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~Women leading the way for a better world~

Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], March 8: Eleventh Dimension Solutions (EDS), a MuleSoft & Salesforce specialist technology company announced the ‘Women Empowerment’ campaign to honor women from various walks of life. Throughout history and across cultures, women and girls have faced innumerable challenges and injustices. We’re taking a moment to recognize women who overcame adversity, broke through barriers to transform our culture and the world. EDS, who’s one of the Co-founders is a woman, believes in empowering women by providing each one of them an equal opportunity at the workplace. With the same core belief, Eleventh Dimension Solutions (EDS) gratified the first winner BinduBa Zala under the campaign called #RecognizeThePowerWithin.  

BinduBa Zala is 51 years old school teacher of a Sarkari School from a small village called Raipur located 30 kilometers from Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat. She has devoted her entire life educating the children of the villagers, their welfare and overall development of the village. She and her husband Parthesh Pandya, who used to work with RSS then, left an established life and decided not to have children of their own to give a better future to the children in Raipur.

BinduBa, born in a Kshatriya family in ‘Bhavnagar, Gujarat’, is the youngest amongst the three siblings. Since childhood she has gone through all sorts of adversities, from being a girl child who fought to get educated, pick-up a job as a teacher in school to choosing her own life partner who belonged to a different cast. In all her struggles, her parents always stood by her and supported her especially BinduBa’s mother who’s also a true inspiration to her.

There are a lot of unbelievable changes that BinduBa and her husband have brought to the village since 2001, when they decided to change the fate of Raipur, BinduBa and her husband who believe in Gandhi’s philosophy use to observe fasting in order to end animal sacrifice that was practiced on occasions, one time the couple fasted for 16 days continuously. They also stood against child marriage which was quite familiar in the village. The awareness on the use of allopathic medications to cure illness was also encouraged by the couple, which helped to a great extent in well being of the village and many more.

In addition to the above, one of the interesting achievements made at school was that a child cabinet was introduced in the school that helped each child to voice out their opinion. This practice was later adopted by Bangladeshi and today all schools in Bangladesh have a child cabinet.

All in all accurate education gave a bright future to the children who earlier were destined to become farmers, bounded labor, cattle header, or a driver whereas small girls were left to take care of the house and have children.

Expressing her deep gratification on the occasion of this felicitation by Eleventh Dimension Solutions (EDS), Ms. BinduBa Zala said, “I am highly obliged and thankful to Eleventh Dimension Solutions (EDS), for recognizing my effort and bringing my life journey in front of the world. I always wanted to do something for society and had committed to myself that the struggle I had gone through as a girl child should not be faced by other children, especially the female child.  Providing education to these children and changing the lives of these villagers have given a meaning and direction to my life. I am extremely thankful to my parents and my husband who have always been my strength. My husband has guided me at every step and given me the courage to bring this change that we always dreamt of. It is very satisfying to see these people happy and joyful “

“But there is yet a lot to do, the Sabarmati River near the village is now dry and we want to make efforts in order to have the river flowing again and experience the greenery by its side. We also want organic farming to be a prevalent practice in this village. “She added. 

Talking about this proud moment when Eleventh Dimension Solutions (EDS), gave their first award to honor BinduBa Zala under the campaign #RecognizeThePowerWithin, Mr. Shankar Sree, CEO & Co-founder said, “The idea behind this campaign is to bring into center stage, these magnificent women who have and are scripting a change in the society. And yet are always working behind the screens. We want to recognize and felicitate the tremendous courage, strength and power of the change-makers in today’s day and age, women who have done extraordinary work in their respective fields, who stood out from the crowd and led the way”.

Talking about this proud moment Mr. Paramaguru Devendran, Co-founder & COO – Eleventh Dimension Solutions said,” We have seen and experienced the power of social stigmas and conventions to define to a certain extent, the role of a woman, at least in certain parts of the world.  Hence, we want to highlight such women, who have broken out from these norms, cut through the satire of the society and have had the courage to go against all odds to favour their dreams and turn them into reality. The thought behind the campaign is to bring such selfless actions into spotlight and share their stories to inspire everyone else out there to take a small step towards humanity. We are working with those women who have struggled and faced a lot of hardships in their lives, and yet have had the courage to bring about a change in the society and making other people’s lives better.”

