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Itanagar (AP), December 07: The truth in the mark-sheet tampering case in the examination conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB) last year is different from what has been claimed until now.

The APSSB conducted exams for the posts of lower division clerk and junior secretariat assistants on February 2, 2020. Mark sheets were tampered with in the exams, and the Board’s secretary and IAS officer SK Jain was suspended on charges of negligence. A probe revealed the malpractices were perpetrated by some lower-ranking staff on the board, and Jain was later on found to be innocent, but who is responsible for the social and mental harassment Jain had to undergo in the interim. A look at how the scam was carried out reveals the whole truth.

On February 14, 2020, a case was registered in connection to malpractices in the exam. The Special Investigation Cell (SIC) carried out a detailed investigation, which revealed an undersecretary and some other employees tampered with the OMR sheets. The SIC report showed that no senior officers of the Board were involved.

Main accused Kapter Ringu

The person who perpetrated the whole scam was Kapter Ringu, the daughter of Arunachal Pradesh’s former chief secretary T Ringu, and APSSB under secretary Kapter Ringu. The scam came to light in February 2020, which led to the arrest of Kapter Ringu and two computer operators. Kapter Ringu’s immediate reporting authority at the time was joint secretary and deputy controller of examinations, but he did not share any information about Kapter Ringu’s dubious activities with either Jain or any other senior officer.

The Board’s President, Member Secretary, joint secretary and deputy controller were transferred on February 18, 2020, and other officers were posted in their place. Following negative reporting in the press, and under growing public pressure, the Arunachal Pradesh government was forced to act against senior officers.

When will action be taken against the local accused?

As secretary of APSSB, Jain had discharged his duties in a dedicated and honest manner. He was, however, suspended without even a preliminary enquiry on March 3, 2020. It is said that the suspension was due to the pressure of some student unions.

Surprisingly, no action was taken against officers who were directly responsible for the security of OMR sheets. If sources are to be believed, the responsibility lay with the joint secretary, undersecretary Kapter Ringu, and room officers, but for some reason, no action was taken against them.

Jain is known as one of the most committed officers in Arunachal Pradesh. He worked in a disciplined manner wherever he was posted in the last two years. He filed cases against people engaging in illegal practices. It is believed that the anger of such persons was also a factor in the action against Jain.

The need to enhance APSSB staff strength

The APSSB is already facing many challenges. The board is understaffed. There is only one undersecretary, room officers, and two clerks, who work full-time. This affects the Board’s work. In comparison, the Delhi Board has a staff strength of more than 100. Considering the topography of Arunachal Pradesh, the Board is highly understaffed.

Strict rules for exams

To maintain the secrecy of the examinations, the Board has framed many rules. The safety of exam papers is given top importance. Strong rooms have been set up in different places in the state for the safety of exam papers. The papers are removed from the strong room only at a pre-decided time and delivered to the examination centres. The papers are brought back to the strong room after the exams and are later shifted to the Board’s strong room.

Kapter Ringu tampered with mark sheets in the strong room

The Arunachal government formed a committee to investigate the matter on March 3, 2020. On the other, Jain was suspended without any report. Jain had already given up the charge of the post, and there was no way he could have influenced the committee’s probe. The committee and police submitted their report to the government. Both reports clarified that undersecretary Kapter Ringu had gone to the Board’s strong room after work hours on February 4, 2020, and tampered with the OMR sheets. The probe panel also stated in its report that there were supervisory lapses by the Board and joint secretary.

Kapter Ringu confesses

Undersecretary Kapter Ringu confessed her involvement in the mark sheet tampering. In December 2020, the SIC filed a charge sheet in court. The charge sheet also made it clear that no senior officer of the board was involved in the scam. Undersecretary Kapter Ringu was the senior-most, regular gazetted officer, and was also the in-charge of the strong room in the Board’s headquarters. She was the only officer who could have tampered with the OMR sheets, which was not expected of such a senior officer. The police and probe committee found that Jain or any other senior officer of the Board had no direct role in the scam.

Who will compensate for the loss of prestige and mental harassment suffered by Jain?

