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HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company , a leading private general insurer and a digital-first company leads the way in customer loyalty with the launch of the VAULT program, an industry-first digital customer engagement and rewards program.   HDFC ERGO is committed towards enhancing customer experience and making them feel valued. Staying true to this commitment, the Company has taken advantage of the Regulatory Sandbox by IRDAI, in the form of VAULT, an experiment to test a new idea. Under this program, the insurer will incentivize its Optima Restore health insurance customers by way of reward points for performing certain activities like staying insured under the policy for more than two years, holding two active HDFC ERGO retail policies, interacting digitally, using the cashless network of healthcare providers, etc. These reward points, equivalent to cash, can be redeemed against a wide range of wellness offers like pharmacy vouchers, doctor consultations, etc; or can be used for soc

Chennai,  Trimble  (NASDAQ: TRMB ),  an industrial technology company, inaugurated its new office in Varalakshmi IT Park, OMR, Chennai today. The new office space will be home to one of the largest R&D centers globally for Trimble. The new office facility will allow for space to increase its employee base, as part of Trimble’s long-term strategic growth plan in the region.   Trimble's new office in Chennai   Trimble’s new office in Chennai features state-of-the-art infrastructure and facilities and will enable Trimble to better serve its customers and partners from around the world. The 300,000 square feet Class A office space, with 50 meeting rooms and a seating capacity of nearly 2,000 staff simultaneously, allows for effective social distancing and compliance to local COVId guidelines. Sixty percent of the building features an open office design, with a minimum of six feet between employees’ seating arrangements. Trimble will continue to focus on sanitization and safety with

Mr MK Stalin, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu graced the MoU signing ceremony in Chennai Compressors produced at the Sriperumbudur plant will be used in refrigerators manufactured in India and also for exports CHENNAI, India – March 15, 2022 – Samsung, India’s most trusted consumer electronics and smartphones brand, today announced an investment of INR 1,588 crore in India to set up a new compressor manufacturing plant in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai. The new facility, spread over 22 acres, will have a capacity to produce 8 million compressor units a year, which will be expanded in the future. Compressors produced at the plant will be used in refrigerators that Samsung manufactures in India and also be exported. On Tuesday, the Company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Tamil Nadu for the new plant, expanding and strengthening the component ecosystem in the state. The MoU signing ceremony held in Chennai was graced by Mr MK Stalin, Chief Minister

Selection round to be held in Aruani Grid, Vemana Road, Bengaluru Final twenty racers from each category to be selected at Madras Motor Race Track in Chennai TVS Racing, the factory racing team of TVS Motor Company, invites aspiring racers to participate in the 2022 edition of the TVS One-Make Championship for Women and Rookie category.  The selection rounds will be held in Bengaluru on March 20, 2022.  The session will include a full-day training school conducted by national champions of TVS Racing to ensure riders familiarise themselves with the race motorcycles. The riders aspiring to participate in the women’s category will test their ability on race-spec TVS Apache RTR 200 4V, and rookie category on TVS Apache RR 200.  The Rookie Category is an indispensable platform to nurture young motorsport talent in India, which is open to young riders between 11 and 18 years. The top twenty riders from each category will be selected from each city based on their best lap timings,

Making their way to replace diesel & fossil-fuel based vehicles at Hindustan Zinc’s mining locations will be state-of-the-art zero emission electric vehicles.  Hindustan Zinc, India's only and among world's leading integrated zinc-lead-silver producer, is jumping onto the EV revolution, steadily shifting to electric vehicles for both underground operations and surface mobility for employees. The company recently added to its fleet of electric vehicles, including electric scooters for security staff, passenger EVs at locations, and underground service EV for mines. All these vehicles are in addition to the MoUs that Hindustan Zinc has already signed to introduce BEVs in underground mining operations.   Hindustan Zinc unveils Electric Vehicles for employees “Our decarbonization journey is not only substituting underground frontline vehicles with electric alternatives but also making this shift in service vehicles, LMVs, and passenger vehicles across our locations.