Speaking of on the occasion, Ms. Casey Romero, Co-founder & CRO- Eleventh Dimension Solutions said, “I feel, Women in leadership interrupts the predictable and impacts the future. We would like to think that we are contributing to empowering womens’ expression of power in their lives and to the world.  There is nothing more inspiring than seeing women leading the way, making the difference they’re committed to make, and empowered by who they are for themselves and for people around them. This will forever be a core value for our company.

Our goal has always been to enable more and more women to realize their full potential and work towards fulfilling their independence, power, and self-expression. Our current campaign is a brilliant example for this as to how we as an organization are sharing the journey of such women who have been the rule-breakers and are paving the way for others.”

BinduBa and her husband Parthesh had sacrificed a lot in their life and worked relentlessly for years to bring this change and their toil does not end here.  During COVID they started a quarantine center and all positive cases were asked to stay there. They made arrangements for food, water and medicines for all the patients to help in their fast recovery due to which, now there are currently zero cases and no deaths because of COVID.

Eleventh Dimension Solutions’ (EDS) leadership team Australia, specifically Dhivakar, Ranjith, Harit and Team India – Natraj and Purnima Nambiar are thankful to people like BinduBa and Parthesh for shaping the future of so many. While our future isn’t always certain, what is certain is love and dedication towards the society that is going to change the world. We are proud to celebrate this tremendous story.

New Delhi (India), March 8: Agatsa, a healthcare technology company founded by an Electronics Engineer Duo Rahul Rastogi and Neha Rastogi, has won the prestigious Aegis Graham Bell Award in the ‘Best Innovation in Diagnostics’ category. The company’s flagship product Sanket Life is an IoT platform that consists of a portable and touch-based digital ECG machine that has been designed to make heart health screening easier and more affordable for everyone a smartphone app and a state-of-the-art cloud. The device is equivalent in medical accuracy to hospital-grade ECG machines and is 1/10th the size and cost. It can be carried in a pocket anywhere and can be operated by anyone with minimal or no training. The device was adjudged as the best in its category, beating competition from giants like Siemens Healthineers and mFine. Agatsa has its own algorithm of not just capturing ECG and displaying, recording the ECG graph on a smartphone but it also has its AI algorithms to interpret that graph and give the first-level interpretation. It has its own state-of-the-art cloud to save all the reports for future reference.

Aegis Graham Bell Awards (AGBA) is an initiative Aegis School of Data Science, Cyber Security, and Telecommunication to recognize the talent who has the potential to grow as technology leaders; start-up founders; innovators; entrepreneurs; intra entrepreneurs who are transforming the lives of millions of Indians by their work. The 12th AGBA is supported by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India; Skill India’ NIC (National Informatics Centre, office under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology). Hon’ble Minister Dr. Ram Lal Markanda, Hon’ble Minister Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh & Sardar R. P. Singh felicitated the founder of Agatsa Rahul Rastogi and the entire Agatsa team for being recognized as the Winner under Innovative Diagnostic Solution.

Agatsa is currently working on integrating Sanket Life with advanced AI to provide advanced cardiac diagnostics and to aid medical professionals with a portable, digital tool equipped with the highest tech like AI and Blockchain. This will make it possible to detect heart disease at a very early stage and will help both the healthcare professionals and the patients to monitor and manage their hearts easily. Currently, Sanket Life is being sold on online ecommerce platforms like Amazon, Flipkart and its own website. Agatsa is also rapidly scaling to B2B partnerships with Digital health companies who can integrate their device into their platforms and tying up with hospitals, diagnostic labs, and small clinics for its products and ECG review services.

When asked about the feeling after winning the coveted Graham Bell Awards Agatsa CEO, Mr. Rahul Rastogi said “We are thrilled to receive this award. This is like a noble prize for innovations in different areas which can also be commercialized and help people in general. This award is given after much grilling and validates all the hard work and years of research to develop a product like Sanket Life which is the FIRST in the world. We are happy that our product is not just adopted by the users and the patients but also by the doctors PAN India. Not just it is adopted it is very much appreciated. Our best influencers have been our customers who are using the products.

