PREPAREDNESS ON REOPENING SCHOOLS SAFEL

A virtual session hosted by POPCORN FURNITURE on returning to safe schooling 

Mumbai, 23^rd July 2020: Popcorn Furniture, India’s largest educational furniture manufacturing company, held a webinar on ‘Reopening schools safely post COVID-19’. The one and a half hour long webinar was attended by five renowned panelists from education, health and sanitization sectors, and was followed by an insightful half-an-hour Q&A session. 

The session was organized with the aim to discuss a framework and guidelines to support educational institutes in facilitating the reopening of schools. It covered the changes in the education module post the lockdown and a way forward to the new SOPs framed in order to respond to the child’s learning, health and safety needs. The webinar reported the participation of over 1000 attendees including teachers, principals, school owners, school trustees, consultants, students and media. Mrs. Deepika Goyal, Founder and Director, Popcorn Furniture was the moderator. Dr. Shayama Chona, Padma Shri & Padma Bhushan Renowned Educationalist, Dr. Monika Arora, Director Health Promotion Division, Public Health Foundation, Dr. Vidya Gupta, Senior Consultant in Pediatrics & Neonatology, Apollo Hospital, Ms. Nupur Goenka, Director GD Goenka Group, Mr. Sumit Nadgir, CEO, HiCare MD, TrueNorth were the five eminent panelists for the session.

The major points discussed during the webinar were- the key challenges and effects in reopening schools post COVID-19, trust issues between parents and school authorities, challenges or difficulties for differently abled students, sanitization and safety process and implementation of hybrid education module. Adding to the same, panelist gave their quick opinion on public health guidelines and detailed SOPs that can be followed for student’s safety. The webinar had a long Q&A session and the questions ranged from physical to virtual problems faced by school kids, parents and teachers during the lockdown, discussion on getting a blue print by schools to ensure the safety of kids and a relief package from government to educational institutions.

Mrs. Deepika Goyal, Founder and Director, Popcorn Furniture, said, “We at Popcorn have sold furniture to over 8000 schools across India and abroad and we have always been concerned about the safety of the kids. We wanted to do our best to keep these kids safe once schools reopen.   We came up with the idea of doing a webinar on “Reopening schools safely” as we really feel that a society cannot open fully without reopening the schools. We worked with a few experts and came up with a health curriculum on reopening schools safely which is now on our website. It was amazing to see so many thousand people on the webinar as our intension was to help as many stakeholders in the reopening of schools safely”.

Dr. Shayama Chona, Padma Shri & Padma Bhushan Renowned Educationalist, said,” I have attended so many webinars but I have to say that one stood out as the most exceptional one I have ever done. It was the amazing effort by Popcorn Furniture and it stood out because of thousands participants and the amazing panelists. Each one was a master in their field and had done a lot of research on reopening schools safely. The purpose of the webinar was to help the schools and the society.”

Ms. Nupur Goenka, Director GD Goenka Group, said, “Reopening schools will be a practice in the art of collaboration of all the major stakeholders, management, parents and the students. Winston Churchill said “never let a good crisis go to waste”. There is a big opportunity in the crisis for a major channel of our education system. The need of the hour is to be adaptable, patient and resilient.”

Dr. Monika Arora, Director Health Promotion Division, Public Health Foundation, said,” I loved that the webinar had such a multi-disciplinary panel and audience.  They were bringing out such relevant sources spreading the reopening of schools safely as we were all tied by the common thread of concern for the safety of our kids. I know that there are lot of issues all stakeholders whether its panelists or schools are facing regarding the challenge of safety and there is a lot we can learn from connection which have already reopened the schools.”

Dr. Vidya Gupta, Senior Consultant in Pediatrics & Neonatology, Apollo Hospital, said, “I think the webinar was very important to develop a systemized thinking as to how schools should reopen. The multi-disciplinary group that looked into the different aspects of opening schools was an excellent choice. I am glad that I could contribute to alleviating the worries and concerns that people have had about reopening schools.”

