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Celebrating Innovation & Design Excellence, Lexus India announces Lexus Design Award India 2024

New Delhi, July 27, 2023. Lexus India has announced the call for entries for the seventh edition of its most celebrated – Lexus Design Award India 2024 (LDAI), a unique platform for design professionals to showcase their talent and creativity. Entries will be accepted beginning the 20th of July till the 30th of September 2023. Lexus India is seeking innovative ideas from design professionals that contribute to a thriving and better future for all through the power of design and technology. LDAI, since its first edition in 2018, has received an overwhelming response. In 6 years, LDAI has received over 4300 entries from across the country with participants sharing their unique designs with an aim to create a better tomorrow. The designs curated were focused on solving problems in a wid...

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Time Stands Still with Nebula by Titan’s New Art Deco Collection

Bengaluru, July 27, 2023. Nebula by Titan today introduced an exquisite line up of 7 timepieces inspired by the exuberance, elegance and grandeur of the Art Deco era. Designed for the modern Indian, Nebula by Titan’s 18K gold watches are embellished with precious stones, and astutely translate design inspiration through the finest of jewellery making and precision watchmaking. The streamlined geometry, rich detail and sleek lines of this luxuriously modern collection are a glamorous homage to this most revered period of artistic expression that emerged in France in the 1920s and gained traction across the world in the decades that followed. Nebula by Titan’s Art Deco collection, is an effortless statement of style and individuality where each watch is a timeless piece of art t...

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NSDC and Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India successfully equip 800 people with digital skills; 70% secure job placement

New Delhi, July, 2023. The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) today announced that their national skills development partnership, launched in 2022, has completed its inaugural training programme for 800 ambitious young people, with 70 per cent of trainees subsequently securing employment to date. The bespoke programme focuses on digital and broader technology skills trainingto provide participants with the tools and knowledge to support their entry into the workforce across a range of industries. More than 60 per cent of the 561 trainees that have secured jobs are women. NSDC and AM/NS India intend to build on the success of the programme by training another 800 people in the coming years. This will involve establishing t...

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Resource Efficiency Circular Economy Industry Coalition to be launched by Hon’ Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav

New Delhi, July 27, 2023. The Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy Industry Coalition (RECEIC) is set to be launched at the side event during the 4th Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group and Environment and Climate Ministers meeting in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Conceptualized under India's G20 Presidency, RECEIC is an industry-driven initiative aimed at promoting resource efficiency and circular economy practices globally. The coalition is envisioned to be a self-sustaining entity that will continue to operate beyond India's G20 Presidency, making a lasting impact on environmental sustainability. 39 companies headquartered in 11 different countries have joined the coalition as its founding members. As a collaborative platform, RECEIC aims to facilitate knowledge-sharin...

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NITI Aayog organizing a G20 Conference on Green and Sustainable Growth Agenda for the Global Economy

New Delhi, July 27, 2023. NITI Aayog, the Government of India’s institution for policy planning together with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, and the Global Development Network (GDN), New Delhi, is convening a two-day international policy workshop of around 40 leading thinkers to examine prospects and challenges for green and sustainable growth globally.  “The legitimacy of the G20 derives from its ability to shape a political consensus to support high quality growth”, noted Suman Bery, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog. “International organizations (such as the World Bank and the IMF) suggest that several developments will require different growth strategies in the coming decades. As organizers, we are proud that this workshop has been included as a side e...

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27Jul By editor3No Comments

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Ashok Gehlot says ‘speech removed’ from Modi event, PMO replies: ‘your presence will be deeply value

Jaipur, July 27, 2023. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sikar in Rajasthan, where he is scheduled to release the 14th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme at a public event Thursday, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot accused the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) of removing his “pre-scheduled 3-minute address” from the programme. PMO responded soon after and said the Rajasthan CM was “duly invited” and his speech “was also slotted”, but his office had said he won’t be able to join. Gehlot again hit back, saying that the PMO was not “made aware of facts”. He stated that his office had informed the Centre that owing to his leg injury he will be attending the event through video conferencing. “My address was kept in the proposed minute to minute programme sent from the Ministry of Health, ...

