ISRO & OPPO India Collaborates To Provide NavIC Application

ISRO & OPPO India Collaborates To Provide NavIC Application,
Paving Way For Atmanirbhar Bharat

Indian Space Research Organisation, Department of Space, Government of India signs an MoU with OPPO India to strengthen the research and development of the NavIC messaging service to provide a convenient and user-friendly platform. This MoU will pave the way for future collaborations between ISRO and OPPO India to develop indigenous solutions by incorporating the NavIC short messaging feature in the smartphones released by OPPO India.

This MoU will enable ISRO and OPPO India to exchange technical information of NavIC messaging services so as to build rapid, ready to use, end to end application-specific solutions by integrating NavIC messaging service with the mobile handset platform keeping in mind the need of Indian users. This MoU further reiterates OPPO India's commitment towards India and its vision towards Atmanirbhar Bharat.

Commenting on this collaboration, Mr Tasleem Arif, Vice President, India R&D Head, OPPO India, said, “We’re excited to collaborate with ISRO to strengthen the NavIC application. Under our latest MoU, we will support ISRO with our industry-leading R&D capabilities to provide a seamless experience to the users of NavIC application. In line with our vision towards Make In India, OPPO will invest in further scaling the product with its competitive and experienced R&D team. To benefit our users and the government, OPPO will continue to create a positive impact in the society through our innovation and technology expertise.”

Dr. K Sivan, Secretary, DOS / Chairman, ISRO appreciated the efforts of OPPO, India in scaling NavIC application through their innovative R&D initiatives. He also urged OPPO, India to include NavIC in all their upcoming products .

NavIC system provides regional navigation services covering the Indian mainland and an area up to 1500 km beyond the Indian mainland. In addition to its primary function of providing PNT services, NavIC is also capable of broadcasting short messages. This messaging service is mainly used for broadcasting safety-of-life alerts in areas with poor or no communication , particularly in the oceans.

Sona Comstar inaugurates state-of-the-art differential assembly

 Sona Comstar inaugurates state-of-the-art  differential assembly manufacturing facility at Manesar

·         Company plans to invest over Rs.370Cr in the new manufacturing facility

·         We expect this to generate direct employment for 720 skilled workers

 

Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (Sona Comstar), one of India’s leading automotive systems & components manufacturer, today inaugurated a state-of-the-art differential assembly manufacturing plant at Manesar, Haryana.  The plant manufactures Differential Assemblies and e-Drive Modules for its global customers, furthering the vision of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in India for the World’. 

 

The facility is spread across 5 Acres and is expected to generate direct employment for 720 skilled workers and indirectly create thousands of more downstream jobs.

 

On this occasion, Mr Sunjay Kapur, Chairman, Sona Comstar said, “We are very pleased that our latest manufacturing facility has started its operations. This facility was built with the intention to focus on manufacturing differential assemblies for our EV customers globally. We have used state of the art technology and processes in this plant to meet the stringent quality requirements of our customers.”

 

The new facility is located at Manesar which is a preferred manufacturing destination on the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and provides seamless connectivity via road and rail with seaports on the western coast.

VerSe Innovation Raises $100M+ from

 VerSe Innovation Raises $100M+ from AlphaWave, Google and Microsoft For Josh, India’s leading short video platform

Becomes India’s First Tech Unicorn For Local Languages

VerSe Innovation today announced it has completed a $100 million+ round of funding from global marquee investors AlphaWave (a unit of Falcon Edge Capital), Google and Microsoft. Existing investors Sofina Group and Lupa Systems also participated in this round. Other existing blue-chip investors of VerSe Innovation include the likes of Matrix Partners India, Sequoia Capital India, Falcon Edge Capital, Goldman Sachs etc. With this new infusion of capital, the company is now valued at over $1 billion, making its debut as the first unicorn in tech for local languages.

The new funding comes at a time when VerSe Innovation is expanding its family of apps focused on Bharat, through its leading short video platform – Josh. Josh is made-in-Bharat-for-Bharat-by-Bharat-in 12-Bhartiya-languages-hosted-in-Bharat short video platform. Josh is the manifestation of VerSe Innovation’s commitment to Bharat across three big vectors. First, VerSe plans to play a leading role in the Digital Bharat and Atmanirbhar Bharat initiatives. Second, VerSe plans to empower the large and indigenous ecosystem of hundreds of millions of users and talented creators in every nook and corner of our country. Third, VerSe aims to underline and promote the rich heritage and culture of India, aggregating such content and delivering it to the masses.

