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Odysse Electric Vehicles inaugurates Mumbai’s largest showroom of Electric Scooter and Bikes in Kandivali

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Fourth store for the brand in Mumbai, Kandivali by Priya J November 2022, Mumbai: Odysse Electric Vehicles Private Limited, a reputed manufacturer of electric scooters and bikes has opened its  brand owned second magnificent showroom in Mumbai. The showroom is situated in Kandivali West and was inaugurated today in the presence of  Mr. Uday Samant, Minister of Industries of Maharashtra along with the Founders and other relevant industry veterans.  The showroom spreads in a 2200 sq ft area on the ground and first floors and will provide the city residents access to the brand's best 2- wheeler electric vehicles. The store will exhibit extensive product ranges from Odysse. With this outlet currently the brand will have three company owned showroom, 60+ dealerships and hope to have over 100 dealerships across India by March 2023. Nemin Vora, Chief Executive Officer, Odysse Electric Vehicles said “ we are excited about our brand showroom in Mumbai, Kandivali. This showroo

Indian F2 racer Jehan Daruvala fired up to end F2 season on a high

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The 24-year-old is hunting for his second win in a row The Red Bull-backed is just nine points off third in the overall standings by Priya J YAS MARINA, Abu Dhabi, Nov, 2022: Jehan Daruvala heads into this weekend’s Formula 2 finale in Abu Dhabi with his sights firmly set on chalking up a second successive win, as he bids to end his season on a high by becoming the first Indian to score a top-three championship finish. The 24-year-old raced to his fourth Formula 2 win in the Feature race at the last round in Monza, having also scored a third-place finish in the Saturday sprint.    The Italian double podium sets him up for another strong weekend at the Yas Marina circuit, a venue Jehan likes and where he was also victorious last year. “I can’t wait to go racing again after our triumphant showing at Monza,” said Jehan. “Yas Marina is a track I like, we won here last year and there’s no reason why we can’t go for it again. “The championship may have already been decided bu

PEPSI® BLACK™ ON THE BLOCKCHAIN!

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by Priya J  Pepsi ®  forays into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with its ‘Pepsi   Black Zero Sugar’ designer collection in India 20 NFTs have been exclusively created by PepsiCo India Design Team in partnership with UK-based illustrator, Timea Balo for Pepsi ®  Black  The ‘Pepsi Black Zero Sugar’ collection draws inspiration from diverse concepts - Fashion, gaming, music, social media, dance, creativity, and environment, that the SWAG generation resonates with These digital art collectibles will be given to winners of the #PepsiBlackeffect challenge held on homegrown social media platform, Moj starting today Bangalore, November 2022:  Not an NFT expert? No hassle, Pepsi ®  has got you covered on your plans to own an NFT!  With an intent to deepen the connect with the ever-evolving and digitally savvy SWAG generation, Pepsi ® , today announced the launch of its first-ever non-fungible tokens (NFTs) collection for the Indian consumers. PepsiCo India Design Team in partnership wi

Wadhwani Foundation calls for supporting Women Entrepreneurs on Women’s Entrepreneurship Day 2002

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by Priya J  #  A World Bank report of 2022 says India can grow in double digits if more women are encouraged to participate in the product line of the economy #  Women entrepreneurs have the potential to add 18% to India’s GDP, as per a recent study #   Women entrepreneurs can create 150 to 170 million jobs in India by 2030 Bangalore, November 18 2022 : Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, observed globally on November 19th, celebrates the accomplishments of women entrepreneurs around the world and strives to inspire more and more women into the entrepreneurship fold. Women entrepreneurship is on the rise all over the world, making a positive impact on society, achieving financial independence, and changing the socio-economic status quo. While there are challenges that come with being a woman entrepreneur, such as finding funding, family support, lack of role models and mobility constraints, there are also many opportunities available. Commenting on Women’s Entrepreneurship Day 2022,  Sanjay

BAJAJ FINANCE LAUNCHES AWARENESS PROGRAMMES AS A PART OF THE RBI’S NATIONWIDE INTENSIVE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

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 by Priya J   New Delhi, November 17, 2022:   As a part of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Nationwide Intensive Awareness Campaign, Bajaj Finance Limited (BFL), India’s largest and highly diversified NBFC and the lending arm of Bajaj Finserv Limited, is organizing a series of public awareness and outreach programmes across Maharashtra, Haryana and Punjab, whole of this month. The awareness sessions will be conducted in different schools and colleges, manufacturing plants and auto union premises.  The first of these workshops was conducted on 15th November 2022 at the Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Sonipat, Haryana. The program had a special session by Mr. Jagdish Chander, Retired DSP Haryana Police, who highlighted the modus operandi of financial frauds and how one could stay safe against cyber-crimes. The workshop had other senior officials from Bajaj Finance Limited to showcase safe banking practices and easy tips to stay a step ahead of cyber criminals. More than 75 stu

Walmart Foundation announces new grant to PRADAN to support the growth and development of women-led FPOs

by Priya J Grant follows the success of the LEAP program, supported by Walmart Foundation, that impacted the livelihoods of 45,000 smallholder women farmers across Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal A new grant of $2 million will be used to implement PROWFIT, a project that will transform 60 women-led FPOs Into independent institutions over 30 months Bangalore, India, Nov. 17, 2022:  To improve rural livelihoods of small and marginal farming households, especially women farmers  in the tribal regions of eastern states of the country, Walmart Foundation and PRADAN today announced the implementation of the  ‘PROWFIT’  project. PROWFIT, that stands for the 'prowess of organized resources & women-farmers for transforming FPOs into independent institutions', intends to support 60 women-led Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) over a period of 30 months. The project will be supported by a grant of $2 million from the Walmart Foundation, and will aim to empower nearly 120,000 women

Karnataka High Court clears decks for sale of Elior India to Compass

by Priya J The Karnataka High Court on its order dated 10 th  November 2022, allowed the sale of Elior India to Compass India with direction to Elior India to deposit Rs.7 crores in Escrow account as interim protection against Rs.50 crores claim of the former Elior India CEO, Mr. Sanjay Kumar against Elior Group. The Court passed this order on the petition filed by the former CEO of Elior India seeking a stay on the sale of Elior India assets to the Compass Group pending arbitration. The court also set aside the stay on the arbitration proceedings and directed the former Elior India CEO to approach the arbitral tribunal for any additional reliefs that he may wish to seek. The court observed that this interim relief will be only for period of 10 weeks since the arbitration has been stayed and there was no alternate route available for interim protection during this period. In its order the court said:  “this Court can only opine that the second respondent must hold a sum of Rs.7 [Seven]

Asia’s largest Integrated Mobility Show Inaugurated by S.V.R. Srinivas, Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA

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by Priya J Mumbai: The future of Indian infrastructure and mobility largely depends on the newer technologies, processes and intelligent systems similar to what is being showcased at the 10th edition of TrafficInfraTech Expo along with Smart Mobility Expo, Parking InfraTech Expo and Road InfraTech Expo being organized from November 16 to 18 at Hall No. 4, Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. Mr S.V.R. Srinivas, Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA, inaugurated the expos with the traditional lamp lighting. Dignitaries who joined the inauguration include S.K. Nirmal Director General (RD) and Special Secretary (Retd), Ministry of Road Transport & Highways; Sandeep Shandilya-IPS             ADGP (Railways & Road Safety), Telangana State Police Department; and G. Janardan, IPS ADGP, PTRI,   Madhya Pradesh Police. Following the inauguration, Mr S.V.R. Srinivas addressed the high-level conference session on Town/City Planning and Transport Infrastructure Challenges in implementation. Organiz