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J Joshi Group Signs MoU With Investors Clinic (IC)

IC appointed as the Exclusive Selling Agent for Dholera Special Investment Region

The J Joshi Group today announced its collaboration with Investors Clinic by strategically appointing it as the Exclusive Selling Agent for bookings in the Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) project. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) setting out the terms and conditions was signed between Dr. Jignesh Joshi of J Joshi Group and Mr. Sunny Katyal, Director, Investors Clinic. The MoU covers relevant parameters, including a scope of work and commitment for the business.

Commenting on the significance of the association, Dr. Jignesh Joshi, J Joshi Group, said, “The vision of J Joshi Group is to achieve the highest standards in the real estate market, establishing our company as premier and preferred real estate company in Dholera, Ahmedabad and surrounding states. We don’t strive to be big; we want to be the best.”

The J Joshi Group is one of the most reputed real estate service providers in Gujarat. The group is known for offering Investment Solutions in Industrial, Commercial, Residential, Hotel, Logistics, City Center, High Access Corridor plots in India’s First Smart City, ‘Dholera SIR’ and is registered with esteemed real estates associations like ASSOCHAM, GIHED, GICEA and CREDAI.

“We are overwhelmed & proud to be the exclusive investment partners for India’s first-ever ‘Greenfield Smart City-Dholera’. We are elated to join hands with the most renowned real estate service providers of Gujarat & we are confident of creating history through this valuable alliance”, remarked Sunny Katyal, Co-founder, Investors Clinic.

Katyal further added, “We look forward to a mutually beneficial association and have great expectations for fast-paced development and rising demand vis-a-vis DSIR in the days to follow.”

Investors Clinic is a certified, one of the most sought-after real estate service providers in the country. Alongside its strong domestic stature, IC has a significant international presence in Dubai, Singapore and Doha. The company is committed to providing the best-in-class customer service through world-class technology, processes and response mechanisms.

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ABOUT J JOSHI GROUP

JJoshiInfraProjects is a top real estate service provider, offering strategic services to its clients. The company has grown exponentially over the last five years due to an unwavering commitment to opportunistic investing, maintaining high level of services to its clients, and having a knack for finding the right real estate at the right price.

JJoshi Infra Projects in Gujarat is counted among the reputed service providers of real estate services. Presently we are offering Investment Solutions in Industrial, Commercial, Residential, Hotel, Logistics, City Center, High Access Corridor plots in India’s First Smart City “Dholera SIR and Abu” At JJoshi Infra Projects Pvt. Ltd. knowing your needs and offering best suitable property is our sole objective. We never breach trust our clients have put in us, we maintain confidentiality till the deal is cracked. The Mission of JJoshi Infra Projects is to provide outstanding level of innovative service, expertise in Real Estate with high ambitions. JJoshi Infra Projects is dedicated to the highest standards, systems and performance necessary to fulfill smart living dreams in Smart Cities.

 About Dholera:

The Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) is a major Greenfield Industrial Hub planned and located approximately 100km south of Ahmedabad and 130km from the State Capital Gandhinagar. The project as envisaged will be the first initiative from National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) to create a linear zone of industrial clusters and nodes to be developed in the influence area of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC).

 DSIR has been planned over an extensive area of land measuring approximately 920sqkm and encompassing 22 villages of Dholera Taluka in the Ahmedabad District. This will be by far the largest of investment nodes planned along the influence of DFC in the DMIC region. This node is strategically located between the industrial cities of Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat and Bhavnagar urban agglomerations. The nearest international airport is at Ahmedabad and Government of Gujarat through the Dholera International Airport Company Limited (DIACL) has plans to develop another international airport in the north-east of the proposed investment region. NICDC Limited with support of DSIRDA, plan to create an economically and socially balanced new-age City with world class infrastructure and highest quality-of-life standards and sustainability in the urban form. This new age city aims to have a sustainable urban transportation system within and mobile/ efficient regional connectivity with neighboring cities and the rest of the country.

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“Community based holistic approaches to treatment, easy access to services & policy making by Govt to tackle rising rate of Diabetes”   Dr Soumya Swaminathan Chief Scientist at the World Health Organisation.

·         The three-day virtual event was kick-started with a series of engaging and enlightening symposiums on Diabetes complications from an Indian perspective and case studies of special situations in Diabetes management.

·         The first day of the summit also witnessed the speakers discussing following points:- 

1. the manifold benefits of continuous glucose monitoring in Diabetes management

2. New aspects of managing Diabetes complications of the foot,

3. The latest research outcomes of the CAROLINA study and new paradigms in insulin management.

·         Over 5300 physicians and researchers have registered to partake in the three-day event and over 100 national International speakers delivering talks on the critical aspects of Diabetes care.

·         The Chellaram Foundation awards two cash prizes of 3 lakhs to the best research paper presented at the summit.

 The virtual gathering of the 5th International Diabetes Summit (Virtual) 2021 was inaugurated in the virtual presence of dignitaries of national and international acclaim. Mr Lal L Chellaram, the Patron and Chairman of the Chellaram Foundation. The virtual presence of  Dr Soumya Swaminathan Chief Scientist at the World Health Organisation. Further Dr Lal Chellaram added the vision and inspiration behind starting Chellaram Hospital - Diabetes Care and Multispecialty, the various feats achieved by the organisation through rural education and medical care programmes, patient education magazine Diabetes Health and research and future aspirations of the hospital and ventures for creating a holistic Diabetes care environment.

 Dr Unnikrishnan AG , the CEO and Chief Endocrinologist of Chellaram Hospital - Diabetes Care and Multispecialty said that “ the need for a preventive healthcare regime rather than curing disease .Also discussed how the COVID pandemic has brought a positive shift by enabling the physicians to provide remote and digital healthcare practice. He was very happy sharing overwhelming response to this year’s Virtual Conference. 

Dr Anil P Pandit, Chief Medical Director at Chellaram Hospital informed the gathering about the need for scientific research to explore new possibilities in Diabetes treatment. To encourage scientific research in India.

Dr V Mohan, a Padma Shri Awardee, Chairman and Chief Diabetologist of Dr Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre and President and Director of Madras Diabetes Research, talked about the rising numbers of Diabetes incidence in India and encouraged the doctors to counsel patients on having a healthy body and parameters rather than treating each condition individually.

About Us:- Chellaram Diabetes Institute, a part of Chellaram Hospital - Diabetes Care and Multispecialty is a premier organisation located in Pune with expertise in Diabetes care, education and research. Each year, Chellaram Diabetes Institutes organises the International Diabetes Summit for physicians, researchers and Diabetes educators practising in India and worldwide to discuss the latest happenings in the realm of Diabetes and its related health complications. Several nationally and internationally acclaimed Diabetes experts come together to impart knowledge on Diabetes care and research and pave the way for future research and study.