Jain was suspended without any basis. The revocation of his suspension made it clear that the suspension was a reaction to the scam. Jain was reinstated with retrospective effect and he was also given all the benefits he was eligible for. But, it is also true that Jain has had to bear the ignominy of suspension without any mistake. He has had to suffer a loss of prestige and suffered mental harassment for no reason.

Mumbai, December 06: Dadi Dada Foundation organized a discussion at the Press Club of Mumbai in the presence of experts to create awareness among the elderly to avoid fake news and misleading information. The esteemed guest who had graced the event was Shailesh Mishra (Founder of Silver Innings, Mumbai), Sandip Soparrkar (Bollywood Actor), Kritika Mahajan (Senior Campaigner), and Mahesh Thakkar (General Secretary, FIDC) was present. The event was in collaboration with Verified, a campaign run in association with the United Nations. The event had organized panel discussions on spreading awareness about the spread of misinformation and fake news among the elderly, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.

In the midst of the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, this program of the Dadi Dada Foundation will be very meaningful in creating awareness about the spread of misinformation and fake news among the elderly. The founder of the Dada Dadi foundation, Muni Shankar, explained the initiatives they had taken at the times of the coronavirus pandemic. He said the elderly section had suffered due to fake news and misinformation. The people of Mumbai know about financial fraud, and the easiest victims of financial fraud are the elderly. Dadi Dada Foundation is working to make the elderly aware by running awareness campaigns continuously across the country.

Dadi dada Foundation has joined hands with Misinformation Combat Alliance and FORCE, intending to stop the spread of misinformation by encouraging people to pause before sharing information about COVID-19 and vaccines.
On this occasion, Sandeep Soparkar said that it is very important that we should first investigate any news, see how old the video or picture is; without verification, any news should not be forwarded.

Shailesh Mishra (Founder, Silver Inning) said that due to misleading information, many people are not being vaccinated against coronavirus today. In such difficult times when we should be most aware, then a large group is circulating misleading information, thus weakening our fight against the deadly virus.

Kritika Mahajan (Verified Campaign) says that it is most important to verify any news or information.

Muni Shankar, the founder and director of Dadi Dada Foundation, says that the mission of our foundation is to alert common citizens, especially senior citizens, from misleading information and fake news. We are constantly working in this direction in collaboration with many organizations. I would like to thank all the guests and panelists for sharing their thoughts and suggestions for a fruitful discussion on the awareness of fake news and misleading information.

About Dadi Dada Foundation

Dadi Dada Foundation has been actively running elaborate programs that are aimed at solving issues faced by the elderly. During the COVID -19 pandemic, their volunteers reached out and helped many senior citizens that faced adversities during the pandemic. They also organized the first national conference on geriatric healthcare and Dadi Dada Gaurav Samman 2021.

This foundation ventured intending to unfold and understand the pain and injustice old-aged people face and how there’s an immediate need for their redemption from their misery. The idea is to put an end to this gloom by giving the highest priority to ensuring their ‘Healthy Ageing’ and supporting them to create for themselves an optimistic and meaningful life.

After scaling Siachen Glacier, Divyangjan to create New SCUBA Diving World Record in Lakshadweep

The world record is part of ‘Operation Blue Freedom – Triple World Records’ in Land, Air and Water

On the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), Team CLAW embarks on the next mission on the journey to catalyse true freedom for people with disabilities worldwide

New World Record for the largest team of people with disabilities to SCUBA Dive independently in open seas

 Auroville December 04:

Team CLAW is a team of Special Forces Veterans from the Indian Armed Forces creating specialised ecosystems for empowering people with disabilities under their flagship initiative ‘Operation Blue Freedom’.

