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J Joshi Group Signs MoU With Investors Clinic (IC)

IC appointed as the Exclusive Selling Agent for Dholera Special Investment Region

The J Joshi Group today announced its collaboration with Investors Clinic by strategically appointing it as the Exclusive Selling Agent for bookings in the Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) project. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) setting out the terms and conditions was signed between Dr. Jignesh Joshi of J Joshi Group and Mr. Sunny Katyal, Director, Investors Clinic. The MoU covers relevant parameters, including a scope of work and commitment for the business.

Commenting on the significance of the association, Dr. Jignesh Joshi, J Joshi Group, said, “The vision of J Joshi Group is to achieve the highest standards in the real estate market, establishing our company as premier and preferred real estate company in Dholera, Ahmedabad and surrounding states. We don’t strive to be big; we want to be the best.”

The J Joshi Group is one of the most reputed real estate service providers in Gujarat. The group is known for offering Investment Solutions in Industrial, Commercial, Residential, Hotel, Logistics, City Center, High Access Corridor plots in India’s First Smart City, ‘Dholera SIR’ and is registered with esteemed real estates associations like ASSOCHAM, GIHED, GICEA and CREDAI.

“We are overwhelmed & proud to be the exclusive investment partners for India’s first-ever ‘Greenfield Smart City-Dholera’. We are elated to join hands with the most renowned real estate service providers of Gujarat & we are confident of creating history through this valuable alliance”, remarked Sunny Katyal, Co-founder, Investors Clinic.

Katyal further added, “We look forward to a mutually beneficial association and have great expectations for fast-paced development and rising demand vis-a-vis DSIR in the days to follow.”

Investors Clinic is a certified, one of the most sought-after real estate service providers in the country. Alongside its strong domestic stature, IC has a significant international presence in Dubai, Singapore and Doha. The company is committed to providing the best-in-class customer service through world-class technology, processes and response mechanisms.

 ABOUT J JOSHI GROUP

JJoshiInfraProjects is a top real estate service provider, offering strategic services to its clients. The company has grown exponentially over the last five years due to an unwavering commitment to opportunistic investing, maintaining high level of services to its clients, and having a knack for finding the right real estate at the right price.

JJoshi Infra Projects in Gujarat is counted among the reputed service providers of real estate services. Presently we are offering Investment Solutions in Industrial, Commercial, Residential, Hotel, Logistics, City Center, High Access Corridor plots in India’s First Smart City “Dholera SIR and Abu” At JJoshi Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd. knowing your needs and offering best suitable property is our sole objective. We never breach trust our clients have put in us, we maintain confidentiality till the deal is cracked. The Mission of JJoshi Infra Projects is to provide outstanding level of innovative service, expertise in Real Estate with high ambitions. JJoshi Infra Projects is dedicated to the highest standards, systems and performance necessary to fulfill smart living dreams in Smart Cities.

 About Dholera:

The Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) is a major Greenfield Industrial Hub planned and located approximately 100km south of Ahmedabad and 130km from the State Capital Gandhinagar. The project as envisaged will be the first initiative from National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) to create a linear zone of industrial clusters and nodes to be developed in the influence area of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC).

 DSIR has been planned over an extensive area of land measuring approximately 920sqkm and encompassing 22 villages of Dholera Taluka in the Ahmedabad District. This will be by far the largest of investment nodes planned along the influence of DFC in the DMIC region. This node is strategically located between the industrial cities of Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat and Bhavnagar urban agglomerations. The nearest international airport is at Ahmedabad and Government of Gujarat through the Dholera International Airport Company Limited (DIACL) has plans to develop another international airport in the north-east of the proposed investment region. NICDC Limited with support of DSIRDA, plan to create an economically and socially balanced new-age City with world class infrastructure and highest quality-of-life standards and sustainability in the urban form. This new age city aims to have a sustainable urban transportation system within and mobile/ efficient regional connectivity with neighboring cities and the rest of the country.

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Shopicoin Invites Applications for a Prospective ICO, launches a Lucrative ETH based Crypto for Investors.

Making money is something that everyone lives for, but what about virtual money, are they capable of fulfilling dreams as well? The Cyptocurrency is a development that has swept across the new generation with a reliable digital payment option. Taking the technology forward is the ICO or Initial Coin Offering. A number of names have emerged in the past few years in the ICO bandwagon and Shopicoin is one of the latest additions. The company boasts of a strong base and has gained a new momentum joining hands with Shopizio E-Commerce Limited.

 In an event held for the pre-launch of the Shopicoin ICO, Mr. Chittaranjan Roy, the CEO was heard saying, “We want to carve a niche in the digital world through our customer-oriented projects that also reflect our modern outlook. He further said “Extending our futuristic business concept is Shopicoin that merges the traditional benefits of crowdsourcing with the modernity of the Blockchain.”

 On asking what makes Shopicoin different from other ICO programmes, Mr. Roy clarified that Shopicoin refrains from any sort of false claims and promises to the investors. It is getting launched with a lot of transparency and adopts a long-lasting approach keeping the interest of the investors in mind. He also revealed that as the ICO proceeds, there will be many more pleasant surprises for those, who want their funds managed and multiplied, in a dynamic way.

 It is notable that the Shopicoin ICO offers a number of extra income features under following programmes –

•              • Binary Level Income,

•              • Referral Income and

•              • Directors’ Club Bonus

 Investors are also entitled to rewards on holding of the tokens till the completion of the ICO. If that is not all, they can trade their Shopicoins on recognised Crypto exchanges, once ICO gets over.

 With so much noise about Blockchain and Cryptocurrency going around, trying your hand in the crypto world is not a bad idea at all. And with companies like Shopicoin, investors are in safe hands, going by the words of the CEO. In the age of Internet, where physical transactions are losing their importance, Shopicoin not only offers ease of payment, but also a promising future to the investors.

 About the Company

Shopicoin Cryptocurrency Limited (Registration code: 14807386) was incorporated on 18th September, 2019 in Rosenitn13, J 0111, Tallinn linn, Harju Maakond, Republic of Estonia, with a share capital of EUR 2500.

 Shopicoin is a cryptocurrency based on the concept of propagating convenience in financial transactions and it is this concept that makes it a superior payment solution. It is an answer to the search for a dependable digital currency backed by modern, real world applications. Shopicoin promises to start off a new wave of decentralized and trusted payment in world E Commerce ecosystem, which would work along with the current platforms. Our competitors in the market would include all the E-Commerce platforms that fail to provide viable benefits before consumers. Consumers would have the power to both gain and retrieve Shopicoin tokens on our e-commerce marketplace, Shopikuchbhi. One of the basic benefits of being on Ethereum Block chain would be to merge the advantages of Payments & Rewards in certain products where customers would be excited to get hooked in via utilization of Blockchain technology.

 For more information about the ICO and the company visit https://shopicoin.in/

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GKN Aerospace delivers first product from state of the art wiring facility in India

·         $10 million investment and 800 jobs for highly skilled operators and engineers

·         A diverse workforce, including a significant proportion of female employees

·         Wholly owned electrical wiring interconnection systems business in Pune, India

 A year after opening its new factory all-new facility for Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS) in Pune, India. GKN Aerospace shipped its first product to the customer.

