Dr. Mohan’s hosts ‘Eye and Fitness Campaign’

 Dr. Mohan’s hosts ‘Eye and Fitness Campaign’ pan India

 

Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Speciality Centre, one of the largest healthcare groups in Asia devoted to the treatment of diabetes and its complications, hosts the ‘Eye and Fitness Campaign’ in their centres across India. Started on 3^rd January 2022, the campaign runs for the next 3 months, providing free vision tests with ophthalmologist consultation for their patients with diabetes and also offering free physio & ortho consultation for those patients with joint aches or muscular problems. It is one of the major campaigns that 

Dr. Mohan’s has done at our Gopalapuram Centre in Chennai.

Speaking about the campaign, Dr V. Mohan, Chairman & Chief Diabetologist, Dr Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre said, “Diabetic retinopathy, one of the complications of diabetes, affects one in three people with diabetes and is one of the leading causes of preventable blindness. We have been contributing towards the development of AI-enabled teleophthalmology tools to make sure that none of our patients develops this "sight-threatening" complication since this problem is totally asymptomatic and can catch us unawares. Patients with diabetes also suffer from early cataracts, glaucoma, and other preventable ailments which can be detected early. Therefore, we are offering FREE vision check, retinal photography, and eye pressure (Intraocular pressure) to detect early signs of diabetic eye disease that can be sight-threatening.”

 

“Diabetes can cause joint pains. Unlike pain caused by immediate trauma, the pain of arthropathy and neuropathy happens over time. If you have pain in the joints e.g.: painful shoulders, it is important to consult with your doctor. We are providing FREE physio & ortho consultation for our patients with diabetes.” said Dr. R. M. Anjana, Managing Director, Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre.

KAMALA ARTS Kamala arts production produced the pan

KAMALA ARTS Kamala arts production produced the pan India Movie Title CRIMINAL The journal of the movie is a Mystery thriller with a Magical play, starring Mahesh CP as the Main lead and jahnavi & fessy, are the female lead's & The first look poster has been launched by Vijay sethupathi  and the first look poster of CRIMINAL. 

The movie Gone viral and the poster is trending on social media & few day's Back Kalaippuli S Thanu Has been Launched the Title poster of CRIMINAL and Team as honoured, and thank Full for the support for the New team and Kamala Arts Production with a strong passionate team. & the movie Action cut told by Arumugam Sasi Duri as taken responsibility as an Executive Producer, where cinematographer  Kiran Dornala painted the film fabulously  & music was done by Apple pineapple  & editing as been done by pavan Gowda 

PRO Haswath Saravanan. The team as been  Excited & thrilled and looking forward to Relase the Movie soon.

Thanks to Makkal Selvan @VijaySethuOffl Sir for Launching our #FirstLook Poster of The Movie #Criminal

Production @kamalaarts Lead  @maheshcponline

Director #Arumugam

Dop #KiranDornala @sasiduri

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Fipola Enters Telangana with 14 Stores across

 Fipola Enters Telangana with 14 Stores across Hyderabad.

Fipola is One of its kind Modern Day Meat & Seafood Omnichannel Retail Company with over 27 

 

Outlets spread across Chennai & Tamil Nadu.

 Fipola will complete 65+ Stores in South India by the end of Dec 2021.

Fipola has a very strong online presence with more than 50% revenues beinggenerated from its own App, Website and Merchant Platforms like Swiggy and Dunzo

Fipola plans to expand Pan India with over 200 Outlets by 2022

Fipola Targets to Rs. 160 Crores in Revenue by the End of the Current Financial Year 2021-2022.

Before purchasing meat, here’s what one would expect - Health, Hygiene and Freshness and Fipola does not compromise any of it. Perception and experience goes hand-in-hand at Fipola making them a one of the largest brand in South India. It is a brand known for its luscious, fresh and extremely well packed meat that is all set to spread its wing PAN INDIA within a span of next 3 Years.

 

Fipola Retail India, a Chennai based, omnichannel meat D2C (Direct to consumer) meat and seafood retail brand was founded in December 2016. Redefining meat retailing in the country by delivering premium products and best in class customer service within a hygienic and convenient shopping environment was always the mission of Fipola. Now Fipola has an extensive expansion plan.