 About International Diabetes Summit ( Virtual ) 2021

This year too, Chellaram Diabetes Institute has organised the 5th International Diabetes Summit (Virtual) 2021 with physicians, medical experts and researchers presenting the latest information in Diabetes patient care and research from across the globe by virtual mode. Renowned faculty from 13 of the world’s premier institutions of Diabetes care practice and research namely Karolinska Institute, Sweden, Mayo Clinic, USA, University of Leicester, UK, University of Monash, Australia, Düsseldorf University, Germany and University of Hong Kong will deliver educational lectures on various topics related to Diabetes for the next three days.

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5th International Diabetes Summit 2021 - A virtual game changer against Diabetes.

· 3-day International Diabetes Summit in Pune from 12th to 14th March 2021.

· Over 4000 delegates to attend.

· Eminent international speakers from Karolinska Institute-Sweden, Mayo Clinic- USA, Imperial College-London, University of Leicester-UK, University of Newcastle-UK, Dusseldorf University-Germany, University of Virginia-USA, University of Florida-USA, University of Manchester-UK, University of Wisconsin-USA, University of California-Los Angeles and many more and 50 renowned Indian faculty members will grace and speak at the summit

· 50 young researchers will present posters and free papers to win the “Chellaram Foundation Diabetes Research Award. The awards have been divided into 4 types of totals Rs 3 lakhs

· People with Diabetes will participate in a Virtual 3-km marathon organised by Chellaram Diabetes Institute and the Blue Circle Foundation on Sunday 14th March.

 Chellaram Diabetes Institute has organized its 5th International Diabetes Summit 2021 to tackle Diabetes and identify practical ways to tackle the growing menace of Diabetes and its complications. Dr Soumya Swaminathan,  and Dr V. Mohan will grace the inaugural function as Chief Guest and Guest of Honour respectively.

 Dr Soumya Swaminathan was most recently WHO's Deputy Director-General for Programmes. A paediatrician from India and a globally recognised researcher on tuberculosis and HIV, she brings with her 30 years of experience in clinical care and research and has worked throughout her career to translate research into impactful programmes.

 Dr. V. Mohan is an internationally acclaimed Diabetologist and Scientist who has been working for over 40 years in the fields of Diabetes Research, Health Care, Education and Charity.

The summit will cover talks on pandemic diabetology and telehealth, advances in diabetes care, cardiovascular diabetology, glucose monitoring and new markers, intelligence in diabetes management and workshop on diabetic retinopathy.

Mr Lal L. Chellaram, the Patron of the 5th International Diabetes Summit 2021 and the Chairman of Chellaram Diabetes Institute, says “The Chellaram Diabetes Institute has been making important strides in tackling the diabetes epidemic, via clinical care, research, education and awareness initiative”.

 Dr Unnikrishnan AG, C.E.O. Chellaram Diabetes Institute, says, “The 5th International Diabetes Summit 2021 offers a necessary academic bridge where eminent Diabetes experts contribute their knowledge about diabetes care strategies thereby effectively helping save lives”.

 Dr (Brig.) Anil P Pandit, C.M.D. Chellaram Diabetes Institute, says “Chellaram Diabetes Institute is equipped with hi-tech and state-of-the-art facilities and services under one roof which enables us to be at the forefront in the fight to tackle Diabetes and all of its complications”.

 The 5th International Diabetes Summit 2021 aims to provide comprehensive knowledge about Diabetes and its complications to health care practitioners of India and abroad.

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Shopicoin Invites Applications for a Prospective ICO, launches a Lucrative ETH based Crypto for Investors.

Making money is something that everyone lives for, but what about virtual money, are they capable of fulfilling dreams as well? The Cyptocurrency is a development that has swept across the new generation with a reliable digital payment option. Taking the technology forward is the ICO or Initial Coin Offering. A number of names have emerged in the past few years in the ICO bandwagon and Shopicoin is one of the latest additions. The company boasts of a strong base and has gained a new momentum joining hands with Shopizio E-Commerce Limited.

 In an event held for the pre-launch of the Shopicoin ICO, Mr. Chittaranjan Roy, the CEO was heard saying, “We want to carve a niche in the digital world through our customer-oriented projects that also reflect our modern outlook. He further said “Extending our futuristic business concept is Shopicoin that merges the traditional benefits of crowdsourcing with the modernity of the Blockchain.”

 On asking what makes Shopicoin different from other ICO programmes, Mr. Roy clarified that Shopicoin refrains from any sort of false claims and promises to the investors. It is getting launched with a lot of transparency and adopts a long-lasting approach keeping the interest of the investors in mind. He also revealed that as the ICO proceeds, there will be many more pleasant surprises for those, who want their funds managed and multiplied, in a dynamic way.

 It is notable that the Shopicoin ICO offers a number of extra income features under following programmes –

•              • Binary Level Income,

•              • Referral Income and

•              • Directors’ Club Bonus

 Investors are also entitled to rewards on holding of the tokens till the completion of the ICO. If that is not all, they can trade their Shopicoins on recognised Crypto exchanges, once ICO gets over.

 With so much noise about Blockchain and Cryptocurrency going around, trying your hand in the crypto world is not a bad idea at all. And with companies like Shopicoin, investors are in safe hands, going by the words of the CEO. In the age of Internet, where physical transactions are losing their importance, Shopicoin not only offers ease of payment, but also a promising future to the investors.

 About the Company

Shopicoin Cryptocurrency Limited (Registration code: 14807386) was incorporated on 18th September, 2019 in Rosenitn13, J 0111, Tallinn linn, Harju Maakond, Republic of Estonia, with a share capital of EUR 2500.

 Shopicoin is a cryptocurrency based on the concept of propagating convenience in financial transactions and it is this concept that makes it a superior payment solution. It is an answer to the search for a dependable digital currency backed by modern, real world applications. Shopicoin promises to start off a new wave of decentralized and trusted payment in world E Commerce ecosystem, which would work along with the current platforms. Our competitors in the market would include all the E-Commerce platforms that fail to provide viable benefits before consumers. Consumers would have the power to both gain and retrieve Shopicoin tokens on our e-commerce marketplace, Shopikuchbhi. One of the basic benefits of being on Ethereum Block chain would be to merge the advantages of Payments & Rewards in certain products where customers would be excited to get hooked in via utilization of Blockchain technology.