 Maarten Durville, Managing Director: “As a supplier in the airplane industry, we were severely impacted by the pandemic and the lockdown. Just when we had trained our team to Aerospace level, we had to shut down. I am very proud that we can leave this chapter behind us and ship the first product. We can look forward again: the lockdown was just a delay of our growth plan, we have added 50 employees in the last months and are on track to grow to 300 next year.”

 The first product is a wire harness for Collins Aerospace and will be employed in the Air management system of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. GKN Aerospace will grow the $10 million site, with a surface of 11,000m2, to 800 person within five years. GKN Aerospace will recruit a significant number of female operators and engineers and will provide on-site training for employees. A team of 30 persons has been built to date. GKN Aerospace has invested $10 million in the site and in its state of the art equipment and technologies. The expansion to Asia is an important part of GKN Aerospace’s long-term growth strategy and global operating model.

 About GKN Aerospace:- GKN Aerospace is the world’s leading multi-technology tier 1 aerospace supplier. As a global company serving the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers, GKN Aerospace develops, builds and supplies an extensive range of advanced aerospace systems, components and technologies– for use in aircraft ranging from helicopters and business jets to the most used single aisle aircraft and the largest passenger planes in the world.

Lightweight composites, additive manufacturing, innovative engine systems and smart transparencies help to reduce emissions and weight on the aircraft and enhance passenger comfort. GKN Aerospace is market leading in aero structures, engine systems, transparencies and wiring systems and operates in 15 countries at 50 manufacturing locations employing approximately 18,000 people.

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275 CRS KIRLOSKAR INDUSTRIES SCAM: ALAWANI FINED FOR HELPING  ATUL KIRLOSAKAR

SEBI has slapped a penalty of Rs.15 lakhs to Kirloskar Industries (KIL) Director, AN Alawani for indulging in fraudulent and unfair trade practices and alleged that he helped the promoters who owned 15% of the company to walk away with Rs. 275 crores. The regular has also barred him from the capital markets for period of six months.

Even though  Mr. Alawani did not trade in shares in his own personal trading account, SEBI in their note said he  was an insider as he was in possession of the UPSI. He was trading as an authorised “agent” for and behalf of the Kirloskar Industries (KIL). The note added that he aided KIL promoters in selling their shares of Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (KBL) to Kirloskar Industries (KIL) thus together have allegedly committed fraud on KIL and public/ minority shareholders of the company.

In KBL’s board meeting held on 27th July 2010, the management disclosed the poor profitability of KBL. This was clearly confidential information, and also UPSI under SEBI regulations. KBL directors Gautam Kulkarni, Rahul Kirloskar and AN Alawani who attended the said board meeting, were privy to this UPSI. The very next day, on July 28, at the Kirloskar Industries board meeting, its Chairman Atul Kirloskar, Rahul Kirloskar's brother, added a new item, not on the agenda, shockingly suggesting that Kirloskar Industries invest its surplus funds by buying KBL shares on the false representation that KBL would do well.

After suggesting that Kirloskar Industries buys KBL shares, Atul Kirloskar and Nihal (Gautam Kulkarni’s son) being directly interested as sellers, “excused” themselves from discussions on this subject. It was left to two Group executives AN Alawani – the then Audit Committee Chairman, AR Sathe who chaired the board meeting in the absence of Atul Kirloskar, and another director, to vote to buy the KBL shares.

SEBI said, that Mr.Alawani who was on the audit committee chairman of Kirloskar Industries was also on the board of KBL and being a non-executive director, makes him a ’connected person’ with KBL, and thus it is reasonably expected that he had access to unpublished price sensitive information  of KBL. He had participated in Kirloskar Industries board meeting and thus had a direct role and access to UPSI leading to the inducement of KIL to buy shares of KBL.

Despite hearing about the poor profitability of KBL the previous day, Mr. Alawani did not tell the other directors that it would be wrong to invest Kirloskar Industries’ funds in KBL shares, but participated and voted to buy the shares of a company he knew was going to have very poor profitability for the long term. He helped the promoters who owned 15% of the company to walk away with Rs. 275 crores.

SEBI has also asked Gautam Kulkarni, Rahul Kirloskar, Atul Kirloskar, Alpana Kirloskar, Jyotsna Kulkarni and Arti Kirloskar to pay up Rs. 31.21 crore in 45 days and have been barred from the capital markets for six months, for indulging in insider trading and committing fraud on public shareholders.

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Leading Ad Agency Drags Danik Bhaskar To Court For Copyright Infringement, Plagiarism

All About Ads Private Limited, a leading award-winning advertising agency having its operations in 16 states in India, has dragged Divya Bhaskar of Dainik Bhaskar Group to court for copyright infringement and plagiarism of its work "Desh ke Hero" campaign which was created for the Government of India (GoI). The campaign aimed at felicitating Corona Warriors across the nation.

 A civil suit has been filed by Ankur Jain, director of All About Ads Private Limited, before the Commercial Court at Mizapur, Ahmedabad and sought damages to the tune of Rs 9.5 crore along with seeking a restrain on Divya Bhaskar from publishing the contentious ad campaign.

 Apart from Divya Bhaskar (Dainik Bhaskar Group), its Chief Executive Officer Sanjeev Chauhan and Managing Directors Girish Agarwal and Sudhir Agarwal have also been named in the suit. The media house’s Brand Head Amit Rathod and Eight Petals Creative Solution Private Limited have also been added as defendants in the suit.

 Divya Bhaskar is a leading Gujarati newspaper in Gujarat owned by D B Corp Ltd. It has one of the highest circulation of Gujarati dailies, with the most number of editions in Gujarat. The Dainik Bhaskar Group started its Hindi newspaper Dainik Bhaskar in Bhopal in 1958. Later, it launched its Indore edition in 1983. Today, Dainik Bhaskar Group is present in 12 states with 65 editions in Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati.

 Mr Ankur Jain’s advocate, Dr Sarvam Khare, said that the civil court issued summons - notice to Dainik Bhaskar Group on September 19. The civil suit is kept for hearing on October 1.

 All About Ads has also filed a criminal case before the magistrate court at Mizapur, Ahmedabad which was heard on September 7. “As per the directions of the magistrate, the police have recorded my statement,” said Mr Ankur Jain.

 It is pertinent to note that Intellectual Property Rights of plaintiffs are recognized by the Event Management Federation.

 Details from the plaint

 In April, plaintiff created the project “Desh Ke Hero” for the GoI as a national campaign to facilitate honouring of Corona Warriors, wherein merchandise and certificates were to be presented to the awardees. This project was created in the form of literary script, dramatic, artistic and visual work presentation under title “Desh Ke Hero” which qualifies to be original literary, artistic and dramatic work within the meaning of Section 2(y) of the Copyright Act 1957.

 The campaign was proposed to the GoI and was first published by the plaintiff on April 11, 2020.