FIPOLA is a Chennai founded brand with a plan of expanding to 65+ Stores across South India by the end of December 2021 & 200 Stores Pan India by 2022. From being the top chosen brand in terms fresh meat and seafood Retail Company, Fipola is now spreading over Hyderabad with 14 new outlets. Fipola unveiled their all-new retail & delivery stores at Banjara Hills, Madhapur, Chanda Nagar, Himayat Nagar, Kukatpally, Kondapur, Pragathinagar, Begumpet, Manikonda, Dilsukhnagar, Attapur, Kokapet and delivery only stores in Gachibowli and Shamshabad. Not just that, they also plan to start 19+ new outlets in Bengaluru by December 2021 and maximise their reach.

“This year we complete five years in operating and managing 36 retail stores till date in Chennai, Coimbatore and Hyderabad. We now have plan for a large expansion pan-south India”, says Sushil Kanugolu, Founder and CEO. “Fipola offers unlimited choice of meats (fish/poultry/Lamb/Goat), cuts and flavours. Our exceptional range includes free range chicken and goat, alongside a wide variety of exotic seafood.

Our retail stores are modern, Air-conditioned, hygienic and odourless creating an unmatched meat shopping experience. Customers can buy from our Retail outlets across Hyderabad, or get the best meats home delivered by ordering using Fipola’s Mobile App (Android and Ios), Website: www.fipola.in , Call Centre +7667276672 and using any of the Merchant platforms like Swiggy & Dunzo. ”, Sushil added.

Dr. Sanjoy Kumar Das, COO added “We have already opened Outlets in Himayat Nagar, Chanda Nagar, Kukatpally, Kondapur, Begumpet, Manikonda, Dilkush Nagar, Attapur, and Shamshabad during August. During September we start rest of the 14 stores in Banjara Hills, Madhapur, Pragathinagar, Gachibowli, and Kokapet. Retail stores also act as delivery hubs, where meat is freshly cut and packed once the order is placed, Sanjoy added.

During the last year, Fipola has diversified into a few more divisions under the Fipola umbrella. Namely Fipola Grill House with 8 outlets in Tamil Nadu and now in almost all
stores in Hyderabad. Fipola on Wheels with three stores on vehicles in Chennai and soon starting in Hyderabad.

Sanjoy added “The company is targeting 160 crores revenue by the end of the financial year. This increase in business will also be fulfilled by its plan of expanding to Bengaluru by end of the calendar year with 19 new stores, bringing the total number to 65 stores in South India.

WHY FIPOLA IS DIFFERENT TO OTHERS:
 Our Store Experience is talked about – 500+ item variety in meat retail under one roof.
 Smell-free large stores with your favourite meat & seafood cut in front of you.
 Certified by all the best government authorities and in-house labs to ensure chemical and pesticides free products.
 Affordable pricing with loyalty program having several offers every week.
 Assured 120 minutes delivery to your door.

With a 94% retention rate of our repeat customers and a database of 4 Lakh plus customers, Fipola is positive that it’s advancement will reap fruit in the coming expansion. 50% of customer order online whereas the other 50% use the retail stores for their meat rations.During the expansion, Fipola retail India will seeing an increase in its staff strength from 330 to 710.

JICA undertakes PAN India study to understand the

 JICA undertakes PAN India study to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)

 

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and V-shesh Learning Services Private Limited have undertaken a pan-India study to comprehend the “Impact of COVID-19 on people with disabilities” in India in the first quarter of the current year 2021. The focus of this study was to determine and assess the medium to long term effects of COVID-19 on the lives of Persons with Disabilities. The pandemic has put immense burden on the government delivery system, as Governments, DPOs and NGOs have encountered significant challenges to provide aid, relief materials, and assistance to Persons with Disabilities across India. These impediments were most prominent in areas pertaining to education, training, jobs, and daily living. Through the inputs from this research, JICA aims to establish appropriate development plans in response to emergency circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

The study focuses on three key points, (i) Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), (ii) Response to the pandemic for PWDs by Government (Central and State) and, (iii) Recommendations for JICA’s COVID-19 response support programs specifically targeting PWDs.

Covid-19 has had many detrimental impacts on the lives of Persons with Disabilities. A total of four major impacts were identified during the study: Daily Living, Education, access to Healthcare facilities and Livelihood. In trying to maintain social distance, they often had isolate from their families which led to feelings of loneliness and confusion. People with disabilities depend majorly on care giving support, 64.8% of the respondents reported facing severe challenges in accessing care giving services due to fear of infection and limited transport. Accessibility to online learning proved to be another challenge due to absence of smartphone or laptop. 

