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talabat reveals winners of the 2022 Great Gamer Awards

Jul 31, 2022 by Neel Achary 0 Comments

Cairo, Egypt – 31 July 2022: talabat, the region’s leading local tech platform, recently launched its first ever eSports award show – the Great Gamer Awards – in the Gulf region, Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan. Following a four-week campaign to crown the region’s best gamers, the initiative concluded with the announcement of the region’s first Great Gamer of the year, Issa Sameer Issa Murad – known by his gamer username, ISSAA.

Hosted by popular gaming host, Kayyali, the Great Gamer Awards was a success – with a number of eSports enthusiasts being highlighted across various categories. The event’s jury – Klaus Kajetski, Kemuda, Starfall, BigBird, and Luciano Rahal – initially selected 26 nominees split over five categories, who were then voted for by the public.

Thijs van Dam, Regional Director of Strategic Partnerships at talabat says, “We’re thrilled for each of the winners of the Great Gamer Awards and would like to congratulate them all. Over the past four weeks, we have witnessed thousands of votes pouring in from gamers, casters, and followers across the region to support their favorite nominees. The community’s immense support was truly inspiring. Congratulations to ISSAA for being talabat’s Great Gamer of the year!”

“We’re looking forward to seeing the eSports industry grow in the region and for us to play a significant role in helping to develop it further.” van Dam added.

A total of five gamers were voted as the winners at the 2022 Great Gamer Awards, and each of them received the latest gaming setup (provided by Techxhub) and a talabat Great Gamers trophy. Below is a list of the final winners:

Best FPS gamer: ISSAA
Best MOBA gamer: Miracle
Best Sports/Fighting gamer: Tekken Master
Best coach/manager: CHAOS
Best entertainer: SHoNgxBong!
talabat Great Gamer of the year: ISSAA

Prior to being crowned talabat’s Great Gamer of 2022, ISSAA started his career with CS:GO in 2016, and was rapidly scouted to join higher-tier European teams, to start playing on international stages. ISSAA has now transitioned to Valorant and is competing with YaLLa Esports as of May 2022.

Commenting on the win, ISSAA said: “I can’t thank talabat and my fans enough for their immense support and appreciation of my hard work and achievement. I will keep pushing myself to ensure our region stays at the top, and I greatly look forward to achieving much more in the future.”

In addition to the award distribution, a roundtable discussion around eSports in the region was led by special guest Ahmed Al Meghessib and held between the Jury, with interviews being conducted with the main event partners, TechXHub and the UAE e-Sport Federation.

You can re-watch the talabat Great Gamer Awards here.

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Irish Film Steps of Freedom – The Story of Irish Dance Wins Top Award at C2F2, 2nd Edition

Jul 31, 2022 by Neel Achary 0 Comments

Films from Greece, Singapore, Croatia, Chile, India, Belarus, Portugal, Spain, Iran, Brazil, and Italy Win Category Awards

Mumbai – 31 July 2022 – Culture Cinema Film Festival (C2F2), announced the Awards for its 2^nd edition in a ceremony that was participated by filmmakers from across the globe. The festival, C2F2, was created with the blessings and support of UNESCO Delhi, CIFEJ, the International Body of Children’s’ Film makers, and the Jaipur Literature Festival last year. C2F2 was conceived in line with the UN-declared “World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.

Festival Jury this edition consisted of noted filmmakers and educators including Mr. Ramesh Tekwani, Mr. Vinod Ganatra, Mr. Ritesh Taksande, Ms. Theodora Malliarou, Mr. Vedakumar Manikonda, Mr. Jitendra Mishra, and Mr. Kamlesh Udasi.

Praveen Nagda, Festival Director, informed, “This year the Festival saw almost double the entries and filmmakers from 33 countries submitted their entries. The best entry of each category will get a certificate and a trophy and the best film amongst all entries, i.e. The Film of the Festival, in addition to the certificate and trophy will get a cash award of 500 Dollars US.”

“Culture Cinema film festival is a congregation of diverse cultures to celebrate humanity. Delhi Metropolitan Education (DME) as Academic Partner and CIFFI International Film Festival as Festival Partner feel privileged to be a stakeholder in cinematic festivity,” said Prof (Dr.) Ambrish Saxena

Professor and Dean, Media School, Delhi Metropolitan Education, Noida.

