Archive: January 3, 2022

CNBC-TV18 kick starts 2022 by introducing its new show – Inside Out

3^rd January 2022: In their endeavour to restructure and innovate, businesses across sectors have welcomed some of the transitions brought in by the pandemic. It is an era where we see new & old players adopting & innovating to never-seen-before business models in a bid to stay relevant to the changing consumer needs and lead the way in the new normal. Giving viewers a deep-dive into the business strategy playbook of these market disruptors, CNBC-TV18, India’s No. 1 English business news channel, introduced a new show – Inside Out – that will be aired every Monday at 2 PM, with the first episode that was aired on 3^rd January 2022.

Keeping pace with the market’s history of embracing new beginnings to expand and grow, the show, as its name suggests, will provide an ‘Inside Out’ perspective on market matters. To enable viewers to understand what leads the lesser-known, but active and high-performing market movers towards growth, the show will deep dive into the workings of new businesses, and will provide an outlook on multibaggers, Indian IPOs, and the most talked about companies of the Indian market.

Hosted by CNBC-TV18’s expert market anchors & analysts – Nigel D’Souza and Sonal Bhutra, each episode will encapsulate key segments that will include SWOT Analysis of the lesser-known but high growth stocks and businesses buzzing in the market, stock movement and investment strategy – that will offer a unique take on the Indian IPOs and new businesses. Furthermore, it will also feature exclusive interviews with the top management of the market movers to help delve deeper into the company’s business strategy and future outlook along with analysing sector-specific performances and markets to shed light onto the most dynamic businesses that continue to break new ground.

The first episode aired today saw an in-depth analysis of MTAR Technologies, and an insightful conversation with their MD, P. Srinivas Reddy, to get deeper insights on their business outlook. The episode also saw a comprehensive SWOT analysis of Poly Medicure Ltd. to help viewers understand their business health better.

Speaking about the show, Shereen Bhan, Managing Editor, CNBC-TV18 said, “The retail investor community looks to us to provide credible and insightful content on market movement in order to understand the changing business landscape & design their investment strategies. CNBC-TV18 has always been a leader in breaking the clutter and empowering its viewers with actionable and well-researched information. Inside-Out is our latest offering that offers in-depth analysis of companies in the news but often under researched. We hope the show will help viewers understand a company & its business proposition better in order to make smart investment decisions”

News18 Lokmat launches “Get Vaccinated and Stay Safe” a vaccination drive for the people of Maharashtra

~ Launched on December 10, the three week-long campaign raises awareness around the importance of vaccination in the interiors of Maharashtra ~

National, 3rd January 2022: While every country is working towards immunizing its citizens from the new variants of the virus, a sense of panic is looming large. It is being repeatedly said that vaccination can help individuals and countries overcome this crisis. However, despite repeated appeals from the Government, close to 50% of the population in several districts of Maharashtra are yet to be vaccinated. With the media playing an equally important role as the Government, Network 18, India’s Largest news network, is committed towards accelerating the pace and also increasing the scope of vaccination throughout the country. The latest special campaign by News18 Lokmat called ‘Get Vaccinated and Stay Safe’ spreads awareness about the importance of getting completely vaccinated, motivating Maharashtra residents to take their jabs as soon as possible.

‘Get Vaccinated and Stay Safe’ initiative plays a crucial role in helping the Government and people of the state fight against the Covid-19 by dismissing the fake news, myths and erase vaccine hesitancy thoughts that many harbour. The Campaign kick-started on December 10 with special emphasis on districts like Solapur, Nanded, Ahmednagar, Nandurbar, Yevatmal, Latur, where the vaccination rates are quite low. Not just that, the programme will also highlight the stellar performances of other districts who have striven hard to achieve amazing vaccination numbers.

The campaign also is a witness to celebrities, doctors, and experts, sharing their views on the importance of complete vaccination amid the pandemic. Take your jabs on time and stay safe is the mantra!