Even when online education did take place, 70% respondents mentioned that the overall learning experience was not at all effective. Students with disabilities in higher education institutions faced incremental challenges without additional faculty time, student volunteers, scribes etc. Amidst the pandemic, Persons with Disabilities have often been unable to seek healthcare services and a shocking 47.4% of respondents were amongst those. Shortage of medical products, problems with supply chains and transportation further added to their distress and 25.85% respondents faced reduced or no access to prescribed medicines. Loss of livelihood and a steady source of income has affected many persons with disabilities, 13.4% of the respondents lost their jobs during the pandemic and among those who continued jobs 64.8% mentioned facing obstacles at work due to inaccessibility and social inclusion. A lack of digital connect affected those in rural areas far more as they lost access to skilling and training opportunities.  People with lesser known disabilities faced inconveniences with access to critical care due to COVID-19 protocol.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Katsuo Matsumoto, Chief Representative, JICA India said, “COVID-19 has had a detrimental effect on India's underprivileged and marginalized communities. JICA aspires to be a pillar of support in the face of adversity, such as the current pandemic. The intensity and impact of COVID-19 on the PWDs has been far more severe as compared to their non-disabled peers, especially in areas like daily living, education, health, and livelihood. JICA aims to create support programmes particularly to help and assist PWDs”

The study has helped JICA in identifying the four major sectors that could benefit from JICA support programmes. (a) Education & Daily living; (b) Skill Development, Employment & Livelihood; (c) Health & Well being and (d) A Private Sector programme to address gaps across sectors through an enterprise-led approach.

Based on these findings from the report, JICA, with the help of the respective Government Implementing Agencies aims to rehabilitate the existing projects, especially those in the education, skill & livelihood, and health sector to add a disabilities component as an affirmative response to mitigate the impact of COVID-19.

Flipkart brings festive cheer to Bharat with

 Flipkart brings festive cheer to Bharat with pan-India
supply chain expansion

• Expands last-mile reach with more than 3,000 facilities, strengthening presence in tier-III cities and beyond
• Infrastructure expansion will support new livelihood opportunities, help bring MSMEs, Sellers & Artisans closer to market

To cater to the growing needs of millions of new and existing consumers coming online and to support market access for lakhs of MSMEs, Sellers, Artisans & Kiranas, Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, has significantly expanded its supply chain across the country. This massive infrastructure  investment is aimed at bringing the festive cheer to Bharat consumers’ doorstep ahead of the festive season and BBD (the Big Billion Days) festive event. As part of this process, it has increased its last-mile reach with more than 3,000 facilities across the country to provide a fast and efficient e-commerce experience to consumers this festive period. This expansion will also help lakhs of sellers, MSMEs and artisans from smaller towns to connect with a pan-India consumer base through Flipkart’s supply chain.

Overall, Flipkart has added over 3.4 million square feet space across its supply chain assets including fulfillment centres, mother hubs and delivery centres throughout the country. These large fulfillment centres, spanning across an area of up to 5 lakh square feet each, are crucial to ensuring a seamless movement of goods between sellers and buyers. These fulfilment centres along with mother hubs or sortation centres and delivery centres also contribute to large scale creation of direct and indirect employment across the country. With this addition, the total warehousing space for Flipkart now totals to over 18 million square feet in addition to lakhs of square feet of assets from partner brands. This has been further strengthened with the onboarding of over 50,000 kiranas across the country which will help manage a higher number of shipments during the festive season.

 

Amitesh Jha, Senior Vice-President, Ekart and Marketplace, Flipkart said, “Flipkart has always been committed to bringing consumers online to ensure equitable distribution of the benefits of e-commerce. The pandemic has  accelerated the expansion of our supply chain across the country, particularly smaller cities, to meet growing demands for e-commerce services. Also, keeping in mind the growth of e-commerce over the next few years, this expansion will enable us to connect millions of consumers across the country with lakhs of sellers and artisans in a fast and efficient manner. During the festive season, this additional space and infrastructure investment will also boost local employment, particularly for people who went back to their hometowns due to the lockdown, and create opportunities for local businesses to scale up their operations significantly with Flipkart.”

