93.5 Red FM’s 4th edition of Mumbai Ke Asli Heroes ‘gets posted’!

93.5 Red FM’s 4^th edition of Mumbai Ke Asli Heroes ‘gets posted’!

RJ Rishi Kapoor meets with Mumbai Postmen

Mumbai, 28^th March 2014 – Mail received! 93.5 Red FM’s Mumbai Ke Asli Heroes is back! And, in its 4^th edition, the unassuming and hard working Postmen of Mumbai have been lauded for their ceaseless efforts. RJ Rishi Kapoor set out to felicitate them and indulge in some fun with the Mumbai Postmen at the Dadar Head Post Office today.

RJ Rishi Kapoor interacted with the Postmen and inquired about their routine. They shared funny and heartening anecdotes with him, who was touched by their warmth and generosity. The postmen spoke about the various kinds of people that they came across, but lamented the fact that the art of writing letters is dying with the instant alternatives offered by technology. They had vivid stories of how letters delivered by them helped bring families/friends/strangers together.

Ms. Simran Kaur, Senior Superintendent of Post Offices of Mumbai East Division, Department of Posts said, “We are very thankful to 93.5 Red FM for considering us ‘Mumbai Ke Asli Heroes’. A ‘thank you’ or a ‘glass of water’ while delivering letters make us smile. With your initiative today we looked back at many such moments collectively.”

Adding on, RJ Rishi Kapoor said, “I, too, am a part of the email, Facebook, WhatsApp generation now; but I’ve written quite a few letters growing up. The warmth of writing and receiving a letter can never be diminished, and then there are so many other functions of our postal services. They bring people closer. Kudos to them!”

About Red FM

93.5 Red FM, India’s Largest Radio Network* has always believed in philosophy and attitude of ‘Bajaate Raho!’ along with a music strategy of playing only Super Hit music, based on the internationally successful CHR (Contemporary Hit Radio) format. With a network of 50 stations across the country, we offer national presence but with a customized local flavour in each city.

Red FM is known as the ‘Station for Expression’ to the common man and its famous tag line ‘Bajaate Raho!’ is already part of common parlance! One of the MOST AWARDED BRANDS in the industry, Red FM boasts of over 115 awards including the award for the BEST FM BRAND, BEST FM STATION, BEST RJs, etc.

*93.5 Red FM is joint marketing and sales initiative of the participating independent radio companies for bringing one window advertising/marketing solutions to clients/advertisers by leveraging the reach of their respective radio station(s) and other media assets

हुतूतू टिमचे गुढीपाडवा सेलिब्रेशन

A touching love story Asa Ha Atarangi will release on March 28th

हृदयस्पर्शी  'असा हा अतरंगी'  २८ मार्चला चित्रपटगृहात 

 

 

'प्यार किया नाही जाता, हो जाता है' असं म्हणतात. नकळत कधीतरी, कुठेतरी, कुणीतरी आपल्या हृदयाच्या कोपऱ्यात घरं करू लागतं, त्याच्या किंवा तिच्या विचारांनी मनं घेरून जातं मग कुठे ध्यानात येतं कि आपण प्रेमात पडलोय. पण अशा या प्रेमात अनेक टिविस्ट येतात, कधी हे प्रेम अव्यक्तच राहतं, तर कधी तिसऱ्याच्या एण्ट्रीने प्रेमाचा त्रिकोण तरी होतो. प्रेमाची अशीच एक आगळीवेगळी कहाणी असलेला पारस मुव्हीज प्रस्तुत  'असा हा अतरंगी' हा मराठी चित्रपट २८ मार्चला प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीस येतोय. 

प्रेमकथेला विनोदाची साथ असलेले कॉम्बिनेशन  'असा हा अतरंगी' मध्ये प्रेक्षकांना अनुभवायला मिळणार आहे. प्यारेलाल चौधरी यांची निर्मिती असलेल्या या चित्रपटाचे दिग्दर्शन अजित शिरोळे यांनी केलंय. चित्रपटात अभिनेता मकरंद अनासपुरे जगन्नाथच्या मध्यवर्ती भूमिकेत असून प्रियांका यादव यांनी नायिकेची भूमिका साकारली आहे. सौ. किरण चौधरी, नतीन कोतवाल चित्रपटाचे सहनिर्माता आहेत. 