Anand VS Kulkarni bags Role Model Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Award at NCPEDP-Mindtree Helen Keller Awards 2021

The winners were commemorated on the eve of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities for creating employment opportunities for persons with disabilities

Mumbai, 2nd January 2022: Founder of Flop Films, India’s first and only production house spearheaded by a visually-impaired filmmaker, Anand VS Kulkarni, recently bagged the NCPEDP-Mindtree Helen Keller Awards under the category of Role Model Entrepreneurs with Disabilities. The awards are given every year to recognise the efforts in empowering persons with disabilities by creating job opportunities. This year, the 22nd edition of the prestigious award was held virtually on the eve of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Fighting against all odds, Anand topped the University of Mumbai in a vigorous and demanding course Bachelors of Mass Media (BMM). His passion and dedication for filmmaking strengthened his resolve to complete this course against all odds. After graduation, he dived deeper into the sea of commercial filmmaking, and the rest they say is history. In his remarkable growth journey, he has worked with celebrities like Naseeruddin Shah, Boman Irani, Salim Sulaiman, and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. He also associated with industry leaders such as Shapoor Mistry and Anu Aga and offered high-octane assistance to brands like Sennheiser, Harley Davidson, Asian paints, Axis Bank and Mahindra Group. Unsurprisingly, he is also the youngest Indian Line producer with two international shows across India, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, and Turkey.

Anand has admitted that he worked harder than anyone to make up for his visual limitations. In addition, he was so hungry for skills and best-in-class work that he took all jobs from writing, directing, producing, and even editing. He dabbled in music videos, brand-centric ads, independent films and eventually started his venture, Flop Films. He has made a record of 350 commercial films for more than 150 clients in the last six years. He aspires to make the entertainment industry more accepting and accessible for persons with disabilities. In fact, even with Flop Films, his quest is to work towards building inclusivity and equality in filmmaking and handcraft a future where prejudices do not handicap talent.

It is pertinent to note, this year, nearly 100 applicants from around the world applied for NCPEDP-Mindtree Helen Keller Awards. This award is distinguished as one of India’s preeminent recognitions for people and organisations working to encourage PwDs. These awards are organised by the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), India’s leading cross-disability advocacy organisation, with Mindtree, a global technology services, and digital transformation company. The sole aim is to encourage PwDs and motivate others to enhance collective and collaborative growth.

About NCPEDP:

Registered in 1996, the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) is the country’s premier cross-disability, not-for-profit organisation working as an interface between Government, Industry, International Agencies, and the Voluntary Sector towards empowerment of persons with disabilities. Its mandate is simple – to encourage the employment of people with disabilities, increase public awareness on the issue of disability, empower people with disabilities with knowledge, information and opportunities and ensure easy and convenient access to all public places. NCPEDP works on six core principles, also called the six pillars of the organisation, namely: 1) Education; 2) Employment; 3) Accessibility; 4) Legislation/Policy; 5) Awareness/Communication, and 6) Youth.

To know more, please visit www.ncpedp.org

Impact Foundation completes 25 years, celebrates Silver Jubilee

Hyderabad, January 02, 2022: Impact Foundation, a voluntary foundation founded in the year 1996, initiated a platform called “Impact” to provide free personality development, grooming and to impart employable skills to rural, unemployed Telugu speaking youth in both the Telugu States traveled 25 long years and celebrated Silver Jubilee Celebrations at a function held in FTCCI, Red Hills, Hyderabad on Sunday.

The foundation in the last 25 years impacted over one lakh plus kids, teens and youth in rural areas of two Telugu states. Many of these youth are well settled in jobs in India and abroad. The foundation also produced many trainers.

Probably it is one of the only its kind of a foundation in Telugu states, impacting over one lakh rural youth in settling in their jobs, professions and chosen fields including in their entrepreneurial journey. Probably it is one of the few Non Governmental bodies in India impacting such a large number of youth of the nation.

There is a long due of government recognition to this organization, given the kind of a work and service to the society it has been doing.