 For more information about the ICO and the company visit https://shopicoin.in/

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mCaffeine Curates Perfect Gifts for this Valentine’s Day

With Valentine’s Day (14th February 2021) landing up on the coming weekend, mCaffeine, India’s first caffeinated personal care brand, has curated a special array of gifts for the occasion.

 mCaffeine’s Valentine series, themed “Coffee for your Valentine”, features three distinct gift packs.

 The first is the Coffee Beans – Gift Kit, featuring three mCaffeine naked & raw Coffee Bathing Bars, namely – Espresso, Cappuccino, and Latte – and a Bean Tray made of premium wood to place them. These Coffee Bathing Bars have a pH of 5.5 which is the same as human skin, which enables them to nourish and cleanse all skin types without drying them.

 The second is the Coffee Mood – Gift Kit which is an assortment of the naked & raw coffee face wash, face scrub, face mask and body scrub to support a skin rejuvenation regime. All four coffee-based products are further infused with ingredients such as white lily, coconut, and cocoa that enhance the skin.

 The third is the Coffee De-stress – Gift Kit which comprises of the two products from naked & raw coffee range- body polishing oil, body scrub, and a wooden massager made of premium wood, all geared towards delivering a stress-relieving experience for the senses and the skin. The coffee-based oil and scrub are further enhanced with other nourishing oils made from rosehip, almond and coconut.

 All three gift kits are accompanied by mCaffeine’s complimentary Must-Have Face Care Shots and Green Tea Night Gel. As a special offer, mCaffeine is giving 20% OFF on the prices of all gift kits. An additional 10% discount can also be availed on Face Care products by using the code PORE10. There are much more exciting products on their website – www.mcaffeine.com.

 Additionally, all the gift kits are gender-neutral, as well as PETA-certified vegan & cruelty-free i.e., none of its ingredients, formulations or finished products have been tested on animals.

 The gift kits can be purchased online at  - https://www.mcaffeine.com/collections/gift-set/?utm_source=PR&utm_medium=Web&utm_campaign=Web

 About mCaffeine

 mCaffeine is India's first caffeinated personal care brand, launched in 2016, co-founded by Mr Tarun Sharma and Mr Vikas Lachhwani. The brand is focused on the millennial lifestyle with mass premium offerings. mCaffeine, a D2C brand has sold more than 2.8 million products in just 4 years of launch. Currently, the products are available at 18000 pin codes across India. While the brand is still quite young, mCaffeine products are best sellers amongst multiple categories on Amazon and Nykaa.

mCaffeine currently is present in 3 major categories - Face Care, Hair Care and Body Care. There are about 20 products in the portfolio so far and there are aggressive plans to further launch 15-20 products in the next year. mCaffeine products are available on all major shopping portals namely – Amazon, Nykaa, Flipkart and sells through its own e-commerce portal www.mcaffeine.com. Almost half of the mCaffeine products are best sellers in the categories they operate in across marketplaces.

The brand is at present focusing on India with global potential for the future.

Awards & Recognitions:

Their products are already gaining cult status in the Indian beauty community. mCaffeine’s Coffee Body Scrub has become a favourite of the community, recently winning the ‘Best Scrub’ Category in the Cosmopolitan Beauty Awards 2019 and Nykaa Femina Beauty Awards 2020.

mCaffeine is Peta Certified - 100% Vegan and Cruelty-Free. 

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GKN Aerospace delivers first product from state of the art wiring facility in India

·         $10 million investment and 800 jobs for highly skilled operators and engineers

·         A diverse workforce, including a significant proportion of female employees

·         Wholly owned electrical wiring interconnection systems business in Pune, India

 A year after opening its new factory all-new facility for Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS) in Pune, India. GKN Aerospace shipped its first product to the customer.

 Maarten Durville, Managing Director: “As a supplier in the airplane industry, we were severely impacted by the pandemic and the lockdown. Just when we had trained our team to Aerospace level, we had to shut down. I am very proud that we can leave this chapter behind us and ship the first product. We can look forward again: the lockdown was just a delay of our growth plan, we have added 50 employees in the last months and are on track to grow to 300 next year.”

 The first product is a wire harness for Collins Aerospace and will be employed in the Air management system of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. GKN Aerospace will grow the $10 million site, with a surface of 11,000m2, to 800 person within five years. GKN Aerospace will recruit a significant number of female operators and engineers and will provide on-site training for employees. A team of 30 persons has been built to date. GKN Aerospace has invested $10 million in the site and in its state of the art equipment and technologies. The expansion to Asia is an important part of GKN Aerospace’s long-term growth strategy and global operating model.

 About GKN Aerospace:- GKN Aerospace is the world’s leading multi-technology tier 1 aerospace supplier. As a global company serving the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers, GKN Aerospace develops, builds and supplies an extensive range of advanced aerospace systems, components and technologies– for use in aircraft ranging from helicopters and business jets to the most used single aisle aircraft and the largest passenger planes in the world.

Lightweight composites, additive manufacturing, innovative engine systems and smart transparencies help to reduce emissions and weight on the aircraft and enhance passenger comfort. GKN Aerospace is market leading in aero structures, engine systems, transparencies and wiring systems and operates in 15 countries at 50 manufacturing locations employing approximately 18,000 people.

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mCaffeine, India’s First Caffeinated Personal Care Brand is now PETA certified Cruelty-Free and Vegan

The brand embodies the millennial ethos with key principles of: clean label (natural as a choice), why hurt (no animal testing), confidence over colour (don't sell insecurities or fairness products)

  On the backdrop of World Vegan Day which is celebrated on 1st November every year, mCaffeine, India’s first caffeinated personal care brand which has led the coffee revolution in the personal care space since 2016, has been declared cruelty-free and vegan by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).

 This certification testifies that mCaffeine does not conduct or commission the tests of any of its ingredients, formulations or finished products on animals. It also represents mCaffeine’s pledge that they would not carry out such tests in the future either. With this certification, mCaffeine will now sit squarely among other personal care brand and products known for ethical and environmentally sustainable practices and be a part of India’s growing movement for ethical and eco-friendly personal care brands.

 Speaking about the PETA certification, Tarun Sharma, Co-Founder and CEO, mCaffeine said, “At mCaffeine, since the moment we launched our first product, we have always been out to make a difference. Working towards that cause, we resolved to never test on animals, and now, we are officially certified by PETA as cruelty-free and vegan.This validation makes our belief and ethos more stronger.”

 On the importance of ethics and environmental sustainability, Tarun Sharma further remarked, “Millennials place a high value on sustainability and transparency, and we aspire to meet their expectations.Keeping their values in mind, we have always been conscious of what ingredients we use, of not testing on animals, and of what effects our products are causing on the environment throughout their life cycle.