सुर्यपुत्र निर्मित, पारस मुव्हीज प्रस्तुत या चित्रपटाची कथा आहे जगन्नाथ या मनस्वी कलंदर, अतरंगी अशा कलावंताची. पैशाला फारशी किंमत न देणारा जगन्नाथ नेहमीच दुसऱ्याला आनंद देण्याचा प्रयत्न करणारा. त्याची योगायोगाने देखणी परंतु अंध मिनाशी भेट घडते. त्यांच्या नेहमीच्या भेटीतून त्यांच्यात प्रेम जुळून येते, पुढे प्रसाद हा नवा मित्र जगूच्या आयुष्यात येतो. मिनावर मनापासून प्रेम करणारा जगू तिच्या डोळ्यांच्या उपचारांसाठी एक धाडसी निर्णय घेतो. त्यातून त्याच्या आयुष्याला एक नवं वळण येतं. काय असतो तो धाडसी निर्णय? प्रसादच्या येण्याने जगूच्या आयुष्याची गणित कशी बदलतात? मिनाला जगूच्या प्रेमाचा साक्षात्कार होतो का? या आणि अशा अनेक कोड्यातून उलगडणारा मनोरंजक प्रेमपट म्हणजे  'असा हा अतरंगी' . 

चित्रपटाचे लेखन हेमंत एदलाबादकर यांनी केलंय. गीतकार विजय कुवळेकर आणि प्यारेलाल चौधरी यांनी लिहिलेल्या यातील गीतांना दिपक चौधरी यांनी संगीत दिले आहे, तर छायाचित्रण बी. लक्ष्मण यांनी केले आहे. मकरंद अनासपुरे, प्रियांका यादव, विकास पाटील, प्रमोद पवार, किशोर महाबोले, प्रतिभा भगत या कलाकारांनी 'असा हा अतरंगी' मध्ये भूमिका साकारल्या आहेत. हृदयस्पर्शी प्रेमकथेवरील असा हा अतरंगी २८ मार्चपासून चित्रपटगृहात प्रदर्शित होतोय.

A touching love story Asa  Ha Atarangi will release on March 28^th

It is said that love just happens and one can’t plan about falling in love. It catches you unaware when you get attracted to somebody unexpectedly and keep thinking about that individual all the time, then you realize that you are fallen in love with that person. But the road towards is love is not always smooth and normally there are many twists in the love story. Sometimes one can not express the love and sometimes the entry of the third person in the love story leads to a triangle. Forthcoming Marathi film Asa Ha Atarangi which is produced by Paras Movies is a tale of a touching love story with a difference. Asa Ha Atarangi is slated to release on March 28^th.

In Asa Ha Atarangi, the audience will get to experience the distinctive combination of love story and comedy. Under the banner of ‘Surya Putra’ The film is produced by Pyarelal Choudhary and directed by Ajit Shirole. Well known actor Makrand Anaspure is playing the central character named Jagannath in the film while Priyanka Jadhav is the leading lady in the film. Mrs.Kiran Choudhary and Natin Kotwal are the co-producers of the film.

Presented by Paras Movies, The film is the story of an artist named Jagannath who likes to live life on his own terms. Jagannath who doesn’t care about money and in fact always go out of his way to make others happy. Incidentially he meets Meena who is very beautiful but blind. After meeting for couple of times they fell in love. Later a new friend named Prasad makes an entry into Jangannath aka Jagu’s life. Jagu who truly loves Meena takes a very brave decision for Meena’s treatment. It leads to a new turn in their lives. What is the brave decision all about? How Prasad’s entry changed the equations in Jagu’s life? Does Meenakshi realize Jagu’s deep love for her? Asa Ha Atarangi unfolds all these puzzles in an entertaining manner.

The story of the film is written by Hemant Edalabadkar. Lyricist Vijay Kuvalekar and Pyrelal Choudhary has written the songs and Deepak Choudhary has composed the songs. Cinematography is done by B.Laxman. Asa Ha Atarangi stars prominent actors from the Marathi film industry such as Makrand Anaspure,Priyanka Yadav,Vikas Patil,Pramod Pawar,Kishore Mahabole,Pratibha Bhagat et al.

Pantene Hair Dare

Mumbai, 26^th March, 2014: In a one-of–its-kind live event, the new Pantene endorsers - Yami Gautam, Mahie Gill and Rituparna Sengupta tested Pantene by taking up extraordinary hair dares and won!  The hair dare challenge saw the three celebrities brush their hair 50 times and then proudly showcase no hair fall with healthy silky smooth hair. And the second dare had the beautiful divas demonstrate the strength of each other’s hair by blow drying and then running their fingers effortlessly through each other’s tresses to reveal tangle-free hair even after being exposed to heat.

