7, Jun 2023
Take A Fruity Trip with Keventers Smoothies!
India, 7th June 2023: Keventers, the iconic Indian dairy brand with a legacy of 97 years best known for its milkshakes and ice creams, launches a new range of smoothies this summer! The goodness of fruits, the creamy texture of a chilled smoothie, the delicious burst of flavors, specially crafted and served up in a bottle is here to beat the summer heat. Get ready for the most delightful combinations of your favourite fruits, blended to perfection at select Keventers outlets. Keventers fruit smoothies are made of 100% fruit and are an indulgent option with no added colors, preservatives, or artificial flavors. Adding to a growing beverage portfolio, which offers a wide variety of options, this latest launch comes backed by innovation and a commitment to bring greater variety to consumers.
Carrying forward the Keventers legacy of great taste and crafted recipes, it is just in time to revive your summer with refreshing flavors and satiate all your cravings in a Keventers bottle near you. Take a fruity trip with our four recipes, ranging from the Blueberry Blast Smoothie which is a burst of blueberries, cranberries, strawberries, and juicy apples. If you love berries then this is the perfect match for your taste buds. To sail through the scorching heat during the day go for a Simple Love Smoothie. It is a power-packed punch of succulent strawberries, sweet apples, creamy bananas, and earthy beetroot that keeps you charged throughout. If you have a fruity citrusy palate then pick up a Summer Hummer Smoothie which is a perfect blend of juicy mangoes, zesty oranges, and mighty carrots to quench your thirst. All mango lovers can vouch for this classic Mighty Mango Smoothie which is infused with the sweetness of pulpy mangoes with a tangy touch of fresh strawberries, created to satisfy your palate.
The brand has always been committed to introduce the most innovative and unique flavours for its patrons with each addition. The newly introduced smoothies add to the brand’s growing and diverse beverage portfolio, which recently witnessed the launch of sparkling iced beverages and thick shakes. Well timed to meet the rising consumer demand for more variety as summer kicks in, they have been launched after meticulous research to achieve the most enhanced flavour profile.
Speaking on the new product launch, Agastya Dalmia, Founder & CEO, Keventers, says, “Our latest drop brings the delicious fruits of summer to you in the creamiest and most exotic set of smoothies. Our focus has been on enhancing customer experience and offering a greater variety across our growing beverage portfolio. We have consistently worked on innovative new products with a diverse flavor profile and have worked on introducing new variants across categories for our consumers. The latest launch of fruit smoothies is made from quality ingredients, carefully selected to ensure maximum taste and quality.. [1] “
Keventers Fruit smoothies are priced at INR. 239/- and are available in select Keventers outlets in the country and online via Zomato & Swiggy. Served in the signature Keventers bottle, this is an indulgent treat perfectly timed for the season. It’s all about fresh fruit summer with Keventers, we can’t wait to order ours, can you?
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- By Neel Achary
7, Jun 2023
To Find A Killer by Doug Greco, available now from Histria Books
Histria Books is pleased to announce the release of To Find A Killer: The Homophobic Murders of Norma and Maria Hurtado and the LGBT Rights Movement by Doug Greco. The book is published by Gaudium Publishing, an imprint of Histria Books dedicated to outstanding works of non-fiction in a variety of fields.
Beginning with a gripping, firsthand account of the 2011 anti-gay murder of twenty-four-year-old Norma Hurtado, a student the author taught in an Austin high school ten years earlier, To Find A Killer is a series of interwoven essays that employs a mix of narrative nonfiction and political analysis to uncover the intersectional nature of the disparities impacting the LGBTQ community.
Despite monumental gains in legal equality over the past decade, including the landmark Obergefell ruling on same-sex marriage, the LGBTQ community still faces harsh disparities in physical and mental health, economic status, racial stratification, and hate crimes victimization. To Find A Killer discussed the next phase of the LGBT rights movement
Emmy-nominated filmmaker Tim Kirkman calls To Find A Killer, “A heartbreaking, infuriating, illuminating book. Greco traces a line connecting class, sexual orientation, gender and ethnicity that forces you to confront your own biases. This is essential reading for both the burgeoning and the seasoned activist, educator and political scientist.”