Mr. Sumit Nadgir, CEO, HiCare MD, TrueNorth, said,” The topic of reopening schools safely was a very relevant topic and was definitely a need of the hour. Whether schools go for a staggered or full opening, the webinar has immense information to help them out to reopen safely. The panel was an amazing mix from different disciplines and I am sure that with great sanitization and safety measures, we can all look at a safe opening for schools and educational institutions.”

About the company-

Popcorn is India’s largest educational furniture company, a one-stop-shop for equipment for educators. It provides solutions for all the furniture requirements of an educational institution since the last 20 years. Popcorn is the winner of two prestigious awards from World Didac for excellence in school furniture and Silicon India magazine “Brand of the year” award for 2018.  Their furniture has been supplied to over 8000 schools in India, UAE, Oman, Nepal, Singapore, Maldives, Saudi Arabia and Africa. It currently has showrooms in India, Dubai and Cape Town and a state-of-the-art experience center in Delhi NCR.

With an expanding range of all furniture for kindergartens, schools and colleges Popcorn has become a one-stop-shop for schools and enjoys an excellent reputation in the Indian and International market.

For more details, visit- https://www.popcornfurniture.com/

India’s auto-components exports set to decline 20% in FY21

India’s auto-component manufacturing is a sector dominated by micro, small and medium enterprises and it contributes 2.3% to the country’s GDP and 4% to total goods exports.  According to an estimate by rating agency CRISIL, the sector may witness 20% decline in exports during 2020-21, which comes on the back of 6% fall in shipments in the previous year. Thus, auto-component manufacturers have to navigate through decline in export revenue for two years consecutively.

CRISIL expects exports to recover in 2021-22 and grow by 16% on the back of pickup in demand from major markets. USA accounts for 25% of India’s exports of auto-components, while Germany, UK, Thailand and Italy contribute 7%, 5% and 4% each respectively.

CRISIL also expects demand for auto-components from automobile manufacturers (who are called OEMs) and from aftermarket (replacement) to decline during 2020-21. Auto-component manufacturers earn more than 66% of their revenue from sales to domestic automobile manufacturers or OEMs. According to the rating agency, for the first time in 10 years, auto-component makers are facing fall in demand from all the three sources, namely export market, OEMs and aftermarket. This will hurt the absolute operating profit of auto-component manufacturers by 30-35%, CRISIL estimates.

The total revenue of auto-component companies rated by CRISIL is estimated to have declined to Rs. 3.2 lakh crore in 2019-20 from Rs. 3.6 lakh crore in the previous year. This is expected to fall further to Rs. 2.7 lakh crore in 2020-21, before recovering to Rs. 3.3 lakh crore in the following year.

Jalesh Cruisespartners with leading travel companies for an industry first API integration

Akbar Travels, Riya Travels and Jagsons Travel are the first in the industry to provide cruise bookings through Jalesh Cruises API integration

Mumbai, 02June 2020: Jalesh Cruises, India’s first premium cruise liner, has launched an industry-first API integration with leading travel companies Akbar Travels, Riya Travels, and Jagsons Travel Private Limited. Through this partnership, the Jalesh Cruises API will integrate with the travel agencies existing systems by providing them with a convenient and seamless experience and update on a real-time basis. This will be done by connecting the data streams and allowing travel partners to access products, services on their portal, by corresponding the data flow across the connected supply chain. 

Through the API integration, the travel agents will avail of the benefits of the live inventory position available on Jalesh Cruise’s website, including the availability of current offers and other benefits. The solution will drive more content and functionality across travel platforms offering its customers a host of benefits including hassle-free booking experience, access to information, and comparison of fare through multiple sources. Other benefits available to customers include simplified and smooth cash payment options, cancellation and change functionalities, flexibility and convenience to book from any device and desktop across the globe.

This integration will provide travel partners a single platform for bookings and will expand their medium and reach to smaller towns and cities for cruise bookings. It will also provide a real-time inventory and allow them to search for all available options which will enable them in providing superior customer experience. 