 Mr Ankur Jain, who started from a one-room office in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in 2010-11, has worked for various MNCs, BJP and GoI, including on the ‘Fir ek baar Modi Sarkar’ campaign for 2019 the Lok Sabha election. He said, “My team and I worked really hard for ‘Desh ke Hero’ campaign and it was wrong on the part of Divya Bhaskar to steal the concept and showcase ‘Gujarat Hero’ campaign as theirs.”

 The plagiarism

 Mr Ankur Jain, who has known Mr Amit Rathod (Brand Head, Divya Bhaskar) since 2013 as they have worked together commercially on several campaigns created by the plaintiff, shared his work with the latter in good faith for his feedback and review.

 Dr Khare, said that the shared work bore a “specific DISCLAIMER at the end which specified that the information contained in the presentation was privileged and that the entire presentation was the property of the plaintiffs.” Mr Amit Rathod, not only breached the trust, but also infringed the plaintiffs’ copyright by sharing the campaign work with Sanjeev Chauhan, CEO, Divya Bhaskar.

 On July 31, 2020, Mr Ankur Jain learnt that the defendants had reproduced his work and put their name on another campaign titled “Gujarat Hero”. The campaign “Gujarat Hero” is not a case of innocent adoption, but of a fraudulent and dishonest adoption. The defendants did not obtain any license, permission and/or consent from the plaintiffs and have used the said script for campaign solely for the self-serving interest.

 On confrontation, Mr Amit Rathod admitted that he had made a mistake and that he will discuss this with his editor. On August 1, 2020, Mr Ankur Jain, Mr Amit Rathod and Mr Sanjeev Chauhan had a telephonic conversation. Later, Mr Amit Rathod also sent a WhatsApp message to Mr Ankur Jain apologizing for the incident. The transcripts of all the calls and a screenshot of the message have been annexed with the plaint before the civil court.

 Fraud with the Gujarat Government

 It was later learnt that the defendants dishonestly obtained the consent of the Gujarat Government for the campaign. The Plaintiffs have utmost belief that Gujarat government would not have supported or contributed in their campaign “Gujarat Hero” if it was aware that the defendants have committed theft of the intellectual property of plaintiffs; and have misappropriated their confidential data. The defendants also suppressed the fact from the Gujarat Government that the plaintiffs were in talks with the GoI for the release of the campaign “Desh Ke Hero”.

 The plaintiffs have issued a legal notice to the defendants on August 5, 2020. Also, an intimation letter has been sent to Mr Ashwini Kumar (Secretary to Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat) giving details of the dispute and the illegality committed by Dainik Bhaskar Group.

  Prayers in the plaint

 The plaintiffs have sought that the defendants be restrained from using their campaign “Gujarat Hero”. It is further sought that the court declare that the campaign “Gujarat Hero” is a work of copyright infringement and plagiarism of the plaintiffs’ campaign “Desh Ke Hero”. The plaint also prays that the defendants be ordered to destroy all the material prepared for “Gujarat Hero” campaign and the domain www.gujarathero.com. The plaintiffs have also sought token damage for illegally using their work. It is also prayed that the defendants be directed to produce their books of accounts to ascertain the profits earned by the defendants by commercializing and reproducing the plaintiffs’ work.

 About Ankur Jain and All About Ads Private Limited

 Ankur Jain is founder director of All About Ads Pvt. Ltd. He is an author and owner of various types of literary, dramatic, artistic, cinematic, visual work used in advertising scripts and is a veteran in the industry of advertising and promotions since more than a decade.

 Having its operation in 16 states in India, All About Ads Private Limited designs and executes complete 360 degree campaigns for various organizations including Corporate houses, political parties and various governments, including the Government of India to create awareness among people at large national and state level. It is an ISO 9001:2008 certified advertising agency, having an in-house set up to provide integrated 360 degree solution across India.

 The award – winning agency has won many awards in different segments one of them being the Gold Award for “Best Intellectual property of the year” in 2017 at EMF Global Awards, Dubai.

All About Ads has been named in the Limca Book of Records for conceptualizing and executing the biggest Dandia Sticks in 2016. It has also cracked Guinness book, Limca book & golden book of records for its innovative concepts for clients in various events / activations.

  Website : http://www.allaboutads.co.in/

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Sebi pulls up Kirloskar Industries Promotors for fraud

The markets regulator has charged promotors of Kirloskar Industries, Atul & Rahul Kirloskar with fraud in a decade-old case of the promoter group selling a 13.5% stake in the then ailing company KBL to Kirloskar Industries Ltd, harming the interests of minority investors.

In a show cause notice to the six promoters of KBL and two others, Sebi alleged that the promoter group was aware of the precarious financial condition of KBL when these shares were sold, committing a fraud on minority shareholders of Kirloskar Industries. The notice was sent in December 2019.

As reported in media, Sebi’s assessment is that the ill-gotten gains in the transaction could be in excess of ₹350 crore, which includes the value of the sale transaction and profit.

The promoter group on October 6, 2010 sold 10.72 million shares of KBL worth ₹275 crore in the company to Kirloskar Industries. Sebi has charged the individual promoters of KBL and two others under the Prevention of Fraud and Unfair Trade Practices. The regulator alleged that Gautam Kulkarni, Rahul Kirloskar, Atul Kirloskar, Alpana Kirloskar, Jyotsna Kulkarni and Arti Kirloskar were the direct beneficiaries of the sale.

Sebi observed in the notice that four out of the five directors of Kirloskar Industries were aware of the deteriorating financial position of KBL and thus were duty-bound to check if the decision to buy those shares were in the interest of the company and its stakeholders.

Further, these directors, by inducing Kirloskar Industries to buy shares of KBL, allowed the six individual promoters to dump their shares. According to the notice, Sebi during the course of investigation had sought information from Kirloskar Industries whether it was aware of KBL’S financial position in 2009 and 2010 before it arrived at a decision to buy its shares. Kirloskar Industries replied that it had only considered the growth and profitability of KBL.

A spokesperson for Kirloskar Industries said: “We reject any suggestion of wrongdoing and refute these allegations. The sale of shares (in 2010) was completed in line with the applicable laws, appropriate stock exchange disclosures and necessary regulatory pre-clearances. We continue to cooperate fully with Sebi in relation to its ongoing enquiries and remain confident of our position.”

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Opposition surfaces as state governments plan to grab temple and charitable trust funds

Considerable opposition is building up against various state governments move to forcefully transfer of temple funds and funds of Charitable Trusts under the pretext of funding relief measures. People in the know say that such unconstitutional ways of grabbing funds from temple trusts have been struck down by various High Courts and Apex Court from time to time in the past and the present move to grab fund will also not stand in court of law.