Dr. Ambrish Saxena, DME Noida conducted an international panel discussion on Cultural diversity and inclusivity in world cinema, while Prof (Dr) Gauri D Chakraborty, Bennett University conducted a panel discussion on Rasa and Indian Cinema: Context and Aesthetics in the festival.

Ashish SK, Founder, Punnaryug Artvision & Chairman FICCI-AVGC-XR FORUM said, “Culture Cinema 2022 was a 2^nd edition and was truly a delight to watch amazing films. These cultural centric films have a lot of value in offering for all its audiences. After two years of pandemic, it was quite a fresh breather with Culture Cinema entries.”

“Culture Cinema is a unique curation which has already evolved as a forum of recognizing the value of culture and its interpretation by diverse communities of the world. The film festival and its intent to encourage a range of experiences, thoughts, views, and traditions which we assimilate as culture is appreciable. As an academic, I look forward to engaging with more editions of this amazing endeavour featuring films from all round the globe,” said Prof (Dr) Gauri D Chakraborty, Bennett University.

“We have created a specific initiative C2F2 In The Campus, this year. The 2nd edition of C2F2 (Culture Cinema Film Festival), will travel to the top academic campuses of India. In addition to the month-long online screenings, there will also be physical screening of winning films for our university partners Bennett University, Greater Noida and Delhi Metropolitan Education, Noida apart from few other reputed academic institutions across India,” added Nagda, Festival Director.

C2F2 2^nd Edition – AWARDEES

FILM OF THE FESTIVAL AWARD Steps of Freedom – The Story of Irish Dance Director: Ruan Magan; Producer: Ruan Magan; Country: Ireland
Category	Best Film
Best Film on Architectural Heritage	Despot’s Palace of Mystra Director & Producer: Ifigenia Dimitriou Country: Greece
Best Film on Art & Artisans	The Construction of ‘Singapore’ in Singapore Cinema Director: Jeanine Lim Producer: Jeanine Lim Country: Singapore
Best Film on Battles	Armour on four rivers Director: Dario Lonjak Producer: Velimir Grgić Country: Croatia
Best Film on Biodiversity	Pacific Operation – Marina and the Spirit of the Sea Director: Alejandra Araya Producer: Alejandra Araya Country: Chile
Best Film on Cultural Reforms	Fire on Edge Directors: Pranab Jyoti Deka, Sujit Debbarma Producer: Sujit Debbarma Country: India
Best Film on Cultural Taboos	Niram Director: Aswath S Producer: Aswath S Country: India
Best Film on Diaspora Culture	Steps of Freedom – The Story of Irish Dance Director: Ruan Magan Producer: Ruan Magan Country: Ireland
Best Film on Education	How a little titmouse flew to the sun Director: Natalia Kostyuchenko Producer: National film studio Belarusfilm Country: Belarus
Best Film on Food	Around The Table Director: Rui Dantas Rodrigues Producer: Sandra Gouveia Cardoso Country: Portugal
Best Film on History (1)	NISE, A journey in the negation of love Director: Maria Gisèle Royo Producer: Maria Gisèle Royo Country: Spain
Best Film on History (2)	The Saviour: Brig. Pritam Singh Director: Dr. Paramjeet Singh Kattu Producer: Karanveer Singh Sibia Country: India
Best Film on Music	Children’s Album Film 1 Directors: Boris KORSHUNOV, Irina MARGOLINA, Elena PETKEVICH, Natalia RYSS, Yevgeni NADTOCHEY, Elena PETKEVICH, Oxana CHERKASOVA, Igor VOLCHEK, Yevgeniya KHAZIKHANOVA, Aleksandr LENKIN, Oksana CHERKASOVA, Natalia CHERNYSHEVA Producer: Irina MARGOLINA Country: Belarus
Best Film on Mythology	Gilgamesh Director: Hossein Moradizadeh Producer: Hossein Moradizadeh Country: Iran
Best Film on Philosophy	Red Wisdom Director: Hossein Moradizadeh Producer: Hossein Moradizadeh Country: Iran
Best Film on Social Practices	The Traditional Brazilian Family KATU Director: RODRIGO SENA Producer: Arlindo Bezerra Country: Brazil
Best Film on Traditional Medicine	Trawun – Work in Progress Director: Matias Riquelme Producer: Matias Riquelme Country: Chile
Best Film on Travel & Tourism	DOCPOL-1 NATION 4 CITIES Director: Simona Mancini Producer: Simona Mancini Country: Italy
Best Film on Tribal Community	LOST FOR WORDS Director: RAJADITYA BANERJEE Producer: RAJADITYA BANERJEE Country: India

