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Canara Robeco Asset Management Co Ltd.’s ‘Nivesh Bus Yatra’ Set to Roll Out in 5 West Bengal Cities

Mumbai, 17 June 2025: Canara Robeco Asset Management Company Ltd (“Canara Robeco AMC”), India’s second oldest asset management company (Investment Manager to Canara Robeco Mutual Fund), has launched a bus yatra from 16th June, to create awareness about mutual funds in West Bengal which will strengthen its investor education drive in the state. 

The bus began its journey from the state capital Kolkata. It will pass through Howrah, Durgapur, Asansol, and end its 19-day journey at Siliguri. 

“In the world of investing, few things are as valuable as knowledge. An informed investor not only makes better decisions for themselves but also contributes to a more well-informed and dynamic financial ecosystem. At our fund house, we believe it is our responsibility to empower individuals by educating them about the benefits and potential of mutual fund investments,” said, Rajnish Narula, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Canara Robeco AMC. “As part of our continued commitment, we are bringing our Nivesh Yatra to West Bengal—an initiative aimed at deepening financial understanding and nurturing a long-term investment mindset across communities.”

The bus will travel to key societies, markets, and junctions in each city it visits. It will serve as a digital experience zone, educating the general public about mutual funds through videos and in-person sessions onboard.

“At Canara Robeco AMC, empowering investors with the right knowledge is at the heart of what we do. The Bus Yatra is a grassroots initiative aimed at taking our message directly to communities—meeting investors where they are,” said Gaurav Goyal, Head – Sales & Marketing, Canara Robeco AMC. “Our goal is to simplify mutual fund investing, offer practical guidance, and clear up the many myths that often surround it.”

Clarks Exotica Wins National Award for Service Excellence at EEA 2025

Bengaluru, June 17th – Clarks Exotica Convention Resort & Spa has been awarded 1st Runner-Up in the ‘Excellence in Services & Operations’ category at the prestigious Exhibition Excellence Awards (EEA) 2025, held at the CICDO Exhibition Center, Mumbai. The recognition cements Clarks Exotica’s standing as one of India’s foremost hospitality and MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) destinations—driven by operational precision, personalization, and seamless team synergy.

Clarks Exotica’s service excellence stems from its highly tailored approach to hospitality, designed around four key guest segments: MICE clientele, destination weddings, FITs (Free Independent Travellers), and airline crew.

Each group enjoys a curated and memorable experience:

• MICE guests are welcomed with company-branded amenities, bespoke drinks, themed room décor, and decadent desserts.
• Wedding guests are greeted with in-room surprises like festive sweets, handwritten notes, and thoughtful gestures for family comfort.
• FITs enjoy wellness hampers, dietary-personalized dining, and joyful touches like birthday and anniversary surprises.
• Airline crew benefit from frictionless check-ins, restful accommodations, and efficiency tailored to tight turnaround schedules.

In 2024–25, Clarks Exotica implemented strategic upgrades across its infrastructure and operations. These improvements led to tangible guest satisfaction and industry recognition:

• Booking.com rating increased from 7.4 to 8.4
• Tripadvisor ranking climbed to #22 out of 1,136 hotels in Bengaluru
• Agoda’s 2024 Customer Review Award was secured with a score of 8.1

This milestone is a reflection of the collective drive of a cross-functional team led by Mr. Varun Sharma, General Manager – Operations, whose vision, leadership, and guest-first approach were instrumental in aligning all departments toward consistent service excellence.

• Rakesh Kumar & Team (Director – Rooms Division): Simplified and personalized guest journeys
• Chef Suresh & Team (Executive Chef): Elevated culinary diversity with creativity and care
• Satyabrata Samal & Team (Assoc. Director – Housekeeping): Introduced eco-friendly practices and swift turnaround SOPs
• Senthil Kumar & Team (Assoc. Director – F&B): Enhanced banquet service and guest engagement with training and surprise elements
• Kuldeep Singh & Team (Chief Security Officer): Reinforced guest confidence with seamless safety operations
• Raghavendra Srinivasa & Team (IT Manager): empowered operations with reliable digital infrastructure, event tech support, and secure guest connectivity solutions, ensuring smooth backend systems that amplified the front-end experience.
• Chetan & Team (Chief Engineer): Maintained operational uptime with sustainable engineering excellence

Balaji M, CEO of Clarks Exotica, shared, “This award is a true reflection of what happens when passion meets process. It’s not about doing one thing differently—it’s about doing everything thoughtfully. From room presentation and food production to personalised service, every touchpoint reflects our commitment to care delivered with consistency. We are proud, not just of the recognition, but of the trust our guests place in us every single day. This honour belongs to the incredible team that makes Clarks Exotica what it is—resilient, warm, and guest-obsessed.”

