Kalamandir Adds Another Feather to Cap with 2 More Awards in 73rd All India Achievers Conference, Chennai

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Monday, December 02, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- "Kalamandir" receives Arch of Excellence in Business Organization category.

"Gem of India" Conferred to Mr. Prasad Chalavadi. Founder, Chairman & Managing Director, Kalamandir.

These awards were presented by his Excellency Dr K Rosaiah, Governor of Tamil Nadu.

About All India Achievers Conference - All India Achievers Conference, is a non-profit, non-political organization which was set up in 1989 by a group of enterprising journalists, writers, social workers, philanthropist, entrepreneurs & leading industrialists of the country having its headquarters in New Delhi and branches in all major cities. 'AIAC' - not only reckons & highlights individual achievements of people from various walks of life who have scored great & significant achievements in their respective fields with the "AIAC Awards for excellence" (in various categories) but also arranges conferences, seminars, formal & informal discussions amongst such achievers for their benefit at large.

Address by his Excellency Dr K Rosaiah, Governor of Tamil Nadu at the inauguration of 73rd All India Achievers Conference at Hotel Le Royal Meridien, Chennai on 27.11.2013.

It is a pleasure to inaugurate the 73^rd National seminar on "Individual Achievements & National Building" , presents the Awards of Excellence to eminent personalities and address this distinguished gathering here this evening. India is one of the largest democracies in the world with rich culture and tradition and its civilization dates back to more than five thousand years. We are a nation with 1.2 billion people with huge human resource and brain power. Harnessing of this huge manpower for the growth and development of our nation will make India a superpower.

As said the religion of humanity is greater than all religions, India is not only a home to many religions but is also a place filled with numerous dedicated voluntary and social service organizations. It is an ocean of humanity. Buddha said "Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle and the life of the candle will not be shortened Happiness never decreases by being shared".

It is nice to see eminent person from various fields like information technology, performing arts, adventure sports, social work, Education etc.

Elated at receiving the "Gem of India" & Arch of excellence Award - Mr. Prasad Chalavadi, Founder, Chairman and Managing Director Kalamandir Said "It is such an honor for me to be awarded this title. In fact Kalamandir have always endeavoured to be at the forefront of changes in our industry, bringing the very best in fashion to our customers and make it a point to always appreciate our customers with great deals without compromising on quality. We are committed to continuing this policy. These awards motivate us to bring better products to our customers and serve them even better". I would like to extend my thanks and are grateful to Customers, Kalamandir staff, & well-wishers for helping us win this title 

About Sai Silks (Kalamandir) Ltd:

We are an upcoming retail house in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karanataka in Southern India focusing primarily on traditional women wear of India i.e. Sarees. We operate 17 retail stores (company-owned) out of which 6 are in Hyderabad, 6 in Bangalore, 2 in Vijaywada and 1 each in Guntur, Kancheepuram & Warangal. These 17 outlets are spread over about 129035 sq feet. started as a retailer of sarees in Hyderabad in August 2005 at a very modest scale with a Retail Outlet with a floor space of 2000 square feet in Ameerpet, Hyderabad and displayed the traditional sarees like Silk Sarees, Hand loom Sarees, Synthetic Sarees, etc. We have till today been focusing and concentrating on the sarees segment of women's wear especially mid range and upper range, with a considerable margin. With evolution of retail industry in India and change in consumer aspirations and lifestyle, we diversified our portfolio of offerings to include other retail goods like Women dress materials, Kids wear and Men's wear. Currently, we sell different varieties of sarees for different occasions and celebrations and ready-made apparels for women, men and kids in our retail malls.

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Mr Prasad Chalavadi (CMD,Kalamandir) RHS receiving Gem of India award by his excellency the Governor of Tamilnadu,Dr K. Rosaiah (LHS) at 73rd All India Achievers Conference.
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CONTACT DETAILS
Ravi Prakash Singh, Kalamandir, raviprakash.singh@kalamandir.com

KPIT Launches India’s First ARAI Certified On-Bus Intelligent Transport System (ITS) for JnNURM II

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Monday, December 02, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) ---- First On-Bus ITS product in India to be certified by ARAI for JnNURM II specifications

-- Designed for 24 x 7 uninterrupted operation, the robust auto-grade On-Bus ITS by KPIT is tailored for Indian operating conditions, superseding several global specification

-- On-Bus ITS to be demonstrated at KPIT's booth #32 at the 6th Urban Mobility India Conference & Expo 2013 from December 3rd-6th, 2013 at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi

KPIT (BSE: 532400; NSE: KPIT), a fast growing product engineering and IT consulting solutions and services provider to automotive & transportation, manufacturing and energy & utilities corporations, today launched an On-Bus Intelligent Transport System (ITS) for Bus-Manufacturers and State Transport Utilities (STU) in India to create better public transport in urban cities. On-Bus ITS is mandatory for the 10,000 buses and any future buses funded under JnNURM II programme of urban renewal mission announced by the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) in August this year. KPIT's product is the first in the country to be certified by Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) for meeting the stringent specifications of JnNURM II. 

