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7th World Food Competition organized by Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management comes to a wrap

Kolkata, 25 February: Guru Nanak Institute of Hotel Management under JIS Group announced the winners at the closing ceremony of the 7th World Food Competition. The closing ceremony was held at Taal Kutir Convention Centre on 23rd February. The winning participant for the category of best chef is Chandru Basson (Namibia), best cake icing is Lize-Van Der Merwe (Namibia), best fruit carving is Subha Ray (India), and best mixology is Viola Hoeflien (Austria). The closing ceremony witnessed expertise from esteemed judges and celebrity chefs Sanjeev Kapoor, Kunal Kapur and Ajay Chopra.

The exciting and scrumptious 3-day journey of the 7th World Food Competition has reached its end. The competition saw talented chefs from around the world showcase their skills and creativity. The World Food Competition has not only been a celebration of food but also a platform for promoting sustainable practises in the food industry. Embodying the spirit of this competition as well as highlighting the importance of feasible and ethical practises in the food industry each and every participant carved their journey to a tasteful success. Among them the first runner-up for the category of best chef is Deacon van Pletzen (South Africa), best cake icing is Ushashie Rauth (India), best fruit carving is Md. Saif Khan (India), and best mixology is Eduardo Yousef Zoughbi (Palestine).

Sardar Simarpreet Singh, Director, JIS Group, said, “I would like to take this opportunity to appreciate and honour all of the participants who brought dishes from their distinctive ethnic traditions and showcased their culinary skills. We also want to express our appreciation to the judges, who gave their time and skills to assess each dish. We hope that everyone who participated in the World Food Competition had a great time and that it contributed to the advancement of culinary variety and quality on a global scale.”

Lucky Ali, Asha Parekh and Jeenat Aman at ABP Network’s ‘Ideas of India’ Summit 2023

Mumbai, 25 February 2023: “If people keep calling for bans then the film industry will die. Pathan was not censored when controversy around the song erupted. Censorboad should be in every house and parents should keep a look on their children what they are watching.” Actress and Film Producer, Asha Parekh said here today.

When sharing her insight on working in films again, Veteran Film Actress Jeenat Aman said, “I would be happy to take any age-appropriate role.”

“We are a very gentle nation, that’s very different from the rest of the world. We are living in a fool’s paradise. We have all the technologies that we need, and we have the manpower but you don’t put it together in the right way. It’s not motivated. We can change so many things and we just don’t do it because we are not motivated to do it” Lucky Ali on his Idea of India.

Talking about his upcoming albums, Ali said, “I’ve got 80-90 songs on my hard drive. It will happen when it has to happen”: He further said his songs come from any feeling he experienced at the time when he penned it.

The ABP Network’s “Ideas of India” Summit 2023 was discussing the topic of “Life at the Movies, Revisiting the Magic” & Sunoh! Lucky Ali In Words and Music The summit has brought together policymakers, cultural ambassadors, industry experts, celebrities, and business leaders to discuss the critical role of India during the global churn and changing dynamics. ABP Network is a leading multi-language channel reaching 535 million individuals in India therefore this summit provides one of the biggest platforms for the brightest minds across various sectors to express their views.

Census is important, can indicate trend of alarming change in demographic: RSS leader Krishna Gopal at ABP ‘Ideas of India’ Summit 2023

Mumbai, 25 February 2023: Census is crucial for India and should be done in a precise manner. It declares the state of the country and can also indicate the trend of alarming changes in India’s demographics, said Krishna Gopal, Sah Sarkaryawah, Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS). He was speaking at ABP Network’s second edition of the ‘Ideas of India’ summit, themed “Naya India: Looking Inward, Reaching Out”. Speaking on the topic “The Civilization Debate, Clash or Collaboration,” Krishna Gopal said Pakistan has to end its nature of enmity towards India, until that happens, relations between the two countries cannot normalize.”

The summit promises an invigorating line-up of speakers with some of the brightest minds from the world of business, politics, artists from the Hindi Film Industry, authors and other prominent sectors. The two-day conference primarily focuses on how India is emerging as the proliferating economic leader in global economic development.

Hippo Stores is all set to inaugurate its 3rd store in Chandigarh

February 24, 2023: Hippo Stores, India’s first One Stop Solution for all construction and building material needs, launched its third store in Zirakpur at Dhillon Plaza. Spread across more than 40,000 sq. feet, the store offers 12,000+ products from 160+ brands for homeowners, contractors, and retailers at wholesale prices. The store is the third of 27 such outlets planned across the country in the next five years.