Operation Blue Freedom – Triple World Record Series is a series of three new world records in Land, Air and Water by a global team of People with disabilities trained by Special Forces Veterans (Team CLAW – Conquer Land Air Water)

• Land – Siachen Glacier – Largest Team of Divyangjan to scale the world’s highest battlefield – Completed in Sept 2021.
• Air – Largest team of people with disabilities to Skydive independently in a single event – To be executed in 2022
• Water – Largest Team of People with Disabilities to SCUBA Dive independently in open seas – Scheduled in Lakshadweep Islands in Feb 2022

Recently the ‘Team CLAW’ has received in-principle approval from the Lakshadweep Administration to execute the Operation Blue Freedom – Water World Record‘, in Lakshadweep Islands by a Global Team of People with Disabilities from 20 different countries. The New World Record for the largest team of people with disabilities to SCUBA dive independently will be attempted in the month of February in Lakshadweep Islands.

Operation Blue Freedom synergises the skillsets of retiring Special Forces veterans for the rehabilitation and reskilling of people with disabilities through therapeutic adaptive adventure sports, all-terrain extreme survival skills and emergency medical skills.

Operation Blue Freedom was launched by the then Sports Minister of India Shri. Kiren Rijiju in 2019 at New Delhi, when ‘Team CLAW’ trained several war veterans on wheelchairs in ‘therapeutic adaptive SCUBA Diving’.

Recently, the team had successfully created the world record for the largest team of people with disabilities to scale the world’s highest battlefield, which was the first of the three world records under the ‘Operation Blue Freedom – Triple World Record’ series. This was even lauded by Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi as signifying ‘Can do’ attitude of Indians in his address to the nation on 26^th Sept 2021.

https://twitter.com/PMOIndia/status/1442004064082939906

“The larger vision behind the creation of the World Records is to set up the World’s first Human Ability Biome – an empowering ecosystem for Divyangjan worldwide”, says Major. Vivek Jacob (Retd), Founder of ‘Team CLAW’ and ‘Operation Blue Freedom’.

At Siachen Glacier, Team CLAW created the world record for ‘largest number of people with disabilities to scale the world’s highest battlefield (Siachen Glacier)’ by scaling up to Kumar Post at an altitude of 15,632 ft. They were trained and led by Team CLAW and were strongly backed by the Indian Army.

Major. Jacob also thanked all the stakeholders and patrons, who’s collective, collaborative spirits and timely supports has aided the grand and successful completion of the world record seamlessly, particularly The Indian Army, The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Exxon-Mobil, Team Mahindra and Car India.

“The Team CLAW and the people with disabilities trained by them personify Farak Laakar Dekhiye, which is what Exxon Mobil stands for in India through expertise, innovation and performance”, and it gives us immense pride in supporting the team in re-defining new frontiers of mobility for people with disabilities worldwide, said Mr. Imtiaz Ahmed, GM (Marketing Deployment, Consumer Marketing), ExxonMobil Lubricants.

Unlike the Land World Record, where the participation of PWDs were limited to people from India, the Water World Record, on the other hand, will be a global event where PWDs from across the world can sign up and participate, says Major. Arun Ambathy, Director – Team CLAW and Operation Blue Freedom. On the occasion of International Day of People with Disabilities, ‘Team CLAW’ has invited the global community of people with disabilities to sign-up for the Water World Record in a virtual event.

Youtube Video – https://youtu.be/RWirSqVr07E

People with disabilities can sign-up to be part of the SCUBA Diving world record at the following website – https://claw.global/

5th Edition of Pinnacle Fame Awards curated by Maa2Mom was a prestigious award ceremony that celebrates everything around Womanhood and the way they Change the Convention

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 02: Leading the light for womanhood Maa2Mom, one of the most trusted & fastest growing communities of mothers, organised 5th edition of PIFA Awards. This year the theme was “Be the Change”. PIFA 5.0 glorified and honoured women who were extraordinary and who have carved their own path – those who lead by example and inspire others in their respective fields. These women believe in the motto ‘Be the Change’ and make a positive impact on society. PIFA 5.0 is associated with Jaikara, UK, to create awareness about domestic violence. This campaign is UN’s Orange the World Campaign, dedicated to ending violence against women. Namrata Thakker, the renowned Business Evangelist, has actively supported this event.

The awards spread across 20+ categories for women across the globe. The jury consisted of eminent pinnacle personalities who are experts in their own fields.