Bombay High Court Advocate Ravi Ganatra, who is associated with a Mumbai based Trust, said that recently, the Maharashtra Government purportedly drafted a proposal to collect temple funds and funds lying with charitable trusts under the garb of funding CM relief measures. One of the congress leader in state govt also proposed to collect gold lying with temple trusts for funding relief measures. The Advocate  informed  that due to large scale protests from various temple organisations, charitable trusts and other cultural organisations, the Maharashtra Government withdrew the said proposal at the draft stage itself. A Trustee with a Mumbai based Religious Charitable Trust Adhyatma Parivar  stated that recently due to intervention of Madras High Court, the Tamil Nadu Government had to withdraw its similar circular of April, 2020. The circular had a provision for transferring Rs.10 crores to Chief Ministers Relief Fund from temple funds of 47 top temples of the State. The trustee further stated  that In this case the Madras High Court agreed with the contentions of the petitioners that temple funds could not be transferred at will to CM Relief funds through executive fiat. Advocate Ravi Ganatra also informed that  a division bench of Kerala High Court, made it clear that the donation of Rs.5 crores by the Guruvayur Devaswom managing committee to the Chief Ministers Distress Relief funds would be subject to the final outcome of cases related to diversion of funds of the Dewaswom for non-essential purposes pending before full bench. It is believed  that a few other State Governments, like UP, Orissa are also toying with their plan to collect funds from temple trusts and other charitable organisations..The trustees of various temple and charitable trust may meet soon to plan out their strategy. Adhyatma Parivar trustee said that there was considerable opposition to this state governments’ move. Various well known Hindu/Jain/Buddhist religious organisations and temple trusts like International Society for Krishna Consciousness(ISKON), Sidhapeth Kabir Chauranath Moolgadhi Trust, Varanasi, Adhyatma Parivar, Dharma Sangh Shiksha mandal,Varanasi,Yaduvanshi Janta Shikshan Samsthan, Gazipur(UP)  are opposing the move to grab their funds.  

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Numerator, a US based, Data and Tech Company Opened its R&D Center in Pune

Numerator, a US-based, data and Tech Company reinventing market research is opening its Engineering center in Pune, Maharashtra. Over the next 2 years, Numerator plans to ramp up staff significantly and will aim to deliver leading-edge and mission-critical technologies to its large, multinational customers.

 Currently, Numerator is headquartered in Chicago, IL, and has 1,600 employees worldwide. The company blends proprietary data with advanced technology to create unique insights for the market research industry that has been slow to change.  The majority of Fortune 100 companies are among Numerator’s clientele.

 The center was inaugurated by Mr. Chetan Ghai, Chief Product Officer and a new hire, Ms. Sneha Javheri, joining Numerator on the inauguration day, February, 2020. Teresa Grau, Numerator’s Chief Human Resource Officer was also present during the event. The numerator will be located at The Hive at Bund Garden Road, Pune, which is a prestigious office co-working space in the heart of the city near the Sheraton Grand Hotel.

 “We are proud to announce that our new location, like our company, is at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and great brands. Investing and growing our capabilities and our business in the Indian market is a strategic step to ensuring we can develop the best solutions possible for our customers. Our new centre is designed to further inspire the innovation, creativity and collaboration we’re known for” said Chetan Ghai, Chief Product Officer Numerator.

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Konecranes launches its multi-award-winning Agilon material handling solution in India

Konecranes has launched its multi-award-winning Agilon materials handling system at the India Warehousing and Logistics Show 2019 in Pune, India today the exhibition will be continued until November 17th, Meaning Indian companies can now enhance operations and boost their business with the industry’s leading automated warehouse transactions solution.

 Konecranes has gained a leading position in the material handling industry with innovative IoT solutions. Applying the same knowledge Konecranes has developed Konecranes Agilon to automate material flow and at the same time make information transparent and visible.

Konecranes wants to provide its customers in India a possibility to benefit from the unique combination of information management and automation with Konecranes Agilon.

Automation market in India is growing and Konecranes sees demand for intelligent material automation growing. Space-saving is important but today Indian customers are asking for solutions that integrate their warehousing solution to other processes and information management.

Konecranes Agilon® has been improving everyday operations in about 100 locations in Finland, the UK and other selected countries for some years now. Agilon monitors the availability of tools, parts and components in real-time at workshops, production plants and maintenance warehouses, optimizing in-house logistics and increasing transaction capacity, transparency and storage area. The newest application has been to use Agilon at retail stores both indoors and outdoors as pick & go stations to replace parcel lockers.

“Agilon has made a breakthrough both in the industrial and retail markets, with our customers enjoying the benefits of advanced information management such as exact inventory balances. Now it is time to offer these benefits to Indian companies, too,” says Tapani Tilus, Vice President, Konecranes Agilon business.

 The patented and modular system can be used for storing and managing thousands of different components. Agilon can handle materials of all shapes and sizes up to 600mm x 400mm x 450mm that weigh up to 25kg. Every transaction is entirely traceable as every item entered into or removed from the system is user-, time-, and date-stamped. All transaction information is available through a web service that comes with the possibility to share availability information within the supply chain and create automated replenishment processes between systems.

Agilon has received several international awards and distinctions, such as the Red Dot Design award.

 Further information: Suraj Deshpande, General Manager, Agilon Business, India

Email: suraj.deshpande@konecranes.com, tel. +919607948849

 Timo Husso, Head of Consulting Services, Agilon, Konecranes

Email: timo.husso@konecranes.com, tel: +358 40 7158765

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A versatile Rio Strong Extra Dry launched by good drop wines

·       Good Drop Wines Pvt. Ltd. organized a Rio Strong Extra Dry launch

·       Strong drink but also a deliciously refreshing party starter

·       A total of 19 wines and presence in 9 states in India

·       Good Drop wines: as the largest producer of wine coolers

 Good Drop Wines Pvt. Ltd. organized a Rio Strong Extra Dry launch and Rio Strong Bullet lucky draw party at the Hotel Taj, Blue Diamond, Pune to showcase the Rio Strong Extra Dry and felicitate the winners of the lucky draw. Ramit Banerjee from Pune emerged as the winner of the Rio Strong Bullet lucky draw.

With the introduction of the Rio Strong Extra Dry, a white variant with 15.5 % alcoholic strength, Good Drop wines has further strengthened its portfolio offering the consumers not just a strong drink but also a deliciously refreshing party starter. Good Drop wines has firmly established itself as the largest producer of wine coolers.

Every drop of wine coming out from the Good Drop winery bears witness to the passion and commitment that is behind the Good Drop growth story.

Mr. Ashwin Rodrigues, Managing Director, Good Drop Wines Pvt. Ltd., “We have come a long way since the commencement in 2013. With a total of 19 wines and presence in 9 states in India we have firmly established ourselves as one of the few wine companies in India with a strong, versatile portfolio and a good geographical spread.  With plans to rapidly expand to other markets in India we are determined to become a strong national level company.  

The journey started when, having honed his winemaking craft in Australia’s famed Barossa valley, Ashwin set out to make quality wines, which were great on value and more importantly, suited to the Indian palate. The-state-of-the-art winery is located at Vinchur park in Nashik and powered by equipment imported from Italy. The winery has a sizeable capacity of 9 lakh liters.

Besides the Rio Fizzy Wine range, the versatile Good Drop portfolio is completed by the brands, Casablanca, India’s first Prosecco-styled sparkling wines and Good Earth; premium quality still wines.

