of MUNCH will emerge a...
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Continues to Post Strong Sales Growth, Records its Highest Monthly Sales with 27,474 Units in June 2024
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Toyota Kirloskar Motor Continues to Post Strong Sales Growth, Records its Highest Monthly Sales with 27,474 Units in June 2024

Bangalore, 01 July 2024.Toyota Kirloskar Motor has maintained its strong sales momentum and recorded a growth of 40% in June 2024 by selling 27,474 units. This includes domestic sales of 25,752 units along with 1,722 units of exports. In May 2023, TKM had sold 19,608 units.The company also reported success in the first six months of the calendar year compared to the same period last year, with a growth of 47%. During the period of January to June 2024, TKM sold 1,50,250 units, whereas in the same period of CY 2023, TKM sold 1,02,371 units.Sales Performance:TimeframeJune - 2024June - 2023GrowthY-o-Y27,47419,608 units40%TimeframeJanuary - June 2024January - June 2023GrowthFirst 6 months of CY1,50,250 units1,02,371 units47%Commenting on the strong performance, Mr. Saba...
Coca-Cola India and Skill India’s Super Power Retailer programme empowers over 14,000 retailers
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Coca-Cola India and Skill India’s Super Power Retailer programme empowers over 14,000 retailers

New Delhi, 01 July 2024.Coca-Cola India and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) showcase their unwavering commitment towards reshaping the retail landscape in Odisha with the Super Power Retailer Program. In the span of seven months, over 14000retailers have been empowered through the initiativeincluding women retailers.This remarkable programme was launched by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon'ble Union Minister for Education and the former Minister for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship,on October 15th 2023, and it aims to bring a positive transformationin the retail community of the state.Ved Mani Tiwari, CEO, NSDC and MD, NSDC Internationalsaid, “Looking at the retail landscape rapidly evol...
Shri Jayant Chaudhary meets Ex-Servicemen and other aspiring Entrepreneurs undergoing training at NIESBUD
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Shri Jayant Chaudhary meets Ex-Servicemen and other aspiring Entrepreneurs undergoing training at NIESBUD

New Delhi, July, 2024.Shri Jayant Chaudhary, the Hon'ble Union Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India,visited the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) campus today and interacted with the various other trainees and trainers under multiple programs.He also visited a unique exhibition which was organised featuring products crafted by jail inmates and other successful entrepreneurs who have successfully completed EDP training under NIESBUD. These products prepared by the jail inmates were displayed during the ESDP programmes organized by the Institute at Lucknow and Varanasi Jail. These exhibits showcase the transformative impact of skill development and entrepreneurial train...
MASTERPIECE FOR THE MASTER INSPIRED BY A VISION – TRIBUTE TO A LEGACY
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MASTERPIECE FOR THE MASTER INSPIRED BY A VISION – TRIBUTE TO A LEGACY

New Delhi, 01 July, 2024.Hero MotoCorp, the world's largest motorcycle and scooter manufacturer, is paying tribute to its visionary Founder Chairman, Dr.BrijmohanLall Munjal, with the collector's edition motorcycle, 'The Centennial.''The Centennial' was conceptualised, designed and developed by the global experts at the Hero Centre for Innovation and Technology (CIT) in India and the Hero Tech Centre in Germany (TCG). This masterpiece reflects the company's commitment to innovation and excellence. With only 100 meticulously handcrafted units, it embodies premium performance and craftsmanship.In honour of Dr.BrijmohanLall Munjal's 101st birth anniversary, the company will auction these bikes to its employees, associates, business partners, and stakeholders. The proceeds from the...
Butterfly Learning announces the center launch in Kota after raising 32 crore in funding
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Butterfly Learning announces the center launch in Kota after raising 32 crore in funding

Kota, 01 July, 2024.Butterfly Learnings, an innovative platform specializing in pediatric behavioral and developmental health, is excited to announce the opening of its inaugural center in Kota (Rajasthan), conveniently located near Shiv Jyoti School. The Kota Center of Butterfly Learnings will provide pediatric and pediatric neurology consultations, assessments, and neurodevelopmental therapies under one roof. Covering a spacious area of about - 1400-1500 sq ft., The center features consultation rooms, 4-5 therapy rooms, 1 admin room, and a play area.Dr.Saurabh Sharma, Clinical Director, of Butterfly Learnings said,  "At Butterfly Learnings, we believe every child deserves the opportunity to blossom and reach their full potential. Our new center in Kota is a testament to this...
Tata Motors registered total sales of 229,891 units in Q1 FY25
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Tata Motors registered total sales of 229,891 units in Q1 FY25

Mumbai, July 01, 2024.Tata Motors Limited sales in the domestic & international market forQ1FY 2024-25 stood at229,891vehicles, compared to 226,245 units during Q1FY 2023-24.Domestic Sales Performance:Category June’24June’23% ChangeQ1 FY25Q1 FY24% ChangeTotal Domestic Sales 74,14780,383-8%225,719222,3452%Commercial Vehicles:Category June’24June’23% ChangeQ1 FY25Q1 FY24% ChangeHCV Trucks  8,8919,625-8%24,69024,7690%ILMCV Trucks 4,9974,7236%13,79110,32134%Passenger Carriers  5,6544,81018%14,89310,74539%SCV cargo and pickup 11,08113,990-21%34,24136,390-6%Total CV Domestic 30,62333,148-8%87,61582,2257%CV IB 1,3571,16616%3,5943,5701%Total CV 31,98034,314-7%91,20985,7956%Domestic sales of MH&ICV in June 2...
Rajasthan state budget: Startups suggest relaxation in tender norms, upskilling of workforce
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Rajasthan state budget: Startups suggest relaxation in tender norms, upskilling of workforce

Jaipur, June 2024. In a meeting organised by Rajasthan Chief Minister, Shri Bhajanlal Sharma ahead of the presentation of the State Budget, startup and Fintech founders provided their suggestions and feedback to realise the Government’s vision of a 'Developed Rajasthan-2047'.India has emerged as the world's third largest startup ecosystem, with the country comprising over 1.25 lakh startups and 110 unicorns. Startups are playing a crucial role in India’s journey towards becoming a developed nation and there is a significant need to foster the growth of the startup ecosystem for the overall economic growth.Startup founders suggested in the pre-budget meeting with State government officials that there should be revenue support from the Government, skill development should be...
Motul Kicks Off Sehat Ki Samriddhi Initiative in Jaipur for Auto Mechanics
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Motul Kicks Off Sehat Ki Samriddhi Initiative in Jaipur for Auto Mechanics

Jaipur, June, 2024.Motul India, a leading Manufacturer of premium, high-performance engine and industrial lubricants in India launches Motul Sehat Ki Samriddhi- its CSR initiative. The initiative aimed at enhancing primary healthcare access for auto mechanics, their dependents, and other community members, organiseda health camp in Jaipur on 28th June 2024. This is the first of an extensive series of health check-up camps across 20 cities in India. Spearheaded by Motul India, in collaboration with Smile Foundation, the initiative will run from June 2024 to March 2025, covering key regions in Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.The initiative focuses on delivering essential healthc...
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