 Our mindfulness can be observed in our use of 100% natural ingredients during product creation, and the use of glass bottles and recycled plastic for packaging,

 which is so rarely seen in Indian markets. But it is through suchnnovation that we have turned mCaffeine into a 100-crore Indian brand in just four years, thus creating the phenomenon that is caffeine skincare in India.”

 mCaffeine believes that beauty has no colour or gender, it’s all about well-being. With caffeine at the heart, mCaffeine’s products are designed to bring you the best in skin & hair care. They believe that Skincare, Haircare and most importantly Self Care is for everyone. The brand’s promise to the world is that they will never sell fairness creams. The brand embodies the millennial ethos with key principles of: clean label (natural as a choice), why hurt (no animal testing), confidence over colour (don't sell insecurities or fairness products).

 About mCaffeine

 mCaffeine is India's first caffeinated personal care brand, launched in 2016, cofounded by Mr. Tarun Sharma and Mr. Vikas Lachhwani. The brand is focused on the millennial lifestyle with mass premium offerings. mCaffeine, a D2C brand has sold more than 2.8 million products in just 4 years of launch. Currently, the products are available at 18000 pin codes across India. While the brand is still quite young, mCaffeine products are best sellers amongst multiple categories on Amazon and Nykaa.

mCaffeine, currently is present in 3 major categories - Face Care, Hair Care and Body Care. There are about 20 products in portfolio so far and there are aggressive plans to further launch 15-20 products in the next one year. mCaffeine products are available on all major shopping portals namely – Amazon, Nykaa, Flipkart and sells through its own e-commerce portal www.mcaffeine.com. Almost half of mCaffeine products are best sellers in the categories they operate in across marketplaces.

The brand is at present focusing on India with global potential for the future.

Awards & Recognitions:

Their products are already gaining cult status in the Indian beauty community. mCaffeine’s Coffee Body Scrub has become a favourite of the community, recently winning the ‘Best Scrub’ Category in the Cosmopolitan Beauty Awards 2019 and Nykaa Femina Beauty Awards 2020.

mCaffeine is Peta Certified - 100% Vegan and Cruelty-Free. 

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275 CRS KIRLOSKAR INDUSTRIES SCAM: ALAWANI FINED FOR HELPING             ATUL KIRLOSAKAR

SEBI has slapped a penalty of Rs.15 lakhs to Kirloskar Industries (KIL) Director, AN Alawani for indulging in fraudulent and unfair trade practices and alleged that he helped the promoters who owned 15% of the company to walk away with Rs. 275 crores. The regular has also barred him from the capital markets for period of six months.

Even though  Mr. Alawani did not trade in shares in his own personal trading account, SEBI in their note said he  was an insider as he was in possession of the UPSI. He was trading as an authorised “agent” for and behalf of the Kirloskar Industries (KIL). The note added that he aided KIL promoters in selling their shares of Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (KBL) to Kirloskar Industries (KIL) thus together have allegedly committed fraud on KIL and public/ minority shareholders of the company.

In KBL’s board meeting held on 27th July 2010, the management disclosed the poor profitability of KBL. This was clearly confidential information, and also UPSI under SEBI regulations. KBL directors Gautam Kulkarni, Rahul Kirloskar and AN Alawani who attended the said board meeting, were privy to this UPSI. The very next day, on July 28, at the Kirloskar Industries board meeting, its Chairman Atul Kirloskar, Rahul Kirloskar's brother, added a new item, not on the agenda, shockingly suggesting that Kirloskar Industries invest its surplus funds by buying KBL shares on the false representation that KBL would do well.

After suggesting that Kirloskar Industries buys KBL shares, Atul Kirloskar and Nihal (Gautam Kulkarni’s son) being directly interested as sellers, “excused” themselves from discussions on this subject. It was left to two Group executives AN Alawani – the then Audit Committee Chairman, AR Sathe who chaired the board meeting in the absence of Atul Kirloskar, and another director, to vote to buy the KBL shares.

SEBI said, that Mr.Alawani who was on the audit committee chairman of Kirloskar Industries was also on the board of KBL and being a non-executive director, makes him a ’connected person’ with KBL, and thus it is reasonably expected that he had access to unpublished price sensitive information  of KBL. He had participated in Kirloskar Industries board meeting and thus had a direct role and access to UPSI leading to the inducement of KIL to buy shares of KBL.

Despite hearing about the poor profitability of KBL the previous day, Mr. Alawani did not tell the other directors that it would be wrong to invest Kirloskar Industries’ funds in KBL shares, but participated and voted to buy the shares of a company he knew was going to have very poor profitability for the long term. He helped the promoters who owned 15% of the company to walk away with Rs. 275 crores.

SEBI has also asked Gautam Kulkarni, Rahul Kirloskar, Atul Kirloskar, Alpana Kirloskar, Jyotsna Kulkarni and Arti Kirloskar to pay up Rs. 31.21 crore in 45 days and have been barred from the capital markets for six months, for indulging in insider trading and committing fraud on public shareholders.

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FLAME University Team is the Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa winner of Global Online Marketing Academics Challenge (GOMAC), Second Time in A Row

FLAME University, the pioneer of liberal education in India, once again wins the Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa Global Online Marketing Academics Challenge (GOMAC) of 2020. It had won this accolade on the prestigious international platform in 2019 as well. The team members, Edward D’souza, Shreya Mohta, Ishanika Sehgal, Soumya Biradar and Namitha Ravindran, all MBA (Communications Management) students at FLAME University, were awarded this title after beating stiff competition from 83 teams across 15 countries, many of which were from renowned global schools.

The prestigious digital marketing competition – GOMAC – is a showcase for digital enthusiasts coming from all over the world. Thousands of bright minds compete in the month-long competition with the goal of not only creating the best digital marketing experience for a chosen client but providing outstanding campaign results too. The team from FLAME University picked Questern Tours, a Pune-based company, and impressed the judges with their impressive results. They were praised for the level of detail in their analysis and the clear and logical explanations provided related to campaign results. The team exceeded their campaign goals in website traffic and social media likes, which clearly paved their way to the win.

Edward D’souza, Shreya Mohta, Ishanika Sehgal, Soumya Biradar and Namitha Ravindran had enrolled for the challenge as a part of their major in Digital Marketing and Communications. They were mentored by Prof. Rohit Tiwari, faculty of digital marketing, FLAME University, under whose guidance the team provided handcrafted itineraries for sports events, management of athlete logistics, and touring packages including local cuisine and culture. The GOMAC website while congratulating the regional winners stated that the judges felt this team’s approach was very professional and their efforts were very much in line with the organization’s goals. The reports included good use of graphics and a thorough write-up.