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TDI organises special Teej event for women employees at its TDI Club Retreat in Mohali

Jul 31, 2022 by Neel Achary 0 Comments

Embarking on the assimilation of the roots of Indian culture into the office culture, TDI Infratech organised an event to mark the Teej festival for its female employees on Saturday at TDI Club Retreat Mohali. It was a way of showing their deep regard for its female workers, who were working in spite of keeping fast on the auspicious festival for the welfare of their husbands.

The event started at 1 pm with a special lunch that had special food items or ‘Vrat ka Khana’ for fast keepers without salt, flour, sugar and wheat. Fruits, Fruit Shakes, Sabudana, Coconuts, Milk, Dry Fruits, and Khichdi made of Amaranth grains were presented buffet to all the women employees.

A traditional dance program was also held to entertain the audience, and women employees also showed their dancing skills by performing for other co-workers. Henna makers were called to put mehndi in the hands of women. Women also chose their mehndi designs which complimented ethnic wear.

As the best is reserved for the last, there was a Photoshoot which was put by TDI to capture the traditional ensemble looks of women and capture the ineffaceable moments of the event.

Mr. Akshay Taneja, MD,TDI Infratech, said, “Teej is one of the most celebrated and significant festivals celebrated across North India. It has a meaningful resonance with our Indian culture and tales. We decided to show solidarity to our women employees and surprise them with a couple of events organised for their amusement. It was beautiful to see happy faces at the TDI Club Retreat. Everyone loved the arrangements and preparations done by the organising team, and I extend my thanks to them for organising such a lovely event.”

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TCL unveils new product innovations at Ghatkopar Reliance Store, Mumbai, offers exciting deals with additional cashback

Jul 31, 2022 by Neel Achary 0 Comments

Mumbai, July 31st, 2022: Adding more accolades in its four-decades long, fruitful journey, TCL, the global number one Android smart TV brand, has inaugurated three latest next-generation TV innovations at R-city Mall, Ghatkopar, Mumbai – Reliance Store. The recently unveiled products are TCL C835 New Generation Mini LED 4K Google TV with 144Hz VRR, TCL C635 Gaming QLED 4K TV &TCL P735 4K HDR Google TV.

Upon buying these products, customers can avail of several exciting offers such as a Video Call Camera worth INR 2,999 and additional cashback of up to INR 10,000 on SBI bank cards. During the inauguration ceremony, social media influencer and popular Indian TV actress Nimrit KaurAhluwaliadisplayed her support and took the wraps off the newly launched products. Nimrit currently featured in Colors TV critically acclaimed show Chhoti Sardarni.

Vijay Kumar Mikkilineni, Marketing Head, TCL India, said, “There are not many companies that can boast of having a four-decade long journey which is satisfying and gratifying, but we can. At TCL, we have ensured to keep our product innovations and services centred around customer needs. Over the years, we have learned that customers don’t require much, just products that are excellent value for money or can add a dash of convenience to their life with style. In this context, TCL has been successfully launching products that perfectly fit any household. We design products by keeping modern architecture, aesthetics and love for minimalism in mind. Additionally, we ensure that buying a premium TV innovation doesn’t end up burning a hole in customers’ pockets. TCL is through and through a customer-centric brand, and we will continue to walk on this path till eternity.“

Here’s a comprehensive brief of the recently launched products:

TCL C835 New Generation Mini LED 4K Google TV with 144Hz VRR

TCL C835 is a formidable mixture of high-end features like 144Hz VRR, ONKYO, IMAX Enhanced, Dolby Vision IQ, Dolby Atmos, HDR 10+, MEMC, HDMI 2.1, and much more. It offers immersive imagery by increasing the number of local dimming zones and stunning brightness to achieve striking contrast, exquisite details, and more than one billion colours powered by QLED technology.