Fuzia is a creative global community & talent showcase platform driven by women to help all individuals explore, express, and nurture their talents. Aims to empower them to use their creative voices and amplify them globally. With a vision  to Harness the power of social media to drive the new age of Empowerment, Feminism & Gender Equality.While speaking with Shraddha Varma Co-founder of fuzia over an email interaction she said. Tell us about the beginning of Fuzia?  Riya Sinha, Co-Founder of Fuzia, visualized the concept of Fuzia while studying at Palo Alto High School, California as an 11-year-old. She always loved creative writing as a child, so much so that she used to write creative endings of books when she wasn’t satisfied with the end! Riya loved writing stories, so with the help of a family friend, she wrote a book called ‘Runaway Twins’. She thought of the plot mostly by herself, just using her own imagination. It was about a pair of twins who solve a fami

In an endeavour to provide the Last Mile Connectivity to passengers travelling in Metro Trains. CMRL in association with Uber, Taxi Service Platform and Rapido Bike Taxi Service Platform, have launched last mile connectivity solutions at the Metro Stations. Uber Autos at Five Metro Stations: The last mile connectivity measures will provide pick up and drop off zones for Uber Autos at five Metro Stations in Chennai. During the first phase of this initiative, the exclusive designated zones are set up at Guindy, Alandur, Egmore, Koyambedu, and Thirumangalam Metro Stations, enabling users to have an enhanced and seamless commute experience. Uber will also provide ground support at these designated zones to ensure riders have access to Uber Autos round the clock. Additionally, it has rolled out a promotional offer of 20% discount (max discount Rs. 50) on Auto rides, to and from these five Metro stations. The offer will be valid until August 31, 2022. To avail this offer, registe

Indian Institute of Technology Madras is collaborating with the Motion Technology Firm Portescap to develop medical innovation using Robotics for rehabilitation. This CSR Project also involves Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore, a premier medical institution located in Vellore. This project, facilitated by the Office of Institutional Advancement, IIT Madras, will focus on creating an innovative rehabilitation robot - AREBO (Arm Rehabilitation Robot) - for people with arm impairments. AREBO is a six-degrees-of-freedom robot for training individual joint movements at the shoulder and elbow for persons with neurological and musculoskeletal conditions such as stroke, arthritis, cerebral palsy, and Parkinson's disease, among others. The design of this robot allows it to be easily connected to either the left or right arm of a user and provides safe training of the arm. Led by Prof. Sujatha Srinivasan, Faculty Head, TTK Center for Rehabilitation Research and Device Devel

Chitkara University  has secured approval and received research funding for its project that will estimate the presence of human-made chemicals in rivers and ground/drinking water in Himachal Pradesh.   Chitkara University Campus   The grant, which is worth Rs. 47 lakhs, was sanctioned under the Core Research Grant Scheme (CRG), Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, DST, New Delhi.   The goal of this project is to investigate the chemicals, known as Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances or PFAS in ground and drinking water which could be key for risk assessment of these chemicals.   Talking about the project,  Dr. Nitin Verma , Professor and Principal, School of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, said,  “In India, the PFAS has been investigated very less. So, we have started this initiative which could serve as the scientific evidence for regulations. PFAS is a toxic compound which is found in abundance in o

YouTube, recently, unveiled a new report by independent consulting firm, Oxford Economics , that shows YouTube’s growing creator ecosystem generated considerable economic value, contributing INR 6,800 Cr1 to the Indian GDP and supporting 6,83,9001 full-time equivalent jobs in India in 2020.  In addition to the revenue generated on YouTube, a creator’s presence on the platform can help them get a global fanbase, push boundaries and explore multiple revenue streams via brand partnerships, live performance and more. These revenue sources not only support jobs and income for creative entrepreneurs themselves, but also wider activity in supply chains.  Home of creative entrepreneurs For more than 14 years, YouTube has empowered creative entrepreneurs to pursue their professional goals, enabling them to share their passions and ideas with a wide audience, and make an income whilst doing so. With the number of channels in India with over 100,000 subscribers now at 40,000, marking a growth of