Prof. Rohit Tiwari while congratulating the students said, “FLAME University students have continued the winning streak by managing an outstanding campaign that was focused on its approach and delivered upon its objectives. This shows the strategy that the team formulated worked well. As a part of Digital Marketing and Communications specialization, the students get the opportunity to interact with top industry professionals and learn the best practices for advertising on different platforms like Google, Facebook, etc. This project-based learning is a good methodology where students get to execute all that they have learned by working on a real-life project and compete in a prestigious global competition like GOMAC.”

FLAME School of Communication offers courses in Advertising and Branding, Journalism, Digital Marketing and Communications and Film and Television Management. The team believes that quick thinking and flexibility was possible because of the interdisciplinary nature of studies at FLAME University. It has constantly encouraged them to think beyond the tried and tested strategies and equipped them with the skills to adapt to diverse situations and perspectives. These skills along with their solid understanding of digital marketing were instrumental in their winning the challenge, which also provided them excellent firsthand industry exposure.

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Leading Ad Agency Drags Danik Bhaskar To Court For Copyright Infringement, Plagiarism

All About Ads Private Limited, a leading award-winning advertising agency having its operations in 16 states in India, has dragged Divya Bhaskar of Dainik Bhaskar Group to court for copyright infringement and plagiarism of its work "Desh ke Hero" campaign which was created for the Government of India (GoI). The campaign aimed at felicitating Corona Warriors across the nation.

 A civil suit has been filed by Ankur Jain, director of All About Ads Private Limited, before the Commercial Court at Mizapur, Ahmedabad and sought damages to the tune of Rs 9.5 crore along with seeking a restrain on Divya Bhaskar from publishing the contentious ad campaign.

 Apart from Divya Bhaskar (Dainik Bhaskar Group), its Chief Executive Officer Sanjeev Chauhan and Managing Directors Girish Agarwal and Sudhir Agarwal have also been named in the suit. The media house’s Brand Head Amit Rathod and Eight Petals Creative Solution Private Limited have also been added as defendants in the suit.

 Divya Bhaskar is a leading Gujarati newspaper in Gujarat owned by D B Corp Ltd. It has one of the highest circulation of Gujarati dailies, with the most number of editions in Gujarat. The Dainik Bhaskar Group started its Hindi newspaper Dainik Bhaskar in Bhopal in 1958. Later, it launched its Indore edition in 1983. Today, Dainik Bhaskar Group is present in 12 states with 65 editions in Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati.

 Mr Ankur Jain’s advocate, Dr Sarvam Khare, said that the civil court issued summons - notice to Dainik Bhaskar Group on September 19. The civil suit is kept for hearing on October 1.

 All About Ads has also filed a criminal case before the magistrate court at Mizapur, Ahmedabad which was heard on September 7. “As per the directions of the magistrate, the police have recorded my statement,” said Mr Ankur Jain.

 It is pertinent to note that Intellectual Property Rights of plaintiffs are recognized by the Event Management Federation.

 Details from the plaint

 In April, plaintiff created the project “Desh Ke Hero” for the GoI as a national campaign to facilitate honouring of Corona Warriors, wherein merchandise and certificates were to be presented to the awardees. This project was created in the form of literary script, dramatic, artistic and visual work presentation under title “Desh Ke Hero” which qualifies to be original literary, artistic and dramatic work within the meaning of Section 2(y) of the Copyright Act 1957.

 The campaign was proposed to the GoI and was first published by the plaintiff on April 11, 2020.

 Mr Ankur Jain, who started from a one-room office in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in 2010-11, has worked for various MNCs, BJP and GoI, including on the ‘Fir ek baar Modi Sarkar’ campaign for 2019 the Lok Sabha election. He said, “My team and I worked really hard for ‘Desh ke Hero’ campaign and it was wrong on the part of Divya Bhaskar to steal the concept and showcase ‘Gujarat Hero’ campaign as theirs.”

 The plagiarism

 Mr Ankur Jain, who has known Mr Amit Rathod (Brand Head, Divya Bhaskar) since 2013 as they have worked together commercially on several campaigns created by the plaintiff, shared his work with the latter in good faith for his feedback and review.

 Dr Khare, said that the shared work bore a “specific DISCLAIMER at the end which specified that the information contained in the presentation was privileged and that the entire presentation was the property of the plaintiffs.” Mr Amit Rathod, not only breached the trust, but also infringed the plaintiffs’ copyright by sharing the campaign work with Sanjeev Chauhan, CEO, Divya Bhaskar.

 On July 31, 2020, Mr Ankur Jain learnt that the defendants had reproduced his work and put their name on another campaign titled “Gujarat Hero”. The campaign “Gujarat Hero” is not a case of innocent adoption, but of a fraudulent and dishonest adoption. The defendants did not obtain any license, permission and/or consent from the plaintiffs and have used the said script for campaign solely for the self-serving interest.

 On confrontation, Mr Amit Rathod admitted that he had made a mistake and that he will discuss this with his editor. On August 1, 2020, Mr Ankur Jain, Mr Amit Rathod and Mr Sanjeev Chauhan had a telephonic conversation. Later, Mr Amit Rathod also sent a WhatsApp message to Mr Ankur Jain apologizing for the incident. The transcripts of all the calls and a screenshot of the message have been annexed with the plaint before the civil court.

 Fraud with the Gujarat Government

 It was later learnt that the defendants dishonestly obtained the consent of the Gujarat Government for the campaign. The Plaintiffs have utmost belief that Gujarat government would not have supported or contributed in their campaign “Gujarat Hero” if it was aware that the defendants have committed theft of the intellectual property of plaintiffs; and have misappropriated their confidential data. The defendants also suppressed the fact from the Gujarat Government that the plaintiffs were in talks with the GoI for the release of the campaign “Desh Ke Hero”.

 The plaintiffs have issued a legal notice to the defendants on August 5, 2020. Also, an intimation letter has been sent to Mr Ashwini Kumar (Secretary to Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat) giving details of the dispute and the illegality committed by Dainik Bhaskar Group.

  Prayers in the plaint

 The plaintiffs have sought that the defendants be restrained from using their campaign “Gujarat Hero”. It is further sought that the court declare that the campaign “Gujarat Hero” is a work of copyright infringement and plagiarism of the plaintiffs’ campaign “Desh Ke Hero”. The plaint also prays that the defendants be ordered to destroy all the material prepared for “Gujarat Hero” campaign and the domain www.gujarathero.com. The plaintiffs have also sought token damage for illegally using their work. It is also prayed that the defendants be directed to produce their books of accounts to ascertain the profits earned by the defendants by commercializing and reproducing the plaintiffs’ work.