Besides these features and technologies, TCL C835 also comes with Dolby Vision IQ, which leverages Dolby Vision beyond HDR by intelligently optimising the TV for a perfect picture anytime, anywhere. On the other hand, Dolby Atmos offers multidimensional sound with absolute clarity and accuracy that even the most boring scenes appear dynamic and lively, amplified by the magic of built-in speakers.

In addition, the TCL C835 is almost like a gift wrapped in absolute goodness for gaming fans. So, for gamers who enjoy games with 120 FPS, this TV innovation comes with 144Hz VRR, meaning swift responsiveness, sharper imagery, and smoother gameplay.

The device also supports Google TV giving users access to millions of content options aggregated across streaming channels.

TCL C835 is available in 55-inch, 65-inch and 75-inch at INR 119,990, INR 159,990, and 229,990 respectively.

TCL C635 Gaming QLED 4K TV with 120Hz DLG & Game Master

TCL C635 comes with a Wide Colour Gamut, 4K HDR, and MEMC (Motion Estimation, Motion Compensation). It offers unparalleled visuals that make even the most basic movie scenes engaging. The TV innovation is also integrated with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, ensuring that customers can get a 100% dynamic TV-viewing experience.

Furthermore, with the help of novel HDR 10+ technology, TCL C635 optimises picture quality perfect for a 4K display. It channelizes the power and benefits of dynamic tone mapping to reflect frame-to-frame variations, accurate brightness, colour saturation, and contrast. It also has an ONKYO sound system and Dolby Atmos, ensuring that the TV audio output is infinitely more captivating.

Additionally, TCL C635 has top-tier game master technology. It has a robust processor that supports even the most high-definition and globally outstanding games without lag.

Apart from the aforementioned features and technologies, TCL C635 also has Google Duo and Magic Camera for users to connect with family, friends, office colleagues or anyone else within a few clicks. It also gives access to Google TV functions so that users can stream millions of content options aggregated across streaming platforms.

TCL C635 also has an ‘OK Google’ facility that provides an entirely hands-free TV-viewing experience. Users can simply give clear-cut voice commands, and their orders will be followed.

TCL C635 is available in 43-inch, 50-inch, 55-inch, 65-inch and 75-inch at INR 44,990, INR 54,990, INR 64,990, INR 85,990 and INR 149,990 respectively.

TCL P735 4K HDR Google TV

TCL P735 has everything an excellent TV innovation should have and more. Embedded with Wide Colour Gamut, 4K HDR, Dolby Vision and MEMC (Motion Estimation, Motion Compensation), this TV innovation offers breathtaking visuals. From action-packed movies to fast-paced sports broadcasts, watching anything and everything becomes infinitely more engaging with TCL P735. The Dolby Atmos integration adds the right amount of oomph to the TV viewing experience.

This TV innovation comes with HDMI 2.1, which supports higher video resolutions and faster refresh rates, with incredible transmission speed and capacity. In addition, TCL P735 takes the TV’s gaming level to new heights. Powered by a proprietary algorithm, TCL P735 features ALLM optimization that automatically switches to low-lag presets and offers seamless gameplay.

The TCL P735 also comes with Google TV, allowing consumers to access various content options across streaming services.

TCL P735 is available in 43-inch, 50-inch, 55-inch and 65-inch at INR 35,990, INR 41,990, INR 49,990 and 69,990 respectively.

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TDI International School Organised Teej Festival

Jul 31, 2022 by Neel Achary 0 Comments

TDI International School, Sonipat, organised a festive celebration on the occasion of Teej. The celebration included various events like Mehndi for teachers as a token of good wishes and a swing (jhoola) for everyone to enjoy quality time. The swing was well decorated and became way of sparing some light moments among students and teachers.