Jury Panelists for PIFA 5.0 were Tamanna Dhamija, Dr Zinal Shah, Rinku Shah, Mrunalini Deshmukh, Nivedita Basu, Zenobia Khodaiji & Radha Shah.

The glittering ceremony witnessed many celebrated guests and pinnacle personalities, including Bollywood and TV stars, performing some electric performances during the prestigious award ceremony.

Socialist Shweta Shalini, Business Evangelist  Namrata Thakker, Journalist Rekha Khan, Aashish Rego, actress Pratima Kannan, Karuna Verma (Actress), Utkarsha Naik (Actress), Filmmaker Lakshmi R Iyer, Krishna Beuraa (Playback Singer) , Pamela Jain (Singer), Avantika Bahuguna (from Momspresso), Chef Shailendra Kekade & Dr Ronak Shah.

Rashidaa Shaikh and Komal Goenka were the hosts for the award show.

Creative & Brilliant designers from the Maa2Mom community presented their upcoming line of sustainable fashion at the PIFA Grand fashion Show and set the stage on fire under the guidance of the best Runway Coach – Payal Pokarna. Bhavini Parikh (Bunko Junko) and Sonita Beura (Sonita Beura Collection) showcased their designer collections, while Rashmi Malik (Meraki) showcased handmade jewellery. Make-up and Hair for the models was done by Preeti Ashiwal and her team. The Fashion Show Models were additionally supported and groomed by Motivational Coach Zenobia Khodaiji.

PIFA also witnessed enthralling Dance Performances by Rituu Maneek and Troupe, who fascinated the audience & Adishakti to the Closing Ceremony’s Power Packed Performance by Sneha Shah & Troupe, which was highly applauded by the audience.

“Who doesn’t like being recognized for a job well done? Recognizing women for their efforts and accomplishments is important. We at PIFA awards curated by Maa2Mom aim to bring women of different fields under one roof & award them for their contribution in their respective areas of work. We were glad to have them & felicitate them for their work.”, said Jyoti Agarwal, Founder Maa2Mom.

68 awardees were selected from the 1000 nominations received across the globe. More power to Mothers and women who be the Change.

List of Awardees for the PIFA 5th edition curated by Maa2Mom are – Neha Mahindroo, Prof. Kavleen Kaur Bhasin, Bhairavi Amit Mamania, Dr. Kinjal Shah Anandpara & Karena Wu, Garima Manohar Sadhwani,​ Aishwarya Sandeep, Seema Kabra, Mamta Sharma, Dr. Deepti Chopra, Prachi S Vaish, Anindita Chaudhuri, Nammrata Rohit Sharma, Gauri Godbole, Neetu Sanjay, Vandana Joshil, Miti Randeri, Harshada Abhyankar, Dr Milan Khanna, Afshan Ali Shaikh, Binal Soni, Sunita Mundra, Ruchi Tiberwal, Neelu  Kumaar, Shalini Jain, Rashmi Malik, Tanvi Mathur, Apoorva Mairal, Sanskruti Pandya, Padma Rewari, Shweta Sandhu, AvsarD Event Designer LLP, Tejaswee Rajendra Paygude, Smrithy Rajesh, Preeti Ashiwal, Sonita Beura, Poorva Dubey, Brinda Rana, Neha Bagrodia, Rituu Maneek, Indic Society For Education And Development, Vanitaa Rawat, Street Konnect, Pooja Amit Jambotkar, Komal Goenka, Sneha Mehta, Rashidaa Shaikh, Payal Pokarna, Radha Panchariya, Samiya Shaikh, Shamim Dhamasker, Rachna Kacker, Preeti Misra, Pragati Gupta, Ashi Doshi & Pragati Agarwal, Shradhha Agarwal, Anubha Goyal, Anupama Padhi, Gurvinder Kaur, Ruchi Srivastava, Riddhi Sharma, Pooja A Panday, Renuka Kad, Manisha Shekhar Asthana, Kusum Harsora, Dietitian –  Supriya, Parul Chawla, Venugopal Iyer and The Kidzpreneur

PIFA 5.0 was Co-powered by Karma Terra, Luxury Automobile Partner – Autohangar Mercedes Benz, Wellness Partner – Fruik, Social Cause Partner – Jaikara, Community Partner – Momz of India, Décor Partner – AvsarD, Supporting Partner – The Kidzpreneur & Sustainable Fashion Partner (Kids)- Dumbledo.