The Rio Fizzy Wine range also includes the three Spritzers (Rio Cranberry, Rio Lemon & Passion and the Rio Orange & Pineapple) and the Italian collection (Rio Rosso, Rio Rosa to and Rio Bianco). The Rio Fizzy wine is India's number one fun bubbly - a range of wines that are delicious to drink, at any time! Chill on a summer afternoon with an ice cold Rio Spritzer or kick start the party with the heady Rio Strong. Mix it with fun, friends or have it on your own - straight from the bottle. Our young, vibrant and in-your-face Rio does just that by adding the cool quotient.

The Casablanca range includes Casablanca Vino Spumante (white sparkling) and Casablanca Rose Spumante, the sub brand Frizzano – Frizzano Semi Dry, Frizzano Semi Dry Rose and Frizzano Extra Dry which are perfect for all celebrations.

The Good Earth range includes the premium quality reserve wines – Good Earth Antaraa (Cabernet Shiraz), Good Earth Basso (Cabernet Sauvignon) & Good Earth Brio (Shiraz). It also includes the value for money segment still wines - Good Earth Blanca (white), Good Earth Bella (rose) & Good Earth Bleu (red).

The Casablanca and Good Earth brands are premium quality wines for the discerning palate. They pair extremely well with Indian food as well.

The party was a double dhamaka. While the Rio Strong Extra Dry was welcomed warmly by everyone, the winners were thrilled by prizes like Royal Enfield Bullet, television sets and mobile phones given away by Good Drop Wines. The prize distribution was followed drinks, food and frolic.

We believe people will be looking forward to try the new revolution in the party drinks.  The Rio Strong Extra Dry is the party drink to look out for.

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Ride-hailing service Shopicab is commencing its operations in Pune

Namaste India! We are glad to announce the launch of our operations in your city. Whether you need to make a business trip, a factory visit or run errands within the city, you can now count on Shopicab to get you there!

Shopicab the online cab booking has already commenced driver on-boarding in Pune and Kolkata.

 Introducing Shopicab, a superior cab service with a motto of “Customers First” coupled with on-time services and low fares, ride after ride. 

 Shopicab will offer you reliable and affordable transportation options for everyone, everywhere at the tap of a button.

 Over the years, commuters have not been offered stress-free alternatives nor has the industry been able to unlock the potential of ridesharing in India. Get ready; we are coming, now you no longer have to worry about booking a car in advance and coordinating multiple times with the driver. Just open your Shopicab app and get a car at the tap of a button.

 Shopizio E-Commerce Ltd., the group company of Shopicab, has successfully established itself over the course of 25 years in Kolkata and is now here in Pune to set new standards as “cab booking aggregator” catering timely pick and drop, pocket-friendly as loaded with discounts, unique business model and innovative tech app.

 Shopizio E-Commerce Limited incorporated its operations on 6th March 1995 in Kolkata and is registered with Ministry of Corporate Affairs and is the group company with subsidiaries in cab aggregator services, Agro Commodity trading, tele-shopping, Food Supplement Products, IT services & ITES, BPO, International Staffing & E- Commerce Marketplace.

 Shopizio takes pride in mentioning that it is a “Debt Free Company” from its inception in 1995 till current day and is in the process of listing it equity shares on the BSE - SME exchange in the coming months.

 Mr. Chittaranjan Roy – Managing Director & Promoter of Shopicab said, “The Company is launched with the sole purpose of bringing customers and drivers on a latest user-friendly mobile technology platform, ensuring convenient, safe, affordable, and comfortable personal transport for commuters. Shopicab is concentrating on leveraging the best technology and building innovative mobility solutions from scratch, which are going to be instrumental in revolutionizing the market by taking the commuting experience to an unprecedented level.

 He appended, “In line with achieving set “GOALS”, within timelines, we invite investors to partner our success by funding our growth i.e. Venture capitalists, Angel Investors, Car Manufacturers, Law firms, Investment bankers and other strategic collaborators, are most welcome to join the journey.”

 Shopicab app is for Android as well as iOS devices and uses Geo-location services to show the location of the cabs in real-time, enabling  users to actually see their position and call for them immediately.

 What make Shopicab stand out? 

 Team Shopicab has evolved strategies enabling us to stand- out with an industrial edge in our business segment, some unique highlights are :

 ●        No surge pricing 

●        Customer-first approach

●        24X7 Helpline

●        Innovative app

●        Fares as low as Rs. 7.00 per Kilometer

●        Safety ensured rides 

●        Latest GPS technology installed in every vehicle.

●        Dedicated pick up and drop facilities for school students 

●        Ambulance services

●        CCTV in each vehicle

●        Eco-friendly operations

●        Electric Mobility

●        Pink Car’s - Women empowerment

●        Specialized training for drivers

●        Clean Cabs

●        On- Time Cabs

●        Multiple Payment Options

●        ShopiCab Wallet

●        Automated Instant Invoice

●        Best Rated & Trained Drivers

●        Skill Development of the drivers in association with  various Government initiatives

●        Corporate responsibility towards Cab drivers and their associates by providing them with accommodation, food mess, training, Insurance and medical insurance, car washing & Maintenance, Educational Facilities for their Children & many other initiatives to make their lives meaningful.

 For Pune, Shopicab will have an interesting fleet of cars that include Hyundai i20, Renault Kwid, Datsun Go, Toyota Innova, Nissan Sunny etc.

 The Market Size

 Smartphone Penetration - In 2013 - 6% and May 2019 – 28% in metro cities, the penetration reached 60%-65% by Q1-2015.That is when and where the revolution of on-demand taxis began in India.

Penetration of app-based taxi services is only about 2 % (expected to hit 2.9 percent by 2023)

Indian Taxi Market -The Indian taxi market size was estimated at 1.9 million taxis estimated to generate $10 -$ 11 Billion revenue in 2019.

Unorganized Market -The unorganized small fleet operators account for ~91% market share in terms of registered taxi fleet. The arrival of on-demand taxi players has helped organize this market to a great extent.

Unique selling Proposition of Shopicab

No Surge pricing, Installation of CCTV, Introduction of a few ‘Pink Cab’s’ with women drivers ensuring safety of women passengers, Introduction of  ‘Green Cab’ and Electric Mobility, robust lost-and found centre and many other innovative features in the offer to delight the commuter’s mobility.

On the financial front we are  projecting a cumulative first 5 year’s  gross billings to commuter’s  of Rs. 18442 Cr with our “Net Effective Take”  pegged at Rs 2766 Cr and a negative PAT of 180 Cr.

Early stage Funding – To Kick start the projects we are seeking funding of Rs. 25 crores either from angel, VC, QIB, Investment funds and other collaborator’s with vested business interests.

In further funding rounds we will be seeking Rs 175 crores to expand our operation to a total of 75 cities.

The exit options proposed to reward our investors would be either listing of shares, private placement, buy back option, Merger or acquisition.

To join forces for being a part of ShopiCab’s success, the company is inviting PE/VC, Angel Investors, HNIs, Car Manufacturers/ Dealers, Law/CA/CS/CMA Firms, Investment Bankers, FIIs, FDI, QS, QIBs, Brokers, Portfolio Managers and other Strategic Collaborators

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7th State Level fashion show event in Pune by Zeeal Enterprises

·       Zeeal Fashion event will be at five star hotel & date will be 2nd August to 4th August 2019

·       In this event age group will be divided in to 3.5 years to 60 years.