Gemfields and Project Nanhi Kali Welcome the Support of Bollywood Actress Chritrangda Singh to Launch Project Blossoming

Gemfields and Project Nanhi Kali Welcome the Support of  Bollywood Actress Chritrangda Singh to Launch Project Blossoming

 

 

Mumbai — 26^th March 2014

Gemfields is proud to announce the launch of Project Blossoming — a creative and philanthropic partnership with ten of India’s leading jewellers in support of Project Nanhi Kali and the cause of girl child education.

 

Chosen from across India, these talented jewellers have created one-of-a-kind pieces set with Gemfields’ Zambian emeralds and Mozambican rubies and inspired by the notion of blossoming.  The Project Blossoming collection will tour India, visiting each of the designers’ boutiques, before returning to Mumbai on 6 June, where the collection will be auctioned by Christie’s at an exclusive black-tie event. The proceeds raised from the sale will go directly to this very honourable cause, which aims to raise enough money to support a minimum of 2,000 girls.

 

Project Blossoming is delighted to have the support of Bollywood actress Chitrangda Singh, who was not only eager to be the global ambassador for the project, but hopes to use her power and influence to raise awareness both at home and abroad for a cause which is close to her heart. “As a public figure, I am very aware of my responsibility to young girls and through the sale of these extraordinary pieces of jewellery I hope that we can make a real difference to the lives of many.”  The exclsusive interview can be found on the Project Blossoming website.

 

As the founding partner of Project Blossoming, Gemfields is deeply committed to the long-term aims of Project Nanhi Kali and the education of the girl child. As a company we know that the benefits of quality education are invaluable and so over the years the Company has supported a number of sustainable educational projects in both Zambia and Mozambique.

 

“India and coloured gemstones have a rich and powerful history and as such India has played an important part of Gemfields’ success as a business,” says Ian Harebottle, Gemfields’ Chief Executive Officer. “We feel that it is only fair to give back to a country that has been so hospitable to us.  With the funds raised through the sale of these colourful jewellery creations we can have a huge impact on the lives of thousands of young girls all over India.”

 

The work of Project Nanhi Kali knows no bounds. Since its inception in 1996 the K.C Mahindra Education Trust and Naandi Foundation, which together implement Project Nanhi Kali, have worked tirelessly — reaching out to over 90,000 young, underprivileged girls across nine states in India.

 

“The English translation of Nanhi Kali is a ‘little bud’ — the concept of which has been beautifully incorporated into Project Blossoming,” says Sheetal Mehta, Trustee and Executive Director, K.C Mahindra Education Trust. “I am truly grateful to Gemfields for partnering with Project Nanhi Kali and committing to support at least 2000 girls, bringing us a step closer to our vision of reaching out to 100,000 girls.

 

Donations can be made, and more information can be found, on the Project Blossoming website — please visitwww.projectblossoming.com.

 

Project Blossoming Jewellers

Abaran Jewellers (Bengaluru)

Amrapali (Jaipur)

Anmol Jewellers (Mumbai)

Hazoorilal (New Delhi)

LalaJugal Kishore Jewellers (Lucknow)

Mirari (New Delhi)

Moksh (Mumbai)

Narayan Jewellers (Vadodara)

Tibarumals Jewellers (Hyderabad)

Talwarsons Jewellers (Chandigarh)     

 

The Facts

Government of India statistics reveal that only 3 out of 10 girls who enter class 1 complete class 10. While enrolment rates of girls are improving marginally, dropout levels remain alarmingly high. At primary school level over 45% of girls dropout of school, which increases to over 73% by the time the child has reached class 10. Research has shown that reasons for this dropout may be as minor as the girl child not being able to afford a school dress/uniform to go to school and could also include more complex factors like girls taking on the responsibility of household chores at a very young age as a result of gender stereotyping. Successful education of the girl child has been repeatedly acknowledged as an effective mechanism to break this inter-generational cycle of poverty, social norms, myths and social evils.