Purcell Carson, documentary filmmaker and lecturer at Princeton University says “This carefully wrought book harnesses Greco’s considerable experience as an organizer, storyteller, and scholar, weaving the specific lives of the victims and their murderer together, but setting them against a backdrop of national crisis in the LGBT community.”
To Find A Killer, by Doug Greco, 136 pp., ISBN 978-1-59211-298-2, is available at HistriaBooks.com and from all major book retailers. The book is also available in eBook. Titles published under the various imprints of Histria Books are distributed worldwide by the Independent Publishers Group (IPG). For information on publishing with Histria Books, please visit HistriaBooks.com or contact us at info@histriabooks.com
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7, Jun 2023
Psychological Associates Hosts Leadership Development Workshop
Three-day program focuses on effective leadership behaviors and successful business performance.
(St. Louis, Mo., June 7, 2023) Psychological Associates (PA), a consulting company that improves business performance through its leadership and talent development services, will hold its Q4 Leadership: The People Skills Advantage™ program. The three-day intensive workshop will take place Tues., Aug. 8 through Thurs., Aug. 10 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The program will be held at the Charles F. Knight Executive Education & Conference Center located at One Brookings Dr. on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis.
The program’s individualized experience focuses on helping a company’s top talent improve team success through the people skills they need to engage and influence others. Q4 Leadership comprehensively identifies and adapts effective leadership behaviors with more intricate job-related feedback. The program combines the latest in instructional design along with PA’s six decades of pragmatic leadership development.
The workshop – which uses real-world issues and situations – is designed for C-level leaders, vice presidents, and general managers who will improve their interpersonal skills to break down silos and contribute to synergistic teams.
Psychological Associates’ facilitator Marianne Whelchel will lead the sessions. She brings more than 16 years of global leadership development, training, and human resources experience to the workshop. Whelchel has managed the design and delivery of leadership curriculum for over 6,000 leaders globally.
Psychological Associates helps clients select, develop, and retain their best leaders, enabling them to build exceptional organizations. Its exclusive Q4 Dimensional® Model of Behavior™ – an industry-renowned structure that categorizes observable actions into understandable groupings – inspires high performance while attaining comprehensive results. Consulting capabilities include talent assessment, leadership development, succession planning, people analytics, and executive coaching. Founded in 1958, Psychological Associates is headquartered at 8000 Maryland Ave. in Clayton, Mo. Reservations are required since space is limited. For more information, call (314) 725-7771 or visit www.q4solutions.com.
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7, Jun 2023
Radiflow’s CIARA 4.0 Delivers Actionable Insights to Simplify the Management of OT Cyber Risk at Industrial Facilities
CIARA V4.0 boosts compliance with security regulations and best practices while providing effective mitigation guidance. “CISOs are doing more with less, making it challenging to understand their current standing across the OT Cybersecurity landscape,” said Ilan Barda, Radiflow CEO, and Co-founder.
Tel Aviv, Israel, June 6, 2023 – Radiflow, creators of the award-winning OT cybersecurity platform, CIARA, announced the general availability of CIARA 4.0. This release introduces a leading benchmark tool as well as delivers actionable insights for managing and minimizing risk in large multi-site industrial facilities.
Today, CISOs and security teams are responsible for the cybersecurity of OT facilities. However, they lack the ability to evaluate the ever-changing cybersecurity risks to their operations. Unlike other sectors, they can not easily assess risk exposure or the effectiveness of specific security activities. To address this, Radiflow released CIARA 4.0, a data-driven platform that continuously monitors changes in the site topology as well as vulnerabilities and threats, always re-evaluating the risk posture of facilities and their digital components. This continuous monitoring enables the CISO to review the strategic and tactical OT security plans and adapt them if needed.