Agatsa also appreciated government support in recognizing homegrown innovations which are Made in India, made for the world! There is no device in the world which is as Small as Sanket Life and can take medical grade 12-Lead ECG just by touching the pen-like device at different points. It is medically approved in cardiac institutes like Narayana Hrudayala and Sri Jayadeva institute of Cardiavascular Science and Research with an accuracy of 99%. It is an ISO-13485 compliant organization with researching, designing and manufacturing its devices in India itself.

Aegis award is not the first prestigious award won by Agatsa. Agatsa has won many powerful awards like Anjani Mashelkar award for Inclusive innovation, Marico Innovation Award, Millenium Alliance, Frost & Sullivan Award, TiE BiRAC WiNER award awarded to women entrepreneur in biological research and awards 25Lacs INR to the best Women Entrepreneurs. Agatsa co-founder Neha Rastogi is also listed in a list of 20 most Audacious women in Forbes India.

Agatsa launched a useful multi-parameter device during the Covid which could monitor multi parameters – ECG monitor, Spo2, and Temperature with just a touch. There are many in the cost of one device people were getting four parameters. The complete technology is very frugal and affordable which scales down costs. Our products range begins from INR 2,500 with different options and comes with a one-year replacement warranty.

New Delhi (India), March 8: Most people are inspired by entrepreneurs from different industries who have been extremely successful in their respective fields and have made a mark for themselves. This article is about the 10 Most Successful Business Leaders under The Age of Forty by The Indian Alert powered by Digisharks Communication.

1. Mr. Rikant Pitti – COO and Co-founder of EaseMyTrip

Rikant Pitti is one of the youngest entrepreneurs of India, who, along with his brothers, Co-founded EaseMyTrip in 2008. B.Tech from Kurukshetra University, he had an insatiable hunger to grow and make a mark in the space of travel. Given his passion and innovative mind, he has contributed earnestly to leading the company towards progress. His thorough knowledge, passion for travel, and systematic approach in integrating travel and e-commerce have made EaseMyTrip a big brand among the sophisticated travel enthusiasts of India. With his multitalented personality, being a tech wizard, a strong people person, his innovative ideas, reviving approach, Rikant has created a distinct identity by carving a niche in the online travel & tourism industry, the 2nd largest OTA in India

2. Nishit Nanda – ED, Consumer Business, Khimji Jewels & CEO youlry.com

Nishit is a technophile who loves all things virtual, cloud and code-driven. Having a degree in Computer Science, he positively disrupted the jewellery business’s age-old ways by introducing accountability, data democracy, and technology-led initiatives. The resulting pursuit yielded youlry.com – a brand born in the cloud during an era of the internet-of-value. This young leader created a confluence between the world of logic and emotions, adding to the exceptional experiences that are holistic and unparalleled within the jewellery retail D2C sector. His unwavering focus characterizes the core approach of Nishit when it comes to meeting, tackling, and surpassing one milestone after another in the complex gems and jewellery retail D2C sectors.

3. Utsav Dar – Founder, Dar Fabtory Productions, Incubate Finance and DigiMaaya (Fintech)

A multi-faceted personality with few ventures hand in hand, Utsav Dar is a bold visionary with two decades of result-oriented, driving business of multiple organizations leading to over 350 million USD in revenue. Currently, his focus is the Dar Fabtory Productions (Media Production), Incubate Finance (Decentralized Finance), and DigiMaaya (Fintech). He loves the community welfare role as a Treasurer in the Kashmiri Pandit Association Est. in 1939. An alumnus of the prestigious University of Delhi, Amity, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, he specializes in tech overhauling for legacy businesses. His expertise in Blockchain, Consensus Mechanisms, Metaverse concepts, and Fin-tech makes him a young business leader impacting the emerging tech space in the global start-up ecosystem.

4. Paras Lohani – Founder & CEO, B2B Sales Arrow LLC

A visionary in his ideas, Paras is stimulating the rapid growth of B2B Sales Arrow, a research-based digital technology organization founded in the year 2012. He believes in nurturing business with passion and entrepreneurship stuck when he was deeply impacted by philanthropic news. He knew that to bring a massive change in society, he needed to develop a sustainable business to give back to the community. His idea of transforming is to stand out from the rest, focusing on human intelligence, technology, and values. With a Bachelor in Engineering and a PG in Digital Marketing Transformation from IIM, he has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and innovation to change industry trends and take humanity forward.

