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by Shrutee K/DNS Mumbai, Sept 30, 2019 :   To add to the customer zeal during the upcoming festive season, vibrant lifestyle smartphone brand Gionee India today announced attractive offers on its latest GBuddy range of accessories to celebrate this festive season. As a part of the offering, the newly launched GBuddy accessories will be available at attractive prices during the Festival sales being organised by leading e-commerce portals.  The trendy accessories from Gionee will now be available at attractive prices during the offer period. Commenting on the festive offering, Pardeep Jain, Managing Director said, “This is that time of the year when everyone is in a celebratory mode and are looking forward to buying the best of products as per their aspirations and lifestyle. The GBuddy Range of accessories is a perfect match to the new millennials and their smart mobility choices. We at Gionee are committed to delight our consumers by innovative offerings at attrac...

Government and industry must closely work to achieve this, says ICC by Shrutee K/DNS  Mumbai:  Indian Chemical Council (ICC), the ap ex national body dedicated for the growth and development of Chemical Industry in its conference titled  ‘Making India’s Chemical Sector Future Ready’  highlighted the future prospects of Indian Chemical Industry.  Being a prominent industry of industries, Chemicals Industry in India covers more than 80,000 commercial products and it is expected to double its size at USD 300 billion by 2025. The focus of the conference was to shed light on the bright future of this sunrise industry by decoding the potential that lies with the chemical industry and how it needs to take the next leap towards d evelopment and sustainability. Being one of the oldest industries in India, the Chemical Sector is steadily moving up the ranks as a global economic power and is proving to be India’s business magnet with higher investments and expansio...

by Shrutee K/DNS 30th September 2019, Mumbai : Reality show Ace of Space is getting more gripping as the grand finale nears in little more than a month. The competition between the contestants is all set to get intense as the wild card contestants have entered the house. After Big Boss 12 contestant Deepak Thakur appeared on Ace of Space 2, now another contestant from Big Boss 11 Luv Tyagi who has shared the Big Boss house with the mastermind Vikas Gupta; is all set to enter the house.  The conflict between Rashmi Jha and Salman Zaidi might have been resolved for the moment, but it seems is far from over as Rashami has expressed her views on how Salman is manipulating every houseguest in order to be on their good side. Even after all the disputes with the houseguests, Rashami is seen enjoying her space in the house with the utmost confidence.  Mastermind Vikas Gupta called Rashmi Jha the Priyanka Chopra of Ace of Space 2. Vikas Gupta also stated that the most h...

Launch a year-long volunteer program to beat plastic waste   Mumbai:  Adopting a collaborative approach towards waste management, Coca-Cola India along with AIESEC teamed up with Afroz Shah led ‘Date With Ocean Foundation’ for a yearlong volunteer program to beat plastic pollution at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali and beaches of Mumbai. Commenting on the volunteer program, Afroz Shah, said,  “ Waste management is a global environment concern. To see a real change at the ground level, a collaborative and consistent effort is required to clear the waste out of our environment sustainably. Towards this, our endeavor is to create a sense of belonging in the hearts and minds of people by engaging citizens, students and corporate though a volunteer program to beat plastic pollution as well as suggest ways for a circular economy.” Launching the project, Afroz Shah led 500 school children, AIESEC volunteers, Coca-Cola employees, citizen groups and key stakeholders ...

  by Shrutee K/DNS India’s quantum of wired broadband needs to increase – Instead, India has over-relied on wireless broadband ‘Fibre like spectrum is a national resource. Not just Centre, fibre rollout should be on states’ agenda as it will enhance their economic competitiveness’ ‘Challenges such as taxes and levies on the industry, and the potential high pricing of spectrum may prove a hindrance towards Telcos’ efforts to invest in fibre’: Aruna Sundararajan   Mumbai : Broadband India Forum (BIF),  a think tank for Digital Transformation, at the backdrop of the flagship  Fibre to the Home (FTTH)  event held in Mumbai, said that India’s digital communications progress will be impacted adversely without the immediate roll-out of fibre across the country. India lags on this front currently and urgent steps are required to redress the situation. The  challenge as  regards to  enhancing  fibre investments is due to the  infrastruc...

by Shrutee K/DNS New Delhi:   Save the Children, the first global movement for children, celebrated its 100th anniversary in the presence of Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Hon'ble Minister of Women & Child Development and Textiles, at ‘The Right Start’ Summit held in New Delhi today. The national summit is a culmination of a month-long effort that engaged children from across states to create a strong discourse on having a right start in their early years through better nutrition and early education. The event saw political leaders, civil society organisations, and community members in a congregation, as children shared, with the Hon’ble Minister, their powerful stories of leading change. The event was also marked by a panel discussion on building ‘Partnerships for TheRightStart for every last child’ and saw some thoughtful discussions between Sh. Priyank Kanoongo Chairperson, NCPCR, Yasmin Haque, India Representative, UNICEF, Sakina Baker, CSR Head Phillips India, Prof....

by Shrutee K/DNS From self-owned, sustainable teak forests of Borneo which is the World’ third-largest island, known for its precious teak, come Xylos’s superb engineered Borneo teak flooring. This premium Teak Flooring is luxurious, supremely easy, natural, engineered wood flooring durable to perfection.  You will love to look at these premium floors, redolent of classic elegance and warm hues. Borneo Teak is a unique and authentic wood that is naturally free from chemicals and you don’t have to worry about it getting stained. You will revel in the naturally lustrous floor that needs no finish, but can also be varnished to a burnished gloss. Xylos offers their Borneo Teak flooring in 6 different design stains to choose from with an exclusive 190mm width and 12mm thickness. The low-shrinkage ratio; high oily-resin content that makes it bacteria, termite and mildew resistant; the diffuse porous structure and beautiful natural tight grains make it the perfect top layer f...