In order to further assist the CISO with the evaluation of their risk posture, Radiflow is introducing a new free-to-use cloud benchmark tool. Utilizing collected industry-specific benchmark information based on Radiflow’s vast experience and enriched with CS2AI surveys, the new benchmark tool provides the user with a quick risk posture assessment compared to the industry status and best practices.
“CISOs are under enormous pressure to do more with less, making it challenging to understand their current standing across the OT Cybersecurity landscape,” said Ilan Barda, Radiflow CEO, and Co-founder. “Data-driven CIARA 4.0 automates the delivery of the necessary insights concerning the changes in the risk posture that actually direct users toward optimal security actions.”
At the same time that threat actors are getting more sophisticated and vulnerabilities are becoming more diverse, national and industrial regulatory bodies are tightening cybersecurity regulations. But these are often highly complicated and challenging. For example, while the widely accepted IEC62443 international series of standards provides a detailed map of security controls, it is often too complex for companies to understand and implement. For these situations, CIARA 4.0 delivers a view of Best Practices of Security Controls which are simpler to understand and map better to the planning of security projects in an individual factory or across a sprawling, geographically diverse complex of interlinked facilities.
“A centralized, highly intelligent solution that enables OT cybersecurity teams to identify vulnerabilities, and stay up to date with industry standards and/or best practices, while prioritizing and evaluating mitigation efforts, slashes the investment in time and effort required to conduct secure operations,” explained Michael Langer, Radiflow’s Chief Product Officer. “With the accelerating pace of so many new devices being interconnected via expanding OT networks alongside decades of legacy versions, CIARA 4.0’s ability to automate accurate risk analyses and furnish actionable insights becomes vital for ensuring zero downtime.”
6, Jun 2023
Leading PR agency Provocomm Public Relations honored at ET Inspiring Leaders- Best of North 2023
New Delhi- India’s fastest-growing premier PR agency Provocomm Public Relations has been recognized as the most efficient and dynamic PR organization in the communications industry at the ET Inspiring Leaders- Best of North 2023 organized by Times Group’s Optimal Media Solutions. The sparkling event was held on 19th May at Timber Trails Heights and Resorts in Himachal Pradesh. It saw the coming together of empowering business magnates, leaders, and visionaries under one roof who were felicitated for their contributions in different economic sectors.
Clocking a significant achievement at the ET Inspiring Leaders ceremony, Mr. Aniket Tiwary, Executive Director, Provocomm Public Relations, said, “We are glad to receive the outstanding honor presented to us at the ET Inspiring Leaders Award- Best of North 2023. It is an excellent validation of our team’s efforts. It motivates us to give our best to our clients and patrons and also simultaneously contribute to scaling up the communication industry through our work. I would like to thank the organizers for deeming us worthy of the honor.”
Provocomm Public Relations received a Memento and Certificate of Honour at the event. The PR company was also the official PR Partner of the event. This was the second collaboration with Times Group after the Times Property Fiesta event held in February.
Provocomm Public Relations is one of the rapidly growing PR agencies offering its services in diverse verticals like real estate, hospitality, education, startups, ed-tech, and lifestyle. The company holds a pan-India mark and has clients from different states. Founded by Aniket Tiwary, the company has a young and dynamic team offering diverse PR tools and resources to its clients.
6, Jun 2023
Coventry University Group and INTO form strategic collaboration to boost career outcomes for students
(LONDON): INTO University Partnerships and Coventry University Group have formed a new strategic collaboration aimed at boosting career outcomes for students.
INTO will deliver a range of intensive employability programmes to students at Coventry University Group. This will complement careers services already available on campus. It will initially be launched at Coventry University London with a further rollout across the university group over time.
Leveraging its expertise in the arena of international student success, INTO’s CareerFirst team will provide Coventry University Group students access to a range of premium employability programmes designed to accelerate career outcomes. Every student will be eligible for a scholarship amounting to 10% of the total cost of the programmes.
“We are delighted to launch this new collaboration with Coventry University Group, which is renowned for its global outlook and commitment to delivering concrete career outcomes for students,” said John Skyes, CEO of INTO. “Our focus is on international students who have much to offer employers in terms of their ambition, qualifications and diverse perspectives but who often seek extra support to get ahead in today’s competitive career landscape. That’s why we have invested in our CareerFirst offering and are proud to be collaborating with Coventry University Group, which shares our belief in the power of innovation to drive student employability.”