Post their fifth edition PIFA Awards are touted to be the most coveted and credible awards recognizing innovation and accomplishment of women in various fields.

December 02: Employers have always been taking advantage and mistreating the people who serve them with their hard work and loyalty. But the exploitation of workers has been an epidemic during the Covid-19 pandemic. We may be forced into lockdown, as the latest COVID strain, Omicron, is at our doorstep. This has raised concerns that workers may be further exploited as businesses are likely to take undue advantage of the situation. The Founder & General Secretary of Dhadak Kamgar Union, Prominent Labour Leader Abhijeet Rane, has hence taken the initiative to protect the rights of workers and issue a warning cum appeal to industrialists, businessmen, entrepreneurs, and business owners to be compassionate towards their employees and refrain from exploiting them.

Abhijeet Rane has issued the warning cum appeal in a letter to business people in an effort to safeguard, protect, and maintain the rights, duties and justice of workers, laborers and employees.

The letter reads, “In accordance with Central and State Governments Directives for fair and just treatment of permanent and contract laborers and employees, I Abhijeet Rane General Secretary, Dhadak Kamgar Union, hereby issue a warning cum appeal to all industrialists, businessmen, entrepreneurs and business owners not to indulge in unjustified, illegal, immoral, and inhuman malpractices of dismissing, suspending, terminating services of permanent, contract and casual laborers and staffers, as well as taking undue advantage of the situation created by Corona crisis and lockdown.

I, as Union Leader and myself a Businessman, am fully aware of difficulties and problems you are also facing. But please have sympathy, gratitude and compassion for the people who served you through your ups and downs and are in dire need of your help, support, and humanitarian approach to survive and revive their lives. We, on their behalf soon would be approaching you with a practical and viable solution formula which would be a win-win situation for both you and your workers.

Thousands of workers from hundreds of establishments are approaching our union. We are determined to get them their jobs, dues and justified financial packages through negotiations. If not, then by agitation.

We hope, wish, and pray that wisdom and compassion would prevail upon you, and you would cooperate with your own people.”

Dhadak Kamgar Union has always worked for the welfare and betterment of all laborers, workers and employees under the leadership of Abhijeet Rane, who is not only a prominent labour leader but also a senior journalist. The major goal of the union is to improve the lives of all laborers, workers and employees by giving a place for them to voice their problems and resolve them.

It is noteworthy that the union has always aimed to peacefully resolve problems faced by laborers, workers and employees through negotiations rather than agitations and intends to do the same in the current Covid-19 pandemic and anticipated lockdown situation. https://www.dhadakkamgarunion.com/

New Delhi (India), December 1: Delhi and California based researcher, ideator and entrepreneur Yashraj Bhardwaj, CO-Founder of Petonic Infotech, Ensure Equity, Zenith Vipers, etc. has been appointed as a member of the committee to finalise the National Innovation Startup Policy for Schools by the Ministry of Education. The 15-member committee set up by the Ministry of Education includes other notable dignitaries, including Shri Manoj Ahuja, Chairman, CBSE, Shri Abhay Jere, Chief Innovation Officer, Ministry of Education, Dr Chintan Viashnav, MD Niti Ayog and stalwarts of the Education sector.

The committee has been set up on the lines of the National Innovation Start-up Policy framework for faculty and students of higher education released by the Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education in 2019. The policy framework, adopted by more than 800 Higher Education Institutions, outlines the revenue sharing model, equity sharing requirements and IP sharing models between students, faculty and institutions. It spells out guidelines for the faculty regarding time commitment and positions they can hold in startups.