 

This expanded network of supply chain assets is important to serve the millions of new consumers from smaller cities who are coming online to experience the value and convenience of e-commerce. It also helps strengthen Flipkart’s presence in metros as well as tier-II, III cities and beyond such as Ladakh, Bishnupur (Manipur), and Dimapur (Nagaland), while creating thousands of local job opportunities. This festive season, Flipkart is creating nearly 70,000 direct jobs and lakhs of indirect jobs through its pan-India supply chain.

 

The COVID-19 induced pandemic has brought about tectonic shifts in consumer purchase patterns and has accelerated sellers’ transition to online platforms across products categories as they look for an enhanced role in e-commerce in their lives. From essentials such as groceries to grooming products, WFH furniture to home appliances, e-commerce has become the preferred choice for consumers and sellers across the country. While metros accounted for a large percentage of this trend before the pandemic, the pandemic has accelerated the transition of consumers and sellers from tier-II and tier-III markets to e-commerce. Flipkart’s expansion of supply chain in these regions ahead of the festive season will create a win-win situation for consumers, sellers, artisans and other ecosystem partners.

 

The expansion of the supply chain is in line with the large-scale employment Flipkart is creating with the upcoming festive season and the Big Billion Days. This will also contribute to making e-commerce more inclusive with broader participation of women across Flipkart’s supply chain.

 

Bank of Baroda felicitates COVID warriors on

Bank of Baroda felicitates COVID warriors on occasion of 113^th Foundation Day

·         Bank of Baroda felicitates over 600 COVID Warriors across India

·         To offer enriched customer experience through ‘Bonding for a Better Tomorrow’

Bank of Baroda, India’s third largest public sector bank, celebrated its 113^th Foundation Day by felicitating over 600 COVID warriors pan-India. Every year on its Foundation Day, the bank presents ‘Baroda Sun Achievement Awards’ to eminent personalities who have made a social impact by contributing to the society in different walks of life. This year, the Bank gave the awards to selected COVID Warriors comprising of Police personnel, Doctors, Para-medic staff, Sanitation workers and Bankers from Public Sector Banks, who have rendered outstanding service from the front lines in the country’s fight against the pandemic.

Applauding their work, Shri. Vikramaditya Singh Khichi, Executive Director, Bank of Baroda said, "COVID Warriors from the medical profession, Police forces, para medic field, Government/ municipal departments and Banks have shown great commitment to their duty by ensuring uninterrupted availability of essential services to the public during the pandemic, even at the risk of their own health. 

They are the nation’s heroes who deserve all the applause and appreciation from the countrymen for coming to the forefront and fighting the pandemic. We salute these COVID Warriors for the selfless services that they have rendered – and continue to render - during this hour of need for their countrymen. In honour of their commitment and as a token of our gratitude, Bank of Baroda is happy to felicitate the COVID warriors with the ‘Baroda Sun Achievement Awards’.  I also take this opportunity to thank all my colleagues in the Bank for their constant support during the ongoing pandemic. We are grateful to each and every COVID Warrior who has helped the country remain strong.

Bank of Baroda has also provided 113K meals to the needy to mark the 113^th Foundation Day, through the ‘Swastha Neev’ initiative in association with our two partners who share the Bank’s philanthropic values.”

In pursuance of the Bank’s commitment to provide enriching customer experience and enhanced product offering, the Bank has also created a theme titled ‘Bonding for a Better Tomorrow’ that is both futuristic and competitive. The Bank has always worked to create a better tomorrow for its customers across all segments of society through various schemes, and as the Bank turns 113, the Bank plans to introduce a host of new age products & services in the future for the benefit of customers.

Link to the YouTube Video - Felicitation of COVID Warriors on Bank of Baroda’s 113th Foundation Day

Institution of Engineers (India) Congratulates Power Engineers of the Country for Excellent Operation

Institution of Engineers (India) Congratulates Power Engineers of the Country for Excellent Operation of National Grid during pan India ‘Lights Switch Off’ Event.

Er.  Narendra  Singh,  President,  The  Institution  of  Engineers  (India)  congratulated  the  power engineers  of  the  Country  working  in  National  Load  Despatch  Centre,  State  Load  Despatch Centres, Power Grid, DISCOMs, Transmission Utilities, NTPC, NHPC, SJVNL, THDC, IPPs etc. who  rose to the occasion to meet  this  unprecedented  challenge   and  managed    the  National  Grid operations successfully, maintaining the  power system parameters during the ‘lights switch off’ event on 5^th April.

