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by Suman Gupta Navi Mumbai, April 27, 2016 : M.P Group Builders, one of the leading real estate firms in Navi Mumbai has launched their latest and one of the biggest projects in the city, the Orion Mall in Panvel city. This mall is a Premiere mall in Panvel and with an approx area of over 3.5 lakh sq. ft., this is the largest retail and entertainment complex in the city and also the third largest mall in Navi Mumbai. The project cost is about Rs.150cr taking tenure of 4 years to complete and the valuation of this investment will be far more than this and in the time to come this will multiply in many folds, predicts the company. Apart from its landmark location and this pioneer mall will house the first PVR theatre screen of Navi Mumbai and in addition will also have a 31,373 Sq. ft.Hyper City store inside the mall. The other retail and lifestyle brands expected to fill the commercial spaces inside include Shoppers Stop, MAX, Woodland, Gangar, Park Avenue and Baggit, to name

Over 150 exhibitors to showcase at the expo  by Suman Gupta Mumbai, 26 th  April 2016:  UBM India announced the 4 th  edition of the Concrete Show India, the only show exclusively dedicated to the concrete industry, covering key sectors like roads and highways, housing, airports, ports, power, rail, dams & bridges. Concrete Show India 2016 will showcase latest offerings in categories including Concrete & Construction, Construction equipments & IT systems, Construction Chemicals, Technologies in Machinery, Services and Systems from industry suppliers. The three day show will provide opportunities to architects and engineers, commercial & resident developers and contractors, distributors, government authorities and state corporations to interact and network with exhibitors from across the industry. The show will be marked by over 150 exhibitors including industries players like Cosben Equipments, Elematic India Private Limited, Godrej Construction, H

by Suman Gupta  Cologne  - The production of aromatic intermediates is a core competency of specialty chemicals company LANXESS, as demonstrated by a recently completed, three-year investment program totaling over EUR 20 million aimed at expanding the company's aromatics network. The comprehensive modernization project focused mainly on facilities that manufacture nitrotoluenes, chlorobenzenes, and their downstream products. Joachim Waldi, head of the LANXESS Production, Technology, Safety & Environment group function, explains: “Since 2013, we have modernized several production plants in the aromatics network operated by the Advanced Industrial Intermediates (AII) business unit at our German locations. Thanks above all to the introduction of state-of-the-art automation systems, we also tapped into considerable capacity reserves, for example for nitrotoluene derivatives.” At the same time the safety equipment was updated and significantly improved once again. “The

by Suman Gupta Zoya, exquisite diamonds from the House of Tata, hosted a panel discussion with three versatile and talented women – Gul Panag, Shruti Seth and Sapna Bhavnani, discussing trends in life, beauty and style for ‘Women-on the Go’.  The discussion was moderated by Gitika Taraporewala.  The evening included a preview of Zoya’s stunning new summer collection – Zoya Masterpieces and a demonstration of DAFNI, the revolutionary home solution for hair straightening, brought to India by Gul Panag and Tressmart.

 by Suman Gupta Mumbai:  Travelling to Malaysia got a little more convenient. The Malaysian Government recently introduced the Electronic Travel Authorization Visa (e-visa) for a short visit to Malaysia. At this point in time, the e-visa facility is available to Indians residing in India only and is valid for a single journey stay of maximum 30 days in Malaysia for tourism purposes. India is a significant contributor to the tourism economy of Malaysia. Last year as many as 722,141 Indian tourists visited Malaysia making it the 6 th  largest contributor to tourist arrivals. Mr Mohd Hafiz, Director, Tourism Malaysia, Mumbai said, “ We are always trying to make travel to Malaysia as convenient as it can get and the introduction of e-visa is a major step in that direction. We are confident that with this ease in visa process more and more Indians will now consider Malaysia as a destination of choice for their next holiday.” The Malaysia e-visa comes at a fee of around Rs 2710 a

by Suman Gupta Mumbai, 22 April 2016: Best known for its idyllic islands – Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao – the province of Surat Thani treated Indian travel agents to a showcase of its tourism products in Mumbai on Wednesday, 20 April. The roadshow, which brought in a delegation of 19 sellers, was part of a larger mission by the Surat Thani Trade and Tourism Association, also involving trade and industry, lead by the province’s governor, Wongsiri Promchana. With the goal of giving Mumbai’s travel trade a quick, yet deep insight into Surat Thani’s tourism and cultural appeal, the roadshow included a Muay Thai Chaiyya performance and a presentation by the Chief of the Koh Samui Tourism Coordination Centre, besides several hours of B2B meetings and deal-making. The Surat Thani province boasts a host of attractions that could appeal to a wide variety of Indian market segments – from high-end luxury seekers (in line with TAT’s overall strategy in India), fami