Jurgen Bailom, President and CEO, Jalesh Cruises said, “We have been constantly evolving in offering the best of solutions and experience to both our partners and passengers. Our integration with Akhbar Travels, Riya Travels and Jagsons Travel will help us ensure a convenient and hassle-free experience for all our stakeholders. 

Rishiraj Singh Anand, Joint Managing Director, Jagsons Travel Private Limited said, “We are pleased to be amongst the first in the world to have an API of Jalesh Cruises which will give direct access to all our partners. We are positive that cruising in Indian seas will be amongst the first holidays that holiday makers may opt for post resumption of the sailings in September 2020. We are confident that all relevant precautions in the new normal will be taken care of before resuming the sailings.”

GMJ Thampy, Chairman and MD of Riya Travels said, “We are a travel company with all the verticals in India and abroad. Everything is in-house and that is our biggest achievement and USP. Cruising was the only vertical that was missing but now that we have partnered with Jalesh Cruises, it completes the circle for us. We look forward to this partnership and I am sure together we can achieve greater heights and reach the remotest of locations to spread the word around.”

K.V. Abdul Nazar, Founder/Chairman & Managing Director, Akbar Travels said, “In our continued efforts in servicing clients the best in offerings, this year as well we foresee opportunities in the pipeline. Through this partnership, our online portal will make significant inroads through API integration with Jalesh Cruises and will bring about a better environment by providing users unified experience and real-time updates. We will continue to improve our services and bring about changes in our business operations to meet the timely expectation of customers for the mutual strengthening of our relationship. Through this integration, we look forward to a long and fruitful partnership with Jalesh Cruises.”

Vijay Kesavan, Director of Sales & Marketing, Jalesh Cruises said, “The travel industry is ready to face the ‘new normal’. We are anticipating a growth in the domestic holiday segment.  Jalesh is ready to redefine the domestic holiday segment in India with the safety of our guests being our priority. We have added new destinations and cruising will be better than ever.”

Jalesh Cruises, India’s first multi-destination cruise line is one of the best products in the Indian seas offering the best of luxury to its guests. The cruise is designed and customized especially for the Indian audience and for the foreigners visiting India to experience the flavor of Indian culture, food, and hospitality. Karnika is a home away from home with the best in class amenities and offers the option of discovering the beauty of one’s own country India while sailing in the lap of comfort. 

About Jalesh Cruises:

Jalesh Cruises is the owner and operator of India’s premiere cruise liner – Karnika, which commenced operations from 17^thApril in Mumbai. Jalesh Cruises, an  Essel Group venture, is India’s first multi-destination cruise line that has world class entertainment shows, activities and exotic authentic cuisines packed with international hospitality on the high sea. The cruise is designed and customized especially for the Indian audience to experience the flavor of Indian and International culture, food and hospitality while sailing in India.                              

Despite immediate challenges, India’s economic potential remains high

India faces economic as well as COVID-related health crisis both at home and abroad. Present is an unprecedented and challenging phase. India’s GDP has drastically declined. According to a report, it has turned negative in current fiscal, a situation never happened before.

A deep recession has set-in with dried up demand across most sectors except probably essentials and healthcare. Supply is constrained for most goods and services, a situation likely to last for a long period. Government has taken a proactive stand on managing such a crisis.

Within a short span, an economic stimulus package covering also the health sector has been put up, encompassing apart from liquidity injection, well studied structural economic reforms for practically all critical sectors—coal, power, airlines, banking, MSMEs, NBFCs and others. Quite a few long pending legal and procedural reforms have also been undertaken.

A new model of Indian economic development seems to be evolving that emphasizes “Self-Reliant Digital Economy’ ‘empowerment rather than entitlement’, ‘collaborative strong government, strong business & strong society’ and ‘enlightened nationalism in liberalized times’.

A major issue of concern pertains to migrants’ exodus from places of their work, which holds manifold economic repercussions. But India’s economic potential continues to remain high. A number of global leaders are of the view that India is the only country which stands tall to gain from manifold opportunities arising from disruption of major supply chains due to sudden onset of Covid-19.