 About Ankur Jain and All About Ads Private Limited

 Ankur Jain is founder director of All About Ads Pvt. Ltd. He is an author and owner of various types of literary, dramatic, artistic, cinematic, visual work used in advertising scripts and is a veteran in the industry of advertising and promotions since more than a decade.

 Having its operation in 16 states in India, All About Ads Private Limited designs and executes complete 360 degree campaigns for various organizations including Corporate houses, political parties and various governments, including the Government of India to create awareness among people at large national and state level. It is an ISO 9001:2008 certified advertising agency, having an in-house set up to provide integrated 360 degree solution across India.

 The award – winning agency has won many awards in different segments one of them being the Gold Award for “Best Intellectual property of the year” in 2017 at EMF Global Awards, Dubai.

All About Ads has been named in the Limca Book of Records for conceptualizing and executing the biggest Dandia Sticks in 2016. It has also cracked Guinness book, Limca book & golden book of records for its innovative concepts for clients in various events / activations.

  Website : http://www.allaboutads.co.in/

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Sebi pulls up Kirloskar Industries Promotors for fraud

The markets regulator has charged promotors of Kirloskar Industries, Atul & Rahul Kirloskar with fraud in a decade-old case of the promoter group selling a 13.5% stake in the then ailing company KBL to Kirloskar Industries Ltd, harming the interests of minority investors.

In a show cause notice to the six promoters of KBL and two others, Sebi alleged that the promoter group was aware of the precarious financial condition of KBL when these shares were sold, committing a fraud on minority shareholders of Kirloskar Industries. The notice was sent in December 2019.

As reported in media, Sebi’s assessment is that the ill-gotten gains in the transaction could be in excess of ₹350 crore, which includes the value of the sale transaction and profit The promoter group on October 6, 2010 sold 10.72 million shares of KBL worth ₹275 crore in the company to Kirloskar Industries. Sebi has charged the individual promoters of KBL and two others under the Prevention of Fraud and Unfair Trade Practices. The regulator alleged that Gautam Kulkarni, Rahul Kirloskar, Atul Kirloskar, Alpana Kirloskar, Jyotsna Kulkarni and Arti Kirloskar were the direct beneficiaries of the sale.

Sebi observed in the notice that four out of the five directors of Kirloskar Industries were aware of the deteriorating financial position of KBL and thus were duty-bound to check if the decision to buy those shares were in the interest of the company and its stakeholders. Further, these directors, by inducing Kirloskar Industries to buy shares of KBL, allowed the six individual promoters to dump their shares. According to the notice, Sebi during the course of investigation had sought information from Kirloskar Industries whether it was aware of KBL’S financial position in 2009 and 2010 before it arrived at a decision to buy its shares. Kirloskar Industries replied that it had only considered the growth and profitability of KBL. A spokesperson for Kirloskar Industries said: “We reject any suggestion of wrongdoing and refute these allegations. The sale of shares (in 2010) was completed in line with the applicable laws, appropriate stock exchange disclosures and necessary regulatory pre-clearances. We continue to cooperate fully with Sebi in relation to its ongoing enquiries and remain confident of our position.”

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Condronet technique performed successfully for the first time in pune at Saishree Hospital

·         Condronet technique or the Graftnet technique is a single stage technique which can be extended to any age group

·         The procedure related morbidity is less since it's minimally invasive, as it’s an arthroscopic surgery

·         Condronet technique is a single-stage technique and precisely the cartilage tissue is removed from the own knee & implanted on the affected side of the kneezzz

 22-year-old Satej fell in the house and injured himself, and he went to the saishree hospital. As the pain was excruciating, Dr Neeraj Adkar (Chief orthopaedic surgeon & MD of SaiShree hospital) promptly reduced the dislocated patella to provide relief from pain. Usually, in such cases, pain relief is immediate and almost complete. However, Satej was still in pain, though not as severe as with a dislocated knee cap. 

Suspecting an internal injury, MRI of the injured knee was done, which showed a cartilage injury on the under surface of the knee cap. Considering the young age, Dr Adkar advised the repair of the injured cartilage. With an important exam lurking around the corner, Satej and his parents were in dubious mind about going ahead with the surgery. Usually, such cartilage injuries are treated with a procedure called Autologous Chondrocyte implantation or ACI, which is a 2 stage procedure, thus the patient has to undergo 2 operative procedures. 

 However, Dr Adkar firmly advised the patient and concerned parents about the most advanced technique in cartilage repair and performed a single stage procedure which is known as Condronet technique or the Graftnet technique. This surgical technique was performed for the first time in Pune City, where the cartilage was harvested from the non-weight bearing area of the left knee and cartilage graft was prepared using harvested cartilage and patients own PRP which is enriched in growth factors.

 The operating surgeon, Dr. Neeraj Adkar who is the Chief orthopaedic surgeon & MD of SaiShree hospital quotes that, “The Graft net technique is performed on patients with cartilage injury. This technique is a single stage technique and can be performed on any age group. The beauty of this procedure is that it's not age bound, provided there are no arthritic changes in the surrounding cartilage of the patient undergoing this procedure. A successful surgery was done under regional anaesthesia at Saishree Hospital and Satej was discharged within 2 days. Post discharge, Satej successfully went to give his exams one week later. Now after 6 months after the surgery, he is leading a normal life”.

  Doctors took one and a half hours to perform this surgery. The surgical team was led by Dr. Neeraj Adkar. Dr. Mangesh Patil (Senior Trauma & Accident Surgeon) and Dr. Ravi Kerhalkar (Orthopedic Surgeon, Saishree hospital) were present too. Dr. Trupti Pare was the anaesthetist for the surgery. 

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Opposition surfaces as state governments plan to grab temple and charitable trust funds

Considerable opposition is building up against various state governments move to forcefully transfer of temple funds and funds of Charitable Trusts under the pretext of funding relief measures.

