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Protean launches Enterprise DPDP Governance & Consent Platform at Global Fintech Fest

MUMBAI, India, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Protean eGov Technologies today launched its Enterprise DPDP Governance & Consent Platform at the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai. The platform was launched at the Protean pavilion by Shri Suvendu Pati, Chief General Manager, FinTech Department, Reserve Bank of India, who spoke at the event on consent as a design principle for India’s digital financial ecosystem.

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 has moved decisively from statute to operation. With the DPDP Rules notified in November 2025 and substantive obligations enforceable from May 2027, organisations are required to demonstrate privacy governance that is continuous, auditable and evidenced.

At the centre of the platform is the consent stack. DPDP-compliant consent journeys are embedded directly within an enterprise’s existing web, mobile and assisted channels, so a customer never leaves the journey they are in. When consent is granted, updated or withdrawn, the policy engine validates the request, propagates it automatically to every mapped enterprise application and third-party processor, tracks acknowledgement, and writes an immutable artefact to the consent vault – producing regulator-ready evidence from the customer’s action itself rather than from a subsequent reconciliation exercise.

The platform brings the eight statutory obligations of a Data Fiduciary into a single operating system for privacy, organised across four governance pillars. Internal Privacy Governance covers data discovery, the Record of Processing Activities, data flow mapping, gap assessment and governance dashboards. Processor Risk Governance covers Data Protection Impact Assessments, a central processor registry, third-party risk assessment and remediation tracking. Data Principal Governance covers consent management, a rights management portal, grievance redress and dedicated workflows for minors and nominees. Regulatory Operations covers retention and deletion, breach management, audit monitoring and compliance reporting.

Speaking at the launch, Shri Suvendu Pati, Chief General Manager, FinTech Department, Reserve Bank of India, said: “The Digital Personal Data Protection Act moves consent from a matter of paperwork to a matter of design. For the financial sector, the task ahead is to make consent verifiable, revocable and auditable at scale – so that every individual knows what data is being used, for what purpose, and retains the ability to withdraw that permission at any time.”

Speaking on the launch, Mr. Ajay Rajan, MD & CEO, Protean eGov Technologies, said: “Consent is becoming the connective tissue of India’s digital economy. Our conviction is that privacy and growth are not opposing forces – an enterprise that can show an individual exactly what was permitted, when, and for how long, earns the trust that lets it do more, not less. That is the shift we are enabling: from privacy as a legal obligation to privacy as an enterprise capability.”

Speaking at the launch, Mr. Rakesh Dosi, Chief Business & Product Officer, Protean eGov Technologies, said: “Most enterprises today can tell you their privacy policy. Very few can tell you, for a single customer, what was consented to and which downstream system acted on it. One customer action should update every mapped system and leave behind evidence – that is what we have built.”

Protean eGov Technologies has built and operated national digital public infrastructure for over two decades. As an Account Aggregator licence holder, the company brings direct operating experience of the consent artefact lifecycle – issuance, revocation and secure data sharing – at national scale. This is that same conviction applied to Privacy.

To know more – https://www.proteantech.in/services/consent-stack 

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Protean Enterprise DPDP Governance & Consent Platform

Launched at the Global Fintech Fest, 11ᵗʰ September 2026, Mumbai

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 is no longer a policy exercise. The Rules were notified in November 2025, the Consent Manager registration framework comes into force in November 2026, and substantive obligations become enforceable from May 2027 with penalties of up to ₹250 crore. Multiple stakeholders – the Data Principal, the Consent Manager, processors, third-party vendors, internal business functions and the Data Protection Board – converge on a single accountable owner: the Data Fiduciary. Every one of those connections is an obligation to design, run and evidence.

Embedded consent experience. DPDP-compliant consent journeys are deployed within an enterprise’s existing web, mobile, branch, contact centre and partner channels. Consent is captured against the five principles of validity – freely given, specific, informed, unconditional and unambiguous – with itemised notice and unbundled purposes. Customers never leave the journey they are in.

Intelligent consent orchestration. A single customer action – consent granted, updated or withdrawn – is validated by the policy engine, propagated automatically to every mapped enterprise application and processor with acknowledgement tracked, and recorded instantly as an immutable artefact in the consent vault. Compliance evidence is a by-product of the transaction, not a separate exercise.

Four governance pillars. Internal Privacy Governance – data discovery, ROPA, data flow mapping, gap assessment and governance dashboards. Processor Risk Governance – DPIA, third-party risk management, processor registry and remediation tracking. Data Principal Governance – consent management, rights management portal, grievance management, minor and nominee workflows. Regulatory Operations – retention and deletion, breach management, audit monitoring and compliance reporting.