Along with the mesmerizing activities, there was a talent show for newcomers from classes 3-12. They represented various talents that they practice and excel in their best capacity. The event was organised with the aim to educate the students about the cultural significance of the festival and the value of our rich culture, and why it should be religiously followed. The dress code for the day was green colour, and it was great to witness everyone participating with great enthusiasm.

TDI International School Organised Teej Festival

“We aim to make the students aware of our culture along with the regular academics. This Teej festival was a change for them, and for teachers it was kind of gratitude gesture for all the time they spare for students’ welfare. It was great to see everyone in green attire as we’ve decided the theme,” said Mr. Harender Kumar Sharma, Principal- TDI International School, Sonipat.

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After a gap of two years Kolkata hosts the “6th International Karate Championship”

Jul 31, 2022 by Neel Achary 0 Comments

Kolkata, 31 July 2022: After a gap of more than two years Kolkata has witnessed the 6th International Karate Championship, under the aegis of Karate Do Association of Bengal (KAB) in association with the All India Seishinkai Shito Ryu karate Do Federation on Sunday at Netaji Indoor Stadium.

The entire sports extravaganza was organised with active efforts and under the leadership of Hanshi Premjit Sen, who has been a referee and judge of the World Karate Federation, President of the Karate Association of Bengal and Chairman and Referee of Karate India Federation. Almost 2500 participants had participated in the tournament which included many State, National and International recognised players.

The tournament also witnessed foreign participants from South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, East Timur, Afghanistan and Bhutan. According to the organisers, this year team Kumite from all over India and abroad have given their best performance which has successfully made it to the level of an international tournament. All India Seishinkai ShitoRyu Karate-Do is associated with 70 Schools all over West Bengal and thousands of students learning Karate in the Federation. Apart from this, they have branches in Mizoram, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Assam and overseas.

This Mega event has witnessed a footfall of around 15000 spectators at the Netaji Indoor Stadium. Many students who are unable to travel abroad to participate in International tournaments have been fortunate enough to participate this time and got a chance to compete with international players.

Hanshi Premjit Sen, Founder of Global Seishinkai Shito Ryu Karate-Do Foundation said, “6th International Karate Championship 2022 has reassured our active efforts to bring forward Karate as global sports and participants from foreign countries is a proof of that. We are happy to organise this tournament after a gap of more than two years and good to see the tremendous response among the participants and the spectators.”

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Home Minister Amit Shah Launches New Initiatives including 3 Initiatives of IKS Division of MoE

Jul 30, 2022 by Neel Achary 0 Comments

New Delhi, Friday, 30th July 2022

On the completion of two years of the National Education Policy (NEP2020) that was implemented on July 29, 2020, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah launched several initiatives including 3 initiatives of IKS Division of MoE in the presence of Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education.

Smt. Annapurna Devi, MoS Education, Dr. Subhash Sarkar, MoS Ministry of Education, Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan, MoS Ministry of Education and Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology graced the program held in Ambedkar International Center, New Delhi.

Home Minister Amit Shah in his address, said, “The National Education Policy 2020 builds the foundation for a great country and celebrates the idea of Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam. It aims to provide thrust to the holistic development of the human development and inspires us to go to our roots of culture, tradition and ethos. NEP2020 is formulated to create talented individuals thriving upon the idea of nation building. The objectives of education in independent India cannot be fulfilled with the education system in colonial era. It needs to be changed.”

Quoting Swami Vivekananda, he said that the education which does not enable masses become fit for struggles and doesn’t build character among children cannot be called ‘education’. NEP is the combination of Education, Science and Culture.

Home Minister Amit Shah further said that every district will be getting one multi-disciplinary higher education institute under the NEP. He added, “It also has potential to create new economic policy for the country given the growth of population and aspirations of the people. NEP has given weightage to Knowledge creation and Research. Not Incorporating Indian languages in the education system had made us utilise only 5% of the human resources. Because 95% students get primary education in their mother tongue.”

Minister of Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan said, “NEP is the second biggest document after Indian Constitution that is prepared by public participation and consultation. The fundamentals of Macaulay were aimed at turning Indians into slaves. That was perpetuated by the eco-system. NEP is the alternative to the Macaulay education system which has been developing since 1835. NEP aims to transform the mindset of colonialism in education system to the Indian cultural values and ethos. There have been reforms in the education system since independence but NEP provides soul to all those reforms. NEP aims to make India Aatmanirbhar in the field of education and technology.”