The committee constituted to finalise the National Innovative Start-up Policy for Schools has been entrusted the responsibility to release a similar framework for schools that will encourage school students, teachers and management to support each other in promoting innovations and startup activities within their campuses.

Yashraj, with an age of 22 years, is among the youngest member appointed to the committee with wide-ranging credentials. Shri Bhardwaj has undertaken more than 30 research projects, filed 18 patent applications and launched various innovative and breakthrough products in India and abroad along with his twin brother Yuvraj Bhardwaj who is also 22 years old. His business experience spans various sectors, primarily stemming from Research and Consulting and extending to Petonic Infotech and other firms working in markets like South Asia, the Middle East, North America, etc.

A passion for new technologies and innovation happening around the world drives Yashraj, who is closely associated with innovation powerhouses like Silicon Valley giants, TED, Venture Firms and Technology Clusters around the world. Yashraj is also an advisor to the Berkeley-NITI Aayog Industry Advisory Council along with Industry leaders like Mr. Sunil Munjal, Hero Enterprises, Mr. Nikhil Meswani, Reliance Industries, etc.

For More Information, Please visit: https://www.petonic.in/

Gi Group India Continues its “Conversations on Sustainable work”

New Delhi (India), December 01: This is a time when women around the world are breaking all barriers, and yet according to a World Economic Forum report [World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report], women’s progress in economic participation and opportunity has declined, forcing gender parity to a low 57.8%, a fact further exacerbated by a devastating pandemic.

In India, gender parity at the workplace is still quite a bit out of our reach. As per the ‘DivHERsity Benchmarking Report 2019’, which studied gender parity in the Indian workplace across 300+ companies, only a quarter of India’s workforce is female. This was corroborated not too long back by the ‘India Skills Report 2018’ that puts the economic participation of women in the workforce at 23% in 2018, a concerning fall from 32% in 2016.

In a recent development, Gi Group India organized a virtual event on “Building Gender Parity at Indian Enterprises”, which is the second webinar in the series of “Conversations on Sustainable Work”.

Building Gender parity in Indian Enterprises comes with multiple challenges like work-family balance, choice of job profiles, workplace location, the disparity in salaries and most importantly a mindset and attitudinal change at all organizational levels.

Industry stalwarts made the conversation even more interesting with their insightful thoughts; Eminent speakers:  T.N Hari, CHRO, Bigbasket, Katyayani Krishna, Area HR Head, South-Asia, Maersk, Amit Chincholikar, Global CHRO, Tata Consumer Products, Avneet Hora, Head of HR & Board Member, Unisys India, Sangeeta Gupta Senior Vice President, NASSCOM.

Upasana Raina, Director Human Resources Gi Group India, said, “While a lot is always discussed on the need to improve gender parity at Indian enterprises, the positives need to be reiterated much more than just focusing on what’s not working well. During our virtual event, which is the second webinar in our series of “Conversations of Sustainable work,” we discussed actions that are being taken in respective organizations/sectors to build gender parity. I Would like to thank all our esteemed panellists who shared their expert views on the topic.”

Click on the link and get access to our virtual session:

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About Gi Group

Gi Group is one of the world’s leading companies providing services for the development of the labor market. The group is active in the fields of temporary and permanent staffing, advanced outsourcing, search and selection, training, outplacement, HR consulting, as well as in a variety of complementary activities. In India Gi Group actively works with 500 + customers across the country through a network of offices in 10 major cities. Thanks to its direct presence and strategic partnership, it operates in more than 57 countries across Europe, America, Asia, and Africa.

For more information, please contact: Ankita.sharma@gigroup.com| www.gigroup.co.in

December 01: Advocate Pandit Rathod has founded ‘Mahaland group of Companies’ and multiple successful business verticals establishing himself as a social entrepreneur and Proptech through which he has given a new dimension to the concept of land investment. Panditji has acquired thousands of acres of land in their land bank, where the new ‘Mahamumbai’ is being created in the outskirts of Navi Mumbai.

According to Forbes, for his philanthropic service, Mr Rathod has been awarded by the governor of Maharashtra, Hon. Mr Bhagat Singh Koshiyari and the Niti Ayog.