Regulatory automation. Retention runs on configurable, purpose-based timelines with automated deletion triggers, propagation to processors and retained deletion evidence. Breach management runs from incident intake and severity classification through a 72-hour notification workflow and regulator communication to root cause analysis and closure.

Relationship-based workflows. Verifiable guardian consent before any processing of a minor’s personal data, with age validation and transition on attaining majority. Nominee registration with identity validation and controlled, auditable rights access upon a defined invocation event.

One source of truth. Discover, map, design, orchestrate, evidence – every downstream privacy activity is derived from verified enterprise metadata rather than manual configuration, on a governance foundation of a policy engine, workflow orchestration, an API gateway, the consent vault and an immutable audit trail.

A six-stage path to compliance maturity runs from data discovery and ROPA through data flow mapping, DPIA and processor assessment, and gap remediation, to continuous privacy operations – combining advisory, governance, process design and technology enablement in a single engagement.

Protean eGov Technologies has built and operated national digital public infrastructure for over two decades, is an Account Aggregator licence holder with proven experience of the consent artefact lifecycle, and has implemented consent management capabilities for initiatives including Bima Sugam and CERSAI. This is that same conviction applied to Privacy.

About Protean:

Incorporated in December 1995, Protean eGov Technologies Limited is engaged in the business of developing citizen-centric and population-scale e-governance solutions. Protean is an information technology-enabled solutions company conceptualizing, developing, and executing critical and population-scale greenfield technology solutions. The company collaborates with the Indian government and has extensive experience in creating digital public infrastructure and developing innovative citizen-centric e-governance solutions.

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Growth, Jobs and Enterprise: Experts select Outstanding Grampreneurs® for BYST JRD Tata Awards 2026

NEW DELHI, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — India’s micro enterprises form the backbone of the MSME sector, with over 9.55 crore micro enterprises accounting for 99.3% of registered MSMEs and contributing to more than 41 crore jobs. The role of grassroots enterprises in driving jobs and local economic growth is reflected in the pan-India selection of 14 entrepreneurs assessed by the jury for the BYST JRD Tata Awards 2026, including five women entrepreneurs. Their businesses have collectively created nearly 425 direct jobs. The shortlisted Grampreneurs® come from across India and operate across sectors including manufacturing, food processing, agri-business, farm technology, recycling and industrial solutions.

The JRD Tata Awards were instituted by BYST in 1995 as a tribute to its Founding Chairman, Bharat Ratna Shri JRD Tata, to recognise outstanding grassroots entrepreneurs. Many of this year’s shortlisted Grampreneurs® began their journeys with limited personal savings or by investing personal assets and faced challenges in accessing formal finance in the early stages of their businesses. Today, their enterprises supply to large companies, create employment in their local communities and, in several cases, have expanded into international markets.

The JRD Tata Awards carry a special significance. They associate the name and values of one of India’s greatest industrial visionaries with first-generation entrepreneurs at the grassroots. In doing so, they recognise that entrepreneurial excellence is not defined by the size of an enterprise, but by the vision, integrity, innovation and employment it creates. 

Significantly, the Awards bring the name and legacy of one of India’s most respected industrial leaders to the country’s emerging micro entrepreneurs, celebrating excellence at the grassroots and reinforcing the belief that world-class enterprise can begin in the smallest of towns and villages.

The jury reviewed the shortlisted entrepreneurs across three categories: Entrepreneur of the Year – 2026, Woman Entrepreneur-2026 and Fastest Growing Entrepreneur of the Year-2026. The assessment focused on key parameters including business growth, profitability, loan repayment, jobs created, contribution to the local economy, exports and use of technology, among others. The jury was chaired by Prof. S. Mahendra Dev, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India, with Mr. Sunil Kant Munjal, Chairman, Hero Enterprise, as Co-Chair. Other jury members included Mr. Vikas Swarup, former Diplomat and Writer; Prof. K.K. Pant, Director, IIT Roorkee; Mr. Madan Pillutla, Dean and Professor, Organisational Behaviour, Indian School of Business (ISB); Mr. Harish Krishnan, Managing Director & Chief Policy Officer, Cisco South and Southeast Asia; Ms. Brahmani Nara, Executive Director, Heritage Foods Limited; and Mr. Rahul Kanwal, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, NDTV.

Ms. Lakshmi V. Venkatesan, Founding and Managing Trustee, BYST, said, “Micro-enterprises can play a much larger role in India’s economic growth by creating jobs and economic opportunities across small towns and rural areas. With the right finance, markets and especially mentoring, many of these enterprises have the potential to grow from self-employment into sustainable businesses that create many more jobs. JRD Tata’s name is synonymous with visionary leadership and some of India’s enduring industrial powerhouses, and the JRD Tata Awards carry forward this legacy by recognising grassroots entrepreneurs who are building sustainable businesses and creating jobs.”