On behalf of social organization “The zeeal enterprises” is organizing seventh state level fashion show in pune. This program will be held at a most prestigious five-star hotel in pune city & event will start in the month of 2nd august 2019 & culmination date will be 4th august 2019.

This big brand program/event is organized for the art lovers & those who provide scope for dormant artifacts in pune. The shows name will be ‘Zeeal Mrs, Miss, Mr,Teen,Kids Maharashtra Level 2019’. In this event age group will be divided in to 3.5 years to 60 years. Enthusiastic girls, boys, women, men also can participate.  The shows round is divided in to three levels like Indian round, western round & indo-western round.

Speaking on the occasion, the Zeeal’s director Sweety Gosavi said that “we organize such a kind of events to give platform to the common people who have passion for the fashion & to make palatial to get step into fashion world that is why we have taken this initiative. The show, which started from Pune city, has been organized in Solapur, Nashik and now the 'Maharashtra' level fashion show, and now this is our goal to take this show to the national level. We will encourage more & more people to take advantage of this opportunity.” On this occasion, International Makeup Artist and Director of Cleopatras, Kshama Dhumal said  " Zeeal Fashion Show to be held is an opportunity for Cleopatras . Under the zeeal Fashion Show, 40 to 50 make-up artists will be working and many make-up artists will get an opportunity to prove yourself All the make-up in this fashion show will be in sub-3D and HD formats, thanks to the entire zeeal team for the opportunity. " At the time of press conference Mrs. Urmila Bhosale, Mrs. Revathi Londhe and Shri. Paresh Vaidya and Groomer Piya Roy were present. Also, the show's Kids Department's prize will be offered by Raj Music and Dance Class academy. To participate in this fashion show registration is available on www.zeealfashionshows.com or else you can call on 8600678133 for more details of registration 

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Jupiter Foundation introduces a unique, affordable Kidney Transplant Program for patients across the region

·        Cost of a kidney transplant surgery: Rs 2.75 lakhs

·        Patients needing a kidney transplant to benefit through Jupiter Foundation

 The kidneys' function is to filter blood to remove wastes, control the body's fluid balance, and regulate the balance of electrolytes. Kidney function can fail due to ailments like diabetes, high blood pressure and infection. However, the nature of the organ is so unique that it is possible to lose as much as 80% of kidney function without experiencing any symptoms or problems. When a patient loses 85 to 90 percent of his or her kidney function, they are considered to have End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).

 It is possible to partially replicate the functions of the kidney using a blood filtering procedure known as dialysis. However, this can be inconvenient and time-consuming for the patient as well as the family, so a kidney transplant is the treatment of choice for kidney failure whenever possible.

The challenges faced by ailing families for kidney transplants are two-pronged – 1. getting a cadaver donor and 2. the cost of transplant surgery. Thus, several patients either continue putting up with dialysis or succumb to it due to unaffordability of transplants. Hence, Jupiter Foundation has taken the lead to take over the financial challenge for live-related transplants for end-stage renal disease patients.

 Speaking about the initiative, Dr. Ajay Thakker, Chairman and Managing Director of Jupiter Hospital said, "Jupiter Foundation has taken the responsibility to financially assist those in need for a kidney transplant by bearing more than half the cost of the surgery. The patient’s family will only have to pay INR 2.75 lakh for the entire procedure - from day of surgery till discharge - irrespective of any extended stay or treatment due to unforeseen complications. We want to ensure that this facility reaches every patient who is at the last stage of kidney failure with the hope that they live a healthy and long life after kidney transplant”. 

 Speaking about live-related donor transplants, renowned multi-organ transplant surgeon Dr. Gaurav Chaubal said, “We have done several successful kidney transplants and always strive to ensure that neither the donor nor the patient face any major problems during or after the surgery. For live-related transplants, we undertake laparoscopic nephrectomy (kidney removal procedure) for the donor - which has several advantages over the conventional open nephrectomy. This enables a shorter hospital stay for the donor with less pain, minimal scars and an enhanced recovery post the surgery.”

 Speaking on the occasion, Nephrologist Dr. Shailesh Kakde said, "When a patient suffers from permanent kidney failure, and the functioning of the kidney stops to the extent of 85 to 90 percent, the patient either needs permanent dialysis or a kidney transplant. Transplant frees the patient from the need for dialysis after surgery, dietary restriction is also reduced, the physical and mental health of the patient improves, the cost of treatment gets reduced as compared to dialysis. If a kidney transplant is done before he/she needs dialysis, it can save the patient from Hepatitis B or C while the newly transplanted kidney continues to function well."

 Jupiter Hospital is well-equipped with the best available facility to conduct successful transplant surgeries and has been successful in transplanting more than 330 kidneys so far. The hospital is equipped with necessary medical facilities and equipment including a high-quality operation theatre, transplant intensive care unit, beds with dialysis facility etc. In addition, a comprehensive team of full time experts is also available for all kinds of transplants.

 Jupiter Foundation provides financial aid through to pediatric patients requiring cardiac surgery under the program 'Hriday-sparsh'. Till date, 65 children have undergone heart surgeries under this program. Jupiter Hospital also runs a Jupiter Charitable Institute in Thane, which is a 51 bedded facility where patients can avail same medical facilities at subsidized costs. The hospital undertakes several such initiatives to ensure that quality healthcare is accessed by maximum number of people in need.

 Media contact: Aspire PR & Strategies Pvt. Ltd

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ISRO to Organize Space Exhibition on February 15, 16 and 17, 2019

Giant Leap – Taking Space Technology To Schools

Suresh Naik Space Education Center’s Multi - pronged Initiative.

Suresh Naik, Ex-Group Director ISRO, a well known senior space scientist from Pune, along with Mr.Suhas Punekar, Managing Director ‘Punekar Educational Initiaves’ is leading a movement, aiming to give a huge thrust to Space technology education, a fascinating subject which is fast catching the imagination of the students across the country.

As part of this initiative, a highly popular and educative space exhibition by the world-renowned premier organisation of the country, ISRO is being organised in Pune on February 15, 16 and 17, 2019 details about which are given in the adjoining block. Co organiser for it is the prestigious College Of Engineering Pune (COEP) whose students, to their credit, have the distinction of making the student-satellite ‘Swayam’ which was launched by ISRO. ISRO’s Exhibition. Highlights of ISRO Space Exhibition include a set of posters related to ISRO satellites and their applications, Chandrayaan/ Mars mission; scaled down models of ISRO rockets, satellites; a working model showing satellites orbiting around earth; video documentaries show on mars mission and chandrayaan mission; how to join ISRO – IIST. Also ISRO’s Geo portal-BHUVAN website will be demonstrated during the exhibition.            

It will be a great opportunity for the youth not only to learn about ISRO’s history and glorious space missions through posters, models & videos but also to interact with ISRO’s scientists in person.

CubSat Revolution Starts in the country.

“Students thrilled taking first steps to Satellite Technology”.