Tailored to address the characteristic Indian operating conditions, this robust solution will enable bus transport authorities in reducing response time to emergencies and enhance operating efficiency with features such as automatic vehicle location, vehicle health monitoring & diagnostics. These features will be managed by the back-end support offered by KPIT at the depot control using cloud technology and remote diagnostics. Additionally, KPIT On-Bus ITS helps in enhancing passenger convenience & security with passenger information system and security camera network system that includes features like facial recognition. The intuitive HMI (Human Machine Interface) is bus operator friendly and eases route selection task, gives alarms & warnings and has a reverse camera display. The product is also equipped with a panic button for emergency and remote surveillance for enhanced safety and security. On-Bus ITS also reduces downtime of buses leveraging over the air upgrade & remote diagnostics of the product.

KPIT On-Bus ITS will facilitate Bus manufacturers in reducing time-to-market of their buses for JnNURM II and will provide them the benefit of a single point supplier for their ITS needs. At the core of the product is the indigenous technology developed from the ground up by KPIT's team of automotive engineering specialists and subject matter experts, for 24x7 uninterrupted operations.

"The key highlight is the robust design of the product and its agile architecture, coupled with sustainable technology that will integrate future application development" said <>bAnup Sable, Senior Vice President, Automotive & Engineering, KPIT. He added, "Providing technology products and solutions for the automotive industry is integral to KPIT's strategy, and this solution exemplifies our continued commitment to make mobility smarter, greener, safer and affordable." 

The JnNURM-II compliant On-Bus ITS will be demonstrated by KPIT at booth #32 at the 6^th Urban Mobility India Conference & Expo 2013 from December 3^rd - 6^th, 2013 at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi.

About KPIT Technologies Ltd.:

KPIT Technologies is one of the fastest growing global product engineering and IT consulting partner, focused on co-innovating domain intensive technology solutions for automotive & transportation, manufacturing and energy & utilities corporations. 

KPIT is at the forefront of automotive engineering globally with product engineering solutions in the areas of AUTOSAR & in-Vehicle Networks, Body Electronics, Chassis, Safety & Driver Assistance, Functional Safety, Vehicle Diagnostics, Infotainment and Powertrain. It currently partners with 180+ global corporations including carmakers and automotive component suppliers, and has implemented over 1500 automotive engineering projects globally. For more information, visit www.kpit.com


CONTACT DETAILS
Charuta Patwardhan, KPIT Technologies Limited, +91 (20) 66525000,charuta.patwardhan@kpit.com
Elita Sequeira, Gutenberg Communications, +91 9819478708,elita@gutenbergpr.com

RED Express Expands its Network to Bangalore

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Monday, December 02, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) --"After being successfully serviceable in 575 pin codes in North India Network, RED Express is delighted to share the news of covering up the busiest city of India - Bangalore"

RED Express is pleased to announce the expansion of its network to Bangalore. With this widespread of the company in the busiest city of India, we are aiming towards yet another victory of covering the big E-commerce players existing in the country.

RED Express will offer deliveries of consignments from Bangalore to the entire North India Network.

Free of Cost Shipping will be offered for the initial 7 days as a promotional offer to all the E-commerce companies in Bangalore who book their consignments through RED Express. The deliveries will be made to our entire North India Network. The offer will be closing on 04th December midnight.

RED Express aspires to strengthen the services in Bangalore in order to imbibe our brand name into the minds of the various E-commerce players in the city.

RED Express offering various services which are RED Flash, RED Plus, and RED Value are customized to suit the needs and requirements of the Customers. These services are ought to expand the visibility of the brand at various metros.

We hope that with the expansion in Bangalore, we will be able to actually build the trust on the company name, i.e., Real Time Express Distribution.