5. Ishaan Bahl – CEO & CFO 145 by Risa Hospitality

With Honors from USC Marshall School of Business, Ishaan, a Millennial Restaurateur, entered the Mumbai F & B terra with a millennial approach. He conceptualized 145 on a tattered notepad while shadowing his restaurateur father in 2015. His core idea was to create a space millennial cool enough to hang out with fun elements, referring to his note of all the exciting meals he ate as a student in Los Angeles. The vision of 145 has expanded to being a space that millennials can call their own, sensitive to pricing but also aware that a good menu will find appreciation. Ishaan believes he has grown with his customers and says the business model’s roots are instilled in the pulse of the millennials, and the brand continues to grow with them. 

6. Ambarish Ray – Co-Founder & CEO, Digital Dogs Content and Media

Two decades of experience in founding ventures across technology, communications, and experience design, Ambarish is an active investor and mentors with start-up nurturing ecosystems. His recent venture is Digital Dogs Content and Media, which endeavours to create, broadcast, and distribute authentic content with the intent of building change-ready and results-driven cultures across sectors. Ambarish is also actively engaged in writing, travelling, and sharing his experiences with young people. He has been a faculty member at the RD. National College of Arts & Commerce, the UPG College of Management in Mumbai, and other B and C schools on subjects like Strategic Planning, Agency Management, Advertising, and Brand Management.

7. Vassundara Nattes – Co-Founder Aeliuscity HR Solutions

First-generation Tech-Entrepreneur, an Engineering Graduate from Anna University, Chennai, hails from a small town, Erode in Tamil Nadu, Vassundra, Co-founded Aeliuscity HR Solutions in the year 2018. The wide range of expertise across domains like technical recruitment, vendor management, consulting, market strategy, Business strategy, and performance marketing was instrumental in making her jump into entrepreneurship. Vasundhara holds a prominent position as a Project Management Consultant in AHMSSC, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. Her efforts have led to Aeliuscity HR becoming a key stakeholder in the Human Resource Outsourcing and upskilling of India’s largest workforce. She is an HR expert, and her passion is working in the field of Unemployment and Education with other able-bodied in the Indian ministry.

8. Raghavendra Gowd – Founder Soham Ayur Yoga Ashram

Raghavendra Gowd, considerate of the stressful corporate world as an HR professional, decided to venture into wellness, and today, he is popularly known as Sri Soham Guruji. He is one of India’s most successful traveling Wellness and Yoga Entrepreneurs. He founded Ayur Yoga Ashram, which attracts wellness enthusiasts nationally and internationally. The Ashram headquarters in India has international branches in Egypt, USA, Lithuania and is in the expansion phase to international locations. Sri Soham is also the CEO of readBest Canada, incorporated for assisting ADHD and Learning Disability students in their studies. He designed and successfully implemented projects like WOW (Wellness on Work), Sound of Silence, Living Yogi, and projects that have helped people, including celebrities worldwide.

9. Kunal Patel – Co-Founder, 7Ink Brews

Inspired by his father, business for Kunal began at home. As a school kid, he sold a Pokémon card thrice its price. With a firm belief that opportunities get killed in a closed room, business needs the freedom of imagination. Kunal turned every situation into a lucrative deal and embarked on his entrepreneurship journey soon after his graduation. He ventured into the garment segment, which became like a crash course in how to run a business, and decided to join Monika Enterprises in 2013 and co-founded 7Ink Brews. He expanded the business to represent international liquor brands in India. With the success of launching international liquor brands, his focus is building a portfolio in offering the best in quality. Today Kunal has more than 40 international brands that trust him, who they represent in India.

10. Prashant Maurya – Co-Founder, Spheron

Prashant is a complete Techno-Geek who created Spheron’s successful protocol. Users have full decentralization of the web and control of the personal data from large tech giants. It allows users to host their websites and applications on leading blockchain-based decentralized storage networks in the fastest, easiest, and most affordable way possible. Spheron’s triumphant protocol has projects executing successful deployments and dealing with a large user base. Prashant has successfully managed to get top experts globally. As an entrepreneur, he makes sure he is a good team player and gives his team members freehold. He fosters a love for work rather than just money, which drives the protocol’s success.