The low cost of implementation, short preparation time, simplicity of design and the fascinating nature of the subject like Space Technology make this concept of ‘Suresh Naik CubSat workshop’ an excellent practical opportunity for students to take their first steps in space.

"Punekar Educational Initiatives Pvt Ltd” along with “Suresh Naik Space Education Center” Pune, are set to drive a revolution in innovation in Space Technology with an exciting 2 days’ premium educational event, comprising of Satellite design, its construction & launching by the school students.  

The first ever CubSat workshop was conducted by us in a School in Pune in July 2018 with resounding success. Since then more than 800 students from various schools in Pune & Lonavala have zealously participated in this exciting workshop.

It is noteworthy that the space technology has been taken to even village school students near Pune through this highly interesting educational mission.

The workshop aims at simulating space environment of real space mission with an objective of providing the basic knowledge of space science, satellites, electronics and embedded systems followed by the on-hands activity by the students’-groups under the guidance of experienced trainers.

This mission is ideally designed to provide the first-step-training to the school students for the development of real satellite. That is why the name “CubSat”.

These desirous students are given a specifically prepared brief syllabus based on which an entrance test (MCQ) is conducted. Based on the performance the students are selected. Separate tests are conducted for students of 6th to 8th class & 9th to 12 th class.

In this novel workshop a miniature satellite, weighing about 350 grams fitted into a structure slightly bigger than a soft- drink can and equipped with a parachute would be assembled by groups of 5 students each.

The students also make the parachute & the ground station as a part of the workshop. A specially designed kit provides the students with all the parts, materials & tools. After the integration, the system is tested by the students on the ground before the launch.

The climax of this dramatic mission would be the launching of the CubSats. The students really enjoy watching their selfmade CubSat flying 15/20 m high with the help of drone, after getting detached the satellite descending gracefully with the help of a parachute, and at the same time transmitting the atmospheric data in real time wirelessly like air temperature etc. using a ground station also built by them.

The mission is guided by the eminent space scientist Suresh Naik, Ex-Group Director ISRO & the present Chairman of International Space Society, who is well known as a ‘crusader for popularising Space Science’ among the students of the country since the last two decades.  

Suhas Punekar, the Chairman Punekar Educational Initiatives Pvt Ltd has planned to take this immensely interesting & inspiring educational mission to thousands of school students in Maharashtra and other parts of the country and start a revolution in the field of spreading the knowledge about the fascinating Space Technology.

On 15th February 3rd event of the SSEC & PEI will take place in the auditorium of the Ganesh Kala & krida Munch, in which the website-sureshnaikcubsat.com would be launched followed by an interesting talk on Space Technology related topic by Prof. Suresh Naik and others to the students.

ISRO Space Exhibition.

Venue: Ganesh Kala Krida Manch. Near Swargate. Pune.

Dates & timings for students:

February 15 & 16: 9 am to 7 pm.

February 17: 9 am to 1 pm.

Dates & timings for general public:

February 15 & 16: 4 pm to 7 pm.

Admission to the exhibition:

Entirely free; but for the students interested schools should contact for admission passes

Contact:  Ms. Anita:- 9422344601

             Ms. Leena:- 8380075631

Address:- Nakshatra, Bhagyoday Nagar, Lane-1,opp Konark E –square near Satyanand Hospital, Londhe Khurd, Pune- 411048

Time & dates for collection:

From: 09 February-10 am 5 pm. to 13 February 10 am to 5 pm.

Note: The students of every school will get admission to the exhibition only during the time slot & date mentioned behind their admission pass.

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Slum Women come together for Economic & Social Empowerment

• Annapurna Pariwar celebrated its 26th Annual Rally at Pandit Farms, Karve Nagar, Pune on 25th January • More than 8,000 women attended the Annual Rally of Annapurna. • On this occasion 21 women were felicitated for their entrepreneurship while 8 women were felicitated for their contribution to social change & 21 women were honored as Ideal Mothers.    

Starting a small work of wafers packaging at home with the loan of seven thousands rupees from Annapurna Pariwar, Ms. Subhadra Suryawanshi from Pune is now running a successful business in wafers packaging along with other food products. Now, she is doing business with loan of INR 98,000/- annually and providing employment to 8-10 other womens from the slum.

Similarly, Ms. Rekha Kamble, another women entrepreneur from slum. Who had started flowers business 10 years ago with the loan of ‘Ten Thousand’ has flourished in such a way, there are 7 other womens working with Ms. Kamble and running flowers business in Khadki.

Many such women entrepreneurs were felicitated at Annapurna Pariwar’s annual rally which was recently held at Pandit Farm, Karve Road, Pune. Where more than 8,000 thousand members were present, on this occasion, Ms. Manisha Gupte, renowned social activist and co-founder of Mahila Sarvangeen Utkarsha Mandal (MASUM) was the Chief Guest and Mr.Thomas Miranda (Asst. General Manager, Indian Overseas Bank) was the Guest of Honour.

Annapurna Pariwar is a group of 5 Developmental Organizations working in Pune and Mumbai with an aim of empowering poor women and their families in terms of finance, education, health and child development.

During 2018, Annapurna Group gave micro loans of around Rs.200 crores to the poor women and has collected savings to the tune of Rs.60 crores. Loans are given without any collateral or security and yet the repayment rate is 100%.  Over Rs.1.70 crores were distributed to help the poor and their families at the time of sickness and deaths among the members by its micro insurance wing.  Educational sponsorships of Rs.25 lakhs were distributed to 988 poor children in this year.

In the function Dr. Medha Purao-Samant, Founder Chairperson of Annapurna mentioned that this year Annapurna has begun making cashless disbursements with members as their bank accounts have now been opened with great efforts. Loans ranging from Rs.30,000 to Rs.2 lakhs are given without  any collateral. Health insurance claims benefit range from minimum Rs.1,700 to a maximum of Rs.30,000.  She also appealed to them to enroll themselves in the Adharpurna scheme brought to them by Annapurna and to take loans only if necessary.

Major decisions announced in the meeting included:

 Declaration of dividend of 12% to members;  Higher loan slabs for existing members and old members who suffered during demonetization - first loan size of Rs.30,000/- to a maximum of Rs.5 lakhs;  Interest on fixed deposit, recurring deposit schemes raised to 10%, 11% and 12% for 1, 2 and 3 years respectively;  No rise in the contribution of Community based Health, Life Insurance but the amount of financial assistance has been increased;  Special scheme has been launched for loyal members – preventive health checkup package @ Rs.575 per year per one family member to be reimbursed.

A small play was presented by Annapurna Staff to educate women on the micro credit services of Annapurna. The event which began with a prayer sung by Annapurna Day Care Centers’ young slum children ended with an oath taken by all the members to stay united and fight against injustice towards women and saving the girl child.  The rally ended with the National Anthem sung in unison.

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Netafim Launches the World's Most Innovative Digital Irrigation System in India

NetBeat™ is an irrigation and fertigation management system that integrates monitoring, analysis and automation into a single mobile platform, enabling farmers to maximize productivity any time, anywhere.