This has been made possible with the Government’s timely facilitation of the trend of turning challenges into opportunities. For example, by way of further easing of doing businesses, enabling companies to become more competitive and creating conducive atmosphere for foreign companies to shift their established operations in China to India. However, implementation hindrances are many which prevent same spirit to percolate down to the ground level, which hopefully will get addressed. Finally, as no proper vaccine cure has been approved, the citizens will have to learn to live with COVID-19.

*Ms. Kiran Nanda, Corporate Economist and Sustainability Analyst contributed this note to MVIRDC World Trade Center Mumbai

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INDIA’S TOP STUDENT VOLUNTEERS FELICITATED AT THE 10th ANNUAL PRAMERICA SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARDS

Aranyo Ray, from Kalyani Public School, Kolkata and Vaishnavi Pandey, from Tagore International School, Delhi selected as the National Winners

 *   Over the last 9 years, 43,000+ students from across the country have applied for the awards. Of them, more than 780 students have been recognized for their valuable community service

 *   ‘Super 30’ Founder, Anand Kumar presented the awards to the winners

Delhi, 24 February, 2020 – The 10th Annual Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards, hosted by Pramerica Life Insurance Limited, felicitated 30 school students for their extraordinary efforts in the area of community service at a ceremony in Delhi. These finalists were selected from over 3,200 applications received from a nationwide search for the country’s top student volunteers. Anand Kumar, Founder of ‘Super 30’ programme was the Chief Guest at the event.

The top honours in the Individual Category went to Aranyo Ray a Class XI student of Kalyani Public School, Kolkata, for his innovative project ‘NanoCide and Soyasafe’ (Two safe pesticides to help jute and soyabean farmers defend their crops from pest and fungal diseases) and Vaishnavi Pandey a Class X student of Tagore International School, Delhi, for her project ‘flawless flaws’ (a campaign to support acid attack survivors and ensure equal opportunities for them in the society). Both the winners were presented with Gold medallions, Certificates of Excellence, a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 each and a return trip to Washington, D.C. While in Washington, D.C., they will represent India in the felicitation ceremony hosted for Spirit of Community Award winners from all participating countries.

A group of students from Children’s Academy School, Bombay, were declared as the winner in the Group Category for their project on ‘saving injured birds’. They were presented with Gold medallions, Certificates of Excellence and a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 to be shared among them.

14 other well deserving finalists in the Individual Category and 2 groups in the Group Category received Certificates of Achievement and Silver medallions.

Addressing the finalists, Mr. Anoop Pabby, MD & CEO, Pramerica Life Insurance said, “I am honoured to be in the company of young volunteers like you, who have shown passion, courage and conviction to make a positive difference in your communities. You have taken the initiative to find causes to support and have not let age come in the way of your contribution. Each of you has done an outstanding job that has impacted the lives of many. I congratulate you for your incredible achievements and hope you will continue to do good work and inspire countless others to follow your example.”

Speaking at the awards ceremony, Chief Guest, Anand Kumar, said, “The kind of work these young volunteers are doing to bring change in society is very commendable, and I am happy that there is a platform like the Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards to acknowledge their efforts. I am genuinely impressed by the enterprising ability of the applicants to start these community projects. Their hard work and dedication is an inspiration for other children and I wish them the best for their future.”

The national winners were selected by an eminent jury panel comprising Gauri Sharma Tripathi, one of UK’s leading Kathak artistes; Huma Masood, National Programme Officer - Gender and Education, UNESCO New Delhi; Madhavan Narayanan, Editor, writer and columnist; Manoj Gopalakrishna, CEO of CARE India and Prof. Neera Agnimitra, Head of School of Social Work, Delhi University.

Aranyo Ray and Vaishnavi Pandey will now travel to Washington, D.C. in May to be a part of the gala award ceremony held at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. They would also be taken on a tour of the capitol’s historic monuments and landmarks and enjoy a festive dinner cruise on the Potomac River. Moreover, there will be plenty of opportunities for these students to share their experiences and ideas with volunteers from other participating countries from around the globe.