March 7: Is there any work that a woman isn’t capable of performing? No, we’d say. Women play a multifaceted role in society. No matter how challenging or demanding the role is, they make sure to complete the job successfully.

They keep empowering others to become the best versions of themselves. Today, their achievements and struggles are getting recognised by the world.

Meet Swarna Daga Mimani, the founder of one of the best digital marketing agencies in Kolkata and one of the most promising ones in India, Social Neeti. A constant inspiration for all the women out there, Swarna Daga Mimani is leading a team of 33 employees – 28 women and 5 men.

Swarna Daga Mimani proved her genius mettle in this male-dominated society with her Social Neeti, where expression and creativity blend to produce noteworthy results. Being one of the leading social media marketing agencies in India, Social Neeti offers services like branding design, website development, social media marketing, Google AdWords, search engine optimisation, feedback module and SMS & Whatsapp marketing. With over three years of experience and presence in over fifteen cities like Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad and more, Social Neeti has served over 300 renowned clients across the country.

Social media has evolved into the most prominent and vital virtual arena, where the platform is utilised not only for social networking but also as a powerful tool for digitally promoting your business and products.

The power of social media is undeniable, as you can reach a large number of people within seconds of publishing an advertisement, which in turn lowers your costs and helps you reach out to your potential audience.

Besides, the COVID-19 pandemic has made businesses realise the importance of social media, which was otherwise overlooked. According to a recent survey, almost 54% of social media users depend on social media to follow or find information about their favourite brands. And, 49% of them depend on social media influencers for product or service recommendations.

Social media has been a game-changer for different industries, be it food & beverage, real estate, education or corporations. The best social media marketing agencies in India give the brands more exposure and help them understand their target audience better.

As a leading full-stack agency, Social Neeti provides the best SEO services in Kolkata and other major cities in the country. They have some of the experienced website developers in India on board who work their fingers to the bone for the success of the advertising marketing agency.

Being a startup, the firm has gained quite a reputation amongst the best digital marketers in India. The team comprises young and energetic professionals who are well versed in content development, designing, website development and search engine optimisation. The average age is 23 to 24, the generation that is familiar with the know-how of social media.

The team is encouraged to take ownership of the tasks. By being a true leader, Swarna Daga Mimani shows her team how to inspire others. She promotes leadership from a very young age by giving out responsibilities.

March 7: Beautification rituals are a powerful element of consumer culture that transcends time and place. In the era of “moral terrorism” where “investment” in the body is essential, the beauty salon, an invention of the 20th century, has become a ubiquitous resource for individual self-realization through consumption. Located through ‘Kesh’ a budget-friendly salon is a market dedicated to cosmetology services Targeting India and Nepal with a minimum investment, this salon is designed by a 19 years old boy Daniel Katwal from Nepal. Talking about his background, he is the son of a renowned hairstylist. His father traveled from a small village Laxmipur to Nepal to create history in the beauty industry and further made a brand Neel Davids & Academy in Nepal and India and also started giving franchises of his name.

A concept by Daniel made this possible by turning a square space of 300 to 600 into a beautiful model of Kesh Beauty Salon. He is the new CEO of Neel david Salon & Academy in Nepal. The head office is located in Kathmandu where Daniel runs the salon lounge and looks after all the management. Speaking to Daniel, he shared “I have seen my father struggle in making his dreams turn into reality so I decided to quit my footballing and returned from the U.K to support him to the fullest. Realizing the fact that Neel david has become a bit expensive for many investors, I am starting to develop Kesh as a brand which will be a budget-friendly salon.”

When it comes to salons that were inaugurated in India, Kesh was first launched in Raniganj, West Bengal by Rajeev who expressed his thoughts, “I was a bit nervous and confused in the beginning but facilities from Neel david encouraged me to establish the first branch. I am happy to be a part of this brand, and the reviews by the customers are helping me expand my business further.”

The next branch was opened in Simara, Nepal by a businessman Sailesh Giri followed by a third branch in Biratnagar successfully run by Sabita Thapa. Three more outlets have been signed which will be launched by May end.