 

 About Project Nanhi Kali

Project Nanhi Kali was established in 1996 with the aim of providing quality education to underprivileged girls in India. Today jointly managed by the K.C Mahindra Education Trust and Naandi Foundation, the project is reaching out to over 90,000 girls across 9 states in India covering some of the most deprived, remote, and difficult regions of the country.  The project ensures underprivileged girls get access to quality education by providing academic support, material support and social support that also involves counselling parents and the community on the importance of issues related to girl child education and gender equality. In this way enabling the child to attend school with dignity and reducing the chances of her dropping out. www.nanhikali.org

 

About Gemfields

Gemfields is the world’s leading supplier of responsibly sourced coloured gemstones, positioned at the intersection of exploration,mining and marketing. The company has pioneered leading environmental, social and safety standards within the sector and by doing so is able to provide discerning customers the assurance they require of the responsible journey their gemstones have taken from mine, to market. Gemfields also supports down-stream stakeholders in the marketing and selling of their cut and polished coloured gemstones via their portfolio of global sales offices. In 2013, Mila Kunis was announced as Gemfields’ global ambassador and continues to be the face of its advertising campaign, featuring exclusive collaborations with leading international jewellery designers.www.gemfields.co.uk

LOOKING BACK ON SOUTH AFRICA’S ACHIEVEMENTS DURING 2013

LOOKING BACK ON SOUTH AFRICA’S ACHIEVEMENTS DURING 2013

As a country, South Africa made substantial progress in the fields of environmental protection, provision of health services and in the field of science and technology. These advances will benefit South Africans across the country now and in the future.

Some of the highlights for 2013 include:

1)     ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STRATEGIES

Strategies to mitigate impact of climate change

Johannesburg hosted the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Mayors' Summit from 4-6 February 2014. On 28 January, Johannesburg mayor Parks Tau, said action taken today could have big implications for the future. The city has also introduced green transportation through the Rea Vaya BRT, energy efficient buildings, including solar geysers, insulated ceilings and energy saving light bulbs; it already has installed compact fluorescent lamps and solar water heaters for low-income households. In Cosmo City, it installed 940 solar water heaters and 26 850 in other low-income areas. Rain harvesting tanks have also been installed in various areas, with community green education and awareness campaigns such as tree planting.

SA companies excel in climate report

The Carbon Disclosure Programme's (CDP) 2013 Global 500 Climate Report has revealed that 63% of the South African companies in the Global 500 achieved disclosure scores of over 90%. This ranks South Africa amongst the top five countries in the world. The annual CDP Global 500 Climate Change 2013 report analyses the climate strategies of the world's largest 500 listed corporations and reveals the best performers. Out of the eight JSE-listed companies that featured in the Global 500, Kumba Iron Ore achieved the highest disclosure score.

Tax incentive for energy efficiency

Tax incentives are being introduced for businesses that can show measurable energy savings. Businesses would have to register with the SA National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi) to qualify for the tax cuts, director generalNelisiweMagubane said in Johannesburg. The Private Sector Energy Efficiency Project (PSEE), collaboration between the department and the National Business Initiative, was also launched to promote energy efficiency. The expected tax relief would be a 45c deduction on taxable income per kilowatt hour of energy saved.

SA making strides in environmental protection

The Deputy Director-General: Climate Change and Air Quality at the Department of Environmental Affairs, Judy Beaumont, said the country was making strides in transitioning into the green economy. Beaumont was speaking at the 16th International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Association (IUAPPA) in Cape Town held in October 2013. Developed over a period of six years, the policy gives the country a clear roadmap for responding to the urgency of climate change as it pushes towards a green economy.

2] HIV/AIDS REDUCTION

Focus on fight against HIV

From 2011 to the beginning of 2013, more than 300 000 men have undergone medical male circumcision, decreasing their risk of HIV infection. Although it remains high, the overall HIV prevalence among 15-24 years old dropped from 31% in 2009 to 25.5% in 2011. The South Africa HIV Estimates from 2004–2012 and projections until 2016 reaffirm that the country has taken exemplary steps towards reaching the UN High Level Meeting (HLM) political declaration’s ten targets for 2015.

Successful active screening and testing for TB and HIV in a South African prison

The TB/HIV Care Association has been supporting the Department of Correctional Services in South Africa since 2008 by providing HIV counselling and testing (HCT) and TB and STI (sexually transmitted infection) screening, mentorship for TB/HIV care including nurse-initiated and managed antiretroviral treatment (NIMARt), intensified TB case finding and isoniazid preventive therapy, supporting the tracking of referrals to the Department of Health and medical male circumcision since 2012. The proportion of new prison admissions screened for TB increased from 88% in April 2013 to 100% from July to October 2013. All 246 people were initiated on appropriate TB treatment.