The Awards also recognise the role of mentors who have supported entrepreneurs in areas such as finance, production, business planning, market access, hiring and growth. This mentor-entrepreneur relationship, based on the age old ‘Guru-Shishya Parampara’ (master-disciple tradition), remains an important part of BYST’s approach to helping first-generation entrepreneurs build and sustain their businesses.

BYST has supported more than 72,000 entrepreneurs since its inception in 1992. The selection process for the JRD Tata Awards includes nominations from Grampreneurs® supported by BYST across the country, with adequate due diligence that includes on the ground verifications, review by a national-level committee and placed for the final review by the Awards jury.

The winners of the JRD Tata Awards 2026 will be recognised at a national level awards ceremony to be held shortly.

About Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust (BYST):  

For the past three decades, BYST has been creating economic opportunities for young men and women from underserved sections of Indian society. BYST assists youth in developing business ideas into viable enterprises under the guidance of mentors, fostering a transition from job seekers to job creators. To date, BYST-mentored Grampreneurs have generated over 5 lakh employment opportunities (direct & indirect) and facilitated over Rs. 1000 crores as Bank finance across the country.  

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Huawei Unveils Six Global Power Showcases, Unlocking a New Power System with AI-Energy Synergy

SHANGHAI, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — During HUAWEI CONNECT 2026, Huawei held the 2026 Global Electric Power Summit under the title ” AI × Energy: Unlocking a New Power System.” More than 600 representatives from global power companies, industry organizations, ecosystem partners, and media gathered to explore new pathways for integrating energy transition with digital and intelligent technologies.

At the summit, Huawei, together with the global power companies, also unveiled six power showcases, demonstrating end-to-end digital and intelligent transformation practices, from power generation to consumption, and from domestic to international markets. This marks a substantial step forward for the power industry, moving from unidirectional enablement to computing-power synergy.

The global energy landscape is currently undergoing profound change. Distributed renewable energy has become crucial to reducing external dependency while balancing grid resilience and universal access to electricity.

Philippe Adam, Secretary-General of the International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE), said in his speech: “The power industry is undergoing massive transformation, driven by energy transition, AI data centers (AIDCs), and digitalization.”

Faced with the intertwined challenges of the renewable energy transition, intelligent transformation, and the lack of electricity access for 700 million people worldwide, AI has become a survival essential of the century-old power system. Huawei believes that low voltage—the bottleneck of power grids—will become the main arena for AI in the future. To close the low-voltage management gap, systematic and transparent management is required on the low-voltage side. This rests on six core capabilities—observability, measurability, controllability, adjustability, tradability, and traceability—that are all essential for long-term sustainability.

David Sun, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Huawei Electric Power Digitalization Business Unit (BU), commented: “The essence of low-voltage transparency is simple: faster data, higher quality, and greater cost-efficiency. To unlock a new power system, the industry needs to advance with three core priorities: digital talent first, digital infrastructure first, and digital regulated asset base (RAB) first.”

Scenario-Based Implementation: Six Global Showcases Highlight the Success of Digital and Intelligent Transformation

At the Global Electric Power Summit, the six global showcases unveiled include the digital and intelligent grid of Brazil’s CEMIG; the new power system demonstration zone featuring distribution and microgrid synergy in the Guangzhou Baiyun Power Supply Bureau of the China Southern Power Grid; the intelligent diagnosis and smart operations of the new power distribution network in Shaoshan, Hunan, China; intelligent power supply and consumption in Jiangxi, China; the ±800 kV UHV digital converter station in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China; and the power communication network in Liaoning, China. Together, they demonstrate successful practices across different scenarios spanning the entire power process in the intelligent era.

Looking ahead, Huawei will continue to focus on its strengths in the information and communications technology (ICT) field. Using its three-layer framework of metrics, architectures, and technologies, the company will work with global power enterprises, standards organizations, and ecosystem partners to drive innovation, fostering the upgrade of the industry and overall ecosystem prosperity.

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Avalara Ushers in New Era of Agentic Tax and Compliance with Avalara Aviator

Avalara’s new agent hub brings together specialized AI agents to execute complex tax and compliance workflows while keeping people in control of the decisions that matter

PUNE, India, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Avalara, Inc., the agentic AI leader in global tax and compliance, today unveiled Avalara Aviator at its CRUSH customer and partner conference. The new agent hub for tax and compliance turns days of manual work into minutes of oversight, with an audit-defensible record for every action.

As businesses expand across markets, channels, and business models, tax and compliance requirements are becoming more interconnected, more digital, and increasingly real-time. For years, tax software has automated individual compliance tasks, but much of the work between those tasks has remained manual and siloed. Avalara Aviator is designed to close that gap with intelligent agents that can understand context, coordinate work, monitor variance, and take action. Humans delegate the work while remaining in control of the decisions.