For the inauguration of its third store, Hippo Stores chose Zirakpur as its location. The Chandigarh tri-city (Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali) is witnessing significant growth in residential construction and Zirakpur is an ideal location to address the same. At the new site, Hippo Stores will offer the entire range of building products needed for home construction from steel, cement, paints, hardware, bathrooms, kitchens, tiles, etc. With the launch of this store, Hippo Stores envisions enhancing customer experience by allowing them to compare multiple brands, designs, and varieties all under one roof, which is the first of its kind. In contrast to the unorganized building material market, the outlet offers all its products at transparent and wholesale pricing. It also provides assurance of genuine products sourced directly from leading brands, along with advice from in-store product experts.

Talking about the launch, Hippo Stores MD, Amit Garg said, “After the successful launch of our stores in Delhi NCR, we are ready to set our footsteps in Punjab in Zirakpur. In India, there have never been stores that offer building materials of different varieties at one location. When you make your house, you face tremendous challenges – where to buy so many different products, what is genuine, what is the right price, and who to seek advice from – we are trying to solve all of that. Since our inception, the stores in Delhi NCR have received a tremendous response from the market and customers, clearly indicating that the customers are looking for a one-stop solution for all building materials. We aim to make home building easy for our customers.”

The unique elements of the new store in Zirakpur will have multiple mockup modular kitchens to see the best utilization of space for kitchens and seven mockup bathrooms. The first of its kind, Hippo’s color lab, and tinting rooms are also available with tinting machines from leading brands to see any color and shade that a customer desires.

Hippo Stores at Zirakpur is set to become the perfect one-stop solution for ready-to-experience with so many unique options such as design rooms wherein customers can feel the application of paint, wallpapers as well as other visual display units such as tech-based screens along with physical units for those who wish to renovate and customise their dream home.

The second edition of News18’s hugely successful L’Aspiration Summit is all set to take place in Udaipur on the 27th of February

Rajasthan, Udaipur 25th February 2023: After a hugely successful launch, the second edition of News18 Network’s L’Aspiration Summit, a unique event that decodes changing lifestyles, aspirations, and luxury in today’s context, will be organized in the royal city of lakes – Udaipur. The summit will be held on 27th February at the city’s famed Fateh Prakash Palace.

The aspirational young population of the country has now altered and redefined how luxury is perceived and consumed. To explore this ever-evolving space, the L’Aspiration Summit will feature insightful discussions on all trends shaping and influencing the rarefied world of luxe. The discussions at the summit will be wide-ranging including consumption trends, new markets & customers, the impact of technology on luxury as well as trends that are specific to India.

The glittering evening will see a galaxy of high-profile members of royal families as well as highly acclaimed personalities from the world of glitz and glamour – Maharaj Vikram Singh (Jaisalmer); Maharaj Daiwat Singh (Sirohi); Maharaj Ijyaraj Singh (Kota); Shri Pushpraj Singh (Rewa); Mohina Singh (Rewa); Mudrika Dhoka (Director – Chandra Group); Manya Singh (Former Miss India); Shipra Khanna (Master Chef).

Sharing his thoughts on L’Aspiration Summit, Karan Abhishek Singh, CEO of Hindi News, Network18 said, “We at News18 Network are extremely pleased to organize the second edition of L’Aspiration Summit and that too in a state that is synonymous with royalty and regal living, Rajasthan. The launch edition of this property in Chandigarh was a huge success and was very well-received across all sections of our viewers. We are confident about building further on that success with an event in Udaipur that will be bigger in both scale and stature.”

Catch this must-watch telecast of an evening of all things luxury only on News18 Rajasthan at 5.00 pm on the 27th of February.

“EVs will become mainstream in India” says Shashank Srivastava Senior Executive Officer (Marketing & Sales), Maruti Suzuki India Limited

Mumbai, 25 February 2023: “EVs will become mainstream but when they will become that is unpredictable. Cost of the acquisition is one of the important factors impeding EV adoption in India, Maruti Suzuki India Limited Senior Executive Officer (Marketing & Sales), Shashank Srivastava said here today.