Following the launch of NetBeat™ insIsrael at Agritech 2018, NetBeat™ is launched in Pune, India. NetBeat™ is the world's first and most advanced digital irrigation and fertigation management system. The official launch of ‘NetBeat™ ’ in India has been done in the esteemed presence of Mr. Randhir Chauhan, Managing Director of Netafim India, Mr. Lior Doron, Director, Head of Digital Farming product management and Mr. Izhar Gilad, Head of Commercial & Business Development, Digital Farming, both from Netafim, Israel.  

Netafim, which led the world’s first revolution in precision agriculture more than 50 years ago with its pioneering drip irrigation, today brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the field of agronomy and hydraulics to lead the digital farming revolution.

NetBeat™ provides farmers with real-time recommendations based on data pertaining to plant, soil and weather conditions obtained from both the field and external sources. This data is analyzed in the cloud, according to proprietary Dynamic Crop Models, based on 50 years of Netafim’s unique experience and research in the field of agronomy and hydraulics. NetBeat™ is the greatest innovation and the first irrigation system with a brain for Indian farmers, where they can easily monitor, analyze, get decision support and automate their irrigation operation by smartphone, wherever they are.

Based entirely on Israeli technology, NetBeat™ was developed in collaboration with mPrest, developers of the Command & Control platform used in the Iron Dome air-defense system. NetBeat™ is the first platform of its kind to integrate monitoring, analysis and automation in one system, controlled by the farmer through a friendly and simple user interface, that provides optimization and smart recommendations throughout all stages of the crop lifecycle, saving water, fertilizer and other inputs, and improving profitability.

As part of the Indian launch of NetBeat™, Netafim unveiled NetBeat™One, an innovative solution tailored for small farmers who need better control over their farms.

"Netafim is an innovative company that’s constantly looking for creative technology solutions that help the world grow more food with less resources. NetBeat™ offers a sustainable and innovative platform for both big and small farmers to ensure higher returns with minimum resources in agriculture,” says Randhir Chauhan, MD, Netafim India. "From companies cultivating large areas of land or community irrigation projects to an individual smallholder, NetBeat™ makes it easy to organize irrigation for the field and provides every stakeholder a way to maximize their results and peace of mind” he adds.

Mr. Lior Doron said, “NetBeat™ is the first irrigation management system with a brain. It combines a full solution of irrigation and fertigation control, monitoring and management together with smart Decision Support System crop models, interfaces to weather forecast and many other services and remote cloud access to the field from anywhere, anytime.”

“In light of today’s ever-increasing food and water security challenges, including dwindling precious resources and inefficient water usage, Netafim is proud to present NetBeat™ – the 1st irrigation system with a brain.” said Mr. Izhar Gilad

About Netafim

Netafim is the global leader in precision irrigation for a sustainable future. With 29 subsidiaries and 17 manufacturing plants worldwide, Netafim delivers innovative, tailor-made irrigation and fertigation solutions to millions of farmers, allowing smallholders to large-scale agricultural producers in over 110 countries to grow more with less. Founded in 1965, Netafim pioneered the drip revolution, creating a paradigm shift toward precision irrigation. Today, specializing in end-to-end solutions from the water source to the root zone, Netafim delivers turnkey irrigation and greenhouse projects, supported by engineering, project management and financing services. Netafim is also leading the way in digital farming, integrating real-time monitoring, analysis and automated control into one state-of-the-art system. Established in 1997, Netafim India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Netafim emerged as a leader in precision irrigation  solutions in the subcontinent. With 3 manufacturing plants in India, Netafim India brings sustainable prosperity to over 850,000 farming families.  See how Netafim’s solutions are changing the economics of agriculture and helping the world grow more with less at www.netafim.com.

Media Contact: Aspire PR & Strategies Pvt. Ltd, Shekhar Wagh – 9967348414/ 020 24488778

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Indian developers contribute actively to open source projects: DigitalOcean Currents Report

Developers in India are more likely to contribute to open source than developers from other countries, with more than two-thirds (68 percent) actively participating.

23rd Nov, Bangalore India: DigitalOcean, the cloud services platform designed for developers brings out key developer cloud trends through its quarterly Currents report. In the fifth edition of Currents, they focused entirely on open source, to coincide with the movement’s 20-year anniversary. They asked more than 4,300 respondents around the world about the state of open source, including how they and their companies use it and what inspires them to support the community.

The following are some key findings from the report:

Twenty years in, just over half of developers surveyed are contributing to open source projects (55 percent). However, that is less than what companies expect from their employees: three out of four respondents said their companies expect them to use open source software as part of their day-to-day development work.

Two of the most prominent barriers preventing developers from getting involved in open source are not knowing where to begin, and doubting they have the right skills. Companies not giving their employees time to contribute is also a large factor.

Of the five major tech companies — Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple — developers overwhelmingly said Google is most supportive of the open source community, followed by Microsoft. Apple ranked last.

There’s a disconnect between companies’ encouragement of open source within their organizations, and their actual investment. Only 18 percent of respondents said their company is a member of an open source-related organization, and 75 percent said their company invests $1k or less every year in donations to open source.

Newer developers actively contribute more to open source than veteran developers: While 55 percent of respondents said they actively contribute to open source projects, developers with five or fewer years of experience were significantly more likely to contribute (60 percent) than developers with six or more years of experience. This participation boost from newer developers aligns with the overall perception that the open source community is healthy and growing (89 percent).

Prabhakar Jayakumar, Country Director, DigitalOcean India says “This year marks both the 20th anniversary of the open source movement, as well as the 5th year of Hacktoberfest, our annual month-long celebration of open source. DigitalOcean Currents highlights the latest trends among developers in the cloud and our latest edition carries interesting insights on the potential of open source software”.

Developers want an easier entry point into the open source community: 45% of developers listed “difficulty knowing how to get started” as the primary barrier preventing them from contributing to open source projects. Other key challenges included developers feeling they don’t have the right skills to contribute (44%) & companies not offering time for employees to contribute (30%).

Companies expect developers to use open source technologies at work, but don’t invest as much in the broader community: Nearly three out of every four respondents said their companies expect them to use open source software as part of their day-to-day development work, but only 18 percent of employees said their companies actively participated in open source organizations (e.g. Apache Foundation, Node.js Foundation, Cloud Native Computing Foundation). The cost of participating in these organizations is the biggest barrier (38 percent), and 75 percent of respondents said their companies also donated just $1k or less to these organizations in the last year.

Javascript, Python and PHP are among the top 3 programming languages that developers primarily use when engaging with open source

Companies evaluating open source technologies look primarily for ones that are widely used, and have great documentation and active maintainers. At the same time, poor documentation and security concerns are a few reasons why companies opt against open source.

About DigitalOcean: Founded in 2012, DigitalOcean provides the easiest cloud platform to deploy, manage, and scale applications of any size, removing infrastructure friction and providing predictability so developers and their teams can spend more time building software that customers love. DigitalOcean has a $200 million run rate and a community of 3.5 million developers with 12 data centres across the globe. In addition to its headquarters in New York, DigitalOcean has an office in Cambridge, Mass. and remote employees around the world. For more information, simply visit http://www.digitalocean.com or follow @digitalocean on Twitter.