    People in the know say that such unconstitutional ways of grabbing funds from temple trusts have been struck down by various High Courts and Apex Court from time to time in the past and the present move to grab fund will also not stand in court of law. Bombay High Court Advocate Ravi Ganatra, who is associated with a Mumbai based Trust, said that recently, the Maharashtra Government purportedly drafted a proposal to collect temple funds and funds lying with charitable trusts under the garb of funding CM relief measures. One of the congress leader in state govt also proposed to collect gold lying with temple trusts for funding relief measures. The Advocate  informed  that due to large scale protests from various temple organisations, charitable trusts and other cultural organisations, the Maharashtra Government withdrew the said proposal at the draft stage itself. A Trustee with a Mumbai based Religious Charitable Trust Adhyatma Parivar  stated that recently due to intervention of Madras High Court, the Tamil Nadu Government had to withdraw its similar circular of April, 2020. The circular had a provision for transferring Rs.10 crores to Chief Ministers Relief Fund from temple funds of 47 top temples of the State.

The trustee further stated  that In this case the Madras High Court agreed with the contentions of the petitioners that temple funds could not be transferred at will to CM Relief funds through executive fiat. Advocate Ravi Ganatra also informed that  a division bench of Kerala High Court, made it clear that the donation of Rs.5 crores by the Guruvayur Devaswom managing committee to the Chief Ministers Distress Relief funds would be subject to the final outcome of cases related to diversion of funds of the Dewaswom for non-essential purposes pending before full bench. It is believed  that a few other State Governments, like UP, Orissa are also toying with their plan to collect funds from temple trusts and other charitable organisations..The trustees of various temple and charitable trust may meet soon to plan out their strategy. Adhyatma Parivar trustee said that there was considerable opposition to this state governments’ move. Various well known Hindu/Jain/Buddhist religious organisations and temple trusts like International Society for Krishna Consciousness(ISKON), Sidhapeth Kabir Chauranath Moolgadhi Trust, Varanasi, Adhyatma Parivar, Dharma Sangh Shiksha mandal,Varanasi,Yaduvanshi Janta Shikshan Samsthan, Gazipur(UP)  are opposing the move to grab their funds.  

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Numerator, a US based, Data and Tech Company Opened its R&D Center in Pune

Numerator, a US based, data and Tech Company reinventing market research is opening its Engineering center in Pune, Maharashtra. Over the next 2 years, Numerator plans to ramp up staff significantly and will aim to deliver leading edge and mission critical technologies to its large, multinational customers.

 Currently, Numerator is headquartered in Chicago, IL, and has 1,600 employees worldwide. The company blends proprietary data with advanced technology to create unique insights for the market research industry that has been slow to change.  The majority of Fortune 100 companies are among Numerator’s clientele.

 The center was inaugurated by Mr. Chetan Ghai, Chief Product Officer and a new hire, Ms. Sneha Javheri, joining Numerator on the inauguration day, February, 2020. Teresa Grau, Numerator’s Chief Human Resource Officer was also present during the event. Numerator will be located at The Hive at Bund Garden Road, Pune, which is a prestigious office co-working space in the heart of the city near the Sheraton Grand Hotel.

 “We are proud to announce that our new location, like our company, is at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and great brands. Investing and growing our capabilities and our business in the Indian market is a strategic step to ensuring we can develop the best solutions possible for our customers. Our new centre is designed to further inspire the innovation, creativity and collaboration we’re known for” said Chetan Ghai, Chief Product Officer Numerator.

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6th Consecutive year of IPTEX & 4th edition of GRINDEX Will kick start from 13th February 2020

Two mega-events first time in Pune on one platform: IPTEX & GRINDEX 2020

·         The 3 day Gear & Grinding Expo will start on 13th February to 15th February 2020 at Auto Cluster Exhibition centre, PCMC Pune.

·         Time: 10 am to 6 pm

·         Organized by: Virgo Communication and Exhibition (p) Ltd

·         For Register : Website : www.iptexpo.com | www.grindexpo.com

·         Explore the Great collaboration between Gear and Grinding Technology

The 6th edition of IPTEX & 4th edition of GRINDEX 2020 is organized by Virgo Communications & Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd. It is scheduled to take a place from 13th to 15th February 2020 at Auto Cluster Exhibition Centre, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Maharashtra. The exhibition will take place for the first time in Pune. The previous five IPTEX and three GRINDEX editions were held in Mumbai. Timings will be from 10 am to 6 pm.

IPTEX 2020: IPTEX is developing as one of the most encouraging platforms for members of the Gears and Power Transmission Equipment industry to network with peers and potential buyers, which will help them to market their products. This exhibition includes the latest manufacturing technologies and solutions to leverage their manufacturing capabilities.

The aim of IPTEX is to provide a clear channel of communication, which helps exhibitors to come together under one roof. They will also share their expertise with fellow members. It will give them an opportunity to engage with the latest technologies & process. The exhibitors will get more knowledge on industry practices, safety & standard with quality control.

With more than 5 successful editions, IPTEX is the ideal platform which helps exhibitors to showcase their abilities. In order to meet the growing demand for excellence in all aspects of Gears and Power Transmission, it is important for all players to remain competitive. IPTEX 2020 is a significant event for all relevant stakeholders.

IPTEX will be the perfect platform for companies from the mechanical power transmission, Electrical power transmission, liner motion drivers, Fluid power & system & IoT & smart technology.

Visitors to the expos will gain insight into new solutions to multi-industry challenges while exploring the latest trends and debating various business issues and challenges. Power transmission, Electrical power transmission, IOT & smart technology together and is an important trade platform that showcases the latest in products, machinery, technologies and services that these and associated industries can offer.

 GRINDEX 2020:  4th edition of GRINDEX which is India's only exclusive exhibition for grinding technology and surface finishing process, posing as a significant industry platform that helps to meet the growing need for excellence in all aspects of the manufacturing industry.

Grindex will be held along with the IPTEX’20. As the manufacturing industry needs to adopt new high-end solutions and applications, the prime focus is to decrease cost and process efficiency. Grindex is specifically designed to meet the resultant demand for precision-driven applications.

GRINDEX 2020 will be crucial to meet & build new business relations as well as generate sales leads.

The exhibition will feature an exhibit of products of machinery from the following field:

·         Grinding Machine

·         Gear Grinding Machine

·         Super Abrasives & Surface finishing solutions

·         Industrial Grinding Wheels

·         IoT & smart technology

“IPTEX & GRINDEX has grown from featuring 40-50 exhibitors to over 100 exhibitors identifying a niche industry segment. Presence of global industry players in this edition of IPTEX & GRINDEX is higher than ever, as they recognize the opportunity of investing in the Indian machine tools sector, which has been due to the “MAKE IN INDIA” campaign.