“Our customers need a system they can trust to get real work done,” said Hugo Sarrazin, Chief Executive Officer at Avalara. “Avalara Aviator fulfills that need. It’s built on more than 22 years of closed-loop compliance data, which informs every calculation, every filing, and every report. And that’s what enables us to turn days of manual compliance work into minutes of confident oversight.”

A turning point for compliance

For years, tax software has automated discrete compliance tasks, such as calculating taxes, filing returns, and managing exemption certificates. While that sped up each task, finance professionals have been left bridging the gaps between them, such as having to manage configurations, interpret reports, chase approvals, and understand how to construct business logic to meet their requirements.

Avalara is the first company to bridge these industry-wide deficits by bringing specialized AI agents, tax and compliance workflows, and Avalara’s trusted compliance technology into a connected agent hub. This helps customers move from understanding what needs to happen to getting the work done.

Customers interact with Avalara Aviator in plain language through Avi, its orchestrator AI agent. Avi can orchestrate by reaching out to “lead agents” that oversee key areas like research, certificates, and returns. The agents validate, reconcile, proactively surface insights, and execute compliance work, while keeping people in control of decisions requiring judgment and oversight.

The initial Avalara Aviator experience supports compliance operations, including capabilities that help customers:

• Map products to tax codes
• Report transaction and tax liability data
• Validate exemption certificates
• Auto-generate tax matrices
• Analyze results across multiple applications
• Configure custom rules

For example, a customer can describe a needed tax rule in plain language. Avi then drafts the rule, simulates its impact on past transactions, and flags any conflicts with other rules. The customer reviews and approves the change before Avi activates the rule.

Avalara Aviator is initially being delivered to existing customers at no additional cost. Over time, Avalara plans to extend agentic capabilities across more of the compliance lifecycle and into the ERP, e-commerce, finance, and collaboration platforms customers already use. The goal is to make Avalara’s trusted tax and compliance platform available wherever work is happening.

Built for trust, accuracy, and control

Generic AI tools can struggle with complex, multi-step workflows that require context, accuracy, and continuity over time. They can’t connect to critical business systems fast enough to be useful, and they aren’t purpose-built for the accuracy that business-critical workflows demand.

In contrast, Avalara Aviator combines agentic AI with the compliance infrastructure Avalara has built for more than 22 years. That includes proprietary data and learnings from the market’s most trusted tax and compliance platform.

The result is an agentic experience designed to go beyond plausible answers and deliver source-backed, explainable, and expert-verified outcomes customers can understand, trust, and defend.

Preya Chandan, Senior Tax Accountant with Singer Equipment Company, Inc., a distributor of foodservice equipment and an Avalara Aviator beta customer, said the technology has changed how she approaches her work.

“As a tax accountant focused on audit readiness, I need tools that go beyond answering questions to help me think about the ones I haven’t asked yet,” Chandan said. “Avalara Aviator does that in one place, explaining taxability in plain language, surfacing considerations I might have missed, and providing trusted research I can rely on for detailed, defensible work.”

Industry analysts say that a combination of usefulness and defensibility is particularly important as AI moves deeper into regulated business processes.

“Agentic AI adoption in finance has moved well beyond exploration, and the question is now about how to broadly scale its use,” said Kevin Permenter, Research Director at IDC. “Finance teams are prioritizing agentic AI because they see it as an important operational capability. Scaling that impact depends on security and compliance, data quality and governance, and reliable outputs. That’s why many finance organizations lean toward agent capabilities that sit directly alongside their core SaaS systems, where existing security controls and financial data models are already established.”

The next era of agentic tax and compliance

Avalara Aviator advances Avalara’s broader vision for agentic tax and compliance: intelligent systems that find and manage risk before it finds you. It’s designed to not only monitor but proactively recommend actions. Upcoming enhancements will include features such as self-healing, in which agents examine changes to your business and recommend fixes to root discrepancies before they can turn into filing liabilities. It will be able to catch anomalies unloading a traditional human review onto an agentic worker.

Avalara Aviator will be generally available following next month’s Avalara CRUSH Europe event.

About Avalara

Avalara is the agentic AI leader in global tax and compliance. For more than two decades, Avalara’s trusted tax content, deep compliance expertise, proprietary data, and technology have helped customers succeed on a global scale. Avalara now pairs that foundation with agentic AI to help businesses execute complex compliance work while keeping people in control. Avalara processes more than 54 billion AvaTax API calls annually and supports millions of businesses worldwide. For more information, visit Avalara.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding Avalara’s product plans, technology capabilities, and expected availability dates. These statements describe Avalara’s intentions as of the date of release and are subject to change without notice.