Ian Dunn, Provost at Coventry University Group, said: “Coventry University Group is proud of its careers offer but we recognise the need for constant innovation to stay ahead in a fast-changing world. We are excited about the potential for our collaboration with INTO. Working with INTO CareerFirst will give further opportunities for our students to develop the skills and gain the experiences they need to thrive in the jobs of the future.”
INTO’s experiential employability programmes are aimed at empowering students to develop workplace skills and grow their professional networks while working on real-world challenges set by leading employers.
These innovative programmes include the Summer Accelerator – an eight-week programme that combines an internship, employability workshops and cultural excursions, and the Summer Employability Bootcamp – a week-long intensive employability programme that develops students’ employability whilst working on a business challenge set by an international employer.
“All INTO CareerFirst programmes are designed with employers to develop the skills and experience applicants need when applying for positions. They not only give students the valuable real-world experience with employers that many struggle to find, but they support students to develop the skills to achieve. INTO CareerFirst allows students to grow their network with business leaders with experience at a diverse range of global companies including Deliveroo, Bain & Company, Babylon Health and BT,” said Michael Lynas, Vice President, INTO CareerFirst.
With a 90% overall student satisfaction rating for their programmes, INTO CareerFirst has been transformational for students on their career journeys. Kanchan, an international student from Nepal studying accountancy and finance, attended the 2022 Summer Employability Bootcamp. Sharing her experience, she described how the programme was “comprehensive, inclusive, intensive and fruitful.” She added, “I would definitely recommend anyone to do this course”.
Roughly 70% of international students bound for UK universities say they plan to stay in the UK to work after graduation, but 40% report gaining no work experience during their time at university. With over 200 graduates vying for every vacant position in the UK, 77% of all students are worried they do not have the skills they need to land jobs after graduation.
“As the graduate jobs market becomes increasingly competitive, we have designed our INTO CareerFirst programmes to support students in areas where we have seen them struggle in the past, and where employers tell us new graduates need further development. With over 15 years of experience helping international students to achieve academic and career success under our belt, we are giving students the edge they need by enabling them to hone their skills and gain hands-on experience in immersive workplace environments, all alongside their degree,” said Mr Lynas.
Coventry University was named the joint top modern university for career prospects in The Guardian University Guide 2021 and 2022. Through links with leading-edge businesses and organisations, students are able to access project and placement opportunities that enhance their employability on graduation.
Coventry University fast facts:
- Joint Top Modern University for Career Prospects – The Guardian University Guide 2021 and 2022
- Over 15,000 international students from 140 countries study at Coventry University Group
- 5 QS Stars for Employability – QS Stars University Ratings
- Awarded Queen’s Award for Enterprise (International Trade) in 2022
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6, Jun 2023
IIM Kashipur Secures Birth In ‘Top 20’ In Nirf Ranking
Kashipur, June 06th, 2023: In a major feat, IIM Kashipur has secured space in the ‘Top 20 institutions’in the NIRF Ranking, by achieving 19thrank in this year’s NIRF ranking.The Ministry of Education today announced the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking for the year 2023.
IIM Kashipur was earlier ranked #23 in NIRF Ranking in 2022 among top 125 Management institutes as compared to #33 in 2021.Getting 19th rank from 33rd in such a short time spanis a major achievement for the institute. This is a clear result of its academic rigor and high standard of teaching and research at the institute.
Apert from this, the Institute has also become the only IIM to get the Top 50 rank in NIRF- ARIIA(Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements)quotient, leaving behind other IIMs.Ranking top among IITs in ‘innovation’ area is a big feat of achievement.
The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has been adopted by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to rank institutions of higher education in India.This framework outlines a methodology to rank institutions across the country.NIRF ranking is created based on the parameters including teaching, learning and resources, research, inclusivity, and peer perception. The ranking is published annually.