VerSe plans to deploy its new capital steadily in the continued scaling up of Josh, the augmentation of local language content offerings, the development of content creator ecosystem, innovation in AI and ML and the growth of its truly made-in-Bharat-for-Bharat short-video platform.

Josh represents a confluence of India’s top 200+ best creators, the 10 biggest music labels, 15+ million UGC creators, best in class content creation tools, the hottest entertainment formats, and formidable user demographics. Josh has been consistently rated as the #1 Indian short-video app in India on the Play store. Currently, Josh is the fastest growing and most engaged short-video app in India with over 77 million MAUs (Monthly Active Users), 36 million DAUs (Daily Active Users) and 1.5+ billion video plays per day.

VerSe Innovation’s proprietary technology platform also powers various technology solutions including 300 million + users on Dailyhunt to consume content in their local language. Dailyhunt is India’s #1 vernacular content platform offering content artifacts every day in 14 languages. Content on Dailyhunt is sourced from a licensed creator ecosystem of over 100,000 content partners and individual content creators. This solid business foundation and capital infusion now sets the Company on a path of rapid growth, as it explores other international geographies to extend its broad based tech platforms in serving similar unmet content needs of local language audiences globally.

VIRTUAL HINDI DIWAS HELD AT

VIRTUAL HINDI DIWAS  HELD AT VELAMMAL

Velammal Nexus celebrated Hindi Diwas virtually on 13th September, 2020, Sunday at 5:30pm in Velammal Nexus YouTube channel, to mark the importance of the country's most widely spoken language Hindi.

The celebration was presided by Shri L Naveen Kumar Gupta, Hindi Translator at Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence, Tamilnadu. Speaking during the occasion he gave an insight on Atmanirbhar Bharat and importance of Hindi.

The viewers were oriented about the importance of Hindi language and celebrating this day each year helps in sustaining traditional values and glorifying them to reinforce the importance of language.

Students performed group songs, dances and gave speeches that enthralled the celebration.

The event concluded on a positive note portraying that the official language Hindi depicts culture and keeps people connected.

ZEE5 WELCOMES INDIA ON HiPi

ZEE5 WELCOMES INDIA ON HiPi; A STAIRWAY FOR THE NEXT BILLION INDIANS TO STARDOM

~ ZEE5, India’s Entertainment Super-App presents a destination for all age Indian creators ~

~ HiPi onboards 400+ influencers, with 70+ Zee TV celebrities and will add 100+ by December 2020~

An Atmanirbhar Bharat! A statement, a dream, a vision that many Indians today envisage to achieve. From Indian organizations to Individuals, all are aspiring to make this self-reliance mantra a reality. ZEE5, India’s very own Entertainment Super-App began this journey over a year and a half ago to make it a reality wherein, it could present to the next billion Indians, a platform to create fun and entertaining content – connect with their millions of fans and stand a chance to step into the real fandom world.

A platform which will be the official Home of Entertainment and Entertainers!

Today, ZEE5’s much awaited project, is getting launched with the Beta rollout of HiPi - the short video platform, that promises to engage billions of Indians to embark on a journey from just being a FAN to achieving FANDOM! In the era of the Atmanirbhar Bharat, where users can be themselves and have fun in a brand safe, extremely creative and happy environment. HiPi is a perfect platform for content consumers, to content creators.

The platform has been envisioned and created in India for the diversely unique Indian audience after extensive research. A home to multiple features, that enables the users to showcase their talent through various unique filters and effects, also discover, follow and appreciate content that is being created by others. The unique format and technology that HiPi has integrated with its interface and navigation will allow users to create videos up to 90-seconds. A full-fledged release will be done in a phased manner with the Beta version for Android going live today, followed by the iOS version in the coming weeks.

Speaking on the momentous launch, Mr. Tarun Katial, CEO, ZEE5 India said, “The launch of HiPi is a proud moment for us as the short video platform was developed in India keeping with the ethos of Atmanirbhar Bharat. HiPi revolutionizes the entertainment experience, by giving a universally accessible platform to unmask the latent talent present inside each of us, taking us from being a Fan to Fandom! Continuing with a focus on customer centricity, HiPi will help Indians to connect with their millions of fans and stand a chance to step into the real Fandom world. A platform which will be the official Home of Entertainment and entertainers! As we go live today, HiPi takes ZEE5 one step closer to its ambition of becoming India’s Entertainment Super-App!”