Chairman, AICTE, Dr. Anil Sahasrabudhe speaking to media said, “I congratulate everyone on the second year of successful implementation of NEP-2020. We have had a system where everything from KG to PG is about rote-learning. We required analytical and critical thinking. AICTE built that ecosystem with the help of thousand of experts and teachers. National Education Policy is the path towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Today, the youth need to respect India’s ancient knowledge systems and end undermine the country’s heritage.”

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Envirocare Green Awards 2022

Jul 30, 2022 by Neel Achary 0 Comments

Envirocare Green Awards since 2018 is conferred to those who strive to protect our environment by adopting or innovating measures, which help create a sustainable environment for us, as well as our future generations. Envirocare Green Awards – is the brainchild of Dr Nilesh Amritkar – Managing Director, Envirocare Labs who envisioned that an innovative, yet inclusive approach was needed to refocus on sustainability and the environment.

“Individuals, and professionals, should be driven towards, delivering Personal Social Responsibility | PSR, while organizations should aim for a Green Balance Sheet, a true sign of sustainability where a balance within People, Planet and Profits coexists “has been his mantra to attain true sustainability.

Encourage | Empower | Enlighten have been the cornerstones of the Envirocare Green Awards where focus has been, to encourage professionals & organizations to think ‘green ‘while contributing towards a nation which is not only progressive but responsible towards our Mother Earth. EGA is a non-commercial activity of self-motivated like-minded people dedicated to making a positive difference towards Sustainable Care.

Envirocare Green Awards has entered the 5th year, amidst gaining international recognition as a respectable and responsible award. With an overwhelming response of 46 unique applications from 7 countries including India, USA, Oman, Qatar, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, and Tanzania EGA continues to inspire individuals and organizations to ‘think green’. Also, we had 500+ registrations from 14 different countries Canada, USA, UK Netherland, Germany, Nigeria, Qatar, Oman, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka they all were excited for our keynote sessions.

Envirocare Green Awards has esteemed evaluation panels of 11 Jury Members | 11 Patron Members | 8 Advisory Board Members from 6 countries including India, Qatar, Germany, Netherlands, Canada, Nigeria. Accomplished members with the of Dr. Manoj Chaturvedi, Dr. Avin Ramaiya, Mr. Nilesh Lele, Dr. Roshni Udyayvar, Mr. Awinash Dulip, Dr. Shubhakanta Mohapatra, Mr. Benedict Odjobo, Dr. Chun Mei Chang, Mr. Imran Ustad, Dr Sarit kumar, Ms. Karin Heinze played a pivotal role in evaluating the 46 applicants. While the distinguished members complimented the participants, they did mention that the quality of the initiatives made the evaluation interesting yet tough.

27 shortlisted applicants from India, Qatar, USA, and Zimbabwe who got an opportunity to present on the 9th of July event, where jury members, patrons, advisors, and partners evaluated them on the attributes of creativity and innovation, impact, and sustainability & scalability of their initiatives, including presentation skills and time management.

Envirocare Green Awards 2022 was hosted as an online hybrid event on 16th July between 14:00 – 18:00 hrs. (IST). Graced by the esteemed jury, patrons, applicants and more than 500+ registrations the event was a grand success. Mr Rahul Deshpande – CEO – Envirocare Labs, shared the inspiring journey of how Envirocare Labs was awarded as the 1st Platinum rated Indian Green Building council (IGBC) within the Testing, Inspection and Certification sector – and how the team focus has been on energy management, waste minimization, water conservation while ensuring employee wellbeing and future readiness.

The true essence of “Analysis & Beyond “could be understood, with a contribution of over INR 10 Mio under CSR, towards Zero Hunger, Quality Education and Providing Safe Drinking Water & Sanitation along with nation building activities under the PM Care Fund.