by Suman Gupta Cologne   - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is showcasing its range of water treatment products at Ecwatech in Moscow from April 26 to 28, 2016. The exhibition is dedicated to the company’s proven Lewatit-brand ion exchange resins for demineralization, removing arsenic from drinking water and heavy metals from wastewater, and to its Lewabrane reverses osmosis membrane elements. Sergey Shilov, head of the Liquid Purification Technologies (LPT) business unit for Russia, emphasizes the significance of the trade fair: “As one of the leading trade fairs for the water industry in the Russian-speaking world, Ecwatech is the ideal platform for expanding our market presence and cultivating customer relationships. We also want to present ourselves to the industry as an innovative, competent and reliable partner.” Shilov sees Russia and CIS countries as a key market for LANXESS's water treatment business: “Russian government has initiated programs to improve water ma

  An industry congregation of over 100 exhibitors and 300 Indian and global brands by Suman Gupta Mumbai, 20 th  April 2016 : CBME India 2016, the 3 day trade show hosted by UBM India, from 20th  to 22nd April 2016 at Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre, Mumbai  was inaugurated by Chief Guest Smt. Poonam Mahajan, Member of Parliament. Also present were  Guest of Honour Smt. Snehal Ambekar, Mayor of Mumbai; Special Guest Dr. Nandita Palshetkar, President, Mumbai Obstetrics & Gynecological Society and Mr. Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, UBM India amidst an august industry gathering. The show brought together global suppliers and manufacturers of child, baby and maternity products and services under one roof. Chief Guest Smt. Poonam Mahajan highlighted that events like CBME India help in creating awareness which is the need of the hour. She also emphasized that she would take this initiative further with the Government as companies exhibited products which were i

Mumbai, April 15 th , 2016  – BURGER KING® restaurants in India are unveiling the Angriest WHOPPER™,afuriously delicious sandwich atop a fiery red bun baked with hot spices. The Angriest WHOPPER™ sandwich packs a punch in every infuriating bite with crispy angry onion petals, spicy angry Habanero sauce and zesty jalapenos piled high atop the patty and layered with a slice of cheese,  lettuce, ripe tomatoes, and creamy spicy mayonnaise between the red-hot buns . The Angriest WHOPPER™ sandwich is a limited time only menu item and will be available from 15 th  April across all BURGER KING® restaurants in India. Commenting on the launch of the Angriest WHOPPER™ sandwich in India,   Mr. Rajeev Varman, Chief Executive Officer of the BURGER KING® brand in India, said,  “Consumer tastes in India are evolving and they are now ready for experimenting with new tastes and experiences and we as a brand are committed to introduce a whole new experience in burgers in India. After the

by Suman Gupta Mumbai 7 th April 2016: MCHI – CREDAI’s 26 th Property Exhibition 2016, one stop shop for all the potential property buyers was unveiled with great enthusiasm at Bandra – Kurla Complex, MMRDA Grounds. Shri Deepankar Bose, Chief General Manager, State Bank of India lit the inaugural lamp in the presence of an august gathering. Keeping the positive sentiments of the property buyers in mind, MCHI – CREDAI expo has added festive cheer for its buyers who are all set to press the “Buy now” button on the auspicious occasion of Gudi Padwa. The real estate sector anticipates a fruitful year ahead, especially after recent steps taken by government which includes passage of real estate bill, repo rate cut by the central bank and various sops announced in Union Budget 2016 particularly to boost affordable housing, have spread optimistic sentiments amongst the property buyers and the industry. Keeping in mind and acknowledging this positive environment, MCHI – C

by Suman Gupta FBB, India’s fashion hub and the unique style of the young Indian band wagon got 5 confident girls crowned as FBB Varun's Style Buddy & 1 Kara Miss Naturally Gorgeouson 2nd April 2016 at Hotel Orchid. FBB supported the idea of Varun Dhawan which he expressed through his tweet, and initiated campaign #VarunsStyleBuddy to encourage every young Indian girl to believe in their unique style statement through their personality and inspire India. It was a show worth inspiring girls to celebrate their own self and believe in Confidence and Attitude in style. Fbb was supported by brands Kara, Radio Mirchi and Femina Miss India. Here is the tweet which germinated the seed of this fabulous campaign. The grand finale of the campaign took place on  2 nd   April at The Orchid Hotel where it   was comprised into three rounds.   The event had broadly three rounds, the ethnic round, the western wear round and the Q & A round.   The beauty of this event was in the fac