With a less budget, this salon is easy to attract customers in especially small towns. The sales partners Chandan Patra and Rumi Patra have recently started the corporate office in Kolkata. While knowing more about them, Mr. Patra stated, “I feel proud and happy to be a part of this franchise. What an amazing concept by Daniel of making a cozy boutique salon that fulfills modern techniques. Though being a business development partner, this brand plans to explore Kesh across all the cities where training for hospitality, management, marketing will play an integral part in India and Eastern part of Nepal.”

The brand in charge Suhash Kumar is effectively working towards brand development and is also aiming to support underprivileged students who aspire to make a career in this industry. Today, Neel david Katwal is a known name and Daniel is putting his foot in his dad’s shoes to make it more relevant and victorious.

About Neel David:

Neel david Katwal began his adventure in the little hamlet of Jhapa, Nepal, with humble beginnings. He was a natural rebel with an unrivaled enthusiasm for hairstyle. It wasn’t easy to choose a career as a hairdresser back then, but it was his calling, and Neel David’s Salon was born. He will be eternally thankful to his clients for appreciating his work and to his staff for providing unwavering support. He has obtained a wealth of expertise from various universities in Delhi, Thailand, America, London, and Singapore throughout the years. He has received training from Mrs. Christine Blundel (an Oscar-winning makeup artist from Hollywood) as well as Toni and Guy (London). For more information, please visit www.neeldavidsalon.com

New Delhi (India), March 7: In a recent announcement, BMC Software and Robotex India join hands to educate government school girls in Robotics, Coding and STEM. This is the first-of-its-kind initiative in the state of Maharashtra where girls from rural schools will learn Robotics, Coding and Artificial Intelligence.

BMC Cares is an ongoing global engagement to inspire & empower BMC’s workforce to invest In people and enrich communities across the Globe through digital literacy, interventions, and Accessibility to create An Autonomous Digital Enterprise. BMC Cares in collaboration with Robotex India are empowering over 250 girls from zilla parishad government schools in Pune On Future skills required to increase their employability and bridge gender divide in the STEM Ecosystem.

With the unique initiative ‘Girls Who Build Robots’, BMC Software aims to address STEM and Gender gap education equality gap issues and empower government school students in future skills like coding, Robotics, STEM, enabling them to pursue future opportunities in the digitized World.

Speaking about the initiative Ms Wendy Rentschler, Head of Global CSR said “The UN reports that for India to maintain its position as a global growth leader, more concerted efforts at local and national levels, and by the private sector are needed to bring women to parity with men. Initiatives that support the UN’s call to action, like BMC’s partnership with Robotex India, are imperative to make this a reality”

Ms. Chaula Diwanji, Global CSR Business Partner Said, “By fostering digital literacy and supporting groups like the Robotex India, and others striving to bridge the digital literacy gap, we all have the power to invest in the women who will become the technology and business professionals and leaders of tomorrow.”

This project for the state of Maharashtra, will be implemented by Robotex India along with its supporting partner Rotary club of Pune central charitable trust and CSR support from BMC Software.

Commenting on the initiative more Mr. Ali Siddiqui – CPO said, ‘As we build for the future at BMC, we are focused on increasing gender representation to support greater diversity of thought to drive innovation. The Autonomous Digital Enterprise includes everyone, our technology frees people to create the future.”

Ms Payal Rajpal Director Robotex India states ‘With ‘Girls who build robots’ initiative, Robotex India aims to train over 2 million girls by 2023 on the grounds of coding, robotics and AI employable skills. Robotex India has educated 25000 students from government schools in rural, tribal, urban India. It thus aims at bridging the gender gap in STEM and preparing students from marginalized communities from rural India for the jobs of future.”

Expanding the Applied Biosystems portfolio with the latest generation of innovative, mid-throughput genetic analyzers

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 7: Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced its latest generation of SeqStudio Flex Series Genetic Analyzer to enable customers’ cutting-edge research in areas such as gene editing and infectious disease. Capillary Electrophoresis (CE), which enables Sanger sequencing and fragment analysis is an important tool for improving clinical research and advancing scientific discovery.  The SeqStudio Flex Genetic Analyzer delivers the gold-standard quality of CE technology with accurate data and reliable performance.

“At Thermo Fisher we strive to provide innovative and advanced products that meet the needs of our customers. The SeqStudio Flex Series Genetic Analyzers are designed keeping our customers in mind, offering a simplified, more efficient workflow, multiple applications and an exceptional level of accuracy to advance their research. The introduction of the product reaffirms our commitment to Innovation and our investments in CE technology expands our portfolio with the latest generation of innovative, mid-throughput genetic analyzers,” said Amit Chopra, managing director, India, and South Asia, Thermo Fisher Scientific. 