Heeding to the call of Hon’ble Prime Minister, about 23 crore consumers (18 crore rural households and 5 crore urban households), at 9 PM on 5th April, voluntarily switched off their lights for 9 minutes. This resulted in abnormal load fluctuation – large reduction of power within 2-4 minutes and then sudden recovery 9 minutes later, which called for extremely careful planning and power management at the generation end as well as in the Transmission and Distribution elements.

While sharing the incident with Press and Media, President, The Institution of Engineers (India) said that the total reduction in all India demand recorded during the event was 31089 MW. The all-India  demand  which  was   1,16,880  MW  at  8.45 pm   started  reducing,  reaching a  minimum demand of 85,799 MW at 9.10pm. Subsequently, the demand started picking up and settled to around 1,14,400 MW at 10.10pm. The meticulous planning and grid management resulted in maintaining the Grid Frequency during the entire period in the range from 50.26 Hz to 49.70 Hz. The reduction of the total 10950 MW generation capacity during this period was shared by the three major sources - thermal (6992 MW), gas (1951 MW) and wind generation (2007 MW). Advance actions such as switching off transmission lines, changing SVC, STATCOM, HVDC set points etc. were taken prior to the event for keeping voltages and line loading within permissible limits.

Er. Narendra Singh, President, The Institution of Engineers (India)  said that  in this challenging conditions,  operation  of Indian National Grid,  which  is  largest  Synchronous  Grid  in the world, with  stability,   has  been  a momentous and  remarkable  achievement for  which Power  engineers  of  the  country  deserve  accolades.

While lauding the extraordinary work being done by medical professionals in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, he highlighted the fact that engineers are contributing significantly during this ‘lock-down’ period by maintaining a variety of essential services and many are also engaged in innovating much needed cost-effective medical equipment such as ventilators.

Tiruchirapalli Local Centre of IEI congratulates all Power Engineers for the excellent planning in handling the light off at 9 pm on 5 April 20. In this regard the press release issued by the president of IEI is given below.

For more details contact: 

Dr N.Kumaresan,Chairman, IEI Tiruchirapalli Local Centre M.No.9489089101

Fincare SFB launches NRI Banking Services

Fincare SFB launches NRI Banking Services 

in Ahmedabad, services available pan India

Fincare SFB allows non-resident Indian (NRI) customers to open a Fixed Deposit with 9% p.a. interest which is one of the highest amongst banks

Fincare Small Finance Bank launched its NRI Banking services today, on the sidelines of the inauguration of its 4th outlet in Ahmedabad at Prahalad Nagar. The choice of Ahmedabad is significant, considering that the Gujarati community contributes to nearly 33% of the Indian diaspora, making Gujarat home to one of the largest NRI bases in the country. The offerings are available pan India.

With a tagline, ‘Feel at home, a thousand miles away’, Fincare SFB’s NR product allows NRI customers to deposit their overseas earnings in India.  The account can be opened either by visiting the branch or by bank officials visiting the customer at their convenience, during their visit home to India.

NR Product Features:

a.     9% interest p.a. on NR Fixed Deposits - one of the highest interest rates offered among banks in this segment

b.     Flexibility on interest payments options such as reinvestment FDs and periodic interest payout

c.     No hassle of maintaining multiple accounts – this allows NRs to open Fixed Deposits without the hassle of opening a savings account and credit the maturity proceeds to any bank account of choice

The bank will be introducing the complete basket of NRI products over the next few months. 

In a press statement, Mr. Rajeev Yadav, MD & CEO, Fincare SFB said, “With continuous effort on growth and diversification, the launch of NR product is a step towards offering a vast array of products to our customers. Given the bank’s deep presence in some of the key NRI markets such as Gujarat, and as Gujarat’s home grown bank, we are seeing an encouraging demand for the newly launched products, especially in this NR homecoming season. We welcome NRs to come and experience Fincare SFB’s NR banking services.”

Fincare Small Finance Bank, poised for a sustained growth with improved fundamentals, has registered a Rs. 42.3 crore profit after tax (PAT) in H1 FY19. The bank’s gross loans portfolio grew at 99 per cent during the year, to close at Rs. 2,899 crore, as on September 30, 2018. The bank has also garnered deposits worth Rs. 1,455 crore as on September 30, 2018, a growth of 383 per cent y-o-y, with retail deposits comprising 34 per cent of the total deposits.

The bank has a network of over 500 banking outlets catering to over 13 lakh customers across 10 states and 1 Union Territory.