The lists include the ranking of higher education institutes in sub-categories including top universities, and top colleges, and section-wise lists of the best engineering, medical, law, and management colleges, pharma colleges, architecture, and others.The number of participating colleges in 2016 were 3,500 which has increased to 8,688 in 2023.
6, Jun 2023
Eco-Friendly Extravaganza: Vegas Mall, Dwarka, Leads the Way on World Environment Day
Vegas Mall, Dwarka, one of Delhi’s most prestigious shopping and entertainment destinations, took an eco-friendly approach to celebrating World Environment Day on the 4th and 5th of June, 2023. The mall hosted a series of engaging activities and workshops aimed at promoting environmental consciousness and sustainable living.
The event featured engaging activities, workshops, and expert speakers sharing their views, aimed at promoting environmental awareness and sustainable practices. From the captivating “Plant Chess” to interactive workshops on composting and recycling, participants embraced the mall’s commitment to sustainability. Participants were treated to a unique experience called “Date with Greens,” immersing them in the beauty of nature within the mall’s premises.
These engaging activities allowed visitors to connect with green spaces and appreciate the importance of environmental preservation. In addition, a soil mixing session captured the attention of gardening enthusiasts. Participants learned the art of creating nutrient-rich soil blends and understanding the importance of healthy soil for plant growth and ecosystem sustainability.
Mr. Ravinder Choudhary, VP, Vegas Mall, said, “We are thrilled by the tremendous turnout and positive feedback we received for our World Environment Day celebrations at Vegas Mall. Our team has poured their heart and soul into organising this event, driven by a shared love for our planet. We firmly believe that through collective action and education, we can create a positive impact and preserve the beauty of our environment for future generations. I am immensely proud to be a part of this movement, and I am excited to continue fostering a greener, more sustainable future for all.”
6, Jun 2023
Togai raises $3.1Mn seed funding to offer cutting-edge monetization stack for B2B companies
Chennai, India, 6th June 2023: Togai, the B2B SaaS metering and pricing platform, announced it has raised USD 3.1 million in a seed round, led by Together Fund. The fund round also saw participation from other investors like BoldCap, Core91, and illustrious angel investors, including Prasanna Shankar, the Co-Founder of Rippling. The funds will be used for product development and expanding into new geographies.
According to a McKinsey study, pricing has a profound impact on a company’s financial health, as even a 1% improvement in pricing can lead to over an 8% increase in profitability. However, businesses in the B2B market are currently facing increasing churn rates, highlighting the need for tailor-made pricing models. Customers are now actively seeking pricing flexibility and customization options, which puts pressure on companies to have complete autonomy over their pricing strategies. Addressing this market gap, Togai’s plug-and-play model supports pricing and finance teams in deploying their pricing strategy while integrating seamlessly with their existing quote-to-cash systems for effortless, ‘no-code’ pricing alterations.
Founded by Abhishek Rajagopal, Aravind Sriraman, and Tholkappiyan Velavan, Togai takes an innovative approach to crafting monetization tools for today’s dynamic billing and pricing landscape. The company is empowering businesses to make instantaneous and customized changes to pricing, thereby enabling them to remain competitive. The founder trio launched their product in April 2023 in beta to customers across dev tools, fintech, and conversational AI verticals. Togai enables businesses to roll out pricing changes within a matter of hours, circumventing the need for time-consuming engineering efforts. The model seamlessly integrates with existing tools (CPQ, CRM, Billing, Usage analytics, Revenue recognition), providing total visibility and ensuring synchronization across all systems and processes throughout any pricing update cycle.
Regarding the investment in Togai, Manav Garg, founding partner at Together Fund, mentioned, “As we navigate an AI-first world, ‘subscribers’ or ‘users’ are getting replaced by ‘software’ and ‘workflows’. Simple pay-as-you-go models, while straightforward, are centered around a cost-plus pricing strategy, often overlooking the full value your product offers to customers. This evolution challenges the conventional subscription and seat-based pricing models and necessitates a comprehensive reimagining of them. Togai is addressing this need by helping SaaS companies reconstruct their pricing models from the ground up.”