Whatever you dream of building your own home or constructing hospitals or industries and whether you need from one acre to hundreds of acres of land in a row, Proptech’s Land Bank is the best solution. As an advocate, Mr Rathod has gained expertise in important legal matters like land acquisition, development, clear title and has laid it all out through Proptech transparently, of which Sonu Nigam is a part.

Mahaland Group is also implementing innovative ideas in the auto industry. Mr Rathod’s unique perspective gave birth to the ingenious concept of Autotech Center Ltd, which will be established in pan India, wherein an auto Ambulance’ will be stationed near every highway and major road. In case of vehicular breakdown, the ambulance, with a mechanic, spare parts, etc., will be at your service. Actor Suniel Shetty and Amit B Wadhwani, youth entrepreneur, are also part of the initiative.

A team headed by a group of IITians is working on a battery system that won’t need changing or replacement but will self-charge while the vehicle is running. The Company recently tied up with the Government of Russia for project TURBOX to introduce a unique tractor that can function on not just roads but rocks, ice, and even float on water. Mr Rathod, with his unique twist to B2B will creatively transform your bedrooms and bathrooms, including service from maintenance to car parking under one roof. The app is in the pipeline and will be the central hub of multiple services like architects, interior designers, painters, skilled labor etc. and connect them to homeowners.

During the pandemic, only two businesses survived – Medicines and Groceries and thousands of retailers lost their livelihoods to the shutdown, especially the senior citizens who owned retail shops. Learning from this and to protect such retailers from failing in future, Mr Rathod has launched Xpress to convert shops into pharmacies and shops supplying healthy groceries. The Group has ventured into Chemical production through Oxypa. Cinelal is the group’s foray into the OTT sector.  Mr Rathod is a part of the India CSR Network, which comprises over 1500.

December 01: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on Bollywood, as it did on other film industries worldwide.  As cinemas and movie theatres remained closed for a long period and film releases were indefinitely delayed, the Indian box office dropped by billions of dollars.  Many blockbusters initially due to be released since mid-March 2020 were postponed or canceled, with film productions also halted. The people who work as junior artists or behind the scenes in the film and TV industry were affected the worst by all this. During these difficult times, a major union of Indian film and television industry workers, Dhadak All Film Kamgar Sangathana, under the great leadership of prominent labour leader Abhijeet Rane, strongly supported the people working in the field of films, TV serials and web series in various departments.

Abhijeet Rane has been honored by Times Applaud, a leading publisher of press releases, for being a Covid-19 warrior. He has indeed been noble in providing much-needed support to the poor workers of the film and TV industry since the pandemic started.

Fulfilling the basic need for food, especially of the poor and needy, became a major concern during the lockdown period after the pandemic started. Dhadak All Film Kamgar Sangathana, led by Abhijeet Rane, joined hands with Bollywood megastar and Star of Millennium Amitabh Bachchan to distribute over 5 lakh grocery kits and life-saving items to the film industry workers and to the general public last year during the lockdown period. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan also gave his blessings and support to Dhadak All Film Kamgar Sangathana.

Items such as face masks and sanitizers became vital to protect ourselves and curb the pandemic after it started. The union, led by  Abhijeet Rane, also distributed face masks, sanitizers, hand wash etc. with the help of Amitabh Bachchan, as well as Former Chief Minister of  Maharashtra Shri Devendraji Fadnavis (Leader of Opposition in  Maharashtra Legislative Assembly), Reliance Foundation, Actor Sonu Sood,  PVR Cinemas, Carnival Cinemas, Social Worker Adv. Rubina Rizvi (Rizvi  Group).

The lockdown was suddenly declared on TV when it started, and everything, including trains, was paused for a long period of time.  As the pause button was pressed on trains, workers who had come from villages got stuck in Mumbai, and they could not go to their native places. But Abhijeet Rane emerged as a savior of these workers during these difficult times. During the lockdown, more than 20,000 migrant workers and needy individuals were coordinated with government agencies and relocated to their native places with the support of the union, which is led by Abhijeet Rane.