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ETS launches TOEFL Go app to facilitate test takers

New Delhi, July 27, 2023. The Educational Testing Service (ETS), which conducts the English testing exam— Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) has launched an application for test takers to prepare for the new and shorter version of the exam. The app— TOEFL Go, includes complete TOEFL iBT mock tests, additional practice sets for all four sections, artificial intelligence (AI) powered automated scoring, performance feedback for sections, personalised feedback and tops for speaking and writing responses.

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Apple developing an iPhone with zero bezels

New Delhi, July 27, 2023. With the iPhone X, Apple offered an iPhone that was all-display at the front for the first time (minus the notch that is). Subsequent releases trimmed down on those bezels further but Apple could now be planning on doing away with those entirely. According to a report by TheElec, Apple is working on a new iPhone design that would completely eliminate the front bezel and offer a truly edge-to-edge display. The company has asked its OLED screen suppliers, Samsung Display and LG Display, to develop a version of the display that has no bezels at all. The report claims that Apple also wants the suppliers to improve the technologies for Thin Film Encapsulation (TFE) – which is the technology that enables stronger, lighter, and more flexible AMOLED – and under-p...

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PM inaugurates International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre – ‘Bharat Mandapam’

New Delhi, July 27, 2023. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi dedicated to nation the International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) complex at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, and urged the nation to move ahead with the principle of ‘Think Big, Dream Big, Act Big’. The complex has been named, ‘Bharat Mandalam’. In his welcome address at the inaugural function, Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, thanked Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for sparing his valuable time to participate in the inauguration of the International Convention Complex – Bharat Mandapam. He said that Prime Minister Modi has changed the way the country thinks and has inspired us to move as a nation towards the goal o...

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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will dedicate 1.25 lac PM Kisan Samriddhi Kendras to Nation

New Delhi, July 2023. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will grace the occasion of launching multiple initiatives and releasing the 14th instalment of the PM-KISAN scheme at Sikar, Rajasthan tomorrow. The event will be organised jointly by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and will witness the presence of esteemed dignitaries, including Union Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Kailash Choudhary, MoA&FW Secretary Shri Manoj Ahuja, MoC&F Secretary Shri Rajat Kumar Mishra and local MPs and MLAs. Around 2 Crore farmers from Rajasthan and acro...

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Entertainment News, Feature

Time magazine unveils list of best films of the past 100 years; Pather Panchali only Indian movie to make the cut

New Delhi, July 27, 2023. Time magazine has unveiled a list of the best movies of the past 10 decades, as per critic Stephanie Zacharek. The list traces the evolution of cinema from the 1920s to the 2010s, beginning with The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920) and culminating with Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). In between these two films, there was room for only one Indian title, director Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali (1955). An adaptation of Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay’s 1929 Bengali novel of the same name, the film marked Ray’s directorial debut. It has since found mention in several similar lists of the best movies of all time. It functions as the first part of Ray’s Apu trilogy, which also includes Aparajito and Apur Sansar. Pather Panchali was one of the first Indian films...

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Business News, Feature

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Announces Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2023

Mumbai, July 27, 2023. Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited today reported Net Sales growth of 10.8% over the same quarter of previous year aggregating to Rs. 1314.7 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. Reported Net profit after tax for the quarter was Rs. 273.7 crore, a growth of 30.5% as against the Net Profit of Rs. 209.7 crore for the same quarter of the previous year. Excluding the impact of exceptional items, the Net Profit growth reported was 33%. Ms. Prabha Narasimhan, Managing Director & CEO of Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited, said, "We are pleased with the results for the quarter that saw strong quarter-on-quarter sales growth and improvement across profitability ratios. This has been driven by good execution against our strategy focussed on growing the oral care categ...

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26Jul By editor3No Comments

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India-Pakistan World Cup game likely to be rescheduled, Oct 15 clashes with Navratri start

New Delhi, July 26, 2023. The October 15 India-Pakistan World Cup match in Ahmedabad is likely to be rescheduled. With the International Cricket Council (ICC) slotting the tournament’s most anticipated game on the first day of Navratri, a festival celebrated with mass participation at garba nights across Gujarat, security agencies, it is learnt, have advised the BCCI to tweak the itinerary. In case the date does get changed, a logistical nightmare awaits fans who have finalised travel plans for the game whose tickets get sold out within hours, and bring sky-high TRPs for broadcasters.