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Tim Miller Joins Gaming Compliance International as Strategic Advisor

Former UK Gambling Commission Executive Director to Advise GCI on Regulatory Policy, Product Development and International Growth

HENDERSON, Nev., Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Gaming Compliance International (GCI) have announced the appointment of Tim Miller as Strategic Advisor. Miller will provide an independent regulatory perspective on GCI’s transaction and market monitoring products and services as the company expands globally.

Miller recently founded GamReg Consulting, a consulting practice focused on gaming regulation, after 10 years at the United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC), most recently as its Executive Director of Policy and Research. GCI will be one of Miller’s first clients for the new venture, where he will work directly with GCI CEO Matt Holt and his team to provide perspective as a former regulator. In this role, Miller will be tasked with supporting GCI’s international market expansion efforts, ensuring GCI solutions meet the evolving needs of gaming regulators, and viewing product development through a regulatory lens. Miller will also bring regulatory policy and strategic insight to the advice GCI provides to its regulatory clients as they work to meet the needs of their citizens.

Since its founding in 2025, GCI has provided a range of services to gaming regulators globally, including market-leading transaction monitoring and market intelligence platforms. For the 2026 World Cup, GCI provided regulators with market monitoring insights, helping them understand overall wagering activity in their jurisdictions from licensed and unlicensed operators. In a single U.S. state alone, GCI identified over 2,000 active operators—the vast majority of which were unlicensed.

“As GCI works to become the go-to provider of market intelligence for gaming regulators worldwide, adding someone with Tim Miller’s expertise and reputation shows regulators that we understand the challenges they face, and that we are building the tools and services that will leave them better equipped than ever to meet those challenges,” said GCI CEO Matt Holt. “Having watched Tim’s efforts over the last decade with the UKGC, we are thrilled to have him play a critical role in shaping the future of GCI.”

“Partnering with the GCI team as they provide tools that regulators need around market intelligence makes complete sense as I launch GamReg Consulting,” said Tim Miller, Strategic Advisor to GCI and Founder of GamReg Consulting. “I know firsthand that the tools regulators need to protect their citizens continue to evolve, and I will make sure that GCI and its clients stay a step ahead in optimizing their markets.”

Holt and Miller will speak at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas on the “New Tools for a New Age – Helping Regulators Understand Market Dynamics and Stop Illegal Gambling” panel. The panel will take place on Wednesday, September 30, at 2:00 p.m. PT in Titian 2305 at The Venetian Expo, Las Vegas. Joining Holt and Miller will be Oliver Shawano, Vice-Chairman of the Forest County Potawatomi Gaming Commission, Stephanie Maxwell, Deputy Director and General Counsel for the Tennessee Sports Wagering Council, and Jonathan Michaels, Principal at Michaels Strategies.

About Gaming Compliance International (GCI):

For more information, visit gamingcompliance.com 

Info: contact@gamingcompliance.com

About GamReg Consulting

GamReg Consulting is a UK-based international advisory firm helping governments, gambling regulators and the organizations that support them design regulatory systems. Founded by former UK Gambling Commission Executive Director Tim Miller, the consultancy brings senior regulatory experience, international insight and practical networks to help clients strengthen licensed markets, tackle illegal gambling and improve consumer protection.

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Jindal Global University Expands Agreement with D2L to Accelerate Learning Innovation and Help Scale Growth

An Institute of Eminence in India renews D2L Brightspace for 10-years to deliver personalised experiences and help scale growth to reach 30,000+ learners

NEW DELHI, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — D2L, a global leader in learning technology, today announced that Jindal Global University (JGU), one of India’s premier Institutions of Eminence, has renewed and expanded its agreement with D2L for the next 10 years. Under the expanded agreement, JGU will extend its use of D2L Brightspace beyond online courses to support learning across all online and in-person programmes for more than 16,000 learners and over 1,100 faculty members.

The expansion will support JGU’s Vision 2030 by creating a more connected, learner-centric and outcome-driven learning ecosystem. As the university enters its next phase of growth, D2L Brightspace will serve as its core learning platform, bringing in-person and online learning onto a unified solution.

“Jindal Global University’s decision to adopt D2L Brightspace across its online and campus learning programmes reflect the growing role of technology in shaping the future of higher education in India,” said Lee Poteck, Chief Revenue Officer, D2L. “The partnership brings together JGU’s ambition for globally scalable, learner-centric education with D2L’s expertise in creating engaging and outcome-driven learning experiences. We are proud to deepen our partnership with JGU and support its impressive Vision 2030 journey.”

