Monthly archives: January, 2019

Food Habits of Indians: Ipsos Study

74% Indians are content with their current body weight; 63% Indians are willing to eat a plant based substitute for meat The study busts myths about Indians Indians are making informed choices; experimenting; moving away from norms   New Delhi, January 14, 2019: According to a new study by Ipsos that explores world’s food habits, insights …

Kerala Government Announces Partnership with Unity Technologies to Launch Startup Centre of Excellence

Centre of Excellence will focus on providing startups in Kerala with the technology and space for learning, collaboration, and community Kochi, 14 January 2019: Kerala Startup Mission, the nodal agency of Govt. of Kerala for technical entrepreneurship in the State has partnered with Unity Technologies to launch a Centre of Excellence for AR/VR and gaming. …

V- Guard becomes the First Wire and Cable Manufacturer in India to get prestigious Japanese Certification

New Delhi, 14th January, 2019: V-Guard has received the prestigious QCFI-JUSE Certification for its 5S Workplace Management and becomes the first among the Wire & Cable manufacturers in India to achieve this distinctive status. The company’s Wires & Cables Plant at Coimbatore received this certification in a gala ceremony held at IITM-Gwalior recently. Prior to …

Global Commission Describes New Geopolitical Power Dynamics Created by Renewable Energy

Global Commission on the Geopolitics of Energy Transformation says the new energy age will reshape relations between states and regions; bringing “A New World” of power, security, energy independence and prosperity. Abu Dhabi, UAE: 11 January 2019 —Political and business leaders from around the world have outlined the far-reaching geopolitical implications of an energy transformation …

NISA demands Mr Arun Jaitley, Finance minister, India, to release the RTE reimbursement amount to schools and challenge the Exemption under section 10(23C) (iiicd) for “Not for profit” purpose education societies

10 August 2018, New Delhi: The largest congregation of budget private schools in India, National Independent Schools Alliance (NISA) led by Kulbhushan Sharma, President, NISA and supported by Members of Parliament Mr. B Vinod Kumar, Kareemnagar Constituency, Telangana; Mr. Jitender, MP, Andhra Pradesh; Mr. Prakash and Mr. Balaiah met the Hon’ble Finance Minister Mr. Arun …

African Development Bank Group approves investment in Climate Investor One’s Construction Equity Fund

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 09 January 2019 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a USD 32.5 million equity investment in Climate Investor One’s (CIO) Construction Equity Fund (CEF), a platform that uses a unique blended finance approach, and targets the entire asset lifecycle to deliver viable renewable energy projects …

IRENA Assembly Set for Record Participation as 125 Ministers Gather to Accelerate Global Energy Transformation

Scaling-up renewable energy world-wide key priority as global leaders and representatives from 160 countries join more than 1,200 participants for Agency’s ninth Assembly which will elect a new Director-General Abu Dhabi, UAE, 10 January 2019 – Heads of state and governments, more than 120 ministers and representatives from 160 countries will gather this week to …

Amazon could outsell Sainsbury’s as a challenger supermarket

Research by behavioural science experts Decision Technology (Dectech) finds that Amazon could outsell Sainsbury’s if it entered the grocery market.  Dectech’s new report ‘Primed for domination: the threat of Amazon as a challenger brand’ finds that, controlling for other factors such as price, 13% of customers in the grocery market would choose Amazon — putting it ahead of …