Speaking about Togai’s solutions, Abhishek Rajagopal, Co-Founder and CEO of Togai expresses, “With Togai, SaaS companies can rapidly test and implement their pricing strategies and can go live within days instead of months. We are poised to continue our journey in building end-to-end monetization solutions for this burgeoning segment and any B2B entity seeking to implement pricing changes to drive growth and profitability. Furthermore, we are excited to expand our reach to additional territories.”
Nikhil Nandagopal, Co-founder and CPO of Appsmith, an open-source dev tools company that uses Togai, said, “When we decided to launch usage-based pricing, we sought tools that provided flexibility to support different pricing models and the reliability of handling data at high volume. Togai’s solution-first approach accommodated our various pricing & billing scenarios, not just for today but also for the future, fast-tracking our time-to-market from months to mere days.”
The company’s B2B plug-and-play model is now open to public access. The company’s monetization marketplace, currently in beta, hosts over 10 apps and integrations, empowering users to visualize the flow, pinpoint leakages, and bridge the gaps in their entire quote-to-cash process, sans any engineering effort.
6, Jun 2023
The Future of EV in making Green Indian
The future of EV in India is very promising and has the potential to make a significant impact on making India greener. The Indian government has been promoting EVs by launching various initiatives, schemes and policies to support EV adoption and manufacturing.
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One of the major challenges in India is reducing carbon emissions from the transportation sector, which is a significant contributor to air pollution and climate change. Adoption of EVs can help to reduce these emissions and make India more environmentally friendly.
The EV industry has been expanding tremendously in recent years as a result of the government’s announcement of a number of incentives and subsidies to promote EVs, including tax exemptions, subsidies on charging infrastructure, and lower registration fees. Thanks to the government’s ambitious aim to turn India into a global powerhouse for EV manufacturing, electric vehicles have become the most well-liked green vehicles in the country.
India’s ambitious aspirations to lessen its carbon footprint and advance sustainable development, the country’s future use of green vehicles is an intriguing subject to investigate. A growing number of automakers are introducing new green vehicles, such as electric automobiles, hybrid vehicles, and hydrogen fuel cell cars, in response to the Indian government’s drive towards electric mobility. By 2030, it is predicted that electric vehicles will outsell internal combustion engines.
AMU Leasing
The future is also promising for consumers, as the benefits of owning an EV are becoming increasingly apparent. The lower cost of fuel, reducing maintenance costs, and tax exemptions are some of the advantages of owning an EV. As the prices of EVs continue to fall, we can expect to see a significant increase in EV adoption.
However, to achieve the goal of a green India, a lot more needs to be done from the government’s end. Effective policies and schemes are required to encourage citizens to switch to EVs. The development of charging infrastructure across the country will also play a critical role in ensuring the seamless adoption of EVs.
Terra Motors
EVs can store energy and feed it back to the grid during periods of high demand thanks to vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. This innovation has the potential to ease the burden on the electrical grid and give EV owners a new source of income. V2G technology is now being tested by a few Indian businesses, and it will likely become more widely used in the future. As a result, your charging car will supply and provide energy.
Mahindra Electric
Mahindra Electric, a division of Mahindra & Mahindra, is one of the leading players in the Indian EV market. They have been actively involved in the development and manufacturing of electric vehicles in India. Mahindra Electric offers a range of electric vehicles, including the Mahindra eVerito sedan and the Mahindra e2o Plus hatchback. They have also been working on advanced technologies like battery swapping and connected EV solutions to enhance the overall EV ecosystem in India.
Tata Motors
Tata Motors, one of India’s largest automotive manufacturers, has been making significant strides in the EV segment. They have introduced the Tata Nexon EV, an all-electric SUV, which has gained popularity in the market. Tata Motors is also working on expanding its electric vehicle portfolio and has plans to launch more electric models in the coming years. They have partnered with various government agencies and private companies to develop charging infrastructure and promote EV adoption across the country.