Echoing these sentiments, Mr. Rajneel Kumar, Business Head - Expansion Projects and Head of Products, ZEE5 India added, “The vision for HiPi stemmed from an idea to further grow ZEE5 as a one-stop destination for the new and dynamic India. And a lot of care has been taken to build this platform to enable a creatively charged environment which simultaneously empowers the creators, users, brands and viewers alike. The framework of the platform has been created to encourage more creativity and engagement while also making sure that the security and safety of our users are never compromised. It is a platform truly made in India, made for India.”

HiPi has added various security features to make sure that safety is never compromised. With the entire framework made such, it is truly set to empower India by giving the audiences a platform where their talent will get the stage and reach; and even allow brands to discover and connect with a diverse set of audiences across the length and breadth of the country.

HiPi promises to be a platform that will redefine content creation and curation. It will be a  platform where every Indian will have a chance to showcase their creativity and announce their arrival in the global creative arena.

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So, what are you waiting for?

Download HiPi on ZEE5 and step into the world of HiPidom!

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Amara Raja and Blaze set up a

Amara Raja and Blaze set up a Joint Venture to Manufacture IoT (Internet of Things) devices for the global market.

 Amara Raja Group and Blaze today announced that they have signed a Joint Venture agreement to set up Amara Raja Blaze Technologies Pvt. Ltd (ARBT). This JV will leverage their combined strengths and cumulative experience spanning over three decades to innovate, develop and manufacture IoT devices for the world market.

The Joint venture will be a Full-Service Provider of "Concept-to-Product" and will set up a Center of Excellence (COE) focusing on product Innovation and world-class Manufacturing services for IoT based devices. The COE will help its global customers every step of the way from proof of concept to the prototyping and mass manufacturing of new products related to Home/Building Automation, Intelligent Lighting, Enterprise Automation, Energy Management, Elderly care and Wearable devices. ARBT's Faster and Better (FAB) Methodology ensures an unwavering focus on providing the highest quality of IoT devices at optimum costs. This JV’s objectives dovetail into our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of “Atmanirbhar Bharat”. The JV will start delivering “Made in India” products to its customers as early as September 2020.

Jayadev Galla, Vice Chairman, Amara Raja Group said “We are happy to announce this strategic partnership with Blaze. Amara Raja has an immense belief in the Indian Electronics Manufacturing story and is committed to being a part of it.  We will lend our expertise and capabilities in the manufacturing space and leverage Blaze’s design credentials to provide turnkey solutions that are both Made and Designed in India.”

“We are extremely pleased to launch this Joint venture with Amara Raja group. This JV will deliver on its promise of faster ‘time to market’ for innovative IoT products for our global customers. We are extremely confident that this partnership also delivers on the promise of self-sufficiency in achieving 100% ‘Made in India’ IoT products” said Arjun Valluri, Chairman Blaze.

Visit  http://www.amararajablaze.com  to know more about the joint venture.

HiPi: AN INDIAN, HOMEGROWN SHORT VIDEO

HiPi: AN INDIAN, HOMEGROWN SHORT VIDEO PLATFORM FROM ZEE5
IS SET TO CONNECT FANS TO FANDOM

Bespoke Original Content, Blockbuster Movies, Fun Kids Content, Live TV & News, Music, Games and now an indigenous Short-video platform; ZEE5 has truly established itself as India’s Entertainment Super-App. Keeping up with the promise of delivering an unmatched super-app experience, ZEE5 today revealed the name of the much awaited and India’s first ever fully homegrown short video platform. Made for an Atmanirbhar Bharat, ZEE5’s innovative and exciting platform called ‘HiPi’ is a place where India can create the most ingenious and exciting content with the help of state-of-the-art features.

The name HiPi comes from the vision of a youthful and carefree planet where everyone can express themselves with freedom and confidence. A fun place where users can uninhibitedly and unapologetically be themselves without fear of being judged. ZEE5’s HiPi is driven by the vision to encourage self-expression and it aims to unlock the potential talent that this country has by inviting talented and diverse content creators who are seeking a platform that encourages creativity and paves the way to Stardom.

HiPi will entail exciting features which will allow creative minds to express themselves in the most creative way. It is the destination for all things entertainment and a platform for fandoms and storytellers which they can call their own.

Stay Tuned and Download ZEE5 to know more about the official launch of HiPi