It has been working with an objective to produce one speaker from every house and one trainer from every village. It has been the most purpose-built foundation, which has exceeded its expectations and has come as a god-sent opportunity for many economically backward youth.

Jaya Prakash Narayana; VV Lakshminarayana; Yandamuri Veerendranath; Dr B V Pattabhiram; Gottipati Satyavani graced the day-long celebrations.

And as part of celebrations, 5 social workers were honored.

India is projected as the world’s youngest country as it has the world’s largest youth population. Over 65% of its population is said to be below 35 years. This large section of the tertiary-age population provides our country with an exclusive demographic advantage. However, despite this unique demographic dividend, a major segment of Indian graduates remain unemployable. We are filling the bridge. It is the most happening organization for the past 25 years. The goal has been to bridge the gap, by promoting and maximizing the outcome of collaborations between industry and academia, by organizing Impact Camps which range from three full days to 30-day long evening programs, now gone online, informed Dr Gampa Nageshwar Rao, the man behind the Impact Foundation.

We made a humble beginning with a month-long training program in St. Adam School, Chikkadpally in 1996 along with Mr Chokkapu Venkataramana. 30 to 40 youth who underwent training program procured jobs in Ashoka and Ampro Biscuit companies. This gave as a fillip to our efforts. When the youth came back and told us the impact it had created on their lives, we changed its name to ‘impact’ on a suggestion from Soma Mahesh, shared Dr. Gampa Nageshwar Rao.

Then it moved to bigger places to accommodate more youth. For the next few years, the venue was City Central Library, Chikkapally; Vysya Hostel, Kachiguda; Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, King Koti; Hari Hara Kalabhavan, Secunderabad.

This continued till 2012, informed Dr. Gampa.

From 2012 we started getting requests from different cities from the then combined Andhra Pradesh and we moved to Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Vijayanagarm, Srikakulam, Kakinada, Anantapur, Tirupathi, Warangal, Nalgonda, Kamareddy, Nizamabad, Khammam, Karimnagar and many other places. The training camps varied from 3 full days duration to 30 days. The participants varied from 1200 to 3000. With 5700 unemployed attending, the Kurnool registered the highest participation ever.

The participants include unemployed, underemployed, budding entrepreneurs, Civil Services and other competitive exams aspirants.

In 2015 it embarked on Training the trainers. Trained many trainers, who in turn went to many educational institutions and imparted training and gained practical experience by putting the skills they leant into practice. With this, the Impact Foundation also emerged as the biggest ever organization churning out trainers in Telugu states.

Now, it has also moved into online space along with changing times. 1779 trainers were certified by Impact Foundation in this area.

During the Pandemic, it has taken up massive Public Speaking training. It trained 18000 online for 21 days.

It embarked on a program Young Minds, an initiative to train kids of 6 to 12 years for about 21 days on a wide variety of subjects of their importance. Teens too were not left behind. The foundation rolled out Teens Challenger aiming 12 years to 19 years with age-appropriate training programs.

Some of the subjects Impact Foundation chose were Spoken English, Career Guidance, Goal Setting, Leadership Management, Public Speaking, Time Management, Crisis Management, Stress Management, Failure/Success Management, Attitude and many others.

Impact works on three broad areas: Spiritual Development, Psychology and Nationalism. The trainers focused on health, wealth and family management besides doing good to the nation.

Some of the trainers and speakers who addressed in 62 plus cities Telangana and Andhra Pradesh include Jaya Prakash Narayana, former bureaucrat, politician, founder and president of Lok Satta Party; VV Lakshminarayana popularly known as JD Lakshmi Narayana, a retired police officer, a politician, an inspirational speaker; Yandamuri Veerendranath, a novelist and screenwriter, YouTuber and Trainer; Dr B V Pattabhiram, Psychologist and celebrated magician, author and trainer; Gottipati Satyavani, a public speaker, educator and social activist, a retired Scientist at Central Silk Board Govt of India and hundreds of others.