Change made visible through public testing

On World AIDS Day (WAD), 1 December 2013, Deputy President of South Africa and chairperson of SANAC, KgalemaMotlanthe, took a public HIV test at the WAD key event in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga. On October 23, the government took the fight against HIV and AIDS to Parliament where Deputy President KgalemaMotlanthe and Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi launched the HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) campaign for parliamentarians and all parliamentary staff. At a SANAC meeting last April, Motsoaledi announced plans to re-launch the HCT campaign citing the need to move away from sporadic testing campaigns to a more sustained programme.

3]  STRIDES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Young S African set to be first black African in space

25-year-old MandlaMaseko has landed a coveted seat to fly 103km into space next year, after winning a competition organised by a US-based space academy. He beat one million other entrants from 75 countries to be selected as one of 23 people who will travel on an hour-long sub-orbital trip on the Lynx Mark II spaceship. The former civil engineering student — who was forced to put his studies on hold because he could not pay the fees — will experience zero gravity on a journey that normally costs US$100,000 and is on course to become the first black African to enter space. He secured his seat on the rocket after gruelling physical and aptitude tests in the contest organised by AXE Apollo Space Academy, which is sponsored by Unilever and space tourism firm the Space Expedition Corporation.

These highlights emphasis the strides South Africa has made in the sciences, innovation and technology in the last year.

Disruptive Solutions for Pokes in Business

Disruptive Solutions for Pokes in Business

Mumbai, Wednesday 26 March 2014: Unpredictable twists and turns that get in the way of doing business are pokes that find a disruptive solution in Shombit Sengupta’s Strategic Pokes – the Business Jalebi. This new book was launched by Jacques Vincent, Board Director and former Vice Chairman & COO of $28 billion French global giant, Groupe Danone in Mumbai today.

“I went through different stages in reading Strategic Pokes; it challenged me, made me feel enthusiastic, bitter, seduced, moved, but never indifferent,” said Mr Vincent who was especially invited from Paris to be Chief Guest Since the mid-1980s he had appointed and worked with author and international business strategy consultant to top management, Shombit Sengupta, on several Groupe Danone brands in different countries.

Speaking on the occasion as guest of honour, Harsh Mariwala, Chairman Marico Ltd. said, “Like the first book in his Jalebi Trilogy, Shombit has very beautifully synthesized perspectives from management, history, travels and the creative arts in this second book Strategic Pokes. I believe this book will be as just as relevant to the Indian manager and as valuable a contribution to India’s business literature.”

Author and Executive Director R Gopalakrishnan of Tata Sons said as guest of honour, “Shombit has provided yet another delightful read. What sounds profouind in normal business talk is explained with utter simplicity by a top class professional.”

Strategic Pokes extracts the googly aspect of the jalebi while making it analogous to business. The jalebi’s crookedness gives the strategic pokes. Why jalebi? According to Shombit Sengupta, it’s perhaps the only sweet connecting poor and rich, old and young across heterogeneous India. His book sensitizes readers on the unsavoury pokes in business they are already experiencing implicitly. These pokes are varied, increasing every day and becoming sharper, both globally and locally.

“This sequel to Sengupta’s Jalebi Management book has very truly taken me on that same breathtaking journey of social insights he has picked up from around the world,” continued Mr Vincent who is among the world’s most admired corporate transformers, having co-disrupted the French conglomerate BSN from being 18 different industries to converge into single focus Groupe Danone, now a world leader in dairy, spring water and baby nutrition present in over 140 countries.

Vivek Mehra, President, Sage Publications, while welcoming the large gathering said comparing Indian industry to a jalebi was so totally a disruptive idea that the first Jalebi book was extremely well received by the market. He was confident Strategic Pokes which rides through the Indian and European landscape, spanning across history, to explore the perceptible, exciting distinction that customers value would do just as well.

Prince Augustin, Executive Vice President in Mahindra and Mahindra was the MC who acknowledged that the book responds to today’s generation that’s always short on time and patience. Each of the book’s 5 major chapters reveals several disruptive pokes on different business subjects.

Professor of International Business at HEC Paris School of Management Jean-Paul Larçon said in the book’s introduction, “The book is about entrepreneurship, innovation, creative solutions and the art of building or renewing the brand image of the firm and its corporate value. It offers a very clear answer to the question of how to unleash the potential of Indian companies. Certainly not by imitating the West, but on the contrary by developing creative strategies based on Indian-specific character, skills, and entrepreneurial talent.”

.Published by Sage Publications, Response Business Books, Strategic Pokes – the Business Jalebi shows you how to disruptively change the paradigm, get rid of pokes. This 307-page, 5-chapters book is priced at Rs 425.