Our Network: Mahipalpur, Kirti Nagar, Wazirpur, Rani Jhansi Road, Okhla, Laxmi Nagar, Faridabad, Noida, Gurgaon, Moradabad, Jaipur, Haridwar, Ambala, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Bahalgarh, Sonipat, Ghaziabad, Zirakpur/Mohali, DeraBassi, Panchkula, Dehradun, Agra, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala, Meerut, Ajmer, Kota, Jodhpur, Allahabad, Indore, Bhopal, Panipat, Karnal and Bareilly.

About RED Express

R.E.D. Express, one of India's first dynamic Door to Door solutions providers, is a team of highly innovative & enthusiastic young achievers. Our value proposition lies in the process innovation, technology & unique business solutions we bring to our customers. We believe that by being flexible, customer oriented and highly effective & efficient on processes and technology, we can offer reliable, unmatched & value for money Express Parcel Solutions.


CONTACT DETAILS
Swati Buttan, RED Express, +91 (11) 71723013, marketing@getsetred.net

Delta Introduces the High Power Factor PMF Panel Mount Power Supply Series

Delta Introduces the High Power Factor PMF Panel Mount Power Supply Series


New Delhi, Delhi, India, Monday, December 02, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) --www.deltapsu.com

Delta Electronics, the world's no 1 provider of switching power supplies introduced the PMF Panel Mount Power Supplies Series.

Delta's PMF Panel Mount Power Supply series is designed for demanding applications requiring high power factor. The PMF series is available for 24V single output with output power ranging from 200W to 240W. The PMF-24V200WCGB and PMF-24V240WCGB have protection features including Overvoltage, Overcurrent, Over Temperature and Short Circuit protections.

The PMF-24V200WCGB and PMF-24V240WCGB are designed with built-in active PFC while the built-in fan speed control enables better thermal management. Remote ON/OFF is available as an option for systems that require system integration flexibility. The PMF series has major international safety approvals according to IEC/EN/UL 60950-1 Information Technology Equipment (ITE); EMI standard according to EN 55022, Class B and are fully compliant with RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU for environmental protection.

Highlights & Features

-- Universal AC input voltage
-- Built-in Active PFC and fan speed control
-- Remote ON/OFF is available as an option
-- Full Aluminum casing for light weight and corrosion resistant handling
-- High MTBF > 700,000 hrs as per Telcordia SR-332

About Delta Group

Delta Group is the world's largest provider of switching power supplies and brushless fans, as well as a major source for power management solutions, components, visual displays, industrial automation, networking products, and renewable energy solutions. Established in 1971, Delta Group has sales offices worldwide and manufacturing plants in Taiwan, China, Thailand, Japan, Mexico, India and Europe. As a global leader in power electronics, Delta's mission is, "To provide innovative, clean and energy-efficient solutions for a better tomorrow." Delta is committed to environmental protection and has implemented green, lead-free production and recycling and waste management programs for many years. More information about Delta Group can be found atwww.deltaww.com

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CONTACT DETAILS
Manuj Chaudhary, Product Manager - SMPS, Delta, +91 (124) 4874900,manuj.chaudhary@delta.co.in

Vikrant Chopra and Team Win the Pro-Am Event of the CG Open 2013

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Sunday, December 01, 2013 -- (Business Wire India) -- The Pro-Am event of the CG Open 2013 was won by professional Vikrant Chopra and his team at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club on Sunday.

The Pro-Am was played in the team scramble format where the team's best ball was chosen on every shot including the putting green. After the best ball was chosen all other players were to place their ball within one Score Card length before continuing play.

PGTI member Vikrant Chopra led his team to victory with a score of 52.3. Chopra's team comprised of amateurs Mr. Snehal Kulshreshtha, Mr. Vivek Bajpeyi and Mr. Sanjay Shesh.

PGTI member Harendra Gupta's team posted a score of 53.1 to finish second. Gupta's team comprised of amateurs Col. S K Sinha, Mr. Kuldeep Singh Sandhu and Mr. Kabir Kewalramani.

PGTI member Anura Rohana's team finished third with a score of 53.7. Rohana's team comprised of amateurs Mr. Shashank Sandu, Mr. Anil Nagrath and Mr. Mayur Kamdar.

About Crompton Greaves Limited

Avantha Group Company CG is a global pioneering leader in the management and application of electrical energy. With more than 15,000 employees across its operations in around 85 countries, CG provides electrical products, systems and services for utilities, power generation, industries, and consumers. The company is organized into three business groups: Power, Industrial, and Consumer. CG clocks US$ 2.3 billion in revenues from product lines that cover the entire value chain of engineering offerings. 