Dhadak All Film Kamgar Sangathana works round-the-clock for the welfare of all film fraternity under the leadership,  Abhijeet Rane, who is not only a prominent labour leader but also a senior journalist.

Abhijeet Rane is the Founder & General Secretary of Dhadak Kamgar Union. He also serves as Group Editor, Daily Mumbai Mitra & Daily Vrutt Mitra, Vast Media Group.

Abhijeet Rane founded Dhadak All Film Kamgar Sangathana, whose major goal is to improve the lives of all film workers by giving them a place to voice their problems and resolve them. This union, which has about 87000 members, has a good reputation in the Indian film and television industry.

We wish Abhijeet Rane the very best for all his future endeavors and hope that he continues to support the poor and needy workers of the film and TV industry even beyond the pandemic. https://www.dhadakkamgarunion.in/

New Delhi (India), December 01: Organised by Abhigyan Foundation, a non-profit organisation affiliated to the United Nations, ‘Indian Excellence Awards 2021’ successfully conducted their award distribution ceremony to felicitate entrepreneurs and profound personalities for their remarkable performance in the ever-growing business environment. Partnered by Digisharks Communications, the event was additionally organised to honour citizens who consistently aim to work towards humanity.

The event took place at Constitutional Club of India, Delhi and awardees were honoured by the following dignitaries: Chief Guest: Zarine Manchanda (Entrepreneur, model and CEO of Zarine Manchanda foundation), Special Guest: Mr. Manish Singh (Ex. MLA Candidate Vice President Delhi Contentment Board), Special Guest: Dr. Taara Malhotra (World Renowned Celebrity Holistic Healer, Astrologer, Numerologist & Vastu Expert). All in all, this spectacular occasion saw different segments of the industry from health and wellness, travel and tourism, showbiz, retail, and education to real estate and infrastructure, among others.

The list of awardees that were felicitated during the event include, Dr Mansav Arora, Mr Vachaspati Mishra, Mr Atul Bhardwaj, Mr Dharmesh Mithia, Mr Ketan Sheth, Dr Mohil Patel, Mr Pavan Sindhi, Mrs Niketa Thacker, Miss Dharini Patel, Dr Kuljiet Uppaal, Mr Sunil J. Shah, Mr Dharmendra K Patel, Mr Sharvam Dave, Mr Sanjivv Kapur, Mr Bhavesh Mane, Mr Sagar Khimani, Mr Pradip Khimani, Mr Maharshi Desai, Mr Bhavesh Dave, Mr Vipul Himmatbhai Narigara, Vasundra Natte, Mr Manoj Sharma, Dr Akshay Kumar Rout, Dr Brij Mohan Parsad, Dr Manoj Pandey and Dr Jully Kumari, Himaani Chetaan, Mr Deepak Sahni, Dr Monica B. Sood, Mr. Saumitra Singh, Mrs Himanshi Singh, Mr Dilip Kumar, Dr Preetisudha Meher, Mrs Priti Agarwal, Dr Raj Kumar Baida, Dr Kamini Ashri, Dr Manoj Kumar Baida, Mrs Jariya Adhami, Alka Gupta, Mr Sudeep Mehta, Mrs Rashhi Sharma, Dr Anusha Srinivasan Iyer, Dr Yusuf Merchant, Mr Ashish Kumar, CALV Rathi& Bhagwanji N Patel, Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, Dr Amit Aggarwal, Ajay Chaturvedi, Syed Sartaz Basha Khadri, Yogesh Kwatra, Abhishek Kishore, Shayaan Ahmed Noori, Mr Gaurav Mehotra, Balaga Prakash, Rajesh Ponnada, MSR Swaroop, S Ramakrishna, Sudarshan Sabat, Aryan Sabat and Gurpreet Kalkat among others.

All the awardees were graced with trophies and certificates from the hands of the above-mentioned members with unparalleled recognition in videos/press releases of the event. The event aimed to suitably accredit the torch bearers of nation-building, which calls for participation in large numbers and is an excellent opportunity for providing national visibility for the gems across fields and walks of life.