D2L and JGU have worked together for the past year, initially supporting the university’s online learning programmes. Over the next 10 years, D2L will help JGU establish a long-term digital foundation across the university as they scale for global growth to try and reach more than 30,000 learners by 2036 and support a more unified experience for learners and educators.

“As JGU continues to scale as an Institution of Eminence, consistency and rigour across our online and in-person programmes are central to how we think about growth,” said Professor Padmanabha Ramanujam, Dean, Office of Academic Governance at JGU. “Extending D2L Brightspace university-wide gives us a reliable platform to uphold our academic standards, track learning outcomes, and ensure every student receives an equally high-quality education, regardless of the mode of study. In an era increasingly shaped by AI, this partnership strengthens our ability to build stronger teaching and learning outcomes and forms the foundation for our ambitions ahead.”

In addition to D2L Brightspace, JGU will leverage several D2L solutions including D2L Creator+ and D2L Performance+ to advance its online and blended learning strategy. These tools will support richer course creation, personalized learning, data-driven insights and more effective engagement with learners. Together, JGU will deliver a more seamless experience for students and educators while supporting greater flexibility, engagement and scale.

About Jindal Global University

O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary, research-oriented university founded in 2009, with 16,000+ students, 1,100+ full-time faculty, and 2,900+ administrative staff across twelve schools spanning Law, Business & Management, International Affairs, Public Policy, Liberal Arts & Humanities, and more. Recognised as an Institution of Eminence by the Ministry of Education, Government of India in 2020, JGU brings together faculty from 50+ countries and students from 160+ countries, with collaborations spanning 600+ institutions in 80+ countries.

JGU was ranked Number 1 in the world and awarded ‘Gold’ by the Times Higher Education (THE) Online Learning Rankings 2024, and has been ranked India’s Number 1 Private University for three consecutive years by the QS World University Rankings 2023. The Jindal Global Law School has held its No. 1 rank in India for seven consecutive years and is ranked among the Top 35 globally for Law by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026. The Jindal Global Business School (JGBS) featured for the first time in the QS Global MBA Rankings 2027, ranking among the Top 200 Business Schools in the World (171-180 globally, 23rd in Asia, and Number 1 Private Business School in India), and earned AACSB International Accreditation in 2025 — a distinction held by only 6% of business schools worldwide.

About D2L

D2L is transforming the way the world learns, helping learners achieve more than they dreamed possible. Working closely with customers all over the world, D2L is on a mission to make learning more inspiring, engaging, and human. Find out how D2L helps transform lives and delivers outstanding learning outcomes in K-12, higher education and businesses.

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Xinhua Silk Road: From temple visit to island getaway: Fujian’s Meizhou Island expands tourism appeal

BEIJING, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Meizhou Island, located in Putian City in southeast China’s Fujian Province, is renowned as the hometown of the Chinese sea goddess Mazu.

In recent years, the island has been tapping its tourism resources and developing distinctive Mazu culture-themed tourism activities, offering visitors a wider range of experiences and giving them more reasons to stay longer on the island rather than leave after half-day temple visit.

Born as Lin Mo on the island in 960, Mazu is believed to be a legendary woman who was deified as a protector of seafarers. Mazu has more than 300 million followers worldwide. In 2009, “Mazu belief and customs” was inscribed on the UNESCO representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

“In previous years, visitors mainly came to Meizhou Island to worship Mazu. Many would arrive in the morning and leave in the afternoon,” said a staff member of the island’s administrative committee. “Now, more visitors are treating the island as a vacation destination, with a notable increase in family travelers, self-driving tourists and young visitors.”

Meizhou Island received about 3.23 million tourist visits in 2025, surpassing the 3-million mark for the first time. With the popularity of slow tourism, more visitors are no longer simply coming to “pay their respects” before leaving, but are choosing to stay for several days, taking leisurely walks, enjoying the sea views and embracing the relaxed pace of island life.

Popular experiences on the island include dressing in traditional attire and taking photos in front of distinctive local architecture. Visitors can also experience “a day in the life of Mazu” at her former residence in the Mazu Heritage Park, and visit the Mazu cultural museum, and the Ping’an Pagoda.

Moreover, large Mazu-themed live performances and fireworks after sunset can definitely light up visitors’ night life on the island.

From “paying respects and leaving” to lingering for the scenery, and from a half-day trip to “living a day in Mazu’s world,” Meizhou Island is transforming the appeal of a single temple into the allure of an island where visitors want to stay.

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Casio to Release Limited-Edition Timepiece Celebrating MR-G 30th Anniversary.

Latticework Dial Finished in Platinum Leaf, with Structural Color Technology Employed to Create Metal Leaf-Inspired Textures for Bezel and Bracelet

TOKYO, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Casio Computer Co., Ltd. announced today the release of a new MR-G timepiece, adding to the flagship line of the G-SHOCK brand of shock-resistant watches. The new MRG-B2100HR, featuring a dimensional latticework dial inspired by kigumi^*1 and finished in platinum leaf, is available in a limited edition of only 800 pieces worldwide.