For more information on CG, please visit: www.cgglobal.com

About Avantha 

The Rs. 25,000 crores (US$4bn) Avantha Group is one of India's leading business conglomerates. Its successful entities in diversified sectors include Crompton Greaves (power transmission and distribution equipment and services), BILT (paper and pulp), The Global Green Company Limited (food processing), Biltech Building Elements Limited (infrastructure), Avantha Power (energy), Salient Business Solutions Limited (IT and ITES), Jg Glass (glass containers).

With a global footprint, the Group operates in 90 countries with more than 25,000 employees worldwide. Led by Gautam Thapar, Avantha demonstrates strong leadership globally and emerges as a focused corporate, leveraging its knowledge, leadership and operations, adding lasting value for its stakeholders and investors.

For more information on Avantha, please visit www.avanthagroup.com

About PGTI:

Formed in 2006, Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) is the recognised official body of professional golf in India. PGTI's objective is to promote professional golf in the country, as well as to give players an opportunity to be involved in the decision making on all aspects of the game. Headed by Mr. Gautam Thapar (President), PGTI's governing body comprises leading Indian golf professionals. PGTI currently has over 300 members.

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Pro-Am winners professional Vikrant Chopra (extreme left) and amateurs Mr. Snehal Kulshreshtha (3rd from left), Mr. Vivek Bajpeyi (4th from left) and Mr. Sanjay Shesh (extreme right) receive their trophies from Mr. Laurent Demortier, CEO & MD, CG (2nd from left)
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Pro-Am winners professional Vikrant Chopra (extreme left) and amateurs Mr. Snehal Kulshreshtha (3rd from left), Mr. Vivek Bajpeyi (4th from left) and Mr. Sanjay Shesh (extreme right) receive their trophies from Mr. Laurent Demortier, CEO & MD, CG (2nd from left)


CONTACT DETAILS
Paula Sengupta, Global Head - Communications, Crompton Greaves Ltd, +91 (22) 24237516, 67558771, paula.sengupta@cgglobal.com
Shravani Dang,Vice President, Group Head - Corporate Communications, Avantha Group, +91 (11) 41699282, +91 (11) 23368332,s.dang@avanthagroup.com
Nikhil Kalaan, Assistant Manager - Media, PGTI, +91 9910974846,media@pgtofindia.com

PlaySpan Announces $18 Million in Series C Funding

PlaySpan Announces $18 Million in Series C Funding

Vodafone Ventures and Softbank Bodhi Fund Invests as Company Emerges as Market Leading Platform for Global On-Demand MonetizationT Payments

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, August 19, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- PlaySpan, Inc., the global leader in digital goods, micro-transaction and global payment platforms, today announced $18 million in Series C investment led by Vodafone Ventures and Softbank Bodhi Fund, with participation from existing investors Menlo Ventures, Novel TMT Ventures, STIC, and other undisclosed investors.

This new capital increases the company's total funding to approximately $42 million. The new funding will be used to expand into Europe and Asia and to grow PlaySpan's global publisher and user-base.

"Over the last few years, PlaySpan has emerged as the undisputed global market leader in the monetization platform category, and we continue to drive new innovations in the payments and ecommerce space that has spurred new high-growth business models," said Karl Mehta, Founder & CEO of PlaySpan. "It is a testament to our market-leading position, demonstrated growth, and the fast-growing digital goods micro-transactions space, that we have raised another significant round from top investors."

"PlaySpan's UltimatePayT Monetization-as-a-ServiceT model has gained rapid adoption and is poised for tremendous growth because it provides developers and publishers an integrated out-of-the-box platform for managing secure, efficient, global micropayments, ecommerce, and micro-transactions across 180 countries. PlaySpan's consumer facing monetization services have attracted millions of users across its industry leading Ultimate Game Card and PlaySpan.com marketplace," said Mehta.

"PlaySpan has emerged as the clear industry leader in this fast-growing space and has built a full stack platform that is proven with millions of consumers and thousands of merchants worldwide," said Matthew Fix, Principal, Vodafone Ventures. "We're thrilled to be able to support their ongoing success with both partners and end-users as they realize their full vision of a universal micro-payments solution."

"We're pleased to welcome Vodafone and Softbank to PlaySpan as they continue to lead the market in online monetization. Their inputs will be particularly helpful as we expand internationally," Shawn Carolan, Managing Director, Menlo Ventures and board member of PlaySpan Inc.