About the Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards:

Introduced in 2010 in India, ‘The Pramerica Spirit of Community Awards' is an annual nationwide search to identify and recognize school students in Classes VI - XII who have made a positive difference in their communities through voluntary community service.

The prestigious awards programme organized by Pramerica Life Insurance Co. Ltd. is the India chapter of the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, the largest youth recognition programme in the United States based exclusively on volunteer service. Introduced in 1995 by Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI), the U.S. programme has officially recognized more than 125,000 school students for their meaningful contribution towards their communities. India is the 8th country outside the United States to conduct the Awards programme. Other participating countries include PFI subsidiaries in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Ireland, China, Brazil and Poland.

About Pramerica Life Insurance Limited:

In India, Pramerica Life Insurance Limited is a JV company of Prudential International Insurance Holdings, Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc.; which is a 140 year old corporation and has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe and Latin America; and DIL (DHFL Investments Limited). Prudential Financial, Inc. companies include the Prudential Insurance Company of America, one of the largest life insurance companies in U.S.A. Its International Insurance segment creates and distributes individual life insurance, retirement and related products in countries such as Japan, Taiwan, Brazil and Argentina. Prudential Financial, Inc. also provides life insurance products for middle income and mass affluent markets across Japan, Mexico, and has joint ventures in Chile, China, Malaysia, India and Indonesia.

Pramerica Life Insurance is headquartered at Gurugram in India and has over 3000 employees. It proudly protects over 1.8 crore lives in India (as on September 2019) and is committed to cater to their customers’ various financial protection needs such as securing their child’s future, retirement planning, savings and wealth creation. The company’s vision is to ensure that every life that it touches feels secure and enriched. The company has a pan India presence through multiple distribution channels which address specific insurance needs of diverse customer segments. It is committed to provide quality financial advice to its customers. It advises, guides and enables its customers to make informed insurance decisions that help them meet their life’s short term and long-term goals.

For more details, you can visit our website www.pramericalife.in<http://www.pramericalife.in>.

LegalKart, India’s first practice management mobile app

 LegalKart, which is India’s first practice management mobile app for legal professionals.

In India more than 95% of the legal professionals across all forums manage their practice manually & LegalKart became a key technology intervention for all legal professionals. It’s a unique practice management app wherein lawyers can build, manage and grow their legal practice & automate all their manual processes to be more efficient and updated.

Dr. Arvind Singhatiya is the tour de force behind LegalKart, leading the organization as its Founder & CEO. LegalKart strives to bring a paradigm shift in the legal domain by leveraging cloud computing technology. It is currently the only player in the legal-tech domain assisting legal professionals in organizing their legal practice.

LegalKart aims to help lawyers in assigning tasks, synchronizing calendars and also providing advanced features like financial management, client management, and document & team management. LegalKart also facilitates collaboration with other legal professionals at the same time.

Through this mail, I would like to explore an app review opportunity for LegalKart App to be featured in your esteemed publication. 

About the Application:

●      LegalKart became a key technology intervention for all legal professionals. It’s a unique practice management app wherein lawyers can build, manage and grow their legal practice & automate all their manual processes to be more efficient and updated.

●      LegalKart aims to help lawyers in assigning tasks, synchronizing calendars and also providing advanced features like financial management, client management, and document & team management.

●      By providing real-time updates on all legal matters and providing access to legal counsel from expert lawyers across the country, LegalKart will enhance transparency throughout the case life-cycle for corporate and business-related legal matters. 

Features of the App & downloads till date:

●      Client registration - Lawyers can register existing clients directly on the App and start sharing case updates and all other details on Legalkart Client APP. It helps increase transparency in the processes and multiple clients can be updated at the same time.

●      Case documents and case notes management - Every case added have a unique tab to add voice notes, upload important documents.

●      Case updates from the court of his/her practice - More than 1000 legal forums (courts) are available on LegalKart App including All High Courts, Supreme Court, District Courts, Debt Recovery Tribunals, NCLT etc. and more forums are in the process of being added.