Speaking at the second edition of ABP’s Ideas of India Summit, he said, “If a normal car is 100 then EV is 160 due to the high cost of batteries. Maruti Suzuki is trying to bring down battery costs. Also, we will have six EVs in different segments by 2030. Our estimate is this market which is 1% today will be around 3% in 2024-25, and will be about 17% in 2030 which is about out of 6 million cars, 1 million will be EVs in 2030.”

Srivastava further added, “I think the attitude of trying to be better and that’s also something we have learnt from the Japanese system of Kaizen, which is you have to improve continuously and competition in one way helps that Kaizen and the desire to improve continuously and that is why we welcome the competition. One of the biggest strengths Suzuki has is its market share and we are looking forward to strengthening our SUV space.”

Speaking on the growth and market demand, Srivastava said, “Maruti is 60% by volume for the overall Suzuki Motor Corporation, it’s a great achievement of India. It shows the upswing in the Indian economy. Our demography is very young. In consumption terms, We expect car consumption in India will continue to increase. Our projections show almost 6 million by 2030 from current 3.8 million in 2022”

The ABP Network’s “Ideas of India” Summit 2023 was discussing the topic of “Brand India-Ready for the World.” The summit has brought together policymakers, cultural ambassadors, industry experts, celebrities, and business leaders to discuss the critical role of India during the global churn and changing dynamics. ABP Network is a leading multi-language channel reaching 535 million individuals in India therefore this summit provides one of the biggest platforms for the brightest minds across various sectors to express their views.

DIGISOL Redefines Wi-Fi Performance with its New Range of Wi-Fi 6 Access Points

Mumbai, February 25, 2023: DIGISOL, a leading provider of Made in India IT Networking Products and Solutions officially announces its two most in-demand Wi-Fi 6 11ax access points for SMBs and large enterprises. Presenting, the Digisol DG-WM840AX Ceiling-mount and DG-WM640WI In-wall Access Point with controllers. The APs feature the latest in high-speed and long-range 11ax technologies and support high-performance chipsets for MU-MIMO, Wave2.0, OFDMA, and Seamless Roaming to obtain blazing speeds of up to 1.8Gbps.

Most devices, be it your smartphone, tablet, or laptop, support the latest Wi-Fi 6 or 802.11ax standard and offer speeds that can go beyond what a standard 1Gbps physical Ethernet (LAN) cable can support. Hence, it’s time to upgrade your IT infrastructure to a new wireless network that can replace your physical Ethernet connections with great ease. Replace those old dual-band AC (Wi-Fi 5) routers and access points with Digisol’s DG-WM840AX or DG-WM640WI and get your IT backbone future-proof with blazing data throughput speeds of up to 1800Mbps — instantly switch to 8K streaming and AR/VR applications over Wi-Fi.

Talking about the launch Samir Kamat, Sales Head-Active Products Digisol said “With the increasing number of smart devices and the growing demand for high-bandwidth applications, Wi-Fi 6 access points have become essential for businesses and homes alike. To fulfill the growing demands of SOHO, SMBs & SMEs, we have launched Digisol DG-WM840AX and DG-WM640WI Wi-Fi 6 access points with lightning-fast speeds of up to 1.8Gbps and high-density access environments support, which is definitely going to enhance data networking experience.”

These Digisol APs are equipped with DL/UL-OFDMA modulation that can upload or download multiple packets at the same time. It uses the 1024-QAM modulation, which is more efficient than the older 802.11ac modulation, by which the throughput of single spatial traffic is increased by a whopping 25%. Additionally, it has a narrower sub-carrier spacing and longer symbol time with improved stability and data processing efficiency which is crucial for high-density access environments such as large office spaces, malls, and alike. Each access point works on dual-band 5GHz and 2.4GHz to support a broad range of new and older devices too.

The Digisol Wi-Fi 6 APs can also group the connected devices into different TWT cycles, increase sleep time, reduce the device competing after wake-up, and save the device power. This makes Wi-Fi 6 one of the most power-efficient networks that help battery-operated devices such as laptops, tablets, and handhelds save on power which uses the network only when data is being transmitted. And lastly, it also features improved anti-interference with support for BSS color bit and dynamic CCA-SD (Clear Channel Assessment Signal Detection) threshold and power adjustment. This effectively alleviates the channel interference in multi-users scenarios, and improves the utilization of spectrum resources — a great option for areas and spaces where numerous devices are connected to the AP, especially in IoT-based environments. There’s also support for multiple SSIDs (x8), Guest SSIDs, Hidden SSIDs, VLAN, and a lot more.