The new mid-throughput genetic analyzer introduces design and technological advancements for enhanced flexibility, usability and connectivity. The instrument has increased plate capacity and may be loaded at any time without cancelling or waiting for a run to complete, improving sample throughput and walk-away capacity and scheduling flexibility.

“With the increased plate capacity supported by design enhancements and simplified workflow, SeqStudio Flex Series Genetic Analyzers are highly capable of accelerating genomic research,” added Kapil Sood, senior director, life sciences solutions, Thermo Fisher Scientific.

The intuitive and flexible system comprising advanced Wi-Fi connectivity empowers remote plate set up and remote monitoring as well as facilitate streamlined data transfer, analysis, and scientific collaboration. The SeqStudio Flex Series Genetic Analyzer is the first CE-based instrument with remote servicing capabilities for faster issue resolution.

To learn more about the Applied Biosystems SeqStudio Flex Series Genetic Analyzers, visit thermofisher.com/seqstudioflex

*For research use only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.

New Delhi (India), March 7: Until a while ago, it was a known stereotype that women were incapable of running a successful business. That they should focus on taking care of the family, children and home while the man earns and runs the household. Women were perceived as emotional and incapable of entering the harsh business world.

However, every woman defies this preconception and prejudice in today’s world. Several women have taken steps in this direction by entering the business field. Starting from the ground up, learning everything, planning and re-planning and persevering even in the face of adversity.

The Vocal for Local app has successfully helped thousands of women revolutionise and scale their businesses. Change, opportunities, reinvention, and convenience are all part of Vocal For Local. Unlike any other, it’s a mobile app that acts as a marketplace for thousands of home business owners to sell their products. Their objective is to build a user-friendly platform for home entrepreneurs to promote their talents and brands to a larger audience. They want to make the entire discovery process from discovery to delivery as simple as possible. It’s the easiest thing to do by simply downloading the app from your App Store or Google Playstore!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.vocal.vfl

Women empowerment has always been a priority for Vocal For Local’s founders, Mihir Turakhia and Chaitanya Davda. Vocal For Local supports small businesses and home entrepreneurs. The app has evolved into a valuable resource for women who want to establish a home business without any hassle. It has three areas of expertise: food, beauty, and handicrafts. It’s a free app that allows women from any strata of society to get started without worrying about paying a registration fee.

Various small businesses have successfully achieved a wider audience with this app. Even consumers who enjoy unique and homemade products have a single location to browse. It’s a one-of-a-kind network for home entrepreneurs that’s kept small businesses afloat, even amid the pandemic.

There is a 94-year-old woman who created her own business and sells with Vocal For Local! Some ladies began during the lockdown and received their first customers practically immediately with the help of the app.

Another business owner sells ice cream cone waffles, savoury waffles, and sandwiches on the platform. She claims that Vocal For Local has immensely benefited her in reaching a wider audience with her products as a home entrepreneur.

After discovering the ‘Sindhi Potli’ pickle, a young entrepreneur discovered her calling. Despite the pandemic, she decided to start her own home business.

Another fun one we found was a ‘saas-bahu’ duo who sells home-cooked meals! Many people have been inspired by their journey. They were able to shatter the myth that mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law can’t get along!

You’ll come across several entrepreneurs selling handmade skincare, haircare, and even cosmetics! It’s encouraged entrepreneurs of all ages, from young adults to elderly grandmothers to express and showcase their talents on the app. Vocal For Local has evolved as a platform, a community, and a family. They’ve assisted thousands of women in achieving their goals and encouraged them to keep going.

This Women’s Day, let’s celebrate the day’s true meaning. Gift the women in your life independence and let them be part of a platform dedicated to helping India grow. One home at a time. That’s why HOME Hongey Kaamyaab!

March 7: Sambhav, India’s first legal helpline for women at work, is an initiative by a group of young lawyers, who are launching this through a dedicated phone number and whatsapp number (9689-9689-10).