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Hero Future Energies signs MoUs for INR 6200 crores to develop future Renewable energy projects

New Delhi, July 26, 2023. Hero Future Energies has signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with REC Limited and PFC Limited for infusion of Rs.3100 crores each in HFE over the next five years. The MoUs, were signed on the sidelines of 4th G20 Energy Transition Working Group (ETWG) meetings at Goa. A sum of Rs 6200 crores, gained cumulatively with the MoUs, will be used for development of Renewable Projects across India including Solar & Wind for C&I customers, Utility projects and Green Hydrogen Derivatives and will strengthen the company by ensuring the financial closure for future projects in the pipeline. Speaking on this occasion, Mr. Srivatsan Iyer, Global CEO, Hero Future Energies said, "We are enthusiastic about the collaboration with REC and PFC Limited. The co...

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Edelweiss Mutual Fund becomes lowest cost index fund provider

Ahmedabad, July 26, 2023. Edelweiss Mutual Fund has made a significant move to benefit passive investors by reducing the expense ratio across its Passive Equity Index schemes in direct plans. The expense ratio has been cut to a record-low of 0.05 percent, the lowest among Nifty 50 index funds in India. This reduction aims to boost investor returns and minimize tracking errors for passive funds. The expense ratio reduction is expected to bring down tracking error and tracking difference, which is the difference between the returns of the fund and the benchmark index it aims to replicate. This shall help these low cost passive funds stay closer to their benchmark performance, giving investors more accurate exposure to the index they are tracking. This strategic decision by Edelweiss...

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Modicare Becomes 100% ‘Plastic Waste Neutral

New Delhi, July 26, 2023. Modicare Limited, one of India’s leading direct-selling companies, has achieved a remarkable feat by becoming 100% 'Plastic Waste Neutral'. Through its unwavering commitment to sustainable practices, Modicare has successfully collected & recycled 100% post-consumer plastic waste and recycled 100% pre-consumer plastic packaging waste in FY 22-23 as per its Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) mandate. This significant milestone exemplifies Modicare's commitment to combat plastic pollution and create a greener future.  As part of its efforts to reduce plastic waste and preserve the environment, Modicare has collected approximately 1000 metric tonnes of plastic waste across 35 cities in India. The collected waste includes bottles, tubes, caps, sachet...

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SPONSORSHIP UNDER THE MISSION VATSALYA SCHEME

New Delhi, July 26, 2023. The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing Mission Shakti under which SwadharGreh - for Women in difficult circumstances and Ujjawala Home - for prevention of trafficking have been merged and renamed as Shakti Sadan which is an Integrated Relief and Rehabilitation Home. This is aimed at creating a safe and enabling environment for the women in distress situations and difficult circumstances. Shakti Sadan is a demand driven Centrally Sponsored Scheme under which funds are released as per Scheme guidelines as per need and requirement of the States/UTs. The Government is administering the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act) which is the primary law for children in conflict with law and children in need of care ...

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NEP 2020 aims at addressing many growing developmental imperatives of India & emphasizes on creating a holistic learning environment: Prof. B.S. Sahay

New Delhi, July 26, 2023. Director Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Jammu, Professor B.S. Sahay today said, National Education Policy 2020 aims at addressing many growing developmental imperatives of India and is emphasising on creating a holistic learning environment. Professor Sahay said this while addressing media on ‘Strategic Action Plan for Implementing NEP 2020’ at IIM old campus, Jammu. The event was also attended by Director Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jammu, Prof. Manoj Singh Gaur, Assistant Commissioner KV Jammu, Sh. Anil Kumar, Joint Director PIB & CBC J&K, Ladakh, Sh. Gh. Abbas, Assistant Director DD, Sh. Vivek Pathak and Media & Communications Officer, PIB Jammu, Sh. Sheikh Mudasir Amin. Prof. Sahay said, under NEP 2020, students are given ...