Located just 15 minutes from Kempegowda International Airport and nestled across 70 acres of lush greenery, Clarks Exotica Convention Resort & Spa is a premier destination for exhibitions, conferences, leisure travel, weddings, and airline layovers. With over 15 versatile venues, modern infrastructure, and thoughtfully curated experiences, Clarks Exotica is redefining luxury hospitality with warmth, scale, and precision.

BENZ Packaging Opens Manesar Facility to Boost Heavy-Duty Portfolio

Gurgaon, June 17, 2025 : BENZ Packaging, a leader in industrial and sustainable packaging solutions, has announced the launch of its third manufacturing facility in Manesar, Haryana, further scaling its production capabilities to serve the growing demand in heavy machinery packaging and long-term preservation solutions.

Spread across 11,000 square feet (2,200 square yards), the state-of-the-art unit is equipped to manufacture a wide range of heavy-duty packaging products including nail-less boxes, pinewood boxes, industrial skids, and wooden pallets. The facility complements BENZ’s existing infrastructure, enhancing its ability to deliver fully integrated, durable, and export-compliant packaging systems.

“This expansion marks a strategic step in our growth journey,” said Manan Chopra, Director at BENZ Packaging. “Manesar’s proximity to key industrial hubs and logistics corridors will allow us to serve our clients with greater speed, flexibility, and technical precision—especially in sectors like engineering, renewable energy, and heavy machinery exports.”

With a focus on long-term preservation and corrosion prevention, the Manesar facility will also support BENZ Packaging’s robust portfolio of moisture-control solutions, including VCI-based packaging, desiccant integration, and export-grade wood treatment. These solutions are critical for clients shipping large equipment across diverse geographies and climate zones.

As the packaging industry evolves, BENZ Packaging continues to invest in innovation, automation, and sustainability across its facilities in Gurgaon, Jhajjar, and now Manesar being among the new ones. The expansion aligns with the company’s long-term vision to offer end-to-end, eco-conscious packaging solutions across industries while building capacity to serve both domestic and international markets.

Indian intelligent decision-enabling AI tool enamours London Tech Week

DeepSpot, an Indian enterprise AI shows at London why AI need not be restricted by cost or technical capabilities

June 17, 2025: Amid bold ideas, breakthrough technologies, and riveting conversations on AI, the London Tech Week Summit saw DeepSpot, an Indian AI firm take centerstage. DeepSpot’s unique offering of empowering business users with the ability to find truly action-oriented business insights from multiple sources within the organisation resonated well with enterprises at the summit.

While Generative Artificial intelligence as a broader market is a $4.4 trillion potential according to a McKinsey, the global BI and analytics sector is estimated to be a $60 billion market by 2027. At an enterprise level, there have been many analytical tools, but making sound decisions relies on the ability to retrieve data from multiple silos – one that has left organisations scouting for the needle-in-the-hay.

DeepSpot remains unique in its ability to empower businesses with a range of tools and dashboards in their journey towards qualitative decision-making. Its ability to integrate across various internal data-warehouses and fast-implementation schedule of under one day with native predictive AI capabilities makes it a strong contender for organisations desirous of growing in an AI world.

The AI tool converges from multiple enterprise-wide data-warehouses and interfaces to provide a single 100% view of the customer. “Business leaders no longer have the luxury of time when it comes to decision-making. Deepspot not only understands the business needs, but also provides the much-necessary intelligent interface – one that not only reports data but understands it, learns from it, and guides action,” Kannan Rajendran, Founder & CEO at DeepSpot during the launch keynote. “We’re not just building AI for data—we’re building AI for decisions,” he added.

At the heart of Deepspot’s simple solution to the complex Business Intelligence software space is a simple proposition – ask questions in plain simple language, and the AI delivers it at speed. DeepSpot’s features such as real-time insights, faster onboarding, industry specific plug-and-play templates, faster payback, and cloud-native usage-optimized infrastructure offers additional value to clients keen on riding the AI growth-wave.

Elaborating on the ease and features of the DeepSpot AI tool, Anil Nair, Co-founder, Chief Business Officer, and Head of Strategy said, “It is often believed that AI solutions need excessive knowledge or availability of infrastructure. Our deep-tech experiences indicate that AI can do all of that and also be user-friendly, relevant, secure, and an agile journey towards scaling the organisation’s AI models.”

Built on the premise of providing simplicity for enterprises, Deepspot has been built ground-up from India and tailored keeping in mind the needs of a growing enterprise. Designed for agility and scale, Deepspot leverages cutting-edge machine learning and natural language processing to turn complex datasets into clear, actionable insights—instantly.

From real-time market trend analysis to predictive financial modeling, the AI-tool empowers C-suite executives, analysts, and decision-makers to navigate today’s volatile business landscape with unprecedented precision.