Moreover, the Digisol DG-WM840AX Ceiling-mounted and DG-WM640WI In-wall Access Points are highly compatible (and recommended) with Digisol’s DG-WU2001, DG-WU2003, DG-WU2004 & DG-WU2008 Wireless Access Controllers. These are mid-sized enterprise gateways based on CAPWAP protocol with 4 x Gigabit WAN ports, and support load balancing, Ethernet backup, VLAN management, and firewall that are used for quick and easy (local and remote) GUI-based WAP control, configuration, and management.

Digisol DG-WM840AX — 11ax 1800Mbps Ceiling Wireless Access Point:

This is an 11ax Wi-Fi 6 Standard access point powered by a Qualcomm Enterprise Quad-Core IPQ6000 CPU for a highly stable performance along with 4 built-in 3dBi dual-band MIMO antennas. It features 20% increased high-speed data forwarding, improved Anti-Interference by up to 33%, decreased latency by up to 36.8%, and higher efficiency with CPU utilization at less than 20% with multiple device access. Connectivity support includes 1 x LAN and 1 x WAN/POE 1GBps port with an optional 12VDC 1.5A Power adapter socket.

Digisol DG-WM640WI — 11ax 1800Mbps In-Wall/Wall-mounted Wireless Access Point:

This access point is great for indoor use, especially in homes, offices, factories, hotels, and many such areas where both Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections are required for endpoints. The WM640WI is powered with multiple Ethernet ports and support for MU-MIMO, Wave2.0, OFDMA, and Seamless Roaming. It features combined Wi-Fi speeds of up to 1800Mbps over two radios — 2.4GHz (600Mbps 11ax 2×2) + 5GHz (1200Mbps 2×2) with MU-MIMO and DL/UL-OFDMA modulation and equipped with 4 x Gigabit LAN/WAN ports.

Both the Digisol DG-WM840AX Ceiling-mounted and DG-WM640WI In-wall Access Points support 1024QAM, long OFDM symbol, 160M bandwidth, and 11ax 2×2 MIMO technology for wireless data rates of up to 1.8Gbps, to meet the demands of high-speed applications such as VR/ AR, 4K, or 8K streaming media. Up to 64 simultaneous users can connect on each band (128 total on 2.4G and 5G bands) and the AP can be easily configured, accessed, and managed via Wireless Access Controllers.

Availability

For more information about product availability visit the company’s official website www.digisol.com

Paytm brings lightning fast UPI payments that never fail — exclusively enables payments of up to ₹200 in one tap

Mumbai: India’s homegrown Paytm Payments Bank is currently the only platform to exclusively offer UPI LITE payments, which enables faster real-time transactions with a single tap on the Paytm app. Paytm UPI LITE will never fail even during peak transaction hours, even when banks have success rate issues.

Paytm UPI LITE aims to make digital payments more accessible to people across the country. UPI LITE, enabled by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), aids users to carry out multiple small-value UPI transactions without using a PIN.

Using Paytm UPI LITE, users can carry out quick and seamless transactions of value up to Rs 200 at a time at a lightning fast speed. It provides superfast, convenient and hassle-free transaction experience as users don’t have to enter a PIN everytime they make a payment. Moreover, users can transfer UPI balance back to the same bank account anytime, without any charges.

With this, only one money transfer entry is made in the user’s bank account, which declutters bank statements as customers will daily receive an SMS from the bank containing a history of all UPI LITE transactions made during the previous day.

To drive adoption, the company is offering ₹100 cashback to users for activating UPI LITE and adding ₹1000 as balance.

Paytm Payments Bank Spokesperson said, “As pioneers of QR and mobile payments, we have taken UPI to every nook and corner of the country. We are proud to launch UPI LITE as a step forward in our commitment to payments that are scalable and never fail. With Paytm UPI, payments never fail, transactions are superfast and you don’t see clutter in your bank statement.”

Currently, 9 banks support Paytm UPI LITE — Canara Bank, Central Bank of India, HDFC Bank, Indian Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India, Union Bank of India, and Utkarsh Small Finance Bank.

Paytm Payments Bank is a leader in UPI Peer to Merchant (P2M) payments as the largest acquiring and beneficiary bank as well as a leading remitter bank.