●      Case and Client Calendar management - Manage Calendar and activities with real-time push notifications for pending meetings, Next Date of Hearings on the cases and share updates with clients immediately.

●      Real-time chat with client and document sharing - Chat with clients/other lawyers in the app seek instructions, share documents in real-time.

●      Real-time invoice preparation and sending to client - Add expenses with every case in the app and add them in consolidated invoice which can be shared with a client in real-time.

●      Payment tracking - Total invoices raise, invoices received and all the case economics and accounting is managed on APP.

●      LegalKart Social - Managing his/her professional profile on App and connects with fellow lawyers across the country on LK Social platform and collaborates with them.

●      Team Management - Through LegalKart App, a single case can be managed by multiple team members and their work can be collated, evaluated and managed.

●      Adding New Clients - There are millions of clients across the country who is seeking legal support. Their queries are captured and presented to the Lawyers on their App by LegalKart. They have a choice to accept the case/client which will increase their professional exposure.

*Available on both Android and iOS

VISTARA NAMED ‘REGIONAL AIRLINE OF THE YEAR’ AT CAPA AVIATION AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN SINGAPORE

New Delhi, 15 November 2019: Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier and a joint-venture of Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, has been named the ‘Regional Airline of the Year’ at CAPA’s 16^th annual Asia Pacific Aviation Awards for Excellence held yesterday at the ongoing CAPA Asia Aviation Summit in Singapore. CAPA awards this title to an airline that has been the biggest standout strategically, has established itself as a leader and demonstrated innovation in the regional aviation sector.

Vistara was selected for its substantial achievement and consistent growth in a highly competitive domestic market largely dominated by LCCs. Vistara's traffic grew by 30% in 2018 to more than five million passengers and its seat count is up by 40% in 2019. In the current financial year, Vistara has already grown its fleet and network by nearly 50% each and flown 4.5 million passengers in the last seven months.

Mr. Leslie Thng, Chief Executive Officer, Vistara, said: “Our vision is to establish Vistara as a global full service airline that India will be proud of. This recognition by CAPA reaffirms our confidence in realising this vision as we broaden our horizons and prepare to launch medium and long-haul international operations while bolstering our presence in India. Our effort continues to be to innovate and stay relevant in the dynamic aviation industry, to maintain the highest standards of operations and to focus on delivering consistent, world-class service to customers.”

Regarded as the pre-eminent awards for strategic excellence in aviation, CAPA first established the awards in 2003, to recognise successful airlines and airports within the Asia Pacific region. 

Mr. Peter Harbison, Chairman Emeritus, CAPA, said: “Vistara’s growth from start up in 2015 to become India's sixth largest airline by seats in 2019 demonstrates that there is still a place for a well executed full service business model in a market where LCCs have more than three quarters of domestic seats and approaching one third of international seats. Vistara’s recent move into international operations promises to add a new dimension to the India market.” 

CAPA's Aviation Awards for Excellence are intended to reward airlines and airports that are not only successful but have also provided industry leadership in adjusting to a new environment. The CAPA Awards for Excellence are independently researched by an independent international panel of judges, and are not driven by customer surveys or sponsorship.

Earlier this year, Vistara was rated a ‘Five Star Major Airline’ in the 2020 APEX Official Airline Ratings™. Vistara has also won the Skytrax award for Best Airline Staff – Central Asia and India, as well as top honours in the 2019 TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Awards, bagging two prestigious titles - ‘Best Airline – India’ and ‘Best Regional Airline – Asia’.

About Vistara (TATA SIA Airlines Limited): TATA SIA Airlines Limited, known by the brand name Vistara, is a joint venture between Tata Sons Limited and Singapore Airlines Limited (SIA) with Tata Sons holding the majority stake of 51% in the company and SIA holding the remaining 49%. Vistara brings together Tata’s and SIA’s legendary hospitality and renowned service excellence to offer the finest full-service flying experience in India. Vistara commenced its commercial operations on January 9, 2015 with an aim to set new standards in the aviation industry in India and it today connects destinations across the length and breadth of the country. The airline now connects 34 destinations, operates nearly 200 flights a day served by a fleet of 26 Airbus A320 and 9 Boeing 737-800NG aircraft, and has flown more than 18 million customers since starting operations.