Are you a woman business owner, woman who wants to start her own business, or a woman professional with legal issues at work? Then Sambhav’s helpline is for you. You can call or Whatsapp this number from anywhere in India for the legal advice related to work that you require.

For more information, visit our Sambhav page!

Lawyers are volunteering their time to give free legal advice to working women!

Lawfarm.in, India’s premier portal for legal services, is proud to be the online partner for this initiative.

The mission behind this is to make it ‘Sambhav’ or ‘Possible’ for women to be financially independent, by taking care of all the legal issues that they may face.

Sambhav’s helpline will provide free legal advice to related to issues such as business registrations and licenses, GST or other compliances, brand protection through intellectual property (patent, trademark, copyright, design), contracts, money recovery, disputes, business property, employment related issues, cyber-crimes, etc.

After the initial legal advice, which will be provided by lawyer volunteers free of cost, Sambhav might refer the work to Lawfarm for which we will provide a flat 30% discount to women for legal services. We will run this discount for the whole month of March!

Lawfarm.in is looking to help many women business owners that face legal issues and also many women who are looking to start their home-based businesses, but don’t know the legalities behind it such as licenses for food business, e-commerce business, etc.

Lawfarm Team says: “When we think of legal help for women, we normally think of domestic violence or matrimonial issues, but what about women who are working hard to become financially independent? That is the best form of women empowerment and that’s why we are excited to support this wonderful initiative – Sambhav – by providing women with affordable business-legal services.”

The discounted legal services will be provided by Lawfarm.in for the whole of March. Want to know more? Come to Sambhav today!

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 7:  Cool Caps Industries Limited (Cool Caps) is engaged in the business of manufacturing a wide range of plastic bottle caps and closures, proposes to open its initial public offer (IPO) of 30,60,000 Equity Shares of Rs.10 each under book building process aggregating to Rs. 1,162.80 Lakh. Price Band shall be announced soon; the Issue is proposed to be list on the NSE Emerge platform. The issue will open on 10th March, 2022 and will close on 15th March 2022.

The net proceeds from the IPO will be utilized to meet working capital requirements and for general corporate purposes.

The Lead Manager to the Issue is Holani Consultants Private Limited and The Registrar to the Issue is Link In time India Private Limited.

Cool Caps, founded in 2015, company is manufacturing bottle caps and closures which include soda bottle caps, soft drink bottle caps, mineral water bottle caps, juice bottle caps and closures as per client specifications from units situated in Howrah in West Bengal and Kotdwar in Uttarakhand.

The company is Promoted by Purv Flexipack Private Limited, Mr. Rajeev Goenka and Mr. Vanshay Goenka. They belong to Goenka family of Sindharam Sawarmal, Dry Fruits, a well- known entity of Kolkata. 

The company has established strong clients like Bisleri, Kingfisher, IRCTC, Patanjali, Clear, etc to supply plastic bottle caps.

The company also into manufacturing N95 Face Masks from its unit situated in Howrah, West Bengal to help the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also involved in the manufacturing of shrink films through its subsidiary Purv Ecoplast Pvt Ltd. and trading of plastic granules to provide one-stop packaging solutions to its customers.

The Company has its offices located in Kolkata, West Bengal. The consolidated Sales of the Company for the year ended on March 31, 2021 stood at Rs. 3,129.84 lakh, The Company’s consolidated Profit after tax for the year ended on March 31, 2021 stood at Rs. 291.72 lakh.  For the last 3 financial years, FY19 – FY21 company’s Revenue has grown at a CAGR of 27.68 while EBITDA & PAT have grown at a CAGR of 46.19% & 45.99% respectively.

Mr. Rajeev Goenka, Promoter, Chairman and Managing Director, Cool Caps said, “We are in the sunrise industry as consumption and demand for the safe and branded Food and Beverages products are increasing. Every bottled product requires caps and closures so opportunities in the markets are numerous. With our long-term relations with our clients and our capability we are in a very good position to capture the growth opportunity.”

Mr. Ashok Holani, Director, Holani Consultants Private Limited, BRLM to the issue highlighting the Issue and investment rationale said “Cool Caps is one of the leading players in the plastic caps and closure industry with commendable market share and the company is having a continuous track record for the profits. The issue is also fairly priced at the Pre issue P/E multiple of 11.07 on FY21 EPS of Rs.3.43 per share.”