To commemorate the 30 years since the debut of MR-G in 1996, Casio drew from metal leaf, embodying tradition and innovation. The design expresses a strength that transcends time through the theme of haruka (eternity). Metal leaf artist Hiroto Rakusho created an original artwork, which together with the timepiece design brings the world of haruka to life.

Built on the shock-resistant MRG-B2100 with its octagonal bezel, the new MRG-B2100HR features a dimensional latticework dial. Each timepiece is adorned with platinum leaf applied by Rakusho. Powdered platinum leaf creates depth and gives each timepiece distinct character.

The bezel and bracelet evoke Rakusho’s artwork, with metal leaf-inspired textures rendered using structural color technology. ^*2 Precision laser processing produces colors that change with the viewing angle. The design brings together traditional techniques and cutting-edge technology to highlight the beauty of metal leaf.

The bezel is formed from 27 components, each polished before assembly. The bezel and bracelet employ the super-hard alloys COBARION^*3 and DAT55G^*4, respectively. Together, the finishes and materials deliver both refined metallic beauty and toughness.

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Efectis Group Strengthens Its Presence in India with the Launch of Efectis India

New subsidiary combines global fire safety expertise with local capabilities to support India’s infrastructure, industrial and energy ambitions

CHENNAI, India, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Efectis, a global leader in fire safety and explosion risk management, has officially launched Efectis India following the acquisition of a majority stake in AADIT, developed by entrepreneurs Mr. Anil Agarwal and Mr. Jothi Ramalingam. This strategic milestone marks a significant step in the Group’s long-term commitment to the Indian market.

With more than 70 years of experience as a testing institute, Efectis group has inaugurated a new fire testing facility in Chennai, dedicated to performing fire tests based on Indian, European and international standards. This is the first international fire testing laboratory in India, operated by a strong local team and supported by more than 300 fire experts from Efectis. The Group aims to support India’s development ambitions by providing internationally recognised fire safety expertise tailored to local needs.

The official launch was celebrated at a high-profile event in Chennai, organised with the support of Business France, reflecting Efectis’ ambition to become a trusted partner for India’s rapidly evolving construction, infrastructure, industrial and energy sectors.

The event, held at the Taj Club House Hotel, brought together the Consul General of France in Puducherry and Chennai, Mr. Etienne Roland-Piègue, along with representatives from industry, government institutions, technical organisations, academia and the wider French Indian business ecosystem. Throughout the event, speakers and industry professionals highlighted the need to further strengthen fire safety in India.

Efectis Supporting India’s Next Phase of Growth

India’s rapid urbanisation, large-scale infrastructure projects and industrial expansion are generating increasing demand for advanced safety, resilience and regulatory compliance solutions. In this context, Efectis India will offer a comprehensive range of services, including fire safety engineering, testing, certification, inspection, risk assessment, technical audits, training and compliance support.

Combining local presence with international experience, Efectis India will support safety improvement, developers, manufacturers, infrastructure operators, industrial facilities, energy transition projects, battery technologies and critical infrastructure. Efectis will be available to assist national and regional public authorities or their representatives in addressing evolving fire and explosion safety challenges linked to modern and scientific assessment methods. The new facility will make fire testing more accessible and cost-effective for manufacturers and project owners in India, while ensuring a direct link with recognized international and local practices.

The launch comes at a time when India is accelerating investments in smart cities, industrial corridors, logistics hubs, transportation networks and clean energy infrastructure. As these projects grow in scale and complexity, this investment in India aims to strongly contribute to the improvement of Indian safety in construction, transportation and energy development, ensuring life safety, and make safer international industrial investment.

“The launch of Efectis India through a partnership with AADIT reflects our strong confidence in India’s long-term growth trajectory and our commitment to supporting the country’s ambitions with internationally recognised technical and scientific expertise in fire safety and risk management,” said Daniel Joyeux, President of the Efectis Group

“Our objective goes beyond delivering technical services. We want to build lasting partnerships with Indian stakeholders, contribute to skills development and support the creation of safer, more resilient infrastructure and industrial projects across the country. India is a strategic market for Efectis, and we look forward to working alongside our customers and partners in the years ahead.”

Through engineering expertise, testing and certification capabilities, technical training and regulatory support, Efectis India is positioning itself as a trusted long-term partner for safer buildings, more resilient infrastructure and sustainable industrial growth.