Clensta- India’s first waterless technology-based company; in discussion with KokilaBen Hospital, Seven Hill, Tata Memorial Hospital, PD Hinduja and more

Mumbai, 26 September 2019 : Clensta International plans to flourish their growth to Mumbai with the prospects to introduce Waterless technology in the healthcare segment. After the successful expansion in cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Punjab and more, the company also flourished their augmentation in Mumbai with the following leading names like Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Seven Hill, Sir HN Hospital and more where the product will be inducted in the coming months. Company’s large orientation of pharmaceutical distribution is lead by Skites Pharma Group (Maharashtra). The team is also in active conversation with Breach Candy Hospital, one of the leading chains of hospitals in Mumbai.

Clensta is making the futuristic approach of bathing without water possible with the benefits of fighting germs and bacteria. The product not only removes dirt, oil, and grease completely but also provide a shining and moisturizing look to the hair and body using the emollient properties. Clensta offers a unique range of products including Waterless Body Bath and Shampoo with an eye on new innovations to be laid on Waterless Toothpaste, Mosquito Repellent body bath and Pigeon repellent for health maintenance with preventive anti-microbial formulation.  

“Various health diseases make it difficult for a patient to maintain regular water contact. Clensta actively works on the idea of personal hygiene to eradicate the building up of infections and bacteria on the body. Unhealthy bathing techniques increase the risk of harmful diseases. In such a situation waterless products provide a healthy sanitary idea for patients in severe conditions. Clensta aims at developing environment-compassionate products that can be an enabler for a healthy hygienic world” shared Dr Puneet Gupta, Founder of Clensta.

Clensta is actively initiating the use of waterless products to educate and provide complete hygiene in remote areas of India. One bottle of Clensta shampoo saves 350 liters of water and has already achieved milestones by saving nearly 6 million liters of water through its “Waterless technology” based product. 

Vigo Video launches Pyar Tera Superstar, India’s first-ever vertical web series

30th August 2019, Mumbai: Vigo Video, a popular short-video platform, today announced the launch of India’s first-ever vertical web series titled Pyar Tera Superstar. Based on the millennial love relationship of Divyanka Sirohi, a Vigo Creator, the web series revolves around her digital romance, which eventually blossomed into a real-life love story.

Catch the glimpse of the web series: https://youtu.be/mZAZ3rXCRpM

The web series, which is shot in a vertical format to resonate better with smartphone users, will be released on Vigo Video onSeptember 3, 2019. The weekly episode will be released every Friday.

The series is in line with Vigo Video’s ongoing mission to showcase “real people and their real stories”, promoting Indian talent and showcase their inspirational journeys.

It traces Divyanka's journey from an ordinary girl to that of a digital superstar because of her versatile talent and creative videos on Vigo. Divyanka, who resides in Delhi, started her journey on the Vigo Video app as a fashion and beauty creator.

The series is directed by Gaurav Lulla, the co-founder of Loose Cannons and the music is composed by the famous music director, Dhirendra Mulkalwar, who has scored music for several Bollywood movies including Uri-The Surgical Strike, Article 15and Toilet Ek Prem Katha among others.

Speaking on the launch of the web series, the Protagonist of the web-series and Vigo creator,  Divyanka Sirohi said, “I am overwhelmed to have received this wonderful opportunity by Vigo Video. The platform has not only given me the chance to showcase my creativity, but also to connect with my fans on a larger scale through this web series. I am super excited for this show and hope my followers appreciate our efforts in bringing this  show to life.”