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Kargil Vijay Diwas: Akshay Kumar, Sidharth Malhotra remember martyrs

New Delhi, July 26, 2023. On the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, Bollywood celebrities joined India in remembering martyrs who laid their lives in the Kargil War. Actors such as Akshay Kumar, Sidharth Malhotra and Nimrat Kaur, among others, took to social media to pay tribute to the martyrs. The Kargil War took place in 1999 between India and Pakistan. Films such as LOC Kargil, Lakshya, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, and Shershaah have been based on the war. Sidharth Malhotra, who played the role of Kargil martyr Captain Vikram Batra in the film Shershaah, wrote on Twitter, “Honoring the brave soldiers of our army and paying tribute to Capt. Vikram Batra on this #KargilVijayDiwas. Let us remember the courageous souls who fearlessly defended our motherland during the Kargeil War. ...

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SAMTEL SPREADS ITS WINGS IN THE UNITED STATES

New Delhi, July 2023. As part of its international expansion program, Samtel Avionics Ltd. (SA) – a key Indian player in high-technology rugged military systems & products, today announced that it has appointed GEM Defense Solutions LLC as its Business Development & Marketing representative in North America. Mr Graydon (Grady) Myhre, President of GEM Defense Solutions LLC,willrepresent Samtel Avionics in USA and Canada in various business development and marketing activities. This development marks a significant foray of SA into the international market, thus facilitating close liaison with existing and potential customers, while helping SA pursue Business Development activities in this geography. Mr Graydon Myhre (Grady) is a Multi-disciplined Defense Contracting Expert, ...

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NIPCCD organizes programme on ‘Mission shakti- Hub for empowerment of women’

New Delhi, July 2023. National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) under Ministry of Women and Child Development organised the First Capacity Building Programme on ‘Mission Shakti- Hub for Empowerment of Women’ for State Nodal Officers and State Mission Coordinators from 21st to 22nd July, 2023 at NIPCCD New Delhi.

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Technology Advisory Group for ETG meets to discuss Carbon Capture, Alternate Battery Technology, and Artificial Intelligence

New Delhi, July 26, 2023. Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India and the Chairperson of the Empowered Technology Group (ETG) Professor Ajay Kumar Sood convened the first meeting of the Technology Advisory Group (TAG) for the ETG today at Vigyan Bhawan Annexe in New Delhi. The meeting brought together TAG members, ETG members, key government officials, and experts from academia to discuss priority areas of scientific research and technology development particularly in carbon capture utilisation and storage, alternate battery technologies, and Artificial Intelligence. Addressing the TAG meeting, Professor Ajay Kumar Sood said, “Empowered Technology Group is a forum to identify the most pertinent scientific challenges before the country and discuss the most sui...

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Tata Motors Q1 Results: Auto major posts Rs 3,203 cr profit on JLR push; revenue jumps 42%

New Delhi, July 25, 2023. Tata Motors Ltd. (TML) announced its results for quarter ending June 30, 2023.   Consolidated(₹ Cr Ind AS)Jaguar Land Rover(£m, IFRS)Tata Commercial Vehicles(₹Cr, Ind AS)Tata Passenger Vehicles(₹ Cr, Ind AS)FY24Vs. PYFY24Vs. PYFY24Vs. PYFY24Vs. PYQ1 FY24Revenue102,23642.1 %6,90357.0 %16,9914.4%   12,83911.1%   EBITDA (%)14.4700 bps16.3960 bps9.4390 bps5.3(80) bpsEBIT (%)8.1880 bps8.61,300 bps6.5 370 bps1.010 bpsPBT (bei)5,330₹10,292 crs435£959m937₹635 crs186₹172 crs Tata Motors Consolidated: TML continued its strong performance in Q1 FY24 with Revenues at ₹102.2K Cr (up 42% yoy), EBITDA at ₹14.7K Cr (up 177% yoy) and EBIT of ₹8.3KCr (higher by ₹8.8KCr), all showing a sharp improvement driven by JLR and CV bu...

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