In this 2020 edition of IPTEX & GRINDEX we have confirmed the participants from China, Germany, Switzerland, USA, Italy, Taiwan, UK & Austria.” Said Mr.Vashdev S.G – Vice president Sales & marketing, Virgo Communication & Exhibition Pvt.Ltd

Mr.Vashdev S.G added, “Despite a challenging trading environment over the years, trade shows are well supported, which indicates their relevance across various industries. We have been successful in retaining 85% of our exhibitors who recognize this platform as being one of the prime contributors to the development of the machine tool industry, that enables its participants & visitors with cutting edge & power house technology that stands for engineering excellence, innovation, quality & reliability.”

Some of the companies exhibiting at IPTEX & GRINDEX, 2020 are-        Shanti Gears, Gleason, Klingelnberg, Reishaur AG, UCAM, Eifco Machine, Kapp Niles, Matrix Machine Tool, Toyoda, Jielida (China), Grindwell Norton, Hermes Abrasives among much more industrial leaders of the gear and grinding industry.

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Konecranes launches its multi-award-winning Agilon material handling solution in India

Konecranes has launched its multi-award-winning Agilon materials handling system at the India Warehousing and Logistics Show 2019 in Pune, India today the exhibition will be continued until November 17th, Meaning Indian companies can now enhance operations and boost their business with the industry’s leading automated warehouse transactions solution.

 Konecranes has gained a leading position in the material handling industry with innovative IoT solutions. Applying the same knowledge Konecranes has developed Konecranes Agilon to automate material flow and at the same time make information transparent and visible.

Konecranes wants to provide its customers in India a possibility to benefit from the unique combination of information management and automation with Konecranes Agilon.

Automation market in India is growing and Konecranes sees demand for intelligent material automation growing. Space-saving is important but today Indian customers are asking for solutions that integrate their warehousing solution to other processes and information management.

Konecranes Agilon® has been improving everyday operations in about 100 locations in Finland, the UK and other selected countries for some years now. Agilon monitors the availability of tools, parts and components in real-time at workshops, production plants and maintenance warehouses, optimizing in-house logistics and increasing transaction capacity, transparency and storage area. The newest application has been to use Agilon at retail stores both indoors and outdoors as pick & go stations to replace parcel lockers.

“Agilon has made a breakthrough both in the industrial and retail markets, with our customers enjoying the benefits of advanced information management such as exact inventory balances. Now it is time to offer these benefits to Indian companies, too,” says Tapani Tilus, Vice President, Konecranes Agilon business.

 The patented and modular system can be used for storing and managing thousands of different components. Agilon can handle materials of all shapes and sizes up to 600mm x 400mm x 450mm that weigh up to 25kg. Every transaction is entirely traceable as every item entered into or removed from the system is user-, time-, and date-stamped. All transaction information is available through a web service that comes with the possibility to share availability information within the supply chain and create automated replenishment processes between systems.

Agilon has received several international awards and distinctions, such as the Red Dot Design award.

 Further information: Suraj Deshpande, General Manager, Agilon Business, India

Email: [email protected], tel. [phone]

 Timo Husso, Head of Consulting Services, Agilon, Konecranes

Email: [email protected], tel: [phone]

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A versatile Rio Strong Extra Dry launched by good drop wines

·       Good Drop Wines Pvt. Ltd. organized a Rio Strong Extra Dry launch

·       Strong drink but also a deliciously refreshing party starter

·       A total of 19 wines and presence in 9 states in India

·       Good Drop wines: as the largest producer of wine coolers

 Good Drop Wines Pvt. Ltd. organized a Rio Strong Extra Dry launch and Rio Strong Bullet lucky draw party at the Hotel Taj, Blue Diamond, Pune to showcase the Rio Strong Extra Dry and felicitate the winners of the lucky draw. Ramit Banerjee from Pune emerged as the winner of the Rio Strong Bullet lucky draw.

With the introduction of the Rio Strong Extra Dry, a white variant with 15.5 % alcoholic strength, Good Drop wines has further strengthened its portfolio offering the consumers not just a strong drink but also a deliciously refreshing party starter. Good Drop wines has firmly established itself as the largest producer of wine coolers.

Every drop of wine coming out from the Good Drop winery bears witness to the passion and commitment that is behind the Good Drop growth story.

Mr. Ashwin Rodrigues, Managing Director, Good Drop Wines Pvt. Ltd., “We have come a long way since the commencement in 2013. With a total of 19 wines and presence in 9 states in India we have firmly established ourselves as one of the few wine companies in India with a strong, versatile portfolio and a good geographical spread.  With plans to rapidly expand to other markets in India we are determined to become a strong national level company.  

The journey started when, having honed his winemaking craft in Australia’s famed Barossa valley, Ashwin set out to make quality wines, which were great on value and more importantly, suited to the Indian palate. The-state-of-the-art winery is located at Vinchur park in Nashik and powered by equipment imported from Italy. The winery has a sizeable capacity of 9 lakh liters.

Besides the Rio Fizzy Wine range, the versatile Good Drop portfolio is completed by the brands, Casablanca, India’s first Prosecco-styled sparkling wines and Good Earth; premium quality still wines.

The Rio Fizzy Wine range also includes the three Spritzers (Rio Cranberry, Rio Lemon & Passion and the Rio Orange & Pineapple) and the Italian collection (Rio Rosso, Rio Rosa to and Rio Bianco). The Rio Fizzy wine is India's number one fun bubbly - a range of wines that are delicious to drink, at any time! Chill on a summer afternoon with an ice cold Rio Spritzer or kick start the party with the heady Rio Strong. Mix it with fun, friends or have it on your own - straight from the bottle. Our young, vibrant and in-your-face Rio does just that by adding the cool quotient.

The Casablanca range includes Casablanca Vino Spumante (white sparkling) and Casablanca Rose Spumante, the sub brand Frizzano – Frizzano Semi Dry, Frizzano Semi Dry Rose and Frizzano Extra Dry which are perfect for all celebrations.

The Good Earth range includes the premium quality reserve wines – Good Earth Antaraa (Cabernet Shiraz), Good Earth Basso (Cabernet Sauvignon) & Good Earth Brio (Shiraz). It also includes the value for money segment still wines - Good Earth Blanca (white), Good Earth Bella (rose) & Good Earth Bleu (red).

The Casablanca and Good Earth brands are premium quality wines for the discerning palate. They pair extremely well with Indian food as well.

The party was a double dhamaka. While the Rio Strong Extra Dry was welcomed warmly by everyone, the winners were thrilled by prizes like Royal Enfield Bullet, television sets and mobile phones given away by Good Drop Wines. The prize distribution was followed drinks, food and frolic.

We believe people will be looking forward to try the new revolution in the party drinks.  The Rio Strong Extra Dry is the party drink to look out for