Efectis is an international third-party fire safety company, covering fire and explosion testing, inspection, certification, audits, investigation and engineering. With more than 70 years of experience, more than 350 professionals operating from 28 offices, 8 fire testing laboratories, and recognition as a certification body in 35 countries, Efectis supports clients throughout the entire project lifecycle. In 2025, the Group carried out more than 20,000 tests worldwide, serving sectors including construction, infrastructure, transport, energy, logistics, industry, batteries, and nuclear facilities. Based on a very strong technical and scientific background, Efectis Group actively participates in developing European and international standards and supports the improvement of national fire safety regulations.

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CooperVision Powers the Next Era of Eye Care with New Global Vision Centre and Major Pipeline Advancements

The Vision Centre Brings Industry Leading Innovation to Accelerate Breakthroughs in Eye Care

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CooperVision today unveiled the grand opening of The Vision Centre, the company’s new global innovation hub in Southampton, England, and announced six major product advancements that have been accelerated to launch over the next several years. The announcements were made as CooperVision brings together research and development, clinical expertise, pilot manufacturing, advanced technologies, and commercial capabilities to accelerate the development and commercialization of breakthrough solutions for patients and eye care professionals worldwide. 

During the event, the company highlighted plans to introduce:

• The build-out of the world’s first and only complete family of 1-day contact lenses for myopia control, built on the world’s #1 toric design;
• A novel premium 1-day silicone hydrogel (SiHy) technology;
• A next-generation SiHy material in a high-performing monthly contact lens;
• A differentiated entry 1-day SiHy innovation to drive new fits;
• The most advanced 1-day SiHy toric multifocal contact lens;
• A new toric 1-day contact lens experience for astigmatic patients.

Together, these innovations represent one of the most ambitious product pipelines in CooperVision’s history, reflecting the company’s confidence in the future of contact lenses and its commitment to shaping the next era of vision care through science-led innovation.

“We’re not satisfied with simply keeping pace with the evolution of eye care. We intend to help define what’s next, while strengthening CooperVision’s position as an innovative, technology-forward and consumer-connected vision care leader,” said Jerry Warner, President of CooperVision.

The Vision Centre itself reflects CooperVision’s continued investment in purposeful innovation and serves as a physical expression of the company’s commitment to advancing vision for every eye. By strengthening the connections between scientific discovery, customer insight, product development, and commercialization, The Vision Centre is designed to help accelerate the delivery of meaningful innovations to eye care professionals and patients around the world.

The state-of-the-art facility is designed to create faster learning cycles and accelerate the path from idea to market-ready solution. The Centre further strengthens CooperVision’s ability to leverage advanced modeling, simulation, analytics, and AI-enabled tools to support faster decision-making and future discoveries. The result is an ecosystem that combines scientific rigor, advanced technology, and deep customer understanding to help shape the future of eye care.

“The future of eye care will be shaped by collaboration, scientific advancement, and a deep understanding of the people who provide and benefit from our innovations,” said Warner. “The Vision Centre provides an environment that helps our teams build on the strong collaboration that already exists across CooperVision, enabling faster learning, deeper integration, and accelerated discovery.”

Spanning 9,940 square meters, the multi-story facility combines advanced laboratories, pilot manufacturing capability, a state-of-the-art clinic, customer engagement spaces, and technology-enabled environments.

The site will house approximately 350 employees and welcome colleagues, customers, partners, and other visitors from across the vision care industry through a range of learning, development, and collaboration programs.

For more information on CooperVision, visit www.coopervision.com.

About CooperVision

CooperVision, a division of CooperCompanies (Nasdaq: COO), is a global leader in contact lens innovation, dedicated to advancing vision at every stage of life. The company offers one of the industry’s most comprehensive portfolios of soft and specialty contact lenses—including daily disposable, two-week and monthly options—with high–performance materials and optics across spherical, toric, and multifocal designs. With a strong heritage of addressing complex vision challenges such as childhood myopia, astigmatism, presbyopia, and irregular corneas, CooperVision combines purposeful research and development, state–of–the–art manufacturing, and deep practitioner partnerships to deliver clinically advanced solutions. Decades of experience and insight continue to shape the eye care profession and create meaningful advantages for both practitioners and wearers. For more information, visit www.coopervision.com.

About CooperCompanies

CooperCompanies (Nasdaq: COO) is a leading global medical device company focused on helping people experience life’s beautiful moments through its two business units, CooperVision and CooperSurgical. CooperVision is a trusted leader in the contact lens industry, helping to improve the way people see each day. CooperSurgical is a leading fertility and women’s healthcare company dedicated to putting time on the side of women, babies, and families at the healthcare moments that matter most. Headquartered in San Ramon, Calif., CooperCompanies has a workforce of more than 15,000, sells products in over 130 countries, and positively impacts over fifty million lives each year. For more information, please visit www.coopercos.com.

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