Mr. Deshpande thanked the EGA Founder Chairman Dr Nilesh Amritkar for conceptualizing the coveted EGA event and expressed gratitude and pride for the incredible opportunity of being the “Knowledge Partner” Dr. Nilesh Amritkar | Founder Chairman addressed the event with an interesting thought about the 3Ds Dedication, Devotion and Determination that the EGA journey has followed to create a sustainable world for future generations, He was very happy to announce the 5th year of celebrating EGA. While he was pleased that a small sapling, he planted in 2018 had now blossomed into a beautiful plant amidst global acclaim, he encouraged all stakeholders to continue celebrating sustainability by taking these coveted awards forward for the next 100 years and more.

Keynote sessions were curated and aligned towards establishing synergies within industry, academia, and regulators.

Dr. Abhay Jere | Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) Ministry of Education, Govt of gave his insights on National Education Policy and its role in promoting Environment & Sustainability.
Dr. Aparna Dhawan | Executive Director, TIC Council, India talked about Role of Testing Inspection & Certification for Sustainable Businesses.
Mr. Imran Ustad | Associate Director, Sustainable Finance Solutions at Morningstar Sustainanalytics, India spoke about the sustainability linked financing for start-ups & MSMEs.

EGA 2022 award ceremony set a new benchmark of 500 + registration across 14 nations, making it a truly global event. An illustrious panel including 11 Jury | 11 Patrons | 8 Advisory members, evaluated the 46 applicants under 5 well-crafted categories, at 3 separate stages.

In Large corporates category the special citation was awarded to Hyatt Centric and Winner Aarti Industries Limited and Hindustan Unilever. In private limited/ MSME category the special citation was awarded to Al Jaber & partners. The winner of MSME category was awarded to Harmony Planning Services and EnviroApps Inc. In Academia Category special citation was awarded to V. M. Salgaokar IIHE and the winner is MIT ADT university. In Individual category special citation was awarded to Shri. Vijaykumar Katti and the winners of individual category are Dr. Sunil Kumar and Shri Padmakar Nandusekar. In NGO’s Cooperatives category the special citation was awarded to Green Raichur, and the winners of this category are the Anonymous Indian Charitable Trust. Each of these winners truly deserved to bag the trophy as their entire team is dedicated towards the mission to make our planet a better and greener world.

The insightful feed forward session witnessed Dr. Prabodh Halde, EGA Patron complimenting the winners while expressing his thoughts that coveted EGA awards already a Global Award would be the next Magsaysay in a few years. While Dr. Roshni Udyavar the jury congratulated to the EGA secretariat and appreciated the robust evaluation process, Mr Benedict Odjobo, EGA Jury member from Nigeria, applauded the EGA awards as an award celebrating true sustainability. Good wishes from the likes Ms Karin Heinze from Be in Organic, Germany, and other Patron’s members made the event more special.

EGA Secretariat reinstated the fact that all stakeholders have been a part of the EGA family and the journey towards sustainability would continue – the award ceremony was concluded by expressing gratitude to the panellist, partners, global applicants, and attendees for making it so much more meaningful.

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Onset of Teej Festivities: Hartek Group organises Teej Celebrations event at its office for employees

Jul 30, 2022 by Neel Achary 0 Comments

Hartek Group organises Teej Celebrations event at its office for employees

The fastest growing name in the power infra and renewable energy industry Hartek Group organised a Teej Celebration festive event at their head office in Mohali. The event took place a day before the Teej festival. It saw spirited participation from married and unmarried women employees who were clad in beautiful traditional dresses and ethnic clothes.

To cheer up the anticipation of the event, a Ms and Mrs Teej competition was held, which saw ebullient participation from everyone present. All employees attended the function, and the women were dressed in vibrant and colourful ethnic wear, with bindis and jhumkas.

The entire event was symbolic of the traditional appeal of the Teej festival. As many as 15 people participated in the competitions. The winners also received surprising gifts.

Keerti Hartek Singh, Director, Hartek Group, said, “The Teej festival is widely celebrated across India with fervour and in high spirits. It is one of the most revered festivals marked by spiritual and historical significance. It was wonderful to see our employees doing puja and participating in competitions at the Teej celebration event. Everybody was dressed in traditional attires and embraced their Indian culture openly.”

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