About Playspan Inc

PlaySpanT is the global leader in monetization solutions for more than 1,000 online games, social networks and online videos. PlaySpan's patent-pending in-game digital goods commerce and micropayment platform enables game publishers and developers to generate new revenues, acquire new users, and extend the loyalty of existing users. This platform powers the PlaySpan Marketplace, the world's largest publisher-authorized digital goods reseller site.

PlaySpan also provides global payment solutions through its UltimatePayT product which enables users to make safe, convenient, and friendly in-app purchases using over 85 global payment methods in 180 countries. UltimatePay includes PlaySpan's ULTIMATE GAME CARD®, the #1 selling multi-game pre-paid card, available in over 48,000 retail locations across North America and a growing list of countries worldwide.

PlaySpan is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in Ohio, Virginia, and Mumbai. Investors include Easton Capital, Menlo Ventures, STIC and Novel TMT Ventures. The company has won over 11 awards in past 3 years including 2010 OnMedia Top 100 and won the 2009 OnHollywood Category Award for Best Gaming Company.

For more information about PlaySpan, visit: http://corp.playspan.com

About Softbank China & India Holdings

Softbank China & India Holdings (100% owned by Softbank Corp.) is the manager of the Bodhi fund (of which Softbank Corp. is the anchor investor and is consolidated into Softbank Corp.'s financials). This is disclosed on both SB Corp's and our website (www.softbankci.com).

CONTACT DETAILS

Vinayak Rao, PlaySpan India Pvt Ltd, +91 9820045958, Vinayak.rao@playspan.com

Australian Prime Minister is Inching towards a very very Narrow Simple Majority

Australian Prime Minister is Inching towards a very very Narrow Simple Majority

Labor: 77 Seats +/- 6 seats. (77 Seats Plus / Minus 6 Seats)

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, August 19, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- In the series of latest Australian Opinion Poll, besides Today's Chanakya having predicted most successfully and most correctly, UK Election 2010 & USA 2009 by any Indian company, the Australian Prime Minister Jullia Gillard is leading marginally over Tony Abbott's - Liberal National party & opposition leader. The labor party is facing a closest election since 1961, which was a cliff hanger because it was a tie and then PM Robert Menzies hold onto power because two Labor law makers had only partial voting right in parliament.

Methodology: Today's Chanakya New Delhi interviewed between 10th August and 17th August 2010 demographically representative of Australian Adult. 4840 random sample were collected. Remember data were weighted to be representative of all adults only. It certainly matters in any opinion poll that how representative of the entire population are. But it also matters regarding the number of people that were interviewed with reference to the degree of accuracy in history of any opinion poll of any country.

Our Opinion Poll predicted that Australian ruling labor party is to prevail on 21st Aug 2010 federal election but with in slim 2 seat majority. The labor party presently holds 85 seats in the 150 seats parliament will reduced to 77 +/- 6 seats (marginal error). The Liberal - National Coalition (opposition) 70 seats +/- 6 seats and 3 Independents.

As per our Opinion Poll - The Australian labor party has maintained a 3 % point lead over the coalition on a two party preferred basis as the federal election campaign enters in the final three Days. The labor leads by 51.5 % to 48.5 %. Liberal led coalition needs just over a 2 % swing to force labor out from power.

The Australian PM Jullia Gillaed and rival Tony Abbott are locked in a battle to win marginal seats where voters are forced on divisive issues of mining tax, climate and immigration. Especially in Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia.

Today's Chanakya New Delhi found that Jullia Gillard remains preferred prime minister with 52 % support to 38 % support for Tony Abbott.

Next:-1.Exit poll on Australian Election -21st Aug 2010.

2. Opinion poll on Bihar - 2010

About TODAY'S CHANAKYA

Today's Chanakya is the registered Trade Mark of RNB Research. We were the only one in India who predicted Congress victory for 200 seats in Lok Sabha 2009 and our analysis was covered in Electronic as well as print media during Lok Sabha 2009.

RNB Research is one of the Asia's leading full service market research agency with offices in India, China, UAE, UK & USA. We have developed 11 models of research exclusively for Asian Markets based on our 15 years of Extensive research analysis.

RNB Research offers expertise in wide range of industries including Automobiles, Banking & Financial Institutions, Consumer Products, Food & Beverages, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Media , Retail , Telecommunication & Technology Products.

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