Gaurav Lulla, Co-Founder, Loose Cannons, who has also directed this series said, “New age storytelling is evolving every day. This series has been created keeping in mind that a majority of audiences use their smartphones to consume content.  It is a first-of-its-kind narrative fiction storytelling in the vertical format. We are very excited to share this with everyone and excited to partner with Vigo Video to create a great story with this format.”

Dhirendra Mulkalwar, Music Director of the web series said, “Whenever I compose music, I try to draw inspiration from events happening around me. For the music for the Vigo web series, I didn’t have to look anywhere else, because it’s so relatable to my own story. This track expresses my own emotions and I’m very excited to be a part of this project and looking forward to watching the series.”

Vigo Video is an engaging platform for the next generation of storytellers and connects with like-minded users sharing similar interests. Catch the series Pyar Tera Superstar on Vigo Video.  The web series will also be available on Sony Liv app soon.

Link of the creator, Divyanka:

http://www.vigovideo.net/share/user/6507084174841724930/?timestamp=1555670492

About Vigo Video

Vigo Video is India's fastest-growing short-video platform, connecting real people with real stories from their community. Vigo Video brings Indians together through entertaining and heartfelt visual stories, brought to life through professional editing tools, creative stickers, awesome filters and special effects. With its India headquarters based in Mumbai, Vigo Video is available on iOS and Google Play Store.https://vigovideo.in/vigo-video-app-download/

 For more information, visit vigovideo.net.

Actress Swara Bhasker visits Clovia’s Kalkaji store on its first anniversary a premium lingerie & loungewear brand

New Delhi, August 6^th, 2019: Clovia, India’s premier lingerie, loungewear, and active wear brand celebrated the first anniversary of its Kalkaji store in New Delhi with the ace Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker, on Tuesday. Bringing in the celebrations with a brief meet and greet session, Swara donned a sexy yet classy Clovia bralette paired with a jacket & trousers for the anniversary gala.

The celebration started with a small cake cutting ceremony by Swara and Team Clovia, post which she excitedly headed to check Clovia’s latest lingerie & loungewear collection. Furthermore, Swara personally met with her fans and addressed the media where she shared her first lingerie story and also clicked selfies with the 10 winners.

To enhance the festive fervour, Clovia also announced fun offers for its customers throughout this week.  

Sharing her views about the brand and the diverse collection, the three times Filmfare nominated star Swara Bhasker said “When it comes to style and comfort, Clovia is my go to brand. It was a pleasure being associated with Clovia especially on the occasion of their Kalkaji store turning 1”

Talking about the celebrations and the association with Swara Bhaskar, Soumya Kant, Founding Member, Clovia, said “We are glad to have come so far in such a short time and would like to thank all our valued customers, who have helped us create a strong foothold in the Indian lingerie market.”

She further added, “We are equally excited to celebrate our Kalkaji store’s first anniversary with the bold and beautiful Swara who resonates with our contemporary style and the focus on “joy” as a key ingredient in creating these quirky designs.”

In the past year, Clovia’s Kalkaji store has grown to be one of the busiest stores in Delhi NCR region with a wide collection of lingerie, loungewear, activewear, swimwear, maternity wear, shapewear and more. Clovia plans to take its exclusive store count to 30 and MBO count to 500+ by the end of this year. 

About Clovia

Clovia is India’s premier lingerie, loungewear, and activewear brand backed by Ivy Cap Ventures and Zurich-based Mountain Partners AG. The company designs, manufactures and sells premium fashion lingerie, innerwear, nightwear, and shapewear. Clovia’s exclusive online outlet in India is called www.clovia.com.

At Clovia, highly skilled designers, fashion experts create exquisite, playful and designer innerwear ranging from bras, briefs, shapewear to nightwear.  Sophisticated, sharp and suave, contrasted with flirty, fun and bold prints, and in keeping with international designs and styles, Clovia wants to redefine the Indian lingerie market and help customers choose beyond standard cuts, shapes, and colors. The company’s mantra is – lingerie is a critical part of your wardrobe and it doesn’t need to be drab and boring. The company has been growing at an impressive 100% every quarter and is currently shipping over 600,000 units monthly.